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Samsung Galaxy S4 tips
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How get the WatchON controller on your notifications bar
The WatchON app of the Galaxy S4 is a nice idea – an app that lets you control your TV with your phone – but if it’s not within a finger’s reach it’s a bit useless.
You can place the virtual WatchON remote control in your drop-down notifications bar if you like, from within the WatchON app. To do this, open up the app and tap on the menu soft key (on the phone, not the app.) Then tap Advanced, and from within this sub-menu you’ll see a tick box that lets you place the remote in the notifications menu.
It takes up a whole lot of space, but it’s worth using if you want your Galaxy S4 to become your main TV remote.
Altering the tone of your call signal
Consistent with the Galaxy S4’s approach of letting you fiddly with just about every part of the phone, you can alter the tone of phone calls. Your options are – soft, clear and an adapted sound. This gives you a mini hearing test to ascertain what will sound best to your ears. It’s clever stuff.
To access these options, head to the Settings menu and tap the Call menu that sits under the My Device tab. Scroll down a bit and you’ll find the Personalise Call Sound sub-menu.
Turning noise reduction on and off
You can also choose whether or not to use noise reduction – which affects the sound quality at the other end of the line, not on your side.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has dual microphones, letting it just what sound on the line is ambient noise and what is your voice. There are few reasons to turn noise reduction off, but we have heard reports that bugs can cause it to ruin a phone call. If people are complaining about call quality, try turning it off.
To get to the NR switch, go to the Settings menu and head to the Call option under the My Device tab. Here you’ll see a ‘Noise Reduction’ tick box.
Save battery and mobile data with the Wi-Fi Timer
A very neat little efficiency-increasing feature is the Wi-Fi timer. This lets you switch Wi-Fi on and off at certain times of the day.
The most obvious use for this is to turn Wi-Fi on during the hours you’re at home. It’ll mean the Galaxy S4 will automatically connect to a Wi-Fi network during these hours, saving mobile data, but otherwise won’t.
Switching Wi-Fi off during the hours you have no plans to use a Wi-Fi network saves battery, as it stops the phone from scanning for available networks. And if you’re in a city, there’ll be a whole lot of them, more-or-less everywhere.
You'll find the Wi-Fi Timer by going to Settings, hitting the Wi-Fi menu option (not the on-off slider) under the Connections tab, pressing the Menu soft key on your Galaxy S4 and hitting Advanced. Yep, it's a pretty well-hidden feature. You then set the hours you want the Wi-Fi timer to switch on Wi-Fi.
How get the WatchON controller on your notifications bar
The WatchON app of the Galaxy S4 is a nice idea – an app that lets you control your TV with your phone – but if it’s not within a finger’s reach it’s a bit useless.
You can place the virtual WatchON remote control in your drop-down notifications bar if you like, from within the WatchON app. To do this, open up the app and tap on the menu soft key (on the phone, not the app.) Then tap Advanced, and from within this sub-menu you’ll see a tick box that lets you place the remote in the notifications menu.
It takes up a whole lot of space, but it’s worth using if you want your Galaxy S4 to become your main TV remote.
Altering the tone of your call signal
Consistent with the Galaxy S4’s approach of letting you fiddly with just about every part of the phone, you can alter the tone of phone calls. Your options are – soft, clear and an adapted sound. This gives you a mini hearing test to ascertain what will sound best to your ears. It’s clever stuff.
To access these options, head to the Settings menu and tap the Call menu that sits under the My Device tab. Scroll down a bit and you’ll find the Personalise Call Sound sub-menu.
Turning noise reduction on and off
You can also choose whether or not to use noise reduction – which affects the sound quality at the other end of the line, not on your side.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has dual microphones, letting it just what sound on the line is ambient noise and what is your voice. There are few reasons to turn noise reduction off, but we have heard reports that bugs can cause it to ruin a phone call. If people are complaining about call quality, try turning it off.
To get to the NR switch, go to the Settings menu and head to the Call option under the My Device tab. Here you’ll see a ‘Noise Reduction’ tick box.
Save battery and mobile data with the Wi-Fi Timer
A very neat little efficiency-increasing feature is the Wi-Fi timer. This lets you switch Wi-Fi on and off at certain times of the day.
The most obvious use for this is to turn Wi-Fi on during the hours you’re at home. It’ll mean the Galaxy S4 will automatically connect to a Wi-Fi network during these hours, saving mobile data, but otherwise won’t.
Switching Wi-Fi off during the hours you have no plans to use a Wi-Fi network saves battery, as it stops the phone from scanning for available networks. And if you’re in a city, there’ll be a whole lot of them, more-or-less everywhere.
You'll find the Wi-Fi Timer by going to Settings, hitting the Wi-Fi menu option (not the on-off slider) under the Connections tab, pressing the Menu soft key on your Galaxy S4 and hitting Advanced. Yep, it's a pretty well-hidden feature. You then set the hours you want the Wi-Fi timer to switch on Wi-Fi.
Interface
How to set a default home screen
The Samsung Galaxy S4 lets you have up to seven home screens, however there will always be just the one that is your “default” home screen. This is the screen your phone will head to when you awaken from sleep or skip from the
apps menu to the home screen.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 lets you have up to seven home screens, however there will always be just the one that is your “default” home screen. This is the screen your phone will head to when you awaken from sleep or skip from the
apps menu to the home screen.
Saturday, 4 January 2014
How To Root Samsung Galaxy Note 2
Root Samsung Galaxy Note 2
Samsung Galaxy Note 2
is one of the prime phones of the android series. It has a mammoth
5.5inch screen. Note II features a 1.6 GHz quad-core processor, 720p
resolution display, 2 GB of RAM, and storage capacity up to 128 GB —
when using a 64 GB micro-SD card with the projected 64 GB model.The Galaxy Note II is equipped with Broadcom
BCM4334 chipset for the IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity in
2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz dual-band with maximum rate up to 150 Mbps, FM radio
tuner and Bluetooth 4.0 + HS support.
How to Root Samsung Galaxy Ace
Root Samsung Galaxy Ace s5830i
Samsung
Galaxy Ace s5830i is a well reputed android device in low-mid range
series. It is equipped with android 2.3 Gingerbread, 832 MHz CPU, Adreno
200 GPU, a 5MP primary camera.. It has 32GB expandable memory. Let's
see how to root this champ.
Thursday, 2 January 2014
Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo specification
Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo with Android 4.3, 5-inch display
Samsung, in an attempt to cash in the popularity of its Galaxy Grand
mid-range smartphone series, seems all set to introduce a new device
dubbed Galaxy Grand Neo, claims a new report.
Wednesday, 25 December 2013
Samsung starts mass producing Galaxy S5 QHD AMOLED display
Samsung starts mass producing Galaxy S5QHD AMOLED display
Sammobile cites a Korean publication and claims that the display for alleged Galaxy S5 would comprise diamond pixel arrangement, which the company has reportedly used on Samsung's 2013 flagship smartphone, Galaxy S4 and recently unveiled Galaxy Note 3. The report suggests that the new diamond pixel arrangement would offer enhanced sharpness and pixel density.
Further, the Galaxy S5's screen resolution is said to be 1440x2560 pixels, with the pixel density to be 560ppi, much in-line with our earlier reports. Not too long ago, a GFXBench listing had revealed a device codenamed Samsung SM-G900S sporting a screen resolution of 1440x2560 pixels (2K).
Recent reports have already suggested that the South Korean manufacturer has plans to release two versions of the alleged Galaxy S5. As per the report, there would be two variants of the Galaxy S5: a premium variant which would sport a metal chassis and a flexible OLED, and a variant which will come with the usual plastic body, as found on other Galaxy smartphones.
Earlier this month, a report claimed that the South Korean maker would again use plastic for its next flagship smartphone, instead of the metal chassis rumoured for quite some time.
Rumoured specifications of the alleged Galaxy S5 include a 64-bit Exynos chipset or a Snapdragon chipset; 3GB of RAM, a 16-megapixel camera, a 4000mAh battery and Android 4.4 KitKat with TouchWiz UI on top.
Samsung has also been rumoured to equip the alleged Galaxy S5 with an eye-scanning sensor. Samsung's expected next flagship smartphone (the Galaxy S5) will probably be the first device to pack such a feature.
Some reports have indicated that Samsung may announce the Galaxy S5 as early as January, in a bid to overcome 'disappointing' Galaxy S4 sales.
Tuesday, 24 December 2013
Samsung invest over Rs 350 crore in electronics plant India
Samsung invest over Rs 350 crore in electronics plant India
Korean major Samsung plans to invest in India about Rs 350 crore within a year to ramp up its electronics production, according to government sources.
"Electronics manufacturing policy has been attractive.
Samsung has again proposed to invest about Rs 350 crore in its electronics plant. This is in addition to about its Rs 400 crore investment made for the mobile phone facility," a government official told PTI.The company plans to invest this amount in production of flat panel TVs and washing machines, he added.
No comments were received from Samsung on the matter.
Samsung has gained following a government decision in August to impose 36 percent import duty on flat panel TVs that were brought into India as part of baggage by passengers from abroad, the source added.
As per industry body Consumer Electronics and Appliances Manufacturers Association, about 1 million TVs were coming in as accompanied baggage in a year, which constitutes about 20 percent of the total market size of the country.
The production of flat panel TV in the country has grew by about 39 percent in September and 20 percent in October on annual basis.
In July, Department of Electronics and IT cleared Samsung proposal of Rs 406 to invest in handset manufacturing.
Monday, 23 December 2013
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 coming to India
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 coming to India in January
Samsung has launched the Galaxy Grand 2 in India, with a release in the first week of January. For now, the company has given a price range, and not a price to the Galaxy Grand 2, saying it will be available between Rs. 22,900 and Rs. 24,900.
The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 is the successor to the Galaxy Grand. The South Korean handset maker launched the Galaxy Grand 2 globally in November this year.The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 runs Android 4.3 Jelly Bean out-of-the-box. The Galaxy Grand 2 is a dual-SIM device with support for GSM+GSM. It features a 5.2-inch HD TFT display with a resolution of 720x1280 pixels.
The Galaxy Grand 2 is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm processor alongside 1.5GB of RAM. It sports an 8-megapixel autofocus rear camera accompanied by an LED flash. It also houses a 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with 8GB inbuilt storage, which is further expandable up to 64GB via microSD card.
Connectivity options on the Galaxy Grand 2 include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS/ A-GPS, Micro-USB and 3G (HSPA+).
The smartphone measures 146.8x75.3x8.9mm and weighs about 163 grams. The Galaxy Grand 2 packs a 2600mAh battery that can deliver up to 17 hours of talktime, although no standby time detailed.
The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 will be available in Black, Pink and White colour variants in select regions.
Samsung has decided to pre-load the Galaxy Grand 2 with some of the popular apps seen on flagship smartphones, Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3, like Story Album, which can organise pictures by timelines; S Translator, company's proprietary translation service; S Travel, which offers guides and travel details; Samsung Hub, company's own content service that offers access to music, videos and games.
The Galaxy Grand 2 also comes with Group Play, a feature first seen on Galaxy S4, which lets users play music or games together, as well as share documents.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, Smartphone + Digital Camera = ZOOM
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, Smartphone + Digital Camera = ZOOM
This Galaxy S4 Zoom not going to attract masses but the photographers point of view, this may looks promising. Recent days, the Galaxy brand has many phones, Galaxy S4, Galaxy Mega, Galaxy s4 mini and now the Galaxy s4 zoom.
The s4 Zoom has packed with Android 4.2 Jellybean and a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED 960×540-pixel screen. Powered by the 1.5GHz dual-core processor and it may varied by the market. It offers 2,330mAh battery and 8GB of internal memory, a microSD card slot for up to 64GB more capacity.
Let’s take a look at the camera specs, the camera has image-stabilized lens with an 35mm-equivalent focal length range of 24-240mm. You got a flash and, on the front, a 1.9-megapixel camera.
It includes various connectivity options including 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and NFC.
This camera phone will be available in UK this summer and there is no announcement about the other region availability.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Specifications
- Android 4.2 Jellybean
- 4.3-inch Super AMOLED
- 1.5GHz dual-core processor
- 8GB of internal memory, SD Card Support of 64GB more capacity
- 2,330mAh battery
Sunday, 22 December 2013
Samsung Galaxy Win (I8550)
Samsung Galaxy Win (I8550) Specification
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Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8
Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 Specification
Update : Released. Price : Rs. 24,900 ($445)
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Specification
The Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 is a 6.3-inch Android Jelly Bean smartphone. It is powered by the 1.7GHz dual core processor. It features an 8-megapixel camera, 1.5GB of RAM, and 8 or 16GB of internal storage — expandable via a MicroSD.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Specification
Galaxy S4 Mini is the compact version of Galaxy S4. It has a 4.3-inch
qHD Super AMOLED display. It boasts powerful performance, equipped with a
1.7GHz dual core processor. It runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OS and
has 1.5GB RAM. Galaxy S4 Mini has the 8GB of internal memory, but user
can access only 5GB. Also, users can external memory card to increase
the memory capacity up to 64GB.
Samsung Galaxy Ace 3
Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 Specification
Galaxy Ace 3 is the Android Jelly Bean Smartphone which is powered by the Dual-core 1 GHz Processor. The phone has 4 inch display with resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. It is Dual SIM Smartphone. You can get 5 MP Primary camera with LED Flash and Auto Focus support.
Samsung Ativ S Neo
Samsung Ativ S Neo Specification
Samsung Galaxy S5 with eye-scanning sensor
Samsung Galaxy S5 to come with 2K display, eye-scanning sensor
Earlier this month, a GFXBench listing had revealed a device codenamed Samsung SM-G900S sporting a screen resolution of 1440x2560 pixels (2K). The device was believed to be the Samsung Galaxy S5, which is expected to come with a 5.0- or 5.2-inch display, making the pixel density an incredible 560ppi at the said resolution.
In addition, the report also reveals that the South Korean giant is working on its next line of smartphones that will equip iris recognition or eye-scanning technology for unlocking the phone, authentication etc. Samsung's expected next flagship smartphone (the Galaxy S5) will probably be the first device to pack such a feature. Unfortunately, the report does not reveal many details of the alleged eye-scanning unlock feature.
The eye-scanning/iris-recognition feature has not been introduced on any smartphone (from a major manufacturer) as an unlocking method, and if the rumour is true, Samsung would become the first handset maker to debut the feature on a smartphone. However, there is no official word from Samsung on the alleged eye-scanning feature.
Previously, Apple and HTC have introduced the fingerprint scanner features to the iPhone 5s and One Max respectively. The fingerprint scanner feature lets users log-in (and authorise payments, etc., on the iPhone 5s) with a swipe of the fingertip.
Some reports have indicated that Samsung may announce the Galaxy S5 as early as January, in a bid to overcome 'disappointing' Galaxy S4 sales.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 specification
I miss that capability on mobile devices, particularly on full-size tablets with a decent amount of display space. With iPads and Android tablets, I'm typically limited to one window displayed at a time; other apps run in the background, out of sight. With Windows 8 tablets, I can run two windows side by side, but I'm constrained in what I can do with them. It gets better with the Windows 8.1 update due out next week, but it's still not the free-for-all I had with PCs.
So I marveled at a pair of multitasking features that come with Samsung's new tablet, formally called Galaxy Note 10.1 - 2014 Edition. Sporting a 10.1-inch display, measured diagonally, the Note tablet goes on sale in the U.S. on Thursday at a starting price of $550.
The first of the multitasking features, called Multi-Window, has been available in Samsung devices for about a year, but it works with many more apps now. You can run two apps side by side, such as Facebook on one side and YouTube video on the other.
Like Windows 8 tablets, you're limited to just two apps. You can change how much of the screen each one takes, a capability coming with Windows 8.1, but you can't choose to have a window take up just the top left corner, the way you can on PCs. In addition, Multi-Window isn't a universal feature. Apps for Netflix and Hulu won't work, for instance. You currently have about 18 apps to choose from, including Facebook and a variety of Google and Samsung apps.
With it, simply draw a box on the screen with the included stylus, and choose one of seven apps to open in a new window. Do it again and again until you open all seven apps, if you wish. That's nine in all, counting the two with Multi-Window. Each Pen Window app appears in a window that floats over your main app (or two apps if you use Multi-Window). You can move that window around on your screen and resize it, just as you can on PCs. Need a break from it? Just minimize it into a small dot and move it out of the way.
Like Multi-Window, you're restricted in what apps you can use with Pen Window, though I expect more to get added over time. For now, Pen Window on the tablet works with YouTube, the calculator, the alarm clock, your contacts list, the Web browser and two chat apps - Samsung's ChatOn and Google's Hangouts. I like the fact that you can open all of them and keep them out of the way in a minimized state. That way, it's just one click when you need the calculator and one click when you're done.
The iPad doesn't do that. Amazon's Kindle Fire doesn't do that. Other Android tablets don't do that. Windows 8.1 won't do that - at least not in the tablet-style viewing mode that Microsoft prefers you stick with. You'll have to go to the classic, desktop mode to resize windows, which defeats the purpose of having Windows 8 or 8.1. Windows 8.1 will go further than Multi-Window in letting you run up to four apps side by side, but that works only on larger screens, not portable tablets.
Beyond multitasking, the new Note tablet offers a My Magazine mode giving you personalized highlights, such as news topics of interest, content from your social media feeds and suggestions on things to do and see, based on your current location. It's a good concept, though Facebook isn't available through it yet.
Unfortunately, not everything worked. Text recognition was poor. I'm supposed to be able to jot down an email address or a phone number with the stylus and have that handwriting converted into a contacts entry. But the device constantly confuses the letters "o" and "l" with the numerals "0" and "1."
Pen Window also is more difficult than necessary to set up. You need to take out the stylus for an Air Command tool to appear on the screen. You choose Pen Window, then draw a box on your screen with your stylus. Then you choose the app you want to open. Do all of that again to get additional apps, after figuring out how to get Air Command again with your stylus already out. It would have been simpler to have a button on the home screen that you can tap with your finger or stylus.
In addition, Samsung could have done more with the apps in minimized state. Google's chat app is reduced to a circular icon. It could have flashed or changed colors to notify me of a new chat message, rather than make me open and close it regularly to check.
Samsung's tablet is also pricey - the $550 starting price tops the iPad's $499 and the Fire's $379. Of course, neither the iPad nor the Fire includes a stylus.
One more complaint: Although the tablet uses the latest version of Android, 4.3, it doesn't offer that system's feature of letting multiple people share a device with separate profiles.
With the Note, it's clear some of the functionality we've long associated with PCs is coming to devices we're just getting to know. There's more to be done, including support for multiple users, but I'm glad Samsung is leading us in that direction.
Saturday, 21 December 2013
Samsung Smartphone GamePad controller
Samsung unveils Smartphone GamePad controller for Android 4.1 and above devices
After great success in the smartphone market, Samsung is now pushing forward to smartphone accessories, in this case, a peripheral. It has announced the 'Smartphone GamePad' wireless game controller for smartphones and tablets running Android 4.1, with Bluetooth connectivity.
The company says that the Smartphone GamePad has been optimized to work best with Samsung's own Galaxy lineup and can be best experienced with devices such as the Note 2, Note 3, Galaxy S III and the Galaxy S4.
Samsung's Smartphone GamePad will initially only be available in select European countries, but the company hasn't yet specified the regions or the pricing. The company does mention it will be rolling it out to other markets soon.
The GamePad is attachable to Android smartphones ranging from 4-inch to 6.3-inch. The Samsung Smartphone GamePad includes Bluetooth and NFC support for other smartphones and tablets as well, enabling easy device pairing. Users can also utilize an HDMI cable connection to mirror the display on larger screen TVs, or use the AllShare app support for wireless display mirroring, requiring Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and above.
The Smartphone GamePad has to be used in conjunction with the 'Mobile Console' app, which can be downloaded from the Samsung App store. Through the app, users can launch, browse and buy supported games. There are 35 compatible games available at launch, with more promised by the company in 2014. Games include EA's Need for Speed Most Wanted, Gameloft's Asphalt8: Airborne, Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour, and SEGA's Virtual Tennis Challenge.
At just 195 grams, the GamePad features an eight way D-pad, two analog sticks, four action buttons, two trigger buttons, a select button, a start button and a 'play' button. The last is a feature that is exclusive to the Samsung Galaxy family, at least those Galaxy smartphones with Android 4.3 and NFC compatibility. When pressed, the 'play' button will quickly pair with the Galaxy smartphone over an NFC tag, while opening the Mobile Console app.
Friday, 20 December 2013
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite AMOLED tablet
ET News claims that Samsung's 10.1-inch AMOLED tablet might see the light of day by January and that the company will be showcasing the alleged AMOLED tablet at CES 2014. The report notes that Samsung would be aggressive in pushing out the rumoured 10.1-inch AMOLED tablet in market after launch. Further, the report informs that Samsung's Galaxy Tab 7.7 was the first AMOLED tablet from the company which was launched in 2011; however, it did not get good market response.
Apart from the 10.1-inch AMOLED tablet, Samsung is also said to be working on an 8-inch AMOLED display tablet. Further, the South Korean giant is said to launch one of the two models (8-inch and 10.1-inch AMOLED) alongside the 2014 flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5 early next year.
In addition, Sammobile has spotted the alleged Galaxy Tab 3 Lite at FCC. The FCC listing of the Galaxy Tab 3 Lite reveals a 7-inch display with a resolution of 1024x600 pixels; a 1.2GHz dual-core processor; 3G connectivity and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The report suggests that the Galaxy Tab 3 Lite launch can be in early January, but does not mention any specific release date.
Earlier reports had suggested that the Galaxy Tab 3 Lite with model number SM-T11 would be priced at 100 euros, translating to roughly Rs. 8,500. The report also claimed that the alleged Galaxy Tab 3 Lite would be available in Wi-Fi and 3G variants. Additionally the report detailed that the rumoured Galaxy Tab 3 Lite in Cream White colour variant would be rolled out to markets by the second week of January 2014, which would be followed by the 3G model in the same colour in the third week.
The rumoured Galaxy Tab 3 Lite is not the only Lite variant expected to launch soon, as Samsung is said to be working on the Galaxy Note 3 Lite and Galaxy Grand Lite, believed to be the affordable variants of Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Grand respectively, which are scheduled to launch at MWC 2014.
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