Motorola A1680 mobile phone

Motorola introduces a new Android mobile phone. The Motorola A1680 is a classic flip phone featuring touch capabilities and Android 1.6, available exclusively in China. The new Motorola A1680 mobile phone features the iconic MING design with a thin body and a high-resolution screen for easy reading and writing.

High-speed access to the Web and e-mail plus 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity ensure you’ll be productive all day long. An affordable price tag means you won’t sacrifice style for practicality. The Motorola mobile phone features classic MING design elements like a sleek, transparent flip form, and thin, lightweight body for ultimate pocketability.

Via : letsgomobile

Rumor: PSP2 will have Holiday 2011 Launch

Ok, we’ve covered speculation, romors and anonymouse sources spouting the details of Sony’s follow-on handheld gaming system for two years now. Guess what? VG247 has a new “mysterious insider” reporting the existence of the mythical hardware. The source claims that the hardware is scheduled for fall 2011 retail release, so it makes sense that we’d hear something at GDC or E3 next year.

Here’s what we officially know:

* Sony makes video game systems
* Developers need hardware specs to design launch games for new systems
* Sony says it has no interest in handheld 3d

Sony will not confirm or deny the existence of the mythical PSP2.

Via : news.filefront

PSP 2 “late next year”

Sources have told gaming news site, VG247, that the PSP 2 will be released “late next year.”

A British source familiar with the matter told the site, “we’ve been told it’s coming in late 2011.”

Not much is known about the machine, although there have been previous rumours of it’s existence, with Netherrealm Studios admitting it has a dev kit , while last month Develop reported numerous developers were creating content for PSP2, as Sony aims for a “significant launch window line-up”.

VG247 says they PSP 2 has a forward-facing and backward-facing camera, and will come with both touch-screen and physical controls.

Expect the PSP 2 to be officially revealed around E3 time next year.

Via : made2game

Sony PSP2 by Christmas 2011?

Sony has been extremely tight-lipped about it, but that hasn’t stopped internet rumours about the device flying around at great speed – and now there’s even an unconfirmed launch date.

‘We’ve been told it’s coming in late 2011,’ an industry insider told VG247 yesterday.

On top of this, we don't know very much, but what intel we've garned is quite tantilising. We think the PSP2 will come with forward and backward-facing cameras, touch-screen and physical controls, be powered by a quad-core cell processor, but won't have 3D capability.

We also know that Mortal Kombat producer Shaun Himmerick has had his hands on one.

In an interview with website IndustryGames, the NetherRealm Studios’ chief talked about the PSP2 in a peculiarly offhand manner, apparently forgetting that it hasn't yet been announced by Sony.

'We’re not launching day one on all consoles like that,' he said when asked about what formats the new Mortal Kombat would be on. 'We are looking at them; we have a PSP2 in the house and we’re looking at the engine, like what can it support. Always a big thing for us is the performance.

'We don’t have a 3DS system in house yet, but we’re looking to get one, and we’ll certainly look at what its power is.'

You can expect the PSP2 to be formally announced at next year’s E3, which takes place in June.

Via : metro.co.uk

Sony PSP2 release date seems set for Christmas 2011: Gaming world continues its wait!

n what is no doubt the most anticipated piece of news that could soon hit the gaming domain is the official statement on the release date of PSP2 and exactly what goodies it will come with when it does indeed hit shelves. So this latest piece of news is indeed huge as sources indicate a 2011 Christmas release for the PSP2 handheld and that seems more believable than ever before.

Unless Sony themselves come out and categorically deny the date (which seems unlikely) it would be safe to assume that the news doing rounds indeed is rather true. After many such earlier rumours on if indeed a PSP2 is in work, we now do know that it is surely on its way and a pre-festive season next year seems both possible and profitable!

Sony will be planning this endlessly as such a release will give them both time to fine tune PSP2 and also help elevate it further when it comes to initial sales with all the shopping hoopla surrounding festive sales. Reports also state that PSP2 will have dual camera with one in the front, making it almost certain that it will have phone features and also added will be touchscreen controls at the back.

Now with all the hype we just hope PSP2 will live up to its billing. What do you think?

Via : devicemag

LG E900 (aka Optimus 7) finds its official press pictures unofficially leaked

We love a nice pre-release leak as much as the next tech blog, but come on, aren't you starting to feel sorry for these Windows Phone 7 guys? By the time Steve Ballmer takes the New York stage on Monday, we'll be more familiar with the stuff he'll be showing off than the big Microsoft boss himself. Today, LG's Optimus 7 handset has suffered the only indignity left, after being videoed, pictured, and handled many a time -- it's had its official press shots unleashed unto the world. It'd be hard for them to tell us anything we don't already know, but at least they're nice and neat. More at the source link.

Via : engadget, BestBoyZ.de

Tegatech announces global launch of TEGA v2

TEGA v2 will be launched globally on 12th of October in North America, Europe, Australia & New Zealand.

It is with much excitement and anticipation that Tegatech share with you some details of the upcoming release of TEGA v2. With capacitive multi-touch screen, built-in 3G, accelerometers to register rotation and approximately 5hrs battery life. The TEGA v2 will impress greatly when coupled with Windows 7 and will be available from October onwards.

Yep, ready or not, there’s a new Windows 7 slate on the way in less than two weeks (or Tablet PC or whatever you want to call it; I’m thinking of it as a UMPC). No additional info on its Android side, but we’ll find out soon.

Oh, and for you folks in Australia who weren’t sweating the availability, you’ll get to see it early on the Kerri Anne Show on October 4th.

Via : gottabemobile

Panasonic Jungle games system packs QWERTY, HDMI & more

Panasonic perhaps aren’t the first people you’d think of to produce a portable gaming system, but the company is hoping to change your mind with their new The Jungle. The clamshell console packs in a touchpad, full QWERTY keyboard, high-resolution display and various ports including mini-HDMI and microUSB.

There’s also a touchpad and other gaming controls, together with a 3.5mm headphone socket. No word from Panasonic on potential battery life or what’s powering the whole thing, but it’s apparently Linux based.

As for the sort of gaming titles you can expect, the only game Panasonic is talking about is a browser-based MMO called Battlestar Galactica Online; that allows you to play as a human or as a Cylon, and “experience space combat, exploration and mission-based gameplay.”

More @ slashgear

Garmin updates GPS watch line with Forerunner 210 and 410, data-craving runners rejoice

Runners love to tell you about their post-workout highs, but they rarely mention the mid-workout delirium that comes when muscles deprive your brain of blood, leading to doubts about how long you've been running, what your target heart rate should be, and indeed how to get home again. Garmin's updated Forerunner 410 (above) can help you out with all those things, and the larger touch bezel means oxygen-deprived cardio hounds can easily scroll through data describing things like pace and heart rate, even when it's raining -- or you're sweating excessively. Once back home and showered this $325 watch automatically syncs to a USB dongle via ANT+, uploading data to Garmin Connect, just like its predecessor the 405. Then there's the $300 210, pictured below, a follow-up to this spring's 110 and providing a more simple display of real-time distance and heart rate without a bunch of other confusing data. Both models will be on display at the upcoming Chicago and New York City marathons before pacing themselves into stores this fall.

Via : engadget, Nuy @ Garmin 410, 210

Palm 'Mansion' coming: 800x480, no physical keyboard

Device rumors surrounding Palm smartphones are starting to heat up. After we saw the P102 appear in a certification database (and subsequently get pulled) and heard that we might see something in October, another very reliable tipster has written in that Palm is planning a new device - which may or may not be the same thing as the P102.

The phone is codenamed 'mansion.' It is to have a 800x480 screen and it will not have a physical keyboard - a design decision that's very interesting given that we assumed that virtual keyboard code buried in webOS 2.0 was meant for the PalmPad.

We know that webOS scales easily so we're not concerned about a smartphone with a virtual keyboard from that standpoint - but we'll be curious to see if Palm can rise above the mix of 'pretty good' virtual keyboards on Android phones and get theirs up to par with the iPhone and Windows Phone.

Does a slate-style webOS device without a physical keyboard interest you? How about an 800x480 screen?

Via : precentral