Author: Dhruv Bhutani

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Rumor : Playstation Certified Sony S1 Tablet On The Way

Rumors on the internet suggest that Sony is working on a Playstation certified Android tablet dubbed the S1. Powered by a Tegra 2 processor , the tablet computer runs on the latest Android Honeycomb operating system.

Engadget has got hold of the scoop that Sony plans to differentiate from the competition on the basis of their design and the software package. The device is expected to look like a folded book with a bulge on the side. On the software front the tablet is expected to be Playstation certified and will run PS1 games.

[Via – Engadget]

MWC 2011 : Vodafone Gets Galaxy Tab 10.1 Exclusivity

In a major win for Vodafone , the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be available exclusively on the Vodafone network in UK. The Galaxy Tab  comes with a 10.1″ display with 1280 x 800 resolution. The tablet computer is powered by a 1Ghz Dual Core processor which makes it one of the most cutting edge tablet computers at the moment. Wifi n support , HSPA+ and Bluetooth 3.0 are also on board.

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MWC 2011 : ZTE Skate Launched

ZTE which is well known for their low end Android offerings has today announced a high end Android Gingerbread based device which comes with a 4.3″ capacitive multitouch display.

Dubbed the ZTE Skate , the phone is powered by a 800 Mhz processor along with an Adreno 200 GPU. There’s also a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash on the back, along with the usual Bluetooth, A-GPS, and WiFi

MWC 2011 : Windows Event Summary

Microsoft at Mobile World Congress 2011 spoke about the upcoming updated to their Windows Phone 7 operating system. Starting March 2011 , Microsoft plans to bring out a series of software updates which will make the operating system competitive with Android and the Apple iPhone.

• Copy and paste functionality via first major update, coming in the next month
• Twitter integration directly into the People Hub in 2011
• Support for Office documents in the cloud in 2011
• Dramatically enhanced Web browser experience based on IE9 in 2011
• A new wave of multitasking applications in 2011
• Targeting significant volume of Nokia Windows Phones in 2012

Nokia’s partnership with Microsoft will result in bringing Navteq sourced maps to both WP7 as well as Bing Maps. Microsoft also demoed their upcoming integration with the Kinect gaming system. Watch our video from the event below.

MWC 2011 : Intel Event Summary

Intel showcased its improved tablet user interface for MeeGo tablets today at MWC in Barcelona. Along with the version 1.2 UI special emphasis was paid to underlying hardware. The upcoming Oaktrail , Medfield platforms are poised to provide unparalleled computing performance in addition to great battery life.

Intel’s Anand Chandrashekhar showed off the Medfield processor which will support advanced LTE networks along with new and improved imaging technologies which will allow for much better low light photography. Intel claims to be working on improving active usage battery life. What this means is that not only will the smartphones have great standby times , they will also run longer on a single charge.

Preliminary Medfield benchmarks show that the OS has double the performance of competing platforms. The Medfield processor will ship in smartphone products later this year and will support both MeeGo and Android.

MWC 2011 : Nokia WP7 Concept Previewed

Like we had already posted , Nokia’s Windows Phone 7 based concept phone renders got leaked earlier this week. Today at the Nokia event we got confirmation from Jo Harlow that these concepts were a culmination of two months of combined work by Nokia’s hardware engineers and Microsoft’s software engineers.

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