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Is a Samsung Galaxy Android camera in the works?

Via: Xataca.

As he mentioned during an interview last October, Andy Rubin's dream is to see Android on every screen. A couple of years ago, that might have seemed like something impossible, but we are getting very close to such a world. With Samsung being one of the biggest players in Android, we are not surprised to see that they might be working on an Android camera.

Samsung has filed a trademark for a device called the "Samsung Galaxy Camera" via the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office). As always, we do not yet know if this is for a device, a service, an app, or if it will even become anything at all (We have seen multiple companies file for trademarks they've never used).

We have seen Polaroid make an attempt at a standalone Android camera as well. Granted, the device we saw at CES was not the best device in the world, but after speaking to Executive Vice President and COO Emanuel Vorona, he assured me that Polaroid's commitment to Android is strong. He even mentioned that the final product would be much better than what we saw at CES, and he just rushed those so we could have something to see at the show.

We still do not know to what extent Samsung would take the Android OS into a camera. The Polaroid Android camera was essentially a camera with a phone in it (as opposed to a phone with a camera). It makes us wonder what Samsung's possible product could be like. Will it also have phone capabilities? Would it work as a WiFi-only device? Will it even have the full capabilities of the operating system, or will it be limited to better fit its purpose?

These, among with other factors will have to be considered by Samsung. We sure hope that they can find a good balance and make a great device. And if Polaroid steps up its game well enough, we might be seeing great Android cameras in the near future.

Being able to edit your pictures with apps, directly from your camera, would be really fun. Not only that, but one could also easily share images through social networks, or upload them to the cloud without needing to connect it to a computer.

As already mentioned, we do not know if Samsung is actually working on something like this. It is simply speculation based on a trademark it has filed for. But let us know your opinions. Do you guys believe we need good Android cameras, or would you prefer phones with better cameras? Would all the photographers out there like to see Android on their DSLR cameras some day?

Samsung Galaxy S2 grabs free Gameloft game

By Joan Lee, VIA:popherald.com.

Ahead of the Mobile World Congress, Samsung treats Galaxy S2 owners with a free Android game.

Aside from the default free Asphalt 6 game (depending on market), Samsung Galaxy S2 owners are getting another free game through Samsung's Apps Store, Gameloft's Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation. The game is currently priced at $6.99 in the Android Market.

I have no idea if this free Modern Combat for the Galaxy S2 is for a limited time so don't fall asleep on this one.

The new game comes ahead of the rumored Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus unveiling in Europe. Rumors say the Galaxy S2 Plus includes a dual-core CPU clocked at 1.5GHz, but it will reportedly ship with Android 2.3.6 and not Ice Cream Sandwich.

Aside from the S2 Plus, Samsung is also expected to formally introduce the Galaxy S Advance, the Android Gingerbread smartphone with dual-core CPU, contour screen and 5-megapixel camera.

Halliburton decides to dump BlackBerry for iPhone

By: Lee Mathews, VIA:geek.com.

For the past year and a bit, it seems like every time the sun shines on RIM (however briefly) there's always a big, grey cloud that rolls in right away. After receiving positive reactions to the PlayBook OS 2 demo and its added remote display and control features, Halliburton has dropped a bomb on Waterloo: they're dumping BlackBerry smartphones for iPhones.

This is quite a kick in the teeth for RIM. Yes, it's just one company…but Halliburton has more than 60,000 employees and is one of the largest oilfield services companies in the world. They also control several subsidiaries and do millions (or even billions) of dollars in government contract work every year. For Halliburton to very publicly announce that they're done with BlackBerry is a serious black eye for RIM.

RIM has, after all, built their reputation on providing strong enterprise services to customers just like Halliburton. Even though the company is only transitioning 4,500 users to the iPhone, it could signal impending doom for BlackBerry in the enterprise. Halliburton deals with scores of other companies, and there are plenty of subcontractors (and competitors) around the globe that no doubt look to them for direction.

With their employees now packing iPhones, Halliburton says they'll be able to "better support [their] mobile applications initiatives."

So, who else has jumped the BlackBerry ship? Other high-profile defections include Barclays and Credit Suisse, where more than 7,000 users opted to use their own Android smartphones and iPhones instead of sticking with a BlackBerry.

2012 could be a make-or-break year for RIM and their new CEO. Hopefully they can bring something more exciting to the table than the new "Be Bold" campaign and a few new Curves.

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Google introduces Chrome for phone

BY Juliette Garside, VIA:guardian.co.uk.

Google is to replace the web browser in Android smartphones with a revamped version named after its Chrome desktop product, as the search giant redoubles its efforts to knock Microsoft off the top perch in the battle of the browsers.

Chrome for phone, which is faster, links to the user's desktop and allows an unlimited number of pages to remain open simultaneously, begins its public "beta" trial on Tuesday, and may move to a full launch this spring.

The upgrade reinforces Google's push to eat into Microsoft's dominance of web browsers. Since Chrome for desktop computers was launched in October 2008, Microsoft's Internet Explorer has dropped from a 67% to 37% market share, according to analysis by StatCounter.

Chrome, which has 200 million users worldwide, overtook Firefox, an independent open source browser funded by a trust, as the second most popular in December 2011 and now has a 29% market share, with Firefox at 25%.

In a move designed to tie users more closely to Google products and services, Chrome desktop users will be able to call up on their phone, at the touch of one button, the last set of web pages opened on their desktop.

The feature should be useful for those leaving the office in a hurry: look up the location of a meeting but forget to print out the map, and the phone can open the map page without having to carry out a new search. Start work on an online document at the office and continue adding to it on the move without having to spend time retrieving it.

Bookmarks saved on Chrome for desktop are also automatically available on the browser of any smartphone, tablet or laptop also using Chrome. A user's various Chrome browsers will synchronise with each other every two minutes.

Google claims Chrome is faster than many other browsers because of technology that anticipates which page a user is going to click on next so that it can start pre-loading it, and in a demonstration at Google's London headquarters on Tuesday, Chrome completed the loading of pages containing rich media such as photos and videos more quickly than Apple's Safari browser on an iPhone.

Chrome for phone will work only on the latest version 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich version of Google's Android phone operating system. The browser will only be available to Android phones during the trial period, but a Google spokesperson said it hoped eventually to release versions for all operating systems including Apple's iOS for iPhones.

Chrome will come pre-installed on Android phones as the default browser, although users will be free to select a rival such as Firefox, Dolphin and Opera. The advent of an improved browser is likely to slow the adoption on smartphones of independent alternatives, which have attracted praise in comparison with Android's current offering.

Google calls this seamless link between devices the "personal web", and it is clearly designed to ensure that it retains control of the gateways to the internet on all devices.

The development is yet another sign that Google is deploying a strategy very similar to Apple's - tying customers into the brand on whatever screen they happen to be using. Unlike Apple, Google does not manufacture hardware, and wants its software to be available on any device its users choose to buy.

Chrome's presence as an operating system on desktop computers is also negligible. But with most activities moving off the desktop and on to the internet, a suite of tools such as email, Chrome and Google Docs, plus sharing services like Google+ and YouTube, have given the company a daily visibility on Apple and Microsoft machines that no advertising spend could buy.

So much so that it no longer feels appropriate to refer to Google as a search giant. Although without search dollars, none of these market share building but so far loss-making activities would be possible.

Chrome for Android 'won't get Flash'

By Shane Richmond, VIA:telegraph.co.uk.

Google's Chrome for Android browser will not support Flash, Adobe has confirmed.

Google announced the beta version of Chrome for Android last night. The long-awaited release replaces the default Android browser for those users who are on the Ice Cream Sandwich version of Google's mobile operating system.

The beta version does not support Flash and Adobe confirmed today that Chrome for Android will never run Flash.

In a blog post, Adobe's Bill Howard wrote: "As we announced last November, Adobe is no longer developing Flash Player for mobile browsers, and thus Chrome for Android Beta does not support Flash content."

RIM, the BlackBerry manufacturer, has already said that it will continue to release its own implementations of Flash for its mobile browsers and Google could do the same, though the company has yet to say whether it intends to do so.

When Apple launched its iPhone without support for Flash, Adobe was critical and even took out adverts complaining about the lack of Flash support in the iPhone. Adobe claimed that Apple was trying to protect its App Store.

Steve Jobs, Apple's late CEO, denied that claim in a post on his company's website. He said Adobe Flash was not an open technology, was unstable and had a negative effect on battery life. He also pointed out that there were alternative technologies for things such as web video.

Last November, Jobs appeared to have been proved right when Adobe said it was abandoning development of mobile Flash. The company said it would focus on HTML 5 for mobile devices and work with Flash "where it can have the most impact for the industry".

Announcing Chrome for Android, yesterday, Sundar Pichai, Google's senior vice president for Chrome and apps, emphasised the speed and simplicity of the new mobile browser.

He said that Google had built Chrome for Android "from the ground up" with mobile in mind. He added: "We reimagined tabs so they fit just as naturally on a small-screen phone as they do on a larger screen tablet. You can flip or swipe between an unlimited number of tabs using intuitive gestures, as if you’re holding a deck of cards in the palm of your hands, each one a new window to the web."

Chrome for Android supports a single sign-in feature that allows users to log-in and sync bookmarks between mobile and desktop versions of Chrome. The mobile browser will also automatically load any tabs that you had open on the desktop version of Chrome.

That move is likely to encourage more Android users to adopt Chrome on their desktop and laptop computers. At the end of last year Chrome overtook Firefox to become the second most popular web browser.

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I-4 Corridor Is the Highway to Presidential Political Heaven

By Bobbie O'Brien, Via:wusf.usf.edu.

TAMPA (2012-1-30) - Florida's primary is Tuesday and the Republican presidential candidates are focusing on the Interstate-4 corridor, called the "highway to presidential political heaven" because by some estimates, it's home to almost half of Florida's GOP voters.

The 132-mile ribbon of concrete links Florida's Atlantic Coast to the Gulf Coast and connects two of Florida's largest media markets, Tampa Bay and Orlando.

Just two blocks off I-4 in downtown Orlando is the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office, This past week, it saw a steady stream of early voters and others dropping off absentee ballots like Hilda Kolb.

The retiree timed her trip to the elections headquarters with her volunteer day at the local hospital to save on gas. Formerly a registered Democrat, Kolb is not happy with either party.

"I changed to Republican temporarily last election because I am not an Obama person." Kolb said. The 82-year-old willingly gave her age, but wouldn't say who she voted for adding there are some things she prefers to keep to herself.

Yet, Kolb's frustration does not surprise Susan MacManus, a longtime political science professor at the University of South Florida.

"The dominate thing Floridians are looking for is someone who can win Florida," MacManus said. "Republican pride was greatly damaged when they lost the state and it turned blue in 2008. They don't want a repeat."

The highway in Orlando is lined with hotels and theme parks like Universal Studios and Disney World. Florida's tourism industry was hit hard by the recession, shedding thousands of jobs.

A short drive west, at a an airstrip near Polk City, Donald Coleman had just finished his first ride in a biplane. He and his wife Paula moved to Valrico, Florida from Ohio. Both have already voted for Newt Gingrich.

"He's just more forceful," Paula Coleman said. "We can't have a wimpy president again."

Her husband, Donald Coleman also wants a more decisive president, "If you're going to make a decision, make a decision, don't wait months."

But not all Florida Republicans have made up their minds. Cheryl Meeks, lifelong Republican and owner of the Parkesdale Farm Market in Plant City, has to do some more studying before she decides who will get her vote.

"Every time I read something, I say okay, I'm going to go that way and then I read something else and then I'm going to go that way," Meeks said.

The Parkesdale Market is popular because its fresh strawberry shortcake which draws residents and politicians alike. Meeks said in 2008 Barack Obama and John McCain bot visited with her customers.

The I-4 corridor that ends in Daytona Beach originates in Ybor City, Tampa's historic Hispanic neighborhood. Hispanics make up 11 percent of Republican voters but the majority are Cuban-American and live in Miami.

The Tampa Bay region had one of the state's biggest increases in registered Republicans. That includes 18-year-old Derek Enderlot who skipped high school last week to attend a Newt Gingrich rally in St. Petersburg with his parents.

"It makes sense just the way the Republicans, the conservatives think," Enderlot said. "It's cutting back on spending, saving money and doing what you can to keep your finances under control,"

With almost half of Florida's GOP voters living along Interstate-4, voters like Derek Enderlot may ultimately decide which Republican candidate will win Florida's primary.

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