Friday, September 30, 2011

Facebook here's the Spartan Project

Techcruch has published some screenshots of what will be the new "web app" of Facebook for mobile devices based on HTML5 and now known as "Project Spartan."


In a document posted on the Facebook site dedicated to developers (now removed) have been found much information on the functionality of the iPhone OS and Android for that "will run" directly in the web browser of the device. All the user interface seems to be completely renovated with the addition of various Manu window. Also shows a screenshot of some third-party applications that can be utilized without going through the "store".

According to rumors, the new web app of Facebook would be announced on the 4th of October, probably during the keynote at Apple.


Samsung develops a new dual-core 1.5GHz chips Exynos

Samsung has confirmed that it has developed a new System-on-Chip (SoC) which uses a process Exynos 32nm high-k metal gate (HKMG) at low power. The 'Exynos 4212 is a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 with clock frequency of 1.5GHz.

The new chip will be used in smartphones and tablet, thanks to its process, it offers greater energy efficiency by 30%.


In addition, the GPU is now dell'Exynos 4212 offering 50% more in terms of 3D graphics accelerators and has advanced for images, video recording and playback HD 1080p and HDMI 1.4 support.

Samsung will show some samples from the new processor at some companies during the fourth quarter of 2011 and expose the public to the Samsung Mobile Solutions Forum in Taiwan.


The Nexus Prime announced on 11 October

Samsung has started to invite the press to the event "Unpacked - Google Episode" scheduled for October 11 in San Diego, in the frame of the CTIA trade show. Unlike previous events, this time held the event with Samsung and Google will focus on Android operating system.

The protagonist of the presentation could be the new Prime Nexus , the first smartphone to be based on the new version of Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

HTC announces the HTC with Android Explorer 2.3.5

HTC has officially announced the new HTC Explorer 2.3.5 smartphone based on Android 3.5 and Sense Gingerbread interface with 600MHz processor and 3.2-inch display with a resolution HVGA. The Explorer is a HTC device economically, particularly suitable for young audiences and emerging markets.

Among the other features of this smartphone there is a small 3-megapixel camera, support for 3G networks, WiFi, Bluetooth, assisted GPS, expandable 483MB of ROM, 512MB RAM, 1230mAh battery.

The 'HTC Explorer integrates some very useful applications and widgets including Data Monitor allows you to monitor data traffic, voice and SMS.

HTC Explorer will be available from October first in blue or black. Then come other colors. There is no information on the selling price to the public.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Samsung and Microsoft expand their partnership agreement

Microsoft has announced that it has signed an agreement with Samsung Electronics, which provides free access to cross-license their respective patents. Under the agreement, in addition, Microsoft will receive from Samsung "royalties" for the sale of each phone or tablet-based Android platform. The two companies also agreed to collaborate on the development and marketing of Windows Phone.

"Microsoft and Samsung sees big growth opportunities for Windows Phone and we are investing to achieve this goal," said Andy Lees, president of the Windows Division at Microsoft Phone. "Microsoft believes in a business model in which all our partners can grow and profit through our platform."

"Through our cross-licensing their patent portfolios, Samsung and Microsoft can continue to offer the latest innovations in mobile industry," said Dr.Won-Pyo Hong, executive vice president of global product strategy of mobile Samsung. "After a long partnership we are pleased to open a new chapter with the launch of the new Windows Phone" Mango "planned for this fall."

Amazon introduced the new tablet

The tablet market is enriched with a new product is now the turn of Amazon, which, as rumored in recent times, has presented three different models whose characteristic is to be quite aggressive in terms of the sale price.
The flagship model, called Kindle Fire, it will be offered at $ 199. It will be supported by a 7 "display, a dual core processor and operating system Google Android.
 The "strength" of the product is paradoxically not to be equipped with the telephone and 3G connection, but only of WiFi. Amazon intends to enter the market not so much taking advantage of the strengths of the competitors (see Apple ) as your own, or what is due to the e-commerce and e-books.
Those who buy the Kindle Fire will also receive a 30-day trial to try the service for free Amazon Prime, by which to better manage their purchases and faster on the portal of Seattle.
Tablets will also be integrated into Amazon MP3, Amazon Instant Video, Amazon AppStore and, of course, Amazon Kindle for reading books.
Fire Along the Kindle were presented with two cheaper models, called Kindle Touch (new version of the popular eReader on sale at $ 99) and Kindle Touch 3G (149 dollars).
The three models are available for now only in the U.S. starting today.

“Nokia Store” preview available on the Nokia Beta Labs

The Nokia Beta Labs has made ​​available a version of "preview" of the new Nokia store, which will replace the current one on smartphones based on Symbian OS and Symbian Anna ^ 3.


Nokia Store supports almost all features of the Official Store of the client (Web Runtime) and offers easier navigation, better display the product details and a greater responsiveness and speed.




The Nokia Store is available for Nokia QML-01 C6, C7-00, Astound C7, E7-00, N8-00, X7-00.

Tizen is the future of Meego

Meego the operating system of the Nokia N9 , will no longer be developed. The LiMo Foundation and the Linux Foundation, with support from various manufacturers, including Fujitsu, Panasonic, NEC, Motorola, ARM and others have announced plans Tizen for construction of a new operating system.

Tizen will be used on different categories of devices, including smartphones, tablets, Smart TV, netbooks and infotainment devices. The development will be completely open and driven by a technical management team consists of Intel and Samsung.
The APIs are based on Tizen HTML5 and other web standards and it is expected that most of the development of applications for Tizen will be based on these emerging standards.
The first version of its SDK and Tizen arrive in the first quarter of 2012.


Google Maps for Android comes to version 5.10.1

Small update to the Google Maps application for devices based on Android. Version 5.10.1, besides the usual "bug fixes", provides, in beta, a more accurate view of public transport (Transit Navigation).

Recall that the Transit Navigation Service is active in Brescia, Como, Genoa, La Spezia, Modena, Naploli, Reggio Emilia, Turin, Tuscany Regional Transportation, Trentino and Vicenza.

Google Maps for Android is available on the ' Android Market .

Mozilla Releases Firefox 7 for Android

Mozilla announced the official release of new version of Firefox for Windows, Mac and Linux and Android. Firefox 7 significantly reduces the memory usage to make navigation faster and offers new tools to help developers in creating amazing web experiences across multiple platforms to be able to enjoy without interruptions. Among the new features of Firefox are the "Paste & Copy", press "Exit" to exit quickly from the browser, improved rendering of devices based on Tegra chip set, memory management more efficient and faster navigation through the automatic detection language settings of the device and the ability to copy any text from the web and paste it into emails or text messages.

To help improve future versions of Firefox, users can participate in Telemetry, a tool developed on the principles of privacy of Mozilla that enables you to provide anonymous data on the performance of the browser in a private and secure.

FareFinder Star Alliance for Android

FareFinder The application recently launched by Star Alliance is now available for phones running Android. With FareFinder can see the rates for one-way tickets or round trip flights between any two airports within the network operated by the 27 Star Alliance carriers. The application allows additional search criteria such as number of passengers, time of departure and arrival, the class of service, the number of ports, airports transfer and sales.The application also displays the availability so that customers can select the airline on which to travel and want to book a ticket through the airline's call center or directly from the chosen site.
FareFinder The application is in English and is downloadable for free on the Android Market.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

The new iPhone will be announced on October 4 or 5

As expected , Apple has officially announced on October 4 or 5 for the keynote presentation of the new fifth-generation iPhone. "Let's talk about iPhone," reads the presentation of the call to be held at the Town Hall Auditorium on the campus of Apple in Cupertino from 10:00 

On stage there will be the new CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, who will have the tough task of replacing Steve Jobs in this role. However, one would hope to see even a small appearance of Jobs, perhaps with his classic "one more thing ...".
There are many rumors that have so far followed each other on the 'fifth generation iPhone.

Microsoft begins the release of Windows 7.5 Phone Mango

Microsoft has officially launched the release of Windows 7.5 Phone Mango. In the next few hours will start to get users to the notification of the availability of the upgrade. Details on the "roll out" in the various countries is shown on the site "Where's my phone update?" Microsoft.

Upon receipt of the notification you need to connect your smartphone to your computer and run the update via Windows PC or Zune Phone Connector for Mac 7 The complete cycle, which includes a backup system, runs in about an hour.

The new LG Optimus EX with IPS display

Here Comes the 'official status of the new Optimus EX LG, smartphone based on Android 2.3 Gingerbread and equipped with a 4-inch IPS LCD "super bright" (700 nits) with WVGA resolution and dual-core processor at 1.2GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2.

The 'LG Optimus EX supports GSM / GPRS and WCDMA / HSPA and has a camera with 5 megapixel CMOS sensor capable of recording full HD video (1080p), 1GB of RAM, ROM, 8GB of expandable via microSD slot, 1500 m/Ah battery, Bluetooth, WiFi 802.11 b / g / n (2.4GHz, Wi-Fi Direct), HDMI port, and assisted GPS receiver. The dimensions are 118.0 x 63.4 x 9.65 mm with 127 grams of weight.

Nokia N9 smartphones based on Meego

Nokia has announced the beginning of the distribution of Nokia N9 , the first and perhaps only, based smartphone operating system Meego.

The Nokia N9 is available in three colors, black, blue and magenta with options of 16GB and 64GB. The estimated selling price of Nokia N9 16GB is 480 euros while the 64GB version costs about 560 euros, excluding taxes and subsidies. Prices and availability vary from region to region and from operator to operator.  The Nokia N9 is a smartphone monocoque made ​​of polycarbonate and is equipped with a curved display "Gorilla Glass" from 3.9-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen and a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels, support for GSM / EDGE and UMTS / HSPA (14.4Mbps / 5.76 Mbps), 8-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics capable of recording HD video @ 720p, front camera for video calls, OMAP3630 ARM Cortex A8-1GHz SGX530 PowerVR GPU and 1GB of RAM.

Motorola Announces the Motorola DEFY + Android ''resistant''

Motorola announced the new Motorola DEFY +, smartphones and scratch resistant and dust proof (IP67). Compared to the previous model , the DEFY + is equipped with a 1GHz processor and the latest version of Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Among the features of this smartphone include a 3.7 inch display with scratch-resistant glass Gorilla Glass, music player, MOTOBLUR interface that provides quick access to your social network, Motorola Media Link to synchronize with your computer, 5MP camera with auto focus, flash and digital zoom, 2GB of internal memory expandable up to 32GB with a 1700 m/Ah battery and offers a range of 7.1 hours of talk time and 16 days standby.

The HTC Vigor is shown in the new live photos

A few days after its likely made ​​official , get detailed photos of the new 'Vigor HTC, smartphone based on Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread and has very impressive specifications.



The 'HTC Vigor has a dual core processor 1.5GHz, 1GB of RAM memory, 4.3-inch 720p HD resolution, 8 megapixel camera, 16GB of onboard memory, WiFi, Bluetooth and audio technology Beats.

T-Mobile announces the new HTC Amaze 4G

The mobile operator T-Mobile has officially announce the new HTC 4G Amaze, until now known by the code name Ruby. Confirm all the technical characteristics of this device based on Android Gingerbread 2.3.4 and has a dual core 1.5GHz processor, 4.3-inch display with a resolution of QHD, HSPA +, WiFi and Bluetooth, 8-megapixel camera sensor with backlit, double LED flash and Full HD recording capabilities, and the NFC interface HTC Sense.
The 'HTC Amaze 4G will be available in U.S. from next October 12.

In the U.S. 56% of buyers choose Android smartphone

According to research conducted by Nielsen last August, 43 percent of all smartphone owners have a device based on Android. Among those who have purchased a new smartphone in the last three months, 56% chose a device based on Google's operating system. The preferences of these "buyers" are very important because they often anticipate market trends.


Apple iPhone OS remains in second place with 28 percent of all smartphone owners, and with the same percentage among all those who have recently purchased a new device. But these figures may well change in the coming months. Every time Apple launches a new iPhone there is a substantial increase in sales.

Market share aside, 56 percent of all those who bought a new mobile phone over the past three months chose one smartphone. In the coming months, the Christmas holidays and the launch of the new iPhone and new devices based on Android could further accelerate the purchase of smart phones instead of the classic "phone features".


Coming Up Android 2.3.6 for the Nexus S Google

Google has started the "roll out" of Android Gingerbread 2.3.6 for the European version of the smartphone Nexus S. The new firmware GRK39F should essentially have corrected the problem tethering via WiFi and USB, which occurred in the release GRK39C. At the moment there are other reported changes.
The mode FOTA update automatically on the device should get involved in the coming hours.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Samsung Omnia W based on os Windows Phone 7.5 of Microsoft.

Samsung Omnia W

The new Samsung Omnia W has a 1.4GHz processor, 512MB RAM, 8GB of onboard memory, 3.7-inch AMOLED display Super-resolution WVGA 800x480 pixels, VGA front camera for video calls and back 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash able to record HD video at 720p, assisted GPS, accelerometer, gyro sensors, proximity and brightness, EDGE / UMTS / HSPA, USB 2.0, WiFi and Bluetooth. The dimensions are 115.3 mm for 115.97x58.8x10.9 grams and the lithium battery is 1.500mAh.
The new Omnia W preview will be commercialized since the end of October.

Samsung releases Android Gingerbread for the Galaxy Ace

Samsung has announced the official release, by Kies, Android Gingerbread 2.3.3 for all Galaxy Samsung Ace (S5830) sold in Italy.
Samsung specifies that the firmware update is available for products marketed by telephone operators for those "no brand".
Soon and in the same manner, precise Samsung will also give information about upcoming upgrades planned for other smartphones from Samsung.

iphone 5 has double RAM and new function Assistant

No information on design, but a new A5 dual core processor, the same as iPad 2, 1GB of RAM, an 8 megapixel sensor and backlit IOS Assistant (Assistant), a new feature based on speech recognition technology tothe Syrians. Such would be the new fifth generation of the i Phonefrom Apple that will be presented next week. More than a 4S iPhone iPhone 5. To bring this information is 9to5Mac.

One of the main features of the new iPhone should then be"Assistant" that will need to run a faster processor and more memory and would not, therefore, available on iPhone and iPhone 3G 4.
Assistant, according to leaked, would allow natural voice to issue commands. For example, suffice to say, "Send a message to John and tell him I'll see you at 20" or "remember to call tomorrow at 9:00 at Charles' and would be automatically sent the message or put a reminder in your calendar. You could also say "how can I get to Town Hall Square?" On the display to see the best route from our location.