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Samsung Galaxy Note and Galaxy Nexus sport HD Super AMOLED - is the PenTile Matrix Bad For You? Source The first generation Super AMOLED displays, as found on the Samsung Galaxy S, used a then new matrix arrangement called PenTile, which allowed for high resolutions on the tricky to manufacture OLED displays. For various reasons it degraded visibility in certain conditions, compared to the traditional RGB matrix. Since then many smaprthones, and even tablets, started using the PenTile matrix, in both AMOLED and LCD screens. Now that we are holding the first HD Super AMOLED display on a prototype Samsung Galaxy Note, we decided to check if things are advancing with the PenTile pattern on the new HD displays. To PenTile or not to PenTile – where's my resolution? Samsung's seed investment Nouvoyance, the company behind the PenTile matrix used in the HD screens of the Samsung Galaxy Note and Galaxy Nexus, informs us that the PenTile matrix technology complies with the accepted VESA standard for display resolution. While the PenTile creators say the technology is just different from the stripes we are used to look at with RGB matrices, but its subpixels are a third wider, thus increasing aperture, some argue about the "missing subpixel" paradigm. Others even go as far as cutting the default horizontal and vertical numbers by a third, and then calculating the density from a subpixel standpoint. Nouvoyance says that the difference in pixel arrangement is clearly visible only when you look closer while displaying small details on saturated red for the RGBG PenTile in AMOLED displays, and when showing them on saturated green for the RGBW PenTile in LCDs, like the one on Motorola's qHD Droids. Moreover, the Android UI used some elements that exacerbated the PenTile pattern visibility, such as pixel-wide UI elements, and some fonts on saturated primary colors, where the matrix arrangement could make things appear fuzzy. The ATRIX, for example, used to have this solid green battery icon that showed RGBW PenTile pattern visibility when looked at from very close, so Motorola changed it with one of the software updates. With the new Roboto font in Android Ice Cream Sandwich, built from scratch for high-res displays, this should be even less of an issue. The premise of the PenTile creators is that their invention is not inferior to the traditional RGB, but actually a different way to arrange a display matrix, where you lose some definition diagonally, visible at lower pixel densities, but gain brightness, ease-to-manufacture, contrast and power efficiency. For higher pixel densities you stand to gain from PenTile, they argue, and, since this novel arrangement is slowly creeping into both LCD and AMOLED screens of various high-end smartphones, starting with Samsung and Motorola, we'd better check if these claims hold water. We test The corporate Kool-Aid is neverending, that is why we were eager to explore the new HD Super AMOLED using PenTile against the Super AMOLED Plus with a traditional RGB matrix on the Samsung Galaxy S II. We threw in another new phone with huge display, but lousy WVGA resolution for its 4.7" size, the HTC Titan, and added the pixel density king to beat, Apple's iPhone 4, for good measure. To save you the suspense we want to state clearly that at no point while using the 800x1280 pixels 5.3" screen on the Galaxy Note could we see any jaggies or the pattern of the pixels arrangement - even on individual letters at full zoom at the closest possible distance to our eyes we couldn't discern anything, let alone in normal use. Cold colors making white appear blueish ever since the Super AMOLED on the first Galaxy S - yes, that exists even in the new HD Super AMOLED , but details were the clearest we've seen on any AMOLED to date. Left to right - Samsung Galaxy Note, Galaxy S II, Apple iPhone 4, HTC Titan This is somewhat visible in the pictures we took of the screens, but in reality the HD Super AMOLED screen fares even better. If you look at the zoomed in 100% crops of pics made from the same distance, the letter borders have deeper jaggies on the Samsung Galaxy S II, as opposed to the ones from the Galaxy Note display, which are closer to the smoothness of the iPhone 4's screen. If we follow the “cut a third” logic, then the Galaxy Note density should go down to about 190ppi from the official 285, and thus fare worse than the 217ppi on the Galaxy S II, which is not the case. Again, this is zoomed to a level that you will never encounter on the phones themselves. Of course, the best way to compare an HD screen with PenTile is to pit it against another HD one with traditional RGB matrix, but for now we are working with what we have. We also ran the red test, and indeed the RGBG PenTile display on the Galaxy Note looks as if a fish net texture has been cast over, compared to the traditional RGB stripe matrix on the Samsung Galaxy S II, which shows lines. That, however, is not visible to the naked eye on the Galaxy Note, even if you stretch the picture at maximum in the Gallery. Galaxy Note And Galaxy S II Conclusion To wrap it up we'd say that the fears about PenTile appear hugely overblown when it comes to the new HD Super AMOLED technology, which delivers higher pixel density. The folks from Nouvoyance seem to be open about the advantages and disadvantages of their matrix arrangement, and never said flaws don't exist in certain conditions. Moreover, it seems that PenTile is here to stay, and Samsung is even prepping an RGBW LCD screen with 1600x2560 pixels resolution, resulting in 300ppi at 10.1-inch size. In any case, if we nitpickers couldn't find anything troubling with the screen on our prototype Galaxy Note, then the average user shouldn't even care what matrix their smartphone or tablet display uses to bring them those entertaining YouTube clips of cats falling off TVs. additional info: OLED-A & PenTileBlog

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Behind The Glass: A Detailed Tour Inside The Samsung Galaxy Nexus Source By now, the specs on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus are already publicly known, but what other magic is hiding within all the wires and circuitry? Here are a few things in the Galaxy Nexus: Silicon CPU: Texas Instruments OMAP4460, 2047.7 BogoMIPS GPU: Imagination Technologies PowerVR SGX 540 (same as the Galaxy S and Nexus S, though this one uses a higher clock speed at 384MHz) WiFi / Bluetooth module: Broadcom BCM4330 (same as in the Galaxy S II) Audio codec: Texas Instruments TWL6040 HDMI: Silicon Image MHD SiI9234 transmitter over MHL (same as Infuse 4G and GSII) USB Switch: Fairchild semiconductors fsa9480 (industry standard) Framebuffer controller: Samsung S6E8AA0 MIPI LCD with Gamma correction driver Sensors Geomagnetic sensor: Brand new tri-axial Yamaha YAS530 TouchScreen sensor: Melfas MMSxxx touchscreen Optical / proximity sensor: GP2A (same as Galaxy S and Nexus S) Barometric pressure sensor: BOSCH BMP180 (first of its kind in a smartphone) Triaxial acceleration sensor: BOSCH BMA250 Triple Axis MEMS Gyroscope: InvenSense MPU3050 Fuel Gauge (algorithm to track battery's state of charge): MAXIM MAX17040 Misc. internals Facial recognition elements (Face Unlock): left eye, right eye, nose base, head, face Available resolution for standard apps: 720 x 1184px Refresh rate: 60Hz LCD Density: 320 Default display color depth: 32bit Camera uses OMAP Ducati Subsystem, on-screen preview size is 768 x 576 Linux kernel: 3.0.1 compiled for SMP with voluntary kernel preemption for best interactivity Android ROM: version 4.0.1, built October 13, 2011 Device name: Maguro Main input/output type supported: Headphone, Speaker, Microphone, Bluetooth, Voice, FM, S/PDIF over HDMI; USB Audio DAC (digital-to-audio converter with USB input and stereo outputs) should also be supported

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Tata Docomo, Samsung join hands for 6 CDMA phones with FREE Voice Minutes Source The offer of 1,000 free voice minutes will be available on Samsung's M Power txt M 369, Galaxy Pop 1559, Guru B539, Guru Dual W139, M Power Music F219 and M Power TV S239. Tata Teleservices yesterday announced that the company will reach out to customers with one common brand—Tata Docomo—cutting across CDMA and GSM. But that not all as the company has also tied up with Samsung for handsets bundled with free voice minutes under a 'Dil Khol Ke Bol' promotional offer. Sunil Tondon, head, mobility services and device management, Tata Teleservices, said to The Mobile Indian, "Any of our existing or new customers who purchase any of six of the Samsung handsets we have shortlisted will be able to make 1,000 minutes of voice calls free for five months under the promotional scheme." He further added, "We have shortlisted six Samsung phones of which five are single SIM CDMA phones and one is a dual SIM phone which will support both CDMA and GSM network." The offer of 1,000 free voice minutes will be available on Samsung's M Power txt M 369, Galaxy Pop 1559, Guru B539, Guru Dual W139, M Power Music F219 and M Power TV S239.

Ice Cream Sandwich Features That Google Missed To Mention At Launch Event Source When Google announced Ice Cream Sandwich, it failed to mention several features of this Android release that many of you will surely like a lot. Android Engineer Dan Morill highlighted some of these features on Google+, other were identified from the SDK. Updated Settings: Settings menu has been revamped and it is now easier than ever to find the setting that you are looking for. Disabling Apps: If you can’t uninstall an app, you can always disable it in ICS. Android 4.0 adds the ability to disable an app and it will never run and its launcher icon is gone until you re-enable it. Improved Download Manager Support for Encryption in Phones: Full device encryption that was a part of Honeycomb is now available in phones. Audio Effects: New effects API. Support for WebM streaming, MKVs: Android 4.0 natively supports the playback of MKV files as well as streaming of Googe’s WebM video format. Hardware Acceleration: Android will finally have Hardware acceleration in ICS. It will allow for a super smooth user experience, better graphic performance, and better responsiveness within apps. Indic fonts (Devanagari, Bengali and Tamil) support in WebView and stock browser. No need to download other browsers just to view Hindi webpages.

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MTS Launches International Roaming Services For its CDMA Pre - Paid Customers Source Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL), which offers its services under the MTS brand, has launched international roaming services for its CDMA pre-paid customers. The new service will enables the MTS India subscribers to roam across more than 400 GSM networks in 231 countries on their existing CDMA SIM cards. The company claims it is the first telecom operator in India to offer such international roaming services for the CDMA pre-paid customers. The services will operate on the new Dual Mode SIM card, which will work both on GSM (while abroad) and CDMA networks (while in India). MTS' international data roaming covers nations like the US, Canada, Brazil, Chile, the UK, France, Germany, China, Singapore, UAE, Bahrain, New Zealand and Australia. To facilitate the international roaming on its CDMA SIMs, the company will deploy MACH telecom software. "With a view to enhance connectivity and convenience, we have now introduced international roaming services for our customers. This would enable our customers to stay connected while travelling abroad without changing their phone numbers and also enjoy seamless data connectivity on the go internationally," says MTS India Chief Marketing and Sales Officer Leonid Musatov. MTS customers can avail this service by visiting any MTS-branded retail outlet, submitting necessary documents including a copy of valid passport and a request for the activation of the service on their numbers. After approval, the customer's SIM will be swapped with an international roaming card. The international service request form is also available on the MTS India website – www.mtsindia.in. Besides, MTS' pre-paid customers will also have access to the GPRS services in 206 nations across 322 telecom networks while on international roaming. Moreover, they will have access to the high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) services in 114 countries on 145 roaming networks.

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OmniTouch Projection Interface Makes The World Your Touchscreen (video) Source Sometimes you just want to make notes on your forearm. Put that permanent marker down though, because PhD student Chris Harrison et al at Microsoft Research have created a new system that allows touchscreen interaction on hairy and uneven surfaces. It uses a short-range depth camera instead of the infrared sensor we've seen on similar devices, which allows it to gauge the viewing angle and other characteristics of surfaces being used -- and it can even handle pinch-to-zoom. There's a video, if you fancy a bit of wall-based digital finger painting.