Nokia has recently released new models to the continuation of their E-series smartphones, aimed at professionals on the move and those who need to be connected at all times.

Usher in the new Nokia E55 and E75. Essentially, both the E55 and E75 run on the same Symbian OS v9.3, and general functions are quite similar.

Input wise, however, the E75 has an integrated slide-out QWERTY key mat for easy messaging, which definitely comes in useful for emails and office applications on the go.

Both business-optimized phones have a display resolution of 240 x320 and are equipped with a 3.2 megapixel camera with similar multimedia functions. According to Nokia’s website, it appears that the E75 can record videos at a higher frame-rate (30fps) compared to E55 (15fps, which is utterly disappointing by today’s standard).

Rs. 11,071

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Announced 2010, April
Status Available. Released 2010, June
Size Dimensions 115.5 x 58.1 x 13.6 mm, 63.2 cc
Weight 114 g
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 320 x 240 pixels, 2.4 inches
- Full QWERTY keyboard
Sound Alert types Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Detailed, max 30 days
Internal 55 MB
Card slot microSD, up to 8GB, 2GB included, buy memory
Data GPRS Class 32
EDGE Class 32
3G No
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB
Camera Primary 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Video Yes, QCIF@15fps
Secondary No
Features Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (Opera Mini)
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Downloadable
Colors Slate Grey, Golden White, Hot Pink
GPS No
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
- Social network integration
- MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
- Flash Lite v3.0
- Voice command/dial
- Organizer
- T9
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1320 mAh (BL-5J)
Stand-by Up to 800 h
Talk time Up to 7 h
Misc SAR US 1.11 W/kg (head) 0.87 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 1.09 W/kg (head)

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Announced 2010, April
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2010, October
Size Dimensions 113.5 x 59.1 x 12.9 mm, 86 cc
Weight 135 g
Display Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches
- Multi-touch input method
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Scratch resistant Gorilla glass display
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Detailed, max 30 days
Internal 16 GB storage, 256MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB
Data GPRS Class 33
EDGE Class 33
3G HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2.0 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UPnP technology
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
Camera Primary 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Xenon flash
Features 1/1.83'' sensor size, ND filter, geo-tagging, face and smile detection
Video Yes, 720p@25fps
Secondary VGA videocall camera
Features OS Symbian^3 OS
CPU ARM 11 680 MHz processor, 3D Graphics HW accelerator
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS; FM transmitter
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Dark Grey, Silver White, Green, Blue, Orange
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps 3.0
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1
- TV-out (720p video) via HDMI and composite
- Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI
- Anodized aluminum casing
- Digital compass
- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
- DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
- Voice command/dial
- Document viewer/editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Video/photo editor
- Flash Lite v4.0
- T9
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh (BL-4D)
Stand-by Up to 390 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 12 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 50 h
Misc SAR US 1.09 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 1.02 W/kg (head)

Pakistani Rs. 63,979 Mobile Price (USD 800 Mobile Price )












:: Features & Specification of Acer Mobile F1 neoTouch
Whats New?
Battery
Talk Time Upto 5 Hours , Battery Weight 130 g
Weight
Dimension
118.6 x 63 x 12 mm
Memory
RAM: 256 MB, ROM: 512 MB
Display Colour
480 x 800 Pixels, 3.8"
Connectivity
Ports USB Port 2.0 Infrared No Bluetooth Bluetooth v2.1 with EDR Wifi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Internet GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HTML, IE6, IMAP/POP3/SMTP
Frequency
GSM 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900 MHz
Entertainment
Music Player MP3, AAC, AMR FM Radio FM Radio Games Yes Ring Tones MP3 Ringtones
Camera
Camera Yes Mega Pixels 5.0 Megapixel with Autofocus Camera Zoom Digital Zoom Video Capture MPEG4, 3GP, H.263, H.264
Messaging
SMS Yes MMS Yes Email Yes Push Mail Yes

Price : 5600






Specification

Storage
Internal Memory 1M
Packed with Memory Card N/A
Support Extend Card 2G
Screen
Display Size 3.0"
Screen Resolution QVGA(240×320 pixels)
Screen Type TFT
Display Color 256K
Support Format
Ringtones Type Polyphonic/MP3
Audio File Format MP3/WAV/AMR/AWB
Video File Format 3GP/MPEG4 (AVI)
Image File Format JPEG/BMP/GIF
E-book Format TXT
FM Radio Yes
Data Transfer & Connectivity
Data Transfer USB/Bluetooth
GPRS Yes
Mobile internet WAP
Camera
Camera Pictrue Resolution 640×480/320×240/240×320/160×120/80×60
Battery
Stand-by Time Up to 400 hours
Talk Time Up to 4 hours
Power
charger USB/Travel Charger
Input
Input Handwrite
General
Announced 2009. Sep
Languages English,Portuguese,Italiano,Francais,Deutsch,Persian
Phone Book 500 Entries
Messaging SMS/MMS
Color Black
Dimensions/W*D*H 110×50×14mm
Net Weight 0.131Kg
What's in the Box

1× Cellphone
1× Wired stereo earphones with built-in MIC and clip
2× Rechargeable Li-ion battery
1× Phone to USB cable
1× Power adapter (100-240V 50/60Hz)
1× User manual - English


Additional Feaures:

* Dual cards standby phone
* Support memory card
* MP3 / MP4 player
* World clock
* Calendar
* To do list
* Alarm clock
* Calculator
* Stopwatch
* Shortcuts
* E-book reader
* Currency converter
* Unit converter
* Bluetooth
* Voice recorder
* PC camera
* Compatible with Nokia Charger/Battery

For more Apple related breaking news & chat join TNW Apple on Facebook and Twitter, or grab our RSS feed here.

Mac Daily News has caught wind of some information that points to Apple releasing the next-generation iPhone on June 22nd.

The telltale sign is the renting of a conference center, where all three previous generations of iPhones have been announced. However, if Apple holds true to its past, we’re likely to not hear anything out of the company until well closer to time.

The ModMyi forums are the epicenter of this information, with writer Messany stating “”Although no confirmations have yet come from Apple (naturally), there is speculation that the big [next-gen iPhone] reveal could take place on June 22nd”.

He goes on to say “For what its worth, while no concrete evidence has turned up to suggest the announcement of a Verizon iPhone at the June 22nd event, a late-breaking tip from Flurry Analytics suggested the possible existence of a Verizon iPhone being used in the US in recent days.”

Only time will tell, of course. But you can rest assured that The Next Web will bring you every bit of information (and a few rumors as well) as soon as it becomes available.

Showing up in the R & D section of its company’s website, the Nokia Aeon Concept Phone features a full touch screen surface that eliminates the use of the traditional keypad and brings its users a further step to futuristic technology.

Looking great with its extremely sleek and sexy look, Nokia should use some perfected material that doesn’t leave fingerprints on Aeon’s touch screen display to keep the Aeon looking ever glamorous. Besides, no one would want to spend half his or her time wiping it.

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Sony Ericsson have announced a new mobile phone with an exotic looking super-flip form factor. Instead of opening vertically, like a traditional clamshell, the new Sony Ericsson W44S Bravia phone flips open on it side, revealing a huge screen that’s perfect for viewing movies and mobile TV on.

Mobile TV? Yup, this Sony Ericsson’s got the lot.

With half of the world's population owning mobile phones, there's still plenty of room to introduce new mobile phones. The new study by MultiMedia Intelligence reports that the worldwide shipments of multimedia feature rich mobile phones will exceed 300 million units in 2008, outnumbering shipments of TV sets.



Multimedia phone is defined as a handset equipped with an image sensor, MP3 audio support, and video playback. It is estimated that 9 out of 10 handsets are multimedia phones by 2011. According to Frank Dickson, Chief Research Officer for MultiMedia Intelligence:

"Voice services are suffering under increasing price pressure, forcing operators to leverage data services to sustain revenue growth and offset declining voice ARPU. Handset manufacturers are racing to meet the consumer and operator demands for increasingly feature-rich multimedia handsets, while controlling handset cost and power consumption. The result is the mobile phone has become the world's most ubiquitous entertainment platform."

Given the increasing number of multimedia phones, it is now a major factor to retain and gain new customers.

Bang & Olufsen has launched a new mobile phone, supplied by Samsung - the Serenata. The phone features a built-in stereo loudspeaker system, and users have the choice to listen through the integrated loudspeaker system or through the dedicated stereo EarSet 3 earphones or to connect it to their hi-fi as an auxiliary source. The focus has been on providing a music performance with emphasis on playback of "uncompressed" music. Besides handling lossless formats, Serenata also handles playback in compressed formats including MP3, WMA, and AAC

Beam me up Scotty! In an announcement expected to go hand in hand with hover cars and robot servants, Chinese electronics company C-Sky Industrial limited has announced that it will be producing a range of mobile phone wrist watches.

Though not a new idea (see the Samsung GPRS watch phone), these new models (from the pictures at least) stand out from previous failed attempts at converging a watch and a mobile phone due to the sleek design and excellent spec list. Apparently, if these products do ever see the light of day, we can expect Bluetooth, a 1.3 megapixel camera and mp3 playback.

As with many Chinese companies, innovation is the name of the game and what once would have seemed laughable, today seems entirely feasible.

Though many of you will be looking at the watch phone with a large degree of scepticism, what this undoubtedly does go to prove is how far mobile phone technology has come in the pursuit of integrating multiple devices.

Past products which spring to mind in this vein include the Sony Ericsson MBW-100 Bluetooth watch, an incredibly attractive watch which provided owners with excellent features such as caller id and text message alerts on the watch face itself as well as the ability to pair it with an accompanying Bluetooth headset and answer and end calls directly on the watch.

Bluetooth has always been an area of innovation with hundreds of unique applications, from the useful to the downright daft. Now an increase in the amount of fashion orientated products, including Bluetooth wristbands and even a Bluetooth headset styled as dog tags are becoming ever more popular.

Where past ventures have seen mobile phones partnered with fashion houses such as the giants of Prada and Armani, perhaps the manufacturers are now directing the fashion themselves with the products likening themselves more to jewellery. Should we expect a phone co-launched with a major watch brand?

Whether mobile phone earrings, necklaces or bracelets will materialize in the future remains to be seen, but the future design of mobile phones can be viewed with excitement (and a large pinch of salt!). While for the time being watch phones are still niche and viewed with a hint of negativity it is wise to remember how we all scoffed at camera phones!

So hang on to your jewellery and your fashion phones for the meantime, just don’t be surprised if your next handset ends up replacing that Rolex!

Samsung India has launched five new mobile phones in the Indian market. Samsung’s brand Ambassador Aamir Khan was also present at the launch event. The five models launched yesterday included SGH-i450, SGH-G800, i550, D880 and J210.

The new mobile phones from Samsung offer a rich multimedia experience along with the latest features and sleek design. Samsung SGH G800 offers high quality imaging with a 5 mega pixels camera offering up to 3x optical zoom. The model is priced at Rs 21,799.

Full Touch UI

• TouchWiz v1.0 offers more versatile, intuitive and easy-to-use navigation
• Large 3.0” LCD with 262K Color WQVGA showcases brilliance and optimized view
• 16:9 LCD supports hyper QWERTY keypad for upgraded ease of input
• Haptic offers tangible feedback when using the touch screen
• Auto rotating display easily switches back and forth to optimize viewing of large content

Design

• Compact size measures a palm-friendly 104x53x11.9mm
• Sleek squared shape with chic black color completes touch style

Mobile Widgets

• Mobile widgets customize screen with embedded widgets such as clock, scheduler, and other useful apps

• Online widgets connect you to useful info including stock

Price: Rs 28990

The LG KU990 Viewty is a 3G phone which comes with a stylish touch screen. A large 3 Inch touch screen is the main feature on this desirable 3G phone. The handset is incredibly fashionable in design & is a high quality camera phone. The built in camera is a 5 megapixel camera which comes with easy to access camera & video features.

The Complete Camera Phone

• 5 Megapixel Viewty is a professional level camera phone capable of taking both high quality pictures and superior home videos. The contemporary touch screen and innovative design result in a superb looking handset that continues to enhance consumer usability.
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• High-Specification Camera
• Capture and reproduce images in high-resolution with a 5 megapixel camera certified by Schneider-Kreuznach
• Enjoy various focusing techniques using Manual or Auto Focus
• ISO 800 and SmartLight means that you can capture the best moments even in low light
• Benefit from taking steady pictures with Image Stabiliser and Direct Key
• Catch every detail with High-Speed Video Recording (120 FPS Video Recording)

High-Quality Display

• Discover enhanced viewing with 3 Inch Full Touch Screen and Mobile XDTM
• Enjoy a new level of mobile video experience with DVD-like quality
• Share and enhance your video creation with Muvee� and Direct Upload to YouTube.com*
• Mobile technology making full Internet browsing possible with Google Package* and Messenger Service*

Easy Control

• Freedom of expression with Handwriting Recognition and Editing
• Effortless control with Jog Wheel and 3-Step Module Key
• Several features may change depending on service provider

Specification

General

• 2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 3G Network HSDPA 2100

Display

• Display Type TFT touchscreen, 256K colors
• Size 240 x 400 pixels, 3 inches
• Flash UI

Ringtones

• Type Polyphonic (40 channels), MP3
• Vibration Yes

Memory

• Memory Phonebook 500 entries, Photocall
• Call records 40 dialed, 40 received, 40 missed calls
• Card slot microSD (TransFlash)
• 100 MB shared memory

Data

• GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
• HSCSD No
• EDGE Yes
• 3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
• WLAN No
• Bluetooth Yes, v1.2 with A2DP
• Infrared port No
• USB Yes, v2.0

Features

• Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
• Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
• Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, video(VGA 30fps, QVGA up to 120fps), strobe flash; secondary VGA videocall camera
• Java MIDP 2.0
• MP3/MPEG4/WMV/AAC/DivX player
• FM radio with RDS
• Organiser
• Document viewer (DOC, XLS, PDF)
• Voice memo
• Built-in handsfree

Battery

• Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh
• Stand-by Up to 430 h
• Talk time Up to 4 h

Physical Description

• Size Dimensions 103.5 x 54.4 x 14.8 mm
• Weight 112 g

Price: Rs 41,150

Samsung P520 Armani Technical Specifications

General	Status Available Introduced July 2007 Network (2G) GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 Form factor Block Antenna type Internal
Size	Weight 85 g (with battery) Dimensions 87.5 x 54.5 x 10.5 mm
Display	Type Graphical Coloured Yes, TFT touchscreen, 262K colors Size 240 x 320 pixels
Memory	Numbers in phone 1000 Received calls 20 Outgoing calls 20 Lost calls 20 Shared memory 50 MB
Ringtones	Polyphonic ringtones Yes, 64 - MP3
Networking	GPRS Yes, Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps DATA Yes, EDGE WLAN Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA USB Yes, 2.0 Bluetooth Yes, 2.0 with A2DP WAP Yes Browser Yes, WAP 2.0/xHTML Email client Yes
Features	Vibration Yes SMS Send / Receive MMS Send / Receive Camera Builtin, 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, video(QCIF) Java Yes Games Yes, (changeable) Clock Yes Alarm Yes Calculator Yes Calendar Yes Voice memo Yes T9 Yes Handsfree Yes FM Radio Yes - MP3/ACC/ACC player - Document viewer (.pdf, .doc, .ppt, .xls) - TV out - Organizer
Standard Battery	Type Li-Ion Amperage 960 mAh Standby time GSM: 220h Talk time GSM: 3h

Price in Pakistani Rs. 42220/-

General	2G Network	GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 / CDMA2000 800 / 1700
	3G Network	UMTS 2100 / 1xEV-DO 800 / 1700
	Announced	2009, September
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2009, October

Description	Summary	For South Korean market only

Size	Dimensions	115.8 x 56.9 x 16.3 mm

Battery	Stand-by
		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1100 mAh

Memory	Phonebook	Yes, Photocall
	Call records	Yes
	Card already in	4GB
	Card slot	up to 32GB
	Description	microSD (TransFlash)

Features
	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging (IM), Push Mail,
	Browser	WAP2, HTML,
		WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
	Colors	Black
	Entertainment	Java Yes, MIDP 2.0 - T-DMB TV receiver - MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV player - DivX/XviD/H.263/H.264/MP4/WMV player
	Voice Memo	Yes
		Organizer - Voice memo - T9

Display	Type	Touch Screen, 16M colors
	Size	480 x 800, 3.3 inches
	Description	TouchWiz v2.0 UI - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
	Description	AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Camera	Primary	12 MP, 4000 x 300
	Video	Auto Focus, Video, Video Call
		3x optical zoom, xenon flash, LED flash - Mode dial, variable apperture, tracking touch autofocus, face, smile and blink detection, Smart Auto mode, image stabilization, Beauty Shot Video 720p@30fps

Sound	Alert types	Polyphonic
	Customization	Downloadable
		MP3, WAV,
	Type	MP3, WAV ringtones
	Vibration	Yes
		Speakerphone

price .13,900
















Sleek squared shape with chic black colour, Samsung Star S5230 completes touch style. Large 7.62cm (3.0) LCD of Samsung Star S5230 with 262K Colour WQVGA showcases brilliance and optimised view. Other Features of Samsung Star S5230 includes Mobile Blogging (Share Pix), Accelerometer Rotation, Smart Unlock (Gesture Control), Downloadable online widgets, TouchWIZ UI. & much more.. Samsung Star S5230 truly showcases the magic of touch.

Full Touch UI

• TouchWiz v1.0 offers more versatile, intuitive and easy-to-use navigation
• Large 3.0” LCD with 262K Color WQVGA showcases brilliance and optimized view
• 16:9 LCD supports hyper QWERTY keypad for upgraded ease of input
• Haptic offers tangible feedback when using the touch screen
• Auto rotating display easily switches back and forth to optimize viewing of large content

Design

• Compact size measures a palm-friendly 104x53x11.9mm
• Sleek squared shape with chic black color completes touch style

Widgets

• Mobile widgets customize screen with embedded widgets such as clock, scheduler, and other useful apps
• Online widgets connect you to useful info including stock updates, weather forecast, latest news, etc..

Enhanced Camera Features

• 3.2 Megapixel Camera takes high quality photographs on the go
• Smile Shot only takes a photo when the subject is smiling, helping you capture even the most elusive smilers
• Camera-like touch user interface makes mobile photography a breeze
• Organize your pics in an easy-to-browse photo album
• Edit photos right on your mobile, no PC needed

Music

• MP3 Player plays multi-format music files
• MP3/AAC/AAC+/e-AAC+/WMA/WAV)
• DNSe enhances acoustics including a virtual 3D sound effect and an equalizer
• Music Recognition identifies songs for you; just record a clip of the song (just a few seconds is enough) on your phone, send it to the server, and the song will be identified within seconds
• Music Library is easy to organize and manage with MTP
• Background Music lets you keep listening while you access other applications
• FM Radio with RDS lets you tune into 24-hour music and information

Internet Experince

• Full browser (Jasmine) support lets you surf the web from anywhere
• Both vertical and horizontal views offer optimum viewing (auto rotates when you move the unit)
• Easy access to Google Mail, Google Search and Google Maps
• RSS Reader automatically streams news and entertainment directly to your mobile
• Update your blogs via SharePix, no PC needed

Specifications

• Dimension : 104 x 53 x 11.9 mm
• Weight : 92 g
• Battery : Talk time Up to 13 h, Stand-by Up to 600 h
• Memory : 50 MB Built-in + microSD Card(Supports up to 16GB)
• Connectivity : Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, USB, GPRS Class 12 (48 kbps), EDGE Class 12
• Display Size : 240 x 400 pixels, 3.0 inches (Accelerometer sensor, Gesture lock)
• Display Colour : 256K colors (TFT resistive touchscreen, Handwriting recognition)
• Operating Frequency / Band : GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• Browser : WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (Jasmine)
• Colors : Black, White, Pink
• Entertainment : Stereo FM radio with RDS, MP3/WMA/AAC player, Shazam Find Music service, H.263/H.264/MPEG4 player, DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
• Camera : 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, Smile detection, Video (QVGA@15fps)
• Other Features : Speakerphone, Organizer, Mobile Tracker
• Ring Tones : Downloadable Polyphonic, MP3, WAV
• Messaging : SMS, MMS, Email

Warranty : 1 Year from either Mobile Zone, United Mobile or Advanced Telecom

Virgin Mobile USA & PhoneNews.com have teamed up to giveaway a Virgin Mobile Wild Card by Kyocera. It’s the first prepaid phone with Bluetooth and a QWERTY keyboard on CDMA, and it also is the first Virgin Mobile phone with EV-DO data.

This contest will run for 48 hours, and ends at 11:59 PM Pacific on Wednesday. To enter, post in this thread. Now, for some rules…

• You can only enter this giveaway once. You can enter all 31 phone giveaways, but duplicate entries in any one giveaway will cause you to be disqualified.
• This contest is open to anyone, anywhere. However, you have to provide a valid email address in the email field… or we won’t be able to contact you.
• We have various tools to detect abuse, including (but certainly not limited to), IP address, email, and cookie checkers. Suspicion of abuse will void your entry.
• You must reply to our requests for your contact information to confirm you are a winner, within four days of our initial attempts to contact you.
• PhoneNews.com staff, and associates are not eligible.

The long-awaited HTC Dream, the first commercial handset running Google's Android operating system, will be coming to T-Mobile as the G1. [via
Gizmodo]

"Featuring a 3-inch touchscreen, internet navigation buttons and a full QWERTY keypad, the smartphone market has finally broken free of Symbian, Windows Mobile and the sweet clutches of fruit companies. "

According to Celullar News, the handset will be available from next month not just in the USA, but also in Europe.

"... Mobile customers in the U.S. have the opportunity to pre-order the T-Mobile G1, in limited quantities, beginning today. The device will be available at select T-Mobile retail stores and online in the U.S. beginning Oct. 22, for a price of $179 with a two-year voice and data agreement.

The T-Mobile G1 will also be available in the United Kingdom beginning in November, and across Europe in the first quarter of 2009. Countries include Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and the Netherlands".

David Turpin’s design of a touchscreen cellphone featuring Windows Mobile is brilliantly simple and sexy looking. Well, we can only assume that the handset’s display is touch sensitive, but judging by the device’s slimness, there’s no sliding keyboard hiding in there.

The only question now is what Windows Mobile flavour is this phone going to sport… Maybe Windows Mobile 7 and its superb touch-based interface? Also, I’m betting on the inclusion of an accelerometer for some auto-rotating menu fun.

I received an email just the other day, that had a beautiful concept design attached: the Motorola Briq. No details at all about it, but there was a name at the end of the email, Piotr Paczkowski, who is, I suspect, the designer of the handset. We’re dealing with a dual sliding beauty, with a very, very strange keypad, a diagonal numeric one on the right and a half QWERTY on the left.

As if Windows Mobile 7 wasn’t cool enough to get shown on any new smartphone, here’s a mystery device showcasing the features of Microsoft’s upcoming operating system. We’re dealing with a screenshot of the navigational feature, plus a bit of the Home screen on what seems to be a futuristic and very slim Windows Mobile smartphone.

Full touch, speakers, huge memory… you know the drill. It this mockup realistic or more close to a concept?

Our engineers have been hard at work on Skype for Windows Mobile over the last few months. Just over two months after the release of 2.5 Beta, we’re ready to share the Gold version with you. We’ve fixed a bunch of bugs, and smoothed and refined the user experience on new devices. Head over and download it now – for both Pocket PC and Smartphone devices.

However, I know how keen you are to learn about the latest beta versions from our labs, and so we’re also previewing the first beta of Skype 3.0 for Windows Mobile at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today. It includes two great new features: SMS and file transfer. With 3.0 Beta, you can send text messages from your phone at Skype’s low rates, and send and receive files with your Skype contacts around the world. We’ll be releasing 3.0 Beta in March, so keep your eyes peeled for more news on this blog.

We’ve also been working together with Sony Ericsson and have developed a Skype Panel for the Xperia X1, which tells you at a glance which of your contacts are online. It’ll be available for download in March.

Nokia and AT&T unveiled the new Nokia 6555 mobile phone. This 3G mobile phone is all geared up to take advantage of AT&T's high speed network. Manufactured in a smoothback design, sharp edges found at the hinge of most folding phones is eliminated on the Nokia 6555 making it comfortable to hold. A quick-access CV key lets you access AT&T's streaming video content including local weather forecasts, sports and entertainment. You can also get the latest movie times, reviews and download ringtones.

With support for the AT&T Mobile Music range of services, you can access MusicID song recognition, music videos, services from Napster and eMusic, XM Radio Mobile and more. The phone supports push-to-talk functionality and comes with an IM client. There's also a basic 1.3 megapixel camera that can record videos onto an optional 2GB microSD memory card. Bluetooth profiles let you connect to wireless headsets as well as connect to a PC.

Available beginning today, September 12, the Nokia 6555 carries a price tag of US $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and two-year service agreement from AT&T.

While both services offer to sync settings, contacts, and calendar data, as well as present a web interface for accessing and editing the same data, My Phone also serves as an online version of some of the features of iTunes, allowing it to backup the entire phone device to the cloud and then restore that image to a new phone.

The service, which is currently available in a limited invitation-only beta, also offers to sync photos and video taken by Windows Mobile phones to its online service, similar to how the iPhone can upload photos to a MobileMe gallery.

For more on My Phone and how it compares to MobileMe on the iPhone, please see the AppleInsider report titled, Microsoft plays catch up to MobileMe with My Phone.

Windows Mobile Marketplace

Perhaps the most significant of Microsoft's announcements are plans to take on Apple's App Store with a similar service dubbed Windows Marketplace for searching, browsing and purchasing mobile applications from Windows phones or from a PC by using a Windows Live ID. The new marketplace will be included with all Windows phones based on Windows Mobile 6.5 and allow developers to offer applications to customers through a security and compatibility check facilitated by Microsoft.

New Windows Mobile Handsets

As part of its announcements Monday, Microsoft said it has inked a new deal with LG, the world's third-leading handset vendor, to install Windows Mobile on the majority of its phones. The LG-GM730 --making its debut with a custom version of Windows Mobile 6.1 -- will reportedly be the first smartphone to use new version of Windows Mobile OS integrated with LG's advanced 3D S-Class User Interface.

"The combination of Windows Mobile and our new 3D S-Class User Interface will make the LG-GM730 the most functional and easiest to use smartphone ever created," said Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Mobile Communications Company. "This phone is a springboard for us. We will launch a number of smartphones this year; most of them will follow this same winning formula."

The LG-GM730 will make its debut in the coming months but is unlikely to be sold in North America.

LG's S-Class UI skin sports a 3D cube layout, four customizable home screens, simplified email setup, and "flick of a finger" navigation, while the LG-GM730 itself supports 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 2Mbps HSUPA, and Quadband EDGE. Additional specifications will be announced before the phone goes on sale in the first half of 2009.

Similarly, HTC’s Touch Diamond 2 and Touch Pro 2, also announced Monday, will be upgradeable to Windows Mobile 6.5. Currently based on a customized version of Windows Mobile 6.1, the Touch Diamond 2 features TouchFLO 3D, a slim design with a large 3.2-inch high-resolution wide-screen display, while HTC Touch Pro 2 introduces new Straight Talk technology, an integrated e-mail, voice and speakerphone experience.

HTC's Touch Diamond 2.

The Touch Diamond 2 is expected to hit major European and Asian markets early next quarter, with broader global availability coming later in the year. Among the handset's features are:

• Larger 3.2-inch high resolution wide-screen VGA display for a greater viewing area


• 13.7mm thick


• New touch sensitive zoom bar for even faster zooming of Web pages, emails, text messages, photos or documents


• Optimized for one-hand use


• 50% better battery life


• 5MP auto focus camera


• Expandable memory


• Gravity sensor


• Ambient light sensor

HTC's Touch Pro 2.

Meanwhile, the HTC Touch Pro 2 should be available across major global markets beginning early summer. Some of its features include:

• Designed for business professionals


• High-resolution 3.6-inch widescreen VGA display


• Large finger-friendly QWERTY keyboard


• Improved battery life


• Expandable memory


• Touch-sensitive zoom bar


• Gravity, proximity, ambient light sensors


• Optimized for touch as well as heavy email use

Nokia Mobile TV Receiver SU-33W – Entertainment on the go

The Nokia Mobile TV Receiver SU-33W works with your compatible Nokia mobile device to bring you TV that suits your schedule. Turn on mobile TV and stay tuned anywhere you have mobile DVB-H coverage. Whether you want up-to-the-minute news or entertainment that travels with you while you’re on the go, now you can surf your favorite shows on your mobile screen.

With a Nokia Mobile TV Receiver SU-33W you can:

• receive DVB-H mobile TV broadcasting via Bluetooth on your compatible Nokia mobile device
• watch your favorite mobile TV programs and channels while on the go
• enjoy excellent reception with the integrated antenna
• receive voice calls while watching TV without interrupting what you're watching

The availability of particular products, services and features may vary by region. Please check with your local Nokia dealer for further details. These specifications are subject to change without notice.

June 7, 2009

Nokia 6600i 5MP Camera Mobile Phone is one of the latest releases from Nokia, and comes with a lengthy list of enticing features. It is the updated version of the last year release Nokia 6600 Slide mobile phone. The only difference is the shiny case and a beefed up camera. This is a handset of high monetary value; for €200, this hand-held device offers a good collection of features. This is a 3G phone, and sports a 5MP camera with dual flash and autofocus too. This smart gizmo comes with decent multimedia player and FM radio too.

Although it features a 5MP camera, the video capturing is possible at 15fps VGA resolution or 30fps QVGA resolution, which is considerably disappointing for such high resolution cam! 6600I is not a smartphone, and thus the choices are also limited. However tap control feature of this mobile phone helps to manipulate various functionalities with the single soft tap of finger! Software of this unit is a standard set of S40 applications.

Sony Ericsson Yari 3.5G Mobile Phone is one among the latest mobile phone releases from Sony. With gesture control software, Yari can be categorized as a game centric phone. It is medium slider phone that comes with 3.5G. This Java phone comes with in-built accelerometer which can be used while gaming. Gesture controlled Gaming is the star attraction of this mobile phone.

Yari - The Gaming Device

It is a perfect gaming phone with gesture and motion gaming. A/B bittons are incorporated in this device to provide shortcut keys for the mobile gaming. This mobile comes with a game organiser named “Carousel”, and also houses a game download service dubbed “PlayNow.” Carousel helps to access the games directly from the desktop. This is the next generation gaming phone with gesture gaming! Twist, turn, tilt, smash!!! Be ready to immerse yourself in the new dynamic gaming experience.

Other Features

It comes with a decent 5MP camera that has auto focus and photo light for rendering better images. GPS functionality incorporated in this phone meet the users’ navigational requirements. HSDPA and HSUPA in this handset ensure faster data transfer, there by allowing the users to post the images right away. Moreover this gizmo comes with FM Radio, a good multimedia player, USB connectivity for interconnecting with other multimedia devices and even stereo bluetooth.

The 2.4” display with a screen resolution of 240 x 320 pixels offers neat output for all input signals regardless the type. Be it games or texting or multimedia input, the display is adept enough to render proficient output. Generally Sony Ericsson phones come with proprietary MS, but Yari is an exception and comes with microSD cards. The music player and stereo speakers are exceptionally good to guide the users into unlimited fun. Music Call is yet another exciting function in this handset that helps to share your favourite tracks while making the call.

Sony Ericsson Yari 5MP Camera Phone supports all major network connectivity options like GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA. etc. Expected to be released in the fourth quarter of 2009, this handheld is available in two colours; achromatic black and cranberry white. The talktime of this phone as claimed by Sony officials is upto 10 hours(GSM)/4.5 hours(UMTS). The standby time is upto 450 hours(GSM/UMTS).

In Japan, Samsung Omnia packs a 800 x 480 pixels display, built-in TV tuner and comes in red too

Samsung Omnia has been only today announced for Japan, several months after the handset went on sale in Europe.

However, Japanese mobile users seem to be a bit luckier than the European ones, as Omnia will be launched by SoftBank with some upgraded features.

The official name of the Japanese Omnia is SoftBank 930SC Omnia. The phone has a 3.3 inch TFT touchscreen display that supports a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. Now compare that with the 240 x 400 pixels, 3.2 inch display of the regular Omnia…

The Japanese Omnia also has a built-in 1-Seg TV tuner, which is, of course, not included in the handset’s versions for other countries.

SoftBank will release the phone in three color versions: black, white and red. Unfortunately, the red Omnia might not be found anywhere else except Japan.

Apart from the bigger display and the TV tuner, the features of SoftBank 930SC Omnia are the same with the ones we can find in the original handset, including Windows Mobile 6.1, a 5 MP autofocus camera and 8GB of internal memory.

Samsung Omnia will be commercially available from SoftBank starting November, for a price that is not known yet.

Samsung Electronics South Korea released on early Monday preview details on the company's new smartphone, before the mania of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference begins in California.

The Samsung Omnia (SGH-i900) is similar in looks and function to the Samsung Instinct (SPH-M800), but with a few more bells and whistles.

Artist's sketch of the Samsung Omnia (SGH-i900) to be revealed next week at Communicasia.

(Credit: Samsung Electronics)

For starters, it sounds like it has a very promising camera. With five megapixels and anti-shake technology, this may be the first camera on a phone that produces pictures you would actual think of printing, not just posting to Facebook. This is an improvement over the 2-megapixel cameras on both the first-generation iPhone and on the Samsung Instinct.

The touch-screen smartphone, which runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 and features Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Opera 9.5 as its Web browser, will also have Wi-Fi. That's something the Instinct also lacks.

Like the Instinct, the Omnia has visual voice mail, 3G capability, Bluetooth, an FM radio, and GPS functionality. The smartphone, of course, also doubles as a music player and, with 16GB, will be able to hold up to 4,000 songs or 100 minutes of video, according to Samsung.

How it will compare with the new 3G iPhone Apple is rumored to be revealing on Monday remains to be seen.

More details on the smartphone's specs will follow when the Omnia (SGH-i900) is officially unveiled on June 17 at Communicasia, the 2008 Singapore Expo. The Omnia (SGH-i900) will become available in Southeast Asia first and then be launched to other markets over the second half of 2008, according to Samsung.