It’s been over a year since Sony introduced the world’s first 16.41 megapixel CMOS sensor for cellphones (pictured at right), but the company’s now finally back with another entrant in the megapxiel race : a 17.7 megapixel sensor. This one delivers more than just a higher resolution, though, as it’s also Sony’s first sensor with a bandwidth of 34.8Gbps (or about five times faster than previous CMOS sensors), which promises to allow for 120 fps video at full resolution — assuming the phone’s processor and storage are able to keep up, of course. What’s more, the new sensor is also said to boast some improved consumption and, according to Nikkei , it seems that Sony is planning to use it in digital cameras in addition to cellphones, although there’s no word as to when either of those will be available. Sony touts high-speed 17.7 megapixel CMOS sensor for cellphones originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Intel outs SSD 510 Series with 6Gbps SATA interface, 500MBps transfer speeds
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We didn’t think the previous generation of SSDs, topping out at around 280MBps read speeds, were in any way hampered by their celerity, but Intel’s bringing the future to us whether we like it or not with its new 510 Series SSDs. These Marvell-controlled flash storage drives will zip data to your processing unit at a rate of 500MB per second and write anything you send back at a clip of 315MBps. That’s mostly thanks to the 510 being one of a new breed of consumer SSDs with a 6Gbps SATA interface , which has effectively removed a bottleneck from the performance equation and uncorked the extra vroom now contained within. When bought in bulk, a 250GB SSD 510 will cost you $584, while the slightly slower (450MBps read, 210MBps write) 120GB model will set you back $284. Full press release after the break. Continue reading Intel outs SSD 510 Series with 6Gbps SATA interface, 500MBps transfer speeds Intel outs SSD 510 Series with 6Gbps SATA interface, 500MBps transfer speeds originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Intel outs SSD 510 Series with 6Gbps SATA interface, 500MBps transfer speeds
February 28, 2011 No Comment
We didn’t think the previous generation of SSDs, topping out at around 280MBps read speeds, were in any way hampered by their celerity, but Intel’s bringing the future to us whether we like it or not with its new 510 Series SSDs. These Marvell-controlled flash storage drives will zip data to your processing unit at a rate of 500MB per second and write anything you send back at a clip of 315MBps. That’s mostly thanks to the 510 being one of a new breed of consumer SSDs with a 6Gbps SATA interface , which has effectively removed a bottleneck from the performance equation and uncorked the extra vroom now contained within. When bought in bulk, a 250GB SSD 510 will cost you $584, while the slightly slower (450MBps read, 210MBps write) 120GB model will set you back $284. Full press release after the break. Continue reading Intel outs SSD 510 Series with 6Gbps SATA interface, 500MBps transfer speeds Intel outs SSD 510 Series with 6Gbps SATA interface, 500MBps transfer speeds originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Well, it didn’t exactly make the most timely appearance, but Google’s statue-makers have now finally delivered a monument to the latest Android release: Honeycomb . As you can see, they’ve also gone the extra mile and actually included our friend the Android robot this time around, although it seems like it’s about to come out on the losing end of its encounter with that giant bee. Visualized: Honeycomb statue sweetens up Google’s campus originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Well, it didn’t exactly make the most timely appearance, but Google’s statue-makers have now finally delivered a monument to the latest Android release: Honeycomb . As you can see, they’ve also gone the extra mile and actually included our friend the Android robot this time around, although it seems like it’s about to come out on the losing end of its encounter with that giant bee. Visualized: Honeycomb statue sweetens up Google’s campus originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Motorola: all our high-end smartphones will have Webtop from June onwards
February 28, 2011 No CommentYou know how Motorola’s Atrix is unique in having all these docking stations and a Webtop app that collectively turn it into a far more versatile computer than your average superpowered smartphone? Well, Sanjay Jha has just told investors at a Morgan Stanley shindig that the Atrix won’t be unique for long — the Webtop app will be making an appearance on all of Moto’s “high performance” smartphones in the second half of this year, and we’re told that the only reason the Droid Bionic won’t be shipping with it was the simple constraint of time. What that implies, but something Jha didn’t say, is that the Bionic and Moto’s other forthcoming devices are likely to have laptop docks of their own — hopefully with a connector that makes the docking accessory interchangeable between models. Motorola: all our high-end smartphones will have Webtop from June onwards originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Motorola: all our high-end smartphones will have Webtop from June onwards
February 28, 2011 No Comment
You know how Motorola’s Atrix is unique in having all these docking stations and a Webtop app that collectively turn it into a far more versatile computer than your average superpowered smartphone? Well, Sanjay Jha has just told investors at a Morgan Stanley shindig that the Atrix won’t be unique for long — the Webtop app will be making an appearance on all of Moto’s “high performance” smartphones in the second half of this year, and we’re told that the only reason the Droid Bionic won’t be shipping with it was the simple constraint of time. What that implies, but something Jha didn’t say, is that the Bionic and Moto’s other forthcoming devices are likely to have laptop docks of their own — hopefully with a connector that makes the docking accessory interchangeable between models. Motorola: all our high-end smartphones will have Webtop from June onwards originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Motorola: all our high-end smartphones will have Webtop from June onwards
February 28, 2011 No CommentYou know how Motorola’s Atrix is unique in having all these docking stations and a Webtop app that collectively turn it into a far more versatile computer than your average superpowered smartphone? Well, Sanjay Jha has just told investors at a Morgan Stanley shindig that the Atrix won’t be unique for long — the Webtop app will be making an appearance on all of Moto’s “high performance” smartphones in the second half of this year, and we’re told that the only reason the Droid Bionic won’t be shipping with it was the simple constraint of time. What that implies, but something Jha didn’t say, is that the Bionic and Moto’s other forthcoming devices are likely to have laptop docks of their own — hopefully with a connector that makes the docking accessory interchangeable between models. Motorola: all our high-end smartphones will have Webtop from June onwards originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Here’s a trend we can get behind: ASUS and others are remixing existing, yet-to-be-released Android tablets with Honeycomb where it makes sense to do so. The Eee Pad MeMO, for instance, is now being promised with a Qualcomm port of the platform in time for its June launch — and along those same lines, the company is showing its Eee Pad Transformer here at CeBIT with a Honeycomb upgrade. Unlike the MeMO, the Transformer is just a straight Tegra 2 setup like the already-launched Xoom , which is likely why they were able to get it loaded on here and functioning relatively well in time for the show. The build ASUS has here doesn’t appear to be final — the Android Market is missing, for example — but what was there seemed to be running smoothly; considering the internals, we’d expect no less. Follow the break for video (pardon the lack of audio — there was some talking going on that we found distracting). Gallery: ASUS Eee Pad Transformer running Honeycomb at CeBIT Continue reading ASUS Eee Pad Transformer shows up wearing Honeycomb to CeBIT (video) ASUS Eee Pad Transformer shows up wearing Honeycomb to CeBIT (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Here’s a trend we can get behind: ASUS and others are remixing existing, yet-to-be-released Android tablets with Honeycomb where it makes sense to do so. The Eee Pad MeMO, for instance, is now being promised with a Qualcomm port of the platform in time for its June launch — and along those same lines, the company is showing its Eee Pad Transformer here at CeBIT with a Honeycomb upgrade. Unlike the MeMO, the Transformer is just a straight Tegra 2 setup like the already-launched Xoom , which is likely why they were able to get it loaded on here and functioning relatively well in time for the show. The build ASUS has here doesn’t appear to be final — the Android Market is missing, for example — but what was there seemed to be running smoothly; considering the internals, we’d expect no less. Follow the break for video (pardon the lack of audio — there was some talking going on that we found distracting). Gallery: ASUS Eee Pad Transformer running Honeycomb at CeBIT Continue reading ASUS Eee Pad Transformer shows up wearing Honeycomb to CeBIT (video) ASUS Eee Pad Transformer shows up wearing Honeycomb to CeBIT (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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