Monthly Archive: May 2011

Gadgets Category

Quick Review: Acer Liquid Metal

For: Good build quality, crisp displayAgainst: Below average camera, sluggish UI, heating issues, low battery lifeThe Liquid Metal is the latest smartphone offering from Acer, and while many smartphones are content with sticking to Android 2.1, this phone runs on Android 2.2 out of the box. The phone is powered by an 800 MHz Snapdragon ARM processor and incorporates the Qualcomm Adreno 205 as its GPU. A large 3.6 inch capacitive multi-touch display sporting a resolution of 480×800 delivers crisp quality videos and photos. A 5 mega-pixel camera with an LED flash can record videos at 30 fps and an HD resolution of 720p. The handset also features Wi-Fi N networking. Dolby Mobile Sound enhancement. Acer;s own custom UI (Breeze 4.0), and a 1500 mAh battery with estimate4d talk time of 11 hours.

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NTT DoCoMos Fujitsu LOOX F-07C, Dual Boots Windows 7 And Symbian

The dual-booting Fujitsu LOOX F-07C smartphone goes official, the preliminary spec sheet is released. It got 7.69 ounce landscape slider, handles both Windows 7 (Home Premium, 32bit Japanese Edition) and Symbian. It got 4-inch LCD with 1024*600 resolution, 1.2GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1GB of LPDDR4 RAM, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, 32GB of eMMC disk space, expandable memory through micro SDHC, HDMI out, USB adapter, 5MP camera with autofocus and face detection coupled with VGA front facing camera. In this the mobile phone mode got the 600 hours standby time and 370 minutes of 3G talk. In Windows 7 mode you can work for two hours then you are forced to get into mobile phone mode. The retail price of the device will be70,000($860). Dont forget to check out the video and spec sheet.

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Mango To Bring Office 365, Facebook Chat, More Xbox Live

The Windows Phone Dev Podcast made some screenshots of Windows Phone 7 last week that revealed some new features of the mobile OS. The Mango update includes support for Facebook chat and Office 365 and some revamped games hub that suggests even more Xbox Live integration option. The Lock screen is apparently shows the album art, if there is a song currently playing, it seems there will be some new group messaging options. These messages are unconfirmed by Microsoft, but you can judge from the screen shots.

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Microsoft Research Backed E-Reader

Microsofts still born Courier, a dual-screen device. It made its appearance in this weeks CHI conference in Vancouver, seeing how Microsoft Research apparently played a role in its development. But this gadget presented by the University of Marylands Nicholas Chen, is clearly awesome looking one at that. The reader actually has one screen; it can connect wirelessly with other units, letting the users do things like send links between devices. It can clip automatically to another unit. Then you can see another page of the same document. Dont forget to look at the video.

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Samsung Updates Galaxy S II

Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone didnt have many issues, Android Community reports there is firmware update that fixes the auto-brightness setting. The i9100XWKE2 revision also apparently increases the responsiveness of Swype Software keyboard is always a plus. This update sounds like a desirable one.

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HP Veer 4G And Samsung Infuse 4G Now On Sale

The tiny 2.6-inch Veer with webOS and the Samsung Infuse 4G with giant 4.5-inch Android both available for sale. They two have one important thing in common; they both are made for AT&T. The HPs Veer 4G costs $99.99 and Samsungs Infuse 4G costs $199.99. The Veer 4G is now available on Best Buy right now. Click on the source link for your orders.

Gaming Category

Real Or Fake: A Nintendo DS Lite Gets It DS Right

It may have been long ago that eclipsed by the DSi and 3DS, but the svelte portable system is still being made. The bootleg picked up a 1UP editor though he was getting the real deal from eBay. The thing arrived in a corrugated cordboard box with pixelated text, it is clear that he had been KIRFed hardcore. The portable has some minor cosmetic flaws, discoloration, a pockmarked surface, and uneven rubber pads. It plays DS and GBA games, including fittingly, pirated titles. The Police have called in him for questioning.

Apple Category

Third Rail iPhone Case With Detachable Battery

The Third Rail System includes an iPhone 4 slim case for $90, it always surrounds your device and a 1250mAh battery that you can slide into place whenever you need a boost. The removable batteries can charge other devices over micro USB, it can be stacked up to four deep for charging multiple gadgets at once. It is also designed to be compatible with future cases, is good solution for upgrading your iPhone. For more details read the press release

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ViewSonic 7x Honeycomb 7 Inches Tablet

ViewSonic finally got its Android tablet out of Froyo doldrums and it is first in the market with a Honeycomb slate of 7-inch variety. According to Pocket lint, the company will debuts the ViewPad 7x features Tegra 2 processor, Wi-Fi, HSPA+, HDMI port, DLNA support, weighs 0.84 pounds. There is no word on the pricing yet and it will hit the market on June.

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NEC VersaPro VK15V/TM-C Tablet

The NECs VersaPro VK15V/TM-C looks like a slate it is, but packs like a netbook like specs. It runs on Windows 7 Professional. It features 1.5GHz Intel Atom Z760 processor, 2GB RAM, HDMI-out, SDHC slot, it comes with 10.1-inch, 1280*800 display, 64GB SSD. No words of pricing and battery life of the tablet, but it expected to go on sale this summer in Japan.

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Touch Pad Works Without Finger Tip Movement

Kajimoto Lab in Japan brought this one with maximum sensation. You only have to exert gentlest of pressures on this prototype touch pad and it zaps your fingertip with little electrical signals, feeling of sliding your finger over surface. If you dont mind stretching your finger to your old style mouse or track pad, then check out the video.

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Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi Gets Android 3.1

Google said that the new Galaxy Tab 10.1 would be getting Android 3.1 update in next couple of weeks, now its time for Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi only model got the update. In Motorola Xoom official forum, it seems like few individuals have already received their update on their Wi-Fi only Xoom. 3G Xoom Users also have another option besides waiting for the OTA update, they can install it manually as explained in Android Total, Click on the source links to update your Android 3.1 manually and dont forget to check the press release

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