Nokia and Microsoft schedule Windows Phone event for September 5th

Reports indicated that Nokia and Microsoft would showcase Windows Phone 8 products at Nokia World in Helsinki on September 5th, but it looks like the duo will be taking to New York on the same day to unveil their latest wares. The team sent out invites yesterday to a press conference to be held in New York on September 5th at 9.30am EST using the familiar Windows Phone tiles interface, so you can probably imagine what to expect on the big day.

Multiple reports have suggested that Nokia will be demoing new handsets on September 5th, but the New York location is a surprise. It remains to be seen if Nokia will be showing off any new handsets or Windows Phone 8 at Nokia World in Helsinki, but it’s possible that the Finnish smartphone manufacturer and Microsoft want to focus on the all important US market before turning their attention to Europe.

Nokia is expected to release two new handsets on September 5th, the Lumia 910 and 920. Not much is known about the devices, but a front-panel that leaked just the other day for a Nokia phone featured the new Windows tile button, indicating the use of Windows Phone 8. The cut out for the display on the panel measured 4.3-inches, with the design featuring rounded corners and curves instead of the sharp angles of the Lumia 800 and 900.

Microsoft, meanwhile, is expected to demo Windows Phone 8 on Nokia’s new handsets, showing off some more consumers oriented features in addition to what was first seen at the Windows Phone Summit in June. We’ll be sure to bring you all the details, so mark September 5th down on your calendar if you’re a Windows Phone fan looking forward to the next big thing.


Nokia and Microsoft schedule Windows Phone event for September 5th is written by Ben Kersey & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Lenovo experiences slow growth, but sees profit up by 30%

Lenovo logoIf you want to make big amounts of money in life, then run a business and not charity. Since Lenovo is ultimately a business entity, it makes perfect sense to have its accountants make a scramble each quarter to make sure the figures released would not anger their shareholders, so the latest figures released would put a smile on the faces of its investors, as the Lenovo Group announced a quarterly profit that increased 30% on the back of strong sales in developing markets, although the organization did experience slower growth in the midst of global economic weakness.

Lenovo is the second-largest personal computer maker in the world, having earned $144 million in the three months that ended on June 30th, where these came about from $8 billion worth of global sales. The profit growth rate dropped from the previous quarter’s 59% increase, but at least it was still turning a profit, which is always a good thing in such economic climates.

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Acer Liquid Gallant Solo makes brief cameo, Android 4.0 smartphone lives up to its name

Acer Liquid Gallant Solo makes brief cameo, Android 40 smartphone lives up to its name

Just last month, Acer’s Liquid Gallant Duo teased itself for preorder on the Expansys website, which promised to be an affordable Android 4.0 smartphone for those in need of dual-SIM capabilities. Now, a slightly less capable handset — the Liquid Gallant Solo — has reared its head, and as you might expect, it’s a single SIM affair. Other than this omission, however, the Solo offers much of the same specs as before, which includes a single-core 1GHz MediaTek MT6575 SoC, a 4.3-inch qHD display, a 5-megapixel camera and a 1,500mAh battery. Similarly, the phone also features 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage and a microSD expansion slot. In terms of connectivity, users can expect quadband GSM and 3G support on 2100 / 900MHz networks. Like the Liquid Gallant Duo, the Solo’s public presence was short-lived, as the user manual (linked below) has since been pulled from Acer’s website. Its price also remains a bit of a mystery, but given the dual-SIM exclusion, it seems a safe bet that the Solo will retail for less than the £149 ($230) price of the more capable Duo. Hopefully we’re not far off from a more official debut.

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Lego Submarine might not be yellow, but it submerges just fine

Check out this cute little Lego Submarine in action in the video above, and you will be left scratching your head and wondering just how the entire thing was built from scratch. Aren’t Lego pieces, while being able to interlock with one another, do not exactly offer a waterproof and watertight solution? I mean, you can reconstruct the Titanic’s hull from nothing but Lego bricks, and she need not hit an iceberg to submerge to the depths of the ocean. Still, Lego builder “Brane” managed to discover a way of creating a Lego submarine which is fully capable of navigating through an aquarium, but gave no promises of it being watertight. What made it more attractive was the fact that you could control this remotely using an Xbox controller, sporting an underwater time of approximately 20 minutes. If only Batman had one of these submarines as part of his arsenal…

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Water resistant down sleeping bags is no sleeper hit

When it comes to camping as well as spending time in the great outdoors, you might want to consider taking the water resistant route – at least, that is what this particular water resistant down sleeping bag is all about, where it is supposed to give you unparalleled comfort whenever you spend your free time in the woods or by the lake. DownTek, a kind of water-resistant down, relies on a nano polymer treatment which helps it repel water, enabling it to maintain its unmatched warmth-to-weight ratio even when it is wet all around. Definitely a step up from the standard issue down as the fabric of choice when it comes to cold-weather insulation. Not only that, it will also include anti-microbial and anti-bacterial properties for added peace of mind. (more…)

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Google Play Store gift cards in the pipeline

To put things in a nutshell, gift cards make for perfect last minute gifts when you are all out of time and ideas. After all, it is somewhat close to giving cold, hard cash to the recipient, except that gift cards can only be spent at the store where the gift card is affiliated to. Word has it that Google is working on the latest v3.8.15 update to the Play Store app, where alongside a bunch of minor user interface changes, there are whispers of Play Store gift cards being implemented in the future after some of the more curious folk out there decided to dissect the APK file.

Right now, the gift cards will not be able to be used as they remain inaccessible to the user, but the future will see you being able to enter a gift card code while redeeming the amount on content that you would specifically like. Not only that, Google has also introduced a balance amount in your account when they began to be generous with a $25 payout for each Nexus 7 buyer so that they can blow this on the Play Store.

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Lenovo CEO: Microsoft’s Surface Is No Threat to Us [Blockquote]

Many hardware manufacturers are none too happy about the imminent arrival of Microsoft’s Surface—especially Acer’s CEO. But Lenovo’s head honcho doesn’t seem fussed in the slightest. More »

Samsung Galaxy Note goes beyond the 10 million sales mark

Hmmm, is 10 million the new magical number that I am not aware of? Well, the Samsung Galaxy Note has just passed the 10 million mark in terms of sales globally, which is nearly similar to the number of Galaxy S3 units sold around the globe as well. This bit of news should not come across as surprising, considering how the Galaxy Note from Samsung can be considered to be the first “phablet” from Samsung which ought to gain it some mileage of sorts in order to get ahead of the competition. Originally debuting in October last year (that would make the Galaxy Note nearly a year old already) in Europe before arriving in the US this February, the Galaxy Note holds the title of being the first 5″ smartphone that proved to be commercially successful.

Do expect more attention to come Samsung’s way as they are working on a Galaxy Note 2 release that is tipped to happen this coming August 29th at IFA in Berlin, Germany. Word on the street has it that the Galaxy Note 2 will feature an even larger display, which would be good news to your tailor as he will have another job to alter that suit of yours so that its pockets can be far more accommodating.

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RIM confirms BB10 standard screen resolutions for touch and keyboard devices

DNP RIM details screen resolution standards for touch and keyboard devices

RIM took some time out from its worldwide tour to confirm that it’s standardizing screen resolutions for BB10. Tim Neil took to the company’s developer blog to say that forthcoming full-touch devices will ship with 1,280 x 720 displays, while keyboard-style phones would pack 720 x 720 screens. The only handset that won’t play by these rules is the first (presumably flagship) BB10 handset, since it’s too late to change its 1,280 x 768 screen. The company’s urging developers to get tweaking to ensure apps run properly on the new gear — or add letterboxing to offer a Sergio Leone feel to your mobile gaming.

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Dish Network’s nationwide satellite broadband service could be ready to launch soon

Dish Network's nationwide satellite brodband service could be ready to launch soon

While the various strands of Dish Network’s “Seinfeld strategy” have yet to come together officially, Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal are reporting it could be ready launch satellite-based high speed data services nationally as soon as September or October. This would be separate from the service based on ViaSat’s Exede that’s available in some areas, and Bloomberg‘s sources say it could accommodate up to 2 million customers right away through a satellite Echostar launched in June, although more satellites may be needed to add more customers. Other than hooking up data connections for customers in rural areas, it would let Dish compete directly with data / TV bundles offered by wired pay-TV providers. Of course, this is all dependent on a favorable ruling by the FCC on its technology — you can just ask LightSquared what happens if that doesn’t work out.

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