During MWC 2011 and CES 2011, everyone showed off a dual-core phone and a dual-core tablet, except for HTC, who unveiled a rather disappointing lineup of Android phones and a 7-inch tablet. However, being late is still better than never, as GLBenchmark Database showed a mysterious high-end phone from the Taiwanese company.
The database unveiled a dual-core smartphone from HTC called the Shooter. It’s given the “PG86100” codename, and most certainly is equipped with a dual-core Qualcomm processor, and the new Adreno 220 GPU. The screen is said to be a qHD 960 x 540, similar to Motorola’s Atrix 4G. What’s more, it’s going to be shipping with Android 2.3.2 loaded.
Of course, HTC hasn’t comment on this yet, and there’s not even a rendered image of this phone, so we shall probably only see the phone next week during CTIA 2011.
Apple gave Safari a JavaScript boost in iOS 4.3 to make pages load faster, however in-app browsers or web apps seemed to have missed that ‘training session’. Ars Technica has confirmed that pages or web apps loaded using those methods aren’t getting the optimization that Safari gets in iOS 4.3, which is found to be 2.5 times faster than Safari in iOS 4.2. However, do remember that they’re still running the same speed as when they’re in iOS 4.2, so you shouldn’t be feeling a big difference compared to when you’re still on iOS 4.2, besides feeling that all of a sudden Safari seemed faster in page load. Not surprisingly, that has prompted some to speculate that it’s all part of a grand plan on Apple’s part to force developers to use full-fledged apps instead of mobile apps, but Ars Technica points out that it could just as easily be due to some technical problems.
Sony Europe has previously confirmed that there will be two models of Sony’s upcoming handheld console, the NGP, and that is a WiFi-only model and a 3G model. However, they never disclose the price.
However, a survey conducted by research firm Toluna, and sponsored by publishers Ubisoft, and it was called “Ubisoft- NGP concept- US Adults”. The breaking point here is the question asked by the survey. One of them is “How likely would you be to purchase the Sony NGP now that you know this retail price?”, and another similar question that reveals another lower end model being priced at $250.
Of course, it’s a survey conducted by third party publisher and not Sony itself, so the price could well be pure assumption. However, the fact that it’s backed by Ubisoft, a major publisher, and that could well give a good glimpse of how the Sony NGP will be positioned.
Have you heard about a Chinese theme park called Joyland? It’s a theme park in China that strangely ‘borrowed’ quite some heavy elements from games like Starcraft and World of Warcraft. As you can see, Blizzard isn’t very happy about this, and the production was halted for obvious reasons.
But now, a report on Chinese news shows that work has continued on the site, with buildings almost completed, though the floors and walk path and roads aren’t there yet. The news reporter mentioned that work has been resumed, and developers have outlined a very tight and heavy schedule to rush development of the project for an April 29 launching and May 1st opening.
Well, I certainly don’t doubt the construction speed that they can achieve, though I’m very doubtful of the quality of the construction.
These days technology are getting more bizarre than they are ten years ago. As crazy as it sound, vacuums being robotic and automated are already a killer, but they’re also stuffing in WiFi connectivity, and even a camera! Samsung’s latest Tango cleaner (model VC-RL87W) features an integrated video camera that lets PC, smartphone, and tablet owners to use the vacuum as a remote controlled surveillance camera when not sweeping the floors. Thanks to the relatively quiet operation sound of 48dB, you can now easily tailgate any school girls, though it’ll be hard to escape with such tiny wheels. This new Peeping Tom tool ain’t cheap though, as the vacuum cleaner and combo surveillance camera is going to cost you KRW 799,000 (or about $711 if you don’t speak zerg language).
HP’s CEO Leo Apotheker has just confirmed over at the HP Summit that the TouchPad would ship in June. The slate will be available in the US first, with international release to follow shortly after. The 9.7-inch tablet running WebOS 3.0 will be on sale starting at $499 upwards. Of course, this is the price for the 16GB WiFi-only version. 3G variants are currently still unconfirmed, though we’ve seen TouchPad with 3G SIM slot before.
There are several reports surfacing on the internet with iPod Touch users facing issues after updating to iOS 4.3, which was launched on Thursday last week. Majority of the complaints come from the fourth generation models, but not reserved to that model only of course. Users are experiencing odd graphical glitches, most noticeable on the lock screen. Of course, this is not the only glitch, as people are also seeing icons overlapping and other pixel oddities. Are you facing this issue too?
Adobe has found a critical vulnerability in its latest Flash Player 10.2.152.33 and earlier for Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris platforms. The vulnerability also exists in the Authplay.dll component that ships with Adobe Reader and Acrobat X (10.0.1), and earlier 10.x and 9.x versions of Reader and Acrobat for Windows and Macintosh operating systems. What’s more, the ‘just shipped’ Flash 10.1.106.16 and earlier version for Android platform is also affected.
According to Adobe, the “CVE-2011-0609″ vulnerability could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system/device. So far, only Adobe Reader 9.x for UNIX, Adobe Reader for Android, and Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x are not affected by the current issue.
Adobe has found a critical vulnerability in its latest Flash Player 10.2.152.33 and earlier for Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris platforms. The vulnerability also exists in the Authplay.dll component that ships with Adobe Reader and Acrobat X (10.0.1), and earlier 10.x and 9.x versions of Reader and Acrobat for Windows and Macintosh operating systems. What’s more, the ‘just shipped’ Flash 10.1.106.16 and earlier version for Android platform is also affected.
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