Sony Ericsson X10 is getting Android 2.3 Gingerbread

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Is Sony Ericsson trying to be like Samsung? Updating 2009-2011 Android phones to the latest version of Android.

This really a good news for SE X10 users, you're getting Android 2.3 Gingerbread! Sony Ericsson previously reported that they will no longer provide updates for X10 and other X-series SE Android phones and now we can see a video proving that X10 is getting Gingerbread.

The X10 is one of the first Android phones with 1Ghz CPU 'Snapdragon'. It is one of the fastest smartphone with 8MP pixel camera too. Personally I thought this phone is bound to the graveyard but with the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update a new life is given to this nice phone.

Sony Ericsson's Facebook inside Xperia functionality is also added to the upgrade like to those of 2011 SE Droid phones e.g Arc, Play, Neo.

If this update is due this quarter surely X10 in the phone shelf will be sold like pancakes!

Source: YouMobile video by Sony Ericsson

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Firefox 5 ready for download!

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Firefox 5 has been released! I am hoping that this new version is not a system resource hogger compared to the Firefox 4. Currently downloading it and will install a fresh copy of Firefox 5.

If you don't want to install a fresh copy you can directly update your Firefox by going to Help > Update and Firefox will download the update for you.

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Nvidia Tegra3 "Kal-El" - demo

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Nvidia is unstoppable in SoC technology, the upcoming Nvidia Tegra3 "Kal-El" features 12-Core GeForce GPU and 5x faster than the current Tegra 2 - a dual core mobile processor. There are already rumors that Kal-El powered devices are already in manufacturing stage like Motorola's latest tablet.

“Given that dual-core processors are already on market, you might be wondering how Project Kal-El’s quad-core technology will improve the mobile experience. Rather than try to explain it, we’ve put together a hands-on demo to give you a sneak peek at the new capabilities coming to superphones and tablets later this year”, NVIDIA said. We’ve got video of the demo posted below...




Source: Hothardware

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Philippines the Social Networking Capital of the World

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Once the Philippines was branded as the 'Texting Capital of the World' and now the Philippines is also called as the 'Social Networking capital of the World', according the the 24/7 Wall Street blog research. The research showed that the Philippines top the Facebook peneration (usage per population).

credit: americanconsumernews.com

The Philippines top the list with 93.9% followed by Israel with 91% (population is 7,587,000). Most of the top ten comes from Southeast Asia and Latin America where communication and economy is booming.

1. Philippines 93.9%
2. Israel 91%
3. Turkey 90.9%
4. Chile 90.2%
5. Argentina 89.2%
6. Malaysia 88.4%
7. Indonesia 87.5%
8. Peru 87.2%
9. Colombia 86.9%
10. Venezuela 86.2%

In the Philippines Facebook is even popular than Google and top 8th in Twitter with 16.1% penetration.  Social networking became a hit in the Philippines because they want to be keep in touch with friends and love ones thus  social networking site such as Facebook makes communications easy. Anyway the Philippiines are among the first where Facebook introduced its service

If you go to Malls, Coffee shop, and schools everyone is Facebooking where free hotspots are available. Another factor which I think contributed to the success of social networking in this country is cheap mobile service. If you have a smartphone you can have unlimited surfing for 50pesos/day or roughly $1.15/day.

Before Facebook, Friendster was the first to hit in the country followed by MySpace and other SNS but in 2008/2009 Facebook became a hit due Facebok games, and chat support. You don't need to sign up with your IMs or E-Mails because Facebook has it all.

Personally I use Facebook to keep in touch with friends and classmates plus using it to follow News and Events same goes with Twitter.

According to this article Jakarta is the Facebook capital of the world with 17.5million users.

via: Asian Correspondent

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Intel integrates both USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt to Ivy Bridge

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The upcoming Ivy Bridge's 7-series will feature the USB 3.0 and Anandtech reported that the Thunderbolt will be also integrated to Intel's next generation of processor this coming 2012.Currently Thunderbolt is available to Apple 2011 Macs.

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Xperia Arc and Play starts getting Gingerbread update

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Good news to Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and Xperia Play users, currently the European versions are getting Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread update for their phones. Most likely Asia and US will soon get the said update.


Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc - Xperia Play Gingerbread update features:

• HD Video recording performance (Xperia arc) 
• Battery performance
• General software stability
• Wi-Fi stability
• Touch responsiveness

Another new feature for the Xperia is the 'Facebook Inside Xperia', an integrated Facebook app for the Xperias. It can also work with the current Android Facebook App. For more details check this video.

Good deal: Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Unlocked GSM Smartphone with 8 MP Camera, Android OS, Touch Screen, Wi-Fi and gps navigation--International Version with No Warranty (Black)

Sony Ericsson R800IEUBLK Xperia PLAY PlayStation Certified Android Smartphone with 5MP Camera, Touchscreen, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - Unlocked Phone - International Warranty - Black
Source: Sony Ericsson

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BBC Official Android app - free download of the day

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BBC has just released their News official app for Android devices. The App has many features including quick access to BBC’s top stories complete with pictures and videos. It allows you to personalize the homescreen according to your interests.The app has also option to share stories on Facebook.

Features of BBC App for Android:

• Simple design with scroll functionality to enable efficient browsing
• Tap to reveal full-screen article and in-story video
• On a story page, swipe sideways to read the next story
• Sharing tools to post stories to a range of social networks, or email / SMS to a friend
• Latest and breaking news ticker
• An ‘Edit’ menu, allowing you to personalise the homescreen by adding and removing news categories to suit your preferences
• Live streaming of the BBC News channel for Android 2.2 devices running Flash
• Settings to allow the app to automatically update in the background
• Font controls to increase or decrease the story text size to suit you
• Full range of News categories: Top stories, World, UK, Sport, Technology, Entertainment & Arts, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Business, Politics, Health, Education, Science & Environment, Features & analysis, Also in the news

Download: BBC Android App

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