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- Apple Launches Revised iOS 5.1.1 Build for GSM iPhone 4
- Sony Xperia Play Won’t Get Android 4.0 Because of Gaming Issues
- Samsung Galaxy S III Coming to USA and Canada on June 20th, Rumor Says
- World’s Thinnest Smartphone Now Made by Chinese Company Oppo (Video)
| Apple Launches Revised iOS 5.1.1 Build for GSM iPhone 4 Posted: 26 May 2012 04:26 AM PDT
Apple updated iOS to version 5.1.1 earlier this month and only added minor features to it, but it’s only now that the update comes to the GSM iPhone 4. The Next Web is reporting that iPhone hacker iH8sn0w posted details about the update on his Twitter account. The new version of the build is 9B208 and not 9B206 as expected, used in the previous version. We’re not sure that the update brings, other than the usual connectivity and performance upgrades, although it’s interesting to see this release now, just hours after Absinthe brought untethered jailbreaking to iOS 5.1.1 devices, including the new iPad. The GSM iPhone 4 users have already upgrade to 5.1.1, but the problem is that this update is not vulnerable to the untethered jailbreak offered by pod2g. If you still want the update, you can get it via OTA or iTunes. I’m sure that pod2g and co will find a way to also make the untethered jailbreak work with the iPhone 4 GSM with iOS 5.1.1 new update, but that may take some more days… Related posts:
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| Sony Xperia Play Won’t Get Android 4.0 Because of Gaming Issues Posted: 26 May 2012 03:05 AM PDT
Well, Sony went back on its promise to upgrade “all 2011 Xperia models” to Android ICS and the first victim is the Xperia Play. Apparently, this device will stick to Android 2.3 Gingerbread and this news comes after Motorola announced that people actually don’t need Android 4.0 on some of its older models, yet another peculiar choice. Anyway, as far as the Xperia Play goes Sony Mobile announced yesterday that the plans for updating it to Android 4.0 are dead, due to compatibility issues with the gaming features. Phone Scopp is saying that Ice Cream Sandwich demands too much of its hardware and apps require more RAM, processing power and bandwidth. The developer community feedback and internal testing also confirm these limitations on the beta ROM software release, so they tried to get Android 4.0 on it but didn’t succeed. A decline in user experience is found when running newer games with better graphics. Since gaming is a vital part of the Xperia Play experience, crippling it with Android 4.0 wouldn’t be recommended. Sony’s decision applies to both AT&T and Verizon Wireless models, plus those in Europe. IT’s been a year since the Play launched on Verizon and it’s still sticking to the same OS… Related posts:
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| Samsung Galaxy S III Coming to USA and Canada on June 20th, Rumor Says Posted: 26 May 2012 01:30 AM PDT
Samsung Galaxy S III, the most talked about phone of the first half of 2012 will be coming to USA and Canada next month, according to rumors. The launch of the quad core Exynos phone is supposed to go down on June 20th, if we’re to believe some sources speaking to The Verge. We remind you that the Galaxy S III hits Europe on May 29th and as far as North America goes, Samsung said that the phone will arrive in June. MobileSyrup recently posted a screenshot showing a June 20th release of the handset, with availability on carriers such as Rogers, Bell, Telus and Virgin Mobile in Canada. The site says that it was asked to take down the screenshot, but the image still remains online, courtesy of some other sites that snapped a pic of it. TMoNews is also reporting that it received a tip concerning the launch of the Galaxy S III on T-Mobile. The metallic blue version is scheduled to arrive on June 20th as well, according to the site. The white version will only debut on July 11th, in the 16GB storage amount alone. On the same people on T-Mobile will also get the Galaxy Note and two new MyTouch devices manufactured by Huawei, so it will be a full summer for T-Mobile. Related posts:
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| World’s Thinnest Smartphone Now Made by Chinese Company Oppo (Video) Posted: 26 May 2012 12:17 AM PDT
Last I checked the Huawei Acend P1 S was the world’s thinnest smartphone, at 6.68 mm in waistline, barely beating a Fujitsu Arrows phone, that previously held that title. And now there’s another Asian company responsible for “the thinnest phone ever”, Oppo. You can see their device below. We’re dealing here with an Android smartphone that’s 6.65 mm in waistline and that recently got teased by its maker. The phone is called Oppo Finder and it comes with a 1.5 GHz dual core processor, 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal memory, a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED Plus display and 8 megapixel camera. The latter supports 1080p video capture and is accompanied by a 1.3 megapixel camera at the front, with 720p video capture. Insiders say that the Finder will be available for pre-order starting with June 6 and it will be priced at around $632. I’m really curios if the Android experience on the device has been customized or not, but at least the icons have, as the pictures published on the web show. When will this rush to make the thinnest phone stop? I’m sure they’ll move entirely into a new segment of competition when the first smartphone with flexible display will launch… Related posts:
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