Apple, Gadgets, Android, Microsoft
The MP3 Player that can do it all, including whisper sweet nothings in your ear. iRiver T9, slim, Barbie Pink with screen savers say I love you and Enjoy your life. This device actually offers a healthy feature set, includes FM radio, voice recorder, step and calorie counters, a USB connector, and the ability to shake to skip. The storage is 4GB and no word on the pricing yet. Check out the action in spot the MP3 player in the video of dancing school girls
Windows Phone 7s Metro UI Style can have it for their media player. Now the app has been released by the developer of LauncherPro homescreen replacement. As you can see from the video below next to a real WP 7 device, the look and functionality of Zune Player is present in a full featured interface despite its alpha status, complete with features like scrabbling and playlists. Check out the video for more details and hit on the source link to get yours.
Now you can have your Hulus extensive video library at your fingertips. Replacing the standard Adobe Flash Player with a modified version seems to work for the Nook and some other devices; users at Android Central have reported success on Epic 4G, Thnderbolt, and Droid Incredible. Check out the video for more details and how to do it and hit on the source link to get yours.
Googles indicated that tablet and smartphones will not be sharing the same Android build until Ice Cream Sandwich in Q4 this year, it turns out that the tablet friendly Honeycomb actually has Gingerbreads interface tucked underneath. According to modder Graffixo214, you need to making the jump is one simple system file: you already have the root access, use your preferred method. Pocket tablet recommends the LCD density for root app to change LCD density value to 170 or higher to emulate a smaller denser display. It has been demoed and for more details look at the video.
Mobile carrier is today launching the UKs first mobile phone contactless payment service, called as Quick Tap for purchase up to 15. It works on MasterCards PayPass System and requires a Barclays debit or credit card or, alternatively, a credit card from Orange itself. Gemalto is providing the SIM-based NFC compatibility, with Samsungs entirely un revolutionary Tocco Lite being launch handset. The Quick Pay app is to be secured as promised and you can use your phone as terminal at over 50,000 locations. Check out the video and read the press release for more details
ST Microelectronics Carlo Bozotti is cited by Forbes as saying that Nokia will use ST-Ericsson hardware to power some of the Windows Phones. The dual-core U8500, a long time Nokia favorite is the first such system on the chip to appear, which the successors helping to populate Nokias expansive Windows Phone line up in 2012.
The Modu founder Dov Morgan found that new source of capital he went for last November. To pay back to creditors and unpaid wages, the firms patent portfolio is slated to be snatched up by Google for $4.8 million. Israeli news Calcalist reports that he is already invested three million smackers in mysterious new start up about which Moran remains tight lipped.
The Best Buy gets the launching of HTC Flyer Android tablet in US, and has revealed Sunday as the official first day of availability of Flyer at $500. The 16GB equipped 7-inch Wi-Fi only tablet will be available with a magic pen that can be bought separately. You can buy yours online at Best Buy Mobile Stores. Click on the source link to order yours.
NEC got the attention in CES with dual-screen Android Tablet/e-reader, calls it as LT-W Cloud Communicator. Now its been re-branded as Life Touch W and officially hits on Japan this June. It features 7-inch, 800*600 resistive touchscreens, 384MB of RAM and Cortex A8 CPU. It got same out-dated Android2.2 OS and a five hour battery. No word on cost up to now and when it will appear outside Japan.
Kingston announces its new data traveler flash drive has been up for second generation offering up 100MB/sec read and 70MB/sec write speeds when plugged into USB 3.0 port plugging into USB 2.0 ports gives you 30MB/sec for both read and write. The 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB drives will costs you $77, $116, and $213 respectively. The drives are available now and for more details read the press release
Recombu reporting that some iterations of the phone Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and Arc will be getting upgraded to Android 2.3.4 next week. They are the first non-Nexus phones to get the update. In addition to various Android related updates Sony Ericsson So called Facebook inside Xperia update, to more deeply integrate your phone with the social network. The company also confirmed that the Facebook integration will be included on all future Xperia phones and will be headed to all Xperia models released so far.
The University of British Columbias Electrical & Computer Engineering in Medicine Team managed to bring its Phone Oximeter to our attention, a handy little device for monitoring vitals outside a hospital setting. The meter hooks up to a smartphone iPhone for trials (works with Androids, Windows and Others) displaying wearers blood oxygen level and heart respiratory rates and transmitting the readings to the hospital. Check out the video.
Montana, the GPS-makers new handheld series, offers three models, includes tow built-in with 5MP camera. The base model Montana 600 includes a 3-axis compass and 4-inch sunlight readable touchscreen display for $550, while the Montana 650 features a camera and costs $630 and Montana 650t pairs that camera with pre-loaded topographic maps costs $700. All models include a 16-hour battery or you can insert in three AAs for 22 hours. For more details read the press release.
Fujitsu is now gearing up to release its 7-inch Android tablet. According to DigiTimes, Fujitsus forthcoming slab is scheduled to hit the market during third quarter of this year. It will run on Android 3.1 Honeycomb. It is also unclear that the tablet will sport a same stylus support and a keyboard that its Windows 7 counterpart. They are planning to sell the tablet between the price of $350 to $700.
We just told you about the Welcome Back package from Sony, now our first indication of when the PlayStation Store will finally return to PS3 and PSP users. According to memo reportedly sent by Sony to its publishing partners and obtained by Gamasutra, the store is set to return on May 24th. They bring it with a backlog of new games and other content that should be released by now, those will be released in stages over the following weeks.
HTC Trophy arrives on Verizon wireless, finally got the official announcement that it will be launched on May 26th. It runs on Windows Phone 7, and features 3.8-inch WVGA display, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 16GB on-board storage, costs $149.99 on contract. For more details read the press release.
Verizon iPhone users are looking for Mophie battery boost had some options lugging around PowerStation plug-in, setting for measly 1500mAh battery, slipping into Juice Pack Plus. Now Mophie Juice Pack Plus announces its own 2000mAh battery and its compatible with both carriers, giving users up to eight more hours of 3G talk time and few extra millimeters of thickness for around $100. The charging case is available on many colors black, cyan, magenta, yellow, and a limited edition purple. For more details read the press release
Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale only to be dismayed by its inability to display your weight on your living room TV? The Company has just announced that a Withing app is now available for Panasonic VIERA Connect-enabled TVs; access your complete health dashboard from comfort of your crouch or recliner as the case may be. For more details read the press release
