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IPAD MINI FIRST LOOKS (Wi-Fi + Cellular)

2012-10-24T04:33:00.002-07:00

Model 2 (Wi-Fi + Cellular)

Height:
7.87 inches (200 mm)
Width:
5.3 inches (134.7 mm)
Depth:
0.28 inch (7.2 mm)
Weight:
0.68 pound (308 g)

Wireless and cellular

802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz)
Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Model A1454*
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE (Bands 4 and 17)
Model A1455*
CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1900, 2100 MHz)
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5, 13, 25)
Data only

Display

7.9-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi-Touch
display with IPS technology
1024-by-768 resolution at 163 pixels per inch (ppi)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating

Cameras Photos and Video Recording

1.2MP photos
720p HD video
FaceTime video calling over Wi-Fi or cellular4
Face detection
Backside illumination
Tap to control exposure for video or still images
Photo and video geotagging

isight Camera

5MP photos
Autofocus
Face detection
Backside illumination
Five-element lens
Hybrid IR filter
ƒ/2.4 aperture
Tap to focus video or still images
Tap to control exposure for video or still images
Photo and video geotagging

Video Recoding

1080p HD video recording
Video stabilization
Face detection
Tap to focus while recording
Backside illumination

Power Battery

Built-in 16.3-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music

Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system

Sensors

Three-axis gyro
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor

Output

Lightning connector
3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack
Built-in speaker
Microphone
Nano-SIM card tray

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Digital compass

TV and Audio

AirPlay Mirroring to Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation) at 720p
AirPlay video streaming to Apple TV (3rd generation) at up to 1080p and Apple TV (2nd generation) at up to 720p
Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 720p through Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter; video playback up to 1080p (sold separately)
Video formats supported: H.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 format

Mail attachment supports

Viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)

Languages

Language support for English (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Keyboard support for English (U.S.), English (Australian), English (Canadian), English (UK), Chinese - Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke), Chinese - Traditional (Handwriting, Pinyin, Zhuyin, Cangjie, Stroke), French, French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Romaji, Kana), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Emoji, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic/Latin), Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Dictionary support (enables predictive text and autocorrect) for English (U.S.), English (Australian), English (Canadian), English (UK), Chinese - Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke), Chinese - Traditional (Handwriting, Pinyin, Zhuyin, Cangjie, Stroke), French, French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Romaji, Kana), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic/Latin), Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Siri language support for English (U.S., UK, Canada, Australia), Spanish (U.S., Mexico, Spain), French (France, Canada, Switzerland), German (Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan), Cantonese (Hong Kong

Environmental Requirements

Operating ambient temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m

System Requirements

Apple ID (required for some features)
Internet access6
Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires:

Mac: OS X v10.6.8 or later
PC: Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later
Download iTunes at www.itunes.com/download

Location

Assisted GPS and GLONASS
Cellular

IPAD MINI FIRST LOOK (Wi-Fi Model)

2012-10-24T04:29:00.001-07:00

Model 1 Wi-Fi

Height:
7.87 inches (200 mm)
Width:
5.3 inches (134.7 mm)
Depth:
0.28 inch (7.2 mm)
Weight:
0.68 pound (308 g)

Wireless and cellular

802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz)
Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Display

7.9-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi-Touch
display with IPS technology
1024-by-768 resolution at 163 pixels per inch (ppi)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating

Cameras Photos and Video Recording

1.2MP photos
720p HD video
FaceTime video calling over Wi-Fi or cellular4
Face detection
Backside illumination
Tap to control exposure for video or still images
Photo and video geotagging

isight Camera

5MP photos
Autofocus
Face detection
Backside illumination
Five-element lens
Hybrid IR filter
ƒ/2.4 aperture
Tap to focus video or still images
Tap to control exposure for video or still images
Photo and video geotagging

Video Recoding

1080p HD video recording
Video stabilization
Face detection
Tap to focus while recording
Backside illumination

Power Battery

Built-in 16.3-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system

Sensors

Three-axis gyro
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Digital compass

TV and Audio

AirPlay Mirroring to Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation) at 720p
AirPlay video streaming to Apple TV (3rd generation) at up to 1080p and Apple TV (2nd generation) at up to 720p
Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 720p through Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter; video playback up to 1080p (sold separately)
Video formats supported: H.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 format

Mail attachment supports

Viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)

Languages

Language support for English (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Keyboard support for English (U.S.), English (Australian), English (Canadian), English (UK), Chinese - Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke), Chinese - Traditional (Handwriting, Pinyin, Zhuyin, Cangjie, Stroke), French, French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Romaji, Kana), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Emoji, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic/Latin), Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Dictionary support (enables predictive text and autocorrect) for English (U.S.), English (Australian), English (Canadian), English (UK), Chinese - Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke), Chinese - Traditional (Handwriting, Pinyin, Zhuyin, Cangjie, Stroke), French, French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Romaji, Kana), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic/Latin), Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Siri language support for English (U.S., UK, Canada, Australia), Spanish (U.S., Mexico, Spain), French (France, Canada, Switzerland), German (Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan), Cantonese (Hong Kong

Environmental Requirements

Operating ambient temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m

System Requirements

Apple ID (required for some features)
Internet access6
Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires:

Mac: OS X v10.6.8 or later
PC: Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later
Download iTunes at www.itunes.com/download

XPERIA TX Fist Looks with Specifications

2012-09-30T03:01:00.001-07:00

Camera and video
13 megapixel camera with pulsed LED flash and auto focus
Sony’s Exmor™ R for mobile CMOS sensor
16x digital zoom
HD video recording (1080p)
Sweep panorama
Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP
Image capture, supported format: JPEG
Video playback and recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
Front-facing camera (1.3 megapixel, 720p)
Face detection and Smile detection
Aperture f/2.4
"Album" app

Connectivity and communication
USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support
WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
DLNA Certified
aGPS
WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom
Bluetooth technology
Native USB tethering
NFC
HDMI via MHL support
Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync, Facebook, SyncML, Google

Memory
RAM: 1GB
Flash memory: Up to 16 GB
Expansion slot: microSD™, up to 32GB

Entertainment
TrackID music recognition
xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology
FM Radio with RDS
3.5 mm audio jack for headphones
Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis, FLAC
Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
PlayStation™ Certified
3D and Motion gaming
Timescape with Twitter integrated
Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)
Clear audio and clear bass
Headphone surround sound
TV launcher
Facebook with Xperia
"WALKMAN" app
"Movies" app

Display
4.6", 1280 x 720 pixels 16,777,216 TFT
HD Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
Shatter proof sheet on scratch-resistant glass
Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard

Pre-loaded applications
Google Voice Search
Google Talk application
Google Mail
Google Maps with Street View and Latitude

Networks
GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
UMTS HSPA+ 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100

Xperia T (FULL HD Phone) First Looks with Specifications

2012-09-30T02:55:00.000-07:00

Camera and video
13 megapixel camera with pulsed LED flash and auto focus
Sony’s Exmor™ R for mobile CMOS sensor
16x digital zoom
HD video recording (1080p)
Sweep panorama
Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP
Image capture, supported format: JPEG
Video playback and recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
Front-facing camera (1.3 megapixel, 720p)
Face detection and Smile detection
Aperture f/2.4
"Album" app

Connectivity and communication
USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support
WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
DLNA Certified
aGPS
WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom
Bluetooth technology
Native USB tethering
NFC
HDMI via MHL support
Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync, SyncML, Microsoft
eCompass™
Smart Connect

Memory
RAM: 1GB
Flash memory: Up to 16 GB
Expansion slot: microSD™, up to 32GB

Entertainment
TrackID music recognition
xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology
FM Radio with RDS
3.5 mm audio jack for headphones
Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis, FLAC
Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
PlayStation™ Certified
3D and Motion gaming
Timescape with Twitter integrated
Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)
Clear audio and clear bass
Headphone surround sound
TV launcher
Facebook with Xperia
"WALKMAN" app
"Movies" app

Display
4.6", 1280 x 720 pixels 16,777,216 TFT
HD Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
Shatter proof sheet on scratch-resistant glass
Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard

Pre-loaded applications
Google Voice Search
Google Talk application
Google Mail
Google Maps with Street View and Latitude

Networks
GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
UMTS HSPA+ 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100

XPERIA TIPO First looks with Specifications

2012-09-30T02:48:00.001-07:00

Camera and video
3.2-megapixel camera
4x digital zoom
Video recording
Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP
Image capture, supported format: JPEG
Video playback, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
Video recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
Touch capture

Connectivity and communication
USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support
WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync and Google Sync
aGPS
WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom
Bluetooth technology
Native USB tethering
Handwriting recognition

Memory
Internal phone storage: 2.9 GB MB (up to 2,2 GB user-accessible memory)
RAM: 512 MB
Expansion slot: microSD™, up to 32GB

Entertainment
TrackID music recognition
xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology from Sony
FM Radio with RDS
3.5 mm audio jack for headphones
Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis
Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
3D and Motion gaming
Facebook™ application
Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)

Display and design
3.2”, 480 x 320 pixels 262 000 colour TFT
Capacitive touchscreen on-screen QWERTY keyboard
Shatter-proof sheet on scratch-resistant PMMA
Pre-loaded applications
Google Voice Search
Google Talk
Google Mail
Google Maps with Street View and Latitude

Networks
GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
UMTS HSPA 900, 2100 (Global except Americas)
UMTS HSPA 850, 1900, 2100 (Americas)

Sony Xperia Tipo Dual (First dual sim Phone from SONY)

2012-09-30T02:44:00.000-07:00

Camera and video
3.2-megapixel camera
4x digital zoom
Video recording
Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP
Image capture, supported format: JPEG
Video playback, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
Video recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
Touch capture

Connectivity and communication
USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support
WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync and Google Sync
aGPS
WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom
Bluetooth technology
Native USB tethering
Handwriting recognition

Networks
GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
UMTS HSPA 900, 2100 (Global except Americas)
UMTS HSPA 850, 1900, 2100 (Americas)

Entertainment
TrackID music recognition
xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology from Sony
FM Radio with RDS
3.5 mm audio jack for headphones
Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis
Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
3D and Motion gaming
Facebook™ application
Display and design
3.2”, 480 x 320 pixels 262 000 colour TFT
Capacitive touchscreen on-screen QWERTY keyboard
Shatter-proof sheet on scratch-resistant PMMA
Pre-loaded applications
Google Voice Search
Google Talk
Google Mail
Google Maps with Street View and Latitude

Memory
Internal phone storage: 2.9 GB MB (up to 2.2 GB user-accessible memory)
RAM: 512 MB
Expansion slot: microSD™, up to 32GB

Xperia SL First Looks with Specifications

2012-09-30T02:41:00.004-07:00

Camera and video
12.1 megapixel camera with pulsed LED flash and Auto focus
Sony’s Exmor™ R for mobile CMOS sensor
16x digital zoom
Aperture f/2.4
HD video recording (1080p)
3D Sweep Panorama
Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP
Image capture, supported format: JPEG
Video playback and recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
Face recognition and Smile detection
Front-facing camera (1.3 megapixel, 720p)

Connectivity and communication
High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support
WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
HDMI Support
DLNA Certified
Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync, SyncML, Google Sync and Facebook
aGPS
WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom
Bluetooth technology
Native USB tethering
NFC
ANT+ sports fitness

Memory
Flash memory: 32 GB (up to 26 GB user-accessible memory)
RAM: 1GB
Networks
GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
UMTS HSPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

Entertainment
TrackID music recognition
xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology
FM Radio with RDS
3.5 mm audio jack for headphones
Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis, FLAC
Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
3D and motion gaming
Timescape with Twitter integrated
Xperia™ with Facebook™
Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)
Clear audio and clear bass
3D surround sound
PlayStation™ Certified
TV launcher
"WALKMAN" application

Display
4.3”, 1280 x 720 pixels 16,777,216 colour TFT
HD Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
Scratch-resistant, shatter proof sheet on mineral glass
Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard
Screenshot capturing
Pre-loaded applications
Google Voice Search
Google Talk application
Google Maps with Street View and Latitude
Google Mail

Xperia Micro First looks with specifications

2012-09-30T02:37:00.006-07:00

Camera and video
5 megapixel camera with pulsed LED flash and Auto focus
4x digital zoom
Front-facing camera (VGA)
Self-timer
Send to web
Touch capture
Video light
Video recording

Connectivity and communication
USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support
WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
DLNA Certified
Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync, Facebook, SyncML, Google
aGPS
WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom
Bluetooth technology
Native USB tethering

Memory
Internal phone storage: 4.0GB (up to 2.0GB user-accessible memory)
512 MB
Expansion slot: microSD™, up to 32GB

Entertainment
TrackID music recognition
xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology from Sony
FM Radio with RDS
Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis
Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4; AMR
3D and motion gaming
Timescape with Twitter integrated
Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)
Manual equaliser

Display
3.5”, 320 x 480 pixels 16,777,216 colour TFT
Anti-reflection coating on mineral glass
Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard
Pre-loaded applications
Google Voice Search
Google Talk™ application
Google Talk™ video chat
Google Mail
Google Maps with Street View and Latitude

Networks
GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
UMTS HSPA 900, 2100 (Global except Americas)
UMTS HSPA 850, 1900, 2100 (Americas)

Sony XPERIA Go First Loks with Specifications

2012-09-30T02:25:00.004-07:00

Camera and video
5 megapixel camera with LED flash and Auto focus
16x digital zoom
HD video recording (720p)
3D Sweep Panorama
Image capture, supported format: JPEG
Video playback, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, Matroska, AVI
Video recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
Face detection and Smile detection
Fast Capture

Connectivity and communication
USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support
WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
DLNA Certified
Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync and Google Sync
aGPS
WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom
Bluetooth technology
Native USB tethering
Noise Suppression
Handwriting recognition
Type & Send widget

Memory
Internal phone storage: 8GB (up to 4GB user-accessible memory)
RAM: 512 MB
Flash memory: 8GB eMMC
Expansion slot: microSD™, up to 32GB

Networks
GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
UMTS HSPA 900, 2100 (Global except Americas)
UMTS HSPA 850, 1900, 2100 (Americas)

Entertainment
TrackID music recognition
xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology from Sony
FM Radio with RDS
3.5 mm audio jack for headphones
Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis
Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
Motion gaming
Timescape with Twitter integrated
Xperia™ 2.0 with Facebook
Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)
Clear stereo and clear bass
3D surround sound
SensMe™

Display and design
3.5”, 480x320 pixels 16,777,216 colour TFT
Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
Scratch-resistant, anti-reflection coating on mineral glass
Capacitive touchscreen with wet finger tracking and on-screen QWERTY keyboard
Screenshot capturing
Dust and water resistant (IP67) [2]

Pre-loaded applications
Google Voice Search
Google Talk
Google Mail
Google Maps with Street View and Latitude
Micoach
Walk Mate

Sony Xperia Sola First Looks with Specifications

2012-09-30T02:22:00.002-07:00

Camera and video
5 megapixel camera with LED flash and Auto focus
16x digital zoom
HD video recording (720p)
3D Sweep Panorama
Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP
Image capture, supported format: JPEG
Video playback and recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
Face detection and Smile detection
Fast capture

Connectivity and communication
USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support
WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
DLNA Certified
Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync and Google Sync
aGPS
WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom
Bluetooth technology
Native USB tethering
floating touch™
NFC

Memory
Internal phone storage: 8GB (up to 5GB user-accessible memory)
RAM: 512 MB
Expansion slot: microSD, up to 32GB

Networks
GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
W-CDMA Band I, II, V and VIII

Entertainment
TrackID music recognition
xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology from Sony
FM Radio with RDS
3.5 mm audio jack for headphones
Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis
Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
Timescape with Twitter integrated
Xperia™ 2.0 with Facebook
Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)
3D surround sound
Clear bass and clear stereo
Accelerated Adobe Flash Video
Motion gaming

Display
3.7”, 854 x 480 pixels 16,777,216 colour TFT
Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
Hard coated shatterproof sheet on scratch-resistant glass
Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard
Screenshot capturing

Pre-loaded applications
Google Voice Search
Google Talk with video chat
Google Mail
Google Maps with Street View and Latitude

Sony Xperia Ion First Looks

2012-09-30T02:18:00.004-07:00

Camera and video
12.1 megapixel camera with photo light and Auto focus
Sony’s Exmor™ R for mobile CMOS sensor
16x digital zoom
HD video recording (1080p)
3D Sweep Panorama
Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP
Image capture, supported format: JPEG
Video recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
Front-facing camera (1.3 megapixel, HD 720p)
Face detection
Video playback, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, Matroska, AVI, WebM

Connectivity and communication
USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support
WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
HDMI Support
DLNA Certified
Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync, Google Sync, SyncML and Facebook
aGPS
WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom
Bluetooth technology
Native USB tethering
NFC
ANT+ technology
Networks
GSM EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
UMTS HSPA+ 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100

Entertainment
xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology from Sony
FM Radio with RDS
3.5 mm audio jack for headphones
Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis
Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
3D and motion gaming
Timescape with Twitter integrated
Xperia™ 2.0 with Facebook
Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)
TV launcher
PlayStation™ Certified
TrackID music recognition

Display
4.6”, 1280 x 720 pixels 16M color TFT
Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
Scratch-resistant, shatter proof sheet on mineral glass
Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard
Screenshot capturing
Pre-loaded applications
Google Voice Search
Google Talk application
Google Mail
Google Maps with Street View and Latitude

Memory
RAM: 1GB
Internal phone storage: 13.2GB (up to 12.9GB user-accessible memory)
Expansion slot: microSD, up to 32GB

NOKIA 808 PUREVIEW - 41 MEGAPIXEL PHONE! (FIRST LOOK)

2012-02-29T15:44:00.000-08:00

NOKIA LUMIA 610 PICTURES

2012-02-27T14:42:00.000-08:00

Motorola DROID 4 XT894

2012-01-30T08:16:00.000-08:00

MOTOROLA DROID RAZR MAXX

2012-01-30T08:13:00.000-08:00

HTC RADAR

2012-01-30T08:06:00.000-08:00

HTC SENSATION

2012-01-30T08:01:00.001-08:00

HTC TITAN PICTURES

2012-01-30T07:58:00.000-08:00

SONY XPERIA S

2012-01-16T00:26:00.000-08:00

Samsung Galaxy Y Duos and Y Pro Duos announced

2011-12-25T06:43:00.000-08:00

Samsung introduced a couple of new Android-running smartphones with support for two SIM slots each. The Samsung Galaxy Y Duos and Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos are entry-level offerings, designed to cater for the needs of emerging markets.

Both new Duos smartphones run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread and come with 3 megapixel fixed-focus cameras. They share a very decent connectivity set, including 7.2Mbps HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth and microUSB, plus FM radio and a 3.5mm audio jack.

The Samsung Galaxy Y Duos is an all-touch smartphone with a 3.14" QVGA (320x240 pixel resolution) screen. It comes with 512MB of internal memory that is expandable by up to 32GB through the microSD card slot and 384MB of RAM. There's going to be a 2GB microSD card included in the retail package for the dual-SIM smartphone.

The Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos sacrifices some screen area for a full QWERTY keyboard and comes with a 2.6" QVGA LCD with landscape orientation. It has the same amount of storage and RAM as its keyboard-less sibling, but comes with a slightly larger battery (1350 mAh vs 1300 mAh).

The Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos leaked a couple of times last week, so we can't really say we are surprised to see it go official now.

There's no information about the availability or pricing of either of the newly announced Duos smartphones, but we'll do our best to keep you updated once it comes up.

Samsung I929 Galaxy S II Duos with dual-network support pops up

2011-12-25T06:41:00.000-08:00

Porsche Design BlackBerry P'9981 comes to the UK

2011-12-25T06:40:00.000-08:00

Samsung explains why Galaxy S and Tab 7.0 won't get Android ICS

2011-12-25T06:38:00.000-08:00

When Samsung announced the list of phones and tablets to get the Android Ice Cream Sandwich update, there were many questions of why certain models didn't make the cut. The originalGalaxy S for one was quite a surprise, since the nearly identicalNexus S is already getting the update.

Samsung issued an official statement explaining why the the I9000 Galaxy S and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 won't get to taste official ICS.

Both feature Samsung's TouchWiz customizations which run pretty deep (they include things like custom widgets, video calling and so on), and they also have country-specific customizations (like the ISDB-Tb Digital TV tuner for Brazil) along with carrier-mandated changes.

All those customizations will not run smoothly on the older hardware if ported to Ice Cream Sandwich, with limited RAM and ROM storage pointed out as problematic.

Samsung's statement talks only of the Galaxy S and the Tab 7.0, but other Galaxy phones that are not on the ICS update list most likely suffer from similar restraints so they'll remain on Gingerbread too.

Of course, there are plenty of third-party ROMs available out there that will put an unmodified Ice Cream Sandwich (that is no TouchWiz) on your Galaxy droid - we already tried one out and it worked rather well.

AT&T Gets Airwaves Approval

2011-12-25T06:37:00.000-08:00

Federal regulators approved AT&T Inc.'s $1.9 billion acquisition of airwaves from Qualcomm Inc. on Thursday, giving AT&T a much-needed boost after its deal to acquire T-Mobile USA fell apart.

The Federal Communications Commission signed off on the deal Thursday on a 3-1 vote, with minor conditions, FCC officials said. The approval means that AT&T and Qualcomm could close the deal by the end of the year.

An AT&T spokesman had no comment on the FCC's decision.

The licenses AT&T is purchasing from Qualcomm would be used to supplement its next-generation LTE network nationally and give it more bandwidth for customer downloads.

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski proposed approving the Qualcomm deal in November, while simultaneously announcing serious concerns about the T-Mobile deal and pushing it toward a longer review. The FCC concerns and a Justice Department lawsuit forced AT&T and T-Mobile USA parent company Deutsche Telekom AG to pull the plug on the deal this week.

AT&T's need for the Qualcomm spectrum has increased in recent weeks, after its T-Mobile deal fell apart and rival Verizon Wireless announced a $3.6 billion deal to acquire unused airwaves from Spectrum Co., a coalition of cable companies that includes Comcast Corp. On Dec. 17, Verizon also announced plans to buy airwaves from Cox Communications for $315 million.

The acquisitions would give Verizon significantly more capacity on its national LTE voice and data network and help the company avoid the sort of network congestion issues that have plagued AT&T in some markets.

AT&T is acquiring spectrum licenses that Qualcomm used for its now-defunct over-the-air pay-television service, FLO TV. The frequencies cover more than 300 million people across the U.S., including major metropolitan areas such as New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Since the airwaves can only be used for downloads—not uploads—AT&T plans to use them to boost the download capacity of its fourth-generation LTE network.

Federal regulators imposed few conditions on the deal, mostly involving interference protections and requirements to offer data roaming to competitors. Despite fierce lobbying from smaller wireless companies, the agency didn't impose a condition requiring that handsets using AT&T's frequencies be interoperable with other nearby airwaves. Smaller wireless companies have complained that AT&T and Verizon Wireless are designing their LTE networks so that smaller companies won't be able to use the same handsets or provide data roaming. Smaller companies wanted interoperability requirements on AT&T's 700 MHz LTE airwaves so regional carriers could get data roaming and consumers could use any LTE phone they want on 4G networks.

AT&T argued the FCC shouldn't require interoperability with nearby airwaves and said the restriction would delay the company's efforts to build out its LTE network. The agency sided with AT&T on the argument, but FCC officials said that they will conduct an industry-wide examination of whether new interoperability rules are needed on 4G LTE airwaves early next year.

Major university chooses Google Apps over Microsoft Office 365

2011-12-25T06:33:00.000-08:00

Organizations everywhere are debating the best way to migrate systems to the cloud. And one of the biggest decisions they face is the best cloud provider for their needs

The University of California-Berkeley just went through an exhaustive process to choose a new cloud-based email and calendar provider, weighing options from both Google Apps and Microsoft’s Office 365. (The University of Washington just went through a similar process as it ditched its old Alpine email system earlier this year).

Now, here’s what Berkeley concluded after looking at both Google Apps and Office 365 to replace its CalMail system.

“While both products are feature rich and offer advantages over our current environment, the analysis concluded that the Google offering was the better overall fit for the campus at this time,” university officials wrote in a message earlier this week.

But now here’s the really interesting part. The university went beyond the traditional press release by laying out a detailed analysis of how Google Apps and Office 365 perform in critical areas.

As you’ll see in the Berkeley matrix assessment, it wasn’t a slam dunk for Google. Microsoft got higher marks in security, contract terms and ease-of-use with its calendar functionality.

(Msnbc.com is a joint venture between Microsoft and NBC Universal.)

But Berkeley decided to go with Google in part because it was easier to roll out and many of its students and faculty were already familiar with Gmail. Berkeley officials noted that Office 365 is still very much a new service. And they pointed out that one of the early adopters of the technology, The University of Nebraska, still had not migrated its email system to the

The report also notes that Microsoft’s previous online service offerings — BPOS and Live@EDU — did not have “exceptional track records for performance.”

“Google’s solution is optimized for web-based interaction,” the report says. “It is designed to be quickly provisioned and a migration to Google could begin more quickly than one to Office 365.” The university estimated that it would take six to 10 weeks to migrate systems to Google.