LG has revealed what is claimed to be the thinnest LTE smartphone available on the market. LG has officially announced the Optimus Vu, complete with a 5-inch screen.
LG has previous teased the existence of the Optimus Vu but today comes the full reveal of the huge phone. The hardware inside is pretty good, too: it has a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor from Qualcomm, 32 GB of storage space, an 8 megapixel rear camera, a front facing camera, an HDMI port (for those of you who think a 5-inch smartphone screen is still too small) and is just 8.5 mm thick. It can also support the faster LTE networks.
Available in South Korea first, this March. No pricing or international plans yet.
Panasonic also just announced the P-04D for NTT DoCoMo and 102P for Softbank which are both the same device as the Eluga, but is also the same device as the P-05D Disney Phone for NTT DoCoMo we showed you a couple of weeks ago. The only difference (other than colors) we know of is the Eluga gets NFC while the Japanese models get the Felica chip.
latest waterproof & ultra-slim Android Smartphone
specs:
Android 2.3.5
1GHz dual-core TI OMAP 4430 processor
1GB of RAM
16GB storage
Size: 123 × 62 × 7.8mm
103 grams
4.3-inch qHD (960 x 540) display
8.2MP Camera
Front camera (unknown)
W-CDMA / GSM / HSPA+/GPRS
WiFi 802.11 b / g / n Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
microSD (Max 32GB), microUSB, 3.5mm audio jack
1150mAh non-removable battery
Other Waterproof: (IPX5/IPX7), dust (IP5X)
Tethering support (up to 5)
About 600,000 MeeGo-based Nokia N9 devices were shipped in Q4 2011 according to a recent report from Canalys. Nokia shipped twice as many Nokia Lumia devices running Windows Phone during the same period. Nokia’s total smartphone shipments for the quarter came in at 19.6 million
LG introduces world’s first HD LTE Smartphone in Japan with the L-01D
LG today introduced its Optimus LTE (Model L-01D) smartphone in Japan, one of the largest LTE-serviced countries.
Most people praised the Optimus LTE’s 4.5-inch 1280 x 720 (16:9 ratio) True HD IPS display which portrays sharp and crisp images with 2.76 million sub-pixels. The display, developed in partnership with sister company LG Display, is superior in color accuracy, clarity, natural color and battery efficiency providing the ultimate viewing experience for HD content.
The Optimus LTE is one of LG’s most promising devices and has already been received well in Korea, Canada and the United States. Pre-launch word of mouth in Japan for the Optimus LTE, one of LG’s best-selling smartphones in Korea, has been favorable. Leading Japanese IT publication Get Navi wrote that the Optimus LTE was the best product in NTT Docomo’s high-end lineup. Nikkei included the Optimus LTE as one of its top 10 smartphones recommendations in 2011.
Today Sharp and KDDI introduced in Japan yet another AQUOS Phone with the IS14SH and its slide out keyboard.
3.7-inch touchscreen
ASV Touch Pad
8MP Cam
720p HD
Bluetooth 3.0
WiFi
The multi-colored device above features a 3.7-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 960×540, and is a New Mobile ASV Liquid crystal touch panel. There is a full, physical numeric keypad that is revealed when you slide the face of the phone upwards. There’s an 8MP CMOS camera on the back of the device, which has 720p HD video capture capabilities. It will also feature Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi, and microSDHC card support and LISMO unlimited audio features in just 136g.
Samsung has launched the Galaxy S2 in white HD onwhich the color of ceramic white is applied to the front and back side, delivering clean, simple and elegant looks and feels. For a few weeks Samsung introduced the Galaxy S2 with LTE and Super-Amoled-HD in black.
specifications:
4.65-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels)
1.5Ghz processor
8 megapixel camera
2MP front camera
HSDPA and LTE
16GB of built in storage
microSD card slot
802.11 b/g/n WiFi plus Bluetooth 3.0
1850 mAh battery
The phones look stunning and do bring a lot of bang for today's standards. Still we're eager to see what the upcoming CES and WMC will bring - they did bring us the Galaxy S II this year after all.
Few hours ago Acer released their latest Android powered Tablet named Iconia Tab A200. Although Android 4.0 is already out yet, as usual the OEMs do take their time for releasing new updates to their devices/users. This is also the case with A200 because it comes pre-installed with the now "old" Android Honeycomb (3.2) but the version 4.0 should arrive pretty soon as well.
The 10.1 inch display comes with a native resolution of 1280 x 800, powered by Nvidia Tegra Dual-core processor (1GHZ), 1GB or RAM and you can choose between either 8GB or 16GB of eMMC ROM for storage.
Below are some of the main hardware details in brief...
*. Processor: Nvidia Tegra 1GHZ dual-core.
*. RAM: 1 GB (although not entirely sure whether it's DDR2 or 3).
*. ROM Storage: 8 or 16GB and a separate MicroSD slot.
*. OS: Android 3.2 (as said, users should receive the latest 4.0 update pretty soon).
*. Display: 10.1″ inches with WXGA 1280 x 800 resolution (with multi touch gestures of course).
*. Wireless Networks: Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth and GPS.
*. Audio output: 3.5 mm standard audio jack.
*. Front camera: 2MP (not the best in the business but decent).
*. Standby time: 400 hours.
*. Battery: 3260mAh Li-ion.
*. Weight: 720g.
Anyhow, when considering the hardware and other aspects plus according to Acer them selves this is not a high end product but more likely a affordable Tablet. Concerning software: it has Cloud Note, Macfee, Netflix and Google Music (Cloud music service form Google), etc are also included in the OS as well.
It may be a bit cheap looking Tablet and it's certainly too early to tell whether it's gonna be a success or not, yet when considering the look-n-feel and the awesome looking Android OS, heck it does look promising nonetheless!.
As they say "A picture is worth a thousand words"... So here goes a little video that shows our all new and cool looking little "precious" ;-). Enjoy!
HP CEO Meg Whitman confirmed earlier this week that HP was indeed working on a Windows 8 tablet. She may or may not be talking about the Touchpad leak that we talked about earlier; the ones that were running Windows 8. She said that she thinks it is not too late to enter the business. Vice President of the Personal Systems Group, Tom Bradley, also said that he believes HP needs to be in the tablet business.
it will be trouble for HP if they do not release new devices in the near future. The first HP Windows 8 tablet might arrive only in mid-2012 or later. By that time, a huge number of customers might move to Apple and Android. The late arrival will also give Apple and Google more time to become even better.
But they can’t rush as well. Apple has been delivering a superior and unified user experience across its hardware, software and services. HP has a long way to go to become a big challenge to Apple.
JVC Kenwood has introduced three new sound bars (TH-LB1, TH-LB2, and TH-LB3). Two are equipped with a dock connection for iPhone and iPod.
These three new soundbar systems are the TH-LB1, TH-LB2 and TH-LB3. All three models will support docking of your iPhone/iPod touch and allows you to remotely control your phone’s audio library thanks to the JVC Bar Sound remote. All three models will feature 2x30W output at 4Ohms and measure in at 600x75x148mm.
The difference between the TB-LB3 and the TH-LB1 and TH-LB2 models is that the TH-LB3 will feature ARC and 3D Audio, along with 2 HDMI outputs and 1 HDMI input. The TH-LB1, TH-LB2, and TH-LB3 will retail for ¥23,000 (~$303), ¥26,000 (~$342), ¥36,000 (~$474) respectively.
NTT Docomo of Japan has announced the AQUOS PHONE f SH-13C first wireless charging smartphone in its latest 2011 summer lineup. It doesn`t need to plug a power cable into the phone it charges just by laying it on top of the wireless charging pad.
A primary characteristic of Sharp Aquos Phone f SH-13C is capable of wirelessly battery power charging, that is included with Qi wireless charger and also pod. Customers just require to location the device right into a pod for it’s battery power charging.
Sharp Aquos SH-13C smart phone is produced out of a tough enclosure and operated with a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor chip, along with a 3.7-inch touch screen display having a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels.
An 8.1 megapixel CMOS digital camera, Wireless bluetooth, Wifi, Gps navigation, along with a MicroSDHC card slot. Measurements of Sharp Aquos Phone f SH-13C are 119 x 69 x 10.9 mm along with weight 130 grms.
The Nokia Lumia are well designed, sharp looking Windows Phones. With sleek curves and vibrant screens the Lumia 800 and 710 are head turners.
The Nokia Lumia 800 (previously called “Sea Ray“) has a 3.7 inch screen with a resolution of 800×480 pixels, the maximum supported by Windows Phone 7. The screen is an AMOLED panel, but it’s called “Clear Black Display” by Nokia.
Nokia. It sports a Qualcomm MSM8255T proccessor, which is a single-core SOC supposed to be clocked at 1.4GHz. In addition, it has 16GB storage space built-in. The device has a polycarbonate shell, which is a hard plastic. Nokia decided that you would have to use micro-SIM cards in the Lumia 800, which means that this is only the third device to use this,
The Lumia 800 will be approximately €420 and will be available in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK in November. It is available to preorder starting today at a number of operators and retails across Europe. The device will be heading to Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan later this year and in more markets in early 2012.
The Acer W4 might not be able to compete with the cutting-edge smartphones of today, but nevertheless it?s been a mere week after Microsoft announced the partnership with the company and announcing a handset with Mango?
Boost Mobile released Android smartphone from Samsung, the Transform Ultra. This smartphone features a Android 2.3 Gingerbread as the operating system, a 3.2-inch touchscreen, has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 1GHz processor, a 3MP rear-facing camera and a VGA front-facing camera. In addition, this smartphone has features like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, microSD card support and much more.
Features
3.5” HVGA touch screen with full QWERTY keyboard
1GHz processor
Android 2.3 with Sprint ID customizable user interface
Sprint 3G (EVDO Rev. A) network
Dual Cameras- 3 MP camera and VGA front facing camera
Sprint ID, a user-friendly means of customizing Android content on mobile phones. Allows users to instantly download ID packs that deliver a predefined experience, including applications, widgets, ringtones and wallpapers, all at once.
Android Market™ – browse and download thousands of free and paid apps from around the world
WiFi and GPS capable
MP3 Player with MicroSD card slot (supports up to 32GB)
Stereo Bluetooth® Wireless technology
Processor: 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8655
Dimensions: 4.57 x 2.40 x 0.55 inches; 4.9 ounces
Display: HVGA 480 x 320 pixels
RAM/ROM: 512MB/2GB
1500 mAh Li-ION inner cell battery with up to 7 hours1 continuous talk time
After the iPhone, here is Android OS side by side with iOS on tablets, TVs, in-care infotainment and more thanks to Alien Dalvik v2.0. Developers Myriad want to make Android as default coding choice for apps across multiple platforms, including ereaders, ICE and smart TVs, with support not only for games and other software, but multimedia including live sports, recorded TV shows and on-demand movies, of course the iPad support is the most eye-catching.
Now their 2.0 release promises to have Android applications running on "tablets, TVs automobiles and more", and most impressively on the iPad. This can effectively bridge the gap between different mobile platforms by making one alternative that is capable of working across devices. Another alternative is of course HTML5 /CSS3/JavaScript; open web technologies have been playing catch up with native technologies and for many applications they might be a better choice considering that such applications can bypass the limitations of the app stores.
Take control of your phone without ever taking it out. With LiveView™. It's wearable and wireless. And you can customize it with applications. Discover your new best buddy - LiveView™.
The LiveView remote control, which measures 3.5 by 3.5 by 1.1 centimeters and features a 1.3-inch color OLED display, can be clipped to a wristwatch, say, or a cuff. It then connects to a phone through Bluetooth, offering a mirrored experience. With LiveView, a user with his or her phone tucked away in a handbag or back pocket can control the phone’s MP3 player, see who’s calling, mute the ringer on incoming calls and receive Facebook and Twitter updates, instant messages and RSS feeds.
A small list of stuffs you can perform with it:
Read messages
control music playback
View the social networking updates
View other stuffs like RSS feeds, Missed calls, Events etc
Amazon recently did this with the unveiling of the Kindle Fire tablet. Another company is stepping into the low-end tablet realm with a pair of offerings that aren’t the most powerful, but they are solid for the price. Both of the tablets come from Epesitec and have 7-inch capacitive touch screens. They also run Android 2.3 and have 512MB of RAM onboard. Storage is to 4GB of NAND flash and they have expansion up to 32GB.
7-inch Capacitive Touchscreen display with double touch capability
Specifications
1.2 GHz processor
512MB of RAM
PowerVR Series5 GPU
4GB of NAND Flash Storage
3G, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity
3-megapixel camera
microSD card slot
TV-out port
Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS
The Epesitec tablet will be available in two different versions; the above mentioned E516 model with 3G module for $249 and the E515 model that only has WiFi connectivity and it goes for $189, both models will begin shipping on November 1, 2011.
Samsung has in the past been one of Apple’s largest suppliers, producing a range of components for Apple’s iOS devices, including the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, and with all the various court cases going on between Apple and Samsung, we heard recently that Apple’s next generation processor
Assuming the current assumptions and rumors added the economic component, there are some approaches to the products coming relatively safe to predict – at least at the CPU level. The iPad is two well equipped with the A5, the successor iPad 3 is already in the retina with higher resolution display and clear conversation. High resolution means more stress on the CPU and GPU, so it is likely that Apple continues the iPad 3, not only on retinal art, but also on the next A6 processor. Supposedly, the pixel spacing should be the iPad 3 with retinal display around 250 ppi.
The Motorola ATRIX™ 2 combines “extreme power” with “life of the party.” With its 1 GHz dual core processor and access to 4G speeds, entertainment lovers will revel in the ability to quickly download music and video and browse rich web pages in high-resolution on the 4.3-inch qHD display. Capture video in 1080p HD and display it on any size HD monitor with an HDMI cable using Mirror mode. With Motorola’s webtop application, you can browse the web with a full Firefox browser. Dock your phone in the optional HD Station and browse the web on any size HD TV or monitor, or connect to the new Motorola Lapdock 100, with optional full keyboard, to use its multiple window capabilities to surf the web, make a call, send a text, stream a video or run a business application on the large screen all simultaneously.
