LG launches GT540 Swift Android Phone
March 4th, 2010 by admin
LG introduced at the CES 2010 its second Android mobile phone, the GT540 Swift, after the GW620. The Swift feature a 320×480 resistive touchscreen (oh..) and a 3 Megapixel autofocus camera. It runs Android 2.0 OS with S-Class-like UI.
The LG GT540 gets integrated GPS and supports Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity. It supports playback of DivC and WMV video and comes with a Motion UI player. Itworks on 3G/HSDPA networks. There is a microSD card.
Motorola Devour - Verizon’s First Android Phone With Motoblur
March 2nd, 2010 by admin
Verizon ireless announced the Motorola Devour (aka Calgary A555), the latest addition to the cellphone maker’s MOTOBLUR lineup. The Devour is first Verizon phone to include the MOTOBLUR. It is a mid-range Android phone with a 3.1-inch capacitive touchscreen, a side-slide QWERTY keyboard and a touch-sensitive navigation pad.
The Devour features a 3 Megapixel camera, dual microphone for noise cancellation, integrated AGPS support, and support for Bluetooth and WiFi 802.11b/g. It runs Android 1.6 OS and is pre-loaded with Google apps. It supports Verizon’s dual-band CDMA EVDO Rev A 3G network.
The Motorola Devour will be available in March. Other MOTOBLUR phones include the Backflip, the MOTOROI and the CLIQ/DEXT.
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NTT docomo STYLE series SH-05B Seventeen Edition
February 27th, 2010 by admin
NTT Docomo from Japan has presented a new cellphone made specifically for a special edition of the Seventeen magazine. The device is called Style series SH-05B Seventeen Edition.
In terms of features the cellphone has a 3-inch LCD display screen with 480×854 pixels as the resolution, and another display on the “outside” which is smaller at 0.9-inches and has a resolution of 128×36. The SH-05B also has two cameras: one with 5-megapixels, and the other with 0.4-megapixels – obviously to use on video conference calls. Other features include support of microSD / SDHC memory cards up to 16GB, and bluetooth.
Strangely enough, the NTT docomo STYLE series SH-05B – Seventeen Edition will become available in 3 pinkish colors.
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Mobiado Classic 712ZAF Luxury Mobile Phone
February 27th, 2010 by admin
Mobiado adds to its Classic line a new model, called the 712ZAF. Like some other Mobiado phones, the 712ZAF features CNC machined, anodized aluminum body, large sapphire crystal plates, stainless steel and sapphire crystal buttons, and CNC machine engraved logo.
The Mobiado 712ZAF supports quad-band GSM/EDGE and tri-band WCDMA 3G networks. It has a 2.2-inch 320×240 LCD display, a 5 Megapixel camera with video recording, 1.17GB internal memory, integrated AGPS, media player and two microphones for noise cancellation.
The Mobiado Classic 712ZAF is available in Black, Black Satin, Blue, Grey, Red and Silver.
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COOL N900 Best Of Nokia N900 Clone Phone
February 16th, 2010 by admin
What you see above is not the real Nokia N900, it’s COOL N900, probably the best Nokia N900 clone. The clone looks exactly the same as the real one having a 3.2-inch touchscreen, dual camera and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It even has a S60-like UI.
Additional features that the Nokia N900 doesn’t have are its FM tuner, dual sim slots, TV receiver and priced at 750 Chinese Yuan.
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Garmin-Asus nuvifone M10 Smartphone
February 16th, 2010 by admin
ASUS has announced their latest gadget, the new Garmin ASUS Nuvifone M10 Series. This new handset from ASUS adopts a 3.5-inch WVGA touchscreen display with a resolution of 800×480 pixels, a 5-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, WI-FI, 512MB RAM/ROM, a 1500mAh battery, 4GB memory, microSDHC card, Garmin GPS software, a 600MHz Qualcomm processor, and runs under Windows Mobile 6.5.3. It will be released on February 6th with a retail price of $450.
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Nokia X6 16GB announced, Comes Without Music
February 14th, 2010 by admin
Nokia launches the new X6 16GB version touchscreen phone. As the little brother of the original 32GB X6, the 16GB version doesn’t Come with Music. It is compatible with the all-new Ovi Maps, offering free walk and drive navigation and tons of extras including Michelin and Lonely Planet guides. The 16GB X6 also comes pre-loaded with Spore by EA, Asphalt4 and DJ Mix Tour by Gameloft.
The Nokia X6 features a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen, a 5 Megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash, A-GPS support, WiFi, Bluetooth and TV out. The phone runs latest version of Symbian.It works with HSDPA, WCDMA 3G, GPRS/EDGE networks.
Nokia’s X6 16GB is available in four new finishes, all black, all white, white with pink highlights and white with yellow highlights.
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Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus for Verizon
February 12th, 2010 by admin
Palm announced the Pre Plus and the Pixi Plus webOS smartphones for Verizon Wireless, which are based on the original Pre and Pixi respectively. Both phones have a QWERTY keyboard and a gesture area.
Compare to the original Pre, Palm’s new Pre Plus gets more RAM, from 256MB to 512MB, and more internal capacity, from 8GB to 16GB. It also replaces the physical buttons with touch-sensitive button. The Pixi Plus, on the other hand, gets additional WiFi support. The Pre Plus has a 3.1-inch 320×480 multitouch display, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a 3 Megapixel camera with LED flash while the Pixi Plus comes with a 2.63-inch multitouch screen, a QWERTY keyboard and a 2 Megapixel camera with LED flash.
Palm’s new phones both feature built-in GPS with support for geotagging, WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth, Proximity sensor, light sensor, accelerometer and support for CDMA EVDO Rev.A 3G network. They run the webOS and support Palm Synergy. Mobile Hotspot function has also been added to them.
The Pre Plus is priced at $149.99 and the Pixi Plus costs $99.99.
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Sony Ericsson Elm and Hazel GreenHeart Phones Announced
February 12th, 2010 by admin
Sony Ericsson adds to its GreenHeart eco-friendly mobile phone portfolio two new devices, the Elm and the Hazel, and the VH700 Bluetooth headset. The Elm candybar and the Hazel slider both have 5 Megapixerl auto focus camera with face detection and geotagging, Bluetooth, built-in media player with MEGA BASS, A-GPS and WiFi.
Sony Ericsson’s Hazel gets a 2.6-inch 240×320 LCD display while the Elm has a 2.2-inch display. They have up to 280MB internal memory and offer a microSD card. In addition to quad-band GSM, these eco phones support HSPA networks as well. The former comes in Superior Black and Passionate Rouge and the latter in Metal Black and Pearly Rose.
Also introduced is the VH700 Bluetooth Noise Shield Handsfree. Comes in Black, Silver/White, Red/White and Pink/White, Sony Ericsson’s VH700 has a clip-on design and supports Bluetooth 2.1. The Elm will be released in Q1 and the Hazel in Q2 along with the VH700.
The Sony Ericsson Elm phone, the Sony Ericsson Hazel phone and the VH700 all benefit the environment and help reduce CO2 emissions through:
- Recycled plastics
- E-manual in phone
- Free from hazardous chemicals
- Low power consumption charger (EP300 GreenHeart)
- Walk Mate eco application
- Green calculator
- Minimized packaging
- Condensed user guide (VH700)
- Waterborne paint (VH700)
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Rise of the Androids
February 11th, 2010 by adminIn Space Year 2010, it is only right that the ‘Android’ is on everyone’s lips. Unfortunately they aren’t the kind that deliver meals in pill form, become sentient and attempt to destroy the human race, but rather the kind that lets us find nearby takeaways with Maps, search for items using our voice alone, and surf the internet more easily than ever before.
The new range of mobile phones powered by Google’s Android operating system range from entry level to high end devices, yet all have managed a unique charm as well as garner some serious market share in what is a highly contentious segment of the industry.
The Motorola Milestone is a real success story, often referred to as the ‘phoenix’ handset for the American manufacturer. Stuck in a rut with identikit RAZR handsets for numerous years, Motorola eventually fell both out of favour with consumers and off the radar as far as new releases were concerned.
In late 2009 Motorola pledged a return, championing Google’s new platform as a watershed moment and promised to deliver all-new singing and dancing Android phones. Whether due to monetary constraints or sheer desire to become relevant again, Moto indeed impressed with the CLIQ / DEXT, an Android device that placed social networking at the forefront, literally.
The home screen was plastered with widgets, piping in hot news from a user’s Twitter, Facebook, Gmail and MySpace accounts. Whether it was a little too much information is open to debate, nevertheless the DEXT was a great proof of concept and showed that Motorola both had their finger on the industry pulse, and understood how to harness Android and offer good things.
Their follow-up was even stronger, with the Motorola DROID / Milestone being the first phone to show off Android 2.0. As the name suggests, this was a big leap for the software, with a revamped App Store equivalent and turn-by-turn GPS navigation proving a big pull to the bulky monolith.
With a souped up processor, high resolution screen and chunky retro feel, the DROID definitely permeated the public conscious that a Google-phone could be a Good Thing, rather than just another bit of marketing buzz.
The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 deals with the social networking angle also, but dresses up the Android interface so much so as to make it almost unrecognizable alongside another Google-powered device.
Just as well, as individuality is tough to go for with a bunch of manufacturers bringing out devices based on the same open source software. Thankfully, the XPERIA X10 has character in spades. From the savvy face-detection software that auto-tags friends in photos to the spline of live status updates, messages and tweets the populate the homescreen, the X10 shows that the Android operating system can equally be customized to the hilt and still provide a strong and cohesive user experience.
It is this chameleon-like nature that should have Apple a little concerned. If the open source Android platform can attack at all price points, all providing the cream of connectivity, seamless online experiences and most importantly a unique feel at a fraction of the cost of an iPhone, then the rise of the machines could be more of a threat than even Sarah Connor predicted…save us Arnie!
N.B. Motorola Milestone deals available from 8th February 2010.
Ernest Doku is editor of mobile phone deals comparison site Omio.com