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Notion Ink shows working Adam production samples
Oct 13th
The first production Notion Ink Adam tablets that shipped to the company just yesterday are now being shown off. The company founder, Rohan Shravan, cautions that the models are still early production examples, and as such the texture of the exposed plastic will be smoother once color choices are finalized. Also, Notion Ink confirmed that the tablet will ship with 1GB of RAM.
Other subjective impressions from the have to do with the quality of the sound delivered by the devices. The high treble heard in the video below is being attributed to a format transfer and the recording phone’s More >
Notion Ink previews Adam tablet’s Eden interface
Oct 11th
Notion Ink this weekend explained some of the first details behind the custom interface for its Adam tablet. The 10-inch Android tablet will build on Google’s formula with Eden, a multitasking system based around panels: each app will run in a panel with a home area to pick which panels are running. A multitasking mode will allow three apps to show at once, making it possible to run non-optimized apps without wasting space.
Other apps will run in a “deep sleep” mode that won’t impact performance. Apps should in theory interact with each other, although most Android apps aren’t written More >
3 UK roadmap shows Windows Phone 7 due October 21
Oct 11th
An escaped roadmap from British carrier 3 has locked in a ship date for Windows Phone 7 devices in the country. The sheet obtained by Engadget shows what’s likely to be the Omnia 7 reaching the provider on October 21. It further shows Microsoft launching with at least2,000 apps in Windows Phone Marketplace from the start, hinting that WP7 will have had a good early catalog.
The hardware details largely line up with those of leaks and would give it a four-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, a five-megapixel camera, a 1GHz processor and 8GB of internal storage.
3′s timing roughly lines up with More >
Ovi Maps adds check-ins, real-time traffic
Sep 15th
At Nokia World on Tuesday, the event’s namesake announced that its Ovi Maps software has received a few significant updates. Users will have the chance to check in locations on social networks such as Facebook, RenRen and StudiVZ through text message or e-mail. Viewing checkins only needs a web browser, although any native app should also show the results.
Real-time traffic data will likewise be accessible, as will gas stations, and speed limit information. Nokia is now including public transportation maps from more than 85 cities worldwide. Symbian^3 users also get gesture control: a pinch will control control zoom, and More >