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CES 2012 roundup: Smartphones

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Here’s a quick round-up of smartphones announced prior to the four-day CES 2012 (10-13 January 2012) being held in Nevada, Las Vegas. Offerings from LG, Huawei, Nokia and Sony.

Sony Xperia S with 4.3-inch 720p screen, 1.5GHz dual-core processor and 12-megapixel camera.

Sony Xperia S with 4.3-inch 720p screen, 1.5GHz dual-core processor and 12-megapixel camera.

LG from Korea has unveiled the Spectrum, which runs on Android 2.3 (upgradeable to 4.0) and has a 4.5” full HD display, a 1.5 Ghz processor and an 8-megapixel camera.

Huawei from China has announced the Android 4.0 Ascend P1 and Ascend P1 S, which will be available in Asia Pacific in April 2012.

Ascend P1 S, the world's slimmest smartphone from Huawei, measuring just 6.68mm at the slimmest.

Ascend P1 S, the world's slimmest smartphone from Huawei, measuring just 6.68mm at the slimmest.

The Huawei Ascend P1 S is the slimmest smartphone in the world in the 4.3” smartphone class, measuring just 6.68mm at its slimmest point; while the Huawei Ascend P1 measures at 7.69mm thin.

Both have Super AMOLED screen with Corning Gorilla Glass.

Sony from Japan has announced Xperia S, its first next generation smartphone from the new Xperia NXT series, after it bought over Ericsson’s 50% stake in the former Sony-Ericsson joint venture.

The Xperia S has a 4.3-inch 1280×720 screen, 1.5GHz dual-core processor and 12-megapixel camera.

It will be available globally from Q1 2012 with Android 2.3 Gingerbread. It will be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in Q2 2012.

Nokia from Finland has announced the Lumia 900 for the US market. It will basically be another Lumia 800 but with a bigger screen and battery, as well as LTE.

That’s all for now, will add on as more smartphones are unveiled in CES 2012 over the next few days.

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Technical specifications: Huawei Honor

Monday, December 12th, 2011

The long-battery-life Huawei Honor smartphone was launched on 7 December 2011 and will be available in Singapore from 16 December at S$528 (incl 7% GST).

Networks WCDMA/HSPA+ 900/2100 MHz; GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Speed HSPA+ DL 14Mbps/UL 5.76Mbps
Display 4″ FWVGA (854×480 pixels) capacitive touch screen
Operating System Android Gingerbread 2.3
Memory 512MB RAM, 4GB ROM, up to 32GB micro SD
Camera 8 megapixel autofocus HD and 0.3 megapixel
Size/Weight 122mm x 61.5mm x 10.9mm (LxWxT) / 135g
Connectivity WLAN 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, micro-USB connector, 3.5mm audio jack, DLNA-certified
Processor 1.4 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon
Audio FM radio, MP3 ringtones, Dual-MIC
Battery 1900 mAh Lithium-ion
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, ambient light, Gyro, compass, Assisted GPS
Additional Access to CloudDrive (available end Q1 2012)

 

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Technical specifications: Huawei Vision

Monday, December 12th, 2011

The stylishly designed Huawei Vision smartphone was launched on 7 December 2011 and is available at S$438 (incl 7% GST).

Networks UMTS 900/2100MHz; GSM 900/1800/1900MHz
Speed DL 14.4Mbps / UL 5.76Mbps
Display 3.7″ WVGA (800×480) capacitive touch screen
Operating System Android Gingerbread 2.3
Memory 512MB RAM, 2GB ROM, up to 32GB micro SD
Camera 5 megapixel and 0.3 megapixelAutofocus with LED flashHD video recording to 720p
Size/Weight 118.5mm x 59.5mm x 9.9mm (LxWxT) / 121g
Connectivity WLAN 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, micro-USB connector, 3.5mm audio jack
Processor 1.4 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon
Audio FM radio, 72 polyphonic ringtones
Battery 1400 mAh Lithium-ion
Talk time (3G) up to 400 min
Standby time (3G) up to 400h
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, ambient light, compass, GPS (& assisted GPS)
Additional Preloaded games include Angry Birds, Asphalt 6: Adrenaline, Order & Chaos Online, and Guerilla Bob HD

 

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New smartphone: Huawei Honor

Friday, December 9th, 2011

For business folks who need a long battery life, check out the Huawei Honor (S$528 incl GST), which features a 1,900 mAh battery, a 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and an 8 megapixel HDR-enabled camera.

Huawei Honor (S$528 incl GST) will be available in Singapore from 16 December.

Huawei Honor (S$528 incl GST) will be available in Singapore from 16 December.

The high capacity battery promises to provide the longest battery life among smartphones in the 4-inch screen range – lasting up to three days on a single charge

“Huawei Honor is a high performance smartphone which is simple-to-use, but also packed with advanced technology that allows people to communicate, connect, entertain and share content easily,” said Alan Wong, Chief Marketing Officer, Huawei Device, South Pacific Region.Huawei Honor runs on Android Gingerbread 2.3 operating system and has a 16M true colour Full Wide VGA capacitive touch screen (854×480 pixels).

Its 10.9 mm thin body weighs 135g and includes a gyroscope, G-sensor, and proximity and light sensors.

The smartphone is DLNA-certified to enable interoperability with other DLNA-certified devices such as digital cameras, game consoles and TVs.

This makes it easier to share digital photos, music and videos between different devices.

Here are the main tech specs for the Huawei Honor.

Huawei Honor smartphoneHonor customers will get access to Huawei’s ClooudDrive, which will be available in Singapore by end Q1 2012.

This frees users from the constraints of on-board storage, by storing their media files in the cloud.

The Huawei Honor will be available in Singapore from 16 December 2011.

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New smartphone: Huawei Vision

Friday, December 9th, 2011

Huawei has announced the availability the Vision which available in Singapore at S$$438 incl GST.

Huawei Vision (S$438 incl GST) with its "3D" carousel User Interface.

Huawei Vision (S$438 incl GST) with its "3D" carousel User Interface.

The Vision is Huawei’s most stylish smartphone yet, featuring Huawei’s stunning “3D” user interface. “3D” as in a carousal animation display for its app menu, rather than the visualisation of three dimensional physical objects.

“The Huawei Vision represents a smartphone crafted with the perfect balance of technology and style in mind,” said Alan Wong, Chief Marketing Officer, Huawei Device, South Pacific Region.Huawei Vision features a 3.7-inch capacitive touch screen and has an aluminum alloy uni-body in silver, and crystal sculptured curved lens for its screen.

It measures only 9.9 mm at its thinnest point and weighs 121g.

The smartphone was bestowed the iF Design Award 2012 recently for its design.

Huawei Vision sports Qualcomm’s 1GHz Snapdragon processor and runs with Android Gingerbread 2.3 operating system.

Huawei Vision smartphoneIt supports 720p video recording and has a 5 mega pixel auto focus camera with LED flash.

Other features include Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, high-speed WiFi 802.11b/g/n for Internet connectivity, and the full range of messaging tools – SMS, MMS, email, push mail and IM.

Here are the main tech specs for the Huawei Vision.

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“Bid to Give” On-Site Auction of Notebooks for Charity

Friday, May 6th, 2011
Spanking new notebooks were auctioned off on last evening with proceeds going to the Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund (SPMF).

Another 13 notebooks will be auctioned off tonight at the Funan DigitaLife Mall. These are part of a two-week campaign by the consumer electronics retailer, Newstead Technologies, and its partners.

FM91.3 DJ Jeremy Ratnam as one of two host auctioneers

FM91.3 DJ Jeremy Ratnam as one of two host auctioneers.

Bidding for the notebooksDay 1 of the “Bid to Give” charity auction was held on Thursday evening. With starting bids of only S$199, all 14 notebooks were snapped up within the hour by warm-hearted contributors who attended the charity drive at the Main Atrium of Funan DigitaLife Mall.

Partners of Newstead Technologies who sponsored the notebooks include Microsoft Singapore, Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Panasonic, Samsung, Toshiba, AMD, Blackberry, Brightpoint, ECS, HTC, Huawei, Ingram Micro and Jos Distribution.

There will be another 13 notebooks up for auction tonight at 6pm at the same venue so you can still show up and contribute your share for charity.

Tay Hong Kuan with his Panasonic notebook with the night's highest bid of $1,349

Tay Hong Kuan with his Panasonic notebook with the night's highest bid of S$1,349.

The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund is an annual community project that provides pocket money to children from low-income families to help them through school. The children can use this money to buy a meal during recess, pay for their bus fares or use it to meet their other schooling needs.

In addition to Bid to Give, Newstead Technologies will also be donating $10 for every notebook sold and another $5 for every Microsoft Office 2010 purchased at its roadshow from May 5 to May 8 and at Newstead Technologies’ outlets at IMM #02-06, City Square Mall #04-20, Suntec City (e-life) #02-002/A and nex Mall #04-55 from May 9 to May 15. Newstead Technologies hopes to raise a total of $17,000 from the charity auction and sale of notebooks during this period.

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