What is New in Samsung Galaxy S 3 ?

Samsung Galaxy S 3 came with exciting new features including a 4.8″ HD Super AMOLED display screen, 8MP rear facing camera, 2MP front facing camera for video calls, 2100mAh battery, NFC-based mobile payment support, 16/32GB on board storage, expandable up to 64GB of storage with external media, Samsung’s new 1.4GHz Exynos 4 Quad processor.

Samsung also announced S Health “personal wellness app” and an enhanced Music Hub cloud service with access to over 17 million tracks and an iTunes Match-sounding “Scan and Match” feature. Music Hub will launch in seven countries, while the matching feature is supported in six of those. There’s also a hub for Games that promises quick tie ins to social gaming and a Video Hub with TV and movies. One other new feature is support for MirrorLink enabled headunits that should bring access to all of these things even while you’re driving your car.

S-Voice: Everybody knows about Siri for iPhone. It is a smart application that can do actions corresponding to given voice commands. Samsung went beyond that. One of the cool things is telling the smartphone to raise the Volume Up or Volume Down so you don’t bother with the volume keys. But this is all just the basics of S Voice, you can search the internet by using Samsuung S-voice or organize your files and events easily as well!

Smart Stay: This is a really awesome approach to using eye tracking technology in a smart phone to judge the attention of phone user, a sensor will monitor the eyes of handset user for as long as he/she is looking at the phone’s screen, the screen will not auto-lock or go dim.

Anyone who has caught themselves in a lengthy texting conversation and thought, “This is ridiculous, I’m just going to call you,” will appreciate what Samsung calls “direct call” While texting, if you raise the phone to your ear, it will automatically dial the person you are texting with.
“Smart alerts” are intended to help cut down on unnoticed calls from important people in your contact list. If you leave your phone on your desk and miss a call from your boss or wife, when you return and pick up the phone to put it into your pocket, it will vibrate and display the missed calls.
“S Beam” lets you tap phones with another Galaxy S III owner to easily transfer files or documents.
“Pop up play” lets the user watch a video while surfing the Web or answering email. The video simply becomes a small box that overlays on any other apps that are running, like picture-in-picture on a TV.

Zero lag from the time you tap the screen to the capture of the image.
The ability to take a photo and be ready to take another in less than 1 second
A burst mode that captures 3.3 photos per second
The ability to capture still photos while recording HD video (very handy if you’ve ever tried to capture a child blowing out birthday candles and can’t decide between a still photo and a video).

Samsung Galaxy S 3 Features & Technical Specifications:

Samsung Galaxy S 3 Price :

Samsung Galaxy S III is available for pre-order on Vodafone, Orange, O2, T-Mobile and Three in UK. Famous Mobile Phone retailer Carphonewarehouse listed the Galaxy S 3 Android Smart Phone, SIM free  for £499.95 which means the price of Samsung Galaxy S 3 android Phone in Pakistan  is around Pak Rs. 73500/- (1 GBP = Rs.147.00).

Samsung Galaxy S 3 Gallery:

Samsung Galaxy S 3  TV Commercial:

Huwei Horizon Price in Pakistan:

Huwei Horizon is Available at selected Ufone outlets for Rs.28,999 only.

Terms & Conditions:

Huawei Horizon Handset is network locked for Ufone network only
Standard 12 months warranty will be provided by Huawei
19.5% FED on usage and 10% withholding tax at recharge or bill applies
Terms and condition apply

Huwei Horizon (Huawei Honor) Features:

Mobilink launched Samsung Galaxy Nexus (aka Nexus Prime) in Pakistan on March 15, 2012. The Galaxy Nexus Phone by Samsung is a flagship smart phone by Google, It has been officially released with Latest version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich mobile operating system, and 4.65” High Definition Super AMOLED display Screen. This smart phone is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual core processor, 1GB of RAM and 5 mega-pixels camera which enables the user to take panoramic pictures and videos in 1080p quality.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Price in Pakistan:

• Introductory Price Rs. 49,999/-
• Three months of unlimited Mobile Internet for free (limited time offer for Mobilink Jazz and Indigo Customers)
• Samsung Customer Priority card!
• Phone would be unlocked

Technical Specification:

Samsung Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0 OS Video

Official Terms and Conditions by Mobilink for Samsung Galaxy Nexus Customers:

• This offer is valid for both indigo and JAZZ customers
• Free GPRS offer will remain valid for all handsets sold in the first 30 days only.
• GPRS usage will be restricted to 100Mb per month for a period of 3 months.
• Blackberry customers will not be eligible for 3 months free GPRS offer.
• Any customer who wants to activate International Roaming will be deactivated from the Free GPRS bundle.
• Customers who are already active on International Roaming will not be given 3 month Free GPRS bundle unless he/she deactivates his/her IR service.

From where to Get Samsung Galaxy Nexus in Pakistan:

This handset is only available at the following Mobilink Customer Care Centers:

• Karachi:
• Ground Floor, Nice Trade Orbit Building (NTO), Near Nursery Shop, Shaharah-E-Fisal
• D-21/22, Block 8, Chaudry Khaliquzzaman Road, Scheme 5, Kehkashaan, Clifton Karachi.
• Lahore:
• Waves Building,  64 D -1 Gulberg, Lahore
• Mobilink House , 5 P Gulberg II, Lahore
• Islamabad
• 78 E Redco Plaza, Jinnah Avenue, Blue Area
• Faisalabad
• Builiding # 1298/B, People Colony Near Saleemi Chowk, Satyana Road
• Multan
• 60 Bridge Lane, LMQ (Lahore Multan Quetta) Road, Near Kutchery
• Sukkur
• Plot No. 47,48 Muslim Cooperative Housing Society, Opposite: Red Carpet Hotel, Military Road
• Hyderabad
• Plot No. D-1 and D-4 R.E.C.H.S, Main Auto Bahn Road, Unit No.2 Latifabad

1. Connect your Dell Streak android based device to your Windows PC with USB cable.
2. Set your Dell Streak Device to “USB Debugging Mode”
3. Download and Install Android SDK
4. Update the Android SDK online by using SDK Manager to obtain latest platform tools
5. Open the Command prompt
6. Type: cd C:\program files\android\android-sdk\platform-tools
7. Type: adb devices

1. Type: adb install D*: App_Name.apk [D* = Drive or Path to the folder where you have placed your .apk file]

If you are using MAC or Linux OS on your PC, Follow these steps to install a 3rd party android .apk on your Device

1. Use a Mac or Linux PC.
2. Install the Android SDK for your platform.
3. cd to the tools directory where adb is located.
4. ./adb install

Sending an SMS message from Google’s Gmail to any Mobilink number in Pakistan is free but the reply from number to Gmail chat will be charged @Rs. 1/- +Tax. So far the SMS sending is limited to 50 Messages per day from Gmail. However If the SMS sender receive a reply, the daily SMS limit will increase by 5 SMS Credits with 50 still being maximum limit. If the SMS credit goes down to zero at any point, it will be increased back automatically 24 hours later.

If you Want more SMS credits immediately?

Keep in mind that if you’d like a higher message credit, you can always send an SMS to your own phone, and then reply to that message multiple times. Every time you send a reply message, your SMS credit is increased by five. Effectively, you’re buying more messages by paying your phone company for these outgoing messages.

Useful Commands for Mobilink to Gmail Chat

Mobilink subscribers can use following commands during chat via Google’s Gmail SMS service through the handset. These commands can be sent in response to SMS received from the Gmail users only.

HELP: The “Help” command can be used to get list of useful commands on handset.
BLOCK: This command can be used to block messages from a specific Gmail user. This command should be sent in response to the SMS from that Gmail user whom you want to block.
UNBLOCK: Command can be used to un-block Gmail user. After the execution of this command, mobile subscriber will be able to receive messages from the Gmail user previously blocked

STOP: This command is to block all messages from all Gmail users.

START: This command is to enable receiving SMS messages from Gmail if you’re currently blocking them.

These commands can be sent to 0300-2434000.

How to enable and use Gmail SMS Chat

• From Gmail, click on Settings, and go to the Labs tab
• Scroll down until you see “Text Messaging (SMS) in Chat” and select Enable
• Also enable the “SMS in Chat gadget” and then Save Changes
• You can send free texts to your friends all over Pakistan on Mobilink Network

How to send a Free SMS from Gmail to Mobilink Numbers in Pakistan

1. Log into your Gmail account. In theSend SMS box above Chat, enter the phone number you want to send a SMS to.
2. In the dialog box, enter Contact name of the SMS recipient and check that country and phone number are correct. Then, clickSave.
3. Type your message in the chat window and hit Enter.
4. Your message will be sent to the phone number you entered.

Note: If your contact replies, the text message response will appear as a reply in Chat. These conversations are stored in your Chat history just like regular chats.

How to send Free SMS via Gmail Chat Video

A second generation PACPAD would be launched in the next few months, which will able to connect to the Internet via cellphone networks through GSM or 3G connection, and it may have other improved features in terms of OS upgrade or Better Hardware. The PACPAD manufacturing facility located at Kamra, near Islamabad can produce up to 1,000 devices per day right now.

PACPAD-1 Price:

Price: PKR 15,500/-

PACPAD-1 Video Demo

Features and Technical Specifications:

• Processor: 1 GHz ARM11
• Operating System: Android OS 2.3
• Memory: 256 MB RAM
• Storage: Card Extendible 4GB, 32GB, SD/TF support
• Flash Memory: 2/4/8/16GB
• Dimensions: Height: 192 mm, Width: 128 mm, Depth: 13 mm
• Weight: 385 grams
• Display: 7″, 16:9 Touch screen Capacitive TFT display
• Camera: 0.3 MP
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g
• USB: USB 2.0
• HDMI: HDMI standard port mini port, support for HDMI 1.3, supports full screen output to HDMI devices
• Content Formats Supported: MP3, WMA, AAC, 3GP, WAV, JPG, BMP, PNG, GIF, AVI, MKV, WMV, MOV, MP4, MPEG, MPG, FLV
• Miscellaneous G-sensor, Internal 3d acceleration, 3.5mm Earphone Jack
• Browsers: Opera, UCWeb, Skyfire, Dolphin
• Software & Games: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, 3D games can be supported by internal 3D acceleration
• Supported Audio Formats: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV
• Supported video Formats: AVI, MKV, WMV, MOV, MP4, MPEG, MPG, FLV
• Supported Image Formats: JPG, BMP, PNG, GIF highest support 4096 x4096
• Other Supported Formats: PDF, TXT
• Supported Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Chinese Simple, Chinese traditional.
• Sensor: G Sensor
• Supports online games, online video streaming, online TV, online radio

PACPAD Display Centers

Kamra
PAC Commissary, ARF PAC Kamra

Rawalpindi
Mobile Plus: Shop No. 15, Singapore Plaza, Bank Road, Saddar, Rawalpindi.
Phone: +92 (51) 5110 007

NOTE: Currently, PACPAD is being displayed and sold at Rawalpindi and Kamra offices only.

In this tutorial we will learn how to run Android 4.0 SDK  and Ice Cream Sandwich in an emulator and explore the features of new Google Mobile OS.

See below the step-by-step instructions on how to set up and install the Android 4.0 SDK on your PC.

Step 1 - Download the Android SDK files from: HERE. Select x86 or Windows Version if you are using Microsoft Windows OS.

Step 2 - Extract or install the Android SDK files you just downloaded to any location on your PC.

Step 3 - Now, open the folder where you have extracted the SDK and run the “SDK Manager” application.

Step 4 - The application will load and fetch all the Android SDK packages.

Step 5 - Once the SDK manger complete the loading process, now you can select the packages you want to install. Here, we will be only selecting the “Android 4.0 (API 14)” and “Android SDK Platform-tools” (under Tools).

Step 6 - Now Click on “Install  packages…”. You will be prompted to confirm the packages you have selected for installation.

Step 7 - Then Click on the “Install” button and wait for the all the packages to download from internet and install.

Click Finish and Close the SDK Manager, when all the packages are downloaded and installed on your PC.

Set Up Android 4.0 Emulator

Once you installed Android SDK r14 packages and tools, now its time to set up the Android Emulator so that you can run Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) on your PC.

Step 8 - Open Android SDK folder and run “AVD Manager”. Click on “New” and create a Virtual Device with details as in the screenshot below.

Step 9 - Click “OK” on the result window.

Step 10 -Select the virtual device you just created from the list and click on “Start”.

Step 11 - No need to change anything in the Launch Options Just Click on the “Launch” button.

Step 12 - The emulator will start after a few Command Prompt windows flicker and then you will see the following screen where your Android device will be booting up. It may take around 5 minutes to boot when loading for the first time.

Step 13 - Once your Android 4.0 loaded in Emulator, you will see the Welcome Screen.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0

Google and Samsung officiallyannounced Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich phone, latest of its mobile operating system at Hongkong, world’s first Android Ice Cream Sandwich phone, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. which will be the first device to run Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and will be launched in November.

This new OS combines the best of the Android 2.x phone interface with the Android 3.x Honeycomb tablet interface. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is designed for using with both phones and tablets.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Features:

Galaxy Nexus processor

Samsung Galaxy Nexus handset has a dual-core 1.2 GHz Processor by Texus Instruments (OMAP4460 processor)

Galaxy Nexus operating system

The Galaxy Nexus is the first handset to feature Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Ice Cream Sandwich is designed to bridge the gap between the user experience on Android 2.x phones and Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablets – the same operating system will now run on both types of hardware.

Galaxy Nexus memory

The Phone comes with 1GB of system memory, it is double the amount inside an iPhone 4S.

Galaxy Nexus display

It has a huge 4.65-inch Super AMOLED screen with 720p resolution.

Galaxy Nexus dimensions and weight

The device is 8.94mm thick and weighs in just a little heavier at 135g.

Galaxy Nexus Design

The phone is having a button-less display in front-bottom, this may confuse some of the users always looking to hit the Home key to get back to the main menu, but Google wanted to create a slick, edge-to-edge front to the phone.

Galaxy Nexus camera and video

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone can shoot 1080p video, just like the iPhone 4S and Galaxy S2. It is also equipped with  a 5-megapixel rear camera with an LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing  camera for video chat . There’s also a panorama mode plus, and according to Samsung, no shutter lag.

Galaxy Nexus connectivity and sensors

The handset cam with various connectivity options including Bluetooth 3.0, 802.11n Wi-Fi and HSPA+ (which enables a download speeds of up to 21Mbps) over 4G networks, available in the US only at the moment. There is also a proximity sensor a barometer in Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone.

Galaxy Nexus storage

The handset came with two versions of internal storage capacity: 16GB or 32GB

Galaxy Nexus Power

It has a 1,750 mAh battery – which is far better than the 1,420 mAh battery in the iPhone 4S.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus in Action Video

How to create and run an android virtual device <AVD> though terminal

$android list [List existing target and virtual device]

C:\android dev\android-sdk-windows-1.5_r2\tools>android.bat list Available Android targets:
 id: 1
 Name: Android 1.1
 Type: Platform
 API level: 2
 Skins: HVGA (default), HVGA-L, HVGA-P, QVGA-L, QVGA-P
 id: 2
 Name: Android 1.5
 Type: Platform
 API level: 3
 Skins: HVGA (default), HVGA-L, HVGA-P, QVGA-L, QVGA-P
 id: 3
 Name: Google APIs
 Type: Add-On
 Vendor: Google Inc.
 Description: Android + Google APIs
 Based on Android 1.5 (API level 3)
 Libraries:
 * com.google.android.maps (maps.jar)
 API for Google Maps
 Skins: QVGA-P, HVGA-L, HVGA (default), QVGA-L, HVGA-P
 Available Android Virtual Devices:
 Name: mine_android-15
 Path: C:\Documents and Settings\NNRG\.android\avd\mine_android-15.avd
 Target: Android 1.5 (API level 3)
 Skin: HVGA

$android create -t <target_id> -n <device_name>

C:\android dev\android-sdk-windows-1.5_r2\tools>android.bat create avd -n mine_android -t 2
Android 1.5 is a basic Android platform.
Do you wish to create a custom hardware profile [no]
Created AVD 'mine_android' based on Android 1.5

List available virtual devices in particular

 C:\android dev\android-sdk-windows-1.5_r2\tools>android.bat list avd
Available Android Virtual Devices:
Path: C:\Documents and Settings\NNRG\.android\avd\mine_android-15.avd
Target: Android 1.5 (API level 3)
Skin: HVGA

Next, you can run myfirstandroid emulator as following:

$emulator -avd <device_name>

 C:\android dev\android-sdk-windows-1.5_r2\tools>emulator.bat -avd mine_android

Watch the Video Demo

like Meridian Video Player (Worked fine)

1- Use adb push command to throw some media files (audio/video) to a folder in sdcard /sdcard/Video

./adb push /navigate_to_media_file/*.mp3 /sdcard/video

2- Run meridian video player

3- Browse the files and rock

or Rockndroid (I like this player the most)

1- Download the player from here

2- Install on the device

./adb install /navigate_to_file/rockndroid_lite.apk

3- Run the app from the main menu

or sibyl or Mixing

or To behave like a geek lok for this and compile it for yourself MusiDroid