Published: 07:20 PM EST (04:20 PM PST)
HTC smartphones that have been under review by U.S. Customs due to an Apple patent dispute have begun slowly trickling into America for consumers to purchase.
HTC has revealed that “some models” of smartphones have begun coming into the U.S. through customs review, as first noted by Engadget on Sunday. The handset maker declined to say which models had passed inspection.
“Some models have gone through inspection and been released to our carriers customers,” the company said in an investor statement. It added: “We don’t have the status of each specific device at this time. We remain confident that this issue will be resolved soon.”
The details were provided in an “active clarification” regarding the inspection status of HTC products by U.S. customs. Under the review, each imported HTC model must be reviewed and will be released once officials have completed the inspection.
Word first surfaced last Wednesday that U.S. Customs was holding up the importation of HTC handsets until they could be fully reviewed. The action was taken in response to an injunction issued by the U.S. International Trade Commission over an Apple patent related to “data detectors.”
Apple’s patent pertains to the automated detection of data such as phone numbers, e-mail addresses and hyperlinks among text. HTC announced late last year that it had already developed a workaround to avoid infringement, and it’s believed the handsets currently under review at U.S. Customs have implemented that workaround.
Among the devices held up is HTC’s One X smartphone, an Android-powered device featuring a 4.7-inch 720p high-definition display, and a 1.5-gigahertz dual-core processor, and LTE 4G high-speed data connectivity.
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Scoop Up Consumer Electronics at Discount Prices from New Website
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Pricey consumer electronics top many holiday wish lists. Rather than paying full retail price, customers can find discounts on the latest technology at the newly launched http://www.SolleadDeals.com. The site’s owner, Charles Leadbeater, has cultivated an impressive array of affordable tablets, netbooks, laptops, e-Book readers and more.
“Electronics at this period of time are hot products, and I don’t anticipate the demand going away any time soon – especially with the rate of current innovation,” said Leadbeater.
When it comes to choosing electronics, portability is a key factor to consider. SolleadDeals.com boasts an extensive collection of highly portable tablets, netbooks, and laptop computers. Gift family and friends with name brand portable electronics like the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet, which has been described on CNet.com as “the Android tablet of choice.” Netbooks by Toshiba, HP, Lenovo, and Asus are perfect for people who travel and young students in need of a machine to type up school reports. Laptops by Sony and Acer are also available, as are protective laptop cases and carriers.
“I’ve personally owned, and still own, computers featured on my site,” said Leadbeater. “They’re of excellent quality and, in my opinion, competitive with the most expensive models out there.”
Scoop up affordable e-Book readers like the Sony PRS-300RC pocket edition e-Book reader or the Aluratek LIBRE color e-Book reader. Both have access to multiple online book sources and come standard with eBook Library software. Stay entertained at the gym or on plane rides with an iPod or a media player by Mach Speed.
Customer service is of the utmost importance at SolleadDeals.com. Each piece of the latest technology has been screened for quality and affordability. Orders are filled and shipped promptly – well in time for the holiday season. Feedback is always welcome and responded to in a timely manner by a friendly, knowledgeable staff member.
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By Josh Ong
Published: 11:10 PM EST (08:10 PM PST)
Google and Motorola Mobility both revealed on Saturday that they have received Chinese regulatory approval for their proposed merger and expect to soon close on the deal.
After receiving permission in February to move ahead with the merger from the European Commission and U.S. Department of Justice, Google had been waiting for China as the final jurisdiction to sign off on the transaction. Chinese law requires that companies doing sales of more than $ 63 million domestic or and $ 1.5 billion globally must seek approve from its Ministry of Commerce.
We are pleased the deal has received approval in all jurisdictions, Motorola Mobility told Bloomberg in a statement that confirmed approval in China. We expect to close imminently.
Google said simply that its stance on the deal “has not changed” and that it is looking forward to completing the acquisition.
According to the report, China’s Ministry of Commerce declared that Google must keep its Android mobile operating system free and open for the next five years as a condition of the approval.
Google announced last August that it had agreed to buy Motorola for $ 12.5 billion in a move that would “supercharge the Android ecosystem” while allowing Motorola to continue to run as a separate business. Google CEO Larry Page also revealed that the acquisition was meant to “better protect Android from anti-competitive threats from Microsoft, Apple and other companies.”
Along with Motorola’s cache of over 17,000 patents, Google will also pick up Motorola’s legal disputes. As such, Google will face off against Apple once the deal is completed. Apple and Motorola are currently engaged in a complicated patent battle across multiple countries. Most recently, Apple succeeded in having a case against Motorola and HTC consolidated.
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Published: 03:35 AM EST (12:35 AM PST)
Apple was awarded a patent on Thursday for a multi-point focusing system that integrates with devices capable of multitouch input, possibly pointing to future use of the technology in a next-generation iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
The awarded U.S. patent No. 2012/0120227 for “multi-point touch focus” describes a system that lets the user of a camera-equipped device select two or more areas of focus on a touchscreen which, when a picture is taken, are passed through a dedicated image processor to produce optimal sharpness and exposure for both regions.
The patent background mentions that as the capabilities of automated image capturing progresses, so do the “possibilities for capturing images not as desired by the photographer.” To solve this dilemma, Apple proposes a solution that combines multitouch input, live-preview imaging and advanced auto-focusing algorithms and tracking assets.
From the patent abstract:
A camera includes a lens arranged to focus an image on an image sensor and a touch sensitive visual display for freely selecting two or more regions of interest on a live preview image by touch input. An image processor is coupled to the image sensor and the touch sensitive visual display. The image processor displays the live preview image according to the image focused on the image sensor by the lens. The image processor further receives the selection the regions of interest and controls acquisition of the image from the image sensor based on the characteristics of the image in regions that correspond to at least two of the regions of interest on the live preview image. The image processor may optimize sharpness and/or exposure of the image in at least two of the regions of interest. The image processor may track movement of the selected regions of interest.
As seen above, the patent calls for an image processor that continuously tracks the user-defined “regions of interest” in a combination of live image processing and auto-focus technology similar to that found in the iPhone 4S. Unlike the current handset, however, the focus will not be limited to center-weighting or face-detection and will in theory choose the best mix of camera settings to achieve the highest possible clarity in the multiple selected areas.
In order to facilitate the multi-point focus acquisition, the dedicated imaging processor calculates the two or more user-defined regions and adjusts the camera’s focus drive to change the distance between the image sensor and the rear element of the lens. In addition, the regions’ sizes can be changed on-the-fly by pinching the touchscreen, which will change how the imaging processor will weight the photo’s overall focus.
Also noted was the ability to perform exposure adjustments using the “regions of interest” multi-point method. Currently, the third-party Camera+ app allows users to spot-meter a live image, but Apple’s solution would take that functionality a step further by introducing multiple metering points.
Because the system requires a significant amount of computing power, the patent suggests that a dedicated chip be used to process the raw sensor data as well as control the camera’s operation. Past iDevices have all used the main SoC to process image data and a dedicated chip would likely yield quicker operation and higher quality pictures.
Apple took a giant step forward in mobile camera design with the 8MP unit found in the iPhone 4S. Reworked optics, a backlit sensor and an inline image signal processor are used to create images many consumers believe to be the best in the smartphone market.
It is unclear whether Apple will implement the newly patented technology in the next-gen iPhone rumored to debut sometime this fall, but the size of the imaging sensor, dedicated processing unit and new optics may be too large to fit into the expectedly thin chassis.
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Apple IPad Or Samsung Galaxy Tab ?
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I’m interested in buying a computer Tablet .. and ive been thinking a lot about which one to buy .. on one hand i have apple ipad which is amazing with the reviews ive read and watched and on the other hand i have samsung galaxy which one of my cousins has and says its great ! which ones better?
ipad 2 or the latest galaxy? which ones easier to use ? thiner? lighter ? more memory space ? more picture quality? better mega pixels ? better video recording? better video chat calling?
please help !
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By Katie Marsal
Published: 02:14 PM EST (11:14 AM PST)
Amazon has reportedly begun pitching to advertising agencies the opportunity to advertise on the welcome screen of its Kindle Fire tablet for a price of $ 600,000.
Details on the program were shared this week by an executive at an ad agency with Ad Age. Amazon was said to have pitched the new advertising program to the agency, offering more ad inventory and the opportunity to be included in an Amazon public relations campaign if they spend $ 1 million on Kindle Fire ads.
Amazon already sells ad-supported versions of its e-ink-based Kindle readers, which are advertised as “Kindle with Special Offers.” On those devices, advertising-driven screen savers will display when the hardware is not in use.
It’s unknown whether Amazon plans to offer a new ad-supported Kindle Fire at an even lower price than the hardware’s current $ 199 cost, or if it plans to place ads on the welcome screens of existing Kindle Fire owners. However, Ad Age did state the $ 600,000 minimum ad buy-in would be a high price “for an ad unit on a device that currently has no distribution,” suggesting the ads will be displayed on current models.
Agency executives who spoke about Amazon’s pitch to them off the record declined to participate the in-the-works advertising program. They expressed concern over the fact that Amazon isn’t guaranteeing the number of devices the advertisements will reach, because Amazon “hasn’t decided whether the ads will start popping up on devices that have already been purchased or just on new devices.”
Amazon is already believed to be taking a loss for selling the Kindle Fire for just $ 199. At that price, the touchscreen tablet sells for half the price of Apple’s $ 399 iPad 2.
Earlier this month, new data from IDC showed that shipments of the Kindle Fire saw a “steep drop” in the first quarter of 2012, allowing Apple’s iPad to grow to 68 percent of tablets shipped worldwide. The Kindle Fire fell from a 16.8 percent share of shipments during the fourth quarter of calendar 2011 to just 4 percent of shipments in the first quarter of 2012, suggesting demand weakened significantly after the holiday shopping season.
Reports have suggested that Amazon plans to launch a larger Kindle Fire with a 10.1-inch display later this year that would more directly compete with Apple’s 9.7-inch iPad. The new, larger Kindle Fire is believed to be in development under the code name “Coyote.”
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By Josh Ong
Published: 09:17 PM EST (06:17 PM PST)
Apple is set to introduce a new iPhone with a larger screen and an overhauled design that late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs “worked closely on” before he died, according to a new report.
Bloomberg is the latest outlet chiming in with a report that Apple will make drastic changes to its 2012 iPhone. According to people familiar with Apple’s plans, the Cupertino, Calif., company has ordered from suppliers screens that are “bigger than the 3.5-inch size” that the iPhone has sported since its debut in 2007.
“Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had worked closely on the redesigned phone before his death in October,” the report noted one person as saying. Another source said that Jobs had played a “key role in developing” Apple’s next-generation iPhone.
If Apple were to perform a major redesign of the iPhone, it would be the device’s first since the iPhone 4 arrived in mid-2010. The previous design, that of the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS, was also kept for two years before the current form factor was introduced.
With three mainstream media outlets reporting similar claims in the same week, the likelihood that Apple will expand the screen on its best-selling handset appears high. On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal said that LG Display, Sharp and the newly-created Japan Display are readying production lines for 4-inch displays bound for Apple’s sixth-generation iPhone. Reuters then noted that production of the new screens could begin as soon as next month, ahead of full production of the next-generation iPhone in August.
Pundits have suggested that Apple’s interest in a larger-screen iPhone comes in response to pressure from ever-increasing screen sizes of competing Android handsets. For instance, Samsung’s Galaxy S II, the most popular Android phone according to one recent study, has a 4.8-inch screen. The Galaxy Note, also by Samsung, is a hybrid smartphone and tablet with its 5.3-inch display.
Apple is widely expected to bring a new iPhone to market this fall, roughly one year after the iPhone 4S went on sale. Sources have disagreed, however, on whether the device’s launch will come in September or October.
Multiple reports have also suggested that the 2012 iPhone could make the jump to 4G LTE. Apple is expected to make use of new LTE chipsets from Qualcomm with improvements to power consumption over the previous generation.
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By Josh Ong
Published: 01:10 AM EST (10:10 PM PST)
Job listings for Apple Retail store leader positions in Shenzhen and Chengdu hint at the company’s plan to expand its retail operations to new cities in China.
In 2010, Apple reportedly revealed to its shareholders plans open a total of 25 brick-and-mortar stores over the course of two years. The company doesn’t appear on track to meet that goal, as it currently has just five retail stores on the Chinese mainland — two in Beijing and three in Shanghai.
The stores in Beijing and Shanghai quickly rose to become the company’s highest traffic and highest revenue stores, as of December 2010. At times, they have been so popular that Apple security officials have had trouble controlling the crowds of customers. For instance, earlier this year, a disturbance in the overnight line for the release of the iPhone 4S in Beijing resulted in the postponement of the launch.
Apple has repeatedly indicated that China is a key area of concern for the company. Last year, Greater China revenues soared to make the region the company’s second-largest market, behind only the U.S.
“China will, in the next few years, be a bigger opportunity,” CEO Tim Cook said in April during a quarterly earnings call. “We’ve expanded a lot. However, there’s a lot of headroom here in our view.”
According to a job listing for a “Store Leader” posted to the Hong Kong version of the JobsDB website, Apple Asia is looking to capitalize on the China opportunity with retail expansions to two new cities. The listing describes “leadership opportunities in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and Chengdu.” Five years of experience and a degree are required for the full-time positions, which are described as being at a “senior” career level.
Chengdu and Shenzhen are strategic targets for Apple not only because they are two of China’s largest cities, but also because manufacturing partner Foxconn operates factories in both areas.
The Chengdu retail store would represent Apple’s first foray into the less-developed inland regions of China. Local reports suggested last July that Apple had signed leases to build stores at The MIXC and Raffles Square developments in Chengdu.
Meanwhile, a mall in Dalian China has begun advertising that it will soon have “Apple’s world’s biggest flagship store.” However, reports have disagreed on whether the business will be an official Apple Retail store or a reseller.
When contacted by AppleInsider about Apple’s plans to build stores in Shenzhen and Chengdu, an Apple representative responded that the company had nothing new to announce.
Cook revealed in April that, across Greater China, Apple has 1,800 points of sales for the Mac, 11,000 for the iPhone and 2,500 for the iPad.
Deutsche bank analyst Christ Whitmore said last week that the iPhone is “just getting started in China.” Apple will likely see an explosion of sales when China Mobile begins selling the device. The chairman of the carrier, which is the world’s largest with more than 600 million subscribers, said earlier this week that the company is “actively talking to Apple” about carrying the iPhone.
One analysis predicts that China Mobile could sell as many as 36 million iPhones next year in a best-case scenario. Even without official sales of the device, the carrier already has 15 million iPhone subscribers.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Review
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