Samsung Galaxy S4 First Hands-on

Samsung Galaxy S 4 - Advanced hands on functions

Samsung Galaxy S 4 in the Chinese version appears on the internet again.

If a few days ago I wondered how much the Chinese phone present on a forum is the Samsung Galaxy S 4, we meet with the same phone today presented several videos.

By presenting the new features that we all have heard , the Chinese model seems to be quite close to a potential Samsung Galaxy S 4, but still remains the dilemma of the dual SIM ... Samsung have chosen to market two variants of the phone? I mean we can opt for a flagship with dual SIM? Or rather all this masquerade is a Chinese fake thought something better? Regardless of what we tend to believe, one thing is sure: the true Samsung Galaxy S 4 will be presented in all its splendor at 7 pm in New York.

Do not forget to come back and check the blog and Facebook page if you want to know as more details about the most anticipated smartphone of the moment.

Facelift for Galaxy SIII ?!

Minor changes are expected For Galaxy S III at the hardware level.

Currently at the rumor level, Samsung is preparing a new star model starting from last year's flagship Galaxy S III. It talks about an increase in battery capacity 2100 mAh how is currently to 2400 mAh and also an improved display. There is no known exact data on how this technology could be used for a better display, but I think it would be a bad idea to see a Super AMOLED panel with a RGB matrix against the existing solution.

It should be taken into consideration that all the buzz is currently focused on the launch of the Galaxy S 4 and most likely we will have to wait until a Galaxy S III Plus will make its appearance on the. Judging by the new movement made ​​by Samsung with the Galaxy S II Plus I’m quite tempted to think that we have a Plus version for the third member of the Galaxy S family. The Korean manufacturer probably will try in this way to maintain its interest and thus sales of the S III to an acceptable level because they are likely to collapse with the release of S 4.

Samsung Galaxy S4 apears in an official Samsung video

Samsung Galaxy S 4 and has appeared this time in a picture posted on the official Samsung Mobile USA Twitter account.

As can be seen with the naked eye, Samsung has not been generous with details. Basically we have a geometric shape more than a cell phone and only if we dare to say that we are dealing with a new and much awaited Samsung Galaxy S 4. At first glance, such a pattern is forming thick shadows not very different from Galaxy S III, the same generous, rounded shape.

Those from gizmag.com have reached the conclusion that has striking resemblance to the current Samsung flagship. Probably most fans would be disappointed by this decision, but on the other hand Samsung would have to invest major development, testing and manufacturing for different housing materials used either alone or the shape.

Probably will be some design differences from last year's model, but most likely the set of specifications will have to impress. Of course a major impact would have a premium casing, made of shiny plastic and eventually a futuristic shape.

Turn your smartphone into thermometer

Thermodo is a smartphone accessory designed to warn you of the outside temperature.

A new day, a new interesting Kickstarter funding project was found: a temperature sensor can be connected directly to the smartphone to provide exact details on temperature.

 We’ve seen quite a few accessories before that turn your smartphone into an ordinary room thermometer. What is so special about Thermodo? Well first of all it can be connected directly to the phone via the audio port and gives temperature information recorded near the phone. In other words if you want to get out and don’t know how thick to dress, just get the phone outside the window

If you're wondering how this toy works, know that Thermodo send an audio signal from the temperature sensor. Sound intensity is influenced by temperature recorded and thus smartphones capture a signal that is then analyzed by a compatible app. Thermodo comes supplied with a special trinket in the few days after its launch enjoyed an incredible support from fans, managing to raise nearly $ 150,000 in four days.

Thermodo is fully compatible both with iOS and Android platforms, making it extremely versatile and easy to use for the majority of smartphone owners. The producing company, Robocat managed to raise the $ 35,000 to start production and still fights for more funding to launching new variants of color or materials.

Currently anyone can support the For the minimum contribution of 25$ you will be able to get this great toy.

Samsung Galaxy S4 ?

A few days before the official presentation of the new Samsung Galaxy S 4, rumors intensified more than ever. Also on this chapter, rumors can enter and circulate new images online who are supposed to present the new flagship Samsung even before its release. The pictures were loaded on a forum in China and shows a Samsung phone Galaxy Note quite similar to 2, but has some unique elements that could be recommend to the successor of Galaxy S III.

Under the name of GT-I9502, the phone seems to be a variant specially designed for China operator Unicom and largely confirm rumors about the specifications of the new top smartphone from Samsung. The so called Galaxy S 4 has a 1080p display, runs on Android 4.2.1 and comes with a chipset "Universal5410" (most likely a Octa Exynos 5410) a1.8GHz processor, 2GB RAM and  PoverVR SGX 544MP graphics.

In all the photos can be seen a slightly different material used for the housing (another texture), but still glossy and a slightly different shape of main camera. Otherwise the phone looks like Galaxy S III Notes 2 and but a bit too much if you were to ask me. Given the efforts of the competition in terms of housing design: One HTC, Xperia Z, iPhone 5, is natural to expect that Galaxy S 4 to offer something more than the same glossy plastic.

On the other hand, if the phone will be able to impress with its performance and the unique features such as Smart Scroll (scroll activation depending on the position of the eyes) or Smart Pause (stops playing when your eyes move elsewhere) is likely to convince fans without an awesome design. For now the information is unconfirmed, as well as the images that could be just a test version, a figment of a fans imagination or just another phone model (if you judge by the symbol showing dual SIM on the phones screen). However, in three days we will find how it looks and how strong is the new Galaxy S 4 in the launch event held in New York.

Samsung Galaxy Pop

Galaxy Pop is the new smartphone launched by Samsung, which fits perfectly into the design lines of the older Samsung Galaxy S III.

If you’re not tired of the same rounded and glossy plastic casing, Samsung brings to the market a new smartphone similar to the famous Galaxy S III. Galaxy Pop is interesting but "common" in terms of external appearance. Why do I say that? Because although I appreciate the work the South Korean manufacturer, I can’t help of noticing that the new phones are other released versions of Galaxy S III.

Virtually all Samsung smartphones borrowed the lines, shape and design of last year's flagship, Galaxy and Galaxy Express and Galaxy Grand being just two examples found at MWC 2013. Leaving aside the form, the new Galaxy Pop boasts a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, a quad-core processor at 1.4 GHz, 1GB RAM, 8 or 16GB of internal memory, support for micro SD card and a 2100 mAh battery.

As we had expected in terms of camera, Galaxy Pop fits into the family to which it belongs, with an 8 megapixel camera capable of 1080p Full HD. Undoubtedly, the 4G LTE compatibility is one of the most important differences that set it aside from the rest of the Galaxy family, with a less common casing color: loud orange.

The new Galaxy Pop is expected to arrive in the near future on South Korean market with an unknown price.

Who will sell smartphones in 2013?

 Nokia, ZTE, RIM, Sony, HTC, LG and Lenovo take, in that order, places from 4 to 10 sites in top sales, with a range of rates from 3.6 to 5% of the market. These minor differences in sales fake for a great dynamism of the market in 2013. So, it is almost impossible to predict what's next. Sony is just one of the companies who promised to be in of the 3^rd place. Motorola dropped from the top 10 last year and the rest don’t matters enough to be mentioned.

High expectations this year come from Apple, Samsung and BlackBerry. The list should be completed by Nokia, the Finnish company which unfortunately is struggling to survive. Two years after Nokia decided to embrace production of Windows Phone, it becomes obvious that they signed their sentence. Windows Phone 7 was a revolution, unfortunately Windows Phone 7.5 and WP8 were the same "revolution", and changes aren’t insufficient to attract a remarkable number of users. Windows Phone’s ecosystem has no problems. Nokia smartphones products are of high quality and most reviews come with positive remarks when it comes to the hardware. The problem is that no one has patience. Small problems, missing applications from the Marketplace and slow evolution of the entire system have caused the shortage of users.

BlackBerry had an excuse last year, but 2013 will not be available. Blackberry said that in 2012, former RIM took a break. There was an announcement about BlackBerry 10 who went from inertia. Terminals with the new operating system appeared only at the end of last month. The first reviews, although positive, describing some high performance terminals of and quality but that’s about it. Even if systems problems are solved through a framework who runs intermediate Android applications on BlackBerry 10, this is not enough. BlackBerry will need something revolutionary to leave you stunned. In a market where Apple and Samsung make the cards, the Canadian company had to reinvent the smartphone we to chip a spot off the supremacy of the two companies. If BlackBerry 10 is the greatest achievement that has emerged from their research laboratories BlackBerry, it isn’t inconceivable that in another 12 months the company's market share to decline, rather than increase significantly. We should take in consideration that the problems iOS and Android had in the last two years to enter the corporate environment have been resolved. Basically, the strength of the platform invented by Research in Motion has disappeared.

Who sold smartphones in 2012?

Samsung had a great year. For the first time in the company's history, the South Korean giant has received the title of largest global producer of smartphones. Given that we are talking about a company that deals exclusively for smartphones, the achievement is even more spectacular. This performance is measured in 215 million smartphones sold and a market share of 30.9 percent, up from 18.7 percent the previous year. Compared to 2011, Samsung has brought in the hands of users 136% more smartphones in 2012.

In theory, Apple had a very good year. I say in theory because although last year Apple sold 135.8 million iPhones compared to 93.1 million in 2011, this amount was reflected in an increase of only 0.4 percent of the market share. Therefore, if in 2011, Apple was the first producer of smartphones in the world, with 19.1 percent, and in 2012, came second with 19.5 percent. Together, Samsung and Apple currently owns over half of the smartphone market. By the rest of the producers, the difference from heaven to earth.

Huawei is in third place with 7.9% and must work incredibly hard to keep this place in the rankings because other companies like Nokia, BlackBerry, HTC and Sony are also competing to enter the top three in 2013. The problem is that only third place will be available.

Nokia had last year 5% of the market, given that in 2011 had 15.9%. RIM's market share was 4.8%, down from the 10.8% the previous year. HTC took 4.5% of the market compared to the 9.2 in 2011. All went down, with very few exceptions. You may be tempted to boast Huawei or ZTE results. In reality, these increases were due exclusively to the Chinese market, so small that there is little chance that the next phone you buy will be a ZTE, especially if you look at a high-end terminal or if you previously had a Samsung Galaxy S or Apple iPhone.

In the same category as ZTE and Huawei might go Lenovo. However, the performance of the company, which has since has grown to have its headquarters in North Carolina, is completely different. Lenovo didn’t made phones three years ago. The fact that in 2012 managed to sell 24.9 million devices, proves that Lenovo found a recipe that many have had it in the past and lost it. 

Who dominates the smartphone market ?

In the first months of the year, the major statistics companies are fighting to tell us who dominates the smartphone market. Based on this information, to see what has changed in the last 12 months and especially how hard it is to change something in a field dominated by two players.

It seems simple. Manufacturers launch more and more powerful phones, sign contracts with mobile operators and consumers end up changing their phone every year ... really that simple? But the reality is that most manufacturers impress increasingly less. For these devices the market is growing from year to year, but there are fewer manufacturers getting richer from this.

The current phenomenon reminds me of the launch of the first iPad, a device that wasn’t described in megahertz, megabytes or milliamps. Again, specs matter less the brand name increasingly more. Obscure or less obscure companies launch phones that you do not buy, even if in terms of specifications might be close those of the S3.

In 2013, when we think of smartphones, we are talking about a customer base that craves for the latest Galaxy or dreaming of the next iPhone. Companies have created fans as if where rock bands. Launching new devices seem like concerts and the first reviews are no longer limited to tests and specifications, but the impressions, feelings and systems. In this system, users of the Galaxy S II or S3 and will not buy anything than a new Galaxy S or possibly a Note. The same is true with iPhone users who would not abandon their precious iDevices.

Chinese, smartphone copies and consumer choices

Smartphones are produced almost exclusively in China. In large part, the Chinese have access to the complete technology, owning the practical schemes of these devices.

Copies of smartphones are becoming more diverse, certainly the most copied is new product of a top of the range manufacturer. Most of these products go to the European market or the U.S. market and, to the surprise of many, even very successful. Price is one of the most important factors. When you have a product similar to one that cost 600 euros, and the final selling price for your product barely reaches 200 euros, you have all chances of immediate success.

Samsung Galaxy S3 copies are very successful, both in terms of design, as well as that of functionality and performance. You cannot see the difference in touchscreen or operating system. Android is a free product that facilitates passage to Chinese products, which until now were trying to copy iOS or Symbian with their products.

Absolutely all manufacturers who have introduced products at MWC 2013 is looking for distributors in Europe. Are willing to sell their products at a price of 100 dollars for those who offers to buy more than 2000 pieces - this is somehow the lower limit. Of course for larger quantities the price can drop even more. Add the taxes which can reach up to 300%, provides a healthy profit to those who engage in such business.

An important element is product liability. Not like renowned manufacturers like Samsung, components aren’t tested so well and they are not as reliable. Quite common problems of poor quality are batteries or devices who cease to function after only 2-3 weeks of use. Therefore, the products look very good, but the internal processor and all components have a short life span. Nobody can guarantee for their operation and their manufacturer assumes no responsibility.

As a whole even these Chinese phones are worth a look, but the decision lies with the costumer. Consumers should think if they pay 100-150 euros on such a device, cheaper than the devices of renowned companies, or if they prefer brand products with all warranties included.

Samsung director shatters Windows 8

Is neither the first nor the last to complain about Windows 8, Dong-Soo Jun unfortunately from Samsung is a director whose opinion counts.

Division memory chip President of Samsung, Dong-Soo Jun takes long term decisions related to power production dedicated RAM for desktops, laptops or smartphones. In an era where PCs lose more and more popularity, Dong-Soo doesn’t hesitate any second in a guilty finding.

In an interview with reporters in South Korea, Jun was very drastic in saying that PC were  not positively impacted by the release of Windows 8, because it isn’t better than the previous Windows platform Vista. "To leave no doubt in his statements, general manager of Samsung has insisted on the same line. He said that at this time we don’t see an explosion in the rate of adoption of ultra-books because of the uncompetitive Windows platform".

Because of the position they occupy, things are very simple, Dong-Soo Jon easily solved the problem caused by Microsoft. Moved his attention almost entirely from memory chips to the classic smartphones and tablets. The sad thing is, regardless of the number of complaints of Microsoft's latest operating system, the Redmond will never change direction of development of operating systems.

Vuzix M100- The inteligent glasses

Vuzix M100 began to reach application developers rush to market launch.

Smart glasses made by Vuzix seem to have the main goal to launch it before the much publicized Google Glass.

In essence, smart glasses are quite similar to the Google Glass and until now have not enjoyed much attention from the international media. Therefore a good solution will be to launch as quickly as possible to get a good lead from the main competitor to Google. If you're wondering what would be good for these great glasses, you should know that Vuzix M100 is an extension of the smartphone in your pocket and more. You can access content, will help to shoot films, photos, run Android apps or take contact with augmented reality.

No matter how useful it may be, one thing is very clear, smart glasses are likely to become a new trend in terms of cool gadgets. Most likely in the near future we will see an explosion of these devices, but the real war front will give compatible applications, which help us in everyday tasks. Vuzix “tests the watter” with Vuzix M100, but considering the power and involvement of Google I find it hard to believe that the search giant is threatened in any way.

Long term remains to be seen how manufacturers will be able to improve and promote such devices designed to change the way we use mobile technology.

iWatch Concept

If after some time analyzing rumors of a new Apple device, be it with or without flexible displays, today we present a video that shows a bold concept of iWatch, though rooted in science fiction movies. It is not the first time that talented people choose to express their opinions and desires on a gadget by making such presentation reels.

It seems no matter how truthful the film device, this is done using well-placed video effects and do not think it has anything to do with the iWatch from Apple. Of course if it exists even in future releases agenda American giant. For the moment we do not know much about the watch mega, super cool that people are supposed to work at Apple.

Most information sources are rumors and speculation are without facts, but showing the appearance of a smart branded watch by Apple. Whether we will see a release in 2013 iWatch or not, we certainly would like at some point we like to play the clock clip. If we analyze, not long ago, even Google Glass seemed out of a sci-fi production and soon we wear a nose gadget.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Review

As always when I get a new gadget or update for my PC something new gets on the market. When I bought my Samsung galaxy S3 they announced the S4. 

Confirms expectations and rumors that we will see a new S bigger faster. At first glance it's a power upgrade that promises a phone on anabolic steroids. Let's see some specifications which anticipate. Screen, housing, camera, processor, battery, new functions.

Screen: Is 5 "too much?

Samsung is aligned with the diagonal of 5 "(4.99 exactly) with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels, or 1080p. This implies a pixel density of 443 ppi, which is the most advanced mobile display used so far by Samsung. The solution is already used in several smartphones like Sony Xperia Z, Huawei Ascend D2, ZTE Grand S, Asus Padfone Infinity. On the market there are displays Sharp or LG IPS technology in these figures. And Samsung has already announced this month that it will have a Super AMOLED 4.9 1080p "is therefore logical to guess that S4 will be their first phone with this display. It's the third over iPhone5 as pixel density though you will never notice in everyday life. The idea is that you now have in your pocket a screen as detailed as the one at home, if you have an LED, LCD or plasma FULL HD. This however comes at a cost. Battery and GPU will work harder, will consume more power. More pixels projected demand more rear light to see them. 5 "diagonal density (crowding of pixels) is so large that we need more light. It remains to be seen how it will do so in sunlight.

I would also add something about the ergonomics of the display. It's already more than 0.2 "from the Samsung Galaxy S3 considered when launching too high. Meanwhile we got used to the 5.5 "NOTE2's so it would be a solution for small hands. Increased by 0.2 "in diagonal could be introduced without affecting the ergonomics if Samsung would lower the edge of the screen bezel that site. Motorola Razr I have already done this successfully (although as a lower diagonal) display but packs a more compact housing causing the phone to not look so big.

CPU: 8 cores??!

Samsung makes its own processors. Exynos is already a recognized name in the industry. The problem is that everyone has quad-core smart phones for over a year so you can’t come up with the same Exynos on it modifying the frequency and helping it with 2 GB of RAM. Hearing about the possibility of a phone with 8 cores clocked at 1.8 GHz so. Unfortunately is enormous and unnecessary for an ordinary user’s needs. At least at first glance. So I'd bet on a different strategy. I think we actually have two physical processors with four cores or eight cores logical one in four individuals. The idea is to offer its users the optimal speed for typical use and to "put NOS" on the 4 cores x 1.8 GHz when running advanced 3D games, video 4K (?) Or you can transform your phone into a computer connected to TV. Samsung promises we can’t just muscle up a bodybuilder on steroids who can’t run 100m hurdles. WOW must come up with something to put this machine to work beyond the leader’s scores in “benchmark" test.

Case: I hope it will not be all plastic. But...

You already know the Samsung's custom. Everything looks fine and dandy on their phones, less material for its housing. Here to save and put plastic so thin that it flexes like a piece of paper. Varnishes him and tell him Glaze Hyper. However Samsung Galaxy S3 looks sexy and feels nice in the hand because it's thin. To quote from Korean: "Le plastique east Fantastique." It would be wrong however to upgrade to aluminum or magnesium. Let's dream of polycarbonate, carbon fiber and Kevlar. If HTC, Nokia or Motorola can, so can Samsung. Otherwise you end up Samsung Galaxy S4 is said to be a HTC One plastic. That would hurt...

Memory: I hope for more than 32GB flash

Samsung also produces flash memory but is so expensive that I do not think that will give us all out of 128GB. Will probably go for the 32GB and 64GB versions plus 25-50GB of Dropbox storage for a year. Doesn’t sound bad but it will sound even better when local operators will offer free cloud for large subscriptions. Orange prepares packages between 50-100GB of free traffic slopes for mobile network cloud. Enough for me.

Operating System: Android 4.2 will do

Since 2.3.5, android never moved so well. New Jelly Bean drone versions 4.1.2 or 4.2 on quad-core phones. New features such as ball room or intelligent notifications, Google and others don’t impress us like the stability of the new operating system. HTC One for example is the most powerful Android tested which doesn’t delay not even a second when you open an application, camera or internet browser. S4 should be faster, right?

Camera: 10 megapixel useless

On Samsung Galaxy S3 camera is mediocre. In a market with 8-megapixel sensors are all "fences" I do not want to hear an upgrade to 10 megapixels is weak. I must admit that we can’t squeeze large sensor in a thin phone. I want 4-5 mpx but well. Noiseless images and better low light sensitivity. We already have good cameras on the iPhone 5, but the Lumia 920 is by far the best of the HTC One. It is expected and optical stabilization solution although I do not think it will be only one digital so that no filming or pictures end shaken.

Battery: Lithium but large capacity!!

I do not think they have the courage to reinvent battery or introduce technologies such fuel cells (fuel cell) or film solar load. Likely to climb to 3,000 mAh battery as the new S4 Galaxy to pass over an intense day. But it will be a challenge with a potent processor and a 1080p screen very dense. Think that will bring wireless charging, because Samsung has joined the alliance with PQI who wants to standardize the technology. You put the phone on all kinds of devices with wireless charging technology like mouse pads, speakers in the dashboard or in the future office from IKEA as is already with the Nokia Lumia 920.

What else?

I talked to people who have seen it and saw that it can do and some things WOW. I mean look at the bottom of the screen and runs on the picture. It used the front room as it does now with Smart Stay function that keeps the screen on while you look at it. There will probably revive the S Voice that does not work today. It is expected that Samsung's fans add features for photo and video sharing and advanced screen mirroring on new TVs. Samsung All Share Cast Dongle is already a pretty good device for that and the technology can be improved.

These are my reasonable expectations of the new S4. We need to take into account another fact. S4 will be the phone of 2013 and will cement Samsung's leadership in this market. They chose to launch in the U.S., New York in Times Square. This is a strong statement. And maybe shake and dust of is. It is the most stable operating system on a mobile phone but it's time to restore it and become the smartest.

Samsung Galaxy S4 release

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South Koreans from Samsung will launch the new Galaxy range on March14

Samsung Galaxy smartphone will launch next March 14 in New York, after the Galaxy S3 was launched in London, and analysts believe this move as an intent to Koreans strongest rival, Apple in the North American market.

In the promotional clip for Samsung Galaxy S4 takes the features, but stated that this phone will be one of the most amazing devices that were launched on the market since color television.

Samsung Galaxy S4 is speculated that it will have a 5-inch screen, quad-core 2 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 16GB storage space can be expanded up to 64 GB, 13 MP camera and system the Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).