Earlier this year, Samsung announced the powerful Galaxy S II smartphone at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011 in South Korea. This handset runs on the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Operating System and it comes with a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED Plus display, 1.2 GHz dual core processor, 8 megapixel camera with full HD (1080p) video recording and more. Recently, we posted that, the Samsung Galaxy S II international pre-orders crossed 3 million units. And now, Samsung Hub is reporting that, Samsung managed to sell more than 1 million units of the powerful Galaxy S II in South Korea.

Samsung Galaxy S II features a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED Plus display with 800�480 pixels resolution, Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system, 1.2 GHz dual core processor, 3D user interface, HSPA+ connectivity, Bluetooth 3.0+HS, 8 megapixel camera with full HD (1080p) video recording, Android Market, Social Hub Premium, Readers Hub, Game Hub, Music Hub, Kies Air, NFC (Near Field Communication) and more.

Samsung Galaxy S II was released in South Korea on April 29th. Samsung sold 1 million units of the original Galaxy S in 70 days, but the company easily managed to sell 1 million units of the Galaxy S II in just 30 days. This handset is available in South Korea on the SKT, KT and LG U+ networks. Samsung sold 100,000 units of Galaxy S II in 3 days, 200,000 in 8 days, 400,000 in 14 days, 500,000 in 18 days and 1,000,000 in just 30 days.

This handset was recently launched in India. Are you planning to buy the powerful Samsung Galaxy S II? Let us know your views in the comments section below.

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ASUS recently launched ASUS EeePad Transformer, which is an amazing tablet and it's currently one of the hottest Android tablets available in the market. The main and amazing feature of the device is that it comes with a laptop dock and after attaching with it, the tablet is turned into a laptop. But it looks like ASUS has something really big up their sleeves. First they turned a tablet into a laptop, and now they are planning to turn a smartphone into a tablet. Our friends over at PocketNow got their hands on some shots of ASUS Padfone, and the idea behind the hardware design is just amazing. Have a look on the image:

In ASUS EeePad Transformer, the tablet merges with a laptop dock but in this one, the phone is merging with a tablet. The phone literally merged in the tablet when attached with dock, It's covered and hard to tell where are you actually hiding it. It seems that the tablet comes with a 10-Inch display, and the phone is around 4-inch. At the moment, we don't know about the specs and the software the phone will run on. Tomorrow is actually the day when ASUS will officially unveil it at Computex, but there is no restriction on making some guesses, right? EeePad Transformer is rocking on a dual-core Tegra 2 processor, so I am pretty sure that Padfone will also feature a dual-core processor, but it's possible that this time it's from Qualcomm, but lets wait for official release. We heard that ASUS is also working on a Tegra 3 a.k.a quad-core powered tablet, but I think it's too early for quad-core to come out. �And about the software, I really don't know about it but what's coming in my mind is that the tablet will run on Honeycomb and the phone will be powered by Android 2.3 a.k.a Gingerbread, and what ASUS is actually offering is a set where you actually getting both in one bundle. Rumor has it that Garmin is the maker of the smartphone, so lets see. I think ASUS will also sell the tablet and phone separately.

Well friends, my guesses can go wrong, so don't forget to tell me about yours in the comment box below.

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Earlier this month, Google held their annual developer's conference which is known as Google I/O. Google introduced a lot of good stuff there and we were impressed by their upcoming new good things. Google also announced that later this year, they will launch Android 2.4 a.k.a Ice Cream Sandwich, and Google is repeating it from last 2 years by introducing a new OS along with a new Google branded phone, and I am sure that they will repeat it again. Also Android Head Andy Rubin confirmed it that there will be a new Google Nexus device in future, which we heard from other sources will be the first one to run Ice Cream Sandwich and it will be out later this year. TechHog got their hands on first shot of Nexus 3 and their buddy sent him who works with Android Team at Google. Now the image is pulled from the source on a request, which gives us a hint that the pic isn't fake. It's an early prototype version, and as you can see there is not button on the front panel, but it's possible that it will feature disappearing capacitive buttons, and you may have seen these kinds of buttons on HTC Incredible S and HTC Flyer. It's a prototype so it's possible that final version will be completely different.

At the moment, no one know who is going to manufacture it, but rumor has it that it's either HTC or LG. HTC made the first ever Google device, it's possible that they will be doing it again. The device is said to be in testing with HSPA+ and Sprint Nextel CDMA network. As we know that both T-Mobile and Sprint are currently offering Nexus S in USA, so it seems they are also targeting the next Google device.

Well people, that's all we currently know about the upcoming Nexus device. I hope in near future, we will hear some more information about it. Personally, my money is on HTC and the one above feels like from HTC because the design looks like Desire HD . What do you think?

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iPad in the cockpit , woot !�

Alaska Airlines has become the first US Airline ( or first airline in the world according to my knowledge) to replace heavy paper flight manuals with the Apple iPad. This means that Airline pilots will only have to carry a 700 gram iPad (assuming it's the iPad2 WiFi version) in place of over 11 kilos of paper manuals.

The GoodReader app on the iPad will be used to read 41 flight manuals and other reference materials in PDF format.The aeronautical navigation charts are still not available on the iPad though.

Now I wish kids who go to school carry an iPad instead of really heavy backpack and that hope the pilots have a spare iPad or paper manual as backup. And another item on the pre-take-off check for the pilot �� Charge iPad � Check !

Press Release

Alaska Airlines Pilots Go Lean And Green With iPads

First major domestic airline to use iPads to replace flight manuals

5/27/2011 9:12 a.m.

SEATTLE � As part of an ongoing effort to use technology to enhance flight safety, improve efficiency and protect the environment, Alaska Airlines is issuing iPad tablet computers to its pilots. The 1�-pound iPads replace up to 25 pounds of paper flight manuals that pilots are required to carry when they fly.
The iPads are being distributed to all Alaska Airlines pilots, a process that will be complete by mid-June. This follows a successful trial by 100 line and instructor pilots and Air Line Pilots Association representatives, who evaluated the feasibility of using iPads as electronic flight bags this past winter and spring.
Alaska Airlines is the first major domestic airline to use the iPad to replace paper manuals.
"We've been exploring the idea of an electronic flight bag for several years, but never found a device we really liked," said Gary Beck, Alaska Airlines' vice president of flight operations. "When the iPad hit the market, we took one look at it and said this is the perfect fit."
The iPads contain an app called GoodReader that is loaded with PDF versions of 41 flight, systems and performance manuals, reference cards, and other materials. The electronic manuals include hyperlinks and color graphics, enabling pilots to find information faster and easier. Updating these reference materials can now be accomplished with one tap on the iPad screen instead of the former, labor-intensive process of replacing individual pages with new ones. The iPad is considered a Class 1 electronic device, meaning it is stowed during takeoff and landing under Federal Aviation Administration regulations.
In conjunction with replacing paper manuals, Alaska Airlines is exploring the replacement of paper aeronautical navigation charts with electronic versions on the iPad, eliminating the need for every pilot to carry their own copy. The two initiatives, dubbed "Bye, Bye, Flight Bag," will save about 2.4 million pieces of paper.
The cost of the project is expected to be offset by lower paper, printing and distribution expenses and reduced fuel consumption as some weight is removed from the aircraft. Further savings are expected from fewer back and muscle injuries caused by pilots carrying flight bags that can tip the scales at 50 pounds or more fully loaded.

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