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HTC Velocity: The First 4G LTE Android Smartphone For Europe

Leo Xavier — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:34:16 +0000

People in Europe have been waiting for a while to enjoy the glorious speeds of 4G LTE. Although some countries in the continent will still have to wait a bit more for the launch of the network, Germany can celebrate since they will be getting the HTC Velocity, the first 4G LTE Android-powered smartphone in Europe.

Vodafone’s German arm will launch the device “sometime soon.” The Velocity is a variant of the HTC Vivid LTE handset that was released in the US on AT&T’s network in the previous year.

Similar to the Vivid, the Velocity comes equipped with a 4.5 inch qHD display with a resolution of 540 x 960 and a 1.5GHz dual-core processor. Although the screen is not as big as the one on the Galaxy Note, it’s more than enough for the first 4G LTE phone to arrive.

The handset features two cameras: an 8 megapixel rear facing camera with 1080p video capture and a front-facing 1.3 megapixel shooter to satisfy all your video chatting needs. The phone will run Android 2.3 Gingerbread and you can expect an update to ICS to arrive in the coming months. Other features include 1GB of RAM and 16GB of on-board memory. The device will arrive in Germany first and we expect it to make its way to other parts of Europe later this year. But for everyone in the UK, you will all have to wait until the 4G auctions are completed.

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Real Millennium Falcon Discovered in Baltic Sea?

Michael Kwan — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:24:39 +0000

Are we alone in the universe? Or have we been visited by extraterrestial tourists? We’re getting more and more evidence of the latter and it seems the latest discovery almost has a Star Wars connection to it.

Shipwreck hunters have long since recognized that the Baltic Sea is a hot bed for finding interesting objects. Andreas Olsson, a sonar expert, says that they know of about 20,000 objects at the bottom of the sea, but he thinks “there may be more than 100,000.” And on a recent visit, Peter Lindberg thinks they found a UFO.

Well, it’s not exactly a flying object anymore, given that it’s sunken to the bottom of the sea, but it could be an extraterrestrial aircraft. And then, about 200 meters away from this original find, they’ve apparently found a “disc-like shape” that looks a little too much like the Millennium Falcon. That’s just visual evidence, though, and they haven’t excavatated it out of the water yet.

Check out the CNN video for more info.

Nokia 3720 Classic Is Certified IP-54 Rugged

Michael Kwan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:15:19 +0000

Just because you want a phone that can survive the elements and still work through the roughest of conditions does not mean that you have to carry around a giant rubberized monstrosity. The newly introduced Nokia 3720 Classic has been certified to tough it out with the best of them.

The Nokia 3720 Classic may look like any other number of budget-minded candybar style phones from Nokia, but it has received IP-54 certification for resistance to water, dust, and shock. Go ahead and use it by the pool, in the desert, or um, at the power plant.

The phone has been completely encased in durable materials, sealed away from the outside world as to protect the inner electronics. Even the battery cover is held in place with a screw, so bringing it to harsher work conditions should not be a cause for alarm.

Aside from its rugged and tough nature, the Nokia 3720 Classic also comes with an LED flashlight, 2.2-inch QVGA display, 2 megapixel camera, 20MB internal memory, microSD slot, and 2.5mm headphone jack. Look for it to sell for EUR 125 when it ships this summer. Choose generic gray or stand out with yellow.

Source: Slashphone