Saturday, July 31st, 2010
Apple has released the new iteration of the iPhone OS – iPhone OS 4.1 – in beta mode to developers. The new iPhone OS 4.1 beta 2, which will be supported in the iPhone 4, 3GS and 3G, reportedly fixes quite a few issues.
Once such issue is the sluggish speeds of the OS when used on the iPhone 3G handsets.
The update also fixes the troublesome issue with the iPhone 4’s proximity sensor, which has been mentioned by iPhone 4 users time-and-time again.
Unfortunately, there’s no signal fix – ah well, there’s always iPhone OS 5!
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Huge events are always the sum of the smaller ones. I’m certain most of our readers will not be interested in this device whatsoever, they will not lose sleep over it. It is not the cheapest, you can find some Chinese competitors. It does not have new functions, everything is already familiar. It has the same qualities that made Nokia 5800 the bestseller at its time. It is a right price at the perfect moment for the market.
In June, when this smartphone will come to the market, its cost in Europe will be around 250 Euro ($310) (you should be able to find it for 230 Euro ($285)). Is it a small or a lot for a phone like this? Metal inserts in the body, design, similar to HTC Desire and related to other senior HTC models, 5 MPx camera with Auto Focus, Sense UI. 3.2” screen, but the resolution is not the largest – a major shortcoming in my eyes, but not in the eyes of the market.
Spec:-
* Class: smartphone
* Form factor: candy bar
* Body materials: plastic, metal
* Operational system: Android 2.1 + HTC Sense User Interface
* Networks: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, EDGE/GPRS, UMTS/HSDPA 900/2100
* Platform: Qualcomm MSM7225-1, 528 ?Hz processor
* RAM: 384 MB
* ROM: 512 MB + microSD (hot swappable)
* Interfaces: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (A2DP), microUSB (USB 2.0) for charging and sync, 3.5 mm headphones jack
* Screen: touch, capacitive, 3.2” 240×320 pixels resolution (QVGA)
* Camera: 5 MPx with Auto Focus and Flash
* Navigation: GPS based on Qualcomm gpsOne chipset (support of A-GPS)
* Additionally: proximity sensor, light sensor, gyroscope, digital compass
* Battery: removable Li-Ion 1300 mAh
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Friday, November 20th, 2009
Usually when Nokia makes an Nseries announcement the geek world trembles with excitement, expecting to see the next master of the multimedia realm. Nokia N900 didn’t make any exception to this rule though it was pitched for its web browsing prowess more than anything else (at least multimedia-wise).
Or at least so it seemed in the beginning, before anyone actually knew how far Nokia has gone with the user experience on the Maemo 5 platform. Soon after it was first demoed, the N900 was quickly deemed a serious peril to most smartphones out there. It even went as far as threatening Nokia’s own Symbian platform.
The Nokia N900 has been so universally positive up so far that it easily turned up high on the wishlist of the tech-inclined. Expectations quickly rose quite high matching its top place in the company portfolio lineup.
Now we’ve got one and while we’re working on a full-featured review as we usually do, we decided to post this quick preview covering Nokia N900 key features. And speaking of those, here’s a brief recap of what’s under its hood.
Nokia N900 basic spec:
* General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/1700/2100 MHz, HSDPA 10 Mbps, HSUPA 2Mbps
* Form factor: Full touch device with a side-sliding hardware QWERTY keyboard
* Dimensions: 110.9 x 59.8 x 18 mm, 113 cc; 181 g
* Display: 3.5″ 16M-color TFT resistive touchscreen, 800 x 480 pixels WVGA
* CPU: ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX graphics
* OS: Maemo 5
* Memory: 32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM, microSD card slot
* Camera: 5 megapixel auto-focus camera with dual-LED flash; WVGA(848 x 480)@25fps video recording
* Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, USB v2.0 with microUSB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, FM radio, FM transmitter, Infrared port
* Battery: 1,320 mAh Li-Ion battery
* Misc: Built-in accelerometer and ambient light sensors, proximity sensor, IR output port for remote control
* Software: Ovi Maps (voice-guided navigation purchased separately), Mozilla-based browser with Adobe Flash 9.4 support, Facebook and Twitter integration
The Nokia N900 is available in a black finish and will retail for USD 649 through Nokia Flagship stores in New York and Chicago, nokiausa.com and various independent retailers and e-tailers including Amazon.com.
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Apple has released the new iteration of the iPhone OS – iPhone OS 4.1 – in beta mode to developers. The new iPhone OS 4.1 beta 2, which will be supported in the iPhone 4, 3GS and 3G, reportedly fixes quite a few issues.