- Nokia PureView 808 Coming to U.S. for $699, Amazon Preorder Begin This Week(Photo: Nokia | Mobile & Apps)
Introduced at Mobile World Congress, Nokia PureView 808 is the best camera phone that money can buy. It has received a lot of positive review for its 41-megapixel rear snapper. The smartphone is currently available in European and Asian market. However, the U.S. release of this phone was being doubted. And though Nokia might never release this smartphone through a cellular network carrier in U.S., the company has confirmed that it will sell the unlocked version of PureView 808 through Amazon U.S.
The Finnish mobile major announced on its Conversations blog on Tuesday that it will offer the smartphone in the U.S. through Amazon. The retailer will be selling the unlocked version of the smartphone for $699 with preorders scheduled to begin later this week. The PureView 808 supports GSM networks only. So, it will not work on Verizon Wireless or other CDMA networks. Nokia has confirmed that the smartphone will be functional over AT&T and T-Mobile network.
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Packing 41-megapixel Carl Zeiss optic sensor, PureView 808 is better in photography than most of digital cameras available in the market. The maximum effective resolution in PureView 808 is 38 megapixels. Utilizing Creative Shooting mode, it can capture photos at a resolution of 7728 X 5354 pixels in 16:9 format or 7152 X 5368 pixels in 4:3 formats. However, Nokia recommends 5-megapixel settings for capturing a perfect noiseless image.
At 5-megapixel capture resolution, PureView 808 utilizes the concept of oversampling to pack up to 7 pixels in one single pixel to capture a completely noiseless photo. By zooming-in the image up to 3 times, there is no loss in quality of image without any artificial pixels produced. The smartphone also records 1080p videos at 30fps with 4X loseless zoom. Crisp clear audio recording takes place even at a high level of 140 db.
The rest of the features include 4-inch AMOLED display with 360 X 640 pixels resolution, Gorilla Glass protection, 1.3GHz ARM processor, 512MB RAM and 16GB internal storage with microSD card support up to 32GB. The PureView 808 runs Nokia Belle OS. The regular connectivity features like Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth, microUSB and GPS are all there.
User can also sign-up for e-mail notification regarding the availability of smartphone in the U.S.
Nokia’s 41MP 808 PureView coming to U.S. for $699, meant for rich eccentrics - Venturebeat.com
Nokia’s killer new camera phone is finally coming to America, but unless you’ve got $700 to burn, we recommend holding off.
Nokia announced today that the 808 PureView, which is now infamous for its 41-megapixel camera, will soon be available for $699 on Amazon for U.S. customers. You’re paying a pretty penny, since you’re buying the phone off-contract, and you’ll have to provide your own AT&T or T-Mobile SIM card (it’s 2G-only on T-Mobile).
We’ve covered extensively why the 808 PureView’s camera is so remarkable. It packs an astounding number of pixels into a tiny sensor, allowing you to zoom into photos in extreme ways. But the phone also runs Nokia’s aging Symbian Belle OS, which is nowhere near a worthy competitor to the iPhone and Android.
Is it really worth suffering through a clunky OS and app ecosystem just to get your hands on a cool cellphone camera? I would say no — unless you just love being the only person in the room with a quirky gadget (breaking: the 808 PureView is now the perfect hipster phone). For everyone else, you’re better off nabbing one of the latest Android phones (the HTC One series, or Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S III), the iPhone 4S, or just holding out for Apple’s upcoming iPhone.
Nokia has previously mentioned that the PureView camera technology will eventually make its way to the company’s Windows Phones. Wait a year or so, and you’ll be able to get this crazy camera tech on a platform that won’t make your hate yourself.
Imagination Technologies' full-year profits rise 53% - BBC News
Imagination Technologies, the British company behind the graphics for the iPad and iPhone, has posted a 53% rise in full-year profits.
Imagination made £36.8m ($57.7m) in adjusted pre-tax profits on revenues up 30% to £127.5m for the year to 30 April, the company said.
The number of graphics and video technology computer chips shipped rose by a third to 325 million.
Imagination also makes the "Pure" brand of digital radios.
Imagination, based in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, earns royalties from licensing its intellectual property (IP) to technology partners such as Intel and Samsung.
Chief executive Hossein Yassaie said: "Despite the global economic environment, over one million devices are now being shipped with our IP daily.
"We remain very confident of our continued good progress given the growing demand across our IP families, the growth in design wins across a widening range of end-user markets, and the momentum in our partners' chip volume."
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The firm's graphics technology can be found in mobile phones, tablet computers, games consoles, cameras, digital radios and TV set-top boxes.
New licensing partners added during the year included big-name brands, such as Qualcomm and Huawei.
Mr Yassaie maintained that the company's goal of achieving one billion unit shipments a year by 2016 remained "a realistic objective."
Imagination has benefited from the convergence of personal computers and the new generation of high-powered smartphones boasting high-definition screens.
In 2001, it launched the world's first portable digital radio and has been expanding the Pure range ever since.
But take-up in the UK has been hampered by slow adoption of the DAB digital radio standard.
The UK market remained "soft", the company said, but was being off-set by strong overseas growth.
The company is trying to expand into audio streaming and this month took a 10% stake in UBC Media, the audio and video content producer.
Imagination's shares were down 5% in mid-morning trading, but up 5.4% for the year overall.
iPhone bedding will keep you comfy - Phones Review
One for the iOS faithful today that simply must have everything Apple, so they can show their undying lover of Apple’s iOS smartphone, and their ultimate devotion to Apple, a three-piece iPhone bedding set to keep you warm and comfy when you hit the sack, so you can dream of all things iOS.
The iPhone three-piece bedding set is brought to our attention by the guys over at Ubergizmo by way of Inventor Spot, and enables the iPhone lover to curl up under a large sized touch screen display for possibly about a twin size bed, a matching iPhone pillow case, and a small iPhone cushion.
Unfortunately though there isn’t a great deal known about this three-piece iPhone bedding set, and even the person who originally posted the images of the set over on Baidu didn’t bother to say where the set can be purchase or what price tag the iPhone bedding set might command.
Obviously just for the lover of the iPhone, and not for rival Android fans, who no doubt would also love a bedding set sporting their little green robot, but for now at least it would appear the person simply isn’t letting on where you can get it.
However, if you are such a devoted iOS fan and simply much be able to go to sleep wrapped up in the likeness of your favourite smartphone, you can always head on over to eBay where you can place a bid for a single iPhone bedding set. Would you love to own an iPhone bedding set?
Nokia 808 PureView with 41 Megapixel Camera Headed for the U.S. - Brighthand
The Nokia 808 PureView smartphone, along with its impressive 41 megapixel camera, will be available to consumers in the U.S. soon.
Those with the Nokia 808 PureView will be able to use a compatible SIM card from AT&T and will also be able to work under the T-Mobile network.
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The 808 PureView has a 4-inch AMOLED ClearBlack touchscreen. It features a whopping 41 megapixel camera along with Nokia PureView imaging technology, Carl Zeiss optics, and high resolution sensors.
In addition to its imaging capability, the device includes full HD 1080p video recording and playback with 4X lossless zoom. The 808 PureView will also be the first phone to use Nokia Rich Recording which enables audio recording at CD-like levels of quality.
Unlike Nokia's other recent smartphones, this runs Symbian Belle, not Windows Phone. It does so on a 1.3 GHz single-core processor, and will have 512MB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory. Other features include a microSD card slot, HDMI-out, Wi-Fi, GPS, NFC, and USB On-The-Go.
The iPhone Turns Five Next Friday - Forbes
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The iPhone turns five on June 29th. This isn’t something I have marked on my personal calendar by the way–I am not that far gone about the device–it was brought to my attention courtesy Gazelle, a consumer electronics trade-in site when it reported on the findings of a recent survey.
So these surveys tend to be a bit self-serving and, not to pick on Gazelle or the gadget community, are common to just about every industry. In other words, take the following with a dash or two of salt.
Gazelle found that the majority of respondents (65%) cannot live without their iPhones, while only one percent say the same about Facebook. (Here I must digress to note that Facebook has been getting panned in a number of surveys lately to the point of piling on. Best example: two days before Facebook’s IPO, AP and CNBC released a survey that found that half of Americans see the social network as a fad).
Nearly 15% of Gazelle’s respondents also say they would rather give up sex than go without their iPhone for a weekend, which makes me wonder about some of my fellow iPhone owners (although to be fair the survey is unclear–does it mean no sex forever, or just none for the weekend in question?).
Changing Manners
Where the survey does ring very true is its observations about how the iPhone has changed manners and social expectations. Actually this can be attributed to all handhelds now, but since the iPhone was the first wildly popular consumer smartphone it gets the honors.
It found that more than 25% of survey respondents “almost always” use their iPhone in a social setting such as during a meal or while at a party and a combined 58% of respondents say they use their iPhone in a social setting either “usually” or “occasionally”.
BYOD Meets the iPhone at a Client Lunch
Here’s my question: as BYOD becomes more a matter of practice and not just a trend, how much will our love affair with the iPhone and other devices change business etiquette as well?
We’re already surreptitiously peeking at our phones during staff meetings (guilty), conferences (heck yes) and webinars our editors insist we watch (that goes without saying).
Is the day coming when we whip out our devices during lunch with a client or a sales prospect? A brief pause during a job interview maybe? My guess is that day is not too far off. I recently interviewed someone who told me he has actually seen some prospective job candidates get antsy when they learn they may not be able to use their own devices at work.
I can understand kicking up a fuss over a no-frills health insurance policy, but come on people. I wonder what we will be like when the iPhone turns ten.
Spotify brings streaming radio to iPhone, iPad app - YAHOO!
Spotify Launches Free Mobile Radio in the US
Latest update for iOS app includes radio you can save
Starting today, Spotify users in the US can play for free on iPhone and iPad. The latest update to Spotify’s iOS app includes the new radio feature, giving free users in the US access to an unlimited amount of music on the move. The update is now available for download in the App Store.
The new radio feature for iOS is seamlessly integrated into the Spotify service, creating an unmatched user experience of listening, discovering, saving and sharing music, from a catalog of more than 16 million songs.
Spotify users on iPhone and iPad can now:
- Create limitless streaming radio stations from single songs, playlists, albums or artists
- Create an unlimited number of stations and listen as long as they like
- Save tracks to Spotify playlists – any song that users “like” will be saved, so they can find the songs later
- Personalize stations in real time by “liking” tracks to hear similar music
- Browse friends’ playlists and create radio stations based on their tastes
- Hear great new songs from Spotify’s state-of-the-art recommendation engine, based on what millions of real people are listening to
- Access a catalog of over 16 million tracks
“Our focus has always been on creating an amazing user experience,” said Charlie Hellman, VP, Product at Spotify. “The radio feature we’ve added to our iPhone and iPad apps gives users the ability to discover, listen and save what they like on the go – all within one app – for free.”
Premium users of the Spotify iOS app will continue to have an ad-free experience. Free users in the US will hear advertisements from the following launch partners: Chevrolet, Durex, Heineken, Red Stag by Jim Beam, Lipton Iced Tea, Macy’s, McDonalds, Progressive, Red Bull, Taco Bell, Verizon Wireless, and Warner Bros – all of which are current Spotify advertisers.
The new Spotify radio feature will also be available to Premium users outside of the United States.
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