Here at IFA, we managed to swing by the Sony booth to spend some more quality time with the new Xperia devices. While around, we snapped some sample pics with the Sony Xperia TX for your viewing pleasure.
The Xperia TX’s 13 MP shooter features the usual array of camera extras, and it’s capable of shooting 1080p video as well.
While we weren’t able to get any video samples, check out these camera samples of the Sony booth:
Sony Xperia TX camera samples
Check out our full coverage of the new Sony lineup here, and be sure to check back with us for more IFA goodies.
Next Dell Streak and set of Windows 7 tablets leak
Dell has leaked some specs to go with their leaked roadmap from February. The Dell tablet family is getting some new additions each with its own different personality.
The 10″ Streak Pro should be released as soon as this June, sporting Android Honeycomb, Dell’s Stage 1.5 UI and an Nvidia Tegra T25 chipset along with 2 mics and 2 cameras. Following up is the larger 13″ Latitude EX-3; a convertible lap-tab that comes with the option of an i3, i5 or i7 processor, 4GB of RAM, support for full 1080p output, a various slew of peripheral options and all on Windows 7.
The third and final tablet to join the party is the Latitude ST. This 10″ tab can boast some Intel Oak Trail goodness (clocked at 1.5GHz) 2GB of RAM, a 128GB SSD, full 1080p output, an approximated 8 hours of battery life and all running on Windows 7. Price is still nowhere to be seen but we don’t have long to wait at least for the first tablet to grace our presence.
A few leaked webOS 3.0 screenshots give us a glimpse of what’s coming this summer
In case you haven’t heard HP is preparing to launch a webOS-based tablet called TouchPad this summer. It will run on the tablet-optimized webOS 3.0 that nobody has seen. Up until now.
Today five screenshots taken from a webOS 3.0 emulator escaped into the wild for our viewing pleasure.
The shots give us a glimpse into the browser, messaging, maps and music apps plus the dock icons and notification area.
As you can see all the apps use a minimalistic and intuitive interface. The Web (the browser app) has been renamed to Browser. There you can also see the new virtual QWERTY keyboard, which has a dedicated number row and a Next key to ease your interaction with various page elements (such as text fields).
The maps and messaging apps
HP replaced Google with Bing maps within the Maps application and added map scale info.
The notification area and the music player
The notification area now occupies just the upper right corner, while the Dock seems to be intact.
One more thing – the new music player seems awfully familiar. iPad anyone?
The webOS 3.0 seems promising and so does the TouchPad. We’ll know more this summer. The webOS should also be available on HP PCs and laptops later this year.
Nokia X3-02 Touch and Type pays us a visit, here's what the first touch S40 UI looks like
It’s not every day we give a special attention to an S40 handset, but Nokia X3-02 really deserves it. Besides being Nokia’s first touch-enabled phone from the S40 series, X3-02 is perhaps among the most beautiful ones too.
Nokia X3-02 Touch and Type is available in White Silver, Dark Metal, Petrol Blue, Pink and Lilac. We have the White Silver version and it’s been great so far.
Nokia X3-02 offers more than just a touch-enabled S40 UI. The whole software is nicely thumb-optimized and uses bigger fonts. But it doesn’t end there. The S40 firmware ticking inside the X3-02 supports Xvid video playback and the handset even offers USB-on-the-go allowing you to connect a USB flash drive or a Nokia phone and browse their file content.
But enough talking, here is our demo video.
You can expect our in-depth review of Nokia X3-02 Touch and Type soon.
The Room is a puzzle solving game exclusively for the iPad and is unlike anything you’ve seen before. The game has received several accolades already and is on top of several App Store lists around the world.
We decided to give it a try and see for ourselves just how good the game really is.
Title
The Room
Developer
Fireproof Games
Platform
iOS (iPad only)
Release Date
September 2012
Content rating
9+
Size
125MB
Price
$4.99
Gameplay
The Room is a puzzle solving game and a unique one at that. In this game, the puzzles are in the form of several intricately designed boxes that you have to unlock to find the secret within.
The surfaces of these boxes are covered with an amazing number of small puzzles that you have to solve. Finding the answer to one reveals the clue to the next and step by step you solve all of them and eventually open the box and move to the next one.
The design of these boxes and the level of detail poured into them is absolutely amazing. Also, the way some of the clues are hidden, which are actually in plain sight but unless you solve one of the puzzles there is no way for you to know what you’re looking at is part of the next one.
To begin solving a puzzle, you have to click on a point of interest and it zooms into view. The puzzles are usually riddles whose clues are scattered around the box. At times you will find a key hole but to find the key that fits into it you will have to solve the right puzzle. Often the key itself is a mini puzzle, and you have to adjust it into the proper shape to fit the keyhole. Some things can’t be seen by the naked eye, in which case you have to get the help of a lens provided to you, which reveals hidden secrets and markings that usually require rearranging to fit a proper order.
If you get stuck, and I know I did several times, the game has a useful hint system that gently nudges you in the right direction. You get three hints per puzzle, starting from stating the obvious to pretty much telling you exactly what to do. I wish the hint system wasn’t so easy to use or had some sort of penalty because at times it is quite easy to just give up and use a hint instead of racking your brain further.
One the best things about The Room is how brilliantly it is optimized for the iPad’s hardware. There is no joystick and virtual button non-sense here. Tap on an object to zoom in and then interact directly with the objects on the screen. Slide on a ring to open it, turn the key to twist it, press a button operate it, pull a drawer to open it. This direct interaction with the objects help make you feel part of the game rather than just someone operating it from a distance. The game especially makes fantastic use of the gyroscope in certain levels, although mentioning that part would ruin the puzzle.
There is a creepy, haunting theme to the game, with an equally creepy backstory of a man who discovered some strange object with hidden powers. You learn about the story of the game through parchments that you find hidden inside the boxes and it slowly unfolds over the course of the game. It’s not exactly the greatest story ever told but helps set the tone of the game.
Graphics and Sound
One area where the game truly excels in are the visuals, which are unbelievably life-like. The wood on the boxes looks photorealistic, especially if you have the new iPad with the high resolution Retina display. The textures and the level of detail in the carpentry on some of these boxes is amazing and even when zoomed-in everything remains sharp and crystal clear. The lighting is also wonderful and sets the tone very well. And even with these detail-heavy visuals the game runs very smooth.
In terms of sound, the developers have done a good job making the game super creepy. Without the sound the game would have lost half its charm. It’s not about how much sound there is in this game, but rather how less of it there is. There is no background music at all. Sitting there in complete silence in a dark room of an abandoned house solving a riddle using clues left by someone who presumably is dead is quite an experience. The only occasional sounds you’ll hear are that of the machinery at work or the creaking of the house as you solve the puzzles. The best way to enjoy this game is in a dark room with your headphones on.
In terms of creating an atmosphere, both the visuals and the sound do a fantastic job.
Verdict
The Room has been a very unique experience for me. The puzzles are genuinely brilliant and the way they are presented is even more brilliant. It’s one of those games which, once you pick it up, you can’t put down unless you finish it.
Unfortunately, you will finish it very soon. It took me about four hours to go through all the puzzles in the game and in the end I was left wishing for more. However, you’re told in the end that there will be more levels in the future.
Still, despite its very limited nature, The Room is an adventure that must be experienced by anyone with an iPad. Few games generate the curiosity and amusement that this game does and are so hard to put down.
Rating: 4/5 Pros: Amazingly designed, intricate puzzles; simple, intuitive controls; beautiful, photorealistic visuals; haunting story and sound Cons: Gets over very quickly
Note: If you’re going to purchase the game, and you should, I recommend not watching too much of the video below.
A day in the life of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 flies by in twelve minutes on video
Someone over at the AndroidHD blog must be seriously in love with their Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. So much so that they spend a whole day playing with the new droid tablet and edited the whole thing into a 12 minute long ad (an unofficial one, that is).
The video takes the Tab 10.1 everywhere – from home, on the train, in the car, on a boat, or to see the Eiffel Tower back home…
Several photos are taken with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 during the making of the video and you can check them out over at the AndroidHD blog. Unfortunately, they’ve been downsized.
You’ll also spot a large number of Android dolls – the mark of a true droid geek, I suppose.
Anyway, here’s the video – all 12 minutes of it.
Much better than that short hands-on video, right?
A better look at two of the new Angry birds - Ice Bird and Lazer Bird
Rovio is gearing up to launch the next major version of their absurdly popular Angry Birds game and they’re stepping up the promotion – yesterday we saw a custom helmet for F1 driver Heikki Kovalainen and today brings more F1 promotion and two new birds.
Heikki’s compatriot Kimi Raikonen will wear a patch (seen above) featuring a new angry bird on his race suit. The bird was chosen to match Kimi’s nickname “Iceman” and is called (surprise!) Ice bird. It will freeze the area it hits, making it fragile and easy to destroy with the next bird (here’s the gameplay trailer, where the new birds appear shortly).
The other new bird is called Lazer Bird and comes with an official video showing off its abilities. It’s very similar to the well-known yellow bird.
Angry Birds Space will launch next Thursday, March 22. The Samsung Galaxy Note will feature exclusive content (Samsung and Rovio are doing lots of cross-promotion).
Lenovo S800 with transparent color screen shows up at a Chinese fashion show
Transparent displays are a cool idea that didn’t catch on. The Lenovo S800 packs a major improvement over the previous phone with a transparent screen – namely, colors.
Lenovo S800 phone with a transparent color screen
Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), it showed up at a Chinese fashion show and was handled only by the models, the reporters weren’t allowed to play with it…
Very little is known about the Lenovo S800 right now – but the unit at the fashion show was an actual working model, not just a mockup. Lenovo is claiming that it’s the world’s first phone with a transparent color screen.
Only the models of the fashion show were allowed to use it, so we have no technical details
That’s easy as the only other phone with a see-through screen is the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Pureness and it had a tiny grayscale screen. The Lenovo S800 bests it with a bigger looking screen that can display colors. It doesn’t seem to have a camera though (the Pureness didn’t either, probably because a grayscale viewfinder would be no good).
How much colors is another question – I could only see pink in the photos. We’ll have to wait for another leak or an official announcement for more details (if the Lenovo S800 even makes it to production).
But is the addition of color capabilities to the screen enough for you? The Pureness is not exactly a hot-seller (though it had more flaws that just the display, which might have played a role).
1.2 GHz Samsung Galaxy S II benchmarked, shows mind-blowing speed
Okay we can’t say we are stunned since the 1GHz Galaxy S II was already blazing fast, but 1.2GHz version benchmark results are still pretty impressive. Obviously Samsung has not only managed to crank the clock speed up a notch, but they have also improved their drivers as the tested unit is 25% faster than the one we had at the office.
Apparently in their current states the Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II is about twice as good as the HTC Sensation (or Pyramid if you will) on Smartbench, where it got 3732 in productivity and 2431 in gaming and it even manages to beat it at Quadrant with the astounding 3053 points. And that’s despite the framerate cap, which doesn’t allow the Galaxy S II to reveal its full potential.
Of course that has quite a lot more to do with the Sensation drivers being far from finished then the Galaxy S II being really that much faster. Still it’s yet another confirmation that if you want flawless performance the new Samsung flagship will be more than capable of delivering it.
A sticker is all that separates the iploxe from being a true iPhone... or not
There have been some particularly cheeky iPhone knockoffs, but this one is pretty entertaining. It was slowly, teasingly revealed to a mostly sarcastic crowd at 4chan with a pretty big plot twist. At any rate, it’s a fun detraction from the deluge of iPhone 5S and 5C leaks.
Like all knockoffs, this one has an almost-but-not-quite the same name as the original product. So, here’s the iploxe.
Unboxing the iploxe
It’s an Android phone with a FWVGA screen and a 1GHz dual-core processor. Android has been skinned to look a lot like the iOS interface.
iOS 7 skin on top of regular Android
But wait, here’s the best part. The Apple logo on the back has been replaced by a Triforce thingy and the iPhone label with “iploxe.” However, that’s just a sticker – peel it off and the Apple logo and iPhone branding appear below for a pretty convincing looking replica of Apple’s iPhone 5.
From iploxe to iPhone in 5 seconds
You can find the 4chan thread here (if you don’t know what 4chan is, be warned – it’s not polite or SFW).
Facebook launches Trusted Contacts: the latest password security option
Facebook has a launched a new password security option called Trusted Contacts. The latest security option allows you to select few of your trusted friends, who will help you retrieve the password if you are unable to access your Facebook account.
If you set up the Trusted Contacts option in your account, the selected friends will be provided with security codes, which will allow you to access your profile in case you are locked out of your account.
The Trusted Contacts option can be enabled by going to your security settings and by selecting three or more friends. Once the trusted contacts are picked, Facebook sends a notification to those people and if your account ever gets locked, you can ask your them to request their security codes. Once you have three codes, you will be able to get back into your Facebook profile.
Check out Google's Zeitgeist 2012, the year in searches
The internet is everywhere – at home, at work, in our pocket, most of the time under our fingertips. And Google is a big part of the online space.
The search giant has used all of its tremendous knowledge-base to outline the most searched-for things this year and has made a video highlighting what 2012 was all about.
Here’s the video itself. It’s amazing to see the events of the entire year, aggregated into 2 minutes and 46 seconds. All the highs and lows, the wars and crisis, deaths and achievements, it’s all there, have a look.
And over at the source link you can see all the popular searches by category. You can check out searches for each country or for the entire world. Whitney Houston tops the people searches, the Hunger Games is the most searched-for movie and SOPA was the most popular hash tag on Google Plus.
[IFA 2011] Lenovo outs IdeaPad A1 - 7" Gingerbread tablet with 1GHz CPU for $199
If the recent TouchPad ordeal is any indication, people want cheap tablets – and Lenovo just showed the IdeaPad A1. It’s not a $99 tablet (cough, HP), but it costs the easy $199 and you get more than a discontinued product running an OS with uncertain future.
Instead, the Lenovo IdeaPad A1 is a 7″ tablet that runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and offers specs very similar to the original Samsung Galaxy Tab, for example. The 7″ screen is an IPS-LCD unit with 600 x 1024 pixels resolution.
The A1 is powered by a 1GHz Cortex-A8 processor (single core, of course) and runs an almost untouched version of Gingerbread. There’s just a Lenovo-made widget and a Lenovo app store. You’ll have access to the real Android Market too, so you get the hundreds of thousands of apps that Android has to offer. There’s also an offline mapping solution courtesy of Navdroyd.
Other specs for the IdeaPad A1 include a 3MP main camera and VGA secondary camera. The tablet is 10.1mm thick and weighs around 400g. It’s a Wi-Fi only device, there’s no Wi-Fi+3G version.
Don’t count on it getting Honeycomb though – well, at least not from Lenovo (there’s always a chance of a custom Honeycomb ROM).
The Lenovo IdeaPad A1 will launch in mid-September – the $199 version has 8GB of storage (won’t be available in the US, however) and there’s a 16GB version, which will run you $249, plus a 32GB version for $299. Who would want those, considering there’s a microSD slot is another question.
Battery tests of HTC One X+ are complete, here are the results
The HTC One X+ is a quick update to the company’s flagship – they pumped up the Tegra 3 chipset to higher clock speeds, fitted a bigger battery to compensate and threw in some extra storage to sweeten the pot.
Now the question is whether the bigger batter and Jelly Bean are enough to offset the extra power usage from the overclocked chipset.
The chipset isn’t doing much during calls, so the extra 300mAh from the bigger battery result in better talk times over what the original One X did. Our unit lasted 45 minutes longer than its official rating too.
Talk time
Motorola RAZR MAXX (ICS) 21:18
Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX 20:24
Motorola RAZR i 20:07
Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 16:57
LG Optimus G 15:30
HTC One X+ 13:31
Huawei Ascend P1 12:30
Samsung Galaxy Note 12:14
Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam 11:58
HTC Windows Phone 8X 11:07
Samsung Wave 3 S8600 11:07
HTC Desire X 11:03
HTC One X (AT&T, LTE) 10:35
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III 10:20
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (JB) 10:15
HTC One V 10:00
Meizu MX 4-core 10:00
HTC One X 9:57
HTC One S 9:42
Samsung I9103 Galaxy R 9:40
HTC Sensation XL 9:30
Nokia Lumia 710 9:05
Motorola Atrix HD 9:04
HTC Vivid 9:02
HTC Rhyme 8:48
Apple iPhone 5 8:42
LG Optimus 3D Max P720 8:42
Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V 8:41
Meizu MX 8:39
Samsung Galaxy S II 8:35
Samsung Galaxy S Duos 8:28
Nokia Lumia 800 8:25
Samsung Galaxy Nexus 8:23
HTC Desire V 8:20
Samsung Captivate Glide 8:20
Sony Xperia T 8:15
HTC Rezound (LTE) 8:10
Samsung Galaxy Note (LTE) 8:02
LG Optimus Vu 7:57
LG Optimus 4X HD 7:41
Apple iPhone 4S 7:41
Samsung i937 Focus S 7:25
HTC Evo 4G LTE (LTE) 7:21
Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G 7:14
Sony Xperia acro S 7:09
Samsung Rugby Smart I847 7:09
Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro 6:57
Nokia N9 6:57
HTC Radar 6:53
Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos 6:53
BlackBerry Curve 9380 6:52
Samsung Galaxy Pocket 5:54
Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T (LTE) 5:53
Sony Xperia ion LTE 5:52
Sony Xperia P 5:33
Nokia 808 PureView 5:16
LG Nitro HD (LTE) 5:16
HTC Titan II (LTE) 5:10
BlackBerry Bold 9790 5:00
Pantech Burst 4:46
The HTC One X+ really managed to impress us during the web browsing part of the test – it went on for just under 8 hours. Compare that to the 4 hours 18 minutes of the original.
We’re sure the move to Jelly Bean contributed to the extra work hours (we’ve seen it on other phones) and there’s the 17% bigger battery, but there’s more to it. We guess the faster CPU can do its work quicker and go back to sleep sooner, resulting in the battery savings.
Web browsing
Apple iPhone 5 9:56
Motorola RAZR MAXX (ICS) 9:12
Apple iPad mini 9:05
Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 8:48
HTC One X+ 7:56
Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX 7:23
HTC Radar 7:17
Motorola RAZR i 7:06
Apple iPhone 4S 6:56
HTC One V 6:49
Motorola Atrix HD 6:40
BlackBerry Curve 9380 6:40
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (JB) 6:27
Samsung i937 Focus S 6:15
HTC Windows Phone 8X 6:01
Sony Xperia ion LTE 5:56
Samsung Rugby Smart I847 5:53
Pantech Burst 5:51
Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G 5:45
HTC Desire V 5:44
HTC Evo 4G LTE 5:41
Samsung Wave 3 S8600 5:34
Sony Xperia T 5:33
Samsung Captivate Glide 5:33
Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam 5:28
Samsung Galaxy Note LTE 5:24
Samsung Galaxy S Duos 5:23
HTC Sensation XL 5:20
Meizu MX 4-core 5:19
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III 5:17
Sony Xperia acro S 5:16
HTC Rezound 5:16
HTC Desire X 5:16
LG Optimus G 5:15
HTC Rhyme 5:08
Samsung I9103 Galaxy R 5:07
HTC One X (AT&T) 5:03
Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro 4:50
LG Optimus Vu 4:49
HTC Vivid 4:46
Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos 4:45
Meizu MX 4:35
Nokia N9 4:33
Samsung Galaxy S II 4:24
Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V 4:20
HTC One X 4:18
Nokia 808 PureView 4:14
LG Optimus 3D Max P720 4:10
Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T 4:10
Nokia Lumia 800 4:07
HTC Titan II (LTE) 4:05
HTC One S 4:03
BlackBerry Bold 9790 4:02
LG Nitro HD 4:00
LG Optimus 4X HD 3:59
Sony Xperia P 3:59
Nokia Lumia 710 3:51
Samsung Galaxy Pocket 3:47
Samsung Galaxy Note 3:35
Huawei Ascend P1 3:23
Samsung Galaxy Nexus 3:01
We saw a similar increase in video playback times too – the One X+ lasts 2 and a half hours longer than its non-plus sibling. Meaning if you watch the same amount of video on both phones, by the time the One X dies, the One X+ will still have plenty of juice left in its battery.
Video playback
Motorola RAZR MAXX (ICS) 16:35
Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX 14:17
Apple iPad mini 12:51
Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 11:27
Apple iPhone 5 10:12
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III 10:01
Nokia 808 PureView 9:53
Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam 9:42
Samsung Rugby Smart I847 9:34
HTC One S 9:28
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (JB) 9:27
Apple iPhone 4S 9:24
HTC Evo 4G LTE 9:07
Nokia N9 8:40
Samsung Galaxy Note 8:25
HTC One X+ 8:11
Motorola RAZR i 8:11
Samsung Galaxy S II 8:00
Samsung i937 Focus S 7:55
Samsung Wave 3 S8600 7:52
Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V 7:45
Huawei Ascend P1 7:38
Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G 7:33
Samsung Galaxy Note LTE 7:30
LG Optimus G 7:16
Meizu MX 4-core 6:33
HTC Windows Phone 8X 6:27
HTC Desire V 6:26
HTC One X (AT&T) 6:26
Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos 6:25
LG Optimus Vu 6:23
Samsung I9103 Galaxy R 6:21
HTC Sensation XL 6:12
Samsung Galaxy Pocket 6:06
Samsung Captivate Glide 6:04
Sony Xperia ion LTE 6:03
Samsung Galaxy Nexus 6:02
Sony Xperia T 6:01
Motorola Atrix HD 6:01
HTC Vivid 6:00
HTC Radar 5:54
Nokia Lumia 800 5:52
HTC Titan II 5:50
BlackBerry Bold 9790 5:47
HTC One X 5:45
Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro 5:44
Sony Xperia acro S 5:38
HTC Desire X 5:38
Pantech Burst 5:38
Meizu MX 5:27
HTC Rhyme 5:23
HTC One V 5:20
Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T 5:18
BlackBerry Curve 9380 5:09
HTC Rezound 5:03
Samsung Galaxy S Duos 4:30
Sony Xperia P 4:30
LG Nitro HD 4:17
LG Optimus 4X HD 4:14
LG Optimus 3D Max P720 3:28
Nokia Lumia 710 3:27
Overall, the HTC One X+ does very well when it’s busy, it’s one of the top performers in the three categories we test. It’s when it’s idle that something goes wrong – the phone burns quite a bit of energy just doing nothing, so its overall endurance rating stands at 44 hours.
Still, that’s potentially a software issue, so it might get fixed. Even if it doesn��t, the One X+ will easily get you through a busy day with a lot of calls, browsing the web and watching videos.
Mass Effect 3 Take Earth Back extended trailer is out
BioWare are done with the teasers and finally released the full-length trailer of Mass Effect 3 called Take Earth Back.
First the Canadians gave us a 30s preview, then we saw the premiere of “Take Earth Back” during the last The Walking Dead episode on AMC. Today, as promised, the extended cut of the trailer is out.
Enjoy!
In case you are wondering about the music – the two tracks you heard in this trailer are “After the Fall” and “Black Blade” by Two Steps From Hell.
Mass Effect 3 demo is already available, while the game hits all three major platforms on March 9 (or March 6 for the Nordic region).
8pen promises to change touch-based text input for good
With all current touch text input methods based on the good old QWERTY keyboards you might have some serious trouble typing quickly and accurately if you have larger fingers (or a smaller display) to work with. Enter the 8pen – the input alternative that tries to make all touch-users equal, regardless of their thumb size.
Available in the Android Market since last night, 8pen arranges all the characters around four diagonal lines on your display and uses circular gestures for typing. There required accuracy is thus reduced to a quarter of the typing area, which is basically impossible to miss.
There are also cool extras like capitalization through harder press and activation of pre-set patterns with a gesture. But I doubt I’d be able to cover all of it in writing really so I suggest you check the following demo video to get a better idea.
If you like what you see, you can head to the Android Market and fork the 99 pence to get the app and try it yourself. It comes with a nice tutorial so you’ll learn how to use it trouble-free. Plus if you uninstall it in less than 24 hours you qualify for a full refund so you can’t really lose here.
2K Drive gets released for iOS, race with licensed cars on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
2K and Lucid games have joined forced to release 2K Drive exclusively to iOS devices.
The new racing game for mobiles features some 25 licenced cars, as well as multiplayer connectivity and social networking integration.
You can drive officially licensed cars from manufacturers like Ford, Dodge, Nissan, Mazda, McLaren and others. There are some 100+ unique racing modes, 25+ tracks, and you can even import your own face into your driver portrait.
Check out the launch trailer here:
2K Drive is available for $6.99 from the iOS App Store here.
Samsung confirms revamped Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab 8.9 with LTE support
Samsung will showcase a revamped version of its Galaxy S II with LTE support and more, and it’s due to be unveiled next week at the IFA 2011 expo in Berlin. It will also launch a new version of the Galaxy Tab 8.9 slate, which could land in just three days on August 29th at an event held in New York.
The Galaxy S II will have a bigger 4.5″ SuperAMOLED Plus display, a multi-mode LTE/WCDMA/GSM radio inside, NFC, a slightly beefier 1850mAh battery and finally, a snappier 1.5GHz dual-core processor. Sounds a little like a Galaxy S II Plus, doesn’t it? Specs aside, it will feature a revamped back panel, which is quoted to look made out of brushed aluminum.
The Galaxy Tab 8.9 will receive LTE support, the latest version of Android – 3.2 and much like the Galaxy S II LTE, a faster 1.5GHz dual-core processor. Aside from those differences it will retain its 8.6mm thickness and 455g weight to remain a very comfortable slate to use.
The Galaxy Tab 8.9 could be announced even before the start of IFA during a Samsung New York event on August 29th – that’s in only three days! While IFA kicks off on September 2nd in Berlin.
Now I’m not exactly sure in what way or by what channel Samsung confirmed this info to SammyHub.com, but the website usually gets such things right so even if it’s only a friendly word of mouth, I’m willing to bet the whole thing is true.
Update: Indeed the original source of this info is the South Korean Young Samsung, a website of a company that claims to be an affiliate of Samsung Group, yet an independent corporation.
