The LG Optimus T is special. Sure, it doesn’t have a 1GHz processor (or 800MHz for that matter), a 5 megapixel camera with 720p recording, a superb 3.7-4.3-inch screen, or any of the other things that make a smartphone nowadays brilliant. No, the Optimus T is an entry-level Android smartphone with something else: full on, uncoated, sweet Android 2.2 FroYo. Hit up the “more” link to go after the line break to know why it’s one of the best entry-level smartphones available in the U.S. today.
What’s new from RIM is much better than usual. The new BlackBerry Bold, a favorite among anyone of technology who doesn’t even own a Blackberry has been made official. The Bold 9780 has a new 624MHz processor, 512 MB of internal memory and support for up to 32 GB with a 2GB memory card included, BlackBerry OS 6, a 5 megapixel camera with flash and video recording at unknown-res, is quad-band for world phone support and supports Wi-Fi calling, and will be available in Black or Flash White on Nov. 17 at T-Mobile for $199.99 on a usual 2-years of your life.
I’m looking forward to playing with it, then of course, reviewing it! Via: T-Mobile
T-Mobile just outed a friendly presser full with Galaxy Tab details and an official launch date of November 10th. A price is not mentioned though in the press release though, and that especially makes the Galaxy Tab mysterious, since every carrier in the U.S besides AT&T and T-Mobile has priced theirs differently. But T-Mobile does list the pricing on their site: $399.99 with 2-yr agreement on without data plan pricing. Full PR after the chop!
Simple put, this is the PlayStation Phone. Built by SonyEricsson as the PlayStation Phone, the prototype seen above has Android (possibly 3.0 Gingerbread or similar) and contains a geeky 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, 1GB of ROM, microSD support, a special Sony Marketplace that will be home to games PlayStation Phone games and it also has a camera at unknown resolution and function. Controls are the same as the PSP Go! and feautre normal shoulder-pad buttons as well as a space in between that may offer multitouch. Hit up my half-buds at Engadget for the full scoop.
Darn. It.
The white iPhone 4 is delayed again. Don’t ask us, the white iPhone 4 has had some manufacturing issues regarding the whiteness of the plastic around the frame, making sure that none of the materials are visible at all. While the issue was thought to be resolved this summer, Apple has said otherwise:
We’re sorry to disappoint customers waiting for the white iPhone yet again, but we’ve decided to delay its release until this Spring
Bollocks. And by that point, either a Verizon iPhone would be released, or the iPhone 5 would be announced in the usual June/July time frames. Via: BG @ BGR
See, this is one of the those ranting/personal posts that gadget bloggers get to do when they feel like it and find that it almost fits. EA will be releasing a PC update to Battlefield: Bad Company 2, which I am a proud owner and pwnage king of. It is unknown if the update will be server-side or player-side, but whatever it might be, the release is “soon” and below are the fixes which will surely save me from the insanity that is bugs in the PC version of the highly-successful first-person shooter:
- One of the Insignia’s requiring an unobtainable Bronze star for the tracer dart – requirement removed.
- One of the Insignia’s requiring an unobtainable Bronze star for the tracer dart – requirement removed.
- Hit registration changes brought over from MOH to BC2; several bugfixes, the client<->server send rates have been increased, some of the hitboxes themselves have been changed. This will increase the accuracy of guns, but will not make much of a difference to the knife. Removed the blue box behind the chat window.
- The 2-second immunity when spawning/being revived can will now be immediately remove either by firing, zooming, or any movement (move, crouch, jump). Merely looking around will not remove the invulnerability. In essence: If a person moves, he is never invulnerable.
- 3D vision fixed.
I’m looking forward to it, EA and DICE.
The Nook Color, Barnes & Noble’s new nook revealed today in NYC, will be broken down for your easy reading pleasure: it’s based off Android, uses a 7-inch IPS touchscreen with 1024 x 600 resolution at 169 pixels per inch, has 8GB of built-in storage and micro-SD card that can support up to 32GB slot, a 3.5mm headphone jack, Wi-Fi b/g/n (not 3G at all), micro USB port, and will support several third-party apps such as Pandora, Chess, a media player, and a kid’s eBookStore. It all costs $249 and ships November 19th. Via: Barnes & Noble
Nothing major here, just another review unit getting scorched and reviewed. An Nvidia Optimus laptop from ASUS, the U35JC. Besides those Punkbsuter issues that Nvidia has and me working with Nvidia to resolve them and publish a new Verde driver that would fix everything for all Optimus graphics owners, the U35JC is a pleasant Intel Core i3-based laptop with 4GB of DDR3 RAM and a 13.3-inch screen, although there are some dents in its resume.
So, this is the 320×480 resolution, 3.2-inch multitouch screen, 3 megapixel camera with basic video recording, Android 2.2-laden LG Optimus T. It will retail for $29.99 on November 3rd when it launches, and above I unbox almost a full 2 weeks before launch.The Optimus T borrows all new features from Android 2.2 sans Flash 10.1 support, since I can’t find it in the Android Market. Otherwise, everything that you’ve come to love about FroYo is included.
Last night, an update for the Apple Store app on the iPhone was released. This app allows you to buy Apple iDevices, on your iDevice, and in this case, the white iPhone 4. Yeah, you know, the iPhone that’s ‘hard to build’ and is pretty much mystical. Moving on, going into the “Reservations” tab in the app, followed by “Reserve Product” will actually allow you to select the white iPhone 4 in either 16GB or 32GB configurations, for $199 or $299 respectively. While this option doesn’t appear on the online Apple Store nor the retail stores, this only begs for one to wonder: is the white iPhone 4 here? Via: MacRumors
Update: So now Apple has gone and removed the white iPhone 4 from the app. Now what?
Have you ever experienced a 3D TV like you get at the cinema? Lightweight glasses, cool effects and a great picture experience? LG 3D televisions bring it right into your home.