Apple iPhone getting geared to hit T-Mobile USA too

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What do we have here? A white prototype iPhone 4 running on the T-Mobile USA 3G network has been spotted. It looks like the magenta-loving carrier will be getting the Apple iPhone too, just like like Verizon did a few months ago.

Now, the phone hasn’t entered mass production or anything - it’s just a prototype, but this means that we could actually see the next generation iPhone run on T-Mobile USA network as well.

For the uninitiated, T-Mobile uses the rare AWS 3G band (1700Mhz). None of the iPhones released so far has supported that band so what we are seeing here is obviously a new device.

Nokia N8

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Introduction

We were almost starting to suspect mobile phones of giving up and playing soft. They seemed unstoppable you know. They went from 5 to 12 in no time and there was nothing to suggest that digicams will ever get a timeout for a much needed breather.

Surprised or not, the game is back on and Nokia are pulling the big guns out. The N8 is the new wannabe king of cameraphones. Fat numbers on the specs sheet and all that shining armor, the new Nseries flagship is hitting hard and playing tough.

The Nokia N8 has two massive tasks on its hands: beat digicams at their own game and bring Symbian back to its past glory. The hardest thing perhaps is to tell which one is harder. But if anyone should be trusted to perform a seemingly impossible stunt, (still) market leaders Nokia are a safer bet than many.

New Apple iPod Nano

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Apple released the 4th generation of the iPod Touch that featured a camera and now according to a report by Apple.pro the latest iPod Nano will also feature a camera.

Previously the iPod Nano went in for a major redesign in which it got smaller and got the multi-touch controls of the iPod Touch. The image released by the Apple.pro suggests the outer frame of the iPod Nano will have a camera similar to the one seen on the iPad 2 while it will retain the same "nano" size.

The iPod Nano is an extremely popular version of the Apple iPod. It is the smallest version of the device ever produced. It features a small touch-screen display, a capacity of up to 16 GB and a FM radio.

 

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Review

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Introduction

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc is back for a second round (not counting the Lorem Ipsum bit) and this time it will stay a while longer. The company’s new flagship did great in our preview and we’d gladly have more of it.

The statement just couldn’t have been stronger and clearer. The new BRAVIA screen and the impressively slim and fit body are exactly the way to treat a flagship. Android Gingerbread too is as good as it gets in the smartphone world these days.

Just months ago that combination would’ve equaled a license to kill – which the Arc would’ve used without second thoughts. But the competition is insanely intense today and no one is given a second to think.

It takes more than a few outstanding features these days, and they’d better be backed by solid performance across the board. Omissions are not easily forgiven so the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc better stay focused.

Samsung S8530 Wave II Review: Riding the wave

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Introduction

They shall come in wave upon wave. Or so it seemed in the beginning. Samsung certainly wanted a strong start for their own Bada OS and they had it. It is usual for sequels to be questioned and belittled. That’s one thing the Wave II doesn’t have to worry about. It’s bigger and heavier than the original.



When the second gen phone has a familiar sounding model name with an actual ordinal number in it – that doesn’t mean a complete lack of imagination. It’s a way to promote continuity. The Wave II has this base covered too – it’s nearly the same phone as the first Wave but presumably upgraded to reach to a more high-end market segment. Here’s a quick recap of its specs: 

Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II

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Press conference

The MWC kicked off a day early for Samsung. The company held a press event at Palau Sant Jordi hall in Barcelona, introducing the I9100 Galaxy S II smartphone and Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet. 

Understandably, given the popularity of the Galaxy S lineup, Samsung tried to focus most of the attention on the I9100 Galaxy S II droid. The slim smartphone packs a huge 4.3” Super AMOLED Plus screen, which should represent a significant update even over the already great Super AMOLED unit on the first Galaxy S.

The speakers went on and on about the Samsung Galaxy S II dual-core processing prowess, powerful GPU and the four hubs that should take the user experience another step forward. Now we are not sure if those hubs will matter that much to potential customers, but we do believe that this will be one of the best smartphones of the year. 

Samsung I9000 Galaxy S Review

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Introduction

Our homepage is the natural home of the deadliest smartphone carnivores. We normally don’t mind but this time is different. Are we about to start feeling a wee bit nervous or what. It’s a beast that tops the food chain, instilling fear and terror into the hearts of its prey. Our test lab is Jurassic Park, and the next predator we are about to meet is the T-Rex. Luckily we have a team of skilled keepers, capable of taming it.

The Samsung I9000 Galaxy S has so much muscle that trying to impose your will with brute force is pointless. No sir, this creature needs to be befriended, patted on the back until it starts to trust you. But once it lets you jump on its back it will give you the ride of a lifetime.

101 Best Android Apps (Part 2)

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#11 Walk and Text

 

Description

Works on any devices 1.5 and above, yes even on the G1! The features at a glance: - Full 80 character QWERTY keyboard! - The Camera preview is being displayed while you walk and text. Click send and share the text with any client installed on your device (Email, Text Message, Bluetooth, Facebook, Twitter Twidroid, Twigee, Gmail etc.) - You can change the background and color of the text you type or stop the camera while writing. - Walking at night or at dark? No problem, just click on the flash icon and the LED Flash of your device will light up the way. - Text Message character count. The App will count your characters and display to you how many text messages will be send, feature missing on the stock Android SMS App. Also useful for Twitter messages. -Users with physical keyboard, as well as all other users can hide the keyboard.  - Hide the icons for better viewWorks on any devices 1.5 and above, yes even on the G1!

Walk and Text - type while walking and see what is going on in front of you on the road.  Type and Walk without fear or prejudice!

Write text message and share it with any social network or email client on the device, directly through the App or by copy paste into any other App on the device.

Or just use the App to show off to of your friends who have the tendency to type and walk and fall in certain Mall fountains...

Check out the Promo Video: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiTFFOqwNXQ

The features at a glance:

- The Camera preview is being displayed while you walk and text. Click send and share…

 

101 Best Android Apps (Part 1)

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#1 Roam Aside

67% cheaper than skype   Avoid Roaming fees. Make your calls directly from your phone over WiFi.   Avoid international roaming charges / fees when travelling for business…

 

 

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What is Android?

Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications. The Android SDK provides the tools and APIs necessary to begin developing applications on the Android platform using the Java programming language.

Features

• Application framework enabling reuse and replacement of components
• Dalvik virtual machine optimized for mobile devices
• Integrated browser based on the open source WebKit engine
• Optimized graphics powered by a custom 2D graphics library; 3D graphics based on the OpenGL ES 1.0 specification (hardware acceleration optional)
• SQLite for structured data storage
• Media support for common audio, video, and still image formats (MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, AMR, JPG, PNG, GIF)
• GSM Telephony (hardware dependent)
• Bluetooth, EDGE, 3G, and WiFi (hardware dependent)
• Camera, GPS, compass, and accelerometer (hardware dependent)
• Rich development environment including a device emulator, tools for debugging, memory and performance profiling, and a plugin for the Eclipse IDE

Android Architecture

The following diagram shows the major components of the Android operating system. Each section is described in more detail below.

Froyo still leads Android versions

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The latest Android versions numbers are in, and it remains relatively unchanged from last month. Android 2.2 continues to dominate at 63.9 percent, up from 61.3 percent from the previous two weeks or so. Gingerbread builds of Android 2.3 and 2.3.3 are up a tad to 0.8 percent and 1.7 percent, respectively. Android 3.0 Honeycomb remains unchanged at 0.2 percent, which doesn't say much for sales of the Motorola Xoom, which so far is the only device officially running that build. We'll look to see if that changes now that the Wifi-only version of the Xoom is available.

Android 2.1 dropped a couple percentage points to 27.2 percent. Android 1.6 and 1.5 are at 3.5 percent and 2.7 percent.

So Froyo rules, there aren't too many Nexus One and Nexus S devices out there in the in overall scheme of things (they're the only ones officially running Gingerbread so far), and the Xoom and Honeycomb are just getting started. More data's at the source link if you're into that sort of thing. [Android Developer Blog]

The iris recognition flash drive

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No one wants his data stolen. Now, you can protect your files with state-of-the-art iris recognition. The Rehoboth Tech Irikon Flash Memory drive scans your eyes, then won’t function again until you give it your loving gaze. The drives are sold in one gig, two gig, and four gig sizes. Rehoboth Tech promises it scans within two seconds and can recognize you from six centimeters away. These aren’t for sale just yet, so no word on pricing.

Features:
Luxurious design and excellent portability
Fast and accurate operation by iris authentication
User registration for up to 20 Iris templates (256-bit iris template encryption)
Easy to use : Plug and Play via USB port
Available flash memory capacity : 1GB / 2GB / 4GB
Power recharged via USB port


Technical Specifications:
Recognition Time – 2 sec. or less
Max Registration data – 20 irises
Eye image capturing range – 6Cm
USB interface – USB v 1.1 and above
Input power – Rechargeable battery & USB power
Operating temperature – -5 ~ 40′C
Operating humidity – 20 ~ 95%
False Reject Rate (FRR) – 0.1% (1/1000)
False Acceptance Rate (FAR) – 0.000083% (1/1200000)
Dimensions – 30 (D) x 88 (W) x 12 (H) (mm) Weight 25g

Bang & Olufsen High-End Speakers for iPhone and iPad

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If you have some money to spare, and would like to impress your friends and family, who are coming to your house in coming holidays, you could get this awesome looking speakers, BeoSound 8, from Bang & Olufsen.
Bang & Olufsen, the Danish company that made the BeoSound 8, said the speakers are designed to be light, well-suited to be placed on just about any place you want it to be – on a wall bracket, in a corder, or freestanding. The speakers have a AUX port, a dedicated remote, and stream music from a computer over Wi-Fi using Airport Express.

“We believe BeoSound 8 will resonate with many new and existing customers due to its many color options, versatile wall and table mounting solutions, and unrivalled sound quality,” said Zean Nielsen, President of Bang & Olufsen. “It sets a new standard for hi-fi sound from a sound dock.”

The selling price of these speakers are quite high – $1000.

LG LU3000 Android-powered Smartphone Will Be Released Soon

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LG is ready to launch a brand-new Android-powered smartphone

named LG LU3000, according to leaked source online. The LG LU3000 phone will run on Android 2.2 Froyo, and it features a 1GHz OMAP3630 processor, 3.8-inch WVGA IPS screen, a 5-megapixel digital camera with AutoFocus, HDMI output with high-definition 1080P video playback. The phone measures 120mm x 59.7mm x 11.8mm and weights 140 grams. There is no information about its pricing.

Samsung Galaxy S 2 Is Announced Officially

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Samsung finally officially announced the Samsung Galaxy S2 phone at Mobile World Congress 2011. The Galaxy S2 is one of the most advanced Android smartphone manufactured. The phone features a whopping 1GHZ Exynos dual-core processor, a 4.3-inch AMOLED Plus touch screen, TouchWIz UI 4.0, HSPA+ (21 Mbps), a 8-MP digital camera, HD Video recording capability, NFC support, Android 2.3, and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n. Besides that, it also supports Samsung in-house developed “Hubs” technology, such as Social Hub Premium, Readers Hub, Games Hub and Music Hub. Pricing information is not available currently.

Pantech Launched Vega S IM-A730S Android Phone

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Another new Android smartphone is unearthed by Pantech via Sky in South Korea today. The new smartphone is named Vega S IM-A730S. It features a 4-inch LCD touch screen (800 x 480), a 1.2-GHZ Snapdragon processor, Google Android 2.2 OS, HD video playback, HSPA+, and DDR2 RAM. The Vega S IM-A730S will be available at the end of this month, but there is no word about its pricing yet.

GM Watch Phone – The Kind of Handset James Bond Would Use

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Have you ever thought that it would be neat to have some of the awesome gadgets that James Bond used? I know you have… we all have. Of course, we can not all afford someone to design us such stylish new inventions, but thanks to GM (General Mobile), now there is one piece of James Bond’s arsenal we can all get our hands on… for a price: a cellular phone built into a watch!

 

 The M500 watch phone will be the newest thing from General Mobile, and they will release this amazing new technology some times this year. The m500 will features a 1.5 inch OLED touch screen display to help users navigate their options and menus with ease and accuracy. The M500 will also boast tri-band GSM with data coming through a GPRS connection. Not only will you have a sleek new design to brag on, but you can stay connected as you do so.

 

You can also expect to take full advantage of all the other features users expect such as Bluetooth and various other applications such as an organizer, a world clock (fitting for a watch phone to have accurate time no matter where in the world you happen to be at the moment), a calendar and a stop watch. Do not forget about storage! Users will be able to take advantage of a 128 MB internal storage. This phone can be charged via a USB port, making it convenient as well as stylish. Pricing and availability not yet released.

 

Best digital camera under the water: Liquid Image UDCM310

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Usually, many people, who are passionate photography fans, buy gadgets that can be used under the water. Most of those gadgets are digital cameras because it is really awesome when you are able to take beautiful pictures of great vistas and animals under the water with a good quality. But the technology always is advancing and this field is not an exception.

Recently, we have known of the existence of a diving mask with a built-in camera. We are sure this camera will attract a lot of comments around the world.

This diving mask with camera is called “Liquid Image UDCM310″. It has a 5 megapixels sensor that is also able to record videos with a resolution of 720 x 480 pixels at 30 fps.

No doubt, it is an interesting gadget. Besides, it has an internal memory of 16MB and some additional slots, so the memory can be extended by using microSD memory cards.

Liquid Image official page

Some Awesome Gadgets

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About 10 years ago, we didn’t really expect the 1.4mb 3.5 inch floppy to evolve into flash drives 10x smaller with storage capacity as big as 32gb. The interesting thing about technology is; it’s just going to get more and more high-end but the size, is just going to get smaller and slimmer.

These concept gadgets you see before you today, have extremely high chance of getting into production anywhere in the future. For example, Microsoft’s Surface Computing Technology certainly tells us they are for real. Here’s some really cool concept gadgets, just concepts for now but we really hope it’ll be implemented, that inspires. If we happened to missed something impressive, please let us know in comment. Full list after jump.

B-membrane Laptop/Desktop

Concept computer designed by Korean designer Won-Seok Lee. No bulky monitors, just a UFO shape system that displays screen like a projector.

Nokia Aeon Full Screen Concept Phone

The most prominent design feature of aeon is a touchscreen that stretches over the full surface area of the phone.