Thursday, January 13, 2011

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Mobile Buzz

Motorola Atrix 4G Launching on March 1?

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:23 PM PST


The Motorola Atrix 4G, one of the best Android smartphones unveiled at CES 2011 was supposed to launch in Q1 2011. Now, thanks to some leaked documents from AT&T, we have the exact launch date – March 1.

Motorola Atrix 4G Launch Date

The leaked data from AT&T shows the complete specifications of the Motorola Atrix 4G along with a launch date and an SKU. Normally, AT&T launches new phones only on Sundays, but March 1 is a Tuesday, so this may turn out to be wrong, but from what we know so far, March 1 seems to be the most likely date for the Atrix 4G launch.

The Motorola Atrix 4G comes with a dual core ARM Cortex A9 1 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage. It will have a 4.0 inch qHD display and a 5 MP camera. It will run Android 2.2 Froyo with the MotoBLUR UI on top.

We don’t have the price yet, but you better start saving up for it right away.

via Android Central


Motorola Atrix 4G Launching on March 1? originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Pathik Shah on Friday 14th January 2011 02:23:42 AM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

HP Holding Second Event Aimed At Developers

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 07:54 PM PST


If there’s anything that HP needs for webOS, it’s developers and apps. Well fear not because following their WebOS event on February 9th, HP will be holding a “developer oriented” event featuring Jon Rubinstein (pre-CEO of Palm) and the HP webOS Engineering and Developer Relations teams. In addition to a special presentation, there will be a reception for the developer community to allow developers to get to know each other and presumably discuss the future plans on applications and development for the platform.

You must be a registered developer in order to attend the event and there’s a fairly decent chance that HP/Palm will take this opportunity to hand out some new hardware so developers can get an early start.


HP Holding Second Event Aimed At Developers originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Simon on Thursday 13th January 2011 10:54:09 PM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

AT&T Sends Out A Trap Message For Jailbroken and Unlocked iPhone

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:55 AM PST


AT&T seems to be doing something about the multitude of iPhone jailbreaks and iPhone unlocks which allow users to use iPhone on another network. The most recent thing is sending an SMS to users to upgrade their devices to a latest update available from Apple.

AT&T iPhone Upgrade Message

However, don’t fall for the upgrade message, it is a trap. The Dev team just tweeted that the message sent by AT&T (see above) is a trap and users should not upgrade their devices, specially those who have unlocked their iPhone.

iPhone Upgrade Trap

The new update will possibly break the unlock and jailbreak, rendering your device unlockable till an update is available. So please stay away from it if you want to preserve your iPhone unlocks.


AT&T Sends Out A Trap Message For Jailbroken and Unlocked iPhone originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Keith Dsouza on Thursday 13th January 2011 02:55:24 PM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

Google Translate for Android Gets better, Now Does Live Conversation

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:23 AM PST


Android apps are getting better as each day passes and the ones provided by Google is the top of the charts. Google Maps with rotate, tilt and 3D was a revolutionary concept and this time too, we have more awesomeness from Google as the Google Translate app that does live conversation.

The moment you speak in a language, Google translate listens to it and translates it in live to another language. The same is true for your friend who speaks a language you have no idea of. This new feature is available in a “Conversation Mode” that autodetects the language and does this conversion in live. This has been tested in English and Spanish currently as these are the two most popular languages used on the Internet and text translate service for these languages already exist.

The Google Blogspot has written about this service saying,

In conversation mode, simply press the microphone for your language and start speaking. Google Translate will translate your speech and read the translation out loud. Your conversation partner can then respond in their language, and you'll hear the translation spoken back to you.

A video demo of the new Google Translate is available at this page.


Google Translate for Android Gets better, Now Does Live Conversation originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Chinmoy Kanjilal on Thursday 13th January 2011 02:23:26 PM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

Blackberry Torch 2 Image Render and Specifications Leaked

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 10:41 AM PST


Continuing along with the previously leaked images and specifications on upcoming Blackberry devices, the Torch 2 is next on the list. As you would assume, the form factor and overall design are the same, but the real changes are internal. The Torch 2 is rumoured to have a faster processor, NFC capabilities and be lauching with OS 6.1.

Blackberry Torch 2 Specifications

1.2GHz processor
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
Tri-band HSPA 14.4Mbps
3.2-inch VGA 640 x 480 capacitive display
8GB built-in memory
512MB RAM
Bluetooth 2.1
GPS
NFC
5-megapixel camera with flash
Magnetometer
Accelerometer
Proximity sensor
1300 mAh battery

Via BGR


Blackberry Torch 2 Image Render and Specifications Leaked originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Simon on Thursday 13th January 2011 01:41:33 PM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

China Fighting Mobile Malware With Carrier Countermeasures

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 10:30 AM PST


With the rampant rise of mobile phones around the world, carriers and customers have been facing an increase in malware on their devices. China plans to put an end to phone manufacturers installing covert applications, that rack up revenue by sending premium SMS text messages on behalf of the user. Knownsec, a Chinese security company, says that the majority of devices that are plagued by this problem are knock-off phones using Android – since it allows for easy installation of applications before they reach consumer hands.

The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology have issued a release in which they indicate that carriers and government agencies will begin to implement countermeasures to fight against malware, which includes inspection of handsets and product quality assurance.

A members of China’s National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team says “Traditional security threats that exist on the Internet are spreading to mobile handsets, so we must prepare for them in advance”.

Via ITWorld

Image courtesy of F-Secure Archives


China Fighting Mobile Malware With Carrier Countermeasures originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Simon on Thursday 13th January 2011 01:30:40 PM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

Vevo Music Videos: Now on Android and Backed By Google

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 10:28 AM PST


Vevo, the popular music video streaming site has recently launched an Android client with some unique features.

vevo-logo

The Vevo blog announced this as:

Good news, Android users! The number one online destination for music videos is now available on your Smartphone. VEVO's free high-quality music & entertainment programming experience is now available within a gorgeous new Android app.

The app has a few special features created especially for Android, including Voice Control, allowing you to speak into your phone to search for your favorite artist or video.

However, in reality, Vevo for Android is served through a channel on YouTube mobile and this means good news for the end user because now, they can watch videos from music labels like Sony BMG, Universal and EMI. These labels were blocked on mobile devices earlier and Vevo has increased the potential for mobile ads on YouTube. The ads will appear as pre-roll videos as seen on the YouTube domain.

Google has recently announced that nearly 200 million videos were streamed in the last year, which is double of last year and triple of the year before that. As interesting as these stats are, there is no word on whether they come from actual mobile devices or mobile versions of the website. Though, whether mobile or not does not matter because now, Google can serve ads on all those platforms on which YouTube apps run.

The download of Vevo for Android is available at this page.

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Vevo Music Videos: Now on Android and Backed By Google originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Chinmoy Kanjilal on Thursday 13th January 2011 01:28:59 PM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

Samsung Intentionally Holding Back Android 2.2 Update For Vibrant

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 08:59 AM PST


The folks over at AndroidSpin have received a tip from a very reliable source which says that Samsung is intentionally holding back the Android 2.2 update for the Vibrant. According to the tipster, Samsung has a fully functional Android 2.2 OTA for the Vibrant ready to be pushed to the owners but the company is not doing so.

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The reason behind this move is that the update will affect the sales of the upcoming Vibrant 4G which runs on Android 2.2 and features 4G and a front facing video camera.

Below is what the tipster exactly said-:

Some disturbing things have happened the last week or so concerning our "Vibrant".  Samsung has NOT allowed us to push the update OTA for 2.2 because they feel it will decrease the value of the upcoming Vibrant4G +. While from a marketing aspect i totally understand, as the Vibrant 4G is what the original Vibrant should have been in the 1st place. But to shun off and bold face lie to customers is NOT what T-Mobile is about.

…Being that, Vibrant 4G and Vibrant have exactly same stats, added FFC and a new movie and the 4G. But i will tell you this, the original vibrant CAN utilize 4G FULLY. Yes FULLY. not what they are telling you.

If this news is true, then Samsung is surely in knee deep trouble. Selling millions of handsets is not going to work for a long time; you need to keep the existing customers happy with Android updates as well. This will make sure that the existing customers remain happy and will make them brand loyal as well. Looks like Samsung is unable to understand this simple logic here.

However, I think T-Mobile should also be blamed here. The carrier can easily 'force' Samsung to release the Android 2.2 update for the Vibrant owners but the company is not doing so. It is even possible that it is T-Mobile and not Samsung who are holding back the Android 2.2 update for the Vibrant.

After all, Samsung has released the Android 2.2 update for the Galaxy S handsets in all over the world including the Vibrant for the T-Mobile UK network. In fact, the Vibrant 4G has not even been announced yet. Holding back the Android 2.2 update for an unreleased phone does seem a bit impractical to me.

What do you think especially T-Mobile Vibrant owners? Do let us know your views by dropping in a comment.


Samsung Intentionally Holding Back Android 2.2 Update For Vibrant originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Rajesh Pandey on Thursday 13th January 2011 11:59:03 AM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

Blackberry Apollo Image Render And Specifications Leaked

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 08:01 AM PST


It would seem that RIM either has a slight issue with keeping things under wraps or is trickling out some of their new upcoming devices. In addition to the previously leaked Blackberry Dakota, a successor to the current Curve has been outed and detailed as well. Moving away from the squared off and angular design of the 8520, the Blackberry Apollo adopts a slightly curved body with a nice taper at the top and bottom. Internally, the new Curve bumps specifications and aligns RIM with some of the competitors offerings and should be launching with OS 6.1.

Blackberry Apollo Specifications

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
Tri-band UMTS/HSPA 7.2Mbps
Bluetooth 2.1
Wi-Fi b,g,n
GPS
NFC
512MB of eMMC'512MB of RAM
5 megapixel camera with flash
HVGA 480×360 display
1050mAh battery
Tavor MG-1 800MHz CPU
BlackBerry OS 6.1

Via BGR


Blackberry Apollo Image Render And Specifications Leaked originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Simon on Thursday 13th January 2011 11:01:18 AM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.

Swype For Symbian Snags A Slight Update

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 07:19 AM PST


If you’re a Nokia touch screen user, you should be thrilled to know that Swype for Symbian 5th Edition has received an update that brings along better language support and finally gives the ability to copy and paste in the Settings and Edit Layer menu.

Swype allow the user to input text by simply “tracing” over the letters on the keyboard, without lifting a finger. Swype uses large dictionaries for the auto-correct algorithm, so ensuring you have an up to date language pack is essential. The Ovi Store has over 20 different packs that can be downloaded. For a complete list of supported languages, visit the Nokia BetaLabs Blog.


Swype For Symbian Snags A Slight Update originally appeared on Techie Buzz written by Simon on Thursday 13th January 2011 10:19:28 AM under Mobile News. Please read the Terms of Use for fair usage guidance.
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