Emulate the iPhone, Dell Launches Aero

Computer manufacturer Dell Inc. to compete with Apple Inc. officially in the smartphone business. The reason, Dell has officially launched its first smartphone or smart phone, called Aero.

Aero-sized 3.5-inch using the Android operating system. In America, the Aero will be bundled with AT & T network for two-year contract. They cost 99.99 U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, for those not bound by contract with AT & T, the price of 299.99 U.S. dollars per unit.

Dell reveals, Aero is one product of the lightest smart phone. In addition, the Aero is also using Flash software made by Adobe Systems. This differs from Apple's iPhone who refuse to use Flash.

As is known, the smart phone market worldwide grew by 36 percent to 247 million units this year from 182 million units last year.

The plan, Dell will also launch five-inch-sized tablet computer that is named Streak. This tablet computers will also use the Android system and use the network AT & T. The launch of these Streak to rival Apple's iPad.

Nokia and Intel Ready Marketing MeeGo

Not in vain joint ventures undertaken to prepare for Intel and Motorola common software platform in the early years. Nokia and Intel said on Tuesday (08/24/2010) that the software platform MeeGo resulting from their joint venture has been steady enough to be marketed.

"The response is really positive," said Mika tune, director of industry alliances at Nokia. While Martin Curley, head of Intel Labs Europe, said, "Community MeeGo active, spirited."

Lali In February 2010, in the arena of Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona, Spain, the two companies announced the merger of the Linux software platform with Intel's Moblin Nokia Maemo. Both depart from the software-based open-source Linux.

Nokia hopes MeeGo will help compete against Apple's iPhone and Google Android on top of the phone market.

Last year Nokia and Intel announced a broad cooperation agreement, also mentioned a plan to make the hardware together. "We are still exploring possibilities for the hardware together, but nothing more was published," said tune.

Torch, The First Hybrid BlackBerry

Research In Motion (RIM) finally announced the official debut of its first hybrid BlackBerry 9800 BlackBerry are given the nickname Torch. Called hybrid because it provides navigation smartphone with touch screen (touch screen) and a QWERTY keyboard as well.

Create a smartphone made by other manufacturers, these products may have been unusual. But, this is the first for a BlackBerry. Torch may be the answer to RIM's consumer is still not completely comfortable using the touch screen. During this BlackBerry products are popular because of its convenience is identical with the QWERTY keyboard.

"Blackberry company Torch is a product of our very special," said RIM Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis in his statement, Tuesday (08/03/2010). Apart from being the first hybrid product, Torch is also one of the first smartphones that use operating system OS Blackberry 6.

Blackberry Torch has a 3.2-inch touch screen specifications HVGA, using Blackberry OS 6, there is a GPS application, it supports HSDPA with download speeds up to 3.6 Mbps. In addition, it is equipped with 5 MP resolution camera with flash has face recognition capabilities. Camera can also be used for the video recorder with VGA resolution.

This device runs using a 624 MHz processor and 512 MB of internal memory can be upgraded with up to 4 GB of flash storage. Another feature WiFi connectivity with the latest 802.11n standard.

This device will be available first in the U.S. starting on August 12, 2010 and valued with prices starting at 200 U.S. dollars with two-year subscription contract.