Adobe Carousel Now Available for Mac and iOS

Adobe Carousel for Mac and iOS
If you are one of the photography lovers, especially editing photos as well as Mac users, you should not miss this information. Adobe Carousel, photo editing and sharing application based on Adobe Lightroom was announced last September, and after waiting more than a month, the Adobe Carousel application is finally available to the public as well.

Adobe Carousel is an application that allows users to access their entire photo library from the IOS device or Mac computer without worrying about manual synchronization. Sometimes we used to take pictures of the various devices and not infrequently forget to transfer them to the main computer. Now with Carousel, the user does not have to worry anymore with that problem.
Adobe Carousel
In addition, Carousel not only helps users synchronize the photos automatically, these applications can also be used to edit images, adjusting exposure, shadows, highlights, white balance, vibrance, clarity and contrast, display presets and more. And the great, the Adobe Carousel app will automatically save the edits result on all devices.

Currently, the Adobe Carousel applications are available free of charge for Mac OS and iOS, while for Android and Windows following the next year 2012. This service will be charged a fee of $99.99 per year or $9.99 per month. However, Adobe offers a promotional price of $59.9 per year or $5.99 per month until next January 31, 2012.
Adobe Carousel for Mac and iOS
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Lenovo LePhone S2 picture leaked

Lenovo LePhone S2
A surprise came in the leaked this time. A smartphone from Lenovo that has not been announced has been seen in several pictures are running Windows Phone operating system. But apparently this leaked picture looks very similar to the Lenovo LePhone S2 leak has been circulated previously but with a different operating system that is Android.

Lenovo is known to tend to choose the Android for smartphones and tablet products output to date. Therefore, the Lenovo LePhone S2 picture using Windows Phone has become very attractive. Previously, the Lenovo LePhone S2 are known to use the Android 2.3.4 OS, 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon chip, a resolution of 480 x 800 pixel screen, 8MP camera with 720p recording capabilities, and a smaller body and lighter than the previous series.
Lenovo LePhone S2 picture leaked
If Lenovo really develop smartphones based on Windows Phone then this would invite another question. As we all know China has banned several leading social networks like Twitter and Facebook, which are both installed on Windows Phone. Therefore remains a serious question how Lenovo can obtain a license to this operating system, or perhaps Lenovo eliminate these two main features for Windows Phone products to be marketed in the Bamboo Curtain country.
Lenovo LePhone S2 picture leaked
However, there is one more speculation arising. It could be that the Lenovo smartphone is just the engineering of a person and not the vendor to try different OS in the smartphone, as well as a prototype of Nokia's Android installed in Last June. Let’s wait for clarity in the next news.
Lenovo LePhone S2 picture leaked
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Top Five Mobile Phone Vendors Q3 2011

Top Five Mobile Phone Vendors Q3 2011
Recent days earnings reports of various vendors have come out, which means we can see the comparison of the various vendors of the IDC report. Third quarter sales globally rose 12.8 percent than the previous year, also rose by 9.8 percent compared to second quarter this year.

Among of the five largest vendors, Samsung and ZTE to achieve success with their respective sales increase by 23 percent and 57.9 percent over last year. Thus ZTE passed Apple to the fourth largest vendor in the world.

Even so, Apple is still enjoying increased sales by 21.3 percent. For LG, in this third quarter is not so good, where sales fell 25.7 percent, although they remained in the rank 3. Although sales of Nokia fell 3.4 percent, but they are still number 1 for total sales, with 27.1 percent market share.
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eBuddy becames Nokia messaging partner

eBuddy XMS
Ebuddy mobile messaging applications is one of the most popular applications in Nokia Ovi Store with more than 20 million downloads. But that's not enough, Nokia decided to make eBuddy as a partner for their messaging. As a result, eBuddy will be released on all Nokia platforms including Nokia S40, S60, MeeGo and Windows Phone 7.

Director of Business Development and Global Social Partnership Nokia, Reno Marioni states: Success eBuddy and their experience in mobile mesagging make our partnership is a natural step for Nokia. We are very interested about the introduction of eBuddy XMS on nokia platform and see the future, Nokia users enjoy a pleasant chat experience provided by eBuddy XMS.

For the whole eBuddy has been downloaded 150 million times, last month has been released eBuddy XMS, with the ability to share text messages, files, photos, songs and even video, and Web XMS, an exclusive website that lets you manage all your XMS messages through your computer.
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Facebook Add Two New Security Features to Avoid Hackers

Facebook Security
Facebook some time ago introduced two new features intended to enhance the security of the online social networking users. Both of these features introduced by Facebook's security team, trusted friends and app passwords.

The first feature is intended to help Facebook users when there is a problem if an account is locked or inaccessible. With the trusted friends, then the user can choose 3 to 5 people trusted friend to help him regain access to Facebook accounts that are locked.

Facebook will send a code to a trusted friend who was chosen by the account owner to unlock the account owner. This feature would theoretically increase the security of the user's Facebook account but must be used carefully so that the friend who trusted not to abuse this trust, either for the purpose of ignorant or other purposes.
trusted friends app
Another feature introduced is the app password. This feature is intended to enhance the security of your Facebook account by providing the account owner of a unique password that is used in an application. Users will create a special password for the application and change the regular password which are used by third-party applications such as Spotify or Skype. Users also can reject a particular application to access your Facebook account by simply deleting the password you created earlier.
app passwords
This feature will be launched gradually by Facebook to all users. Hopefully this feature will further help improve the security of socializing on the internet for everyone.
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Samsung Smartphone with Flexible Screen Coming Next Year

Samsung Smartphone with Flexible Screen
Following the success of its cell phone in the smartphone market, Samsung will re-introduce a new smartphone next year. The South Korean company will showcase its flexible screen phones, tablets and other portable devices.

"Hopefully we can introduce a phone with a flexible screen early next year," said Vice President, Robert Yi, as reported by Pocket Lint, Sunday (10/30/2011). According to Yi, this flexible screen will be applied first on the handset.

Yi revealed the Samsung plans, while explaining that the company's profit declined 23 percent in the past year.

Previously Samsung was also showing off a flexible screen, the Super-AMOLED FDP International Expo in Tokyo. This technology is very impressive, can be bent to achieve the curvature of 1 cm and is capable of displaying a resolution of 800x480 WVGA screen.

Of course there is the challenge of this technology in the battery, SIM slot, antenna and processor. However, because of Samsung's optimistic, it seems the issue is not an impediment.
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Acer Allegro Windows Phone Release Date and Specs

Acer Allegro Windows Phone
After Nokia announced their first Windows Phone, the Nokia Lumia 800 and the Nokia Lumia 710, now the Acer turn to show off Windows Phone Mango-based OS called the Acer Allegro. Acer to release the Allegro windows Phone in the France smartphone market at a price of 300 Euros ($421) in mid-November 2011.

The Acer Allegro is first Acer smartphone running the latest version of Windows Phone OS: Windows Phone 7.5 Mango. Being in the mid-range, the Acer Allegro using 1GHz single-core Qualcomm processor and a built-in 8GB storage.

The Acer Allegro using a screen measuring 3.6 inch LCD with WVGA resolution and 5MP camera planted with LED flash on the back of the Allegro. Equipped with a powerful 1300 mAh battery while the overall size of the Allegro is 116 x 59 x 13mm with a weight of 126 grams.

If you are a fan of Windows Phone, you now have a new alternative in addition to Nokia Windows Phone which was announced at Nokia World in London a few days ago. Interested in Acer Allegro?

The following are the Acer Allegro Windows Phone 7.5 Mango specs:
  • Dimensions of 11.6 x 5.9 x 13mm
  • Weight 126g
  • LCD 3.6-inch WVGA (480x800)
  • Qualcomm MSM8255 processor 1Ghz
  • Storage capacity of 8GB
  • 5 megapixel camera with LED flash
  • 1300mAh battery with autonomy of 6 hours talk time
  • Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
  • Various sensors (accelerometer, proximity sensor, light sensor, accounts)
  • A-GPS
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iPad 3 release date in Spring 2012

iPad 3
Apple expected to announce the iPad 3 release date in Spring (March or April) 2012. With the approach of the release date, a variety of information about the iPad 3 is also increasingly emerging. Latest info mentions the iPad 3 to use the HD display made by Samsung and LG. The use of HD displays in the iPad 3 as one of the most requested upgrades by the user.

A source who obtained by CNET even mentions the iPad 3 with 9.7-inch touchscreen will have a pixel density of 264ppi. That is, the pixel density on the iPad 3 was two times higher than that existing in the current iPad 2 (132ppi). The iPad 3 with HD displays will enter the production period in November 2011 so that it can meet the expected demand for the iPad 3 is much higher than the iPad 2.

However the source said that the production period which began in November is just Apple plan. It means, it could be due to one or another Apple delay production of the iPad 3.

Improving the quality of the Retina display on the screen like Apple's products can be viewed on the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. And the upgrade is likely to be applied to the iPad 3. In addition it also mentioned the existence of an upgrade on the camera, storage and thinner construction.

Well, it looks like Apple will make a major transformation in the iPad 3. Curious? Wait for other latest information about the iPad 3 only in infotechblogs.com.

via CNET
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Nook Color 2 release date November

Nook Color 2 Tablet
After Amazon announced a new tablet product range a few years ago, this time turn its main competitors who are preparing. According to a report from The Digital Reader, Barnes & Noble is likely to release the Nook Color 2 on November 7th. The Nook Color 2 tablet will be sold through retail stores with some equipment such as LED TV and POS system for those who want to buy it.

Until now the specifications of the Nook Color 2 tablet is unknown. There are estimates that the Nook Color 2 tablet to use Android with a 7 inch screen like the Nook Color first generation.

In addition there is the possibility that the e-reader will be sold for less than first-generation Nook Color, down from $249 to $199, to be a competitor for Amazon Kindle Fire which is also sold at a price of $199.
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iPhone 4S now available in Singapore and 21 Other Countries

iPhone 4S
After debuting in the United States and several other countries in early October, Apple is again providing the iPhone 4S in 22 other countries. The iPhone 4S smartphone now available in Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland .

In his debut Apple was able to sell up to 4 million units in the first week of release in seven countries. Therefore, this product is expected to be increasingly in demand have been sold worldwide, and broke sales records the previous generation iPhone.

Apple has said it will launch the iPhone 4S to 70 different countries by the end of 2011.
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Samsung Galaxy Note Specs

Samsung Galaxy Note
The Samsung Galaxy Note is a smartphone that has a large size which its size close to tablets with specifications classified as extraordinary. Maybe you already know some specs of the Samsung Galaxy Note such as a 1.4GHz dual core processor, 8MP and 2MP camera, 5.3-inch screen resolution of 1280x800 pixels. What is behind of the Samsung Galaxy Note? Engadget and Francois Simond developers reveal components used in the Samsung Galaxy Note.

Here are the Samsung Galaxy Note specs:
Silicon
  • CPU: Exynos 4210 (similar to the Samsung Galaxy S II), 1.4GHz clock; 2786.91 BogoMIPS
  • GPU: ARM Mali-400 MP
  • Modul WiFi / Bluetooth: Broadcom BCM4330 (similar to the Samsung Galaxy S II and the Galaxy Nexus)
  • Codec audio: Yamaha C1YMU823 / MC-1N2 (similar to the Samsung Galaxy S II)
  • FM radio receiver: Si4709
  • HDMI: Silicon Image MHD Sil9234 transmitter over MHL (similar to the Samsung Galaxy S II and the Galaxy Nexus)
  • USB switch: Fairchild Semiconductors FSA9480 (industry standard)
  • Battery Charger: SUMMIT Microelectronics SMB136 / SMB328
  • NFC controller: NXP PN544
  • Power management: Maxim MAX8997
Sensor
  • Akselerometer: STMicroelectronics k3dh
  • Barometer / pressure sensors: STMicroelectronics LPS331AP
  • Sensor Gyroscope: K3G (similar to the Samsung Galaxy S II)
  • Compass: Chipworks AKM-AKM8975 Electronic Compass
  • Finger touch sensors: Atmel MXT540E
  • Stylus: Wacom E-Pen G5SP sensor
Other
  • Device name: GT-N7000
  • Camera back: Fujitsu M5MO 8MP LS
  • front camera: Samsung S5K5BAF 2MP
  • Linux kernel: 2.6.35.7
  • Android OS: 2.3.5, built October 8, 2011
  • LCD density: 320 dots per inch
  • Refresh rate: 60Hz
  • Image processor: Samsung mDNIe image converter (similar to the Samsung Galaxy S II)
  • Frequency scaler: Ondemdan
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Samsung Focus S and Focus Flash Released November

Samsung Focus S and Focus Flash
Through the status on Facebook, the AT&T operator stated that the two latest Samsung Windows Phone, the Samsung Focus S and Focus Flash to be released on November 6. The Samsung Focus S will be priced at $200 (with 2 year contract), while the Samsung Focus Flash can be obtained at a price of $50.

The Samsung Focus S has a screen size 4.3 inches SAMOLED Plus with resolution of 480 x 800 pixels with a pixel density of 217 ppi, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 3.0, HSDPA, HSUPA, 8MP rear camera with auto-focus and LED Flash, 1.3 MP front camera, 1.4 GHz processor, and has some components similar to the Samsung Galaxy S II.

For the Samsung Focus Flash is a alternative mobile phone to the Focus S with a more affordable price, and is the U.S. version of the Omnia W. This phone has a screen size 3.7-inch capacitive SAMOLED, 5MP auto-focus and LED flash, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, HSDPA, HSUPA, 1.4 GHz processor.
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Nokia Lumia 800 smartphone for Developers

Nokia Lumia 800 smartphone for Developers
At Nokia World 2011 conference, Nokia announced that 25000 units Nokia Lumia 800 smartphone will be available to developers before the end of this year.

As reported by Pocket Lint, Friday (10/28/2011), a fairly large number of these smartphones, reiterated Nokia's commitment to put Windows Phone 7 in the right place. CEO of Nokia, Stephone Elop said that the device was the "first real Windows Phone".

It is clear Nokia not only want to reclaim its position as a major player in the smartphone arena, but also established itself as Microsoft's mobile OS.

SVP Nokia, based in New York, said via Twitter, "the Nokia Lumia 800 is a beautiful thing, developers will be inspired to create beautiful applications."

It seems that the offer of 25 thousand handsets have been greeted with praise by the developers of micro-blogging service.

The presence of the Nokia Lumia 800 is a mainstay of WP7.5 device was announced along with the Nokia Lumia 710 at the Nokia grand event.

The Nokia Lumia 800 smartphone get praise from the technology industry about the fantastic shape, although there are doubts whether the cutting-edge smartphone can compete with its rivals, Apple and Android.
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Facebook to Build Data Center in Near Arctic Circle

Facebook Data Center in Near Arctic Circle
Facebook reportedly plans to build a data center which is about 62 miles from the Arctic polar circle, precisely in the Luleå area, northern Sweden. Facebook build server farms in the area with an excuse to save on server cooling costs, which is one major cost component.

With locations in cold regions, refrigeration be conducted with the air without water. This is because the temperature in the area average about 35.6 degrees Fahrenheit or slightly above the freezing temperature of water. Highest temperature is never more than 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius).

The new Facebook data center sizes is reported to be substantial. There are three buildings that cover all areas with a size equivalent to 11 football fields. But despite the cooling costs can be lowered, Facebook should prepare a great resource. The costs for electric power is estimated at 45 million poundsterling a year. Unlike the two Facebook data centers that use coal fuel, the new data center is more green because the planned use of renewable energy sources.
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Toshiba unveils USB Monitor for Laptop

Toshiba USB Monitor for Laptop
Toshiba has just launched a monitor that is powered via the USB port. This monitor is intended as a second monitor to the laptop that allows users to share the screen for two different computing activities.

The Toshiba USB monitor measures 14 inches with a maximum resolution of 1366 × 768 pixels. Monitor power is taken through a USB 2.0 jack. But unfortunately, this monitor has a weakness of which only 220 nit brightness, 400:1 contrast ratio and 16ms response time. Therefore, this monitor is more suitable for use as an additional screen while on the trip.

This monitor has a thickness of about 1 inch and weighs 795 grams. Provided the container to bring this monitor that also serves as a holder. The Toshiba USB monitor to sell at a price of £150, is more expensive than the cost of a monitor with equivalent size.
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LG Prada K2 images leaked again

LG Prada K2
Some leaked images of the LG Prada successor leaked again. However, different of the first generation, the LG Prada K2 will use the new Android operating system.

The LG Prada K2 which is the third series range of LG Prada handsets was first called the KE850, which was launched in 2007. The second series is called KF900 brings a QWERTY keyboard that appears in 2008. The LG Prada K2 re-using a thin candybar form factor.

On the front mounted 4.3-inch TFT touch screen technology with NOVA and above 1000 nits brightness. At the top of the screen there is a 1.3 megapixel camera and at the bottom of the screen are touch sensitive keys which implies that ICS will not installed on the Prada K2.

On the top there is the power button, a USB port under the cover, and another button with unclear functions. There's also a headphone jack and volume control buttons on the left side of the smartphone.
LG Prada K2 Smartphone
At the rear there is an 8MP camera and LED flash and is expected to record 1080p video. There is also a loudspeaker at the bottom. The LG Prada K2 to use dual-core processor and HSPA connectivity.

There are no other information was revealed today include the price and availability.
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iPhone 4S controlled 54.9% of Smartphones sold in Japan

iPhone 4S
No arbitrary foreign products can be successful in Japan, see how Nokia could conquer the world but "displaced" in Japan, the Xbox is losing competitiveness of the PlayStation - Nintendo and many more, but not for the Apple iPhone.

According to BCN Rankings, the latest iPhone sales figures are very high in the sunrise country's. Largest model, the 64GB iPhone 4S control 20% of all mobile phone market sold, followed by the 32GB iPhone 4S with 19.4%, and the 16GB iPhone 4S which accounted for 14.5%. The closest competitor of the iPhone 4S is the Samsung Galaxy S II, which took 3.4% ration.

Whether the trend in Japan is also going to happen in 22 other countries will get the new iPhone 4S tomorrow, October 28?
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Development of Nexus from One to Galaxy

Nexus Smartphone
Nexus is the generation of Android the Google intervention in its manufacture. Also called a pure product of Google, Nexus series usually release as a marker of the presence of new update version of the Android OS.

First created in collaboration with HTC and created the Nexus One, then twice made by Samsung with the name the Nexus S and the Galaxy Nexus. The Nexus One release with Eclair OS in January 2010, the Nexus S with Gingerbread in December 2010, then last Galaxy Nexus with Ice Cream Sandwich in October 2011. Interestingly, despite the progress and development of the hardware side, the resolution of the camera in the Nexus series is always the same ie 5 megapixels.

More details about the development of the Nexus, just look at the picture below:
development of Nexus from One to Galaxy
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Samsung Galaxy Nexus use Fortified Glass

Samsung Galaxy Nexus use Fortified Glass
If the series flagship of Samsung usually use Gorilla Glass as a protective screen, but is not the case with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus which is the first smartphone with Ice Cream Sandwich.

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has a 4.65 inch Super AMOLED screen, not Super Amoled Plus as in the Samsung Galaxy S II, and recently Corning confirmed if Galaxy Nexus does not use Gorilla Glass screen as in other high end smartphones. Although not using the Gorilla, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus as said by Samsung using the “Fortified Glass” type.

Samsung does not explain in detail what it is "fortified glass", and although perhaps not as sophisticated Gorilla Glass, "fortified glass" seems better than an ordinary screen.
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Asus Transformer Prime Release Date

Asus Transformer Prime Release Date
A few days ago at the AsiaD event in Hong Kong, CEO of Asus introduced the Eee Pad Transformer TF201 Prime, the second generation of Asus's popular tablet. Unfortunately, the Taiwanese company did not provide a complete description of the specification and design of the Transformer Prime. But note that the Transformer Prime pictures leaked on the internet, which has now been removed.

The Asus Transformer Prime tablet look unique at its keyboard, with the external design wrapped with aluminum is similar to the Asus Zenbook. In addition the front camera of the tablet is also equipped with LED Flash, also with the size of the tablet is similar to its predecessor.
Asus Transformer Prime
The Asus Transformer Prime also equipped with ports for microHDMI, microSD card reader, and audio jacks. Reportedly the Asus Transformer Prime will be supported by Nvidia Tegra platform 3.

Reportedly, the Asus Transformer Prime to be released on November 9 officially by Asus.
Asus eee pad Transformer Prime
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LG Optimus 7 Update includes Internet Hotspot Features

LG Optimus 7 Update includes Internet Hotspot Features
One feature missing of the LG Optimus 7 at launch is the ability to do tethering through WiFi hotspots. Today the latest update of Windows Phone 7 has been rolled and includes Hotspot Internet Tethering features and one of Windows Phone 7 smartphone is lucky to get the feature is the LG Optimus 7.

Unfortunately not all Windows Phone 7 smartphones will get this feature. If you are one of the LG Optimus 7 user then we recommend that you immediately update the operating system on your smartphone.
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Jailbreak and Unlock for iPhone 4 has been available

Jailbreak and Unlock for iPhone 4S
After the release of the iPhone 4, many users who want to use the jailbreak and unlock their iPhone. According to bestunlock.com, jailbreak and unlock version for the iPhone 4 already available. Best Unlock has launched a jailbreak for the iPhone 4 and offer to download, according to Best Unlock the jailbreak was safe. Jailbreak allows you to download applications that normally would not be authorized by the App Store.

According to the Best Unlock, software for the iPhone that has been able to use the jailbreak include, iPhone 4.1, 4.2, 4.2.1, 3G, 3Gs and iPhone 4 4.3.3 - 4.3.5.5. As for the jailbreak and unlock process does not take a long time, after downloading the software the process for all only takes 2 minutes, it was said by Martin McG who has tried to do the jailbreak on his iPhone.

For the unlocked version of the iPhone 4S rumored to be present in November, and priced at $649 for 16GB, $749 for 32GB, and $849 for 64GB. The iPhone 4S is the first iPhone that has a capacity of up to 64GB.
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Nokia Lumia 800 vs iPhone 4S

Nokia Lumia 800 vs iPhone 4S
At Nokia World 2011 which was held yesterday, Nokia introduced the new Windows Phone, the Nokia Lumia 800, which is claimed will be the start of a new and daring for the mobile phone manufacturer. Of course, with not far adrift in the launch time, many people who want to know how the difference between the two most popular smartphones nowadays, the Nokia Lumia 800 vs the iPhone 4S.

Below is the full specification of the difference between the two smartphones are the Nokia Lumia 800 vs the iPhone 4S. Some differences between the two handsets including: the Nokia Lumia 800 does not have a front camera, and rear camera only 720P. Surely the difference from behind the camera has to be seen of the comparison result. For the design of the smartphones, can not be denied that the Nokia Lumia 800 has a beautiful design and bold with bright colors.

Here are the Nokia Lumia 800 vs iPhone 4S based on specs:
iPhone 4SNokia Lumia 800
ProcessorA5 Chip (clock speed not confirmed yet)1.4GHz Qualcomm MSM8255
RAM512MB512MB
Display TypeRetinaAMOLED
Display Specs960x640 326 ppi 3.5-inch with 800:1 contrast ratio3.7-inch (480x800)
Storage16GB, 32GB or 64GB internal16GB internal
Operating SystemiOS 5Windows Phone 7.5 Mango
NetworksMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz);

GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)



CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz)
WCDMA, EDGE Class B, GPRS Class B, HSUPA Cat6 5.76 Mbps, HSDPA Cat10 14.4 Mbps, Dual Transfer Mode (MSC 32)

Rear Camera8MP with 1080p 30fps video, touch focus and LED flash8MP with 720p 30fps video, touch focus and flash
Front CameraVGA, video up to 30fpsN/A
BatteryInternal, Up to 8 hours on 3G, Up to 200 hours on standy1450mAh
Wi-Fi802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi
BluetoothBluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR
ConnectivityProprietary USB terminalMicroUSB
SensorsThree-axis gyro, accelerometer, proximity, ambient light, GPS 3D Accelerometer, proximity, magnetometer, ambient light, GPS
Height4.5 inches (115.2mm)4.58 inches (116.5mm)
Width2.31 inches (58.6mm)2.4 inches (61.2mm)
Depth0.37 inch (9.3mm).47 inch (12.1mm)
Weight4.9 ounces (140 grams)5 ounces (142 grams)
ColorsBlack, WhiteBlack, Pink and Blue
Supported Audio FormatsAAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAVAAC, M4B, MP3, WMA, EVRC, MP42, QCELP, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis

Supported Video FormatsH.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file formatASF, AVI, VC-1, WMV 9, MPEG-4, H.264/AVC, 3GPP formats (H.263)



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The Meaning Behind the Name of Nokia Lumia

Nokia Lumia 800
What's in a name? Of course it means much less about brands and marketing. On the first day of Nokia World event today, Nokia announced two new Windows Phone with name the Lumia 800 and the Lumia 710.

Lumia, if interpreted in Spanish means "prostitute". First published on by MSNBC, they provide some references and one of them is from the Spanish authorities, Real Academia Española. If you enter the "Lumia" word in the search box on the Real Academia Española site, the results obtained are "prostituta" aka "Prostitute".
Real Academia Española

As one of international company, it looks like Nokia have to rename the Lumia smartphone name when marketed in countries that use Spanish.
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IBM new CEO Virginia Rometty

IBM new CEO Virginia Rometty
A lot of speculation about the successor CEO of the IBM, Sam Palmisano, who resigned due to retirement. But note that the directors of IBM, has established Virginia Rometty, or in his biography on the website of IBM called by the name Ginni, who will replace Sam Palmisano. Virginia Rometty before being appointed as the new CEO of IBM held senior executive vice president and group for the sales, marketing, and strategy of the IBM. Virginia, 54 years old will replace Sam aged 60 years old starting of the early 2012.

Prior to joining the team of IBM's core, Virginia is responsible for the revenue, profits, and customer satisfaction globally, and is also responsible for strategy, marketing, and communications. Surely these works based on history, joining IBM since 1981, Virginia know very well of the IBM's twists so designated to replace the current CEO.

Samuel J. Palmisano after retiring as CEO of IBM will remain as chairman of directors of the company, as we all know that Palmisano is chairman of the board, president and CEO of the IBM. Ginni Rometty is likely to follow in the footsteps of Meg Whitman, HP CEO, a woman CEO at a large IT company.
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BlackBerry Business Cloud Services Features for Microsoft Office 365

BlackBerry Business Cloud Services Features
RIM has announced BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365, an online service for midsize businesses and companies that use Microsoft Exchange Online for BlackBerry smartphones, and allows organizations to manage their own companies through BlackBerry. An open beta for this service has been launched in more than 30 countries.

“We have worked closely with Microsoft and select customers through the early access program and we are delighted to now launch the open beta for the service.” said Alan Panezic, Vice President at Research In Motion.

“The cloud-based Business Services BlackBerry is an easy and is a cost-effective for businesses and government agencies at the time of use and manage Microsoft Office 365 to BlackBerry smartphones,” added Alan Panezic.

Here are the BlackBerry Business Cloud Services Features for Microsoft Office 365:
  • Access to Microsoft Exchange Online email, calendar and organizer data from your BlackBerry smartphone
  • BlackBerry Balance technology, which presents the work content and personal content that is balanced on a BlackBerry while keeping the contents remain separate and secure
  • A web-based console for IT administrators to provide, manage and secure the BlackBerry smartphone from anywhere
  • Access to online security functions for employees, which allows the user to reset the device password and lock or wipe the device remotely if an employee loses a BlackBerry
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LG DoublePlay Smartphone release date

LG DoublePlay Smartphone release date
Once the leak has appeared some time ago, the LG DoublePlay smartphone seen again in the latest leak. In a leaked this time new information is obtained the release date is November 2nd through T-Mobile in the U.S.

T-Mobile expect the LG DoublePlay smartphone with dual-screen is able to attract users who want a different approach in multitasking. With the second screen the user will be able to stay connected on social networks while on the first screen can be used for applications or other purposes. Thus, the users also do not need to get out of the game to answer the phone or reply to sms.

The LG DoublePlay smartphone has a main screen measuring 3.5-inch, the second screen 2-inch, plus a QWERTY keyboard slides out. The LG DoublePlay will run on Android 2.3, plus a 5MP camera, 720p HD video recorder, and a 1500mAh battery.
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Nokia announces white N9 smartphone

Nokia white N9 smartphone
The existence of the Nokia N9 was not depleted. This is evidenced by the announcement of the availability of a new variant of this MeeGo-based smartphone in white. Besides color, there was no difference in the specifications of both hardware and software in the MeeGo smartphone.

The appearance of the Nokia N9 white color is quite long ago of the N9 black. The reason of this delay in the launch, said to be the same as the white iPhone, namely to find a perfect match the white color in this smartphone. Looks like white smartphone assembly process is more complex than making the other colors, with a shiny white N9, in contrast to other variants that use a matte surface. The Nokia white N9 smartphone will be available in the fourth quarter of 2011 is for the 64GB version.

Nokia also announced that all versions of N9 will soon acquire a software update can be downloaded in the fourth quarter of 2011 as well. This update includes entrance control of the screen is locked and the ability to close the application by sliding the screen down like a curtain closes. It also added ability to read tags in the NFC.
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Apple to build Solar Data Center

Apple Solar Data Center
Apple reportedly is preparing to build solar panels field at a place in Maiden, North Carolina. This plan will be realized after the Catawba County local governments provide building permits in an area of 171 acres located adjacent to the data center.

To built the solar panel fields are required changing the slope of the region. With the field of solar panels is expected Apple to reduce power consumption that is currently supplied through power generation from coal and nuclear. In addition to these locations, Apple also has to use power plants with renewable energy in Austin, Texas, Sacramento, California, and in Cork, Ireland.

This project was named “Project Dolphin Solar Farm A Expanded” and spent billions of dollars. According to the plan the fields of solar panels will have a lot of gravel roads for maintenance. No information how large solar power plants will produce electric power.
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Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone price

Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone
In accordance with the predictions and rumors, Nokia finally announced their first Windows Phone, the Nokia Lumia 800 or formerly known as codename Sea Ray.

This smartphone has the same design as the Nokia N9 and overall have similar hardware specifications such as an 8 megapixel camera with LED flash and aperture f/2.2. To support the Nokia Lumia 800, Nokia released three new services for Windows Phones are exclusive only to the Finnish company.

1. The first is the Nokia Drive. This application is a combination of maps and navigation features and its UI is optimized for Windows Phone. The Nokia Drive, is the first voice navigation comes with turn-by-turn on the Windows Mobile Phone.

2. The second is the Nokia Music with Radio Mix features. This feature enables users to enjoy music without having to log-in and without the need of subscription and is available with several congenital mix. The songs that exist in the Nokia Music can be downloaded for listening offline.

3. The third is the Sports Hub which is the result of collaboration between Nokia with ESPN. This application will display the score, league charts, and other statistics related to favorite sports team. Users are also able to pin league or team favorite, so it can be displayed on the Live Tiles to update regularly.

All the three services are provided free of charge by Nokia for the Nokia Lumia 800 users.

The Nokia Lumia 800 will be available starting next month and pre-orders have opened today which of course is not directly available in many countries at once. The Nokia Lumia 800 will be available for the first time in the UK, France, Spain, Germany, Holland, and Italy in November, and and following Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore, and Taiwan before the end of this year. The Nokia Lumia 800 priced at €420 EUR ($583 USD).
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Samsung Nexus S can update for ICS, Non-Official

Samsung Nexus S can update for ICS
Although it has been confirmed by Gabe Cohen, but no exact date of Ice Cream Sandwich update official release to the Nexus S. Of course, as we know, the Nexus S is the second Google smartphone which initially contains the Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Do not be surprised if the Nexus S will get updates to Ice Cream Sandwich earlier than other smartphones.

But if you can not wait to look forward, XDA Developers Forum have the answer seems we like. Seen that they've managed to work on an early version of Android 4.0 for the Samsung Nexus S, which is still not yet launched the official version.

To download and install please click here, which previously would have to follow some rules are given, since this is not the official version of the Google output. There are two types, the Nexus S and the Nexus S 4G, make sure you have selected the right one. Please also note that updates to Ice Cream Sandwich is not fully completed, some features are still missing, among others, certain icons which still not appeared and Face Unlock.

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BlackBerry Colt BBX specs and picture leaked

BlackBerry Colt BBX
This is the first picture which believed to be the BlackBerry Colt BBX smartphone, the first BlackBerry that will run the BBX OS. Although the picture above is not an original image but according to sources, the smartphone with the nickname Colt will resemble the picture above.

Here are the BlackBerry Colt BBX specs:
  • 1.2 GHz single-core Processor (same as the Bold 9900). But 1.0 GHz dual-core version remains in the development.
  • Screen resolution above 900 pixels, like the Playbook
  • Capacitive touch screen is 4 inches or better
  • The design is thinner than the Bold 9900/9930, with a bandage metal bezel
  • Battery as the Playbook’s
  • There are no physical buttons at all on the facade
  • The frame around the screen supports touch and swipe gesture
  • Front and rear camera of high resolution

This news source is a trusted source, which is usually often provide important leaks about the BlackBerry. Hopefully this is not just a rumor and is expected early next year we can the BlackBerry Colt BBX.

via N4BB
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BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 delayed until February 2012

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 delayed
The bad news came over the BlackBerry Playbook users. Today Research In Motion has announced the postponement of the launch of the BlackBerry Playbook OS 2.0 update until February 2012. In addition, RIM also said that there would be no BlackBerry Messenger application built on the BlackBerry Playbook OS 2.0.

It is very bad news to be heard by the users of the BlackBerry Playbook, but at least RIM has attempted to give the best to the users of the BlackBerry Playbook, for example with Android Player for the present application and conversion support Android applications into the BlackBerry Playbook. Also lately too many good games have come over to the users of BlackBerry Playbook.

Here's an excerpt from RIM's official statement:
We know that many of you are looking forward to BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0, and we wanted to provide you with an update on the progress that we're making.


As much as we'd love to have it in your hands today, we've made the difficult decision to wait to launch BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 until we are confident we have fully met the expectations of our developers, enterprise customers and end-users. And here's what we're doing to accomplish that.


First off, we have decided to defer the inclusion of the BBM application to a subsequent BlackBerry PlayBook OS release. We are committed to developing a seamless BBM solution that fully delivers on the powerful, push based messaging capabilities recognized today by BlackBerry® users around the world and we're still working on it. In the meantime, BlackBerry smartphone users will be able to continue to use BlackBerry Bridge to securely access BlackBerry Messenger on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet's high resolution display.


So when could an end user get the new update? We expect to deliver the new BlackBerry PlayBook OS to customers in February 2012 and we'll continue to keep you updated as we progress to the launch.
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BlackBerry Bold 9790 picture with new button design leaks

BlackBerry Bold 9790
The BlackBerry Bold 9790 aka Onyx 3 picture leaked again to the public. Although the picture above looks blurry but still shows that the Bold 9790 has received a redesign, you can see on the buttons on the left and right optical trackpad. The design resembles the design of the buttons and navigation menus found on the BlackBerry Torch 9850 / 9860 which was released first. According to rumors, the BlackBerry Bold 9790 will be released in late November next month.

Another rumor that comes from BGR is the BlackBerry OS 7.1 launch scheduled to begin to be released later this year. BlackBerry OS 7.1 is a major upgrade of OS 7 which get a lot of big changes. Currently no further information about the BlackBerry OS 7.1, but certainly many are hoping the update soon be launched to avoid saturation of the BlackBerry OS 7 users that is not really differ much from OS 6.
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Nvidia Tegra 3 Kal-El to release November

Nvidia Tegra 3 Kal-El
CEO and co-founder of Nvidia Jen-Hsun Huang reportedly has confirmed the presence of Nvidia Tegra 3 platform in the near future. Huang also said that this platform will use the official name of Kal-El.

In addition, Jen-Hsun Huang also confirmed that the next line of Tegra products will use the name of the comic. After Kal-El takes its name from the Superman comics, future generations will include Wayne taken from the Batman comics, Stark from Iron Man comics, and others.

Nvidia has not announced a launch date of Kal-El, but Asus is known to have been planning to release the Transformer Prime tablet based Kal-El on November 9th. To determine the ability of this new platform please refer to the following video:
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Nokia prepare N9 successor based Maemo or MeeGo?

Nokia prepare N9 successor based Maemo or MeeGo
As we known, Nokia has stated that MeeGo will not be developed. But apparently this is not necessarily signify the death of this operating system, if you see the latest news claimed by Tietokone, a magazine from Finland who said that based on the source of an operator and retail close to Nokia, there will be the successor of the Nokia N9 in the roadmap though the exact date of these devices is unknown.

As we know the Nokia N9 getting positive reviews but less application. This seems to be responded to by Nokia have just released a Spotify application for MeeGo. This step is considered by some observers as signaling a desire from Nokia, to maintain MeeGo platform.

However, it could be Nokia is preparing Maemo, a platform before MeeGo. This is supported by information from the German website, the Telekom Presse indicating that the Nokia N9 has a Maemo root and the fact that the smartphone is running a hybrid operating system called Harmattan developed in Maemo 6. Nokia be considered to change the name of Maemo to be MeeGo, by reasons of marketing in order costs focusing on MeeGo.

In addition, applications developed in Qt for Nokia N9 will also be able to run on Maemo. Plus the strength of the Ovi Store as well as preparation for the release of N9 with a variety of colors for 2012. Is this a variety of preparatory signal N9 successor device in the future?
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Nokia Lumia 710 and 800 with Mango appears ahead of Nokia World

Nokia Lumia 710 and 800 with Mango
Just before the Nokia World event, had appeared two Nokia devices based on Windows Phone, the Nokia Lumia 710 and the Nokia 800. Both appear to accompany the Nokia 900 that had appears earlier leak.

The Nokia Lumia 800 aka Sea Ray and the Nokia Lumia 710 aka Sabre is expected to be announced soon in the Nokia World. The Nokia Lumia 800 that looks like the Nokia N9, measuring 116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm and weighs 147 g. Equipped with 512MB of RAM. While the Nokia Lumia 710 has dimensions 110 x 62.4 x 12.5mm with 512MB of RAM as well. As well as having 8GB of internal storage.

Both are expected to release in Europe in November. No pricing information from the both Mango smartphones.
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Nokia 900 Windows Phone specs leaks

Nokia 900 windows phone
An image that revealed the specifications of the Nokia 900 Windows Phone leaked and published by TheNokiaBlog. From the leaked images, the Nokia 900, in accordance with its serial number, chances are the flagship Nokia phones based on Windows Phone 7.5 Mango.

Here is the Nokia 900 Windows Phone specs leaks:
- Mango Windows Phone OS 7.5
- 4.3-inch display based on AMOLED Display ClearBlack
- 1.4 GHz processor
- 1GB of RAM, 512MB ROM
- Camera 8 megapixel Carl Zeiss autofocus + + dual LED flash
- The internal memory of 16GB / 32GB
- WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC
- 1800 mAh Battery
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