Mar 262011
 

The LG Optimus 2X is now available in Singapore at the recommended retail price of S$888.00 at all telecommunications outlets.

From SingTel Shop – www.singtelshop.com/eshop_gallery/index.jsf?modelid=P990
From M1 – www.m1shop.com.sg/DisplayProduct?displayDetails=15420
From Starhub – www.starhub.com/mobile/handset/elgm0006801lgoptimus2xdarkbrown.html

Key Features:

  • NVIDIA Tegra 2 (1GHz dual-core) Processor
  • Full HD 1080P Video Recording and Playback
  • 8MPX Camera with 8GB Internal Memory
  • Content Mirroring via HDMI
  • GPU-Accelerated Flash Support
Mar 262011
 

If you have been waiting for the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc, you can now pre-order it at the following Sony Ericsson Concept Stores – Ang Mo Kio Hub, Parkway Parade – or at your respective telcos – www.singtelshop.com/arc, m1.com.sg/arc, www.starhub.com/arc. It comes with a Montblanc leather case. No word on the pricing yet though.

The key features of the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc:

  • 4.2″ Reality Display with mobile BRAVIA engine
  • 8.1 MP with Sony’s Exmor R for mobile
  • Latest Android for mobile (Gingerbread 2.3)
  • Slim, lightweight, sexy
Mar 262011
 

Calling all young designers! Standard Chartered and frog design has teamed up together to run an exciting visual design competition – “inmode: design to change the world”.  The title “inmode” stands for “international, mobile, design”. The theme & tagline “design to change the world” is a call to action for young designers to show how they can use design to show their vision for society.

The competition is open to students, young professionals and members of the public between 18 and 28 and will be run as three heats:

Heat Entry dates
1st heat Mar 11 to Apr 6
2nd heat Apr 7 to Apr 20
3rd heat Apr 21 to May 4

The prizes are as follows:

Expert’s Choice – The most promising young designer as chosen by frog design will experience a week in Shanghai, with a 1-week internship at frog design and $2000 USD cash. The runner-up will receive an iPhone.

People’s Choice – The creator of the most popular design as voted by the public will win an iPad 2. The most popular designs will be the first thing that thousands of users see when they log in to Breeze, Standard Chartered’s mobile banking app.

The 20 top designs will be chosen by Standard Chartered to be used as wallpapers in Breeze and the twenty designers will be profiled on the Breeze website.

For more information, visit breeze.standardchartered.com/inmode.

Mar 262011
 

RIM recently announced that their BlackBerry Playbook is able to “run” BlackBerry Java and Android apps thanks to a high degree of API compatibility BlackBerry Tablet OS (QNX Neutrino). Developers simply need to just repackage, code sign and submit their BlackBerry Java and Android apps to BlackBerry App World. The new optional app players will be available for download from BlackBerry App World and will be placed in a secure “sandbox” on the BlackBerry PlayBook where the BlackBerry Java or Android apps can be run.

Other development support includes:

  • Native C/C++ development support added, in addition to HTML5, Flash and AIR support
  • Support from leading game engines: Ideaworks Labs (AirPlay) and Unity Technologies (Unity 3)

For more information on the BlackBerry Tablet OS and BlackBerry PlayBook developing, visit http://us.blackberry.com/developers/tablet/