Newman’s MINI ALL VX1000 Can Do it All

Continuing our Newman coverage, the MINI ALL VX1000 is the Chinese manufacturer’s bid for the multi-functional convergence device market. As it’s name suggest, the MINI ALL, can do it all. Well, almost. For starter’s it’s a has PDA-like functions with SKYPE support. That means, though it cannot connect to cellular networks, you can still [...]

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The New Newman M8000 80GB

  Newman is the most popular portable media player manufacturer in China, but, alas, we’ve only written twice about their products, and one of them is a video by Charbax, which features the M6000 and an apparently camera-less M8000. As Charbax’s video report indicated, the maximum storage capacity of the M8000 (which comes in black and [...]

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First Video From an iPhone in the Wild

The footage was allegedly taken by an Apple Store employee in California. He takes an iPhone and begins recording his way into an iMac, which has iSight turned on. On the Macintosh screen is footage straight out of M. Night Shyamalan’s “Signs.” The video was first posted on iPhone Matters and Gregory Ng says the [...]

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P168 is the Newest iPhone Clone From China

The P168 is another touch screen phone from China that happens to have a similar size and shape as the iPhone. There is a 1.3 megapixel camera onboard and dedicated calling and multimedia keys at the bottom (this one plays music and video on its 3.5-inch QVGA screen). The P168 also mimics iPhone’s startup. [...]

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Ainol’s V2000 “Chinese iPhone” With Real Media Support

The V2000 from Ainol comes into the market of PMP players lacking in Real Media support. It’s got a 3-inch LTPS (low temperature polysilicon) TFT screen with 16million colors. Besides RM/RMVB videos, it also supports AVI format and, additionally, DAT, VOB, MPEG, MPG after a firmware upgrade. The V2000 is also compatible with MP3 [...]

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“On the Money”: iPhone Available on June 20th

It’s almost official. According to CNBC’s “On the Money” an AT&T store told them the iPhone will be available on June 20th. No pre-orders will be taken. Verizon, the show which aired yesterday May 24, is close to coming up with an iPhone competitor, which will probably be a version of the LG Prada. [...]

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Zune Wins “Coke-Pepsi” Challenge VS iPod

CNET’s Crave has finally settled the age-old question: Which one’s better, Zune or iPod. Sure the iPod looks sleeker, but the Zune has Wi-Fi. The Zune gives you more color choices, while iPod comes in iPod Nano, Shuffle and Video plus a host of older versions. But more important that add-ons and aesthetic, and perhaps [...]

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iriver Acquires DAP Maker SIREN

We haven’t any news from iriver for a while. It’s been one DAP after another, and, frankly, we are worried that iriver will lose some of its competitive edge in the portable media player market. The COWON Q5, for example, has been as much in the news as the iPhone itself. Archos is thinking [...]

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Video of Sony’s Flexi-OLED Screen

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7QbQugXy1A[/youtube] Yesterday, we told you about Sony’s breakthrough flexible OLED screen. But writing down the known facts - 16.7 million colors, 1000:1 contrast ratio, .03mm width - is not nearly dramatic as actual moving footage, and here it is, via our French friends at GenerationMP3.

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New iPhone Clone From China: VX858

Not much is known yet of the ONDA Honey VX858 except that it boasts a 2.8-inch touchscreen and plays MP3 files. The VX958 might as well be a video player with its bright widescreen and iPhone looks (although it resembles the LG Prada more). Anyway, if it just plays audio files, then perhaps we don’t [...]

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