Samsung Galaxy Beam: smartphone Android with picoprojecteur

The picoprojecteurs are not really used in mobile devices but the improvement of technologies should make them more present the next few years. Samsung had already been in the technology demonstration by revealing in 2009 an i7410 model equipped with a projection module, without however that the trend is widespread.

Semiconductor manufacturers work however to improve the main characteristics of the picoprojecteurs (congestion, energy consumption, return of the image) to facilitate integration.

For the MWC 2012 show, the Korean manufacturer announces the Samsung Galaxy Beam, a smartphone Android 2.3 Gingerbread with display 4 "800 x 480 pixels and processor 1 GHz dual core boarding a picoprojecteur of power 15 lumens and to be used to share content in all circumstances, by displaying pictures and videos on any surface,"even in outside", promises the company.

It sees also recreational opportunities as productivity, allowing to display presentations without the need of equipment or dedicated rooms. The smartphone has dimensions of 124 x 64 x 12.5 mm (rather late compared to the previous models) for 143 g and has WiFi and Bluetooth 3.0 wireless connectivity, with storage space internal 8 GB expandable through microSD port.

The Samsung Galaxy Beam is also a smartphone quad-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE and quad-band HSPA 14.4 Mbps, all being fueled by a 2000 mAh battery. No date proposed availability or prices but the terminal will be demonstrated at the MWC Barcelona 2012 show.

Update 16: 00 pm : Engadget says that the processor is a ST Ericsson U8500 dual core (ARM Cortex-A9) with 768 MB of RAM. Accessories will be available to make a true make-up projection system.

Samsung Galaxy Beam on the Texas Instruments stand

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MWC 2012 : Nokia Lumia 610 sous Windows Phone Tango

As expected, Microsoft will offer a Tango update of Windows Phone by April with ambition is to lower the prerequisite hardware for Windows Phone. If the first smartphones unveiled by Nokia end of year 2011 and early 2012 were high, this will allow propose models more down range and reach a wider audience, in also tackling emerging markets.

The first realization of this strategy is called Nokia Lumia 610, the fourth smartphone unveiled by the Finnish manufacturer. It has rounded with a metallic outline form and is the companion of communication to a young audience and fan of social networks.

Here all the ingredients can therefore be found to communicate by e-mail or via the networks, but also the latest version of Nokia Drive, free Nokia GPS navigation system, with the addition of Nokia Transport, which provides information on public transport in more than 500 cities in 66 countries.

Nokia Transport can indicate the time of passage of the next bus or view the metro map. It will always find the Xbox games and Xbox Live avatar management service.

Characteristics
Features side, Nokia Lumia 610 embarks a 3.7 "800 x 480 pixel display, processor SnapDragon S1 800 MHz of Qualcomm, with 256 MB of RAM and 8 GB of storage space, and an APN 5 megapixels on the back.

The smartphone on-board WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1, and a GPS module connectivity. Its battery 1300 mAh provides approximately 10 hours of autonomy in communication and 700 hours standby. It is a smartphone quad-band GSM / EDGE and quad-band HSPA + 7.2 Mbps.

Nokia Lumia 610 is expected in the second quarter of 2012 for a price of €189 HT. Note that the arrival of the Windows Phone update will allow Nokia to expand the availability of its range Lumia to China, the manufacturer having negotiated with the operators of networks CDMA2000 and WCDMA (China Telecom and China Unicom).

Drive, Reading, Transport Nokia Nokia Nokia

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Intel Medfield: Z2460 2 GHz, Z2580-Z2000 for smartphone

The Intel fondeur, who wants to take advantage of the growth in sales of smartphones and place its processors, is officially present on the market since these 2012 show and the announcement of the Intel Medfield Z2460processor.

The company had announced its first partnerships with Motorola and Lenovo, and they are now joined by ZTE, Orange and Lava International. It also benefits the MWC 2012 show to announce an extension of the range Medfield with new SoC (System on a Chip).

Capitalizing on its first Medfield processor, Intel indicates that the processor Z2460 may now be running at up to 2 GHz to extend its possibilities of integration in different configurations of smartphones.

The skier also announces the processor Medfield Z2580, presented as two times more powerful than the Z2460 and able to manage a modem multi-mode 2 G / 3 G / LTE. The Z2580 is aimed therefore configurations high-end but it does will be supplied only as sample in the second half of 2012 while the first products to be equipped with will appear in the first half of 2013.

Medfield also in entry
The migration of volumes of sales to smartphones to entry-level also required taking account of this development and the provision of a solution. It is made with the Intel Medfield Z2000SoC.

Prototype Intel Medfield and Android at MWC 2012

Running at 1 GHz, he put on his versatility to seduce and may be accompanied by the modem Intel XMM 6265 HSPA + and dual SIM 2 G / 3 G (important in emerging markets). But here, too, it will be early 2013 to discover the first smartphone shipping processor Medfield Z2000.

Smartphone Orange under Intel Medfield

And if these processors are engraved in 32 nm, Paul Otellini, CEO of Intel, indicates that the first SoC engraved 22 nm will be subject to certification by next year, pending a pass in the short term to 14 nm, optimizing every step the balance between performance and efficiency.

Having bought the branch of modems Infineon wireless in 2010, Intel logically communicates on its advances, with a platform XMM 7160 2 G / 3 G / LTE available as sample in the second quarter of 2012 and marketed by the end of the year, and the solution XMM 6260 HSPA + 42 Mbps (descendant) / 11.5 Mbps (amount).

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eBooks: or how to reconcile children with reading

The current debate concerning the arrival of these lights is essentially about the battle between the paper and the screen, fans of traditional books against the users in phase with their time. Between the refractory and enthusiasts, we forget sometimes to realize the impact of this breakthrough in terms of accessibility of reading.

Academe more détracteurs, the light might be that which will reconcile a day most youth with reading. In the United States including, and a study of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, applications dedicated to the young develop faster than those of adults. Compared to 2010, are those that have experienced the most significant progress, then that those of the "great" have tended to decline.

The market for young people is significantly higher. What with kindergarten and primary children that the best sales applications. Of course, for the very young, it is not of great novels, but to appeal to educational applications. Demand is strong, the tool appears to be adapted in terms of education but also to the young public. What are finally not digital books that take the most beautiful part of the market, but well educational books.

The introduction of this digital tool from the earliest age may make it indispensable in the children grow with him and to dispose, at each age, adapted content. And thus to maintain a continuous link with the world of letters...

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Free Mobile: manage its voice mail in a few clicks

Subscriber space of the Free Mobile online portal evolved again, this time with following the emergence of a new section to manage his voice mail.

A first part provides first of customizability for the broadcast is (maximum duration of 45 seconds; maximum load 2 MB file), the information provided on the appeal (the appellant number, date and time) and access (between 4 and 10 digits) code.

A second part gives it the possibility to indicate an e-mail addressto be notified of the arrival of a new message or, better yet, receive an attachment file its correspondent.

For those who have missed our published news yesterday, recall finally that it is now possible to customize the password of access to the Subscriber area.

The new voice mail section (Dr.; Click to enlarge)

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MWC 2012: Sony and the NXT Xperia Conference

After several years entrusted the management of its mobile activities to the joint venture Sony Ericsson, via a control to shared with equipment manufacturer Ericsson, the Japanese group Sony finally decided to take the direction by buying all of its partner participation.

The operation, expected these quarters, comes at an appropriate time, Sony Ericsson began a shift toward smartphones, with a particular interest in Android and the ambition to become the first manufacturer of smartphones Android in the world.

The time is suitable also for Sony, whose results are stagnating and visible values on a number of categories of high-tech products by competition Korean and now also Chinese companies.

Having launched a strategy tablets in 2011 (Sony Tablet S and P), with the desire to become one of the leaders of the market, the objective now is to implement an ecosystem of products and services interconnected between them.

With smartphones to play a growing role of remote control of equipment and the home gateway connectivity, all the ingredients came together to the foundation of the branch Sony Mobile Communications, in which Sony Ericsson is merged, and who will be coordinating the mobile strategy at all levels.

The MWC 2012 Barcelona show is the first demonstration of the new Sony entity that now has as its only smartphones of the Xperia range. The event was held at the Palau Sant Jordi, on the site of the Olympic Games of 1992, prestigious if and the symbols of a new start.

Bert Nordberg, CEO of Sony Ericsson become responsible for Sony Mobile Communications, and Kazuo Hirai, (in a month) future CEO of Sony, therefore skeptical on stage to explain the new strategic direction.

It is simple: operate the potential of Sony digital image and games and transpose them in a mobile world to connect devices, of smartphone TV via game console or the shelf, all trying to propose a user experience common and différenciante.

This requires technical know-how (engine display Mobile Bravia, sensor Exmor S for mobile AFN) and catalogues of content (Music Unlimited, Unlimited Video, Certification PlayStation games Mobile, all constituting the Sony Entertainment Network ).

The whole was convened under a same credo: Watch, Play, Listen, Create. These four pillars are thus in one way or another in Sony products. For the purely mobile part, many things were expected: new Xperia smartphones, a new tablet, a first smartphone Windows Phone, a smartphone Xperia Play 2...

Perhaps mindful of the way to go, Sony has yet chosen to focus in his press conference on the new Xperia NXT range. It includes the Sony Xperia S, announced at the CES 2012 Las Vegas, and two new models show, low range: the Sony Xperia U and P.

If the attitude is consistent, especially in a context become very difficult and where manufacturers are fighting to try to distinguish themselves from each other, could expect more announcements for a first event intended to mark the spirits and bring a change.

However, Kazuo Hirai announced the imminent launch of a very large advertising campaign to gain visibility in Europe and elsewhere and make themselves known as a manufacturer of smartphones to the general public.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 ": Android 4.0 ICS on board

There will have a Galaxy Tab in the show MWC 2012! Pending the official announcement of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 Note pen, which already can see a poster on the Barcelona palace as headquarters for Samsung, this is the tablet Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 " which is announced in preamble to the show.

Although the manufacturer has announced a tablet Galaxy Tab 2 in version 7 " mid-February, the model Galaxy Tab 10.1" has the right to its new edition which is primarily a light redesign and integration ofAndroid Ice Cream Sandwich.

It all aboard a processor dual core 1 GHz, with 1 GB of RAM, and its display "10.1 offers a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, on the back, is always an AFN 3 megapixels, while in AFN front enables video conferencing.

Its dimensions are 256 x 175 x 9.3 mm (a little thicker than the previous model) 588 g, with a generous 7000 mAh battery. On board, found 16 to 32 GB of storage space, but also a microSD port (absent on the previous version).

In addition to Android 4.0 and Google services, are the hubs dedicated of Samsung, the Polaris productivity suite, the synchronization Kies software and access to the Android Market. Samsung does still no information on availability or price but it will be visible on the MWC 2012 show which opens its doors tomorrow (although the first conferences will take place in a few hours).

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MWC 2012 : LG Optimus Vu et LG Optimus 4X HD

Has been said and repeated, LG Electronics had trouble turning the corner of smartphones, and particularly that of Android. Party after the other (and especially its great competitor Samsung), its mobile products have had difficulty obtaining the desired visibility, allowing several players before.

In 2011, LG attempted a new start by leveraging its know-how and its capacity for innovation, aligning the first world. It him has not necessarily brought luck but the manoeuvre still had the advantage of bringing light on its products.

For the MWC 2012 show, LG Electronics still counts on its capacity for innovation to create the surprise... but it has somewhat been voluntarily éventée by pre - MWC announcements. Because of last-minute announcement, are therefore on the show annnoncés smartphones these days.

The an and most striking is undoubtedly the LG Optimus light, a smartphone with a screen 5 "who has chosen the option of format 4: 3 there where Samsung has favoured the option 16: 9 for its Galaxy Note, which is also part of the family of smartphones with screen 5" and more.

And if this choice maintains for the Samsung device an aspect of smartphone (and a similar takeover), the LG Vu is resolutely wider, making it less obvious to the border between smartphone and tablet.

The device however, is still in the hand (but the Palm of the hand) more so, without being unpleasant to hold, because of its light weight. It will always regret the aesthetic choice of LG (extended to all its lines) which, that timeless, proposes a very rectangular style and dark missing a bit of fantasy.

A few rounded corners would perhaps not have been luxury on such a device. For the rest, there are the announced features previously. The model taken in hand had a 4 G LTE compatibility but the LG Vu has its variant HSPA +.

A pen is also present, as with the Note of Samsung Galaxy, even if the use of Android Gingerbread Announces use primarily type smartphone, before moving to Android Ice Cream Sandwich later in the year.

On the LG booth, could also discover the first smartphone of the brand to operate a processor Tegra 3 quad-core, in the same way that the manufacturer was last year the LG Optimus 2 X, first dual core smartphone, LG Optimus 4 X HD.

There very rectangular style adopted by LG, enhanced even more by the diagonal of the display, "4.7 (not so far from" 5 of the LG light) but with a 16: 9 format. The takeover is here more consistent with that of a smartphone, with a grooved hanging back holding in hand.

Difficult however to be an idea of performance gain provided by the processor quad-core from these exposure models tortured by visitors. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich however seems to revolve very fluidly.

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MWC 2012 :tablette Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Note

Samsung pré-annoncé more products above the MWC 2012 show but the manufacturer remained discreet on the Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet, unveiled Monday, even if one could already see it on posters in Barcelona as early as Sunday.

It is applied to the Galaxy Tab S Pen technology for the operation of a pen, as on the smartphone / tablet Galaxy Note already marketed. The latter with was rather well received by the public, Samsung declines the principle more large screen.

It is therefore facing a Tablet 10.1 "resolution 1280 x 800 pixels, with a dual core processor 1.4 GHz, with 1 GB of RAM, connectivity Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, A - GPS (for the 3 G version) and 16, 32 or 64 GB of storage, expandable by microSD port.

There is also an AFN 3 megapixels and an AFN 2 megapixels on the front for video conferencing. Galaxy Note 10.1 runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich wrapper with TouchWiz, the hubs dedicated Samsung, courier kitten and the access to the Android Market and Samsung Apps.

And to take advantage of S Pen technology with his pen, there is the already dedicated applications on the Galaxy Note, as S Memo, Note S or S Planner. The Korean manufacturer is a broad use of the pen, take notes to changes on the photos.

Samsung will also offer applications Photoshop Touch and Adobe Ideas of Edition photo on the Galaxy Note 10.1.

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Free Mobile: finally customizable password

If have a doubt after entering your ID and password in an application not official as it abundant these days or if you simply want to opt for a more easy to remember - password ours are not frankly easy to retain in any case-, be aware that Free Mobile Subscriber space now allows to customize the password.

To do this, connect to the Free Mobile Internet portal, identify you and go to the "My information" section. Then it will remain you more than to enter the current password and inform the new.

Of course be sure that new Sesame remain minimal secure, that is not hard to remember for you, but not too simple not to guess for a third party. Avoid for example the classic date of birth or the first name followed by the Department of residence. Take advantage of the fact that there may be between 7 and 30 characters and use all alphanumeric characters, to create an original as a sentence.

Change the password for access to the Subscriber area (Dr.; Click to enlarge)

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Samsung Galaxy S III: screen AMOLED 4.8 "and ceramic shell

While the Samsung Galaxy S II was a true success for Samsung with more than 20 million past units, information concerning his successor filter Galaxy S3.
While we will be present tomorrow at the opening of the Mobile World Congress 2012, it will however not there be information about this smartphone, Samsung has indeed priori provided a specific event to present it to the month of April, with a output world in nearly 50 countries expected month of myi.

We already have echoes of strong presumptions concerning the characteristics of the Galaxy SIII, namely the presence of processor mobile quad core (although talking also processor Samsung Exynos 5250 dual-core), 2 GB RAM, and extreme fine which could reach 7 mm, all running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Talking also AFN 8 megapixels on the back and a secondary AFN 2 megapixels front, an HDMI port and a 4 G LTE compatibility.

At the level of the screen according to the BGR, the Galaxy S III site should offer a Super AMOLED Plus HD 4, 8? diagonal screen, compared to the 4 "of the Galaxy SII. It should also present a metallic ceramic body, perhaps type Cermet, in place of the glossy plastic.

Please note that Samsung may also decline his Galaxy S3 in several variants (version with 3D, version with pen display).

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Huawei Ascend D quad: ARM K3V2 House and 64 bit processor

Long in the shadow of major brands and producer of mobile phones in white mark, the Chinese Huawei now wants to become a major player on smartphones. Already very powerful as a telecom equipment manufacturer, now seeks to become a key player on smart phones.

The family Ascend is spearheading its strategy and is used to demonstrate a know-how that might ultimately prove decisive. The Ascend P1range, presented at the the 2012 show in January, played on an extreme fineness of its design.

For the show MWC 2012, Huawei has created the surprise by revealing the smartphone Huawei Ascend D quad, not on the smartphone itself there was fuité a few days previously, but on the nature of its processor.

Quad ARM Cortex-A9, it is not a Tegra 3 processor as you might expect but a processor K3V2.. .de design Huawei! And is not everything because it would be based on a 64-bitarchitecture, while this evolution is generally not expected before a year at least.

This K3V2 processor is running at 1.2 to 1.5 GHz and operates a system of energy management providing a savings of 30%, ensuring autonomy of one to two days with a 1800 mAh battery, while offering 50% more performance over competitive solutions.

Smartphone Huawei Ascend D quad on-board display 4.5 "in resolution 1280 x 720 pixels and an AFN 8 megapixels on the back (capable of recording 1080p video), as well as a 1.3 megapixel front AFN, all managed by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

With 8.9 mm thick, there is a model of finesse in its kind. Huawei will propose several declensions in the Ascend D range. Is described as a smartphone Ascend D quad XL battery 2500 mAh but which will impose 10.9 mm thick, and a model Ascend D1 dual core 1.5 GHz with 1670 mAh battery.

Huawei announces international availability of Ascend quad as early as the second quarter of 2012, and the launch of the D1 Ascend to the month of April.

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MWC 2012: Sony Xperia S, P and U, the new NXT range

The main features of this Xperia NXT range began to expand are a clean design (multi-award winning) and which is identifiable, a common user interface for which there are various access to content services and a transparent band in the lower part, which is not unlike the Xperia Pureness experience.

The model of this range is the smartphone Xperia S, unveiled at the CES 2012 Las Vegas in January 2012 and first show to no longer bear the double name Sony Ericsson.

A reminder, the Sony Xperia S has a 4.3 "1280 x 720 pixel display and an AFN 12 megapixels on the back, a dual core Qualcomm 1.5 GHz CPU and a NFC module. The latter is also found in new models, Sony expanding the integration of this technology in devices such as other manufacturers, by adding the Xperia Smart Tags, to preset settings.

  

Sony used the Conference to announce Xperia S began its phase of marketing as early as this week in Europe.

Sony Xperia P, mid range
Sony Xperia P positions itself in mid range and offers a dual core 1 GHz processor, an AFN 8 megapixels but a view 4 "using the Mobile Bravia engine and technology WhiteMagic that promises more brightness for improved outdoor visibility.

 

Compatible WiFi (and DLNA for broadcast on big screen) and Bluetooth, it it also has a module can be used with the Xperia Smart Tags NFC. As the other Xperia NXT, it can be used with a SmartDock to transform themselves into multimedia console or even quasi-ordinateur connecting a wireless keyboard. Sony Xperia P will be available by the second quarter of 2012, in three colours.

On the set of the NXT, Sony range highlights the rapid onset of the camera, with less than a second between the support on the trigger and shooting record. Without being totally dispelled, this failure to the NPA dedicated is gradually being fade.

Sony Xperia Smart Tags

Sony Xperia U, entry/mid range
The Sony Xperia U is even slightly lower range from Xperia P, with its display 3.5 "(always managed by Mobile Bravia Engine technology), its processor dual core 1 GHz and its APN 5 megapixels on the back.

Positioned on the entry / mid range, it plays on colours to attract a young audience. Its base color vive, is clip-on and can be changed by a base of another color, provided in the package.

The line transparent, characteristic of the family Xperia NXT, can also change colour according to the wallpaper or the viewed picture, with the overall color of the image. It is also possible to program a color on an action (receiving a message, for example).

The Sony Xperia U will be proposed by the second quarter of 2012. And among the accessories offered with this NXT range, could see, in addition to the Smart Tags, watch related Sony Bluetooth to the smartphone and diffusing information... or retransmitting the image seen by the camera of smartphone.

Note that two new smartphones will be launched with Android Gingerbread, an update to Android Ice Cream Sandwich later scheduled. These are also the two first smartphones from Sony to a platform NovaThor U8500 signed ST-Ericsson, allowing the European caster to find new markets for its new generations of products.

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