Samsung Galaxy Q With 5.3 Inch Super AMOLED Display Rumored

According to Yahoo Korea, Samsung has a new device in the works for its Galaxy range of smartphones and tablets, called the Samsung Galaxy Q it is intended to be a crossover device which will bridge the gap between smartphones and tablets.

The Samsung Galaxy Q is rumored to feature a massive 5.3 inch Super AMOLED display, and if the report is corrected it will debut at IFA 2011 in Berlin in September.

Samsung’s current smartphone line up features a range of different display sizes with the largest one being 4.5 inches on the Samsung Infuse 4G, after that we have Samsung tablets with the next screen size of 7 inches on the Samsung Galaxy Tab.

A 5.3 inch devices certainly would bridge the gap between smartphones and tablets, as soon as we get some more information we will let you guys know.

The image above is of the Samsung Infuse 4G which has a 4.5 inch display.

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Google+ Advert On Facebook Banned

Facebook user and App Developer Michael Lee Johnson has unfortunately now had all his advertising campaigns banned from Facebook after creating an advert on Facebook looking for friends who also used Google+.

Facebook didn’t take to kindly to the advert, advertising their competitor and Google’s new social networking service, and as its states within Facebook’s terms and conditions removed all his adverts and campaigns from Facebook.

Facebook message :

“Your account has been disabled. All of your adverts have been stopped and should not be run again on the site under any circumstances. Generally, we disable an account if too many of its adverts violate our Terms of Use or Advertising guidelines. Unfortunately we cannot provide you with the specific violations that have been deemed abusive. Please review our Terms of Use and Advertising guidelines if you have any further questions.”

Michael Lee Johnson has responded to the particularly hard action taken by Facebook with public statements saying : “LOL.” together with “Facebook. You Suck.”

Source: CNET Image Credit: Screenshot: Chris Matyszczyk/CNET

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By The End of 2011 20 Typical Households Will Generate More Internet Traffic Than The Entire Internet in 2008 (Infographic)

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Apple Testing Out HD Displays For iPad HD?

We have been hearing rumors that Apple will launch its third generation iPad later this year, although from what we have heard it is expected to be sold along side the existing iPad 2 and is not designed to be a replacement for the iPad 2.

There have been a number of rumors that the iPad HD will feature a high resolution display with a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, and not according to recent reports Apple is currently testing out HD displays for the iPad HD from a number of manufacturers which include Samsung and LG.

This latest rumor adds more information to the actual existence of the iPad HD, although it does contradict previous rumors that the iPad HD would launch in September or October.

If Apple are testing out these new displays for the iPad HD, and this testing is rumored to go on for the next couple of months, then it really wouldn’t leave Apple much time to get the new iPad HD into production and also launch it around September or October.

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The Thermochromic Clock (Video)

Some of our readers will remember the Thermochromic Urinal that we featured on Geeky Gadgets a while back, now we have the Thermochromic clock which uses similar technology.

The Thermochromic clock was developed by Che-Wei Wang and Taylor Levy of CW&T, and this funky clock is controlled by an Arduino, have a look at the video of it in action below.

Thermochromic Clock is a 4-digit 7-segment timepiece. Each segment in the display is made with a length of nichrome wire and then covered by a thick layer of black thermochromic paint. Time is displayed by applying voltage to the nichrome wire. As the wire sustains an electric current, it heats up the surrounding thermochromic paint, causing it to become transparent.

You can find out more information on how the Thermochromic clock works over at Creative Applications.

Source Technabob

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Ideum Unveils Its Platform MT-55 Multitouch $18,000 Table (video)

Ideum have today unveiled details of their new MT-55 Platform multitouch table which they say is the largest and thinnest multitouch table currently available. The MT-55 is equipped with a 55″ 1920×1080 HD  low-iron 5mm tempered glass surface display that has a 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio multitouch screen with a wide 178-degree viewing angle.

Its been designed to allow multiple users to collaborate and use the table at the same time, supporting 32 simultaneous touch points and running Windows 7 64-bit professional edition. Watch the video after the jump to see the Ideum MT-55 table in action and dont forget to add it to your gadget wish list.

The table is powered by a Intel Hyper-Threaded DualCore i5 2.66 GHz, supported by 8GB of RAM, and a 128 GB solid-state drive and can be upgraded to an i7 processor if required. The MT-55 is also equipped with WIFI, Bluetooth, and Ethernet connectivity and has multiple HDMI ports together with USB 2.o ports positioned on the side and underneath the table.

The main table structure is constructed from aircraft-grade aluminum and cold-rolled steel and the Ideum MT-55 multitouch table is now available to buy for around $18,000

Source: Engadget : Ideum

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Apple To Launch Budget iPhone For $350?

By Roland Hutchinson on Monday 18th July 2011 3:14 pm in Apple News, iPhone, Technology News

As well as all the iPhone 5 rumors over the last few months, we have also heard a couple of rumors that Apple will launch a budget version of the iPhone in order to cash in on the budget smartphone market.

Now according to the BGR’s Jonathan Geller, Apple are getting ready to launch a budget pre-paid iPhone which is expected to retail for $350 and will not need to to sign up to a monthly contract with any of the mobile carriers.

We are told the handset will retail for no more than $350 without contract. Ready for the really interesting part? It’s entirely possible that the low-cost iPhone will in fact be the iPhone 3GS.

Apple sells the iPhone 3GS in the US for $49 at the moment, but customers have to sign up to a new two year contract with AT&T, selling the iPhone 3GS as a budget smartphone would be a smart move for Apple.

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