Nokia: Symbian OS in use by 2016

Slowly, Nokia plans to separate from the operating system Symbian, although it still even in some models of the higher-lying segment is utilized. Accordingly, Nokia will focus on Windows Mobile 7, but the support and updates to the Symbian platform will be guaranteed at least until 2016, as announced Nokia chief Steven Elop. As quickly would you give up despite the long construction not on the Symbian OS operating system. How quickly the Finnish company would divest it has always been unclear.

Furthermore, shared with Elop on the Chinese Nokia Conversations blog that you want to focus in the coming years not only to the serious errors in the operating system. The investment in the platform is expected to continue as long as, as well as the support is given for it. As several of Symbian models will be presented in parallel to the appearance of the first Windows phones from Nokia and out, a possible example of this could be the next Nokia N9. But mainly it comes to smart phones they would rely on the cooperation with Microsoft and use the Windows Mobile platform.

In 2016, one could therefore expect the funeral of the time was so successful Symbian OS. Other manufacturers such as Siemens, Motorola, Panasonic and Sony Ericsson also put some time no longer on the platform. Initially, Nokia via cooperation with Intel trying a new operating system based on Linux called MeeGo to develop the project, however, was canceled due to delays on the part of Nokia.

Source: WinFuture
 

HTC Holiday, Lead & Rider: Three new phones from Taiwan

As the saying goes: All good things come in threes. Sun renderings and first details on new devices from HTC have been published. These are the new devices HTC Holiday, HTC and HTC Lead Rider. All devices have the Android operating system, it is unclear whether the current version is 2.3.4 or the upcoming "Ice Cream Sandwich. " The first two have it on the latest LTE, which has a download of 21.1 Mbps and an upload of 5.76 Mbits / sec.

When HTC Holiday goes one step further in terms of screen. While many already with the purchase of major equipment such as the Desire HD or delay the S II HTC Galaxy Holiday comes with a 4.5 inch screen with a QHD resolution of 960 x 540 pixels. Given an 8 megapixel camera come on the back and a 1.3 megapixel camera on the front. As chip BCM4330 is the cutting edge is used, which contains, among other things, Bluetooth 4.0 and a new power saving mechanisms. They also feature a powerful 1.2 GHz Dual Core CPU and 1 GB of RAM.

The HTC Lead, however, is slimmed down a bit. While here the same 1.2 GHz dual-core CPU is used, but only with 768 MB RAM. The screen offers the known size of 4.3 inches with a WVGA resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. When one uses the Broadcom chipset BCM4329, which offers at least Bluetooth 3.0. Also at the camera was saved, but it offers only on the back of a 5 megapixel model.
Both phones share the Qualcomm MSM8660 chipset LTE with the above transfer rates and Qualcomm Adreno 220 GPU for 3D acceleration. By the way, probably both will be to start at the LTE based provider AT & T is available, the European future is still uncertain.

When HTC Rider is a mix of the two devices. Experts to be striking the front of the Desire of the HTC HD looks suspiciously similar, and also offers a 4.3 inch screen, but but with 960 x 540 pixels. Here too, a 1.2 GHz dual-core CPU is fast Scorpion in combination with 1 GB of RAM to use, coupled with the Adreno 220 GPU. The new chipset is said to enable it to operate each CPU core at different clock speed and voltage, which is to extend the battery life significantly.
This smartphone is expected to ship in the Korean Telecom, also known here as the name HTC X515E.
Unfortunately, there is none of these smartphones a specific date or price.

Source: Pocketnow

Petition to Boot Loader Lock at HTC is having an effect

Modifications of smartphones based on Google's Android operating system are becoming increasingly popular. May have a boot loader without blocking Custom ROMs with mods such as the CyanogenMod, which is already available for many Android devices be installed. The operating system can be completely changed according to the wishes of the user and modified, even the processor is overclocked to part slightly. The manufacturer HTC, which already provide a full range of smart phones with Android sees this not as happy and off since a considerable time the boot loader with its devices.

This could change soon, because a petition with over 6,000 participants to encourage HTC to release the boot loader again and failing to secure more NAND memory. The manufacturer has also reacts via Facebook on the petition. The criticism was perceived and, according to the statement was user satisfaction a top priority for HTC. Soon more information will be made ​​available on this subject, what are does not mean that soon all devices are again with a free bootloader.

When More to be announced was not announced, but the willingness to confront the topic is very commendable, especially as other manufacturers such as Apple strictly refuse to modify their equipment to be so strong. Especially for users of older devices will be the release of the boot loader is a small blessing, because often a mod, the only way to strike up a newer version of Android. We will keep you on new information provided by HTC of course more up to date!

Source: Golem

Apple iPhone 3G without 3G iOS 5

Apple's operating system iOS 4 was on the iPhone 3G has no success. Due to the slow processor speed of the iPhone has suffered much. Although some minor bug fixes and updates that have improved the speed minimum, nachgeschoben of Apple, but it was still being fun to use the iPhone 3G. As then, the very first iPhone will probably now the 3G and 3G models no update to iOS 5th Continue to make a large order from Apple for more rumors on the latest iPhone model.

Eldar Murtanzin, chief editor of a Russian mobile phone blog, which has often spread rumors about mobile phones, which in retrospect were true, announced via Twitter that the 3G does not receive any update on iOS 5 - much to the chagrin of those who the available from Apple yet Have purchased 8 GB model recently. IPhone 4, however, is said to have thanks to the Apple processor A4 enough computing power for the update. This suggests that the update will be higher than assumed.
Continues to drive Apple's large order with Largan Precision for more rumors about the upcoming iPhone model. Thus, in large quantities camera lenses with a resolution of 8 megapixels, which can be used in phones ordered. Thus, in the third quarter of this year will be the 8-megapixel lens on the new standard in smartphones, partly due to the large order from Apple.

But that's not all that Apple has been purchased. In addition, you will also have given an order for several glass-cutting machine in order. Apart from this, one has also suggested some suppliers to deal with the production of curved glass. Waiting for us so an iPhone 5 / iPhone 4S with curved screen like the Google or Nexus S HP Palm Pre?

The idea of the iPhone with the new iOS 5 in the context of the WWDC, from 6 to 10 June will take place as expected. But as always, Apple has not commented on the rumors about the products and allows the voltage to the event to increase.

Source: Macnotes / apple radar

Apple vs. Samsung patent dispute goes to the next round

The dispute between the two smart phone manufacturers Samsung and Apple with time and more violent. In that accuses Apple of breach of the Korean manufacturer of numerous patents, especially those involved with the design and operation of the equipment to do. Thus, many smart phones and the new tablets from the product range Samsungs are affected. Mostly it's in the case of the Samsung products S Galaxy II, Galaxy Tab 8.9, Tab Galaxy 10.1, but also the LTE and 4G phones Infuse Droid batch. The two tablets and the Droid Charge contrast, are not even officially on the market for purchase. Nevertheless, all these devices, according to Apple iPhone along the lines of products and have been designed iPad.

 

Both would look and operate, and even the packaging of Apple products, Apple said copies. The WiFi Multimedia Player Galaxy S 4.0 and 5.0 are the iPod touch more than similar. From Samsung must now show each new device before the publication of a group of legal experts, but fortunately, no developer or agent from Apple. They may assess whether Samsung commits another patent infringement or not. The Judge Lucy Koh has decided that the equipment the experts will be presented three months before publication. This was no problem from their perspective, as Samsung suggests many details before publication of the devices. At the Google I / O developer conference were even give all participants a copy of the new Galaxy Tab 10.1.

 

Thus, the Californian manufacturer with a cult game has suffered in the patent dispute, but this could have other consequences. Samsung supplies memory chips to Apple that is also for the production of their equipment. It is still unclear whether this partnership is involved.

Source: cnet uk
 

 

 

 

Pantech Vega No.5 Tabletphone and Vega Racer sighted

The Korean mobile phone is Pantech forged know hardly anyone here, but this company has been working for years as mobile phone manufacturers. Now Pantech is therefore but with two very interesting devices. Since the first Vega was No.5 with a huge 5 inch touch screen, making it even a so-called "Tablet Phone ". It has tablet dimensions and is therefore less likely to pocket-ready, can make calls like a normal phone.

The 5-inch touchscreen of the Vega No.5 replaced but at only 480 x 800 pixels. Like the smaller 4.3 "model Vega Racer, which is otherwise not much different from Vega No.5, up to 1080p video recording of the No.5. Both devices come with a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm processor and 1GB of RAM, therefore, was to ensure proper performance. Both an 8MP camera, and a 1.3 MP front camera on board. Vega is also the No. 5 + HSDPA capable, while the Racer is to provide a good 1650mAh run time. The No.5 is to come later this month in Korea in the shops, prices and availability of the racers are not known.

Source: Engadget

AMD Quad Core A8-3530MX: Fastest AMD mobile APU in June?

Without question one of the launch of the new AMD Bulldozer architecture probably the most exciting topics in terms of the IT life in 2011, but that is not seen nothing yet. For there is also the platform with its Sabine Llano APUs, which are also in their starting blocks and we will reach probably already next month. These are both designed for mobile use, but finding probably be in some desktop systems. If you believe first sources, so below is the most powerful mobile CPU and APU to be found.

Meanwhile, over the months, the Brazos platform with its Ontario and Zacate APUs, which are, for example, to see the Zotac ZBOX AD02 and are based on the Bobcat architecture, arrived very well with users, although a few products to get, unfortunately, difficult .
When Sabine platform that will change hopefully. Here then CPUs, codenamed Llano and Husky Stars and architectural pattern. Stars? In fact, the architecture is K10.5 nothing new, but it has worked greatly to the performance and the new 32 nanometer process does the rest.

According to recent roadmaps will be the upcoming AMD A8-3530MX the new top model and default clocked at 1.9 GHz, which can be increased under load by the turbo core technology at 2.6 GHz. As a fast cache 4 MB Level 2 cache are used for the graphics department, the integrated Radeon HD 6620G is responsible. This has 400 stream processors (see Radeon HD 6970: 1,536 SP / Radeon HD 6570: 480 SP) is clocked at 444 MHz.

Finally, the whole can then be paired with 1333 or 1600 MHz DDR3 memory, chipset and comes as either a merger A60M Controller Hub (FCH) or A70M used, the latter 4x USB 3.0 offers. It all together and then a TDP of 45 watts. It appears that the APU will be found on the base FS1 course, FM1, the mobile variant of the base. At a price was currently not yet said anything, probably will be the AMD have to compete against the A8-3530MX binuclear competition à la Core i3 / i5 Core.