There are other apps competing the same category like Instapaper but what ‘Read it Later’ does is it saves the content and presents it to you in a very readable way saving all the content including the images, text and videos.

With 4 million registered users, ‘Read it Later’ is going through some awesome changes, the first major change is the web app which already got updated and the second major change is revamping the mobile app and spreading it to all the platforms.

Read it Later soon would be updated to Version 3.0 and would be available for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, Android and Kindle Fire.

Sign Up now and get it for your platform.

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The new twitter home page has completely changed and there are three new buttons on the top of the page -
Home, @Connect and #Discover.
@Connect shows our @Mentions and shows our interactions in a collapsible thread format.
#Discover shows what’s trending on twitter and shows the stories, videos and photos related to that.

Check the video demo after the jump.

How to get the Twitter #newlook now!?

- Download the latest version of Twitter for iPhone or Twitter for Android
- Login to the Apps and refresh your web version of twitter on your computer.

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ROM Manager and modder Koush has been working on this custom CyanogenMod 9 mod for Samsung Nexus S and has finally released the Alpha build 11 of this mod.

Installation and other instructions are provided on XDA-Developers forum here.

Along with the tablet, Huawei is also launching two new smartphones, Huawei Sonic and Huawei Ideos X3 which are termed as cloud phones as these devices are integrated with Huawei’s own cloud service called HiCloud.

Huawei Mediapad is priced 28,359 INR, the Sonic is 9,210 INR and Ideos X3 at 10,220INR.

Check the press release after the jump

Huawei launches world’s first Cloud Phones Range in India

Strengthens its commitment towards the Indian market by launching the much awaited MediaPad and Two New Generation Smartphones with Cloud+ service

New Delhi, India, 15^th November, 2011: Huawei Devices, which, aims to be amongst the top 5 OEM handset brand world-wide, today announced the launch of Cloud Services for the first time in India. The event also marked the presence of Chetan Bhagat, Brand Associate unveiling the highly awaited MediaPad and two New Generation Cloud phones – Huawei Sonic & Huawei IDEOS X3 for the tech and style oriented Indian audiences.

The explosive growth of content, multi-device ownerships, range of connectivity options, social networking services and any time anywhere access has driven the need for Cloud Services world-wide and in India. Huawei Cloud+ service offers 16GB Cloud disk for storage, richer messaging with Message+ to share texts, pictures, videos and voice notes, Phone Finder to locate, back-up and lock, Cloud Gallery to easier viewing and sharing, Huawei Streams for integrated social phonebook experience, Huawei App Store for popular Indian and global apps, Sync Data and Over the air(OTA) Solution for OS upgrade. Huawei Cloud+ services enable easy downloads and sharing of content and anytime, anywhere, any device access.

Huawei’s MediaPad launch has been pegged as one of the biggest in the industry.  MediaPad is the world’s first 7” Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet, targeted at mobile professionals who are looking for a portable entertainment and business optimized tablet. Unlike other tablets, Huawei Mediapad is a “clutter breaker” in the 7” inch segment and offers a full spec tab in this segment.  The MediaPad is a complete entertainment powerhouse driven by Qualcomm’ s dual-core 1.2GHz processor to drive easy multi-tasking, richer web browsing and faster processing of HD movies and games. The MediaPad provides a fabulous user experience in a stylish, high-performing and ultra-portable package. The MediaPad is Huawei Device’ s smartest, slimmest and lightest tablet yet, measuring just 10.5mm (0.4 inches) deep and weighing approximately 390g (0.86 pounds).

Huawei Mediapad offers the industry’s highest 217 PPI(pixels per inch), an IPS screen, WXGA(1280X800 pixels) display, 1080P full HD and SRS – delivering amazing movies and videos playback experience. It also features a 1.3 megapixel front facing camera and 5 megapixel auto focus rear facing camera with HD video recording capabilities. With HSPA+ 14.4Mbps and high-speed WiFi 802.11n Internet connectivity, the MediaPad doesn’t just entertain – it keeps you connected. Mediapad support PC like web browsing with Flash 10.3 support, full HDMI output and 4100 mAh battery delivering over 6 hours of play time. Priced at Rs 28,359, Huawei Mediapad also comes with multiple sensors and GPS and A-GPS with Google maps.

 Huawei Sonic, one of the world’s first cloud phones, offers the ultimate entertainment and social networking experience on a bigger and brighter display and comes with integrated social phonebook with Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin via Huawei Streams. Targeted at the youth & young working professionals aged between 16-35 years, who are the typical trendsetters and explore new ways to express their individuality, Huawei Sonic is priced at Rs 9,210.

Powered by the latest Android v 2.3 Gingerbread, Huawei Sonic offers excellent mobile internet experiences on a wide 3.5’’(8.9 cm) HVGA display, capacitive multi-touch ensuring fluent operation, better coverage and data performance via Receive Diversity and Wi-Fi 11n for 6 times faster internet. Huawei Sonic offers multiple sensors – accelerometer, proximity, ambient light and compass delivering better browsing, gaming and enhanced battery conservation.

Huawei Sonic comes with noise cancellation with dual-mic & useful syncing feature for music downloads. Optimized for entertainment, Huawei Sonic cloudphone comes with 14oo mAh long-lasting battery, 512MB on-board storage and 20GB additional storage (4GB bundled micro SD card and 16GB cloud net drive). Huawei Sonic also comes pre-loaded with a range of popular international and Indian apps like Atom for payments and bookings, Astute for online TV, Bollywoodji for the latest movie & star news and Huawei Care for support.

Huawei IDEOS X3, another in the series of World’s First Cloud phones, is targeted at the style conscious users aged between 22-35 year olds. IDEOS X3 offers premium design detailing with stylish curve lens for smoother touch experience and wider viewing angle. Only 11.2 mm slim, IDEOS X3 comes with Huawei’s new UI offering 3D homepage animations that makes it easy to navigate. It boasts a super-fast boot-up function, and Huawei’s own over-the-air (HOTA) upgrade solution, offering easy and timely Android OS upgrades.

Powered by the latest Android 2.3 v, Huawei IDEOS X3 cloud phone includes Google Maps, Google Talk, Gmail and YouTube, and features dual camera (3.2 MP & VGA), 3.2“ HVGA screen and the latest 3.5G (7.2 Mpbs), Wi-Fi 11n for faster internet. With 512MB on-board storage and 20GB additional storage, IDEOS X3 is perfect for sharing digital experiences for the style conscious users. Priced at Rs 10,229, IDEOS X3 with Cloud+ services, offers the latest experience with Google Android Gingerbread and new features like Easy Sync music list and Easy Backup & Restore.

Commenting on the launch Mr. Anand Narang, Marketing Director at Huawei Devices said, “We are really excited to be the first player globally and in India to launch Cloud Services. In our consumer interactions, we found that while smartphones being better than Feature phones, still have limitations. That is where our Cloud+ service offering 16GB Net drive, integrated social phonebook, richer messaging and phone finder services will make our cloudphones smarter than the existing smartphones. By launching industry’s first cloud phones and signing up Chetan Bhagat, India’s youth icon, we look forward to cater to a larger audience base now and further strengthen our belief in our tagline of “Why Wait?”.”

Speaking on the launch, Mr. P. Sanjeev, Sales Director at Huawei Devices said, “We are pleased to bring Cloud Services in India for the first time along with the global launch of Huawei’s MediaPad. Both Huawei Sonic and IDEOS X3 have received resounding sales success world-wide and we are pleased to offer these next Generation of Smartphones with cloud services for the first time.  We remain on track with open market progress in India and we are confident that we will be able to achieve our objective of being amongst top 5 OEM handset brand worldwide and in India over the next 3 years.”

Addressing the media, Mr. Chetan Bhagat, Huawei Devices’ Brand Associate said, “I am highly elated to have unveiled the MediaPad and the new generation Cloud phones to the tech savvy’s of India. Being a gadget lover myself, what drives me in a product is innovation. I am overjoyed to know that these products have Cloud Service inbuilt in them. Huawei as a brand believes in offering the latest innovations for its consumers. Now Indian consumers can enjoy the latest Cloud Services on a range of Huawei devices.”

All three devices come with a 3GB download for 3 months with Aircel and will be available pan-India across multiple outlets covering general retail, online stores and large format retailers.

This is actually the source code for version 4.0.1 of Android, which is the specific version that will ship on the Galaxy Nexus, the first Android 4.0 device. In the source tree, you will find a device build target named “full_maguro” that you can use to build a system image for Galaxy Nexus. Build configurations for other devices will come later.

Android 4.0 Ice Cream sandwich is designed to run on tablets as well as smartphones thus it becomes a successor to Honeycomb OS which was designed specially for tablets as well as big update for Gingerbread ( the earlier smartphone Android version )

Honeycomb’s source code was never released to public so this would be Google’s first open source tablet OS.

Check Android Open Source Project for more details.

As always, Galaxy Nexus falls under the Google’s Nexus flagship devices to be the first and the only devices having the stock Android OS officially installed. So with the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich release, Samsung launched yet another device in their most successful ‘Galaxy’ series. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

Here is the run down on its specs.

• 4.65-inch 1280×720 Super AMOLED HD display
• 0.01 MS response time
• 1.2 GHz dual-core Texas Instruments OMAP4460 processor
• 1 GB of RAM
• 16 / 32 GB internal storage
• 5-megapixel camera, capable of 1080p video
• Built-in image stabilization
• 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera
• Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
• NFC
• Accelerometer
• Compass
• Gyro
• Barometer

All this is coupled with the new features in Android Ice Cream Sandwich platform. The most awaited Android upgrade ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’ is finally here and it isn’t really buzzing. This update is definitely smoother and sleeker than any Android update as before but most of the features are known to the human race and seen on various platforms. Android just chopped a few of its old looks and features and added those to make it look good than before.

Ice Cream Sandwich is widely based on Honeycomb platform so the UI and some features might not come as a shock to anyone who has seen the honeycomb tablets.

Here are some features

Roboto: Goodbye Droid Sans, a new typeface called Roboto is here to rule the roost.

A new interface – 4.0 takes on the Honeycomb look, with new and more useful Apps and Widgets. The default apps “drawer” is now broken into pages which you will swipe right to left.

USB Support – You should be able to use USB keyboards and controllers with 4.0 devices.

Facial Tracking – This feature, first demonstrated at Google I/O, allows the camera to automatically track your face. This enables Face Unlock, the feature to unlock your device by just looking at the front facing camera. Though it didn’t work as described and expected in the announcement but we know it would work for sure.

Improved Camera & Interface – The camera interface, icon and features have got a new revamp looks and feel. Some amazing features are added to it, including panorama photography, in-built photo editing, zoom while shooting a video and time lapse in video mode.

Improved Gallery – Gallery is more like a magazine based interface with various other ways to organize and categorize your photo library.

Improved Contacts and Sharing – People App is the new Contacts App for Android and very much looks like what  Windows Phone OS provides.

Android Beam : Android beam is a peer-to-peer, NFC-based sharing solution for your contacts. This making sharing very quick and easy, touching a phone to another with Beam enabled will automatically share what you’re looking at on your screen, from browser to any any App or google map or a contact. Application Beaming API is provided to developers so that they could add it to their Apps too.

Screenshots – Finally, 3 years later we have taking screenshots on device just like iOS had it from start.

Automatic Bookmark Sync – As expected, Android 4.x will sync with your Chrome bookmarks.

Improved Gmail Interface – More like Honeycomb Gmail interface is now ported to Ice Cream Sandwich with live preview and action bar spread at the bottom.  Tapping a contact will bring up the different email addresses for the person. Offline search will take you through 30+ days of past messages.

Data Usage – This is a platform feature to show your overall and projected cellular data usage so that you could control your use and cutoff mobile data if you cross your limit. Everything is customizable and controllable by the user.

Chart via ThisIsMyNext

Droidcon is known for its amazing group of speakers who are now the lead Android developers you know. Droidcon 2010 was a great success, more than 500 Android developers attended this conference to talk and discuss about Android as a platform and Android application development.

Droidcon 2011 is a 2-day conference, first day being the barcamp/demo day to various Android Applications and developments going on in the world of Android platform. The second day is packed with speakers presenting and discussing about the platform and its future for you as a developer. These speakers are the Android developers and have been known for their knowledge and expertise in the platform development.

Check the list of Speakers for Droidcon 2011,London
You can register for Droidcon 2011 here.
For more info on Droidcon 2011 check their website.

As of now the site is up and running for European users only and they started just with HTC Sensation. You need to accept the terms and conditions and hereby sign to void your warranty if you use this tool. This means HTC would charge you for repairs if needed within the said warranty period.

Once logged in, the site would walk your through the entire process and for Android enthusiasts this should be really easy to follow.
Caution : Make sure you go through the whole process thoroughly before actually using the tool.

This has to be a very lucky day for Android developers and enthusiasts, first Google acquires Motorola Mobility and now HTC actually moving ahead with the unlock bootloader tool which was announced months ago.

So head over to HTCDev.com to get started!!!

Boot Manager, is a nifty app in the Android marketplace which does what its name suggests. It allows you to choose which ROM you want to use while booting up. This App allows you to add and try up to three custom ROMs which it stores and runs from your SD Card, now of course this won’t give you the best performance as it runs from your SD card but you can surely try out the ROMs you always wanted to test/try.

Right now the app is officially supported on the original Motorola Droid, Droid Incredible, HTC Thunderbolt, HTC Vision, HTC EVO 4G, HTC Inspire 4G, HTC Desire, and the HTC Desire HD. It may work on other phones, though, they just aren’t officially supported yet.

For a detailed guide on how to install and use it, head over to Lifehacker.com