Archive for November, 2009

Nokia X6 Available Now in Selected Markets

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Bundled with the Nokia Comes With Music service, the Nokia X6, is now available in selected markets. The Nokia X6 is expected to retail for approximately EUR 450, before taxes and subsidies.

Featuring a 32GB internal memory, the Nokia X6 is a full touch screen phone powered by a 3.2-inch wide display in 16:9 ratio (360 x 640 pixels) and 16 million colors. The touch screen phone also comes with a 5 megapixel camera module. It does not have a Xenon flash but assisted by 2 flash LED for low light photography. With direct access to Ovi Store, the Nokia X6 is a hive of activity that brings 20 friends and virtual communities, like Facebook, to your homescreen. Other than a range of the Nokia Ovi services, the phone retail package will also package with Spore by EA, Asphalt4 and DJ Mix Tour by Gameloft games.

The Nokia X6 will initially be available in Europe, Eurasia and Middle-East and Africa. It is also possible to order the device from the Nokia Online Store: http://europe.nokia.com/buy-online

All credits and information was found on slashphone.com

Myriad Selected as Partner on LG’s First Android Device

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Myriad Group AG today announced that it has been selected by LG Electronics as the major Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) applications partner and J2ME partner for its new Android device, LG GW620, which is due to be released this month via both Orange and Canadian carrier, Rogers.

“Android is a very exciting platform as it allows mobile operators to quickly bring advanced features to their customers,” said Simon Wilkinson, CEO of Myriad. “This partnership will enable LG to benefit from our proven mobile technology, bringing the best possible experience to the user.”

LG and Myriad will continue to work closely on other projects to deliver the best software experience on mass-market mobile devices.

All credits and information was found on slashphone.com

T-Mobile holiday deals: $50 off handsets — gift phones, pay with installments

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

How about some holiday discounts?  Yes, please. T-Mobile is offering some Black Friday weekend deals for new and existing customers. What are these magical deals you ask? Well, the Motorola CLIQ will set you back $149, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 will be priced at $149, and the Samsung Highlight will cost $49 — a $50 savings on all three handsets, two-year agreement required of course. The deals don’t stop there however; everyone, at least we hope, has someone in their lives who they care about dearly, someone they adore so much, that they would be willing to pay full retail price for cell phone to give that person as a gift for the holidays. Brings a tear to your eye doesn’t it? Well, if the thought of that special person doesn’t make you all misty then the idea of spending $300+ for a cell phone might just be enough to do it — and T-Mobile thinks it has a solution. Those of you who are on a T-Mobile Even More plan will now be allowed to purchase any phone at full retail price, spread the payments out into monthly installments, and gift that phone to a friend. Not a bad idea. Now, the number of people who can take advantage of this deal is obviously limited, as you will have to: have T-Mobile service, be on an Even More plan, have a friend you like enough to drop $300+ on, and have that lucky person also be on (or ready to switch to) T-Mobile. Nice job T-Mo, we appreciate the sentiment. ‘Tis the holiday season after all, and it is that thought that counts. No?

All credits and information was found on boygeniusreport.com

Nokia Slips Out the 5330 Mobile TV Edition Phone

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Without too much noise and fanfare, Nokia has released the new Nokia 5330 mobile TV edition handset. Read how Nokia touts this device - an entertainment hub that combines mobile broadcast TV, social networking, music and gaming. The Nokia 5330 is a DVB-H device which offers easy access to live TV.

Equipped with DVB-H technology, the Nokia 5330 Mobile TV handset features programs burst through its 2.4-inch QVGA screen in full-color, crystal clear and sharp image display. It provides one-click access to live TV broadcasts from the best channels available within its frequency.  The phone even allows you to set reminders for your favorite TV Shows, hence you’ll never miss that CSI episode anymore.  It also allows the creation of personal channel list using its innovative electornic program guide. In addition, the Nokia 5330 gives broadcast picture quality supported by a built-in antenna that connects to a headset. Hence providing outstanding reception.

Another outstanding feature of the Nokia 5330 is its support for various social networkings sites including Facebook, YouTube, MySpace and Nokia’s Ovi Contacts. Instant Messaging is also fully supported with sites such as Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk and Yahoo Messenger.

Other features of the Nokia 5330 includes - a 3.2 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom and LED flash, mp3 player, link to Nokia music store, and compatible with Nokia’s Comes With Music service.

The Nokia 5330 is available in the European market for around $230.

 

All credits and information was found on cellphonenews.com

AT&T to soon offer BlackBerry Curve 8520

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Today AT&T announced that it is soon to start offering the BlackBerry Curve 8520 to its customers. This more affordable member of the Curve family is already being offered by T-Mobile, and a CDMA version called the 8530 is being offered by Verizon and Sprint.

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 features a 2 megapixel camera, a 320 x 240 pixel display, a full QWERTY keyboard, and WiFi data support. It is also the first BlackBerry on AT&T to sport the new optical trackpad controller.

AT&T says that the Curve 8520 will be available in the coming weeks for $99.99, after a mail-in rebate card, when picked up with a 2 year agreement of $69.99 or more per month

All credits and information was found on mobileburn.com

Samsung Behold II hits T-Mobile on November 18th, unboxed today (now with video!)

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Dubbing itself the “multimedia powerhouse” for T-Mobile’s expansive Android lineup, the Samsung Behold II has just been confirmed for that rumored November 18th launch on T-Mobile (still no word on price, though we’re hearing a predictable $200). The slate-style touchscreen handset has a 3.2-inch AMOLED display, and puts it to good use with a hearty skinning job on the part of Samsung, porting in most (but not all) of its TouchWiz UI — unfortunately for us, that silly cube menu made the cut. Underneath is Android 1.5, and what seems to be a pretty standard processor.

Hardware-wise there’s really nothing to complain about on this phone. It’s heavy, relatively thin (not iPhone-thin, but just fine), with solid materials and wonderfully tactile face buttons. The screen is everything you’d expect out of an AMOLED display, though high-resolution phones like the Droid dampen that enthusiasm somewhat. One wonderful Samsung addition to the traditional Android experience is a “real” camera button on the side, which can even register half-presses for focus. For someone who doesn’t want a physical keyboard, but doesn’t want their handset to feel like a toy (sorry, myTouch) there’s plenty to love. However, we’re more concerned about the software side of things. We’re not morally opposed to Samsung adding in TouchWiz, but we are afraid of anything that has the potential to slow down the OS, and on first glance we’d say it’s notably less responsive than stock Android. We’ll of course be going further in-depth to see just how usable this iteration is, but let us just put this out on the table: a virtual 3D cube to launch media apps is no way “intuitive,” “helpful” or “cool.” OK, maybe it’s kind of cool, but seriously Samsung, stop it. Check out our unboxing below.

All credits and information was found on engadget.com

Motorola Droid torn down despite desperate cries of ‘no disassemble’

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

If you were thinking of tearing apart your own Droid, let us direct you first to this quote straight from the folks at phoneWreck: “no easy task.” It seems that even finding some of the screws involved in holding the mess together was a problem, but at the end of the day, good old-fashioned human ingenuity prevailed over… well, other human ingenuity, and the phone fell asunder into the 16 pieces you see here. As you might imagine, there’s a bit of industrial magic involved in fitting a full QWERTY slide into a package this tight — but just as Moto was up to the challenge of putting it together, some dude with a little time on his hands was up to the challenge of asploding it. Needless to say, we won’t be doing this to ours.

All credits and information was found on engadget.com

The Nokia N900 comes to the US November 14, two days later to Europe

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

The market release of Nokia´s latest internet tablet was delayed for a while, but we now have information that reveals the device is coming to the US and Europe quite soon really.

The online store NewEgg indicates the Nokia N900 will be available in the US on November 14. We are definitely impressed with the performance of the prototype of the much-anticipated device, so we just cannot wait to get our hands on a final, retail unit of the gadget running Maemo 5, operating system with enviable multitasking and internet capabilities. Please, take a look at our preview of the Nokia N900 if you need to know more about the device.

According to Pocket-link, the Nokia N900 is making its European début two days later, on November 16. Nokia´s regional websites tell us the device will be available at a price of $649 in the US and $890 (599 EUR ) in Europe.

All credits and information was found on phonearena.com

The Motorola Droid, the savior of Motorola

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Well lets just speak the obvious for the past couple of years Motorola has produced failed cell phones. But finally they just woke up and developed a 21st century cell phone. The specs of the phone are 32g memory, 3.7” display, and much more. There are also awesome Motorola Droid Accessories for it like cases to protect your phone.Motorola Droid

Samsung Omnia 2 on Bell unboxing and first impressions

Monday, November 9th, 2009

I just got a Omnia 2 today. Here are my first impressions:

It’s kind of hard to tell but the screen looks amazing, stunning, incredible. Not only is it high resolution but the colour just blows me away. It’s easily the best thing about the Omnia 2.

Other random thoughts. While it has a 800Mhz processor Opera still feels kind of slow. The hexagonal button in front isn’t a navigation pad – instead it’s a single button that looks like a nav pad. It’s a waste of space.

TouchWiz 2.0 is nice but having the Windows Mobile menus and TouchWiz makes for a inconsistant user experience.

The camera is very similar to the camera on the Samsung i910. It’s very good except when you’re trying to take close ups where the flash is needed. In those situations it blasts the subject out – that said you can raise the ISO to 800 so you don’t need to use the flash as much.

In the past, whenever I tested a Bell CDMA phone there was always very low signal levels in my house. The Omnia 2 runs on Bell’s new HSPA+ network and it too gets very little signal – FYI.

Anyways that’s all for now. I’ll have a full review up later after I’ve had a chance to play with it more and drool at the screen some more.

All credits and information was found on howardchui.com