Stare for 1 Hour and Win a Samsung Galaxy S4

Korean company Samsung and Switzerland company Swisscom have decided to make a little unusual contest where the person needs to stare for a whole hour without looking anywhere else, to win a brand new Samsung Galaxy S4.

It is also said that it's somewhat Samsung's goal to prove the efficency of their eye tracking system which gives a whole new level of control over the smartphone, giving the user the ability to scroll up and down on websites or pausing a video by looking away as you may have already seen on the S4.

You may think and say, I can do this, but the truth is, this is harder than it looks. There are being used various methods to distract the participant away from looking at the phone, causing them to lose. You can find out what these methods are in the video below.

The system in question has been installed at a special pavillion inside a station in Zurich, where everyone gets the chance to try and win the prize.

Video:


You can find more information on this in the following webiste www.all-eyes-on-s4.ch

Apple says Samsung's Galaxy S4 and Google Now Infringes on Five Patents

Samsung's newest flagship smartphone was launched in March and went on sale in the U.S. in late April and Apple is already planning on adding Samsung Galaxy S4 to it's patent lawsuit. It appears Apple has filed a motion that details five different patents the Galaxy S4 allegedly infringes on.
Not only is Samsung affected by this, but the popular service Google Now aswell.

Two of the patents specifically relate to Apple's voice-driven Siri personal assistant. They are U.S. Patent No. 8,086,604, and U.S. Patent No. 6,846,959

Beyond Siri, the filing also alleges the infringement of three other Apple-owned patents:

• U.S. Patent No. 5,666,502 - "Graphical user interface using historical lists with field classes"
• U.S. Patent No. 5,946,647 - "System and method for performing an action on a structure in computer-generated data"
• U.S. Patent No. 7,761,414 - "Asynchronous data synchronization amongst devices"

Apple determined that the Galaxy S4 product practices many of the same claims already asserted by Apple, and that the Galaxy S4 practices those claims in the same way as the already-accused Samsung devices.

More information regarding the matter: here.

How to Root Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 (Exynos 5 on JB 4.2.2)

Galaxy S4 users who have updated their phone to the latest builds, can now root it using the CF-Auto-Root package by the popular XDA member, Chainfire.

It is said that the CF-Auto-Root method is the safest method for rooting it. For more information you may head to this thread.

Disclaimer:
AndroidJunkie will not be responsible for you damaging your device by following this guide. Please make sure to follow all the steps carefully and make sure you meet the requirements.

Requirements:
1. USB Debugging
Be sure to enable USB debugging on your GS4 first. You can do that by going to Settings -> Applications - From there head to Development and tick the box for debugging.
2. USB Driver
Install the USB driver on your PC so that it will be recognizable when we get to the Odin part.
3. Miscellaneous
Your phone should be factory unlocked and not locked by any carrier.
Make sure your phone's battery is well charged.
Make a backup of your apps and data just incase something goes wrong.

Rooting:
1. Download the zip file to your computer - CF-Auto-Root-ja3g-ja3gxx-gti9500.zip
2. Download Odin - Odin 3.07 
3. Extract the Odin zip file aswell as the CF-Auto-Root zip file.
4. Turn off your Galaxy S4 and boot into Download mode. To do that, press and hold the Home, Volume Down and Power button until the screen turns on and you see a construction-like image.
5. Run the Odin program on your computer and connect your GS4 while it is in Download mode. Within a few seconds Odin should recognize the device. It should appear in the COM Port box as yellow. (If you happen to have problems with establishing the connection, try another USB port).
6. In Odin, click the PDA button and locate the CF-Auto-Root .tar.md5 file that you got when you extracted the zip file and choose it.
7. Next, make sure that Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options are enabled, make sure that Re-Partition option is not enabled.
8. Once you have selected the file and have configured the right settings as told above, you may press the Start button.
9. The phone should automatically reboot into Recovery mode, where it will install the root package.
10. Head to the app drawer and see if you have SuperSU.

Tapatalk 4 Public Beta Gets Into the Play Store for FREE

Tapatalk is a well known mobile forum browsing app that many popular online forums are using to improve their users' mobile experience. More and more new forums are considering implementing this new feature to their websites.

The developers have decided to make the version 4 beta public for users to test. This version requires you to have Android 4.0 and up.

This new version of the Tapatalk app brings us consistent UI changes. It provides an interface based on the latest elements brought by the latest versions of the Android OS. Swipe gestures for improved navigation have also been added which are a huge plus to this release.

This beta version can be downloaded for free in the Google Play store so that users can try it out and report if they meet any bugs.

Play Store link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tapatalk.tapatalk4

Rendered image of a Samsung flexible tablet leaked

The era of possessing gadgets with flexible displays is near. You might have heard for a while now about both Samsung and LG planning on releasing smartphones with flexible displays.

This rendered image on what appears to be a tablet with a flexible display was leaked by Mobileaks

In the above picture we see the tablet with what appears to be some built-in stand which is part of the tablet's chassis and the screen bends when it's flipped out, it's all very clever made.

Along with the image, some information about specifications was also given such as:

• Flexible 10,1" AMOLED display
• 1920X1080 resolution
• 2GB RAM
• 1,6GHz Exynos 5 Octa processor
• Support up to 64GB external memory storage
• 3MP front camera
• 32GB Internal memory
• 8000 mAh battery

As for this being real or not, who knows. We will just have to wait and see if Samsung themselves will mention it in the future.
Samsung did show us the the YOUM flexible screen during CES, so there is hope that this could be real. It is said that LG is also planning on releasing their first device with such display this year.

How to Root Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360

In this post you can find the proper instructions on how to root the Samsung Galaxy Young GT-S5360 within a few seconds. The procedure is fairly easy, simply follow the below instructions carefully and you will succed.


Please note that rooting will void your warranty and can interact with the ability of receiving a firmware update!

Instructions:
1. Download this zip file and save it to your sdcard - Click here.
2. Once saved, turn off your phone.
3. Once the phone has completely powered off you will need to boot into recovery mode. To do that, simply hold the Home button + Volume up + Power button together for about 5 seconds and release.
4. You will see the Samsung Galaxy Y logo appear and then you will be in Recovery mode.
5. In Recovery mode, the touchscreen doesn't function so to select up/down use the volume up/down keys and to make a choice, press the Home button.
6. You should see a few options and the one you need to choose is "apply update from sdcard"
7. You will be taken to your sdcard, look for the zip file you just saved and choose it by pressing the Home button.
8. The procedure will begin, you will see text scrolling down fast and in the end, it will tell you that the update was successfull.
9. Select the option "reboot system now" and your phone will reboot
10. Enjoy your rooted Samsung Galaxy Y.