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  • Microsoft Paying Nokia More Than a Billion for the Manufacture of Windows Phone 7 Devices

    Microsoft Paying Nokia More Than a Billion for the Manufacture of Windows Phone 7 Devices

    While this may me confirmed on many levels, it still remains to be clarified. Bloomberg claims that it has two sources involved deeply in the process citing that there is a flow of $$ from Redmond to Espoo which is in excess of $ 1 billion, directed towards the manufacture of mobile phones holding the MS phone OS. It calls for Microsoft to pay a portion of the agreement before the final merger this year along-with Nokia sending cash in the other direction for device licenses.

    Talk about holding the key and the lock in the same hand, still wondering why Nokia didn’t choose Android?

     

    [Bloomberg Businessweek]

  • Rumor : RIM is ready to bring BBM to iOS and Android

    Rumor : RIM is ready to bring BBM to iOS and Android


    As we reported earlier HERE . Several different sources are confirming that RIM may just be ready to bring the BBM goodness to the iOS and Android operating systems. It will come as a messaging only app and not the full featured messenger on the Blackberry itself, But, it gives an end to the long awaited interconnectivity b/w BB folks and Apple Lovers. The Android version should be out in the near future, or within this year atleast. The iOS version may depend on how Apple approval system looks at the whole interface in the first place.

    On both ends Pricing of the app remains unknown. So feel free to speculate on how much the app should be.

    [Boy Genius Report]

  • iPad 2 possible Leak before launch

    iPad 2 possible Leak before launch

    Its just a few hours before the Apple iPad 2 is officially announced. But a source from China has just released leaked pictures of the final tablet, or so they claim.

    Check out the pics, it appears that the front and back cameras are definitely a go, but the resolution looks like the same old iPad, say it aint true!

    Either way we will be coving the full launch in our liveblog HERE

    [DGtle]

  • Apple to possibly introduce Light Peak high speed connection with the Next Macbook

    Apple to possibly introduce Light Peak high speed connection with the Next Macbook

    CNET is reporting that Apple will introduce a new high-speed connection technology with either their upcoming MacBook Pro or another product altogether. Light Peak : a technology by intel: fits the bill, since Apple has been backing it up since the beginning. With a Macbook refresh visible at a short distance, it seems that the rumor may actually be true.

  • Nokia and Microsoft to Join hands next friday! – WP7 on NOKIA?

    Nokia and Microsoft to Join hands next friday! – WP7 on NOKIA?

    The New York Times is reporting, that, in a strategic shift of Platform from Symbian to either Android or Microsofts Windows Phone 7. The Finnish giant has chosen the latter. It was high time when the company drops its hopes on the only thing slowing down once a superpower in the mobile phone trade. Symbian was/is and may remain outdated, period. The company’s move may come as a welcome to its investors worldwide and to the millions of its users globally.

    There is a high chance and it’s entirely possible they could be ramping up to do that again, sharing apps and services between Windows Phone 7 and Symbian / MeeGo.

    But, the biggest question lies in the concept of Nokia becoming another hardware-only manufacturer, and surviving in a market that is already ahead in leaps and bounds, with self sustaining companies like Samsung, HTC and even LG. It is becoming more and more difficult to predict the future of this legend. Nevertheless, there is still hope, with the new changes coming to Symbian this year. What may be the most exciting year in the history of Technology has just begun!

    Source : New York Times

  • iPad2 Display Leaked

    iPad2 Display Leaked

    9t05 mac and iFixyouri are reporting that they have spares for the new and upcoming version of the iPad. Namely the display for the iPad2. A 9to5Mac commenter claims to have deciphered the part number to reveal its LG Phillips 9.7-inch XGA 1024 x 768 H-IPS display origins (same resolution as the current iPad, if true). These could also just be newer versions of spares for the existing lineup.

    Source: 9to5mac

  • Blackberry Curve touch leaked!

    Blackberry Curve touch leaked!

    Blackberry addicts hold on to your breath.Above is a leaked image of what CrackBerry says is the Curve Touch, codenamed “Malibu,” and it’s all touchscreen. Specs are currently available on a CDMA variant of this phone designed for the US, But, most likely the similar specs will be available for a Global variant aswell,

    • 800MHz Qualcomm MSM8655 processor
    • 3.25-inch HVGA screen
    • 5 megapixel camera with HD video
    • 1GB storage with microSD expansion and 512MB of RAM
    • GPS, and NFC

    These specs are still proposed. But, that is one looker of a Berry.

    SOURCE Crackberry

  • Leaked :HTC’s upcoming Flagship Android handset and Buttonless Slate

    Leaked :HTC’s upcoming Flagship Android handset and Buttonless Slate

    Engadget has been digging around lately and has uncovered quite some information on HTC upcoming lineup for Mobile World Congress. The touchscreen slate prototype has an arcing earpiece and isolated front-facing camera with chrome ring. It also resembles a device earlier spotted which seems identical including the serial number at the bottom of the handset. The 4 buttons at the bottom identify that this device runs Android- 2.3 most probably.

    The other device to have been spotted is a buttonless slate, pictured below, The device shows a crocked back along with a nicely large size camera and dual-led flash. This device also has verizon branding, indicating, it probably wont make it to India.

    Source Engadget 1, 2



  • LG G-Slate may have a 8.9 inch 3D display – Will also capture 3D video

    LG G-Slate may have a 8.9 inch 3D display – Will also capture 3D video

    Its the year of the tablets and LG is prepping its own G-Slate. An LG France spokesman disclosed that the Tegra 2-based tablet’s 8.9-inch LCD will not only be accompanied by a glasses-free 3D display, but is also more than able to record 3D video. Having said that, it ought to be accompanied by an HDMI output, but it remains to be seen whether this is HDMI 1.4 and can output 3D to a connected TV.

    This means that the device will ship with dual back cameras for steroscopic 3d vision and a powerful processor. But, using a Tegra 2 would entail that the device use less of its power for resolution. Intrigued? We are!

    We are also waiting.

    Source : UberGizmo

  • iPhone also getting Multitasking gestures and MobileMe Photo Streams

    iPhone also getting Multitasking gestures and MobileMe Photo Streams

    No matter how much apple may deny that it will disallow multitasking gestures in their final release software, they are starting to show up in various places including the iPhone settings panel.

    The same problem we spoke about earlier, bothers us, using “four or five fingers” sounds pretty unreasonable for a 3.5-inch display.

     

    9to5 Mac seems to have unearthed traces in the iOS 4.3 beta of a new feature called “Photo Streams” that seems to be a way to share continuous streams of photos with friends you approve, presumably through MobileMe.

     

    Although Apple charges $99 for the mobileme service, which seems pretty unwanted. But, then again a mobileme refresh is also due this year

    Source : 9to5 Mac, BGR

  • The Apple iPad 2 – What we know So Far

    The Apple iPad 2 – What we know So Far

    Apple has its devices on a yearly refresh, every year around the same time, you get an upgraded version of the iPhone, the iPod, Macbooks etc. Just like that the iPad will also see a refresh. We started hearing rumors of iPad’s redesigned structure and obvious design changes in November 2010.

    Now the iPad, was announced in the last week of Jan 2010, we can expect a similar time frame for a refresh of the Tablet. Something has to be new and the Rumor mill has been running haywire over it.

    Here are a collection of images over the past month and our thoughts on what the new iPad may be like.

     

    New Structure

    Images like the one above are renders of the carbon fibre patent that Apple had filed on May 18, 2009. This incorporates a liquid metal structure with a carbon fibre back. This would not only make the iPad extremely nice looking, But, also give it a lighter yet solid construction, immensely improving the antenna.

    The likes of this happening are however, very- very low. We still have our hopes up.

    Cases

    The second wave of iPad 2 rumors came with iPad 2 cases. These cases started showing up at manufacturers across the china market, showing cutouts for the back camera and an new speaker cutout.

    This shows us that two things that might come are the Camera on the back and a improved speaker on the next gen iPad. We feel there is a very high chance of this happening.

    Facetime and Retina Display

    Since Apple has been adding front cameras and retina displays to all its products in 2010, it wouldn’t be false to guess that the iPad 2 will have at least a front facing camera and a higher res display, if not a retina display. The new iOS 4.3 beta revealed some interesting information on the next release. A bunch of people snooping around the new files found wallpapers for the iPad that have the resolution . – 1536 x 800px compared to the existing 768 x 400  px that is approximately 4x the resolution (2x both ways).

    We also believe, looking at Apple’s trend that the new iPad will definitely have a front facing camera and a Higher resolution display.

    Gizmodo posted a good sketch of what the iPad 2 may look like, including resolution enhancement.

     

    Engadget got hold of a dummy of the iPad 2 during CES at one of the case manufacturers booths. this showed a new design- with a flat back and a potentially larger capacity – 128 GB to be precise. This would be just brilliant for the iPad

     

    New Rumors

    After a series of breakouts, a whole bunch of new information has come into light. There is news of a new A5 chip, this will be used in the new iPhone this year and apparently the new iPad as-well. Whats the A5 chip? well the heart of the A5 is the multi-core ARM Cortex A9. Which will also be the heart of Nvidia Tegra processors that will be in the series of Android devices slated for this year, along with the Ti-omap processor in the Blackberry Playbook.

    AppleInsider claims that Apple is moving to dual-core SGX543 graphics, up from the A4’s single SGX535 GPU. This would enable it to process graphics at 4x times the capability – and the 4x resolution included. We can also expect 1080P hHD video output, and an improved experience along with higher ram and overall enhancement of hardware. But, hey that what we want anyway.

    Some more interesting pictures of cases have also shown up. this ones have to new cut-out – claimed possibly for Sd-card slot and a display out. We are highly skeptical that Apple may add a memory card slot to increase memory size, may only act as a camera card reader, But, nonetheless the SD CARD slot would be a great addon. The Video out port may be a possibility, But, then again Apple can use the dock connector for that and dont really need a dedicated video out port, Unless its HDMI.

    So here is a a Final List of features that may or may not come to the iPad

    • Facetime Camera – High Possibility
    • Rear Camera – High Possibility
    • New Liquid Metal design + carbon fibre – Unlikely
    • 4x Graphics – Possible
    • More Ram – High Possibility (and much needed)
    • New A5 Chip – High Possibility
    • Sd Card Slot- Unlikely
    • Mini Display Port – Unlikely
    • Larger Capacity 128 gb – Possible
    • Retina Display – High Res Display is more likely
    • 4G – No rumors on that – our guess – Not happening

     

    Sources : Engadget, Gizmodo, Mac-Rumors, MICGAdget, Apple- Insider , Twitter

     

     



  • iOS 4.3 code reveals new iPhone and iPad models, No Home Button!

    iOS 4.3 code reveals new iPhone and iPad models, No Home Button!

    Looks like folks have been poking at the new beta 4.3 for iOS, seeded to developers today and they seem to have found, As history has repeated itself, New versions of iPhone and iPad. Namely, two new-generation iPhones (4,1 and 4,2) and three iPads (2,1; 2,2; and 2,3).

    Ask us and we say, it’s the GSM and CDMA variants of the next-gen models (plus a WiFi-only iPad).

    BGR is claiming it’s heard from sources that the next iPhone / iPad models will eschew the physical home button altogether in lieu of the new multi-finger gestures and that employees at Cupertino are already testing such devices.

    Ask us : we already hate the fact that the Desire HD does not have Physical buttons. But, an iPhone without a home button, imagine using five fingers to zoom out on the iPhone with only 3.5″ of screen-real estate, to close an app, that just seems ridiculous to us. We seriously hope that, Apple keeps the home button, But, it does need a new design.

    Source BGR, ENGADGET

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