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Tuesday 09 February 2010
Pictures of 4th Gen iPhone?
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Author: Irina Turina Source: Engadget
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As some of you may know Vodafone has dropped the Sony Ericsson X2 from sale, apparently due to the dleay in getting the handset to market. However, Vodafone's Spanish operation has no such qualms and the handset will be available to its Spanish customers. The handset runs WinMo 6.5 and made a few headlines as it was afirst announced around the time WinMo 6.5 itself was announced. However, as seems to be the case with many a Sony Ericsson product these days, the X2 hasn't exactly been quick out of the starting blocks and when Vodafone announced that its UK network would no longer be offering the handset as planned some wondered whether this would filter through to Vodafone's other networks around the world. Well the answer is no, if Spain is anything to go by.
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Author: Irina Turina Source: Engadget
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The X10 is arguably the most eagerly anticipated Android handset so far this year now that Google's own Nexus has been released. However, there has been considerable debate over the launch date with commentators throwing in dates ranging from the end of last month (obviously not) to sometime in early March,. We already know that T-Mobile is going to be selling the X10 in Germany from April as will DoCoMo in Japan. April, as a general release date, gathered yet more momentum when Vodafone announced that it would stock the handset from April in the UK. Speculation as to why the February and March dates might have been missed (if they were ever even in the running) range from assuming that Sony Ericsson are just being Sony Ericsson and that the handset would undoutedly suffer a delay to the more hopeful belief that it was to enable the handset to be launched with Android 2.0 and multi-touch. Only time will tell of course and it looks like that time will be April.
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Author: Ivanov Konstantin Source: Pocket-lint
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A couple of interesting iPhone pieces today, the first of which is that Apple have released a firmware update. It's pretty minor stuff by the looks of it, although the file size of 291MB might fool you. It's mostly bug fixes and of course the never ending duel with the jailbreak community. The biggest feature in the update is that the battery indicator has been made more accurate ... we said it was a minor update. Perhaps of mor einterest is the video below, which shows you how to make your iPhone look like an iPad.
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Author: Ivanov Konstantin Source: Engadget
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Not strictly phone related I know, but these things are just too cool to ignore. Google has teamed up with artist Andrew Bell to release a line of Android robot figurines. Initially there will be twelve different designs, each coming in a wrapped box so you don't know which you're getting (presumably the idea is to get people collecting and swapping them). Each figurine is 3 inches tall and the head and arms move; you can expect them to be available some time around the 10th of February. What would you use them for? Showing off your love for Android perhaps or your fascination with tiny robot statues or they could even be used to annoy your iPhone owning colleagues by leaving them on their desk. Either way, they're pretty awesome!
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Author: Ivanov Konstantin Source: IntoMobile
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Firefox for Maemo is finally official and available for download. There have of course been beta versions, but this is the actual release version with the 1.0 designation. Feature wise most will no doubt be familiar with the list already, but let's recap: Awesome Bar, Wave Sync, add-on support, location support, multiple language support and safe browsing as well as various other bits and bobs. No doubt this will be one of the most popular apps for the N900 (certainly so at the moment anyway given how few apps there actually is) and if you want to get your handson it (why haven't you already?) then head on over to firefox.com/m using your N900. Well worth a download, especially as it's free!
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Author: Irina Turina Source: GSM Arena
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Even though Google's Nexus One is very much out of the rumour stable the HTC Bravo, the Nexus' HTC brother/clone, is still very much unannounced. In terms of specs the two handsets are almost identical, but there are some differences. For one the Bravo has an optical trackpad in place of the Nexus One's trackball and the Bravo uses HTC's familiar SENSE UI. The rest of the specs are s follows:
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Pricing and availability are obviously not confirmed at this stage, but the wor don the street is that T-Mobile will be bagging it for the UK sometime around the end of this month or beginning of next.
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Author: Serge Novikov Source: IntoMobile
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Google Voice is finally available for the iPhone, albeit not through the App Store. As you may recall Apple rejected the Google Voice app because they said it reproduced core features of the iPhone. Well that doesn't appear to have dettered Google who have released it as an HTML5 web app that can be accessed through the iPhone's browser (it's also available to webOS devices like the Palm Pre). Apple can't really do much about this new implementation unless it wants to start blacklisting certain websites so it looks like their original blocking of the app was something of a phyrric victory as it only served to give the app a lot more attention than it might otherwise have received. In case you;re unfamiliar with Google Voice it essentially groups all your different phone numbers together under a single number; it also stores various related information in the cloud.
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Author: Irina Turina Source: Pocket-lint
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It seems that the expected Android updates for HTC have been delayed until March, but the good news is that it's looking likely HTC devices like the Hero will jump straight from Android 1.5 to Android 2.1 The delays are apparently a result of HTC attemptting to fine tune the updates to play nicely with their SENSE UI. Irish network Meteor let the cat out of the bag: "We’ve been in contact with HTC and they have said that version 2.0 will be available in and around March of this year. HTC sense UI will be tightly integrated with Android 2.0, as with other versions of the software. Because of this new versions of the software take a while to develop. As for 2.1 this would also need to be developed and there is no update on this". They then updated their statement to say that after contacting HTC they were expecting the 2.1 update in March. All in all not too shabby especially for HTC customers eyeing up rival handsets like the Nexus and Motorola Milestone.
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Author: Serge Novikov Source: SE-NSE
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Leaked Sony Ericsson handsets have been a dime a dozen recently, but the latest rumours unfortunately come without a picture. Current talk is of a new Android handset being announced at MWC in addition to Robyn. This new handset, codenamed Abelin, will apparently feature a hardware QWERTY keyboard like a Blackberry and be part of the XPERIA series with a possible designation of X9. Details are pretty sparse at the moment with the only other specification being a 5 MP camera. It's somewhat similar sounding to the WinMo based Faith leaked recently, but we'll know for sure come MWC!
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Author: Ivanov Konstantin Source: http://online.wsj.com/
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This is Sony Ericsson's Vivaz commercial, ostensibly the idea is to show that this is a great handset to record video with. The additional message seems to be that it's ok to stop in the middle of the street and record random strangers and that said strangers might hop into the middle of the road and do a dance for you. At least it will entertain the drivers as they wait at the traffic lights.
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Author: Irina Turina Source: Engadget
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Although Windows 6.5 has done a fair bit to improve the image (and usability of WinMo handsets) it's WinMo 7 that everyone is waiting for. But when? Well the rumours now seem to be pointing squarely at late 2010. DigiTimes is citing sources close to Microsoft as aying that WinMo 7 will be released to handset manufacturers around September. If that proves correct then handsets actually running the OS should hopefully start appearing soon afterwards, say around Q4 2010 or perhaps slipping into Q1 2011. Initially Windows Mobile 7 will only support english and some other common European languages and will include support for Xbox Live, Zune and Silverlight. For many WinMo 7 is being seen as Microsoft's last chance to save their mobile presenc ein the face of stiff competition from the likes of Android and the iPhone.
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Author: Irina Turina
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The much leaked Kurara is finally official ... well sort of, and she now goes by the name of Vivaz! Why sort of? Well the announcement has been pulled so it looks like it wasn't quite ready for prime time, but the cat is firmly out of the bag now. The specs list is probably already familiar to most given the number of leaks over the past weeks, but it doesn't do any harm to run throuhg them again:
All in all not a bad little package there! The handset actually looks pretty nice too, the leaked pictures obviously didn't do it much justice. The handset really does cut a dasha nd comes in a variety of colours too; Cosmic Black, Moon Silver, Venus Ruby and Galaxy Blue.
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Author: Irina Turina Source: SE-NSE
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Rumour has it that the Symbian handsets known as Kurara, the Sony Ericsson with HD video recording remember, will be making ana ppearance in the UK in early March. More specifically the talk is that it will appear in week nine, which is the last week of February and into the first week of March. There is no word on whether it will be joined by its sibling Kanna, which is essentially a slide out keyboard version of Kurara. Kurara, as you will recall, comes with HD video recording, 256 MB RAM, a Cortex A8 processor and an 8 MP camera. Price wise it's expected to go for around the 500 euro mark SIM free and no doubt it will be free on contract. Speaking of contracts the UK's 3 network has apparently said they will definitely be stocking the handset.
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Author: Irina Turina Source: IntoMobile
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Like all good Samsung handsets (and LG it has to be said) the Genio is soon to appear in the UK under a new guide ... the Genio Slide, or rather the Samsung CorbyPro to give it its proper name. Vodafone will be your network of choice should you wish to bag yourself one of these and you'll be in the mood for a bargain no doubt given that it's aimed at a more mid-range section of the market, certainly not the ultra high-end so it should be affordable for most people, especially on contract. Like the other Genio this handset comes with changeable fascias, not exactly a major feature, but important for some we suppose. To be fair the handset itself packs in HSDPA, GPS, and WiFi. The screen, in keeping with its market segment, is resistive and the camera isn't too shabby either at 3 MP.
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Author: Ivanov Konstantin Source: Engadget
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There is an old saying 'better late than never', but in the case of the LG GW620 that doesn;t seem to hold up. The GW620 is LG's first entry into the UK Android amrket and to be frank it's unlikely to wow many people. The handset runs Android 1.5, has a resistive touchscreen and seems about a year behind the curve. Given how fast Android has been progressing and the current range of Android handsets, not to say anything of the upcoming range like Sony Ericsson's X10, the GW620, or InTouch Max to use its market name, is unliekly to be seen as anything other than an 'also ran'. Of course it's good to see LG releasing Android handsets, but apart from those who haven't got a clue about Android it's hard to see who this particular handset will appeal to. At any rate it should be available on T-Mobile and a contract of around £20/month will probably get you the device free.
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Author: Serge Novikov Source: MobileNews
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All too frequently of late whenever you see Sony Ericsson mentioned in a blog post it's not good news. Well here's us bucking that trend! Sony Ericsson have announced that their market share in the UK is up 2% thanks to Satio. The handset had been pulled from sale by Carphone Warehouse and Phones4U, the country's two largest handset retailers and it didn;t look good for the handsets (or for Sony Ericsson). However, Sony Ericsson soon had the handset back on sale and the short absence doesn't seem to have diminished customer's appetite for 12 MP goodness. Richard Dorman, SE senior marketing manager for the UK, summed it up “Since the Satio was reintroduced back into Carphone and Phones 4U, it has sold in very good volumes. According to GfK statistics, we’ve seen an increase in share of our contract business by a couple of percentage points since the Satio went back on sale". He went ont o talk about the disappointment of not seeing the X2 go on sale in the UK after Vodafone, the handset's exclusive network, dropped it. Mr Dorman played the matter down saying that the X2 was never going to be a big deal in the UK so it wouldn't impact the company to a great extent in its operations there.
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Author: Serge Novikov Source: DailyiPhoneblog via se-blog.com
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The latest leak from Sony Ericsson hasn;t caused quite the stir the manufacturer might have hoped for, quite the contrary in fact. The device, codenamed 'Faith', that can be sene in the pictures below has drawn a fair bit of criticism for the blogosphere. The design seems to come in for the most criticism with many wondering at the relatively small 2.4" screen and lower-end 3 MP camera, not to mention some questioning why Sony Ericsson are lookingt o release such a phone now after the curve on these QWERTY handsets was started months ago by the likes of LG and Samsung. Still the fact that Sony Ericsson are planning on releasing a QWERTY handset like this does seem to have pleased some although the choice of WinMo rather than Android as the OS has also drawn criticism.
Specs wise we can expect the following:
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Author: Irina Turina Source: Pocket-lint
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LG look set to raise their game in 2010 as they announce their intention to sell 140 million handsets! That represents a 20% increase over their 2009 sales, a huge jump, but one that will be necessary if they are to realise their ambition of becoming the 2nd largest handset manufacturer by 2012. The most obvious markets they'll be looking at to increase sales are developing countries, but they are also set on making abig push in North America and their homeground of South Korea where arch-rival Samsung holds sway.
The plan will include the release of up to twenty smartphones that will run the gamut of Android, Linux and WinMo and LG are paying parrticular attention to Android it seems with a spokesperson saying "Hopes are especially high for Android phones". At the moment LG isn't a major player in the Android world, but over half their new smartphones are allegedly going to run the open source OS. Lower-end smartphones look set to dominate in the first half of 2010 with LG turning its focus to the higher-end in the latter stage of the year. Whether they can take the number 2 spot by 2012 remains to be seen, especially with Samsung bearing down on them.
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Author: Irina Turina Source: IntoMobile
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It looks like an Orange bigwig might have said a little more than he ought to during a radio interview. Stéphane Richard, the second in command at Orange in France, looks to have let slip that Apple will definitely announce a tablet device this month. Furthermore Monsieur Richard went on to say that it would feature an integrated webcam and that his network was ready to handle the strain the device would put on it. Luckily SlashGear have a video of the whole thing and Techcrunch have provided a translation, which is as follows:
Jean-Pierre Elkabbach: According to weekly Le Point, in a couple of days Apple will be launching its tablet computer …
Stéphane Richard: Yes.
Jean-Pierre Elkabbach: … equipped with a webcam.
Stéphane Richard: Yes.
Jean-Pierre Elkabbach: Are Orange customers going to be able to enjoy it?
Stéphane Richard: Of course!
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News:
• [ 09-02 11:36 ]Pictures of 4th Gen iPhone?
• [ 05-02 20:37 ]Vodafone to Launch X2 Afterall ... In Spain
• [ 04-02 21:35 ]X10 On Sale In the UK This April
• [ 03-02 17:02 ]iPhone OS 3.2.3 & Make Your iPhone Look Like An iPad
• [ 03-02 16:38 ]Android Figurines - From the Pages of 'These Are Freakin' Cool'
• [ 01-02 18:05 ]Firefox for N900, Finally Official
• [ 28-01 21:28 ]HTC Bravo Makes An Appearance In Polish Photo-op
• [ 26-01 21:00 ]Google Voice Available for iPhone At Last ... Via HTML5
• [ 26-01 20:43 ]HTC To Get Android 2.1 Update In March?
• [ 25-01 20:05 ]Abelin: New QWERTY Android Handset From Sony Ericsson?
• [ 22-01 18:10 ]Commercial Shows Vivaz Good for Recording Strangers
• [ 22-01 18:10 ]Q4 2010 Launch for WinMo 7?
• [ 20-01 19:27 ]Kurara Becomes Vivaz! Goes Official!
• [ 19-01 20:13 ]Week 9 UK Launch for Kurara?
• [ 19-01 20:09 ]Samsug Genio Slide ... er CorbyPro Available in the UK
• [ 18-01 20:18 ]LG to Release Their 1st Android Handset in UK
• [ 16-01 01:12 ]Sony Ericsson Market Share Rises 2% in UK
• [ 14-01 21:45 ]SE Have Faith Even If Blogosphere Doesn't
• [ 13-01 16:46 ]LG Aim to Sell 140 Million Phones in 2010
• [ 11-01 19:01 ]Apple Tablet Confirmed By Orange Exec?
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