Samsung Galaxy S III Announced For Canada, Rogers To Increase Unlimited Value Plans & Can Your Mobile Apps Be Trusted?

Samsung Galaxy S III Announced For Canada With 2GB Of RAM, 1.5GHz Dual-Core Processor. The Canadian variant of the Samsung Galaxy S III will scrap the quad-core Exynos processor found in the European version and instead feature a 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 processor. The Canadian handset, like the Japanese model, will also receive a RAM boost from 1GB to 2GB. It has already been confirmed that the Galaxy S III would be equipped with a dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor on U.S. carriers with 4G LTE networks.
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Rogers To Increase Unlimited Value Plans By $2/Month On June 1st
Rogers Unlimited Value Plans will be increasing in price soon.

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Google to introduce 3D maps before Apple at June 6th event

. Google on Friday sent out press invites for a Maps event in San Francisco next week. The event will be hosted by Brian McClendon, vice president of Google Maps and Google Earth, who will give a “behind-the-scenes” look at the “next dimension” of the company's Map service, hinting at a new 3D mapping feature. Apple is reportedly planning to drop Google Maps from its devices and as BGR exclusively reported earlier this week, is expected to debut its own 3D maps service at its WWDC on June 11th. Google's event is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m.

Boy Genius Report, Google to introduce 3D maps before Apple at June 6th event

Motorola MOTOACTV update adds Twitter and Facebook to keep you company during marathons

If you wish you could tweet during that round-the-block 5K, then Motorola's latest update to MOTOACTV is for you. The fitness computer will display Facebook and Twitter messages on the device as well as offering more accurate mapping, easier WiFi network setup and more flexible workout planning. Additionally, golfists who plumped for the Golf edition get some more links-appropriate features like tee location options and putt distance-tracking.

Engadget, Motorola MOTOACTV update adds Twitter and Facebook to keep you company during marathons

Corsair Force GT SSDs put through their paces, have graphs to prove it

Instead of singling out one of Corsair's latest SandForce-equipped SSDs, the folks at StorageReview sussed out performance differences by putting each drive through the wringer. Though read / write specs are relatively uniform across the line, barring some slight dips in speed, they dug up a few juicy morsels of info that could benefit both frugal and performance-minded shoppers. In a read intensive gaming test, the 60GB entry drive performed similarly to the 480GB behemoth. Another notable result was a 60% jump in throughput between the 120GB and 180GB models.

Engadget, Corsair Force GT SSDs put through their paces, have graphs to prove it

STATS: Android 4.0 now on 7.1% of Android devices

Finally, thanks in part to Samsung unleashing Android 4.0 for the Galaxy S II and an impressive new range of HTC models running on Google's latest code, the “Ice Cream Sandwich” version of the mobile OS is showing a big leap in user numbers, with Google's latest Platform Versions data giving ICS a 7.1% share of the current Android market. Despite that rise in use of Android 4.0, Android 2.3 has increased its overall percentage as well, up from 64.4% last month to 65% in this latest window, thanks to the fact that the majority of new Android devices still ship with good old 2.3 onboard.

Eurodroid, STATS: Android 4.0 now on 7.1% of Android devices

ITU lays out recommendations on 3DTV, Ultra High Definition TV standards (video)

The ITU has stayed busy, as we mentioned earlier it met to hammer out standards for UHDTV (Ultra High Definition TV), and also recently announced a new set of recommendations for 3DTV. On the 3D front it focused on standardization for delivering video in both 720 and 1080 line formats, digital interfaces used for studio production and methods to evaluate quality based on picture quality, depth and comfort levels. As far as UHDTV which is still quite a bit further off, the group has decided the term will cover both 4K and 8K (aka Super Hi-Vision) resolution video, as multiples of the existing 1080p standard.

Engadget, ITU lays out recommendations on 3DTV, Ultra High Definition TV standards (video)

Sharp shows off IGZO LCD and OLEDs including a 13.5-inch QFHD screen

Sharp announced earlier this year that it was starting to crank out LCD panels based on new indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) technology and now it's ready to show some off at the Society for Information Display show in Boston. Currently sized for phones and tablets, the first prototypes include a pair of LCDs, one a 4.9-inch 720x1280 display, and the other coming at 6.1-inches with a resolution of 2560x1600.





Engadget, Sharp shows off IGZO LCD and OLEDs including a 13.5-inch QFHD screen