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An American company, Moto Development Group, found a simple way to test the touchscreen smartphone sites top.

Specifically, they tested how well behaved sensitive screens from four phones: iPhone, HTC Droid Eris, Motorola Droid and Google Droid Nexus One.

Method of testing was very simple: it was used in an elementary application of drawing on the screen. With this application have been drawn lines in different ways: with your finger with your fingertip, slowly, quickly, from start to finish of the screen.

Although it is impossible to trace the finger free perfect lines, theoretically, regardless of pressure exerted and the speed of the drawing, a touchscreen would be ideal to play a straight line to go through the screen from a point other, without interruptions or waving, covering an area as big screen.
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No, Sony Ericsson is not dead, at least not yet. Proof lies that succeeded, finally, to bring the market a descendant of X1, XPERIA X2. That after several postponements which have only to raise our concern at the plight of Japanese-Swedish company.

XPERIA X2 has a QWERTY keyboard equipped slider and a 3.2 inch touchscreen. Compared with the first XPERIA, X2 is a camera with higher resolution, 8 MP, and the latest version of Windows Mobile 6.5. Otherwise, there are large differences between the two devices. And anyway, about the operating system, the X1 has received free upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5.

Accordingly, the logical question that arises is whether to give 490 per XPERIA X2, only one camera performing. I believe that X2 is still a bad move, already long string of mistakes made by Sony Ericsson in recent years.

Samsung NX10 announced a “hybrid DSLR” which promises to deliver quality images at a digital SLR, but in a body near the size of a pocket. The device is APS-C CMOS sensor 14.6 megapixel, auto focus and a quick 3-inch AMOLED screen. According to the Samsung, this type of screen has much faster response rate than conventional LCDs, about 10,000 fold lower consumption, higher contrast and balance – 10.000:1 Vs. 500:1.

The device will be shown at CES in a few days and then released in stores this spring.

Albeit a tad bit late, the T-mobile BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is finally seeing the OS 4.5 Update that was promised so long ago. Starting tomorrow, March 13, T-mobile Pearl owners will be able to get their hands on RIM’s OS and finally have a glimpse into what HTML email means on their handheld. Along with the HTML email for BIS accounts, music / video streaming, free / busy calendar look up, remote search for emails on server, attachment download / document editing, wireless software updates, myFaves 1.5, an updated UI, Wap 2.0, Voice IT policy controls, BlackBerry Maps enhancements, and GSM / EDGE toggle capabilities will be included.

Pearl 8120 owners will be able to download the OS 4.5 update from http://www.t-mobile.com/bbupgrade sometime in the morning. As usual a high-speed Internet is recommended for the download and you will need to backup your existing device information prior to updating the OS.

T-Mobile USA, Inc. announced the availability of the new T-Mobile Shadow. Featuring a more rounded and compact design with two new color options, support for T-Mobile Unlimited HotSpot Calling, and increased processing power, the new Shadow is the perfect device for sharing life’s special moments.

T-Mobile ShadowAvailable exclusively from T-Mobile, the Shadow is designed to significantly reduce the complexity often associated with many feature-rich devices, while maintaining the powerful calling, messaging and picture-sharing capabilities people crave to keep them connected.

The Shadow is powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 and is the first Windows-based phone to provide support for T-Mobile’s Unlimited HotSpot Calling service, which provides great mobile coverage at home and unlimited nationwide calling from Wi-Fi networks, including T-Mobile HotSpot locations across the country.

After seeing the famous character “going iPhone“, we’ve heard Sony Ericsson will be releasing the Hello Kitty edition of its gaming-oriented phone – F305.

Aside from boasting cutely-painted case, the low-end clamshell will also come stuffed with Hello Kitty content like wallpapers and screensavers. Price is unknown at this stage and so is the exact release date. We do, however, know it will hit Russia and we’re guessing some other countries, too.

So if you’re a teenage girl or have a daughter that age who digs Hello Kitty, you may want to grab this special edition F305. It certainly makes for a great present.

Hello Kitty Edition - F305

It was just a scant few days ago that we saw the first live pictures of the upcoming Verizon Wireless VX9600 Versa. Now we have a tentative release date for all you folks excited to see this modular LG Dare-Voyager hybrid hit the market. According to Best Buy Mobile’s inventory system, the LG VX9600 is slated for release on February 22, 2009. You can expect it to hit Verizon Wireless stores and website around the same time. Whether this modular phone will wow us with its “versatility” or be a good idea gone bad remains to be seen but at least we now know how long we have to wait to find out.

Aside from lacking flash support, the iPhone doesn’t also do Bluetooth filetransfer. Well, thanks again to jailbreak and the hardworking developers out there, this sorely missing feature may soon be available on the iPhone as developer MeDevil is currently working on one. The video above shows its potential, and once it’s done and ready, it’ll be available as part of the iSpazio repo. PMPToday guess its apps like these that make jailbreaking totally indispensable. Great work guys, keep them coming!
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