The iPhone 5 could arrive in early August if the latest rumour to hit the web is right. Macotakara, which previously correctly predicted details of the iPad 2 ahead of launch, claims a loose-lipped source has told it that the iPhone 5 will arrive with an 8MP camera and that SIM-free design that goes even further than the smaller iPhone SIM we saw predicted a couple of weeks back…
May, 2011
Bringing you the latest tech news on this fine holiday evening it’s your US Update. We’ve got the latest scoops from the annual Computex trade show in Taipei, including the new tablet smartphone hybrid from Asus, a 7-inch ViewSonic Honeycomb tablet and a 12-megapixel Windows Phone smartphone from HTC.
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The mysterious HTC Mazaa has received a lengthy hands-on video courtesy of Eldar Murtazin. After making several appearances in Microsoft Windows Phone Mango demos for IE9, the HTC Mazaa is quickly becoming the focus of the Windows Phone community. Today we learned the Mazaa packs a 12-megapixel camera, capable of capturing RAW images.
The tall tell sign of an Apple product refresh has long been either inventory shortages or refurbished price cuts. Now priced at $829 (£503), down from $849 last week, the refurbished 11-inch MacBook Air sits at a 17 percent discount. We’ve heard rumblings the 2011 MacBook Air could see an Intel Core I upgrade or possibly even the iPad 2’s A5 processor — assuming Apple’s alleged departure from Intel to ARM proves true. Will we see new MacBook Airs announced next week?
Hitting the scales at less than a pound, the 7-inch ViewSonic ViewPad 7x will be one of the first bite-sized Android Honeycomb tablets to come to market. Despite its small stature, the ViewPad 7x is no slouch in the specs department, packing the same 1 GHz nVidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor as its much larger counterparts. It appears the Acer Iconia Tab A100 and HTC Flyer have a new competitor, game on.
Asus may have hit a home run with its latest creation — the Eee PC X101. This ultra-thin netbook will be offered in two flavors, a Windows 7 and £120 ($199) MeeGo edition. With styling reminiscent of an 11-inch MacBook Air, Asus is bringing world-class design to the affordable entry-level netbook market. Let’s take the Eee PC X101 for a spin, shall we?
The Asus Padfone is without question the ultimate convergent device. At first glance the Padfone looks like an ordinary tablet, but tucked inside the back casing is a smartphone. RIM might have set the bar for smartphone tablet harmony with BlackBerry Bridge, but Asus Padfone is on an entirely new level. Is this the tablet future?
Ready for the start of a sweet weekend away from work? To help you on your way we’ve rounded up a selection of some of the best stories to appear on Electricpig this week. We review the impressive HTC Sensation, get a first look at Modern Warfare 3, explain how Apple can learn from Android and more.