Introducing The Upcoming Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Google's Android is now the most popular smartphone platform, according to The Nielsen Company. This mobile operating system is one step ahead of Apple's iOS and Research In Motion's BlackBerry OS, and it is constantly evolving. Recently, Google released the tablet-only Android 3.0, 3.1, and 3.2 Honeycomb as well as the 2.3 Gingerbread for smartphones, and they're already planning to introduce a new version of this software later this year. On May 10, 2011, the company announced that the Android 4.0, which is nicknamed Ice Cream Sandwich, is going to the market in Q4 2011. It looks like Christmas this year is going to be a super sweet one for tech enthusiasts all over the world!

Hot news about this latest version of the Android mobile platform has been spreading like wildfire all over the internet since its announcement in May. Google said that they wanted an operating system that runs everywhere, and hence the Android 4.0 was developed. The Ice Cream Sandwich is a combination of the Gingerbread and the Honeycomb, and you can expect to see it on phones, tablets, as well as computers. As we all know, the Gingerbread improves the soft keyboard and copy/paste features, refines the user interface, and also supports the Near Field Communication technology. On the other hand, the Honeycomb supports multicore processors and graphics hardware acceleration, and introduces new user interface features. The first tablet equipped with the 3.0 Honeycomb is the Motorola Xoom tab which was released in February 2011.

Tech enthusiasts can expect to see the Android 4.0 OS on the upcoming Google Nexus 3 smartphone. The China-based telecommunications company Huawei also claimed that their latest handset, the Glory, will be upgradable to Ice Cream Sandwich once it is available. Besides the Android 4.0, the Google Nexus 3 is also predicted to feature a 720p HD screen, 1080p HD video capture capability, 1GB of RAM, a 5 MP back camera, and ultra slim body. This smartphone is speculated to come with a dual-core 1.2GHz OMAP, 1.5GHz OMAP, Qualcomm Snapdragon, or a quad-core Kal-El processor.

Now the question is, what can the Android Ice Cream Sandwich do? This operating system enables user to connect other devices such as USB mouse or Xbox controller for Android games thanks to the Android Open Accessory program. It will also have multitasking tool and system manager so that you won't run out of memory on your mobile gadget. Last but not least, the facial recognition capability will keep your device secure.

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Cheap Call To Singapore

The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) liberalised Voice-over-IP service in 2005 to move in tandem with the worldwide shift in business paradigm to deliver voice services using Internet Protocol. The liberalisation had since introduced keen competition among major Service Provider in Singapore, resulting in drastically low telephone cost for frequent travelers and among Singaporean staying or studying overseas. Unlimited telephone calls can now be made to your family, friends and relatives in Singapore while you are overseas.

All major Service Provider are now offering entire suite of Voice-over-IP, messaging and entertainment services for hard phone and soft phone. Unlimited number of calls can be made from an anywhere, anytime to your family, friends and relatives in Singapore at as low as $10 per month. Value added services such as Short Message Service (SMS) over IP, Internet Messaging (IM), Email Retrieval, Chat Service and many more are also available.

Though Voice-over-IP is able to deliver complete services for messaging, communication and entertainment seamlessly across mobile, PCs and other IP-capable devices with unprecedented value, there are still very few users for this service. Some cite voice quality and delay as the reason. However, the real fear among users is the technical complexity in integrating mobile and internet technology into a single hardware. However, once the configuration is done, there is always very little to be worried about as the usage will be the same as normal handphone.

Ben Chua of Japan-hiWays has been a user of Voice-over-IP service for many months. He highly recommends this service to students who has easy access to wireless access point. There are many low cost Wifi handphones in the market now and they are easy to configure. Selecting Wifi access point within range is just by pressing of a button. In his opinion, voice quality of Voice-over-IP is even better than GSM. He has been providing advices and configuration services on freelance basis and most his customers are extremely happy with this service.

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