The Palm Pre and the Apple iPhone 3G S are the smartphone standouts of 2009, but they’re not the only news. Operating systems are receiving updates, new devices are debuting, and app stores are growing by the day. Here’s what to look for from the six big operating systems in smartphones today.
HTC rumored to be launching a non-smartphone this Fall
July 21, 2009 by admin
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Speaking of an unannounced handset coming down HTC’s product pipeline, there’s another rumor sourced from Solo Palmari that has HTC prepping their first non-smartphone (dumbphone, feature phone, whatever you wanna call it) for launch this coming Fall. According to Palmari, the lower-end HTC feature phone will have a touchscreen form factor similar to the HTC Viva and will be powered by a custom HTC-made operating system that takes cues from HTC’s TouchFLO 3D and Sense UIs.
Taiwan market: Gigabyte Communications launches S1200 smartphone
July 20, 2009 by admin
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Gigabyte Communications has launched its new Windows Mobile-based smartphone, the S1200, in the Taiwan market. The company also plans to launch the smartphone in other markets in Asia and Europe, according to company president Cheng Yao-jen.
The Dash smartphone will suit all of your messaging needs, but multimedia junkies will find more satisfaction elsewhere.
July 4, 2009 by admin
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Security researcher Charlie Miller has revealed that Apple is working on a patch for a security flaw he identified in the iPhone’s SMS implementation. The flaw can actually lead to arbitrary code execution, as he explained to Ars last month. Miller hasn’t yet detailed the flaw, citing an agreement with Apple, though he and partner Vincenzo Iozzo plan to detail their discovery later this month at the Black Hat Security Conference in Las Vegas.
Would you rather have a super smartphone or a new Netbook?
July 1, 2009 by admin
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Just last week, we got a peek at Nvidia’s new line of HD-video-playing processors in downtown Manhattan. One, the Ion, is a GPU that pairs with an Atom processor to give Netbooks gaming and HD-video-playing muscle, coming soon in Netbooks from Lenovo and Samsung.
The other, Tegra, is an all-in-one chip: it has an HD video processor, but it also has an ARM processor, making it an all-in-one computer on a chip that will be put on phone company-branded Netbooks toward the end of the year, according to an Nvidia representative.
Verizon Launches Ozone, Cheap Global Smartphone
June 27, 2009 by admin
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Verizon Wireless put Sprint and T-Mobile on notice Thursday with the release of an HTC smartphone that’s cheaper and more flexible than devices from its two competitors.Verizon’s HTC Ozone will sell for as little as $49, and features CDMA and GSM networks for global roaming.
Intel, Nokia Partner On Smartphones, Mobile Devices
June 24, 2009 by admin
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Intel (NSDQ: INTC) and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) on Tuesday announced a long-term partnership to develop smartphones and other computing devices that would run on Intel’s microprocessors, giving the chipmaker its first big break into the multibillion-dollar mobile-phone market.
The Hottest Smartphones of Summer Battle It Out
June 23, 2009 by admin
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We delved into four of the hottest phones available this summer–the Apple iPhone 3G S, the Nokia N97, the Palm Pre, and the T-Mobile myTouch 3G–to see how their hardware and software stacked up.
Ready to Swap your Laptop for a Smartphone?
June 21, 2009 by admin
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Have you ever wanted to ditch your clunky laptop? Perhaps you were meeting a client for dinner or friends at a bar after work. Or you were trying to catch a flight in the morning and had to fumble with your laptop at the airport security check.
Nokia to launch N97 on same day as iPhone 3GS
June 17, 2009 by admin
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NOKIA is gearing up for a fight after revealing it will launch its first high-end touchscreen phone in Australia on the same day as Apple’s revamped iPhone.
The world’s leading phone maker also revealed plans to take on BlackBerry and release a discount music phone yesterday at its regional launch in Singapore.
The Smartphone Forecast for 2009
June 10, 2009 by admin
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