Archive for May, 2010
May 29, 2010
Motorola, News
Motorola has decided to improve the characteristics of the new model Milestone XT720, which according to previously published release was supposed to have 550 MHz processor and 256 MB of RAM.
Milestone XT720 was built on the platform Android 2.1. TI OMAP3440 chip will now operate at a frequency of 720 MHz, although initially planned to use a less powerful processor, ostensibly in order to prolong battery life.
Memory Milestone XT720 will be doubled – up to 512 MB, that was more consistent with its positioning as a multimedia device premium.
Released apparatus in Europe is still scheduled for the end of June, while the time of appearance in the U.S. market remains open to question.
May 26, 2010
Intel, News
Intel last week at the Computex trade show introduced a new platform for smartphones Atom Z600, also known as Moorestown. Then Intel showed how the devices (prototypes of Aava Mobile) plays high-definition video and Quake III, but recently has shown some impressive demonstrations, including the full version of World of Warcraft, a three-dimensional interactive demo from Imagination Technologies and play both HD-Video from memory and from the Internet in streaming mode.
Of course, all this is very impressive, but the energy and consumes a lot: the same as WoW and Quake III worked on a full charge only a little over an hour.
Now the main question: when will come the first serial device to Moorestown, from a producer and on what OS. The company itself Aava Mobile will release Android-devices in the third quarter of the year, but only for developers, when they receive end-users, while a mystery.
May 22, 2010
Motorola
New smartphones Droid and Droid X 2 can be equipped with a 1 GHz processor, according to leaks in the network advertising slides and documents. Advertising smartphone Droid X focuses on the 4,3-inch touch screen and a set of embedded applications.
A multimedia application for Droid X, is expected to be installed on all Android-smartphone Motorola. This can be EyeCon, allows you to manage multimedia devices, or Eagle Eye for the American Football League (NFL), with which you can watch NFL games in the resolution of 720p.
The release of both smartphones scheduled for July, both will be sold through U.S. mobile operator Verizon. In the model Droid 2 will not be HDMI-port, unlike Droid X, as well as at the initial stage may not be a new version of Android 2.2, although this information has not yet been confirmed.
May 19, 2010
Apple, News
From 15 June, the residents of Great Britain, France and Canada can submit preliminary applications on the iPhone 4, and perform them will be Apple itself without the mediation of operators, and phones will be fully unlocked.
In the UK, unlocked iPhone 4 with 16 GB of memory will cost £ 499 with with 32 GB – £ 599. In France it would be € 629 and € 739 respectively, in Canada – 649 and 749 Canadian dollars. In France, the first phone to arrive June 24 in the UK – July 2.
May 16, 2010
Samsung
Samsung has announced two more phones that will be built on the new platform Bada: Wave 2 and Wave 2 Pro. Like the earlier model Samsung Wave of the family Bada, Wave 2 and Wave 2 Pro will focus on the budget segment. Samsung Wave 2 is a candybar with 3.2-inch LCD-screen and 3-megapixel camera and can record video in a format SD.
The set went Wi-Fi, aGPS, Bluetooth 2.1, microSD memory card support up to 16 GB with 80 MB of internal memory. Should be emphasized beautiful interface Samsung TouchWiz 3.0 and integration with social networks through client Bada Social Hub. Oddly enough, Wave 2 does not support 3G.
Model Wave 2 Pro is much like his brother, but has a QWERTY-keyboard and resembles the known Vivaz / Vivaz Pro and X10 Mini/X10 Mini Pro.
Both models come with preinstalled applications from Google such as Latitude, allowing you to expand the possibilities of communication.
According to a press release, Samsung Wave 2 and Wave 2 Pro will go on sale in Russia and South-East Asia.
May 13, 2010
News
Yesterday afternoon, Apple for the second time delayed delivery of the new iPhone 4, changing the date in its online store. New orders will be executed no earlier than July 14, that is, after almost three weeks since the iPhone 4. Initially, on Tuesday night date was postponed to July 2.
Such a delay – an unprecedented event for Apple, due to the fact that it received 600,000 advance orders. Over the past three years, delays in delivery iPhone case only a few weeks after the release of new models, but never before release. The number of pre-orders over iPhone 3GS is 10 time more.
May 9, 2010
News
Apple representatives at the seminars for developers confirmed that the iPhone 4 will be 512 MB of RAM. It is twice more than iPad and iPhone 3GS. Now developers can optimize their applications for more memory and make them faster and more productively.
On the decision to increase the memory could affect all sorts of reasons, one of which – newfound multitasking iPhone 4. The more memory, the more programs can run simultaneously and more resource-intensive processes to perform. Another factor – a very demanding program iMovie and video recording in the resolution of 720p.
Now iPhone 4 on the amount of memory comparable to the flagship Android-models. However, an absolute champion he can not be named, because HTC Evo 4G memory 1 GB. However, the Android OS itself consumes more memory than iOS 4.
May 6, 2010
News
Although technically the new OS Windows Phone is equipped with an index of 7, in most Microsoft to be treated as a first version of an entirely new system, which is just beginning its life cycle. Head development, Terry Myerson (Terry Myerson) openly called the new OS “first issue”.
“I think these (Christmas) holidays we will have something very high quality and unlikely – he said in an interview with CNET, while adding: – We will not be able to become a leader in all sectors and in all functions, which would … I see this issue as the first.
He explained that in late 2009 interface and graphics subsystem Windows Mobile began to write entirely from scratch. At the same time had to abandon the multi-tasking and copy functions, inserting, which in Windows Phone 7 initially will not. This was done to comply with the schedule supplied.
With regard to copy-paste, then Myerson did not rule out the possibility of the appearance of this feature in future versions of the OS, but added at the same time that it is not among the top priorities. “There are other things that the owners of phones do more”, – he said.
He explained that bringing the system to the ideal state can take up to five years. In Microsoft want to reach the same level of hardware-software integration, like Apple, but it does not refuse to cooperate with various device manufacturers.
May 3, 2010
News
On Thursday, received new information concerning the company’s plans for production Pegatron iPhone 4 for CDMA-networks. Deliveries of the new iPhone version 4 is expected to begin in the autumn with plants in Shanghai. Earlier there were rumors that the production will start in August or September that Apple had time to replenish stores before the November start of sales across the U.S. operator Verizon.
There were no significant changes in appearance apparatus is not expected, but according to unconfirmed information, the new iPhone will use the technology VoRA for synchronous transmission of voice and data. EVDO Revision A technology is already used in the U.S., although not yet implemented in the networks of CDMA.
Pegatron also plans to enter into contracts for the production iPad and MacBook, reported resource DigiTimes.
Company Pegatron, based in Taiwan, until recently, has been making laptops ASUS, but now expanded product line and is rumored to contract with Acer for the supply of notebook computers in 2011.
May 1, 2010
News
According to the forecast analyst firm ABI Research, the growth in the number of downloads of mobile applications will last no more than two years. As analysts say, the number of downloads reaches a maximum by 2012 or 2013, then slowly starts to decline. The popularity of mobile applications can still be quite high – up to 1.2 billion downloads in 2015, but the decline will follow rather quickly, but because manufacturers are not likely to seriously count on this income in the long term.
Analysts do not explain the reasons for the expected decline, but one of the main problems can be a glut in the market. Observable already Diversity – 225 000 applications for iOS and 50 000 for Android – the new proposals risk being marginalized similar.
Such long-range forecast may undergo significant changes in the future. Nevertheless, when the peak of popularity will fall, consumer interests can be refocused on the Internet or on the already built-in smart phones.
