Samsung unveils WiFi-enabled ST80 camera

Camera releases are somewhat a by-the-numbers thing with so many different variations being released by numerous companies throughout the year. Samsung's pair here does have some interesting standout features, but one at a time.

The 14.2 megapixel ST80 point-and-shoot boasts WiFi capabilities for email / direct upload of images (DLNA supported, to boot). It's also got 3x optical zoom, a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen, 720p 30fps H.264 video recording, and Sammy's "Smart Crop" feature for taking angled shots and "straightening them up" (i.e. a banner that is fixed to look straight on).

This one's due out September 2010 for a penny under $250. Then there's the HMX-E10 pocket camcorder with an impressive 270-degree swiveling lens and 1920 x 1080 30p H.264 HD video recording.

That touchscreen you see is a 2.7-inch LCD, the lens has 2x digital zoom, connectivity is HDMI and USB (also used for charging), and release details are September as well, for $199.99.

Via : engadget.com

PS3 and Bravia sales boost quarterly Sony profits

Earlier this summer, Sony closed another fiscal year of being in the red, but it's starting the 2010/11 ledger with its quill dipped firmly in the black inkwell.

For the quarter ending June 30, the Japanese megacorp clocked up ¥25.7 billion ($293 million) in pure, unadulterated profit off the back of a ¥67 billion operating income.

When you compare that to the performance this time last year, a ¥37 billion loss, you have to agree that the Stringer purse-tightening program seems to have delivered the desired effect.

The primary drivers for the current resurgence are pinpointed as the PlayStation 3 and Bravia lines (frankly, we consider the two utterly inseparable), and Sony's feeling so buoyant about it all that it's revising its projection for the coming year's revenues upwards today.

The good news is tempered, however, by the threat of a rising Yen, which has already claimed Nintendo's profits as its first victim.

Via : Reuters

Samsung Intensity II u460 now available at Verizon

Verizon’s Samsung Intensity now officially has a successor: none other than the recently-seen Samsung Intensity II u460.

Aavailable online as of today (and coming to Verizon’s sores in the next few weeks), the Samsung Intensity II is – like the first Intensity – a phone with an alphanumeric keypad and a sliding QWERTY keyboard, so it should be a hit among heavy texters.

The new handset features a 2.2 inch QVGA display, a youthful UI, VZ Navigator, Social Beat app (providing access to Facebook, Twitter and MySpace), Microsoft Bing search, Bluetooth, Music player, voice commands, eco-calculator, 1.3MP camera “with night vision”, and MicroSD card support (up to 32GB).

The Intensity II’s battery cover is 35% made out of recycled plastic mainly “extracted from water bottles”. Its charger is a high-efficiency one, while the packaging is “partially made from recycled paper and partially printed with soy ink.”

Read More @ unwiredview.com

Verizon's Samsung Intensity II available online

The Samsung Intensity II is now available online, Verizon and Samsung announced Thursday. The slider phone will be available in stores in the next few weeks.

Following in the footsteps of the Samsung Intensity, the Intensity II has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, music player, and GPS

The new model also has an eco-friendly slant. It's partly made from recycled plastic, with its battery cover extracted from 35 percent post-consumer materials.

In addition, the packaging is partially made from recycled paper and partially printed with soy ink.

Inside, an eco-calculator can track your car's fuel mileage, calculate the auto's efficiency, and estimate the amount of carbon dioxide your ride gives off.

Read More @ cnet.com

Motorola beats the street

Shaumberg, Illinois electronics company Motorola Inc. on Thursday posted its earnings for the second quarter of 2010. The company's total revenue was $5.41 billion, which beat Wall Street's estimates of $5.19 billion, but was still down against last year's $5.49 billion. The company reported a strong flow of cash for the quarter, with overall earnings of $162 million, up sharply from last year's $26 million. Total sales, however, were down some $83 million against the same quarter last year.

Of Motorola's four divisions: Mobile Devices, Home, Enterprise Mobility Solutions, and Networks, the latter two divisions were the main drivers of profit for the company.

During the quarter, Motorola's Enterprise Mobility solutions scored several noteworthy government contracts, including one to build the first 700MHz LTE public safety network for the San Francisco Bay area, and several Project 25 contracts (interoperable digital two-way radio for first responders) in Georgia, Maryland, New York and Washington. The group also announced the ES400, a dual-mode GSM/CDMA Enterprise Digital Assistant touted as the smallest in its class.

Read More @ betanews.com

Samsung Confirms Release of Android Powered Tablet This Quarter

While Microsoft has proved unable to give a definitive date for any tablets bearing its software to appear, Google’s partners are having no such trouble as Samsung has confirmed that it will introduce a 7in tablet running Android this quarter.

Following a picture leaked by Samsung South Africa, some have already dubbed it the Samsung Galaxy Tablet, continuing a brand name that Samsung introduced with the Galaxy, Galaxy S, and forthcoming Galaxy Q.

The move demonstrates there will be a wide choice of tablets and OSs to choose from come the end of the year. Samsung and LG are producing tablets powered by Android, HP is going with both WebOS and Windows 7, while Acer, Dell, and Toshiba are also likely to take the Microsoft route.

If you haven’t yet succumbed to an iPad, the news means that it may well prove sensible to hold off for now.

Via: Electric Pig

Amazon Kindle to challenge new iPad

The Seattle company, under pressure in the market for e-reader for electronic books from both the traditional and the new competition came iPad, presented the new model last night.

Several significant improvements and hardware innovations: faster screen refresh images in 20% and

50% better contrast, memory books from 3500 through 1000 instead of 4 GB of memory instead of 2, set of 4 weeks instead of 2 weeks.

The processor can turn pages with a 20% speed increase, reduced noise from the keys. The next-generation Kindle is lighter by 15% (about 2.5 ounces) and thinner.

Kindle the next generation is already on sale on Amazon's main shopping expedition with the world by August 27. Per gli Usa ha un costo di 189$ per la versione Wifi e 3G e di 139$ pr il modello con il solo Wifi.

For the U.S. it costs $ 189 for the version Wifi and 3G and $ 139 pr model with only Wifi. Su Amazon UK costa 149 e 109 sterline Amazon UK costs 149 and 109 pounds.

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Amazon Kindle, Wi-Fi-only to $ 139

The alternative version of the Kindle is another 6-inch Kindle the same size, but improved in several respects:

the new device is 21% thinner, 15% lighter, runs pages with 20% faster more and 50% additional contrast (to improve ease in reading on screen), the batteries last more than a month and the internal storage can hold up to 3500 ebook.

The coloring that distinguishes the new Kindle is "graphite" and the price is discounted to $ 189 (compared to 259 earlier).

Read More @ webnews.it

Flashcard R4 illegal in the United Kingdom, indefensible!

The British High Court has banned the import and sale of confirming that the common opinion: as R4 cards are used almost only for the purpose of entertainment.

The tale of the development of third-party applications no longer holds. "Nintendo promotes and encourages

the development of games and creativity, not to mention the strong support for developers who legitimately create new and innovative applications," the statement said the Japanese giant.

"Nintendo has initiated these actions not only for herself, but ven the interest of more than 1400 development companies whose survival depends on the legal sales of games."

Read More @ tomshw.it

Nintendo VS-flash card, London agrees with Nintendo

The fight against Nintendo producers of flash-cards and similar Nintendo DS continues today and has reached a new milestone.

S High Court in London has today issued the ruling that gave reason to consider unlawful Nintendo cartridges that can run pirated copies of original games, most notably the ruling convicting companies

Playables Limited and Wai Dat Chan, because they sold UK market these cartridges. As these cartridges can be seen bypassing the security system from Nintendo DS games to run on a non-lawful.

Defenders of the companies have argued that the system is legal and allows users to use external applications, and this the Court replied that the cartridges must be removed before they can work illegally, security systems inserted by Nintendo violation, then, terms of use consoles.

Via : gameparade.net

LG: We Have “A Couple” Of Windows Phone 7 Phones Coming This Year

Microsoft already announced that LG was among the hardware partners that would be producing the first wave of Windows Phone 7 devices. Now, LG has also commented on that situation, saying that they’re planning to have “a couple” out before the year’s end. Nice.

Remember that LG suffered a poor recent Q2 2010, mainly led by their underperforming mobile phone and HDTV businesses.

In addition to Windows Phone 7, LG has recently recommitted their plans for Android, saying that they plan to introduce 20 Android phones to the market before the end of the year.

Regarding their underperforming phone business, PC World says that LG’s mobile phone sales were down 80% from the same quarter last year. LG said that their featurephones did well, especially in developing countries.

Their smartphones, including the poorly-reviewed LG Ally, did not sell so well. Hopefully, their ton of Android offerings and scant Windows Phone 7 offerings will have some gems for the Korean tech giant.

Read More @ nexus404.com

Sprint HTC EVO 4G helps carrier add 111K customers in Q2

Thanks in large part to the success of the Android-powered HTC EVO 4G superphone, Sprint was able to add 111,000 net customers for the second quarter of 2010.

This could be considered a tipping point for the third-largest carrier because this is the first net addition of subscribers in three years!

Sprint has been bleeding subscribers over the last few years for a few reasons. First and foremost is the Apple iPhone on AT&T, as many customers fled Sprint to use Apple’s smartphone.

The carrier tried to rely on devices like the Palm Pre to hold on to customers but that was a clear failure. The Sprint HTC EVO 4G helped change all that.

The HTC EVO 4G may help turn the tide, as the Android superphone could credibly be called the best, or one of the best smartphones on the market.

The EVO 4G has been delighting users for a few months now and it can still be difficult to find in stores. The big-screened smartphone might not have been responsible for single-handedly giving Sprint net subscriber growth for Q2, but it certainly did its part.

Still, It’s not all roses for Sprint, as the company reported a loss of $760 million for the quarter and its net subscriber addition this quarter came from a growth in the prepaid market from Sprint subsidiaries like Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile.

The company lost 228,000 contract customers in the second quarter and this now gives Sprint 48.2 million total subscribers. There’s no doubt the EVO helped keep those contract subscriber losses to a minimum.

Read More @ intomobile.com

HTC EVO 4G: A good business on financial plan for Sprint

The new HTC EVO 4G is a good business for Sprint. Seems like the sales for HTC EVO 4G are what company has expected.

Sprint can say thank you to the smartphone HTC EVO 4G that boosts its quarterly results and allows him to record a gain of new customers for the first time in three years.

By starting a network from 2008 WiMAX, the U.S. operator Sprint wanted to take over competitors with the HTC EVO 4G and attempt to stem the decline in the number of its customers.

The bet is more risky than most large operators rely on other technology proto-4G, LTE (Long Term Evolution), but only now is its first non-commercial.

Having made heavy investments (which will last for several years and also HTC EVO 4G) to establish a network of national stature, they lacked the advantage that of encouraging more capable customers to come back to him.

And this joker could be the smartphone HTC EVO 4G was launched in early June with very good initial results and now experiencing shortages.

Read More @ topbuzznews.net

Froyo for Samsung Galaxy S leaked

Samsung’s Galaxy S isn’t due for an upgrade to Froyo until September, but the pre-release builds have already begun to leak onto the ‘net.

Now, this isn’t the final build, so don’t expect this to be bug-free, but if you like to live dangerously, then you can get it here.Usual disclaimer applies: it aint my fault if you brick your device.Not much else to say, really.

Wait! There is! Don’t, whatever you do, try and install this on a non-standard (eg any of the US variants) Galaxy S phone. The universe may explode. No joke reality.

via Samsung Hub

LG profits down thanks to its lame smartphones

LG Electronics saw its profits tumble for the second quarter thanks to poor performances by its TV and handset divisions. It looks like smartphones like the LG Ally just aren’t going to cut it in a market filled with Android superphones the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S, Motorola Droid X, HTC EVO 4G and the Apple iPhone 4.

It was by no means an awful quarter, as the company reported a net profit of about $106.6 million but that was a drop of about 33% from the same period last year. For today, though, we’ll focus just on LG’s mobile division as we’re not IntoTVs or IntoLCDs.

The company is still the third-largest phone maker in the world behind Nokia and Samsung, as it shipped 30.6 million million phones for the quarter. But it’s increasingly becoming a smartphone world and LG is nowhere to be found in the high-end category dominated by Apple, HTC and Samsung. Do you really think the LG Ally belongs in our Superphone Shootout? Yeah, me neither.

Read More @ intomobile.com

OLED Shortage Forces HTC to Switch Displays

Smartphone maker HTC is switching back to older LCD technology for some of its smartphones because of a shortage of active-matrix OLED displays.

The new crop of HTC phones coming this summer will include a technology called SLCD, or Super LCD, instead of the newer organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays used in several current-model smartphones, including the HTC Desire and the Google-designed, HTC-built Nexus One.

HTC says SLCD will give consumers a visual experience comparable to HTC’s current 3.7-inch OLED displays. SLCDs will also offer better battery performance, contrast and more-natural balanced color than AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode) displays, says the company.

“HTC is experiencing high demand for many of our phones, specifically our phones with 3.7-inch displays,” Peter Chou, CEO of HTC said in a press release. “The new SLCD display technology enables us to ramp up our production capabilities quickly to meet the high demand.”

But just what exactly is Super LCD technology? Two analysts Wired.com spoke with say it may just be a marketing jargon for a variant of the traditional thin-film transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT-LCD) that powers almost all mobile displays currently on the market.

“There’s Super AMOLED, Super IPS and now Super LCD,” says Raymond Soneira, president of research and consulting firm DisplayMate Technologies. “Its like eggs in a supermarket: You can’t buy a small egg anymore. They all start at medium.”

Read More @ wired.com

Panasonic HDC-SDX1 HD Budget Camcorder and Web Camera

Panasonic's HDC-SDX1 HD Camcorder packs full HD video capability with advanced features like image stabilization, but is light and compact enough to be used as a webcam.

Weighing just under 0.41 lbs, it features a new 35.8mm (35 mm equivalent) Wide-Angle Lens with 23x zoom, and optical and electrical hand-shake reduction.

It's flip out 2.7 inch LCD monitor features touch screen operation.

It has full-HD AVCHD recording capabilities with 1920 x 1080 image quality

Other features include Face Recognition, AF/AE Tracking, Intelligent Scene Selector, Face Detection and Intelligent Contrast Control.

Face Recognition finds the registered faces of subjects and automatically optimizes the focus and exposure, while continuously tracking them as they move around within the LCD frame.

The SDX1 features a 3.32 megapixels, 1/4.1" MOS sensor.

In addition to being a camcorder, the SDX1 also serves as a Web camera and microphone, allowing for users to connect with online video chat programs, such as Skype, and make video calls over the Internet.

The Panasonic HDC-SDX1 will be available in black in September 2010 with a suggested retail price of $499.95.

Buy @ sawfnews.com

Nokia Nokia N8 bookable online to 469 euros

Now you can book the new Nokia N8 online directly from Nokia Online Shop and at all Nokia Store, The sales price of new Nokia N8 is 469 euros with free delivery for those who buy online.

Nokia N8 is the first Nokia smartphones with Symbian the new version ^ 3, with exciting multimedia features including a 12 megapixel camera and Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon flash, HD-quality video and Web Tv

In addition to the multimedia functions are excellent features on the social profile and the Internet, with Facebook and Twitter Feed the manageable and Ovi Maps with free car and pedestrian navigation with maps of 70 countries.

Among other features include 16 GB of internal memory, 32 GB microSD support, USB and Blueooth.

Via : pianetacellulare.it

Trackpad Magic: multitouch for the desktop

Much has been made in the past to a new device that Apple would introduce on the market. Circa un mese fa, sono comparse in Rete anche delle immagini “rubate”. About a month ago, appeared on the Net even pictures "stolen".

Now comes the confirmation: the new gadeget called the Apple Trackpad Magic. This is a large version of the famous MacBook Pro touchpad on this.

Made of aluminum with the touch glass trackpad brings the Magic world desktop gesture possible on all laptops. So in addition to the classic click and double-click of a typical mouse also comes the two-finger scrolling, zooming and rotation with the thumb and forefinger.

To configure access to simply gesture trackpad Magic panel in System Preferences to enable or disable those gestures that do not need. The connection with the desktop (iMac or Mac Pro) is using wireless technology to work and obviously requires Mac OS X. The Magic trackpad on App Store you can buy at a price of 69 euros.

Via : onehardware.it

Apple's new iMac from 21.5 and 27 inches

Just the Apple Store went offline noises have been pointing the finger at the range iMac and confirmations are received within a few hours,

Apple announced new models from 21.5 and 27 inches with which the group has relaunched the product and which aims to consolidate market share gained in recent years.

Improved performance: the new iMacs are Intel-based Core i3, i5 Core or Core i7 with lots of features to further accelerate Turbo Boost ability when using software such as Aperture or Final Cut Pro 3:

"Now all models iMac mount superfast Intel Core series processors with advanced architecture that helps to set new standards for performance of all-in-one Apple.

Versions from 21.5 "and one of the models from 27" series include a dual-core Intel Core i3 from 3.06 GHz.

Also improved the graphics, with separate card and the CPU-based ATI Radeon HD 4670 with 256MB dedicated memory for the 21.5-inch and ATI Radeon HD 5670 with 512MB for 27 inches.

For this latest version is available also the ATI Radeon HD 5750 with 1GB of GDDR5 to get further performance increase.

Read More @ webnews.it

Jailbreak iPhone is legal

First it was illegal to jailbreak your iPhone, but the U.S. Copyright Office ruled Monday that the jailbreak and customize a machine is legal.

With the "jailbreak" an iPhone, we mean that the phone is adjusted so that it is suitable for programs and third party software to run. In other words, software not manufactured by Apple. With a jailbroken iPhone can, for example, free apps, which would normally be paid.

Before you leave instantly jailbreak your iPhone, you must remember that there are negative consequences.
According to a jailbroken iPhone Apple would be less reliable and unstable. "The objective of Apple has always been to provide our customers with the most perfect possible experience it.

If you want to keep track of all news and developments about Apple, then listen to the One More Thing Podcast

Via : gespod.nl

Nokia launches X6-8GB in India

Nokia X6-8GB is now available in India at a price of Rs. 14,449 (approx). It is available in 2 colours - Azure and Black. Nokia X6-8GB measures 111 x 51 x 13.8 mm and weighs around 122 grams.

Nokia X6-8GB is a S60 5th Edition phone and it runs of Symbian 9.4. It has a 3.2 inches display with resolution of 640 x 360 pixels.

It is equipped with 5 MP Camera with Autofocus and Dual LED flash and 3.5 mm AV connector.

It comes with 1320mAh battery which offer talktime of upto 11.5 hours and standby time of upto 420 hours.

Read More @ techdigest.tv

Nokia X6 8GB Arrives in India

Now, Nokia has another variant of the X6 under its sleeves in the form of the 8GB version. The company has launched the same across India today. The 8GB X6 is similar to the 16GB X6 in all aspects.

The only obvious difference is the lesser memory and somewhat low price. That said, we are wondering whether Nokia has any plans to launch the "original" 32GB X6 here in India.

As mentioned earlier, the X6 8GB comes with the same features as the 16GB and 32GB versions boast of.

These include 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen, Symbian S60 5th edition UI and a 5 megapixel camera with D-Flash.

The X6 is powered by a ARM 11 434 MHz CPU and boasts of 128 MB of RAM. Other features include VGA video recording at 30fps, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology.

Read More @ techtree.com

Lawsuit Claims iPad Overheats

A Lawsuit was filed on the 23rd of July against Apple Inc. in the federal court in Oakland, California. Claiming that Apples new iPad ‘does not live up to the reasonable consumer’s expectations created by Apple’ because it ‘overheats so quickly under common weather conditions.’

The lawsuit also claims that when placed in direct sunlight the iPad ‘turns off, sometimes after just a few minutes of use. Apple has no official comment on the lawsuit that was first reported by Bloomberg on Monday.

Has anyone else eperienced these problems? Living in the UK even with the fairly hot past few months I’ve not experienced any problems with over heating while using the iPad, even out and about and in direct sunlight. Apart from not being able to see the glossy screen. Roll on anti-glare iPad options.

Via Cult of Mac

Apple Battery Charger gets official

Apple's just slipped something into its iMac update press release that we didn't want to go unnoticed: a battery charger.

Apple's AA battery-powered lineup now includes the wireless keyboard, the Magic Mouse (which seriously burns through the juice) and

the Magic Trackpad, and for $29 you can score a dedicated charger for all that gear.

The Apple Battery Charger comes with six long-lived NiMH rechargeable batteries which apparently have a lifetime of up to 10 years.

Update: We just had a chance to get a quick hands-on with the little guy, and well, it's a battery charger.

Apple tells us the charger has the lowest vampire power draw of any charger on the market -- the idea is for

users to keep two batteries in each of their peripherals and two in the charger, so they can quickly swap out as the cells run out.

Read More @ engadget.com

HTC starts selling phones in China under its own name

It's long been the case that if you wanted a HTC handset over in the world's most populous nation, you'd have had to look for its rebadged variant under the Dopod brand. But, as of today, that is no more.

The prolific Taiwanese phone maker has decided that its name is now recognizable and valuable enough in China to be put on its own hardware and is kicking off a campaign with four own-branded phones.

The Wildfire and Desire we're all familiar with already, while the Tianxi looks like a mildly tweaked HD2 and the Tianyi is a mix-and-match of design elements from the rest of HTC's portfolio.

The company's also announcing a partnership with China Mobile to bring these puppies to market, so it's looking like smooth sailing ahead. Full PR after the break.

Read More @ engadget.com

Videocon launches 3 new DUAL SIM handsets

With the launch of 3 new handsets Videocon, in all has 25 models currently available in the Indian markets. The launch also includes the Qruz V1425 music phone with 100W output. All of the 3 Videocon Dual SIM handsets are attractively priced at less than Rs. 4000.

If you like music you simply cannot miss out the Qruz V1425 that provides 100w PMPO output. The phone is music packed and is easily noticeable by the large boom speakers covered with Black Mesh Grill.

Qruz V1425 is a dual SIM phone and features LED torch, 2 inch TFT screen, build in VGA camera, Bluetooth, expandable memory 4GB (Max), mobile tracker to track stolen or lost phone and the 1200mAh battery.

Read More @ littleabout.com

SIM-free Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro available from Mobile Fun

Android have had a succession of massive hits this year, with the HTC Legend, Wildfire and particularly the Desire all being released to wide acclaim and rave reviews.

The Xperia X10 marked their move into Sony Ericsson handsets, and proved wildly successful; this was quickly followed up by the X10 Mini and now the X10 Mini Pro,

which is virtually identical but for the clever addition of a teeny slide-out qwerty keyboard. The SIM free X10 Mini Pro is available from the Mobile Fun website.

The SIM free X10 Mini and Mini Pro are more than just scaled down versions of the X10, though; really they’re a completely different phone, one which manages to pack a feast of features into a handset only a little larger than a box of matches.

The user interface is intuitive and simple, allowing you to access all of your favourite apps from the homescreen with one touch, and to customize which ones you have available. That gives you speedy access on the go to all of your email, SMS, music and social media functions.

Read More @ journalism.co.uk

Samsung Galaxy Q - Analysis and opinions

Keyboard QWERTY and operating system Android . These are two of the basic specifications have brought up the Korean company Samsung , regarding a new terminal Q Samsung Galaxy.

Although recently we had news of the terminal in the form of rumor, now has been the mentor of your own in charge of publishing a list of technical specifications which will delight more than one user.

And that is the will of the Korean is to convert this phone into a model very similar to those of Blackberry , mainly based on a full keyboard and functional.

Samsung's idea is to captivate all those users who work hooked to a Blackberry, especially taking into account the operation of the devices signed by RIM when sending email messages, chat with their professional contacts and family or use the keypad, in general, so assiduously.

Read More @ tuexpertomovil.com

Mazda, "Verisa" released some improved

26 Mazda 7, 1.5L (liters) compact car with the engine, "Mazda Verisa" was released to some improvement. Price from 186 thousand yen 155 million yen.

In this improvement, C Brown is central to upgrade adopted a brown cloth seat arranged a series of new coral and beige colored sides. L-grade leather seats and black and new color Kuruburakku Sand, adopted according to the color leather steering wheel and new seats.

The redesigned meter dial all models, total fuel consumption (average fuel economy) was added and the eco-lamp display.

The exterior is to change the design of hubcaps, L grade is Otoraitoshisutemu, Reinsensawaipa (front), water repellent features (glass front doors, side mirrors) set.

Via : journal.mycom.co.jp

The HP is not abandoned Slate

Palm's recent acquisition by HP has suggested the abandonment of Windows 7 on a potential shelf in favor of Palm OS. HP responds to these rumors by confirming the use of Microsoft's OS on a shelf "Slate", and specifies that the transition will be reserved for professionals. The idea is to target very precisely the use of Windows 7 here in the middle of the pros, so as not to shade to another project in the HP matter.

For the manufacturer actually going to work in parallel on a variant of the famous webOS operator, which we still know so far that very little (except that the name PalmPad was filed). Lots of things to expect from HP in the coming months so. The idea of a touch pad tapping the Palm OS is interesting enough to provoke in us a particularly advanced form of impatience ...

Moreover, we learn from the mouth of Jon Rubinstein (Palm CEO) that the 2.0 update webOS is in preparation. Maybe do we find the famous shelf, who knows.

Via : revioo.com

The iPhone 4 White delayed a second time

The four white iPhone will not happen at the end of July but at an unspecified date later this year! Is the second time that Apple released a press release announcing a delay in the availability of this model.

She says "The new iPhone model white four continue to be more difficult than anticipated to produce 'But black is not affected Apple said.

Apple says no more, we will remain on the hypothesis a few days ago about a difficulty in obtaining a particular good opacity for the color (see Late iPhone 4 white: a manufacturing problem ). It was also noted on the plans of the iPhone differences in their proximity sensor .

Read More @ igeneration.fr

Sprint’s Samsung Epic 4G Release Date Is August 20th

The Samsung Galaxy S Pro has been rumored for a very long time before being officially announced by Sprint as the Epic 4G. This will become the second smartphone to pack 4G radio network on Sprint’s network and in the US as well. According to this little Samsung TV schedule, the Sprint Samsung Epic 4G release date is August 20th!

Well, Samsung didn’t admit that the Sprint EPIC 4G release date is August 20th, but we’re clever enough to remember that Samsung made a TV infomercial about both the Vibrant and Captivate, they were released on that date so we can only think that history will repeat once again.

It’s a pitty that Sprint subscribers will have to wait more than three weeks to get their hands on the best QWERTY Android phone ever built.

The Samsung Epic 4G is powered by a 1GHz Hummingbird processor, 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, sliding QWERTY keyboard, 5MP camera with HD video recording capabilities, WiFi 802.11N, Android 2.1 OS, support for DLNA streaming and Mobile Hotspot functionality.

Let us know if you like the Samsung Epic 4G and if you cannot wait to buy it!

Source : softsailor.com

HTC Will Bring Sense UI to Windows Phone 7 BY Dan NosowitzToday

HTC's Sense UI, a custom-made theme that sits over another OS and provides new functionality and a high level of polish, is probably the best regarded of all manufacturer-made custom UIs.

Others, like Samsung's TouchWiz and Motorola's BLUR, are often less preferable than the untouched OS, but HTC Sense is often a major selling point on HTC phones like the HD2 (pictured), Droid Incredible, and Evo 4G.

But a new tide is coming. The OSes HTC had been improving with Sense, namely Android and Windows Mobile, may not need it quite so much.

Google is rumored to be focusing on UI improvements with the next version of Android, even hiring away one of Palm's crack UI designers to work on Android 3.0, codenamed

"Gingerbread." And Microsoft, saddled with an OS long past the point of improvement, has simply tossed out Windows Mobile in favor of the new, very slick Windows Phone 7.

Read More @ fastcompany.com

Vodafone to stop 360 phones

While Microsoft recently killed its Kin phones, Vodafone decided to follow suit by stopping any more release of handsets from the 360 line. However, the 360 services suite will still continue to exist, although you won't be looking at any more 360-branded handsets down the line.

For those who look forward to the H2, you will be disappointed since it was originally supposed to be launched shortly.

This is a LiMo-powered handset, which just goes to prove that competing in the smartphone market with a new operating system might not be as easy as it sounds, so hopefully Samsung's bada OS will not suffer the same fate.

Via : ubergizmo.com

Symbian^3 Nokia N8 to be Nokia's Jesus Phone?

If the original iPhone was hailed as the Apple Jesus Phone for its power to captivate, wow, and fascinate audiences, then Nokia's N8 may the savior phone for the world's largest phone maker. Nokia's CEO says of the N8: "Delivering the N8, with a high-quality user experience, will mark the beginning of our renewal.

We will achieve our potential and regain high-end leadership in our industry." After initially dismissing the iPhone like many smartphone makers early on, Nokia has since had a hard time keeping up in the smartphone race. The company, however, has a plan to move full-steam ahead, and the N8 is a transitional phone that will be part of the transformation.

In a way, the N8 represents a bittersweet device for Nokia, which has pledged to move away from Symbian for its high-end flagship N-series devices. Bitter in that it will be the last phone on an OS that's all too familiar for Nokia's fans, but sweet in that it does represent the fantastic build quality and engineering that Nokia has to offer.

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The best mobiles: which phone should you pick next?

The mobile phone has had more impact on daily life than any other object of the past decade. It’s changed how and where most Britons communicate, spawned a global industry in hardware and software – and because it’s killed the phone box, it’s even changed our landscapes, too.

Changes in mobile technology also mean that there’s never an excuse for not knowing your train was cancelled, that the idea of being out of email contact is increasingly implausible, and that taking pictures of any event, good or bad, is just a matter of grabbing your phone.

But while the possibilities are endless, the market is crowded. Touchscreens, pioneered by Apple and its iPhone, are rapidly starting to dominate the top of the market, but many users stick doggedly to handsets with physical keyboards. The global sales of “feature phones”, with traditional dialling keypads and more limited features, remain strong because they’re now so inexpensive.

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