OnLive comes to Android and iOS
Cloud gaming solution , OnLive , has finally made its way to Android and iOS. The applications for the two mobile operating systems will allow users to play their favorite console or PC game on their smartphones.
Initial reports indicate that the image quality is superior on the iOS version of the application. OnLive works by compressing and streaming the video component of the game by performing all the heavy crunching on a server in the cloud. This allows average users to play all the latest games without worrying about hardware updates. The mobile apps let users access the same games on the move and play them.
Native Screen Capture comes to Android, finally!
Screenshot – an image of a your current phone display that can be saved as a graphics file, a feature many rooted, Sense 3.0 and Galaxy series users take for granted. This feature is fun, not only a tool for sharing (and boasting), but also pivotal for reviewing apps and pointing out errors.
As one can only wonder why Google took so long to get the ball rolling on this one, but it is ultimately implementing native screen capture in the shortly to be heralded Ice Cream Sandwich. Just yesterday before the launch the guys at AndroidPolice excavated some code, informing that it would just take a simple press of both the volume down + power button and VOILA! This feature was later confirmed at the Google – Samsung event where ICSand Galaxy Nexus were showcased.
It just got so much smoother for you to post your pimped-out screens for your iPhone friends to drool over.
One feature down, lots more to go…. Are there any features you want Google to include in their next update, if yes then let us know in the comment section. All I desire is to Google to take it up another notch and add native video (with sound) capture. That would be EPIC!
TRAI 100 SMS per day limit comes into effect
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has imposed the restriction of 100 SMS/ day per SIM from today (27.09.2011) to prevent pesky marketing SMS. Now they have excluded the service providers, DTH operators, e-ticketing agencies, social networking sites and directory service agencies from the limit. This would let these providers to serve the people without any problem.
The list of excluded providers include, Dealers of the Telecom Service Providers and DTH Operators for sending request for electronic recharge on mobile numbers, e-ticketing agencies for responding to e-ticketing request made by its customers, The social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Orkut, LinkedInand GooglePlus based on their verifiable options, Agencies providing directory services like Justdial, Zatse, Callezee, Getit and Askme. However it is not clear that if banks who sends the details of the customer’s transaction, are excluded from this list.
The customers can send more than 100 SMS / day per SIM on the blackout days such as New Year, Pongal, Diwali and Christmas. The customers could choose Partially Blocked DND category, where they will receive SMS in select categories or Fully Blocked (SMS ‘START 0' to 1909 ) DND category. All the commercial SMS will not be allowed from 9pm to 9am even for the customers in the Partially Blocked category.
Samsung Galaxy S II LTE confirmed! Comes with 4.5″ display
Did you find the Samsung Galaxy s II’s 4.3? Super AMOLED plus screen to be small for you? If yes then Samsung has confirmed that they will be bringing out Samsung Galaxy S II LTE which will feature a 4.5? of Super AMOLED plus goodness. Samsung has also upgraded the hardware specs, keep reading for more info.
Samsung Galaxy S II will be the world’s first multi-mode phone which will be compatible with LTE, WCDMA and GSM. It will also have a 1.5 GHz dual core processor, I guess it will have the Exynos itself which was used in the 4.3? version but clocked at 1.5GHz. They also have upgraded the battery to 1850 mAh. Other than the processor, display and battery nothing much has changed, it will have NFC, 8MP camera with flash.
Just a while back we had posted a mysterious device with the model no. GT I9250 getting Wi-Fi certification, is that rumored device the Galaxy S II? We doubt it, as the model number of the 4.3? version is GT I9100 so this device will also have something related to that and not I9250. Well we need to wait for some more time to confirm this, but this device looks really great and the 1.5GHz processor coupled with 4.5? display really get’s me excited.
Source: sammyhub
Motorola Olympus leaked again, comes with MotoBlur
Recently, we saw the first leaked images of the Motorola Olympus, which is an Android powered phone and it’s reported that the phone comes with Nvidia Tegra 2, which is a dual-core processor chip. Motorola Olympus seems to be a powerful phone, and we also heard that it’s an iPhone killer. Our friends over at Gizmodo got their hands on the Motorola Olympus. The phone is currently running Android 2.2, but it looks like the phone will come with Android 2.3 at the launch, because it’s going to be the next Motorola high-end flagship device. The Motorola Olympus is also running on MotoBlur, which is a bad news for few people who don’t like MotoBlur. The model number of the phone is Motorola MB860, and the phone also comes with a HDMI port and microUSB port. The phone looks slim, and it will be Motorola’s first phone to feature Nvidia Tegra 2 chip. We also heard that the Motorola Olympus will hit AT&T, so you will see this device on AT&T in few months if the rumors are true.
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