Samsung's Galaxy Tab has Android apps display issues Tweet

Samsung has responded to claims that some Android Market apps won't scale up to the native resolution on its Galaxy Tab.

Samsung not only responded to the display issue but also confirmed that it does exist and is a problem. Most apps scale up to the 1024x600 resolution on the 7-inch Galaxy Tab screen. However, some apps designed for Google's Android Market aren't scalable and only display at 800x400.
There will be a perceptible difference on the screen and it will be an issue for other vendors thinking of building larger tablets running the Android OS.

The problem exists because Android was developed and designed from the ground up to work on smartphones. No one thought it would be scaled up to become the OS of choice for a range of much bigger tablets.

We reported a couple of weeks ago that Google point blank said Froyo tablets couldn't tap into its Android Market. Google's global product management director for mobiles, Hugo Barra told a media briefing at the company's London offices yesterday, "If you want Android market on that platform, the apps just wouldn't run, Froyo is not optimised for tablets."
Companies like Toshiba, Archos and Samsung will have to rely on their respective apps stores if they want to keep the great unwashed happy.

We also reported at the time that Samsung said that the Galaxy Tab would be able to access the Android Market without any problems.

"The Tab is marketed as a phone/handset so has all the same capabilities as the Android phones on the market - there aren't any apps you can't use," a Samsung spokesperson told The INQUIRER.
Now Samsung has been caught out and is on the back foot, having admitted that some Android apps don't work properly.

We contacted a Samsung UK spokesperson about all this but were given a "no comment" response until tomorrow. µ

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Samsung launches 4G-LTE Android smartphone Tweet

Samsung Mobile has announced the launch of what it claims is the world's first 4G LTE-enabled, multi-mode, CDMA handset, the Samsung Craft SCH-r900. Samsung Mobile also supplied the LTE infrastructure to MetroPCS Communications Inc. for the commercial launch of 4G LTE service in Las Vegas, the first in the United States.

The Samsung Craft 4G mobile phone is available for $299 plus tax and sports a 3.3-inch diagonal AMOLED display and sliding keyboard. A built-in 3.2 megapixel camera provides flash and camcorder image capture.

The Craft includes a Ceva DSP core according to a spokesperson for Ceva.

Samsung Mobile's commercial LTE network products offer flexible bandwidth support of from 1.4-MHz to 20-MHz. Samsung Mobile's network infrastructure solutions support a wide portfolio of Enhanced Node B (eNB) products, including rack types, remote radio heads, picocells, femtocells and distributed antenna system (DAS) hosts.

Samsung Mobile has participated in various working groups at 3GPP and LSTI (LTE/SAE Trial Initiative).

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Acer beTouch E110 Specifications (specs) details. (mobile.acer.com) Tweet

Features

Stylish, compact and slim design
2.8” (QVGA) resistive screen
5-way navi key
3G and Bluetooth connectivity
Nemo Player – a great way to enjoy music, video clips and pictures on the move.
Built-in Facebook® and Twidroid applications
Customizable User Interface
Available in Black and Dark Blue
Exclusive Spinlets™ application provides free streaming of worldwide music and video, that can be shared with friends and family via the web or e-mail.

Size and Weight

Height:103.5 mm / Width:54 mm / Depth:13.4 mm / Weight:105 g

Cool design

Stylish, compact and super slim, the beTouch E110 is designed to be both extremely comfortable to use and very easy to carry. Available in two colors: Black & Dark Blue.

Keep track of your friends

The beTouch E110 lets you keep track of the latest news from your friends, check your emails and follow your Twitter™ and Facebook® updates wherever you are.

Fast and easy mobile internet

With 3G+ connectivity, the beTouch E110 delivers instant, high-speed access to the web.

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Microsoft Open Stores Music Via Bing Tweet

Washington - Microsoft come crammed into the music download service market. With search engine Bing, a computer manufacturer also offers song download service, play movies, TV programs and games.

Bing displayed similar features with Apple's iTunes music service owned MySpace and iLike. Previously, Google will also release a song download service, but until now not clear when the facility is ready to run.

In addition to opening "music shop", Microsoft also provides information about the artist's biography and a list of albums that the songs can be played. These downloads also do not have to worry about the "hijack" a song because Microsoft has license to every song that exists.

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HP Release G7 Server Tweet

California - Hewlett-Packard has released a new server Tuesday G7 yesterday. HP claims the G7 server has a faster performance because it uses a new processor from Intel and Advanced Micro Devices.

The server also has a large memory capacity up to 2 Terrabita and and improving the I / O technology.

In addition to the G7 server launches, on occasion, HP also introduced seven blade servers and three other servers, including Intel Xeon processor 5600 series and 7500 and Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron microprocessor 6100.

With the launch of seven servers, the HP server architecture tried to fix the system and increase computing capabilities to be effective.

"Our customers need a server that is able to handle heavy workloads," writes Anand Akela, Marketing Manager of HP in a blog.

According to Akela, HP has implemented a new architecture called Prema server to server ProLiant DL980 G7, which includes up to eight sockets and running on Intel Xeon 7500 processor with eight-core Nehalem-EX code.

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Xbox 360 Got Heat Alarms Tweet

California - the latest game console from Microsoft, the XBox 360 has an alarm as a signal is too hot temperature and automatically turn off. The latest game consoles slimmer than its predecessor was able to detect self from the excessive heat when the air circulation is not going well or excessive usage.

If the game engine was getting hot and happening Red Rings of Death (RRoD), then the red lights on the console will light up and a message will be displayed on a television screen players to remind them that the XBox 360 is overheating.

If not immediately turned off, this game engine will automatically stop working presumed dead and can only be turned on again after a complete power lights blink.

In a statement, Microsoft said the warning against this summer as the security mechanism in the game. Heat is a "disease" in the previous game consoles, so the owners must reinstate the game apparatuses to Microsoft for repair.

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Apparently, iPhone Smartphone is frail Tweet

California - Corporate SquareTrade has a license to sell spare parts iPhone declare 26 percent of Apple smart phones are released only last for two years.

"The percentage was better than the previous year," said Vince Tseng, Vice President of Marketing SquareTrade. According to the survey company, throughout 2008, more than 25 thousand users who use the iPhone 3G warranty repair devices.

Years ago, the SquareTrade also said 31 percent of all iPhone suffered damage after two years of use.

Damage that normally occurs usually due to carelessness on the iPhone users, such as falling or exposed to water and operating the device in it that did not work, such as a touch screen that "ngadat".

According to Tseng, a smart phone version of Apple's iPhone is the most robust 3GS because very few complaints or damage were reported. Then how about the iPhone 4 which will be sent starting today?

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