Archive for May, 2011

Acer ICONIA SMART next generation Smartphone wins Best Choice and Design & Innovation awards at Computex 2011

Acer ICONIA SMART perfectly combines the capabilities of a tablet in a smartphone format: a huge 4.8″ widescreen with a 21:9 aspect ratio and a super cool chassis. Its revolutionary design, characterized by a stretched out, thin and slightly curved shape, makes it a fascinating device that will not go unnoticed. Surely enough, the ICONIA SMART captured both the Best Choice and Design & Innovation awards at Computex Taipei, the most influential global IT event held in Asia.

Each year, the jury of the Best Choice awards selects Taiwan’s best ICT products in the overseas market. While the Design & Innovation awards, organized in cooperation with world-leading industrial design institution iF Design, honor products that stand out through excellent design. Their evaluation criteria include degree of innovation, design quality, choice of materials, environmental friendliness, functionality and brand value, among others.
Acer ICONIA SMART’s full metal body, enriched by subtle wavy patterns, conveys a sense of timeless elegance. What’s more, it offers a perfect fit in your hand thanks to its smoothly curved back and minimal width (64mm). This truly innovative device is perfect for fashion addicts or tech savvy people looking for the latest and cutting edge technology available ensuring superior browsing and excellent multimedia entertainment.

WP7 ‘Mango’ update due this Autumn

Microsoft today previewed the next major release of Windows Phone, code name “Mango,” through a series of media events around the world. “Mango” will deliver more than 500 new features to push the boundaries of the smartphone experience around communications, apps and the Internet.  The Mango release will be available for free to Windows Phone 7 customers and is scheduled to ship on new phones beginning this fall; More details on device update timing will be provided closer to availability.  Windows Phone will also add support for additional languages, expand access to apps by launching Marketplace in new countries, and partner with new OEMs to enable expansion to new markets.*

“Seven months ago we started our mission to make smartphones smarter and easier for people to do more,” said Andy Lees, President of the Mobile Communications Business at Microsoft. “With Mango, Windows Phone takes a major step forward in redefining how people communicate and use apps and the Internet, giving you better results with less effort.”

 

Orange and Vouchercloud to offer mobile customers exclusive special offers

Orange today announces the launch of a new partnership with Vouchercloud, which will give pay monthly and pay-as-you-go customers access to eight exclusive discount offers every month, straight to their pockets. Orange mobile customers can access the discounts through the Vouchercloud iPhone app or via the Vouchercloud website.

With more and more people counting on discount offers and vouchers to treat themselves when money is tight, Orange has teamed up with Vouchercloud to reward all mobile customers with great discounted offers on treats, such as a day out with the family, beauty treatments and shopping, tailored just for them.

Orange customers will be entitled to a minimum of eight exclusive special offers at any given time, and these offers will be updated monthly to make sure there is always something new and exciting to experience at a bargain price. Vouchercloud is already used in over 5,000 retail chains and leisure outlets across the country, and the May offers for Orange customers include Habitat, Malmaison, Headmasters and Fitness First.

Spencer McHugh, Brand Director at Orange UK, said: “We are joining forces with Vouchercloud to show our appreciation to all of our mobile customers with a series of extra special deals – designed exclusively for them. As the first company to launch a free iPhone, and Android smartphone app offering a huge number of location-based discounts (with Windows 7 to follow shortly), Vouchercloud was the perfect partner for Orange’s latest reward scheme. This is just one of the many innovative ways we strive to reward Orange users, and feel this partnership ticks all the boxes to deliver even more incredible savings to our customers.”

Greg Le Tocq, Managing Director, Vouchercloud, continues: “More people than ever are redeeming vouchers so that they can enjoy the latest shopping and leisure experiences at discount prices, so it makes perfect sense to offer people these deals straight to the palm of their hands. We’re excited to be offering Orange customers great deals exclusively, where they can access money-saving gems in a matter of seconds.”

To learn more about Orange and Vouchercloud, please visit http://www.orange.co.uk/more/vouchercloud for more details.

Posted by: James

AR.Race – A customisable individual or multi-player race for the AR.Drone

AR.Race is a race game, downloadable for free on the App Store that allows  1-4 pilots challenge each other on the same circuit. Inflatable items, 2 pylons with a finishing line and a donut, are also available to add spice to the race.

After activating the Bluetooth of the iDevice, each player has to connect via wi-fi to the AR.Drone and launch the AR.Race application. Once the number of pilots is decided, five game levels are available, with or without the use of the inflatable items.

Additional Information: players can choose to activate a piloting assistance option enabling the AR.Drone make high speed turns.