Jawbone intros Jambox portable bluetooth speaker

Since 2006, Jawbone's been making noise-canceling bluetooth headsets boasting modern design and military-grade sound. This is not one of those. This is the Jawbone Jambox -- a wireless bluetooth speaker -- and it's what happened when the company decided to let the music out. Functionally it's almost exactly the same as a Jawbone Icon, down to the pairing process, three-button controls and MyTALK upgradable software platform, but instead of a tiny mono earpiece you're getting a stylish portable speakerphone with a 3.5mm input jack and some serious stereo potential. We've had it playing for several hours now, and while it's not going to be the life of a large party even at maximum volume, it pumps out a terribly impressive amount of clear, room-filling sound for its size. If you pick it up or set it down on a table, you'll feel the vibrations nearby.

Via : engadget

Acer Aspire RevoView network media streamer ships

Hard to say if it's too little, too late, but one thing's for darn sure -- Acer definitely has a lot of competition to shake off if it wants this Aspire RevoView to truly succeed. Announced originally way back in May, this here network media streamer is just now gaining an image, price and release date. It's able to fetch content from USB hard drives, an internal 3.5-inch HDD, a memory card slot or the world wide web, but the latter seems contained to just YouTube, Picasa and Flickr for the time being. It'll push things out via an HDMI socket on the rear, and the bundled remote will keep your keister firmly planted while it's in operation. No word on whether or not this fellow will ever leave the confines of the UK, but it'll go on sale there next week for £119.99 ($193).

Via : engadget

Samsung Galaxy Tab Now Available from More Mobile Carriers

U.S. Cellular is entering the mobile tablet market with the Samsung Galaxy Tab. U.S. Cellular, the 6th largest U.S. mobile carrier, is joining the ranks of Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, and Sprint to offer the new Galaxy Tab. Prices and availability from U.S. Cellular have not yet been released, although Sprint has announced an anticipated $400 retail price.

Think that Android platform equals a bulky smartphone? Think again. The Galaxy Tab from Samsung is much smaller than we might expect from an Android powered device. In fact, the Galaxy Tab weighs in at 13 ounces and measures only 12 mm thick. Even with its pocket-sized stature this smart-tablet features a 7 inch display touchscreen and, perhaps more importantly, the newest version of the wildly popular Android operating system.

One interesting feature of this device is its dual cameras; one 3 megapixel camera for photos, and a second 1.3 megapixel camera located on the front just for video chat. Users can even send photos and videos to their DLNA-enabled televisions and computers with the AllShare application.

With a touchscreen QWERTY virtual keyboard featuring Swype technology, users can text quickly and easily. Preloaded apps include a navigation function, and this device may also be used as an MP3 player as well as a phone, camera, handheld GPS device, calendar, and even an alarm clock.

The Galaxy Tab features a 1GHz Hummingbird processor, and of course the Android 2.2 os. This tablet-style smartphone uses Samsung Social Hub to sync messaging, contacts, and calendar; making email, social networking, and SMS messaging easier than ever. With more mobile carriers getting in on the action availability should be increased, and the Galaxy Tab is already expected to be one of the must-have items this holiday shopping season.

Via : businessservicenews

Samsung Galaxy Tab Gets Blinged

Do you want a Samsung Galaxy Tab, but have exactly zero taste? Boy, do I have the thing for you! CrystalRoc will be selling a version of the Galaxy Tab at Harrods, which is encrusted with 5700 Swarovski Bright Crystals, each one hand applied!

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Go launches Samsung Galaxy Tab tariff

Communications group Go is making the Samsung Galaxy Tab available at €200 with a Pay Monthly 60 tariff and a 2GB data bundle plan.

The tablet otherwise retails at €799.

Equipped with 3G connectivity, WiFi, Bluetooth and up to seven hours’ battery life, the Galaxy Tab allows web browsing, e-books reading, films and game playing and more. With a seven-inch touch screen, it is able to deliver good quality graphics and visuals but remains lightweight, thin and portable.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab features a front-facing 3.0 MP AF camera with LED flash+1.3m, OS Android 2.2 and Flash support for superior web video and gaming. Using the latest Android operating system, it offers voice and video calling, a readers’ hub full of up-to-date news, magazines and e-books plus access to blockbusters and classics on Samsung Movies.

It also comes with free Google maps navigation, games and an integrated phonebook that combines all of the customers’ social network contacts.

The tablet includes a virtual ­keyboard, Swype for easier text input, high-definition video and a touchscreen with pinch-to-zoom capability.

Via : timesofmalta

Samsung Galaxy Tab due on Nov. 10 for Rs. 38,000

Samsung Galaxy Tab is a real close competitor of Apple iPad tablet and we've been eagerly waiting for it to hit the India shores. India based books, music, movies, and games e-tailer Flipkart has announced that it is taking pre-orders for Galaxy Tab priced at Rs. 38,000 for the Indian audience. Google Android 2.2 Froyo running Galaxy Tab tablet is due for an official release and availability on November 10 in India.

Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 is a 7-inch WSVGA (1024x600) display bearing tablet running Android 2.2 Froyo. This tablet also brings support for Flash Player 10.1 that serves to provide smoother web browsing experience. Internally, the Galaxy Tab carries the same 1GHz Hummingbird processor that rests in Galaxy S smartphone. As of now, we have no confirmation on how users would be able to use the 3G network capability of the Galaxy Tab.

With Galaxy Tab's arrival, our eagerness for Apple to introduce iPad officially in India has increased. But considering the price parity between Apple and Samsung products, we believe that the Apple iPad would cost about Rs. 40,000-Rs. 42,000 in India.

More @ techtree

Opera releases native Opera Mini client for Symbian devices [Both touch and non touch versions]

The Norwegians have given millions of Symbian device users a special gift today in the form of a beta version of the extremely popular Opera Mini application that’s written as a native application. Seems kind of backwards that the iPhone was the first platform to get a native version of Opera Mini, then Android, and then BlackBerry, and now finally, the world’s most popular smartphone platform can enjoy the benefits of going native too. Features included are: faster startup times, improved scrolling and zooming performance, better font rendering, an issue I’ve been complaining about on the Android version, and finally the ability to set a native access point, thus killing the prompt that asks you how you want to reach the internet.

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, there’s a time and a place to use Opera Mini, but these days, with ultra fast mobile phones on blazing networks, the benefits that this application once provided are now no longer needed. Several years ago, when phones were running at less than 400 MHz on an older ARM architecture and 3G coverage was spotty, Opera Mini was damn near the very first app I installed when getting a new phone. Today it’s not even on my mobile, which is a shame since I’ve been such a loyal fan and evangelist, going so far as to take people’s phones out of their hand and install Mini on it. Days later I’d get a text saying “OMG, thank you!” or something to that extent.

The harsh reality however, with operators killing unlimited data plans, makes me wonder if Mini will be popular again. It is, after all, installed on more iPhones than any other device in both the UK and USA according to September’s “State of the Mobile Web”. So you know there’s a bunch of fans out there.

Via : intomobile

Opera Mini 5.1 for Symbian Phones Released

Opera Software has released new Mini 5.1 beta mobile browser for Nokia's Symbian operating system based phones. Nokia Symbian S60 owners can now use the Symbian version of Opera Mini instead of the Java version. A number of improvements have been made in Opera Mini 5.1 keeping a wide range of Symbian phones in mind. Full support for text input methods, faster start-up time and improved page-loading as well as scrolling on older phones are some of the major changes.

Opera Mini more widely used on Symbian phones as compared to Nokia's native browser. The new Opera Mini 5.1 beta will now support old Symbian devices as well. This beta version is only available in English language as of now and supports more than 3000 different mobile phone models.

Take a look at some key improvements:

* Support for more devices than ever
* Significantly faster start-up time
* Improved page-load and scrolling performance, especially on older devices
* Full support for device text input methods
* Improved fonts
* Device integration for copy & paste, email client and more
* Option to choose default access point - no more annoying dialogs


Multiple language support will come later when Opera releases the final version of Mini 5.1. Some of the features like Visual Tabs and Kinetic Scrolling are available only on touchscreen Symbian phones like Nokia N8, Nokia 5800 XM, and others.

Download the new Opera Mini 5.1 beta on your Symbian phone by visiting http://m.opera.com from your mobile phone browser or on your PC/Mac.

Via : techtree

Opera Mini lands for Nokia devices

Oslo-based Opera has announced that its popular mobile browser, Opera Mini, is now available to Nokia users on their Symbian handsets.

Opera Mini 5.1 beta replaces the Java-based Opera versions that S60 users had to make do with, and adds a number of key features, including:

- Support for more devices than ever
- Significantly faster start-up time
- Improved page-load and scrolling performance, especially on older devices
- Full support for device text input methods
- Improved fonts
- Device integration for copy & paste, email client and more
- Option to choose default access point — no more annoying dialogues

“It is Opera’s objective to provide its users with the best possible web-surfing experience on any device”, said Christen Krogh, chief development officer of Opera Software.

“Porting Opera Mini to the Symbian programming language provides the largest user base in the smartphone world with the best mobile browsing experience”.

Grab Opera Mini for free from m.opera.com now.

Via : pocket-lint

Dell XPS laptop range: 3D, HD and Skype enabled machines

“The industry’s first Skype-certified laptops with HD video streaming webcams so you can stay close to friends and family”, Dell excitedly enthuses. Skype, what an ingenious invention that was, and one, which in my opinion, has not had enough publicity and praise written about it. Savvy Skype users have now kissed goodbye to hefty phone bills by making internet calls for free. Skype’s wiser gains were pushed even further when webcams became a regular feature on modern-day desks, enabling the visual to be interconnected with, what was for years, a solely aural experience, and all, for Skype-to-Skype users, for free!

Although this is a review about Dell’s new XPS laptops and not about Skype, but the point I am making is that by being the first Skype-certified laptops and by incorporating HD video streaming webcams, being able to speak and watch friends and family with a higher quality, HD experience, in an extremely economic way, Dell may have come up with a winner.

Although redefining the whole Skype experience is far from the only quality of Dell’s new XPS laptops worthy of a mention.

Aurally, Dell claims these laptops produce the loudest and clearest sound the company has ever produced, and with built-in JBL designed and certified speakers with integrated MaxxAudio 3 processing technology, it is easy to understand the laptops will not fail to live up to these impressive audio claims.

Visually, the laptops sound equally as capable of producing a ‘cinema-like’ experience. Being available in both 15 and 17 inch size screens, all of these stylish laptops include NVIDIA’s 3DTV Play software, enabling users to connect their Dell XPS laptops to 3D HDTVs and enjoy watching Blu-ray 3D films, browsing through 3D photos and videos and playing games in immerse stereoscopic 3D.

We may have come somewhat complacent about valuing an immersive entertainment experience that is seemingly provided in all forms of technology, but Dell’s new family of XPS laptops really is “pushing the limits” on high-definition, 3D multimedia entertainment.

Via : latestgadgets