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After news of Facebook app being blamed for the iPhone's excessive battery consumption, I decided to test this on my S3. Prior to this, I had a number of unused services disabled and I have no particular battery issues to complain about. So yesterday, at 10am I removed Facebook app followed...

Received a new firmware notification earlier this evening, had no clue what new functionality it's bundled with this time, went ahead with the upgrade only to discover two significant features had been added: Multi Window capability that was first seen on the Galaxy Note II, and most...

I recall in the early days of Jelly Bean roll out quite a number of you, presumably those who had their Screen Lock set to None like me, reported an annoying occurrence where when you pressed the Home button to wake the phone, doing so would close previously opened apps. My S3 started doing...

Amazing what the S3 can do with a free app called AirDroid. Blogged and tested how buttery smooth the S3 can stream a HD video, music and images over Wi-Fi: Stream Video, Music and Photos from Samsung Galaxy S3 to Your Computer.

Just in case some of you are looking for a wide angle lens accessory that works on the S3, I got one while shopping at Singapore Changi airport. This is the same brand (ib-F40) that makes a magnetic case for the iPhone 4 and it has a clip to hold the lens for universal application. I have...

I am a commercial photographer and my choice of gear includes Canon EOS 5D Mark II and soon the Mark III, PowerShot G11 and for leisure, the S3 although I have had one image from the S3 published in a Chinese newspaper on the official opening of the 2012 London Olympics. While looking for a good...

Ever since I upgraded to Jelly Bean, I have found Blocking Mode to be useful in a number of ways especially turning off all notifications, calls and even SMS when you're asleep. It's a great way to conserve battery overnight when you need the phone least. I'm a professional photographer and...

Itching to know what Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean adds to the Samsung Galaxy S3? Here are screenshots from my phone to pique your interest [url=http://shimworld.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/samsung-galaxy-s3-android-4-1-1-jelly-bean-interface-screenshots/]Samsung Galaxy S3 Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean...

Along with Predictive Text no longer working surprise, I thought this was/still is rather annoying. As I recall with the stock ICS, pressing the home button after the phone times out, the screen wakes up to the last opened app. Now, hitting the home button, it closes the last app and gives...

I upgraded my International SGS3 to Jelly Bean ahead of the official release. Everything went smooth except I discovered the only obvious thing not working is Predictive Text. Even with all boxes checked, typing in WhatsApp, SMS, etc .. the bar where suggested texts normally appear is blank...

If there's one annoyance on the SGS3, I would have to say it's Mobile Data ("MD") connectivity. While at home, it's turned off in favour of Wi-Fi but when I'm on the road, I turn on MD and sometimes it would connect instantly other times it takes minutes before anything happens. I understand...

I think Direct Call is a neat feature of the S3 but it's not something I use a lot. Over the months, I have disabled more services on the phone than I can remember. Direct Call no longer works when I am in SMS or Contact screen and placing phone next to my ear. I wonder if it's one of the close...

Hi there. This is my first post, first Android phone and loving the Samsung Galaxy S III Quad Core performance running ICS. I recently noticed that after some missed calls and incoming text messages, the phone flags the number of missed calls and SMS received. Should I expect these alerts to...