WiFi capabilities are now one of the many features on the Blackberry, calls can be made over the connection and UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access) support means that if you stray out of range, the call will switch seamlessly to the GSM network. (Read on …)
FIC has announced an on-sale date for its Neo1973, expected to be the first low-cost, high-volume phone with a user-modifiable Linux-based operating system. Additionally, the OpenMoko project building open-source software for the phone has published a wealth of technical resources.
This is the true iPhone competitor, the downside is that only linux developers will be able to create applications or not???
more info here
This is the new Sony Ericsson W710i, a sporty mobile clamshell that has the WALKMAN’s good stamp on it. This unit also supports the new Memory Stick Micro (M2) format and comes with a miniscule 512MB card.
W710i, the phone fits your active lifestyle. Active stereo headset so you don’t miss a beat. Unique fitness applications keep track of the distances you go. Capture and share the moment. W710i has a 2 megapixel camera with video recording capability. W710i is a stylish and versatile clamshell mobile phone.
Key features of the Sony Ericsson W710i
* MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ music format support
* RDS FM Radio
* Active stereo headset
* 512MB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™)
* Complete Walkman music experience
* Fitness applications
In yet another example of an automobile manufacturer leveraging the brand to release a distinctly non-car product (see: BMW, Ferrari, Lamborghini), Fiat has announced that it will begin selling a line of cellphones conspicuously emblazoned with the company’s logo. Suggesting that this lineup values fashion over function, no specs are immediately available for any of the individual models, although we do know that all will feature cameras, MP3 playback, Bluetooth, and the usual suite of Internet functions. Crafted out of “cold” aluminum, the handsets were designed to be displayed in engine piston-like cases that are meant to invoke the good times you can only find by tooling around the European countryside in your Fiat Panda Monster. The new models — which were built to easily pair with the Microsoft-powered Blue&Me in-car Bluetooth system — will be available in chichi Italian boutiques later this month, with a general European rollout to follow this summer.
Helio’s two models, “Hero” and “Kickflip,” will cost $275 and $250, respectively. The phones, based on Korean designs and made by Asian manufacturers, have large color screens, removable memory and cameras with flashes.
Helio Inc. is a joint venture of Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. and Korea’s SK Telecom. It will start selling two phones Tuesday that it’s positioning primarily as blogging tools for a mobile generation and only secondarily as phones.
Via: MSNBC
Nokia has sent invitations to the presentation of new multimedia N-series models, which will be held in Berlin tomorrow. There expected to be shown much rumored N73 and N93 phones at this event.
According to the Reuters site with the link to the source close to Nokia the new models will be lighter and more stylish compared to the predecessors, but they are far from Samsung and Motorola slim phones.
The operator has created a page for the new product with the description of it.O2 Xda IQ is a smartphone with the digital keyboard, powered by Windows Mobile 5.0. It supports quad-band GSM, GPRS and EDGE and also Wi-Fi (802.11b) wireless networks.
Besides the smartphone has a 1.3-megapixel camera, a 2.2” TFT QVGA (240×320 pixels) LCD, a miniSD slot, IrDA, Bluetooth 1.2 and USB interfaces. It works on Texas Instruments OMAP850 200 MHz processor, 64 MB RAM and 64 MB ROM. Dimensions are 109×46.5×18.5 mm and weight 110 g.
Via: Mobile Review
Samsung will unveil the new phone at the CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas this week to boost its market share in the US, this new slim phone will hit the stores in the second quarter of 2006.
“Equipped with a color screen for playing videos and an external memory slot, the silver, candy-bar-shaped t509 phone is 9.8 millimeters thick, which makes it thinner than the 11.5-millimeter Slvr, a sibling of the clamshell Razr.”
Samsung expects these new phones to cost consumers between $99 and $250, but noted that retail prices are set by service providers, which often subsidize phones in return for lengthy service contracts.
Source: Cnet News
Today the South Korean company LG Electronics has officially announced the start of sales of its new mobile phone SD910, which stands out for its double slider design, i.e. the parts of the phone slide in two directions. “Duo slide” design of the new phone was created by the other South Korean company – SK Telecom..
I’d mark text-to-speech function in addition to landscape sliding 2” LCD. By sliding the LCD the user can access the buttons to control a built-in audio player. Like any modern handset the SD910 is equipped with a 1.3-megapixel camera with video capture opportunity.
In its press release LG Electronics noted that LG SD910 mobile phone would be supplied with BMW 3, 5, 6 and 7 series cars sold in the South Korea.
Via: Mobile Review
Both an MP3 player and cell phone, the Samsung SPH-S4300 can store up to 250 songs with its 1GB flash memory. This svelte phone boasts a brilliant 262k color TFT display, 1.3-megapixel camera, FM tuner, and video player. It measures 86 x 49 x 21 mm and features a unique flick & swing design. No word yet on pricing and availability.
Source: TechEblog
Last Sunday the South Korean company KTF Technologies announced the release of its new phone KV-K100, which is claimed to be currently the slimmest handset, just 7.9 mm thick.
The sales of the KV-K100 (the code name “No. 7”) designed for KTF networks, should start this week at some $412. Small dimensions and weight (60 g) haven’t affected the functionality of the model: a 1-megapixel camera, an MP3-player, 165 MB of internal memory. Unfortunately the phone supports only CDMA networks, however the company said to prepare a similar model for GSM networks.
Via: Mobile Review
