The hugely popular multi-platform, open-source VLC Media Player is well known for it's wide support for virtually every multimedia format available. The nifty media-player is already available for Windows, Mac, Linux and Apple iOS platforms, while Android port of this software is still under development in pre-alpha phase - we now have a first public compiled binary build of Android VLC Media Player for Android available for download.

Similar to another popular media-player port of MPlayer to android, VLC for android will allow users to say goodbye to all the multimedia re-encodings as they will become a “supported format” for your device once VLC is in there.

Yesterday we got our hands on the latest leaked stock firmware I9000XXJVS for Samsung Galaxy S cellphone, if you are wondering how to get this flashed onto your device here is the answer.

Just download the ODIN flashing utility (direct download link at the end of this post)and make sure to browse for all the files and use settings as shown below to have a successful flash.

PIT : s1_odin_20100512.pit
PDA : CODE_I9000XXJVS_CL565837_REV03_user_low_ship.tar
PHONE : MODEM_I9000XXJVS_REV_00_CL1059471.tar
CSC : GT-I9000-CSC-MULTI-OXAJVS.tar

Make sure to have re-partition, Auto Reboot, F. Reset Time and Phone Bootloader Update settings checked before starting the process.

Samsung Galaxy 2.3.5 ODIN Flash Settings

Unlike their competitors Samsung is keeping their Android phones updated with up-to-date Google Android software updates. Another such latest firmware for Samsung Galaxy S I9000 model has now leaked on internet, the latest version of Google Android 2.3.5 firmware having build code I9000XXJVS and CSC = OXAJVS can now be downloaded from the links posted after the jump.

Samsung is De-facto the leader when it comes not only to the sales figure but also the number of feature rich Android devices line-up they have to offer, adding another option to their wide variety of Android powered devices, Samsung has finally unveiled their new Phone/Tablet cross-over "Samsung Galaxy Note". Powered by a super-sized 5.3 inch touch-screen (1280 x 800 Super AMOLED), an integrated stylus pen, Dual-core 1.4GHz processor, dual 8MP and 2MP cameras, and a removable 2,500mAh battery this is definitely a device many artist's and designers would love to get their hands on.

Do check out the new device in it's full glory via the official demonstration videos posted below.

We are always busy, but are actually bored deep down, so time and time again we try every possible means to amuse ourselves. Hardly anyone can resist the temptation of fantastic videos, so enjoying movie on “in” communication devices like iPhone iPad is a brilliant way to cheer up.

But what if you are too busy to wait for the annoying format conversion and sync process? What if you want to save hundreds of videos, whether watched or not, on your iOS devices? To make it easier and more accessible to play more videos on iPhone or iPad in consideration of memory size as well, Digiarty Software, Inc. produces Air Playit, an audio video streaming tool for streaming any video in any format to iPhone iPad directly from PC or Mac via Wifi, 3G or 4G.

With Air Playit, you can watch videos as many as possible on your iOS devices while taking no space. Air Playit is composed of 2 parts: the server part is on your PC or Mac getting ready for streaming media to your iPhone or iPad, for example, import video folders from your computer or iTunes Playlist to the “Shared Folders” for streaming;

Rooting your android devices offers many benefits and comes highly recommended for enabling custom hacks and tweaks, Google Android 2.3.3 does not support non-english UTF-8 scripts like Devanagari by default but luckily if you rooted your device we can simply hack the operating-system to install custom fonts and enable display of languages like Hindi in default system applications.

Posted below are the download links and step-by-step instructions how to enable Hindi display support on Google Android 2.3.3.

Jailbreaking android and gaining escalated SuperUser rights allows users to tweak and hack their android devices beyond manufacture imposed limitations, here is an easy to follow step-by-step guide on rooting your Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 device running Google Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread.

Thanks to the awesome GPU power provided by nVidia Tegra 2 and strong gaming platform support by "Google Android", console quality games on mobile phones like "RipTide GP" are here.

Riptide GP is a brand new console-quality water racing game for android mobile phones and tablets, the game features super-realistic water physics with real-time reflections, and gorgeous high-detail vehicles and environments offering a super immersible HD quality gaming experience on mobile devices. The players take control of a supercharged jet-ski and take a wild ride through twisting canals and rivers, futuristic cityscapes, and mysterious research facilities. Skill, stunts, and speed will be your best allies as you grab massive air off huge waves, kick out death-defying tricks, and boost your jet ski to victory across a dynamic, ever-changing torrent of foam and spray.

One of the coolest feature supported by "Google Android" would be the ability to set animated live wallpapers, "Spring Zen Free" is one such live background app allowing users to enjoy the beauty of Spring in a peaceful park surrounded by the blossoming of new life on their mobile screens.

The beautiful app features animated sunlight filtering through swaying trees as cherry blossoms float past. A birds nest perched in a branch overlooks a park bench, gently flowing brook, and blooming flowers.

While Google Android supports multi-tasking natively, it allows you to work on a single application at one time. This makes sense on small-screen devices but with larger screens available on android powered tablets users can make better use of additional screen real-state working on multiple applications, and to make this possible new app Onskreen is soon coming to all tablets running Honeycomb or Gingerbread flavors of Android enabling users to use and interact with multiple applications at the same time. Demonstration video after the jump.