Considering that the US Galaxy S III models have a different chipset from the international models, the leaks of Jelly Bean could not be ported. However, this changed when the T-Mobile Galaxy S III received a leak. This leak was then ported to the Verizon Galaxy S III, a phone with a completely different radio and a locked bootloader. Everything… Read more
Samsung has officially confirmed that the Jelly Bean update for its flagship Galaxy S III will be arriving sometime in October. That’s actually not too long of a wait, so thank Samsung for being fairly prompt with this update. Jelly Bean leaks have been dropping like crazy, so we knew the update was almost ready for release. If you don’t have a… Read more
There’s a chip on the Galaxy S III called the STMicroelectronics LSP331AP, which is a pressure sensor. STMicroelectronics has decided to explain it to us, since it’s their new generation of pressure sensors. The chip is piezoresistor-equipped that uses pressure to track altitude. Even though it’s just a chip in a cell phone, it’s accurate enough to tell… Read more
Vodafone’s IFA booth had their new Samsung Galaxy S III LTE, packing the famed Exynos quad core along with a dedicated LTE radio. This of course adds bulk and weight to the phone, along with worse battery, most likely. However, there was one thing that catches the eye: it is pre-loaded with Jelly Bean. If it’s already pre-loaded on one Galaxy S III,… Read more
While the international Galaxy S III getting so many Jelly Bean leaks, the US models got no love. They have different chipsets, so ports aren’t possible. However, we have some good news. A Jelly Bean build was leaked for the T-Mobile Galaxy S III, showing that Samsung is dedicated to updating even the carrier models as quickly as possible. The build… Read more
It’s shocking how many Jelly Bean leaks the international Galaxy S III has gotten. Today, we have a new one leaked, making the total number 3. The build is XXDLH6 and comes as an Odin flashable .md5 file. These files are dead easy to flash from a Windows-based PC, and will flash the whole firmware in a minute with just a few clicks. The rate at which… Read more
We know that the Verizon Galaxy S III had a huge victory recently, where its bootloader was completely unlocked. But what if you want to unlock it easily without a computer? Here comes EZ-Unlock! It’s a simple app that requires root access and unlocks your bootloader with one press of a button. There isn’t a way to make this easier, really. This… Read more
T-Mobile’s Galaxy S III is getting an update today, and it has been confirmed to strip the phone of local search. While unfortunate, it’s not a huge deal. The update is a bug fixer, so it’s probably worth it to update anyway. There may be other updates, like radio and kernel, too. Overall, it’s good news with a sprinkle of… Read more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33DoSZuS1ao&feature=player_embedded This video has been found from a Mexican Android blog showing off a TouchWiz Jelly Bean ROM running on a Galaxy S III. The video shows off a few new features, like a revamped notification bar. They added a brightness slider, like AOKP has. They also included expandable notifications, but… Read more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK318yBOvjw&feature=player_embedded#! Everyone has seen drop tests. They’re simple and show the effects of the average drop. It’s what people do, drop phones from about the same height. But there aren’t enough drop tests to show how durable a phone is for the extreme individual. In that case, what do said extreme… Read more
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