Second Sales Blog » electronic gadgets http://second-sales.com/blog Hot stuffs, Technical Reviews and More... Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:06:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 $1.2 Billion Opera generates from Mobile Operators http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/29/1-2-billion-opera-generates-from-mobile-operators/ http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/29/1-2-billion-opera-generates-from-mobile-operators/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:06:28 +0000 Dennis Hager http://second-sales.com/blog/?p=1034 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.

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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.

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]]> http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/25/motorola-devour-with-verizon-usa-at-cost-of-149-99/feed/ 0 Looks like a Camera but…. http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/25/looks-like-a-camera-but/ http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/25/looks-like-a-camera-but/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:09:56 +0000 Dennis Hager http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/25/looks-like-a-camera-but/ 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)

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]]> http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/25/looks-like-a-camera-but/feed/ 0 32 GB microSDHC card SanDisk ready to ship and cost around $200? http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/22/32-gb-microsdhc-card-sandisk-ready-to-ship-and-cost-around-200/ http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/22/32-gb-microsdhc-card-sandisk-ready-to-ship-and-cost-around-200/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:48:17 +0000 Dennis Hager http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/22/32-gb-microsdhc-card-sandisk-ready-to-ship-and-cost-around-200/ 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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]]> http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/22/32-gb-microsdhc-card-sandisk-ready-to-ship-and-cost-around-200/feed/ 0 Android joining in the tablet wars – WePad is an Android tablet from Germany http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/22/android-joining-in-the-tablet-wars-wepad-is-an-android-tablet-from-germany/ http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/22/android-joining-in-the-tablet-wars-wepad-is-an-android-tablet-from-germany/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:48:17 +0000 Dennis Hager http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/22/android-joining-in-the-tablet-wars-wepad-is-an-android-tablet-from-germany/

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.

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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.

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There are new details coming along with these pictures. It’s less than inch thick, weighs slightly more than a pound, and its two screens are about the size of a 5 x 7 photo. There’s supposedly a built-in camera. The best news? Its powerful NVIDIA Tegra 2 graphics processor will be driving a version of those gorgeous Zune HD and Windows Phone 7 interfaces of which we are so fond.

We’re going to have to wait a while for this sultry temptress ? its launch date is still pegged at somewhere between the third and fourth quarter of this year, selling for an as-yet-undisclosed price.

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]]> http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/07/microsofts-dual-screen-courier-to-compete-directly-against-the-ipad/feed/ 2 A next generation type refrigerator from Samsung – Wi-fi refrigerator http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/07/a-next-generation-type-refrigerator-from-samsung-wi-fi-refrigerator/ http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/07/a-next-generation-type-refrigerator-from-samsung-wi-fi-refrigerator/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:02:18 +0000 Dennis Hager http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/07/a-next-generation-type-refrigerator-from-samsung-wi-fi-refrigerator/ Refrigeration has gone a step above what it was some decade back: an ice-box! We now have something as cool as Samsung?s Wi-fi refrigerator that comes along with Wi-fi connectivity, a 10-inch touch display, Google Calendar support, a listing of 500 different kinds of food with their nutritional value, notes as well as news from the Internet. If you feel that it?s too geeky for your mum then let her know about the cool digital picture frame feature.
Now when it comes to the price of this fridge it?s a mighty expensive affair. $2600 is a bit too much for some of us to handle. Wait for a while, the price will come down as the novelty wears off.

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For the most part all these tablets (or small smartbooks) have ARM 9 or 11 processors and 5 to 7-inch resistive touch displays. While some like the FirstView PC607V tablet (pictured above) have attractive skins on top of Windows CE, others from companies like Forsa and Huawei have gone with stock versions of Android. In truth, all of the ones we played with felt chintzy, but it was easier to lower our standards when we learned they wouldn’t draw more than $150 from our wallets. We’ve got a hands-on video with FirstView’s Android tablet after the break, but if that doesn’t fill your cheap tablet needs hit the more coverage links for videos by some serious Android / ARM tablet lovers.

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Of course, it?s only the 3G-less iPad that?s going to be available on April 3. For the 3G version of the tablet you?ll have to wait until the end of April ? when both the Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G iPads will also be launched in Canada, Australia, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, the UK and Japan.

As a reminder, the prices for the iPad?s various versions will be as following:

Apple iPad 16GB with Wi-Fi: $499
Apple iPad 32GB with Wi-Fi: $599
Apple iPad 64GB with Wi-Fi: $699
Apple iPad 16GB with Wi-Fi and 3G: $629
Apple iPad 32GB with Wi-Fi and 3G: $729
Apple iPad 64GB with Wi-Fi and 3G: $829

?iPad is something completely new. We?re excited for customers to get their hands on this magical and revolutionary product and connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before,? says Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

I?m not sure how something that looks just like a bigger iPhone can be completely new, but anyway.

Starting March 12, US customers will be able to preorder the iPad through Apple?s online store.

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]]> http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/06/apple-ipad-pre-orders-start-this-month-in-the-us-on-apr-03/feed/ 0 Launching Nokia with OVI support and Arabic Support http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/06/launching-nokia-with-ovi-support-and-arabic-support/ http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/06/launching-nokia-with-ovi-support-and-arabic-support/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:17:11 +0000 Dennis Hager http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/06/launching-nokia-with-ovi-support-and-arabic-support/ Initially introduced by Nokia as Mail on Ovi, Ovi Mail has now reached version 2.0, coming with several new features, as well as with support for a new language: Arabic (the Ovi Mail UI had to be changed for this, since Arabic is a right-to-left language).

With Ovi Mail 2.0, your mail contacts can be merged with Ovi Contacts into a single list that allows you to view, delete, edit and create contacts.

Moreover, you can now sync your phone?s phonebook with Ovi Mail and Ovi Contacts (apparently, this is a feature that many users wanted).

You can use Ovi Mail 2.0 both on your phone and on a desktop PC.

If you don?t have Ovi Mail on your Nokia phone you can sign up for an account here.

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We first saw Innocomm at MWC 2010, where it was demonstrating its upcoming Skate handset (pictured below), which will actually come out the second half of 2010 as the Innocomm Raja. Now the company is planning four additional devices, all using Android. The names of these handsets are the Innocomm Shark, Innocomm Shadow, Innocomm Scorpion and Innocomm Gemini.

The Shark is the closest to launch. Sales Manager Chuck Huang told PC World to expect this device to come out in May or June; he also mentioned that while it will be in the same category of smartphone as those that cost $500-600 retail, it will actually sell for much less at time of release.

Here?s some specs for the forthcoming Shark:

3.2-inch touchscreen
800 x 400 pixel resolution
8MP camera with flash
3.5mm headset jack
MicroSD slot up to 32GB
GPS, 3G, HSPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
115 x 58 x 12.5 mm
Analog TV Receiver
Digital TV Receiver in future model

The specs don?t mention processor speed, but we have been told that Innocomm has recently been making some changes in the chips for the Skate, so the final processor may not even be officially set yet in the Shark. But the 800 x 400 pixel resolution as well as analog TV receiver are great additions to the device.

On the other devices that were mentioned earlier, Huang told PC World that the designs are conceptual and haven?t been finalized, and could be influenced by customer requests. The only thing that can be counted on, according to Huang, is that Innocomm will always use Android OS in order to save money and justify a lower cost.

The Android smartphone market is becoming increasingly saturated with several young companies trying to make a name for itself. These companies typically choose Android because the OS just simply costs less to use than Windows. Innocomm is one of these young companies, and I believe that as long as it lives up to its mantra of being a high-quality device at a much lower cost, it will definitely stand out from the rest of the pack. But let?s not get too far ahead of ourselves; first Innocomm has to show up to the party before it actually gets judged. So, we?ll wait until May or June patiently to see how the Shark pans out?if it pans out at all.

And Innocomm, pretty please come out with the latest possible version of Android that you can!

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While the Diva S7070 is an entry-level touchscreen handset, the Clutch W9500 is a mid-end one. The phone features a 3.2 inch display, 3G, GPS, T-DMB, 3MP camera with 3D motion picture, secondary 1.3MP camera for video calls, MicroSD card support (up to 16GB), and a 960 mAh battery.

The Samsung Clutch W9500 has a ?Lady UI?, which is actually TouchWiz 2.0 with some extra apps (like party planner, meeting scheduler and calories calculator).

Samsung Clutch W9500 will be soon available in South Korea (via KT) in three color versions: Beige Silver, Romantic Pink and Black Gold. The phone should retail for about $520.

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At the moment, no one knows exactly what the 4th generation iPhone looks like or what new features it will bring. Of course, we?ve seen some iPhone 4G concepts, and there are lots of rumors regarding the new smartphone?s specs (AMOLED touchscreen display, 5MP camera, more memory and so on).

Here?s another iPhone 4G concept that comes from Italy.

The creator of this new iPhone 4G concept sees it as having multiple color versions, a front-facing video calling camera, 32GB or 64GB of internal memory, and MicroSD card slot.

The black and white versions look pretty nice, and they might actually be close to the real new iPhone, which could be a bit taller than the iPhone 3GS.

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Funny how our tune on smartbooks totally changes when one’s got an $85 price tag. We happened upon Coby’s booth at CeBIT this morning and of all the fairly cheap feeling laptops the company had on display it was its 7-inch NBPC722 smartbook that cozied right up to us. Okay, so it isn’t as thin or attractive as the $499 Lenovo’s Skylight, but again let us remind you that it costs about as much as a couple of new printer ink cartridges. Inside the little guy packs a 624MHz Marvell PXA303 processor, 2GB of flash storage and runs Windows CE which all should be good enough for some light Web browsing and e-mail writing. There was actually a YouTube shortcut on the desktop, but the NBPC722 wasn’t connected to try it out. Apparently this inexpensive laptop should be making its way stateside this spring, but until the flowers start blooming you’ve got the video below.

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Apart from HTC (which should launch the Supersonic Android phone), Palm may also introduce a WiMax handset via Sprint.

According to ComputerWorld, Kris Keilhack from PalmInfocenter says that there are some rumors regarding a Palm WiMax handset ? although, of course, nothing is confirmed yet.

At the moment, sales of the WebOS-based Palm Pre and Palm Pixi (pictured below) are ?below expectations?, despite the fact that Palm launched the Plus versions of the two smartphones via Verizon Wireless.

A smartphone that combines WebOS and 4G / WiMax could be successful and bring Palm some profit, even though the device would be made only for Sprint?s customers.

Palm could also launch handsets via AT&T and T-Mobile this year, but these won?t have 4G connectivity.

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]]> http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/02/lenovo-laptops-the-new-x-series-would-be-ready-in-early-march/feed/ 0 Nokia announcing its C-Series family phones – Nokia C5 CandyBar http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/02/nokia-announcing-its-c-series-family-phones-nokia-c5-candybar/ http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/02/nokia-announcing-its-c-series-family-phones-nokia-c5-candybar/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:31:51 +0000 Dennis Hager http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/02/nokia-announcing-its-c-series-family-phones-nokia-c5-candybar/ Nokia has finally announced its first phone from the Cseries family ? the Nokia C5 candybar (first seen at the beginning of February).

Presented as a ?smartphone optimized for social networking and sharing,? Nokia C5 lets you see Facebook status updates from the phonebook, and it also provides easy access to other social networking sites like MySpace.

The handset also features: S60 3rd Edition, 2.2 inch QVGA display, HSDPA, Ovi Maps 3.0 with free navigation, Nokia Messaging, 3.5mm headset jack, ?stereo IHF speaker?, 3.2MP camera, and a 2GB card in the box. The Nokia C5 will come with ?Ovi Music? ? so, yeah, it looks like Nokia Music Store will indeed be rebranded to offer DRM-free music.

Nokia C5 will be available starting the second quarter of 2010. Its retail price: ?135 ($183).

No word yet about the Nokia C3 and Nokia C6, but they?ll probably be introduced soon, too.

With the announcement of the C5, Nokia has also unveiled its new naming convention, which includes the Nseries, Eseries, Xseries and, of course, the Cseries (representing ?the core of Nokia portfolio, focusing on social interaction between friends and family?).

According to Nokia Conversations, the new naming convention brings ?a new range of numbers, from 1 to 9, each signifying the range of functionality on offer, and the approximate prices of the devices ? 1 being the lowest and 9 being the highest?. So the Nokia C5 is somewhere on the middle in terms of functionality and price.

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]]> http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/02/nokia-announcing-its-c-series-family-phones-nokia-c5-candybar/feed/ 0 Sony Ericsson’s latest Android handsets, the Xperia X10 Mini and Xperia X10 Mini Pro http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/02/sony-ericssons-latest-android-handsets-the-xperia-x10-mini-and-xperia-x10-mini-pro/ http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/02/sony-ericssons-latest-android-handsets-the-xperia-x10-mini-and-xperia-x10-mini-pro/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:28:30 +0000 Dennis Hager http://second-sales.com/blog/2010/03/02/sony-ericssons-latest-android-handsets-the-xperia-x10-mini-and-xperia-x10-mini-pro/ Sony Ericsson?s latest Android handsets, the Xperia X10 Mini and Xperia X10 Mini Pro, might be available in the UK as soon as April (when Vodafone UK should launch the Xperia X10).

Expansys has both new devices on pre-order, saying that they?ll be out on April 13 ? the Xperia X10 Mini costs ?299.99 ($446), while the Xperia X10 Mini Pro is priced at ?339.99 ($506).

Running Android 1.6, the X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro are identical, save for the fact that the latter has a sliding QWERTY keyboard. Their common features include: QVGA touchscreen display, a homescreen with four icons in the corners, HSPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3.5mm headset jack, 5MP autofocus camera and MicroSD card support.

Both the SE Xperia X10 Mini and the SE Xperia X10 Mini Pro should be offered with a 2GB memory card in the box.

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