Possibly a new $149 (this price is my guess) super affordable yet stylish phone with a 4″ HVGA screen and the low cost high performance Qualcomm MSM7225A processor.
Category: OS
LG Optimus L3
Posted by – February 29, 2012
Likely a sub-$99 Android phone from LG based on the new low cost high-performance Qualcomm MSM7225A ARM Cortex-A5 processor.
Fujitsu Quad-core Tegra3 phone
Posted by – February 29, 2012
Fujitsu is showing some of their latest Android smartphone designs, here’s their new Quad-core Tegra3 based smartphone.
Live from the Windows 8 on ARM Preview event!
I’m at the Windows 8 Preview event here in Barcelona. It’s probably live streaming somewhere at http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/preview
I’m going to try to ask them about third party Desktop Apps for ARM, let me know which questions you would like me to try to ask Microsoft representatives about Windows 8.
Here are some answers:
– Desktop apps on Windows Store and Windows Store for ARM: They’ll clarify it to my email later. Steve Synofsky says it’s clear in the blog post. Windows Store is for Metro apps but there is a “parallel thing” (paraphrasing) for Desktop apps, the whole Third Party Desktop Apps for Windows 8 are not to be previewed on the Consumer Preview release yet.
– Multi-booting other OS when secure boot is in use. Steve Synofsky says that is up to the OEM. Secure Boot is a feature Microsoft provides as an option. The whole point of Secure Boot is that people cannot just “boot stuff from their garage”. But he did not seem to dismiss that OEMs can dual-boot for example Android or Ubuntu on the same device.
He didn’t say if Microsoft plans to do backroom deals with manufacturers to force them only to load Windows 8 and nothing else on devices or not, I guess not, but you never know… Maybe they do not apply “rebates” for OEMs that make things a bit “too open”, does that make any sense?
– Windows 8 remains just TI, Qualcomm, Nvidia business for now on ARM, as with Windows Phone, Microsoft limits the number of ARM Partners that can fully hardware accelerate their software platform for now. I think a lot of the other ARM chip providers are in discussions with Microsoft to see when they can also support their software. My guess is Microsoft wants a very high performance for the first supported ARM SoCs, that is why it only is being demonstrated on TI OMAP4470, Nvidia Tegra3 and Qualcomm Krait MSM8960 for now.
If I do get in contact with someone from Microsoft over email to get clarifications for Windows on ARM, please let me know in the comments what type of questions remain to be answered.
I filmed about 15 minutes of the highlights of the keynote and I will upload that video in a couple hours so check back.
Panasonic Eluga, 4.3″ qHD, OMAP4430 Dual-core 1Ghz
Posted by – February 29, 2012
Panasonic releases this beautiful new thin, stylish, awesome 4.3″ qHD OLED screen, Texas Instruments OMAP4430 1Ghz Dual-core, Android Ice Cream Sandwich phone. To be released worldwide in April, it’s waterproof and dust-proof, the price may even be competitive!
Dream Chip xBounds mirroring to their OMAP3 HDMI dongle
Posted by – February 29, 2012
xBounds is a new solution for low bitrate Android mirroring.
Freescale Augmented Reality mixed with Immersive Virtual Reality
Posted by – February 29, 2012
Freescale shows how Augmented Reality applications can launch Virtual Reality applications.
Freescale Home Health Hub Reference Platform and Augmented Reality
Posted by – February 29, 2012
Freescale is working on some augmented reality using a tablet to identify medecine and help people who can need augmented medial advice.
Panasonic Eluga Power, Qualcomm Krait S4 MSM8960, 5″ 720p LCD screen
Posted by – February 29, 2012
Check out this awesome looking new 5″ Panasonic phone running Ice Cream Sandwich on the next generation Qualcomm MSM8960 Krait processor, with NFC, it’s Waterproof.
Rockchip RK2918 based Ice Cream Sandwich 5″ Smartphone
Posted by – February 29, 2012
Nice looking affordable 5″ WVGA Android device based on the Rockchip RK2918 ARM Cortex-A8 processor.
Siine Dynamic Keyboard for Android
Posted by – February 29, 2012
Here’s a new keyboard for Android with macros to quickly post text in a few clicks.
Ephone S8, Qualcomm MSM7227A, $130
Posted by – February 29, 2012
The new Qualcomm MSM7227A ARM Cortex-A5 processor is reaching the cheap Shenzhen based Smartphones market. This ARM Cortex-A5 processor might benchmark even above some ARM Cortex-A8 processors yet is targetted for the cheap smartphones market!
ARM TrustZone at Mobile World Congress 2012
Posted by – February 28, 2012
ARM is showing the latest implementations of ARM TrustZone. This can be the secure and easy way to authenticate logins, payments, money transfers on the Internet.
Neonode Optical IR Touch Screen technology at Mobile World Congress 2012
Posted by – February 28, 2012
Neonode does the IR touch screen technology used on the Sony PRS-650 and T-1, they also plan to bring this technology to LCD based tablets. Check here for some info on the next Neonode touch user interface technology.
Metaio Augmented Reality at Mobile World Congress 2012
Posted by – February 28, 2012
Metaio claims to provide the best Augmented Reality performance in hardware optimized software for ARM Processors, here demonstrating what they can do using the ST-Ericsson U8500.
News Republic, app for news articles and videos
Posted by – February 28, 2012
This application allows you to personalize where you are getting your news but from a limited number of providers with which News Republic has agreement to aggregate the news content.
Linaro on ST-Ericsson U8500 Snowball development board
Posted by – February 28, 2012
Linaro is optimizing Linux software for the Snowball, includes full Android ICS and Ubuntu Linux.
Google Booth at MWC 2012, Archos, Tablets and Phones on Display
Posted by – February 28, 2012
Here are some of the phones and tablets rotating at the back of the Google Booth at Mobile World Congress 2012, between the free smoothies and the slide.
ZTE Era Tegra3 and ZTE PF112 (codename) with a mysterious Quad-core processor
Posted by – February 28, 2012
ZTE is serious about high-end. Here’s their new Tegra3 phone and also a mysterious phone codenamed PF112 with a yet unannounced Quad-core processor. If you know which Quad-core ZTE’s PF112 is using, please post it in the comments.
