Oh boy. In the past there has been a lot of talk about Nokia’s upcoming flagship N97 and why it has some difficulties keeping its apps up and running, and now we have official word as to the likely reason — it’s powered by an ARM 11 processor that clocks in at a limp 434MHz. Seriously.
The Samsung SMX-C10 is Samsungs latest digital camcorder. We will try to get our hands on one of these for review but until then here is the press release.
SAMSUNG INTRODUCES NEW DIGITAL MEMORY CARD CAMCORDER
New Samsung SMX-C10 Offers Industry-Leading Style, Design and Ease-of-Use
30th April 2009 – Samsung, leaders in innovation and digital imaging, today extended its family of digital camcorders announcing the launch of the SMX-C10, the new ergonomically designed, compact digital camcorder offering industry leading style and design.
The new SMX-C10 features Samsung’s stylish design with a touch of colour that was first introduced in the company’s flat panel HDTVs. With a touch of colour design, a hint of colour is naturally blended into a deep black body for an attractive appearance.
The SMX-C10 is ideal for the on-the-go consumer and offers an impressive 10x optical zoom paired with Hyper Image Stabilization, a feature which helps reduce blurry footage. The SMX-C10 also uses a 230,000-dot, swivelling 2.7-inch wide LCD screen, allowing you to effortlessly frame your subjects and review your footage.
Similar to the full-HD HMX-R10, the new SMX-C10 boasts Samsung’s Active Angle Lens. This unique design helps reduce fatigue by allowing consumers to grip the camcorder in a more relaxed manner, easing the overall stress on your wrist and elbow. Unlike traditional camcorders, the relaxed grip also removes the LCD screen from your line of sight, enabling you to always keep an eye on your subject while recording.
The SMX-C10 also incorporates Samsung’s play-edit-sharing program called intelli studio. The built-in intelli-studio program allows consumers to connect the camcorder to any computer via USB and edit and play your video without having to install supporting software. Intelli-studio also facilitates the process of uploading your content to popular video sharing Web sites and for convenience, a one-touch “upload” button provides a direct connection to YouTubeT, further reducing the number of steps needed to upload footage. In addition, the camcorder also allows basic on-camera editing, including the ability to merge and split video files.
"The SMX-C10 is a truly unique camcorder, starting with its eye-catching design,” said Paul Scott, Camcorder Product Manager at Samsung Electronics.
“With its ultra-compact, ergonomic and stylish design, the camcorder offers a host of advanced, yet easy-to-use capabilities that encourage you to integrate video recording into your everyday digital lifestyles.”
Thanks to H.264 compression, which drastically enhances recording times when used with standard definition video, you can record over three hours of high quality video footage on the 8GB card. In addition, the SMX-C10 also offers substantial battery life providing more than two hours and 40 minutes of record time on a single charge.
Samsung also enhances the video recording experience for end-users thanks to several unique features, including time-lapse recording, animated thumbnails and a versatile charging system. Time-lapse recording allows you to program the camcorder to record at a pre-set interval of one image every one, three, five, 10, 15 or 30 seconds. Time-lapse recording is especially useful for condensing extremely long events, such as rolling clouds on a sunny day, into a short, easy to-view video.
Samsung’s animated thumbnail feature simplifies the way you search for video clips. Each video clip saved on the camcorder is represented by a small thumbnail on the LCD screen. When scrolling through one’s videos, each thumbnail will provide a short playback of the video file when highlighted. The SMX-C10 also features a versatile charging system; you can either recharge the battery by connecting the camcorder to the supplied AC adapter or via USB while the camcorder is connected to a computer.
The SMX-C10 will be available from leading high street and online retailers from May 2009. Customers requiring further information should call 0845 726 7864 or visit samsungcamcorder.co.uk/
Posted by: John
I have been playing with Tiger Woods PGA Tour for the iPhone for a few days now and have put together a video showing how the application looks, what content it has and a look at the game play and control systems which are very important on golf games. Overall impression of the game is excellent, the graphics are superb and smooth. Game play is very intuitive and the swing mechanism is easy to learn but not to master so the game has plenty of longevity. I have experienced a couple of freezes and crashes back to the home screen of the iPhone but the good thing is if it does do that ,when you reload the game it starts where it left off so don’t worry if your a stroke ahead of Tiger with two holes left and it crashes.
Take a look at the video after the break:-
SplashPhoto has been available for several other platforms before SplashData released it for iPhone, so we were excited to get an app that would allow us to upload photos to FlickR.
When we started it for the first time, the annoying message about getting location appears:
On top of our Friday deals this week we’ve got a special deal on the TomTom XL IQ. Carry on reading to find out more!
These offers are only available through the links below which are active between 11am and 4pm UK time on Friday the 1st of May*. Normal pricing will precede this time and resume at 4pm on Friday.
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These deals are available on Friday the 1st of May 2009 between 11am and 4pm by following the links above only. Normal pricing will apply outside of these hours*.
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Posted by: Matt
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HTC will soon release the HTC Snap Windows Mobile Standard smartphone and one of the new features will be the Inner Circle. Inner Circle allows messages from preset contacts to be filtered out at the touch of a button, allowing mobile users to readily access important information on the relatively small 2.4-inch 320 x 240 display. This looks fairly easy to set up and HTC have added a nice touch to Windows Mobile Standard.
via Slashgear
In short the press release below says that for today only you can surf the internet on the Vodafone network for FREE and starting tomorrow you can browse for a flat rate of 50p per day.
A very good move for Vodafone in my eyes as this now sets the standard for other networks to follow or beat.
30th April 2009
VODAFONE MAKES FRIDAY ‘FREEDAY’ SO YOU CAN PLAN THE MAY BANK HOLIDAY ON US
- New flat rate 50p daily rate for internet browsing and webmail from your mobile phone
- Internet browsing and webmail on your mobile free to use all day Friday 1st May
- Facebook most visited site
Vodafone UK is introducing a new flat 50p daily rate for internet browsing and email on your mobile phone. The new rate will become effective from tomorrow, May 1, for all pay as you go and contract customers who don’t already subscribe to a monthly mobile internet bundle.
The new pricing is being introduced in response to customer feedback that flat rate unlimited browsing gives peace of mind and more control over how much customers spend.
To mark the new flat rate, tomorrow Vodafone customers will be able to browse the internet and pick up emails on their mobiles for free all day. Vodafone’s ‘Freeday’ will be the perfect way for customers to plan their May Bank Holiday while they travel to work on the train, wait for the bus or kill time waiting for friends to join them in the pub. More information about ‘Freeday’ can be found at: www.vodafone.co.uk/freebrowsing
Customers can browse the internet on a wide range of Vodafone mobiles and use it to look at the same internet sites they are used to on their home computers from Facebook, Bebo, PriceRunner, YouTube, MySpace and eBay, through searching on Google, train timetables and the latest results from Sky Sports, to the best in city, gig and event guides. They’ can also check webmail accounts such as Windows Live Hotmail, Yahoo!, AOL or Google Mail.
Customers don’t need to do anything to qualify for ‘Freeday’, just simply click on the Vodafone live! or the browser icon in the menu of their phone to get started on the day.
Millions of customers can access the mobile internet using Vodafone’s fast and reliable network. Among the most popular sites Vodafone customers visit are social networking and news sites, with Facebook topping the charts of most visited sites:
Top most visited sites using Vodafone’s mobile internet service are Facebook, Google, BBC, YouTube, Windows Live, Bebo, eBay,
Top Google searches using Vodafone’s mobile internet service are Facebook, Bebo, eBay, Hotmail, YouTube, Yahoo, MSN, Google, Flirtomatic and BBC
For more information about using the internet on your mobile and details on how to set up your webmail account head to Vodafone.co.uk/mobileinternet
Posted by: John
OK, OK dont get excited, the HTC Magic has just launched with no other but Vodafone Spain. But you may not have heard that the coveted Cupcake update (also known as Android OS 1.5) is now available to Android Dev phone users via the HTC website and now OTA for G1 users.
The HTC Magic is the second Android phone by HTC after the HTC Dream (a.k.a. T-Mobile G1). We already reviewed the G1 and we were quite happy with the perspectives for the new mobile OS. There certainly is some missing stuff, but a lot of those misses are taken care for in the latest version of Android called Cupcake. If you happen to own an Android Dev phone, you can get yourselves all dressed up with a new OS by following this link.
However if you don’t own a Dev phone, but you live in Spain, you might as well get yourself the updated OS along with the latest hardware. Not only does the HTC Magic come with all the latest Androidish goodies, but it’s also got a slimmed down waistline by shedding its bulky hardware QWERTY thumboard and it’s now available with Vodafone Spain.
The HTC Magic can now be had only on a 18-month contract from 19 to 199 euro depending on the choice of monthly plan. Whatever your tariff however, there’s an obligatory 12 euro monthly for unlimited browsing as according to Vodafone the handset uses internet connection automatically even without user intervention and having a data plan is a must.
The other good news is that the device will launch on May 5th in the UK on Vodafone.
Posted by: John
An unannounced Sony Ericsson flip phone has slipped through the FCC recently, with indications that it may be headed for AT&T.
The W518a Walkman handset supports HSDPA 3G data on the 850 and 1900MHz frequency bands as also features quad-band GSM/EDGE support. The W518a has both a small external display as well as a larger internal one that is expected to have QVGA (240×320 pixel) resolution. The outside of the flip houses external music controls and the phone also features an FM radio, M2 memory card support, and the Walkman music player on-board. We won’t know availability and pricing information until the phone is officially announced.
Posted by: John
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Jumping in on the success of the Tocco range Samsung have now launched a LITE version of the handset.
Samsung launches new addition to the Tocco family – Samsung Tocco Lite
London, UK, April 29, 2009 – Samsung Mobile UK today announced the launch of the Samsung Tocco Lite, in the UK market, the latest addition to the Tocco family. The Samsung Tocco Lite has enhanced social media features and will continue Samsung’s leadership in the touch screen market, delivering the style and features consumers come to expect from Samsung, at an ultra competitive mid-range price.
“The incredible success of the Samsung Tocco handset last year has paved the way for this latest addition to the Tocco family,” said Mark Mitchinson, Vice-President Samsung Mobile UK and Ireland. “With its vivid and responsive full touch screen, the Tocco Lite will appeal to consumers who want to access their social media sites in a simple and colourful way.”
The Samsung Tocco Lite uses online widgets to ensure users can keep their Facebook status up-to-date, log on to their Myspace page or browse YouTube for the latest videos, all from a simple one touch interface on the main menu screen. Users can also tag photos of their contacts on the device, as well as uploading their favourite shots to their own social networking sites.
The Tocco Lite offers all the multimedia features consumers would expect from a Samsung full touch device. The slim body incorporates a 3 Megapixel camera designed to capture spontaneous moments with family and friends, using enhanced features such as smile and face detection.
Featuring an FM radio, high quality 3.0″ WQVGA touch screen, music recognition and Samsung DNSe 2.0 (Digital Natural Sound engine) which ensures natural, high quality sound, the Tocco Lite is a multimedia phone that keeps users entertained wherever and whenever.
The Samsung Tocco Lite is set to launch in UK stores mid May and will be supported by a £1.5 million marketing campaign.
Samsung Tocco Lite Specifications:
So what are the main differences between the Tocco F480 and this new Lite version?
| Feature | Tocco Lite | Tocco |
| 3G | No | Yes |
| Screen Size | 240 x 400 | 240 x 320 |
| Internal Memory | 50mb | 232mb |
| Card Slot | 16gb Micro SD | 8gb Micro SD |
| Bluetooth | V2.1 A2DP | V2.0 A2DP |
| Camera | 3.15 MP | 5 MP |
Posted by: John
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