STATS: Android tablet web traffic barely registers on a global level

Analyst ComScore has released some pretty humbling data covering the tablet market, showing that the world still definitely belongs to iPad in terms of current tablet market share. In its figures showing “non-computer device” network traffic during May, the mass of Android tablets were lucky to break above 1% of non-computer traffic across a variety of countries, with iPad varying between 4% in India and a whopping 33.5% in Canada. Here's a nice dry table:

89% of all tablet traffic came via iPad in May.

Eurodroid

Microsoft Sees A Future Where The Kinect Will Be Used In Health Care

Would you ever have thought that the Kinect could be used for medical or health care reasons. If you didn't you can't be blamed as it was afterall, developed for the Xbox in mind, which in turn in a gaming device. Microsoft on the other hand doesn't quite see the Kinect as solely for gaming, as they have expressed interest in seeing the Kinect being used in operating rooms or doctors offices. For example, as pictured above, patients can attend group therapy sessions without actually having to be there in person, which would allow for anonymity.

Ubergizmo

Canon EOS 1100D (Rebel T3) coming in 4 assorted colors

It started with the traditional "professionally" black and the "striking" red, and now 2 more new colors are joining the happy-go-lucky bandwagon of the 1100D newbie DSLR. The company was clearly in an experimental mood, and got the harebrained idea that consumers just might snap up red and brown DSLRs the way they do its candy-colored point-and-shoots. The outfit is now selling its beginner-friendly EOS Rebel T3 in red, brown, and metallic gray — all in addition to your garden-variety black, of course. Sure, that's tame by Pentax's wacky standards, but for Canon it's pretty… outlandish.

2DayBlog.com

Team Fortress 2 overtakes Counter-Strike to take Steam most-played top spot

For the first time in as long as we can remember, Counter-Strike has been knocked off (da fark there's still people playing this game!) the top spot on the Steam most-played list. Team Fortress 2 has stolen the crown. That means that overnight, TF2 has leapt from a top ten position to the very top, gaining tens of thousands of players in the process. It's a resounding indication of the success of TF2's move to free-to-play. Counter-Strike is routinely the most played game on Steam, often boasting twice the number of players of its nearest rivals.

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Verizon Motorola Droid 3 may be launching on July 14

The Motorola Droid 3 has been leaked, and leaked, and then leaked some more. It's certainly been one of the most leaked handsets in recent history. How all that pre-launch attention will translate (or not) into sales remains to be seen, of course, but for now, let's talk about another leak regarding the successor to the successor to the well-loved original Droid. The Droid 3 looks like it's set for a July 14 release, at least if the screengrab you can see below can be believed. The image represents a quick shot of Best Buy's inventory system, apparently.

As you can see, the Droid 3 is clearly stated to arrive at the retailer on July 13.

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Telus LG Optimus Black and Bell HTC Sensation 4G pre-orders have started, $50 deposit required

Two very interesting high-end Android smartphones have gone up for pre-order in Canada today courtesy of Future Shop. The LG Optimus Black is headed to Telus with some rather innovative Skype integration, although said integration happens more on your Telus bill than on the phone itself. Still, it's an interesting idea, and probably a first for any carrier (at least as far as I can remember).

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Carphone Warehouse having an “Android sale”

The online arm of Carphone Warehouse has set up an entire “Android Sale” sub-section of its web site, where some relatively decent Android phone deals are hiding. Like, for example, getting the original Super AMOLED Nexus S on a £25 monthly contract, or the excellent HTC Desire S on a £18.50 tariff. Have a look. See if anything takes your fancy. There will be no pressure sales techniques from us. If you don't like anything, feel free to leave.

An INQ Cloud Touch for £119 plus a top-up isn't bad, either, if you need a cheap PAYG spare or replacement.

Eurodroid

Leica M9-P is for someone with lighter wallet, still needs a credit card though...

Leica's new M9-P digital rangefinder taps the till at $7,995 — the same price the original M9 commanded when it was released in 2009 — but you don't stay in the business of making pricey cameras for nearly a century without doing something right. The new version adds a virtually unbreakable sapphire crystal covering on the LCD, produced using diamond cutting tools, and an anti-reflective coating.

2DayBlog.com

Life's Too Short: Modular Silicone Kitchen Drawer Organizers

Make the end of your life seem to arrive sooner with these drawer organizers. Truth: My kitchen utensils are “organized” into two shallow wooden wine crates. One for cutlery, tho other one for everything else. There are no compartments, sections or organizational niceties whatsoever. I figure that when you need a knife and a fork, its just as easy to pick them from a pile.

Gadget Lab

Imerj and Frog reveal new dual-screen Android prototype

The Kyocera Echo is currently the only dual-screen device on the market, but Engadget got its own preview of a cool dual-screen Android prototype by Imerj and Frog which is looking to challenge the Echo. The prototype features two 4-inch AMOLED attached by a simple hinge. The device spots a dual-core processor of a currently unknown speed,a 5 megapixel camera that functions as both a rear and front-facing camera, and 32 GB of onboard storage, which may be upgraded to 128 GB in a future model.

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The InfiniteLoop is one versatile tablet/smartphone stand

Designed to work with practically any tablet, the InfiniteLoop is one versatile solution that can be used to keep your tablet/phone in an upright position no matter where you are; be it in your car, on your bed, at a desk. The InfiniteLoop is basically a strip made from metal and plastic, and it can be shaped into anyway you want to form a stand for your devices. It is also available as the MiniLoop: a smaller version of the InfiniteLoop that is used to hold smartphones instead of tablets. When not in use, the InfiniteLoop can be easily rolled up into a compact circle for storage or transporting purposes.

Ubergizmo

Thinkware Korea announces its first Android Navigation System

Thinkware a Korea based company just announced the "Navi Smart S" a new Android 2.2 Portable Navigation System / Tablet for the Korean Market.



Akihabara News

Throwback Thursday: Kyocera 6035, Verizon's first smartphone

. Just last week we brought you our interview with Marni Walden, Verizon's CMO, who discussed the carrier's iPhone, Android phones and BlackBerry devices, and that got us thinking: what was Verizon's first smartphone. We reached out and confirmed for this week's Throwback Thursday that it was indeed the Palm OS-powered Kyocera 6035, which made its debut on March 2nd, 2001. The phone, which was hailed by Verizon as combining the functionality of a PDA with the ubiquitous connectivity of a wireless phone, offered a flip-form factor with a numberpad that could be flipped down to reveal more of the 6035′s touchscreen display.

Boy Genius Report

Today's Mobile News in Brief (June 21, 2011)

As reported here on Cell Phones Etc. and across the Web, here's your daily brief on what happened in the world of mobile phones this Tuesday, June 21st, 2011. LG Optimus 2X Tipped For WIND, Soon To Be Announced. The phone was spotted with the WIND logo by the guys over at MobileSyrup, which means that the device's launch is imminent.

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Archos unveils 80 and 101 G9, the fastest and cheapest Android Honeycomb tablets yet

Archos has been making tablets, and specifically Android-powered tablets for a long, long time – longer than anyone else in fact. However, let's face it: the company isn't necessarily the first (or second, or third) that comes to mind when you think of high-spec high-performance devices. Up until now, Archos seemed quite happy with the niche it appeared to have thoughtfully carved for itself: that of cheap tablets that were based on old versions of Android. Moreover, none of those Archos tablets of yesteryear had access to the Android Market, which sounds like a clear turnoff for any respectable geek.





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Asus unveils thinnest notebook in the world to use the standard Intel i5 CPU

Asus has unveiled the U36 which is being marketed as the world's thinnest notebook to use a standard Intel i5 processor. Up till now ultra-thin notebooks have used low voltage processors to allow for a decent battery life. With the use of a standard i5 CPU some people might worry that the battery would be pretty dreadful but Asus claims that their new notebook has 11 hours of battery life. The laptop weighs 1.44kgs and is made of 19mm thick lightweight magnesium alloy with a nanometer coating which helps the notebook repel dirt, water and fingerprints.

The machine uses the Asus Super Hybrid Engine and come with USB 3.0.



Akihabara News

Leaked: Nokia's First Windows Phone Looks Just Like N9

Coming from Hungarian blog Technet via BlurryCam™ are these leaked shots of Nokia's first Windows Phone 7 phone. If it looks like the just-announced MeeGo-based N9, that's because it pretty much is. It has the same slim, iPod Nano like body, the same Gorilla Glass screen and the same 8MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens. Don't believe that's these are the real deal. Take a look at this video:

That's Nokia CEO Stephen Elop asking press attendees to shut off their cameras, before naively pulling out the new handset, codenamed Sea Ray. Obviously not everyone complied, and we have the images to prove it.

Gadget Lab

Archos Arnova 8 Android tablet launched – from £99

The updated Arnova budget range of Android tablets has started appearing in UK shops this month as promised, with the 8″ Arnova 8 available direct from ASDA for £99. In return for that you get an Archos-made device with an 800×600 resistive screen, plus, for some odd reason, Android 2.1 as your operating system. There's an almighty war going on down at the cheap end of the Android tablet range, with some very odd devices on offer.

Eurodroid

Lytro, The Camera Of The Future

Digital cameras of today, even the most advanced models, lets you capture a single shot of a certain image for posterity. But for the camera of the future, it may be possible to take a single shot of that same image and then change the type of focus later on. This can give photographers a means to take a multi-focused image in just a single shot. This type of futuristic camera may now be made possible by the new Lytro.
The Lytro is a camera currently in the works that may enable photographers to capture a more versatile image of sorts. It allows photographers to change the focus of the image after it is taken.

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Matchbox Mobile lets your Zune HD send and receive email

While it's been awhile since we've heard anything about the Zune HD that was rumored to have been killed, it looks like developers are still creating apps for Microsoft's answer to the iPod Touch. Matchbox Mobile, custom software and app developer, has just announced the completion of its email client for the Zune HD media player. In case you're wondering about Matchbox Mobile, it is the company that was behind the official Facebook and Twitter app for the Zune HD. Working on behalf of Microsoft, the company developed the first Exchange email client for the device.

Ubergizmo

Google TV 2.0 ‘Fishtank' developer kit revealed running Honeycomb and apps

As Google TV gears up for a Honeycomb-based v2.0, the team announced at the I/O event that developers could get access to “Fishtank” hardware for them to test their apps on and here it is, revealed by Geek.com. The hardware itself is a relatively nondescript box packing an Intel CE4100 processor (no ARM…yet) and a Logitech Revue wireless keyboard that connects wirelessly via a USB dongle, plus a few more ins and outs than retail boxes have including coax.

2DayBlog.com

AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G To Receive Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread Update

The AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G will receive the Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread update next month. The update will bring several new features such as overscroll glow, application grouping, re-built main applications, downloads management, an improved camera, better power management, a re-done keyboard, and new animations. Stay tuned for more updates.

TechFresh

Spy Shots: BMW to dress up 5 Series Gran Turismo with M Sport package?

You may think that adding an M Sport pack to the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo is the equivalent of putting lipstick on a pig, but let's be honest: BMW has to do something to broaden the 5GT's appeal and try to boost sales. BMW had projected that it would sell between 4,000 and 8,000 of its Gran Turismo range annually in the United States. Yet in 2010, the company only managed to move 2,848. Ouch. Our spy photographers caught this prototype of a 5 Series GT out in Germany, dressed up in what appears to be traditional M Sport kit.






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iPhone 5 coming in September, iPad with Retina display and more

The Apple WWDC event came and passed this month without an iPhone announcement for the first time since they launched the original 2G in 2007. Speculations about the launch date of the iPhone 5 (or 4S) have been circling around ever since. New info brought to light by Bloomberg pinpoints September as the most probable time for the announcement and launch of the next-gen iPhone. Apple have a traditional September event, which however has so far been focused on iPods and music.
Bloomberg cites two unknown people, which are familiar with the next iPhone.

GSM Arena

HTC Evo 4G+ (Rider) leaks on its way to Korea

Last month we first heard about the existence of the HTC Rider, a smartphone that was supposedly headed to KT in Korea, and we even saw a rendered image of it. And today we get more details about it, alongside another image that kind of looks like the first one, but kind of doesn't. Anyway, the HTC Rider will be sold in Korea under the name Evo 4G+ (because “4G” just isn't enough anymore, it seems), as Rider was just its codename.

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New Android Phone Works Even After Bathing in Your Sweat

Sony Ericsson's new Xperia Active Android phone aims to be your new workout buddy, holding up in the sweatiest of environments. Photo courtesy of Sony Ericsson . Sony Ericsson's new smartphone was made for two kinds of people: sporty jogger types and those who sweat profusely.
Dubbed the Xperia Active, Sony Ericsson's recently announced smartphone is built to withstand the elements. It's dust proof, water-resistant and even incorporates “wet finger tracking” (which, admittedly, sounds somewhat gross).

The Active probably won't withstand a dip in the lap pool (or an accidental drop in the toilet).



Gadget Lab

British Phone Booth Gets Updated With Skype

The phone booth is such a classic icon, not only used by Clark Kent to change into his Superman outfit in, or to film the movie, or to take photos with, but has also been one of the more iconic “structures” that people would use to identify with Britain. In a fusion of the old and the new, Prof. Michael Shaughnessy decided to convert the phone booth into something a little more modern than its predecessor by integrating Skype into it.

Ubergizmo

Huawei touts the MediaPad, world's first 7-inch Android 3.2 tablet

While there are already some 7-inch slates out and more coming to market, what makes this one impressive is it's the first said to be shipping with Android Honeycomb 3.2. Huawei said that Honeycomb 3.2 is nearly the same as 3.1, but is tailored to fit 7-inch tablets. Some of the specs this slate packs in addition to its dual-core 1.2 GHz Qualcomm processor is a 217 pixels-per-inch IPS capacitive display, GPS, 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, 802.11n WiFi, and battery life up to 6 hours.






Akihabara News

Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray, Xperia Active and TXT announced (video)

Sony Ericsson has just unveiled three new phones, two of which are part of the Xperia family. The first new product is the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray, a fashionable, 9.4mm thin smartphone that runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and comes with a 3.3 inch scratch-resistant FWVGA Reality Display. The Ray also features "Facebook inside Xperia", HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, 8.1MP autofocus camera with Exmor R for mobile, HD video recording, 1GHz processor, and a 4GB memory card pre-installed.
The Xperia Ray will be available in select markets (including Japan) starting the third quarter of the year.







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Sony Ericsson LiveSound headset

Sony Ericsson wants to bring the very best of audio to your doorstep in the form of the LiveSound hi-fi headset, where this pair of headphones comes with a tangle-free design which ought to let many of you heave a sigh of relief after “suffering” from years of entanglement. Not only that, this stylish headset will also come with LiveKey control that provides you with the possibility to access applications in your phone directly using a simple push of a button on the headset itself. For example, you are able to start up your sports app through a simple press on the LiveKey control.

Ubergizmo

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo to arrive in Europe in July

We were starting to wonder whatever happened to the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo. The phone was announced back in February at the Mobile World Congress 2011 along with the Xperia Arc and the Xperia PLAY and although the other two started selling months back the Neo somehow seemed to have got lost on its way to the stores. Apparently thatÂ's because of some delays in the production and supply chain but it seems all that is about to get sorted now.

GSM Arena

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 retail version gets rooted

The limited edition Galaxy Tab 10.1 handed out at Google I/O was rooted in no time, and it looks like owners of the more widely available retail version can now thank XDA member shep211 for opening up some new possibilities on their iteration of the tablet as well.

2DayBlog.com

McLaren opens first of 35 dealers worldwide for sold-out MP4-12C

McLaren London at One Hyde Park – Click above for images. Know what you're looking at right now. An empty showroom. (Or rather, a preview rendering thereof.) McLaren London will open its doors at One Hyde Park as the first of 35 new dealers opening in 19 countries around the world. Thing is, they may not actually have any cars to sell.
Reports quoting McLaren's regional director for Asia, the Middle East and Africa (that's a big chunk of the world right there) suggest that the new MP4-12C, which we sampled in February, is already sold out for the next three years.


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