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The official arrival of LG’s Viewty Smart. Featuring an 8 megapixel camera with a Schneider-Kreuznach lens, the Viewty Smart will be able to take pictures at up to 1600 ISO and record videos in “DVD-quality” with DivX and XviD playback to boot. Other than that, a 3″ touchscreen display with WVGA resolution, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, aGPS, Wi-Fi and the rather interesting 3D S-Class UI round out the rest of the 12.4mm thin package. According to LG, Europeans will be the first to get a crack at the Viewty Smart this May and sometime after that it will start to trickle out across the globe. Pricing has not yet been made available.
DataBoy first saw this in March and was amazed. So We decided to share with you in case you haven't seen it already. Check out what happened when the guys at McLaren saw this remote control Grand Prix car film...
We wanted to share this even though this was posted on Crackberry Forum on 04-11-2009(We didn't start this blog until 4/19/09). Our friend LYRICIDAL from Crackberry forum posted the 9530 OS .122/5.0.0.90[9000] Hybrid (BETA). Since The Bold Leaked OS 5.0, he was able to get 5.0.0.90 files from the BOLD LEAK to work with the 9530 Storm. This is the OS DataBoy is currently running on his BB STORM and he hasn't had any complaints. LYRICIDAL provides installation instructions on his post.
Here is what a fellow crackberry head had to say about this OS: "Yeah it worked on my VZ 9530 I just installed it right now it was simple! coming from .75 and so far after it installed I can see a difference in how the phone responds quicker. Did a battery pull right now, I checked the memory and I was at 27MB so hopefully it is a lot more after the battery pull...got tired of VZW lagging it with a new offical OS!"
****OS Disclaimer - Please Read: Keep in mind this is NOT an official release and as such is not supported by RIM or your Carrier. If you choose to install, do so at your own risk and only if you're comfortable in the process of upgrading and downgrading your device software.****
Heeeeey, look what I found in the CrackBerry Forums. Sorry my fellow Verizon Storm owners, this one is not for us, but version 4.7.0.131 is now unofficially available for the BlackBerry Storm 9500.
I recommend you reading The Fixes and Findings Forum Thread before you upgrade your OS. I usually wait a few days to see what people say about it bc sometimes its not all its cracked up to be.
^^^^^^UPDATE ^^^^^^ For my Fellow Verizon Storm User, our friend LYRICIDAL concocted .122/.131[9500] Hybrid as there is no .131 out for The Storm yet. He also provides installation instructions ^^^^^^UPDATE 04/22/09^^^^^^^ Always stay up to date with my latest work at: BlackBerry Apps/Hybrids by lyricidal
****OS Disclaimer - Please Read: Keep in mind this is NOT an official release and as such is not supported by RIM or your Carrier. If you choose to install, do so at your own risk and only if you're comfortable in the process of upgrading and downgrading your device software.****
Most of you all know but for all that don't, Apple has released a new version of their beta 3.0 OS. If you’re a registered iPhone Device, get your download on. APPLE DEVELOPER SITE
Developer sources familiarizing themselves with betas of Apple's iPhone 3.0 software have uncovered a handful of additional tweaks and improvements to the system in recent weeks, including changes to Safari's window handling, new battery status indicators and notification preferences, as well as the advent of data detectors in certain apps.
One of the most common things people with a new BlackBerry device ask is “how do I change my theme? Our Friends @ Crackberry have made a tutorial that will go over everything from start to finish – finding themes, checking compatibility with your device, setup and even what to do if you accidentally “brick” or “nuke” your device. Your BlackBerry ships with a few themes pre-installed, but you can find hundreds for free, as well as premium themes for a few bucks a piece. Your device will also have “hidden” vendor themes for other carriers that can be unlocked as well. So enjoy and click on the link below.
Microsoft has identified May 11th as the official release date for Windows Mobile 6.5, according to a corporate blog. The date coincides with the opening of Microsoft's TechEd 2009 conference, where developers and IT specialists will be given a demonstration of the OS accompanied by a list of planned changes. TechEd visitors will also have the option of attending separate sessions on v6.5 topics, such as touch and gesture commands.
An updated Windows Mobile may be critical to the software's persistence. Though currently widespread amongst smartphones, the v6.1 OS is threatened by a growing wave of platforms more friendly to touch commands, such as the Apple iPhone and the Palm Pre. Windows Mobile 6.5 has been designed to be easier to use on touch displays, for instance through the accommodation of large icons on the Home screen. Phones preloaded with the OS are not expected until the fall.
While this handset didn’t receive as much fanfare as its predecessor, it’s still a decent upgrade for those who are currently on Sprint. The S30 is much like its older sibling but Samsung has trimmed a lot of the fat and made the UI a little more user friendly. The glitches and bugs that plagued the first Instinct should be ironed out now as well.
There's no mention of BlackBerry smartphones in the video above and a Palm Pre is shown at the end, but no matter how you slice it this latest commercial from Sprint is pretty cool. Give it a watch for some geeky data stats that'll make you sound smart at the dinner table tonight!
It was pretty clear from the start that Palm has big plans for webOS — despite blogger excitement when the company confirmed more webOS handsets would be coming, Palm obviously didn’t build a new OS from the ground up for one device. What has been and is still up in the air however, is how developers will respond to webOS and its development environment, the Mojo SDK. Palm, like other smartphone companies, will be relying heavily on third parties to enhance its platform by introducing exciting, innovative and useful applications. We know the Pre is sexy and we know the webOS UI is sexy, but what about the guts? According to Network World, developers who have been checking out the SDK so far seem to feel that Mojo is both very inviting and easy to work with. Score. Palm chose JavaScript, HTML and CSS the foundation for apps and as such, there is nothing new for developers to learn. If they can build a web page, they can build a webOS app. Christian Sepulveda, vice president of business development at Pivotal Labs is quoted as saying, “It’s a completely new way of thinking about an OS on mobile devices.” He’s right of course -Palm has taken old and familiar technology accessible to just about any device out there, and hidden it beneath a stunning UI and UX. We don’t know about you, but we can’t wait to see what devices can do with this killer combo.
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