Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta available

“Opera brings you the best Internet experience on any device, from computers and cell phones to portable media players and game consoles.Opera Mobile is the answer to the demands of Web fans everywhere. The first beta of Opera Mobile 9.5 comes outfitted with added performance, faster speed, a new UI, and Oper Dragonfly, and is ready and waiting to bring users the Web everywhere.”

Yay! It is finally here! Here are it’s features as mentioned on Opera’s website:

  • Faster: Speed tests show Opera Mobile 9.5 beta loads Web pages 2.5 times faster than Internet Explorer Mobile.
  • Pan and zoom: Opera Mobile 9.5 defaults to full Web page viewing and allows users to pan and zoom into their desired content in just a few clicks.
  • Improved user interface: Opera has completely renovated its user interface. Cleaner and more intuitive, the new UI is designed for quick and easy navigation.
  • Opera Dragonfly: It’s a developer’s toolkit right on the mobile phone.
  • Improved standards support: Opera Mobile 9.5 is the most standards compliant browser available. Opera Software remains steadfast in its commitment to make the Web accessible for all.
  • Save pages and/or images: With a click, simply save your selected content and view it later offline.
  • A true Web experience: Multitask with tabbed browsing, view content in widescreen, and enjoy small-screen rendering.
  • Rich Web content: Browse with the full richness of AJAX.
  • Type less and browse more: Save time with address auto-complete, Password Manager and pop-up handler.
  • History and bookmarks: Pick up past browsing sessions and bookmark them for next time.
  • Upload contents: Upload to Web sites such as online mail services or blogs.

Get the Beta!

Dell $300 Notebook AKA Dell E coming next month

Dell reportedly has said that it will be releasing it’s first subnotebook(actually, Netbook) next month. It will supposedly be available with either Linux or Windows XP, and powered by a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor. This little subnote will have 8.9-inch display with a resolution of 1,024 by 600 pixels.

dell e netbook

Dell E specifications:

  • CPU: Intel Atom (Diamondville) at 1.6GHz
  • Ram: 512MB or 1GB DDR2
  • Screen: 8.9″, widescreen at a 1024×600 resolution
  • Storage: 4GB, 8GB or 12GB Solid state drive
  • Connectivity: Ethernet, Wifi 802.11b/g, optional bluetooth
  • Output: VGA
  • 3 USB, SD Memory card reader
  • Optional VGA (0.3MP) webcam
  • Operating System: Linux or Windows XP
  • Dimensions: 1.22″x9.13″x6.9″
  • Weight: 2.2lbs
  • Price: From $299

Kohjinsha SC3 review

Jenn, owner of Pocketables.net has published a nice detailed review about the Kohjinsha SC3. By her review, she seems to be very impressed!

“The Kohjinsha SC3 has come such a long way from the original SA1 series from 2006 that it’s hard to believe they’re actually related. Everything the SA1 did wrong, the SC3 does right . . . and then some! It looks fantastic, is more compact than any other 7-inch UMPC around, has an excellent keyboard and a good selection of ports/features, and performs well under Vista. Battery life is a bit lacking and the unit gets very warm after a bit of use, but all things considered, there is very little to complain about.”

Read the full review here

Voodoo Envy unboxed by LaptopMag

Guys at Laptopmag have got hold of a pre-production unit of Voodoo Envy.

Pulling the 3.4-pound, black glossy ultraportable from its protective sheath doesn’t feel like you are unpacking a normal laptop. And the first sight of the Voodoo fiery red logo feels almost like you have been initiated into a club.

I too like the 5-second OS feature of the Voodoo Envy which is basically a linux based IOS. But, the price is just ridiculous for a notebook. I know, I know this is not a normal notebook. But, still it is a notebook at the end of the day

Click here to see the video

Palm Centro review, an excellent phone

The Palm Centro is the latest smartphone powered by Palm OS. Some people have said that the Centro is a Treo on a diet. It is slimmer, shorter and lighter than the Treo 680. The Centro has the looks that target the youth, who yearn for a feature packed device with QWERtY keyboard and smartphone features all in a small and light form factor.

Palm Centro looks so small in my hands

Ergonomics and usability

This device weighs at 124gm which is not that light, but considering it being a smartphone, that is not a big figure. It is still lighter than most of the smartphone in the market.The device has nice curves and being small in size, it can easily be operated by one-hand. This is a nice news for the people who don’t want to use both hands to operate the device. The D-pad works well in navigating through the features of the device. The ‘answer’ and ‘end’ are big and easy-to-reach. My thumb was able to get to every part of the screen if I want to use my thumb instead of d-pad. The Centro looks different from other phones. It has front-face QWERTY keyboard but does not look like blackberry. It looks different from the HTC and SE UIQ devices.

It is powered by Palm OS!

Now, the exclamation(!) mark above depicts both happiness and sadness about the Palm OS. Palm OS has been the easiest operating systems ever according to me. It is easier than iPhone. It is simple, fast and stable. Anyone can get accostomed to it very easily as the whole interface is very intutive.
Here comes the bad part. Being powered by Palm OS, it can not multi-tasking. But, due to some nice optimisations done in the device by Palm, it can run media player(Pocket Tunes) in the background while you can do other stuff. Palm OS has great support of applications. For the tech guys, it runs Palm OS garnet 5.4.9

Storage

The device comes with ~69MB of storage out of which ~64MB is user-accessible. The storage memory is non-volatile meaning that the data will remain intact in case the battery is fully drained out. I rememeber that my Palm zire 71 came with 16MB of user avaliable of volatile memory and how frustrating it was to loose data when the battery used to ran out.

Storage can be expanded via micro-SD cards. Continue reading “Palm Centro review, an excellent phone”

Special Touch Diamond without Prism back

Rumor has it that HTC is going to release a special edition of the thier Touch Diamond, HTC P3702. The HTC P3720 sports 128MB of RAM rather than 192MB.

I’m little doubtful about it’s performance with 128MB of RAM. You guys will think that this is plenty but it is not as the Graphic accerlerator inside it alone chews 64MB of RAM. That leaves you just with 64MB of RAM to run your applications. Continue reading “Special Touch Diamond without Prism back”

iPhone 3G unlocked-They did it again!

A Brazlian company is claiming to be the first one to unlock an iPhone 3G. It has been done by using a SIM card adapter. The trick they have used has been used many times to make the phone think that it is on the approved network but actually it is not.

Here is the video related to it:

A Vertu made from Bamboo- Vertu Essence

Vertu Essence is an ecologically sensitive mobile handset for the eco-luxury market. The outer casing is made from bamboo. The ceramic titanium core with sapphire crystal screen lasts several lifetimes. Essence comes with lifetime service where cases can be exchanged and firmware can be upgraded. All exchanged parts are reused or recycled by the company meaning that you add nothing to the trash bin.

vertu essence

OK, so who is in?

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