If there’s one thing that the Nokia N900 has in common with the HTC HD2 – it’s the ability to run many different operating systems. And joining the ranks of the HD2, the Nokia N900 now runs Android Ice Cream Sandwich.
However it’s worth noting that the build of the ROM is far from complete, and is running extremely sluggishly on the device. Then again, it is labeled “pre-pre-alpha” so don’t expect much, at least not in the meantime. Check out the video after the break. How many of you own a Nokia N900 and are running an operating system other than Maemo 5?
With the holidays quickly approaching many consumers are sure to be looking towards a new smartphone to call their own. If you’ve had your eye on AT&T’s 4G LTE enabled version of the Galaxy S II, appropriately dubbed the Galaxy S II Skyrocket, you may want to hold off for a bit. The reason I say this is because it’s just been announced that AT&T will soon be getting the device in white.
Other than the smartphone’s paint job everything will remain the same so you will still be getting a high end smartphone complete with a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display touting a 800 x 480 resolution, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage alongside a microSD/SDHC slot, 8 megapixel rear facing camera with 1080p video recording, 2 megapixel front facing camera, 1850mAh battery and Android ‘Gingerbread’ 2.3.6. On that note, holding off may not be the most necessary thing but let’s be honest, the device in white looks a lot sleeker.
No word on a price point or release date but as soon as it’s made known we’ll push it your way.
HTC said it will launch a number of new and competitive smartphone models, including a fresh batch of LTE devices in the United States, to help it end its fourth quarter slump. The company recently revised its outlook for the fourth quarter and said revenue would be flat, a move that came as a surprise to investors used to a company that had previously seen six consecutive months of record revenue leading up to October.
HTC was the first company to launch an Android smartphone in the United States, the first to launch a WiMAX smartphone on Sprint and the first to sell a 4G LTE device on Verizon Wireless. “We will focus on the product next year, better and more competitive,” HTC’s chief financial officer Winston Yung told Reuters, noting that the situation isn’t that serious. “Other than new LTE phones for the U.S. market, we also have phones for the global market. We will launch some worldwide flagship products. We’re confident in them. We have six quarters of improvement, the most conservative guidance is 45 million units of shipments this year, a lot higher than 25 million last year.”
Citigroup blamed the weak fourth quarter sales on “inferior products” that weren’t able to keep up with Samsung’s Galaxy S II and Apple’s iPhone family. Additionally, investors aren’t so sure that HTC can maintain the innovation that has made its past phones so attractive. “More foreign investors are still selling HTC as the company doesn’t have many bets in hand,” Masterlink Investment Advisory vice president Tom Tang told Reuters. ”And unlike last time [the company was in this position], HTC didn’t make a share buyback plan this time.”
HTC’s ongoing lawsuits will not help the situation, either. The company recently said that it will not appeal a 2009 ruling that gave IPCom the winning hand in a patent lawsuit. The decision could result in a German injunction against sales of HTC’s smartphones, which could hurt sales during the holiday season.
BGR recently reported exclusive details surrounding two upcoming HTC smartphones — the HTC Ville and HTC Edge — both of which are expected to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain in February.
If you were paying attention to Apple’s iPhone prior to the launch of the iPhone 4S you’re most likely already familiar with the iPhone 5 rumors. If you’re not, countless rumors suggested that the iPhone 5 was to feature an aluminum unibody design, 4-inch display, dual-core processor and 8 megapixel camera. 2/4 of these points made their way into the iPhone 4S which leaves us with just the 4-inch display and the aluminum body.
While Apple has unsurprisingly kept quiet in regards to their future smartphone releases we do have some reports that will give those anticipating the iPhone 5 a ray of hope. Apparantly, Apple has already placed a large order for 4-inch LCD displays and, low and behold, they are shipping now. Again, we have no way to confirm or deny this but these reports supposedly stem from those officially invovled with the matter.
Could this 4-inch display be for an iPad mini? Could it be completely bogus? Maybe, but we won’t know for sure until Apple tells us further. The iPhone 5 is expected to get announced at some point towards the middle of next year if previous release schedules are anything to go by.
If you were bummed that you’d have to pick up some new coding skills when Adobe announced that Flash for mobile was finito, cheer up friends. Harken back to the summer months when Google unveiled its Swiffy conversion tool that turns those aging SWF files into browser friendly HTML5 animations.
Now the folks in Mountain View have created an extension for the Flash desktop app that allows you to export your working files to something a little more up to date with a single click — or a combination of keystrokes for you pros. So if you’re worried you’d have to brush up on your coding wizardry, it seems you’re safe… for now. If you’re sporting Flash CS4 or newer, hit that source link to download the goods.
