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If Internet Browsers Were Women?
Aug 1st
I don?t know who thought this one up, but it is genius ? If browsers were women?. Who would your sweetheart be? Firefox, who fills your memory, may drive you crazy, but you just cannot walk away from? Or the slim, sexy, tough Opera, whose performance you may enjoy? Safari is a hottie, but she always brings her iFriends along uninvited, so you never know who to expect when you come home. Chrome may seem friendly, but she?s extremely skinny and will leave you unimpressed with her performance. Internet Explorer is for most men, their first love. But beware, this one may infect you.
If women were in fact browsers, who would be your true love and who would be your bit on the side?
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Copia Tablet is cheapest in segment, costs $99
Aug 1st
If a tablet is something that you?ve really wanted to check out but haven?t been able to get your hands on your very own piece, thanks to the atrocious price tags attached to them then here?s a less expensive option. The Copia Tablet may not be the sexiest looking one out there but it surely has a heart-tugging effect on you. The tablet doesn?t need much room in your bag since it?s just 5 inches in size. It?s called the Ocean Reader (spiritual, I know).
Well, we?ve landed ourselves an image that we?ve shared here but we?re not too sure about how authentic this one may be. But since we have it, we thought, why not speak about it. So pardon me if this is your dream tablet and I?ve been holding it parallel to a Copiwhatever $99 toy.
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Samsung HMX-E10 Pocket Camcorder helps you shoot you in HD
Aug 1st
Why in the world hasn?t something like this come about a few decades ago? I mean, you should know by now that most of us are closet-narcissists and totally love adoring our brilliant deeds like smoking two cigarettes at a time (when there?s no one to hold your camcorder) or even when you?re smacking your lips in a la Heath Ledger mimicry. Samsung?s HMX-E10 pocket camcorder has a swiveling lens that can turn around and help you shoot your crazy deeds. The rotating angle extends to about 270 degrees. Also, it has a 2.7 inch touchscreen display, 3x optical zoom and (what do you know) 1080p recording!
If all of this wasn?t enough then get a hold of the HDMI-out available with this one and also the microSD recording.
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Vodafone 845 (with Android 2.1) and 7 other new ?Vodaphones? announced (video)
Apr 28th
Vodafone has officially introduced no less than 8 new phones, all included in its own-branded series of devices.
The most interesting of the new handsets is the Huawei-made Vodafone 845, which is the carrier?s first own-branded Android device.
The Vodafone 845 runs Android 2.1 and features a 2.8 inch QVGA touchscreen display, 3G, Wi-Fi, Vodafone 360 services, and a 3MP camera. The 845 should be available starting next month in 12 Vodafone markets (including he UK). The handset will be affordable, about ?150 free of contract.
Next we have the Vodafone 546, a phone made for emerging markets. The 546 features a full QWERTY keyboard, a 2.2 inch landscape display, GSM/EDGE connectivity, and Opera Mini browser.
Vodafone 543 and Vodafone 547 are both full-touch phones. The 543 comes with a 2.4 inch QVGA display, Opera Mini, exchangeable covers and ?Vodafone?s innovative pre-pay balance indicator?.
The 547 doesn?t have exchangeable covers, but it has a larger display (2.8 inches):
Vodafone 246, 247 and 248 are all ultra low cost handsets (ULCH) that feature FM radios and color displays. The 247 even has a solar panel on the back:
We now leave you with a video preview of the Vodafone 845 with Android 2.1:
Two wonderful new things in store for Android users
Apr 28th
Hey, iPhone and iPad haters with a hankering for Android ? we have double ammunition for you:
Thing 1. The beloved Firefox browser has arrived on the Android platform.
Thing 2. It’s now confirmed, Android 2.2 will include full support for Adobe Flash.
Firefox Mobile is now available in the earliest of iterations; they’re calling it pre-alpha. If you’re running Android version 2.0 or above, and feel like volunteering as a guinea pig, you can now download it and take part in what could devolve into a crash-o-rama. Exciting stuff ? can’t wait to see Firefox available on one of our favorite mobile platforms.
We’re not sure when Android 2.2 will be available ? there’s no release date announced yet. But when it is, the iPhone can’t be far behind with its full support of Adobe Flash. That Android 2.2 update, also known as Froyo, better arrive post haste, before Flash becomes completely irrelevant.
Still rooting for the iPhone? Well, if the phenomenally popular Opera Mini browser was allowed into the sacred App Store, could Firefox Mobile be far behind?
First stop, Korea for Samsung?s Galaxy A Android powered Smartphone
Apr 28th
In March we heard that Samsung had another new Android powered smartphone that was going to make big waves on the mobile scene, the Galaxy A. It seemed like this was going to be a handset to beat and now it?s heading for the Korean Market. Some are saying that this is the company?s first Android-run smartphone released in Korea. Here?s a quick features recap of this handset that?s running on Android 2.1 ? it comes with a 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen display, a 720MHz processor, terrestrial DMB, and DivX support, a 5 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, Bluetooth technology, USB v2.0 and of course microSD memory card support.
In addition to Android?s ?Market? app, Samsung has also got more to offer from their own Samsung Apps online store. The company intends to deliver over 100 Android applications by May 2010 that will be specific to the Korean market. The Galaxy A is due to hit Korea by the end of the month which is pretty much anytime now. There still doesn?t sem to be any word on its price though.
JooJoo tablet making sail for Europe, Look out iPad
Apr 28th
If you thought that the iPad was a funny name for an internet tablet think again. Fusion Garage, a Singapore based company, has already begun shipping their JooJoo internet tablet that was announced in December of 2009 in the US. The oddly named tablet features a large 12.1-inch capacitive touchscreen display that sports a 1366 x 768 pixel resolution. This is easily the largest such screen out there at the moment. It runs on a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor with Nvidia ION graphics and a custom Linux OS. It?s fully compatible with Flash 10.1 and Java and it?s designed to tap into web for news, music, videos, social media and Web services, so pretty much anything that the iPad can do but for $499. It?s also loaded with Wi-Fi, USB port, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, a camera, 4GB of internal memory, built-in mic, 3.5mm headphones jack and built in speakers as well. It comes equipped with a built-in, rechargeable lithium-polymer battery. It?s lighter, slimmer and larger than the iPad but looses out to the iPad?s internal memory and optional SIM card usage. But the clincher is that it?s cheaper and not tied into iTunes. The JooJoo tablet is now heading for Europe where it?ll be priced at ?359 plus ?15 for shipping.
Another competition from Asus – iPad fighter,ships April
Mar 29th
Can’t decide whether you want a tablet or a netbook? Have both, says Asus. The company’s touchscreen convertible netbook, the Eee PC T101MT, is set to ship in April for an iPad-fightin’ price of $500. That’s a price-point that’s even-steven with the iPad, but offers both a more traditional laptop experience mixed with tablet-like functionality ? the kind you used to see all the time with Toshiba’s Satellite line.
For your money, you’ll get a netbook that has a swiveling, 10-inch touchscreen so that it can operate like a netbook or a tablet, the kind of Intel Atom N450 processor you’ll find in almost any netbook, a built-in GPU, 1GB of RAM, 160GB of storage and Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a webcam, three USB ports, and an SDHC card reader. Oh, and it runs Windows 7.
For a little more money, you will also apparently be able to double both the RAM and the hard drive storage space, as well as upgrade the Windows 7 Starter Edition to Premium. If we’re to believe the studies that business users want an iPad over a netbook, though, the T101MT could be in for a rough landing.
$1.2 Billion Opera generates from Mobile Operators
Mar 29th
Opera Mini (which may or may not be approved by Apple for its App Store) generates over $1.2 billion per year for mobile carriers across the globe, says Opera in its latest State of the Mobile Web Report.
In the US only, Opera Mini generates more than $146 per user, per year.
According to Opera, 50.5 million people used Opera Mini in February 2010 – a 145% increase compared to February last year.
More than 22 billion web pages were viewed with Opera Mini in February 2010, representing more than 330 million MB of data.
Motorola DEVOUR with Verizon USA at Cost of $149.99
Mar 25th
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and Motorola (NYSE: MOT) have just launched/announced the Motorola DEVOUR for use on ‘big red’. Available in-stores and online starting today, the DEVOUR will run you a cool $149.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate… Oh, and you’ll need to sign that 2-year agreement while you’re at it too. If the Droid ain’t your thing, the DEVOUR is the second Android-powered device to hit Verizon. Oddly enough, both devices are full QWERTY side-sliders, which, well all and good for many… I’m not a huge fan of. Just my personal 2 cents.
The Motorola DEVOUR packs Android 1.6 (Donut), a 3.1? touchscreen display, 3MP camera with video, MOTOBLUR (for all your social networking needs), WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, GPS, 3.5mm headset jack, 8GB microSD card, ah and yes, there’s that full QWERTY slider. Can’t forget about that keyboard.
Looks like a Camera but….
Mar 25th
Look, I know that sometimes you want to have a little drink without it being totally obvious. But how often do you need to be so sneaky about it that your flask needs to be disguised as an everyday object?
This camera-shaped flask looks very much like a real camera, but inside instead of image sensors and flash memory you’ll just find space for your whiskey. You can also grab one shaped like a cellphone, if that seems like a better trick to you. But that cellphone won’t be able to call AA, which might be what you need if you buy these.
Cost : BevBurry ($11) Bev-Cam ($13)
Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus officially coming to AT&T
Mar 22nd
There have been a lot of rumors about webOS smartphones headed to AT&T, and now it?s finally official: Palm has announced that its Pre Plus and Pixi Plus will indeed be launched by the second largest US carrier.
However, as if it?s not already a bit too late, the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus won?t be available right away ? but only ?in the coming months?.
AT&T will sell the Palm Pre Plus for $149.99 and the Palm Pixi Plus for $49.99 (both with a 2-yr contract agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate).
Save for the fact that they?re GSM/HSDPA devices and not CDMA/EV-DO, the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus for AT&T are similar to the ones Verizon is currently selling. AT&T will offer ?Wi-Fi access at U.S. hotspots included as part of their unlimited data plan? with the two handsets.
You can sign up here to find out when exactly the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus will be available at AT&T.
Android joining in the tablet wars – WePad is an Android tablet from Germany
Mar 22nd
Another product is joining the tablet wars. It?s WePad, which comes from the German company Neofonie. Specs wise, we?re talking about the device that?s more powerful than the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iPad, but as you know, it?s not the specs that win the consumers? hearts, minds and ultimately wallets.
While the iPad relies on Apple?s 1Ghz ARM-based A4 processor, WePad uses 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 Pineview-M CPU. Instead of a 9.7-inch (1024?768 pixels) screen found in Apple?s product, WePad sports an 11.6-inch (1366?768 pixels) display. Then there?s a built-in 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, 2 USB ports, SIM card slot, Flash and Adobe AIR support, multitasking, Bluetooth, WiFi and optional 3G connectivity. Android is running on top of Linux core (which makes it sound like Linux on top of Linux), allowing users to run both Android apps and some ?specially designed for WePad? apps.
In addition to powerful specs, the good thing is that Neofonie has its own publishing platform called WeMagazine, which they use to make newspapers and magazines readable on computers and smartphones. The plan is to use this technology on WePad in a move that will make them compete not only with the iPad, but with the Amazon Kindle as well. In that sense, they are reportedly in talks with Germany?s biggest publisher ? Springer, though we don?t have that confirmed.
Availability wise, the WePad should be available in April, and will most likely hit the German market prior to iPad. We?ve no idea when it will be available outside Germany ? I?m presuming that in addition to finalizing the hardware production, Neofonie also wants to have some publishers on board prior to launching the device elsewhere. We?ll see where that goes, and in the meantime ? you can get additional details from WePad?s official website.
32 GB microSDHC card SanDisk ready to ship and cost around $200?
Mar 22nd
How long have 16 GB cards been on the market? Too fucking long is the right answer. People?s thirst for storage will never be satisfied, and to solve that SanDisk has finally come out with a 32 GB microSD card.
Take your microSD card out of your phone right now. Look at it. Isn?t that the smallest piece of plastic you?ve ever seen? Now marvel that one day you will probably own a 32 GB microSD card. The first batch of these things ships next month at an absurd price of $200. It?ll take a while to reach $100, and even longer to reach $50, but at least the race to the bottom of the barrel has finally started.
This is also the last specification bump for microSDHC. After this you?re going to have to make sure your mobile phone supports microSDXC, but it?s going to be a long, long time until you have to worry about that.
32 GB should last you quite a while, especially since most mobile media these days is streamed, rather than downloaded.
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