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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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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Motorola Backflip with MOTOBLUR Android Phone
January 22nd, 2010 by admin
Motorola has launched a second Motoblur Android powered handset on Wednesday at CES in Las Vegas and with it a new control mechanism for navigating around the screen.
Where the phone differs from the average touchscreen device is a second touchscreen panel behind the screen that means you can navigate around the screen without your fingers getting in the way.
The second screen, which works like a trackpad on a laptop, is revealed only when you backflip the QWERTY keyboard into place.
Tech specs include a 528 MHz Qualcomm MSM7201A processor, 512MB ROM, 256MB RAM, a 3.1-inch display with 320 x 480 (HVGA) resolution, 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, GPS and OS Android 1.5 with Motoblur.
The phone, which is expected out shortly, is likely to make it to the UK Motorola has confirmed.
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Motorola Milestone Launched in Hong Kong for US$602
January 6th, 2010 by admin
After European market, Motorola launches its Milestone smartphone in Hong Kong, the first in Asia region to get the Android 2.0 device. The version Motorola sells in Hong Kong is English version with MOTO Chinese input methods (but no Chinese UI), including Chinese handwriting recognition and Pinyin.
According MOTO’s product manager, the cellphone maker will release later in Hong Kong a Chinese version with native Chinese UI and more Chinese input methods. The Chinese version may be released with Android 2.1 OS, and current devices will receive updates.
The Motorola Milestone is selling in Hong Kong at HK$4680 (US$602), unlocked and no contract needed.
Motorola Milestone Specs:
•WCDMA/900/2100, GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSPA, GPRS Class 12
•Android 2.0
•3.7-inch 480×854 Touchscreen Display
•5 Megapixel Auto Focus Camera with Dual LED Flash, 4X Digital Zoom
•QWERTY keyboard
•Bluetooth
•WiFi 802.11b/g
•aGPS
•CrystalTalk
•3.5mm Headset Jack
•MicroUSB port
•microSD slot (up to 32GB)
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HP iPaq Glisten QWERTY Smartphone
December 9th, 2009 by admin
AT&T and HP is officially launching the HP iPAQ Glisten business-oriented smartphone, which is previously called HP iPAQ K3 Obsidian. The bar-type QWERTY phone runs Windows Mobile 6.5 OS and gets a full QWERTY keyboard and 5-way directional pad.
The iPAQ Glisten comes with a 2.5-inch AMOLED touchscreen, a 3.1 Megapixel camera, support for A-GPS, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and WiFi 802.11b/g connectivity. You can also find a microSD card slot.
This latest businese phone from HP is powered by a Qualcomm 7200A processor, 256MB RAM and 512MB ROM. It offers microUSB connector and a 3.5mm audio jack. The HP iPAQ Glisten will be available in the coming weeks for $179.99 after $50 rebate with two-year agreement, smartphone data plan.
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Motorola Milestone Android Phone
November 12th, 2009 by admin
Just when we thought that the mobile manufacturers had their offer set up for the Christmas shopping madness, Motorola some with Milestone Android mobile phone official. The phone has officially been launched in the Western Europe market and it is the GSM/UMTS version of the Motorola DROID. But the great thing is that, compared to DROID, it has more features. Among those added features there is the support for multitouch control. Milestone does not have Google Maps Navigation beta application, Google Latitude, Google Maps, Google Search by Voice, but it has the MOTONAV trail version. Just like, the DROID, Milestone has a 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen, a 5 Megapixel camera, QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth, WiFi, 3.5mm jack and a microSD card slot. The Milestone runs Android 2.0 OS.
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Motorola Droid To Launch November 6th
November 6th, 2009 by admin
Finally Verizon and Motorola officially announced the DROID by Motorola smartphone that is the first to be powered by Android 2.0 (Eclair) OS. As reported before, the Motorola Droid has a 3.7-inch 480×854 touchscreen display, a 5 Megapixel auto-focus camera with Dual LED flash, and a side-slide QWERTY keyboard.
The DROID is boosted by a ARM Cortex A8 550MHz processor. It supports GPS/A-GPS, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and WiFi 802.11b/g connectivity. The Android smartphone includes Google Mobile Services, including the latest Google Map Navigation Beta application. The DROID is equipped with Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, ambient light sensor as well as eCompass.
Verizon’s version of Motorola Droid supports CDMA 1X 800/1900, EVDO rev. A network and Motorola is preparing a GSM/WCDMA version as well. It will be available on 6 November for $199 after a $100 mail-in rebate) with 2-year contract.
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Mobiado releases Grand 350PRL QWERTY Phone
November 3rd, 2009 by admin
Mobiado has a new luxury phone in its line, the Grand 350PRL, which is a QWERTY that is claimed to look like a dressed-up Nokia E71. This phone is the first QWERTY smart phone produced by Mobiado.
Like other Mobiado phones, the Grand 350PRL also comes in a body that’s CNC machined from aircraft aluminum and plated with black nickel. Other luxurious materials used on this phone are ruby crystal, sapphire crystal and lustrous mother of pearl. The Grand 350PRL will come in for color models which are black, white, pink and gold.
Specifications wise: The phone supports quad-band GSM/EGSM connectivity (850/900/1800/1900), and also the high-speed HSDPA data connectivity. It’s equipped with a 2.36-inch display that is capable of 16 million colors. It also supports WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, and equipped with USB port and headphone jack. The Mobiado Grand 350PRL will likely go for a price tag of $2,600 which doesn’t sound too expensive as a luxury beast.
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White BlackBerry Bold coming to AT&T
October 31st, 2009 by admin
A few months ago we got our first glimpse of the white BlackBerry Bold but had no idea when we would be able to buy it or for what carrier. Well, it seems like AT&T will be the carrier getting the stylish device on October 18th.
Exactly how much will we be able to buy this for? Most likely right around the black Bold’s $199 price point.
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BlackBerry Bold 9700 Smartphone
October 28th, 2009 by admin
Research In Motion (RIM) announced the new BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone. The new BlackBerry Bold 9700 supports 3G HSDPA networks around the world, powered by a 624 MHz processor and comes with 256 MB Flash memory, built-in GPS / Wi-Fi, 3.2 megapixel camera and a 2.44-inch display.
Soon to be available around the world beginning November, for example AT&T, T-Mobile and Bell Canada, T-Mobile will sell the new BlackBerry Bold 9700 for $199.99 with a 2 yrs service contract.
Key features of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone include:
- Size: 4.29″ x 2.36″ x 0.56″ (109 mm x 60 mm x 14.1 mm)
- Weight: 4.3 oz (122 grams)
- 2.44” display (480 x 360 resolution at 245 ppi)
- touch-sensitive trackpad
- Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
- 3.2 MP camera with variable zoom, autofocus, flash and video recording
- Built-in GPS
- 3.5 mm stereo headset jack
- microSD/SDHD memory card slot
- 256 MB of Flash memory
- Bluetooth (2.1)
- Removable, rechargeable 1500 mAhr battery that provides approximately 6 hours of talk time and 17 days of standby time in 3G mode
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