Latest Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Android smartphone announced

We all remember the Xperia X10 which we reviewed only recently. But recently Sony Ericsson has announced a new Android phone from the Xperia series and it is called Xperia X8.

The latest X8 shares the similar design as the older models and in fact it is using similar user interface as the X10 Mini. Although design might be similar to the older models, X8 comes with unique hardwarespecifications. Sony Ericsson X8 comes with 3-inch capacitive touchscreen that works under 320×480 pixel resolution. As for the processor, Xperia X8 is using 600 MHz CPU that should handle most of applications easily.

This phone should provide long standby hours because it is using 1,200mAh battery. In addition, this phone is using 3.2-megapixel camera and that is capable of video recording. As for the storage, Sony Ericsson X8 comes with 2 GB SD card included but if 2 GB isn’t enough for you, you can use any other SD card because this phone supports up to 16 GB SD cards. As for network connectivity, X8 is using GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS HSPA 900/2100 or UMTS HSPA 800/850/1900/2100. Of course AGPS support, Bluetooth, WiFi are included as well.

Overall, Sony Ericsson is a great phone but only flaw could be that it is using Android 1.6 that is seriously outdated. Luckily, Sony Ericsson said that all phones from Xperia series will get Android 2.1 update soon. Sony Ericsson X8 will be released in the third quarter of this year with the price of $318.

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New iPhone 4S Coming

New iPhone 4S Coming

Maybe the hotly anticipated iPhone 5 won't be an iPhone 5 at all.

But it might be available on more carriers.
The emerging theory, based on reports from industry analysts, is that the next model of Apple's smartphone will be called the iPhone 4S and be an update of the current model, not a radical advance.

Multiple sites this weekend were citing a report by Peter Misek, an analyst with Jefferies & Co.
"According to our industry checks, the device should be called iPhone 4S and include minor cosmetic changes, better cameras, A5 dual-core processor, and HSPA+ support," Misek wrote in a report Friday.
Other analysts have offered similar predictions.
But Misek also wrote that Sprint, T-Mobile and China Mobile will be added as iPhone carriers, citing more "industry checks."
The A5 dual-core processor is the same one that's in the iPad 2. A dual-core processor is considered faster at running two programs at once than the single-core A4 processor in the iPhone 4.
The term "HSPA+ is a reference to high-speed processing. The phone reportedly will not utilize long-term evolution (LTE) technology, which is frequently marketed as 4G coverage.
The reports, and speculation, come as Apple's traditional iPhone freshen-up approaches.
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference begins June 6. That's been used as Apple's launching pad for the latest iPhone the past few years, but Apple has suggested the event will focus almost exclusively on software this year.

Source: CNN

Pay by app at Starbucks

Starbucks customers can now use an app to pay for their coffee at thousands of locations nationwide. With a smartphone, an app and a Starbucks card, users can get a barcode they can use to pay. An Android app reportedly is in the works