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post #21 of 51
7/9/12 at 5:05am
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The pretty Dandelion Live Wallpaper is being made available for other Android devices here ...

http://www.notebookforums.com/t/239438/cool-maybe-and-free-android-apps/40#post_3330849

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post #22 of 51
7/26/12 at 12:29am
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Samsung has released a stability update for its international Galaxy S3 smartphone that disables on-device search functionality pre-empting a patent dispute with Apple.

They didn't even warn the users about it sad.gif

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post #23 of 51
7/27/12 at 8:52am
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^^

“The most recent software upgrade for the Galaxy S III in the UK included the inadvertent removal of the universal search function. Samsung will provide the correct software upgrade within the next few days.”

well, they did not mean it to happen

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post #24 of 51
8/16/12 at 2:19am
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Warning ....

1) Floated firmware update 4.1.1 is out and about, fixing loads of stability issues

2) XDA folks just "unlocked" the "unsecured boot-loader" (Verizon Developer Variant Model)

Be careful not mixing the 2 together! You can brick your lovely S3 in less than a heartbeat

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post #25 of 51
8/22/12 at 7:39am
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oh ye .... don't they ever learn?

http://www.sammobile.com/2012/08/20/galaxy-s-iii-mini-and-galaxy-s-ii-plus-planned-for-end-2012/

The Samsung Galaxy S III Mini will try to fight the Apple iPhone 4S with a 5 megapixel camera, dual-core processor and 4.0” Super AMOLED screen with WVGA resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy S III Mini will cost only 250 euro compared to the iPhone 5 that costs around 650 euro with the same screen size.

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post #26 of 51
8/24/12 at 2:42pm
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anyone owns an S3? ... head to the Samsung App Store and get this Modern Combat 3:Fallen Nation for free winknudge.gif



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post #27 of 51
8/29/12 at 7:13am
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Looking like Samsung is desperate to get more S3 customers laugh4.gif

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S3 owners can head to Samsung Apps Store to download and use for free

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post #28 of 51
9/10/12 at 5:19am
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Another update just popped up on the horizon. Please note that this is not Jelly Bean, but more like a bunch of optimization and preparation for Jelly Bean (?) winknudge.gif

Well, don't be disheartened, welcome to the wild world of Google ... where (beta) update is the culture tongue.gif

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post #29 of 51
9/14/12 at 6:39am
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S3 owners from Verizon? ... an important update to come soon, not Jelly Bean - to improve stability and connectivity ...




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post #30 of 51
9/15/12 at 4:05am
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^^ It is now available w00t.gif

Go get it ... tongue.gif

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post #31 of 51
9/16/12 at 5:05am
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S3 latest advert ...





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post #32 of 51
9/16/12 at 5:09am
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sadly ... in the ongoing war .. ... a parody is being born ...





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post #33 of 51
9/21/12 at 12:25pm
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AMSTERDAM -- Using a pair of zero day vulnerabilities, a team of security researchers from U.K.-based MWR Labs hacked into a Samsung Galaxy S3 phone running Android 4.0.4 by beaming an exploit via NFC (Near Field Communications).

http://www.zdnet.com/exploit-beamed-via-nfc-to-hack-samsung-galaxy-s3-android-4-0-4-7000004510/

Let's hope that Jelly Bean is being updated to tackle this ...

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post #34 of 51
9/21/12 at 1:14pm
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and what the heck ... another drop test (it's an Android thing) laugh4.gif

iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Drop Test


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post #35 of 51
9/22/12 at 3:27am
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adding another blow ... so much for "I have a Quad-Core..." Come on Jelly Bean ...

http://www.notebookforums.com/t/240507/iphone-5-benchmarked-the-fastest-smartphone-in-the-land

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post #36 of 51
9/24/12 at 4:08am
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Jelly Bean is now being rolling out for the S3 (S III) ... starting out with Europe.

Now Samsung did said that it would be out in October, no set date of course, then choosing now to make it available for Europe, with no fanfare. For me this is simply unprofessional. You announce, you set a date, you stick to it. Trying to score point with rolling earlier than rumoring is chicken game

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Still waiting to see what the heck this early-trying-to-score-point release of Jelly Bean does

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post #37 of 51
9/24/12 at 2:32pm
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The first few observations from JB update

1) some devices will experience lagging after the update
2) if this happens - back up your data, swipe the ding clean
3) re-apply update.
4) or just b.u. data,, swipe clean before applying update winknudge.gif

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post #38 of 51
9/25/12 at 4:27am
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hmmm ... why Samsung should stay with smaller size screen for smart phone ...

http://www.displaymate.com/Smartphone_ShootOut_2.htm

The display on the Samsung Galaxy S III uses OLED technology. It’s a new technology that has not yet been refined to the same degree as LCDs, particularly the IPS LCDs ..... But OLEDs have been evolving and improving very rapidly as shown in our OLED Display Technology Shoot-Out so it has a very promising future. Here are the biggest issues we found in our extensive Lab measurements and viewing tests of the Galaxy S III: the Brightness is about half of the iPhone 5 due to power constraints resulting from the lower OLED power efficiency and concerns regarding premature OLED aging. As a result the image contrast and screen readability in high ambient lighting is much poorer than the iPhone 5. The Color Gamut is not only much larger than the Standard Color Gamut, which leads to distorted and exaggerated colors, but the Gamut is quite lopsided, with Green being a lot more saturated than either Red or Blue, which adds a Green color caste to many images. And for some reason Samsung has not bothered to calibrate the Color Gamut on any of its OLED displays, so they are wildly inaccurate and produce inaccurate and over saturated colors.

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Suggestions for Samsung: Keep up the good work in improving OLED displays! To produce a better OLED Smartphone, use a smaller size display (that uses less power), add a bigger battery to increase the screen Brightness and running time on battery, and most all – please calibrate the display so that its Color Gamut matches the Standard Color Gamut and the display delivers accurate rather than distorted, exaggerated, and gaudy colors!

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post #39 of 51
9/26/12 at 7:18am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by qhn View Post


Quote:
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"We would like to assure our customers that the recent security issue concerning the GALAXY S III has already been resolved through a software update. We recommend all GALAXY S III customers to download the latest software update, which can be done quickly and easily via the Over-The-Air (OTA) service."
which update were they talking about? Is this part of JB? pre-JB? after-JB?
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https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Contacts/+log/android-4.1.1_r1/src/com/android/contacts/dialpad/DialpadFragment.java

They said that "not all" S III have this issue.

Another headscratch.gif here ... so which model versions and serial numbers devices of the S III that consumers should be avoiding?

Furthermore this is not just related to Samsung devices alone ... Why the concentrated statement on just the S III?
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post #40 of 51
9/28/12 at 4:23am
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whilst waiting for the JB to hit your phones ...

USSD Wipe Stopper - by Bitdefender.
http://www.notebookforums.com/t/239438/cool-maybe-and-free-android-apps/80#post_3345957

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