Up until recently I don’t think too many ‘average consumers’ will have heard of China based electronics giant ZTE. However with the launch of a number of own-branded handsets the ZTE name is becoming a lot more recognisable.
Today ZTE announced their 2010 annual results and the news is excellent. Following a ‘surge’ sales are up by 50% in the US and Europe.
You can find ZTE’s full press release below. Well done guys!
The interactive news service was designed specifically for iPad and has claimed the top spot in the charts for news apps on the Apple platform.
A dedicated editorial team produce real-time updates, expert analysis and interactive graphics for those who want to keep up with breaking news on the go.
Users can select from live and on-demand video and then dive deeper through supporting graphics, photo galleries, graphs and articles that provide extra context and analysis.
One of the key features of the app is the ability to rewind live video, even if users have missed the beginning of the story.
The live video is immediately available to replay once it finishes.
Clove have dropped us a line today to let us know that they are expecting the HTC Flyer to be in stock mid April. The Android tablet is currently priced up at £600 including VAT but this has yet to be confirmed. More details when we have them.
You can pre order from Clove here.
HTC Flyer specification:
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Research In Motion (RIM) today announced the BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) Social Platform, giving developers the tools to build applications that take advantage of the social aspects of the popular BBM service.
“The BlackBerry developer community has been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to integrate BlackBerry Messenger with their apps. BBM is a very popular service with over 28 million users and opening its real-time social connectivity to third party applications presents incredible opportunities,” said Alan Brenner, Senior Vice President, BlackBerry Platform at Research In Motion. “Access to BBM services from within apps will revolutionize gaming, enhance multimedia experiences, and add a new dimension to location based applications.”
Adobe has announced on their blog that Adobe Flash 10.2 for Android 3.0.1 (Honeycomb) tablets will be available on Friday, March 18th. They state that they have been working very closely with Google to integrate Flash 10.2 into the new OS and browser capabilities of Honeycomb. Currently the only Honeycomb tablet available is the Motorola XOOM.
Lenovo finally got their act together and decided to go through with the FCC approval for their entry into the Android tablet market, with what may soon be called the Lenovo Skylight. The 10" Android 2.2 tablet’s FCC testing documents made its way into the FCC database yesterday.
Three have announced today the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Pro on their network. The Android 2.2 device is another front facing QWERTY design that we have seen more recently from the likes of Motorola with the Droid Pro.
In the video below you can see the Galaxy Pro in the hands of a Three spokesperson. Focus is very much on the social hub feature which integrates your social networking apps. A great feature that I have used on other platforms.
I don’t have the full specs for this one but when we do we will let you have them.
Check out the funky video below.
If you are a regular to our podcast you’ll know that I’ve recently been ranting about various UK carriers reducing the caps on their ‘unlimited’ data bundles and/or increasing the cost. Today Three are bucking that trend and have announced a new ‘all-you-can-eat’ data plan for Pay As You Go customers.
As their press releases states, which you can see below, this could well shake up the whole industry. Lets hope it leads to much greater competition on data!
Tomorrow is World Book Day, a worldwide celebration of books and reading. As lovely as it is to break the spine on a new book, technology now lets us enjoy a good story or two while on the go without having to lug around a heavy tome. Chick-lit, mystery or classics – no matter what you enjoy, there are a wealth of apps related to the literary world for your BlackBerry smartphone. Why not use it as an eReader to read on the train? Or order the latest bestseller from wherever you are and have it delivered to your house?
Check out a few book related apps after the break. You may find one that comes in handy?
nVidia’s Tegra Zone is now available for you to download off the Android Market. We got a sneak peak at this awesome little application/market back during CES 2011 and it looked and ran pretty smoothly. It had all the options a user would want including multiple screenshots, gameplay videos and HD trailers for each game, behind-the-scenes featurettes and a great looking user interface. You’ll also be able to see what people like us are saying about each game right in the description! Another great feature is that although this is technically another market application, it uses the Google Checkout back-end for payment processing. You won’t need another account to buy games, you can just use your Google account that you already have.
Games that will be available on Tegra Zone initially will be the same ones now available on the Android Market:
Also to be available after the release of Tegra Zone very shortly will be Vendetta Online which we know a lot of you Android gamers out there are looking forward to getting your hands on and playing, especially you space MMORPG fans. Other games coming shortly to Tegra Zone include Hardwood Spades and Galaxy on Fire 2. Time for us to get into the thick of things here at GDC 2011!
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