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Multiple Smartbooks arriving in Q1 2010 claim Pegatron

By Chris Davies on Friday, Nov 20th 2009 No Comments

Having had a reasonably prolonged fondle with Quanta's Android Smartbook prototype yesterday, we're actually quite excited by the platform's prospects. According to one of Pegatron's general business managers, we shouldn't have too long to wait, either; Jeremy Shu is claiming that the company has received orders from a number of clients for large volumes of Smartbooks, and he expects them to launch in Q1 2010 alongside carrier partnerships for the integrated 3G connectivity.

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Skifta promises easy DLNA media-shifting [Video]

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Nov 19th 2009 No Comments

One of Qualcomm’s more low-key demonstrations from today is actually the one thing you can try most readily yourself. Skifta aims to make media shifting more straightforward, using a single client PC or Mac that can then be accessed by any DLNA and UPnP client in your home or remotely. The system works using a simple web-based interface which will work on your desktop or cellphone browser (the Skifta team had an HTC Hero on hand to do just that), and then that content from pretty much any DLNA device gets funnelled around.

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PS3-quality mobile gaming in next 5 years predict Qualcomm

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Nov 19th 2009 No Comments

You can’t accuse Qualcomm of not looking ahead. While their Snapdragon chipset was in strong attendance at their London event today, they were also rolling out some particularly impressive predictions for the future of mobile chipsets. Qualcomm expect the mobile chipsets of 2011 to 2013 to be capable of gaming performance on a par with the Xbox 360 and Sony PS3, thanks to a new breed of dual-CPU SoCs with high-performance 2D and 3D crunching.

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C-motech Mangrove WinMo UMPC hands-on

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Nov 19th 2009 2 Comments

We’d forgive you for having forgotten about C-motech’s Mangrove UMPC; after all, the market for a 7-inch touchscreen tablet running Windows Mobile 6.5 is hardly vast. Still, we were interested to see the unit at Qualcomm’s event today, though its tubby form-factor was a whole lot less impressive when sat next to the Quanta Android Smartbook.

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Quanta Android Smartbook hands-on plus Qualcomm tablet prototype [Video]

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Nov 19th 2009 3 Comments

We were hoping Qualcomm might whip out Lenovo’s upcoming Smartbook at today’s event, but unfortunately the diminutive all-day ultraportable is still being nursed for an official CES reveal. Instead, the company had Quanta’s functional Android Smartbook prototype and a non-working Smartbook/Tablet concept out for us to play with.

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Qualcomm mirasol gaming ereader concept plus video demo

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Nov 19th 2009 No Comments

Remember the Qualcomm mirasol ebook reader prototype we we exclusively showed you yesterday? One thing we weren’t allowed to photograph – something Qualcomm rectified today – was one of the more interesting attachments they envisage potentially figuring highly: a snap-on gaming controller. The mirasol team won’t confirm any OEM names, but using the low-power displays in gaming hardware looks to be another potential avenue. Plus, after the cut, a video of the mirasol display in action.

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Qualcomm mirasol color video ebook readers to ship in 2010

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 18th 2009 7 Comments

Ebook readers are arguably coming of age, but don’t assume e-ink – and the push to produce color e-ink panels – have won the game quite yet. SlashGear met up with Qualcomm’s mirasol team today to discuss their latest display news, and while you might remember the technology from their early 1.1-inch single-color panels, they’re now showing off a 5.7-inch display capable of full color and video playback, with minimal impact on battery life. They’ve set themselves the target of having color ebook readers with mirasol panels on the market by the latter part of 2010, and are working with OEMs now to achieve that.

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HTC Dragon has been in testing at Google for weeks; release imminent?

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 18th 2009 No Comments

Things have been quiet on HTC's Snapdragon Android plans since CEO Peter Chou squashed talk of an Android-based HD2, but that hasn't stopped "senior Android guys" from carrying around such a handset for at least the past few weeks. According to TechCrunch, the so-called HTC Dragon or HTC Passion is expected to hit shelves very soon, and will likely be thinner than the Motorola DROID or the Apple iPhone 3GS together with including Qualcomm's 1GHz Snapdragon chipset.

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HTC Brew-based feature-phones delayed until early 2010?

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Nov 17th 2009 No Comments

htc startrk October has come and gone, and rumors that HTC would launch at least one entry-level device based on Qualcomm’s Brew mobile platform during the month have failed to pan out. According to a DigiTimes report, that’s because HTC have delayed the launch of their so-called feature phone range until early 2010, faced with “Brew’s relatively immature application service platform offering for telecom carriers”.

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Qualcomm FLO TV on sale today; major stampedes not expected

By Chris Davies on Friday, Nov 13th 2009 No Comments

Remember FLO TV? We’d forgive you if Qualcomm’s standalone streaming TV handheld had slipped your mind; after all, the market for a dedicated device for mobile TV (that’s already available on certain mainstream cellphones) seems pretty limited. Still, if you’ve been saving your pennies and waiting anxiously to pick up a FLO TV Personal Television, salvation is at hand: it’s going on sale today.

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