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Mar
2010
Acer Liquid e Powered by Sweets
Acer, Taiwan-based international computer manufacturer, has an ace up its sleeve with the unveiling of the Acer Liquid e. The noteworthy addition to their smart phone line has a number of assets that make it a worthy contender for Android supported mobile phones.
The Power of Liquid e’s Hardware
With a 768 MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and running the updated Android 2.1 operating system, the phone functions run swiftly with almost no hiccups. There are plenty of similarities between the Liquid e and its senior, last year’s Acer Liquid A1. The Liquid e offers a 3.5-inch WVGA capacitive touch screen. The screen size is a respectable 3.5 inches at an 800 pixel resolution. A 5.0 megapixel camera with Auto Focus is thrown in with the package along with a standard 3.5mm headphone jack.
The Liquid e has Wi-Fi capabilities, has Bluetooth, GPRS and supports high speed internet access through a 7.2 Mbps 3G via HSDPA/HSUPA networks.
A Sweeter Éclair this Time Around
With the new smart phone comes the latest version of Google’s Android operating series. Liquid e uses the Google Android 2.1, also known as Éclair, which is a sweeter version of the Android 2.0. Voice control allows users to access the GPS system, send emails and even Tweet on the go. Apps like Google Earth have been improved for the 2.1. Although the Google Earth app looks similar to its iPhone counterpart, 2.1 has a neat feature that gives users the ability to scan maps by simulating flying through the air.
The Éclair is all about connectivity. From pulling contacts directly off your Facebook to displaying feeds from more than one Gmail account, 2.1 just makes keeping in touch so much simpler.
No need to worry about getting drenched during camping trips, 2. 1 delivers dynamic weather updates that are tied up to the GPS system. This allows your mobile phone to deliver minute-by-minute accounts of the weather, humidity and temperature depending on your location.
Home screens are increased to five this time around so you can launch more widgets or apps at the same time. Even if some customized Android OS devices also offered more than the usual three, this is still a noteworthy addition to 2.1 since this feature is now available to vanilla devices and can be used fresh out of the box.
Liquid e Runs as Smoothly as Water
Though the body would give a different impression, the Liquid e actually runs the Android 2.1 OS swiftly once you’re actually using the smart phone. Acer has limited the amount of customizations they added, leaving the OS to run without slowdowns. A media shortcut wheel is added to the far left of the home screen and a wheel for browser favorites was added opposite to it at the far right.
Acer has never really been known for their phones but there is no question that the Acer Liquid e is a step-up from last year’s Liquid A1 and is something to look forward to once it comes out.
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Mar
2010
Apple Sues HTC for 20 Infringements
20 infringements –looks like Apple has been keeping a very close eye on HTC made technologies recently as the Apple lawsuit against the Taiwanese manufacturer racks up quite the long list.
No word has been released as to exactly which technologies are being put into question, though many already believe that this is simply a case of Apple being able to file a patent ahead of others. In many infringement cases, the manufacturers being sued are never really guilty of actually copying or stealing existing designs and technologies. More often than not, the technology in question would simply have an existing patent owned by some other group –in this case, Apple.
The practice of filing for patents without actually manufacturing or using the technology has been around for quite some time. This is usually done in advance in order for the patent maker to own rights to the technology while still accumulating funds to develop the patent. In some cases, patents are filed as a way to own a predicted upcoming technology. Though there are laws that require patent ownership to expire after a certain amount of time, the practice of sitting on a patent for a few years have paid off for many people.
Anyway, the ramifications of this lawsuit will no doubt be a simple hiccup in the flow of progress for both Apple and HTC as both companies have been in the industry long enough to easily weather such minor troubles –unless HTC did steal technology from Apple. According to Steve Jobs (Apple CEO); “We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it. We’ve decided to do something about it. We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours.”
Get to know more about the Apple and HTC lawsuit at Tech Radar.
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