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Samsung Galaxy Tab UK Price – £680 at Amazon

September 17, 2010 by Leave a Comment

The Samsung Galaxy Tab price is still yet to be confirmed by Samsung although a number of retailers have now listed the tablet on their sites.

Amazon in the UK is the latest who first listed the 16GB model for a hefty £799 although shortly after the price was dropped to a slightly more respectable £680.

Although we can compare that to the 16GB Wifi+3G iPad at £529, it’s also a little difficult to compare as the Tab has a few extra features such as a camera and ports. However, people are likely going to compare it to the iPad as it’s essentially another tablet device that is the first main stream rival to the iPad. [Read more…]

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Windows Phone 7 to be GSM-Only This Year

September 17, 2010 by Leave a Comment

According to CNET, Microsoft [MSFT] is delaying the launch of CDMA based Windows Phone 7 smartphones until next year. The launch this year will be for GSM variants that will be launched around the globe.

“We had to make some trade-offs,” senior product manager Greg Sullivan told CNET today. “Even Microsoft doesn’t have unlimited resources. We had to prioritize doing fewer things, really, really well.”

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New competitor for Apple’s iPad: The Samsung Galaxy Tablet Out Next Month

September 17, 2010 by 7 Comments

Could this be the iPad killer?? There’s a veritable plethora of reasons why it could be.

The new Samsung Galaxy Tab will be on sale in the US as of next month, across many of the major networks such as Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint. As already mentioned in a previous post found here, we know of rumours dotted around the internet at the moment of prices for the Galaxy Tab ranging from between $200 – $400 on contract and around $600 – $700 as an unlocked package so nothing set in stone just yet. But later rumours spreading now sees pricing to over a grand in Europe alone (is this too much??) and as usual with wireless networks these days and based on their own marketing projects we’re still unsure on contract prices.

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HTC Desire Z to Cost £430 – Desire HD £470 at Play.com

September 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment

The HTC Desire Z has only just been officially announced. We now have the first prices starting to roll in. The first is from Play.com in the UK who have the new Android smartphone priced at £430.

As well as pricing up the Desire Z, Play has also priced up the HTC Desire HD and given it a price tag of £470. Remember that prices quoted on Play.com are not subsidised, ie contract free. Expect the prices of these phones to be cheaper if you are willing to sign up for an 18 to 24 month contract. [Read more…]

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HTC Desire HD Android Smartphone Unveiled

September 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Today, HTC has announced a few new smartphones. The first up is the HTC Desire HD that we have seen a number of times before in various leaks.

Features of the HTC Desire HD include a large 4.3 inch LCD screen. The processor powering the Desire HD is a Qualcomm Snapdragon running at 1GHz. The OS running on the Desire HD will of course be Android 2.2 Froyo and the device will also run HTC Sense which might or might not be a good thing depending on if you like Android 2.2 in plain Vanilla. It is however, the first phone that will hook up the the HTCSense.com system.

The camera on the back is 8 megapixels and has a dual LED flash. The camera is capable of capturing video at 720p HD. [Read more…]

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Nokia C3 Touch and Type Feature Phone Announced

September 15, 2010 by 1 Comment

Nokia has announced the Nokia C3 touch and type feature phone. The C3 is similar to the Nokia X3 that launched recently in that it is a series 40 device that has a touchscreen built in.

The C3 has a standard T9 keypad for text entry. The touch screen can be used for navigating around the phone and reading messages. Design wise, the Nokia C3s body is made of stainless steel.

For network connectivity, it can connect up to GSM and EDGE and is quad band. [Read more…]

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HTC Android 3.0 Tablet Could Launch Q1 2011

September 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment

According to Digitimes, HTC could be launching an Android 3.0 based tablet in the first quarter of 2011. Android 3.0 AKA Gingerbread, is believed to be the tablet friendly version of the Android OS and is believed to be specifically designed to run on larger screened devices.

Along with 3.0 being a more friendly OS for tablets, it is also believed that apps launched in to the Market for 3.0 will also have more friendly tablet apps much in a similar way to how the iPad has specific apps.

The specific tablet launching by HTC doesn’t have any known details yet and it isn’t clear if this tablet is the same as the rumoured Chrome OS tablet that HTC is also building at the moment. [Read more…]

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Nikon D7000 1080p Digital SLR Announced

September 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment

The Nikon D7000 Digital SLR has been announced. The new camera has a magnesium allow construction along with a decent price point of $1,200.

Capturing images on the Nikon D7000 is a 16 megapixel sensor. The sensor is capable of capturing video at 1080p at 24 frames per second and 720p at 30 frames per second. A 6 frames per second burst mode is also available that is capable of capturing up to 100 shots at a time.

For focusing, it has a new 39 point auto focus system. The continuous video autofocus found in theD3100 is also found in the D7000. [Read more…]

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Verizon to Launch V CAST Apps to Compete with Android Market?

September 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Verizon [VZ] is launching V CAST Apps. This service is an app store that will be similar in some ways to any other app store such as the Android Market. V CAST Apps is for Android 2.2 OS based smartphones.

The Android Market is a fairly open platform that allows a lot of apps to be published by developers. Unfortunately, there is a lot of junk in there. Verizon want to clean up this junk and has created V CAST Apps which allows developers to submit apps for free. If the apps adhere to the guidelines then they are published in the new app store.

It is expected that V CAST Apps will launch in the next week or so at the Verizon developers conference. [Read more…]

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Olympus E-5 Digital SLR with 12.3 Megapixel Sensor Official

September 14, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Olympus has announced the new Olympus E-5 Digital SLR camera today. The new DSLR comes with a 12.3 megapixel sensor.

Features include a 3 inch dual-axis swivelling LCD screen. To process images from the 12.3 megapixel sensor, the camera uses a TruePix V+ image processor. The camera also has a Live View system.

The body of the camera is made of magnesium and is both splash proof and dust proof. [Read more…]

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Halo: Reach, touchdown

September 14, 2010 by Leave a Comment

With the arrival of Halo: Reach brings a huge smile to the faces of literally millions of fans, across 25 countries worldwide. Reach is a first-person shooter video game which was developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 console. Its more of a prequel as this is the 4th installment of the series but the setting is prior to that of Halo: Combat Evolved where, in the year 2552, the whole of humanity is locked in a war with the alien Covenant on the human colony of Reach weeks prior to the events of Halo: Combat Evolved. Players control Noble 6 who is a member of an elite supersoldier squad during the battle for the world of Reach as the Covenant begin their assault on the planet. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Gaming, Xbox Gaming

Canon EIS 60 Mirrorless Camera Arriving Early 2011 – 22 Megapixel

September 13, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Canon is rumoured to be working on a mirrorless camera for launch early next year. The camera currently being designed and built is said to be the Canon EIS 60 that will be in a micro four thirds size casing and will have a 22 megapixel sensor.

The EIS in the name stands for Electro Image System from what we understand and the CMOS sensor used in the camera has backside illumination similar to what is used in other cameras.

Rumours also indicate that the camera will be capable of capturing full HD video at 1080p with frame rates of 30, 24 and 25. The ISO range is supposedly 100 – 6400. [Read more…]

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