Google’s First Mobile Officially Unveiled

23 09 2008

Posted By Mishary

Straight to the specs:

  • Dimensions: 4.6 x 2.16 x 0.63 inches, weighs 5.6 ounces.
  • Screen: 480 x 320 HVGA display.
  • OS: Google Operating System.
  • Wireless: 3G (obviously), GPS, BT (won’t have stereo Bluetooth), HSDPA 1700 / 2100 plus quadband EDGE, WiFi.
  • Camera: 3.1-megapixel (No video capture).
  • Memory: 1GB integrated storage plus microSD expansion supports up to 8GB.
  • Battery usage: 5 hours of talk time with 130 hours of standby.
  • 3D graphics acceleration
  • Android Market for on-device app purchases
  • Amazon MP3 app for on-device music purchases
  • Push Gmail support with full HTML client
  • Bluetooth (but no A2DP)
  • Google Maps with Street View
  • No Microsoft Exchange support
  • No desktop synchronization — it all happens over the air

SOURCE



Exclusive: First Look At ZAIN’s New e-Go

22 09 2008

Posted By Yousef

This is the new e-Go device from ZAIN. It is said that it’ll have a flash memory built into it and some other stuff. I love how small it is! I’ll keep you updated once I learn more.

Thanks Hamad.



Zain Auto Convert Your Numbers to 8 Digits

20 09 2008

Posted By Mishary

As Ahmad said in my previous post, Zain is now offering an option that if you backup your contacts with them and re-download them they will be auto converted to the new assigned numbers without any headache.

The Subscription will cost you 1.5 KD/mo and you can subscribe by sending B to 99509

For more details about their new subscription you can read it HERE in Al-Watan newspaper.

Thanks Ahmad.



Kuwait’s New Numbers Activated

19 09 2008

Posted By Mishary

As of today Zain and wataniya have added an 8th digit to all their subscribers.

UPDATE 1:

I just found that i posted about it long time ago with more details, click HERE

UPDATE 2:

For those who are wondering how to update their contacts, Q8Ba7th has done a great program that will update your contacts automatically. Click HERE to download it.



Xperia X1 End of This Month in Kuwait

10 09 2008

Posted By Mishary

For those who are waiting for the X1, i think the wait is over SE announce today that 30 September 2008 as the official launch date for the Xperia X1 and they mention Kuwait with the countries that will get this item, here are the countries:

List of included countries as follow

  • APAC: Indonesia, Singapore, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam
  • Western Europe: Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal
  • Central Europe: Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic
  • Middle East: UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
  • Africa: South Africa
  • Latin America: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia

SOURCE



Apple Let’s Rock Event

9 09 2008

Posted By Yousef

Apple just wrapped their ‘Let’s Rock’ event and these are the announced products:

-New iPod Nanos.
-iTunes 8.
-New thinner iPod Touch 2.0
-New colors for Shuffle.
-iPod Classics (I don’t get this update. They no longer have the 160GB?)

Thanks loco for reminding me.



Cuil

9 09 2008

Posted By Mishary

The picture says it, “Search 121,617,892,992 web pages” its a new search engine.

Check it out



My BOLD Understands Arabic Now

9 09 2008

Posted By Mishary

I managed to get my BOLD to support the arabic font, if you’re interested you can buy the file HERE. It gonna cost you around KD 2.750.



I Got My BOLD!

8 09 2008

Posted By Mishary

The photos should tell the story, YES FINALLY the long awaited Blackberry BOLD is here, I received it today from Aramex (no more USWS).

Its branded with the Canadian Rogers Network but i got it unlocked! :)

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Paris in 360

7 09 2008

Posted By Mishary

Its perfect, you can see the whole Paris city by just dragging your mouse right or left, you can even zoom on each item or building you want.

LINK