MetroPCS has made it official that it will soon start selling the Samsung Galaxy S3 starting October 22. This monster smart phone will be available at all MetroPCS retailers and on the company’s website. The best part is that you will not be forced to sign up a contract to get it. Price of the Galaxy S III has been quite reasonable so far. MetroPCS will be selling it for 499 dollars.
The rumored Nexus 4 was leaked again this morning but this time, the leak was from evleaks twitter account, who has been pretty accurate with leaks from quite sometime. He leaked the front of the phone and confirmed its specifications. It appears that the next Nexus phone will be called LG Nexus 4 and from the front, it looks quite similar to the current Nexus phone.
TWRP is another custom recovery that is easier to use and operate than the custom clock work mod recovery for Galaxy Note 10.1 we mentioned earlier. Its GUI is themeable and is driven by XML which means anything and everything about it is modifiable.
The second generation Note 2 comes preloaded with Android 4.1 while the Note 1 is still stuck at ICS Android 4.0.4. Samsung has promised that it will be given Jelly bean Android 4.1 treatment soon. But if you want a ROM with stock Jelly Bean experience, you will have to hit XDA and download SuperNexus firmware that is near flawless.
Here are the features of the firmware: Continue reading “Galaxy Note: Stock Jelly Bean ROM (unofficial)”
Galaxy S3 does not come with USB Mass storage mode (mobilityupdate.com). Reviewers have noticed that Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Note 10.1 are also plagued with the omission of USB Flash drive mode. Like GS3, you can mount the external SD card as USB mass storage device by rooting it and installing the UMS app.
When I took the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 out of the box, I was blown away by the precision and craftsmanship of Samsung. No, I did not find it enormous as I was a first generation Galaxy Note user. It is great for those who want:
* Big display
* Big battery
* Stylus
* Fast processor
* 2GB RAM
* Latest Android OS
It is also great for those who want a bigger Galaxy S3. I used to own one and in fact, I was using it as my daily driver. I sold my GS3 and got a Note for about $800, unlocked. Expensive but worth every money.
Most people do not know but Samsung is selling two versions of the Galaxy Note 2. One is N7100 and second is N7105. The N7100 is the international version with no LTE connectivity built in. This one will not work with the ATT bands.
Core i3-2328M specs
Series Intel Core i3
Codename Sandy Bridge
Clock Rate 2200 MHz
Level 1 Cache 128 KB
Level 2 Cache 512 KB
Level 3 Cache 3072 KB
Number of Cores / Threads 2 / 4
Max. Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) 35 Watt
Transistor Count 624 Million
Manufacturing Technology 32 nm
Die Size 149 mm2
Features HD Graphics 3000 (650-1100MHz), DDR3-1066/1333 Memory Controller (max 8GB), HyperThreading, AVX, Quick Sync, Virtualization
64 Bit 64 Bit support
Hardware Virtualization VT-x
Announcement Date 10/02/2012
Samsung has finally released its thinner and much improved Galaxy Note 2 in Qatar. Around 150 people were invited to attend its training session that was done by Intertec Group, which is also the authorized distributor for the Samsung phones in Qatar.
Stock firmwares are important when you want to roll back to the factory state. One scenario is when you have to use the phone’s warranty, which gets voided when you root your Note II, install custom CWM or a custom ROM like this on your phone. Follow the below given steps to download and install the stock ROM on your Samsung Galaxy Note 2.
