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Google Announces Chromebook And More At Google I/O 2011

Josh — Sat, 14 May 2011 16:33:53 +0000

While the first day of the Google I/O 2011 Developer Conference was all about Android, during the second day it was all about Chrome.

The keynote was kicked off with were Chrome, Googles web browser was at in the amount of users which is at 160 million. The company also announced a new version of Chrome with improved speeds. The companies also announced that the Chrome Web Store is now going to be available in 41 languages. The store will also allow for in application payments this will allow users to try out an application and then purchase the application if the user wants to. Rovio the company responsible for the highly addictive game “Angry Birds” announce that it would be available in the Chrome Web Store.

Kan Liu Product Manager for Chrome OS announced some new features for Chrome OS (operating system). For those of you that don’t know what Chrome OS is, it is an operating system that is web browser. And all of your applications are on Google’s servers and not on your local hard drive. While during the keynote a couple of updates were made to Chrome OS was a media player, which will allow users to view and play videos and music. Another update for the Chrome OS was a file manager, which will allow users to organize their file and share them online. Kan Liu also announced that Hulu, Amazon and Netflix were announced to be available for Chrome OS.

But the showstopper of the keynote was the announcement of Googles “Chromebooks”. Google has partnered with Acer and Samsung to bring two Chromebook models to consumers.

The Samsung Chromebook will have a 12.1-inch screen, an Intel Atom Dual-Core processor, Wi-Fi, HD webcam, noise canceling microphone, 2USB ports, a 4-1-memory card slot and a Mini-VGA port. The Acer Chromebook comes with an 11.6-inch HD LCD screen, an Intel Atom Dual-Core processor, HD webcam, and a noise canceling microphone, 2 USB ports, a 4-in1 memory card slot and an HDMI port.

The Samsung Chromebook is going to cost $429 for the Wi-Fi only version and $499 for the 3G versions. The Acer Chromebook will cost $349 for the Wi-Fi only model. If you’re wanting to get a 3G version you will have to pay a monthly data fee from Verizon.

Also during the conference Google announced a subscription model for the Chromebooks for businesses the cost for each machine would be $28 a month and $20 a month for schools. Now those fees would cover hardware, administrative support, warranty and hardware upgrade. Samsung Chromebook will be sold through Best Buys website and Amazon.com, while Acers Chromebook will be sold through Amazon.com. Both are going to be available on June 15^th. For more information on the Chromebooks go to Googles website. To read about the Android keynote go here.

T-Mobile G2 won’t have Tethering but could have Wi-fi Calling

Josh — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:02:37 +0000

According to some leaked internal documents from Tmonews.com. The T-Mobile G2 could have a Wi-Fi calling option on the handset. Although the Wi-Fi calling on the T-Mobile G2 won’t be the same as on some of T-Mobile’s Blackberry handsets. The T-Mobile G2 will not switch between Wi-Fi calling and the cellular network. So once you’re out of range of a Wi-Fi access’s point the call will drop. The leaked documents also don’t show that the T-Mobile G2 will have this feature out of the box. Also Wi-Fi calling won’t be available on all android handsets. And that it could come as an over-the-air update to enable the feature.

While you may be able to make calls over Wi-Fi with the T-Mobile G2, you won’t be able to use the handset as a Wi-Fi hotspot or tether with the G2. According to the site T-Mobile is aware that the feature is something that customers want. And the company is working on supporting Wi-Fi hotspot and tethering in the future. So if you want to use the phone’s data network to connect to the Internet you going to have to hack your T-Mobile G2.

T-Mobile’s MytouchHD could have a dual 1Ghz processor

Josh — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 02:59:31 +0000

For those of you that are on T-Mobile’s network and are a fan of the original Mytouch 3G will have a good replacement coming.

According to a leaked internal document from an anonymous source at Tmonews.com. T-Mobile will be releasing the Mytouch HD, which will be T-Mobile’s second phone to take advantage of T-Mobile HSPA+ network. The Mytouch HD is expected to have a 1Ghz dual processor and running Android 2.2. Although it doesn’t show whether or not it will have an HTC Sense user interface on top of Android 2.2. The handset will also have a 3.8-inch display, 5.0 MP camera and a VGA front face camera, 4GB of internal memory, 8Gb of pre-installed memory, which will be expandable to 32 GB via microSD.

The MytouchHD will feature video chat that will allow user’s to make video calls to other phone using the Qik application. Users will also be able to phone to PC video calls with Yahoo Messenger & Qik. The video chat feature can be used over T-Mobile’s 3G & HSPA+ network as well as over Wi-Fi.

The new handset seems to be very impressive. Between this phone and the T-Mobile G2 it will be really difficult to decide which phone to buy this holiday season. If any more information becomes available about the Mytouch HD I will let all of you know.

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HTC’s CDMA/GSM Android phone passes the FCC for Verizon

Josh — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:13:13 +0000

Well if you’re a Verizon Wireless subscriber and are waiting for a QWERTY keyboard Android phone you could be in luck.

The HTC “PD42100” has just passed the FCC. At this time there’s no information on the tech specs of the handset. But the handset will run on CDMA 2000 frequencies & 850 MHz GSM frequencies as well as EV-DO Rev. A. The handset will support Wi-Fi for 802.11 b/g/n & Bluetooth.

As more information comes my way on this new Android phone I will let all of you guys know.

T-Mobile USA Samsung Vibrant launching July 15th

Josh — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:30:06 +0000

According to a leaked document from Engadget the T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant is going to be launched on July 15th. The handsets will be shipping out to stores on July 7th. In case you haven’t been paying attention to this handset let me go over the specs. The Samsung Vibrant will have a 4.0-inch Super AMOLED touch screen, a 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor, Android 2.1,5.0 MP camera with HD video recording, GPS & 2GB of external memory (expandable up to 32 GB via microSD). The Samsung Vibrant will cost $199.99 with a two-year contract.

T-Mobile USA & HTC could release a HSPA+ phone in September

Josh — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:49:46 +0000

Well for those T-Mobile subscribers that are still holding on to their T-Mobile G1’s, in hopes for a good Android handset to replace it may not have to wait much longer.

According to LightReading.com T-Mobile USA is planning on releasing a high-end handset in September. The handset will be manufactured by HTC and will be able to run on T-Mobile HPSA + network. Which mean the handset could reach download speeds of up to21 Mbps. According to a leaked road map some websites are saying that it could be called the HTC Vanguard. A lot of sites have been saying that the picture above could be the handset.

T-Mobile’s USA handset roadmap leaks out

Josh — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:45:52 +0000

Well it seems like the guys at AndroidSpin has got their hands on a leaked image for T-Mobile’s handset line up for the remainder of the year. Now it is possible that this could be fake, but since the Motorola Charm was just announced and it’s listed in the line up it just might not be. According to the image a Dell netbook should be coming out between July & August. And the HTC Vanguard, which is due out in September, their is not a lot of information about the handset. There’s also an update going out to the Mytouch 3G,CLIQ & CLIQXT in August.

Samsung Announces the Samsung Vibrant for T-Mobile USA

Josh — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:50:19 +0000

Samsung has announced a version of the Samsung Galaxy S for T-Mobile USA the Samsung Vibrant.

The Samsung Vibrant will have a 4-inch Super AMOLED touch screen, a 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application processor, running Android 2.1,GPS, 5.0-megapixel camera with HD video recording & 2GB of external memory expendable up to 32 GB via microSD.

The Samsung Vibrant will have James Cameron’s Avatar pre-loaded on to the 2GB external memory card. The Samsung Vibrant will also feature Samsung’s Media Hub, which will integrate a users social networking, accounts, contacts, calendar information & messaging. The Samsung Vibrant will also feature Amazon Kindle for Android, which will give customers access to over 600,000’s e-books to download. Users will be able to read the first chapter of an e-book for free before purchasing the book. The Samsung Vibrant will feature MobiTV, which will allow user to watch live & on-demand TV from over 35 channels including Bravo, NBC & ESPN.

The Samsung Vibrant will also feature Slacker Radio, which is an application that allows you to listen to free personalized radio. The Samsung Vibrant will have Gogo Inflight Internet that will offer up to a month of free in-flight Wi-Fi access.

The Samsung Vibrant will be able to benefit from T-Mobile USA HSPA+ network. The Samsung Vibrant will be available July 21^st for $199.99 from T-Mobile USA’s website. Starting July 1^st Radio Shack will also be offering the Samsung Vibrant for pre-order through their website & retail stores. Customer’s that pre-order through Radio Shack will have to purchase a $50 dollar gift card that will be applied toward the retail price of the handset.

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Samsung Announces the Samsung Fascinate for Verizon

Josh — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:34:00 +0000

Yesterday during a press event Verizon & Samsung Mobile USA announced the Samsung Fascinate Verizon’s version of the Samsung Galaxy S. The Samsung Fascinate will have a 4.0-inch Super AMOLED touch screen, running Android 2.1, a 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor, 5.0-megapixel camera with flash & HD video recording, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 2GB of internal memory expandable up to 32GB via microSD & 3.5 mm headphone jack. The Samsung Fascinate will have Google’s mobile services such as Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk & the Android Market. The Samsung Fascinate will feature Samsung’s Social Hub, which will integrate social network updates, SMS messages, email, contacts & calendar updates. The handset will have Verizon’s VCAST Music service, VCAST video on demand, VCAST Song ID, visual voice mail, VCAST Tones, VZ Navigator & Mobile IM. The Samsung Fascinate will come pre-loaded with Bing Maps & Bing Search, which make me wonder if Google Search & Google Maps will be an option. The press release didn’t state when the Samsung Fascinate will be available or the price of the handset. So what do you think of the Samsung Fascinate?

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Samsung Announces the Samsung Galaxy S for US Cellular

Josh — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:08:38 +0000

It seems like the Samsung Galaxy S is going to more cellular carriers then just T-Mobile, Verizon, and Sprint & AT&T. In a press release today Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy S for US Cellular. The Samsung Galaxy S will run Android 2.1,a 1 GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor, a 4-inch Super AMOLED touch screen, a 5.0-megapixel camera, HD video recording, 3.5-millimerter headphone jack, up to 32GB of storage via microSD, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0. The Samsung Galaxy S will feature Google’s Mobile Services such as Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Talk & the Android Market. The device will also have a feature called Samsung Social Hub, which integrates user’s social networking services, messages, email, contact & calendars. The Samsung’s 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor will allow for 3-D graphics and faster upload & download times of HD content. The Samsung Galaxy S will be available for US Cellular this fall. So what do you think of the Samsung Galaxy S?

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Samsung going after Blackberry in the Smartphone Market

Josh — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:56:21 +0000

According to Fortune’s website Samsung is going after Blackberry in the smartphone market. NPD numbers from March show that Blackberry is more likely to lose market share from Android then other companies. Since Google’s next version of their mobile operating system Android 2.2 aka froyo. Has a lot of features that business & enterprise customers are looking for, such as remote wipe, auto-discovery & Microsoft Exchange support and many other enterprise features that were shown off during Google I/O. More and more small & large business are using Google Applications such as Google Talk for their messaging needs.

It seems using Google’s Android operating system would be a logical choice for companies. Once business move away from Microsoft Exchange & Lotus Notes to Google’s could-based services, companies switching from Blackberry to Android based handsets would be much easier. With the Samsung Galaxy Q a QWERTY keyboard based Android phone that will be directly marketed toward Blackberry users.

According to a report by the Korea Times the Samsung Galaxy Q is directly targeted at the BlackBerry manufacture Canada’s Research In Motion. The Korea Times source stated “ It is Expected the Galaxy Q will pave the way for Samsung to eat up more shares in QWERTY smartphones in North America, where the Canadian company is leading the way”

According to Chiquita research Android is most popular on the Motorola Droid sold by Verizon Wireless. Which features a slide out QWERTY keyboard unlike the Blackberry, which has a fixed QWERTY keyboard. According to an email of a press event the Droid 2 is expected to be available June 23rd.

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Next Generation of Droid coming this week

Josh — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:36:36 +0000

Well, according to Fortune website Google,Verizon,Adobe & Motorola are planning an announcement on June 23^rd. According to an email sent to Fortune during a press event they will announce the latest Droid handset by Motorola. And judging from the list of speakers during the press event, the handset could include Android 2.2 & Adobe Flash. The press event does come the day before the iPhone 4 goes on sale, so this could be a way for the four companies to take some of the excitement away from iPhone 4 launch. So what do you think might be announced at the event?

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AT&T Announces the Samsung Captivate

Josh — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:40:30 +0000

AT&T announced the Samsung Captivate today; this will be AT&T’s version of the Samsung Galaxy S. The Samsung Captivate will have a 4-inch Super AMOLED touch screen, a 1 GHz Cortex A8 processor, access to the Android Market, Android 2.1, a 5.0 MP camera with HD video recording, a 16 GB internal memory expandable to 32 GB via microSD, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 and HSPA compatible. The Samsung Captivate will feature a 3D graphics engine & a six-axis motion sensor. And the handset will include Google’s integrated applications.The Samsung Galaxy S is expected to be available for all four US cell providers. If you are interested in getting updates for the Samsung Captivate go to AT&T.com.

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Motorola Cliq could get Android 2.1 in July

Josh — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:11:31 +0000

If you happen to own the Motorola Cliq and are waiting for Android 2.1 your wait could be over. According to Tmonews the Motorola Cliq will get Android 2.1 in the beginning of July. At the moment their are no details of what the update will include as far as features go. Some blogs are expecting the Motorola Cliq to get the same version of “Motoblur” that runs on the Motorola Flipout. Below is a promo video showing off some of the features of the new version of “Motoblur” for the Motorola Flipout. Also below is a list of all the Motorola Android based handsets that are going to receive Android 2.1 from Motorola’s website. Showing that the Motorola Cliq,Cliq XT & Blackflip are expected to get Android 2.1.

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T-Mobile USA is offering free phones

Josh — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:05:40 +0000

On June 19th T-Mobile’s celebrating father’s day by offering free phones to customers. The sale will only run on Saturday and starts at 8 a.m. through all retail & select retail partner locations. Customers will be able to get any phone they choose for free by signing up for a “family plan”, which is a plan that has at two lines of service on a single account. Current T-Mobile customers can convert a single user plan to a family plan by adding an extra line, or by adding lines to an existing family plan. You will only be able to get up to five free phones with a single-family plan. The promos will include T-Mobile HTC Mytouch 3G Slide & the Garminfone. The HTC Mytouch 3G Slide usually sells for $180 with a two-year contract and mail-in-rebate & the Garminfone sell for $200 on a two-year contract & mail-in-rebate. This has to be the most expensive promotion that a cell carrier has done.

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Motorola Droid 2 could come in August

Josh — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:59:27 +0000

Well, for all you Verizon Motorola Droid owner’s out their wondering if there will be another Droid device, well there is. According to the website Droid-Life.com the new handset will be coming with a 750Mhz OMAP processor, 3.7-inch touch screen and 8 GB of internal memory, pre-installed 8 GB microSD, and a 5.0 MP camera and a QWERTY keyboard. The device could be called the Droid 2, below is a boot up video of the handset. According to the website the rumored released date for the Droid 2 is sometime in August.

iPhone could come to T-Mobile USA not Verizon

Josh — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:03:55 +0000

According to an article at allthingsd.com an analyst is saying that the iPhone might come to T-Mobile. Shaw Wu an analyst at Kaufman Bros. has stated in the article that “Currently, T-Mobile’s 3G service (UMTS/HSPA) supports 1700 MHz & 2100 MHz frequencies while AT&T supports 850 & 1900 MHz frequencies” He also stated that the “iPhone 4 & iPhone 3GS support’s 2100 MHz frequencies and, from our understanding, the technical hurdle to support T-Mobile would be minor compared to supporting CDMA technology at Verizon & Sprint.”

If Apple were to go with T-Mobile the company would not have to build a separate CDMA based phone. Since Verizon has 93 million subscribers if Apple were to go with
Verizon it would nearly double the iPhones customer base. Since T-Mobile only has about 34 million subscribers a deal with them would only increase the iPhone’s customer base by a third.

Shawn Wu also stated “It is notable that signing up both T-Mobile & Sprint would almost be the equivalent of signing with Verizon.” Shaw Wu also noted that Sprint Network is CDMA and would require a customized iPhone, just like Verizon. So if Apple were to sign with Sprint, it may as well sign one with Verizon.

Now I think this would be good for Apple as well as T-Mobile. Since T-Mobile offers a wide variety of smart phones from Android smartphones, BlackBerry, a Nokia smart phone. Having the iPhone would just increase the companies’ sales for both Apple & T-Mobile. And considering that T-Mobile is known for their customer service & cheap cellular plans, I think a lot of AT&T customers would come to T-Mobile. But in order for Apple to remain competitive in the smart phone market, I think they are going to have to open up the iPhone to all US cell providers.
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T-Mobile’s Garminfone now available

Josh — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:26:40 +0000

Today T-Mobile USA released the Garmin-Asus Garminfone. Garmin’s mostly know for their GPS devices. This is the companies first Android based phone the handset will be running Android 1.6. The handset will feature a 3.0 megapixel camera, 4GB of flash memory, 256MB SDRAM, 256MB ROM, GPS & 2GB micro SD card. The Garminfone will not feature the stock Android user interface. Instead it has a custom user interface that gives easy access to the calling functions,search & navigation functions on the handset’s home screen. The handset has a very easy to use interface with a side scrollbar menu that gives you easy access to your text messaging, Gmail, Android Market, contacts & web browser etc. According to Cnet the Garminfone is expected to get an update to Android 2.1The Graminfone will cost a $199.99 with two-year contract and after a $200 instant discount & a $50 dollar mail-in rebate. If you plan on going with a non-contract plan with T-Mobile it will cost you $449.99. Below is a hand’s on review video of the handset from Cnet & Phonedog. If you want more information on the Garminfone & to buy the handset got to T-Mobile’s website. And feel free to tell me what you think of the Garminfone for T-Mobile?

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T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network versus Sprints 4G network

Josh — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:23:48 +0000

After the launch of the HTC Evo 4G for Sprint the guys at phonescoop.com decided to test out Sprints 4G network against T-Mobiles HSPA+ network. The test were done in Philadelphia were both T-Mobile HSPA+ network & Sprints 4G network were available. Below is a chart showing the upload speeds, download speeds & latency of the two networks. According the article locations A-E was done in downtown Philadelphia & location F was in the Northeast of Philadelphia.

They also compared T-Mobile’s current 3G network with T-Mobile HSPA+ network using T-Mobiles webConnect Rocket USB stick. While using HSPA+ speeds where only 15% faster than T-Mobile current 3G network HSPA 7.2. T-Mobiles HSPA+ network was also tested against Sprints 3G & Verizon’s 3G networks. Which according to the chart below T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network is considerably faster than Sprint’s 3G & Verizon’s 3G networks. But only slightly faster than Sprint 4G (WiMax) network. Now keep in mind that these are real world test and not done by a marketing group. PcMag has also compared cellular networks from all 4 of the cell companies in various US regions. So tell me what do you think of the results of T-Mobiles HSPA+ network compared to other cell providers?

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Apple announces the iPhone 4 at WWDC 2010

Josh — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:45:01 +0000

During the keynote at WWDC 2010 today Steve Jobs announced the iPhone 4 & iOS 4. Jobs started the keynote by stating how well the iPad is selling. The iPad has sold 2 million devices that’s one iPad being sold every 3 seconds. Jobs also stated that the iPad is being sold in 10 countries & will be sold in 19 countries by July. He also announced that there are 8,500 iPad applications in the app store & have been download over 35 million times. Jobs also went into how the iBooks service is doing with 5 million downloaded e-books in the first 65 days. And that iBooks has 22% share of total of e-book sales. Jobs also showed of an update for iBooks allowing users to view PDF’s files, highlight information, bookmark a page & create notes.

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Steve Jobs compared the iPhone’s mobile browser usage to Android & RIM. With the iPhone having 58.2% of the US mobile browser usage, Android having 22.7% of the US mobile browser usage & RIM having only 12.7% of the US mobile browser usage. Jobs also noted that the iPhone has 28% of the US smart phone market share. And RIM having 35%, Android having only 9 %, Windows Mobile having 19% of the US smart phone market share.

The most anticipated announcement & the most leaked device on the web was the iPhone 4. Which is only 9.3 mm thick that is 24% thinner then the iPhone 3GS. The iPhone 4 will have a front facing camera, a second mic for noise cancellation, a 5.0 MP camera with LED flash, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi (802.11n) & GPS. The device has the antennas built into its stainless steel frame for improved cell signal quality. Jobs also pointed out that the iPhone 4 would have what he calls “Retina Display”, which will allow the device to display more pixels. And give the users a shaper, clearer view of images & text on the phone. Apples own A4 processor will power the iPhone 4.

The device will use a micro SIM card to save space & will have a lager battery, which will offer up to 7 hours or 3G talk time, 6 hours browsing the web on 3G, 10 hours browsing over Wi-Fi, up to 10 hours of watching video, up to 40 hours of music & up to 300 hours of standby. The iPhone 4 will compatible with HSDPA & HSUPA networks for up to 7.2 Mbps download speeds & 5.8Mps upload speeds. The handset will have up to 32 GB of storage for your music & video. The camera on the iPhone will allow for 720p HD at 30 fps video recording. Apple has also created a version of the iMovie for the iPhone, which allow you to edit your video right from the device. iMovie for the iPhone will cost 4.99 on the App Store and is now available.

The most interesting feature of the iPhone 4 would have to be the announcement of FaceTime, which will allow for video calling. During the keynote Jobs demoed the feature by calling Jony Ivy the Senior Vice President of Industrial Design at Apple Inc. FaceTime works by using the front & rear camera to send video calls. And will automatically switch to the rear or front camera depending on which way the handset is held. Video calling will work in both portrait & landscape mode. Video calling will only work with other iPhone 4 owners and is only ran over Wi-Fi networks. FaceTime will be an open industry standard.

The iPhone 4 will come in two colors white & black and will cost $199 dollars for the 16GB model & $299 dollars for the 32 GB model. The Phone 4 is available for pre-orders starting June 15th & will be on sale June 24th in the US, France, Germany, UK & Japan. Apple will be adding 24 more countries in August & 44 more countries in September that will carry the iPhone 4. If you happen to have a contract with AT&T with your current iPhone you can get up to 6 months early eligibility to upgrade to the iPhone 4. And if your contract is up during 2010 you are eligible to upgrade to the iPhone 4. The iPhone 3GS & iPhone 3G will be sold at $99 dollars.

Jobs also introduced a new version of the iPhone operating system called iOS 4. The new operating system will have multitasking that will allow the user to run up to seven applications at once. iOS 4 will have “Folders” that will allow you to organize your applications on your home screen. By simply dragging applications on top of each other will create a drop down menu of all the applications. The iOS4 will have improvements to its Mail application allowing for multiple email accounts to be threaded to the application. Apple is allowing the user to choose what kind of search engine they want to use Google is still the default but now you can choose Bing or Yahoo to search the web.

The iOS4 will also have a version of iBooks. The iPhone version will have the same functions as the iPad version PDF reading, bookmarking, highlighting. If you buy an e-book from iBook using your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch you will only have to buy it once. The application will sync your notes, places, and bookmarks to all of your devices automatically & wirelessly for free. The iOS4 will be available for the iPhone 3GS, 3G & iPod Touch but will not support all the features that are supported on the iPhone 4.

Jobs also mentioned the current state of the App Store he stated that it’s a curated platform with 225,000 apps. Apple gets about 15 thousand apps & 95% of the applications are approved with in 7 days. The 5% that are not approved are rejected for the following three reasons. The first reason is the application doesn’t function as advertised by its developers. The second reason is the use of private API’s by the developers. And the third reason is the applications crashes, which in turn cause unsatisfied customers The App Store has had 5 Billion applications downloaded, which 70% of the revenue goes to developer. Apple has paid out one billion dollars in revenue to application developers.

Netflix, Activison & Zynga also announced applications for the iPhone. Netflix’s CEO Reed Hastings demoed Netflix for the iPhone. The application will allow you to download movies and watch them on the iPhone. The Netflix iPhone application is due out this summer. Zyanga the company that created ever so popular Facebook game Farmville has created an iPhone version. Using the iPhones push notifications to alert users when their crops are starting to die. Activision showed off Guitar Hero allowing you to use a swiping motion to strum each instrument.

Steve Jobs also talked about iAd Apple’s mobile advertising service. This service will allow application developers to earn money. And still create low cost & free applications for the iPhone. Apple has partnered with companies such as Nissian, Citi, AT&T, and GE & Liberty Mutual just to name some of the companies. Steve Jobs is looking at up to $60 million of ad dollars during the second half of the year, and 48% of the US mobile ad market.

I would have to say the most impressive announcement at WWDC 2010 would be the iPhone 4 & the iMovie. Although I was hoping to hear about Mac OS 10.7,but I guess we will have to wait until the next WWDC for that announcement. So tell me what do you think of the new iPhone? And will you get it? Feel free to sign off on our comments section.

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Motorola’s first Android phone for MetroPCS

Josh — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:18:47 +0000

Well if you happen to subscribe to Metro PCS and want an Android phone you are in luck. An anonymous source at Androidguys.com has given some pics of the Android handset and some of its specs of the phone to the site. The handset will be by Motorola and will run android 2.1/Motoblur, have a 600Mhz processor, a 3 MP camera, and a 4-row QWERTY keyboard. The handset does look a lot like the T-Mobile Cliq. There’s still no information on the price & availability of the handset,but i’ll keep all of you posted on that.

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Google Music could be Apples iTunes competitor

Josh — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:41:49 +0000

It’s seem that Google will be starting a new cloud based music service called “Google Music”. Google Music will be a push-to-phone service that was announced during Google I/O. Techchunch has found the Google music logo on Google’s hosted service. I have also noticed that Googlemusic.com has also been registered as a domain from Google, since the Google Music logo URL has been taken down. According to the article the way Google Music works is the user could go to the Market online search for a song download the song. And the song would start to download over-the-air to the user’s Android based handset. This would work the same way for applications as well. Google has acquired Simplify Media, which would offer users a desktop application that would give you remote access to your DRM-free media on your Android based device.

If Google is going to do this service they might want to start launching it soon. Since Apple has bought the lala.com music service,which allows users to stream music online and buy songs. And there is a rumor that Apple is supposed to launch a cloud based version of iTunes this summer.

Source: Techchrunch

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HTC EVO 4G now available for Sprint

Josh — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:16:36 +0000

HTC EVO 4G now available for Sprint-

For those of you that have been patiently waiting for the HTC Evo 4G the wait is finally over. The HTC Evo 4G will have a 4.3-inch screen, 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, 512MB of RAM, 1GB of ROM, Android 2.1 with HTC Sense UI, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, 8.0-megapixel camera & a front facing 1.3 MP camera. The HTC Evo 4G is priced at $199.99 after a $150 online discount & a $100 mail-in-rebate with a two-year contract. Below is a Cnet video review of the HTC Evo 4G. So if you’re interested in getting the HTC Evo 4G go to Sprint.com to get more information & to buy one.

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DoubleTwist Player for Android

Josh — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:45:33 +0000

DoubleTwist Player for Android-
One thing that Android has been missing is a good media player app the standard media player hasn’t changed since Android 1.5. DoubleTwist has released an Android application that syncs with the desktop application. The application will allow you to sync music, video, audio & video podcast & iTunes playlist. The company is planning on bringing wireless syncing to the application soon. DoubleTwist Android player app is now available on the Android Market.

Google’s Chrome OS coming late this Fall.

Josh — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:52:37 +0000

Google’s Chrome OS coming late this Fall.-

For those of you that follow technology news have probably have heard of Google’s Chrome operating system. And for those that may have never heard of Chrome OS let me explain it to you. Chrome is Google’s open source operating system that is design to work with web-based applications. Google’s Chrome operating system is built around the web browser with software ranging from video editing applications to photo editing applications. Since Chrome is based around the web browser, external severs will handle the computer processing tasks for applications.

According to Retures Google’s Chrome OS is coming out in late fall. And Google is eyeing Microsoft, as it’s main competitor in the desktop operating space. Microsoft own’s about 90% of the computer market share. In an attempt to shrug off Google’s open source operating system Microsoft stated that software developers would have to create different versions of the same application for different brands. Sundar Pichai Google head of the Chrome project responded to the statement from Microsoft by saying “ Chrome OS is one of the few future operating systems for which there are already millions of applications that work.” He also stated “You don’t need to redesign Gmail for it to work on Chrome. Facebook dose not need to write a new app for Chrome.”

Since the Chrome operating system is open source companies such as Acer could create their own versions of the software. While using the Chrome source code from Google to fit the companies needs. This is a way that the interface may differ from each company.

I guess this is similar to the way Android, Google’s mobile operating system’s user interface is different from each cell phone manufacture. For example HTC’s Sense user interface for Android is different from Motorola’s user interface for Android. But underneath the user interface is still the Android mobile operating system.

Source: Retures
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Motorola Announces the Motorola FlipOut

Josh — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:36:51 +0000

Motorola Announces the Motorola FlipOut-
Today Motorola announced the Motorola FlipOut during a press event in Basingstoke UK. The Motorola FlipOut will feature Android 2.1 with Motorola’s MotoBlur user interface. The MotoBlur interface syncs with your contacts, messages, and photos. And also aggregates your Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Gmail & email accounts on the handset’s home screen. The Motorola FlipOut design looks almost exactly like the Nokia Twist for Verizon.

The handset has a square pivot design with a 5-row QWERTY keyboard, a 3.0 MP camera & Bluetooth. The FlipOut will have Adobe Flash enabled in its web browser, which will allow the user to view Flash enabled websites. The handset will also feature “Crystal Talk” which improves voice quality & filters out back round noises by adding a second microphone. The FlipOut will also feature an improved media player, which will have full screen lyric support, integrated song ID & will also allow you to know what others around you are listening to. The Motorola FlipOut will be available in Europe in the Q2 of 2010.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F66Tx1l_ykU&feature=player_embedded

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT9H8Ee_aRU&feature=player_embedded

I think this handset will be marketed mainly towards teenagers. Since the handset is mainly focused on social networking & not to mention the vast array of colors to choose from. So what do you think of the Motorola Flip Out?

Source: Motorola

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T-Mobile’s MyTouch 3G Slide now Available

Josh — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:09:13 +0000

T-Mobile’s MyTouch 3G Slide now Available-
T-Mobile’s MyTouch 3G Slide is available today the cell providers first Android 2.1 handset. The MyTouch 3G Slide will have a 3.4-inch touch screen, a 4 row QWERTY keyboard, and a 5.0 megapixel camera. The handset will feature the HTC Sense Espresso user interface. And will also have a couple of new features the “Faves Gallery” & a Genius Button. The Faves Gallery, which is a one-touch application, that allows you to communicate with up to 20 of your contacts by email, text, IM & calling. The “Genius Button” allows the user to you voice commands to control the phone. The Mytouch 3G Slide is $179.99 with a two-year contract & after a $50.00 dollar mail-in-rebate. Below is a video review of the handsets from WireFly. For more information on the Mytouch 3G Slide go to T-Mobile’s Mytouch 3G Slide website.

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Samsung i897 coming to AT&T

Josh — Sun, 30 May 2010 16:34:45 +0000

Samsung i897 coming to AT&T
The Samsung i897 is going to be one of AT&T’s high end Android based phones. The tech specs of the device are a 4-inch AMOLED screen, Android 2.1 & a 5-megapixel camera. According to Androidguys the device could have a 1Ghz Snapdragon processor. The phones tech specs does resemble the Samsung Galaxy S, which is supposed to be released on all four major U.S. cell carriers. The source at Androidguys also stated “ I also noticed that there is the default Google search widget on the main page of the handset. Not sure if this is a big deal but I remember reading that the Backflip used Yahoo search instead of Google. Of course this is a developer handset so they still might go with yahoo in the end.”

So AT&T may not cripple the phone like they did with the Motorola Backflip and take a lot of the Google Mobile Apps out. This will in turn give customers a better experience of the Android operating system. So tell me what do you think of the Samsung i897? And how do you feel about AT&T crippling their Android handsets?

Source: Androidguys

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Samsung Behold 2 is only getting Android 1.6

Josh — Fri, 28 May 2010 16:36:40 +0000

Samsung Behold 2 is only getting Android 1.6
Well, if you happened to own the Samsung Behold 2 handset Samsung & T-Mobile USA has announced on Androidspin forums. The Samsung Behold 2 will be upgraded to Android 1.6 and no further. The update will allow Samsung Behold 2 owners to have Swype, an improved Media Player, improved Bluetooth & updated core Android applications.

While I know that the HTC Dream & HTC Magic can be rooted to run a ported version of Android 2.0. I am not sure if anyone has worked with the Samsung Behold 2 and ported higher versions of Android to it. So if you happened to own the Behold 2 how do you feel about this?

Source:Androidspin
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Acer announces the Acer Stream

Josh — Fri, 28 May 2010 16:08:14 +0000

Acer announces the Acer Stream

Acer announced yesterday their latest Android based handset the Stream. The handset will have a 3.7-inch AMOLED screen, a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, 5.0 MP camera records video up to 720p, 512 MB Ram, 2GB internal Flash memory, Android 2.1,3G+, HSPA 7.2,Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, FM radio & a 8GB MicroSD card expandable to 32GB. The Stream will have UPnP technology, which will allow users to share content with other devices. The handset will also have a HDMI port, which will allow you to connect the handset to the TV & watch movies on your TV. The pricing & availability date is supposed to be announced in the coming weeks.

Source: Acer

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