Nokia N8 internet tablet

Nokia introduced the Nokia N8, the latest smartphone that intuitively connects to people, places and services that matter most. The Nokia N8 enables people to create compelling content, connect to their favourite social networks and enjoy the latest on-demand Web TV programs and Ovi Store apps.
12mb Camera
The Nokia N8 introduces a 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon flash and a large sensor that rivals those found in compact digital cameras. People can also make HD-quality videos and edit them with an intuitive built-in editing suite.
Unrivaled entertainment system
The Nokia N8 offers a true home theater experience with HD quality film and Dolby Digital Plus surround sound. You can plug the device to your home theatre system with an HDMI cable.
The Nokia N8 enables access to local and global Web TV services that deliver TV programs, news and entertainment from channels such as CNN, National Geographic, E! Entertainment and Paramount directly on the homescreen.
Social media
People can update their status, share location and photos, and view live feeds from Facebook and Twitter in a single app directly on the home screen. Calendar events from social networks can also be transferred to the device calendar.

Operating times:
•Talk time (GSM/WCDMA) –12/5 h 50min
•Standby (GSM/WCDMA) –390/400 h
•Video record –3 h 20 min
•Music playback –50 h
•Video playback –7 h
•Video playback with HDMI –6 h
•Web TV –3 h 20 min
Technical Profile:
System: WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 and
GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
OS: Symbian^3
Form Factor: Touch screen monoblock
Dimensions: 113.5 x 59.12 x 12.9 mm (L x W x H)
Weight: 135g
Display: 3.5 inch widescreen (640 x 360 pixels)
capacitive touch
Battery: 1200mAh BL-4D
Media Storage/Memory: 16GB mass memory + micro SD card
slot, 135MB internal memory, support
up to 32GB memory cards. RAM256
ROM512
Video Playback: Video recording, Performance: encoding
25fps, decoding 30fps, File Formats:
H.264, MPEG-4, VC-1, H.263, Real Video
10, ON2 VP6, Flash video
Music Playback: FM radio, FM transmitter, MP3 player,
Supported codecs: MP3,AAC,eAAC,
eAAC+,WMA,AMR-WB, DRM support, DRM:
OMA DRM 2.0
Main Camera:
• Lens: Carl Zeiss optics
• Image capture: 12 megapixels
• Video capture: HD 720p
• Aperture: F2.8
• Focal length: 5.4
• Flash: Xenon flash
Connectivity:
• Nokia Adapter Cable for HDMI CA-156
• WLAN IEEE802.11 b/g/n
• BT2.1 with support for stereo
headsets
• Positioning with GPS, A-GPS, WLAN
and Cell-ID
• Micro-USB 2.0 high speed for file
transfers and charging
• USB On-the-Go
•Nokia AV connector 3.5 mm for audio
input/output and TV out
Available colors:
•Dark Grey •Silver White •Green •Blue •Orange

Nokia N9 

Remember this scandalous little leak from back in June? It looks to have been validated today, as imagery of Nokia's MeeGo (or is it Symbian^4?)-powered N9 QWERTY slider has emerged over in China. As usual with these things, we can't be certain that this device is in fact part of Nokia's roadmap and not just another creative hardware emulation, but it sure seems to have our old buddy Eldar Murtazin convinced. Seeing it with clear N9 branding, we can now say that the previously unknown Nokia slider was more likely the N8-01, a keyboard-equipped version of the (still) upcoming N8. The source of this N9 leak reports that it's not in its final retail shape, as it doesn't match up to "the latest drawings," but is apparently planned for a release in the 48th week (i.e. beginning of December) of this year. The prototype, built in Finland, is said to have an entirely metallic construction (more aluminum would be our guess), with only the keyboard buttons, USB cover, and a few decorative parts being plastic. See more of it, including a thorough teardown, in the gallery below.

Update: A friendly mole of ours ran this handset's serial number through an internal Nokia system and has confirmed it as a Nokia prototype. He was also able to uncover an RM-680 product type classification (further distancing this from the RM-626 slider) and a 0595571 product code. Add those to the "Prototype Build B2" and "Property of Nokia" labeling inside the phone's battery compartment, and you've got yourself a very strong candidate for the real deal here.

Update 2: A closer look at the display reveals that this is running something that bears a heavy resemblance to the MeeGo screens we've seen so far -- and if you run the product code through Google, you see some Maemo 6-related bug tracking results, which of course has since become MeeGo. Good stuff, eh? Thanks, Sockatume!
source :- www.engadget.com

Nokia N800

The Nokia N800 Internet Tablet is a wireless Internet appliance from Nokia, originally announced at the Las Vegas CES 2007 Summit in January 2007. N800 allows the user to browse the Internet and communicate using Wi-Fi networks or with mobile phone via Bluetooth. The N800 was developed as the successor to the Nokia 770. It includes FM and Internet radio, an RSS news reader, image viewer and a media player for audio and video files.

• Processor: OMAP2420 microprocessor with a native speed of 400 MHz
  • Runs at an underclocked 330 MHz on OS2007, due to the fact that the DSP speed will be halved if run at full speed
  • Runs at the native 400 MHz on OS2008.^[1]
• Memory: 128 MiB of RAM and 256 MiB of flash memory.
• Connectivity: IEEE 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 (DUN, OPP, FTP, HFP, HID profiles as well as A2DP/AVRCP and PAN via third party emulation), and USB 2.0 OTG high-speed.
• Display & resolution: pressure-sensitive resistive touch-screen LCD 4.1 inches 800×480 at 225 dpi (the same as the 770.)
  • includes PowerVR MBX acceleration, but the operating system does not include a device driver
• Expansion: 2 full-sized Secure Digital card slots, one internal and one external, each accommodating one card up to 32 GB capacity when using SDHC. Only cards up to 8 GB are officially supported by Nokia.^[2]
• Camera: built-in pop-up rotating webcam. (note the camera does not rotate a full 360 degrees).^[3]
• Audio: microphone, stereo speakers, FM radio tuner, 3.5-mm headphone jack (compatible with standard stereo headphones, but also containing a fourth pin with microphone input). The headphone jack also functions as the antenna for the FM radio.
• Operating system: Linux-based Internet Tablet OS 2007. In December 2007 the new OS 2008 was released for the Nokia N800 and the Nokia N810.
• The N800 supports Skype internet calls and Flash Player 9 as of July 6, 2007, which allows users to watch YouTube videos, play online flash games, and make free internet calls to other Skype-enabled devices.

Note that the USB port uses a mini-B socket instead of mini-AB so that a specially grounded adaptor is required to make full use of the USB OTG client/host auto-switching. Switching can be done in software with regular adaptors, though. USB OTG only provides 100 mA of power (versus full-size USB's 500 mA), so devices with larger power requirements will need to be used with a powered USB hub.

Dell Latitude XT2

Tap into the Future – With the Latitude XT2 

The industry's first tablet PC with multi-touch screen technology has taken superb to a new level with the Dell^TM  Latitude^TM  XT2. The XT2 lets you use natural gestures like a pinch or tap for scrolling, panning, rotating, zooming and more.

Innovative multi-touch responsive screen Dual-digitizer for low pressure, high touch accuracy New LCD-based wireless antenna design for excellent connectivity

Duo SU9400 1.4GHz (800MHz FSB, 3MB L2 Cache)

Microsoft Windows Vista Business (32-bit)

12.1" Premium WXGA (1280 x 800) LED-Backlight Display with Multi-touch

Intel X4500MHD Integrated Graphics

3GB DDR3 1066MHz RAM (2GB + 1GB)

120GB Toshiba 1.8" 5400RPM HDD

8X CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) through docking station

Intel 5100AGN WiFi, Bluetooth, and 1Gb Ethernet

6-Cell 42WHr Battery

Limited 3-year standard parts and labor warranty with on-site service

Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.7 x 1.1"

Weight: 3lbs 13.6oz

Price as configured: $2,253

UMID MBOOK BZ

Oh UMID mBook BZ, it's not easy being the unwanted offspring of a netbook and a MID, is it? Well, it sure isn't easy on us either. After spending a bit of time with the hand-sized device, we just don't really see how anyone could use the small clamshell for more than a few minutes at a time. But hit the break for some hands-on impressions and a video of the $549 lilliputian laptop and decide for yourself.

All our reservations aside, the mBook BZ is insanely cute. It's no bigger than a small Moleskin notepad, and though it's not small enough to quite fit into a pants pocket, you could very well slide it into a jacket pocket. But the frustrations start when you open up the lid. Very much like the first UMID mBook, the BZ has a 1024x600-resolution, 4.8-inch resistive touchscreen, which was quite a strain on the eyes. Oh and on our index finger, since the touchscreen device doesn't come with a stylus, and we had to use the tip of our finger nail to navigate Windows XP. We did appreciate UMID's large icon interface though, which provides easy access to applications. There's also an optical mouse pad on the right screen bezel and the buttons on the left, but all that pales in comparison to how difficult it's to use the tiny matte keyboard. Because of its cramped size, you can't really fit two hands on it, so our best option was to do the hunt-and-peck typing routine.

Packing a 1.2GHz Atom Z515 CPU and 512MB of RAM, the BZ launched programs fairly quickly, and its battery is said to get seven hours of runtime. Basically the UMID BZ is a computer you can put in a pocket, kind of like the VAIO P Series, but way more uncomfortable. The question is why would you want to do that when you can put a smartphone in there or keep a more comfortable netbook in your bag. This could be why we've never really understood MIDs.

Dell Streak tablet PC

The Dell Streak seemed to slip under the radar somewhat in the wake of Apple's gargantuan iPad launch. The shape, style and form factor of Apple's tablet invention continues to crush any mobile computing competitors that get in its way. But that doesn't necessarily mean it's the best tablet out there. Android-powered offerings continue to try to make inroads into Apple's market dominance; many certainly present cheaper alternatives to Apple's device.

The Dell Streak is therefore sometimes overlooked, but it most definitely shouldn't be. Bought on a contract, it offers undoubtedly some of the best value for money on the tablet market to date as well as one of the cheapest and most powerful mobile phones you can buy. The 5-inch screen is big enough to make using the tablet as an eReader or web browser completely viable. The 1Ghz Snapdragon processor keeps the tablet chugging along at a pretty impressive speed, more than matching any other high powered offerings on the market today. Web pages load quickly and the touch screen is very responsive making browsing straightforward and easy. It may lack some of the UI niceties of the iPad but as a bare bones internet viewing device it works brilliantly.

The Streak comes in either 16GB or 32GB form and comes bundled with a decent enough set of headphones. As a media player it is pretty much the same as any other Android device available; not quite an iPod but almost there. The screen is bright and crisp enough for video to look good and pictures appear colourful but not overly saturated.

Still, the most important thing to remember with the Dell Streak is its price. A £35 per month contract with 02 will get you a free tablet as well as 750mb of data. It will also get you unlimited text messages and 600 minutes. Admittedly the phone functionality of the Streak feels more bolted on than an added bonus, with phone calls looking and feeling quite frankly ridiculous. But it is there and is most definitely something that the iPad as well as the majority of other tablets available cannot do.

However, the Streak currently runs Android 1.6. It's an irritating error on Dell's part and it means that the tablet lacks some of the speed and UI tweaks that make the now Froyo powered HTC Desire so great. 02 has confirmed that they are testing Android 2.1 on the Streak and that it is expected to be released in September.The upgrade should make a huge difference to Dell's device, which should have been released with Android 2.1 in the first place.

I would suggest that those desperate for an iPad but discouraged by the price take a look at the Dell Streak. It will provide you with much of the enjoyment of the iPad, a phone, and hopefully the prospect of an imminent upgrade

www.telegraph.co.uk

Sony Ericsson is attempting to patent a device all too similar to the i7 PMP you launched in January 2007. Filed on November 14th, 2006, the SE application ambiguously dubbed "Mobile information terminal apparatus and method of controlling the same" seems to have the gaming / cellphone combination as its primary focus yet extends to cover multimedia as well. They are also attempting to patent the rotary support mechanism: rotate the display by 90-degree increments to automatically switch between game, camera, TV or video, and phone modes. Of course, the i7 PMP only offers three modes depending upon the angle of rotation: camera, PMP, and MP3 player. Still, we imagine Samsung's patent application is just as ambiguously worded. We'll see how the new, tougher USPTO rules on something which appears to be an obvious improvement to existing technology.
read more at engadget.com

Xbox 360 Firmware Hackers Release New Version, Bypasses Ban Checks

The latest shots in the Microsoft vs. Xbox 360 console hacker war have been fired, and this time it's Microsoft who took one in the chest. After banning a bunch of Xbox 360s with modded firmware DVD drives earlier this month, the company's ban checks have just been defeated by a new version of the DVD firmware.

Not a lot of details are listed in the release info, but the new version claims to defeat "all current and some future Xbox Live detection attempts", which means you'd be safe running this until the next dashboard update from Microsoft. – Jason Chen.read more at gizmodo.com