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Skype is Coming to WinPho Soon
After Microsoft’s expensive acquisition of Skype it was just a matter of time before we started to see the popular VoIP service start cropping up on Windows Phone devices. Now we can apparently start expecting to see some pretty deep Skype integration by the end of the year.
Windows Phone 8 Discussed
Windows Phone 8, named Apollo, has been detailed after PocketNow got their hands on some solid information. Amongst the list of additions to the Windows Phone platform we found such juicy morsels as: We’re pretty excited about all of these changes in particular. The point that most keenly caught our eye was the Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 info sharing via NFC. Much like WebOS implemented at the end of its life, Windows Phone 8 devices will be able to transfer information to Windows 8 tablets simply by tapping the two gadgets together. It’s a very cool little piece of functionality and we can’t wait to give it a try ourselves.
MWC Predictions: Samsung and HTC
A few of our readers have asked us what they can expect to be unveiled at the upcoming Mobile World Conference (MWC) in Barcelona. The unfortunate truth about big expos like the MWC is that it’s almost impossible to separate rumor from truth in the lead up. As such we can’t give any definite predictions, but here are some of the more viable rumors we’ve heard floating around the web in recent months.
Nokia Lumia 910 Surfaces
The Nokia Lumia 910 has recently shown up on the website of Dutch retailer named Typhone and it seems to be a slightly tweaked version of the Nokia Lumia 900 that was demonstrated at CES. Where the Lumia 910 apparently differs from its American Lumia 900 cousin is in the camera and connectivity departments. It seems that for this new Lumia 910 version that 4G LTE support has been dropped and supplemented with a 12MP camera instead of the Lumia 900’s 8MP option.
HTC Sensation XL Review
The HTC Sensation XL is definitely at the larger end of the current smartphone spectrum, weighing in with a large 4.7 inch display. Being a variant of the HTC Sensation, it’s also one of HTC’s highest-end phones. So can this 4.7 inch beast compete in the big leagues? We took it for a spin to find out just exactly that for our HTC Sensation XL review.
Quad-Core HTC Edge Coming in Feb?
HTC’s first quad-core phone, the HTC Edge, is a little device we found some leaked goss on a few weeks back. Very little solid info is currently known about the HTC Edge, but now it’s starting to look like we could be seeing a release date in late February.
iPad 3 to Receive HD Display?
The Apple iPad rumor wheel never stops turning and for those of us out here on the rim it can sometimes be difficult to wade through all the dross and find that one relevant and hopefully plausible little gem of potential truth. The iPad 3 is currently expected by many on the web to go on sale in the US sometime around March. So with this possible release date looming closer and closer what can we say we know about the iPad 3?
A Pocket Sized 200" Movie Experience
We’ been secretly looking forwards to plausibly portable laser projectors ever since green lasers were perfected a few years ago and now it looks like our dreams are finally becoming reality. WOWee and MicroVision have teamed up to join PicoP laser projector technology with Gel-Audio based portable speakers, essentially creating a pocket-sized media service that offers a huge, 200 inch cinematic experience.
$10m To Invent a Star Trek Tricorder
Qualcomm is offering a $10 million prize for anyone who can create a device akin to the medical-tricorder from Star Trek. If you’re unfamiliar with the show or the fictional gadget, it’s basically a hand-held scanner than can identify just what’s wrong with a patient in seconds. How does it work? Well that’s what Qualcomm wants to find out.
Android 4.0's Design Standards
Google’s Matias Duarte has revealed the new operating system (OS) standards for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. For any previous iteration of Android we’d say something along the lines of “who cares” but in this instance it’s actually positive news. Android 4.0, named Ice Cream Sandwich, is supposed to be the version of Android that will herald the new Golden Age for Android devices. Traditionally, one of Android’s biggest problems has been device fragmentation. With so many different and unique devices being pumped out by a multitude of manufacturers across a range of carriers it’s been an extremely difficult for Google to ensure that its Android OS updates actually reach the devices currently on the market. So difficult, in fact, that it hasn’t really been happening.
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