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NEC announces LifeTouch Note Android Netbook

Posted in NEC by Conner Flynn on February 15th, 2011

NEC has just announced the LifeTouch Note, an Android powered netbook that comes with Android 2.2 Froyo and features a 7 inch LCD resistive touchscreen display and a QWERTY keyboard. The NEC LifeTouch Note also includes an NVIDIA Tegra 250 2-core 1GHz processor, 8GB of built in storage, and a two megapixel camera.

The NEC LifeTouch Note also features 802.11 b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, GPS, an SDHC card slot, a USB 2.0 port, and 3G connectivity.

HTC announces Flyer Tablet

Posted in HTC by Conner Flynn on February 15th, 2011

HTC is getting into the tablet arena with its first Android tablet called the HTC flyer. It features a 7-inch display, a powerful 1.5Ghz Snapdragon CPU, 32 GB of storage and support for a whole bunch of audio and video formats.

The tablet is driven by Android with HTC Sense. Some other features include two cameras, one a rear-facing 5MP camera with auto focus and a 1.3MP front camera for video calls. It also comes with a stylus for HTC’s new Scribe application that lets you write.

HTC Salsa and Chacha have dedicated Facebook button

Posted in HTC by Conner Flynn on February 15th, 2011

HTC has unveiled the HTC ChaCha and HTC Salsa. Both devices offer easy access to Facebook with a dedicated Facebook button. They are powered by Android Gingerbread 2.3.3 and use the latest version of HTC Sense. When you make a phone call or receive a call, the screen shows your friend’s latest status and photos and if their birthday is coming up or not.

That fancy Facebook button is context-sensitive so if you’ve just taken a picture, you can push the button to upload it to Facebook. Pretty handy for you social butterflies. Want to let your friends know what you’re listening to? Just press the button while listening to music on the phone.

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Unstoppable is the first Blu-ray film with Android-compatible Digital Copy

Posted in Android by Conner Flynn on February 15th, 2011

I know. We can’t believe there’s finally a Digital Copy that’s compatible with Android. It’s about time. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced that “Unstoppable” will allow Android users to watch the movie on their Android mobile device.

It’s the first time that this has been possible with Google’s mobile OS, but just realize that you will need the disc itself, a WiFi-connected BD player, Android 1.6 or higher and the free PocketBLU app. Both the movie and app can both be downloaded today.

Flash 10.2 Coming to Android Devices

Posted in Android by Darrin Olson on February 14th, 2011

Flash 10.2 Coming to AndroidAdobe announced today in Barcelona at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona that Flash 10.2 will be hitting Android smartphones and Android tablets within just a few weeks. What this brings you is more frames per second and better graphics in Flash animation on your devices, just on the heals of the 10.2 release for Windows and Mac.

Adobe says that devices with dual-core processors such as Snapdragon they are scaling 1080p resolution video and seeing it at 30 frames per second. All this combined with a lower hit to battery life when viewing the video. Pushing the new, faster and more efficient version of the Flash player out to more handsets is a big move for Adobe to bring more popularity to website using Flash technology. Users might not necessarily choose a devices based on its Flash-playing capabilities, but it is something that those producing the devices can add to their list of features to bring more popularity.

Samsung Galaxy S WiFi specifications

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on February 14th, 2011

If you are drooling over the new Samsung Galaxy S WiFi PMP, we now have the specifications on these two new media players in the Galaxy S line. The two models are the Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 and the Galaxy S WiFi 4.0.

The Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 has a 5 inch WVGA TFT LCD display, a 1GHz processor, plus a 5.0 megapixel camera with an LED flash, and a VGA camera on the front for your video chat needs. There’s also FM Radio, a voice recorder, an accelerometer, GPS, a digital compass and 802.11 b/g/n Wifi, plus Bluetooth 3.0.

Acer Iconia A100 7 Inch Android Tablet

Posted in Acer by Conner Flynn on February 14th, 2011

Acer has announced the Iconia Smart Android smartphone, and now we are getting a look at the Acer Iconia A100, a 7 inch Android tablet. The tablet will come with Android 3.0 Honeycomb at launch, although it is shown running Android 2.2 Froyo in the video.

Some other specifications include a Tegra 2 processor, HDMI out a five megapixel camera on the back and a two megapixel camera on the front. We like the design. We’ll see how well it does in due time.

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Sony Ericsson unveils the Xperia neo

Posted in Sony Ericsson by Conner Flynn on February 13th, 2011

Sony Ericsson has unveiled another addition to the Xperia line in the Xperia neo. This one is ergonomically designed to “fit perfectly in the user’s hand”. Not to qoute Neo from the Matrix and say “Whoa”. Taking photographs with it is said to be super easy.

It features Exmore R technology for perfect pictures in any condition you find yourself in. It also has a reality display with the Mobile BRAVIA Engine and HDMI output. Gingerbread (Android 2.3) is running the show and you get access to over 100,000 apps from the Android Market. The phone comes preloaded with the usual Google services that you know and love. Nothing on price yet, but we know that the Xperia neo will be available at the end of Q1.

LG Optimus Pad to make an appearance at Mobile World Congress

Posted in LG by Conner Flynn on February 13th, 2011

The LG Optimus Pad is LG’s latest venture into Honeycomb tablets. Unofficially it’s known as the “G-Slate” for Europe and both tablets share most of the same specs. It features a 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor, an 8.9″ display (1280 x 768), and full 1080p HD video decoding.

There’s also Android 3.0, a 3D rear camera for capturing 3D to be displayed on a 3D HDTV or with YouTube 3D, a front facing camera for video calling, 32GB of storage, a 6,400mAh battery, and full support for Adobe Flash. It will be shown during Mobile World Congress.

LG Optimus Black to be shown at MWC

Posted in LG by Conner Flynn on February 13th, 2011

The LG Optimus Black first appeared at CES earlier this year and will now be shown off at the Mobile World Congress. It already has over 2 million pre-orders all over the world. It features a 4″ NOVA display that is energy saving without sacrificing its readability under any lighting condition.

There’s also a special Gesture UI, WiFi Direct and a 2 megapixel front facing camera, Android 2.2 and a 1,500mAh battery. A range of special-edition LG Optimus Black designs from the Keith Haring Foundation will be on display at MWC. We should have more details over the next few days.

HTC Tattoo found in tub of butter!

Posted in HTC by Conner Flynn on February 13th, 2011

Who knew there was a surprise inside when you buy butter? The story here is that someone bought Norwegian butter, got down to the bottom and found an Android-powered Tattoo phone at the bottom.

It could be a hoax. Maybe someone is just trying to get attention. Butter us up. Then again, maybe there is a butter factory guy missing a phone. You would think he would have called his phone at some point though. Anyway, we’ve never seen a phone packed in butter. Until now.

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Samsung Galaxy S2 specs leaked

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on February 11th, 2011

Samsung had announced that they would show off their new dual core Android smartphone at MWC 2011 next week, and now we have some possible specifications on the Samsung Galaxy S2. Those specs include a dual core 1.2GHz Samsung Exynos processor and a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED Plus display.

Other specs include 1GB of RAM and an 8 megapixel camera that can record Full HD video in 1080p and a front facing 1.3 megapixel camera for video chat, built in NFC technology and Bluetooth 3.0. Android 2.3 Gingerbread will be running things.

HTC Wildfire 2 specs revealed

Posted in HTC by Conner Flynn on February 10th, 2011

We have some leaked specs on the HTC Wildfire 2. It packs in a Qualcomm MSM 7227 600MHz processor, a 3.2″ TFT touchscreen display with 320 x 480 resolution, a 5-megapixel camera, 384MB RAM, a microSDHC memory card slot and Wi-Fi.

The rest of the specs are above for your perusal. Sounds like a good solid device. After all, the HTC Wildfire was a decent mid-range Android phone. Now all we need are some press shots and the cat will be completely out of the bag.

INQ Cloud Touch and Cloud Q Facebook Phones

Posted in Mobile Phones by Conner Flynn on February 10th, 2011

INQ has been working on some Facebook Phones, and now the company has unveiled two models the INQ Cloud Touch and the Cloud Q. Both feature Facebook integration and both run on Google’s Android OS and come with Android 2.2 Froyo.

The INQ Cloud Touch features a 3.5 inch HVGA display, while the Cloud Q has a 2.6 inch display and a QWERTY keyboard. The Cloud Touch packs in a Qualcomm 7227 processor and comes with 4GB of storage, which can be upgraded via a microSD card.

Series 2 Android Toys from DyzPlastic

Posted in Android by Conner Flynn on February 9th, 2011

We love our toys and Android fans will be happy to know that some cool new figures have surfaced. These bots are series 2 from DzyPlastic and these guys are looking cuter than ever. They have three new designs including a Racer with the green color and white stripes and a driver in the belly.

Rupture is a pink robot with a black and white head popping out of the top. Then there’s Bluebot which is the basic Android mascot painted blue. The official launch date for the new designs is unknown, but of course we want all of them.



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