Marvin Gaye heard it through the grape vine, and Lindsay Lohan knows what we are talking about as well. We are referring of course to rumors, which seem perfectly suited to the tech-crazed smartphone posters and tweeters of the Internet. The smartphone Blogosphere’s favorite mobile handset topic to discuss without any type of solid information or knowledge to back up their beliefs? The arrival, release schedule and contents of upcoming and as yet unannounced mobile operating systems and updates.
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The latest Android operating system available on multiple devices is Jelly Bean 4.2.2, with the Google Play Edition Galaxy S4 reportedly one of the few devices that is running an early version of Android 4.3. What we do know for certain is that Jelly Bean 4.3 is definitely the next up in the Android operating system batting order, and substantial rumors, along with industry analysts, point to a July 24 release for Android 4.3. And the most recent smartphone rumors have Samsung skipping right over Android 4.2.2 for the newest operating system update.
Telstra is one of the largest wireless providers in Australia, and they recently announced that Samsung would head straight to Android 4.3 and bypass 4.2.2 altogether. Samsung did not confirm nor deny this announcement, and this means that popular phones like the Samsung Galaxy S III may perhaps see a 4.2.1 update shortly, but then are projected to move right on to Android 4.3. There has been talk of compatibility issues between the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update and the Samsung TouchWiz user interface.
This would explain skipping the operating system entirely for the Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II smartphones, and would certainly be fine with owners of those handsets. The newer update would deliver features like new lockscreen widgets, as well as the ability to control your Galaxy S III smartphone with your vision. Eyeball tracking technology is supported in the 4.3 update, which delivers the Samsung Smart Pause video and Smart Scroll features.
Samsung has been working closely with Google on the Google Play Edition S4, and that behind the scenes partnership could lend some credence to this Galaxy S III Jelly Bean 4.3 rumor. The Galaxy S III recently celebrated its one-year anniversary in the United States by closing in on the 60 million global unit sales mark. The phone delivers a True HD 720P display of 4.80 inches, a single charge talk time of 15 hours, 2.0 GB of RAM memory and a dual core 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4 plus processor, and currently retails for one penny on contract online .
The Samsung Galaxy S III 16GB Black can be purchased at a discounted price tag now starting at .
July 21, 2013 at 3:20 pm
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