Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Motorola is launching the Motorola Glam this month in South Korea. The new phone runs Android 2.1 and has a 3.7 inch screen that uses capacitive touch and is multitouch. It has a decent resolution of 854 x 480 pixels.
On the back is a 5 megapixel camera along with a dual LED flash to light subjects in dark lighting conditions.
For connectivity it has Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and we assume WiFi although this isn’t specifically mentioned. [Read more…]
Earlier this week Comex released the iPhone 4 jailbreak. Today, the iPhone Dev Team has released the iPhone 4 unlock that allows users to easily switch carriers.
The unlock comes thanks to ultrasn0w which has been updated to include support for unlocking the iPhone 4.
The version is 1.0-1 and it is compatible with the iPhone 4 baseband 01.59 along with the iPhone 3G and 3GS basebands 04.26.08, 05.11.07, 05.12.01 and 05.13.04. [Read more…]
Vodafone has announced that it will be selling the newly announced BlackBerry Torch. No specific release dates have been provided at the moment. We do know that the US will get the Torch on August 12, so we suspect that Vodafone will either launch the device the same day or shortly after.
The new BlackBerry Torch runs the latest BlackBerry OS which is version number 6. The new OS brings a number of new features to the new BlackBerry Torch including the ability to use tabs whilst browsing. The new version brings the BlackBerry to a wider audience which includes some that didn’t want to make the switch due to the corporate feel of the device. [Read more…]
RIM just announced the BlackBerry Torch 9800 this morning. The new BlackBerry Torch will run the long awaited OS 6 when it launches in a couple of weeks time.
Along with the launch details earlier today, a press release was sent out that indicates that older devices will not be getting an update to BlackBerry OS 6.
Subject to carrier certifications in the months ahead, the new OS is expected to be available for the BlackBerry® Bold¢ 9700, BlackBerry® Bold¢ 9650 and BlackBerry® Pearl¢ 3G, as well as future BlackBerry smartphones.
The latest BlackBerry smartphone has been made official. The new device is the BlackBerry Torch 9800 which runs the new OS 6.
Features include a 3.2 inch touchscreen that has a resolution of 480 x 360 pixels. When launched, it will be headed to the AT&T [T] network.
Other features include a slide out QWERTY keyboard along with a wireless 802.11b/g/n connection and Bluetooth 2.1. The camera is capable of capturing images at five megapixels and the phone has a built in flash. [Read more…]
Huawei is launching a new MiFi device that can connect up to HSPA 3.5G networks.
The new WiFi hotspot allows up to five wireless devices to connect up at the same time to share the 3.5G connection. If using the USB port on the device to tether it to a laptop, this allows up to six devices to share the connection. [Read more…]
The iPhone 4 Jailbreak launched yesterday in the form of a site you load up on your Safari browser on the iPhone. A small file is downloaded at that point which then can exploit the iPhone and allow access to install Cydia etc…
The exploit used takes advantage of an automatic PDF download in iOS that the jailbreak can inject jailbreak code and when you use the slide to jailbreak slider, the jailbreak code is executed that opens up the iPhone to be exploited.
The downside of this is that the vulnerability can also be opened up to malicious intent in that you could visit a website, click a button for example, and have executable code injected in to iOS that has a different agenda to what jailbreaking does. [Read more…]
Patriot Memory is launching a new Inferno Series of SSD’s that bring new capacities of 60GB, 120GB and 240GB to the range.
The new drives are built upon earlier models which had 100GB and 200GB capacities. The new SSD’s have SandForce SF-1200 SSD processors inside that helps increase performance of the solid state drives.
As well as having a high performance rating the drives are also built to last and use SandForce DuraClass technology inside to help the drives survive more reads and writes. [Read more…]
Microsoft [MSFT] has updated it’s Bing Mapping service to now include a function that can calculate cab fares.
The system allows you to calculate how much a taxi fare will cost you between two locations. The data used to calculate the fare includes the regular rates for the area you search in along with the distance travelled and a pick-up charge.
This service is very useful for those either unfamiliar with the area who want to make sure they do not get ripped off, or for those who do not travel often by a taxi to destinations. [Read more…]
The iPhone 4 jailbreak launched yesterday and along with that launch came an even easier way to jailbreak your device. Rather than downloading an app on to your PC or Mac, you simply visit a website in Safari on your iPhone 4, slide a slide to jailbreak button and away it goes.
This simple approach to jailbreaking the iPhone 4 means that even the in store demo units at Apple stores can be jailbroken as demoed in the video below.
The jailbreak was done by an Apple [AAPL] fan who visited a local Apple store and captured the whole process on camera. [Read more…]
Google [GOOG] Android smartphones are outselling the Apple [AAPL] iPhone in the US according to a recent report by analyst group Nielsen.
In terms of percentages, the number of smartphones sold this year using Google Android accounted for 27% of all smartphone sales. The Apple iPhone accounted for 23 percent of sales.
“While the iPhone has been the headline grabber over the last few years in the smartphone market, Google’s Android OS has shown the most significant expansion in market share among current subscribers,” writes Nielsen on its blog.
When capturing photos of anything, you often come across the problem of blurry pictures thanks to the camera slightly shaking when you take the picture.
The problem is more evident in low light situations where the shutter needs to stay open longer to capture enough light. Microsoft [MSFT] is working on a new system that uses motion sensors in all directions as well as a gyroscope that when combined, can feed back information to the camera and adjust the settings to compensate for the blur.
The system isn’t perfect just yet and a couple of faults can be found within the images, but from a quick look at the image quality when using the system vs when not using the system, there is a huge difference. [Read more…]
