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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LG Optimus LTE, the first True HD IPS screen Smartphone

LG continues to innovate and develop the Android smartphone, this time LG announced the presence of new Android smartphone, LG Optimus LTE or LG LU6200 for the South Korean market.

The device is called the first smartphone that comes with HD-capable screen plus LTE network comes with an IPS LCD screen 4.5 inches diagonal with a resolution of 720p (1280x720 pixels).

Besides large enough, the screen 'True HD IPS' on LG Optimus LTE also offer higher resolution, brightness, clarity, and shows the most natural color.

LG Optimus LTE uses a dual-core CPU with a speed of 1.5 GHz. Unfortunately, LG did not mention the chipset manufacturer's name pinned on this smartphone. However, according to previous rumors mentioned that this smartphone is the processor chips made by Qualcomm.

Other facilities such as primary 8 MP camera with LED flash and a secondary class 1.3 megapixel camera on the front, as well as an HDMI port that allows for users to share content with HD quality through other media.

Interestingly, in addition to the LTE network, the LG Optimus LTE also offers HSPA+ connectivity features.

Internal memory capacity of LG Optimus LTE is only limited to 4 GB. However, LG Optimus LTE users need not worry, because the capacity of 16 GB microSD card has been provided in the sales package.

While 1 GB of RAM memory, will be ready to accommodate users who like to do multi-tasking.

LG Optimus LTE will run the Android OS Gingerbread, and as a multimedia smartphone device is also equipped with a 1.830 mAh battery powered.

Unfortunately, as quoted from the site lgnewsroom, mentioned other than in the Koreans did not say when this smartphone will be present in the global market. So, wait it, ok !

Specifications LG Optimus LTE:

• Network: 2G CDMA 800/1900; 3G CDMA2000 1xEV-DO / LTE
• Dimensions: 132.9 x 67.9 x 10.4 mm, Weight: 135 g
• Screen: 4.5 inches (~ 326 ppi pixel density), HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 720 x 1280 pixels, Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off, Touch-sensitive controls, Multi-touch input method, Gyro sensor
• Main camera: 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, face and smile detection
• Secondary Camera: 1.3 MP
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspots, Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, microUSB v2.0, 3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, the LTE
• Memory: 4 GB of storage, 1 GB of RAM, microSD up to 32GB, 16GB included
• Operating System: Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
• CPU: 1.5 GHz dual-core processor Scorpion, Adreno 220 GPU, Qualcomm's Snapdragon chipset
• Messaging: SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
• Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
• Radio: Stereo FM radio with RDS
• GPS: A-GPS support
• Other Features: T-DMB TV tuner, HDMI port, Digital compass, SNS applications, MP4/H.264 player, MP3/eAAC + player, Document viewer / editor, Organiser, Voice memo / dial / commands, Predictive text input, audio jack 3.5 mm
• Battery: Li-Ion 1830 mAh.

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HTC Rhyme, Android smartphone for women

HTC trying to lead female consumers with the launch of the new Android smartphone. HTC Rhyme, mobile phones which are mentioned most stylish and targeting the women.

Previously known as HTC Bliss, HTC Rhyme was first marketed in the United States by Verizon Wireless starting late September. Then the regions of Europe and Asia will begin next October.

Specifications are counted nothing special. HTC Rhyme rely on a Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon1 Ghz, Adreno 205 GPU and 768MB of RAM. Then the 3.7-inch WVGA display, 5 megapixel camera with flash, video recorder 720p and 4GB of internal storage.

HTC Rhyme use the Android Gingerbread OS with an interface customized HTC Sense 3.5. This interface looks a bit simpler, easier for women to use it.

As quoted from UnwiredView, HTC Rhyme rich sales package accessories. Such as bluetooth headsets, docking, or such a small box that can be associated with a cell phone to tell if there is an incoming call or SMS.


HTC Rhyme specification:

• 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
• Dimensions: 116.8 x 61 x 10.1 mm
• Android OS 2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
• Qualcomm MSM8255 single core processor at 1GHz
• 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, geo-tagging and LED flash
• S-capacitive touchscreen 3.7-inch LCD (~ 252 ppi pixel density)
• Secondary VGA camera for video calling
• Candybar style design
• Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
• 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
• Video 720p
• HTML browser
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• Games
• GPS with A-GPS support
• Java MIDP emulator
• GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA at 14.4 Mbps to 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Wi-Fi hotspot
• Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP, EDR
• microUSB v2.0
• Internal storage 4 GB RAM
• 768 MB microSD card slot up to 32GB, 8GB included
• Accelerometer
• HTC Sense UI 3.5
• Touch controls
• Integration SNS
• Digital compass
• Organiser
• Voice recorder
• Audio Player: MP3/AAC + / WAV
• Video Player: MP4/H.263/H.264
• Google Search, Maps, Gmail
• YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa
• Standard battery Li -Ion 1600 mAh 

 

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IMO Tab X3, cheap tablet from IMO Mobile

IMO continues to develop its products, after successfully issued its first tablet, IMO Tab X7, IMO again presents a sequel tablets Android, IMO Tab X3.

Judging from the design IMO Tab X3, is almost identical to its predecessor IMO Tab X7, only tablets that comes with the Android OS 2.2 Froyo and WM8650 400 MHz processor is going to lead to the low end segment.

IMO Tab X3 can be regarded as a cheap tablet PC. No wonder the features offered is fairly standard or minimalist. However, although the features it offers fairly standard, but for users who like to surf in the virtual world, these devices are already equipped with connectivity features Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g.

Other features of this tablet is also pretty good, like a camera, audio / video player, YouTube, and a microSD card slot that can expand the storage capacity of up to 32 GB of data.

Plus other facilities that also would be present at the IMO Tab X3, such as E-books, Document to Go (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, pdf), Gmail, Google Search, App Market, Clock and G-sensor.

Batteries used this tablet is a 1450 mAh lithium ion battery is claimed to be able to supply up to 10 hours of standby time and for a video player for 3 hours.

In the sales package, this tablet will provide a free 4GB microSD card and a modem connector.

Specifications of IMO Tab X3:

• Screen: 7 inches, TFT touchscreen WVGA wide-screen (800 × 480 pixels), 16:9
• OS: Android 2.2 Froyo
• Processor: WM8650, 400 MHz
• Camera
• Internal Memory: 256MB RAM, 2GB of storage
• External Memory: microSD up to 32GB
• Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 b / g, data cable
• Browser: HTML
• Other Features: Web video with YouTube Icon, Stereo speakers, audio / video player, E-books, Document to Go (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, pdf), Gmail, Google Search, App Market, Clock, G-sensor
• Battery: Lithium ion 1450 mAh
• Standby: 10 hours
• Video player: 3 hours

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HTC Sensation XE comes with Beats Audio™ technology

HTC launches new mobile variant of  Sensation with additional upgrades. Besides the processor is better, HTC Sensation XE is also equipped with Beats Audio sound technology that promised to make better music output.

HTC it has acquired 51% ownership stake in Electronic Beats LLC. The company is backed by rapper Dr. Dre is known for its audio technology and design style headphones.

HTC Sensation XE in the sales package also includes Beats headphones by Dr. Dre are optimized for this handset. When headphones are used, the phone automatically detects the handset and change the  profile to Beats sound.

In addition to better sound, HTC Sensation XE also better specifications than usual HTC Sensation. Upgraded the processor to 1.5 GHz dual core and 1730 mAh battery that is more durable.

While other specs look similar to the regular edition. Like the Gingerbread Android OS, 4.3 inch QHD screen, 8 megapixel camera and others.

As of CNet, HTC Sensation XE would be available in Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa at the end of September. The price has not been announced, said to be in the range of 500 euros.

Specifications of HTC Sensation XE:

• Size: 126.1mm x 65.4mm x 11.3mm (4.96" x 2.57" x 0.44")
• Weight: 151 grams (5.33 ounces) with battery
• Display: 4.3-inch touch screen
• Screen: 109 mm (4.3") with qHD (540 X 960) resolution, S-LCD capacitive touchscreen display
• 3.5mm jack
• Players: MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player and XviD/MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
• Memory: 4GB internal memory with 768 MB RAM and 32GB expandable memory
• Camera: 8 mpixels (3264×2448 pixels) with autofocus, dual-LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch-focus, image stabilization, face detection and instant capture facilities
• Videos : 1080p@30FPS with stereo sound recording
• Operating System: Android v2.3.4(Gingerbread)
• CPU: 1.5 GHz dual core Qualcomm processor
• Applications: Games, Radio, GPS, Java, MIDP emulator, Digital Compass SNS integration etc
• Internet Applications: Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk and Picasa integration
• Battery: Li-Ion 1730 mAh. It has back up of Up to 310 h (2G) / Up to 540 h (3G) in stand by mode and Up to 9 h 16 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 20 min (3G) in talk time mode.

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