Hardware Specification Requirement for Windows Mobile 7 Leaked

Mobile-review’s editor Eldar Murtazin twitted yesterday “Playing with WM7 device – battery 1850mAh, working only 6-7 hours (half a day). So, desktop OS in mobile phones – welcome in MS world.” Eldar also revealed the minimum hardware specifications required for upcoming Windows Mobile 7. Evgenij Pavlov of HTC Russia informed Eldar that Windows Mobile 7’s minimal hardware requirements will be 1GHz CPU, 3.6-inch WVGA screen, 8GB onboard storage, 5-megapixel camera, compass and G-sensor.
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Apple Launches Much Awaited iPad

Apple today introduced iPad, a revolutionary device for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games, reading e-books and much more. iPad is just 0.5 inches thick and weighs just 1.5 pounds— thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook. iPad includes 12 new innovative apps designed especially for the iPad, and will run almost all of the over 140,000 apps in the App Store. iPad will be available in late March starting at the breakthrough price of just $499.
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Live Coverage of Apple Media Event on January 27 at 1PM EST / 10AM PST

• We will be doing a detailed post about the Apple iPad later two check it out on TechzTalk.
  
• That's it for the presentation. The images in the posts were taken from Gizmodo.com. Thank you Gizmodo.
  
• Steve says that there is a hands-on area where we can check out the tablet today.
  
• It uses top of the line components like IPS LED backlit LCD panel and new Apple A4 processor.
  
• Steve "iPad is our most advanced technology in a magical & revolutionary device at an unbelievable price."
  
• There are over 125 million accounts on iTunes and iTunes along with App Store and iBook Store is ready for the iPad.
  
• Steve is back on the stage and he is saying that Apple has sold over 75 million iPhones and iPod touch and that's 75 million people who already know how to use the iPad.
  
• And it looks way better than any tablet shown at CES earlier this month.
  
• Jon Ive says in the video "This defines our vision, our sense of what's next."
  
• The backlight of the display is LED as we wrote today morning and also like we said Jason Calcanis was wrong about the iPad.
  
• Apple is now showing a video of the iPad and accessory. The iPad looks very sleek.
  

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• First accessory for iPad is keyboard dock that has full size mechanical keyboard. then there is a carrying case. it looks like there is no camera on the iPad.
  
• Apple will ship the iPad WiFi models in 60 days and 3G models in 90 days.
  
• The WiFi models will be priced $499 for 16GB, $599 for 32GB and $699 for 64GB. WiFi+3G models will cost extra $130 and will be $629, $729 and $829 respectively.
  
• But we have had very aggressive price goal, the starting price will be $499 and not $999, like we wrote on our blog yesterday.
  
• Steve says how much should we price it? pundits say it would be under $1000 that's $999.
  
• Apple is working on international deals and all ipad models have unlocked 3G and they can be used with any GSM carrier. their is no contract.

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• No Verizon....
  
• AT&T is the carrier partner and they will allow free WiFi hotspot access.
  
• Now wireless networking, iPad has WiFi and some models will have 3G also. 3G data plans cost $60 in us for laptops. But iPad owners will get first 250MB of data for $15 and unlimited data for just $30.
  
• Steve is back on stage and now he is talking about syncing it just works like the iPhone. It syncs everything with iTunes via 30 pin connector, no wireless syncing.

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• iWork will be available on App Store for $9.99
  
• iWork looks very good on the iPad and its very easy to work on it , however data entry might be a problem on the virtual keyboard.
  
• It Numbers now and again the same story, mostly images no data entry.

• Now he is demoing pages. he is mostly showing how images are handled on iPad not how texts is entered.
  
• Phil is showing Keynote on the iPad and you can drag by holding on the screen, add animation and video. Resizing works just like the iPhone.
  
• Keynote, Pages, and Numbers have been specifically designed for the iPad.
  
• Steve says that Apple has developed a special version of iWork of Apple iPad and Phil Schiller will demo the iWork.
  
• Apple is using the ePub format for the iBook so it open and should allow you to import your ebooks also.
  
• The UI for books is also very intuitive and browsing through a book is very simple.
  
• Steve is showing how easy it is to buy a book and yes the books are priced $14.99.
  
• The iBook application has a bookshelf and their is a iBook store button that can be used to go to iBook store, which is almost like App Store.
  
• Steve is now demoing the iBook application and store.
  
• The iBook application will manage all you ebooks and there is a iBook store from where you can buy new books. The store has books from Penguin, Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan and Hachette.

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• And now ebook reader app. Steve says Amazon has done a great job for ebook reader technology, and now Apple is introducing new app called iBooks.
  
• Now Steve is back, he says "Isn't it awesome?" These applications were developed in less than two weeks.
  
• Scott is back on the stage.
  
• The application allows watching live games with virtual statistic on the screen.
  
• MLB.com is on stage to demo their application for the new iPad. we really like the iPad name. it's way better than iTablet or iSlate.
  
• Graphics are somewhere better a gaming laptop and Wii. They are not as good as gaming laptop but way better then Wii. The frame-rate is very smooth.
  
• And again the graphics are really good for Need For Speed. It is looking better than playing NFS on Wii.
  
• EA is demoing a car racing game.
  
• Now someone is showing a simple paint application Brushes which looks very good and fun to use. EA is up next.
  
• NY Times says we think we have captured the essence of reading newspaper first time on a electronic device.
  
• The format also you to change number of columns, re-size text flip through slide show and watch video.

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• NY Times application is very similar to a actual newpaper, but you can skip around like on the iPhone app. its really awesome.
  
• Now NY Times is coming on stage to talk about their plans for the iPad.
  
• Gameloft is demoing Nova, which is already available for iPhone. In fact the demo person is holding the iPad like a bigger iPhone and using it the game looks very good on bigger screen.
  
• Now demo of various applications made for iPad is starting. Scott invites gameloft.
  
• The iPad applications will share the same App Store. Apple will highlight applications specifically made for the iPad.
  
• Apple rewrote all their application for this display and the updated iPhone SDK is available today for developers to do the same.
  
• The tablet can run iPhone apps unmodified out of the box, tablet can pixel double applications and run in full screen. But it would be a good idea to update application UI to take advantage of bigger screen.
  
• Scott Forstall is on stage now talking about applications for the new tablet.
  
• Now Environmental check list and it free of everything bad.
  
• Battery life is 10 hours like we wrote in the morning.

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• It has 1GHz Apple A4 chip, 16-64GB storage, WiFi, Bluetooth, accelerometer, compass, and 30-pin connector.
  
• The tablet is 0.5-inch thick, 1.5 pounds and has 9.7-inch IPS capacitive multitouch display.
  
• The UI is very smooth and going from one application to the other is just like the iPhone, we think the tablet supports multitasking.
  
• Now video it's Star Trek time now.
  
• Next up is maps and the photo posted today by engadget was real. The map application looks exactly like the photo
  
• Steve is now showing iCal, it has pop up like on the desktop application for editing appointments.
  
• And it is very good and easy to use.

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• Steve is now showing iTunes, the UI is combination of iPhone iPod app and iTunes app for the Mac
  
• However photos in the main library are arranged in stacks.
  
• Next Steve shows photos they work just like the iPhone you can flick and use gestures to manipulate the pictures.
  
• The virtual keyboard is iPhone like, only bigger. Steve says that its super easy to type, he said the same thing about the iPhone also, which was true.
  
• Steve is demoing the tablet and it really fast, scrolling is super smooth and the email client is way better than iPhone. messages are listed on one side and the content of the email selected is displayed on rest of the screen.
  
• You have to slide like to the iPhone to unlock and the tablet also doesn't support Flash like iPhone.
  
• The tablet has iTunes store built right into it, its awesome to watch TV show and movies and mobile Safari browser is a pleasure to use Steve says.

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• Steve shows the Apple tablet it has iPhone like icons.
  
• Steve is asking what kind of tasks this device will do? browsing, email, music, games, videos and ebooks.
  
• A question has arisen is there room for something in the middle and Apple has wondered for years about creating a new category.
  
• Steve says "So let's get to the main event". he is talking about the first laptop Powerbook Apple released in 1991. It was the first computer with a TFT screen, palm rests and integrated pointing device. then Apple launched iPhone in 2007. There is a big gap between the iPhone and laptop lineup Steve says.
  
• He declares Apple is the largest mobile device company by revenue even bigger than Nokia.
  
• Steve says we started Apple in 1976 and 34 years later we just ended our quarter with $50.6 billion yearly revenue.
  
• App Store now has 140,000 applcations and more than 3 billion have been downloaded.
  
• Steve is on stage, "Good morning and thank you all for coming". Apple wants to kick start 2010 by introducing a magical and revolutionary new product. He is talking about iPod sales and Apple retail store. Apple sold their 250 millionth iPod few weeks ago.
  
• The event is about to start, it complete silence here and lights are dimming.
  
• Apple online store is still up.
  
• Now we have to silence our phones as the program will shortly begin.
  
• Can you believe Apple stocks are down just before the most rumored event is about to start. just five more minutes to go.
  
• Just 10 more minutes before the event starts... Will Apple focus only on the tablet or announce some other products too?
  
• We are all inside the hall and as usual there is a large Apple logo on the stage.
  
• It's a surprise that Apple online store is still working, normally its down by this time.
• Till the event starts you all can read the latest rumors related to Apple tablet event via the link below.
  
• Welcome Everyone to TechzTalks's live coverage of Apple media event.

We will be doing live coverage of the Apple event on Wednesday January 27th at 1PM EST / 10AM PST. Apple sent out invitation for the event that will be held at Yerba Buena Center for Arts in San Francisco last week. It is rumored that Apple will be introduced their new tablet at the event. There are also rumors that Apple will preview iPhone OS 4.0 and update iTunes and iLife. Our live coverage of the event will being 15 minutes before the scheduled start please join us then at live.techztalk.com.
Here are some articles that will keep you occupied till tomorrow’s event:

• Rumor Roundup For Upcoming Apple Event
• Five Must Have Features for Apple Tablet
• Leaked Pictures of Apple Tablet
• Rumored Features on iPhone OS 4.0
• McGraw-Hill CEO Confirms Apple Tablet
• Jason Calcanis Reveals Apple Tablet Details

Apple Tablet Pictures Leaked

TechCrunch has posted leaked pictures of supposed Apple tablet. The website says “Who knows if these are real, but these are easily the most legitimate looking pictures I’ve ever seen of the supposed Apple Tablet/iPad/iSlate/iBook/whatever it will be called. Further, UI designer Dustin Curtis tells us a friend sent him these pictures – and from what we hear, that friend could work at Apple (he wouldn’t confirm that).”
For us also these are the most legitimate looking Apple tablet pics we have seen till now. We will find out for sure if the images are real or not on Wednesday.
We will do the live coverage of Apple event on January 27th on live.techztalk.com.
[Via TechzTalk]

Rumor Roundup for Upcoming January 27 Apple Event

With just two days remaining in Apple’s upcoming January 27 media event many analysts and newspapers have also offered their predications for the event. Most of these predications are copy of what various blogs have been speculating for past one year, however, there are some interesting new details. Below we have listed major rumors circulating about the upcoming Apple event from various media outlets:
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NVIDIA Reveals More Information About Next Gen GF100 GPU

NVIDIA introduced their next generation GPU architecture based on Fermi in September 2009. The company has now revealed more information about the GF100 (Graphics Fermi 100) chip based on the new architecture. The GF100 chip architecture is very different from previous GPUs from NVIDIA.
The new chip is divided into four main graphics processing clusters (GPC) with each cluster featuring 16 streaming multiprocessors (SM) and each SM having its own geometry setup and processing unit called Polymorph Engine.
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Apple to Use Lala for Cloud Based iTunes Service

Since Apple bought the online music service Lala last year, many experts have speculated that Apple will use Lala to start an iTunes subscription service. There are many subscription services like Zune, Napster and Rhapsody that have largely been flop. So there is less likelihood that Apple will join the losing race. However, Michael Robertson, former CEO of MP3.com says that Apple will use Lala’s technology to store a personal music library online. He wrote on Tech Crunch:
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iPhone OS 4.0 to Feature Multitasking, Updated UI; and Apple Tablet will be Called iPad?

It is rumored that Apple’s upcoming media event on January 27 will be used by Apple to showcase new iPhone OS 4.0 along with the highly anticipated tablet. BGR is reporting that they have received some exclusive iPhone OS 4.0 details from one of their trusty Apple source. According to the source, iPhone OS 4.0 will have following features:
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FOXNews: Apple Tablet, iPhone 4 Launch Confirmed for January 27

Apple announced today that they would have a media event on January 27th at 10:00AM PST. It is rumored Apple will introduce their new tablet at the event. However, FOXNews says, Tablet won’t be the only latest creation from Apple that will be showcased at the event. Along with the new tablet Apple will also introduce iPhone OS 4 and iLife 2010.
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Apple Media Event for January 27th Now Official

Apple has issued invitations to various media outlets for a media event scheduled for 10:00 AM Pacific time on January 27th at the Yerba Buena Center for Arts in San Francisco. The invitation has an Apple logo with splatter paint around it. The tagline on the invitation is “Come see our latest creation.”
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Apple Planning to Launch 22-inch Touchscreen iMac This Year

Chinese language news site Commercial Times is reporting that Apple is planning to launch a 22-inch touch enabled all-in-one PC in 2010, in addition to the current non-touch 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMac models. According to the news website, Quanta will produce the new touchscreen iMac for Apple and Sintek Photronic will supply the touchscreen panels for the 22-inch model.
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Apple Tablet Production Started

AVI Securities’ Matt Thornton wrote in a research note that Apple tablet is “in full production” and Apple’s NAND flash chip requirements may be increasing because of the tablet. Matt believes that Apple tablet will aim for E-books, e-magazines, e-readers and will be much more multimedia centric, as opposed to mobile-communications centric or mobile-productivity centric.
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Ultimate Ears Launches 18 Pro and 1 Pro in-ear Custom Monitors

Ultimate Ears has launched two new in-ear headphones for professionals. The Ultimate Ears 18 Pro and Ultimate Ears 1 Pro Custom Monitors are specifically developed for the most discerning performers and music listeners.
The Ultimate Ears 18 Pro uses proprietary six-speaker system, which delivers the headroom needed for stage use while optimally reproducing the total pro audio frequency range.
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More Apple iPhone and Tablet Related News

In an interview with Bloomberg, Robert Chen, analyst with Goldman Sachs Group said “Apple’s going to put a lot of innovation, not just on the hardware, but also on the software of the new iPhone.” The next generation iPhone will have a Magic Mouse like touch sensitive plastic casing and 5-megapixel camera. The handset will include updated version of iPhone OS that will bring many new software innovations. Chen believes that next iPhone will go into production as early as April and ship in June or July.
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Google Only Sold 20,000 Nexus One Handsets in First Week

With all the positive buzz and good reviews we were expecting that Google would at least sell few hundred thousand Nexus One handsets in first seven days. However, mobile analytics company Flurry estimates that Google only sold 20,000 handsets in first seven days. Flurry’s data was complied using information from more than 10,000 Android and iPhone developers and the penetration of their software.
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Intel Promo Reveals Core i5 MacBook Pro

In a promotional email sent by Intel to Retail Edge Program members, the company has revealed Apple upcoming Core i5 processor based MacBook Pro laptop. The promotional email says:

January Prize Draw: Win a MacBook Pro. Pass this month’s trainings for 2 chances to win one of 2 MacBook Pro laptops with the accelerated response of an Intel Core i5 processor.

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Fourth Generation Apple iPhone Coming in Q2 2010

According to The Korea Times, KT – the exclusive iPhone provider in Korea, plans to introduce upgraded version of the device in April at the earliest. KT will initially sell the fourth gen iPhone to its bigger local corporate clients as a “litmus test” and will start selling via local distributors in June.
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Apple’s Upcoming Tablet Causing 10-inch Display Shortage

TG Daily is reporting that Apple has snapped up all available supply of 10.1-inch multitouch display LCD and OLED screens for its upcoming tablet. An anonymous designer at CES gave this information to TG Daily.
“We were designing a product for a customer and we needed 10-inch screens, but we’ve been trying for months and can’t get one from any of the Asian suppliers,” the designer told TG Daily.
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Top 5 Tech Trends at CES 2010

Last week at CES 2010 electronic industry showcased what new gizmos they have in store for 2010. Devices as small as few millimeters in size to as big as 150-inch plasma TV were on display. Every year the sheer number of devices shown at CES has increased and this year was no different. CES gives a clear idea what technological trends the electronic industry will follow for the coming year and this year the top 5 tech trends were:

• 3D HDTV: 3D TVs have been a novelty item at CES for past few years. However, this year almost every TV manufacturer showcased HDTVs with 3D capability. LG, Samsung, Sony and Panasonic all had more than a few 3D HDTV models on display and they plan to ship 3D HDTVs by mid of 2010. But, as it was evident at CES, 3D is just a buzzword. It’s impossible to get good 3D experience without wearing glasses, and after wearing glasses also you have to sit exactly in front of the 3D HDTV to get a good viewing angle.

• Tablet Computing: Microsoft showed their tablet concept almost 10 years back, which was basically a laptop supporting stylus input. Till now tablets have been a big flop because of limitations like weight, input technology and operating system. It is rumored that Apple will introduce new tablet later this month and in an effort to one-up Apple every computer maker had at least one tablet prototype on display at CES. Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer showcased tablets from HP, Dell and Acer in his keynote. However, most of the tablet shown at CES won’t ship until second half of 2010. And also most of the tablets shown were based on OSes designed for either computers or smartphones. One of the most interesting tablets shown at CES was from Lenovo, as it was a laptop-tablet hybrid and when it was in tablet form it used Linux based OS specifically designed for tablet.

• EBook Readers: E Ink display technology based EBook readers have been on the market for quite sometime and even though, they haven’t created a big market the number of EBook readers showcased at CES was unimaginable. There were some interesting concepts and the one that stood out most was Plastic Logic’s Que. The Que offers a big 8-1/2” x 11” touchscreen with the best newspaper and magazine reading experience ever seen on an E-reader. However, its price at more than $600 would be a big hurdle in Que’s adoption.

• Wireless HD Display Technology: We all want to watch the video content stored on our computers, on the big screen HDTV wirelessly. There have been some solutions available in the market, but it is the first time that a company like Intel has offered an easy to integrate wireless solution. Intel announced WiDi HD wireless display technology at CES. WiDi will allow Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 based computers to wirelessly stream HD video via a TV adapter to your HDTV. Though the technology is slightly limited at present, but it’s a step in right direction.

• Multitouch Everywhere: Apple brought multitouch screen technology to prominence with iPhone launch in 2007. Now every cellphone and computer maker is trying to integrate multitouch technology in their products. Devices ranging from small MP3 players to large LCD displays with multitouch support were shown at CES 2010. However, the best use of multitouch technology was again showcased in portable devices like tablets rather than on desktop LCD displays. We think multitouch input will be very important factor in making next generation tablets successful after being on the market for almost 10 years.

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Orange France’s VP Confirms Apple Tablet and Apple Courting Health Industry with Upcoming Tablet

VP of Orange France, Stephane Richard, apparently confirmed Apple tablet existence in an interview with Europe1 radio station. When asked if he was aware of Apple’s plans to announce a webcam enabled tablet. He replied, “Yes”. The Google translation of his interview goes like this:
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