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  • T-Mobile to sell HTC Touch Pro2 in August

    T-Mobile to sell HTC Touch Pro2 in August

    Posted on July 29, 2009 | No Comments
    We know it was coming but so soon! To recap it’s a WinMo 6.1 phon with WiFi, 3.6-inch touchscreen, and 3.2-megapixel camera. It will, as rumored, be available in mocha. T-Mobile USA Debuts HTC Touch Pro2 in the U.S. New Tilting Touchscreen Device Available to T-Mobile Customers in mid-August Bellevue, Wash. — July 29, 2009 — [...]

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  • Pentax Launches Everything-Proof Rugged Cam

    Pentax Launches Everything-Proof Rugged Cam

    Posted on June 25, 2009 | No Comments
    Poor Pentax. The company puts out great cameras, but they suffer from an image problem. A public image problem. Pentax makes the sensible but dull cameras none of the cool kids want. Which is a shame as the new Optio W80 is a camera that only the cool kids will need. The 12 megapixel W80 is [...]

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  • Hands-On With the Smart, Retro Olympus E-P1

    Hands-On With the Smart, Retro Olympus E-P1

    Posted on June 19, 2009 | No Comments
    This first look at the Olympus E-P1, aka the ‘Digital Pen,’ is by Wired UK editor Holden Frith. The Olympus E-P1 is a handsome camera, and it takes handsome pictures. It also comes at a handsome price, but a day of taking photos and an hour spent examining the results suggest that it may be a [...]

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  • The iPhone 3G S has landed

    The iPhone 3G S has landed

    Posted on June 19, 2009 | No Comments
    Yes, the major media figure on the Internet has an iPhone 3G S. On initial examination, I'd safely say that this if you're planning on getting an iPhone with a new contract, go ahead. The price is right and the features are great. Everything on this phone is snappier - Maps especially - and the auto-focus and video uploads passed the wife test who said that this is what she's been looking for from the iPhone from the beginning. Looks like someone is going to have to upgrade someone.

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  • Breaking: iPhone 3GS Camera Doesn’t Suck

    Breaking: iPhone 3GS Camera Doesn’t Suck

    Posted on June 19, 2009 | No Comments
    One of the worst parts of the iPhones 2G and 3G was the camera. It wasn’t just that it was a low-res two-megapixel piece of junk. More, it was that it seemed tacked on in decidedly un-Apple way, a vestigial afterthought that, although integrated throughout the iPhone software, never felt as polished as it could. [...]

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  • New iPhone 3GS: 3MP Camera, Video, Compass and Voice Control

    New iPhone 3GS: 3MP Camera, Video, Compass and Voice Control

    Posted on June 8, 2009 | No Comments
    Amongst many announcements at the WWDC in San Francisco, the big one has finally been revealed. Apple has unveiled a new iPhone, called the 3GS. The new model will come in two sizes: a 16GB model for $200 and a 32GB model for $300. The big surprise is that Apple won’t be killing off the current iPhone [...]

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  • Official: The iPhone 3G S

    Official: The iPhone 3G S

    Posted on June 8, 2009 | No Comments
    Here it is, kiddies: the latest iPhone. Just one year after Apple announced the iPhone 3G, the iPhone 3G S has been announced. There is much to love in this update including larger storage options, a faster CPU, HSDPA support and a better camera all for the same price as the current set. The OS should [...]

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  • Samsung’s Pixon 12: a dozen megapixels of cameraphone nonsense in June

    Samsung’s Pixon 12: a dozen megapixels of cameraphone nonsense in June

    Posted on June 1, 2009 | No Comments
    After failing to show at the Mobile World Congress event in February, Samsung's rumored 12 megapixel cameraphone has finally arrived. Meet the Pixon 12 and its 3.1-inch AMOLED touchscreen with a Sammy promise of fast shutter speeds and quick browsing. As a camera, the Pixon 12 (M8910) brings a dedicated shutter button, touch auto-focus (wherever you touch becomes the focal point) that locks in to track moving subjects, Smart Auto mode that adjusts to conditions, and a 28-mm wide angle lens. The unit also saves images relatively quickly (for a cameraphone) so that you can fire off the next shot within 2 seconds. Just remember, more megapixels do not make for better photos especially when jammed tightly into a sensor small enough for a cellphone. And 12 megapixels translates to files ranging from 2MB to 18MB and beyond depending on the compression used (Samsung doesn't say). So ask yourself: is it really worth the storage space and the associated delays when uploading images to Samsung's Share Pix service (with Facebook, Picasa, Flickr integration) over the Pixon 12's built-in WiFi and HSUPA data? No rush, you've got time to decide -- Pixon 12 will be hitting Europe in late June, other regions sometime in August. One more pic after the break.

    Update: Full specs just came in: 150MB of on-board storage (up to 16GB MicroSD expansion); quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, HSPA 900/2100MHz; Xenon + Power LED flash; 720 x 480 pixel videos at 30fps; internal GPS, and FM radio with RDS.

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