Lamborghini speedup to launch luxury Android phones and tablets
There's absolutely no limit to the raging bull's sportscar manufacturer Lamborghini as it will release its own luxury gadgets in Russia.
Making way is an interesting mix of gold and crocodile skin that envelops the handset's case called the TL700, an Android smartphone, that features a 3.7″ WVGA Sapphire Crystal display, Qualcomm processor, a 5 megapixel rear camera, VGA front-facing camera, with a 4GB internal memory.
The TL688 Spyder is encased with a hand-made leather for the phone's body and back with that gold touch too on its face. It has a 2-inch QVGA display with a 3 megapixel camera, also with a 4GB internal memory.
While the same gold and leather case covers the TL820 Spyder 2, it consists of a 2.4-inch VGA resolution display, a 5 megapixel rear camera and VGA front facing camera, with only a 1GB internal memory but expandable to 16GB.
Along with these luxury phones, comes the bull's tablet called the L2800 that features a 9.7-inch, 1024 x 768 resolution sapphire crystal display, with a 1.2GHz Qualcomm processor, a 512MB RAM and an expandable 4GB internal memory. The L2800 is powered with Android's Gingerbread but there's a rumor though that it will eat some Android Ice Cream Sandwhich for upgrade anytime soon.
via [ techsmate.com ]
Nokia Lumia 900 rises with the Dark Knight
Movie-themed gadgets are usually made for movie fanatics that's why, in time for Batman's new movie series " The Dark Knight Rises, Nokia will be launching a limited edition of a Batman-themed Nokia Lumia 900 come June.
Laser etched Batman logo can be seen on a jet black rear case giving you a feel like you have the real thing Bruce Wayne will use as one of his gadgets to protect the innocent. Duh. But then, it's still a cool feel amongst Batmaniacs out there for sure. After all, limited editions such as this will cost you 6oo.
Just like the normal Lumia 900, it's still packed with a 7.5 Windows Phone Tango, a 4.3-inch AMOLED display, a Qualcomm 1.4GHz CPU and with a 16GB of storage capacity.
Movie tickets will also be given away upon purchase so grab one soon and show it off with the Dark Knight when you make way for the cinema.
via [ techsmate.com ]
Samsung unveils Music Hub, to stream millions of music
Already ancticipated to become possible potential rival of iTunes and Spotify, Samsung's Music Hub is also capable of streaming over millions of tracks.
Officially launched in Europe, Samsung Music Hub also features Smart Cache on Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets enabling users to continuously play songs. Using a cloud-like storage technology, music won't cramp on your gadgets as this will be stored on the cloud.
To subscribe on mobile, a $9.99/month fee will be charged and if you want to avail the Premium, it will cost $12.99/month.
via [ techsmate.com ]
Atmel's XSense promises curvy touchscreens that'll ruin your shirt line
Touchscreen gurus Atmel may not be the most famous name around, but you'll find its gear inside devices like the Galaxy Note and the Galaxy Tab. Now it has pulled the dust-sheets from the latest innovation to emerge from its Californian headquarters: XSense. It's a flexible, super-thin, film-based touch sensor that can be curved and contorted any which way you choose while retaining accuracy. It'll also enable smartphone makers to create "edgeless" touchscreens without bezels, or have them cascade around the sides of the device.
Now all we have to do is wonder if we really want a notably concave phone jabbing into our thighs, which you can ponder while you watch the concept video we've got for you.
via [ engadget ]
Sony Xperia S now really “shipping globally”
Already available in the UK since a few weeks ago, Sony’s Xperia S Android smartphone is now “shipping globally”, the company has announced. And it’s really shipping this time, not like back in February.
Sony doesn’t provide more details on this, simply saying that it’s “giving local operators the chance to tell you about specific availability and pricing in individual markets.” In other words, if you want an Xperia S you can now start looking for it in your own country (except the US, where the handset will most likely not be released; but you’ll have AT&T’s Xperia Ion there).
Unlike the Xperia Neo L (officially announced yesterday with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on board), the Xperia S is running Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Sure enough, an update to ICS is on its way, and should be ready before mid 2012.
via [ unwiredview ]
User Feeling Object "UFO" smartphone ups another notch than the rest
The newest smartphone has arrived called the User Feeling Object a.k.a UFO which unlike any other smartphones, this turns out to be a really smarter one.
Jeong Jaewan, the genius behind this new concept, has created an amazing gadget with UFO, as it can be folded in the middle and transforms into a projector wherein the projected image can respond to touch just the same as when you're using a handheld phone. Now you can watch movies anywhere or type on a virtual keyboard on any flat surface.
The UFO screen measures 65mm wide x 6.3 deep x 110 mm tall made of plastic material that comes with light touch technology and a flexible LCD.
via [ techsmate.com ]
Samsung Galaxy S III shifts from Qualcomm to own-brand quad-core processor
The forthcoming Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone, which has been the subject of more than a few rumours of the last couple of weeks, will use one of the company's own brand quad-core processors, rather than one by Qualcomm. A "high-ranking" Samsung executive revealed that the new device will switch to the manufacturer's own Exynos processor.
Samsung claims that it has partly made the decision because it is losing faith in Qualcomm. As reported in the Korean Times, the nameless senior executive said, "Samsung has a stronger intent to lower its dependence on Qualcomm and our technicians believe that we have made significant progress in producing logic-based chips for high-end devices, combined logic and memory chips for graphic controllers and core communication chips for Internet-enabled consumer devices.
Samsung is paying huge amounts to Qualcomm in return for using its single-chip solutions in strategic digital devices, however, Qualcomm is gradually losing its edge, he added.
The Exynos 4412 chip - the one that is expected to run the Galaxy S III - will be made with 32-nanometer technology, and is claimed to run 26 per cent faster that the current 45-nanometer version. Battery life is also expected to benefit, being improved by 50 per cent.
via [ pocket-lint ]
Samsung and RIM being sued for allegedly infringing — wait for it — an emoticon patent
Research In Motion and Samsung have been hit with a patent infringement suit regarding the emoticon input method used by a number of their mobile devices.
Patent disputes have been flying around the tech world at such a rate lately that you could be easily forgiven for thinking everyone’s suing each other over just about every tech patent in existence. Maybe they are.
The latest dispute to hit the headlines sees Samsung and Research In Motion (RIM) being sued by Varia Holdings for allegedly infringing a patent regarding, of all things, emoticon input on mobile devices. The legal action has no doubt left the Korean and Canadian tech companies feeling rather :-( or even a bit :-S
The 16-page patent, which was filed in 2005 and granted two years later, includes the following:
“It is known that for many users, their email and instant messaging communications….often involve the use of emoticons, such as the ‘smiling face’ or the ‘sad face’. However, few email or instant messaging applications offer any assistance to a user to enter and use emoticons in their communications.”
The so-called “assistance” comes in the form of a quick-access key offering a list of emoticons to the user, and it’s the concept surrounding this function which Varia Holdings claims it owns.
Samsung phones such as the Acclaim, Nexus S, Captivate, Epic, Galaxy Nexus and Transform all infringe the patent, claims Varia Holdings, as well as RIM’s Bold, Curve, Pearl and Storm BlackBerry devices.
Though currently held by Varia Holdings, the patent was originally granted to a Seattle-based start-up by the name of Wildseed, which was subsequently bought by AOL. At some stage, a new company called Varia Mobile was spun off from AOL. The new company — believed to be linked to Varia Holdings — was set up by former Wildseed employees, so it’s assumed they retained the emoticon patent when they left AOL.
If Varia Holdings wins its case, it could result in sales of the mobile devices at the center of the dispute being suspended, as well as compensation payments being paid. Documents regarding the lawsuit were filed late last week though no judge has yet been assigned to the case.
via [ digitaltrends ]
Samsung Galaxy 3 PR slide leak (unconfirmed, likely fake)
This photo is supposed to show what the new Samsung Galaxy S3 will look like. It’s a rendering, and if we are to believe that this image is real (let’s stretch our imagination for a moment), it seems to have come from a public relations PowerPoint file (WeberShandwick is a PR agency). It’s very unusual because a PR company wouldn’t normally put its logo on there…
According to the leak, Samsung will unveil this new device in London on May 22nd at a Samsung Unpacked event. These “unpacked” have become quite a tradition, so this could very well be true, and a European launch seem plausible as it was the case with the Galaxy S2, and yes, despite its reputation for being gloomy, London could be the place.
In terms of design, the phone seems extremely thin (7.89mm – a number that turned out to be bogus), and it seems like a very nice device, even if the white version looks like it has a “bumper” (a reference to Apple’s rubber case) around it. On the image, you can also see that the bezel around the display is becoming ever thinner. It’s hard to believe that Samsung would go for this black ring around the white phone. It seems like a design faux-pas, and this undermines the credibility of this leak, in my view.
In any case, note that this is yet different from an earlier leak, that didn’t feature the “Home” button on the phone. The lack of home button would be consistent with what was started by the Galaxy Nexus. I am personally in favor of a button-less phone (except for volume and power). This is another detail that seems inconsistent with a next-gen Galaxy S handset.
Unfortunately, the launch date is potentially the most interesting thing in this rumor. The Samsung Galaxy S3 is about to attain “mythical” status by getting as high on the rumor mill as the iPhone itself. If you remember, the Galaxy S2 was announced at mobile world congress and launched in May. Is it time to prepare for impact? What’s your take and what do you expect from a Galaxy S3?
via [ ubergizmo ]
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