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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Coming to Vodafone Soon

May 3, 2010 by Leave a Comment

In the May edition of the Vodafone magazine a picture of the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini can be found indicating that it will be launching soon on that network. This is just the X10 Mini though and there is no mention of the X10 Mini Pro this time around.

A quick re-cap on what’s included in the X10 Mini show that it has a 5 megapixel camera. It runs the Android operating system. The X10 Mini has no QWERTY keyboard like the Mini Pro does, but other than that it’s essentially the same phone. [Read more…]

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ASUS Eee PC 1015P Passes FCC Approval

April 29, 2010 by 1 Comment

ASUS are launching another netbook. This wont come as a surprise as we tend to mention several new models each month from their Eee range.

The next one being released is believed to be the ASUS Eee 1015P. It has just passed FCC approval meaning we could be seeing it within the next month or so.

We first heard of the Eee 1015P back in February with some leaked information saying it would run an Intel Atom N450 processor and have Wireless 802.11n for connectivity. The keyboard is chiclet style. [Read more…]

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Google Android Dragonpoint TV Box from Sony

April 29, 2010 by 1 Comment

Google [GOOG] could be launching a new version of Android called Dragonpoint.

This information comes from information found over at Bloomberg that says…

“Sony, aiming to win back share lost to Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., would use Intel and Google to help produce televisions and Blu-ray DVD players with Internet access. Intel, whose processors run 80 percent of personal computers, wants to get its chips into new areas, including mobile phones and consumer electronics…

…Intel is contributing a customized version of its Atom chip that will run a new version of Google’s Android operating system called Dragonpoint.”

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Skyfire 2.0 for Android Launched

April 29, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Skyfire 2.0 for Android has launched bringing a new browser to the Google [GOOG] mobile OS.

SkyFire 2.0 includes a cloud-computing toolbar called the SkyBar that brings three key features that are missing from the native Android browser and a competitor, Fennec.

The SkyBar includes Video, Explore and Share. The SkyBar sits at the bottom of the screen and acts as a secondary toolbar to the browser and brings a few unique features.

Video is a function that can fix broken Flash videos. When loading up a video on an Android device it is often not possible to play the video. This button fixes that allowing a warning to pop up that launches the video in to a pop up player. [Read more…]

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AT&T Micro SIM Ready for Apple iPad 3G Launch

April 29, 2010 by Leave a Comment

With the Apple iPad 3G launch being tomorrow, those who want service on the AT&T network will need to use a micro SIM. A micro SIM is very similar to a regular SIM card other than it’s about half the size. A user posted an image over to BGR showing how the new micro SIM cards look.

What we see is that the contacts are in the same location as a regular SIM card (which we already were aware of), but what we also see is that AT&T seem to be shipping micro SIM’s to customers now where if a larger SIM is needed in a device the user can punch out the larger card and if an iPad 3G or iPhone 4G is being used the smaller SIM can be punched out of the larger SIM.

However, once the micro SIM is punched out it wont be able to be used as a regular SIM unless a 3rd party adapter is used. We do not know of any 3rd party adapters yet for the new SIM card format, but no doubt someone will create one. [Read more…]

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LG Optimus GT540 Announced

April 29, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Last week we heard some information about the LG Optimus being launched soon. More details have now arrived.

The Optimus runs Google Android and is described as being a phone for beginners. It runs Android 1.6, allows GMail, YouTube, Gtalk and Google Maps as well as a number of other Google branded services to be accessed from the handset by using a synced Google account.

LG haven’t left Android 1.6 as standard though and have made a few changes here and there to allow integration with social networking that brings Facebook, Twitter and other social networks to a real-time update service on the home screen. [Read more…]

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Nokia X2 Announced

April 29, 2010 by 1 Comment

Nokia today announced the Nokia X2. The X2 is part of the Xseries line-up of phones which currently includes the X3 and the X6.

The Nokia X2 has a 2.2 inch QVGA screen and is a candybar phone. It measures 13mm thin and just 81g.

Other features in the Nokia X2 include dual speakers, dedicated mucic keys and an FM stereo. For storage it accepts up to a 16GB microSD card. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cell Phones

HP to Buy Palm in $1.2 Billion Deal

April 29, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Palm has been up for sale for a few weeks now with speculation about HTC and other various mobile phone companies buying it.

We hear now that HP are to buy Palm. HP confirmed that they are paying $1.2 billion for the company which works out at $5.70/share and 23% higher than Palm’s stock price yesterday.

Purchasing Palm would get HP more in to the mobile arena and allow the company to develop and carry on building the webOS platform. [Read more…]

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Apple iPhone 4G Release Date Could be June

April 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment

After seeing the Apple iPhone 4G early, it has only really left us with the question of when is the release date.

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is going to be held on June 7 and from what TechCrunch are saying, it is widely expected that Apple [AAPL] will announce the next generation iPhone 4G / iPhone HD handset.

Just a few weeks ago a mobile phone network called SaskTel said that they expected to see the new iPhone launch in June which also indicates that the WWDC event could be the one where the new iPhone 4G release date is unveiled. However, SaskTel also commented that the comments made by their CEO were based on the rumours found on the internet and not what they had heard from Apple direct. [Read more…]

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Windows Live Messenger for iPhone Coming Soon

April 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Windows Live Messenger for iPhone is on it’s way. The application will be launching in June along with the rest of Windows Live Wave 4.

When launched the Windows Live Messenger service will allow photos to be shared with users as well as provide social networking abilities.

The screen layout looks fairly standard and easy to navigate around with the main screen being home to a search bar, friends online as well as 4 buttons on the lower end of the screen to switch between various functions such as social, friends, chats and photo. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cell Phones

TomTom Go Live 1000 Announced

April 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment

TomTom [TOM2] today announced a new satnav device called the TomTom Go Live 1000. The device is capable of bringing real-time services to users which we will go in to more detail shortly.

The TomTom Go Live 1000 uses an ARM 11 500Mhz processor and uses a new Webkit-based user interface along with a capacitive touchscreen.

The new Go Live 1000 product allows integration of third party applications. The system comes with TomTom HD Traffic (a 1 year free subscription) along with a mobile speed camera database and local search across 16 countries. [Read more…]

Filed Under: SatNavs

Google Nexus One not going to Verizon

April 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Google [GOOG] had plans to sell the Google Nexus One on the Verizon [VZ] network. This has now changed and the Nexus One will not be going to Verizon.

Not many reasons have been mentioned, if any at all, although a statement released by Verizon indicates that they have never had an official stance on the Nexus One and have not once mentioned it.

‘Verizon had never made a comment or statement about the product coming to our network, says Verizon Wireless spokesman Marquett Smith.

‘In the beginning, Google made the statement about the product coming to the Verizon Wireless network and we never made comment around it.

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