Gajeto

mobile phone and apps news
About Me

ASIA'S MOBILE PHONES & APPS NEWS

My Other Sites
Twitter
Contributors
Tags
Archive
2012 (10)
2011 (111)
2010 (694)
2009 (25)
Filed under

MWC

See all posts on posterous with this tag »
 

The next version of Google Goggles will have a translation feature

We know Google Goggles for Android is a very "promising" app, it allows us to capture a logo then Goggles will use Google search engine to find some related items on the web, and it also works on landmarks too. Google believes that by using Goggles, it will gives people more choice to search for some stuffs via web. Even though the app still need some improvement (eg. a better image recognition), Google seems ready to take Goggles into a higher level. At MWC, Google showed us the next version of Google Goggles and it will involves Google Translate.

With optical character recognition (OCR), the next version of Google Goggles will scan the text that we have captured, and then allows us to select those text before translate them into the desired language. Here's a demo of how Google Goggles translates a German menu into English.


Filed under  //  Android   Apps   MWC   MWC 2010   MWC10   android app   app   goggles   google   googlegoggles   translate   video  
Posted by Bayu Wicaksono 
 

Acer showcase Liquid e series at MWC 2010

Acer as one of the computing companies from Taiwan have been showing off the Liquid e-series in MWC 2010 at Barcelona. This smartphone is successor of its predecessor Acer Liquid series.

Acer Liquid e using Android 2.1 (Enclair) while the recent version using Android 1.6. Unfortunately, this phone has the same specifications with its predecessor, both phones adopt Qualcomm 8250 Snapdragon 768MHz processor.

Acer Liquid e Specifications:

  • Dimensions: 115 x 64 x 12.75mm
  • Weight: 135g
  • Talk time: up to 5 h
  • Standby Time: up to 400 h
  • Li-Po 1350 mAh Battery
  • Network
    • (HSDPA 900, 1900, 2100 MHz (7.2 Mbps)
    • HSUPA 900, 1900, 2100 MHz (2 Mbps)
    • GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
  • CPU: Qualcomm 8250 768 MHz
  • 512 ROM/ 256 MB RAM
  • 5 megapixel camera, autofocus
  • Video recordin:g 3GP QVGA
  • Display: 3.5” WVGA (16.7 million colors)
  • WiFi 802.11 b/g
  • Bluetooth Class 2.0
  • GPS
  • Micro-SD slot
  • Mini-USB
  • 3.5mm standard audio jack

[via Android Community]

(download)

Filed under  //  Acer   Android   MWC   Taiwan  
Posted by Oki Rosgani 
 

Rumored Nokia N8 to be introduce at MWC 2010

Alleged-nokia-n87-12mp-details

Mobile World Congress 2010 will be the place to be if you are a mobile phone enthusiast. Nokia as the biggest Finnish company might be introducing Nokia N8, this is their 12-megapixel camera phone capable of 720p video recording with a HDMI port. The newly renamed Symbian^3 platform will be powering this Nokia device, and it's expected to be equipped with a 3.5" capacitive touchscreen. By the way, according to the same source this info comes from, Ovi Store will start offering Video on Demand.

[via gsmarena]

Filed under  //  MWC   MWC 2010   Nokia   rumor  
Posted by Oki Rosgani 
 

Samsung Wave is finally official, along with Super AMOLED, Bluetooth 3.0 and Bada OS

(download)
MWC 2010 is definitely a big event for Samsung as they finally made their first Bada handset official. Samsung Wave is finally announced, and the phone itself has pretty much the same feature and specs that we've already covered yesterday. The Wave (S8500) will be the first handset to use the Super AMOLED display with the 800x480 resolution, the other specs are the 1GHz processor, a 5MP camera (seems become more common isn't it?), aGPS, accelerometer, 2GB or 8GB of internal storage, a microSD slot and of course the Bada OS. The Wave is also going to be the first handset to ship with Bluetooth 3.0.
No words on the pricing, but it will be available worldwide starting in April.
Full specs of Samsung Wave (S8500):
samsungwavespecs.jpg
[via: Engadget]

Filed under  //  BADA   Bluetooth   MWC   MWC 2010   MWC10   SuperAMOLED   bada OS   bluetooth3.0   samsung   samsung s8500   samsung wave  
Posted by Bayu Wicaksono 
 

Sony Ericsson announced The Vivaz Pro, X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro

Just a couple of hours before the MWC 2010 started, Sony Ericsson announced their three new handsets. First up, the Symbian S60 5th edition handset, the Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro. The Vivaz Pro is pretty much the same with the Vivaz, except the Pro version has a QWERTY keyboard. The Vivaz Pro will feature, a slide out QWERTY keyboard, 3.2" with 640x360 resistive touchscreen display, 720 MHz processor, 5MP camera with capability of 720p HD video recording, WebKit web browser, TV out and of course the Symbian S60 5th edition.

Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro:
mwc2010vivazpro.jpg

The other two new handsets are the little brother of the yet-to-be-launched Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, the X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro. Both device seems to be the "lite" & "smaller" version of the Xperia X10, in terms of physical presence and also hardware. Both device has pretty much the same hardware specs, the only difference is the Pro version will have a physical QWERTY keyboard. The X10 Mini and Mini Pro will be equipped with a 600 MHz Qualcomm processor, 5MP camera with auto-focus and geo-tagging, 2.55" QVGA touchscreen display, aGPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Android 1.6 with Sony Ericsson Timescape & Mediascape. The X10 Mini will be available in six different colors from Pearl White, Black, Pink, Lime, Red and Silver, while the X10 Mini pro will only be available in Black and Red.
Sony Ericsson X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro:
xperia10minipro630x379.png

Sony Ericsson X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro commercial video:

Filed under  //  Android   MWC   MWC 2010   MWC10   Sony Ericsson   Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro   Symbian   X10   X10 Mini   X10 Mini Pro   Xperia   Xperia X10  
Posted by Bayu Wicaksono 
 

Sony Ericsson at MWC10: just Xperia X10, Vivaz, and Aspen?

Se-mwc10

Sony Ericsson apparently is more than ready to face Mobile World Congress this year, will be started on Sunday. The Japan-Sweden venture has already set a dedicated site for MWC. What's new that will come? Previously Sony Ericsson has announced Xperia X10, Vivaz, and Aspen as part of their line ups, and looks like that's only it to be previewed in this event.

Xperia X10 is the first phone of Sony Ericsson to be equipped with Android, OS 1.6 to be precised. Vivaz is the next step of multimedia mastering by having ability on taking HD quality video, while Aspen is the first phone around with Windows Mobile 6.5.3 combined with eco-friendly spirit. All of them will likely available in selected markets starting this Q2 2010. 

Filed under  //  Aspen   MWC   Mobile World Congress   Sony Ericsson   Vivaz   X10   Xperia X10  
Posted by Amir Karimuddin 
 

Samsung to unveil first Bada smartphone on MWC?

Samsungmobile_newsletter_img03

Captured from Samsung's newsletter, it's informed that the Korea company is about to launch a new smartphone at Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona on Feb 14. Samsung claims the new smartphone as brighter, faster, and more fun than ever. The launching is for invited guests only as stated in Samsung Unpacked site.  

Can it be the first new Bada-powered smartphone? At least the ocean theme is supporting this argument. We'll update you for more information.

Filed under  //  Bada   MWC   MWC 2010   Mobile World Congress   Samsung  
Posted by Amir Karimuddin 
 

Samsung to unveil a phone with Super AMOLED at MWC

20090601135719_3entg

What's a Super AMOLED? Super AMOLED is basically the same display that has an integrated touch sensor. The display panel it self is said to be five times "clearer" and offer around 20% better sunlight legibility than the regular AMOLED display. There isn't much info about the screen size or which Samsung's phone that will use this display, but there has been a rumor, that the screen size will probably around 3.3" with WVGA (800x480) resolution, and of course we could also expect this new display to be equipped on Samsung's first BADA phone.

[via. SamsungHub]

Filed under  //  BADA   MWC   SuperAMOLED   display   samsung   technology   touchscreen  
Posted by Bayu Wicaksono 
 

Japan's DOCOMO to demo its "super 3G" LTE in Mobile World Congress 2010

Pict_event_gmwc2010

Mobile World Congress 2010 is approaching, means we are excitedly going to update you with tons of new information. Before the official event begins, here's something that shouldn't be missed. NTT DOCOMO, Japan's largest operator, is going to introduce its "super 3G" extra-high-speed Long Term Evolution (LTE) connectivity, which is going to be launched for Japan this December.

How fast is actually this "super 3G"? According to its page, this super-3G is claimed to reach up to 300 Mbps in downlink, and this is only transition until they finally unveil the ultimate 4G (IMT-Advanced) technology. Holly molly, 300 Mbps means 37.5 MB per sec or you can download 750 MB of movies for around 20 seconds only!

Beside LTE demo, there's also several agendas held by DOCOMO in its booth, including eco-friendly TOUCH WOOD handset made with real wood. Check this page out for more. Boy, I wish I can enjoy the luxury owned exclusively by Japanese.

Filed under  //  DOCOMO   Japan   LTE   MWC   Mobile World Congress   NTT DOCOMO  
Posted by Amir Karimuddin