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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, today raises the bar for mobile PCs with the showcase of an entirely new and advanced mobile PC. Equipped with Microsoft Windows® 7 operating system (OS) and powered by the upcoming Intel® AtomT processor platform, the Samsung TX100 maximises the benefits of a tablet PC with its compact, light, and easy to go design, as well as features that provide easy typing and enhanced productivity and performance. The display elegantly slides up and out to reveal a physical keyboard much like that of a typical notebook. However, it has the ability to use the intuitive touch display, keyboard and mouse interface as well.
Skype today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Qik, a provider of mobile video software and services that enable individuals to capture, instantly share and preserve great moments on video from anywhere. Qik has 60 employees, and is headquartered in Redwood City, California and has an office in Moscow, Russia. The transaction is expected to close in January 2011. Terms of the acquisition will not be disclosed.
Motorola are joining the tablet invasion with the Xoom. The 10.1 inch Honeycomb device was announced at CES yesterday and although it was partnered with Verizon Wireless in the States we are expecting a EU version here at some point in the future.
Looking at the specs below I kind of wish I had this now instead of my iPad although we still have to see what Apple will do with the iPad2 later in the year.
Key Features:
- Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) (More information HERE)
- 10.1″ (1280×800) Touch Screen
- 1GHZ Dual core Tegra 2 Processor
- 3G, but upgradable to 4G
- Front facing 2 megapixel front facing camera
- 5 megapixel rear facing camera with dual LED flash and 720p video capture capability
- 1080p video playback
- 32GB on board user memory
- 1GB RAM
- 802.11n WiFi
- 730g
- 249.1mm x 167.8mm x 12.9mm
After the break you can see the video that Motorola showed at the launch and the official the press release.
Motorola Mobility and Orange UK today announced Motorola ATRIXT, which unleashes the power of the smartphone like never before. Motorola’s revolutionary webtop application makes Motorola ATRIX the only smartphone to carry the power of mobile computing inside your pocket. Designed to bring unprecedented computing capabilities to your smartphone, Motorola’s webtop application runs a full Mozilla Firefox 3.6 browser and supports Adobe® Flash® Player to open up all the rich graphics, animations and video on the web. Motorola ATRIX includes a dual core processor with each core running at 1 GHz, delivering up to two GHz of processing power, and 1 GB of RAM. Put simply, Motorola ATRIX is the world’s most powerful smartphone.
Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today unveiled the Huawei IDEOST X5, the most recent addition to the IDEOST family of smart devices. Featuring the latest email, document, and calendar management tools and the powerful AndroidT 2.2 operating system, the X5 is an ultra-sleek touchscreen device that redefines convenience and productivity for today’s busy professionals. From hardware, software to product design, each detail of the Huawei IDEOS X5 is specifically chosen to bring consumers a smart mobile experience that is easy to enjoy.
Kevin from crackberry.com was lucky enough to get a demo of the new BlackBerry PlayBook yesterday from Ryan Bidan, who is the Sr. Product Manager on the BlackBerry PlayBook team for RIM.
The video gives us another insight into the wonderful world of the PlayBook and as Ryan confirms this beauty is still going to be available in Quarter one this year – Hooray!
See the video and also a reminder of the PlayBooks specs after the break:
We gave you our predictions on the Sony Ericsson Arc yesterday and as promised here is the official press release from Sony Ericsson.
It looks pretty sweet if you ask me.
Sony Ericsson today unveils the new XperiaT arc smartphone with cutting edge Sony technology and an exceptional multimedia experience on the latest version of the AndroidT platform – 2.3. XperiaT arc is the first of a new generation of Xperia smartphones to be announced in 2011.
Bert Nordberg, President, Sony Ericsson said, “We’re starting strong in 2011 by introducing our most exciting XperiaT product yet. XperiaT arc combines state-of-the-art Sony technology with breathtaking design to entertain and wow consumers. All on the latest AndroidT release.”
The word on the street is that Sony Ericsson are to unveil a rather nice new phone tonight at CES. If true, it would appear that SE have really got there act together and produced what looks to be a super new device in the Xperia range, called the Arc.
gagadget.com released the leak earlier today and seem very confident that they have details correct. If so, then the Sony Ericsson Arc will have the following specs.
With a 1GHz Qualcomm processor, 4.2 inch 854×480 display, HD video capture and an 8 megapixel camera the Arc measures only 8.7mm at its narrowest part. Running Android 2.3 Gingerbread the device will be upgradable to Honeycomb which is a major leap forward for Sony Ericsson as long as the updates don’t take forever to arrive.
Hopefully we should get the official word from Sony Ericsson sometime tonight and we will post the official press release here in the morning.
gagadget.com have posted a video of the Sony Ericsson Arc onto Youtube. You can view the video by clicking here.
Posted by: Tracy
LG has today unveiled its latest Android offering, the Optimus Black. This new beast is sporting a 4 inch NOVA display screen, which LG state is ‘”designed to be the brightest, clearest and most readable among mobile screens with 700 nits of brightness for optimal visibility”.
Although running Android 2.2 the device is capable of running 2.3 Gingerbread and I presume an update will follow.
The full press release can be found after the break:
Research in Motion have released another video demonstrating the capabilities of the forthcoming BlackBerry Playbook. This video concentrates on media and shows you how smoothly the device handles Flash and HTML5 based sites.
As you will see, using Facebook is a wonderful experience using the PlayBook as you can play games without leaving the site and therefore still being able to chat with your online friends.
See the video after the break and please let us know what you think in the forum.
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