From the Rumor Mill: Palm Treo 800W

It looks like the launch of the new iPhone 3G has created quiet a stir not only among mobile phone users but with mobile phone manufacturers as well. Thus, we see various new mobile phone rumors and leaked photos here and there. One of these mobile phone is the Palm Treo 800W. Rumors has started circulating about this new PDA phone as early as last week. And now we gathered some more juicy specs and details about the Palm Treo 800W which we heard will be coming over to Verizon Wireless. So what are these specs and details? First, the Palm Treo 800W will be loaded with a 333mhz unspecified TI processor which is not really something to be proud of since its doesn’t really offer that much faster speed than the processors of other Palm Treo PDA phones. Next, we also learned that the Palm Treo 800W will be running on Windows Mobile 6.1 which is something to be happy about. And now for the usual round of specs and features that we expect to the Palm Treo 800w to have - CDMA 800, EVDO and 1XRTT, personal speakerphone, microUSB, external antenna port, microphone mute option, 3-way calling, HAC compatibility, microSD/SDHC expansion slot, rechargeable li-ion battery, 2.0 megapixel camera with native resolution of 1600×1200 and automatic light balance, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, IR, 320×320 pixel touch sensitive LCD screen, built-in QWERTY keyboard plus a 5-way navigator, backlight for low lighting conditions. The Palm Treo 800 is being rumored to come out sometime in July under Sprint before it will debut under Verizon Wireless network in the third quarter. It will retail for around $250 with a two-year contract. Via

A Bag Full of iPhone Rumors, Speculations, Predictions and More before the WWDC

As the much anticipated WWDC, where Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs is expected to deliver a keynote address, approaches, a slew of rumors, speculations, predictions, and what-have-yous have surface on the web the past couple of days or weeks even. Everyone has this and that to say, and we were deluded by so many information, bits and pieces, leaked reports, leaked photos and many more. We couldn’t blame anyone as this is a much anticipated event every year. And everybody is eagerly awaiting the launch of the most successful Apple product, which happens to be a mobile phone, not a computing machine.

We’ve gathered some these rumors in the hopes of helping you prepare for the coming of the new generation iPhone. 3G? Smaller touch screens? GPS feature, iPhone subsidy, white iPhone, thinner iPhone and we even have leak photos of the actual iPhone package that comes with video chatting feature, cool right?

3G iPhone – The 3G capability was a much sought feature on the original iPhone. And everybody is expecting (if not demanding) that the next generation iPhone should come with this capability. Although the Wi-Fi feature of the original iPhone was enough to give users a good connectivity feature, still when it comes to calling, sending SMS and even connecting the iPhone into user’s PC serving as a modem, 3G connectivity is still a must.

GPS feature – Another hot rumor that surfaced up is Apple’s GPS navigation feature. Mobile GPS is a pretty much widely used and most sought after feature in any mobile devices. Practically almost all the high-end mobile phones offer this functionality. And mobile users actually love using it. So, for Apple to finally establish its iPhone as the leader in mobile phone communication, it better have a GPS function in its incoming iPhone model.

Thinner iPhone – Some are saying that the new iPhone will be 22 percent than the original. Some are saying that it would have a smaller screen. A couple of days ago, a photo was leaked showing the new iPhone with indeed a smaller screen than the original. This is but understandable as Apple has just made the Mac Book thinner with the air model, right? Hopefully, Apple won’t come up with an “iPhone Air”. We’re just kidding.

Better battery life – one of the old iPhone’s flaws was the limited time capacity of its batteries. This is expected of course from a mobile device with full touch screen features and a large display. So, iPhone fans are predicting that the new iPhone will have longer battery life than its predecessor. Hence, it is also rumoured that the new iPhone will come with a smaller screen, possibly to save some battery life.

White iPhone – a Dutch community site published leak photos of a white iPhone sometime in May. This created quite a stir in the blogosphere as the photos seemed pretty authentic. But nobody from the Apple side confirmed this rumor obviously. Whether true or not, it will be pretty exciting to see an iPhone donning the white coat. And it’s understandble since Apple has a white Mac Book Pro, right?

iPhone – there was also an ongoing rumors that some iPhone distributors will be offering the new iPhones in subsidized package, apparently to fire up more sales. It might go against Apple principles but still, if indeed true, it might actually boost up the iPhone’s sales and help Apple reached its targeted sale for the iPhone.

And the latest among these iPhone buzz happened just when the week was about to close. Leaked photos of the new iPhone spread across the blogosphere like a thief in the night. The photos showed a new “red” iPhone with features such as front-facing camera for video calling and an iChat feature. It was such a seemingly real photos that the first blog to break it out received tons of traffic as other tech bloggers followed suit in linking to the story. The original photos were posted on a Flickr site and you can check it here. Engadget claims the photos are fake while others took it with a grain of salt. True or not, the photos look cool nonetheless and it would be pretty exciting if the features cited would actually be true.

Indeed what an exciting times it has been for all of us iPhone fans. But as the weekend starts, it would be best to put aside the excitement. Relax, have a pleasant weekend. It will be a more exciting week for us comes Monday evening as the WWDC ushers in!

Christian Dior Phone is the Mother of All Luxury phones

Will you actually buy a phone worth $3500-$5000? If you answer yes, then the upcoming Christian Dior luxury phone might just be the phone for you. If you answer no, you might find this new mobile beauty a bit interesting too. Although the Christian Dior luxury phone has started to circulate in the rumorland, it took the Wall Street Journal to finally convince us all mobile phone afficionados to believe that there is actually a Christian Dior phone. And judging by the released publicity photo, this phone definitely the mother of all luxury phones. Is it all beauty and grandeur? Certainly not. The Christian Dior phone is to work worldwide, except Japan and Korea. And it will have features such as a touchscreen display, camera, specialist ringtone, custom graphics to go along with the external design, wallpapers, and who knows what more. It even comes with a remote or a mini phone or perhaps a Bluetooth accessory. We are not sure, since we are relying only on the published spy shot. What else do we know about this new luxury phone. WSJ also reported that the Christian Dior phone would have a “My Dior” that will clip to outside of bags for easy access. And of course we already know that the Christian Dior phone is geared for the noveau rich mobile phone users., specifically from Russia and China. Christian Dior is aiming to market around 10,000 of these expensive phones in one year. As to when it will be available, we don’t know yet. But do we really care? Unless you are one of those Noveau Riches, then you will certainly anticipate this new luxury phone.

HTC Diamond Coming Soon, as in Today?

If the rumors that has been circulating around are true, we might be getting an announcement anytime today from HTC about its newest handset model – dubbed as HTC Diamond. The HTC Diamond was said to be the successor of the HTC Touch and as such bears some of the Touch’s notable features and specifications. This include the HTC Diamond’s being a Windows Mobile Professional smartphone. Judging by the leaked photos, the HTC Diamond definitely looks sleek and dandy in its shiny black color design. At the back of the handset is a diamond design, thus its called the HTC Diamond. Other rumored features of the HTC Diamond include; GSM/3G connectivity capable of giving out 7.2mbps of HSDPA speed, powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, 2.8” VGA display, 3.2-megapixel camera with auto-focus, another VGA camera for video calling, 4GB internal memory with microSD slot for expansion, powered by Qualcomm MSM7201 chipset with a 528MHZ speed. In addition, the HTC Diamond would also have Bluetooth V2.0, Wi-Fi, aGPS, FM radio, sensor control for its display. Other than this we couldn’t find anymore features from the different reports available on the web. I guess, the best thing to do now is to wait for the official announcement from HTC which is about to come out sometime soon, as in today? In the meantime, take a gander at the leaked photos and admire this new HTC mobile beauty.

Alltel Releases the LG Glimmer Cell Phone

Alltel finally releases the much talked about LG Glimmer Cell Phone to the U.S. mobile market. Rumors of the LG Glimmer phone getting a U.S. release was spread out when LG Korea displayed a photo of the LG Glimmer on its website. A couple of days ago, various mobile gadget sites started reporting about it even if there was no official announcement yet from Alltel and LG. The LG Glimmer phone will be exclusively distributed by all Alltel outlets nationwide. It retails for $419.99 but will cost only $249.99 after an instant rebate and mail-rebate, with a two-year Alltel service agreement. The LG Glimmer has a touch-screen interface rivaling that of the iPhone and a slide-out keypad. It has a 2MP camera with video, a music player, GPS navigation capabilities and a preloaded Axcess features. The LG Glimmer phone is power packed multimedia phone that boast of top cell phone features including speakerphone, Bluetooth connectivity, downloadable tones and applications, sms, voice activated dialing, mp3 player that, video capability and support for expandable memory via a microSD card. Design wise, the LG Glimmer phone is ultra sleek and emits a classic look minus the bulk common among high-end multimedia phones. It weighs 4.5 oz and measures 4 x 2 x .6 inches. It has an integrated 2.0 megapixel camera with built-in camera flash. The LG Glimmer also support fast internet connectivity speed via 1XRTT/EVDO network technology. Each LG Glimmer cell phone package from Alltel distributors includes the following accessories; Lithium Ion Battery, A/C travel charger, 3.5 mm stereo adapter with microphone, touch screen stylus and LCD protection film.

Nokia to Unveil the N82?

Nokia is set to reveal another secret on November 2, based on the teaser found at the company’s website. Now many are speculating that this big announcement on All Soul’s Day, is the phone that has been doing the rounds in the grapevine, the Nokia N82. Some rumored specs of this much anticipated smartphone, which is said to work under the WCDMA/HSDPA networks, and GSM/EDGE, and powered by the S60 3rd Edition FP1 Platform, are; a QVGA 2.4″ 16M colorsTFT (240 x 320) display, integrated GPS, FM radio and media player, a secondary camera for video calls, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and a 5.0 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and xenon flash.  Let’s hope it is indeed the N82 that Nokia is set to unveil a few days from now.

[The Nokia N82? via Mobile-Review ]

HTC to Release Over 50,000 Phones Powered by Google OS?

Everyone’s been looking for the next big thing to talk about — after the much awaited iPhone, that is. And what is said to match the iPhone, if not top,in terms of press and hype is no less than the Google phone, which up to now, after much speculation and rumors, has not been confirmed.

The newest rumor with regards to Google dabbling into the mobile phone manufacturing industry, is that according to an analyst from UBS, over 50,000 HTC handsets will be equipped with Google OS. The first batch of which will not be for commercial use but for “developers to demonstrate software capabilities,” as Mobile-Review writes.

Nobody knows for sure if Google will still push through with the G-Phone or will just supply the operating systems for mobile phones from different mobile phone manufacturers as the same source stated that HTC will not be Google’s exclusive partner for their OS devices. The first commercial shipments are said to be available commercially next year at the earliest.

[ HTC to Release Over 50,000 Phones Powered by Google OS? via Mobile-Review ]

Ben Q M71 - Shock, Dust and Moisture-Proof 3G Phone

We haven’t heard from BenQ in a while but Czech website Mobil.iDnes has reported that there is a new unofficial and unconfirmed BenQ phone called the M7. Despite its not being officially introduced, it is said that the M7 is a rugged-type phone, meaning, shock-proof, dust and moisture proof. Other rumored specs of this 3G phone that is said to work in GSM/GPRS and UMTS, includes a 2.0 megapixel camera and a VGA camera for video calls, a 262K QVGA color display, microSD slot, Bluetooth 1.2 interface, and GPS among others. Hmm. Looks like th eonly thing missing is the official announcement, which we hope will be soon.

[ The BenQ M71 via Mobil.iDnes.Cz ]

Cellphone Rumor(s): Sony Ericsson 2008 line-up?

Images of what are alleged to be Sony Ericsson’s 2008 line-up, or at least some of those phones, have been leaked online. MobileCloseUp.com tags them as the W970, K830 and the K860 respectively. Seeing as the images seem to be CG at best, we can only hope to be able to see them in actuality in the next year. But until then however, we’ll just have to tide ourselves over with the following tidbits of information.

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Nokia’s Next Episode Airing on November 2, 2007 — is the N82 Coming?

The mobile giant recently launched this teaser, which most online rumormongers (like me) say is the N82. Oooh, exciting. here’s what we should look forward to with Nokia’s latest model, but, remember, these are all speculations, nothing is official– until November 2 — the N82, which is said to measure 112×50.2×17.3mm and weigh 120g, is said to be powered by the s60 3rd edition platform, with a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and xenon flash, GPS, TV-out, media player, FM radio, Bluetooth with A2DP, Wi-Fi, among others. Whew. I guess we just have to wait and see.

[  Nokia’s Next Episode Airing on November 2, 2007 — is the N82 Coming? via Mobile-Review ]

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