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Motorola Quench XT3 Android Smarthone Released in Taiwan

Mobile — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:14:41 +0000

Motorola launches in Taiwan its Quench XT3 Android smartphone, which is probably an OEM from Vibo. Not only does it look like Vibo’s A668, it also gets similar UI skin. The XT3 features a 3.2-inch 480

Sony’s XPERIA X10 has Finally Official

Mobile — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:59:24 +0000

After so many rumors about the new XPERIA X10, previously known as the Rachael and the X3, they’ve finally made a brave move to released the final Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 phone today. We’ve the spy shots last few month, but now it’s a real official images taken from Engadget. According to the source, the XPERIA X10 introduces a new UX platform that will evolve across the product portfolio and expand over time continuously introducing new features & capabilities. The UX platform builds on top of the Open OS & creates a unique Sony Ericsson user experience by combining best-in-class entertainment features with signature apps, unrivalled integration of social media services and a rich GUI.

The XPERIA X10 is a 1GHz Snapdragon-based touchscreen candybar, wide 4-inch capacitive touch display, and a thoroughly tricked out Android skin named Rachael. It also has a 4-inch capacitive touchscreen running at WVGA 480 x 854 resolution, UMTS 3G HSDPA/HSUPA supports, along with WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 and GPS, together of course with the 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset.

Connectivity includes microUSB and a 3.5mm headphone jack, both on the top edge of the X10, and there’s a microSD slot with an 8GB card in the box as standard. The camera is an 8.1-megapixel unit with autofocus and an LED flash, together with some of the CyberShot extras we’ve seen on previous Sony Ericsson handsets.

Sony Ericsson are saying they will be rolling out the XPERIA X10 across the world including Japan from the first half of 2010.

[ via Sony Ericsson Press Release ]

Say Hello To New Firmware 2.0 for Nokia N97

Mobile — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:08:50 +0000

Nokia made a new firmware 2.0 for N97 smartphone. The update already available for free download from the Nokia Software Update website or via the menu on the phone. The installs a huge list of fixes, including a “soft” scroll with ‘flip scrolling’. Also available are “hot” keys for quick access to the homescreen with their preferences, a new version of Ovi Maps 3.1 with 3D maps, some component updates for Nokia E-mail, Ovi Contacts and Ovi Store.

Of course, it will increased battery life of smartphone. Nokia also announced sales of Nokia N97 mini smartphones. It will appear in European stores this week and will cost 450 EUR (without taxes and subsidies).

Announcement of Nokia N97 mini in September, this phone is equipped with 3.2-inch touchscreen, slightly smaller than the “big brother” Nokia N97 and 8GB internal memory (compared to 32GB in Nokia N97). Otherwise, it has features like: sliding QWERTY keyboard, 5 megapixel camera, wireless communications and GPS. By the way, as of September 2009 was sold 2 million Nokia N97, quite possibly, Nokia N97 mini will repeat the success of its predecessor.

[ via Nokia ]

Garmin Asus Nuvifone G60 Finally Coming To America In Fourth Quarter 2009

Mobile — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:00:46 +0000

As stated by Garmin on August 5, 2009 ago, the GPS Nuvifone is on track to launch in the USA in the Q4 (fourth quarter) 2009 and will be accompanied by an advertising campaign. It’s now currently being tested by more U.S. carriers. We also have mentioned about this device on July 24 ago. But to be more and more detail, we decided to explain it here once again . So mates, with Garmin-Asus Nuvifone G60, you’ll find navigation at the core of the device. Location information is included in email, SMS, photo sharing, social networking and more. So no matter where you are – or where you’re going – you’ll always have the information you need right at your fingertips.

Each Nuvifone G60 comes standard with voice prompted turn-by-turn directions that speaks street names, onboard maps and millions of points of interest (POIs). And to make sure you have all the tools you need for life on the go, the Nuvifone G60 integrates a quad-band GSM phone with 3.5G data connectivity, a Webkit-based Internet browser, personal messaging, Wi-Fi, stereo Bluetooth and Garmin’s proven personal navigation functionality.

Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60 Connect:

Quad-band 2G, tri-band 3G for voice and high-speed wireless Internet
Wi-Fi b/g with WPA encryption
Desktop web experience with full HTML browser
Location-based applications, including real-time traffic information, gas prices, flight times, weather, White Pages and Google Local search

Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60 Communicate:

Geo-tagged SMS, email and photo sharing
Ciao!™ Location-based Social Networking platform that integrates compatible social networks into one easy-to-use interface
Large screen with portrait and landscape view of each screen and virtual QWERTY keyboard on touchscreen

Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60 Navigate:

Industry-leading Garmin navigation experience, with voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions that speaks street names
Optimized for automobile use with included car mount
One-step navigation from contacts, email and local search results
“Where am I?” safety feature displays your current address and nearest police, hospital and fuel services in one click
Pedestrian mode for in-hand navigation

Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60 Specs:

2G Connectivity : Quad-band GSM / GPRS / Edge 850/900/1800/1900
3G Connectivity : 850/1900/2100 HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
Other Connectivity : 802.11 b/g WLAN, Bluetooth, HFP, HSP, AVRCP, A2DP mini-USB 2.0
OS : Linux
Dimensions : 112 x 58.1 x 14.6 mm
Weight : 137g (battery included)
Display : 3.55″ 65K colors, anti-glare resistive touchscreen
Display Resolution : 272 x 480 WQVGA
Camera/Photos : 3MP camera with auto-focus and geo-tagging
Flash Memory : 4GB on-board 128 MB RAM
Expandable Memory : Micro SD, HC Capable, expandable up to 16GB
Music Player : MP3 capable
Headphone Jack : 2.5 mm
Battery : 1100 mAh removable/rechargeable lithium cell
Talk Time : Up to 4 hours
Standby Talk Time : Up to 250 hours
Messaging : SMS
Email : POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP
Internet : HTML browser based on Webkit platform
Calendar/PIM : Outlook contacts and calendar
Productivity : Document viewing: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, JPG

[ via Twice ]

Samsung Nvidia Tegra based Smartphone Coming Soon

Mobile — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:45:28 +0000

A good news for all Samsung mobile fans. South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung will come to the market with a smartphone that packs an Nvidia Tegra chip, a company representative has confirmed recently. Samsung is the one to be among five top handset makers developing a handset powered by NVIDIA’s Tegra processor as confirmed by A Samsung spokesperson on Friday. Nvidia’s Tegra is capable of playing high definition content (720p), and supposedly will play console-quality games with intense graphics.

The platform should offer a lot of performance in terms of graphics on a mobile phone, yet other capabilities are also enhanced with the use of the chip, it seems. While one of the first devices to come to the market with Tegra inside will be Microsoft’s Zune HD, it seems that a handset to include it won’t make us wait too long either.

Samsung did not say where or when the device will be released, but previous rumours have suggested one such device will come to AT&T from a top 5 tier manufacturer for under $200.

[ Source: Laptopmag ]

First Sony Ericsson “Rachael” Android Unveiled

Mobile — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:32:02 +0000

This is another good news for Android based phone. Yes, as reported on various information source that the first Sony Ericsson Android smartphone, codenamed “Rachael”, has been leaked recently, and the picture on left side is its face. This Rachael smartphone is rumored to sport the Xperia brand name, also it should feature the mean Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz processor so expect a super phone when this comes out. Other things you’ll find in this mammoth is a huge touch display, GPS, TV broadcasting, 8 megapixel camera with auto-focus, a 3.5mm audio jack, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 3D graphics capabilities and so many more..!

Hot and sexy, yes completely sexy. Of course, this has just become my dream phone, that is if Sony Ericsson release the damn thing on the correct band where I can take advantage of the 3G despite it not being all that.

However, it will be announced later this year and, if all this holds up, could very well be the first truly drool-worthy SE handset we’ve seen in quite a while.

[ Source: Unwired View ]

Nokia 6790 Surge/Mako Smartphone

Mobile — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:53:35 +0000

As reported on a lot.. really a lot of gadget sources about four all new Nokia headed to the US. Now, one of them, Nokia 6790 Surge or sometime it called Mako Phone, has posed for a few live shots and informatios that its final model is Surge, not Mako.

You know, the Nokia 6790 is a Symbian S60 smartphone that will be released by AT&T in the US, probably in the next few months, so things will clear up soon enough. However, the handset is a “messaging focused” one, featuring a landscape QWERTY keyboard, a QVGA display, email, IM, Web browser and Bluetooth with A2DP.

To be more exact, the Nokia 6790 does 850/1900 HSDPA and has a secondary camera for video calls. Its multimedia capabilities include a 2.4″ QVGA screen, Bluetooth with A2DP, a hot-swappable memory card plus it comes with MP3, WMA and AAC audio and H.263, H.264 and WMV video codecs out of the box. The phone also offers Cellular Video, which gives access to some TV content and Video Exchange. And then, the amount of internal memory is 128 MB, it can be expanded to microSD card.

[ Source: Cellpassion ]