Nokia E7 Smartphone Finally Ready for Launch

The Nokia E7 smartphone will arrive this week, at long last, after its launch was delayed in December. Nokia said the delay was to ensure “the best possible user experience”, which, if we consider similar delays by the company in the past, could mean that a patch was needed. A previous flagship phone, the N8, was delayed because of power problems.

The E7 will pack a touchscreen and a slideout keyboard, similar to other models. It will also be powered by Symbian ^3, the latest version of Nokia's struggling platform. The company reported that it was already shipping the phone to retailers but the delay means it missed out on the busy Christmas shopping season.

Nokia has been losing ground to Apple and Google in the smartphone market, with its Symbian operating system taking a major beating over the past year. Many believe that Symbian won't last and that Nokia may be forced to adopt Android, a move which may help it recover from weak sales due to the growing popularity of Google's OS.

It was also suggested that Nokia would sack many of its executive board members in a move to shake-up the company and restore it to previous profitability. A complete revamp of the company is expected later this year, according to Reuters (Source : Techeye).

Sony Ericsson Xperia X12 Arc is Simply Amazing

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X12 Arc offers one of the most comprehensively functional handsets, that utilises advanced technology, within a stylish and eminently appealing mobile phone. The unit measures 125 mm high by 63 mm wide and is only 8 mm thick, within which it offers such delights as an 8.0 megapixel camera, fast Internet access as well as a multitude of entertainment options.

One of the key facets of this handset is its impressively large display screen which is an LED backlit LCD that offers capacitive functionality whilst also offering touch screen capability. The screen itself is 4.2 inches in size, within which it is able to display an impressive 16 million colour combinations, all of which are represented within a 480 x 854 pixel screen size.

The display screen comes with a scratch resistant surface and utilises the Sony mobile Bravia engine, which is a name better known within the television arena. Accelerometer and proximity sensors are also provided, whilst navigation is provided by the popular Timescape user interface. The handset comes with a multitude of connectivity options, which includes fast Internet access, by virtue of its HSDPA connection, offering speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps, or the alternative of Wi Fi in addition to micro-USB, Bluetooth, microSD as well as GPRS and EDGE connections.

The unit comes with 8 GB of memory included, which can be significantly enhanced by utilising the aforementioned microSD card slot and relevant cards. The Sony Ericsson Xperia X12 Arc utilises a 1 GHz Scorpion processor as its central processing unit, whilst also utilising the Gingerbread version of the android operating system.

Additional features include a NeoReader barcode scanner, twitter and Facebook integration as well as several Google related features. In addition a stereo FM radio is provided, with RDS, in addition to satellite navigation, and an MP4 multimedia player as well as an MP3 music player. For photographic purposes the handset provides an impressive 8.0 megapixel camera, which is also able to take effective video imagery. The camera comes with image stabilisation, face as well as smile detection and also includes both autofocus and touch focus.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X12 Arc, like the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8, offers extensive technology, combined with an obvious aesthetic appeal. It offers almost every conceivable function and feature that is currently available within a mobile phone. For those who enjoy the latest gadgetry and functionality, this particular handset will be one that is not to be missed (This article source from : Newsbroadcast)

Samsung Galaxy S 4G Smartphones

The Galaxy S 4G has accumulated a lot of appreciation in this ever-growing technological terrain considering its advanced capabilities and stylish design. Putting an end to all the rumors and leaks, T-Mobile has finally doffed the silk off the Samsung Galaxy S 4G smartphone which promises to render download speeds of around 21MB/s.

Adorned by a vibrant 4-inch super AMOLED touchscreen display, the newest entrant enables owners to immerse themselves in mobile HD TV via T-Mobile TV, the popular movie Inception and T-Mobile Video Chat powered by Qik. Driven by the Android 2.2 operating system, this stunning mobile phone comes equipped with a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera and a VGA front-facing camera.

The offering is capable of delivering around 400 hours of standby time and 6.5 hours of talktime. As light as 4.16oz, this unit precisely blends together several innovative features and attractive attributes to put forth an enhanced user experience. Users can snap up this handset via T-Mobile’s retail stores and official website along with Best Buy, Costco, RadioShack, Sam’s Club, Target Mobile locations as well as Walmart.

The Samsung Galaxy S 4G is expected to be available on February 23 via T-Mobile for $199.99 (approx Rs. 9,026) with a qualifying plan on a two-year service agreement after a $50 (approx Rs. 2,256) mail-in-rebate (Source : Techgadgets).

Nokia and the Inexplicable Surrender to Microsoft

There is an unanswered question that surrounds the recent announcement of the strategic alliance between Microsoft and Nokia that in my opinion deserves to be highlighted with a hint of malice.

Nokia is the largest mobile handset manufacturer in the world and it holds a market share of 31% on a global scale. Stephen Elop, the current CEO of the company, has announced a partnership agreement with Microsoft a few days ago, aimed at creating a new “global mobile ecosystem” based on new Nokia devices that will house Windows Phone 7 operating system, in order to face the relentless advance of Apple and Google in the mobile phone industry.

Mark Zuckerberg’s new puppy gets his own Facebook page

Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg‘s life just got a little bit furrier. Zuckerberg and his long-time girlfriend, Priscilla Chan, have adopted a two-month-old Puli puppy. The little guy, who they named Beast, already his very own Facebook page.

Facebook widens new Discount Shopping Deals

Facebook users will be able to cash in on special shop discounts and deals in cafes and restaurants with a new mobile phone feature The service, named Places Deals, is designed to log someone's location and then find bargains in their local area which can be shared with online friends.

WordPress.com has been Killed because of DDoS attacks

Internet users since the last two days might not have time to visit a number of prominent sites. Even to this day, blogs are located at Wordpress.com still can not be opened in Indonesia. This caused the death of WordPress server because of DDos attacks (distributed denial of service). In a statement, Wordpress stated that the attack traffic to their data centers reach several Gigabits per second and sending millions of packets per second. No half-hearted, three data centers WordPress property in Chicago, San Antonio, and Dalla, the U.S. down by it.