Nokia Connection 2011 Live Streaming Webcast

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Jun 212011
 

Nokia Connection 2011 is an annual event held in conjunction with CommunicAsia 2011. This year, Nokia Connection will take place on 21st June at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. The event is an exciting platform for Nokia to showcase the latest and newest devices and services to customers, operators, media and analysts from the region.

This year, Nokia will be streaming the webcast of their keynote speeches live from the annual Nokia Connection event in Singapore. They’ll be giving an update on progress in their new strategy, and will showcase some exciting new products and services.

They will be screening the keynotes live from 10am Singapore Standard Time on June 21st at http://www.nokiaconnection.net. The webcast will also later be available on-demand at http://www.nokiaconnection.net.

Huawei MediaPad – The World’s first 7-inch Android 3.2 Honeycomb Dual-Core Tablet

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Jun 212011
 

Huawei MediaPad is the world’s first 7-inch Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet. The MediaPad is a complete entertainment powerhouse driven by Qualcomm’s dual-core 1.2GHz processor, supported by Huawei Device’s Hi-Space cloud solution and Google Android Market. The MediaPad provides a fabulous user-experience in a stylish, high-performing and ultra-portable
package.

Technical Specs

  • Android Honeycomb 3.2 OS
    • Optimized for 7-inch screens
    • Better hardware graphics acceleration
    • Updated Google Maps
  • 1280 x 800, 217ppi, 7-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
  • 10.5mm (0.4 inches) slim, ~390g weight (0.86 pounds)
  • 1.3 MP front-facing camera, 5 MP auto focus rear facing camera with HD video recording capabilities
  • HSPA+ 14.4 Mbps, WiFi 11n
  • Dual-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm processor
  • Over 6 hours battery life
  • 1080p full HD playback and HDMI port
  • Flash 10.3
  • Support from Real Media Player for Android with various codecs available

Pre-installed Apps

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Let’s Golf
  • Document to go

The Huawei MediaPad will be available in various markets (Singapore included) sometime in Q3 2011. Pricing is unknown but it will be more expensive than the current Huawei IDEOS product line, but I suspect it will be cheaper than any of the tablets we see on the market right now.