A.I. type is an app in beta mode, available for free from the Android Market. In combination with the Gingerbread keyboard and an Android phone running 2.2 or higher, the app increases your typing speed by making auto-corrections and also by guessing what word you will type next. According to the developer, using A.I. type can save you 75% of the number of keystrokes normally used when typing..

Because the app reaches into the clouds for information, the software doesn’t require much storage space. We installed it on a Motorola DROID and found that the program works as advertised. As you are writing a sentence, the program suggests the next word. Just click on the correct word and you have just saved yourself a number of  key strokes. The app also supports multiple languages and voice recognition.

If you are familiar with the Swiftkey keyboard, you will find A.I. to be somewhat similar. The difference is that the former comes with its own QWERTY keyboard while the latter uses the Gingerbread QWERTY. If you’re not sure about downloading the app, you can check out the video below.

source: A.I.type via AndroidCentral

Continuing to promote the seriousness and usefulness of its services over the competition, Fring is now looking to get some feedback on its new Group Video Calls feature that’s in limited beta as we speak.

Available to a limited set of users using the app on Android smartphones and the iPhone, the new feature basically allows you to enjoy free Group Video calls with up to 4 friends simultaneously. Essentially, when all users connect, you’ll be able to see all four faces of the people included in the video chat directly on your handset. Definitely nice if you want the presence of everyone in front of you, but then again, some people might find it rather difficult in getting some face time.

Currently, Fring has used up their entire beta slots for the iPhone, however, there are still some spots left for people using Android. You’d better apply now if you want to be able to check out this new feature and provide them some solid feedback about the new service.

source: Fring via Engadget

Chiming in on the special occasion that AT&T has finally brought aboard its version of the LG Optimus One to its prepaid lineup, the LG Thrive, we’re now seeing some new updates to its GoPhone data packages.

Seeing that the LG Thrive is a data consuming handset, AT&T suggests that its new $25 per month GoPhone data plan would go nicely with it since it provides 500MB of data per month. However, if you plan on consuming a considerably smaller amount, you’ll have the option to pick between their $5/month 10MB plan or $15/month 100MB offering. Granted that some might easily consider those amounts to be paltry, it should appease those customers who tend to rely on voice usage than anything else.

Additionally, the new plans will also provide customers access to AT&T’s vast network of Wi-Fi hotspots. Moreover, the new data packages are paired with either their $2/day unlimited talk & text plan or $0.10/minute voice plan. Finally, AT&T has surprisingly reduced its data overage fees from $0.01/Kb to $0.01/5Kb.

source: AT&T via Phonescoop

Both the Samsung Galaxy S II and the LG Optimus 2X have 8MP autofocus cameras with a single flash of the LED technology, so the dual-core handsets are ripe for comparison.

Bear in mind that we are playing around with a pre-production unit of the Samsung Galaxy S II in the office, but the software build seems quite finalized, and the new camera interfaces is pretty with its transparent backgrounds that allow you to see the frame behind the settings list. As far as functionality goes, the camera interface stays mostly the same, just wrapped up differently. Here are some sample outdoor photos taken on a cloudy day with the two powerful Android handsets…

Read the whole story at PhoneArena.com!

LG Thrive

LG Phoenix

Certainly it was bound to happen, especially when so many carriers far and wide have their own variants, but it appears that AT&T is finally getting its own version of the popular LG Optimus One. Surprisingly though, we’re not simply greeted with one exact model, but rather, we’re presented with two different ones that accommodatesboth prepaid and postpaid.

First and foremost, the LG Thrive is being positioned as the very first Android powered smartphone for AT&T’s GoPhone prepaid service. Fittingly, it seems to compete very well with Boost Mobile’s recent Samsung Galaxy Prevail because it’s priced at $179.99 no-contract – making it one truly affordable smartphone. Naturally, the specs aren’t all that ground breaking, but it suffices to say the least to offer a reasonable experience. Some of its features include a 3.2” touchscreen, 600MHz processor, 3.2-megapixel auto-focus camera, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, microSD card slot, and powered by Android 2.2 Froyo.

Conversely, AT&T is making the same handset available as a postpaid option, but it’s being given the name of the LG Phoenix. Aside from the different colored paint job, the two handsets are identical in almost every way. However, the LG Phoenix carries a price tag of $50 with a 2-year agreement.

Surely they are the last of the major wireless carriers to announce a variant of the LG Optimus One, but as always, it’s better late than never. Lastly, both devices will begin to go on sale through AT&T stores and online starting on April 17th.

source: AT&T via Phonescoop

In addition to a dual-core chipset, the brand spanking new HTC Sensation – announced a few hours ago at a special event in London – has some other tricks up its sleeve, namely – the improved Sense 3.0 user interface on top of Android. You know we have not been very big fans of manufacturer UIs found on top of stock OS UIs recently, and we’ve bashed many attempts in this field. However, Sense has always been among our favorites, as it has that all-encompassing reach and smooth visuals, which allow it to… you know, make sense. That’s why we were very excited to get a chance to play with this golden boy of manufacturer-brewed UIs, but we didn’t want to keep all the fun for ourselves, so we shot that neat little video below for all of you Sense-o-maniacs to enjoy. Check it out to find what’s going on with Sense and its new features!

Of course, don’t forget to check out hands-on with the HTC Sensation live from the event!

HTC is slowly realizing its vision of a joint hardware-software-cloud experience that it reiterated way back in September last year, when it lifted the veil from the HTC Desire HD and updated Sense UI.

At today’s event in London the flourishing cell phone manufacturer got one huge step closer to that goal, announcing HTC Sense 3.0. Running on the powerful dual-core HTC Sensation (our hands-on here), and its T-Mobile version the HTC Sensation 4G, the new Sense UI is designed with speed of interaction in mind.

Starting off with the lock screen, you will notice that it now allows you to pin photos or various widgets, for example the weather or FriendStream ones, to it, as well as four app shortcuts. Thus you will be able to launch your most used apps, and have an instant glimpse at the weather situation or your friend’s Facebook updates without even unlocking the phone. This should have been an integral feature of Android in the first place.

The homescreens have received a new 3D transitional animation and endless carousel, so you can swirl through screens, widgets and shortcuts, floating around, until you find what you are looking for. Speaking of eye-candy, the Weather widget now occupies the whole screen and those 3D effects we mentioned are now dispersed throughout the main menu as well.

HTC has included its own productivity goodies in Sense 3.0, like a video editor, task manager, support for Wi-Fi printing, and HTC Trace, the Swype-like text entry method. The limit on tabs you can have open simultaneously in the browser, has also been removed. The social networking integration has been deepened, with even the ability to see if the friend that is calling you has a birthday today, if you have synced your Facebook account.

One of the most useful additions is actually under the hood – greatly improved shutter lag, with negligible shot-to-shot times. The next improvement is that the Sense UI now lives up to its name, as it uses intelligently the information from the phone’s sensors to know if the handset is in a pocket or a purse, and ring louder, until you take it out, then the ringer diminishes volume.

All in all, these sound like great additions to the already very helpful update that was the last HTC Sense version, which brought along the Locations app for offline navigation, HTCSense.com for remote phone management, and other niceties (our video review here). We can’t wait to get our hands on a Sensation-al unit to review the new Sense UI.

HTC fans have been feeling left out of the dual-corathon that’s been taking over the likes of Samsung, LG and Motorola in the past months. While MWC saw them up the ante to 1.5GHz in their Flyer tablet, their phones topped out at 1GHz. Queue the HTC Sensation – a 1.2GHz dual core goliath with a 4.3” screen with a resolution of 540×960. Throw an 8MP camera with 1080p video recording into the mix and our appetite is well and truly whet.

With its 16:9 aspect ratio, there really is no doubt where this handset excels. Bright and vibrant, the SLCD technology tantalizes, while the beautiful curved glass beveling adds a subtle sense of quality.

Read the whole hands-on at PhoneArena.com!

Earlier in the month, we reported that Rogers has finally swung open the doors for pre-orders on both the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY and arc, but now it seems we’re finally on the verge of an anticipated launch.

Granted that US consumers are still itching to know when they’ll see the Xperia PLAY land stateside, but across the border, Rogers is expected to launch it and the Xperia arc very shortly. Both handsets have been given the 3-year contract price of $99.99 and $549.99 no-contract, but we’ve only been given the notion of a “Spring 2011” release. However, it’s now being reported that the actual date is set for April 28th – which is a little bit over 2 weeks from now.

Obviously, that speculated date is well within the means of the “Spring 2011” time frame given by Rogers beforehand, but we’ll have to wait for an official confirmation from the carrier before ringing in the bells. Regardless, it should nonetheless be here soon – so make sure you’re ready for them!

source: MobileSyrup

Although much attention and emphasis was placed on the Sensation today at HTC’s press event in London, but we finally heard an official release date for the HTC Flyer in Europe.

Taking center stage at the event, HTC’s very own Florian Seiche confirmed to all those in attendance that the 7” sized HTC Flyer will begin to go on sale in Europe starting on May 9th. Definitely not too bad at this point since it’s just roughly less than a month away, but we’re still wondering on when we’ll actually see Honeycomb make its presence known with the tablet.

Already, we’re seen quite a few retailers starting to offer pre-orders for the tablet with the SIM-free price of only £599.99 ($980). Undoubtedly, it doesn’t come off as being cheap, but taking into consideration its high-end specs and innovative HTC Scribe technology, it’ll actually improve the overall tablet experience.

via SlashGear