Archives for February 2010

Acer E110 Android and P300 Windows Mobile Phones Unveiled

Acer have revealed details of a couple of new phones called the Acer E110 that runs the Google Android OS and the Acer P300 that will run Windows mobile.

The Acer E110 has appeared over at Bluetooth SIG and is expected to run Android 2.0 when launched. For connectivity the E110 will use UMTS/HSDPA at 900/1200MHz or 850/1900MHz. Assisted GPS is built in along with Bluetooth and although not mentioned here, we assume WiFi at atleast 802.11b/g. The screen size and resolution is unknown although we do know it is touchscreen. Four buttons are to be found under the screen which are home to the traditional Send/End/Back and Home keys. [Read more…]

HTC Scorpion to get 1.5GHz CPU and Android 2.2 – Rumour

Information found today shows that HTC could be working on a new smartphone called the HTC Scorpion. The Scorpion is also rumoured to have a newer processor from Qualcomm that runs at 1.5GHz. The processor is described as being a snapdragon, but the one we currently have runs at 1GHz… perhaps Qualcomm are planning on releasing a quicker model? Information shows that the 1.5GHz chip could be launched Q3 or Q4 this year.

As well as showing the faster CPU, indications also say that the HTC Scorpion will also run on Google Android 2.2 which at the moment hasn’t been released with the most current version being Android 2.1.

Other information found in the build file indicates it will run Sense UI and someone also has pointed out that it could be going to Sprint. [Read more…]

HTC Legend – Another Leaked Pic

The HTC Legend has been snapped a few times before and here we find another picture of it, but this time the picture also was sent with a number of specs to let us know exactly what will be included with the phone.

The Legend looks to have an aluminium casing that wraps around the edges of the phone. The smartphone has a 3.2 inch HVGA AMOLED capacitive touchscreen and the phone is powered by a Qualcomm MSM7227 processor that runs at 600MHz.

Other features include a fairly decent five megapixel camera that uses an LED flash to light subjects. For connectivity it has Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and WiFi. [Read more…]

Adobe iPhone Flash – 7 Million People wanted it in December

Reports revealed today are showing that seven million iPhone and iPod Touch users attempted to download Adobe Flash to their iPhone/iPod back in December. This is an increase of 4 million from the 3 million who attempted the same in June last year.

Although not available in the app store, the flash application can be downloaded direct from Adobe, although due to restrictions on the iPhone there is no version that actually works on the devices. It is likely that the 7 million attempts to download flash were from users browsing websites and being presented with a prompt to download flash. [Read more…]

Apple iPhone to get Opera Mini Browser App

Opera will be unveiling Opera Mini for the Apple iPhone at Mobile World Congress this month. The company promise that they will offer a fast and easy to use way of connecting your iPhone to the internet.

To achieve the speed Opera will use it’s own compression technology to shrink pages down and load them up faster. As well as providing good page load speeds, the smaller pages also allow for lesser data transfer to be used which in some cases, could help you stay with in your limits.

Features included in the iPhone Opera Mini application are tabs, speed dial and a password manager. [Read more…]

Google Nexus One Phone Support Arrives

Since Google [GOOG] launched the Nexus One the company only gave online support which upset a few people. Yesterday the search company announced that phone support would now be made available for those who use the Google Phone.

This move comes after a month of the phone being first made available and allows phone users to call support if needed. The number to call is (888) 48NEXUS (63987) and lines are open from 4am to 7pm PST.

With a phone service now in place it will allow users to call for all technical issues along with shipping issues. It’s a big change from what Google normally does as the company generally use email, forums and populated FAQ sections to answer questions some of which aren’t the friendliest of places to get answers. [Read more…]

Apple Store Goes Down – Updates Coming – Aperture 3

Apple [AAPL] have taken their store down (globally) which indicates they are updating with new products, changes to products or perhaps something not worth worrying about. What we do know about is Aperture 3 which was just published as a press release this morning. Other updates “might” include pricing for the UK iPad.

Apple Aperture 3

Aperture 3 is Apple’s photo editing software that has just received an update to version 3. The new version includes over 200 new features that includes Faces, Places and Brushes.

The software makes it easier to organise photo libraries. Other features include the ability to quickly edit pictures and give 1 click photo effects. [Read more…]

Motorola DROID to get Android 2.1 Update This Week

The Motorola DROID is about to get an update to the latest version of Android bringing the phone from version 2 to version 2.1. We expected this would happen eventually but it came as a surprise hearing that Motorola are actually going to release the update this week.

Other devices are also mentioned by Motorola to be getting an upgrade, although no specifics are given as to what phones these might be, or what the upgrade might be, hopefully that means other phones running Android from the company will also get an update to 2.1. What we don’t know is if 2.1 will be going to other phones just yet, or perhaps they are announcing 1.6 – 2.0 upgrades. We’ll keep an eye out this week and announce when we hear anything. [Read more…]

BlackBerry to get Two-Way Sync on GMail

Documents were leaked online for BlackBerry Internet Services 3.0 that show two-way sync to GMail is finally going to arrive on BlackBerry devices. What this will allow the smartphone to do is update GMail with items read and sync them in both directions.

Although it must be interesting for BlackBerry users to finally get this functionality, this has been available on most other smartphones for several years now and shows how far BlackBerry phones are behind on some of the protocols.

Although the update will be made available soon it will be up to the individual carriers to push it out to BlackBerry phones which means a number of users could be waiting longer than others. [Read more…]

AV to USB Video Capture Device

The AV to USB video capture cable allows you to connect and stream video from various sources to your computer. Sources compatible include DVD players, camcorders, VHS player as well as video games systems. When playing content with the cable attached, the computer captures the video digitally and stores it on the hard drive allowing you to upload, email or keep an archive of your old content.

Reasons for using such a device could be to just clear out space used by old VHS cassettes that you might not want to keep anymore, but still want the content on them. [Read more…]

Canon EOS T2i Announced

Ready for Pre-Order. Canon have released details of their latest EOS Rebel camera called the Canon EOS T2i. The new T2i will become the higher spec model in the lower-cost digital SLR camera range.

On to the technical specs we see it has an 18 megapixel sensor with the ability to use 9-point autofocus and a 63 zone dual layering metering system similar to like the EOS 7D camera has.

On the back of the camera is a 3 inch LCD screen that has a smudge resistive coating and is capable of showing live-view images. [Read more…]

Microsoft Cuts Zune HD Prices

Microsoft [MSFT] have cut the prices of Zune HD models recently bringing the touchscreen media player down in price to $190 for a 16GB model ($32 cheaper) and the larger 32GB model has dropped to $250 by about the same amount.

As well as Amazon dropping the prices, Microsoft have also dropped prices along with Walmart and a number of other retailers although Amazon seems to have the largest discounts at the moment. [Read more…]