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Samsung Bada UI unveiled in beautiful stills, reason for existing still blurry
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News, Technology on December 18th, 2009
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Samsung Bada UI unveiled in beautiful stills, reason for existing still blurry originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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HDblog.it | Email this | Comments Samsung Bada Details Fleshed Out, 3G Multitouch Handsets On Their Way Soon [Samsung]
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on December 8th, 2009
In with the new, out with the old. Samsung's throwing out Symbian in exchange for its own platform, Bada, which was first announced last month with some extremely vague details. Today we learned a bit more, so do step inside.
So yes, we know that Bada means "ocean" in Korean, but what about the phones? For starters, each handset will be 3G enabled, with Wi-Fi, GPS and multitouch WVGA screens. Bada's SDK will be released shortly, enabling developers and operators to create and customize for it. It will replace Symbian, which is used on their mid-to-low end handsets traditionally.
The TouchWiz interface, which we've seen on handsets like the Omnia and Behold, will be ported onto Bada, and will offer the following jargon:
"flash control, web control, motion sensing, fine-tuned vibration control, and face detection. Also, it supports sensor-based, context-aware applications. By using various sensors such as accelerometers, tilt, weather, proximity, and activity sensors, application developers can easily implement context-aware interactive applications"
Samsung's hoping to see an influx of applications thanks to the $2.7 million prize that's been put up for grabs, and so far, EA and Gameloft have been signed up to develop games for Bada.
We'll see Bada handsets trickling in in the first half of 2010, with Europe and Asia receiving them first, followed by the US and other corners of the globe.
It's a tantalizing prospect, but we're still eager to see exactly what Bada looks and feels like. With Samsung promising to deliver a full open source experience for users and developers, it could do a lot more for creativity than Symbian ever did. SDK users will apparently have full access to the contact, messaging and phone functions, which could see these "mid to low end" handsets actually offering something iPhone and Android users haven't even seen yet. [Samsung Bada]
Atom N450 netbook torrent undammed on January 11 next year?
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on December 4th, 2009
Well, well, here's something to spice up that upcoming post-CES malaise. The second Monday of the first January of the 2011th year of the Gregorian calendar seems set to be the day Atom-powered netbook lovers have been waiting for. DigiTimes today reports that the long (much too long) awaited move to the Pine Trail platform is set to go off with a pretty major bang of vendor support come next month. Acer, ASUS, Lenovo, and MSI are all said to have lined up their N450 wares -- we know that for a fact with Lenovo -- and are now awaiting Lord Intel's predetermined date to start shipping. We're also hearing the even faster N470 chip will start making the rounds in March 2010, meaning that the first quarter of next year will see more netbook innovation than the last year and a half combined.Atom N450 netbook torrent undammed on January 11 next year? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on December 1st, 2009
VIA's Mobile-ITX platform is half as big as Pico-ITX, still full of heart originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink |Hot Hardware | Email this | Comments Else Intuition OS Looks Pretty Sweet on First Phone Expected Q2 Next Year [Cellphones]
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 25th, 2009
This video is the best-look yet at the slick OpenGL-accelerated OS from Else (formerly Emblaze) and Access (who developed a next-gen Palm OS before Palm ditched it for their own). The big news: The First Else phone arrives next-year.
Confusingly, the name of Else's first phone is actually "First Else". As we mentioned in October, the phone has a 3.5-inch (480 x 854-pixel) touchscreen display, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, and 5-megapixel camera (capable of 480p video at 30fps). It's also very likely to have a TI OMAP 3430 processor, a 1450mAh battery, up to 32GB internal memory, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Apparently, it may only support HSDPA 3G and EDGE (no Verizon).
As for the Linux-based OS, it uses a one-thumb wheel that avoids digging through menus, has GPS aware reminders, can record voice calls/messages and store them along with when the call was made, and straight-up looks sci-fi.
It seems that Linux-based mobile operating systems like Android and webOS will soon have a new competitor. [First Else via Pocket-Lint and SlashGear]
ELSE INTUITION™ is a complete mobile platform developed by ACCESS and Emblaze Mobile. Thanks to the combination of ACCESS Linux Platform v3.0 and an advanced user interface engine, jointly developed by Emblaze Mobile and ACCESS, ELSE INTUITION™ delivers a highly compelling and differentiated user experience, coupled with state-of-the-art hardware, accelerated 2D/3D graphics and elegant transition effects. ELSE INTUITION™ takes advantage of ACCESS Linux Platform v3.0 to provide advanced flexibility and configurability, enabling users to run multiple applications simultaneously, switching between them with ease. All data and content, including contacts, appointments, videos and photos can be rendered anywhere, not just within a single dedicated application, giving users faster, easier and more consistent access to their information
Intel’s Cedarview Atom chip rumored to go 32nm in 2011
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 22nd, 2009
We know you aren't publicly keeping count, but considering that you're carefully watching process technology numbers in the depths of your Intel's Cedarview Atom chip rumored to go 32nm in 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 18th, 2009
Filed under: Desktops, Laptops, Software
Fedora 12 'Constantine' launches with enhanced video codec and power management originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsBoxee inks deal with first hardware partner: a ‘Boxee Box’ is coming
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 12th, 2009
Color us shocked and elated. Boxee, the white-hot startup that has risen from nothing to everywhere thanks to its internet TV software portal, has just announced that a deal has been inked between it and an undisclosed “hardware partner.” If you’ll recall, we actually heard that the outfit was mulling the production of its own set-top-box back in January, and now it looks like Roku, Apple TV and a host of other mini PCs will have yet another formidable rival vying for space underneath the tele. The firm isn’t spilling any details whatsoever on the so-called “Boxee Box,” but we are told that mockups and the like will be presented at the Boxee Beta Unveiling on December 7th. Oh, and as if you aren’t excited enough already, chew on this — the company has informed us that they believe “this will be the first of several living room devices you’ll see running Boxee in 2010,” so don’t be shocked if your favorite game console or Blu-ray player gains an embedded Boxee app in the near future.
Boxee inks deal with first hardware partner: a ‘Boxee Box’ is coming originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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AMD spells out the future: heterogeneous computing, Bulldozer and Bobcats galore
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 12th, 2009
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Filed under: Desktops, Laptops
AMD spells out the future: heterogeneous computing, Bulldozer and Bobcats galore originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsSamsung announces Bada mobile OS, SDK sets sail in December
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 10th, 2009
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Samsung announces Bada mobile OS, SDK sets sail in December originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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