It has not been long since Apple Released its iPhone 5 and now Concepts of the iPhone 6( if that is indeed what they are gonna call it) are making their rounds.
Federico Ciccarese, an Italian designer, has come up with a series of stunning renders for the iPhone 6, which seems to resemble that of a Nokia Lumia which indicates a significant change to the phone's external design and operating system. Fedrico say he was inspired by a re-imagined look and feel of the operating system with a concept he calls iOSX, which is a fusion between iOS and the Mac OS X. Since it should be several months before the next iPhone is released, there haven't been many rumors yet about how the device will look but it should increase over time. One analyst recently predicted that the next iPhone would come in more screen sizes and more colors, the latter of which is something that is already available for the iPod and iPod Nano. Will Apple answer the design concept or will the blow our minds with something even more intresting... only time will tell. What Do You think of This Mock-up?
On promoting the company's sci-fi-inspired eyewear 'Project Glass', Sergey Brin( who has been working seriously on the project from an year ) appeared on The Gavin Newsom’s Current TV talk show Wednesday, May 23 along with his wife, Anne Wojcicki.
On the show, Brin demoed how the Google Glass interface is navigated.
Sergey also told Newsom that Google X is now his primary focus at Google. His team has been working on the glasses for two to three years, and Brin as been involved for the past year. Brin also explains why Google is working on the technology: “The idea is that you want to be free to experience the world without futzing with a phone.”
The Register Review:Full marks to Samsung’s marketing folk for the Galaxy Fit’s go-getting name, but it’s actually a fairly low-end Android smart phone with an outdated OS, low resolution screen and less than speedy processor. That said, it has a few good points too, including a surprisingly good 5Mp camera.
Bearing a passing resemblance to the recently released Galaxy Mini (aren’t there an awful lot of Galaxys recently?) the Fit has a similar glossy black fascia surrounded by chrome-look trim on its gently curved edges. What looks like a D-pad beneath the screen is actually the Android home button, flanked by touch sensitive menu and back buttons (there’s no search).
[ITR] : It started in cinemas, but now 3D is everywhere.TV, gaming, handheld consoles - it was the big selling point of the Nintendo 3DS - but now LG reckons that glasses-free 3D might be the thing to help it fend off the threat of a forthcoming Apple iPhone 5. But does it actually work on a smartphone handset?
Big, bold and beautiful :
We can't help really liking the LG Optimus 3D, even before we start to consider its visual speciality. This is a big handset, though. A very big handset indeed. With a screen measuring 4.3 inches diagonally, it's right at the limit of appropriate sizing for a smartphone. Many people will be unable to reach across the screen one-handed. We couldn't.
But the screen is superb. 480x800 pixels of bright, sharp rendering make for great web browsing, video viewing and picture looking. Even in 2D.
3D fun :
The 3D element of the LG Optimus 3D only kicks in when you choose that option from the home screen. Do so, and a new interface pops up in the shape of a 3D carousel, offering a 3D Gallery, 3D Camera, 3D Games and Apps, YouTube 3D and a user guide.
There are twin camera lenses on the back of the chassis. You can use these to shoot 3D images at 3 megapixels, or 2D images at 5 megapixels. There are a couple of 3D games, and a reasonable amount of 3D video available via the YouTube link.
The LG Optimus 3D can even take a stab at turning 2D stills and video into 3D, too - though we felt the effect wasn't as good as you get with native 3D content. An HDMI cable can be used to send 3D output to a 3D TV, if you have one.
One minor niggle is that you have to hold the LG Optimus 3D at just the right angle for the 3D capability to work, and it really only works for one person at a time. Nonetheles, we were impressed nonetheless.
And the rest?:
LG has put a fair amount of thought into the rest of the Optimus 3D's specifications, and they're high-end - though not quite flagship. There is a 1GHz dual-core Texas Instruments processor and 512MB of RAM, which has been divided into two sections so that the processor can access each - and, says LG, go faster as a result. We still found the Optimus 3D a little sluggish at times, though. LG's Android skin includes seven home screens and a widget-resizing feature that helps you make the most of the big screen.
Today Sprint announces two new BlackBerries running BlackBerry OS 7 for Fall. Sprint gets the BlackBerry Bold 9930 and BlackBerry Torch 9850.
Both new BlackBerry are offering the new Liquid Graphics technology and run on a 1.2GHz processor, offer 5MP cameras and are World Phone capable.
The 10.5mm thin BlackBerry Bold 9930 smartphone is the thinnest BlackBerry smartphone ever. It features a 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen display, the widest QWERTY keyboard available on a BlackBerry smartphone and a trackpad for easy navigation.
The BlackBerry Torch 9850 smartphone will be the first full-touch BlackBerry smartphone from Sprint. It features a new 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen display, the largest ever on a BlackBerry smartphone, and trackpad for easy navigation.
The specific release dates and pricing will be announced closer to launch
Verizon Wireless will start selling a version of Samsung's Galaxy Tab running on the carrier's 4G network July 28.
The LTE-supported Tab will feature "download speeds of 5 to 12 Mbps and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps in 4G Mobile Broadband coverage areas," says Verizon in a statement.
Apple is in the late stages of testing a new ultra-thin 15-inch notebook computer that may or may not be an upcoming new addition to the MacBook Air family. MacRumors on Tuesday reports that the new ultra-thin laptop could either be a MacBook Air, which is currently offered in 11 and 13-inch sizes, or a MacBook Pro, which is currently offered in 13, 15 and 17-inch sizes.
No pricing or release timing is being reported at this point, though a launch in the near term is unlikely. Apple refreshed its MacBook Pro lineup this past February and new MacBookAir models launched just this past week.
The buzz surrounding the upcoming Motorola Droid Bionic got a little more intense Monday when speculation rose that it might not only be headed to Verizon Wireless, but also AT&T.
If true, it could be one of the first 4G smartphones available on AT&T’s fledgling LTE network, scheduled to make its debut in five markets this summer, and expanding to 10 more by the end of the year. Until now, Verizon Wireless has been the only U.S. network associated with the Bionic, but what appears to be a leaked, internal company document – in the form of a company screenshot, published first by IntoMobile – would indicate that the phone could also become available through AT&T.
Apple updated the MacBook Air with new high-speed Thunderbolt connections, a backlit keyboard, and Mac OS X Lion, the newest version of the operating system that also became available today.
Starting at $999 for the U.S. market,Students can expect to pay £730 through the Education Store, and U.S. students will find the costs to be knocked down to $949, according to the website.
The Korean company Samsung Electronics has come out with a new version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in its own backyard, the South Korean market, in a renewed attempt to take on the current market leader, the iPad from Apple.
"As our smartphone business grew very fast within a very short period of time, I believe it's just a matter of time for our tablet business to improve,"
JK Shin, head of Samsung' mobile division, told in.Reuters.com.
About 14 million iPads were sold by Apple in the first half of 2011, whereas it is estimated that Samsung sold about 7.5 million units of Galaxy Tab in the entire 2011. Samsung is the nearest thing to what Apple can call a rival, and the company could become an Apple rival because of easy access to core tablet components and chips, thus increasing its cost competitiveness.
The upgrade has come at a time when the two companies are fighting a legal battle in which Apple claims Samsung has been copying its product designs for its Galaxy smartphones and tablets. Samsung, in return, counterattacked against Apple by asking for access to forthcoming Apple products iPad 3 and iPhone 5. The request was not granted, but the ferocity of the fight became quite clear with these moves.
In a news, the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be sporting a MicroSIM card which means it is doing what iPad has done earlier.
Prices of the new version of Galaxy Tab starts at $500 (about Rs 22,000), just like iPad 2 from Apple. Samsung believes it would be able to increase its tablet sales by five times, though it didn't give out any specific numbers.
New Sony VAIO Z is Thinner, Lighter than MacBook Air ...
Sony’s VAIO Z Series is one of the finest ultraportables to ever travel the Earth, but now, several years after its 2009 debut, Sony has ripped up the rulebook and started afresh. At a launch event in London, we caught our first up-close look at the all-new Z Series.
The new Vaio Z catches the eye immediately thanks to its sleek, sharp-edged black carbon fibre body and incredibly slender design – at its thickest point it’s just 17mm. It’s also incredibly light too at just 1.2kg which is around the same weight as many netbooks.
Originally announced at the end of June, the VAIO Z series features a cool Power Media Dock: a "monolithic" expansion module that links to the laptop via a Thunderbolt connection. This external device boosts the laptop's graphical prowess with an integrated AMD Radeon HD 6650M card combined with 1 GB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM. The dock also provides a Blu-ray or DVD SuperMulti optical drive (depending on the model), three USB ports, and support for up to four HD displays (including the notebook screen) via HDMI and/or VGA output ports.
"After a series of leaks it finally on verizon website for sale "
The Droid 3 is a Gingerbread handset, boasting a five-row QWERTY keyboard and rocking a 1GHz dual-core TI OMAP chip.
It packs a 4-inch qHD 960x540 display and has 16GB of onboard storage - which is handy because you'll be eating up plenty of space by storing the 1080p videos that it is capable of recording. It also has an 8-megapixel camera for stills, with auto-focus and face recognition and a front facing cam for video calling.
Connectivity on the Verizon version is All–Digital, 800/1900, CDMA EVDO rev A and GSM 850/900/1800/1900 UMTS, Wi-Fi, DLNA and Bluetooth 2.1 and it has a 1540mAH Li–Ion battery.
Verizon is selling the Motorola Droid 3 for $459.99 on a rolling monthly deal, $199.99 on a 2-year contract. No word as of yet with regards to a UK release - we'll keep you updated though.
New MacBook Air to hit lightning speeds with 400 mbps flash storage.
It looks like Apple's expected Macbook Air refresh could put its ultra-thin laptops at the top of the charts when it comes to speed.
According to Macotakara.jp, parts manufacturers for the new Airs are using 400 mbps NAND flash storage chips. So what exactly does this mean? Well the chips are soldered straight onto the Airs' motherboard, doing away with any connection whatsoever and bringing with it a possible 100 times performance increase over past models. This coupled with the possible i5 and i7 update could mean the new Apple lightweights are no longer disappointing in the specs department.
A MacBook Air refresh is expected to arrive alongside the mid-July release of OSX Lion. The new ultra-thin laptops are rumoured to sport the high speed Thunderbolt port, Sandy Bridge processors and the same design as current generation MacBook Airs.
It has been exactly 140 days since Hewlett-Packard first unveiledthe TouchPad, and I think of it as the first device to emerge from a post-acquisition Palm team that has really been tested over the past few years. To be fair, it will actually be the third webOS device to launch since HP took over Palm, but the the Pre 2 was a leftover from before the deal went through andthe Veer never should have been been released. But yes, the Palm team has been through a lot: from botched acquisition talks, to the brink of collapse, to resurrection through Elevation Partners’ investments, to a brilliant new web-based mobile operating system, to the announcement of the phone that would save the business from the brink of collapse, toBGR exclusively reviewing the phone that would save the business from the brink of collapsebefore any other site on the planet, to the launch of the phone that would save the business from the brink of collapse, to the failure of the phone that would save its business from the brink of collapse, and finally, to HP. Can a company that once lead the industry come back to regain mind share, market share and profit share following a roller coaster ride like that? Hit the break to find out if the TouchPad pushes the company’s mobile business in the right direction or if it is another dud from a company that could be dominating the market.
World's first Tablet powered by Android 3.0 HoneyComb
Motorola has just outed its first Tablet Pc ever, which is carrying an impressive name, the Motorola XOOM. This slim looking tablet packs with a 10.1 inches capacitive touch screen having a high-resolution of 1280×800 pixels and running on ARM-based dual-core Tegra 2 processor. XOOM is the first tablet to run the Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet-based operating system.
Motorola XOOM is equipped with a 5 Megapixels rear camera with 720p HD video capture and a 2 Megapixels front-side camera for video calling. Motorola XOOM is also having 4G LTE compatibility with external modem attachment and it is having 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and 3G connectivity on Verizon Wireless networks and it gives full 1080p HD support with HDMI-out port and it also having Adobe Flash Player support, accelerometer, gyroscope features and it features Google Maps 5.0 with 3D interaction.
All the 3G XOOMs can be upgradeable to 4G LTE. Bluetooth keyboard and dock accessories will be available for the tablet. Its mobile hotspot capability provides an online connection for up to five other Wi-Fi-enabled devices and ofcourse, a healthy 32GB of onboard storage.
Price & Availability
The Motorola XOOM tablet will launch as a 3G/Wi-Fi-enabled device in first quarter of this year 2011, while 4G connectivity will be made available as an update in Q2. Pricing information has not yet been disclosed. Check out more images and an official promo of Android Honeycomb OS after the break.
It’s also worth noting that HTC is fully aware of the problem that some HTC Thunderbolt owners are currently complaining, the rebooting bug, that is according to reports, randomly reboots an HTC Thunderbolt while using an application or watching videos in YouTube. HTC hopes to fix all the issues with the Gingerbread update according to HTC rep’s letter.
Droid life also reports some of the features included in the Gingerbread update like improved battery management, faster and more intuitive text input, internet calling and Gingerbread’s NFC support. The HTC Thunderbolt is the first 4G/LTE device of Verizon released last March. The phone suffered from release date delay due to battery “problem,” although some still say that the battery life of the Thunderbolt is still its weakest point.
Aside from the HTC Thunderbolt, other Verizon 4G LTE devices are Droid Charge by Samsung and the LG Revolution 4G that was pre-installed with Netflix out of the box. The carrier is also expected to introduce a brand new LTE smartphone this summer, and this time, it’s from Motorola, the second Droid LTE phone, the Motorola Droid Bionic.
According to rumors, the Droid Bionic will include Android Gingerbread out of the box, and the user interface is tweaked by Moto’s, formerly known as MotoBlur. The previous Droid Bionic leak is also suggesting that the Gingerbread version on board is 2.3.4 that supports Google Talk with Video, so we’re not sure if the HTC Thunderbolt’s Gingerbread update will include the same build.
iPhone 5 (or the iPhone 4S, as some are calling it) rumours are flying thick and fast already.
Let's raid the iPhone 5 rumour fridge to find the tomatoes of truth amid the stinky stilton of baseless speculation.
But first, our colleagues on T3.com have rounded up the latest rumours in the iPhone 5 video below.
iPhone 5 Release Date might be most buzzing topic among tech geeks. Each day is rising with a new rumor or a speculative guess about iPhone 5 launch date. CNET UK, a top internet review site for electronics, has grabbed attention of the techies posting update on iPhone 5 release date.
According to CNET UK, iPhone 5 release date is likely to be September 7th 2011. We guess this is the first exact date prediction about launch of the next generation iPhone.
iPhone 5 will be iCloud-based
Apple says it is "cutting the cable" with iOS 5 - just as well, as it claimed the iPad 2 was the first post-PC device earlier in the year. OS updates can be delivered over the air - you'll just received what's changed rather than the usual 600MB download - and devices can be activated without plugging them into iTunes.
You can also now create and delete iOS calendars and mailboxes too, so you really can devolve your device from your PC or Mac.
"You can activate on the device and you're ready to go," explained Apple's Scott Forstall.
"Software updates are now over the air. So you no longer need to plug in to update your software. And they're now Delta updates. Instead of downloading the whole OS, you only download what's changed," he continued.
iPhone 5 form factor
The Wall Street Journal reported that: "Apple is also developing a new iPhone model, said people briefed on the phone. One person familiar said the fifth-generation iPhone would be a different form factor than those that are currently available… it was unclear how soon that version would be available to Verizon or other carriers."
This has since been backed up by reports from Engadget, which state the design will be a 'total rethink'.
Of course, since the iPhone 3G was followed by the 3GS it's possible the new iPhone won't be a total refresh and we'll see an iPhone 4S (or iPhone 4GS) before an iPhone 5.
An iPhone 4S looked more likely on 16 May 2011 after analyst Peter Misek wrote: "According to our industry checks, the device should be called iPhone 4S and include minor cosmetic changes, better cameras, A5 dual-core processor, and HSPA+ support."
However, earlier reports from China backed up the larger-screened, metal chassis-sporting iPhone 5 rumours, so the redesign still seems firmly on the cards.
On 22 March 2011, China Times also reported that the iPhone 5 will feature a 4-inch display.
A rumour we covered on 7 March 2011 suggests that the new iPhone will do away with the glass back and opt instead for a metal back which will act as a new iPhone antenna.
And an Apple patent that we reported on on 7 April 2011 suggests that we could see the bezel put to good use on the new iPhone. The patent describes how visual indicators and touch-sensitive buttons could be incorporated to the space around the iPhone screen.
Rumours that we covered on 3 May 2011, suggest that there may even be two versions of the new iPhone: a 'standard' iPhone 5 and an iPhone 5 'pro'. Apparently, Apple is buying in components of differing quality, and those parts wouldn't be required for a single phone.
A cheaper, smaller iPhone 5 - an iPhone nano
A prototype version of a smaller iPhone is said to exist, built to ward off competition from cheap Android handsets.
Rumours around an iPhone nano picked up again on 13 February when the Wall Street Journal claimed that the so-called 'iPhone nano' exists and may even be on sale later this year.
Those iPhone nano rumours may hold little truth, though. As we reported on 18 February, the New York Times cites an anonymous source who says there will be no smaller iPhone from Apple. "The size of the device would not vary," says the source.
A white iPhone 5
The Economic Daily News is reporting that white iPhone 5 glass is being shipped, with a supplier called Wintek being the sole touch panel vendor for the white iPhone.
iPhone 5 will support 1080p HD
It's fairly likely - given that the iPad 2 supports Full HD - that the new iPhone will do the same.
iPhone 5 specs
According to the Chinese Economic Daily News (via AppleInsider), with the exception of Qualcomm chipsets - which would replace the current Infineon chipsets in the iPhone 4 - Apple's sticking with the same suppliers for the 2011 iPhone 5G components.
We'd expect the basics of the iPhone 5 specs to get a bump - more memory, faster processor, and more storage. The A5 dual-core ARM processor from the iPad 2 is extremely likely to be included.
The specs? A new antenna, 1.2GHz processor (possibly dual-core) and a larger screen: 3.7" instead of 3.5". The iPhone 5 may also be made from a new kind of alloy, or maybe meat.
iPhone 5 screen
In other rumours which surfaced on 15 February 2011, Digitimes is reporting on information supposedly leaked from component suppliers that claim the iPhone 5 will feature a larger, 4-inch screen. Digitimes quotes the source as saying that Apple is expanding the screen size "to support the tablet PC market as the vendor only has a 9.7-inch iPad in the market."
On 23 May, we reported on rumours that the iPhone 5 could feature a curved glass screen. These rumours also came from Digitimes, which said that Apple has purchased between 200 and 300 special glass cutting machines because they're too costly for the manufacturers to invest in.
The iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S will also get a massive graphical boost as it moves to a dual-core GPU - this could herald true 1080p output from the new device, according to our news story on 18 January.
iPhone 5 digital wallet
There's been some speculation that Apple might include Near Field Communication (NFC) technology in the iPhone 5G, turning it into a kind of credit/debit card. However, as Techeye.net notes, "Apple has looked into NFC before" so this might not be imminent.
However, with the tech being inside the Google Nexus S, the time for NFC may finally be here.
UPDATE: On 24 February 2011, we reported that an Apple patent has revealed an e-wallet icon on the iPhone homescreen. This adds credence to the rumour that iPhone 5 will feature NFC.
However, on 14 March 2011, reports in The Independent cited sources from 'several of the largest mobile operators in the UK', who said that Apple told them not to expect NFC in the iPhone 5. So perhaps we'll have to wait for iPhone 6 for that.
But who to believe? On 22 March 2011 China Times reported that the new iPhone will include an NFC chip.
LTE support
At least one analyst thinks the iPhone 5 will support LTE, super-fast mobile broadband, in the US. That would make the iPhone 5G a 4G phone, which won't be confusing at all. LTE is certainly coming - AT&T plans to roll out its LTE service in 2011 - but an LTE iPhone has been rumoured for a while. USA Today floated the idea of an LTE iPhone on Verizon last year.
iPhone 5 camera
Speaking at a live Wall Street Journal event, Sony's Sir Howard Stringer was talking about the company's camera image sensor facility in Sendai, a town that was recently ravaged by the recent Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
According to 9to5Mac, he said something along the lines of, "Our best sensor technology is built in one of the [tsunami] affected factories. Those go to Apple for their iPhones… or iPads. Isn't that something? They buy our best sensors from us."
Other sources have also said that the new iPhone could have an 8MP camera.
iPhone 5 price
If the iPhone 5 is an evolutionary step like the move from the iPhone 3G to the iPhone 3GS then we'd expect the price to stay more or less the same, although in the UK higher VAT rates may well mean a higher price tag.
iPhone 5 pictures
A spurious photo of an iPhone 5 front case has been unearthed by a Chinese reseller, suggesting that the next Apple handset will feature an edge-to-edge display. We're not convinced it's a genuine Apple part, though.
On 17 March 2011, we reported on another supposed set of leaked iPhone 5 cases, this time looking remarkably similarly to iPhone 4 cases.
Whatever the iPhone 5 looks like, it appears Samsung wants to see it.
Apple has accused Samsung of trying to harass it, as the Korean company demands to see top secret future iPhone and iPad devices including the new iPhone and iPad 3.
What do you want to see in the next iPhone? Hit the comments and share your thoughts.
Nokia announced a new dual-SIM phone at the Nokia Connection event in Singapore. Following the release of the Nokia X1-01 and the C2-00 dual-SIM phones, Nokia this time announced the C2-03 handset, a dual-SIM Touch and Type phone. This is the same device that leaked a few weeks ago and was rumored to carry the name C2-06.
The Nokia C2-03 is a slide phone with a touchscreen which has an Easy Swap feature that allows you to open the slot on the side of the phone and insert a separate SIM without having to reboot the device.
Nokia C2-03 Touch and Type Specifications
OS: Symbian 40
Screen: 240 x 320 with up to 65K colours
Memory: 10MB expandable up to 32GB
Camera: 2-megapixel camera
Browser: Nokia Browser for Series 40
Size: 103 x 51.4 x 17mm
Weight: 118g
Standby time: up to 400 hours
Talk time: up to five hours
Music playback time: up to 35 hours
The Nokia C2-03 will be available in Q3 2011 and will cost about Php5,000.
Nintendo Unveild its new Wii console and will launch it in 2012
Gaming giant Nintendo has been showing off its next-generation Wii game console, at the E3 games show in Los Angeles.
The much-anticipated console, dubbed Wii U, comes with a controller that features a touchscreen and camera.
The original Wii console was hugely popular but Nintendo has faced pressure from rivals with similar devices.
Nintendo hopes the new console will create a new genre of gaming.
Wii U will feature a set-top box similar to the first generation console.
But the 6.2-inch touchscreen controller comes with a front-facing camera as well as the more traditional buttons of a Wii remote and a motion detector.
It will broadcast high-definition video and can be used to make video calls and browse the web.
Privacy In demos, the Japanese gaming giant showed off some of the things the controller will allow - including offering users a private screen to view gameplay information that is not shared on the big screen.
It will also allow users of games such as Wii Fit to weigh themselves and get a read-out via the controller rather than the TV.
Users can also swap game play between the big screen and the controller, for instance if someone else wants to watch TV.
Wii U is "an interesting new concept" thinks Dan Pearson, a staff writer at Gamesindustry.biz.
"It is a hybrid between a handheld with elements of tablet design but also has all the traditional controller elements," he said.
"Initially people may be confused by the controller but so were they when the first Wii was unveiled," he said.
Nintendo was also keen to show off the processing power of the new console.
"Nintendo has been under fire for chasing casual gamers and it is good to see them trying to win back core gamers," said Mr Pearson.
Wii U will work with older games and controllers and will be available from spring 2012.
There was no indication of the price of the new console.
