4 finally surpasses Android Gingerbread

Finally, after many months, the use of Android 4 has exceeded that has version 2.3, Gingerbread. With Android 4 refers not only to Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0), but also to Jelly Bean (4.1 and 4.2). For the first time, Android 4 is the major dominant sector.
Today, of all existing Android smartphones, 45.1% use Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean, while Gingerbread gets 44.2%, but if we look at individual values ​​the 2.3 version would remain the number 1.
Regarding the less popular versions, Honeycomb has 1.2% of the total, 1.9% pose Eclair, Froyo 7.6% and 0.2% Donut old.
No doubt that Gingerbread has proved a platform not only durable, but also very well received. The above values ​​continue to show that Android is still quite fragmented, and for sure it will continue for many years. Obviously this is not good for developers, who tend to get apps that are more compatible with newer versions as Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean, but if you really want to have a larger scope should also make them compatible with the old version of Gingerbread.

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Gingerbread still dominates Android level

The Android Developers community just released a new report with multiple data and platform versions known. The interesting thing is that Gingerbread undoubtedly remains the dominant version.
Android 2.3, or Gingerbread, as they like to call it, is present in 47% of mobile apps in the world, which is less than what was revealed in October, which was present in 55% of the devices. While it has its share dropped slightly, Gingerbread still the king.
Secondly we have Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, which is part of the 29% of Android phones in the world, while third place goes to the latest general release, Android 4.1/4.2 Jelly Bean, which has a share 10%. Froyo also is almost as popular as Jelly Bean, as it has a market share of 9%.

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Panasonic ELUGA Analysis

Panasonic lands in the world of smartphones with a smart phone model, the Panasonic ELUGA . It has a large display and comes with two different versions, one in black and one in silver.

Panasonic's return to the European market is accompanied with an OLED screen and 4.3-inch size ideal to conveniently view movies, videos and websites.
In terms of connectivity the device supports 3G networks, WiFi and DLNA technologies used, NFC and Bluetooth. We will not be disconnected for any reason. The operating system has been chosen in the version Android Gingerbread, but before the end of the year we expect the final upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
To fight in a market full of great deals, Panasonic offers the ELUGA with reinforced chassis designed to prevent accidents with water and dust. The only thing left out is the final price that will have this new Panasonic model you want to return to the market strength of the European continent.
The manufacturer put the phone on sale in free format and thereafter any user regardless of the operator can get it, but the lack of money means we can not recommend it yet because it is unknown how much it costs to get this phone, without be high-end performance features more than satisfactory.

Product Reviews

Panasonic ELUGA design is one of the first things most striking about this new smartphone. Has less than 8 millimeters thick and even with battery weighs about 105 grams.

The screen is 4.3 inches, a size more than acceptable, and has a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels. It uses an OLED panel and different accessories ranging from integrated GPS and a gyroscope to the ambient light sensor.
The rigid chassis is also a plus since it allows a mobile with greater resistance to water and dust. In terms of connectivity the new Panasonic ELUGA is very versatile as it has WiFi, 3G and support for NFC and DLNA, and Bluetooth. By having Android is also very wide range of supported formats for multimedia playback, but factory and comes with support for the most important: MP4, DivX, Mp3 and the like.
Despite the large size of the screen the Panasonic ELUGA is very light, and to use an operating system versatile and full of applications, is a very attractive smartphone, even without being targeted audiences more ambitious. There remains the issue of price, but with a good marketing plan could become a mid-range phone but attractive for its wide range of possibilities.

Specifications

• GSM 50/900/1800/1900
• GPRS / EDGE /
• HSDPA 14.4 Mbps / HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
• HSPA + 21.1 Mbps / td>
• Dimensions 123 x 62 x 7.8 mm
• Peso103 gr
• Internal storage memory, 8 GB expandable with microSD cards up to 32 GB
• 1GB RAM
• 4.3-inch multitouch OLED qHD (960 x 540 pixels)
• Camera 8 megapixel sensor, video recording
• Multimedia playback of audio and video formats supported: DivX, AMR, MP3, MIDI, AAC, AAC +, eAAC +, WMA, MPEG4, H.263, H.264
• Voice recording, support JAVA, Adobe Flash Player 10.3 support
• Android OS 2.3.5 Gingerbread
• Menu Key / Home / Back / Search
• Dual core processor at 1 GHz
• Integrated GPS, accelerometer, 3.5mm output for headphones
• MicroSD card slot, document viewer, volume keys
• Inalámrbicas Connections: NFC, DLNA, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1
• Battery of 1,150 milliamps
• Talk time up to 230 minutes
• Standby time until 300 hours

Positives

Its design is extremely thin, the Panasonic ELUGA only has 7.8 millimeters thick. The fact that it will be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is important because major mobile devices are making the jump to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean would be a setback so stay with the Gingerbread version.
The internal memory of 8 GB is also a plus because it allows plenty of space for photos, videos, music, games and other applications. Finally connectivity, Panasonic Mobile ELUGA is working with leading technologies and allows connectivity to stay connected.

Negatives

On the downside, the Panasonic model ELUGA smartphone has a camera without flash that will not take clear pictures in low light, and lacks the HDMI input that it is almost a tradition in smartphones.
But since it is a return to the market, make a strong and discreet mobile may have been a better choice.

Conclusion

With the support and prestige of the firm Panasonic, the smartphone ELUGA try to get a place in the smartphone market fought. This is a handy mobile phone, well endowed in terms of connections and with a large screen and strong.

It falls short of the high end phones from Samsung and the new Nokia, but it's a nice try maybe doing well in the middle sector. For now is wait for price confirmation if it will get an affordable phone.
Panasonic ELUGA is very thin, no more than 8 mm, and comes in two colors for customization lovers can choose the one they like.

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X-Ray, check your Android vulnerabilities

 

Android , operating system, has a number of advantages and very notable strengths but also some very negative, related to security. Not that the latest versions are safe, if you have Ice Cream Sandwich, or Jelly Bean, you can be more or less calm. The problem is that previous versions had many vulnerabilities. Unfortunately, older versions are still widespread. X-Ray is an application that has been developed to detect whether your phone is vulnerable.

One of the problems of X-Ray is his name, and title it shares with hundreds of applications that claim to be able to find X-ray shots of our body. We all know that these applications are not real and do not work. However, X-Ray , developed by Duo Security, is much more useful. It is like antivirus or conventional security applications, but is something that has a very different purpose, that of detecting if your device is vulnerable or not.

Older versions of Android, such as Gingerbread or Honeycomb, have security flaws that hackers exploit many experts to penetrate the system and obtain data that can be very private, such as certain photographs, messages, data access certain services, and even banking passwords. X-Ray aims to expose the vulnerabilities that have the devices so that, at least, if no solution, users are aware of what they have.
X-Ray is a free application, however, is not available in Google Play, so you will have to be downloaded directly from the developer page . To install, you should first go to Settings> Security> Unknown sources, and checking this box, which is what allows us to install applications that do not come from Google Play.

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