Earlier Mozilla had declared that Smartphone’s based on Firefox OS will be arriving soon in 2013. It has been stated by chief operating officer of Telefonica that the first phone using Firefox operating system will be priced below Rs 5,500 and will be launched before March 2013 in Brazil. The operating system will be better and cheaper than the Android operating system from Google, and will also address update and fragmentation issues that plague Android.

At the Mobile World Congress (Back in February 2012) Mozilla shared plans to launch HTML5 based mobile operating system for Smartphone’s. Previously it is known as the Boot To Gecko project, and now called as Firefox OS. Firefox operating system will work on all versions of the OS, even the latest. It is based on the HTML5 web standard with HTML5 applications which has an access of core features like calling, but Android OS do not have access to core features of the phone as native applications do. Android OS also supports HTML5 applications.

As the apps will run on the cloud so it does not require expensive hardware.HTML5 have developer support, as most developers have the HTML5 capability. Firefox OS includes some features like camera, Bluetooth, USB port, and even Near Field Communication. Mozilla will open up the platform for others after the web APIs standardization has been checked and approved by the W3C. It has been stated by chief executive officer, Mozilla that the introduction of the open mobile OS continues the Mozilla mission to promote openness, innovation and opportunity on the web for users and developers. As billions of users are expected to come online for the first time in the coming years, it is important to deliver a compelling Smartphone experience that anyone can use. This new operating system is supported by leading operators such as Deutsche Telekom, Etisalat, Smart, Sprint, Telecom Italia, Telefónica and Telenor (Uninor in India) .It is expected that Smartphone’s with Firefox OS will have access to most markets in the world right from the beginning.

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Galaxy SIII, Samsung's flagship Android Smartphone has received another software upgrade following its global launch. OTA (over the air), the software update that is being rolled out misses out on the list of upgrades or the change log that the upgrade will bring to the device. Brightness control option to the notification menu has been upgraded allowing users to toggle brightness without entering the device setup. This upgrade for Samsung Galaxy SIII promises to give improved stability. Till now company has not revealed any information about the inclusion of upgrades and as usual the change log for the device is also missing. Users can download this upgrade to the device without the need for a PC or software. User will also receive the update notification.  The upgrade seems to be geared towards device stability and performance; the package containing data worth 72.68 MB cannot be for controlling brightness alone. If users haven’t received any notification then they can check for it in the Android settings in the menu.

The update's availability and size will differ according to the country and carrier. It might reach soon if the upgrade is not available right now.

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Olympics 2012 is planned to start on July 25 which is going to take place in London. All the basic details about the scheduled events, athletes, venue and other media are available at the official Olympics 2012 app. It will provide all the latest updates, news, schedules and results to the Olympics aficionados. These updates will be almost live so that users can be updated with the results. They can also get the details about the sports, athlete profiles, schedules and medal tables. Through this app users can share the results in real-time over social networks. You can keep yourself updated with sports events using the schedule and results. Even it allows the people to follow the Live Schedule that offers details of the sports events in progress. Multimedia in terms of photos and other information will also be available. 36 sports of the Olympics and 21 sports of the Paraolympics are featured by the London 2012 Olympics app. This application is especially created for sports fans and also for those who wish to know the medal standings of their country or favourite athletes. You can download official Olympic Games' London 2012  Results App through the Google Play Store for free.Motorola Razr and Razr Maxx getting Android 4.0 update in India

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Finally the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Motorola Razr and Razr Maxx has now arrived in India. Recently the update was rolled out in the US and now Indian owners of the new Razr can enjoy some ICS goodness. New features has been introduced in this update which includes few UI changes, faster browser, better battery life, some new apps, bug fixes and also the new Face unlock feature. The update also comes up with new lock screen that permit you directly to open the dialer, messaging or camera app. The size of this update is 280MB. You can download it through Wi-Fi or data connections

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According to the latest reports Kindle Fire 2 is bound to appear with a few important changes to the tablet which would be lighter and slimmer than the original Kindle. It has been reported that Kindle Fire 2 would feature a rear camera this time. The screen resolution of the Android tablet is supposedly to increase from the current 1024 x 600 pixels to 1280 x 700 pixels. This means that increase in the total pixels is up by about 67 percent and this would give the new Kindle a PPI (pixel per inch) of 216. This would result in 29 percent greater pixel density than the original Kindle Fire. This new kindle fire features faster chip and improved graphics followed by updated version of the company’s fork of Android for the new display. This display resolution is not new in industry as the Acer Iconia Tablets and also Google’s latest Nexus 7 tablet runs on the same 1280 x 800 pixel resolution. This new Kindle Fire is expected to arrive in Q3 2012. It has also been reported that the tablet would arrive in July-August.

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