Galaxy S3 fire blamed on external source: Samsung cites report

SEOUL - Samsung Electronics yesterday cited a report by fire investigators as saying an external energy source had caused one of its flagship Galaxy S III smart phones to catch fire in Ireland last month.

The world's top smart phone maker said an investigation by Fire Investigations (United Kingdom) had stated that the Samsung device was not responsible for the cause of the fire, and that an "external energy source was responsible for generating the heat".

The new Galaxy S series, the strongest rival for Apple's iPhone, was launched in Europe in late May and in the United States last month.

A Dublin-based consumer posted comments and photos on a Web site in June, saying his Galaxy phone had "exploded" while mounted on his car dashboard.

He wrote that while he was driving, "suddenly a white flame, sparks and a bang came out of the phone".

The South Korean electronics giant said it had contracted FI-UK, an independent British provider of consultancy services into fires and explosions, to determine the cause of the fire.

Samsung added it had provided FI-UK with several Galaxy S III phones, including the burnt smart phone, for a series of tests.

"Additionally, the investigation results state, 'The only way it was possible to produce damage similarly to the damage recorded within the owner's damaged device was to place the devices or component parts with a domestic microwave,'" Samsung said on its official global blog.

It also showed the unnamed user's latest comments posted on a Web site, saying the phone had been recovered from water and the damage "occurred due to a large amount of external energy" which apparently was used to dry out the device.

"This was not a deliberate act but a stupid mistake," the user added, according to the Samsung blog.

There have been other reports of Samsung smart phones overheating. In March, a Korean schoolboy reported that a spare battery for his Galaxy S II exploded in his back pocket. Samsung said then that the cause was massive external pressure or force.

Heat issues have been reported with other devices. In March, influential consumer watchdog Consumer Reports said Apple's latest iPad tablet threw off a lot more heat than the previous version, lending weight to complaints on Internet forums that the device could get uncomfortably warm after heavy use.

Samsung Galaxy S3 'closing sales gap on Apple iPhone

New data from June suggests that although Apple’s iPhone 4S is still the UK’s most popular handset, Android rivals are closing the gap.

The impending launch of the Samsung Galaxy S3 was the single biggest rival device impeding the iPhone, but the 4S still accounted for nearly a fifth of all sales in June. The FT reported that this was down from a quarter at the beginning of March.

The newspaper suggested that anecdotal evidence from network operators also suggested that Apple fans, who are consistently the most loyal among manufacturers, were themselves waiting for a new version of the iOS operating system that is due in the Autumn.

The data from GfK said the S3 model took approximately 18 per cent of the market in its first week in June. It is set to launch in America in the coming days. However, GfK data does not include sales from Apple's shops or from its website. It also doesn't include corporate sales for any manufacturer.
GfK noted, however, that S3 sales had sent its predecessor, the S2, falling from 9 per cent of all devices to 6 per cent in the two months to mid-June.

As has been the case for some time, Samsung’s combined sales still outstrip Apple’s, standing at above 30 per cent, although that also accounts for popular models such as the large-screen Galaxy Note device and phones such as the Ace.

The Android operating system is also, overall, the most popular OS. It accounts for four out of ten smartphones in use, and more than half of all those sold. The majority of British phone users also now use smartphones.

HTC One S 4 times harder and more scratch resistant

HTC One S is a smart phone very sturdy and beautiful in appearance so thin. Although the body is thin but do not underestimate the inside of the phone, because although it is lower than the HTC One X in the field of specification, but the HTC One S is still powerful.

HTC One S body made ​​from aluminum unibody with only 7.6 mm thick with a crystalline ceramic metal finish that makes it 4 times harder and more scratch resistant. This is thanks to the application of engineering methods of Micro Arc Oxidation is used to harden the surface of the casing.

As described by HTC, the model has an ultra-matte black ceramic surface ultra-matte black metal that is a result of Micro Arc Oxidation (MAO), which was originally developed for use in satellites. This converts the surface of the aluminum unibody to the ceramic, the crystal structure of a super dense four times harder than anodized aluminum, allowing HTC One S remained robust over time.
HTC One S uses 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. You also can feel the greatness of the latest version of the Android Ice Cream Sandwich combined with HTC Sense UI 4.0. With HTC One S you’ll be able to feel the ICS on QHD AMOLED display size 4.3inci. Not only that, 8MP camera which will further pamper your mobile photography hobby. The camera is similar to that used at One HTC X, ie, with the F2.0 aperture and 1080p HD video recording.
HTC One S Specification

Network

• 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 
• 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

Operating System

• Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Processor

• Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait

Body

• Dimensions 130.9 x 65 x 7.8 mm

• Weight 119.5 g

• Touch-sensitive controls

Display

• Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

• Size 540 x 960 pixels, 4.3 inches (~256 ppi pixel density)

• Multitouch, Protection Corning Gorilla Glass, HTC Sense UI

Sound

• Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

• Loudspeaker

• 3.5mm jack

Camera

• Primary 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash

• Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, face and smile detection

• Video 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization

• Secondary VGA

Memory

• Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM

Connectivity

• GPRS

• EDGE

• HSDPA, HSUPA

• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot

• Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP

• NFC

• microUSB (MHL) v2.0

Features

• Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

• GPS with A-GPS support

• Java via Java MIDP emulator

• Colors Black

• Beats Audio

• Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

• TV-out (via MHL A/V link)

• SNS integration

• MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player

• MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player

Battery

• Standard battery, Li-Po 1650 mAh

LG Optimus TrueHD LTE

LG Optimus TrueHD LTE formerly called LG Optimus LTE will be marketed in Germany and other European countries. For the Asia region, Optimus True HD LTE is scheduled to be rolled in Hong Kong and Singapore.

This Smartphone works with Dual-core 1.5 GHz chipset, 1 GB RAM, with operating system Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread is likely to be updated to Ice Cream Sandwich. Optimus True HD LTE equipped with 8 mega pixels camera which supports video recording with 1080p format.

LG Optimus TrueHD LTE has a 4.5 inch screen with 1280 x 720 (16:9 ratio) is called True HD IPS display. In addition to LTE, it also supports T-DMB network that many operators were developed in Europe. Optimus True HD also supports HSPA technology. Thus if the LTE network is not available, users can take advantage of HSPA.

LG Optimus TrueHD LTE Specification
Network

• 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 3G Network HSDPA
• 4G Network LTE

Operating System

• Android OS, v2.3.6 (Gingerbread)

CPU

• Dual-core 1.5 GHz

Body

• Dimensions 133.9 x 67.9 x 10.5 mm
• Weight 135 g
• Touch-sensitive controls

Display

• True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
• Size 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.5 inches (~326 ppi pixel density)
• Multitouch

Sound

• Alert Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
• Loudspeaker
• 3.5mm jack

Memory

• microSD, up to 32 GB, 16 GB included
• Internal 4 GB storage, 1 GB RAM

Connectivity

• GPRS
• EDGE
• HSPA+, LTE
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
• Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
• USB microUSB v2.0

Camera

• Primary 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
• Geo-tagging, face and smile detection
• Video 1080p
• Secondary 1.3 MP

Features

• Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
• GPS with A-GPS support
• Java via Java MIDP emulator
• Colors Black
• SNS integration
• TDMB TV tunner
• Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
• MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
• MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player

Samsung is preparing S-Cloud, cloud-based storage service

To rival Apple iCloud Samsung is preparing a cloud storage service, which will probably be referred to as S-Cloud. S-Cloud in essence similar to Apple’s iCloud, but is rumored to be offering more features.

In the early stages of S-Cloud will not limit the number, the capacity of the files to be uploaded. That means it will be similar to the dropbox and Google will treat the service, Google Drive. Here, too, will be provided access services to the film, popular TV shows and music.

S-Cloud also mentioned will come in two versions of the free and paid services, which vary for each product Samsung. Furthermore, later S-Cloud will offer the user maximum storage capacity of more than 5 GB.

To speed up the development process, Samsung invites KT became known as the partner to provide cloud services in Korea, and Amazon also has expressed willingness to support a new project this Samsung. Amazon will serve to distribute cloud to all Samsung devices. Samsung promised to ensure the S-cloud rolled to a Samsung device users in August.

IOS is tracking their users and how to stop it

News about the IOS tracking their users came from some of security researchers claim if Apple secretly tracking the whereabouts of iPhone users and store it in a file that can be easily accessed.


iPhone is able to record the existence of a user through information such as coordinates of longitude and latitude and time zone related. Data can be easily copied to another computer by anyone who finds the phone.

The data is stored in a file called consolidated.db and was discovered by two British software developer who is looking for ways to visualize data for site location.

Tracking of users can be done by telecom operators, although it is for intelligence investigations. However, the data stored by the iPhone can be accessed by anyone who has access to mobile phones and computers connected to the phone. Moreover, the data is not protected by passwords or encryption.

This can harm the user, because personal data can be easily accessed by anyone. But do not worry there are ways to prevent it, there’s an app to delete the log and Prevent IOS from keeping one. This application is called Untrackerd, which can be installed on jailbroken iGadget from Cydia software repository. You can download the application here.

Nokia Lumia Coffee A design concept based on Windows 8

A design concept Nokia tablet based on Windows 8 ie Nokia Lumia Coffee. In the concept, the tablet, named Lumia Coffee has an appearance like Lumia 800 an enlarged complete with headset Nokia Purity Monster.

Lumia Coffee tablet concept is designed for users of the Android tablet and IOS are already bored, so Nokia Lumia Coffee can replace them. The designer also prepared a draft Nokia Lumia Coffee with the support of such hardware, 1.4GHz cpu, 512Mb ram, 16/32/64Gb storage, 9.7? AMOLED “ClearBlack” display (1280 × 800), Rear 8MP camera, front facing 2 megapixel camera, Windows 8 tablet edition, Wifi/3G connectivity.

Although the concept is far from reality, since until now Windows 8 is not yet officially released, but many developers / developers to share their creative ideas to create an interesting object as the basic design phones or tablet Windows 8.