Smart Phones with Intel Processors in 2012

Intel recently announced that in 2012, smart phones with Intel Atom processors to hit the market and make a revolutionary change in the field of Mobile Technology as well.

Intel's smart technology for mobiles will be available only in India and South Asia initially. The sales Director Ravichandran said that  “Next year, you will see more models of Ultrabooks being launched. We expect sales volumes to go up. You will also see notebooks and Ultrabooks incorporate features of tablets and vice versa”.

Intel is trying to spread in any field gradually. Recently, Intel announced that Intel's Identity Protection would help in providing security during online transactions. The same is going to be applied for mobile users as well. Its time to use Intel's smart technology in our mobiles too.

 

 

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How to jailbreak iPod touch?

There are so many tutorials and videos out there that teach how to jailbreak ipod touch and iphones but the techniques have improved way too much and here is the easiest way which is just a  matter of two clicks to get your iPhone or iPod touch jailbroken. If you are not sure what jailbreaking is then go to the wikipedia page to know more about it.

Why would anyone want to jailbreak his device?

There are a number of reasons. Jailbreaking is similar to rooting your android phones. Jailbreaking gives you much more control over your device. For example, iOS does not by default allow you to change the wallpaper or the theme. But jailbroken devices do.

Here are the assumptions that I've made -

You have a iPod touch or an iPhone running firmware 3.1.2.

Steps follow -

1. Download Blackra1n for your firmware from here - http://blackra1n.org/download-blackra1n/

2. Start the blackra1n.exe

3. Your device will be automatically detected. Just click on the only button that blackra1n.exe provides. Wait for a few minutes and your device will reboot.



4. When your device reboots, you will find a new icon called blackra1n in your device. Open it. Connect to the internet. Download 'Cydia' Installer. Once you're done there will be another icon on your device called 'Cydia'. Using this installer, you get to download lot many applications to your iphone!



This is how you jailbreak a iPod touch or iPhone :) Hope that helps.

PS: There are other ways of jailbreaking a device. This method involves using blackra1n. There are other jailbreaking agents like redsnow, snowbreeze etc. But I personally like blackra1n for its simplicity.

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India's 35$ Tablet finally announced. Named Aakash

Indian government's venture to create the cheapest tablet for students has finally been released. The much anticipated tablet is being manufactured by DataWind Ltd..

Government aims to provide 10000 tablets to students of India. Cost of each tablet is announced as Rs.2250 and is said to decrease in the coming days when Indian Government places an order for mass production of this. DataWind's Aakash is only for students and the price is subsidized. DataWind plans to release another version of Aakash, called UbiSlate which will be priced slightly higher than Aakash. DataWind claims to deliver UbiSlate by the end of November.

Ever since the announcement of 35$ Tablet, the processor speed was kept undisclosed. The processor speed turned out to be only 366Mhz. Considering the price of the tablet, this must not be disappointing as it is a value for money tablet. Here is a list of specifications to wrap up.

Aakash features -

a 7" display with resolution 800 x 480 pixels

a 366Mhz Processor

256 MB of RAM

2GB of internal

expandable up to 32 GB through microSD slot

1 standard USB 2.0 Port

Wifi Capability

Battery that lasts 3 hours and

runs Android 2.2 Froyo

Evidently, the tablet will not support HD graphics but the product is quite good for what it is aimed at. May be a disappointment to few people, but this is what you get for what you want to pay.

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35$ tablet to be available from October 5th

Kapil Sibal, the Union resource minister of Human Resource unveiled the 35$ tablet on 22nd July 2010. Since then, techspace has been keeping track of the latest happenings regarding this cheapest 35$ tablet. The Government also announced a subsidized rate of Rs.1100 for students.



The 35$ tablet will be launched officially on October 5th. The device features a 7"  Touch screen, 2 USB Ports, 32 GB Hard Disk, 2 GB RAM with Video conferencing and multimedia capabilities. The tablet runs Android OS but the version is unknown. There has been no news on the processor speed and continues to remain a mystery until October 5th. The name of the tablet will be revealed on the day of launch. The tablet was supposed to release in the month of June but the tender with Manufacturers, HCL was cancelled causing the delay.

There are a few expectations on this tablet. If proven good, then this may bring lot of changes in the Indian education system.

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Micromax A70 - Specifications

This phone was released last July but somehow I missed to put it on mytechspace. This phone is one of the cheapest and best phones. The capacitive touch is very sensitive. Lags a little with HD Graphics but a decent phone for the price you get it for. Here's the complete review of phone.

General		GSM
Operating System		Android 2.2 Froyo
Processor Speed		600 MHz
Size	Dimensions	111 x 58 x 38.5 mm
	Weight	85g
Display	Type	TFT Capacitive touch screen
	Size	3.2 inches
	Colors	256k
	Resolution	320 x 480 pixels
	Pixel Density	180 ppi
	Sensors	Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer
Memory	Internal	160 MB
	External	Expandable up to 32 GB
Camera	Primary	5 MP Camera without flash
	Secondary	VGA
	Video Recording	VGA recording
Multimedia	Audio	MP3, WAV, AAC
	Video	MP4, H.263
Connectivity		GPRS, EDGE, 3G HSDPA @ 7.2 Mbps, Bluetooth v2.1, microUSB v2.0
Battery		1450 mAh Standby up to 168h Talktime up to 4h
Other Features		Pre installed applications like Mundu TV, Picasa, Youtube etc.
Pros		Very Cheap Touch sensitivity is good. Screen clarity is good. 5MP Camera
Cons		Slow Processor. Lags during HD graphic play. No Flash Support. VGA video recording. No LED Flash.
Price		Rs. 7200 on Flipkart

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Micromax X222 - Cheapest Touch phone

Yet again we are posting another Micromax mobile phone. Micromax has this time come up with the cheapest touch phone in India, the Micromax X222. Micromax X222 is a tiny little phone with dual sim support and costing less than 2k. The phone comes with a 2.4" resistive touch display screen. More features here -

Form Factor	Full Touch Bar Style
Band	Dual GSM Band (900/1800 MHz)
Dimensions	92mm*52mm*14mm
Display	6cms, 65K TFT(240*320 Pixels)
Weight	83gms
Music	Multi Format (MP3, WAV, AMR)
FM Radio	Yes
Camera	VGA
Audio/Video Player	Yes
Expandable Memory	MicroSD (upto 8GB)
Bluetooth	Yes
SMS/MMS/GPRS	Yes
Battery Type	Li-ion 900mAh
Talk Time	Up to 6 hours*
Standby Time	Up to 157 hours*

Price : Rs. 1990

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Vodafone's Android phone - Vodafone Smart VF858

Vodafone has finally joined the race of affordable Android phones with Micromax and other manufacturers with the release of its new Vodafone Smart VF858. Vodafone Smart is powered with a 528Mhz ARM processor and runs Android 2.2 Froyo.



More features of Vodafone Smart VF858 -

• TFT Capacitive Touch Screen, 256k Colors


• 2.8" screen with 240 x 320 pixel screen resolution - 143 ppi pixel density


• Accelerometer and Proximity sensors


• 130 MB internal memory, expandable up to 32 GB through microSD


• GPRS, EDGE, 3G (3.6 Mbps), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wifi - Hotspot


• Price: Rs. 6,695

Vodafone Smart is priced Rs. 6,700.

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Motorola Fire XT available in India now

Motorola Fire XT is not officially announced, but yet it is now available in India through Flipkart and InfiBeam. The Motorola Fire XT has refreshing looks and costs nearly Rs.12000 and the configurations match those of Samsung Galaxy Ace and HTC Salsa.



Features -

• 800 MHz Processor


• 512 MB RAM


• Android v2.3 Gingerbread


• 3.5 inch Capacitive HVGA Display with resolution 320 x 480 px


• 5 MP Primary Camera


• VGA secondary Camera


• Wi-Fi, GPS, 3G


• Bluetooth


• 3.5mm Audio Jack

The price range for which the mobile comes is impressive and definitely a potential threat to other phones in that range.

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Dual Core Android from Micromax - A85

Micromax has played big in the global and Indian market. Creating new records in making the most affordable phones is not new to it. Here's new Micromax A85, phone with dual core 1GHz processor and at a price rumored to be under Rs. 20,000. With this micromax becomes one of the few companies who have released dual core android phones in India with other players like LG and Samsung. The Micromax website doesn't hint anything and even the GSMArena still keeps the status as "Rumored". But the phone is sure to come out sooner or later and going to be a game changer for Micromax.

Micromax A85 will be third in Micromax's Android phone line up after the success of A60 and A70.

The Blurry image of Micromax A80. All that's available (leaked)

Here are some features rumored to come with Micromax A85 -

• TFT Capacitive touch screen, 480 x 800 pixels with 247 ppi pixel density


• Proximity and accelerometer sensors


• 8 GB internal memory, 512 MB RAM, Externally extendable up to 32 GB


• GPRS, EDGE, 3G (HSDPA,  HSUPA)


• Bluetooth, micro USB v2.0


• 5 MP Primary Camera - 2592 x 1944, autofocus


• VGA Secondary Front Camera


• Android Froyo v2.2


• 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core Processor


• Li-ion Standard Battery

Enthusiasts are very much looking forward for the release of this power packed device - Micromax A85

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LG Optimus one gets Gingerbread update

Good news to LG P500 users. After a long wait, gingerbread update for LG P500 Optimus One is available. LG P500 is the best selling mobile from LG and sold more than a million devices in a span of 40 days. The phone was shipped with Android 2.2 Froyo by default. The new update has just made it better. Gingerbread update brings better stability and performance and also improves the battery life.

The new update brings a darker theme, a download manager, better copy paste mechanism and some optimization on touch sensitivity. The update has also given rise to numerous bugs which are being discussed on this XDA forum.

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Yet another Tablet - iBall Slide

Back in late 1990's when mobile phones were a new trend, lot of companies poured in with various models. Now you can see the same thing happening in the tablet market. This time iBall has come up with its tablet iBall Slide.

Hrithik Roshan is going to promote this product in India. You can check out the all new iBall Slide @ iballslide.com.

iBall slide runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread on a 1GHz processor. Specifications -

• 1 GHz ARM Cortex A8 Processor

• Full Capacitive touch screen with multi touch support

• 7" WVGA screen with 800 x 480 resolution

• 4400 mAh Battery to give long life of 6.5 hours of audio and 5 hours of video.

• Connectivity through Wifi, Bluetooth and 3G via Datacard

• 2.0 MP Front Camera for Video calling and conference

• USB Host and OTG ports to connect pen drives and to the PC

• 8 GB Built in memory. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD Card

• HDMI Output Port

The tablet is going to support 3d games and high quality video play back.

The phone is priced Rs. 13995 in India.

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KT Spiderpad - The ultimate Transformer

To put it simply, KT Spiderpad is an android phone. The phone was introduced during the IFA conference and one of the best things that happened at the venue.

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KT Spiderpad is a mainly a phone, an android smartphone, a power machine released by Korean Telecom. The phone looks pretty cool and comes with some awesome features.

a 4.5 inch display

a 1.5 GHz dual core processor

1 GB RAM

16 GB internal memory

microHDMI and microUSB ports

If these features are not awesome enough, then here's what makes it more awesome. The phone docks into accessories to be a tablet, or a gaming station or a laptop itself.

Tablet Dock

There’s a Tablet dock where the phone slides in and becomes the trackpad.  This dock contains a 6400 mAh battery & a 10.1-inch display, with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels  Dimensions are 249.8 x 176.5 x 12.5 mm & weighs 678 grams. This is a much better implementation than the Motorola Atrix laptop dock. This tablet dock transforms the KT SpiderPad into a large screen device, just like the Asus PadFone

Handheld Dock

The handheld dock is meant for gamers & looks a bit like a Sony PSP handheld gaming device.

Laptop Dock

The phone slides into a laptop and becomes the brain of the laptop also the trackpad for the laptop.

All the docks are just accessories. They do not contain any processor. The Laptop dock for example is just a keyboard and a screen with battery power. The processing power is provided by the Spiderpad Phone.

Here are some videos to make you fall in love with the SpiderPad.

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The pricing information is not released yet. The phone is said to hit japanese market later this year.

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Facebook phone - Vodafone Blue

Vodafone and facebook came together to launch the facebook phone in India. Named Vodafone Blue, the facebook phone comes with dedicated buttons and customized interface to support facebook. Vodafone Blue has features which makes users easy to update status, share photos, comment and for easy browsing of facebook. The mobile contacts sync with the facebook profile.

Vodafone Blue also comes with application, Palringo Chat Suite which supports gtalk, AIM, iChat, Facebook Chat, ICQ and more.  Other applications include an email client (with POP3 and IMAP support) and Opera Mini web browser.

With all these features, facebook phone, the vodafone blue, comes for a price under Rs. 5000.

Vodafone blue features -

• a 2.4"  TFT display with 320 x 240 pixels


• QWERTY Keyboard layout


• 40 MB internal memory. MicroSD expandable up to 16 GB


• GPRS and EDGE support


• Bluetooth v2.1, USB v2.0


• 200 Mhz Processor


• FM Radio with 3.5mm audio jack


• Audio/Video Formats : mp3, aac, wma, mp4, h.263


• Price: Approximately Rs. 4750

Even though called as the Facebook phone, the only way to connect to internet is through GPRS, EDGE. There is no 3G nor WLAN support which is quite disappointing but with such a price tag, it is what we pay for.

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Philips unveils GoGear Connect 3 - A portable media player

Philips has unveiled the all new GoGear Connect 3 media player. Though called as a Portable Media Player, it can do much more than that.



GoGear Connect 3 PMP runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and comes with a touch sensitive 3.2" display. It is equipped with Android Market from where you can download from millions of application. It also has wifi and bluetooth support. You can surf the internet, download applications and much more.

Features of GoGear Connect 3 are similar to ipod touch and is sure to give a good competence. GoGear Connect 3 is expected to be priced at around $180.

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Philips Xenium X806 Dual Sim

Philips phones are probably not so popular in India but it does compete for its share in European and Russian Market. Philips mobiles are known for their exceptional battery life. After a long time Philips is releasing a touch phone in India. Little late to the market but strong enough as it claims a battery life of 1 month in stand-by mode. The phone will be released on 7th September 2011.



Specifications -

• Dual SIM GSM Network


• 3" TFT Touch Screen with Resolution 240 x 400px (155ppi)


• 47mb Internal Memory, MicroSD Card Slot expandable upto 8GB


• GPRS Class 10, EDGE Class 10, Bluetooth and USB Connectivity


• 5MP Camera, 2560 x 1920 pixels, AutoFocus with LED Flash


• VGA Video Recording @ 15fps


• Support for mp3, wma, wav, h.263, h.264 and mp4.

The phone is expected to cost around Rs. 10,000. Undoubtedly overpriced. Let us just wait and see for its actual price.

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Mozilla Seabird

Guys........If this the way our future is gonna be....................then its looking very bright from here :P

Let me reveal to you the most ambitious project from Mozilla called SeaBird

The conceptual Features might be

8MP camera

Dula Pico Porjectors

45LUMENS @ 960X600

Bluetooth Dongle

The best feature of all Wireless Charging

Mini-USB

Just watch the Video Below and get ready to be blown away :P

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Yet another Projector phone - Micromax X40

When the big brothers of mobile industry stays away from projector phones, here comes Micromax's new projector phone Micromax X40. After Intex, Spice and G'Five, Micromax debuts its first projector phone. X40 has more features than just the projector. It comes with support to read multiple office format documents like Word, Excel, Powerpoint and even PDF.



Phone features -

- Dual SIM Capability

- a QVGA 2.4" screen 240 x 320 pixels with 262k colors.

- 2 MP camera with resolution 1600 x 1200 pixels

- Bluetooth and USB connectivity

- WAP, GPRS, EDGE support

- FM Radio,  MP3 Player

- 80MB inbuilt memory expandable upto  4 GB

- Multi format document reader supporting Word, Excel, Powerpoint and PDF documents

- Preloaded applications like Facebook,  Nimbuzz, Opera Mini, Snaptu, Mundu Radio etc..

Price: Approximately Rs. 4800

The phone also comes with a portable Tripod and Transceiver. Price looks competitive to its specifications.

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Nokia announces budget phones Nokia 100 and 101

Nokia has announced two new phones Nokia 100 and Nokia 101. Nokia though fails to compete with the higher end phones with its Symbian, it is doing quite well in budget range mobile phone segment. Nokia 100 and 101 look identical but Nokia 100 is totally a basic phone with not much features.

Nokia 100 and Nokia 101 are aimed for the population that travels and finds difficult to recharge the battery every often. Nokia claims that these two phones are going to give a 35 hours stand by time.

Nokia 100

Symbian Series 30 Operating System

1.8"  TFT display with resolution 128 x 160 pixels with 65k colors

500 phone book contacts

FM Radio

Torch Light

Price: Approximately Rs. 900

Nokia 101

Symbian Series 30 Operating System

1.8"  TFT display with resolution 128 x 160 pixels with 65k colors

Dual SIM ( but not Dual Stand-by)

MP3 Support

FM Radio

3.5 mm Audio jack

Memory Slot - Memory expandable up to 16GB

Price: Approximately Rs. 1200

With this Nokia 100 probably becomes the cheapest phone to be released in India.

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RIM announces Blackberry Curve phones

Research In Motion has announced three new phones to the Blackberry Curve series. Blackberry Curve 9350, 9360 and 9370. All the three phones are identical in looks and almost similar in features except for the network capability and the built-in memory. Blackberry Curve 9370 is capable of both CDMA and GSM connectivity with 1GB built-in memory while the other two, Blackberry 9350 and Blackberry 9360 support only CDMA connectivity with 512MB of built-in memory.

All the three phones have -

• A 2.44" display with 480 x 360 Resolution


• 512 MB of RAM


• 800 MHz processor


• BlackBerry OS 7.0


• 5MP Camera with LED Flash and resolution 2592х1944 pixels


• VGA Video recording


• Bluetooth, Wifi 802.11n, A-GPS and NFC

The three phones are expected to arrive at the end of September 2011 and aimed to be available at lower prices.

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Dell's thinnest LED monitor 9.9mm thick

Dell has released his atmost best LED monitor which is thinnest of all the monitors of its productions. Dell has given the name for it as "Dell S2330MX".

Features of Dell S2330MX:-

• 9.9mm thick.

• Weighs 3.76kg.

• Aspect ratio is 16:9

• 2ms response time.

• Can display 16.7 million colors.

• Conenctivity -> VGA and DVI ports.

• 1080p output using a 1000:1 static and 8 million:1 dynamic contrast ratio coupled with a brightness rating of 250cd/m².

• power 27 watts.

• Tilting option -> from up to 4 degrees forward to 21 degrees backwards.

• Cost -> $249.99 with 5 year advance exchange warranty.

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