After Apple launched the iPhone we’ve seen all sorts of statistics and lots of numbers depicting its success. Today we’re in for a different perspective. YouTube says that its mobile video upload has increased by 400% after the iPhone 3GS has been released. It seems that everyone has been anxious to upload their first recorded video with the iPhone 3GS and we will probably see even more mobile videos uploaded to YouTube soon since the iPhone 3GS will go to 70 more countries.

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To tell you the truth I would definitely not upgrade my phone just for the sole purpose of being able to record VGA video at 30 frames per second. That’s why I don’t even consider Palm Pre’s lack of video recording support a problem. Sure the Pre can’t record video but if you want to properly record video, get one of those cameras or portable camcorders to get the job done.

For those that need their Pre to record video there’s one cool alternative to use while waiting for Palm to release the Pre2. By pressing the spacebar repeatedly you will be able to take about one picture per second. You’ll end up enjoying some unique stop motion animation clips which are definitely worth watching. Check out the clip above to get a better idea of what the Pre can do with that camera.

via precentral

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Samsung launches two new full-touch mobile phones in the S5600 and the S5230. With these latest products, Samsung is able to enhance its position as a leading player in the hugely popular touch screen mobile market.

Samsung S5600
The Samsung S5600 attracts style-conscious users with its slim and compact design. Boasting sophisticated design, the phone is packed with multimedia features that enable its users to enjoy unique mobile experiences.

Equipped with a 2.8-inch QVGA full-touch screen, Samsung S5600 adopted the TouchWiz User Interface, designed to customize and personalize the way you use your phone. Mobile widgets can be dragged and placed on the screen for one-click access to your favorite applications. Full Internet browsing support with an accelerometer sensor for auto-rotation also gives users exciting mobile Internet experiences via 7.2 Mbps connectivity.

Samsung S5600 will be available in European countries from May.

Samsung S5230
Samsung S5230 comes with the latest multimedia features in a slim and compact body that measures a mere 11.9mm. Adopting a 3.0-inch WQVGA full-touch screen and Samsung’s TouchWiz User Interface with Mobile Widgets, the phone enables its users to enjoy their mobile easily and intuitively. Using “Photo Contact,” users can call a contact by simply touching an appointed image.

The S5230 boasts various multimedia features including a 3 mega-pixel camera and video recording supporting QVGA@15fps. It supports multi-format and DNSe for ease of use and better sound quality. The phone also features music recognition using Shazam’s “Find Music” service. To enjoy various multimedia content, S5230 supports 50MB memory capacity with an external memory slot up to 8GB.

Samsung S5230 will be available in France and other European countries from April.

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Is Apple getting ready to bring video-recording to all iPhone owners? Are we going to see a new iPhone arrive? After all we have started to hear various rumors about the iPhone 2,1, we’ve seen Apple join Adobe in order to bring Flash to the iPhone and now people are talking about video-recording capabilities for the iPhone.

And it looks like video-recording is present in Apple’s patent for the iPhone:

The device supports a variety of applications, such as one or more of the following: a telephone application, a video conferencing application, an e-mail application, an instant messaging application, a blogging application, a photo management application, a digital camera application, a digital video camera application, a Web browsing application, a digital music player application, and/or a digital video player application.

And there’s even a hint of video conferencing in that patent:

In some embodiments, the functions may include telephoning, video conferencing, e-mailing, instant messaging, blogging, digital photographing, digital videoing, Web browsing, digital music playing, and/or digital video playing. Instructions for performing these functions may be included in a computer-readable storage medium or other computer program product configured for execution by one or more processors.

As we said before, now that people know Apple might be thinking about an iPhone 2,1, everyone will start running rumors about a future Apple handset. And Apple isn’t saying much about a next generation iPhone yet.

via informationweek

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