MOBILE - Samsung Galaxy S II Plus unveiled with Jelly Bean, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor

In a rather oddly timed announcement, the successor to the Galaxy S II has arrived in the form of the Samsung Galaxy S II Plus with an overhauled design, the latest Android OS and a new chipset.Running on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean with Nature UX atop, the Galaxy S II Plus sports a 4.3-inch WVGA(480x800) Super AMOLED Plus display as seen in the earlier Galaxy S II. Look wise, the exterior of the device has been replaced with the plasticky back panel as seen on the Galaxy S III.The device features an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and capable of full-HD video recording. There's a 2-megapixel front camera as well.On the inside,the smartphone is powered by a dual-core Cortex-A9 processor clocked at 1.2GHz, a Broadcomm GPU and has...

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HEALTH : Now, headphones that you can wear like headband to bed

Researchers have created a headband with built in earphones could help us sleep more soundly and easily. The SleepPhones are a fabric band with earphones built in - and its makers claim you can even use them without waking a partner sleeping next to you, the Daily Mail reported. Current versions have a wire to connect to a phone, but a wireless version, set to go on sale in April, has just won a prestigious awards at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. “Being able to sleep soundly is crucial to feeling well overall, and SleepPhones help by playing relaxing audio, drowning out noises, and establishing a positive bedtime routine,” Wei-Shin Lai, one of the inventors of the headphones said. The firm began selling the product in 2007,...

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