Apple Requests iPhone 4G Back from Gizmodo
After 'real' iPhone 4G images hit technology news sites Engadget and Gizmodo, the web space went wild. While everyone had their doubts if this was the 'real' device or not, news that Apple has sent a letter to Brian Lam, editorial director at Gizmodo, requesting to return the device (read: iPhone), has more or less confirmed it. Gizmodo possessed the device for a few months but wasn't sure if it was the real iPhone 4G. When Gizmodo revealed the exclusive images and video clip showing the iPhone 4G prototype, Apple got to know that the secret device is not a secret anymore. Always tight-lipped, Apple still didn't acknowledge the device as iPhone and referred it as 'device' in the formal letter to Gizmodo. Also, Gizmodo is being accused of paying $5,000 to an unknown party to possess the prototype iPhone device.
Intel Launches New Dual-core Core i5, Pentium Chip
Intel has quietly introduced new dual-core chips for desktops of which one is Intel Core i5 and other is Pentium E5000 series processor, reported techPowerUp. The new Intel Core i5 is the Clarksfield family microprocessor and supports LGA 1156 Socket based motherboards. Intel Pentium E5500 is value-segment dual-core processor that supports LGA 775 Socket motherboards. Intel Core i5 680 processor costs $294 per-piece in thousand unit tray quantities while the Pentium E5500 costs $75 per piece in thousand unit tray quantities.
HTC Legend hits India, Priced at Rs. 25,990
HTC India has finally introduced the much anticipated smartphone - Legend with Android Eclair 2.1 mobile operating system in the country. Legend is a worthy Android OS based successor of the ever appealing HTC Hero. Coming in a unibody aluminum enclosure, the new HTC Legend has HTC Sense user interface layered over the Android 2.1 Eclair update. As a successor of HTC Hero, the Legend carries Android OS goodness with HTC Sense UI enjoyable on 3.2-inch capacitive AMOLED display supporting 320x480 pixel resolution. This stylish phone is machined from one aluminum block. However, we wonder how will the cellular network reception quality will be, considering the fact that aluminum isn't good receptor of radio waves.
BlackBerry OS 6.0 Images, Details Surface
Earlier in February it was reported that Research in Motion's BlackBerry OS 6.0 was in the making. Now, BoyGeniusReport has acquired the first screenshots and some details of the OS. A redesigned homescreen, multi-touch gesture support for touchscreen handsets, and system-wide kinetic scrolling are few of the many features unleashed in the major upgrade. RIM is expected to reveal BlackBerry OS 6.0 at the WES 2010 symposium starting April 27, while it will be released sometime in June or July. Hey, that's when the iPhone OS 4.0 update is expected too!
Facebook Bids Adieu to Lite
It was back in September 2009 that Facebook introduced a stripped down version of the popular social networking website called Facebook Lite. The Lite version of the site was intended for low bandwidth connections and for users who faced issues accessing the full version of Facebook on slower connections. However, seven months after the Lite version arrived, Facebook has for reasons best known to them, decided to pull the plug on the service and has shut it down. The erstwhile Facebook Lite URL at http://lite.facebook.com now redirects to the full Facebook webpage. The confirmation regarding the closure of Facebook Lite came on its official fan page where Facebook thanked everyone who used Facebook Lite.
INTEX Launches Dual SIM, QWERTY Phone IN 2020
Intex has announced its latest QWERTY keyboard laden, dual SIM phone, the IN 2020 in India. The phone is touted to be an affordable, dual SIM, QWERTY mobile phone. It supports GPRS and WAP as well. The 1.8-inch screen is large enough for online-chatting and texting. The IN2020 has a long lasting battery, good for about 11 hours of talk time and up to 336 hrs on stand-by. It features an audio/video player, equalizers and wireless FM radio as well. The handset also features Mobile Tracker- SMS based facility to track the phone if at all it gets stolen, and Black List- an in-built feature to block 10 callers of your choice.
Finally, Android made to run on iPhone
iPhone Dev Team member Planetbeing has finally achieved what many geeks have been dreaming for over a year - successfully running Google's Android operating system on an iPhone. After a break of almost a year, Planetbeing sent a Twitter update announcing his success on making Android run on iPhone. However, this port is not of 'production quality' but still, almost everything works on it. While the tension between Apple and Google keeps growing to higher levels each time, developments like these may frustrate Apple further. Google's Android mobile operating system is looked down as direct competitor to iPhone OS. We were aware that a small group of enthusiastic geeks was working to bring Linux on iPhone. However, Planetbeing has managed to achieve what everyone just wished for - Android on iPhone.
Dell Lightening running Windows Phone 7 Leaked
The new Dell Lightening phone runs Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system and also has Qualcomm's 1GHz Snapdragon processor inside. With aesthetic looks, Dell has added a bunch of features but this slider smartphone won't hit the stores until the end of this year. Yes, it's going to be a long wait. Dell had entered in the smartphone arena with Dell Mini 3i last year in August. Leaked details of Dell Lightening smartphone amazes with killer combo of Windows Phone 7 and 1GHz Snapdragon microprocessor inside. Soon, we'll get see more smartphones sporting 1GHz microprocessor, it seems. Lightening has 4.1-inch WVGA OLED capacitive display made by Samsung with multi-touch support. Being a slider, Lightening also endures with full QWERTY keypad when the top panel slides upwards.
Dell Smoke Has QWERTY Keypad, Runs Andriod Froyo
Dell's latest Android offering includes a candy bar phone called Smoke that has a 2.8-inch display and full QWERTY keyboard. Engadget got the details of Smoke, which joins the league of Thunder and Flash that are based on the Android as well. Sporting a 5 megapixel camera, Smoke supports Microsoft Exchange and has Flash 10 support. Specification details of this smartphone were leaked to Engadget. The upcoming Dell Smoke will have 800MHz Qualcomm MSM7230 microprocessor with 512MB ROM and 256MB RAM. To add more space you can use up to 32GB microSD card. Smoke has a 2.8-inch QVGA 18-bit display that is yet to be confirmed. Running an Android Froyo, we presume this phone too will have Dell's Stage UI customizations.
Free Turn-by-Turn Directions on iPhone Soon
Even though there is a lot of on-going tension between Google and Apple, the Internet giant continues to smartly push its service to the iPhone platform. At a press conference at London, Google confirmed that it will bring free turn-by-turn based navigation on the iPhone along with other platforms, reported MacUser. Yesterday, Google released Google Maps Navigation 4.1.1 Beta for Android which brought free turn-by-turn navigation in the UK. Google's competitors Garmin and TomTom are already offering their services commercially there. Garmin and TomTom have commercial models to offer satellite-aided navigation for their respective GPS devices. Google must have felt pressurized and thus introduced a free update for Google Maps Navigation tool on Android OS based smartphones. However, good news here is the confirmation that free SatNav is under development for Apple's iPhone platform as well. Google didn't confirm when exactly would the feature arrive for iPhone owners.
Download Windows 7 Multi-touch Pack Now
Microsoft has announced Microsoft Touch Pack for the Windows 7 loaded notebooks with touch-support. In May 2009, Microsoft had announced that it will bring new Touch Pack of six applications for multi-touch supporting netbooks with Windows 7 available only through notebook makers. Obviously, this Touch Pack will work only with multi-touch supporting notebooks or netbooks. The Touch function has been built into the deep codes of Windows 7. The three Surface apps in Touch Pack include Surface Globe, Surface Collage and Surface Lagoon. Surface Globe uses Virtual Earth 3D engine for showing a 3D image of globe for users to navigate, get local information and even bookmark using 'pin' on favorite locations. All digital photos stored in the computer or the removable drive can be used to make a collage with the Collage app. You can interact with the virtual fishes inside the water with the Lagoon app.
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