T-Mobile Outs the Sidekick 2008

Finally, after several months of buzz and hype, T-Mobile has officially unveiled the latest sidekick mobile phone, simply branded as the Sidekick 2008. The Sidekick 2008 was a cool looking mobile phone developed by Sharp and offers nifty featuressuch as a 2.6-inch WQVGA swivel screen and a full QWERTY keyboard. It also comes with a 2 megapixel camera with video capture capabilities.To make way for videos and photos, the Sidekick 2008 comes with a built-in memory card slot for storage expansion. This ultra sleek mobile phone also  comes with Bluetooth connectivity which was said to be a great improvement of the Bluetooth features of previous Sidekick models. Other features and specs of the Sidekick 2008 include; A2DP support for stereo headsets and file transfer for connecting to other Bluetooth devices, T-Mobile’s MyFaves support, GPRS/EDGE, SMS/MMS/IM, POP/IMAP/SMTP email messaging, and speakerphone. Additionally, the Sidekick 2008 measures 119 x 58.4 x 18 mm. The T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 SRPs at $149.99 with 2-year service contract. It comes with a changeable shell that will set you back additional $9-$14 each.

Motorola Unlocks the MOTO U9

Motorola has released the stylish mobile phone MOTO U9 geared specifically for trendsetters who are looking to make a fashion statement using their mobile phones. The MOTO U9 is now available unlocked for GSM networks in the U.S. This new phone allows users to a music phone that goes with them anywhere they go. The MOTO U9 is sleek looking clamshell phone in a metallic gloss finish and comes loaded with animated screen savers. What’s unique about these screen savers is that they appear to be floating across the phone’s borderless external display. Speaking of the phone’s external display, this also serve as a touch sensitive screen for digital keys that let users control their music player even without opening the phone. Other music features of the MOTO U9 include, one-touch access to music library, ability to pause music when answering calls, Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 featuring automatic synching and device recognition, integrated music player supporting audio files such as Windows WMAv10 plus Janus DRM, MP3, AAC, AAC+ and AAC+ enhanced, music download from 200 on-line music stores, stereo bluetooth wireless technology. Of course the MOTO U9 aside from being a music player is a mobile phone after all. And as such it boasts of other features including; 25MB internal memory, optional microSD memory card up to 4GB storage, innovative CrystalTalk technology, speaker independent voice recognition dialing and talking features, a 2.0-megapixel camera with 8x zoom, multi-shot feature, video capture and playback, MMS, SMS, WVIM and Push Email. The MOTO U9 retails for $275.99 and will be available in pink and purple.

Verizon Wireless Unleash the Rugged Casio G’zOne Boulder

Verizon Wireless has just made available its follow-up to the ultra-ruggedized push-to-talk handset the Casio G’zOne - the Casio G’zOne Boulder. Available now for a retail price of $129.99 with a 2-year service contract. It is also available in Verizon’s brick-and-mortar stores for an SRP of $179.99. The G’zOne Boulder looks sleek and tough, eye-catching and was definitely built to withstand all bruise and impacts that you can possibly put on it. In terms of features and specifications, the G’zOne Boulder is also power-packed with a 1.3 megapixel camera, push-to-talk on EVDO Rev. A network. This ruggedized mobile phone was built to military specifications that enables it to survive extreme shock, water and dust environments. It gives you quick access to contacts, allows you to download games and even play music where ever you go. Its music function allows you to playback MP3, WMA, AAC and AAC+ music formats, create and manage music playlists, and sync music from PC to phone. Its camera features include a 1.3MP camera/camcorder with flash, self-timer, color effects, resolution adjustment, video capture and playback and a dedicated camera/video key. Other features of the G’zOne Boulder include; flashlight, customizable ringtone, advance speec recognition, speakerphone, voice commands, , a 2.0-inch TFT display with up to 65K colors, weighs only 4.9 ounce, and talk time of up to 214 minutes or 63 hours standby time.

Samsung Makes the 8MP Innov8 Camera Phone Official

Finally, after so many rumors and leaks, Samsung Korea has officially announced its newest camera phone - the Innov8. Don’t bother thinking about what the “8″ in its name means. It’s a camera phone and perhaps the most powerful camera phone to date with its whooping 8 megapixel camera resolution. The Samsung Innov8 is simply a groundbreaking multimedia mobile phone. The Samsung Innov8 is geared for mobile phone users who want to capture and store precious memories in style with its imaging applications such as smile shot, blink shot and face recognition.The Innov8 also allows users to personalize and edit their photos, videos and music using the mobile phones Movie Maker and Story Board applications. Users can also use the mobile phone as a digital photo frame for displaying photos they’ve taken with the Innov8’s crystal clear 2.8-inch 16M color LCD. For memory storage, the Samsung Innov8 features an 8GB or 16GB flash memory and external memory slot that can provide up to additional 16GB. It also comes with 1200mAH battery good enough for users to enjoy multimedia experience for a long time. The Samsung Innov8 supports DivX, WMV, Real Player and MPEG4. It’s loaded with external dual speakers and 3D surround sound supported by DBSe 2.0 to make every video clip and movie more realistic than ever. Other features of the Innov8 includes; preloaded games such as Asphalt and FIFA 08, mobile web browsing, optical mouse, 4-way navigation key, HSDPA high speed internet support, WIFI, AGPS with geo-tagging, Symbian OS V9.3, and S60 3rd edition feature pack 2. The Samsung Innov8 is slated for released in Europe by August followed by a release in other markets sometime in September. Source

Sony Ericsson Unveils the W595 Walkman Phone

The last of the new mobile phones launched by Sony Ericsson a couple of days ago is the new W595 walkman phone. Like the other two new Sony Ericsson phones, the W902 and W302, the W595 also promises to give users full pleasure when listening music as well as impressive mobile phone features and functionality. The W595 like the W902 boasts of a 2.2-inch LCD screen which suits well with video watching. It comes packed with a 2GB memory stick micro for storage. The W595 also features built-in speakers for sharing music with friends. An additional slot for stereo share jack is included as well. Like the other two new phones, the W505 also features SensME, Shake control and trackID. For entertainment purposes, the W595 also comes preloaded with games.Other features of the Sony Ericsson W595 walkman phone include; Bluetooth, a 3.2 megapixel camera for snapping great moments and sharing it with friends, a 40 GB internal phone memory, camera features that allows video recording, picture blogging, and a 2.5x digital zoom. In addition, the W505 also features an FM Radio, allows video viewing and streaming, limited video calling feature, polyphonic ringtones, megabass feature, USB 2.0 support, web browsing through Access NetFront and your usual mobile organizer functionality.The Sony Ericsson W595 Walkman phone will be available in three variants namely the W595 which is a UMTS/HSDPA 2100 and GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 phone and will be release in Active Blue, Cosmopolitan White, Jungle Grey and Lava Black, W595c is a GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 phone that will be available in selected markets in Active Blue, Cosmopolitan White and Jungle Grey, and the W595a which is a GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 phone that will be available in selected markets in Active Blue, Cosmopolitan White, Jungle Grey and Lava Black. All three W595 models will be available in Q4.

Sony Ericsson Goes Beyond Music with the W902 Walkman Phone

The second walkman phone that Sony Ericsson released is the highly pocketable and stylish W902. This sleek looking mobile phone goes beyond music and offers up everything that mobile phone users would possibly need. Music lovers as well as mobile camera photography enthusiasts would both love the Sony Ericsson W902 phone as it both delivers high-quality images and videos as well as crisp clear music sound. The W902’s sound quality delivers richer bass performance and was even rated as “best audio experience” by the German TESTfactory. This mobile device also boasts of retro music navigation keys for skipping forward, back, playing and pausing music with a push of a button. Other features of the Sony Ericsson W902 walkman phones include; a 5 megapixel camera, scratch-resistant 2.2 QVGA screen and lens made of mineral glass, an 8GB memory stick micro for expanded storage, FM Radio, Java application support, 3D games support, USB 2.0 support, media player, shake control, trackID, your usual organizer feature and great camera which comes with a slew of nifty features. These camera features include; photo flash, up to 16x digital zoom, auto focus, image stabilizer, photo light, picture blogging, video light, video recording, video stabilizer. The Sony Ericsson W902 is a UMTS/HSDPA 2100 and GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 phone. It will be available in Volcanic Black and Wine Red color. The mobile phone is slated for release in selected markets by Q4 of 2008.

Sony Ericsson’s W302 Walkman Phone Doesn’t Compromise

Sony Ericsson has announced a new walkman phone called the W302.This 10.5mm slim phone boast of aluminum front design and is loaded with great features without a high price tag. Geared for the all types of mobile phone users, the W302 offers a mixture of mid-range and high-end features highlighted by a 2.0 megapixel camera, FM radio, TrackID and a 512MB memory stick micro which gives users ample storage for their music files. Sony Ericsson claims that the W302 is their most affordable walkman phone to date. But having a not so pricey tag doesn’t mean that Sony Ericsson has compromised on features and functionality. In fact, the W302 is a power packed walkman phone so to speak. The W302 lets users discover and experience music even while on the move. Users can play songs randomly or create their playlists. A useful feature of the W302 is its TrackID system which can tell users the songs of the current track that is playing if the users are not familiar with the songs.The W302 also features a picture blogging function which allows users to directly upload the photos they’ve taken from the W302’s camera directly to their blogs. Other features of the Sony Ericsson W302 include; Walkman player for music on the go, FM radio that works when the handsfree accessory is plugged in, a premium style and design in compact metal finish and a Bluetooth stereo. The W302 Walkman is a GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 phone. It is slated for a Q4 release and it will be available in Midnight Black and Sparkling White models. It also compatible with Sony Ericsson’s new portable speakers - MPS-100.

Motorola Brings the Adventure V750 to Verizon

Verizon has quietly made available a new Motorola phone dubbed as the Adventure V750. This new mobile phone is Verizon’s first phone to be released under its QChat push-to-talk network with the handsets EVDO Revision A support.  This new Motorola clamshell phone is a ruggedized handset which meets Military Specifications 810F standards for: shock, dust, vibration, solar radiation, altitude, high & low temperature storage, and high & low temperature operational.  It boasts of a 2 megapixel camera with self-timer, normal/antique/black&white/negative color effects, a resolution adjustment of 1600×1200, 1280×960, 640×480,320×240 or Picture ID, video capture & playback as well as its own dedicated camera/video key. It also features a full media player that features external music controls and supports the new Rhapsody subscription of Verizon and is compatible with MP3, WMA, AAC and AAC+ music formats, has an external dedicated music buttons, syncs music from PC to phone and has up to 8GB microSD for optional storage. Aside from this, the V750 also support Verizon’s V Cast Video and turn-by-turn geo-location mapping through the VZ Navigator. Other features of the Motorola V750 include; advanced speech recognition, voice commands, calculators, calendar, alarm clock, world clock, and notepad, embedded ringtones, vibrating alerts and silent mode, speakerphone with high performance audio, bilingual English/Espanol language interface, phonebook with up to 1000 entries with multiple contacts, and TTY compatibl. In addition the Motorola V750 supports the following Bluetooth profiles:  Headset, Hands−free, Dial−up Networking, Advanced Audio Distribution (Stereo), Phonebook Access, Basic Printing, Basic Imaging, Serial Port Profile, Audio/Visual Remote Control, File Transfer, Generic Audio/Visual Distribution, Audio/Visual Distribution, Audio/Visual Control Transport Protocol, and Object Push Profile for sending & receiving Contact Name Cards, Calendar Events, and other non-protected data between devices. The Motorola V750 is available for $100 minus rebate and with two-year service contract.

Top 10 Paid Apps for Your New Iphone

Couldn’t get enough of your new iPhone 3G? Have you downloaded the latest iPhone apps? Still don’t know which ones to download? Why not start with the free iPhone apps first? And after enjoying them, take a look at the not-so-expensive iPhone apps available at the iTunes. We’ve taken a look at the top paid iPhone apps currently selling like hot cakes in the iTunes Store in terms of download. Here they are, enjoy.
iBeer . Hottrix Entertainment. $2.99. Hottrix’s hilarious sight-gag application transforms your iPhone into a virtual glass of beer. It takes full advantage of the iPhone’s motion sensitive screen. Hence you can sip into your beer by tilting your iPhone, shake it to see more beer foam, and even transfer your iPhone beer into another iPhone.
Pac-Man. Namco. $9.99. Yes folks, everybody’s favourite monster-eating 80’s icon gets his own iPhone application. The same classic Pac-Man environment that we all love has been transformed into the iPhone environment. You can eat power pellets, eat those monster dots, power up by eating those fruits and you’d even get extra lives once you reached 10,000 points.
Jam. Jirbo Inc. $0.99. Though a bit on the side of kiddie stuff, Jam for iPhone can still interest us adults especially during lull times. It’s a good time waster, just by finding groups of three or more matching Jirbo heads that pops out of the grid off your iPhone. The bigger your group of Jirbo animals get, the higher your points.
Super Monkey Ball. SEGA. $9.99. We all know how good SEGA when it comes to fun, colourful and cutesy games. Super Monkey Ball for the iPhone is one of them. The object of the game is to guide a monkey encased in a ball to victory by tilting and rolling him through various courses to reach a goal line. You also get to collect bananas along the way to increase your game lives. There are five worlds to discover and 100 stages to conquer. Super Monkey Ball will transform your iPhone into a gaming machine.
Jive. Jirbo Inc. $$0.99. Jirbo’s second app for the iPhone is as hilarious as the other game, Jive. This time around you will have to form vertical or horizontal rows of three matching heads.
Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart. Vivendi Games. $9.99. Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart racing game brings back the good old Playtation One days. Our beloved mascott races through 3D racing tracks with all the explosive weapons that you can use to turn your opponent into trash and dust. If you missed playing Crash Bandicoot in the Playstation, the iPhone application might give you the fix.
Sketches. LateNiteSoft. $5.99. Sketches is a nifty application which lets you jot down your notes, scribble your thoughts, annotate your pictures with the use of your fingers. You illustrate your ideas with diagrams, notes and sketches, place shapes using the iPhone’s multi-touch gesture feature and many more cool and interesting stuff.
Bomberman Touch. Hudson Soft. $7.99. Bomberman Touch is a great game, no doubt about that. It was awarded the “Best Overall Arcade Game” and “Best Competitive Multiplayer Game” in Xbox Live Arcade Award 2007. The iPhone’s adventure game for the iPhone surely spells fun. Travel through Kaboom Temple and face the ultimate enemy. This game offers a rich-interactive environment which takes full advantage of the iPhone engine.
Texas Hold ‘Em Up. Apple Inc. $4.99. What’s good is a platform such as the iPhone if there is not card game. Well for the iPhone it’s got to come from Apple itself with the game Texas Hold ‘Em Up. This card game for the iPhone is a realistic as it could get in the actual game room. You can play against real opponents over Wi-Fi Network. It features switching between immersive first-person and top-down gameplay by rotating your iPhone. It’s got visually stunning graphics and realistic sound effects.
Spend. Adamcode. $0.99. This nifty financial management application lets you keep track of your money, and it’s a great budget tracker. It lets you create daily, weekly, monthly or yearly budgets in various categories that you define. You can also enter new expenses with the touch of your finger. It’s a stand-alone application for the iPhone, so you don’t need to be connected to the internet to use it. Spend is a simple financial management application which supports various international currencies. It’s a good application to have while doing your grocery or simply going out with your usual shopping routine.

LG Quietly Releases the KS360 Slider Phone

LG has quietly released the new sleek-looking slider mobile KS360. This mobile slider boasts of a full QWERTY keypad which users can use to write messages as quickly and as accurately as possible. Just by opening the keypad, the KS360’s large 2.4” touchscreen display would automatically rotate by 90 degrees courtesy of its accelerometer technology. The KS360 is also a highly pocketable mobile phone at just 16.8mm thin. Users would also enjoy bringing this mobile phone anywhere since it will be available in varios attractive colors including Titanium and bright blue, White and soft Pink, Black and red, Black and Silver. The LG KS360 works on GSM 900/1800/1900. Other features of the LG KS360 include; Li-Ion 800mAh battery, measures 101.5×51x16.8mm, with a 2.4” QVGA (240×320) main screen, a built-in 2MP camera, 15MB internal memory, a microSD card slot that can hold up to 4GB of storage, Bluetooth V2.0, USB 2.0, 64 polyphonic ringtones, support for various Audio codecs including MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, video codecs MPEG4/H.263, Wap 2.0 browser, support for JAVA MIDP2.0 and integrated FM radio. The KS320 also got practically all the messaging functions that you would need including SMS, MMS, IM, Email.

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