28 Февраля 2013
We’re all ridiculously excited for Samsung to officially unveil the most hyped up phone of the year in March, but that’s not going to stop us from listening out for every little rumor that pops up. The latest comes from the Taipei Times and says the Galaxy S IV will indeed use different processors for different models of the phone, depending on the market. US variants will pack a Snapdragon 600, while international versions will use Samsung’s own Exynos octa-core processor. This was the case with the Galaxy S III, as Samsung’s in-house chip had some LTE problems. LTE is a huge selling point for US phone carriers, so it is possible that Samsung will have different models to make sure LTE performance is up to snuff in each area the device is released in.
This still isn’t official, and there’s a little wiggle room for speculation. Benchmarks showed an S IV using what appeared to be a Qualcomm S4 Pro in both Korea and the US, which could mean Samsung will fully adopt Qualcomm’s chips for the phone. It could also mean Samsung is intentionally or unintentionally leaking some specs of prototypes that may not represent the hardware that’s in the final product. Whatever the case may be, we’re going to find out in a little over two weeks.
source: Taipei Times
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28 Февраля 2013
LG’s newest smartphone, the Optimus LTE III (F260S), showed up in South Korea where LG is expected to release the device later this year. The Optimus LTE III will be the first device in the Optimus LTE lineup to ship with Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean and features a 720p display (1280 x 720) with a currently unknown screen size. Other features include a dual-core Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon processor, a 2,540 mAh battery powering the device and a design very similar to the recently announced Optimus F7 device. There is currently no word from LG on whether they will release the Optimus LTE III in any other country other than South Korea, but check back with TalkAndroid for updates.
Source: UnwiredView
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28 Февраля 2013
Google’s latest update for Chrome for Android, version 25, has recently jumped up to an official release instead of a beta. Performance and processing are some of the major improvements, and things like pinch-to-zoom are speedier than ever. Hit the links below to get your hands on the update to try out some of these improvements yourself.
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