Review Roundup: HP Veer 4G

HP Veer 4G is the first of series of mobile devices HP will be releasing this year based on webOS 2.0. And many analysts believe that Veer would show where HP is heading with webOS after acquiring Palm last year. So, the main question, how does the new webOS 2.0 based Veer 4G from HP stack up with other smartphones on the market?
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Panasonic Lumix G3 – Smallest and Lightest Digital Interchangeable Lens Camera with a Viewfinder

Panasonic today announces a new addition to the LUMIX G Series of Compact Systems Cameras (CSC), the LUMIX DMC-G3, the company's smallest and lightest digital interchangeable lens camera with a viewfinder to date. This new class of CSC offers a lighter weight and smaller size not seen in traditional DSLRs, thus providing greater portability and creative control. The LUMIX G3 features a new 16.0-megapixel sensor that produces rich, true-to-life, high quality images, plus 1920 x 1080 full-High Definition (HD) video recording capability with stereo sound in AVCHD.
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It’s Chrome Day at Google I/O with Chromebooks from Samsung and Acer (Day 2 Keynote Video Added)

If day one of Google I/O 2011 belonged to Android operating system, day two was all about Chrome. Keynote on second day showcased features in upcoming Chrome browser, Chrome OS and devices based on Chrome OS. Here is a brief list of all Chrome related announcements Google made at second day Keynote:
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Other Things Google Announced at Google I/O 2011 Keynote (Video added)

The two main things that were announced by Google at the Google I/O keynote today were the new Music service and Android 3.1. However, those were not the only two things that Google announced at the keynote, Google talked about the future of Android (Ice Cream Sandwich), new APIs in upcoming Android OS, growth of Android platform and a new movie rental service for Android. Here is a brief list of announcements Google made at the Google I/O 2011 keynote:
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Google Music – Upload and Stream Your Music

Google today launched the much rumored music service that allows you to upload your personal music collection up to 20,000 songs online for streaming access anywhere, anytime. The service automatically syncs your music collection based on preferences you have set. According to Google, key features of the Music service are:
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Microsoft Starts Misleading “Do the Math” Campaign Against Mac

Microsoft has started a new marketing campaign to steer buyers away from Macs by claiming that Macs are always costlier than Windows. The website says, “Surf the web or surf Hawaii. When you buy a PC this summer, you’ll have tons of cash left over to spend on other things.” The website then allows the users to select and compare Mac computers to Windows. However, as always the comparison is not Apples to apples. Lets debunk the PC are cheap myth that Microsoft is trying to create one by one:
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Analyst: Apple Plans to Update Rest of The Mac Lineup

Apple updated the MacBook Pros in February and iMac few days back with new Sandy Bridge processors and Thunderbolt port. And now one of the analysts Shaw Wu is stating the obvious “Apple plans to refresh the rest of its Mac lineup soon”. Wu says that his check with supply chain sources indicate that the MacBook, MacBook Air, Mac mini and Mac Pro refreshes are due in coming months.
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Spotify Launches iTunes Competitor in UK

Spotify known for their web based music streaming service today introduced a new music download service. Spotify describes the features of new service as follows:
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Rumor: AT&T Says No New iPhone in June or July

MacRumors is reporting that one of their reader has received word from an AT&T representative about Apple’s plans to delay iPhone 5 launch. The customer care representative told the reader:
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Mac OS X Lion Gets iOS Like App Uninstaller and Downloads Menu

We all know that Mac OS X Lion will bring many features that are inspired by iOS. And two features revealed in latest Mac OS X Lion preview build show that Apple is definitely bringing iOS like simplicity to many regular tasks on Mac. AppleInsider posted images showing the new popup Download menu in Safari.
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Apple Announces New iMac with Sandy Bridge Quad-Core Processors

Apple today updated its all-in-one iMac lineup with next generation quad-core processors, powerful new graphics, groundbreaking high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology and a new FaceTime HD camera. Starting at $1,199, the new iMac is up to 70 percent faster and new graphics deliver up to three times the performance of the previous generation.
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New Features in iOS 5, and Apple Already Testing the New OS

The latest news on iOS front is that Apple has already started testing the new iOS 5 on various iOS devices. 9to5mac received multiple tips from developers saying that their apps are being tested with iOS 5. This news along with what we have been hearing from our sources indicates that iOS 5 feature list is finalized. And according to one of our reliable source, following three features will be coming to iOS 5.
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RIM Introduces BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 Smartphones with New BlackBerry 7 OS

RIM today introduced two new smartphones based on new BlackBerry 7 operating system, BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930. According to RIM both the new phone are the thinnest and most powerful BlackBerry Smartphone and features BlackBerry keyboard and touchscreen. Main feature of Bold 9900 and 9930 are:
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iMac Update Coming This Tuesday

AppleInsider is reporting that the much awaited iMac update is coming this Tuesday, May 3rd. The update will bring Sandy Bridge processors along with AMD Radeon 6000 series graphics and Thunderbolt port. AppleInsider further adds:
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iPad 2 Review for Business/Corporate Users

Over 70 percent of Forbes 500 companies have started using iPads in their day-to-day business and yet most of the iPad 2 reviews focused only on the consumer side. Some reviews had a passing mention of business users, but no information about why business or professional users might select the new iPad over its rivals.
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Android Malware Infestation Growing Explosively

Android nowadays is on everyone’s radar for both good and bad reasons. Not only is the Android platform growing rapidly, but also malware on the platform is growing explosively. Just few weeks back, Google removed 45 applications from their Android Market because these applications had malware sending personal data from user devices. And now Nikolay Grebennikov, chief technology officer for Kaspersky Lab, a security firm says that their company has identified 70 different types of malware in March aimed at Android, up from just two in September last year.
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Steve Jobs Talks Privacy and Location Data

After releasing an official statement today morning, Apple executives including CEO Steve Jobs talked about iPhone location database and user data privacy in a telephone interview with Mobilized. One message that they clearly put forward was “we haven’t been tracking anyone”. Some of the interesting Q&As from the interview are as follow:
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Apple’s Official Response to Location Data Issue

Apple has posted Q&A on location date. In the Q&A Apple responds to the questions they have received about the gathering and use of location information by iOS devices.
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D Conference Interview of Apple CEO and Google SVP Shows Difference in Approach When It Comes to Privacy

There has been lot of talk going about privacy since the plain text location data file was discovered on iOS. Both Apple and Google have confirmed that they record locations data on device. But while Apple says that the data is never transferred to the mother ship and it always remains on the device or in the backup made by the user, Google hasn’t commented on the topic.
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Sony Joins the Tablet Race with S1 and S2 Android 3.0 Based Tablets

Sony announced their new “Sony Tablet” brand that will initially bring two new tablets, including tablets codenamed S1, which is optimized for rich media consumption and S2, which is designed for mobile communications and entertainment. The new tablets are based on Android 3.0 and will come with WiFi and WAN (3G/4G) for wireless connectivity.
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