As usual. BlackBerry has another phone heading to Verizon, today in fact. It’s the Blackberry Curve 8530 with a 2.5-inch display, OS 5.0, 3.5mm headphone jack, and yes, oh yes, WiFi. $199 on contract, take it or leave it (technically speaking).
B&N: Nook sold out for the holidays
Oh this is great for Barnes & Noble, and terrible for Nook fans. The Nook is so popular (even though no one has it yet) that it’s sold out for the holidays. To calm down the angry consumer who expected a Nook for Christmas, B&N is offering placeholder certificates to help with the tremendous loss. So now your Nook should start shipping on January 4th. Just. Great.
Via: New York Times
Motorola Motus: Full specs are out; AT&T 3G also
Over at BGR another one of their “connects” got them the full specs of the Motorola Motus. So here they are. Contrary from the look of the phone in that blurry shot, the Motus is not a slider, but a flip phone. It also has AT&T 3G support. Interesting.
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
- Tri-band 7.2Mbps HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100MHz)
- 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash
- 256MB RAM
- aGPS
- Wi-Fi
- 3.1″ capacitive 480×320 display
- Bluetooth 2.0
- Weight: 133g
- 1400mAh battery
- microSD slot
- Qualcomm MSM 7201A CPU
- MOTOBLUR
Nokia N900 falls to $480 on Amazon
Well, would you look at that? The pricey N900 has gotten a price drop. Let’s see here, it’s $480 on Amazon. Not bad, considering most US sites have it listed for at least $600+. And it’s a very good deal, because remember, this is equipped with 32GB of memory, 5MP camera, and a 3.2-inch touchscreen, along with Maemo.
Spy shot of Motorola Motus is beyond blurry
There are blurry spy shot photos, and then there is this one. There are photos taken in bad light settings, but then there’s this one. And only this one is believed to be a shot of the CLIQ-look alike Motorola Motus. Rumors say it houses a 5 megapixel camera and Android 1.6. What;s interesting is that the keyboard is huge, but it seems like there isn’t any d-pad for navigation. As for the bright yellow spot, we have no idea what that is. We’ll know eventually.
via BGR
Get Google Chrome OS: Right NOW
It’s an awesome week in tech isn’t it? To begin the day’s news, get your paws on Google Chrome OS now! It’s available as a 300mb download from gdgt, and you’ll need either VMware or Virtual Box to run it.
Head over to gdgt to download it (or BitTorrent), and make sure to check out TechCrunch’s article on how to install it. Be sure to check LaptopMemo, because our first thoughts about Chrome OS will be posted!
[gdgt & TechCrunch]
New Rumor: Firefox is headed to PS3
This is something interesting. Firefox is headed to the PS3 according to Playstation Insider. Now that’s something I want to see. Imagine: Playing awesome games then logging in to an even more awesome browser. It almost feels too good.
Sources: Gizmodo via Playstation Insider
Google’s Chrome OS Explained: Simple, Light, and Smart
This is something we’ve all been waiting for a while now; to know what exactly the Google Chrome OS does and how it will affect the worlds of Windows and Mac, and everything else. Here’s the run down, so click the link for the full explanation.
Google Chrome OS official: Here’s everything you need to know (video)
Google’s Chrome OS is officially official. The actual Chrome OS will come out in a year from now, and the demo that was previewed is not even in beta yet. Here’s what exactly you need to know about Google Chrome OS (in video).
Imation Pro WX is world’s first wireless USB drive
Imation today has announced the world’s first wireless USB drive. Yes, I know that there are wireless hard drives, but this is a wireless USB hard drive. It’s supposed to be special, but it’s not. It can hold 1.5 TB of data, and starts at $450. It’s probably the world’s most expensive USB drive, too. According to Imation it transfers your files at a speed of “up to 15MBs/second”, and has a maximum usage range of 30 feet.
