Micromax X11i Price – Dual Sim GSM Phone

Micromax X11i is value for money dual sim (GSM+GSM) mobile phone with many extra features like Wireless FM Radio, Flash Light, Marathon battery (Talk-time up to 17 Hours) and expandable memory @ very affordable price.

Micromax X11i Phone Features & Specifications:

• Dual Band GSM 900/1800 MHz
• 3.75 cm (128×128 Pixels) 262K Color TFT Display Screen
• Memory Card up to 8GB
• Wireless FM
• Multimedia (Audio/Video) Player
• SMS
• LED Torch
• 1800 mAh Li-Ion Battery
• up to 17 Hours of Talk-time
• up to 30 days of Standby Time
• Dimensions: 113.5 x 48 x 15.75 mm
• Weight: 95 gm

Micromax X11i Price in India: Rs. 1,275/- INR

Android 9 Patch Scaled PNG Image Guide

About 9 Patch PNG Images 

9 patch scalable graphics are PNG based images that have 9 areas, called patches, that scale separately. This is handy for mobile devices that have smaller screens with differing resolutions and aspect ratios. The Android SDK comes with a utility called draw9patch to create 9 patch images from PNG files. The draw9patch utility is located in the tools/ directory of the SDK.

The easiest way to think of a 9 patch image is to lay a tic-tac-toe board over the image. The grid from the tic-tac-toe board can then be moved across the image to fit the correct scaling zones. The 4 corner scaling zones don't scale. These are fixed size blocks. The top and bottom center column blocks only scale horizontally. The left and right edge boxes on row 2 only scale vertically. Finally the center scales both vertically and horizontally.

Creating 9 Patch Images

This is the image we're going to work with. 

Right click on the image and save it. Next launch draw9patch from the tools directory of the SDK and open the image. The left pane of draw9patch shows the images and allows you to set the patch boundaries. To the right is a preview pane that shows the results of the defined patches. To set a patch boundary click along the edge of the image. Clicking on the top or bottom will create a vertical patch boundary. Clicking on the left or right will create a horizontal patch boundary. Right click to remove a patch boundary.
Setup the image so that the colored bars create an even border around the image. Download patched example here.
This allows for the creation of custom button and other graphic elements that can be scaled and re-sized minimizing the amount of work to keep a consistent look and feel across multiple devices.

Basic application use

Layout

To include a 9 patch image via a layout use an ImageView

<ImageView 
  android:id="@+id/test_image"
  android:src="@drawable/test_9patch_patched"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="fill_parent"
  />

Insert this ImageView component into res/layout/main.xml below the TextView. For the code it's just as with any other Android image. Create an ImageView to work with

package higherpass.Test9Patch;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.ImageView;

public class Test9Patch extends Activity {
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        ImageView patch = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.test_image);
    }
}

 

 

The Samsung Exhibit is Packed with a Powerful 1 GHz Processor

 Since smartphones are essentially on their way to becoming mini-personal computers high-end 4G models are expected to essentially be just that. The 4G phone Samsung Exhibit is a moderately priced member of the latest generation of Android smartphones that comes included with a 1.4 GHz AMD11 processor. Simply put, its a lot of punch to come out of such a puny device. As the competition aims to have their own 4G devices with equal power out by the end of the year, T-Mobile already has a mid-priced option ripe and ready for retail.

Mobile phone purchasers interested in getting a 4G Android need to concern themselves with the size processor their selection comes with. The 4G networks currently in place are still being tweaked, which can decrease download speed. The vast array of new editions to Android under 4G coverage are all based on assumptions. It’s important to make sure you have a device that is capable of undertaking a turbulent beginning. It’ll be one of the inaugural members of the latest generation of network service and needs to be the most prepared a product as possible.

There are certainly devices on the market with faster processors and overall faster connectivity but these are extremely high-end mobile phones where that should be a given. The Samsung Exhibit performs completely satisfactory on T-Mobile’s HSPA+ and is reasonably priced. The overall model is standard-issue Android-wielding fare, which isn’t anything more or less than what a consumer shopping for this type of phone expects or should expect.

The Samsung Exhibit can be looked at as a point of reference for all other mid-range 4G releases on Android. Other models that you consider should have an equal amount of processing power. They should run on the Gingerbread version of Android and meet the basic requirements of a luxury 3G. If they do, they’re worthy competition to the Exhibit.

Android Capture 20% of the Tablet Market

It seems as if Google's Android operating system has managed to wrest away 20% of the tablet market from Apple's wildly popular iPad over the past 12 months.
Nevertheless, no single vendor who deployed Android (or any other OS) was able to mount a significant challenge against the iPad. 

 "Many vendors have introduced media tablets, but none are separating themselves from the pack to pose a serious threat to Apple," ABI Research analyst Jeff Orr told TG Daily in an e-mailed statement.
"In fact, most have introduced products at prices higher than similarly-configured iPads. Apple, never a company to be waiting for others, has introduced its second-generation iPad media tablet while keeping product pricing unchanged."
According to Orr, Android fragmentation is significantly hindering the growth of tablets. 

To be sure, app devs are forced to choose an initial software platform - and may delay kicking off development if the market potential is not significant. 


It is worth noting that Google's Android OS currently boasts no less than three different software builds simultaneously deployed across a number media tablets.
"De-featured, low-cost media tablets are being introduced by more than fifty vendors in 2011. This will certainly help bolster year-over-year growth for the category," said Orr.
"[However], it also creates a negative perception in the minds of the mass consumer audience about the readiness of media tablets to be fully functional within the next several years. Good user experiences and product response are needed to propel this market beyond the 'early adopter' stage."