I have always wished that I could customize widgets and apps to show on my iPad’s home screen but it’s pretty restricted as we all know. Android tablet users would be happy to know there’s a cool new app called Chameleon for Honeycomb tablet users. Chameleon lets you customize multiple Home Screens that fits your needs by either time of the day or where you are. So let’s say if you wake up in the morning, you can instantly have a Home Screen that shows you your RSS news, weather or a breakfast recipe. Then when you’re in the office during the afternoon, it will then show you your appointments, emails and world time. Later at night, you could then have it to show your favorite Netflix movies, Facebook feeds and other entertainment news.
This is a Kickstarter project that’s looking for funding to launch this cool app. If you’re interested, then head on to the Kickstarter page where $5 will give you early bird access to the app before it goes into Google Play Store. It’s currently only supported on Android Honeycomb 3.2 or newer.
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Sasmsung Galaxy S III’s official tv advert is finally out to get ready for its grand arrival end of this month. The 60-seconds commercial does not shout out what great features it has like a 8 MP camera or a quad-core processor but shows how people connect with the device. I must commend them for taking a shift away from the usual non-sensical Apple blasting but still falls short of logical with the ending tag line that says “designed for humans”. Aren’t all phones designed for humans?
If you’re feeling in a giving mood, then there’s the right app for you. Karma is a relatively new app that changes the way how people give and receive gifts. Karma lets you choose a variety of gifts like champagne, wine, chocolates, toys, etc. You don’t need to know the address of the recipient, just log in through Facebook which will also notify you of any friend’s upcoming birthday or email them directly so that they can fill in the address themselves or even customize their own gift if they want something else. After that, Karma will wrap up the gift and send the gift to them. Karma is currently available for download for both iOS and Android. Best thing, the app is also free.
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Samsung Galaxy S II was a huge success for Samsung but the brand new Galaxy S III looks set to bring it up further. Inspired by the elements of wind, water and light, it will initially be available in Pebble Blue and Marble White color. Sporting a slim design of 8.6mm thick, it is also powered by a 1.4 GHz quad-core processor. It will be running the latest Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 and also comes with a 4.8-inch 720p Super AMOLED HD Display. It also has a 8MP rear camera and a 1.9MP front camera which uses some eye tracking technology that will turn off the device’s display by tracking your eye movement.
Apart from that, it also comes with S-Voice that competes with Apple’s Siri and is able to recognize voice commands like waking the device and activating the camera. There’s also the new ‘S Beam,’ allowing a 1GB movie file to be shared within three minutes and a 10MB music file within two seconds by simply touching another GALAXY S III phone. There’s a tonne of other new features but check out the hands-on video and S Voice in action below:-
If you’re someone who loves to travel abroad, then you will like this app. Initially available for Nokia and iOS users, CNNGo is now available for Android users for free which you can download from Google Play. The app gives you the latest local info, news coverage, travel info, photo galleries and lots more which is a bit more focused to Asian countries. You can even submit your own reports via iReport where you can either create an account for or just post as a guest. You can also set a specific region to be your default location on the app’s homescreen if you happen to be in that country and want more localised news. Each featured story is supplemented with comprehensive details and relavant photos to provide you more insight about the destination.
With plenty of exclusive content, region specific news and photos, it’s a great tool to have when you are abroad. CNNGo is free for download from the App Store and Google Play.
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There’s a new series called “Can You Grill It?” by PorkBarrelBBQ where you get to see popular consumer products being flame tested for God knows why. This week, we have the Samsung Galaxy Android Tablet 10.1 being grilled for 3 minutes in scorching 500 degrees and turns out pretty unedible. The guys gave the Samsung tablet a 2/5 star flame rating. They did a similar test a week back with the new iPad and it turned out better cooked with a 5/5 star rating. If you’re a sensitive gadget loving person, stay away from these insane videos.
The Avengers movie which will be out on May 4th is gaining a lot of publicity and Marvel has partnered with Walmart to let you play your favorite super hero via this augmented reality app for both the iOS and Android platform. The app called Super Hero Augmented Reality, you get to play any one of six super heroes where Hawkeye lets you fight bad guys anywhere. To play the other heroes, you will need to visit your local Walmart store and point your phone to the QR Code on the Avengers placards which is placed around the store. You can take pictures with a life-size version of the hero and share it via Facebook. Too bad it’s only available at Walmart. You can download the free app from both iTunes and Google Play.
Here’s another teaser video from Samsung giving some hints(vaguely) about the most anticipated phone this year which is the Samsung Galaxy S III. At the same time, it couldn’t resist taking a jab at iPhone users showing them as sheep in the video. There’s a few clues from the video that seem to indicate that there could be a new 1.4GHz quadcore processor, a new Super AMOLED Plus display technology, or could there even be the new rumored eye-tracking technology. Nothing’s for sure, guess we will have to wait till May 3rd for the official launch.
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