Friday, September 11, 2009

Motorola CLIQ with Android

Motorola unveiled to the world the first device it plans on releasing to the market under Google's Android operating system, the Motorola CLIQ. The new handset comes in a sliding form factor, while sporting a touchscreen display and a QWERTY keyboard, and features Motorola's own user interface, called MOTOBLUR.

The specifications list of the new Motorola CLIQ show a 3.1-inch screen that boasts a 320 x 480 pixel (HVGA) resolution, a 5-megapixel photo snapper that also comes with auto focus, geo tagging and picture editing, as well as WCDMA 900/1700/2100, GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (Category 7/8), EDGE, GPRS Class 12 connectivity options.

The email and messaging capabilities of CLIQ are also impressive. We can count here POP3/IMAP embedded, Support for MS Exchange on the email side, as well as MMS, SMS, IM and Voice Mail capabilities. The phone includes the Android Webkit browser, along with support for a variety of Google services and MyFaves, Telenav, Audio Postcard and Visual Voice Mail from T-Mobile.



The Motorola CLIQ will come to the US market in Titanium and Winter White in the fourth quarter on T-Mobile's airwaves. It will reach carriers around the world too, including Orange in the United Kingdom and France, Telefonica in Spain and America Movil in Latin America, under the name of Motorola DEXT.

Sony Reveals S740 Series Walkman

Sony Dealer Convention 2009 in Japan of the unannounced addition to the S-Series Walkman line that we know will be referenced as the S740 series (most likely to be known as the NWZ-S745, etc). It will be available in 8gb and 16gb capacities. Judging from the picture, we can also assume that it will also have a two inch LCD screen, FM radio, noise cancellation, and possibly most of the clear audio technologies found in the X-Series Walkman.



Toshiba 160GB on 1.8 inches hard drive

Toshiba announces new 1.8 inch hard drive, displaying a maximum capacity of 160 GB disk first in this format to display such a capacity, the MK1634GAL is as logically the model that the ultimate team player to drive Apple. The opportunity for us to learn more about its technical characteristics.

Unsurprisingly, the MK1634GAL displays a speed of 4200 revolutions per minute. Equipped with a single plate but two magnetic read heads, it takes a PATA interface and offers, according to its manufacturer, an average access time of 15ms. The noise was 15 dB in information retrieval. Finally, weight is 47 grams.

The MK1634GAL is integrated into a new range with models displaying capacity of 60, 80, 120 and 160 GB No price was announced, since these discs are primarily for manufacturers of consumer electronics.