Inspiration Blog 2011: “Samsung Galaxy S gets Official Android 2.2 Froyo Upgrade in India” plus 1 more

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

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Samsung Galaxy S gets Official Android 2.2 Froyo Upgrade in India

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 03:34 AM PST

Finally the long wait for the Indians using Samsung Galaxy S is over. After Launching the Android 2.2 (Froyo) update in UK on 5th November It was mentioned that it would be delayed in India for quiet a while. Today finally the official update for Indian users is launched. Lets see what’s new in the update and how to install in on the device.

Samsung had earlier released the Android 2.2 update for the handset in October this year but rolled it back due to lack of performance and many bugs issues.Well now its bug free and the the best thing in the update is that the issue with the GPS is finally resolved with additional support of voice-controlled GPS through Google Maps. The next best thing included in the update is JIT (Just in Time) Compiler which provide faster performance. Below mentioned are official updates reported by the Samsung India.

Android 2.2 with JIT compiler for enhanced performance and speed improvement.
Adobe Flash Player 10.1 compatibility.
Pinch-to-zoom home screen flyover.
Quick links to "GPS" and "Auto rotation" toggles on notification bar added.
GPS Fix
All new TouchWIZ UI with new colorful icons.
Supports Video recording in MP4 format.
New search widget and Gmail application.
Darker menu theme, navy blue color.

How To install Android 2.2 Froyo on Galaxy S

Download and Install Samsung Kies.
Update your Kies program
Connect your Galaxy S i9000
Once the phone is connected , click on the phone with an arrow icon near the bottom right of Samsung Kies.
Kies,will guide you through the installation and upgrade process

Download Samsung Kies

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Motorola Charm: Touchscreen with QWERTY Android Smartphone in India

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 08:17 PM PST

Motorola is trying very hard to make its way back in the Indian market and Motorola Charm is its latest initiative. It's a Android 2.1 based Phone with full physical QWERTY keyboard support along with a 2.8" TFT capacitive touchscreen display.

Motorola Charm Features and Specification

Motorola Charm comes with an innovative BACKTRACK touch panel on the back side of the phone which enables the user to interact with the elements on screen with out obstructing the display. Below mentioned are its full technical specifications.

Runs on Android 2.1 OS with TI OMAP3410 600MHz processor.
Multiple network support of WCDMA 1700/2100, GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 3.6 Mbps (Category 5/6), EDGE Class 12, GPRS Class 12.
3MP camera with digital zoom with video capture rate of 24FPS.
aGPS (assisted GPS) with Google Maps, Google Latitude, Google Maps Street View and eCompass.
Connection: MicroUSB, WIFI, 802.11 b/g/n, Stereo Bluetooth Class 2, version 2.1 + EDR.
2.8" TFT capacitive touchscreen display with full physical QWERTY keyboard.
Internal memory of 512MB with expandable upto32GB.
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1130 mAh.

Motorola CHARM Aircel Offer

Motorola ties up with Aircel to offer Free Data usage upto 3GB/ per month and 150 Aircel to Aircel local minutes up to 3 months for prepaid subscribers. To activate the offer one can SMS 'SMARTPI' to 54343 from Aircel with Motorola Charm.The Postpaid subscriber also get Free Data Usage upto 1 GB for 6 months.

Motorola Charm Price and Verdict

Motorola Charm is currently available in India at a nominal price of Rs.13,990.Looking at the specifications, looks and features, to me it's a fair deal.

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