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Verizon Wireless Stores Open Early on Friday for the Droid

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:13:18 +0000

Verizon Wireless’ stores will open early this Friday (Nov. 6) for the launch of Motorola Droid to the mass. Some stores will open at 7 a.m. and others at 8 a.m. You can check your local stores for their opening hours.

Also on Friday, Verizon Wireless will create a first-of-its-kind interactive experience in New York City called, “DROID Does Times Square.” This experience will let callers control two of Times Square’s largest digital billboards – the NASDAQ and Reuters signs - using only voice commands. Beginning Nov. 6, Internet fans worldwide can also view the experience in real-time by visiting www.droiddoes.com/timessquare.

DROID by Motorola will be available for $199.99 with a new two-year customer agreement after a $100 mail-in rebate.

What’s Next, It’s Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android Smartphone

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:36:08 +0000

Famously known as Sony Ericsson Rachael and Xperia X3, Sony Ericsson has officially introduced its first Android smartphone with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. Just like what we have already saw in the videos, new user interface is used on the X10, mainly split to Sony Ericsson Timescape and Sony Ericsson Mediascape. The Xperia X10 will be available in selected markets from Q1 in the colours Sensuous Black and Luster White. For now, it is said to use an older Android 1.6 Donut. Will they not use Android 2.0 Eclair by Q1 2010?

Sony Ericsson Timescape will manage all your communication with one person in one place. Browse through your conversations to check out your Facebook, Twitter, photos, emails, and texts all in one go. The Sony Ericsson Mediascape can be used to organise the music, photos and videos you have.

While there is no mention of the Google Maps Navigation service supports, the Xperia X10 will comes with a Wisepilot turn-by-turn navigation solution in limited trial period before you have to make a purchase. It will also include a 8GB microSD card. It supports GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS HSPA 900/1700/2100 and UMTS HSPA 800/850/1900/2100.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Specifications

8.1 megapixel camera, auto focus, intelligent face recognition features, geo tagging, image and video stabilizer
Photo and video light
Smile detection
Touch focus
Sony Ericsson Timescape
Speakerphone
Vibrating alert
Auto rotate
Gesture control
A-GPS
3.5 mm audio jack
Bluetooth technology
Micro USB connector
Wi-Fi
4-inch 262,144 colour TFT touchscreen, WVGA resolution
Size: 119 x 63 x 13 mm
Weight: 135 grams
Phone memory: Up to 1 GB
Memory card support: microSD
Processor: 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250

[via slashgear]

Motorola Milestone Available in Germany and Italy Soon

Kim Poh Liaw — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:23:53 +0000

Official specification of the GSM Motorola Milestone is now available on Motorola website, with the same features as its CDMA version Motorola Droid. As what we have already learnt from previous post, the Milestone will be offered by O2 Germany and Vodafone. It will also reach Italy soon together with the launch in Germany.

Although there is no different on the hardware specs and design, Mobile Review’s Eldar Murtazin has spotted some changes on the built in software. First the Motorola Milestone has got mutitouch support while the US version Motorola Droid do not have this activated. You can use the multitouch for zooming in web browser and photo viewer. Secondly the Google Maps Navigation will not be supported in Motorola Milestone. Motorola will pre-install its own MOTONAV software for turn-by-turn navigation and it will only be available for 60-days trial.

You can expect to see the official Motorola Milestone announcement soon. Mean while check out the hands on video by Eldar Murtazin below

Click here to view the embedded video.

[via gsmarena / slashgear]

Video: Sony Ericsson MediaScape UI for Android

Kim Poh Liaw — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:45:45 +0000

Remember the first video about the Sony Ericsson custom UI for Android OS? Here is another leak video, demoing Sony Ericsson MediaScape user interface for viewing/playing your photos/videos/songs and managing your media files. As what the video stated, this user interface is just a concept video for internal use, its final version might be different when the company announce the Xperia X3/X10 on coming November 3rd.

Click here to view the embedded video.

[via engadgetmobile]

Sony Ericsson Made Xperia X3/X10 Official on YouTube

Kim Poh Liaw — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:47:15 +0000

Just 2 more days (November 3rd) till the official Xperia X3/X10 press event “What’s Next“, Sony Ericsson has started to promote its first Android smartphone on YouTube. It is not sure how many new products will be announced, but at least the new Xperia X3 or might be called Xperia X10 will be unveiled.

The video posted on YouTube did not reveal much on the specifications detail. Though, you can spot some of its hardware design in the video like USB connector with a cover, 3.5mm headphone jack, volume control buttons, camera button and power button.

The first Android smartphone from Sony Ericsson will be called Xperia X3 or Xperia X10. It should also comes with a big 4-inch touch screen in WVGA resolution, 8 megapixel camera, built in WiFi, GPS, bluetooth and support dualband 900/2100MHz HSDPA / HSUPA network.

Click here to view the embedded video.

[via Android Community]

SlashGear: Verizon DROID by Motorola hands-on

Kim Poh Liaw — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:16:39 +0000

While the team is preparing for a in-depth review, check out Vincent’s first impressions and hands on photo gallery for the new Verizon DROID by Motorola here. The Motorola Droid will have 2 optional docking station, one of them allow you to charge your Motorola Droid with a useful info screen while the other in-car docking station will turn it into a nice GPS navigation device. Watch out for a full review from SlashGear soon.

We’ve just finished a sit-down session with Verizon, Motorola and Google to discuss the first Android 2.0 smartphone of the year, the Verizon DROID by Motorola, and this is certainly one very impressive smartphone. It’s far too early for our full review, but check out some live photos and first impressions after the cut.

[via slashgear]

Verizon Wireless Droid from Motorola Officially Announced

Kim Poh Liaw — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:23:42 +0000

Together with the upcoming Android 2.0 Eclair, Verizon Wireless Droid by Motorola will become the first Android 2.0 smartphone that will be available in US from November 6th. The Motorola Droid comes with a 5 megapixel camera, dual flash LED, WiFi, GPS and 3.7-inch capacitive touch screen with 16millions colors. The “Droid” will eventually get expanded with more Android smartphones for Verizon Wireless, which could be the Droid Eris from HTC.

DROID by Motorola will be available in the United States on Friday, Nov. 6, for $199.99 with a new two-year customer agreement after a $100 mail-in rebate. Verizon Wireless is also bundling the Droid by Motorola with a 16GB microSD card for your file storage.

Full Droid by Motorola Specifications:

Talk Time: 385 mins/6.4 hours
Standby Time: 270 hours/11.25 days
Capacitive Touch; Full Qwerty Side Slider
Band/Modes: 800/1900, CDMA EVDO rev A
Android 2.0
Weight: 169 g / 6 oz
Dimensions: 60.00 (x) x 115.80 (y) x 13.70 (z) mm
Webkit HTML5 based browser; Flash 10 ready
Battery: 1400 mAh
Bluetooth v2.1+EDR, 3.5mm Headset jack, USB 2.0 HS
Display: 3.7”, 480×854 WVGA
5.0 megapixel camera, AutoFocus, dual LED Flash and image stablization
16GB card included in phone, Up to 32GB microSD expandable
aGPS, sGPS
802.11b/g, 3-axis accelerometer

Android Goes 2.0 Eclair This Year

Kim Poh Liaw — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:25:03 +0000

The Android OS will get its 2.0 Eclair upgrade this year, bringing a list of new features and enhancements to the email client, camera module and bluetooth API. The Android 2.0 will support multiple email accounts setup, including the Microsoft Exchange server for email and contact sync. You will also be able to read all emails from different accounts in a single inbox for quick reading.

[via Android Community]

Check out a list of other upcoming features below:

Quick Contact for Android provides instant access to a contact’s information and communication modes. For example, a user can tap a contact photo and select to call, SMS, or email the person. Other applications such as Email, Messaging, and Calendar can also reveal the Quick Contact widget when you touch a contact photo or status icon.
Search functionality for all saved SMS and MMS messages.
Auto delete the oldest messages in a conversation when a defined limit is reached.
Camera
- Built-in flash support
- Digital zoom
- Scene mode
- White balance
- Color effect
- Macro focus
Improved virtual keyboard layout to makes it easier to hit the correct characters and improve typing speed.
The framework’s multi-touch support ensures that key presses aren’t missed while typing rapidly with two fingers.
A smarter dictionary learns from word usage and automatically includes contact names as suggestions.
Browser
- Refreshed UI with actionable browser URL bar enables users to directly tap the address bar for instant searches and navigation.
- Bookmarks with web page thumbnails.
- Support for double-tap zoom.
- Support for HTML5:
  - Database API support, for client-side databases using SQL
  - Application cache support, for offline applications.
  - Geolocation API support, to provide location information about the device.
- tag support in fullscreen mode.
Calendar
- Agenda view provides infinite scrolling.
- Events indicate the attending status for each invitee.
- Invite new guests to events.

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Rumor: Sony Ericsson Rachael Named Xperia X10 Officially?

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:11:45 +0000

With the Sony Ericsson Rachael confirmed its November 3rd launch date, a video posted on YouTube is revealing the official product brochures with the Android Smartphone model name called Xperia X10. It is no way to prove that if the video is not fake, check out the video below.

Click here to view the embedded video.

First Sony Ericsson Android Smartphone Rachael Announcement on November 3rd

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:39:21 +0000

Not exactly stated on the company website, new Sony Ericsson event page called “What’s Next” is available today with its next press event schedule. The page’s source code is pointing at a project codename “Rachael”, which has been known as Sony Ericsson first Android smartphone. This is also confirmed by Sony Ericsson South Africa’s twitter page for the new Project Rachael.

Previous rumor was correct on the announcement schedule. The Rachael is going to be called Sony Ericsson Xperia X3, or Xperia X10 as one of the Xperia series. The Xperia X3 has a big 4-inch touch screen in WVGA resolution, 8 megapixel camera, built in WiFi, GPS, bluetooth and support dualband 900/2100MHz HSDPA / HSUPA network

[via se-blog]