Following last week’s US pricing information for the HTC Flyer’s stylus, officially named the ‘Magic Pen’, this week we have UK pricing information. Over on HTC’s European accessory store, the magical pen is listed at £47.99 for the UK and €49.99 for the rest of Europe.
May, 2011
Let’s be honest, using a smartphone as a car navigation unit is convenient, but there are certain advantages to using a standalone unit — a larger screen, offline maps, and battery life for starters. Today Samsung introduced the SENS-240, a tablet hybrid which replaces both standalone GPS units as well as in-car navigation units, a unit focused on navigation while also capable of pairing with your current Android smartphone.
For better or worse, the MacBook Air re-invented the so-called netbook segment of modern computing. Fitted in a razor thin aluminum casing with a brilliant display, low power processor, best-in-class trackpad and a full-sized keyboard, how could you improve such a wonderful gadget? Simply head on over to OWC for a ride on the wild side with a mammoth-sized 480GB SSD upgrade — if you can stomach the price tag.
Like the boy who cried wolf, sooner or later Ubisoft’s teasing would eventually lead up to the truth — an official announcement for Assassin’s Creed Revelations. First revealed on the Assasin’s Creed Facebook page, the third and final chapter in the Ezio trilogy is coming to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC this November. Here’s what we know:
When a phone’s touchscreen measures a mere 3-inches across, we’re usually more interested if it has a keyboard as well, but the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini might still be worth a look in – like its QWERTY brother the Xperia Mini Pro, it runs Android 2.3 with Facebook integration on a 1GHz Snapdragon, and shoots 720p HD video. In fact, if we’re not mistaken, it might just be the smallest phone so far to do just that.
Measuring just an absurd 88x52x16mm, this phone packs in a 320×480 touchscreen that spruces up videos using Sony Ericsson’s Bravia Engine last seen on the Xperia Arc. It’s coming sometime between July and September, in your choice of black, white, pink and blue shades. We’re chasing for more details so stay tuned.
Here she is, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro, a QWERTY keyboard infused tony telephone running Android 2.3. She’s just minutes old, but we’ve got all the details, including one of the networks to range her. Read on and we’ll fill you in.
UPDATE: And they’re confirmed! We’ve just received all the details, coming your way pronto.
Whoops! Brand new Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini and Mini Pro phones have just popped up in the image library on Sony Ericsson’s press site, though we’ve not heard a thing about either of them from the company otherwise. While nothing is confirmed, and the image thumbnails link to dead pages, you can expect these to run Android (likely version 2.3), and for the Pro to stick with Sony Ericsson convention and come with a pop out keyboard. Stay tuned, we’re expecting more details imminently!
Got a HTC Desire HD? Is it on Vodafone? Good. Time to go get yourself some Gingerbread. The Android 2.3 update for the Desire HD and HTC Incredible S that HTC confirmed was rolling out to unlocked handsets yesterday has just been put out to tender by Vodafone. To get it, just hit up your settings, then check for system software updates under About Phone.
On its forum, Vodafone says that you can expect the new Android keyboard and multiple camera management, though this doesn’t seem to be too likely considering that HTC uses its own keyboard rather than Google’s fantastic Android 2.3 native board, and the HTC Desire HD has no front facing camera. Oh well – grab it anyway so you can stay on the cutting edge, and let us know how you get on!