Sneak peek into Android
The top secret Android platform was shown by Andy Rubin,
Head of Android in Google, using an unknown touch phone (no pictures allowed
though). The user interface is similar to any mobile phone with a common
info bar on top. There are a lot of swipe movement going on to explore
the interface.
You might have guessed it already, there are about 20 Google
applications preinstalled, including YouTube, Gmail and Google Maps. Of
course you can have more than one open at the same time but background apps
are 'frozen' to conserve energy.
Google has also announced that it has set aside US$10
million in awards for developers who submit their apps for the platform.
ZTE concept devices
If you are wondering how our phones might look like in the
future, the ZTE Joy collection is a good example. Protected in a glass case,
from our prying hands, the Joy 2 comes with a flexible form factor to
fit your face contours and also a 1.3 megapixel camera.
The Joy 3 also comes with a comfortable clamshell design
that is supposed to evoke a cozy feeling when using the phone and the Super W
has a dual screen layer with its touch sensitive front panel.
Aside from the design, we actually would love to see more
cool features added.
WiMAX gaming
Portable gaming is getting mainstream and it is no surprise
when Flyvo announced their WiMAX gaming device.
The Flyvo G100 is equipped with a 4 inch touchscreen and
powered by Windows CE Professional 5.0. It has WiMAX, WiFi and
Bluetooth to support multiplayer gaming and online gaming. As for its memory
space, it has a built-in 4GB and a microSDHC card slot. However it is
programmed not to install any Windows Mobile apps.
As usual the Koreans will be getting their hands on this
device from December onwards and US in Q2 09. The rest of Asia will just have to wait for a specific launch date to be announced much later.
Coolpad unveiled
Frequent flyers often complain having more devices in their
pockets than most. Traveling back and forth between CDMA and GSM enabled
countries will need you to have at least 2 phones.
Coolpad should solve your problem as it has a dual SIM slot
that switches between CDMA and GSM networks effortlessly. It claims to be
the first in the world to do this. At the moment it is available in Indonesia, China and Africa.
Noahpad made a showing
UMPC has gained momentum again with the success of the ASUS Eee PC and Noahpad is yet another UMPC which was spotted in
CommunicAsia. It was used to present the Garmin navigation software.
It has a unique QWERTY keyboard and a 180 degrees 7 inch
screen. It is powered on a VIA C7 1.0GHz processor and has WiFi, webcam
and a 1.8 inch HDD.
