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HTC Desire X, 4″ MSM8225 Android 4

Posted by – September 5, 2012

4″ WVGA with Qualcomm MSM8225 dual-core ARM Cortex-A5 processor, runs Android 4.0.4 to be upgraded to Android 4.1, to be prices at $299/299€.

Sony Xperia T

Posted by – September 5, 2012

The new $549/549€ high-end 4.6″ HD LCD “Reality Display”, Qualcomm S4 dual-core, 13 megapixel camera, NFC and plenty more.

The full specs are:
4.6″ HD Reality Display powered by the Mobile BRAVIA® Engine for razor sharp clarity
13MP fast capture camera that goes from sleep mode to snap in just over a second
Full 1080p HD video recording capabilities and a 720p HD front camera for the highest quality content
Easy connectivity with ‘One-touch’ function enabled by NFC
PlayStation™ Certified
Latest generation 1.5GHz dual core processor for improved battery life, fast performance and ultra sharp graphics
Android version 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Will be upgraded to Android version 4.1 (Jelly Bean) following launch.
MHL connectivity for viewing content on a big screen without the need for a charger
Use Xperia TV Dock with MHL to HDMI converter and charging connector to enjoy photos and videos on an HDMI enabled TV
16GB of internal memory
3.5 mm audio jack
Micro USB
Wi-Fi® Hotspot functionality
Support: microSD, up to 32GB
In some markets Xperia T will be known as Xperia TX
Talk time: Up to 7 hrs
Standby time: Up to 450 hrs
Battery: 1850mAh (embedded)
Available in Black, Silver and White colors

Sony Xperia V

Posted by – September 5, 2012

4.3″ otherwise same specs as the Xperia T with LTE.

Here are the full specs:
4.3″ HD Reality Display powered by the Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 for razor sharp clarity
13 MP fast capture camera with full HD video recording.
Latest generation 1.5GHz dual core processor for improved battery life, fast performance and ultra sharp graphics
LTE for the fastest data download speeds (in markets where technology is available)
Easy connectivity with One-touch ‘One-touch’ enabled by NFC
Clear audio+ for the highest level of sound quality
3.5 mm audio jack
Micro USB
8GB of storage
Memory card support: microSD™, up to 32GB
PlayStation™ Certified
Android version 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Will be upgraded to Android version 4.1 (Jelly Bean) following launch.
Highest levels of dust and water resistance in a smartphone (IP55/57+) ensure protection from the effects of immersion up to 1m for 30 minutes
MHL connectivity for viewing content on a big screen without the need for a charger
Talk time: Up to 7 hrs
Standby time: Up to 300 hrs
Battery: 1750mAh
Available in Black, Pink and White colors

Sony Xperia J

Posted by – September 5, 2012

Cheap $240/240€ new Sony Xperia phone with a 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM7227A ARM Cortex-A5 processor, a 4″ FWVGA screen, this phone is basic and affordable.

Here are the full specs:
9.2mm slim stylish design
Size: 124.3 x 61.2 x 9.2
Weight: 124 grams
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor: 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM7227A
Large 4.0″ FWVGA Display (480 x 854 pixels)
3.5 mm audio jack
Wi-Fi® Hotspot functionality
4GB internal storage
MicroSD card slot (up to 32GB)
Social media updates with illumination
5MP AF camera
Front VGA chat camera
Talk time: Up to 5hrs 36mins
Standby time: Up to 607 hrs
Battery 1750mAh
Available in Black, Gold, White and Pink colors

Sony Xperia sola

Posted by – September 4, 2012

New Sony FWVGA phone with floating touch display, which means that you don’t have to touch the display to interact with the phone. It can work with gloves or it works by just moving above the display at about within a 1cm distance from the display.

Here are the full specs for this device:
Screen
– 854×480 pixels
– 3.7″ 16,000,000 colour TFT
Memory
– RAM: 512MB
– 8 GB (up to 5 GB user-accessible memory)
– Memory card slot: microSD™, up to 32GB
– EDGE
– Quad EDGE/GSM/GPRS
850/900/1800/1900
W-CDMA Band I, II, V and VIII
Available colours
– Black – White – Red
– 116.0 x 59.0 x 9.9 mm
– 4.6 x 2.3 x 0.4 inches
Weight
– 107.0 gr
– 3.8 oz

Sony Xperia miro

Posted by – September 4, 2012

Basic $250/250€ 3.5″ Sony Android phone based on the Qualcomm MSM7227A ARM Cortex-A5 processor.

Here are the full specs of this device:
110 g
3.8 ounces
113 x 59.4 x 9.9 mm
4.4 x 2.3 x 0.4 inches
Talk time (up to) 5 hours
Standby time (up to) 470 hours
Music listening time: 36 hours and 30 minutes
3.5 inch anti-reflection coating on mineral glass TFT touchscreen
16 million colours / 320×480 pixels
Google Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
800 MHz Qualcomm MSM7225A
5 megapixel camera with auto focus
4x digital zoom, LED flash

Sony Xperia tipo dual

Posted by – September 4, 2012

$170/170€, dual-sim on the Qualcomm MSM7227A ARM Cortex-A5, Android 4.0.4 likely with Android 4.1 upgrade.

Here are the full specs:
99.4 g
3.5 ounces
103 x 57 x 13 mm
3.4 x 2.2 x 0.4 inches
Talk time (up to): 5 hours
Standby time (up to): 350 hours
Music listening time (up to): 36 hours
Video playback time (up to): 8 hours
3.2 inch scratch-resistant TFT touchscreen
262 000 colours, 320 x 480 pixels
Google Android 4.0 (ICS)
800 MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon™
3.2-megapixel camera
4x digital zoom

Sony Xperia Go, unbreakable waterproof Android phone

Posted by – September 4, 2012

I smash this phone on the table and it’s fine. Sony says they have competitions with people throwing it as far as they can and it still works fine, it doesn’t even get scratched. Have fun with that. It can stay under water for 30 minutes at 1m depth, so it’s not just splash proof, it’s waterproof.

Here are the full specs:
110 g
3.9 ounces
111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm
4.4 x 2.4 x 0.4 inches
Talk time (up to): 6 hours and 30 minutes
Standby time (up to): 520 hours
Music listening time: 45 hours
Video playback time: 6 hours
3.5 inch scratch-resistant TFT touchscreen
16 million colours, 480 x 320 pixels
Google Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
1 GHz NovaThor™ U8500 Dual-core Cortex A9
5 megapixel camera with auto focus
16x digital zoom, LED flash

HSA Foundation Keynote at IFA 2012

Posted by – September 4, 2012

Phil Rogers, President of the HSA Foundation (Heterogeneous System Architecture) comprising members ARM, AMD, Imagination Technologies, MediaTek, Samsung Electronics and Texas Instruments, at IFA is announcing new members Apical, Arteris, MulticoreWare, Sonics, Symbio and Vivante talks about The Next Era of Computing Innovation including the demonstration of a range of use cases for a standard to optimize the use of CPU and GPU to accelerate the performance of applications on devices and in the cloud.

ZhongXiang Quad-core Exynos 4412 PCB Design House

Posted by – September 2, 2012

Shenzhen ZhongXiang Technology Co Ltd demonstrates their latest quad-core Samsung Exynos 4412 based PCB which they put in their tablets, they have 8″, 9.7″ and they are making 7″ and other sizes. They can also make PCBs with the new 32nm dual-core Exynos 4212 processor. This Shenzhen PCB Design House basically is able to provide the worlds fastest ARM Processor in their own tablet tooling or for any tablet maker in Shenzhen or worldwide to integrate.


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Sony 84″ 4K TV KD-84X9005 with 4K X-Reality Pro

Posted by – September 2, 2012

Sony is getting ready to release their first 4K BRAVIA screens, here starting with this amazing and awesome 84″ sized display. This is perhaps the most awesome showcase I have ever seen at a consumer electronics show.

Sony Xperia Tablet S

Posted by – September 2, 2012

Tegra3, a new thin form factor with a bunch of docks for it from keyboard, to standard dock, desktop dock to speaker dock. Sony is customizing Android with a few features such as overlay widgets and more.

Zaidtek at IFA 2012

Posted by – September 2, 2012

Here are all the new products from Zaidtek. From their AllWinner A10 HDMI Stick, 7.6mm thin 7″ Tablet, RK3066 7″ Tablet, 9.7″ Infotek tablet and more.


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AAPPAA Shenzhen JinPinXing Tablets

Posted by – September 2, 2012

Here they’re showing their PCB and Tablet casing designs. They claim to have the worlds thinnest 9.7″ IPS tablet at 8.9mm.

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RFTECH at IFA 2012

Posted by – September 2, 2012

RFTECH shows their new $128 RK3066 10.1″ 1280×800 IPS tablet, $35 Telechips Cortex-A5 HDMI Stick and more.

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Samsung ATIV Windows RT Tablet

Posted by – September 2, 2012

ARM Powered Windows 8 RT Samsung Ativ Tablet shown for the first time. It looks like it can work with a keyboard dock, my guess is the price is going to be $499/499€ without the keyboard, to be confirmed.

Samsung Galaxy Camera

Posted by – September 2, 2012

World First Quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 Android point and shoot camera! This is the camera of the future, instantly upload and spread all your pictures and videos to the web with built-in WiFi, 3G and 4G connectivity, full Android supporting all Android apps for picture and video sharing. The price may be high.

Samsung Galaxy Note 2

Posted by – September 2, 2012

New 5.5″ Super AMOLED HD screen, new Quad-core Exynos4412 processor, battery life may be ok, stylus features can be fun or useful depending on what you want or need to do. Here I compare it with my Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

Sharp IGZO LCD TFT Technology

Posted by – September 2, 2012

Sharp is about to release their new IGZO LCD Technology to the market. It allows for lower power consumption, slowing down the screen refresh rates to as little as 1hz, minimizing the required screen bezel, the power consumption can be less than half compared with the previous amorphous silicon based TFT technology. Screen resolution can also more easily be increased to Quad-HD because the TFT is smaller. Will the Kindle Fire 2, iPhone 5 and other upcoming products have the IGZO screen in them? It’s possible. IGZO should be ready to arrive in products starting this year.

Sharp ICC-4K, latest 1080i upscaling demos at IFA 2012

Posted by – September 2, 2012

Sharp’s ICC-4K 55″ TVs are coming, they may have magic technology in them, magically making 1080i and 1080p content look better, doing something more than just upscaling.