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New HTC devices to feature 1GHZ processors

HTC is rumored to be  joining the clockspeed war in the smartphone segment with its latest Windows Phone – theHTC Leo featuring a 1GHz Snapdragon processor.

The manufacturer, which has been using Qualcomm’s 528MHz processor on almost all of its present market offerings has been indicating a shift to higher clockspeeds when leaked specifications of the HTC Touch HD2 first surfaced, early this month.

With the competition gearing up their devices with high speed processors along with dedicated graphics,HTC smartphones were losing the sheen in the competitive smartphone segment. However, going by the latest leaks, the Taiwanese manufacturer is showing its intent to be at the forefront of the smartphone market, a segment which it has dominated for a while now.

Vodafone UK announces the 360 H1 and 360 M1 with Vodafone 360

Vodafone today revealed its new linux based OS called 360, it was made official with two handset as well as a new internet service, Vodafone 360. Manufactured by Samsung, the new Vodafone 360 H1 comes packed with all the normal technology you’d expect in a new handset. With HSDPA 7.2, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and A-GPS it ticks all the right boxes from a connectivity point of view. You get the FM radio and the 3.5mm jack for your favourite headphones.

The touch display is pretty special too, with a 3.5-inch AMOLED display with a cracking 800 x 480 pixel resolution. In terms of memory you get 16 or 8GB models with support for microSD card, around the back is a 5-megapixel camera with a flash, as well as a wedge of multimedia support, including H.263, H.264, MPEG4 and DivX. It comes with a YouTube client too.

Powering this new beast is a TI 600MHz processor, with motion, proximity and light sensors, but no mention of a compass for your mapping. It runs on a new Linux Mobile platform – dubbed LiMo – and brings together the new Vodafone 360 experience, mashing together apps and services to connect your digital and mobile life.

You’ll be able to get the Vodafone 360 H1 in the UK before the end of the year.

Review: Nokia MD-8 portable speakers

Matthew Miller from Nokia Experts checks out the Nokia MD-8 speaker set that was included with the Nokia 5530 XM evaluation unit. The Nokia MD-8 speakers have a £20 retail value, although you can pick them up for £5 at Amazon, until now I never had a chance to check them out. As a person who travels on the road for my company, I can truly appreciate having a set of speakers like this to enjoy my music content and podcasts in my hotel room and rental car.

The retail package includes the Nokia MD-8 speakers, Nokia Audio Adaptor AD-52 (2.5mm adapter), 3-AAA batteries, and User Guide. The audio adapter is present so you can use the speakers with a phone that has a 2.5mm headset port. The end of the 29.5 inch cable contains a 3.5mm headset jack so you can plug in the speakers to just about every MP3 player and most new Nokia Smartphone’s. I tested the speakers with the N97, Nokia 5530 XM, and my new Zune HD.

S60: Playlist DJ available for free in the Ovi Store

Syntonetic is offering Playlist DJ completely for free until October 31st.  So, head over to the Ovi Store to save 4.99€ . This is an indeed nice introductory offer. Playlist DJ works on all S60 5th Edition devices. So the N97, 5800 XpressMusic, 5530 XpressMusic, 5320 XpressMusic are supported.

Unleash the DJ inside you. Instantly create new playlists. Match your music to your mood or change your mood with your music. Playlist DJ automatically analyzes and profiles your music collection, then builds playlists at your command. You simply set the fun and colourful mood and tempo sliders, or start with a favourite song. Discover music you forgot you had.

Nokia N900: Share Your Life with Pixelpipe

Mark Guim of Nokia Blog bumped into Brett Butterfield, CEO and founder of Pixelpipe during the first day of Nokia World. I told him I love the service and have been using it frequently with my Nokia phones. I also told him that I had my hands on the Nokia N900 and hope that Pixelpipe works on it. I was in luck. He asked permission from Nokia then got the green light to demo it.

Pixelpipe rocks because it is the best way to share photos, videos, and more from the phone to the web. I use it frequently to upload photos and videos to Flickr, Twitter, and Facebook directly from the camera on Nokia phones. There are more than 100 places to choose from! If you haven’t heard of Pixelpipe yet, watch Brett explain it while using the highly anticipated Nokia N900.

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Firefox Mobile on Nokia N900: Screenshots

Mozilla is planning on bringing Firefox Mobile to the N900 in the next quarter, despite the Finns’ native browser already being built on Mozilla’s framework.

TechRadar managed to nab some time with the new browser, and here are some exclusive screenshots of the new browser, previously codenamed Fennec, running on Nokia’s new flagship device, the N900.

Nokia X6 Preview and Hands-On at Symbianworld.org

The buzz around the new announced Nokia X6 is quite big although there are devices like the N900 and the N97 Mini which are drawing more attention.  However, the buzz is there for a very good reason. The Nokia X6 is the first S60 5th Edition device of the new announced X-Series and can be seen as an evolution of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. With the combination of features and services provided with the device, it will definitely appeal to a very large audience.

The candybar touch screen device has a very fresh and trendy look and it really aims to reach the younger generation. Not only are the looks appealing for young users but also the service it comes with. You will get a full Comes With Music license so that you can download as much music as you want, totally legal and without any additional costs. Nokia really encourages the user to download as much music as possible with putting a 32GB built in memory into the slick X6 as well as Wi-Fi. So you can download thousands of song without even worrying about your storage. If 32GB isn’t enough, you can top up the memory with a microSD card. Due to the microUSB port being situated at the very top of the device, you can transfer your music or any other data easily between the X6 and your computer.

Kinoma Play Now Available for Nokia S60 3rd Edition

Kinoma announced that its flagship product, Kinoma Play, is now available for Nokia S60, the world’s dominant smartphone platform. Nokia S60 users can now enjoy the best way to find, play, and share media in a beautiful, fast, easy-to-use application. More screenshots and video demo’s of Kinoma in action after the break.

Pre App catalogue busting at the seams

From the get go, we knew that Palm had an uphill battle to get apps into its App Catalog. Not an easy task when you have a brand spanking new mobile OS, yes, you guessed it, webOS. And other platforms having the upper hand with the number of apps doesn’t help either. All this – it would appear – is about to change.
The flow of new apps into Palm head quarters has been overwhelming, and many developers have been submitting their applications for consideration. Unfortunately, for them and for Pre owners, they never got a response, and some developers have wonder about the status of their submission. The problem is that there have been so many apps submitted that Palm is having trouble keeping up.

But they finally got a response via Palm’s developer discussion boards from none other than Palm Developer Community Manager Chuq Von Rospach, who posted the following:

Sony Ericsson Xperia X3 unboxed?

Mobile-nova has unboxed the Sony Ericsson Xperia X3 (Rachael), and taken a hand full of pictures. Nothing close up so I’m a little sceptical. The unit doesn’t quite look finished but have a look through the pictures and see what you make of it: