Huawei reveals thinnest Android smart phone at 6.68mm
Huawei has revealed its upcoming Android smart phone – The Huawei Ascend P1 S which has a thickness of just 6.68mm! That’s thinner than the Motorola RAZR‘s 7.1mm and Samsung Galaxy S II‘s 8.49mm.
The internal hardware specs are impressive as well. It has a 4.3″ display that’s using Super AMOLED with qHD resolution of 960×540. For extra durability, it is toughen with Corning’s Gorilla Glass. Powering the device is a dual-core TI OMAP 4460 processor at 1.5GHz with 1GB of RAM. It is said to be running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich but surprisingly there are physical Android buttons at the front.
For imaging it comes with a back-lit 8MP camera and a front facing 1.3MP camera. There’s also another model – the Ascend P1 (without S) which is slightly thicker at 7.69mm but carries roughly the same specification. No pricing has been revealed but it is expected to be available sometime in Q2 2012. Looks like Huawei is taking on the big boys in the Android arena.
One more pic after the break
Spare One phone that’s on emergency standby for 15 years
Being left with a dead phone during emergency and critical moments can be disastrous. What if your life is dependent with just one call? That’s where Energizer, Xpal & Powerskin come in with their “Spare One” phone.
Spare One is a basic no frills phone which is powered by a single ultimate lithium AA battery. If kept unused, the battery is able to retain its battery life up to 15 years. So in event of an emergency, all you need to do is pop-in a SIM card, insert the AA battery and you are good to go. What’s more amazing is that the single AA battery boasts 10 hours of talk time. Since it’s designed for emergencies, don’t expect fancy LCD screens or WAP browsers.
The Spare One will debut at CES and shall be priced at an affordable US$49.99. We can already see the potential of having this in every car, first aid and survival kits. Just like flash lights, a phone is definitely a must for any kind of emergency. Speaking of which, it does come with an integrated LED flash light.
For more information, visit their Spare One’s official website.
Head after the break for more of its features.
Would you…
…use your iPad like this in the LRT? We got to admit, it’s pretty smart but the case leaves the iPad prone to snatch theft if you’re not careful.
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Just a short update. ASUS UK via its Facebook page has announced the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich will available for the first-gen Eee Pad Transformer. This is definitely good news for Transformer users in Malaysia as you can expect the update to arrive here as well.
No firm date has been given but ASUS UK says that they are aiming to release the FOTA (Firmware Over-The-Air) update as soon as possible after the scheduled January 12 launch of the Transformer Prime in the UK.
Updated: DiGi network disruption in Petaling Jaya and Damansara
Update: At 1625hrs DiGi announced via Twitter that services in affected areas in Petaling Jaya and Damansara has been fully restored.
If you’re using DiGi and are in Petaling Jaya and Damansara and are currently experiencing problems getting connected to the internet and, making and receiving phone calls, well then you’re not alone.
As it turns out the DiGi is currently having issues with its network in Petaling Jaya and Damansara. We can’t determine how many customers are affected by this but the fact that DiGi has made a public announcement about the issue via its Twitter account indicates to us that the issue is something that affects a lot of people.
DiGi is currently undergoing an ambitious network upgrade exercise. Whilst this is going on, DiGi say subscribers can expect intermittent network disruption but referring to the update schedule posted by DiGi, upgrades in Petaling Jaya should have been completed by December 16. In the schedule, DiGi assures that “there would be no service interruptions in your area if it is not listed in the Upgrade Schedule” and Damansara is currently not listed in the update schedule. It’s also worth pointing out that the schedule has not been updated since December 2.
With the network upgrade DiGi hopes to be the first LTE network in the country by the end of the year and also at the same time deliver a more robust and reliable 3G service to customers. While DiGi’s aspirations are indeed noble, we’re not sure if subscribers are patient enough to wade through the disruptions as DiGi sorts out its network. Chances are most won’t be.