Cydia Tweak: Lingual- Translate To Over 30+ Languages Using Siri

January 27th, 2012 by ytechcity

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Lingual allows you to translate to over 30+ languages using Siri. To use, just simply install the tweak and say to Siri: “translate something to [language]” or “what’s something in [language]“. For example, “what’s how are you in Spanish?”

Lingual Language Support:
Arabic, Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, Finnish, French, Dutch, Greek, Hebrew, Haitian, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Latvian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Russian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukranian, Vietnamese, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese.

No icon is added to your home screen, and no settings are available for this tweak. Simply install, respring, and talk to Siri. It will also install AssistantExtensions.

Lingual is available for free in Cydia via BigBoss repo…

tablet: Sony Tablet S pre-orders start now

January 27th, 2012 by ytechcity

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Sony has revealed more details of its Tablet S Android tablet with pre-order package details. The pre-ordering info on their website is still quite sketchy at this point but the Tablet S models and pricing are revealed as follows:

Sony Tablet S (16GB WiFi) – RM1,499
Sony Tablet S (32GB WiFi) – RM1,799

For those that pre-order, they will get an exclusive ST Slip Case worth RM139. Estimated shipping time for Sony Tablet S pre-order package will begin tomorrow 28th January 2012.

Just a little recap on the Tablet S, the 9.4? tablet runs on dual-core 1GHz Tegra 2 processor, comes with 1GB of RAM and weighs 598g. In terms of thickness, it is between 10.1mm at the thinnest point to 20.6mm at the thickest. When announced, it was running on Android 3.1 but it is upgradable to Android 3.2. For imaging, it comes with a 5MP camera at the back and a 0.3MP VGA camera in the front.

For more information, head over to the Sony Tablet S page.

Video: Siri vs Google Voice Actions

January 27th, 2012 by ytechcity

Which performs better, Google Voice Commands on a DROID RAZR by Motorola or Siri on the iPhone 4S?

U Mobile: Offers Samsung Galaxy Y on contract bundle

January 23rd, 2012 by ytechcity

U Mobile is now offering the Samsung Galaxy Y on its new postpaid plans, it’s was a great deal if you’re looking for an affordable Android smart phone with an affordable plan.

The Samsung Galaxy Y is a decent entry level device at its price point below RM500. It runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread and a modest 832MHz processor which retails at RM499. On U Mobile, it is offered at RM399 on U28 plan, RM199 on U58 and FREE on U88.

To recap on the plans (U28, U58, U88), they come with 1GB, 2GB and 3GB mobile internet quota respectively with either free calls/sms or both. To make it easier to purchase, U Mobile is also offering 6 months easy payment programme as well. When signing up, U58 and U88 requires some advance payment of the subscription fee while U28 requires no upfront payment. The device bundle is tied with a 24 months contract.

For more information, head over to U Mobile Phone Deals page.

Maxis: Double Prosperity Offer on BlackBerry

January 23rd, 2012 by ytechcity

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Maxis is doing a buy 1 and get another 50% off promo on BlackBerry during this Chinese New Year. However it is limited to the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and you have a choice between a Curve 9300 and a Curve 8520 for discounted purchase.

To entitle for this promo, you would need to get the Bold 9900 bundled with 24 months. The Bold 9900 goes for RM1,630 on BIS 55 which comes with 500MB (with free 500MB extra) and RM1,390 on BIS 90 which comes with 3GB of data. Then you have a choice to get a Curve 9300 at RM434 or the Curve 8520 at RM299. From the site, it appears that the additional device is contract free with no additional subscription required.

For more information, head over to Maxis BlackBerry Page.