Jul 22

NTT DoCoMo’s Fujitsu F-07C now available, marries Windows 7 and Symbian at last

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Calling the Fujitsu LOOX F-07C an eccentric device is not a stretch — in fact, it’s one of the more unique smartphones we’ve seen in a fair length of time. Now available on NTT DoCoMo, the dual-booting hybrid is touted as “the world’s smallest PC,” since it can switch between Windows 7 and Symbian and offers a few netbook-worthy specs. It runs off a 1.2GHz Intel Atom Z600 CPU (downclocked by 50 percent, unfortunately), a 32GB eMMC SSD, and 1GB LPDDR400 RAM, packed underneath a 4-inch SVGA (1024 x 600) LCD display. You can also take advantage of the 5-megapixel camera on the back, paired up with a VGA front-facing shooter. Things get a little strange when it comes to battery life, however; while you get up to 600 hours of standby time and 370 minutes of talk time in mobile phone mode, it gets sucked dry after just two hours when using Windows 7. If your smartphone just doesn’t have enough brainpower to handle your daily grind, here’s an alternative. Full press release with specs are after the break.

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Jul 19

Fujitsu wants to push out location-based apps, pull them back again

Posted in: apps, business, cloud, nfc, Today's Chili

Maybe, just maybe, this wireless technology in development at Fujitsu makes some sense. When you walk within range of an NFC sensor or GPS coordinate, the cloud-based system takes the liberty of pushing location-relevant apps to your phone or tablet. Enter a museum, for example, and you’ll automatically receive its tour guide app. Your device could even be made to work as a viral transmitter, spreading the app to other visitors’ handsets. Finally, when you leave, all the bloatware just magically disappears. Alternatively, the museum’s marketing department conveniently forgets to configure this last step, accidentally signs you up to its newsletter and grabs a donation from your PayPal account while it has the chance. We would obviously find this rather upsetting, unless the museum has dinosaurs.

Fujitsu wants to push out location-based apps, pull them back again originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 16

Fujitsu to launch first Windows Phone Mango handset in… August?

Posted in: Japan, mango, Microsoft, samsung, Today's Chili, Windows, windows phone, WindowsPhone, Wp7

Say it ain’t so — not only is a phone not delayed, it’s actually planning to come out earlier than its quoted launch window? This particular miracle is the exception much more than the rule, but Microsoft’s latest Windows Phone OS (nicknamed “Mango,”) might come out prior to the anticipated fall release. According to Nikkei, Fujitsu will offer the very first Mango device, a waterproof phone called the IS12T, on KDDI “as early as late next month.” The phone is to be sold for 30,000 – 40,000 yen ($378 – 505), a reasonable amount of coin for what will likely be a higher-end device. And — if it’s the same handset showcased at this week’s Worldwide Partner Conference — a pink version will be on sale. So, what’s more enticing: a Hello Kitty-flavored Windows Phone, or a Samsung Galaxy S II lookalike running Mango? It’s a tough call.

Fujitsu to launch first Windows Phone Mango handset in… August? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 13

Fujitsu’s e-reader gets a refreshed look at e-Book Expo Tokyo (video)

Posted in: e ink, e reader, e-book, e-books, e-readers, Today's Chili, video

Fujitsu got to show off its recent color e-reader flossy flossy at the e-Book Expo Tokyo (the former Digital Publishing Fair) in Japan last week. Besting its previous market entry — the FLEPia Lite — this 8-inch, 157 dpi cholestric LCD module sheds both its predecessor’s weight and Windows OS for a 220 gram, Linux-operated, slimmed-down profile. While the 4,096 color range remains exactly the same, it’s the elimation of dithering from the display that’ll be brightening up your future literary experiences. Processing speed also got a significant makeover here, translating into 0.7 second writing speeds — a number the company promises will go down as full color capacity increases. Unfortunately, this slab of technicolor ebeauty doesn’t appear to be headed for a US debut, so interested parties should start saving for that import option. Robo-Brit voice-over video demonstration after the break.

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Jul 12

Microsoft unveils new Windows Phone 7 Mango handsets from Samsung, Acer, Fujitsu and ZTE

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Samsung Mango Handset
Generally Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference is a relatively low key affair, but today it caught a few in the tech world off guard by unveiling not one or two, but four new Windows Phone 7 handsets running Mango. Acer and ZTE both have models on tap, as does Fujitsu — which slathered its mobile in pink and gave it a waterproof seal. The biggest news though was Samsung. Microsoft pulled out what is believed to be the SGH-i937, a version of the Galaxy S II that sports the Redmond mobile OS instead of Android. From the screen cap above it appears as if the phone is sporting a front-facing camera, something that has been missing from WP7 handset until now and is rumored to be supported in Mango. It’s only a brief glimpse but you can catch it in the video after the break.

[Thanks, Simon]

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Jun 25

Fujitsu delays TH40/D release, puts slide-out tablet dreams on hold

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Fujitsu delays TH40/D release, puts slide-out tablet dreams on hold

If you’ve been eagerly anticipating the arrival of the latest shape-shifting slate, it looks like you’re just going to have to wait. Fujitsu’s just announced that it will postpone the release of the convertible TH40/D tablet — the Windows 7 slide-out was originally slated for a late June debut in Japan. Unfortunately, the outfit’s being rather tight-lipped when it comes to details, saying simply that the holdup is due to “development delays.” Of course, we’ll keep you posted with details if / when Fujitsu decides to open up.

Fujitsu delays TH40/D release, puts slide-out tablet dreams on hold originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 25 Jun 2011 13:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 20

Fujitsu K supercomputer now ranked fastest in the world, dethrones China’s Tianhe-1A

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Remember the K — the Fujitsu supercomputer that promised to do a whopping ten petaflops by the year 2012? Well, it hasn’t reached that threshold just yet, but according to the latest Top 500 supercomputer list, it’s still faster than any other machine on Earth. In fact, the top-ranked beast is more powerful than the next five supercomputers combined, consumes enough electricity to power about 10,000 homes for a full year, and is capable of churning out about 8.2 quadrillion calculations per second — three times as many as what runner-up (and former number-one) Tianhe-1A can process. Today’s announcement marks the first time since 2004 that a Japanese creation sits atop Top500.org’s rankings, but Fujitsu isn’t exactly resting on its laurels. Before deploying it next year, engineers at the Riken Advanced Institute for Computational Science are aiming to add about 100,000 cores to the K’s collection of 548,352, which would provide it with even more computational muscle, and likely spell doom for all of humanity. Find out more in the PR after the break.

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Jun 16

PFU outs faster, quieter Type-S Happy Hacking Keyboard for overachieving typists

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It goes without saying that you have to be a pretty accomplished typist to use one of PFU’s letterless Happy Hacking Keyboards. But for the laser-focused overachievers out there, PFU just started selling the S-Type for “speed” and “silence.” This retooled version promises to keep up with faster typists — a mighty vague claim indeed — and pledges to make 30 percent less noise. Of course, as with other HHKBs, mere mortals prone to spelling errors can nab one with letters printed on the keys. It’s on sale now for ¥30,000 ($371.61) — a veritable steal compared to some other keyboards we’ve seen.

PFU outs faster, quieter Type-S Happy Hacking Keyboard for overachieving typists originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 16

Fujitsu releases F-022 flip phone for women who like to smell good

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Because they’re brutish and sweaty, most men don’t have a problem with their phone’s naturally metallic musk, but “20 to 40 year-old women with a well-developed sense of fashion” apparently do. That’s why Fujitsu has announced the F-022 — a glittery flip phone designed for females who demand slightly more from their handheld’s olfactory offerings. Developed in collaboration with Japanese accessory maker Folli Follie, this bejeweled little bauble comes with a “detachable fragrance chip” that allows users to mark their tech territory with the perfume of their choice. Just spray the chip with a dab of your scent, latch it on to the phone, and every conversation you have will end up smelling like roses. The F-022 goes on sale in China on June 24th, but for more information, just follow your nose to the PR, after the break.

[Thanks, Jeff]

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Jun 02

Fujitsu fingerprint / palm reader does large-scale biometric identification, won’t tell fortunes

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So it can’t predict the future, but the latest biometric reader from Fujitsu can tell that you’re one in a million — quite literally. Looking something akin to the love child of Simon and a Polaroid camera, this as-of-yet unnamed device is apparently the “world’s first biometric authentication technology that combines data on palm vein patterns with fingerprint data from three fingers.” That’s a mouthful, but Fujitsu says the combination of these two biometric authentication techniques allows for accurate identification of an individual in a pool of one million in just two seconds. What’s more, it expects to up that capacity to groups of ten million by the end of 2011. For professional evildoers rocking three fingers and a palm, maybe now’s a good time to start rethinking your career path.

[Thanks, Pavel]

Fujitsu fingerprint / palm reader does large-scale biometric identification, won’t tell fortunes originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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