Nokia is planning to launch at least one new smartphone with an enhanced ‘Pure View’ camera, according to a teaser video posted by the Finns on Tuesday. The brief 22-second video shows off a host of beautiful, snowy photos and promises all will be revealed at MWC next Monday . The clip, named Pure View, switches between various shots showcasing what it calls Pure Depth, Pure Definition and Pure Detail
A screenshot showing benchmarking results for the Nokia Lumia 610 has appeared online, ‘confirming’ the handset will run Windows Phone Tango . The Lumia 610 is one of the phones we expect to see from the Finnish manufacturer at MWC 2012 in Barcelona and it’s been suggested it will launch alongside Microsoft’s latest version of its Windows Phone operating system. The screenshot taken from benchmarking app WP Bench shows the newest phone to be run through the system is the Nokia Lumia 610 running OS version 7.10.8757 – which is the rumoured Windows Phone Tango. Image credit : WindowsPhoneApps Too good to be true
Panasonic announced back in December that it was getting back into the smartphone game which made us assume that we would be seeing its new phone line-up at MWC 2012 – but the Panasonic Eluga was actually announced a few weeks early at the company’s European conference in Hamburg, Germany. TechRadar was among the first people in the world to get a hands on with the phone and we’re pleased to announce that it’s actually a great-looking device.
A new patent filing suggests that Google is planning to integrate voice technology in order to control Google TV-enabled devices from inside and outside of the home. The filing sees the viewer convey instructions or commands to the TV by speaking to a smartphone or tablet application somewhat similar to Apple’s Siri . The viewer would be able to search for content on Google TV , change channels or ask questions about when certain TV shows are being aired. The commands would be sent to Google’s cloud servers before filtering down to your TV set .
A breaking DigiTimes report claims Amazon is actively retooling its tablet approach after apparent lower-than-expected sales of its original Kindle Fire, cutting production in half while shifting attention to the smaller slate’s 10-inch sibling. Indeed, Foxconn has been contracted to carry out manufactory duties for the larger latter, while the ODM for the original Fire, Quanta Computer, will continue limited production of last year’s release. However, in a separate but related report , DigiTimes shares a more interesting bit of information: Amazon’s Kindle Touch is getting a color e-ink refresh! E Ink Holdings is expected to begin shipments in March, and, unlike Amazon’s cooling Fire sales, these color e-readers are expected to move over three million units per month come release. Though it’s becoming more and more clear that Amazon can’t put a dent in Apple’s dominance of the tablet market , it’s certainly encouraging that the retail giant is still trying and has a proven and profitable plan B.