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Nokia Launches C3 in Vietnam, Riots Ensue

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While over here in Blighty we usually only see rioting associated with football or ill-conceived tax policies, it appears the Vietnamese will go crazy for a mobile phone.  This isn’t just any mobile phone however, this is Nokia’s new C3, with QWERTY keyboard, Series 40 OS, WiFi, 2MP camera.  OK, maybe it is just any mobile, making it all the more unusual for anyone to get out of hand when the supply runs dry – 5000 devices were available but a pretty impressive 7000 buyers turned up.  Let’s hope Apple doesn’t launch the iPhone 4 there or things could get really ugly.

 

Watch people run crazy for a mid-range smartphone here.

 

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The Droid Gets Reborn as the Droid 2

The Droid is arguably the phone that put Android on the map, and the sequel to the best-selling Android phone is here, as the Droid 2. The Droid 2 is going to come shipped with Android 2.2, the first device to do so. Aside from Froyo, the Droid 2 has a 3.7″ WVGA capacitive touchscreen, 8GB of internal storage, (with support of up to 32Gb on a MicroSD card) a 1GHz TI OMAP processor and 512MB of RAM. It also comes pre-installed with Swype, one of the best ways for text-imput on Android Devices.

The Droid 2 is going to be available on presale in the US  tomorrow August 11th for $199.99, with a R2-D2 Star Wars special edition coming next month. Even though the Droid 2 is only going to be available in the US, there hopefully should be a european version coming soon, as the Motorola Milestone got released as the european version of the Droid.

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BitDefender 2011 – What’s new

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Our friends over at BitDefender have just told us about a new video they have released detailing what is new in the 2011 version of their security software.

The new range is coming next month so if you are looking to renew your computer security why not have  a quick look at the video.

Click here for the link.

 

Posted by: James

Posted in: Desktop Computing
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Leaked Windows 7 Phone: The HTC Schubert

With Windows Phone 7 being released in the next couple of months, there has to be a phone leaked with WP7 running on it. And that is exactly what we see here. 247windowsphone.com has just released a video of what seems to be HTC’s flagship phone for WP7, called the HTC Schubert. (Yeah I know, weird name.) See the video here. There are no released specs yet, but there are some rumoured that they will be similar to a Nexus One. i.e. a 1GHz processor, 512Mb of RAM ect.

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Nokia N8 Shows Up SIM Free on UK Site, Networks Gearing Up

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Those friendly Finns from Espoo’s next throw of the smartphone dice, the N8, appears to be nearly at British shores.  UK phone retailer MobileFun.co.uk has listed the Symbian^3 device for £419.95 SIM free, with T-Mobile and Vodafone putting up placeholders on their websites.

Boasting 16GB of memory, a 3.5″ 640×360 AMOLED display, a 680MHz ARM processor, HDMI out and a Xenon flash to light up that 12mp Carl Zeiss camera, the N8 certainly looks on paper to be a genuine contender.  However recent industry analysis has put one-time smartphone trailblazers Nokia and Microsoft now playing catch-up to iOS and Android armed devices.  While some analysts say Nokia’s future rests on the success of the MeeGo and Symbian^4 platforms more than Symbian^3, the N8 is at least a chance for them to right S60s touchscreen wrongs and put Nokia back in the spotlight for good reasons.

Mobilefun lists the Nokia N8’s availability from 28/8/2010.

Posted by: Ian

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Flash on the iPhone

The iPhone Dev Team have found yet another way to piss of Mr. Jobs, this time Flash on the iPhone. Comex, the developer of the latest jailbreak, has ported the Frash tool over from the iPad, which means you now can view flash content on your iDevice. As you could expect you do need to jailbreak your iPhone to do this, then you need to download the .deb, put it to a folder deep inside your phone via SSH, and then restart and you should have flash on your iPhone. Video tutorial here.

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Rumour: HTC Desire HD

It first got rumoured on Germany’s Vodafone database as the HTC Ace, but now renamed as the HTC Desire HD has been caught on video. As you could probably guess, it is going to be the successor to the wildly popular HTC Desire. It is supposed to feature at least a 1GHz snapdragon processor but there are some rumours floating around that it will be 1.6GHz!. Beyond the processor, the Desire HD supposedly has a 4.3″ WVGA capacitive touchscreen which will probably be SLCD, Android 2.2, 4Gb of internal storage and a 8 mega-pixel camera with a flash.

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By August 9, 2010 Read More →

Meridian Launches M80 Audiophile Compact Sound System

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With the rest of us mortals happy with spending £50 on an iPod sound dock, or even £400 on the Zeppelin if feeling flushed, Meridian’s sound system incorporating an iPod dock tips the money scales at a whopping £1500.  However this isn’t Vertu-style all bling and lo-tech, the M80’s sound reproduction is of audiophile standard, so you do at least get a quality device for your money.

The M80 is a 2.1 system with the main body housed in the distinctive semi-circle unit.  It has the sub as a separate unit, as is the iPod dock but the rest of the magic happens in the main unit.  DAB, DVD and CD all feature, but sadly the only digital output is for the audio – you’ll find no HDMI for the video here, S-Video is your best bet, sadly.  The analogue radio can also pick up FM, MW and even LW, just so you don’t miss out on Test Match Special.  There’s also a remote control and you can also turn it into one of the world’s most expensive clock radios with the alarm feature if that is your want.

The M80 comes in Ivory, Chestnut and the Potter-esquely named Obsidian Black, and is available at retailers listed on Meridian’s site.

 

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RIM Introduces the New BlackBerry Curve 3G Smartphone

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Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the new BlackBerry® CurveT 3G, an exciting addition to the globally popular BlackBerry Curve series of smartphones. Designed to provide the growing mass of smartphone purchasers with a distinctly powerful, approachable and affordable choice, the BlackBerry Curve 3G supports high-speed 3G (HSDPA) networks around the world  and gives users the exceptional communications features they need to accomplish more than ever, when they’re at home, at work and everywhere in-between.

“The majority of people in the worldwide mobile phone market have yet to buy their first smartphone and the BlackBerry Curve 3G is designed to provide an extremely attractive and accessible choice that will help convince many of them to make the leap,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at Research In Motion. “The new BlackBerry Curve 3G is a perfect choice for happily busy people who are looking for a user-friendly 3G smartphone to help them make the most of their day and to stay connected with their friends, family and co-workers.”

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HTC Desire HD caught on video

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Earlier today we showed you a video of what we believe to be a forthcoming HTC Windows Phone 7 device. The same site, solopalmari.com has also published a video of the HTC Desire HD which also looks rather nice.

We still have nothing official from HTC regarding this device but it is definitely coming, that I can confirm.

See the video after the break.

 

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