Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
eBay has announced eBay Instant Sale. This new service gives you an opportunity to recycle some of your old gadgets for a fixed fee rather than putting them through the auction process.
The service is able to buy back gadgets from you in the Laptop, Phone, Tablet, PDA, Digital Camera, MP3 Player, Camcorders and GPS categories. [Read more…]
Adobe has announced the launch of Adobe Air 2.5. Air 2.5 is software that allows flash-based applications to run on Android, RIM and Samsung smart TVs.
The new software will be made available in 2011 although the Adobe annual MAX conference will have AIR 2.5 on show soon. [Read more…]
Samsung has announced that the Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.2 update will be made available in November. In the UK it will be available on all phones by the end of the month while the unlocked, SIM free devices will get it early in November. We believe that the US variants such as the Captivate, Fascinate, Epic 4G and Vibrant will fall in to this category (full press release is below for you to make your own interpretation).
The software will not be an OTA update like on most other devices. Instead, a new version of the Kies updater app will be made available that you can download to your computer and initiate the update process through your computer. [Read more…]
HP has finally unveiled the Palm Pre 2 as well as WebOS 2.0 today.
The Palm Pre 2 is the first device that will be shipped with WebOS 2.0. The new version of webOS 2.0 includes multitasking, stacks, HP Synergy as well as a number of other new features to make devices that run it, easier to use. [Read more…]
The Nokia C7 has gone up for pre-order on the Nokia site. Price wise, it will set you back £389 unlocked, or if you want it on Vodafone it will be free on a £25/month contract.
It is expected that all the main networks in the UK will be selling the phone soon. The networks include, O2, T-Mobile and Three. Virgin Mobile will also stock the C7. [Read more…]
The HTC Gratia was revealed earlier today. The Gratia is an Android based smartphone. It has a 3.2 inch screen that is in a HVGA format. It has a 600MHz Qualcomm processor and can connect to HSPA and WCDMA networks running at 900 and 2100.
It is believed that the HTC Gratia is a European version of the HTC Aria as it looks similar in design and specs. Other features of the new Android smartphone include Android 2.2 as well as a 5 megapixel camera. The Android 2.2 is also modified with HTC Sense. [Read more…]
Samsung has announced that the Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.2 update is now available for download. The download comes as an OTA (over the air) update and will bring your smartphone up to the latest version available.
As well as making the newish smartphone current, it will bring a number of new features to the phone which includes…
* Android 2.2 JIT compiler
* Adobe Flash Player 10.1 compatibility
* New Android Market with auto-updating
* Speed improvements
* Pinch-to-zoom homescreen flyover
* Improved default keyboard
* Quick links to “GPS” and “Auto rotation” toggles on notification bar added
* Slightly different graphics and transitions with app drawer and default icon dock
* Colored icons in settings
* GPS Fix
* Colored settings icons
* Media Hub
* Darker menu theme, navy blue color
* Better Exchange support
* Video records in MP4 format
* New Search widget
* New Gmail application
At a Beijing exhibition, the Chinese manufacturer ZTE (global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions) have just announced the release of their new touch screen tablet PC and iPad competitor, the new ZTE Light. [Read more…]
Another early outing has happened for O2 in the UK. This time its the HTC HD7 that was outed early (planned?). The HTC HD7 release date for those wanting it on the O2 network is October 21.
The device its self will run Windows Phone 7 and will be amongst the first of a number of phones being launched with the new operating system (that is being officially launched as we write this).
The HD7 has a 4.3 inch capacitive touchscreen along with all the regulars found in a phone of this caliber such as Wifi, GPS, Bluetooth and the rest. [Read more…]
LG looks to have accidentally published details on the upcoming LG Optimus 7. The Optimus 7 is another Windows Phone 7 device. The problem here though is that Windows Phone 7 isn’t being officially announced till later today. Since publishing the post online, the LG blog has removed the post (cached page here).
Details about the device show that it has a 3.8 inch WVGA screen and a 5 megapixel camera. For storage it has 16GB on-board. [Read more…]
Just hours before the official launch of Windows Phone 7, the Samsung Omnia 7 has been put online.
The early outing comes from the Russian Samsung website where we can see some official pictures of what the device will look like, along with some technical specs. [Read more…]
Windows Phone 7 is getting launched today. At the event we expect to see details about new smartphones being made available as well as launch dates, pricing and details about what apps will be made available.
TMoNews managed to get some leaked shots of one of the devices we have seen a number of times. The device is the HTC HD7 that we first heard of a month or so ago. It is expected that the HTC HD7 will be a flagship device.
The image (render?) shows a T-Mobile branded HTC HD7. It is expected that the T-Mobile version will ship with 16GB of memory which is double what the other variants will get. RAM wise, it is expected to get 576MB. [Read more…]
