Windows Phone 7, iPhone 4 and Nexus One Browser Speeds Compared

Pocket Now managed to get hold of an LG Panther Windows Phone 7 smartphone. The new smartphone is obviously pre-release as WP7 hasn’t launched yet. This means the hardware might not be final and the OS is certainly not final.

Just to see how Windows Phone 7 is shaping up it’s self though, Pocket Now decided to run some tests of browser speeds between the Windows Phone 7, Apple iPhone 4 and Google Nexus One to see which was the best of them all.

Each was running the latest OS available at the time. [Read more…]

Google Mobile App for iPhone Gets Push Notifications

Google [GOOG] has made a new update for the Google Mobile App for iPhone. The new update brings a few new features, one of which includes push notifications.

The push notifications are capable of pushing information to your phone from Gmail and your Google Calendar so that you get reminded of what’s coming up.

The badge for the app shows that new mail has arrived. [Read more…]

Sony Alpha a33 and a55 Announced

As well as launching the Sony Alpha a560 and a580, Sony is also launching the a33 and a55 digital SLR cameras.

The A55 and A33 digital SLR cameras use a new translucent mirror technology that allows for autofocus to function at up to 10 frames per second on the A55 and up to 7 fps on the A33.

Each camera is capable of capturing full HD AVCHD video. The A55 has a 14.2 Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor while the A33 has a 14.2 sensor. [Read more…]

Sony Alpha a580 and A560 Announced

Sony has added a number of new digital SLR cameras to the Alpha range. Two of these new camera include the Sony a560 and the a580 which both come with a 3D sweep panorama feature.

Each camera is capable of capturing HD video at 1080i and 29.97 frames per second. The A580 has a 16.2 megapixel sensor while the A560 has a 14.2 megapixel sensor.

Allowing you to create seamless, ultra-wide pictures with a huge field of view of up to 224 degrees. Even at the lowest horizontal panoramic setting you’ll get a field of view of 108 degrees: that’s equivalent to a wide angle lens with a focal length of just 14mm and 3D panoramas can be enjoyed on any compatible 3D HD television.

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Toshiba 3DTV – Glasses Free – Launching Q4

Toshiba is rumoured to be creating three new glasses free 3DTV’s that will be ready for launch quarter 4 of this year.

Price wise, they are expected to cost several thousand dollars each. The 3DTV’s work with what is called a parallax technique that is capable of sending out different images to each eye to give a 3D effect. [Read more…]

Canon Create a 120 Megapixel CMOS Sensor

Canon has created a new 120 megapixel CMOS sensor that is capable of capturing images at a resolution of 13,280 x 9,184 pixels. According to the Canon press release, this makes it about 7.5 times larger with a 2.4 fold improvement in resolution when compared to the highest-resolution commercially available CMOS sensor that measures the same size.

The 120 megapixel sensor is an APS-H sized device that measures 29.2 x 20.2 mm in size.

It isn’t clear at the moment what Canon will be using this sensor for. We suspect that it wont be coming to a regular DSLR any time soon though. [Read more…]

Google Earth 1.1 Update for Android Brings the Ocean

Google [GOOG] has launched Google Earth 1.1 for Android smartphones. New features of this version include the ability to explorer the ocean.

The latest version of Google Earth for Android also introduces the ‘Explore the OceanĀ layer, which features hundreds of photos and videos from more than 100 contributors who are excited to share their stories of sea. Plan your next vacation during your daily commute by clicking on any of the little blue icons. The gold highlighted icons represent content from the Mission Blue Hope Spot initiative.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 Seen Running Android 2.2

Yesterday, we came across a video of the Samsung Galaxy Tab being used on a train in Australia. The tablet seen in Sydney was the seven inch version of the yet to be announced tablet device.

More pictures have been revealed of the Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000. We believe this to be a separate model due to different language seen on the screen. The device is said to have a 1024 x 600 resolution screen along with a 3.2 megapixel camera. The case is made of a lightweight plastic. [Read more…]

iPhone 3G iOS 4 Slow Speed Fix Incoming Soon

Steve Jobs has replied to an email about the iPhone 3G running slow when installing iOS 4.X.

A number of users have reported issues that cause the iPhone 3G to slow right down making it quite unresponsive to use. With there being no official way back to iOS 3.X when the iOS 4.X update is done, it’s left a number of people unhappy with Apple [AAPL].

One user sent in an email to Steve Jobs saying…

I’ve waited patiently through 4.0.1 and 4.0.2, looking for a fix that will make my phone work again. I’ve read the forums that advise me to jailbreak my phone or use some other method so I can downgrade back to a version of iPhone 3, however I’m not prepared to use a method that is not supported by Apple.

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Samsung Galaxy Tablet Spotted in Australia

Earlier today, Electronista managed to capture someone using a Samsung Galaxy Tablet over in Sydney, Australia.

The device was seen being used by an anonymous telco worker at a train station. The tablet being used appeared to have a 7 inch screen. 3G connectivity can be found in this particular tablet.

Looking at the screen, Electronista believe this particular tablet is running a 1GHz ARM processor. This particular CPU is also found in the Samsung Galaxy S smartphone. [Read more…]

Verizon ZTE Salute Lands

Verizon [VZ] is launching a new phone on to it’s network called the Salute. The Salute is a ZTE handset that is a basic feature phone that comes at a low price.

Technical specs show that it has a 2.4 inch screen and a 1.3 megapixel camera. The handset can go online although we are not sure if the browser works well or not. [Read more…]

LG E900 Windows Phone 7 Smartphone Spotted

We’ve seen a number of Windows Phone 7 devices over the last few weeks. Generally they run a basic Windows Phone 7 OS although one of the latest was seen slightly branded with an AT&T logo on a screen tile.

The latest to be captured by Mr BlurryCam is the LG E900. The LG E900 is similar to the LG C900 although this version lacks a slide out QWERTY keyboard.

It is expected that the LG E900 will be launched in Europe when the Windows Phone 7 launch day happens. [Read more…]