Archive for the ‘Android News’ Category

Feb 21

In The attempt to stand out with its phones, LG prepares us L-Style Series Smartphones. First, we’re talking about three models that will appear at MWC 2012: LG Optimus L7 LG, LG Optimus L3 and LG Optimus L5.

The manufacturer said something about five esthetic elements that we should look for. In short, we have phones with a rectangular frame with sides, thin, metal and glass display close to the outside. Some of these items were taken from the LG Prada 3.0.

About LG Optimus L7 we know that it has a screen of 4.3 “. LG Optimus L5 comes with a screen of 4 “. The two terminals will run the first Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Unfortunately, these are the only information we have about the two models. Price or release date were not announced.

About LG Optimus L3 we have more details for you. This phone is a compact terminal, with entry-level screen of 3.2 “. I thought that the QVGA resolution was forgotten by mobile phone manufacturers, but not in this case. This terminal is running Android 2.3 and comes with a 3 megapixel camera, GPS and Wi-Fi modules, and also with a microSD slot. LG Optimus L3 will be launched in March, at a price around 150 €.



Feb 20

Experts from G DATA Security Labs has seen applications from Android Market, which in the past have been discovered and of course deleted, because they worked as malware.

Applications, including a Flashlight, steal personal data such as contacts and phone numbers and use them to advertise similar applications from other developers.

Not long ago, these applications returned, except that now contain an agreement, and icons color have slightly changed.

Once installed, the application will be active, without having an impact on the device. The program was able to evade book contacts, phone numbers and IMEI numbers and send them, decrypted, to criminals.

A few hours after installation, the application already distributed more advertising of the developer’s apps “Typ3 Studio”.

These applications are now available in Android Market and have been downloaded more than 10,000 users but G Date MobileSecurity  can detect and remove the above problems.

Protect your tablet/phone with Android OS

  • Use only reliable sources to install an application. Before installation, read Reviews and comments to be better informed
  • Find out why the award requested permission before buying an application. Aided by security solutions, you can decide if and which applications will receive authorization, even after installation
  • The received messages that you do not understand should not be simply ignored. These messages can be indicative of malicious functionality of certain applications. To protect the Internet should seek to understand TLS message received – may be important for the security of your device’s data


Feb 16

HTC is preparing for the fair from Barcelona two top smartphones with Android OS, a quad core one and the other with dual core. In the last time, people has been talking about both  and have been mentioned under the code name Edge/Endeavour and Ville. Their trade names came to light only now: HTC One X and HTC One S.

Below, we will present you two HTC models, one with high performance, and the other is a cheaper version of the former, which should be accessible to anyone.


HTC One X

HTC One X is the first quad-core smartphone from HTC company. The platform is based on Nvidia Tegra 3 and quad CPU is working at a frequency of 1.5 GHz. The remaining specifications are:

  • 4.7 inch capacitive touchscreen, 1280 x 720 pixel resolution;
  • 8 MP camera, aperture F2.2, Full HD 1080p;
  • 1 GB RAM;
  • 32 GB internal memory, microSD slot;
  • HSDPA 21 Mbps, Wi-Fi, GPS;
  • Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS ;


HTC One S

This phone is intended to be the accessible version (as price) of HTC One X. To cut costs, HTC has a dual core instead of quad core and the screen is about 4.3 inches with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels.

Besides these two Smartphones with Android, HTC might announce one or more Windows Phone devices, and some other phones running Android OS.



Feb 11

New images and details were released about the new HTC Ville. The model is scheduled to be launched at the World Mobile Congress in a few days, but new information came to the surface before the official launch. Ville HTC Smartphone is expected, and speculation on this model appeared since last year.

According to this information the new HTC Ville will feature AMOLED touchscreen of 4.3 inches and will have a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels. The model comes with a rounded design and boasts a thickness of only 8.9 mm.

We expect the phone to come with a processor operating at a frequency of 1.5 GHz and running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The operating system will be equipped with the new HTC interface Sense 4.0. HTC Ville is equipped with a 8 mega pixel camera with LED flash, autofocus and a resolution of 3264 x 2448 pixels. The camera can record video at 1080p and comes with features like geo-tagging and face detection. The phone will be equipped with a VGA front camera.

In terms of connectivity, HTC Ville comes with Bluetooth 4.0 and microUSB 2.0 port. Also be noted that this model will be equipped with Beats Audio technology and will have an accumulator of 1650 mAh. In terms of price and release date still have no details. Information about HTC Ville there have not been confirmed. However, this confirmation will come soon since Ville HTC expects to be present in the Mobile World Congress 2012 to be held this month in Barcelona.



Feb 10

Zong application is available on Android Market and the App Store since launch. The application can be accessed only if you have a premium account Zonga.ro with 4.99 euros/month.

Unlike Grrooveshark competitor, the application is available in the AppStore and you don’t nedd Jailbreak to listen to unlimited and legally music.

The application of the iOS provides a search across available audio library that is updated continuously. Player performed flawlessly, even on EDGE connection, with little delay before the song start, not during, as is the case if you get stuck in the middle of YouTube video. Smart Radio lets you listen to random songs, but in all kinds of music (the radio function is available on PC genres). You can easily create a playlist on your mobile phone, not just the Zong site.

Zong application unlike other streaming applications available on mobile phones offers two very useful functions. One of the functions is data counter warns you when you reach a certain volume of data. A second useful feature is available on iOS 5 at least and to change tracks and control volume directly from the lock screen menu without having to open the Zong.

Zong application is created by iQuest Technologies company and the IOS version is only available in AppStore.