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Russian HIGHSCREEN PP5420 Android phone with dual touchscreens

Chris Davies, Jul 2nd 2009 Discuss [0]

The nice thing about Android is that, because it's open-source, you get strange handset designs springing up all over. One such example is Vobis Computer's HIGHSCREEN PP5420, a dual-touchscreen smartphone based on the Mobinnova Ice. Vobis have thrown out the Ice's Windows Mobile OS and replaced it with Android 1.5 Cupcake; you - or should I say Russia, seeing as though that's where the PP5420 will launch next week - get dualband 900/2100MHz HSPA, WiFi b/g and GPS. The main display is a 3-inch WQVGA panel, while underneath it there's a smaller 1.15-inch 128 x 96 OLED navigation pad. A 3-megapixel autofocus camera lurks around the back, with a VGA version up front for video calls, while there's also TV-output, a mini USB connector and microSD card slot. Read The Full Story

Sony X Series OLED Walkman hits SonyStyle USA

Chris Davies, Jul 1st 2009 Discuss [0]

Sony's X Series OLED touchscreen Walkman has landed in the US, appearing for sale at the official SonyStyle store. Both 32GB and 16GB models are listed, priced at $399.99 and $299.99 respectively; that's the same as we saw back in May, when the PMPs appeared for pre-order on Amazon. Read The Full Story

NKK Switches OLED Rocker home-automation control

Chris Davies, Jun 26th 2009 Discuss [0]

NKK Switches have announced a new control that integrates a compact 96 x 64 OLED display. The OLED Rocker has a 0.92-inch monochrome OLED panel with broad 180-degree viewing angles, and offers both up/down navigation as well as push-enter functionality. The control joins NKK Switches' existing display-control range, which already features a color-OLED button. However that control is only a push-button, and requires a far deeper panel mount. Read The Full Story

Lenovo considering OLED, Multitouch for future ThinkPads, plus CULV X300

Chris Davies, Jun 23rd 2009 Discuss [0]

Lenovo's ThinkPad T400s has only just crossed the wire - check out our review here - but the company is already thinking one or two steps ahead to what its replacement might have. According to David Critchley, a marketing manager at the PC maker, both multitouch display technology and an OLED panel are being considered for future models. Read The Full Story

Samsung TL320 12MP digicam begins shipping

Chris Davies, Jun 19th 2009 Discuss [0]

Samsung's TL320 digital camera has finally begun shipping, after being made official back in February. A 12.2-megapixel point-and-shoot, the TL320 (aka the WB1000) distinguishes itself with a neat pair of retro dials that indicate charge and memory card status, together with using OLED for its 3-inch HVGA resolution preview screen. Read The Full Story

15-inch OLED TV in December says LG Display VP

Chris Davies, Jun 17th 2009 Discuss [0]

LG Display's 15-inch OLED TV prototype will launch in Korea as early as December, according to Won Kim, the company's VP of OLED sales and marketing. According to Kim the 15-inch TV, which was first shown back in January and tipped for a 2009 launch in April, will arrive in December or January, though it's unclear which brand will be offering it. A global launch will follow on from Korean availability, as LG Display's manufacturing scales up. The company is already selling mobile-phone scale OLED panels to two unspecified brands in Korea; ironically, though, LG's own cellphone arm have decided not to use OLED at present, citing high cost and sub-230ppi resolution as their main concerns. Read The Full Story

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 specs, photos leak

Chris Davies, Jun 8th 2009 Discuss [0]

The small leaked Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 shot has apparently opened the floodgates, as there are now more live shots of the unannounced smartphone together with a tentative spec list. According to the latest leak, the XPERIA X2 will have an 8.1-megapixel camera with autofocus and 30fps video recording, together with a 3.5-inch WVGA OLED touchscreen and a custom version of Windows Mobile 6.5. Read The Full Story

Curved OLED panel intended for wrist-display use

Chris Davies, Jun 5th 2009 Discuss [0]

Your dreams of an oversized wrist-mounted computer are one step closer to reality this week, as Universal Display Corp and LG Display demonstrate their curved OLED panel at the SID expo. A 4-inch display running at QVGA resolution, UDC and LG expect the OLED - which requires just 1W of power - to be worn like a watch, hence the rather intimidating rubber cuff. Read The Full Story

Zune HD landing September 5th?

Chris Davies, Jun 1st 2009 Discuss [0]

Microsoft will launch the Zune HD PMP on September 5th, according to Paul Thurrott. The Windows expert claims to "have been told" the date previously, but gives no indication of a specific source. Read The Full Story

iPhone next-gen parts listed by wholesaler

Chris Davies, May 28th 2009 Discuss [0]

A Chinese wholesaler has begun to offer parts supposedly for the third-generation Apple iPhone, including a replacement bezel and a replacement LCD display. Close examination of the bezel - which you can see in the gallery after the cut - suggests that the next-gen iPhone's speaker has been pushed further up the fascia of the handset, perhaps making room for a front-facing camera. Read The Full Story

Samsung demo 6.5-inch flexible AMOLED

Chris Davies, May 27th 2009 Discuss [0]

Samsung Mobile Display (SMD) have been showing off their latest AMOLED prototype, a 6.5-inch panel that's more flexible than any of their previous models. While this particular display is still more a proof of concept than anything else, SMD expect production panels based on the technology to find their way into watches, cellphones and flexible ebook readers. Read The Full Story

Next-Gen iPhone coming July 17th?

Chris Davies, May 19th 2009 Discuss [2]

A source said to be "closely connected to Apple's hardware development team" has disclosed a list of specifications and changes said to apply to the next generation Apple iPhone, together with a release date. According to their information, the new iPhone will arrive on July 17th, and double the capacity of the current iPhone 3G to 16GB and 32GB while maintaining the same price-points. Meanwhile the camera will get a bump from 2-megapixels to 3.2-megapixels, and the screen will switch from LCD to OLED. Full list of rumored changes after the cut Read The Full Story