You might be lucky enough to have pre-ordered the G1 in time. Or you might be just like the rest of us, waiting for October 22nd to buy it in store. In any case you probably want a taste of that Android OS mounted on the HTC Dream as soon as possible.
T-Mobile has a G1 emulator for you to play with. Sure it doesn't have all the functions of the real thing but you can still get a general idea of how stuff works. Don't bother complaining about various issues and bugs you might spot along the way. It's just an emulator for now. You'll get the chance to complain later on about the real thing.
Written by Mobilewhack.com on October 5th, 2008 with no comments.
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The FCC has just approved Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 but hold on to your hats. You might not see it arrive that soon in your country. The FCC has approved a version X1i which is going to be released in Europe probably. The device they played with lacked 3G support which doesn't sound that good, does it.
But since the X1i was already approve we assume it's only a matter of time until a North American version will be given the OK. Hopefully the X1 will arrive in most markets by the end of the year. Waiting for carriers to announce it.
Written by Mobilewhack.com on October 5th, 2008 with no comments.
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Kingston is ready for the next DDR RAM level. I am talking about DDR3 memory modules which are already shipping in the USA. The model you should be looking for is the HyperX from Kingston. They will be the fastest DDR3 made so far with speeds of 2GHz. The 2GB model will feature CL9-9-9-27 @ 1.9v and their price will start from $227.
I'd expect the competition to come up with similar DDR3 modules soon which will lead to a price decrease. Not that $227 is that expensive for the speed the new RAM promises.
Written by Mobilewhack.com on October 1st, 2008 with no comments.
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Analysts expect Android sales to go up in the fourth quarter of this year. Strategy Analytics estimates about 10.5 million smartphones to be sold in the U.S. during that period. From those, 400,000 are expected to be G1 handsets from T-Mobile.
Chris Ambrosia, Executive Director of Strategy Analytics says:
Google has the brand power in the USA to make a big impact at launch. The main issue will be operator subsidies. As seen with the iPhone and smart devices in general, retail prices need to be well below $200 to be competitive. Longer-term success will, of course, rest on Android vendor ability to create designs with wow factor and an intuitive user-interface.
Android's market share might go even higher. T-Mobile announced earlier it will have from 600,000 to 700,000 ready to be sold once the G1 starts selling. And let's not forget the Christmas season will pump all sales up.
Written by Mobilewhack.com on September 21st, 2008 with no comments.
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Does Apple have a surprise for us? According to word on the street future Apple customers will be able to purchase an iPhone without a contract and activate it at home. Does this mean Americans will get the option of finally buying a contract free device? According to Apple Store retail employees a new option appeared on their EasyPay system. When making a sale they can choose Home now besides the previous four options which were: upgrade/swap existing iphone, new to AT&T starting a single line, new to AT&T starting a family line and add a line to existing account. But the Home option isn't working for now.
Let's go back in time to September 2007. That's when Apple dropped the 4GB iPhone and added then added the 16GB version in February 2008. It looks like right now 8GB iPhones 3G are reported to be missing form certain retailers. Does this mean a 32GB iPhone 3G model is coming up?
Written by Mobilewhack.com on September 21st, 2008 with no comments.
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I wondered where the catch is from the minute I saw free WiFi at McDonald's. At first it sounded awfully familiar. It's like I've seen the same scenario with slightly different characters. It was AT&T instead of Microsoft to offer free WiFi in Starbucks instead of McDonald's for iPhone instead of Zune users. But AT&T wanted to prove they can't do a thing right from the beginning and played around with free WiFi's switch for a couple of days.
Is Microsoft going to do the same? I mean I understand its effort to keep its 2.5% share of the MP3 players' market happy. And with such a move they're guaranteed to get at least a 0.01% more of that market. Imagine chewing on a burger and enjoying a vanilla shake while downloading Zune 3.0, which by the way is out, via free Mickey D's WiFi on your newest Zune player. Doesn't that sound like heaven? It does if you haven't seen Super Size Me and you don't know anything about Microsoft.
Oh, and the Zune doesn't have a web browser right? Well you will be able to get a few more songs instead of surfing the web. Nice one Microsoft!
Written by Mobilewhack.com on September 17th, 2008 with no comments.
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Sony has big plans for Japan. Their latest PSP 3000 is expected to be launched on October 16th.
The new gaming device will have ready a 4.3 inch high resolution wide screen, anti-reflection technology, a built-in microphone, Skype and other communication tools. There's a video port which will let you take the game to your closest TV through the separately sold cables.
The new PSP 3000 will come in pearl white and mystic silver and it will retail for 19,800 yen or about $183.
Written by Mobilewhack.com on September 4th, 2008 with no comments.
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Microsoft planned to release its IE8 browser amid the popularity of Firefox, now, they have another competition - Google! Google is trying to penetrate the browser market. Yeah, that's right, Google is releasing its very own web browser. This is not a surprise as the rumor of a browser goes way back 2004. I guess now it becomes a reality.
Google is launching a beta version of its own Web browser on Tuesday in more than 100 countries, the company announced Monday in a blog posting. The open-sourced browser will be named Chrome and is supposed to be faster, better and simpler than existing browsers.
From PC World, here are Chrome's main feature:
--It has a tab-centric interface, with a default home page that shows snapshots of your favorite sites and new memory management techniques designed to prevent tabs from bogging down your browsing;
--It uses sandboxing to prevent malware from doing damage to your PC;
--It includes built-in anti-phishing;
--It uses an all-new JavaScript implementation designed to provide snappy performance for Web-based applications;
--It includes Gears, the Google-initiated platform that helps online apps provide offline capabilities;
--It's open source;
--It's based on Webkit, the same open-source browser engine that powers Apple's Safari.
Written by Mobilewhack.com on September 2nd, 2008 with no comments.
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