Samsung Announces the Tobi S3030; Mobile Phone for Teens

Samsung Korea has just announced the new Tobi S3030 mobile handset made spefically for pre-teens, young adults and other mobile phone users looking fun and safe mobile phones. Featuring a friendly graphical user interface and funky design, parents would surely want to give these phones to their kids. The Samsung Tobi phones which will be available in Sweet Pink, Loyal Blue, Apple Green, Bright Orange, Oasis Blue and Snow Silver design feature animated characters for their themes including Monster theme, Snowma theme and Ocean World theme. Read more

Nokia Intros the 6260 Slider

It looks like Nokia is tired of focusing all their recent efforts on their E-Series and N-Series phones that they are now refocusing towards their S40 series mobile handsets. For starters, Nokia has just announced the new 6260 mobile phone which will be out sometime in 2009. The Nokia 6260 will be the company’s first S40 handset which will come with Nokia and A-GPS. This is in addition to other great features that Nokia has packed into the 6260 phone. The Nokia 6260 boasts of Wi-Fi and global 3G support for 900/1900/2100 MHz network frequencies. It also supports Nokia’s photo-sharing site OVI. The new mobile phone also features a relatively powerful 5MP Carl Zeiss camera with built-in flash to enable users to capture great moments in still images and videos and then share them with their friends and family through OVI. To support the camera function, the 6260 will also feature a microSD card slot for storage expansion. A 2.5mm jack was also made available to enable users to listen high-quality sounding music as well as A2DP support for stereo Bluetooth capability.

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Motorola Unveils the MOTO Hint, also Known as QA30

Motorola has just launched a new mobile handset to add to its stable of mobile phone models and this handset is called the Motorola Hint QA30. The MOTO QA30 is a slider phone that boasts of full QWERTY keyboard which is a big help when composing text message.  It also features various ways by which messages can be managed aside from providing quick access to email. In addition, it features intuitive dashboard interface, online connectivity at high-speed and an enhanced predictive text feature. Read more

Comparing an Apple to a Blackberry; Storm VS iPhone

There has been a big hype surrounding the pre-release of the Blackberry Storm for one simple reason – it is RIM’s first Blackberry phone with touchscreen features. And by having that one feature, the Blackberry Storm was touted as an iPhone killer, if not one of iPhone’s many rivals. The release of the Blackberry Storm also completes the casting of touchscreen phone heavyweights. A few weeks ago, the highly anticipated Google Android Phone was released amidst spectators’ excitement and media hype. Although the Google Android Phone was successful in eliciting good comments and positive reviews, especially coming from the anti-iPhone camp, still there’s something lacking with the Google-powered Android phone that enables it to topple the iPhone. Hence, the Google Android Phone was put in the category of one of ‘em iPhone rival or iPhone killer wannabes. Would the Blackberry Storm suffer the same fate? Would its features and specs be enough to dislodge the iPhone as the most sought after, most popular mobile phone to ever arrive in the industry? Let’s take a look on the details, features, specs and anything and everything about the Blackberry Storm.

Blackberry Storm General Specs and Features:

• Wireless email
• Organizer
• Browser
• Phone
• Camera (3.2 MP)
• Video Recording
• BlackBerry Maps
• Media Player
• Built-in GPS
• Corporate data access
• SMS
• MMS

Just by a quick glance, you could immediately see that there are some features of the Blackberry Storm lacking on the iPhone. More particularly video recording, corporate data access and MMS. The Blackberry Storm supports various video formats such as MPEG4 H.263, MPEG4 Part 2 Simple Profile, H2.64, and WMV. But most importantly it can capture video which the iPhone is not capable of doing. Although the Blackberry Storm may have won this one over the iPhone, rest assured that it will just be a matter of time before a third party developer comes out with a legitimate application which would enable the iPhone to capture video as well. If you’re into Pwnage of the iPhone you should know that this is already available with jailbroken iPhone. But of course, we would not encourage you to do so as it will void your iPhone’s AT&T warranty.The same is true with MMS sending functionality. Again, the Blackberry Storm may have won this over the iPhone because of its native MMS feature; the iPhone however may soon have its third party app which can support this feature. In fact, there was an application that can do this already although it was not a direct MMS sending capability. But in time, we are positive that an application will be developed for this purpose. As for the Corporate Data Access, the Blackberry Storm well with the following email platform/clients:

• BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange
• BlackBerry Enterprise Server for IBM Lotus Domino
• BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Novell GroupWise
• enterprise email account
• personal email account
• optional new device account

On this aspect, we’ve got to admit that the Blackberry Storm clearly win big against the iPhone. The enterprise support for the iPhone email client is yet to be fully explored and maximized. The best that the iPhone could muster is integration with Lotus Domino via an application which is still under development. For web-based email account though, we all know that the iPhone has a decent integration with web-base email platform such as Yahoo, Gmail, AOL and many more. Wait before you go out and proclaiming that the iPhone is inferior to the Blackberry Storm, be reminded that all Blackberry handsets have these features so it is not really unique with the Storm. For their other differences, the Blackberry Storm has a 3.2 MP camera against the iPhone’s 2.0MP.

Another thing to look into when comparing the iPhone and the Blackberry Storm is their touchscreen features. There’s no doubt that Apple has mastered the touchscreen feature when it comes to their iPhone. And Blackberry certainly could learn a lot from Apple on this department. It would be interesting to know from those who lined up for the Blackberry Storm when it was released by Verizon Wireless last Friday, whether the Storm’s touchscreen feature could match up with the iPhone.

Clearly, these two phones aside from having touchscreen features are two mobile phone bigwigs in their own separate league. The Blackberry Storm or any Blackberry handsets was always been geared for the corporate business professionals while the iPhone is targeted more for the general mobile phone using public. Each of these two smartphones have their respective pros and cons, it’s up to you to decide whether you’d opt for the Apple or the Blackberry.

MOTO VE240 Candybar CDMA Phone

Aside from the MOTO VE66 which Motorola recently announced, another MOTO phone also comes out of the Motorola stable, this time its the MOTO VE240. This simple candybar CDMA phone gives users all the basic and simple features that they want most. These include a one touch dedicated music key, an optional 4GB removal memory, a 2.5mm stereo headset jack, Bluetooth for hands-free calling and long hours of battery life. This is over and above the MOTO VE240’s sturdy and elegant form factor. Since the MOTO VE240 is a CDMA phone it works on 800/1900 MHz and AWS (1700/2100 MHz) network. It’s longer lasting battery pack can give out 14.5 days of standby time and 4.75 hours of talk time. This mobile phone supports Bluetooth technology, 2.0 Full Speed USB, and sGPS enabled with LBS. The MOTO VE250 also offers easy-navigation with its 4-way navigation tool with center select and dedicated music control keys for music, volume, messaging and voice command control. Finally, the MOTO VE240 can also be used for music entertainment as it supports MP3 music formats. The MOTO VE240 is available now at MetroPCS.

AT&T Offers Up the LG Incite Phone with Voice-Guided GPS

One of LG’s newest mobile phone has arrived on AT&T - the LG Incite. The LG Incite is a GSM/3G mobile handset featuring a Wi-Fi connectivity, a 3MP camera, Windows Mobile 6.1 and a most importantly, a voice-guide GPS feature through AT&T Navigator. There are four major reasons why the LG Incite is a noteworth handset and these are its voice-guided GPS, its sophisticated design, it’s fast 3G connectivity and the fact that it is a powerful PDA phone. With voice-guided GPS, the LG Incite provides turn-by-turn driving driving directions, local business search and other navigational features. The LG Incite is also a powerful PDA specifically because of its high-performance Windows Mobile 6.1 OS, a 528 MHz processor, and a 128 MB dynamic memory. This smartphone’s 3G connectivity is also top-notch when it comes to delivering high-speed data and voice delivery allowing for a richer, and faster browsing experience for users. But aside from its technical features, the LG Incite also boast of high-quality and sophisticated feature with its smooth, reflective touch screen and minimalist design elements. Other features of the LG Incite include a 3MP camera with video capture and playback capability, Windows Media Player Mobile 10, XM satellite radio streaming, built-in FM radio, instant and email messagin functionality, 3-inch touch screen, on-screen QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth and other standard mobile phone specs. This smartphone can give up to 8.7 hours of talk time and 21 days of standby time. It’s available under AT&T’s 2-year service contract for $199.99

Motorola Unveils the VE66 Slider Phone

Motorola has just added a new sleek-looking slide phone to its catalog of mobile phones - the MOTO VE66. With enhanced CrystalTalk audio technology, the MOTO VE66 offers a trio of great features which makes it a multimedia phone worthy of our attention. These three major features are; a 5 megapixel camera for sharp picture quality, great call quality and an MP3 player. But the most notable feature of the MOTO VE66 is the integration of widgets which provides for easier and more seamless access to interactive and real-time update contents including sport scores, stock tickers or even RSS feeds. The MOTO VE66 aims to deliver more personalized listening and imaging experience which would enable users to make a statement and express themselves. Getting down into the details of its features, let us take a look intot he CrystaTalk technology employed on the MOTO VE66. With CrystalTalk, the MOTO VE66 amplifies phone conversation while at the same time reducing background noise. In addition, the VE66 also enhances audio quality with its additional microphone which eliminates ambient background noise from the call. In short, the MOTO VE66 delivers high-quality voice calls. Next is the MOTO VE66’s camera. With a high-standard 5MP resolution, the MOTO VE66 is almost at par with your decent regular digital cameras. It even has auto focus and an active LED flash, enabling users to capture images in great quality even when under low-lit environments. The MOTO VE66 also features a dedicated camera key, automatic color saturation and the landscap view for viewing photos. And finally, the MOTO VE66 also features the FastScroll one-touch navigation wheel which lets users scroll through menus and content fast and with accuracy. It also provides high-speed access to data and downloads through users’ PCs through WiFi connectivity.Adding more fun is the phone’s integrated FM radio with RDS which helps users to discover new music even while on the move. The MOTO VE66 is slated for release before the year ends.

Samsung and AT&T Brings Us the Eternity Phone

 

The Samsung Eternity is not a title of a movie. It is full-touchscreen mobile phone being released by AT&T with advanced features such as 3G connectivity, access to AT&T Mobile Music, AT&T Mobile TV, AT&T Mobile Music, a 3 Megapixel camera, GPS and slew of many useful and advanced features. In addition, the Samsung Eternity also has a 200MB built-in memory. One of the most notable features of the Samsung Eternity includes a uniqe onscreen QWERTY keyboard which users can access either in landscape or portrait mode with easy switching between the two modes. The Samsung Eternity’s 3.0 Megapixe camera allows users to take beautiful pictures with its digital zoom, brightness control, and video capture modes up to one hour. With the Samsung Eternity being released through AT&T, it enables the mobile phone to have access to AT&T’ Mobile Music through 3G connectivity. This allows users to play and dowload tunes and ringtones which can be stored on a microSD card which is supported by the Samsung Eternity. And keeping in times with standard navigation features of mobile phones today, the Samsung Eternity features GPS-enabled turn-by-tuyn directions, maps, traffic updates and many more. As a review here is a quick rundown of the Samsung Eternity Phone.

• 3MP Camera With Video Recording
• MP3 Player
• AT&T  MObile TV
• Mobile Email
• 200MB Internal Memory
• 3.2-inch Touchscreen TFT display
• Quad-band - GSM850/900/1800/1900MH; Dual-Band - UMTS 1900/850MHz
• 5 hours talk time
• 250 hours standby-time

ASUS Releases the World’s Fastest PDA Phone - P565

ASUS has just launched a new business PDA phone that it claims is the world’s fastest PDA phone featuring an 800 MHz processor - the ASUS P565 PDA Phone. Aside from being the fastest PDA phone, theP565 also features a touch-driven user interface called Glyde. The P565 is a stylish, leather-accented  PDA phone which is capable of delivering graphics and system performance which is beyond anything else on the mobile phone market today. With Glyde technology, users can glide through resource-intensive tasks with easy and allow them to handle heavy multi-tasking well. Hence the ASUS P565 is an ideal phone for businesspeople who needs uncompromising performance and maximum speed from their productivity tools such as a PDA phone.The ASUS P565 also features a 2.8-touchscreen with 480×640 pixel resolution for a clear display when working on photos and spreadsheets. Since the ASUS P565 is a business-oriented phone it is but necessesary for it to have business-orietend software and applications. And it does actually have push mail, business card recognition and Microsoft Office Mobile as well as other useful applications including Anytime Launcher and Multi-Home which allows users to view calendards, times of local and visiting cities, weather reports, online news and many more - through a tap slide or flick of the user’s finger. Design-wise the ASUS P565 emits an air of exclusivity as well with with its battery lid which is lined with black synthetic leather which contrasts well with the form factor and design of the P565’s body consisting of high-gloss face. The complete rundown of the ASUS P565’s features would give as the following: HSDPA 3.6Mbps/UMTS 2100, EDGE/GPRS/GSM/900/1800/1900 Class 10 network support, Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional for OS, 250-300 hrs standby time with 3G on and 200-250 hours with 2G on, talk time is at 3 hours with 3G and 4 hours with 2G,2.8-inch TFT VGA Touchscren at 480 x640, Marvell Tavorp 800 MHx processor, 256 MB Flash and 128 MB On-board memory,microsSD and microSDHC support, Wi-Fi, USB, Bluetooth+EDR, WAP browser, SiRF Star III with InstantFix GPS, various business applications including Word, Excel, Powerpoint and more, 3MP camera with auto focus, and video recording at 24fps.

Behold the Xperia X1: Sony Ericsson’s Windows Mobile Phone

 

Although it was announced as early as February, it is only now that the Sony Ericsson is starting to show up on various international mobile phone stores. In the U.S., it will be released on Nov. 28 through Sony Style as well as on selected Sony Ericsson retailers. Best Buy on the other hand was said to be releasing the Xperia X1 on Dec 13. There are a many reasons why the Xperia X1 has been highly anticipated by the mobile industry. For one, it is the first Sony Ericsson Windows Mobile –powered phone. As we all know most Sony Ericcson mobile phones runs on the Symbian OS and it is the first time that Sony Ericsson is utilizing the Windows Mobile OS. Hence, making the Xperia X1 fall into the smartphone category. So, getting down to the specs here’s a quick rundown of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 specs.

Basic facts and specs of the Xperia X1
The Xperia X1 mobile unit was actually not a Sony Ericsson phone. It was manufactured by HTC for Sony Ericsson. And like we said before, it is Sony Ericsson’s first handset to run Windows Mobile 6.1 Operating Systems. The Xperia X1 is an arc-slider phone which also features the java virtual machine and supports JavaME with rich set of features to boot. This mobile phone features a 3-inch touchscreen TFT WVGA display with 65, 536 colors. It also features a 3.2 megapixel camera that is capable of recording video at 30 fps in VGA QCIF format. Aside from this camera, it also has a secondary front facing camera that can be used for videoconferencing. The Xperia X1 also boasts of mini-USB, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, FTP and HID. The Xperia X1 is a quad band GSM, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA and HSCSD phone. It features a 512 MB internal memory plus support for high capacity microSD up to 32GB. It also has A-GPS. Its other features include; MP3/MP4 player, 3.5mm jack, pocket office, trackID music navigation, picture editor/blogging, built-in handsfree, voice memo/dial and other standard smartphone features.

The Xperia X1 Form and Design Factors

If there’s one stand-out feature of the Xperia X1, it’s got to be the design and form factor. Clad in silver metal finish, the Xperia X1 definitely speaks of class and sophistication which Sony Ericsson is very well known for. This feature-rich phone features a distinctive design characterized by its arc form-factor which allows its touchscreen to be moved upwards revealing a wide-pitch, full QWERTY keyboard. Its 3-inch WGVA screen supports finger-touch and stylus input and its 4-way key and optical joystick provides other input methods.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Customizable UI Panels
One of the most notable feature of the Xperia X1 is its customizable UI panels through the Sony Ericsson SDK which was released not so long ago by Sony Ericsson. The Sony Ericsson SDK enables developers to create panels and applications for the Xperia X1. The Xperia Panels are unique and distinct way of interacting with content through the phone’s UI which allow end-users to personalize their desktop screen. In addition, the Xperia Panels can either be native or HTML and can be used to extend the Today Screen API providing a full-screen experience that can be navigated through the use of fingertip.
Pricing and other details
Certainly, the Sony Xperia X1 is power-pack smarthphone and Sony Ericsson may seem to be on the verge of coming up with a bestseller that could give the iPhone and the G1 phones a run for their money. There’s a big catch though, and this might cause its downfall unless Sony Ericsson finds a way to remedy it or better yet, if a mobile carrier gets it to release under their fold. The Xperia X1 will be available on November 29 for a whopping $799.99. The high price is due to the fact that it will be released under no mobile carrier. If you don’t mind spending that much for this smartphone, then there’s no doubt that you’re going to love this mobile phone. If you’re a Sony Ericsson fan like me but already have the iPhone, you would either dispose your iPhone over the Xperia X1, or keep your iPhone and get the Xperia X1 once it comes out on November 29.

Initial Reviews and Xperia X1 Sites
To guide you in deciding whether Xperia X1 is worthy of your hard earned money. These reviews of advanced units of the Xperia X1 might help you decide. For more comprehensive coverage of the Xperia X1, just click on the provided links.

Boy Genius Report
WMExperts
PC Advisor
Xperia-X1.com
Inexperia.com
Xperiax1.net
Xperiancers.com

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