Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Smartphone - Smart Phone Technology

Smartphone - Smart Phone Technology

As world population passes 7 billion, global mobile connections to hit 6 billion this month

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The Population Reference Bureau confirmed in late October that the world population had finally surpassed 7 billion. Less than one month later, the number of global mobile connections is set to top 6 billion, further highlighting the importance and widespread adoption of mobile devices. People …

Samsung launches tweaked tablet in Germany to circumvent ban

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Samsung relaunched the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Germany with a few changes that it hopes will help it steer clear of additional legal troubles with Apple. The first tweak is its name: the company is now calling its tablet the Galaxy Tab 10.1N, FOSSPatents …

Porn publisher threatens to sue HTC over ‘Vivid’ moniker

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Phones … porn … what's the difference? Vivid Entertainment, a porn studio that calls itself the "leader in adult entertainment," has issued a cease and desist letter asking HTC to stop using the "Vivid" moniker on its new smartphone. Vivid Entertainment has threatened to file …

Apple hard at work on iOS 5.0.2 to address battery woes; iOS 5.1 may enhance Siri

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Apple is reportedly hard at work on a new update to its iOS operating system that will address the remaining issues users are having with battery life. German-language technology blog Macerkopf.de cites information received from an unnamed Apple software engineer in claiming that the new …

Apple coughs up the truth on pollution problems at 15 Chinese plants

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Apple recently had a meeting with Chinese environmental groups during which it admitted that 15 of the plants it uses in its supply chain violate China's environmental regulations. The Cupertino-based company has typically ignored any accusations that its plants are over polluting. Apple reportedly made …

HTC Vivid review

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Late last month, AT&T unveiled the first two smartphones that would launch with the ability to access its brand new 4G network (not to be confused with its old 4G network). The Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket was a mouthful and a pocketful, identical to …

Nokia responds to Windows 8 tablet rumors, says it has no announcements to make

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Nokia on Wednesday commented on a report suggesting the Finnish vendor had plans to launch a Windows 8 tablet in June 2012. The company would not confirm or deny the report, which cited Nokia France boss Paul Amsellem has having revealed Nokia's launch plans for …

HTC Zeta image, specs leak: 2.5GHz quad-core CPU, Android 4.0

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An image and details surrounding a purported new HTC smartphone code-named "Zeta" have been uncovered. Following BGR's exclusive reports revealing two upcoming HTC phones set to be unveiled early next year at Mobile World Congress — the HTC Edge and HTC Ville — Engadget on …

Nokia may launch flagship Windows Phone soon, Windows 8 tablet in June

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Nokia is said to be readying the release of a flagship Windows Phone handset to join the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710, as well as a Windows 8-powered tablet that could launch as soon as June 2012. Speaking to French newspaper LesEchos, Nokia France head …

RIM reveals BlackBerry Bold 9790, Curve 9380; launching in coming weeks

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RIM unveiled two brand new BlackBerry 7 devices on Tuesday: the BlackBerry Bold 9790 and the BlackBerry Curve 9380. The Bold 9790 is equipped with a 1GHz processor, a 2.44-inch touchscreen display with a 480 x 360-pixel resolution, support for near-field communications (NFC), 8GB of …
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