Video: Sense UI 3.5 shows new face of leaked HTC phones

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Eagle-Eyed readers may have noticed "with HTC sense, HTC Vigor to pass on the recently leaked from behind, and has not yet leaked may have revealed what to expect when it includes. Five-minute video tour of the HTC sense UI updated 3.5 only appeared and gives us a glimpse into the next big devices, HTC has in store for us.

Broadly speaking, it looks very much like feeling 3.0 skin as seen on devices like the HTC sense. This is not surprising, given the small version number bump, but the team HTC UI seems to be focused much of their work smoothing transitions and adding small details.

The biggest difference visually is the disappearance of the standard three button feeling run bar at the bottom of the homescreen. This seemingly replaced box and phone keys separate application. Also updated the HTC widgets and also played with the ability to add and remove homescreens.

HTC sense 3.0 looks cool, but extra bits of Polish that went in version 3.5 do devices feel more ... complete. The amount of material that may make sense normally means cluttered homescreens for most devices, but the meaning of 3.5 at first glance feels much cleaner and more open. In addition to Vigor sense UI 3.5 is also expected to appear on the notorious HTC Bliss, for girls only Verizon smartphones.

Android popularity comes from the ability to customize endlessly, but definitely in the market a wonderful experience out of the box. No word on start hitting 3.5 sense of mobile phones, but here's hoping that it won't take too much time.

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Debuts two new Nokia phones for emerging markets: Nokia 101 ($ 35) and Nokia 100 ($ 30)

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Nokia today announced the launch of two dirt cheap Nokia phones and Nokia 101 100, which the company said its most affordable phones to date.

Prices only 25 euros ($ 35) and 20 euros ($ 30), respectively, this should hardly come as a surprise.

Of course "dirt cheap" is relative-feature phones are for people in countries where phones should be this inexpensive even considered for purchase (large parts of Asia and Africa, in particular).

"We recognize that for many of these billions of people phone purchase is an investment. People are looking for a phone that offers great opportunities, but also reliable, "said Mary McDowell, Executive Vice President, mobile phones, Nokia.

Nokia 101 is a dual SIM device that allows users to connect to two different networks to receive calls and messages, helping them to manage costs and decent coverage without the need for multiple phones. It comes with FM radio, MP3 player and 103 Phon loudspeaker and supports up to 16 GB microSD memory card.

The phone will be available in the third quarter of 2011, and comes in black and red.

Nokia 100 represents a primitive color display phones with FM radio. It will be available in the fourth quarter of 2011, and comes in blue, pink, black and red.

Nokia 101 and Nokia Nokia life tools offer 100 (albeit limited to certain markets) and Nokia money (in India), providing access to locally relevant information on health, education, agriculture and entertainment.

Both phones are based on a series of 30 of the operating system and can support up to five separate address books and store personalization data for up to five different SIM cards.

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Mobiado Grand Touch phones: Android for stupidly rich

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Canadian luxury buffs on the Mobiado churning obscenely expensive (not to mention improperly designed) phones since 2004, and if you were to look at them, one thing becomes immediately clear: none of them worth the price. Dumbphones are swathed in gold and Pearl inlay dumbphones yet, after all.

However, the Mobiado tries something new with their series Grand Touch: bedazzled smartphones! Grand Touch and Grand Touch GCB are gingerbread powered handsets with 4-inch super AMOLED display. Not too shabby compared to everything else in their inventory. Both devices have buttons and backplates Sapphire Crystal Sapphire, but while Grand Touch casing is made from precision machined from solid aircraft aluminum, CNC, "Grand Touch GCB plated in gold 24 k.

Mobiado refuses to communicate their demanding clients, however, is that you can buy exactly the same device (I'd imagine) much less without all gilded attributes. This is because that's what Mobiado, did it seem to buy up a boatload of Samsung Nexus MOP and gave them a makeover. Slightly curved screen is a bit of a giveaway, but things like port placement and the number of fixed internal memory (16 GB) to close the deal.

Nevertheless, they've got quite a racket going on. Such devices are always intended for people who have more money than taste and who should say, that do not fall in love the uber rich? Mobiado has refused to list the price for the series Grand Touch, but there is a useful rule of thumb when it comes to this kind of thing: If you have to ask how much it is, you probably can't afford it.

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It's official: HP kills off webOS phones and touch pad

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Brace yourselves, webOS fans.

In the hours before the Conference call Q3 later today, HP has just confirmed that they would cease operations associated with the touch pad and all the phones webOS.

According to their press release:

HP announced that it plans to announce that it will cease operations for webOS devices, specifically the touchpad and webOS phones. HP will continue to explore options for optimizing the value of the webOS software, go ahead.

This news will come as a huge hit in the gut for fans of webOS (including me, although you can't say that we could not see it coming), many of which were the product of years — the first in the hope that eventually the Palm will be worthy of a pretty fantastic device's operating system, and later in the hope that the HP purchase of Palm could spark a fire, which simply never seemed tolight.

On the upside, webOS, the itself is not dead – at least not just yet. HP wording up above leaves things a bit blurred, with at least two potential routes remains open: licensing webOS to other other, phone/tablet device sticking webOS (HP has already made plans to put it in the printers and cars). Until further notice, however, this is essentially dead in the water.

One for webOS devices this evening, my fellow geeks.

Update: If HP output still saving face, here's a way to do it.

Update: HP Stephen Dewitt says, "we are not going from webOS." they will continue their efforts to advance and may license the OS, but his life as we know that it is definitely over.

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Google brings video Movie Rentals for Android phones

Google video app, official video player for Android market rolling film was updated to run on smartphones running Android. Earlier application is only supported on Android 3.0 (hundred), operating system, Android tablet.

Last update is not compatible with all Android phones, however, only those who use the two latest versions of Android for Smartphones: Android 2.2 (Froyo) and Android 2.3 (biscuit).

When the application is installed on the phone with Android, you'll have access to both its own products from Android market, as well as any personal videos stored on your phone. In my case as I don't currently have any rentals on my device, in the section "My Rent" includes a list of "Top Rentals" instead.

It seems that this application is designed to work with the updated version of the Android market. When you are in Google video, click on the icon a small market on the top right on the main screen automatically opens the movies section within a complete application, Android market, provided that you have installed the latest version. This version has not made it for all Android phones yet, we hear. (For what it's worth, I got the update via a separate APCS across some time ago Forum XDA developers. yet another reason why I love Android!).

If you don't already have an updated app market, and you don't want to dig around for the file, Chipmunk AIC, you just can rent videos from the online version of the Android market instead.

As he did on the tablets, the updated app allows Smartphone stream movies via Wi-Fi or "pin", which allows you to download the movie to your phone for offline viewing. Rent a movie is good for 30 days, but once you start playing, you only have 24 hours to finish it.

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