HTC's Edge, The first Smartphone in the world with Quad-Core Chipset

HTC is reportedly preparing a new smartphone called HTC Edge. Smartphone that HTC is currently being prepared on the issue as the first smartphone with quad-core processor in the world.

According to sources at Pocketnow, who claims to have images HTC Edge which has been leaked, mentioned if this HTC's latest smartphone will eventually come with the processors Tegra 3 with a speed of 1.5 GHz.

Currently the processors Tegra 2 creations from NVIDIA is the most powerful processor for Android smartphones on the market that offer two-chip 1.5 GHz. As a result, the massive increase in the future smartphones will likely be represented by a quad-core chipset.

Interestingly, in addition to quad-core processor, HTC Edge also reported to have a 4.7 inch HD display, 1GB of RAM, and an 8 MP camera with LED Flash.

For its operating system, HTC Edge is estimated to be running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
This smartphone is expected to begin to be introduced early in 2012 on the event Mobile World Congress

HTC Edge Specification:

• Operating System Android 4.0 ( Ice Cream Sandwich)
• Quad-Core Processor 1.5 GHz
• Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email
• Browser HTML, Flash
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• Speakerphone (speaker)
• Games
• GPS with A-GPS
• Java MIDP emulator*. 8 megapixel camera with autofocus,Geo-tagging and flash LED
• Video to 1080p
• Secondary camera for video calls
• Google Search, Maps, Gmail
• YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
• Audio Player: MP3/eAAC + / WMA / WAV
• Video Player: MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV
• GPRS
• EDGE
• HSDPA 21 Mbps
• HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
• Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, EDR
• microUSB 2.0
• Memory RAM 1 GB
• microSD card slot up to 32GB
• Photocall
• Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
• 3.5 mm headphone jack
• Accelerometer sensor for auto rotation
• Multi-touch
• Calendar, Alarm, Calculator
• Gyroscope
• Touch controls
• HTC Sense UI
• capacitive touchscreen of 4.7 inches(~ 312 ppi pixel density)
• 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
• Digital compass
• candybar style design
• Integration with Facebook and Twitter
• Document viewer and editor
• Support Adobe Flash
• Voice recorder
• Entering text Predictive
• Standard battery Li-Ion type

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BBX, a New RIM Operating System for BlackBerry

Research In Motion (RIM) introduced the new operating system (OS), BBX. QNX-based OS is prepared RIM as a weapon against Google and Apple.

BBX is introduced on a BlackBerry DevCon Americas event in 2011, referred to as the latest generation platform designed for BlackBerry smartphones and tablets. This platform combines the best of the BlackBerry and QNX as well as designed to enable real-time mobile experience is powerful. It said RIM will differentiate BlackBerry products and services.

In addition to supporting the BlackBerry cloud services, BBX will also support a variety of applications developed using any device which is now available for BlackBerry Playbook. These include Native SDK, Adobe AIR / Flash and WebWorks/HTML5, also BlackBerry Runtime for Android Apps in BBX-based tablets and smartphones to be released later.

RIM also made to support for native developers. Stated President and Co-CEO of RIM, Mike Lazaridis, with nearly five million BlackBerry apps downloaded every day, RIM consumers make the BlackBerry as one of the most profitable platform for developers.

"We give developers the tools needed to build richer applications and we provide guidance on how to best develop smartphone applications and tablets, and QNX as the BlackBerry platform to meet the latest generation of our platform, BBX," he said as quoted from the official site of RIM.

BBX will also include the latest BlackBerry Cascades UI Framework for a more advanced graphics capabilities and bring 'Super App' to enable capabilities such as deeper integration between applications, Push, BlackBerry Messenger and many more.

RIM is betting this new generation BBX enable them to compete with Apple and Google. As is known, both have a market share of mobile devices and even threaten the BlackBerry.

Until just before the BBX has not reached the market, RIM is still dependent on the length of the product, a series of the latest BlackBerry OS 7 to maintain market share.

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BlackBerry Porsche P'9981, The Luxury BlackBerry designed by Porsche

Research in Motion (RIM) is working with luxury car manufacturer Porsche, introduced the BlackBerry P'9981 smartphones. Designed by Porsche so the shape is more classy than the regular edition of the BlackBerry.

As quoted from TechRadar, BlackBerry Porsche P'9981 using the operating system BlackBerry OS 7. User interface is also customizable, named Porsche Design UI.

Specifications of the smartphone BlackBerry Porsche P'9981 ie 1.2 GHz processor, 5 megapixel camera, 768 MB RAM, 720p HD video recording capabilities, and 8GB of internal storage. PIN for the P'9881 was exclusively so instantly recognizable when using BBM.

Viewing from its physical form, this handset is pretty much different than the general BlackBerry. The most obvious is its keyboard. While the manufacture of materials such as stainless steel wear.

"Porsche Design P'9981 is a smartphone that really where the modern luxury and style of Porsche combined with a mobile experience that is unmatched by BlackBerry," claims Tood Wood, Senior Vice President of Industrial Design at RIM.

Obviously price is a premium, in the range of 1250 pounds. BlackBerry Porsche P'9981 will be sold at Porsche Design stores around the end of this year.

Specifications of BlackBerry Porsche P'9981:
Network:
2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

Size / Dimensions:
Dimensions: 115 x 67 x 11.3 mm
Weight: 155 g

Screen:
Type: TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 640 x 480 pixels, 2.8 inches (~ 286 ppi pixel density)
- QWERTY keyboard
- Optical trackpad
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off

Audio:
Alert types: Vibration; Polyphonic (64), MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker: Yes
3.5mm jack: Yes

Memory:
Phonebook: Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records: Yes
Internal: 8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Card slot: microSD, up to 32GB

Data:
GPRS: Yes
EDGE: Yes
3G: HSDPA 14.4Mbps, 5.76Mbps HSUPA
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, dual-band
Bluetooth: v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
USB:  v2.0 microUSB

Camera:
Primary: 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features: Geo-tagging, face detection, image stabilization
Video: Yes, 720p

Features:
OS: BlackBerry OS 7.0
CPU: 1.2 GHz processor, Qualcomm MSM8655 chipset
Messaging: SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser: HTML
Games: Yes + downloadable
Color: Black
GPS: Yes, with A-GPS support
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- NFC support
- MP3/eAAC + / Flac / WAV player
- MP4/H.263/H.264 player
- Organizer
- Document viewer
- Voice memo / dial
- Predictive text input

Battery: 
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh
- Stand-by: Up to 348 h
- Talk time: Up to 5 h 30 min

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