It seems that using copy and paste on the touchscreen handsets will be a breeze, and very similar to the interfaces on iOS and Android handsets. Simply tapping a word then sliding you finger will highlight text, then it’s as simple as hitting the copy icon, navigating to where you want to paste, then tapping ‘Paste’.

More than just copy and paste

Although not as “massive” as we’d hoped, Microsoft does have a couple more things up its sleeve for the eagerly-awaited update. The company claims to have “whittled down” the time apps and games take to start and resume, although details on how they’ve done this are scarce.

The Marketplace has also had a bit of work done, with the search function fine-tuned to show you results only from the section of the market you’ve searched from; so if you’re in Music and hit search, it will only show you results from the music catalogue.

The over the air update is scheduled for the frustratingly vague time of ‘soon’, although we wouldn’t be entirely surprised if it happened to coincide with Mobile World Congress 2011 next month.

News Source: www.techradar.com

The German O2 site has suggested that the eagerly awaited handset will be available early in 2011. It brings a QWERTY keyboard along with all the familiar offerings of the first raft of Windows Phone 7 handsets.Key manufacturer

It has been a key producer of handsets that support Microsoft’s operating systems, even before the software huge managed to bring itself bang up to date with its latest offering.

Microsoft products in the average enterprise IT department, Windows Phone 7 is likely to be a popular choice, especially with the addition of a QWERTY keyboard.

It will, however, need to show that it’s a worthy competitor to RIM’s BlackBerry, which has become the handset of choice of many businesses in the past five years.

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The rumors state that not only will the Nokia N9 have a 4.2-inch OLED screen, but it will also be bringing a 1600mAh battery, and have a 1.2GHz processor.

Next-gen gaming

A dedicated gaming engine will also be able to display 190 polygons per second, which would put it way above any phone on the market at the moment, and well up there with some dedicated consoles.

Other piece from the substitute include a 12MP camera with Carl Zeiss Optics and 768MB of RAM – like we said, it’s possible there might be a small piece of truth, despite the sources not being revealed.

News Source: www.techradar.com

Although not confirmed, sources have revealed what could be the official pricing for the Playbook:

8GB: $399 (£189.84)

16GB: $499 (£316.83)
32GB: $599 (£380.32)

If correct, this would put Blackberry at a great advantage against the Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab, which has often been criticized for its big price tag.

However, we’re still not 100 percent influenced however, as it’s not as if Blackberry have skimped on specs. The Playbook will release a 1GHz dual-core processor, a 7 inch capacitive touchscreen, QNX OS, Adobe Flash 10.1 support, a 5 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi connectivity and 1080p HD video playback. It’s still not confirmed whether the tablet will come prepared with 3G connectivity, and there’s also rumors of Blackberry pulling a whopping 64GB model out of the bag.

The Blackberry Playbook will be launching in the US in Q1 2011, with a UK release following in Q2.

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Price and names of the device is still undisclosed, which will compete against not only the Apple iPad. Acer’s 7-inch and 10.1-inch tablets will debut till next April. The manufacturer has also reported a 10.1-inch tablet running Windows 7.All three devices will feature Wi-Fi and 3G. During a Nov. 23, Acer executives display an Android-powered smartphone with a 4.8-inch touch-screen, and a 14-inch dual-screen laptop.

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab has already sold 600,000 units within a month of release, according to new report, while millions of iPads have shipped since April.

While the iPad holds some 95.5 percent of the worldwide tablet market, according to current data, the general expectation is that flourish Android tablets will begin to seize a higher percentage in coming months.

“No one expected netbook sales to stay at the atmospheric levels of 2009 and in fact netbooks, as a percentage of U.S. consumer sales, have been very steady all year in the mid-teens,” Stephen Baker, an analyst with NPD Group, wrote in a Sept. 20 posting on the research firm’s official blog.

“We expect tablets to continue to pressure PCs as more vendors launch products (e.g., Dell Streak and Samsung Tab) and Apple expands its iPad distribution,” Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty wrote in a Sept. 17 research note. Her research note used data from NPD Group, showing overall U.S. notebook sales declining 4 percent year-over-year for 2010.

Whether the tablet market continues to grow cannibalization-free, or if it impacts sales of netbooks, Acer clearly intends to play a part in it.

News Source: www.eweek.com

Dreamy capacitive screen

The San Francisco looks pretty good for the price. It’s slim and easy to hold, with a rubbery case. The phone’s 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen is its best hardware feature, offering good contrast and brightness. It’s not quite as zippy and responsive as that of a more expensive smart phone with a faster processor, but it’s still very usable.

Websites are readable, and multi-touch support means zooming in and out is as easy as pinching your fingers together. The multi-touch functionality isn’t as smooth as it can be on a high-end phone, but it’s still decent, and a spectacular feature on a phone this cheap.

Orange-tinged Android

The best thing about the San Francisco is that Orange has slapped Android onto it. It runs version 2.1 of the operating system, which makes the San Francisco slightly behind the times, since a new 2.2 version is already out. The San Francisco has the power to take advantage of 2.2′s flagship feature, Flash Player 10.1 compatibility.

Conclusion

Orange is a big hug for bringing us a decent-looking, powerful Android phone with a capacitive touchscreen for under £100 on a pay as you go deal.

If you do fancy a cheaptastic phone with the latest version of Android, 2.2, you’ll have to wait until one of the networks picks up the Huawei Ideos, or go for a slightly pricier LG Optimus One.

News Source: reviews.cnet.co.uk

The tablet, which was announced in September, is Toshiba’s cost-effective answer to Apple’s iPad, selling at around £329.

In a statement Toshiba said: “Toshiba UK is aware of reports regarding customer returns of the Folio 100, and is currently working with Dixons Retail to provide a solution.

“An update on availability will be provided in due course.” The Folio 100 Tablet has integrated Wi-Fi but no support for 3G. It has a 10.1 inch multitouch capacitive touchscreen, 1.3 mega-pixel front-facing camera and Nvidia Tegra 2 processor.

News Source: www.techwatch.co.uk

Nexus Two will have a full touchscreen form factor with black, shiny glossy plastic with a curved back. It comes with front facing camera and the stock Android 2.3 Gingerbread might bring video chat feature built-in. Google engineers have been working to get video chat activated on Android.

Some of its sources have compiled a set of specifications that possibly would constitute as the Nexus Two s internal features. The list of specifications compiled for Nexus Two smartphone.

- Stock Google Android 2.3

- 1.2 GHz

- 4 inch AMOLED display – 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and HD video capture, front-facing camera

- 512 MB RAM 16 GB internal storage

- Support for multiple carriers

- All the usual like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3.5 mm headset jack, etc.

- Outer casing is a mix of metal and plastic materials

Purported Nexus Two is a better and powerful iteration of Nexus One smartphone with 4-inch screen and 1.2GHz microprocessor. Though both the sources state that the details are confirmed, we d still term them as speculations until we see actual listing or specification details. That is because at times, the actual unit carries different specifications.

News Source: www.techtree.com

The bad: The LG Optimus S slower processor means it doesn’t have Flash video in the browser. The camera doesn’t have HD video capture or an LED flash. Call quality was mixed.

The bottom line: The LG Optimus S is an affordable yet full-featured Android smartphone for Sprint, but we did wish the call quality was better.

Review:

Budget Android smartphones are on the rise, and you need look no further than the LG Optimus line of handsets to see that. We first saw the LG Optimus T, which was priced at $29.99 with a T-Mobile agreement, and then we found out you can get the black version for free under contract. The LG Optimus S for Sprint may not be quite so cheap, but it’s still pretty affordable. It has many of the same features as the Optimus T.

They ship them with Android 2.2, has Wi-Fi, 3G, and it can act as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. The Optimus S is also one of a few phones to support Sprint’s new Sprint ID Packs, which lets you customize the phone with certain personality profiles. The LG Optimus S is available for $49.99 with a new two-year contract from Sprint.

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The E5 weighs only 126 grams with battery included, and the predominant smooth matte plastic provides a gentle feel. A convex wave contour at the back complemented the solid build quality, and we assure you the price is just right for this one.

The Specification of Nokia E5 are:
1. It doesn’t have a front-facing camera since it doesn’t support video calls and the primary 5-megapixel.

2. They have a 2mm connector port for charging, although the micro-USB port could also be used to juice the battery.

3. It runs the same S60 3rd Edition software with Feature Pack 2 like the E72. The E5 has a lower 18-bit screen color depth 50cm to infinity camera focus range without an onboard accelerometer. But it has twice the amount of RAM at 256MB and a larger F2.4 aperture.

4. The E5 comes with HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and A-GPS for satellite navigation.

5. Nokia has made getting your email on the smartphone a simple task with the E5. The setup wizard has presets for the most popular email services.

6. The E5 sports a 2.4-inch QVGA (240×320 pixels) resolution display, paired with a comfortable-looking QWERTY keyboard.

7. It features a standard 3.5mm audio port and microUSB data port. The phone is well connected with quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) and tri-band 3G.(900/1900/2100MHz or 850/1900/2100MHz). Wi-Fi is also on board, as is Bluetooth 2.0 and a built-in GPS receiver.

8. The Nokia E5 is designed for those that want to be productive in both their professional and personal lives the Symbian-based Nokia E5 follow the successful blueprint of devices such as the Nokia E72 and Nokia E63.

9. This phone has high quality business features with all of the personal networking and entertainment capabilities that a busy professional expects from a smartphone.

10. It is perfect for managing busy schedules with a variety of productivity applications available in the Ovi Store.

The Nokia E5 boasts a suite of homescreen features including one-touch access to your favorite contacts, and your favorite social networks. It also boasts Facebook updates direct to your contacts list, so you can always see what your friends are up to and, as it packs the latest version of Nokia Messaging, you get full Instant Messaging functionality too.
News Source: www.mb.com.ph