‘Home Surf Touch’- Android Tablet in India for Rs.9000!
Sep 28, 2010 Android Development
Leading UK telecommunication company Binatone is all set to launch tablet named Home Surf Touch, powered by Android 1.6 operating system in India. Binatone is renowned name in UK for telephonic device manufacturing. The Executive Vice President Binatone India, Sat Murthi, strongly conveyed that Home SurfTouch device has been “Indianized” as they have kept in mind the common Indian youth computing needs and price sensitivity factor.
Home SurfTouch tablet will be powered by Android 1.6 OS, and will be integrated with WiFi, 128MB RAM and ARM 11’s 667 MHz processor. Home SurfTouch tablet users will be able to browse Internet, play videos and audio files, download simple games, and access applications supported by long battery life. The most attractive thing about Home SurfTouch tablet is its price tag of Rs. 9,000.
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Mini Touchscreen Remote- Sony Ericsson’s LiveView for Android Phones
Sep 28, 2010 Android Development, News
Sony Ericsson has come up with next-generation Bluetooth remote control for Android phones- LiveView that has a 1.3-inch OLED touchscreen.
Apart from the traditional remote functions, like pause, play and skip, this LiveView has functions to check for incoming calls, messages, calendar reminders and Twitter/Facebook updates. One can mute the phone from the LiveView when someone forgot to put it on silent. There is a cool ‘lifeline’ feature in this device. If you have lost your phone, there is a ‘find your phone’ function to help you locate your phone. This touchscreen device can be clipped to a bag strap or even worn on the wrist as a watch.
Android App developers will also be able to make custom wallpapers and apps for the LiveView, allowing you to personalise the background of the 1.3-inch screen.
The LiveView is designed primarily to work with Android phones from Sony Ericsson’s Xperia range (X10, X10 Mini, X10 Mini Pro), but reports say that it will work with ‘most’ Android devices running 2.0 or higher.
Sony Ericsson LiveView will be available later this year, no word on price just yet.
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Goldman Sachs Reports: Next iPad by 2011!
Sep 28, 2010 News, iPad Development
According to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Apple Inc may introduce a new version of iPad tablet in the second quarter of 2011. Apple has already sold more than 3 million iPads in the first 80 days after the tablet’s debut in the first quarter of 2010.
The new version of iPad will have a 9.7 inch display, lighter in weight, with a built-in camera and a mini USB drive according to Hong Kong-based Henry King. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the world’s largest contract maker of electronics, will likely be the supplier, according to analysts.
Goldman Sachs Group also reported that sales of iPad could touch 16 million units this year and 35 million in 2011. The new version of iPad hasn’t been finalized and Natalie Kerris, a spokeswoman for Apple, declined to comment.
Last quarter, iPads accounted for $2.17 billion, or 12 percent, of Apple’s overall sales, more than the nine-year-old iPod. The iPad went on sale in April.
Will We Ever Get Verizon Version of iPhone?
Sep 28, 2010 News, iphone development
According to a report in the Sacramento Bee, the Verizon version of the iPhone is not coming soon to the market.
Last week, at a Goldman Sachs conference, Verizon Communications Inc. CEO Ivan Seidenberg while speaking to investors, said nothing about iPhone for the company’s current network, but said he hopes Apple will allow Verizon to sell the phone for a new network they are building.
The 4G network hasn’t yet started service and won’t be complete next year, Sacramento Bee added.
So far, AT&T has exclusive right to sell iPhone in the United States.
Verizon Wireless on the other hand, has been promoting smart phones from Motorola Inc. and HTC Corp. that run Google’s OS Android software as an alternative to the iPhone.
“We don’t feel like we have an iPhone deficit. We would love to carry it when we get there, but we have to earn it,” Seidenberg was quoted in The Bee.
“I think 4G will accelerate the process, and any other decisions Apple makes would be fine with us,” he added. “Hopefully, at some point Apple will get with the program.”
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iPhone 4 Already ‘Popular’ in China- Video
Sep 28, 2010 News, iphone development
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iPhone 4 have exceeded 200,000 units in China!
Sep 27, 2010 News, iphone development
Reuters UK have reported that pre-orders for Apple’s iPhone 4 have exceeded 200,000 units since its sale on Saturday, in China. China Unicom have reported that it has also stopped taking online orders because of ‘overwhelming’ response.
China Unicom have sold 60,000 phones so far, but the mobile operator said that it took only six weeks to sell 100,000 iPhone 3GS handsets in 2009.
In China, Apple iPhone 4 is being offered by China Unicom on a two-year mobile subscription contract and also through Apple retail stores in China.
China Unicom, which counts China Mobile Ltd and China Telecom Corp Ltd as its competitors, is the sole distributor of Apple’s iPhone in the country.
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Nokia 1st, Samsung 2nd, Apple’s iPhone 6th in Chinese Smartphone Market
Sep 27, 2010 Mobile Development, News
South Korean giant Samsung Electronics is only second to Finland’s Nokia Corp. when it comes to capturing China’s smartphone market. A market research study on Friday showed that Samsung held the second largest share in China. They have 18.7% share of the Chinese smartphone market during the first six months of the year, whereas Nokia Corp. is leading the pack with 29.3% of the Chinese marketshare. Motorola is third with 16.4%.
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB and Canadian handset maker Research In Motion (RIM), whose flagship product is the BlackBerry smartphone, ranked fourth and fifth with 7.8 percent and 6 percent, respectively.
Most remarkable, Apple Inc,, with their iPhone is ranked 6th with a 5.4% market share. The low market share of Apple was attributed to China’s vibrant gray market, which allowed many consumers to purchase the phone before its official launch in the country.
Analysys International said about 10.6 million units of smartphones were sold in China during the first half of 2010, up 46 percent from a year earlier.
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Australia and Italy Getting Ready for Samsung Galaxy Tab
Sep 27, 2010 Mobile Development, News
Australia and Italy are getting ready for the second most wanted tablet in the world (after Apple’s iPad). The Italians will be able to use the Samsung Galaxy Tab at some point in October from virtually all operators in the country. Reports say that carriers will bundle device with a data plan and offer it as alittle as 29 EUR per month.
As for Australians, no carrier partners have been confirmed yet. Sydney Morning Herald says the Tab will eventually be available through all carriers in the country when users will be able to grab it at a subsidized price on a contract.
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After Apple and Best Buy, its Now Target
Sep 27, 2010 News, iphone development
Target has already announced that it will start selling Apple iPad from 3rd october, 2010. They have plans to sell iPad for the best price starting at $499 for 16 GB and they will be selling four models of the touch-screen tablet.
Good news for the store credit-card holders…they will get 5% discount on the popular iOS tablet, iPad. Best Buy and Apple, these are the only retailers from where you can get iPad. From 3rd October, Target will sell the iPad models like 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB versions of Wi-Fi model.
Target is the second largest US discount retailer. Talking about the news, the retail chain merchandising vice president, Mark Schindele said, “Target is very excited to offer the revolutionary iPad to our guests nationwide.” (as reported by Connectstat.com)
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Malaysia Has No Problems with BlackBerry Services
Sep 27, 2010 BlackBerry Development
Malaysia would not be banning BlackBerry services as of now. A lot of Asian countries have banned or planning to ban the BlackBerry services due to security concerns, but the Information, Communication and Cultural department of Malaysia said that they have no issues with BlackBerry services, from security point of view as well as consumer complains.
While India, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates cited national security concerns, other Asian countries cited social concerns that services such as the encrypted messenger service could enable and spread pornography.
Many countries wanted to have the access to the encrypted BlackBerry communication, which has been linked to militant actions. In Germany, the government has banned politicians and civil servants using BlackBerry. The EUC has also rejected the BlackBerry in favor of iPhone and other smart phones.
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