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LG has released a 3D capable smartphone, but right now only for Korean carrier SK Telecom, beginning this March.

The 4.3-inch IPS screen renders 3D images without glasses. Pictures and videos shot from the dual 5 MP cameras at the back of the device can be edited right on the phone, the first time any phone can do this.

The 9.6 mm thin and 148 g light Optimus 3D Cube is running Android 2.3 or Gingerbread. Tt operates NFC and has a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU and 16 GB storage.

The LG Optimus 3D Cube would be shown off in the MWC (Mobile World Congress) on Feb. 27 in Barcelona, ​​Spain.

If you think that the largest display for the tablet is 10.1 inches, just wait till the MWC 2012 in Barcelona this coming end of February - 11.6 inches!

However, this was still rumours flying around in the Web. The details speculated is that this new Samsung Galaxy Tab's resolution could be 2560 x 1600 pixels - 4 times as many pixels! The processor might be the new Exynos 5250 chipset with dual core processor at 2 GHz. 

All this are based on a Samsung tablet shown off at some event in January in Germany; but it was merely a concept.

It would run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for sure, which also implies that there would be fewer ports. It would apply the S Pen stylus for handwriting. The camera could either be 5 or 8 MP, the memory 16 or 32 GB. 3G is so blase these days with LTE in the works. WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth would be present as expected as standard these days. Other features could include NFC and DLNA.

A virtual unknown DMD Mobile Sdn Bhd mere hours ago, has launched a Malaysian made Android smartphone with built in Near Field Communications (NFC) capability in a QWERTY type form factor - all that for less than RM500. DMD was established in 2010.

According to Dato’ Dr. Mohammed M. Daud, DMD’s executive chairman, it plans to start selling the M3 Communicator (the first flagship model) locally by April and in Sri Lanka by May. It will be officially launched at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. DMD has plans to sell the M3 in other South Asia and Middle East markets as well.

According to Herve Jegou, Founder and CTO of DMD, the total investment for R&D and optimisation of the device is RM10 million. He also says that DMD will eventually have Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on the M3. DMD is also planning to launch a model with a 1GHz processor sometime by middle of the year.

On the question whether the NFC is a full blown version or just a simple information sharing version, Jegou says that the NFC in the M3 can support RFID, secure transactions and services such as Touch & Go. 

 Deputy minister of information, communications and culture, Dato' Jospeh Salang was also present at the launch.

Prepaid services

To make the phone usable and affordable, DMD has announced that it will provide affordable online communication package along with the phone, starting at just RM10 per month. In its press release, DMD says that mobile operators can start providing more innovation to prepaid users with a mobile communications platform that is bandwidth optimised, so it does not require more infrastructure investments.

First Looks

The DMD M3 Communicator has a nice solid feel when held, although it doesn't seem heavy at only 98 grams. The black version had a matte rubberised finish. The white one seemed smooth glossy plastic. When briefly testing out the phone it seemed surprisingly responsive for an Android device powered by a 650MHz processor. Jegou claims that this is thanks to the graphics accellerator doing its job. Even pinch zooming on the capacitive screen was smooth enough. The middle navigation pad however is not an optical trackpad - you need to click down on the directional bezel; easier still, just use the touch screen instead.

The units available for demo at the launch seem to be running on a stock version of Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread with no real tweaks or changes save a social-centric hub interface. We need to wait for a loan review unit to sure about all this though. Until then, these are the specifications so far: 

CPU: 650MHz (416MHz baseband)

OS: Android with Hub Interface

Memory: 512MB Flash memory, 256MB SRAM and 2GB microSD card (32GB maximum)

Dimensions: 113 x 63 x 11.5mm, 98 grams

Display: 2.6-inch, 320 x 240 pixels, capacitive screen

Network: 3.75G HSPA WCDMA, 850/2100MHz, GSM/GPRS/EDGE, 850/900/1800/1900MHz

Connectivity: 3.5mm audio jack, micro USB, Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi (a/b/g/n), GPS, FM, NFC

Cameras: 3MP with Extended Depth of Focus (EDoF) and LED flash, VGA front camera

Battery: Lithium-ion, 1,150 mAh. 

RIM has released the latest OS for the BlackBerry PlayBook version 2.0, available for download now.

The new features are:
Integrated email client with a unified inbox: Users may use a  unified inbox for all personal and work emails and messages in one place, including messages from Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Social Integration with Calendar and Contacts apps:  The built-in calendar retrieves information from social networks and populate contact cards with updated information from Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to create a consolidated view of contacts.

Updated BlackBerry Bridge app: to Bluetooth connect between BlackBerry PlayBook and BlackBerry smartphone (including BBM, Email, Contacts, Calendar and Browser) and display documents, web pages, emails and photos from BlackBerry smartphone on BlackBerry PlayBook. There is a new remote control feature that turns the BlackBerry smartphone into a wireless keyboard and mouse for a BlackBerry PlayBook. 

Improved mobile productivity: Updated document editing functions, the new Print To Go app, and increased control and manageability of corporate data with BlackBerry Balance, together with an updated virtual keyboard with auto correction and predictive next word completion.

Thousands of new apps and content are added to BlackBerry App World. A new BlackBerry Video Store has also being launched. 

The browser has enhanced web browsing.

RIM is also releasing BlackBerry Mobile Fusion for an enterprise to manage BlackBerry PlayBook tablets and BlackBerry smartphones. The full release will be in late March 2012.

In line with the upcoming upgrade to Windows 8 in the 4th quarter, Microsoft has re-designed the company's Windows logo.

The logo is no more a flag, more a window, as it should be at this stage of the changes to the world's most popular desktop operating system. 

In the past the logo was just a two-colour version for Windows 1.0. Then it became detailed for Windows Vista and Windows 7.

Designed by Pentagram, the logo now reflects the Metro style design principles of Windows 8.

From 17 - 19 February 2012, at the Malaysia IT Fair at Mid Valley Convention Centre, at booth 104, Fujitsu is offering the LIFEBOOK LH531 for RM1,299.

In Garnet Red and Shiny Black, the LIFEBOOK LH531 has a high-gloss back cover wrapped within a silver lining.

From 18th January 2012 Malaysians can buy the world’s first tablet with the NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor and 12-core GeForce GPU: the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime.

Developed with NVIDIA and Google and running Honeycomb currently, the tablet will be updated to Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich soon. The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime was nominated as a CES 2012 Innovations Honoree.

In either Amethyst Gray or Champagne Gold, the tablet with 32 GB memory is 8.3 mm thin, has a metallic spun finish chassis and weighs 586 g. Other features include audio by ASUS SonicMaster technology;8 MP rear auto-focus camera with LED flash, F2.4 aperture, back illuminated CMOS sensor, touch-to-focus depth of field and low light noise reduction, full HD video;1.2 MP front camera for video conferencing; 18-hour battery when combined with the mobile dock; microSD card slot; 3.5mm combo audio jack and micro HDMI port. When the dock recharges the tablet, it can last up to 18 hours. Its Super IPS+ display is made from scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass and has a wide 178° viewing angle.

Once updated to Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the tablet would have a new camera UI with better sharing, panorama mode, live effects and backgrounds for both stills and videos, basic photo editing, accessible from the lock-screen; new default Roboto font;and folders on the home screen by dragging one app on top of another. 
Users can browse offline when they save web pages. If there is no WiFi, users can use the WiFi Direct feature instead to transfer files between WiFi enabled devices. 

The preinstalled SuperNote can take, draw or record notes. The  Polaris Office can read and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files. ASUS is offering free 8 GB of cloud storage for life via ASUS WebStorage.

The Eee Pad Transformer Prime retails at RM2,199 (suggested SRP)from ASUS authorized dealers.

During Intel’s keynote, the CEO of Motorola was invited as a guest to speak about the deal between them and Intel.  

In essence, some of Motorola’s upcoming smartphones and tablets later this year will come packed with Intel processors. This partnership looks to be pretty big and is a multi-year and multi-device deal, although specifics are still pretty vague. Of course, these products will be based off Intel Atom Medfield Z2460 processors. These Medfield processors offer better performance, battery life and security, which are ever-growing concerns.

Scheduled to ship in the second half of 2012, more details will probably be disclosed at future events, like Mobile World Congress next month. There is also a high possibility that these phones will be running Ice Cream Sandwich when the time comes.