Windows Phone 7, the latest technology in the new Samsung Omnia 7

Windows Phone 7 with the Samsung Omnia 7? Looks like the Samsung Omnia 7 will run the Windows Phone 7. Samsung Omnia 7 is the latest smartphone from Samsung. Microsoft has officially released yesterday the Windows Phone 7 and the Samsung Omnia 7 will be released on October 21, which will obviously be accompanied by a slew of new smartphone. Presentation with images and details of the first smartphone from Samsung, the Samsung Omnia 7, with the Windows Phone 7. Key partner of Microsoft for several years now, Samsung has thus unveiled yesterday its first smartphone with Windows 7 Phone, the latest mobile OS developed by the Redmond, whose output was formalized in October 21, the Samsung Omnia 7. The Samsung Omnia 7 features a rather alluring metallic finish, and is adorned with a large touchscreen AMOLED 4 “(480×800 pixels). As such, Samsung evokes a truer than ever, and improved brightness. Equipped a processor running at 1 GHz for use fluid and fast, not to mention an internal memory with 8GB 5 Megapixel Camera, for its part has autofocus, an optical stabilizer, a flash LED and a 4x zoom. connectivity side, the Samsung Omnia 7 states of course Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Finally, multimedia is at the heart of this Omnia 7, with the Xbox Live features for games, and Zune as regards music and video. With its 7 Omnia, Samsung aims to reinvent the user experience, keeping only what is essential in everyday life. Multimedia is provided by a CMOS sensor equipped with an autofocus lens and an LED flash, photographing in 5 megapixels and 720p HD movies at 25 frames per second. The music emanating from the hub or Zune FM tuner RDS turn is played through a pair of stereo speakers. Samsung proposes a relatively uncluttered interface, easier to organize applications and customize its home menu. The main menu is composed of vignettes dynamic and automatic update can view the latest information in the blink of an eye. The Web browser for its part coupled to the search engine from Microsoft, Bing, and takes advantage of multicast capabilities of the screen to zoom in, zoom out, but also manage its tabs or move easily from one page to another. Various Hubs allow you to group different content (social networks, SMS, photos …), and we can keep abreast of the weather or stock prices via Hub Now or follow the news of his Facebook Contact Hub contacts. The Hub Music / Videos, Pictures Hub or Hub Games also allow quick access to desired media content. How is the Windows Phone 7 and Samsung Omnia 7 running? The Samsung Omnia 7 will be available soon in stores.

Hoaloha Robotics, Robosoft Working On Assistive Care Robot Design

Hoaloha Robotics (USA) and Robosoft (F) are together working on the design of a socially assistive robot that can enable individuals who require assistive care to address the challenges to daily living that may come as the result of chronic illness, injury, or ageing. These assistive robots empower individuals to live more independently, at more sustainable costs.

“With an increasing population needing assistive, rising costs, and shrinking available resources, defining solutions address this challenge is the primary objective for Hoaloha Robotics,” says Tandy Trower, CEO, Hoaloha Robotics. “Teaming up with Robosoft and their experience in robotics is a perfect complement to the software and services that Hoaloha is developing.”

“The market for assistive robots is one of the most likely opportunities for the emerging personal robotics industry,” says Vincent Dupourqué, CEO, Robosoft. “We see the collaboration with Hoaloha as a major plus in working to address this market.”

Since 1985, Robosoft has been supplying advanced professional solutions and modules in service robotics, for transport, cleaning, security, healthcare and research.

The New iPod nano with Multi-touch

iPod nano has been completely redesigned with Multi-Touch — the same technology that makes iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch so amazing. Now it’s half the size and even easier to play. And everything you want to hear is just a tap or swipe away

iPod nano with Multi-Touch is designed to be easy, intuitive, and fun — just like music. And it’s even smaller, so music can be an even bigger part of just about everything

Second Generation iPad Feature Apple’s Retina Display and 128GB of Memory

According to Taiwanese component suppliers contacted by Brian White of Ticonderoga Securities, it is anticipated that in the coming year Apple will launch a 7 inch iPad which will have a host of innovative features; a camera, Retina Display, a micro or mini USB port and up to 128GB of storage whereas normally iPads have a limited memory of 64GB.

The existing iPad too has a USB slot but can only be connected through iPod-style 30-pin dock which restricts people to one add-on at a time. People would still require an adapter to connect most USB hardware, as asserted by White and analysts at Goldman Sachs.

Retina Display levels of pixel density may approximately entail 7 inches, for the purpose of being potentially expensive and deviating from the regular. The iPhone 4 and the fourth-generation iPod touch are currently the only two of the Apple devices to have the feature infused in them. Better resolution may balance the reduced screen size. But the report of the altered screen size hasn’t been confirmed yet.

White is however confident that the sales of the iPad will create new records in 2011.

“These numbers are well above our iPad forecasts of 3.8 million in the September quarter and 5.37 million in the December quarter, essentially this equates to 13 million units for the second-half of 2010 versus our forecast of 9.17 million units.” Says White

Rolls out Froyo update for its high selling Galaxy S smartphone

Samsung Galaxy S, the electronic makers most successful Android device to date has received a firmware update which it truly deserves. Yup, that’s right folks Froyo update has been made available for Samsung’s high selling smartphone.

The update can become yours via Kies, Samsung’s unique in-house software upgrade program. In case you don’t have Kies, you can get it from the Samsung mobile website . There are multiple reasons to be excited about this update Adobe Flash 10.1 support, faster performance and much more listed below:

Google Maps^TM with Navigation: GPS navigation system with voice guidance

Adobe^® Flash^® Player 10.1: Allow the web browser to make full use of the whole web

Setup Wizard: Quickly customize the GALAXY S and access networks with ease

Home Screen/Menu Preview and Edit : Preview by pinch-zoom

Search in-Browser : Google™, Translate, Wikipedia, Dictionary

iPad Coming to Verizon Wireless on October 28th

While this is no where near as gigantic as a Verizon iPhone 5 deal would’ve been, it still is rather news-worthy: Apple’s smartphone-and-notebook-bridging gadget – the iPad – will be offered by Verizon Wireless and AT&T in the US starting 28th October.
In a press release, Verizon said:

Verizon will be selling the iPad in three bundles which will differ by storage capacity: a 16GB for $629, the 32GB for $729 and the 64GB version for $829. All three bundles include a Wi-Fi only iPad + Verizon’s 3G-based Mobile Hotspot MiFi which can connect up to 5 Wi-Fi gadgets simultaneously. VZW will also offer the iPads stand-alone i.e. without the MiFi.

This is not contract-based. You’ll be paying $20 per month for a 1GB allowance (pretty low considering you get 2GB with AT&T’s 25$ 3G deal).

AT&T will also start offering the iPad with the exact same rates on the exact same date. AT&T’s iPads will be WiFi + 3G sans the external hotspot.

The iPad will be available from Verizon and AT&T stores across the nation on 28th October. Are you getting one?

Sony PlayStation 3 vs Gaming PC

As a response to an article published by Softpedia News a few days ago one of our readers has dropped a few lines. The question was if the PC can compete with new generation gaming consoles. Here is his opinion:

You are well, probably not looking at this from the PC angle. This may go on for a little bit but it covers a lot of good ranting grounds in regards to video games, and if you start to read it, then finish it or you won’t get what I’m trying to say.

Most assuredly PC gaming will never die, especially when the consoles are just like stockcar PC’s. My PC is very close to the specs of the PS3. The differences are small such as:

I have one gig of RAM (though in a week will have 2 gigs of PC 4400) the PS3 has some ware around 256, though the new architecture is nice, it still isn’t that much, especially for the little things like bodies and shell casings on the ground.

Also the CPU clocks faster than mine and the CELL CPU is a nice piece of technology for size and price, but the AMD FX-55 even at 2.6 GHz still owns it with its 1.5 MB cache, which is the thing that counts the most in games; though it doesn’t own it by much. My 6800 ultra is apparently less so than the PS3′s but with the new 6800 ultra that has 512 MB of DDR3 RAM, that will more than make up for the slower clock speed, and if I had the money to waist I would get an SLI deck and be about 3-4 times faster than the PlayStation3 GPU.

Online doesn’t matter much, just who ever your ISP is, but PC’s are upgradeable in ways that can help as well.

Interface wise is all a matter of opinion, I was raised on the keyboard, so that is my preference, but I more than understand that an equal or more amounts of people were raised on the controller. Even in respects to that, the variety of PC controllers don’t sit at the keyboard and mouse, variety from something alike a PlayStation 3 controller to a laser mouse in the model of a gun turning any FPS into a really violent version of duck hunt. Though I have to say the controller looks like I could hit people with it, and maybe toss it and have it come back to me.

Games are a real to be decided category but now that consoles like the PlayStation 3 have

caught up to the PC, console ports wont make my skin crawl, in fact gaming will be better in general for every one. Though the PlayStation 3 for the first year or so will probably have more releases than the PC as always, the new technology will make porting the game a near one click process, and not the back breaking process that it is to make a good cross console game these days.

Never the less, I can only wait on this, but releases for the PC will be very well planed out as they usually are (PC exclusive releases that is). But the PS3 may have a lot of crap games released, either way it will still have the good ones, that will match up to what PC games can do for the most part of the first year or so it is out.

Open ends: despite the new consoles internet access and the ability to mod it out on the PC and drop it backinto the console, it will never be as open ended as the PC. Consoles are still regulated by the corporations that birth them; the worst example of this is the Xbox 360. (I’m going to call it the Xbox 2 probably once or twice so don’t hold it against me) The new Xbox has an ability to mod out things, then upload them and sell them for a buck or so, they call it “mini transactions” doesn’t really matter, introducing mods, tweaks, and or home made maps in the same realm as money is a horrible idea, and knowing Microsoft, it will only expand further into something much worse, and that is bound to affect me as a PC gamer. PC’s are a compilation of what tools are provided, and what tools exist that you can find on the net, whatever it takes to mod it, mess with it, or run it better; The consoles will no doubt be regulated to the core as to protect its copy rights, or worse.

Longevity is also an issue that PC’s own at. By the time the PlayStation 3 is released out in 2006, My PC that is neck and neck to it now, will be leagues ahead of it, either in just additions, or maybe in some new jump in technology. The PlayStation 3 or any new console will stay as it is and grow older and older and will be rinse repeats till the new consoles come out.

Its just too bad the PC games get consolitus towards the end of a consoles life, though there are a few games out there in this twilight period (for the Xbox and PS 2 this was started about 2 years ago until now where PC gamers feel the terrible effects at its worse of the out of date console games).

Game concepts, PC games will have the real time strategy to boast over the consoles, just as consoles will have fighting games over the PC. RPG’s are at a crossroads, mutually Morrowind and for the new consoles Oblivion (Xbox 360 maybe but PlayStation 3 is in the picture because Microsoft wont bend to Bethesda’s needs in order to port it to the Xbox Live system since it is released in chunks as they finish them); any how, Oblivion is sort of the part were RPG is good on both the console and the PC in an even way, this is probably due to Bethesda’s part in both development and publishing, giving it an unbiased view over PC or console, no need to make it any different when it doesn’t have to be.

Another aspect of concepts is that of just the game, this is just a common thing since it is real all up to the developer and as long as that developer isn’t an Ubisoft related one, the game is the same for all the systems it is released on, unless hardware is an issue.

In conclusion, the PC isn’t disappearing, its getting better, It may cost a lot to compete on the front lines for the first year or two with the consoles, but this isn’t much if you are already a PC gamer though in the end it is a lot more money than the consoles are. You get what you pay for though and for those whose life is entrenched in video games, or for those who want the best of the best experience, the PC is still and will always be the way to go.

But in defense of the consoles, for those who aren’t 3,000 dollars into video games, and want a good premium yet depreciative gaming experience, then by all means go to the consoles, the important thing is that you are frying your brain with mind numbing violence. The problems come when you hurt the other systems out of pure bullsh-t like what Microsoft has been doing with both its Windows XP monopoly hurting gaming performance, to releasing certain games in a series on the PC and not the sequel or so on. Let’s not even talk about the screwing they pulled on the PS2.

I understand the world of economics, and I also know that alienating people isn’t the way to get them to comply. Attempting to force someone into a situation to buy a product by handicapping others ability to compete is a poor practice, and the Oil companies are finding this out, so will Microsoft hopefully with the PlayStation 3′s massive upshot past it. If people would just make their system a better product in order to get sales instead of pulling legal bs on the competitors ability to compete or just spreading crap around about the opfor.

Fortunately the PC isn’t a competitor company which puts us out of the way, but that also makes people think we don’t exist, or where this whole thing started, The PC market is huge, and if you make a game worth buying for us it will fly off the shelves, look at Half-Life 2 (despite in store copies having bugs).

Also its good to see games like Far Cry sell what they deserve now, Doom3, Raven-shield, BFV and BF 1942, Ghost Recon, COD, Morrowind, Max Payne; PC copies all sold in the millions of each of these games, even though some have console ports still. The PC market is no midget; you just have to have something worthmoney (unlike PARIAH). With this new generation of games coming out, suddenly something is worth money, and PC copies will sell, as well as will the console ones, and the corporations will make the maximum profit since they are expanding all potentials.

It breaks down into if the game is good. Good games will get good reviews, and that will cause people to want to buy it. Not cause its a PlayStation 3 game or a PC game, cause it doesn’t suck, and they will by it for what ever suits them best, so make your console suitable (which Sony defiantly has) and make products.

PC’s aren’t in the race because the consoles have something over them, they aren’t even in the same league (imagine consoles are NASCAR and PC’s are Formula 1 racers. The end result is that the drivers are still crazy mother f—-s that love driving fast as hell.

PC and consoles are the same only with video games. The only difference that 2006 will bring is that the stockcars will be a hell of a lot better than they were last year, it still doesn’t stop the F1 racing or replace it, and it never will.