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Just a couple weeks ago we reported at Unwired View that Sony Ericsson has a couple new handsets in the works that will be rugged and waterproof. At the time we had a couple drawings or mockups of these devices, but just recently we found some more official-looking pics and videos showing them off.

Here’s what we knew going into today: Susan is a candybar, Sunny is a slider. Both phones have 5 MP cameras with LED flash, though neither would likely be a Cybershot device.

Today, however, we saw the pics and videos of the device in a lot more detail, but the only additional thing we truly learned was that there is some kind of new UI platform on these devices. It’s not the traditional style for Sony Ericsson, so we are left speculating on exactly what it could be, and if it will make it into the final versions that get shipped out.

So check out the pic and videos we dug up and see what you think of these new devices.

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Motorola might be getting ready to pick itself up off the canvas and rejoin the smartphone fight.

Motorola's first Android phone could look something like this. (Credit: Boy Genius Report)

The Boy Genius Report got its hands on some information and photos of Motorola's supposed first Android phone, codenamed Calgary. If the information is correct, it's a slider phone with a QWERTY keyboard that will appear on the US Verizon network at some point later this year.

Motorola has been essentially sitting out the last year or so of the smartphone market as the company tries to figure out whether or not it actually wants to be in that business. But the company was an early backer of Google's Android project, and has been rumoured for some time to be working on Android-powered handsets.

The Android news keeps getting better and better. The latest rumour from the US is that the soon to be released Motorola Droid will run Android OS version 2.0. Phones available currently run the 1.6 version of the software, affectionately known as Cupcake.

The Moto Droid next to a screenshot of car-mode from Android 2.0

The Boy Genius Report (BGR) has posted numerous photos of the Moto Droid handset, which sports a large WVGA touchscreen and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and according to the BGR it is the fastest Android handset it has used to date.

The upgraded Android OS reportedly brings a swag of new features. Along with updated menu icons (visible in the screenshot above), version 2.0 also brings greater built-in social networking functionality, MS Exchange support, a universal search option which searches your phone and the web simultaneously, and a car mode that simplifies the UI for easier use when driving.

The Droid is Verizon exclusive in the US and in preparation for the big launch the company is playing some cheeky anti-iPhone ads on TV. The ads don't show the phone itself, but reminds customers of various tasks an iPhone won't do, with the tagline "Droid does".

A compact classic

Slim, elegant, with a back-lit keypad and large screen; you can access the most used functions in one or two steps and talk and surf at the same time.

Big on business

Push email and PC synchronisation ensure you’re always on top of things; and it’s a high-speed modem to connect your PC to the Internet on the go.

Enjoy the small world

News and events are at your fingertips with RSS feeds, and you’ve got music, video and games to entertain you in flight or when you deserve a break.

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The K610i is a very lightweight and compact 3G phone equipped with video calling, a 2 megapixel camera, stereo music player and a memory card slot for storing plenty of music. It does suffer from a small keypad, no flash on the camera and some models have a tendency to freeze or shut down, so be careful when buying.

The Sony Ericsson K610i is a slimline featherweight 3G phone. Thinner and lighter than either the Motorola V3X or the LG U880, the K610i sets the standards for compactness in the 3G world (the Samsung Z510 is thinner but heavier). Available in red or silver, it's an attractive, conventional-looking phone with a nice keypad (large fingers watch out!) and thankfully a 5-way navigation key instead of Sony's horrible joystick that makes an appearance in some of its phones.

The K610i ticks most boxes, with its stereo MP3 player, 2 megapixel camera, video calling, memory card & Bluetooth. But still, we're left a little unsure what the K610i is for. It's not got the best camera, it's not a Walkman phone, it's not packed with business features - it's just small. Presumably it's targeted at women more than men. So if you're looking for a compact phone filled with features, but not the best in any particular area, the K610i could be your phone. It certainly does most things that most people want from a phone.

There are a few faults with the K610i: as mentioned above the keypad is rather small and fiddly (especially for man-size fingers); there's no flash with the camera, so forget photography at night; and it does seem to have a tendency to shut down or reboot, as reported by several users. The Sony Ericsson V630i is a Vodafone-exclusive version of the K610i with some additional music features such as Vodafone RadioDJ. For a more reliable alternative to the K610i, you might consider the clamshell design Z610i, which is highly rated, or the more upmarket W880i - the ultra-slim 3G Walkman phone.

The Sony Ericsson K610im is exactly the same as the K610i except that it also has i-mode. i-mode is a new and more convenient way to access the internet from a mobile phone. You can use i-mode to browse web sites or to send mail via iMail.

We still don’t know if the Samsung i5700 will be called Spica or Galaxy Lite, but one thing’s certain: this Android smartphone is really close to being officially announced.

A new video preview of the Samsung i5700 has just appeared over at the ai.rs blog, this time showing the black version of the handset.

It’s said that the features of Samsung i5700 are similar to the ones of Samsung Galaxy i7500, save for the fact that the unannounced phone has a 3.2MP flash-less camera and, apparently, only 100MB of internal memory.

If Samsung introduces the i5700 Spica / Galaxy Lite this year, the smartphone will probably come with Android 1.6 on board – like the Acer Liquid A1.

Selenium Remote Control (RC) is a test tool that allows you to write automated web application UI tests in any programming language against any HTTP website using any mainstream JavaScript-enabled browser.
Selenium RC comes in two parts.
1. A server which automatically launches and kills browsers, and acts as a HTTP proxy for web requests from them.
2. Client libraries for your favorite computer language.
The RC server also bundles Selenium Core, and automatically loads it into the browser.
Here is a simplified architectural representation

Selenium Remote Control is great for testing complex AJAX-based web user interfaces under a Continuous Integration system. It is also an ideal solution for users of Selenium Core or Selenium IDE who want to write tests in a more expressive programming language than the Selenese HTML table format customarily used with Selenium Core.

To conclude our introduction of Selenium, we’ll show you a few typical Selenium commands. These are probably the most commonly used commands for building test.

open
opens a page using a URL.
click/clickAndWait (more...)

How Selenium Works
However, automation has specific advantages for improving the long-term efficiency of a software team’s testing processes. Test automation supports:

* Frequent regression testing
* Rapid feedback to developers during the development process
* Virtually unlimited iterations of test case execution
* Customized reporting of application defects
* Support for Agile and eXtreme development methodologies
* Disciplined documentation of test cases
* Finding defects missed by manual testing

Introducing Selenium Commands
Script Syntax
Selenium Commands -- Selenese

Selenium provides a rich set of commands for fully testing your web-app in virtually any way you may imagine. This command set is often called selenese. These commands essentially create a testing language.

In selenese, certainly, one can test the existence of UI elements, based on their HTML tags, can test for specific content, can test for broken links, input fields, selection list, submitting forms, and table data. In addition Selenium commands support testing of window size (is true? must check the reference), mouse position, alerts, Ajax functionality, pop up windows, event handling, and many other features. The Command Reference (available at SeleniumHQ.org) lists all the available commands. (more...)

Step a) Record your test case using Selenium IDE as shown in earlier flash demo.

For intial recording- avoid using "cross domain" testing (eg www.abc.com, www.def.com) and
preferably use http site only.(till you figure out the workarounds)

Step b) Play your test case using selenium IDE itself to make sure
that your test case works.. Modify the recorded code if necessary(eg replace click by clickAndWait
or change timeout) as explained in Quirks section. (more...)