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The Motorola Droid 3 or internationally told as Milestone 3 has now landed in hands of Chinese website xda.cn, provided what is surely the most extensive look at the phone to date. It includes additional information of specs like 4-inchwith qHD, 8MP camera, HDMI out, and a 1500mAh battery, dual-core OMAP 4430 processor, 512MB RAM. In other Droid 3 news, the device is hearing that Verizon is now targeting July 7th launch.
The Sony, Panasonic, Rakuten and Kinokuniya have all joined forces on a new digital quest. They announced that they are working on a system that would allow users to purchase and read content across their respective e-readers, injecting the e-cosmos with a heavy dose of free love and good vibes. Under the new service, users would be able to manage their downloads and browse best sellers with a centralized web-based marketplace. The device will be expecting the launch by this year.
According to Billboard, HPs discussions with major record labels about a cloud-based service of some sort are now heating up, that is not meant as actual launch is imminent. One major label executive says Billboard that the service could be something like Qriocity for a variety of media, which can be delivered on any HP device, We dont know how serious they are, which is not exactly encouraging thing to hear. Some of them told HP could launch such a service, while some other sources say that HP is still trying to narrow down what their service look like.
The demand for Eee Pad Transformers getting really high, Jerry Shen, and the Taiwanese companys CEO says that he expects to sell 300,000 of the tablets this month, following shipments totalling 400,000 in April and May. This makes it to number two spot for worldwide sale of tablets just behind iPad2. The ASUS latest hybrid will bring NT $2.5-3 billion accounting for 10 percent of the companys total revenue for June. The e-tailers making an inventory of $399 for 16GB model and it is also listed in stocks of major sites like Amazon, Best Buy.
The MX518 gaming mouse from Logitech came almost last decade, now its got a good upgrade G400. The design is not much different; its got a stealthier grey hue and a cable that is thinner and 25 percent lighter. Logitech got an optical sensor that is twice as sensitive with a maximum of 3,600 DPI resolution that maintains a tracking speed of 140 inches per second, and the mouse reports 1000 times per second over USB, It even works with G Series keyboards. The price will be $50 on pre-order and will due on June 19th in US
As promised the Toshiba started with pre-order availability of its Thrive tablet, it powered with Android 3.1. This 10.1-inch Tegra 2 Portable has 1280*800 resolution, dual camera, 5MP in back and 2MP in the front, 1GB of RAM, 23WHr battery, full-size HDMI, USB2.0, and SD card slots. You can also replace the battery. The 8GB Thrive tablet costs $430, 16GB unit for $480, and 32GB for $580. You can place the orders at Toshiba, Amazon, Best-Buy or Office Direct, the slate will be on your hands by mid-July.
Sky TV is streaming up the efforts now, it officially announced the Sky G service on July 6th. It replaces a existing Sky Player and Sky Mobile TV into one offers thats free for subscribers and in August will open up to those who didnt have Sky TV service for between 15 – 40 per month. The new pack makes changes on Xbox and Fetch TV, which will just now be Sky and will no longer be counted as one of the two allowed Sky Go device activations. It includes more channels like Sky Sports feeds, MTV, Disney, and even ESPN without requiring the WatchESPN app we had in US. It drops support for Windows Media Center and iOS devices are allowed on the list. For more details read the press release
The latest announced Wii U queried now from the some of the buddies from Joystiq of why the 3DS uses the same, resistive technology as the DS. Mr. Konno answered that its all about backward compatibility. We have to play DS games on this and we want to make sure they work. Joystiq also said that the Wii Us 6.2-inch controller used as a resistive touchscreen could primeval tech be getting recycled again for familiar reasons. It made no announcements about the game compatibility on the Wii U beyond confirming that it will play all Wii titles but it gives us some extra rumination.
Apple could launch the iPhone 4S or iPhone 5 or even both perhaps. These are the new rumors surfacing each day and it quite hard to differentiate between these two. Now the Apple Insider got some leaked images of iPhone 4S from different angles, it is now being said that Apple will also add support for GSM SIM cards for global markets in the new iPhone, means you can add SIM cards of your choice to the new iPhone. Apple will also launch a CDMA variant of the device for carriers in the US. The revamped version of iPhone 4 will have a slightly narrower front receiver and slit and the specs are also getting into the rumors from the Apple Insider that the A5 processor will be used and also an 8MP camera.
According to Sophos, the security company, the net is rife with a new threat on the block. It approaches the users as a genuine Microsoft update, the main difference is being that it is not. It is actually a fake anti-virus rounding up in the grab of Microsoft update, and successful in luring users into trap. These days the criminals uses to convince users to believe that the fake anti-virus that they are being asked to download indeed a genuine update from Microsoft. The update pops-up only when the users are using Mozilla Firefox on Windows, those familiar with Microsoft updates, the genuine ones know they happen only on Windows Explorer. Sophos also stated that the users should comply with such security updates unless they have duly checked its Adobe, Microsoft, or Sophos themselves.
We got some indication that T-Mobile G2 was nearing end of life, according to TmoNews, the HTC-built device was officially discontinued by T-Mobile on June 6th, no doubt in the carriers QWERTY slider lineup for the likes of the MyTouch 4G slide. The existing G2 users do still have some good news to look forward to a Gingerbread upgrade that is breaching a bit of new life to their device.
A German Photographer Rocco has tapped his apparent frustration over the conventional photo booth rig to create his own iPad-connected setup. His arrangements features a Nixon DSLR, wireless flash trigger, and an iPad, using the ShutterSnitch app, stuffed into little black box and connected to a foot pedal allows partiers to hit the switch when they see fit. Once captured, the photos are transferred to the iPads screen, allows to browse and email their favorite look.
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