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Symbian^4 Demo – Kind of Scary Symbian^4 has supposedly being demod on video. We say "supposedly" because we are not quite convinced they are the real deal due to 1) it kind of looks a little lame, and 2)I am unsure why the video isn't that good quality that you'd expect to see if a demo was being created. Either way, what we do see in the video is a fairly standard home screen with widgets that can be moved around. The home screen's look similar to how Android OS works in that you can scroll to the side to get more space for more icons and widgets. The photo section also looks fairly basic with the screen needing a swipe up or down to scroll down a grid of pictures. PhoneArena point out that if the operating system is as simple as it looks on the two videos below then why is it taking them so long? This is taking in to consideration that Android seems to get builds out far quicker. I just hope the next iterations of Symbian are better than what they have now. From what I have used on Symbian based phones there's often lag and unresponsiveness from the touchscreen where repeated taps are needed to hit a confirmation button. Perhaps Symbian should just start from the ground up like Windows Phone 7 Series has done. Via: The Nokia Blog Symbian^4 Demo – Kind of Scary      Haleron iLet Mini HAL Tablet   The iLet Mini HAL is a tablet built by a company called Haleron. It is powered by an ARM CPU running at 600MHz and has a 7 inch LCD touchscreen that has a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. Memory wise it has 128MB of DDR2 and for storage it comes with a 2GB NAND Flash with support for up to a 32GB Flash or a 250GB via USB. Connectivity on the iLet tablet allows for wither wired or wireless internet that is compatible with 802.11b/g networks. Ports available on the iLet are 2 X USB, Audio out, Microphone as well as an SD card slot for memory expansion. Battery life on the iLet is about 16 hours on a single charge with up to 72 hours of standby time being available. The operating system running on this tablet is Ocean Android OS. You probably haven't heard of Ocean Android before, but from what we know it is Haleron's own version that is based around the Android 1.6 code. Although not the most powerful of devices, the price tag is quite decent at just $199 when it launches. The product at the moment though is being listed as unavailable. Hopefully that changes soon. Via: BestTabletReview Haleron iLet Mini HAL Tablet      Windows Phone Starter Edition Details   Microsoft [MSFT] have provided more details on their Windows Phone Starter Edition operating system that was first announced a couple of weeks back. Windows Phone Starter Edition will be available in two versions. One of them will run Office Mobile and the other will not. ZDNet managed to find some details on how Microsoft plan to launch Windows Phone Starter Edition. From what the answers to various questions say we see that a couple of SKU's are going to be made available with one which will have Office Mobile as mentioned above. We also hear that multi-language versions are being made available and the OS supports various networks including 2G, 2.5G, CDMA and TD-SCDMA radios. A number of the questions were avoided, but the spokesperson did say we can expect devices to launch later this year. It is still unclear if Starter Edition is just a stripped down version of Windows Mobile 6.5 as that question wasn't answered. The full Q&A can be found over on ZDNet. Windows Phone Starter Edition Details     JooJoo Shipping Delayed till March 25 Fusion Garage have announced that the JooJoo will be delayed due to problems with manufacturing. The release date was supposed to be this weekend, but now it has been pushed to March 25. To help calm those who have pre-ordered the JooJoo down the company are going to be giving a free accessory away when the JooJoo finally ships towards the end of next month. We are guessing that you'll get a free stand with the JooJoo if you pre-ordered it although that's not official. Just a quick update on what the JooJoo is for those that don't know, it's a tablet device that has a 12.1 inch capacitive touchscreen that allows you to easily surf the web while relaxing. Hopefully this will be the last delay on the JooJoo or it might run the risk of Apple beating it to the shelves with the launch of the iPad. Pre-orders can be still made over at the JooJoo site. JooJoo Shipping Delayed till March 25