Mobiles

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Samsung Announces Its First Android Phone

Today Samsung announced the i7500, its first phone running Google’s Android platform. The i7500 will have a 3.2-inch AMOLED touch screen, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash, and 8GB of built-in memory. It also has a microSD clot for additional storage (up to 32GB). The i7500 is quad-band GSM/EDGE, tri-band 900/1700/2100MHz HSDPA 7.2Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps 3G and Wi-Fi. Notably, the i7500 will support T-Mobile USA’s 3G network. It will be available via European network operators starting in June. Pricing was not disclosed.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

LG CF360 ATTCELLPHONES

This is another one of the AT&Tcellphones that is to be released the 1st quarter of 2009. The LG CF360 is a great 3G entertainment phone that you can use to listen to your favorite songs with the built-in MP3 player and playlist. It comes with Bluetooth wireless technology that you can use to talk handsfree to family and friends. The CF360 has AT&T Navigator for easy turn-by-turn driving directions, maps, and real-time traffic alerts. Once users get to their destination, they can snap a photo with the integrated 1.3-megapixel camera and camcorder. You can get the best price here for the LG CF360

Opera Mobile 9.7 coming with Opera Turbo server acceleration

I will be covering CTIA on my ZDNet blogs next week and just received a press release that Opera will be announcing Opera Mobile 9.7 at the event. Opera Mobile is the best web browser currently available for Windows Mobile devices and looks to be getting even better with Opera Turbo and Presto 2.2 rendering engine. This updated browser also offers full support for dynamic web technologies like Ajax and Flash.
I haven’t seen any announcement yet from HTC, but since they include Opera Mobile in many of their current high end devices, sometimes as the default browser of IE Mobile, I imagine that their upcoming new devices will use this latest 9.7 version of Opera Mobile as well. HTC and Opera also have worked together in the past to create device-optimized versions and we can probably expect that in the future as well. I find that Opera Mobile on HTC devices actually text reflows better than the Safari browser on my iPhone and offers a fantastic browsing experience.
Opera Mini is the server-based version of their mobile browser and the Turbo feature now adds some of that server side acceleration to the dedicated mobile browser in Opera Mobile 9.7 so you get the best of both worlds for a faster experience. YOu can check out Opera Mobile 9.7 with Opera Turbo in this video and you can bet I’ll be checking it out in person myself next week too

Google Mobile App with voice search now available for BlackBerry

The Google Mobile App with Voice Search was launched previously on devices running the Android OS, Windows Mobile, and iPhone OS and it is now available for RIM BlackBerry devices. I use the Google Mobile App daily on my new Curve 8900 to get to Reader quickly and conduct fast searches. This updated version also supports My Location so you won’t even need to speak a location when you conduct a voice search.
Simply go to m.google.com in your BlackBerry browser to grab this latest version. You then simply launch the app and press and hold the send key to activate voice search. FYI, this new version apparently does not work on the BB Storm.
Thanks to PhoneScoop for the heads-up on the news.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Megaconcept Sony Ericsson W1i: 20 MP camera, 120 Gb memory

Internet user ToShaRa issued at the forum se-nse.com a megaconcept Sony Ericsson mobile phone W1i, which has fantastic by today’s standards characteristics…The phone is equipped with touch-screen with a resolution of 2048×1024 pixels, 3.2-MP video camera and 20-MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics for photography, Intel 2 GHz, 120 GB of internal memory, modules Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and slot for memory cards formats miniSD, microSD and M2. A full list of features is below.Tech characteristics of Sony Ericsson W1i:* Operating system: Windows Mobile* Net: 8 ranges GSM* Display: Touch-screen, 2048 x 1024 points* Camera for photography: 20 megapixel, Carl Zeiss optics* Camera: 3.2 megapixel, Carl Zeiss optics* The built in memory : 120 GB* Slot for memory slut: miniSD, microSD, M2* Media-player: Walkman 5.0* Wi-Fi* Bluetooth* GPS

NOKIA N96 MOBILE PHONE

Nokia has released the new Nokia N96, which has 16GB of storage internally that can be further expanded with MicroSD cards. The Nakia N96 also has a 5 megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss lens, camcorder function with video light. The 2.8 inch QVGA display will come in handy for the integrated DVB-H mobile TV tuner, while a 3.5mm headphone jack, A2DP, and integrated stereo speakers. Other features Bluetooth, Wi-Fi , A-GPS and supports HSDPA only on the 900 and 2100MHz bands.

New Nokia N97 World’s most advance mobile computer

Nokia has just recently launched its new member of N-series mobile phones, the Nokia N97 smart phone. Predictions are that it will be the best mobile phone of 2009. The Nokia N97 is the world’s most advance mobile computer specially designed to meet the needs of Internet-savvy consumers, according to Nokia’s official press release.
N97 is a strong competitor for the Apple iPhone. It is first touch enabled N-series phone. It runs on the Symbian S60 5th edition. It is fully compatible with the Nokia Ovi System Utilities. It is designed with every flaw fixed which was found in iPhone.
Nokia N97 Specifications:
* 3.5 inch TFT Touchscreen Display* 360 x 640 Screen Resolution* QWERTY Keyboard with Haptics* 32GB of Internal Storage Memory* 5MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens* GPS with Nokia Maps 3.0 app* Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Infrared* Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor* microSD card supporting upto 16GB External Memory

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Goldvish “Le million” Most Expensive

A PR stunt it may be, and they surely can’t be expecting to sell any, but the Goldvish “Le million” is officially the most expensive mobile phone in the world, according the Guiness Books of Records. There’s even been talk of a $1.3million phone, but this has fewer diamonds than the Goldvish so I can’t see where the extra expense comes from! The “Le million” is a one off, featuring a blinding 120 carats worth of VVS-1 grade diamonds, according to designer Emmanuel Gueit. If $1 million is out of your price range. the Geneva-based Goldvish also offer several other diamond-encrusted 18k gold models in your choice of rose, yellow, or white, starting at a much more reasonable $25,600 (£13,837).
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Vertu Signature Cobra

Vertu is now taking orders for the Signature Cobra, designed by French jeweler Boucheron, but you had better be quick as only 8 are being made! The Cobra will feature one pear-cut diamond, one round white diamond, two emerald eyes and 439 rubies. Vertu will also be offering a “cheaper” version, ruby free, at $115,000 (£62,162).
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Sony Ericsson Black Diamond

Apparently the Black Diamond will be available in 2007, not from Sony Ericsson but by a company called VIPN. Initially only 5 unique numered pieces will be available for the unbelievable price of, wait for it… $300,000.
With regards to the specifications, don’t expect anything remarkable for your money. It will have Quad-band with Wi-Fi, an Intel 400Mhz processor running windows mobile 5, and a touch sensitive 2″ screen. It will also include internal memory of 128mb and will come with a 2Gb SD card for external storage, plus a respectable 4 Megapixel camera.
The designer Jaren Goh has used some pretty impressive materials for the build, featuring titane with polycarbonate, mirror-finish cladding and diamonds.
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Vertu Diamond

The Diamond is Vertu’s premium range of high-end mobile phones. As the name suggests the handsets in the Diamond range are diamond-encrusted handsets made from platinum. Only 200 of the handsets are being produced, the most expensive believed to be worth an estimated £50,000.

Motorola V220 Special Edition

Austrian designer Peter Aloisson, has taken a standard Motorola, studded it with 1,200 diamonds and added a keyboard inlaid with 18 carat gold. The outcome is a £28,000 handset, suitable only for footballers and film stars!
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Gold Edition Nokia 8800 Phone

If you have $2,700 to spare, you can now buy the Nokia 8800 in 24K gold. However, be warned, if you think you’ll be getting a better phone for your extra cash, you wont! The features found on the Gold Edition are the standard 8800 features, which are pretty basic. It includes a 0.5 Mega pixel SVGA camera, 64 MB of internal memory, 64 voice polyphonic rigntones, FM Radio, Mp3 Player, video recording and 180 mins talktime. However, the Gold Edition does includes a special edition box and charging dock!
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Mobiado Professional EM (wood)

The Mobiado Professional EM, is a wood-clad upgrade of their earlier Nokia-based phone that includes a 1.3 megapixel camera, music player, FM radio, Bluetooth, and according to Mobiado it’s the first production phone with Titanium buttons. Only 200 are being made and each one has its limited number engraved on the back. At $1,900 however, you’re still paying an awfully high premium for a fairly basic phone encased in wood!
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Bang & Olufsen (Samsung) Serene

Bang & Olufsen hooked up with Samsung to design the sleek but unconventional Serene. Its not a bad looking phone and it even has a built-in motor to assist you in opening and closing the phone. It’s not very practical however, requiring a special screwdriver to access the battery and the SIM card, and its circular keypad will take some getting used to. Also, for some strange reason they have positioned the camera lens on the side of the device, which will make it difficult to align snapshots via the viewfinder on the display.
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Apple iPhone Cell phone with digital camera / digital player 8 GB - AT&T - GSM from Apple in Mobile Phones

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Integrated antenna, Rechargeable, Up to 480 min talk, Up to 250 h standby, 4.8 oz iPhone combines three products - a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, maps, and searching - into one small and lightweight handheld device. iPhone also introduces an entirely new user interface based on a large multi-touch display and pioneering new software, letting you control everything with just your fingers. So it ushers in an era of software power and sophistication never before seen in a mobile device, completely redefining what you can do on a mobile phone.

Lamborghini 8800 Sirocco from Nokia = $To be announced

The Lamborghini Nokia 8800 Sirocco is another special edition, like the previously launch Aston Martin branded Sirocco. It will ultimately be a standard 8800 Sirocco but with the addition of the famous Lamborghini logo engraved on the font and the back, plus ball bearings from the auto company to in the slider phone mechanism. The Lamborghini phone will be a limited edition with only 500 being made. It will also feature Lamborghini graphics as wallpapers, screensavers, ringtones, and even has a short documentary video about the Lamborghini.
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Gresso Luxury Phone

The Russia based Gresso, is a new entry into the luxury phone market. Their aptly name “Gresso Luxury Phone” is made of gold and African Blackwood. Apparently they will be releasing a collection of five models called the Black Aura collection, and the designer is a “well known” Italian designer. Currently there are two versions of the African Blackwood phone, one with pink gold highlights named the Gresso Blackwood Gold Edition, and one made entirely of African Blackwood. In addition to the two African Blackwood phones Gresso also make a phone made entirely of pink gold named the Gresso Gold phone. Initially, the phones will be on sale only in Russia.