The new Droid Bionic will ship with Android 2.2, and features:
- A dual core processor (each core running at 1GHz)
- 512MB RAM
- 8-megapixel camera
- Front-facing VGA webcam
- HTML5 and Flash web browsing
- 16GB of onboard storage
- Up to 32GB of microSD storage
- 4.3-inch, 960x480 screen
- 1930mAh battery (36% bigger than the iPhone 4)
- USB charging and connectivity
- WiFi (802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n)
Using its inbuilt HDMI output and "Mirror Mode" you can connect the phone to your HDTV, and play video back in full 1080p - or just use the TV as a big screen for your apps and games. |
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Facebook Fields Feature Phone App
Facebook launched the new app Thursday, saying it will work on more than 2,500 phones from Nokia, Sony Ericsson, LG, and other manufacturers. The company developed the app with Snaptu, which specializes in helping Web sites take their content from the personal computer to the much smaller screen of a mobile phone. |
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Motorola Xoom and the ATRIX 4G smartphone with CLIQ 2 and DROID BIONIC that joins the list of super phones to be unveiled at CES 2011.
DROID BIONIC for Verizon leverages on its high speed 4G LTE network. The smartphone sports a dual core processor (1GHz each), a 4.3 qHD capacitive display, 512MB RAM, VGA front-facing camera and 8 megapixel rear-facing camera with LED flash that supports HD video recording, and HDMI out. It also implements the “mirror mode” technology to stream videos to a television or device. There is no news on which Android version the set will run on but, fingers crossed, it’s going to be Gingerbread.
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Bionic Gets Skype Video Calls
Skype & Facebook, a deal to communicate easier with family and friends.
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Aside from the earlier partnership formed between Microsoft and Facebook, Skype is another company integrating their popular software with the social network in the aim of making calls and video chats much easier for family and friends in the online space.
This news sprouted despite some rumors of the social network developing its own line of smartphones. In this connection, Skype is eyeing a $100 million share issue.
Facebook's latest move in the mobile arena recognizes that most wireless subscribers are not smartphone users, despite all the media attention given to the Apple iPhone and advanced handhelds running Google's Android operating system. Roughly seven in 10 mobile phone users in the United States had a feature phone in October 2010, while about 30% had a smartphone, | |
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