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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Security Experts Detect Active Exploitation of Vulnerability in Internet Explorer

Recently, Microsoft addressed twelve critical security flaws related to Internet Explorer (IE). Eleven of the patched security flaws allow attackers to attain user privileges through remote code execution. Security researchers at Symantec have identified active exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities by cyber-attackers. The security flaw affects IE 6, 7 and 8.

IE remains unaffected by the vulnerability. According to Symantec, attackers are apparently trying to exploit the vulnerability through target-based attacks. Security researchers of the security firm have identified one of the attacks, wherein attackers inserted the exploit code in a compromised web hosting content of a restaurant. Successful execution of the code would result in download of a malicious file from the website. Attackers allegedly inserted the code in an iframe tag, which links to an exploit page. Attackers may send e-mails to the target victims with the link to the compromised site. Unwary Internet users, who fall prey to the attack, and visit the compromised website may inadvertently download malicious file on their computer systems.

Usually, attackers attempt to steal confidential information through sophisticated attacks. IE users must immediately install the latest patch by Microsoft. The developer issues security bulletins on second Tuesday of every month. Microsoft addressed 34 security flaws in the latest patch release. Internet users must adhere to security advisories, update the security software, operating systems and web browsers to safeguard their systems, and secure data stored on them. They must avoid responding to e-mails arriving from unknown sources and risky file extensions. They must directly visit a legitimate website, rather than clicking on a link provided in the e-mails, even when they appear to arrive from known or legitimate sources. They must also be cautious of e-mails containing images arriving from both known and unknown sources. Attackers may spoof the e-mails of legitimate companies or government bodies to trick users into believing the contents of the e-mail.

Vulnerabilities are common in software products. Independent security researchers, experts affiliated to security firms and in-house security professionals often test software products for flaws. Attackers are proactive in identification and exploitation of vulnerabilities. There is usually a time lag between the release of the patch and their implementation by Internet users. Attackers take advantage of the time lag and exploit flaws in the software products. E-tutorials, online degree programs, security blogs and cyber security alerts may help Internet users to stay informed of latest security threats and adhere to precautionary measures.

Professionals qualified in masters of security science may help enterprises in timely identification, prioritization and application of appropriate security updates. IT professionals must train employees on the safe online computing practices, and alert them on latest security threats. Employees must verify the authenticity of e-mails that ask them to download files, reveal sensitive information or visit a website to avoid falling prey to scams and social engineering attacks. E-learning and online university degree programs may help employees in understanding and implementing information security practices. Proactive security measures are crucial to identify security threats and ward off potential security breach attempts by cyber-attackers.
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Google Taking On Skype: Video Chat in Chrome

Google is adding its WebRTC software into Chrome which will eventually allow for voice and video calling without the need for a plug-in or external 3rd-party application.
ZoomGoogle is now implementing its open-source audio and video chat software into the Chrome browser, enabling users to chat in real-time without having to load up a secondary client like Skype. Called WebRTC, the software was originally introduced back in May and originated from Google's 2010 acquisition of Internet telephony and videoconferencing specialist Global IP Solutions (GIPS).
"Until now, real time communications required the use of proprietary signal processing technology that was mostly delivered through plug-ins and client downloads," wrote Google engineering director Rian Liebenberg and product manager Jan Linden. "With WebRTC, we are open sourcing the voice and video engine technologies from our acquisition of GIPS, giving developers access to state of the art signal processing technology, under a royalty free BSD style license. This will allow developers to create voice and video chat applications via simple HTML and JavaScript APIs."
Google's new WebRTC uses two audio codecs obtained through the GIPS acquisition including iSAC for high-bandwidth connections and iLBC for narrow bandwidth connections. For the video portion, Google has thrown in its open-source VP8 codec which was also previously obtained from another acquisition. By releasing the tech as a complete open-source package, Google is looking to expand is audio/video capabilities beyond Gmail, to become a web standard for real-time communications. That means other browsers like Firefox and Opera will have access to WebRTC as well.
"Our goal is to enable Chrome with Real-Time Communications (RTC) capabilities via simple Javascript APIs," Google's Henrik Andreasson said on Friday. "We are working hard to provide full RTC support in Chrome all the way from WebKit down to the native audio and video parts. When we are done, any web developer shall be able to create RTC applications, like the Google Talk client in Gmail, without using any plugins but only WebRTC components that runs in the sandbox."
So what does this mean for Skype? As CNET points out, if Google and its allies succeed in making WebRTC a standard that's supported by other browsers, then website and/or web-application builders could integrate the technology, thus easily creating a rival service with just a Web application. Browsers also wouldn't need a proprietary plug-in like the one Google uses for its VoIP service within Gmail.
"We’ve collectively engaged with the standards communities such as IETF and W3C working groups to define and implement a set of standards for real time communications," Liebenberg and Linden said. " We expect more innovations in the coming months by various community members and we will continue to develop key technologies and features that enable open, real time communications on the web."
This should prove interesting to say the least. We also bet this tech will eventually find its way into Google TV.
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Hulu Plus App Available on Select Android Phones

Hulu is finally giving Android users an easy way to watch videos from the service on their smartphones. The Hulu Plus app ($8 per month subscription fee, U.S.-only) is now available in the Android Market and allows users to watch around 16,000 episodes of current and classic TV shows.
The Hulu Plus Android app won't work with all Android phones: it's only available for Nexus One, Nexus S, HTC Inspire 4G, Motorola Droid II, Motorola Droid X, and the Motorola Atrix. Support for additional devices should be announced throughout the year.

Hulu's director of product management, Rob Wong, said in a blog post: "We know that a lot of people want that content on their Android smartphones. We've been working hard to make that a reality, and today, we have begun our early rollout of the Hulu Plus application on Android smartphones. We expect to add to the number of Android smartphones and will be making additional device announcements throughout the year."

So far, initial app reviews are in favor of Hulu's implementation of the service for Android users, but keep in mind the mobile selection is around half of what Hulu offers on the Web. If you are unsure whether Hulu has the TV shows you like, the company offers new subscribers one free week to try the service.

Hulu is the second major video streaming service to release an Android app (following months of availability on the rival iOS platform), after Netflix, which last month launched its Android app. In a similar fashion, Netflix's Android service is limited only to a bunch of phones, four from HTC, two from Motorola, One from LG and one from Samsung (Nexus S).
READ MORE - Hulu Plus App Available on Select Android Phones

HTC EVO View 4G review


It's not often that we feel a keen sense of déjà vu while writing a review, but here we are. The EVO View 4G ($399.99) is a first, but also something you've most definitely seen before. This tablet is, for all intents and purposes, the HTC Flyer: it has the same 7-inch display, aluminum build, single-core 1.5GHz processor, Gingerbread-plus-Sense-combo, 32GB of storage, and stylus for pen input. But, it also happens to be Sprint's first WiMAX tablet to go on sale in the US, with a 4G radio promising download / upload speeds up to 10Mbps / 1Mbps on Sprint's network. And, at the risk of spoiling our review, the View's connection is, indeed, zippy. But does this have any bearing on the tablet's overall value? Join us past the break to find out -- we've got some revisiting to do.

Hardware

The View 4G has one major cosmetic change from the Flyer, but it just happens to be a biggie. The back is fashioned out of black, not gray, aluminum, and there's a thin red ring around the rear-facing camera. HTC also sprinkled matching red accents in the small slots housing the stereo speakers. Because the aluminum body has rubberized bumpers on the back side, the various black pieces don't totally match -- a quirk we noted with the white-and-gray Flyer. It's kind of like how a cotton black shirt would look awkward against a black wool sweater; they're clearly not cut from the same cloth. Still, the cobbling of materials is slightly less distracting in black than it is in gray. All told, of course, this hand-wringing over the color comes down to personal preference. We could say the gray is a playful complement to the black-and-red's machismo, but we'd be revealing more about ourselves than anything else.

We'll also reiterate that while those bumpers dash any gravitas this metal-clad device may have had, they also define the ergonomic experience. Those plastic bits are just thick enough that you'll naturally use them to cradle the tablet when holding it in landscape mode. And, as with the 10-inch Toshiba Thrive, a little bit of rubberized coating goes a long way in making a chunky slate a cinch to grasp. What's more, the aluminum casing inspires confidence that this is a durable, carefully crafted device, even if it will never be the sleekest. To be sure, we didn't accidentally drop ours this time, but we routinely tossed it in a bag with our keys and other pointed objects, such as pens. The View's back remains blemish- and scratch-free, as does the screen -- though the fingerprints blanketing it are another story.


Of course, we couldn't talk ergonomics without a nod to the screen size. It's not that we haven't come across an ergonomic 10-incher -- because we have, several times over -- but there's something to be said for having a device with a façade the size of a paperback book. We realize we might be preaching to the choir, but if you're waffling between this and a 10-inch slate, it's refreshing to be able to type in portrait mode without feeling a stretch in your fingers. In general, too, we didn't crave more screen real estate for any of the things we tend to do -- web surfing, reading email, playing games, and watching YouTube clips. At the same time, it's compact enough that we found ourselves whipping it out when we had less than a minute to spare at a red light or waiting in line at a deli. With a 10-incher, we probably wouldn't have bothered.

Taking a tour around the device, you'll find a typically minimal array of ports and buttons, including a metal volume rocker on the top edge, near the front-acing camera; a micro USB socket on the right side; and a 3.5mm headphone jack and lock / power key on the left. There's also an LED light built inside the headphone jack -- a surprise the first time you see that blinking green notification signal.

Camera

In the grand tradition of mobile camera sensors, the View 4G's 5 megapixel cam struggles in harsh backlighting, though we were disappointed to see that even after we took refuge in the shade, we still ended up with blown-out pockets in some pictures. Many of our test photos have a softness about them, even if we tried our best to stay still while tapping the shutter. Nonetheless, as you can see in the gallery below, our shots were far from terrible, with pleasant, balanced colors, and surprisingly decent depth of field in close-up pictures.

The 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera is no better, as you can imagine, though if decent video call quality is what you're after, you'll get adequate, bright image quality so long as the room is relatively well lit. As with the Flyer, HTC included a handful of goofy distortion and color filters, which you can find in a dedicated Snapbooth app or as an option in the Camera app's menu. We happen to be suckers for this touch, but it does slightly compensate for what would otherwise be a mediocre pair of cameras.

The camera also shoots 720p video, but you wouldn't know it from watching our fuzzy test clips. We also didn't have any more success avoiding tinny noise distortion than Vlad did when he put the Flyer through its paces. It's a shame, since the actual motion in our movies -- dogs running, buses rumbling by -- looks fluid, and doesn't betray a hint of ghosting.




Display and Sound

The Flyer's 7-inch (1024 x 600) display is vibrant, but the real star of the show are the viewing angles, which help it pass for a Super LCD panel. (HTC confirmed that it is, in fact, just a plain old LCD.) We quickly grew a habit of using the tablet outdoors, and only once found ourselves squinting at the display under direct sunlight. Indoors, too, we enjoyed easy viewing, even when sharing the tablet with friends and watching movies from potentially awkward side angles.

Look closely, by the by, and you'll see that the display is studded with a grid of small dots. We suspect these help facilitate N-Trig's DuoSense technology, which allows for the pen input we'll expound on shortly. In any case, you can only see that dot pattern when the tablet is locked or powered down. As for those stereo speakers, the sound quality is decidedly tinny, even if the View does have one more speaker than most slates out there.

Software

Like the Flyer, the View 4G runs Android 2.3 with the latest version of HTC's Sense UI layered on top. Sprint has said that it will upgrade the tablet to the tablet-optimized Android 3.0. (The carrier hasn't said anything yet about a further update to 3.1.) So using the View, in short, is akin to poking around the menus of an EVO smartphone. It's familiar, and it works. Gingerbread is finely tuned in a way Android 3.0 isn't just yet. The only thing is -- and this is actually a big thing indeed -- you'll miss out on apps designed to make the most out of that extra screen space, such as Gmail with a reading pane.

Based on conversations we've had with Sprint, it's clear that resemblance to a smartphone was the idea. According to the carrier, its EVO franchise of handsets account for some of its best sales, so naturally, the Now Network is eager to replicate that success with tablets. That means appealing to existing customers, who love their phones and might be interested in scooping up another toy running the same software they're used to. Or, perhaps Sprint is hoping Sense phones and slates alike have the power to reel in new subscribers. Either way, the premise is that if you're considering the View 4G, it's as much for the user experience as the 4G radio.


For the uninitiated, the latest version of Sense blends a number of 3D flourishes with new ways to personalize the look and feel of the device. This includes a carousel of eight home screens that you can pinch to make all of them appear on one page as shrunken windows. Out of the box, you'll find five of them populated with widgets, including HTC's own music player, along with its news, calendar, Gallery, and FriendStream apps. While a blank home page leaves enough room for a grid of 16 apps, the ones with widgets don't leave any room to squeeze in a lone shortcut or two. And yet, these widgets don't take up the full screen, and sadly aren't optimized to take advantage of that 1024 x 600 display. For the most part, you won't get a satisfactory helping of information at a glance, and you'll need to open the corresponding app to really enjoy a substantive experience. Take the social networking aggregator FriendStream, for instance. You can scroll through your Twitter feed and post an update yourself, but to toggle between Twitter and Facebook or do things such as check direct messages, you'll have to open the app. In that regard, Sense doesn't realize its potential.

We have to say, that while Sense can feel inefficient and bloated, we're truly enjoying the new lock screen that HTC cooked up for the latest version of the UI. You'll see a so-called activation ring, a circle into which you can drag one of four app shortcuts. In doing that, you'll unlock the phone and find yourself in that app, thereby saving yourself some extra taps. You can customize these (we swapped out the Exchange mail app for the Gmail one, for instance), and we also opted to display local weather animations on our lock screen.

Battery Life



Fantastic, and long enough, at that, to make us rethink our notions about 4G devices having middling endurance. Just to give you a day in the life, we left the house at about 7:30AM with a fully charged battery, and spent the ensuing 12 hours checking email and weather updates, glancing at Twitter and Facebook notifications, watching the occasional clip, and sinking an embarrassing amount of time into Angry Birds Rio. It wasn't until about 8PM that we saw a pop-up message warning us we were down to our last 15 percent. Not too shabby.

HTC Watch

In addition to HTC's gussied-up Sense UI, you'll find a shortcut to HTC's own Watch service, a storefront from which you can stream and download movies, either for rent or for buy. Rentals in the US cost $2.99 to $3.99 a pop, with purchase prices ranging from $8.99 to $14.99. The app itself has a clean, two-paned interface, and the instant playback is fluid, but the uneven selection of roughly 400 titles harkens back to the early days of Netflix streaming. For every Gossip Girl or No Strings Attached, there's a Grumpier Old Men and Curly Sue.

Magic Pen

Like the Flyer before it, what makes the View 4G stand out in a crowded field of Android tablets is its accompanying stylus and custom-built note-taking software. All this is possible thanks to N-Trig's DuoSense digitizer, which allows for both pen and finger input -- the same setup, by the by, that you'll find on the HP Slate 500 and the Fujitsu LifeBook T580.

Whenever the tablet is on, you'll see a glowing green pen icon to the right of the main search, home, and back buttons icons. It'll appear, along with the primary haptic buttons, on one of two edges of the bezel, depending on whether you're holding the tablet in portrait or landscape mode. Tap that icon with the pen and you'll see a palette of options pop up in the lower right-hand corner of the screen, a hub where you can choose the text color and the kind of the kind of writing implement (say, a brush, or a felt-tip pen). When you launch the app for the first time, it'll walk you through a tutorial -- a helpful touch, since the interface of menu options is comprised entirely of small icons. We had a handful of vexing moments at the very beginning when navigating the cramped menu felt tedious and unintuitive, but after a few minutes we were tapping through at a brisker pace.


HTC seems to have realized it didn't have much to offer in the way of pen-friendly apps, so it made sure to integrate the pen experience throughout the OS. You can take a screenshot of almost anything and doodle on it -- a feature we used once in earnest, when we wanted to forward an email to a friend with a snarky aside painted on top. HTC also bundled a dedicated note-taking app (dubbed Notes, natch), which you can sync with Evernote, if you like. We have to say, this is one of the smoothest experiences we've had writing on a tablet. Even when we scrawled in script, barely applying pressure to the pen, the slate picked up everything. Erasing and highlighting using dedicated buttons on the pen also works like a charm.

It's a shame that's all you can do with it. We don't know about you, but we don't find ourselves taking notes that often, and drawing amateur cartoons, meanwhile, simply requires too much effort. Until there are more apps to go with it, we can't help but feel the Magic Pen is something of a gimmick.

Oh, and in case you're wondering, the View 4G is going the way of the US Flyer, which is to say that the Magic Pen, that distinguishing piece of hardware, will be sold separately for $80 -- highway robbery when you consider that you can find pens for other DuoSense tablets for $20 or so. To soften the blow, the folks at Sprint will throw in a pen as a promotion while supplies last. So some people will get a fair shake. Unlike the Flyer, though, this comes without that snug case, which has a loop for stowing the pen. So try really hard not to lose this one.

WiMAX

Just how fast is WiMAX? Sprint promises download speeds as high as 10Mbps and, until today, max upload rates of 1Mbps. Starting now, the carrier is expanding the upload ceiling to 1.5Mbps. In conversations with the company, a rep added that on average, users could expect download speeds between 3Mbps and 6Mbps. This isn't the first time we've noticed this kind of hedging when testing mobile broadband. It's not unlike how laptop makers are careful to say you can expect up to 10 hours of battery life: they almost never say these results are typical.

In the case of the View 4G, though, our speeds were pretty darn close to the upper limits of what we were told to expect. We got an average of 10.31 Mbps down and .93Mbps up, and even hit 11Mbps in our download tests. Anecdotally, we spent less time waiting for pages to load than we would have on our Verizon smartphone, but WiMAX's benefits were most obvious when we streamed short clips -- movies were quick to load and just as fast to buffer, resulting in smooth playback.


As of this writing, WiMAX is live in 71 markets in 28 states, which still leaves large swaths of rural and suburban areas without coverage. We can't vouch for cities we haven't visited, of course, but we can say our coverage in New York City was some of the most robust we've ever enjoyed on a mobile device. We always had a 4G signal, and never fell back on 3G. And, we collected these scores from various parts of the city, from downtown Manhattan to the outerborough of Brooklyn. We've learned not to take that consistency for granted. When we tested T-Mobile's "4G" (HSPA+) mobile hotspot, we noted particularly strong performance in certain neighborhoods, on certain blocks, and in certain cafes, only to see our rates slow to a crawl when we turned the corner. Ultimately, then, we respect the View 4G as much for its reliability as its raw speed.

But annoying things started to happen in the rare moments when our connection broke. Whenever we lost our signal, a full-screen dialog box popped up, warning of "Data Call Failure." The problem is, even after we tapped "Dismiss" this notification kept interrupting us. And, as you can imagine, even without that disclaimer, we tended to be aware when we were in areas with poor or non-existent service (e.g., in a train, underground).

Pricing

The 32GB View 4G costs $399.99 with a two-year agreement. Sprint offers several plans, all of which include unlimited 4G: $44.99 a month for 3GB, $59.99 for 5GB, and $89.99 for 10GB. For what it's worth, Sprint is also holding a promotion that could allow you to shave $10 off your data plan for every month of the two-year contract. Of course, there's no such thing as free lunch, which in this case means that save on data you'll have to activate a handset with a Simply Everything, Simply Everything Share, Everything Data, Everything Data Share, Everything Business or Business Advantage Messaging and Data plan. On the plus side, though, Sprint customers who already subscribe to one of these plans are also eligible for the discount.

Wrap-up



Here we are again. Even when you throw WiMAX into the mix, sizing up the HTC EVO View 4G presents almost the same mental balancing act as the 3G Flyer. When we think about what made our week with the View so enjoyable, we keep coming back to the well-tooled ergonomics, bright display, and long battery life -- all things that warmed us to the Flyer. For a lot of people, Sprint's consistently fast (but hardly ubiquitous) 4G network will be a boon, but perhaps not a compelling enough feature to seal their buying decision. Moreover, the addition of WiMAX isn't enough to soften our criticisms of the Flyer -- even if you prefer the comfort of Gingerbread, this thing still needs more apps that are optimized to take advantage of that bright 7-inch display. With a chunky shape and no ETA for Honeycomb, the View 4G isn't the sexiest or most cutting-edge slate of the bunch. But it's sensible, reassuring. And if Sprint is correct that the people considering this might well be satisfied EVO customers, there could be something to be said for sticking with what you know.
READ MORE - HTC EVO View 4G review

Motorola Triumph Pre-order Available at Best Buy for $299 [Virgin Mobile Yet to Confirm Release Date But New Triumph Android Smartphone Can be Pre-Ordered Now]

The Triumph has been made official during a recent press event hosted by Sprint and Motorola. While some people may be a lot more interested in the Motorola Photon 4G, also launched at the same event, the Triumph happens to be a great choice especially for those people that prefer pre-paid contracts and/or Virgin Mobile.
motorola triumph best buy pre order

We’re going to go ahead and say it, the Motorola Triumph is one of the best cheap Android phones that you can buy, and one that has plenty of fighting potential when it comes to rivaling some of the other affordable Android smartphones out there.
Why is it a cheap phone? Well, rumor has it that the phone will cost $299.99. That’s the full, unsubsidized price, and yes, we do not kid around with these things. Sure, other smartphones are priced at $199.99 (sometimes lower when part of various deals) but for that price you’d have to commit to a two-year agreement with a carrier whereas the Triumph will be a pre-paid only device.
Best Buy is confirming the price officially, so these aren’t speculations either. The phone is available for pre-order on Best Buy’s website right away, so, as long as you have the itch for a new Android smartphone, available for such a great price, you can purchase it right away.
What Best Buy isn’t revealing today is the actual launch date for the Triumph. Just the other day we told you the phone may be launched at some point after July 19, although at this time we have no way of confirming that release date. In fact we’re waiting for Virgin Mobile to make up its mind regarding the Triumph’s launch so we’ll be back with more news once we have them. Until them let us know what you think about the Triumph, will you purchase one right away?
READ MORE - Motorola Triumph Pre-order Available at Best Buy for $299 [Virgin Mobile Yet to Confirm Release Date But New Triumph Android Smartphone Can be Pre-Ordered Now]

RipTen Hardware Review: The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (Verizon)


The Xperia Play has to be one of the most intriguing bits of hardware to hit the mobile market in a while.  It’s not the first ‘gaming phone’ that’s come out (N-Gage, anyone?), but the thought of bringing the Playstation experience to a phone is definitely an exciting one.  Android has already proved itself as a mobile gaming platform, but what does the addition of the Playstation Certification bring to the mix?
This is a gaming review, and as such, will be mostly focused on the gaming aspects of the phone. However, the phone side of things is also important (or else you’d just buy a PSP), so we’ll start with that.  The Xperia play runs the latest version of Android, Gingerbread.  Interestingly however, there are no extra interface modifications to the phone; it’s just stock Android. In a competitive market where every Android-based manufacturer is trying to differentiate themselves with UI modifications, it’s definitely a bold move. With many of the other Android phones, however, the UI feels disjointed and pieced together, while the Xperia play’s stock Android feels clean and smooth, the way it was originally designed. The phone functions as one would expect. With no problems using the touch screen, call quality is acceptable, and the internet browsing experience is typical Android. All in all, the phone itself is quite solid.

No one will be buying this phone just to be a phone, however.  Flicking the phone open reveals a full game pad, complete with D-pad and touch pads that substitute for dual analog sticks – even shoulder buttons are included. Flipping the phone open feels satisfying, and the controls have a good ‘click’ feel to them. The screen wobbles slightly when the phone is open, but it doesn’t feel like there’s any danger of breaking it off. The construction feels solid, which is important in a phone but even more so in a gaming device, since you’ll probably be spending a decent amount of time with the phone open, pounding on the controls.
Android already has a well-established gaming base, and the Xperia Play builds on that. The entire Android Market is open for you to download games, of course, but unless they have mappable controls (to take advantage of a physical keyboard), you won’t be able to play them with the built in gamepad. Still, there’s a large market of games out there currently, and if you’ve already bought one from the Android Market before, you can download it again for free to the Xperia Play.  Instantly, there’s already a large collection of games at your disposal.
Then there are the Xperia Play optimized games. These are games that already exist for Android, but have been modified specifically to run on the Xperia Play, and are only available on this phone. A few of these are included with the phone, including Asphalt 6, Bruce Lee, Sims 3, and Star Battalion. Being able to use the gamepad controls is a definite advantage in these games; for instance, a fighting game like Bruce Lee becomes much easier to control with physical controls. There are more optimized games available for purchase straight from the phone, such as Nova 2, Assassin’s Creed, and Modern Combat 2, which sell for around $5. While these games are made infinitely better with the addition of the gamepad, they are still, at the core, mobile phone games. No new ground is being broken here, but it feels like you’re definitely getting a more complete gaming experience.
Xperia Play optimized games have their own interface
Finally, we have the Playstation part of the Playstation phone: Playstation Pocket. It’s a separate app that launches a built-in game, Crash Bandicoot, as well as a store to purchase more at about $5 each. The selection is limited currently, but there are a few more games being added each month, so it’s growing. Still, it’s cool to finally see an officially supported way to play actual Playstation games on your phone, and the inclusion of save states is a big plus for a mobile gaming.
It’s a little surprising that Sony launched the service with so few heavy-hitting titles available. Maybe the emulation wasn’t perfect on them, or perhaps they’re saving those games for another hardware release. I really would have expected to see some blockbuster titles such as Metal Gear Solid or Resident Evil 2 making an appearance on the system. Launching the Xperia Play with titles like that would have really turned some heads; as it is, Crash Bandicoot is still a solid inclusion and does a great job of showing what the hardware is capable of.
While the Xperia Play is a much better overall gaming experience than any other phone out there, I can’t help but feel there are some real missed opportunities. Other than the Playstation name and the labels on the gamepad, there’s not much that feels like Playstation about it. There’s no PSN integration at all, which is really a big misstep and an odd move for Sony. The PSP integrates very tightly with the PS3, and you would expect that integration to carry over into the Xperia Play as well. Microsoft got it right when they included full Xbox Live integration into Windows Phone 7, and the Xperia Play could have really benefited from that integration as well.

While the Xperia Play ran all available games beautifully, you can’t help but wonder why Sony didn’t include beefier hardware in the system. A 1GHz processor is pretty standard these days in mid-range Android devices, and with dual and quad core processors just over the horizon, it would have been great to have the Xperia on the forefront of that technology, rather than lagging behind.
In the end, the Xperia Play is definitely the best mobile gaming experience out there, mostly because of the controls. Just ask any iPhone gamer; having only a touch screen makes serious gaming hard. The system’s future really depends on developer support and more games that take advantage of the controls, otherwise they’re useless. It’s a solid mid-range Android phone, but hardly a PSP. The lack of PSN support and limited number of games that take advantage of the hardware are really what holds the system back. You should get this phone if you’re wanting a better mobile gaming experience on your phone, but if you’re really serious about mobile gaming, you might be better suited to wait for the Playstation Vita later this year.
Here’s The Rundown:
+Solid gaming controls make for the best mobile phone gaming experience available.
+Playing PSOne games on the phone is fun
+Solid performing phone overall
-Middle of the road hardware
-Mediocre launch lineup of games
-No PSN support
READ MORE - RipTen Hardware Review: The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (Verizon)

Android Smartphones Have Highest Failure Rate, Blackberry the Lowest

A study finds what many smartphone addicts already know but may not want to admit: Androids have a much higher rate of hardware problems than their competitors.
The survey, conducted by British telecom consulting firm WDS, tracked 600,000 support calls over a 12-month period and found that of the support calls seeking help with Android handsets, 14% were for hardware issues.
Windows Phone 7 had a 9% rate for hardware-related support calls, Apple iPhone 8% and Research In Motion's BlackBerrys 3.7%.
The study found that instances of hardware faults varied between OEM deployments, with some brands showing a propensity to display failures, others keypad/button failures and some battery issues. Unfortunately, it didn't name the manufacturers associated with each type of failure.

Runaway success

“Android has been a runaway success and has been instrumental in bringing smartphone technology to the mass-market,” said Craig Rich, Chief Marketing Officer at WDS. “Its open nature, coupled with the greater availability of hardware components and a reduction in manufacturing costs has seen some manufacturers bring the price-point of Android smartphones down below US$100.”
“However, the Android ecosystem is not without its faults. Many of the factors that have led to Android’s success are driving varying levels of hardware quality into the market, in turn delivering an inconsistent customer experience,” Rich said.
Why the high Android failure rate? Isn't Android software made by the almighty Google? Yes, but as a semi-open-source platform, Android can be used by just about any manufacturer. WDS included 35 different Android manufacturers in its study.
The other major platforms all maintain tight control over their hardware. Windows Phone 7 licensed to only five manufacturers while both the iPhone and Blackberry have just one manufacturer each. In fact, both Apple and Blackberry-maker Research In Motion manufacture their own phones and thus control every step of the design and manufacturing process.
READ MORE - Android Smartphones Have Highest Failure Rate, Blackberry the Lowest

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Apple overhauls Final Cut Pro

The old Final Cut Pro 7 we've come to love — and sometimes curse — is history. Apple today unleashed a brand new, rewritten from the ground up, 64-bit version, Final Cut Pro X, with a substantially lower price ($299.99, vs. $999 for FCP 7) and greatly enhanced speed. The video program is available in the online Mac App Store.
(Final Cut 7 and the $199 junior version, Final Cut Express, are no longer for sale. However, unlike previous upgrades, an install of Final Cut Pro X will not delete the previous version. Both can co-exist side by side.)
This is such a radical overhaul that Apple considers it an all-new program, not an upgrade.
FCPX looks totally different, and many of the letter shortcuts and commands we've known over the years are toast.
The good news: much faster editing. You now can take multiple types of video footage from different sources — say an iPhone, point and shoot camera, digital SLR and a video camera — and put them altogether for editing without any issues. (And believe me, there were lots of issues with multiple video formats before. The program would just clog up.)
In the past, Final Cut would come to a complete stop when graphics or transitions were added, asking the editor to wait for "rendering" before continuing. I recently had to wait 90 minutes when editing a video of a recorded Skype interview.
With the new Final Cut, rendering is done in the background. That same Skype clip went into place immediately, with no issues.
The new Final Cut is targeted towards today's videomaker, who shoot on memory cards — not videotape, like days of yore.
Larry Jordan, a veteran Final Cut Pro trainer — who teaches everyone from students to Hollywood editors — has been testing the new program for the past 4 months. While he calls the new version "as profound a change for production as the introduction of the railroad," he also thinks some of the Final Cut faithful will find the new look "polarizing."
"Some people will hate it," he says bluntly.
"This is so radically different from anything we've worked with before," he adds.
Apple is taking a huge risk. Final Cut is so popular that everyone from major filmmakers (The Social Network and True Grit were both edited in it) to students, documentarians and the growing legion of "fusion" photographers who are learning to mix video swear by the program.
What’s changed:
The interface. In opening up Final Cut, you wonder if this is still a professional program. It looks so similar to iMovie, Apple's bare-bones video editor that comes free with new Macintosh computers. Those tabs to tap into your Apple iTunes and iPhoto libraries on other Apple programs weren't there before. Now they are. And just like iMovie, Apple asks you to create new projects as "events," not "sequences." Luckily, Final Cut is not iMovie Pro. It's a real, serious video editor.
The magnetic timeline. This is a new feature aimed at answering many complaints from the old program — clips getting out of sync (and resembling a badly dubbed Japanese movie from the 1960s) after they've been moved around on the timeline. With the new timeline set-up, clips just snap into place.
Tagging. You get tools to better tag and title your master material, aimed at making it easier to find the appropriate clips during the edit process. This is a really cool addition. You can literally highlight a section of a clip, click the Key tab (for keyword) on the timeline, add a keyword to describe the portion, and the program indentifies the clip with the keyword in place. So, for instance, I was able to import a 12 minute interview into Final Cut, and break it up with four keywords that described what the subject was talking about.
Titles and themes. Here's where Final Cut has driven into iMovie territory, with dozens of new and way prettier titles than before. The good news for novice video editors upgrading from iMovie, it will pretty up your video and make it look more professional. The bad news for serious video editors is that if everyone uses these tools, you can't because they will make your production look cookie-cutter.
Syncing multiple video clips, shot at the same time. Two and three camera shoots —with a close-up, wide shot and wider shot — has become easier to do. (On Talking Tech, we often do this, using a Canon 5D Mark II for the subject, a Canon 60D for the interviewer and a second 5D for a wide shot of the two of us.)
But how to sync the clips so that the audio from all three cameras plays at the right time? In the past, many users opted for Singular Software's terrific $149 Plural Eyes plug-in, which worked flawlessly. But Apple's sync process is pretty seamless in Final Cut X, and Plural Eyes — like most FCP plug-ins — is not yet available for the new program. Singular CEO Bruce Sharpe promises that he can do better than Apple and says anyone who buys his product now will get a free upgrade once it's ready for the new Final Cut. "This is a feature for them, not a main focus.," Sharpe says. "This is something we pay attention to 24 hours a day."
What’s missing:
Chapter markers. Anyone using Final Cut to make a fully functional, deliverable DVD will be disappointed. You can burn a DVD from within the program, but not with chapters. Apple has taken away the ability to add chapter markers, although the feature can be added with an extra $50 purchase for an add-on Compressor.
High-resolution JPG still frames. In the old program, Apple offered tools to save high-res JPGs from the video. No longer. While you can save them as big TIFF or PNG files, Final Cut now saves the JPGs as low-res images.
The ability to export videos in many different formats and sizes. That functionality was standard in the old program but is missing in the new version. (Again, go to Compressor for help there.)
The ability to open a previous Final Cut 7 project. Say you finished a project, delivered it to a client, and then the client asked for changes, months later, after you've upgraded. You either have to re-open it in the previous program — which you wisely choose not to delete —or start all over again.
Bottom line: If you're a veteran Final Cut Pro user, you'll need to spend a few days learning a new way around the timeline. But once that's behind you, the editing process will go by so much faster, you'll be glad you made the effort.
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Sony's PlayStation Phone STINKS At Gaming...And Pretty Much Everything Else [REVIEW]

Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play just launched on Verizon Wireless for $199.99, and it's a bit of a mixed bag.
It wants to be a PSP, but the power inside of it isn't up to par compared to other dedicated handheld gaming devices.
And when compared to other smartphones, it's not super impressive either.
Before you read the full review, click here to check out our huge photos of the Xperia Play >
Is the Xperia Play worth your money?

It's Chunky

Measuring in at 16mm thick, the phone is almost twice as thick as an iPhone 4. It is a slider phone, so I knew it would be thicker, but this thing just feels giant.
The Xperia Play feels especially awkward when you're holding it in your hand because on its right side, there are two flimsy shoulder buttons that get in the way and click around while you're holding the phone.
Holding a PSP up to my ear would've been more comfortable. This is also to say the Play just feels plasticky.
Compared to some of the incredibly well-built phones I've tested lately like the HTC Sensation, the Xperia Play feels lightyears behind. It even has some mushy physical navigational buttons below the screen. On top of that, the navigational buttons are in a strange order that we're not used to.
The power button on top is downright horrible. Maybe it's just the well-traveled review unit I have, but half the time it just doesn't work. It's another mushy button like the navigational buttons, and sometimes activates a power-off options screen, and sometimes makes the phone go to sleep.
As far as the screen goes, the phone's 4-incher is subpar. Even at its brightest setting, it doesn't get very bright, and the screen feels plasticky. It attracted tons of small scratches and dust, as if the screen was made of plastic. When you press down hard on the screen, you see a weird dimpling like you might see on a device with a resistive touchscreen.

The Hardware Does The Job...But Not For Long

The Xperia has a capable 1 Ghz processor, but it's almost undone by the 512 MB of RAM the phone has built in. Brand new phones shipping with 512MB of RAM aren't going to last for long, especially if gaming is supposed to be your strong suit.
Also, the 5.1 MP camera is weak and doesn't even shoot 720p HD video.
One excellent feature the Xperia Play has is stereo speakers. They're still cell phone speakers, and you should be playing games with headphones, but this was a nice touch.
The phone handles calls well enough (you're considering this phone primarily because of gaming, right?), and was pretty speedy in my 3G tests. But when you have a bunch of apps open, scrolling and pinch to zooming on the web is a bit of a drag.
Also, the virtual keyboard Sony stuck in this one is tiny. In portrait mode, I found it nearly impossible to type accurately on, even when I was staring at the keyboard.

Is It Fun To Play?

The Xperia Play is an odd device. It feels more like a touchscreen phone with a controller strapped on than a smartphone-gaming-console hybrid.
Playing games is fun, but the experience can be plain old confusing because there's no way to know if menus are designed to be manipulated via touch or via the directional d-pad.
With certain games, the Xperia's slide out controller feels like an afterthought.
In Madden, for example, you can't browse plays using the directional pad you use to move your player. I ended up feeling conflicted and frustrated, especially since the Madden controls weren't what I was accustomed to on a home console. I have all the buttons of a PS3 controller (minus a couple extra shoulder buttons), so why aren't controls the same?
This also goes with the analog control pads in the middle of the controller. It often gets down to trial and error to find out which buttons work and which don't. You can re-assign controller buttons during games, but it's a hassle.
My old PSP is ten times easier to use than this device.
The Xperia Play came with 7 games pre-loaded, and I would consider none of them truly better experiences because I had physical buttons. There are also twenty-some games you can buy on Vcast. Developers have done wonderful jobs outfitting games for touch devices, and while I often miss the portable game consoles of yore, having both touch and physical buttons is confusing.
Lastly, why is Sony getting ready to launch a bunch of Playstation games on the Xperia Play? They have to be stretched annoyingly because they're originally for 4:3 aspect ratio TVs. Sony should instead focus on moving over PSP games, or at least PSP Go games.

Should You Buy It?

I really wanted to like this phone, I did. I have a PSP and it's great for what it does. But unfortunately, the Xperia Play isn't good enough at any one thing.
You should not buy this phone unless you absolutely need a hardware controller for your gaming, but there aren't even many games for it yet. Sony is notorious for building proprietary stores and mediums and abandoning them (remember UMD movies for Sony's PSP? Also, PS Vita is getting Vita cards), so you'll never know if your investments will pay off.
Of course the Xperia Play also plays games other Android phones can play, and Gingerbread is a welcome addition. Still, the phone just feels old. Like it should've come out a year ago.
These days people value cutting edge speed, vibrant screens, portability, and braggability, and the Xperia Play doesn't have any of these things. It's a good Android phone, but it's just too big.
READ MORE - Sony's PlayStation Phone STINKS At Gaming...And Pretty Much Everything Else [REVIEW]

Here Are Some Photos Of Nokia's First Windows Phone, And It Looks Great

The beautiful N9 smartphone Nokia unveiled the other day was a good sign of things to come, as we hoped. While the N9 runs MeeGo, an operating system that's innovative but won't ever make it big, Stephen Elop just unveiled a brand new phone from Nokia that looks just like the N9 but runs Windows Phone 7.
Apparently, Elop told reporters on scene to quit using their cameras, but obviously a few of them did and caught a glimpse of Nokia's first Windows Phone.
The phone is codenamed "Sea Ray" and differs from the N9 in that it has a camera shutter button on its side, dual-LEDs on the back, and is running Windows Phone 7 Mango, of course.
There's no word on a release date or price, but Stephon Elop has repeatedly promised a Nokia Windows Phone for 2012.
See below for a few a video and some pictures, and check out the link below to see how the N9 looks in action.
Don't Miss: Amazing Pictures Of The Nokia N9, Which Is Now Nokia's First Windows Phone
(Technet via Engadget)
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Sony Ericsson announces Xperia Ray, Xperia Active and Txt

Sony Ericsson today announced two Android smartphones and an entry-level QWERTY model. The Xperia Ray is a designer model while Xperia Active is a model for those one the run. Sony Ericsson txt is a feature model with a full QWERTY keyboard
At CommunicAsia 2011 in Singapore, Sony Ericsson this week announced two new Android smartphones and a full QWERTY feature phone model.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray is a designer model with a relatively small 3.3 inch touch display. The 480 x 854 pixel resolution on a 3.3 inch display give us a pixels per inch (PPI) of 296. This high number rank the Xperia Ray as number 13 of the phones listed in our phone database. Other well known models with high pixel density are iPhone 4 (329.64 PPI), Nokia E6-00 (325.20 PPI) and LG Arena (310.98). Increasing the number of pixels without making a larger display makes text and graphic look more smooth, but when reaching one point, it could make the default text size too small. Esato has only one phone model listed in the database with 3.3 inch display combined with a 854 x 480 so the screen is first of its kind. Xperia Ray, or Xperia ray with a lowercase R as Sony Ericsson choose to call it, has many of the features found in Xperia Arc and Xperia Neo. The screen resolution is the same, but also the 1 GHz processor, Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine and the 8.1 megapixel camera with Exmor R for Mobile. If the camera is identical to the Xperia Arc and Neo, you should expect nice low light performance as we found out in our Xperia Arc review. The 3.3 inch display size is of course smaller than Xperia Neo's 3.7 inches and Xperia Arc 4.2 inches, but as we have seen with the Xperia Neo compared to the Xperia Arc, decreasing the screen size will result in much better battery performance.



More Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray highlights
  • 100 gram
  • 111 x 53 x 9.4 mm 
  • Android 2.3 Gingerbread
  • Networks
    • GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
    • UMTS HSPA 900/2100 or UMTS HSPA 850/1900/2100
  • 8.1 megapixel camera, autofocus, geo tagging with Sony Exmor R CMOS sensor, f/2.4 aperture, image stabiliser
  • VGA front facing camera
  • 720p HD video recording
  • 3.3 inch Reality Display, 854 x 480 pixel resolution, 16,777,216 colour TFT capacitive touchscreen
  • FM radio
  • 3.5 mm audio jack
  • aGPS
  • Bluetooth
  • Wi-Fi
  • DLNA Certified
  • USB 2.0
  • 300 MB memory available to user. Expandable with microSD card up to 32 GB
  • 1500 mAh battery
  • Talktime: 6 hours and 50 minutes
  • Standby time: 430 hours
  • ANT+ compatible
In selected markets, the Xperia Ray sales package will include a LiveSound headphones. Available Xperia Ray colours are Black, Gold, White and Pink
Sony Ericsson Xperia Active is a different kind of smartphone. It is one of a handfull water resistant and dust proof smartphones. It is not often we hear about water resistant touch screen models. We know about the water resistant Motorola Defy but can't think about any other. As with all the latest Sony Ericsson Android models, Xperia Active is having the latest version of Android operating system installed (Android Gingerbread 2.3)

Observant readers will notice that both the Xperia Ray and the Xperia Active has touch keys instead of hardware keys. We prefer the physical feedback given by pushable keys, but without them, the front side of the phone get a more sleek and stylish form. Sony Ericsson has kept the dedicated camera key as well as volume controls and the power key. A very visual hinge makes it easy to attach the included wrist strap to the phone. The built in GPS, barometer and compass in addition to ANT+ support are good news for those wanting to replace their Garmin or Polar fittness product. ANT+ makes it easy to log heartbeats and bike cadence using third party accessories. The pre-installed iMapMyFitness app could be one of the apps usefull for this, but there are other free apps in Android Market such as Endomondo Sports Tracker used by million others which could do the same thing.
The Xperia Active also has the four corner home screen shortcuts which often are found on Sony Ericsson phone models with small screens. These extra navigation icons are convenient for one hand navigation.

 Sony Ericsson Xperia Active highlights

  • 110.8 gram
  • 92 x 55 x 16.5 mm
  • Android 2.3 Gingerbread
  • Networks
    • GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
    • UMTS HSPA 800/1900/2100 or UMTS HSPA 900/2100
  • 5 megapixel camera, autofocus, geo tagging, f/2.6 aperture
  • 720p HD video recording
  • 3 inch Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine, 320 x 480 pixel resolution, 16.777.216 colour TFT capacitive touchscreen, wet finger tracking, scratch-resistant mineral glass
  • FM radio
  • 3.5 mm audio jack
  • aGPS
  • Wi-Fi with Hotspot functionality
  • DLNA Certified
  • USB 2.0
  • 320 MB memory available to user. Expandable with microSD card up to 32 GB
  • 1200 mAh battery
  • Talktime: 4 hours and 53 minutes
  • Standby time: 351 hours
  • ANT+ compatible
Included accessories: Sport stereo headset, arm case, wrist strap, 2 GB microSD card, USB cable and a exchangable cover.
Sony Ericsson txt
The third mobile phone announced was the Sony Ericsson Txt messaging phone with a dedicated SMS shortcut. It is a block model with a full QWERTY block. It could easily be mixed with the Sony Ericsson Txt Pro announced two weeks ago, but the Sony Ericsson Txt is a feature phone running on ST-Ericsson RTKE operating system. The list of features are basic. The Txt has 2G network support, a 3.2 megapixel camera, a 2.6 inch display and 100 MB available memory. The battery capasity is remarkable low. A fully charged 1000 mAh battery is claimed to last for only 196 minutes / 3 hours 12 minutes. Either the reported official specs are wrong or Txt is the phone model from Sony Ericsson with the worst talktime ever.


Sony Ericsson txt highlights


  • 95 gram
  • 106 x 60 x 14.5 mm
  • ST-Ericsson RTKE operating system
  • Networks: GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
  • 3.2 megapixel camera with fix focus
  • 2.6 inches, 240 x 320 pixel resolution, 262,144 colour TFT, scratch-resistant
  • FM radio
  • 3.5 mm audio jack 
  • Java
  • Wi-Fi
  • USB 2.0 (microUSB)
  • Full QWERTY keyboard
  • 100 MB memory. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card
  • 1000 mAh battery
  • Talk time: 3 hours 53 minutes
  • Standby time: 416 hours
All three phones will be available in Q3 this year.
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