The past week threatens to become one of the most "fertile" weeks of the year on all sorts of news in the field of consumer electronics. The reason for that - held from January 8 to 11 in Las Vegas Show 2007 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) and a landmark announcement made by Apple. Therefore, immediately apologize for being unable to pay due attention to all the important events of the week.
iPhone: Past, Present, Future
January 9 there was an event truly of historic proportions for the world of mobile communications - Apple has officially introduced the world to its first mobile phone, thus proving that she though slowly, but still ready. Rumors that Apple is going to release a phone under its own brand went for years. As a starting point the history of iPhone, you can take the date of the domain name registration http://www.iphone.org, it happened on Dec. 6, 1999. This domain and today serves as a mirror of the main site Apple. Next were the first "spy shots" of future new products, published online resource Infosync in April 2001, unfortunately not preserved for history. In July 2002, Apple CEO Steve Jobs (Steve Jobs) has denied to reporters the possibility of issuing by a handheld computer, arguing it is the futility of the PDA market to be reborn into a new generation of mobile phones, as well as the fact that Apple discussed the matter came to such a concluded three years ago. Following this came the publication in a reputable publication as the New York Times about the probability of release of iPhone, to the effect that the development of the device is in full swing, as a proof is given new opportunities in the new version of the operating system Macintosh. Soon after news of the development of a smartphone in the bowels of Apple was printed Wireless Week. In September 2002, Steve Jobs refused to answer a direct question from a journalist about whether it would be released iPhone, citing the corporate policies that prohibit discuss unannounced products. Naturally, this statement only added fuel to the fire. The latest wave of speculation was triggered by the new "photos» iPhone published on the web.
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In October, Apple filed an application for registration of the trademark iPhone in Singapore, and later some other countries. In late 2004, the announcement of the joint development of mobile phone companies, Apple and Motorola. Announcement of the phone was to be held in mid-2005. Development of the rumors as featured in iTunes Phone and permanently captured the minds, some surpassing iPhone. End-use phone only get closer to the end of 2005 under the name of Motorola ROKR E1. In 2006, the world news was just filled with reports of regular patents, allegedly pointing to the existence of the iPhone and its close release, the statements of analysts issuing on-mountain pros and cons, and before each event Apple has appeared a lot of rumors about what it was then, and will be a welcome novelty. The event was held, the announcement was not, and rumors immediately scheduled a new date. Starting around autumn of last year, rumors of a mythical development started more like mass hysteria, they all grew, the page of Internet resources laden descriptions, photos and projections. Shortly before the New Year event occurred, plunged the public in a state of slight shock - iPhone was announced, but not by Apple, and Linksys, a subsidiary of Cisco. It was a series of VoIP-products. As it turned out, the trademark iPhone actually belongs to Cisco. However, on January 9 phone from Apple was still announced it was named iPhone.
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A few days before New Year's main page Apple has begun an unusual promise: «The first 30 years were just the beginning. Welcome to 2007 "(The first thirty years were just the beginning. Welcome to 2007). Say that the launch event Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco were waiting with impatience, to say nothing. Conference on the opening event was scheduled to begin Jan. 9 at 9 am PST and 8 pm Moscow. Some resources that provide information about the conference in real-time corny "lay" and started to return errors when Steve Jobs came on the scene. The intrigue was spun as well as possible - the company did not take the bull by the horns and left the iPhone on the sweet, when tracking the progress of the conference were already waiting to be brought up to the limit.
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Apple's been waiting for almost anything. Fortunately, projections, descriptions, and "spy pictures" were too controversial and varied. As a result, the world had a highly interesting solution. According to the company itself, iPhone changes the perception of the phone drastically, Apple almost a "re-invented the telephone." New positioned as a compact, lightweight device that combines three products - a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls and a device for navigating the Internet, equipped with a mail client, electronic maps, search and navigation on the World Wide Web. Can be an ardent fan of the device or on the contrary cruelly disappointed, but remain indifferent with respect to the iPhone is really hard. Let's look at it in detail.
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Almost the first thing that catches your eye when looking at the iPhone - it's minimalistic design, typical of the products Apple, the almost complete absence of the usual navigation buttons (one main button on the front panel returns to the home page) and visually large touch screen. As planned by Apple, one of the major highlights of her offspring is an innovative control system - Multi-Touch. As stressed at the presentation, management of mobile devices that use the stylus or the many buttons (smartphones and communicators with QWERTY-keyboard) is not always convenient. All navigation, as well as making calls, set SMS and much more done with the finger, the system also understands the combination of touch.
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As it turned out, iPhone runs on a platform Mac OS X, however, the device is not positioned as a smartphone makers or something like that. Will there be an opportunity to develop applications for the iPhone third-party companies are still not completely clear.The most likely option - Apple will allow third party developers to make software, but will be tight control over which applications will be issued. A similar system is used now to develop games under player iPod. As explained himself Jobs is the last thing the user wants - is to launch three applications, start calling and find that the phone stopped working. It should be noted that even without additional software applications filling the phone quite balanced and functional.
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On the official website announced that the iPhone has "all the power and sophistication» OS X, but then given specification - says support for applications software and a class of desktop computers, among which are the HTML email-client, Web-browser Safari, calendar, notes, address book. iPhone supports multitasking, you can simultaneously view the Web-page and download the e-mail in the background. Also supported widgets - small applets that give access to such useful information as stock quotes, weather forecasts and so on. iPhone syncs with your contacts on your Mac or PC or Internet services, for example, Yahoo!. Calendar and bookmark web pages are also synchronized with the Mac or PC. You can create a list of "Favorites" where are the most frequently used phone numbers, you can also easily integrate telephone calls to the conference. An interesting feature Visual Voicemail, you can use to quickly select the most important voice messages as you would with normal email. For a collection of SMS provides on-screen QWERTY-keyboard, supports the possibility of multiple simultaneous sessions to send and receive SMS. E-mail client can work with the postal service, standards-based IMAP and POP3, displays graphics with text. Web-version of the Safari browser for mobile devices lets you view Web pages in the usual way, and, if necessary, to bring any part of the finger to the screen. The browser has preset search features Google Search and Yahoo! Search as well as service to work with maps of Google Maps.
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The display is comparable in size to the PDA displays - it has a diagonal of 3.5 inches, but the novelty it is wide. Accordingly, non-standard resolution - 320x480 pixels, 160 pixels per inch. It supports both vertical and horizontal display modes. Of particular interest are sensors that are involved in the management of the display. First, the phone is equipped with acceleration sensor, which detects when the phone unfold from horizontal to vertical mode, or vice versa, and automatically changes the direction of display data. Built-in proximity sensor is needed to ensure that when making a call the phone did not react to accidentally pressed the ear or cheek. Ambient light sensor adjusts the display brightness.
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Phone in his pleernoy "incarnation supports playback of both music and video. For a more comfortable navigating the music library function is used Cover Flow, also used in iPods iPod. Declared support for playback of any content for iPod: music, audiobooks, podcasts, music videos, television shows and movies. You can sync data with iTunes library on your Mac or PC, and playback of content purchased in the online store iTunes Store. Important feature of the phone is the large amount of built-in flash memory - 4 GB or 8 GB. It does not provide slots for cards. On one side of special need in this, thanks spaciousness of its own memory, but it also carries certain limitations and disadvantages.
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By the communication capabilities of Apple went fairly complex, but ignored the support of third-generation networks. Work in the four frequency ranges networks GSM, supports data transfer standard EDGE, wireless Wi-Fi (802.11b / g) interface and Bluetooth 2.0 EDR. For completeness, a multimedia sensation has built a 2-megapixel camera, however, it is clearly not the main advantage of the device. However, there has not been without raisins - a program to work with photos as synchronized with a PC, and with the Mac, and easily (finger) to view the photo album, set the picture to your desktop or attach photos to e-mail.
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Phone is thin, its thickness is 11.6 mm. Other dimensions in this reach 115h61 mm, weight - 135 grams. On the case are 3.5-mm headphone jack on the other end there is a standard iPod-connector, synchronization is performed using the docking station. While working on one battery charge stated the following: a talk / video / Web-surfing - 5 hours of music playback - 16 hours. How long will run the phone just in standby mode, the company has not yet reported.
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Now it's time to fly in the ointment. Before the real output device for quite some time - the fastest machine appear in the U.S., the term of the sale - June this year. As the exclusive provider to choose an operator Cingular. Price at purchase contract will be $ 499 for 4 GB model and $ 599 for 8 GB model. In Europe, the novelty will be noticeably later - by the end of 2007, and in Asia and the later - in 2008. How much will the phone without a contract and is not reported. Judging by the reviews of eyewitnesses activities conducted by Apple, currently working copies of the model there is very little and our hands on iPhone was just elected.
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Proof of this can serve as an almost complete absence of any surveys, in fact, only official images provided by the company, a few phone pictures "behind glass", but one video featuring Steve Jobs is not with keeping the iPhone, any other person. Lucky winner was a well-known journalist David Pogue (David Pogue). As reported present at Macworld, even to those units that were able to hold the phone in his hand, was strictly forbidden to do in this case any shots. So you have to be limited to information that was presented very Apple. Make any conclusions about the actual performance, comfort and learn more about the features and characteristics of the iPhone will be later, with the advent of tests of working samples of the model. It is worth noting that the uncertainties and questions about the iPhone is still very much up to what processor is used, takes a video camera and the like. Nevertheless, we can already say that the iPhone will become the founder of a new dynasty of phones, which will have many fans, his name becomes a household word, and the ideas implemented in it, will be used in many new models from other manufacturers.
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Analysts predict that if Apple did not show my phone and this time, it would be very negatively affected by its actions. Those funny moments during the show when the iPhone on the Internet Jobs pointedly checked the stock of the company and was glad to tell that he grew up. Reaction to novelty was provided by a controversial, but almost no one left out. Spoke about the iPhone, many grands telefonostroeniya. For example, the company Nokia, in the person of the Head of Business Unit Multimedia Products, Anssi Vanyoki (Anssi Vanjoki), commended the iPhone as "an interesting product, but just that - according to this gentleman, a lack of support for 3G-networks doomed model is not too high popularity. There were hot and the fans new items, for example, rather well-known music activist Sergei Pimenov, in his live journal announced a competition for the first iPhone in Russia soon after it appeared on sale in the U.S.. The price of issue - $ 3000. Also willing to splurge, boasting legendary tube already offered to print and glue the product yourself. For example, the site iphonecountdown.com is a countdown to the start of sales and as a bonus set offered a sort of "DIY" as PDF-files of 589 KB.
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As for the future, the most likely next step is the emergence of a model with support for third-generation networks, and models easier and cheaper, by analogy with the iPod and iPod nano. Well, most certainly would expect something like this:)
Nokia N800: Internet tablet in a series of smartphones
Although the announcement of Apple and its brilliance overshadowed many of the events of the week, but he certainly was not the only news worthy of attention. The company Nokia, for example, has introduced three new models of N-series. Let's start with the most unusual of them. Continued Internet Tablet Nokia 770 waiting for a long time - the Nokia 870 has been widely covered by rumors. However, today announced the new Internet Tablet company still managed to surprise the world - she released it under the name of the Nokia N800 and, accordingly, the device has entered into N-series. That this interesting? And that's interesting here that - earlier N-series consisted entirely of smartphones based on Symbian platform S60. This series of smartphones the company promotes as a device with mobile phone design is actually a powerful handheld computers with full multimedia capabilities. " In addition, the last time the company is actively promoting these smartphones as a means of working with the Internet. Adding the N-series device such as the Nokia N800, the company actually acknowledges that its smart phones do not reach the proud title of "PDA", and that for the Internet needs more powerful devices. As the first Internet tablet, Nokia 770, new works on the basis not Symbian, and Linux, and has a much larger than the size of the smartphone screen. Moreover, in contrast to displays of smartphones, touch it. Another fundamental difference from smartphones - Internet Tablet is not capable of independent calls on cellular networks, it would require to connect your phone as a modem. From wireless communications capabilities is support for wireless networking Wi-Fi (802.11b / g) and Interface Bluetooth 2.0, from Wired - Interface USB 2.0.
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Compared with its predecessor, the new tablet has a number of significant changes. The eye catches a completely different design - a more traditional handheld computers at the same time generating the impression of more modern compared to the 770. Also like its predecessor, the device is sharpened by the use in landscape mode, which is quite logical, given the positioning and the main problem. It is impossible not to notice that appears Web-camera (resolution VGA), which can be extended from the left side of the case and slide back when not needed. Camera means that you can conduct video conferencing, videoblogging, and other nice features.
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Nokia N800 has better performance and more storage resources than the previous model.Now that tablet processor clocked at 320 MHz, internal memory of 128 MB RAM and 256 ROM. In addition, there were two slots for cards, which, as described on the company website, are compatible with the formats of SD, MicroSD, MiniSD, MMC and RS-MMC. Support for these various formats, apparently, is implemented by using adapters, because the witnesses indicate two-slot format SD. Thus, we see that increased speed of the processor (220 MHz have been) raised the amount of memory (there were 64 RAM and 128 ROM) plus expanded opportunities to use cards - previously only slot format RS-MMC. The set includes a card MiniSD 128 MB.
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In this case, Nokia N800 has kept such advantages as wide, great for devices of this class display - 4.1 inches diagonal and 800x480 pixels that supports 65K colors. These display features represent one of the advantages over Internet tablet Nokia's handheld computers based on Windows Mobile. Multimedia orientation emphasize the speakers (the predecessor was the only mono). Tablet size remained virtually unchanged - 144h75x13/18 mm, and weight - 206 gr. The battery provides up to 3.5 hours of viewing and up to 12 days in standby mode.
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Work is performed under the operating system Internet Tablet OS 2007 (based on Linux). The company is going in the future to offer a device specifically designed for the Nokia N800 VoIP-client version of Skype. It is expected that the implementation of Skype for the Nokia N800 will be available for download by the end of the first half of 2007. Among preinstalled applications are Web-browser Opera 8 with Flash-Player (7), as well as software for Internet telephony with video, email, IM-client, media player, Internet radio and RSS-reader. Members are free to install software from third-party developers the benefit of Maemo platform for application development under the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet and Nokia N800 provides developers with a community Open Source tools for creating applications for the Internet Tablet Nokia.
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The device is already sold in the U.S. and some European countries. Recommended price for it (excluding local taxes) is $ 399 or Euros, depending on the region. Among the languages of the user interface and user guides on the Nokia website listed and Russian, but Russian local Nokia Web site for the device is not mentioned at all, at least not yet.
Nokia N76: Slim and music
The second new member of the N-series, announced by Nokia at CES 2007 - a smartphone Nokia N76. Novelty is a very real thin clamshell, which for so long has not released the company. She was so long ignored this trend, which may already seem that Nokia has decided to simply not participate in the universal race for subtlety. Nevertheless, apparently deciding that it's better late than never, the Finnish company still produced a fine solution. The manufacturer positions Nokia N76 as "an outstanding folding multimedia computer with all the features of Nokia N-series, made a new compact design", according to her description of it - "mix of technology and design innovation, embodied in the new revolutionary design."However, such an approach from Nokia too much self-promotion - design models can hardly be called revolutionary, but on the background of many members of the N-series new look palely.
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The keyboard of this model we have seen the "spy photo" that showed up in the network in September last year. Then it seemed strange and even a bit suspicious that the Finnish giant is so obviously copies the style of iconic clamshell from Motorola, whose success and led to tonkomanii. But the fact remains - many design elements Nokia N76 is really almost replicate Motorola RAZR. This concerns not only keyboards, but the characteristic pattern halves, the use of metal parts, and similar nuances that make up the overall style of the model.
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Interestingly, in a thin model, the company presented not just a mobile phone, a smartphone, and built on a platform in the newest edition - S60 3d Edition Feature Pack 1 operating system Symbian OS 9.2. Note that on this platform have already been submitted flagship Nokia N95 and Nokia 6290, which is positioned as a smart middle class. Like the RAZR, which in addition to innovative design could boast of only average technical ability, novelty can be attributed to the middle class in the lineup multimedinyh N-series smartphones. It belongs to the scanty "fashionable" subgroup in this series, which also emphasizes the garish colors. It should be noted that the technical capabilities of the Nokia 6290 and Nokia N76 quite a lot in common. In some ways superior to N76, but at some point and loses "serednyachki» Nokia 6290. By numeric index is for the new N75, but more appropriate to compare the model is still with Nokia 6290, at least based on the fact that the N75 and N76 are based on various editions of the platform - just S60 3d Edition and S60 3d Edition Feature Pack 1, respectively, as well as the fact that the N75 is aimed primarily at the American market and beyond may not appear.
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Has highlighted the musical talents of N76. Although this is not a smartphone and stereo speakers that are present in 6290, but he does have other advantages that might will fall far more for lovers of music. N76 has a standard 3.5-millimeter headphone jack, which is not very usual for the production of the Finnish manufacturer. On the front panel under the display are buttons control music functions on the device. Separately, the manufacturer notes support a secure format, Windows Media DRM. The entire list of music formats supported smartphone player - MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC + and WMA. There is also a stereo FM-radio. The internal display of N76 greater than that of 6290 - the diagonal is 2.4 inches, not 2.2, otherwise it has similar parameters - the ability to display 16M colors and QVGA (240x320 pixels). External display has a diagonal of 1.36 inches, the resolution of 160x128 pixels and 262K colors, as well as in 6290.
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The smartphone is designed both for work in GSM, and third-generation networks. On this basis, it has two cameras - one primarily for photography and another for video.The main 2-megapixel camera, equipped with a flash, supports the digital zoom (20X). Video recording is possible in QVGA resolution at 15 frames per second. Additional camera has a resolution of CIF + (384x320 pixels). For editing photos and video provided by preinstalled applications.
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Communication capabilities of a smartphone as follows - WCDMA (2100 MHz), GSM / EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), the interface is Bluetooth 2.0. Also, the novelty is the standard connector MiniUSB, it is still a rarity for the production of Nokia. Embedded memory for N76 a bit - about 20 MB, while the Nokia 6290 - about 50 MB. Increase the amount of memory you can use a microSD card up to 2 GB. Now we come to one of the most interesting moments - the size. The thickness of the clamshell is only 13.7 mm, compared to the thickness of the RAZR is 13.9 mm, however, this record has been beaten all and sundry. Subtlety achieved at the cost of longer vehicle, he has such dimensions - 106,5 h52 mm. New thinner, but longer and slightly wider than the 6290 (94x50x20, 8 mm). Same weight and do the same - 115 grams. Battery is clearly affected by the unequal struggle for subtlety - its capacity is 700 mAh that delivers up to 120 minutes (WCDMA) or 165 minutes (GSM) of talk time and up to 8.5 days standby time.
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Thus, we get quite a controversial decision with a definite plus, but noticeable negatives, intended for those who are important in the first "fashion" aspect when choosing a smartphone. However, even here success is not guaranteed - this design has many procedures pall. The yield model in the sale is scheduled for first quarter year to date. Recommended by the manufacturer price (excluding taxes) of 390 euros (about $ 505), which is considerably more than 325 euros (about $ 420) are recommended for Nokia 6290.
Nokia N93i: more style and compactness
Nokia has also unveiled at CES 2007 update for the smartphone N93. The upgraded model called the Nokia N93i. The smartphone is made in the clamshell, with it half a display has an extra degree of freedom and can turn away like a video display. This form is not coincidental - the main highlight of the smartphone in his cell, and particularly in the possibilities for video shooting. The camera module is located in the hinge clamshell, and the "eye" lens on the end of the hinge leaves. Such an arrangement is due to optic camera - a lens from Carl Zeiss optical zoom lens with a triple, if the camera was situated over a traditional phone, the work zoom would look quite strange. However, when the Nokia N93 smartphone has been released on the market, it affects not only their tactical and technical characteristics, but also the size. Dimensions 118.2 x55, 5h28, 2 mm and weight 180 grams - more than impressive options for folding. Updating the model was directed primarily to combat this disadvantage and largely carries cosmetic changes.
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N93i is markedly different in appearance from its predecessor. Catches the eye mirror front panel which hides the external display when it is inactive. The keyboard is made in a flat style, with no noticeable protruding buttons feel all use the same concept RAZR, which gives a gain in thickness.With decreasing dimensions of the main display is not reduced, it remained a diagonal of 2.4 inches, but the ability to change color reproduction - 16M colors instead of 262K. Resolution remained the same - QVGA (320x240 pixels).
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As with the N76, in this case, the developer went to the victim about the battery. In the N93 uses battery BP-6M, 1100 mAh, the N93i - BL-5F 950 mAh. It provides up to 3.3 hours (WCDMA) or 3.9 hours (GSM) of talk time and up to 9.4 days standby time. Previous results were as - 3.7 hours (WCDMA) or 5.1 hours (GSM) of talk time and up to 10 days standby time. In principle, the difference does not matter. However, size is not reduced dramatically - up to 108x58x25 mm and weight - up to 163 grams. In this case, one must admit that the look of the model as a whole has become more pleasant and modern.
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The rest of the smartphone has kept the former possibility. Including the 3.2-megapixel camera with 3 x optical zoom and the ability to shoot video with «DVD-quality" that is, with VGA resolution in MPEG4 format at 30 frames per second, stereo audio recording and digital stabilization. In this case, Nokia N93i is the first model of the N-series supports the new free personal service photo and video blogs Vox. On agreement with Six Apart, one of the leaders in the field of blogging, the integration of Vox in the model happy N-series, it was announced the same day simultaneously with the announcement of new items. Powered Nokia N93i is still on the platform S60 3rd Edition. Publication of an updated smartphone also planned for the first quarter of 2007. Recommended price, excluding taxes, amounted to 600 euros, that is about $ 776.
Briefly about other events of the week
Rumors panorama of the week
So what are you, HTC Omni? Heir of the legendary HTC Universal continues to grow into the details. Rumors about the HTC Omni, sometimes contradictory, appeared on the network here and there. While some sources have reported smaller than the HTC Universal, the size, but the same form factor and 3.6-inch VGA-display, while others report more drastic changes. According to the Spanish version of the Internet resource SoloPalmari, the future heir has a larger display - 4-inch diagonal and a resolution of 800x480 pixels, the processor is not Intel, and Samsung SC244X with 400 MHz, as well as more memory - 128 MB RAM and 256 MB ROM . What of the rumors more correct, rebuke time.
Soft-panorama of the week
Documents To Go for Windows Mobile smartphones known company DataViz has promised to release a version of its office suite Documents To Go for Smartphone operating on the basis of the operating system Windows Mobile. While versions of the packages are presented for the platforms Palm OS, Symbian UIQ and Symbian S80. To date version for Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone is available as a preview, after registering on the site developer. The package includes applications Word To Go (editor), Sheet To Go (spreadsheet editor), Slideshow To Go (presentation editor), PDF To Go (viewer, PDF) and Zip To Go (utility to unzip the archive). Release, the assurances of the company, should occur as soon as possible.
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WisBar Lite: a strong but lightweight task manager WisBar Lite is actually a very lightweight and stripped-down version of the powerful applications WisBar Advance. It will appeal to those who do not require all the numerous functions WisBar Advance, and the need to basically compact and easy to use task manager. WisBar Lite offers a cascading start menu, can set up open / close / minimize applications, really close applications on the X button, and so on. Now Lakeridge Software has updated this program from. Among its new features - the action button to turn off the device, the effect of display panel, power management, the ability to customize the action by pressing the battery indicator.
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Vehicle Manager: the cost of the car under control of the company iambic last year acquired the Two Peaks Solutions, which in particular has developed an application for cost accounting in a car Vehicle Manager. Application updated to version 3.3, which is iambic has not failed to report. One of the major developments in the mobile version of the application - the new support for devices based on operating system Windows Mobile 5.0. In this case, Vehicle Manager, as before, can help you calculate the cost of gasoline, repairs, and mileage, to conduct statistics and more. She is still able to export data to Microsoft Excel and synchronized with the version of Vehicle Manager for PC.
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PDF-documents on the smartphone S60 3rd Edition application with the telling name of Pdf + mBrain Software was released for smartphones based on the platform S60 3rd Edition. As the name implies, the application allows you to view PDF-documents on the smartphone screen. In this case supported not only by viewing the PDF files without conversion, but the search, zooming, full screen mode and much more.
Business panorama of the week
Motorola rushes to the leaders of mobile enterprise market completes started last year the acquisition by Motorola of Symbol Technologies, a well-known manufacturer of mobile devices for strong corporate market. This was reported by the company Motorola. The transaction value was approximately $ 3.9 billion as counts Motorola, Symbol of the merger will form the basis of Mobile solutions for enterprises and raise this area of the company to a qualitatively higher level. Apple Computer is dead, long live Apple's presentation, during which was presented to the phone-legend iPhone, Apple's CEO has made another important statement. Apple Computer after 30 years of life are now no longer exists. There was just Apple. This metamorphosis once again stressed that Apple - not just computers. Who gets the iPhone - Cisco or Apple? In December, when Apple's iPhone was little more than a myth, the editor of an Internet resource Gizmodo suddenly made a cryptic statement about what «iPhone Will Be Announced On Monday» (iPhone will be announced on Monday, December 18). When the announcement «iPhone» took place, it appeared that a line of VoIP-products from Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems.Now, after the announcement that same iPhone, which so long expected, it turned out that not in vain Gizmodo intrigued the public. Do not be that mysterious message, did not attract so much attention to the iPhone-am from Linksys. And then the scandal after the announcement of Apple would not be so loud. Cisco Systems on the same day after the announcement Apple made a friendly comment that the iPhone trademark belongs to her. As explained in a statement, Apple and Cisco Systems for several years can not agree on the possibility of using an Apple brand iPhone. According to Cisco, the company was convinced that announced the phone under that name, Apple intends to agree with the final version of the document and the expected agreement on the same day. Apparently without waiting for the next day, Cisco filed for Apple to court, demanding to "stop disgrace." According to Cisco, she got right to the trademark iPhone since its acquisition of Infogear in 2000, which registered the iPhone trademark in March 1996. How will the litigation is not yet known, it is clear only that of the hype around the process benefits both parties.
Hard-panorama of the week
Communicator SCH-i760, is now officially appear before the rumors SCH-i760 smartphone from Samsung has gained official status. At the last exhibition manufacturer introduced the first official information about it. It really is CDMA-based smartphone Windows Mobile Pocket PC, equipped with two keyboards - digital and QWERTY, which extends from the side. It seems that this form factor is gradually coming into fashion. Judging from the data presented Samsung, the device is equipped with 2.8-inch display with a resolution of QVGA (240x320 pixels), 1.3-megapixel camera, 64 MB RAM and 128 MB of ROM, slot for cards microSD. In general, not counting the form factor - nothing special. Recall that in the first rumor was reported that the model will work on the new version of Windows Mobile, Samsung's documentation, this information is no small yet not specified.
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SSD-abundance at CES 2007 CES 2007 has become a place where several manufacturers have submitted capacious SSD-drives are designed to replace hard drives based on magnetic hard drives in portable devices such as ultra-mobile PCs. SSDs (Solid State Disk, SSD) reported, for example, the company PQI (64 GB, Form Factor 2.5 inch Interface SATA), Ritek (a series of SSD capacity of 16, 32 and 64 GB in the 1.8 and 2 , 5 inch form factor interfaces with ATA and IDE) and A-DATA SSD-monster with a capacity of 128 GB. Thus, all goes to the fact that after a while flash drives of this kind will get rid of its main drawbacks - cost, and can make a real competition to the traditional currently hard drives.
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New GPS-PDA from ASUS ASUSTeK Computer Company showed its new GPS-PDA ASUS MyPal A696. As reported by eyewitnesses, this successor to the Asus A636, differing from it mainly integrated antenna GPS, and a large amount of internal memory (256 MB ROM). Other options have not changed: 3.5-inch display with QVGA (320x240 pixels), Intel PXA272 processor clocked at 416 MHz, 64 MB RAM, chipset, SiRF III, slot for memory cards SD I / O and MMC, support for wireless Networks Wi-Fi (802.11b / g), Interfaces Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, IrDA and USB-host. Powered Pocket PC operating system Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0. Release is tentatively to be held in February, and the price will be about $ 500.
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UMPC the next generation all on the same show, Microsoft unveiled a new Origami Experience interface for UMPC, ultra mobile PCs. Have been shown and the first models of a new generation of UMPC, using this interface, as well as a new operating system Windows Vista. It should be noted that they are more varied in form and parameters than the first ultra-mobile PCs, which appeared in the vulgar year.
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Among the new products were displayed on the Medion UMPC and a new model of the OQO. The first model equipped with a 6.5-inch display and a keyboard. 02 from OQO smaller in size, has a 5-inch display and also got a keyboard. Medion UMPC is based on the processor VIA C7-M 770, chipset VX700, 512/768 MB RAM DDR2. It is equipped with hard drive capacity of 30 GB, VGA-camera, slot for memory cards format SD / SDIO / MMC, supports Wi-Fi (802.11b / g) and Bluetooth 2.0. As options are available GPS, TV-tuner, TPM. 02 will be delivered with a 1.5 GHz VIA C7M ULV, HDD 60 GB (or 30 GB), 512 MB or 1 GB of RAM, as well as an integrated unit for wireless networking, EV-DO WWAN, Wi-Fi ( 802.11a/b/g), Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR and A2DP.
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Development Medion able to work on a single charge for 4-5 hours, and 02 - up to 6 hours (with optional double capacity battery) OQO plans to deliver new items to the end of the first quarter of 2007. As for the Medion, then its UMPC will be too soon enough, and perhaps under different brands. The price for Medion is not yet known, but on the OQO 02 recommended price is $ 1499.
2 GB microSD not limit a limit of 2 GB for tiny microSD cards for a long time remained unresolved. And now the company has announced Kingmax Digital card 4 GB microSDHC corresponding specification SD 2.0. As promised the company will become the first manufacturer in the world, which will release the card with the following parameters. However, where could one manufacturer, will soon likely will be others. Meanwhile, Kingmax has reported the most interesting - and the planned release date cost of the card.
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Headsets for the iPhone Such a phone like the iPhone could not do without a couple of accessories. Apple has not really missed this point and introduced Bluetooth-headset with a wired stereo headset for your new phone. Specific technical details are not known. That's what we can say at this time. Bluetooth-headset performed in a strict, minimalist design and very small. Stereo headset design resembles conventional Headphones iPod, the main feature - the presence of a small panel on the wire, with which you can handle calls.Given the wealth of choice among the players, accessories for iPod, in splendid isolation, these headsets will not go.
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AudioIQ: mutual convenience of wireless communication company Plantronics introduced the curious headset Plantronics Discovery 665. Its main feature is the use of technology AudioIQ. This technology is designed to improve sound quality for both the speaker and for his companion. AudioIQ automatically adjusts the incoming audio stream, taking into account the background noise, improves its quality, cleanliness and adjusts the optimum volume level. In the outgoing audio stream AudioIQ reduces background noise up to 50%. In addition, minimizes distortion of speech interlocutor, and provides high clarity sound. Discovery 665 will go on sale in Russia sometime in the second quarter of 2007. Its price is $ 149.95.
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