Blackberry Storm 3 details leaked
Reports are that the next in line of BlackBerry touchscreen phone series – the Storm 3 – will feature a bigger 3.7-inch (earlier Storm models had a 3.25 inch) display with a higher 800 x 480 pixel resolution.
The camera will be 5 megapixels and it will be capable of shooting 720p HD video. There’s also 8GB of storage and a microSD card slot. Connectivity-wise, you’ve got Wi-fi 802.11n and Bluetooth 2.1. A 1230 mAh battery powers. It will run an updated BlackBerry’s OS 6 – 6.1, which supports the ability to turn your phone into a wi fi router.
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Apple iPad 2 to feature double resolution
The Apple iPad 2 is reportedly set to feature double the resolution of its predecessor. Rumors are that there will be an impending resolution boost for iPad 2 from 1024×768 to 2048×1536. In other words, it’s gonna get iPhone 4′s retina display.
Engadget reports that the second iPad is further away than some have speculated, with an April launch. Sources also claim that the shock inclusion of an SD card slot due to be announced. The same report claims that iPhone 5 – a completely redesigned handset – is on track for a summer launch. Earlier this month CES mock-ups suggested that iPad 2 will feature a rear-facing camera, larger speaker and slimmer design.
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 disappoints LG executive
Looks like somebody disappointed somebody. Reports are that Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform has managed to fail to meet initial manufacturer expectations. James Choi, marketing strategy and planning team director of LG Electronics, expressed disappointment in an interview with Pocket-Lint, saying that the Windows Phone OS failed to meet expectations when it was first launched, “From an industry perspective we had a high expectation, but from a consumer point of view the visibility is less than we expected,” he said.
Choi however added,”We strongly feel that it has a strong potential even though the first push wasn’t what everyone expected,” and expressed hope that once Microsoft releases some updates and does more to attract consumers to its platform, then sales will start to pick up. The executive declined to offer any sort of sales data, however. LG Electronics has been building initial Windows Phone 7 devices along with Samsung, Dell and HTC.
Microsoft executives have claimed some 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices had been sold to retailers by manufacturers in the platforms’ first few weeks of release during this month’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The company however, and their partner manufacturers, have remained suspiciously tight-lipped about sales figures since the launch.
