Earlier today Sony announced several new devices during their IFA press conference, including the new Xperia Tablet S. The powerful new tablet is powered by a Tegra 3 CPU, preloaded with Android 4.0, and has plethora of available accessories. It will be available September 7th but Sony is accepting pre-orders starting today. We now have a quick hands on video of the Xperia Tablet S from the floor of the IFA event.
The international version of Sony’s Japanese Xperia GX has been suffering a crisis of identity, being known as the LT29i and also by the codename Hayabusa. But it has yet to get an official, consumer-friendly name. A leak from sources at Xperia Blog claims the phone has a name: the Sony Xperia TX. This would fit in with Sony’s new naming convention, which uses single and double letters to designate the relationship between high-end and mid-level phones. So the Xperia TX would clearly be a higher-end Xperia T.
It is said to sport a 4.6-inch HD reality 720p screen, a dual-core Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU, 1GB RAM, Android 4.0 ICS, a whopping 13MP camera with HDR video, a thin 7mm profile, and a nice size battery. This is certainly shaping up to be Sony’s latest flagship model. We’re expecting to see this phone, along with the Xperia T and Xperia Tablet at IFA in Berlin later this month.
Who’s waiting for this one?
source: xperia blog
via: android central
Sony hasn’t really made a huge splash with their phones when compared to the likes of Samsung or HTC, but that may all change with the Xperia Mint, also known as the Xperia T. This beast sports a 1.5GHz dual-core S4 processor, 13 megapixel rear camera, and 720p front facing camera, among other high end specs.
Bulgarian site NixanBal has published a series of pictures of the T that really shows it off quite well. What we see here is an industrial design that, while not revolutionary or ultra-sleek, is still professional and business-minded.
Pictures after the break.
Adding credence to the earlier rumor, the Korean site Digital Daily is reporting that Samsung will be holding a Galaxy Note 2 Unpacked event August 30th, one day before the IFA expo in Berlin, Germany. The Galaxy Note 2 is expected to have a 13MP camera, be powered by a quad-core Exynos chipset, and run Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on a 5.5-inch screen.
Last year Samsung announced the original Galaxy Note at IFA, so their choice in venue and timing would make perfect sense. The first Note defined the phablet space, where a device is not quite a phone or a tablet, but according to Samsung it’s the best of both. From what we’ve seen, the Note is a solid device, and seeing Jelly Bean on an updated version can only make it better.
source: digital daily (translated)
via: gsm arena
One of the most bloodied battlefields in the on-going patent wars exists between Samsung Electronics and Apple, Inc. Presently there are as many as 23 lawsuits pending between the two companies all over the globe including the US, France, Japan and the much newsworthy Germany, where Samsung recently had to pull their Galaxy Tab 7.7 from the IFA in Berlin in what looked like a two-hit knockout coupled with the German court’s ruling with Apple on the ban of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1. Samsung however is clearly not out for the count; they’re striking back in Korea where they now seek a complete ban on the forthcoming iPhone 5.
This attack on Apple in Korea follows Samsung’s appeal against the German ruling and the filing of a countersuit against Apple in Australia over another similar court decision that led to the ban of Galaxy 10.1 sales. Their words appear to be just as fierce and confident as their actions; a senior Samsung executive, who spoke on a condition of anonymity said, “For as long as Apple does not drop mobile telecommunications functions, it would be impossible for it to sell its i-branded products without using our patents. We will stick to a strong stance against Apple during the lingering legal fights…We are taking different tactics since we are quite confident.’’
Apple is at it again. Samsung recently unveiled the Galaxy Tab 7.7 at the IFA Conference in Berlin, but they were forced to remove it from the show floor because a Dusseldorf court granted Apple’s request to ban sales and marketing of it. The above picture shows them covering all references to it.
“Samsung respects the court’s decision,” Chung said, adding that the company believes it “severely limits consumer choice in Germany. Samsung will pursue all available options, including legal action, to defend its intellectual property rights, he said.
If you remember, last month the Dusseldorf Regional court granted a preliminary injunction for all of Europe (except the Netherlands) on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 because it simply looked like the iPad. It was later changed to just Germany.
The Netherlands court threw out 9 out of the 10 patents that Apple claimed Samsung infringed, and gave Samsung until October 13th to remedy the remaining patent, which will most likely be a software update.
This latest judgement in Dusseldorf took place on Friday, one day after the Galaxy Tab 7.7 announcement. Lets also not forget that Apple might have tampered with evidence.
Viewsonic has been teasing us with a few tablets for a while now, and it looks like they are finally going to deliver. They just announced the availability of three models at the IFA Conference in Berlin.
First up is the ViewPad 10pro with Android 2.3 and Windows 7. It will be available on September 5th with a price of €499 ($714) for the WiFi only version.
Next is the ViewPad 7x, which was first shown back in May. It will have a 7-inch (1024 x 600) screen, Tegra 2, 8GB, and Android 3.2. They did not set a date, but all things point to the end of September for a price of €349 ($499).
Last is the economical ViewPad 7e. It will sport a 4:3 screen. We don’t know anything else, but we are anticipating it will have a 7-inch screen. The rest of the specs probably won’t wow us since the expected price is €169 ($242). Look for this one in Q4.
[via engadget]
Sony Ericsson has unveiled the new Xperia Arc S at their press conference in conjunction with the IFA in Berlin and confirmed the device will be available globally (in select markets) beginning Q4 2011.
The new device takes its predecessor’s sleek 4.2-inch touch-screen design and high performance 8.1-megapixel camera with Exmor R and adds 3D sweep panorama technology, access to the Sony Entertainment Network services “Music Unlimited” and “Video Unlimited”, plus a nice CPU upgrade from 1.0 to 1.4 GHz. According to Sony you can expect the camera start up and media conversion to run 25% faster and will enjoy 20% faster web page rendering as compared to the original Xperia Arc. It runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and will be available in the colors: “Pure White, Midnight Blue, Misty Silver, Gloss Black and Sakura Pink”.
Hit the break for Sony Ericsson’s official press release.
National Geographic Assignment photographers will create the first 3D image and video content in its history thanks to a collaboration with LG Electronics. How will they create this content? They will be using the LG Optimus 3D.
“For over a century, National Geographic has been the preeminent institution for world-class wildlife, landscape, travel and lifestyle photography,” said Dr. Jong-seok Park, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “To have six of National Geographic’s photographers showcase the power of Optimus 3D’s imaging capabilities is a true honor and a significant moment in the acceptance of 3D technology in a portable device such as a smartphone.”
The roster of photojournalists will include four photographers and two videographers. Their work will be shown at the IFA in Berlin, Germany from September 2-7, 2011.
Full press release after the break:
Last week we reported on three Samsung products to be announced at the IFA trade show September 1st. They included the Samsung Wave 3, Samsung Note, and Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7. Now, some suspicious photos have leaked of a purported 7.7” Tab. Notice this device utilizes the same 30 pin connector from the 10.1” Tab. However, this connector is on the shorter side of the device. It’s hard to tell the exact size of this Tab, but it’s definitely smaller than the 8.9” version. Unfortunately, the second picture clearly shows, soft keys, in other words, no Honeycomb for this device. That’s a shame since Honeycomb 3.2 added compatibility to run on 7” screens. Not much else is known about the tablet as of yet. In any case September 1st will be upon us quickly.
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