Esato News Archive

Padfone announced by Asus
Asus Padfone is a smartphone and tablet in one. The tablet part works as a docking station for the smartphone

Google Nexus Three image leak
A spy shot of an unannounced Google phone has leaked. No hardware keys visible on the front

Android is making Microsoft a lot of money
Due to a patent settlement, HTC has to pay Microsoft for every HTC Android device sold

Nokia announces Oro luxury model made by 18 carat gold
Nokia has announced the Nokia Oro made by 18 carat gold and leather. The Symbian smartphone has a sapphire crystal home key and AMOLED display

LG announces Genesis US760 - Dual screen QWERTY Android smartphone
The LG Genesis US760 is a dual screen Android 2.2 smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard

500 new features promised in next version of Windows Phone
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer promises 500 new features in the next version of the Windows Phone operating system

Sony Ericsson facebook teaser shows two new touchscreen phones
Sony Ericsson will soon announce two new feature phones according to its Facebook page. Images of a QWERTY model and Walkman model are released

Religious reaction in brains of Apple fans is one reason for the brand popularity
According to a BBC documentary, Apple stimlates the same part of the brain as religious imagery does in believing people

Sharp announces 16 megapixel Android smartphone Aquos 007SH
Sharp this week announced the worlds first Android smartphone with clamshell form factor

Dell Streak Pro Android tablet leaket
Information about an unnanounced 10 inch Dell tablet running Android Honeycomb on a dual-core Tegra 2 processor has leaked. Rumored name is Dell Streak Pro

Motorola announces Droid X2 4.3 inch dual-core smartphone
Motorola today announced the DROID X2 Android smartphone with dual-core processor

Android 2.3 Gingerbread upgrade available to Samsung Galaxy devices
Samsung today announced the upcoming release of an Android 2.3 Gingerbread upgrade for Galaxy S, Galaxy Tab and Galaxy Ace/Gio/Fit/mini

Nokia changes name of the service branding Ovi to Nokia
Nokia today decided to change the name of their service branding from Ovi to Nokia

Android Market paid apps now available to users in 131 countries
Google announced the expansion of paid apps in Android Market to users in 100 more countries

New Android devices will receive OS upgrades for at least 18 months
During the Google developer conference this week, Google announced that a group of Android manufatures will adopt guidelines for how quickly devices are update after a new platform release

Microsoft to acquire Skype?
An announcement of Microsoft buying Skype could be official later this evening. Sources say USD 8.5 billion will change hands in what could be Microsofts biggest acquisition ever

Apple brand more valuable than Google brand according to research firm
After four years of dominance, the Google brand is pushed down from first place being replaced by the Apple brand according to research firm

Frustrated O2 customers waiting for Xperia Play release. Will be for sale in June
Customers of O2 in the UK are still waiting for the network operator to release the Xperia Play, five weeks after the availability of the generic version of the phone

Sony Ericsson expands the Android family and announces Xperia Mini and Xperia Mini Pro
Today Sony Ericsson expands their family of Android devices and announces two new 3 inch smartphones.

Apple releases iOS 4.3.3 which fixes location data tracking
You might have heard recently that Apple are storing location data in a hidden file on iPhones and iPads. These claims are only partly true but Apple has nevertheless released an OS update to delete the file in question

RIM announced BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 smartphones
RIM this week announced two new high end smartphones and the new BlackBerry OS 7