Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
AT&T [T] has announced that the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 will be landing on AT&T as of August 15.
When launched, the Xperia X10 will cost $149.99 which includes a two-year service agreement on the minimum smartphone dataplan.
Technical spec wise, it has a 4 inch screen along with a 1GHz Snapdragon processor. GPS is built in along with an 8.1 megapixel camera with smile and face detection. An LED flash can be found on the back also. [Read more…]
RIM has announced the BlackBerry Curve 3G (9300). The smartphone will come supplied with BlackBerry OS 5, but in the coming months an upgrade to OS 6 will be made available to download and update the device.
The smartphone is compatible with HSDPA networks, has a QWERTY keyboard, has built in Wi-Fi and GPS and can be used with microSD cards up to 32GB in capacity. [Read more…]
Amazon currently have a good deal on the Garmin nuvi 1300 4.3 inch satnav bringing the price down from $249.99 all the way to $118.
The satnav is a widescreen device that has a WQVGA touchscreen. City Navigator is included that has 48 state maps along with millions of points of interests around cities.
A pedestrian option is also included that allows you to walk various routes. [Read more…]
Google [GOOG] has updated Google Maps for Android bringing it up to version 4.4. The new version includes a dedicated Places icon for the home screen that allows you to quickly grab details of nearby places. The GPS on the smartphone is used to track location so that the places it lists are relevant to the location you are based in.
On Android-powered phones with Google Maps 4.4, you’ll find the new Places icon in the app launcher with the rest of your apps. Press and drag it right onto your home screen to use it when you’re looking for a restaurant, shoe store, movie theater or any other type of local business. You’ll get a detailed list of all the nearest places and can choose one to learn more about it on its Place Page.
When loading the application up, you are presented with a “find places” screen that has places that are commonly searched for such as ATM’s, Petrol Stations, Attractions and local restaurants to name a few. [Read more…]
Nokia [NOK] has introduced a new C-series mobile phone to the Netherlands. It is called the C6 but has the C6-01 name which brings a few updates to the older model.
New features include a slight new re-design along with an 8 megapixel camera. This is up from the original C6 that had a 5 megapixel camera.
As well as getting a higher resolution camera on the back, a dual-LED flash has also been included to help provide better picture quality in darker light situations. [Read more…]
The Windows Steam Blog is pushing out some content today. We have heard a few things from them today including the Windows Phone Developer Tools beta launch.
What we hear now in their latest post is that Windows Phone Live will offer remote wipe capabilities as well as the ability to track the location of the phone. The Windows Phone Live website will allow two sets of functions to be performed. The first set handles the syncing of data with the cloud such as pictures, contracts and any other data that you store on the device. The second function handles the phone hardware whereby you can activate the GPS if the device is lost, perform remote wipes as well as lock it, ring it and interact with the phone in a way to help it be returned to it’s owner. [Read more…]
Zlin are unveiling a new plane soon. The new plane is called the iCub and as the name suggests, it integrates Apple [AAPL] technology in to the cockpit.
The iCub has a space available to fit an iPad that can be used to navigate around. When normally choosing navigation equipment the costs can run in to the $1000’s due to the amount of equipment you need. However, the iCub is not designed for mundane tasks of flying from a to b. Instead, it’s supposed to be a fun plane to fly. The iPad has apps that make it versatile enough to be used in the plane so that weather charts and navigation details can be displayed with the iPad 3G’s built in GPS sensor. The iPad 3G is far cheaper than the regular GPS equipment you buy for a plane. [Read more…]
The Samsung Galaxy S is a fantastic device that has not long been out. We now are starting to hear rumours of a new next-gen version of the smartphone that will be called the Samsung Galaxy S2. The Galaxy S2 is said to have a 2GHz processor. We hear the S2 will also have a 720p HD display that can display an impressive 1280 x 720 pixels. The screen will measure 4.3 inches.
We also hear that the Galaxy S2 will have 1GB of RAM and 4GB of ROM along with 32GB of storage space built in. More can be added by using a microSD if needed.
On the back is rumoured to be an 8 megapixel camera. Back on to the 2GHz processor. It is unclear at the moment if it will be two 1GHz chips or a single 2GHz processor. Either way, it sounds powerful and should add more kick to the already fast Galaxy S. [Read more…]
Vodafone has added the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro to it’s website. No release dates have been provided and it isn’t available to pre-order just yet. We suspect that it wont be too far away though now that the coming soon page is now active.
The Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro has a QWERTY keyboard, 5 megapixel camera and GPS built in. Weight wise it comes in at 120 grams making it quite light. By utilising a QWERTY keypad, it allows for text entry to be a little quicker for those who prefer not to use a virtual keyboard on their smartphone.
The X10 Mini Pro wull come with Android running on the device although it wont be the latest Android 2.2 at launch from what we understand although 2.2 hasn’t been ruled out for a future update. [Read more…]
TechnoBuffalo Managed to get hold of a prototype model of the BlackBerry Curve 9300 to give it a quick test. The smartphone it’s self has yet to be announced.
The prototype currently runs BlackBerry OS 5 but will hopefully ship with OS 6 when launched.
Changes on the Curve 9300 show that it has an optical trackpad, flush control buttons as well as media controls on the top. A new volume rocker is also to be found on the side. [Read more…]
Yesterday we managed to get hold of an iPhone 4 to test and see what it’s like compared to other phones such as Android devices as well as a comparison versus the older iPhone 3GS.
Apple [AAPL] has finally changed the design of the iPhone with the new iPhone 4. Previously the iPhone original, 3G and 3GS only had slight cosmetic changes. The iPhone 4 has a complete redesign and I happen to quite like it.
It’s completely flat on the back unlike previous models. The back is covered in hardened glass and has a transparent bit of glass where the 5 megapixel lens and the flash can be found (note the improved camera and the addition of a flash… more on this later in the iPhone 4 review that we will be posting soon). [Read more…]
Before the official launch date, iFixit managed to legally get hold of an iPhone 4 to teardown so they could reveal what’s inside the production model.
The iFixit team had someone fly out to Japan to pick up an iPhone 4 first, but as UPS has been delivering iPhone 4’s early to some customers, they managed to borrow one from someone in Silicon Valley.
The teardown reveals that there is 512MB of RAM in this iPhone 4. Previous leaked models were believed to have 256MB, so the double amount seems to be a last minute decision. [Read more…]
