Nokia Unveils the Nuron 5230 Smartphone for the Masses
March 8, 2010
Recently, Nokia and T-Mobile have announced the latest Nokia smartphone which is going to be marketed for the masses. Dubbed Nokia 5230 Nuron, this smartphone features social networking apps, maps with turn-by-turn navigation and more useful features. The Nokia Nuron is slated to be released under T-Mobile later this year.
Utilizing T-Mobile’s 3G network, the Nokia Nuron provides fast and dynamic web browsing. It’s key features include a 3.2-inch touch screen, Ovi Maps, AGPS, 3G and other features.
This smartphone offers a mobile solution that lets you make your way easily around town as well as download content and apps that will keep you entertained while on the move. It will also allow you to stay connected with friends and family through IM apps, SMS, persona and work e-mail as well as full HTML browsing capability.
The Nokia Nuron also comes packed with Ovi Maps which does not only provide you with turn-by-turn directions and navigation but also makes it easy for your to discover places to eat, concerts, movies and other Lonely Planet guides. It also lets you check the weather forecast as well as share your location through Facebook. The Nokia 5320 comes loaded with maps for the USA, Mexico, and Canada.
Other features of the Nokia Nuron 5320 include - 2MP camera for both still pictures and video capture, FM radio, media player, and 70 MB internal memory with support for microSD card.
The Nokia Nuron 5320 boasts of 7 hours GSM and 4 hours 18 mins WCDMA talk time, 438 hours GSM and 458 hours WCDMA stand by time.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro Announced
February 17, 2010
Sony Ericsson recently made some waves at the Mobile World Congress by unleashing its latest Xperia handset - the Xperia X10 Mini Pro. This newest iteration of the Xperia product line will remind you of the Xperia X10, a compact version at that. The X10 Mini Pro combines high spec features and Sony Ericsson’s UX platform which was specifically designed for smaller mobile handsets.
The Xperia X10 Mini Pro sports a slide out QWERTY keyboard that provides an open and intuitive communication entertainment experience. It was built on the human curvature design philosophy which was started in the Xperia X10.
The phone runs on Android Platform which means you’ll have access to various mobile apps through the Android market. It’s homescreen is highly customizable using widgets.
An interesting feature of the Xperia X10 Mini Pro is Timescape. It’s actually a proprietary Sony Ericsson mobile app that lets you see text messages, missed calls, Facebook and Twitter updates in one interface. It also has an interactive music player with “infinite button” that brings together all your music content from the music store and YouTube.
The Xperia X10 Mini Pro is also packed with a 5MP camera with video capture and sharing features, autofocus, geotagging, photo and video light and album application.
Other specs and features include - TFT Touchscreen Display, Bluetooth, WiFi, microSD card support, 128MB internal memory, 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 Processor, up to 4 hours GSM/GPRS talk time and 285 hours standby time, 3.5 hours at UMTS and 360 hours standby time.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro support HSPA 900/2100 and EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, HSPA 850/1900/2100 and EDGE 850/900/1800/1900. It will available in Black and Red design sometime in Q2.
Motorola Unveils its 8th Android Phone - Motorola QUENCH
February 15, 2010
Motorola is really going all out in producing more Android devices around the world. At the ongoing Mobile Web Congress, Motorola has just announced it latest Android-powered device called the Motorola QUENCH with MOTOBLUR. Let’s see, to date the Motorola Quench is the eight Android device from Motorola and it boasts of sleek touch-screen design, with pinch and zoom navigation and a touch pad.
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Sony Ericsson Unleashed the Vivaz, Full Touch Screen Smartphone
January 21, 2010
Sony Ericssson has just unveiled a new smartphone with full touch screen features - the Sony Ericsson Vivaz. This phone is officially the second unit to be released under Sony Ericsson’s new family of communication entertainment phones, with the Xperia series as the first model. To be released anytime this first quarter, the Sony Ericsson Vivaz features high quality HD video playback. Read more
Motorola Brings Android to Korea with the MOTOROI
January 18, 2010
Motorola is introducing the Android platform to the Korean market as the company unveiled the MOTOROI smart phone running on Android 2.0. MOTOROI boasts of effortless pinch-and-zoom browsing, cinematic navigation through music, videos and maps of the world. It also allows users to use multiple apps at the same time.
With Android 2.0 running, MOTOROI will Koreans access to thousands of Android-based applications which are continually growing, thanks to Android developers and the Android’s openness as well. The MOTOROI features a huge 3.7-inch, high-definition WVGA display in 480×854 resolution. This allows easier way to view full page websites, videos, games and photos. This display features touch user interface and a capacitive touch sensor that allows smooth flipping and scrolling of the screen. The MOTOROI also has five main display allowing you to customize its menu with various widgets.
Since it is an Android phone, the MOTOROI is capable of delivering Google’s mobile services as well as providing high-speed web browsing. It supports up to eight browser windows and lets you use various Google mobile services such as Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk and more.
Other features of the MOTOROI include - 8 megapixe camera with Xenon Flash and 720p HD camcorder. Its camera also features panorama, face detection, multi-shot, face filter, red eye reduction, camera shake prevention and many more. The MOTOROI also features HDMI allowing you to playback HD video from your phone directly to your HDTV. It also has an MP3 player, 3.5mm jack, 8GB internal storage and microSD support for storage expansion.
Source: Motorola
Palm Pre Plus Coming to Verizon Soon
January 14, 2010
Palm recently announced a new additino to its Pre smartphone series. Dubbed Palm Pre Plus, this new smartphone offers double memory and redesigned form factor from its predecessor. Similar to the features of the original Palm Pre, the Palm Pre Plus lets you navigate your life through a vivid touchscree, full keyboard and of course Palm’s intuitive webOS platform.
The Palm Pre Plus lets you run multiple apps at once as well as view websites and watch videos in widescreen display. It has a sliding keyboard and lets you view personal events or contacts together in one simple view.
Of course in the heart of the Palm Pre Plus is the Palm webOS, an itntuitive operating system which was designed around the web and how you an easily use it. The Palm Pre Plus lets you stay connected to various web-based information including Microsoft Outlook email addresses, Google calendar events and more.
Another noteable feature of the Palm Pre Plus is its large, bright touchscreen display which is perfect for watching videos, viewing websites or flipping through photos. It also allows you to easily charge the phone via the Touchstone Charging Dock.
For a quick rundown of the Palm Pre Plus features, here’s what you’re going to get - integrated IM, SMS and MMS, built-in GPS, 3 megapixel camera with LED flash, extended depth of field and geotagging features, accelerometer, ambient light and proximity, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g with WPA, WPA2 and WEP authentication, 16GB of RAM, USB mass storage support, 5.5 hours talkt time and 350 hours standby time.
The Palm Pre Plus will be available on January 25 at all Verizon Wireless outlets.
Introducing the Motorola BackFlip with MotoBlur, First Android Flip Phone
January 7, 2010
Following the success of the DROID, Motorola is releasing its latest Android phone - the BACKFLIP with MOTOBLUR. The Motorola BackFlip is said to combine the social and personalization features of the MotoBlur and the multitasking features of a smartphone. To be released in the U.S., Latin America, Europe and Asia in Q1 2010, The Motorola BackFlip features a unique reverse flip design and a QWERTY keyboard which is most useful for reading e-mails, texts, news feeds, social network messages.
The Motorola BackFlip’s MotoBlur content delivery service enables you to make your phone more personalized and social. It allows you to sync contacts, posts, messages, photos and other information from your social networking accounts. Motoblur supports Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Gmail, personal email accounts and LastFM.
Aside from a high-resolution 3.1-inch HVGA screen, the Motorola BackFlip also features the BackTrack technology which makes it easy for you to navigate quickly and easily through the phone’s menus and features. The BackTrack can be accessed from the side of the phone, making it easy for you to scroll through photos, music and other media content.
The Motorola BackFlip can also used in the reverse-flip, tabletop mode - perfect when you are listening to music or watching videos.
Other features of the Motorola BackFlip include - full HTML browser, 3G connectivity, WiFi access, access to Android Market, 5MP camera with flash, access to photo sharing site for directly uploading your photos, aGPS, and stereo Bluetooth. Talk and Standby Time are pegged at 6 hours and 350 hours respectively.
The Motorola BACKFLIP with MOTOBLUR is a WCDMA 850/1900/2100, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 phone.
Samsung Corby Shows Up at CES 2010
January 6, 2010
Samsung has finally brought it’s cool mobile phone, the Samsung Corby to the U.S. via an official launch during the CES 2010. Sporting a chic and trendy design with touchscreen display, the Samsung Corby is a nice mobile phone that will most likely appeal to the younger mobile phone users.
The Samsung Corby features simple and easy to use user interface via Samsung’s Touchwiz. It also has a haptic feedback system that allows you to customize the Corby phone with applications and widgets available at the Samsung widgets store.
For controls and menu navigation, the Samsung Corby has a nice “one finger zoom” feature that allows you to zoom in-and-out using your finger. It also lets you unlock the phone by drawing a letter on the screen. Since this phone is geared for the younger crowd, the Samsung Corby features the simple Pop-up SNS (Social Networking Service) notification feature that lets you update your status as well as access your friends’ updates on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. The Samsung Corby also supports YouTube, Flickr, Picasa, Photobucket and other SNS sites.
The Samsung Corby comes in several funky colored covers - yellow, orange, pink, white as well as fashion jackets with patter design cover and standard black cover. These covers are interchangeable so you can mix and match it with what you are wearing at the moment.
For specs, the Samsung Corby features the following:
- 2.8-inch QVGA TFT LCD Full Touch Screen
- 2MP CMOS camera
- H.263, MP#G4, WMV video support
- FM Radio with RDS
- USB 2.0, Bluetooth Connectivity
- 50MB Internal Memory + microSD slot
Google Goes Official with the Nexus One Phone
January 5, 2010
There you go folks. Google has finally launched the first real Google Phone so to speak - Nexus One. We can now lay all rumors, photo leaks, unofficial information as Google formally unveils what could possible pose as a real threat to the iPhone. The Nexus One runs on Android 2.0, features a 5MP autofocus camera, AGPS, and all the standard features that you normally find with the usual smartphones in its class. Read more
Introducing the Motorola Quantico Ruggedized Phone
November 26, 2009
This one almost slipped by. In case you’re looking for a simple and yet highly durable mobile phone, you might want to check out the Motorola Quantico. According to Motorola, this device was built to survive and designed to let you thrive. It features a tough-as-nails exterior and form factor characterized by chrome, glash, mesh and rubber forging. Certainly a perfect mobile companion especially if you sport a rugged lifestyle. Read more
