Top 10 SmartPhones Of 2012

Well Today In This Post You Will Be Seeing The " Top 10 Smart Phones in 2012" . As We All Know Today's top handsets are as much mobile computers as mobile phones, allowing us to use thousands of handy apps, play games, watch movies and listen to music.

But with numerous models available - including a new generation  it can be tricky to know which phone is best suited to your needs. Smartphones have rearranged the pixel density charts this year, we take a look at the top 10 smartphones with the sharpest screens.

To Say The Least Samsung Vanishes All Records of Apple To Some Extent With their Galaxy S III .

Fear not, however, as we've rounded-up our top ten handsets to help you decide.

#  Samsung Galaxy S III

Manufacture :Samsung

Model No :Galaxy S III

The Galaxy  S III clearly is the number 1 smartphone in 2012 beating the Apple Iphone 4s .

It Has 8 Mega pixel Auto Focus camera ,4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED display 

Runs Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich).

It has many built-in apps like Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google  Latitude.

Colors available are Pebble Blue and Marble White

# Apple iPhone 4S

 

Manufacture : Apple

Model No :  iPhone 4S

The Apple iPhone is very popular smartphone  It may not give you all the customizability you want and the fastest data connection available, but the camera is fantastic, Siri is very useful, applications are outstanding, battery life is decent . 

# Samsung Galaxy S II

 

Manufacture :Samsung

Model No : Galaxy S II

The device has a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED Plus display, dual-core 1 GHz processor, 8.49mm form factor, 21 Mbps HSPA+ support, 8 megapixel camera, integrated memory and microSD card,   WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, and more. 

# Samsung Galaxy Note 

 

Manufacture :Samsung

Model No : Galaxy Note

 Yet another Master Class from Samsung By The Name Galaxy Note.It is almost similar to Galaxy s3 but with the extravaganza of note it takes this product its own worth.

Samsung Galaxy Note features a dual core 1.4GHz processor, the processor feels pretty fast on the device, opening apps and running games on the handset feels fast and responsive.S-Pen also comes with the box where you can feel like writing in a notepad.and it has many more features which can not be shortened here.

 

# HTC One V

 

Manufacture : HTC

Model No : One V

The One V’s design is much more refined and sophisticated than Legend’s.The front of the phone looks a lot simpler and cleaner.  The HTC One V has a 3.7-inch, 800 x 480 resolution, Super LCD coated with Corning’s Gorilla Glass,HTC One V has a 5 megapixel camera with backside illuminated (BSI) sensor, f/2.0 aperture,comes with the Beats Audio and many more.

# HTC One X 

 

Manufacture : HTC

Model No :  One X

Android smartphone with amazing hardware, camera features that blow away nearly every other device, and audio enhancements that are sure to impress the audiophile .It Has S4 duel-core 1.5 GHz processor, 4.7-inch, 720p HD screen , HTC Sense 4.0 with Ice Cream Sandwich, Bluetooth 4.0, 8 megapixel camera with f/2.0 lens, and Beats Audio.

# HTC Titan II

 

 Manufacture : HTC

Model No : Titan II

 Microsoft's Windows Phone platform is growing in popularity with every update, with users openly admiring the platform's simplicity ,Windows Phone Mango handset comes sporting a 1.5 GHz S2 Snapdragon processor, 512 MB of RAM, and 16GB of built-in storage. 

The phone has 800×480 Super LCD screen, and comes rocking a 1.3-megapixel froward-facing camera for video chatting as well as a massive 16-megapixel rear-facing cam.

# Nokia Lumia 610

 

Manufacture : Nokia

Model No : Lumia 610 

The Nokia Lumia 610 looks to be one of the best Windows Phone devices of 2012. 

The Nokia Lumia 610 has that lovely form factor we saw on the N9 and Lumia 800 with a larger 4.3 inch AMOLED ClearBlack display. You can also find an 8 megapixel camera, 1 megapixel front facing camera, LTE, 1.4 GHz processor, and more.

 

# Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx

Manufacture : Motorola

Model No : Droid RAZR Maxx

 The RAZR Maxx has an incredibly large 3300 mAh battery that should easily get you through a day or two without charging.
 It comes with an 8 megapixel camera with 1080p HD video capture capability, 4.3 inch display, dual core 1.2 GHz processor, and more. 

Fab Friday is How We Like It

It’s Friday again, and we’ve got more videos for you. First up is a video we found by AndroidHive on using the Google Places API on Android. A nice quick intro that walks you through the basic steps.







Chris Broadfoot and Paul Saxman hung out Thursday in Sydney talking about a few of their favorite maps and why they like them. Viewers on Google Developers Live also contributed their favorites.





If you haven’t checked out Google Developers Live for awhile, it’s a great way to get live and recorded content about all sorts of Google APIs and developer platforms. Here’s the direct link to the Google Maps Developer events and videos page.



Posted by Mano Marks, Maps Developer Relations Team

10 Top Tips for Using Google+

Throughout the summer, we’ve been sharing 10 simple tips for utilizing Google+ over at Creative Sandbox. We know our agency partners juggle a lot at once, between the RFPs and last-minute campaign launches, traffic reports and research studies -- and we’ve been on the lookout for ways that Google+ can make your day a little easier.

You can check out today’s final post on Google+ -- and we wanted to share the full list here:

Get inspired

• Follow interesting people -- See what industry experts, colleagues, peers and competitors -- as well as celebrities, photographers and your friends -- are sharing publicly. Check out these suggestions: google.com/+/whotofollow
  
  


• Host focus groups -- Get immediate feedback and insights from consumers via a Hangout. Have a face-to-face conversation online, as if you were in the same room.
  
  


• See how your work gets shared -- See the earned media effects of a campaign by entering a URL or YouTube video into Ripples, which show how posts are shared and reshared on Google+. 
  
  


• Review portfolios -- Can’t visit every job fair? Host a Hangout to give live feedback on advertising and marketing students’ work. Announce ahead of time on your Page.

Make communication easy

• Meet with clients -- Connect with your clients on a Hangout to review new initiatives, get feedback on creative or even hold a planning meeting. Utilize Screenshare or Google Docs to jointly view proposals.
  
  


• Manage projects -- Trying to keep everyone informed on your most recent project? Keep the team in the loop by creating a Circle just for everyone involved.
  
  


• Communicate with clients -- Organize your contacts by client or even industry in Circles so you can share insights with the most relevant audience.
  

Build your brand

• Lead the way -- Host a Hangout On Air featuring influencers in your agency to shine a spotlight on research, share case studies or provide insights on trends.
  
  


• Show and tell -- Have a piece of stellar creative you’ve completed or a great insight you just discovered? Share it on your Page and start a discussion with others who might learn from your experience. 
  
  


• Be seen on search -- Give your stamp of approval to articles, videos and research that you would recommend with the +1 button. Your friends will see your recommendations when they search.
  

Want more? Download the full booklet and share it with your coworkers -- or even hang it at your desk! And if you have your own tips and tricks for using Google+ as an agency, share them today over at Creative Sandbox with hashtag #g+toptips.

Posted by Becky Bowman, Google+ for Business

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Validating Land Cover Datasets with Geo-Wiki.org

This guest post is by Dr. Steffen Fritz, and Ian McCallum, researchers for the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, an international research organization that conducts policy-oriented research on global problems.  



During the last decade, scientists have created several global land cover datasets. Comparison studies show that there are large spatial discrepancies between these products. One reason for these discrepancies is the lack of sufficient ground data for developing and validating these products. To address this issue, we have created the crowdsourcing tool Geo-Wiki.org, a web application using the Google Earth API and Google Earth plug-in. We chose Google Earth largely because of Google Earth’s navigation functionalities, including the ability to adjust the globe’s tilt and see the structure of the Earth’s surface, a significant advantage in recognizing land cover.







In a nutshell, volunteers can:

• view disagreement maps derived from three recent global land cover datasets


• select among available high resolution images as well as upload or view geo-tagged pictures (e.g. http://confluence.org), and


• determine which land cover type is found on the ground and decide which dataset is correct.
  
  

We record the results in a spatial database.







Geo-Wiki.org adds data to Google Earth in many ways. A MapServer provides raster data that are overlaid above Google Earth imagery using  KmlGroundOverlays. Vector data such as current pixel outlines are generated with JavaScript by creating and adding place marks with custom styles. Point data such as members or confluence points are loaded asynchronously as KML and simply added to Google Earth.







One of the main challenges we faced developing Geo-Wiki.org was the rapid handling of the large global datasets we wanted to visualize. To solve this, we chose the open source PostgreSQL relational database with a PostGIS extension to allow for spatial queries. The database stores the user details, user validations and the pixel polygons of the three global land cover data sets. Although the global land cover maps can be viewed as a semi-transparent layer on Google Earth, the bounding coordinates of each pixel are stored in the database. This representation was chosen in order to quickly retrieve the outlines of the pixels and their attributes at any given point on the Earth’s land surface.







In addition to the Google Earth API, Geo-Wiki.org uses the following technologies: Apache2 web server, PHP 5.2, MapServer, GeoServer, GDAL/OGR, PostgreSQL+PostGIS, JavaScript/AJAX.



We have recently launched a Geo-Wiki.org competition to raise awareness of the tool and to encourage community involvement in environmental monitoring.

How One Online Food Retailer Increased E-commerce Sales By 70% In Key Regions

LaTienda is an award-winning, family-owned business supporting artisanal firms in Spain. The firm works with small family-run businesses, many of which are dedicated to centuries-old food-making traditions. 



With warehouses in Williamsburg, Virginia and Alicante, Spain, the company ships hundreds of thousands of orders throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.

LaTienda’s brand equity is built on its fundamental commitment to the customer experience. They guarantee a positive experience for its customers – quality products delivered in excellent condition, or they will replace or refund the purchase. 



Overall, they had been seeing great success with their online orders, though they wanted to continue looking for opportunities to grow sales. To assist with this, they worked with WebStrategies, located nearby in Virginia. 

They knew that a key product category in particular required more expensive shipping methods if it was too far from LaTienda’s Virginia warehouse. Their challenge was to understand the impact on sales of varying shipping rates for this subset of products. 

LaTienda grouped visitors into two regions: Region A visitors were close enough to the warehouse to always get reasonable shipping costs. Region B visitors were everywhere else, and had to use a more expensive shipping method for the key product category.

WebStrategies wanted to measure the impact on sales whenever one of the key products was placed in the cart. To measure this, they installed Event Tracking to the “Add To Cart” buttons on every product page. 

They then used Advanced Segments Custom Reports to separate visitors in Region A from Region B, and drilled down to view performance by product category. Sure enough, visitors from Region B were found to be 48% less likely to purchase if they placed an item from the key product category in their cart, which raised total shipping costs. 

To combat this effect, LaTienda.com implemented a less expensive, flat rate shipping model in region B and monitored sales. After the test, the rate at which Region B visitors completed the shopping cart were found to have increased by nearly 70%.

Just to be sure, they checked to see if there was a similar increase in conversion rate for Region A visitors, and found that it did not fluctuate more than 3.4% over the same time period. The analysis confirmed that product shipping rates greatly impacted shopping cart behavior, and used data to measure the results of a key business decision. 

Check out the full case study as a PDF download, and see additional success stories in our analytics case studies and success stories section.



Posted by the Google Analytics Team

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