Its rumored that Google’s smartphone Nexus One might be soon launched in India too. But it might be not the same as the US counterpart, but a slimmed down version. Indiatimes reported this news sometime back:
According to online reports, Google is working on an edition of Google Nexus One for the developing markets like India and Russia that is likely to lack some of the features of the version being sold in the international markets.
The Indian model’s pricing is also likely to be less vis-a-vis Nexus One’s international pricing.
Microsoft official launched Windows Phone 7 yesterday in the US. And Engadget pulled up an interesting video of this new OS in action. I would say this OS is definitely much much better than Windows Mobile 6.5. But there seems to be some kind of lag during the use.
Microsoft is set to demo its latest smartphone software next week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It will be called Windows Phone or Windows Mobile 7. This news has been confirmed by Bloomberg BusinessWeek:
On Feb. 15, Microsoft will unveil its latest effort to get back into the game. The renamed Windows Phone operating system, set to be introduced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, will “move the bar forward,” said Robbie Bach, president of the company’s entertainment and devices division.
Looks like with Windows Phone, Microsoft will give its best shot and try to challenge iPhone OS’s dominance. Lets wait and watch.
Now that Steve Jobs has finally unveiled the iPad, lets quickly list down the complete list of features that makes the iPad one of the most advanced tablet / eBook reader on the of face of this earth. If you ask me, I was expecting more out of yesterday’s keynotes. Anyways, looks like Apple is going to come back with a bang when the launch the OS 4.0 for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.
Height: 9.56 inches (242.8 mm)
Width: 7.47 inches (189.7 mm)
Depth: 0.5 inch (13.4 mm)
Weight: 1.5 pounds (.68 kg) Wi-Fi model; 1.6 pounds (.73 kg) Wi-Fi + 3G model
Mashable has shared a few photos claiming to be of the fabled Apple iPad. We need to just wait for another 11 hours to cross-verify these photos . Check it out:
TechCrunch shares this exact quote sometime back which they claim to have heard from multiple times second and third hand from independent sources.
“This will be the most important thing I’ve ever done” – Steve Jobs, referring to the soon-to-be-launched Apple Tablet.
Senior Apple execs and friends of Jobs are telling people that he’s about as excited about the upcoming Apple Tablet as he’s ever been. Coming from the man who has created so much, that’s saying something.
Engadget dug this interesting info – there is this mobile analytics company called Flurry which has detected around 50 devices on Apple’s Cupertino campus that have the characteristics of a tablet. And these 50 devices are running a somewhat modified version of the iPhone OS 3.2. Here is more from Engadget:
Around 200 different apps with Flurry’s tracking code were downloaded and used on these mystery devices — mostly games, followed by entertainment and media apps — and Flurry first noticed this new device in October, with numbers picking up in January. Unfortunately, Flurry hasn’t said what these mysterious tablet characteristics are, so we don’t have much to go on — and without specifics like a bigger screen size or a faster processor we’re skeptical.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer seems to have a strange taste of humor. He was in town this week for the Nashville Technology’s annual meeting. A student got Ballmer to autograph his Mac.
While meeting with a group of students, one of them asked the multi-billionaire: “Mr. Ballmer, would you sign my laptop?” The inquiry earned laughs from the group, as well as as the Microsoft executive. “It’s got Windows on it,” the student said, “I promise.”
“Oh yeah,” Ballmer said sarcastically, before taking the MacBook Pro and signing it with a marker. The autograph came with a note: “Need a new one?”
“It’s all yours,” Ballmer said as he handed the Apple machine back to the student.
AppleInsider has some interesting scoop on how the iSlate/iPad would look. Few sources from Apple have shared this information with AppleInsider:
Of all the mockups and renderings that have surfaced on the Web attempting to depict what the final product will look like, the rendition .. created by Flickr user Fotoboer.nl last August is strikingly close to the real deal, those same people say…
Nestled in an aluminum shell that leverages the Apple’s expertise in unibody construction but thinner proportionality than the original iPhone, the tablet reportedly sports all of the same buttons found on the handset, right down to its iconic home button — which, like the volume toggle, is missing from the rendering.
… the tablet is said to sport all the same in/out connectivity as the current iPhone 3GS, including a 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack, built-in speaker grills, a microphone, GPS, 3G connectivity and a 30-pin dock connector. Like the rendering, its 10-inch display is framed by a black border that bleeds into its wrap-around aluminum enclosure.
Mac News Network believes that the Apple’s Tablet might most likely be called the ‘iPad’. The real name would be revealed only on the 27th of this month. Quite a few names have been making rounds all this while – iSlate, iTablet, iBook, iGuide… Mashable shared this interesting post on why and how ‘iPad’ is turning out to be the most likely name for the Apple’s Tablet.
Apple has filed for a trademark on that name in Canada, Europe, and Hong Kong, but in the U.S. that trademark is already tied up by Fujitsu. The Japanese corporation has an existing product using that name: a handheld device used by workers in retail.
Yet while Fujitsu first filed for the trademark in 2003, at some point they stopped responding to the US Patent and Trademark Office’s requests for additional information. The USPTO never awarded the official trademark and ended up declaring the name “abandoned” in April 2009.
Mashable says that launching an actual product under the iPad name before that date may strengthen Apple’s legal claim to the mark, leading to logical speculation that iPad is the chosen forerunner for the tablet’s name.
The Wall Street Journal share some fresh new details last evening about Apple’s iSlate/iTablet: Apple sees its tablet as a device that will be shared by multiple family members — and it might even recognize their faces. AppleInsider shared this interesting piece on info: Reporters Yukari Iwatani Kane and Ethan Smith cited numerous sources familiar with the tablet in revealing that Apple intends to focus its tablet on providing content from multiple “old media” business sources, including textbooks, newspapers and television. Apple has reportedly pitched the tablet as a device that can be shared amongst family members and used for reading news and checking e-mail.
“The person said that Apple has experimented with the ability to leave virtual sticky notes on the device and for the gadget to automatically recognize individuals via a built-in camera,” the report said. “It’s unclear whether these features will be included at launch.”
Apple’s January 27 event has been finally announced. Its all over tech blogs and the invite reads “Come see our latest creation”. The event will happen on January 27 at 10am PST. You can get live feeds of this event at Gizmodo and Engadget (will share the link soon).
Finally the iSlate is going be launched. Will it be called the iSlate or iTablet? What ever it may be called, I am sure 27th is going to rock. Check this iSlate concept created by Cosmo Scharf (celipovideos). Cosmo shared this interesting concept this morning via email:
Its rumored that Google’s smartphone Nexus One might be soon launched in India too. But it might be not the same as the US counterpart, but a slimmed down version. Indiatimes reported this news sometime back:
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, referring to the soon-to-be-launched Apple Tablet.
