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Texas Instruments has unveiled a new OMAP-DM5x coprocessor family for mobile phones that will bring much improved video recording capabilities to the devices. TI claims that the coprocessor will enable up to 20MP still imaging capability on mobile phones along with 720p HD video.
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TI OMAP-DM5x coprocessor enables 20MP, 720p camcorder on mobile phone
By Shane McGlaun on Tuesday, Oct 6th 2009 No CommentsArchos Android Internet Tablet event announced for September 15th
By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Aug 19th 2009 No CommentsAs promised, Archos have announced that they will be holding a press conference on September 15th where star of the show will be their new Android Internet Tablet. The company has also launched AppsLib, a new directory for developers and the Android apps they create for “high-end Android devices”; that site lists development guidelines for the touchscreen device as using a 5-inch WVGA display, with 720p video support, an HDMI output and native OpenGL libraries.
Always Innovating Touch Book pre-orders now shipping
By Chris Davies on Monday, Aug 3rd 2009 No CommentsHaving gone into production back in June, Always Innovating’s Touch Book netbook/tablet hybrid is now beginning to ship out to pre-order customers. The 8.9-inch touchscreen notebook squeezes its processor, storage and connectivity into the detachable screen section, while the base – complete with keyboard and trackpad – has a second battery for extended runtime and easy text entry.
Neuros OSD3 development kicks off: 1080p/60, eSATA and HTML5
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Jul 28th 2009 No CommentsNeuros Technology have been spilling the beans about their next-gen open-source mediaplayer, the OSD3, and while it’s not set to hit shelves for at least another 18 months it’s shaping up to be impressive. The company is working with Texas Instruments regarding the OSD3’s ARM-based processor, and have official support for 1080p/60 encoding and decoding.
Google working with Acer, ASUS, HP and more on Chrome OS netbooks
By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jul 9th 2009 No Comments
Google have revealed the hardware partners that they are currently working with on their freshly-announced Chrome OS. The search giant has named Acer, Adobe, ASUS, Freescale, HP, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments and Toshiba as all helping to design and build devices that will run the new platform, which has been described as the Chrome browser with a new windowing system, on top of a Linux kernel.
Peek ask for help on Mobile Linux Peek messenger
By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jul 8th 2009 No CommentsIf you’re a Linux developer who has found that the recession has left you at a loose end, Peek may have just the project for you. They’re throwing open the doors to open-source development on their email-centric Peek device, in the hope that someone will get Linux up and running on the ARM7-based handheld.
ECS T800 8.1-inch Android netbook [Video]
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Jun 2nd 2009 No CommentsWe hope you’ve not stabbed your credit card details in for that Sony VAIO P order yet, as ECS have an alternative that might take your fancy. The ECS T800 netbook has the same long-and-narrow form-factor of the VAIO, but pairs it with an 8.1-inch LCD, a choice of 800MHz or 1GHz Texas Instruments OMAP3 processors, and the Android OS.
Video demo after the cut
Palm Pre hardware worth $138 suggest iSuppli
By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Apr 29th 2009 No CommentsTech industry analysts iSuppli have performed a virtual break-down of the Palm Pre, and decided that the unreleased smartphone will cost the company $138 in hardware. Working from both known suppliers and extrapolating the rest from Palm’s confirmed specifications, iSuppli deemed that Palm will see a 44-percent return on each device it sells to Sprint, after taking into account software licensing and royalty costs.
Mysterious Palm smartphone delay rumors
By Chris Davies on Monday, Mar 23rd 2009 No Comments
According to the latest rumors, ODM handset manufacturer Compal Communications is facing delays in producing “shipments of smartphones to Palm from mid-year to the end of the year”; the company has also reportedly seen orders from Motorola canceled. While likely to prompt much speculation about the state of the Pre, the report – which originated in Chinese-language paper Commercial Times – fails to mention any specific Palm device.
Update: Palm speaks – after the cut
TI calculators get Super Mario plus World Editor
By Chris Davies on Monday, Mar 9th 2009 No CommentsIn the right hands, a calculator can be not a force for mathematics but a source of endless fun. I’m not just talking about writing rude words upside-down, either; how about loading Super Mario on the TI-84.
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