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A Flash of genius comes to smartphones.

October 6th, 2009

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The well known technology that enables computer users to watch videos will soon be available on most smartphones. Flash software delivers around 75% of online video and is the ‘key technology that underpins websites such as YouTube and Google Video’.  Due to the limited processing power of the devices, only a ‘light’ version has been used. The makers of Flash, Adobe have said it should be available by 2010 on most high end phones…unfortunately not including Apple’s iPhone.

With the growth of smartphones and web browsing ‘booming’, Flash 10.1, as the new software is known has been developed to supply the demand of mobile users that want their mobile to act like a computer. Flash is found on 98% on computers and is the most commonly used piece of software installed on computers. The software is expected to be available on Windows Mobile, Palm and Google Android phones early next year. This is great news for mobile users as they will now be able to stream videos on their phones much easier.

Apple does not yet have any plans to support the new Flash software. According to Anup Muraka of Adobe, “Safari (Apple’s web browser) doesn’t support any kind of plug-in [on the iPhone].” He is hoping however, that Apple will eventually join with Flash to make some very happy iPhone customers.


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ITG show off the xpPhone

September 22nd, 2009
xpPhoneWith Smartphonesbeing increasingly dominant on the mobile market we are expecting our phones to be faster and more powerful than ever! China-based manufacturer ITG has launched their distinctive xpPhone that looks more like a tablet than a mobile phone. With a huge 4.8 touchscreen, QWERTY keyboard, AMD processor, 512MB or 1GB RAM and both SSD and HDD storage the xpPhone is much more powerful than a smartphone. It’s more like a netbook that runs Windows XP with phone capabilities.
 
The xpPhone is easy to use with the great 4.8 inch touchscreen and slide out QWERTY keyboard as well as a D-pad on the left next to two mouse buttons and numpad on the right as well as a small touchpad. ITG says the xpPhone offers the “full internet experience” with Wi-Fi, quad-band GSM or CDMA, HSDPA/HSUPA thanks to the built-in 3G modem, Bluetooth, GPS and optional WiMax. Three modem versions are on offer – “Vodafone”, “AT&T” and “Orange” – though there’s no indication of which bands each choice provides.
 
Unfortunately ITG has only put a 1.3 megapixel camera on board which is disappointing but if you plan on using this phone purely for business then it is not too much of a worry! If you are worried about battery life the xpPhone gives you 5 hours of talk time or 5 days of standby time with the regular netbook giving you 7 to 12 hours of power autonomy. Rumoured measurements are about 158 x 75 x 16 mm making it a pretty hefty phone…but a handy netbook.
 

The ITG xpPhone will be available in white, red and black but we are unsure of the the price and release date at the moment.

If you can’t wait for this phone Mobilesplease has a great range of smartphones available including the Nokia N97.


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