HTC Gold, Samsung i8700 Cetus and Nokia E7 (3) are Confirmed

Rumors about some of future devices set to be launched this year have been partially confirmed by a leaked UK roadmap, which is scheduled for the next few months in the country. According to Omio'sleaked info, the most important handset manufacturers are present on the list, as well as some of the “hotties” that we've been talking about lately: Nokia N8 and E5, Sony Ericsson Xperia X8, BlackBerry Curve 9300 and many more. The leaked roadmap also features some of the launching dates of these gadgets, which are subjected to change, of course. 



The first three handsets to hit the market in July are supposedly Nokia E5-00, Sony Ericsson W20 and Samsung i5500. Nokia E5-00 has already been announced and now waits to be shipped. The smartphone takes Nokia Eseries to the next level, as it features a full QWERTY keyboard, Symbian OS v9.3 (S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2), HSDPA connectivity and a powerful ARM11 600MHz CPU. 





Sony Ericsson W20 is also listed on the manufacturer's website and is a mid-ranged Walkman series slider. The device will be available in three colors: Jazz Black, Chacha Silver and Swing Pink. Samsung i5500 is a cheaper alternative to high-end Android smartphones. Also known as Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5 or Samsung i5500 Corby Smartphone, it features the latest Android 2.1 OS, as well as Wi-Fi, GPS, HSDPA connectivity, a 2-megapixel camera and Touch Wiz v3.0 UI.

In August, we should expect another two handsets to hit the shelves, namely: Nokia X6 8GB and BlackBerry 9300. Announced in June 2010, Nokia X6 8GBis the mid-budget version of the X6 16GB music phone. It brings about the same features with the exception of the included memory: HSDPA 3.6 Mbps, Wi-Fi, 8GB storage memory, Symbian OS v9.4, GPS with A-GPS support, and a 5-megapixel camera. 




RIM's Curve 9300 is set to be released around August as well, after unconfirmed rumors already placed it as “FCC confirmed.” Little is known about the BlackBerry device, like its Kepler codename and the fact that it features a full QWERTY keyboard (d’oh) and a 3.2-megapixel camera.

September brings us two more already announced handsets: Nokia X2 and Sony Ericsson Hazel. The latter is an eco-friendly device stuffed with lots of great features: HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps (HSUPA, 2 Mbps), Wi-Fi, a 5-megapixel camera, GPS with A-GPS support, HD Voice ready function. Nokia X2 is supposed to be launched in UK stores on September 1. The candybar adds to Nokia's Xseries as a mid-budget music phone featuring: dedicated music keys, 3.5mm jack port, 48MB internal memory and microSD card slot.


More eagerly anticipated gadgets are to come in October, such as, HTC Vision and HTC Ace, Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 (Shakira), Nokia N8 and Sony Ericsson Yendo. While there's been some talk about HTC Vision, which seems to be the QWERTY version of the HTC Desire, nothing is yet known about the HTC Ace. The Android-powered Sony Ericsson Xperia 8 has been officially announced in June and features: a 3.0-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen, Android OS, v1.6 (Donut), HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, a 3.2-megapixel camera, GPS with A-GPS support and a 600MHz CPU. 




The N8 is supposed to be the new flagship of the Finnish giant. The smartphone was announced in April and there is a dedicated topic on Nokia's Official Blog where Nokia officials are demonstrating some of its capabilities. Sony Ericsson Yendo (also known as W150 TeaCake) is a low-budget Walkman handset that features a 2.6-inch TFT resistive touchscreen.

The leaked UK roadmap ends with November, some of the best devices launching close to the winter holidays: HTC Gold, Nokia E7 and Samsung i8700 Cetus. The first to run Windows Mobile 7, HTC Gold, is trying to put a stop to Android's supremacy, but chances are pretty slim.

Nokia E7 is another high-end Eseries handset expected to feature an AMOLED touchscreen, full QWERTY keyboard. E7 will be running the latest Symbian^3 OS. The last device mentioned in the leaked info is Samsung's i8700 Cetus; unfortunately, we don't know anything about it yet.

Fortunately, we will be able to confirm all the info above, as the first devices are expected to be announced in a few days.
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Download Latest Firefox 4 Beta 1

Firefox fans have reason to celebrate, the first beta of the upcoming Firefox 4 is here and there’s plenty to like. Firefox 4 Beta 1 is just the first step, of many, towards the final release, but things are shaping up already. The biggest changes will be to the UI, though Linux users won’t notice too many differences in the first beta. Firefox 4 Beta 1 comes with a brand-new, in-browser Add-ons Manager, support for the emerging WebM open-source video format and many other goodies. 

“Firefox 4 Beta 1 is now ready to download and test! This first version gives an early look at what’s planned for Firefox 4. Stay tuned, because there is more to come and we plan to release new beta versions every two to three weeks,” Mike Beltzner, Mozilla’s Director of Firefox, announced in a blog post. 

“Firefox 4 Beta 1 includes dozens of major features and improvements – by testing them early we’ll be able to respond to your feedback for future versions of Firefox. Once you download Firefox 4 Beta 1, you’re part of our beta program and will receive regular updates as more features launch,” he added. There are plenty of new features, changes and improvements in this release, but a few stand out. The user interface will go through a major revamp in Firefox 4, probably the biggest one since the open-source web browser was launched. Many of the planned changes haven’t landed for Linux yet, so Firefox 4 Beta 1 will look rather familiar. In the final release though, the menu bar will be gone, replaced by the Firefox menu button, and the tabs will be on top. Both changes have been heavily debated, especially the latter, and Mozilla has provided a detailed explanation for the choice. One new feature that is very close to its final form is the Add-ons Manager. Most browsers are moving away from modal dialog windows to tab-based configuration. The new add-ons manager resides in a dedicated tab, but is otherwise pretty much on par with the one in Firefox 3.6. It’s UI however will change before Firefox 4 final. Firefox 4 Beta 1 also introduces support for the recently launched WebM video format which incorporates Google’s open-sourced VP8 codec. Mozilla has been a strong backer of open video codecs and refuses to bundle support for the popular H.264 codec for HTML5 videos. The first beta implements what Mozilla now calls “Crash Protection,” a technology for separating the processing threads of several plugins from the main Firefox process. This should lead to greater stability, if the plugin crashes it won’t take down the browser, and eventually to greater security as well once the feature is fully fleshed out. Highlights of Firefox 4 Beta 1: · You can search for and switch to already open tabs in the Smart Location Bar; · New Addons Manager and extension management API; · Significant API improvements are available for JS-ctypes, a foreign function interface for extensions; · The stop and reload buttons have been merged into a single button; · The Bookmarks Toolbar has been replaced with a Bookmarks Button by default; · Crash protection for Windows, Linux, and Mac when there is a crash in the Adobe Flash, Apple Quicktime or Microsoft Silverlight plugins; · CSS Transitions are partially supported; · Full WebGL support is included but disabled by default at this time; · New HTML5 parser. Firefox 4 Beta 1 Download here  Download for 34-bit Download for 64-bit

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Download Windows Embedded Standard 7 MUI Packs

Microsoft has made available for download the first Multilingual User Interface (MUI) Packs for the latest iteration of its Windows Embedded platform. No less than nine MUI Packs are now available for download to customers leveraging Windows Embedded Standard 7, according to Lynda Allen, Microsoft Embedded program manager. The release of additional languages for the successor of Windows Embedded Standard 2009 comes as the Redmond company released the first updates for the operating system formerly codenamed Quebec. 



There are a total of 18 MUI Packs available for download from the Microsoft ECE Site, both for the32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) flavors of Windows Embedded Standard 7. The languages covered by the software giant are Dutch, Brazilian, Turkish, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and Greek. “These language packs are live on ECE and will be available shortly through the WEDU client,” Allen added.

But at the same time, there are additional updates offered for the RTM versions of Windows Embedded Standard 7. “The first update on the ECE site, May 2010 Windows Embedded Standard 7 Update, is a roll up of security updates applicable to Windows Embedded Standard 7 up until May 2010, grouped under a master KB number KB982936,” Allen explained. Below you will be able to find a list with all the content of the update rollup.

According to Allen, all the fixes enumerated below can also be grabbed through the new servicing client that Microsoft is offering customers to tend to the toolkit’s distribution shares, Windows Embedded Developer Update (WEDU).

Here is the list of fixes for Windows Embedded Standard 7, via Allen:

"•KB971468 Vulnerabilities in SMB Server could allow remote code execution
•KB975560 Description of the security update for Quartz: February 9, 2010
•KB977165 Vulnerabilities in Windows kernel could allow elevation of privilege
•KB978251 Vulnerabilities in SMB client could allow remote code execution
•KB978262 Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits
•KB972270 Vulnerability in the Embedded OpenType Font Engine could allow remote code execution
•KB974571 Vulnerabilities in CryptoAPI could allow spoofing
•KB975467 Vulnerability in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service could allow denial of service
•KB978601 Description of the security update for Windows Authenticode Signature Verification: April 13, 2010
•KB979309 Description of the security update for Windows Cabinet File Viewer Shell Extension: April 13, 2010
•KB979683 Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel could allow elevation of privilege
•KB980182 Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer
•KB980232 Vulnerabilities in SMB client could allow remote code execution
•KB981332 Description of the security update for Visual Basic Scripting (VBScript) 5.8: April 13, 2010
•KB978542 Vulnerability in Outlook Express and Windows Mail could lead to Remote Code Execution
•KB982199 CreateProcess fails for 32 bit Applications on Windows Embedded Standard 7 64-bit runtimes when redirection disabled
•KB979099 An update is available to remove the application manifest expiry feature from AD RMS clients
•KB979306 February 2010 cumulative time zone update for Windows operating systems."

32-bit (x86) Windows Embedded Standard 7 RTM, 64-bit (x64) Windows Embedded Standard 7 RTM and the Windows Embedded Standard 7 Evaluation toolkit are available for download.

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Acer Aspire One 521 and 721 Netbooks Get to Europe

Acer, as consumers might know, has been one of the main advocates of the entry-level laptop market, otherwise known as the netbook market, for quite some time. As such, it is not at all surprising to hear that it is quite aggressively promoting each and every new such PC that it manages to put together. This is made especially obvious by the Aspire One 521 and Aspire One 721. This pair of netbooks of unusual size have finally managed to land in European stores.

Netbooks, as a market, excelled during 2009, and were one of the main reasons, if not the major reason, why the dismal performance of 2008 didn't repeat itself. Acer was especially productive on this segment, scoring significant revenues. The aforementioned two netbooks are part of the company's effort to propagate that success forward. They are even unusual, in a way, because they do not employ the now well-known Pine Trail platform. Instead of the Intel Atom chips, the 10.1-inch Aspire One 521 and 11.6-inch Aspire One 721 have configurations centered around the AMD Athlon II Neo K125 central processing unit. This chip is backed up by 1GB of DDR3 (2GB on the AO721) memory and the ATI Radeon HD 4225 integrated graphics. The netbooks also boast 250GB hard disk drives and the full range of connectivity and I/O options that any laptop should have. Specifically, Gigabit Ethernet is present, as is a 1.3 megapixel webcam, a multi-gesture touchpad, a 93%-sized keyboard, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi and a 6-cell battery. The AO521 and AO721 last for up to 7 and 5.5 hours on a single battery charge and are pre-loaded with Windows 7 Starter and Windows 7 Home Premium, respectively. European stores list them as available for shipment with price tags of 329 Euro and 399 Euro.

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