Motorola ROKR8 Coming to T-Mobile Soon

Although the Motorola ROKR 8 has been available internationally, it is only now that it will be finally coming to the US market, courtesy of T-Mobile. This black candybar offer a lot of decent goodies that just might convince you take on a T-Mobile subscription plan. It’s major features include a 2-megapixel camera, a whooping 2GB of internal storage plus a microSD slot that can store up to 8GB, a stereo Bluetooth, 3.5mm headphone jack, FM radio, and a morping keypad. For those looking for 3G connectivity, sadly the Motorola ROKR8 doesn’t come with the said feature. Other features of the Motorola ROKR8 include; a music player with external controls, video capture/playback, MegaTones, wallpaper, HiFi Ringers, Games, support for T-Mobile’s myFaves service, picture messaging, easy text input, voice-activated functions, alarm clock, calculator, calendar, T-Mobile Address Book. The Motorola ROKR8 gives out up to 7.5 hours of talk time and 12.5 hours of standby time. It works on 850 MHZ, 900 MHZ, 1800 MHz, and 1900 MHz frequency band. This baby will be available for $199.99 with service contract on July 7.

Nokia N78 North American Version Released

Loyal Nokia fans in the US have more than reason to rejoice with the release of one of Nokia’s N-series models - the sleek looking N78. The Nokia N78 combines advanced mobile features including A-GPS, a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and high-speed HSDPA connectivity on North American 850/1900 MHz networks and boasts of other features such as Nokia Maps and Share on Ovi. The Nokia N78 also features maximum voice and messaging performanc. “Offering the robust feature set expected from an Nseries device, the integration of these features with Nokia’s new suite of Ovi services is what makes the Nokia N78 a perfect companion for a connected and mobile lifestyle,” said William Plummer, Vice President of Go-to-Market for Nokia. “Whether using GPS to find my way across town, adding geotag information to the images I capture and upload to Share on Ovi, or using the FM transmitter to listen to my music collection through my car stereo, the Nokia N78 keeps me connected and entertained wherever I go.” In addition, each Nokia N78 comes with a free three-month trial navigation license for the Nokia maps services. This enables users to calculate routing information, provides details on up to 15 million different points of interest, and gives audible and visual turn-by-turn directions from point A to B. The A-GPS also allows users to “geotag” photos they’ve taken using the N78’s camera.The N78 is also a music player and an integrated FM transmitter. And with an optional MicroSD memory card slot, you can store up to 8GB worth of music files.

Sony Ericsson F305 - The Nintendo Wii of Mobile Phones

Among the new mobile phones announced by Sony Ericsson this week, the F305 is perhaps the most innovative and features something different. The F305 puts gaming it the heart of Sony’s latest phone release, so to speak with its motion gaming feature. This system lets users control games with the flick of a wrist or the swing of the arm and then let them see the results straightaway on the screen. Think of it as the Nintendo Wii of mobile phones. To complement this motion gaming feature, the F305 was also packed with stereo speakers, and a 2.0” screen and you have an ultra-cool mobile phone gaming device. For its gaming features, the F305 features a horizontal gaming mode, Cross key + dedicated gaming buttons, gaming shortcut key, 3D games, stereo speakers, JAVA MIDP 2.0 support, Play Now, media player that supports MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, TrackID, FM Radio, and Bluetooth (A2DP). In addition, the F305 is also a full-featured mobile phone with great mobile features such as a 2.0 megapixel camera, a 2.0” 176×220 TFT display, WAP 2.0 xHTML, communication and messaging such as picture messaging (MMS), predictive text input, sound recorder, text messaging. Likewise it also features USB mass storage, organizer features such as alarm, calculator and many more. The Sony Ericsson F305 comes with a 10MB internal memory, and a Memory Stick Micro Slot for storage expansion. It supports EDGE/850/1800/1900. This mobile phone will be available sometime in Q3 2008 in Polar White and Mystic Black.

The Sony Ericsson C905 Whallops an 8.1 MP Camera

You read it right folks, that’s the new Sony Ericsson camera phone whalloping a whooping 8.1 megapixel camera. It’s not a Sony Cyber-shot digital camera but a Cyber-shot camera phone. Being the first Cyber-shot slider phone, the C905 offers the most advanced camera phone yet. Like the Sony Ericsson S302, the C905 was created to make all mobile users better photographers. The C905’s camera features include; true digital camera with Xenon flash with face detection auto-focus, smart contrast and image stabilizer. It also provides an easy and quick way of transferring photos from the camera to the PC with a USB adaptor. Here’s a rundown of the C905 features and specifications. For its other camera function the C905 features; auto focus, 16x digital zoom, photofix, picture blogging, red-eye reduction, video light, video recording and video stabilizer. For its connectivity, the C905 features aGPS, Bluetooth, modem, synchronization, USB mass storage and support. Other features of the Sony Ericsson C905 include; a 2.4-inches 262, 144 color TFT display (240×320 pixels), 160MB phone memory, GSM/GPRS talk time of 9 hours, GSM/GPRS standby time of 380 hours, UMTS talk time of 4 hours and UMTS standby time of 360 hours. The C905 supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 UMTS/HSDPA 2100,  GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 UMTS/HSDPA 850/1900/2100; GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900.The C905 Cyber-shot will be available in three colours (Night Black, Ice Silver and Copper Gold) in selected markets from Q4 2008.

Sony Ericsson S302 - Mobile Phone Snapper for You

Sony Ericsson has just announced its latest offering in its mobile phone Snapshot series, the S302. Designed to make their mobile phone customers better photographers, the S302 makes it easier to take great photos without letting users miss any magic moment. Easy on the budget but heavy on features, the S302 will come in Crystal Blue and Thunder Grey in selected markets from Q4 2008. The S302 (and S302c for China markets) will support GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900. The Sony S302 sports a premium finish with its mere 11 mm thickness and high gloss finish. It lets you share photos instantly via direct posting blogs or wirelessly to other phones or to computers via Bluetooth. It even offers photo editing through Photo Fix. Other features of the Sony Ericsson S302 include; 264.144 color TFT, 20 MB internal memory plus memory stick micro (M2) slot. It also boasts of a full-function 2.0 megapixel camera with 2.5x digital zoom, photo fix, photo light, picture blogging, video light and video recording features. For connectivity, the S302 supports Bluetooth technology, can be used as a modem, and USB mass storage and USB support. The S302 also functions as a music player with its Bluetooth stereo (A2DP), media player which supports various formats, music tones, PlayNow and Track ID features. Additionally, this phone features entertainment applications and tools such as 3D games, FM radio RDS, Java application, video streaming and video viewing. The Sony Ericsson S302 will be available in Q4. Two color variants of these mobile phone will be released by then – Crystal Blue and Thunder Grey.

E-Ten DX900 Boasts of Dual-Sim Card Slot

E-Ten has introduced 3 new smartphones in its line-up during the Computex. One of these new E-Ten models features a dual-sim card slot which is the first for E-Ten’s line-up of mobile phones - the DX900. The DX900 allows users to use two mobile operators at the same time. It is also considered as a world phone which runs on quad-band GSM and tri-band UMTS/HSDPA. And since it is a smartphone, it features Windows Mobile 6.1 for its OS. Aside from these great features, the E-Ten DX900 also touts a 3.0 megapixel camera which is good enough as per standards of smart phones in its class. Plus this camera has an auto-focus, digital zoom, and accepts video calling and can record video as well. With Windows Mobile 6.1 as its OS, the DX900 will come pre-installe with various mobile Microsoft applications including Windows Media Player. Other features of the E-Ten DX900 include microSD slot, predictive text input, USB 2.0, WiFi and Bluetooth, Capacity depends on system memory, Multiple Numbers Per Contact, Picture ID, Ring ID, PIM features ( Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, TO-DO, Notes). Lastly, the E-Ten DX900 would also have a GPS capability although not too many details were available about it yet. Pricing details and release date are not yet available for this smartphone..

MWG Zinc II

Going all the way in Singapore, MWG which the smartphone arm of O2 in Asia has released a new smarthphone in the Singaporean market - the MWG Zinc II. The MWG Zinc II is a Windows Mobile 6.1 powered smarthphone which boasts of a slide-out keyboard. But the Zinc II’s keyboard has no real keys, instead the keyboard area is flat with raised bevels around the key areas. The MWG Zinc also features a quick menu and it can be quickly launch using a touch button in the phone’s today screen. The quick menu features four functions/shortcuts which are the Windows Media Player, pictures and videos, camera and games. It also feature a finger swiping feature for accesing contacts and other short cuts. On its network connectivity features, the MWG Zinc II boasts of a 3.6mbps HSDPA speeds, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a GPS antenna. The GPS also features a nifty viewer. The MWG Zinc II also features a 2-megapixel camera. Other features of the MWG Zinc II include; Samsung 500 MHz processor, 2.8-inch TFT QVGA Touch Screen, semi-automatic sliding mechanism with qwerty keypad, WLAN (802.11 b/g) and BT v 2.0, GPS SirF Star III, 64MB SDRAM,  256MB NAND Flash ROM, MicroSD expandable memory, speakerphone, stereo speaker, playback support: MIDI, MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, WVE, AMR, AAC, AAC+, DRM: OMA 1.0, Ringtone Support: MIDI, MP3, WMA. The MWG Zinc II offers up Standby time of up to (GSM) 200-260 hours and  Talk time of up to (GSM) 4-6 hours.

Verzio Kicks Out its first 3G Envii Phone in Asia

A new 3.5G high-speed packet data access (HSDPA) PDA phone has been launched in some countries in Asia. It’s from Regional 3C brand Verzio and the phone is branded as Verzio Envii. Although it was already available in the Philippines as early as March, it is only now that the it has been released in some parts of Asia. The Verzio Envii runs on Marvell PXA270 processor at 624MHZ and has Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 for its OS. And with this OS, the Verzio Envii gives access to various Microsoft Office applications. It also comes preloaded with media player functions, Outlook Mobile with Direct Push, mobile internet access, active function and vbasic functions. It is definitely a powerful PDA phone despite the well known branding. Hopefully it gets available internationally as it could definitely give other mobile phone brands a run for their money. Other features of the Verzio Envii include, GSM Triban (900/1800,1900 MHz), HSDPA/UTMS/GPRS, 1GB ROM, 64MB RAM, 2.7-inch display with 64k TFT colors, dual speaker with SRS WOW HD, 2.0 megapixel camera, secondary video camera for video call, mini-USB, 2.5mm Audio Jack, Bluetooth, FM Radio with RDS. The Verzion Envii is also a very handy mobile phone measuring only 106×58x18mm and weighs a mere 145grams. And it gives out 4 hours of GSM talk time, 2 hours of UTMS talk time and up to 200 hours standby time.

Sony Ericsson’s W980 walkman phone

The Sony Ericsson W980 mobile phone was previewed last February during the CEBIT 2008. It is slated for a 3Q release according to Sony. So while we wait for the official release, we might as well take a look at what this baby is made of. SE is touting the W980 to set a new standard for music in mobile phones with its unique audio enhancing technology, combining it with Sony’s walkman on top design. This mobile phone will let users to listen to music the way they should be heard, that is, with clear stereo, clear bass, and  distortion free even at higher volumes. An outstanding feature of the W980 would be its built-in FM transmitter which users can share to any devices with built-in FM radio receiver. Or users can just simply unplug their headsets and let music run through the W980’s integrated speakers. For ease of use, the W980’s walkman features can be easily access even when the phone is on standby mode. This is brought about by the W980’s Walkman on Top features. And to suit the varying preferences of users, the W980 also comes with preset equalizers for music enhancement. And now for the skinny on features. As a Walkman player, the SE W980 has clear stereo, clear bass, album art, FM transmitter, shake control, SensMe, PlayNow, TrackID, Bluetooth stereo, music tones, 3D games, Java applications, FM Radio with RDS, video streaming, and video viewing. The W980 also boasts of a 3.2 megapixel camera with 3.2x digital zoom, picture and video blogging, video recording with 4x digital zoom, full Internet browsing with Access NetFront, support for web and photo feeds. The W980 gives out up to 8 GB of internal memory, 9hours talktime and around 300 hours of standbytime for GSM network and 16 hours of music listening time. It runs on  UMTS/HSDPA 2100 GSM/GPRS/850/900/1800/1900 networks.

AT&T now carries the LG Vu mobile entertainment phone with 3G

AT&T has just launched its new streaming mobile TV service, the phone company also launched two multimedia phones that support the service. One of these two mobile phones, is the LG Vu. If you would recall the LG Prada concept phone, the LG Vu sports almost the same sleek, black design. But of course, in terms of features, the LG Vu is far superior that what the Prada phone can offer. The LG Vu boasts of advanced mobile phone features that fuses design and technology. The LG Vu gives out crystal clear TV streaming, web browsing, picture and video viewing, music entertainment, imaging and video capturing as well as connectivity featuers. Among the LG Vu’s features include; a large interactive 3-inch touch screen, music player with equalizer, Bluetooth, , microSD memory port, 2 megapixel camera that supports still images and videos, one-touch speakerphone, mobile email, streaming digital radio. Like we said before the LG Vu fully supports AT&T’s streaming mobile TV service, and as such it allows users to watch full-length broadcast quality shows, wide screen for optimal TV viewing, extendable TV antenna for enhanced reception, channel surfing with no buffering, and easy-to-use program guide. The LG Vu works on a quad band frequency (GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz. It provides fast internet access at 3.6mbpsHSDPA speed, and provides up to 3 hours talk time and 10 days + 10 hours of standby time.

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