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Augmented Reality app for iPhone 3GS makes it to App Store [Video]

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Aug 26th 2009 No Comments

With augmented reality (AR) taking off as smartphone hardware ramps up to support the sort of real-time processing they demand, it’s about time the first such app for the iPhone made it through to Apple’s App Store. Seemingly meeting the Cupertino approval council’s grade where others have reportedly failed, Metro Paris Subway is the handiwork of a French team of developers and overlays information about Paris businesses over a live view of the surroundings as seen by the iPhone’s camera.

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Magellan RoadMate 1700 is 7-inches of Touchscreen GPS Goodness

By Evan Selleck on Tuesday, Aug 25th 2009 No Comments

It’s looking like devices have a way of showing up without anyone’s consent now a days. At least, the consent of those who make said gadgets. And now that the Magellan RoadMate 1700 has graced the spacious universe of the internet, we can chalk up another victim. This time around we get some GPS-loving action, and while many of you may be thinking there’s too many of these things out there on the market already, this little piece of guided technology is just amibitious enough with its standard features, that it could start pulling you away from those other devices.

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Nokia Booklet 3G to cost $799?

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Aug 25th 2009 No Comments

Pricing for Nokia’s Booklet 3G is so far unconfirmed by the Finnish company themselves, but according to sources speaking to NetbookNews it’s likely to be a $799 device. As for the specific Atom processor Nokia are using, that’s tipped to be the Z530, a 1.6GHz chip with 512MB cache and a 533MHz FSB, likely putting it on a rough par with today’s Atom N270 netbooks.

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Nokia N900 Rover Gets Official Snapshot

By Evan Selleck on Monday, Aug 24th 2009 No Comments

There's been plenty of images of the Nokia N900, or Rover if you prefer, up until this moment in time, but most of them just seemed to lack that "official" flare. That kind of picture that we all look for, especially when it comes to the alternative "blurry" cam photos. And here we have the official photo of the Nokia internet tablet, which is slated to have an official release date next week, during Nokia World. But, here's the image we've been waiting for, minus a full keyboard, but it does show some awesome headphones.

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Nokia Booklet 3G Gets Live Images

By Evan Selleck on Monday, Aug 24th 2009 No Comments

Unless you’ve had your head shoved under a rock today, then you’ve seen that Nokia has announced its upcoming Booklet 3G netbook. And while nothing has really changed since that original post of ours, we can’t help but pass up giving you some live images of the little device, and let you get a refresher on the hardware. Don’t worry though, next week SlashGear will be at the Nokia World event, where we’ll be bringing you all the important details regarding Nokia’s new toy.

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Nokia Booklet 3G netbook revealed: 12hr battery, HSPA and GPS [Video]

By Chris Davies on Monday, Aug 24th 2009 2 Comments

Nokia have announced their own netbook, the Nokia Booklet 3G, promising up to 12 hours battery life together with integrated WiFi, 3G HSPA and GPS. The 1.25kg netbook has an aluminum chassis and measures around 2cm thick; it uses an unspecified Intel Atom processor, has an HDMI output for HD video playback and a 10.1-inch glass HD-ready display.

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Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition gets lifetime PND subscription

By Chris Davies on Friday, Aug 21st 2009 No Comments

If the 2.5G of the 5530 XpressMusic doesn’t appeal, and you want both 3G and some PND goodness in your new touchscreen Nokia, then the company’s latest bundle may catch your eye. The Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition takes a standard 5800, subjects it to a few cosmetic tweaks, and packages it with Nokia’s car kit and lifetime drive and walk navigation with voice-prompts for Ovi Maps.

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MIUTech HDPC phone/MID hybrid gets slick new look, specs

By Chris Davies on Friday, Aug 21st 2009 1 Comment

MIUTech’s HDPC smartphone/MID hybrid looked, frankly, a mess in its first iteration, and a subsequent redesign or two did little to improve things. Happily the company have returned to the drawing board and come back with this slick little monster, freshly updated with some appealing specifications – full QWERTY, a 4.8-inch 1024 x 600 touchscreen and Intel Atom 1.6GHz Z530 processor – and a promise that, distributors aside, it’s all go for a release.

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Samsung Omnia Pro B7330 QWERTY WinMo6.5 smartphone leaks

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Aug 20th 2009 No Comments

Leaked live images of the upcoming Samsung Omnia Pro B7330 smartphone have emerged, complete with a specification sheet. An update to the B7320, the B7330 still packs a QWERTY keyboard and Windows Mobile, but this time steps up to version 6.5 of the OS. There’s also a 3.2-megapixel camera and HSDPA connectivity.

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Garmin nuvi 1800-series PNDs leak; EDGE-packing 1690 confirmed for $500

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Aug 18th 2009 No Comments

Looks like Garmin aren’t going to take the rise in PND apps for smartphones lying down: an anonymous source has just officially outed specifications for the Garmin nuvi 1690 we’ve been seeing recently, together with its bigger siblings the nuvi 1820 and 1860. The 1820 and 1860 are the first two models from Garmin’s new nuvi 1800-series, with 4.8-inch WVGA touchscreens, WiFi and Bluetooth, and – in the case of the 1860 at least – a 3-megapixel camera with geotagging.

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