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The New Year promises to bring many new
IT developments, particularly in the field of mobile computing, and
those techies at Computer World have been listing the
innovations they expect to make the biggest splash.
So look out for the following breakthroughs and new releases
as the year unfolds. Only time will tell the hits and misses
of 2011.
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Faster Android
devices
Faster mobile devices are a
definite theme for the year. The LG Star is more than just
another Android phone - it’s twice as fast as the iPhone
with an 8-megapixel camera and can record video at full HD
1080p. The Google Nexus S is due out early this year too. It comes pre-installed with the best
of Google apps and is enabled with new features
like true multi-tasking, Wi-Fi hotspot and Internet Calling.
Pretenders to
the iPad throne
Devices promising to challenge
the newly launched Apple tablet this year include the RIM
Playbook and the Chrome OS Netbook. The former has a 7-inch,
1024 x 600, capacitive multitouch display, a Cortex
A9-based, dual-core 1GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, and a 3 megapixel
front-facing camera along with a 5 megapixel rear lens. The
latter boots in just 10 seconds and allows documents and
settings to be stored in the cloud.
But let’s not forget the
iPad itself, for Apple will surely have an updated version
on offer some time this year. Computer Weekly reports
rumours that a new model may include a front and back-facing
camera, USB ports, SD card slots, HDMI out, 1080P playback
and full GPS.
Faster smartphones
Staying with Apple, 2011 is
likely to see a new iPhone release (the iPhone 5, we
presume) especially given the rapid evolution of Android
phones. The Palm Pre 2 is the final gadget on the watch
list. When HP bought Palm they had the intention of just
using the OS for tablets, but fast forward a few months and
the temptation has become too great as the Palm Pre 2 is set
for launch. The device comes equipped with a 1GHz processor
that powers the new webOS 2.0, 5MP camera, QWERTY keyboard,
3.1" touch display and 16GB of memory.
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