HTC Touch has proved to be a success, many users liked the finger-friendly interface instead of stylus tapping. The technology is called TouchFLO and it is likely to be applied in other HTC products.
One of them can be HTC Juno – a WM6 powered slider. The model will be also sold under T-Mobile brand. It is expected on the market this October probably with other name.
Some web source has posted pictures of a new 5-megapixel camera phone Samsung G800, a substitute to G600. Samsung G800 differs in the support of microSD and microSDHC cards (up to 8GB to extend internal memory).
The slider supports HSDPA technology, so the customers can enjoy wideband mobile Internet and multimedia services like mobile TV. Unfortunately, there are no more technical details so far.
Samsung is said to release the successor of the Serena designer’s phone developed together with Bang&Olufsen. The new product will be called Serenata (index SGH-F310) and sold under the designer’s mark, the index by Samsung will be hardly mentioned. The companies have launched the countdown till the official announcement on the product’s site.
Besides we’ve got live pics of Bang&Olufsen photos.
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The American company BitMicro has unveiled the most capacious solid disk (SSD) called E-Disk Altima with 416 GB onboard. The new drive is meant to be used in server data storage systems, which require secure and fast storage drives with high capacity and good price/ quality ratio.
E-Disk Altima involves EDSA controller and single-level NAND-memory with LUNETA interface. The drive can be connected to PC via PATA 133 interface. It features 133 Mbps data read and 100 write speed.
First samples of E-Disk Altima will be ready early in 2008. In addition to 416-GB drives the company will supply models up to 4 GB. There is no info on exact prices.
The announcement of MOTOPEBL U3 took place in several Latin American countries. The U3 is in fact a simpler and thus cheaper analog of another Pebl – the U6. The new “pebble” supports GSM/EDGE networks, PTT technology, an integrated VGA camera, 10 MB of memory onboard, a large internal color display and an external one displaying time and service icons (missed calls and battery charge).
The short specs of Motorola Pebl U3:
The short technical specs of Palm Treo 500v:
Vertu-branded handsets are famous for high quality and materials applied in the casing. Given widespread 3G networks in Europe it makes a good logic for Vertu to enter the market, besides there are enough wealthy people in Europe to buy Vertu handsets.
Now Vertu Ascent Ti, a 3G phone, comes to stores. It features UMTS 2100 MHz, a 3-megapixel camera, a QVGA-screen and Series 40 platform. I’d mention 4 GB of onboard memory. Unfortunately there is no info on the price.
Motorola posted pictures of a Symbian-phone on its site – MOTORIZR Z8 is colored completely black without green elements:
In addition the site shares pictures of a music phone ROKR W5, which is not announced by the vendor:
The Chinese source PCPOP posted live pics of an upcoming MOTOROKR U9 clamshell. It has been rumored much and now we’ve got a chance to see it.
According to the site the phone has the following specs:
On the whole, this list is confirmed by earlier rumors. However it’s not yet clear when the official announcement will take place. At PCPOP site you can have a look at other pictures of the phone.
The international mobile operator Vodafone has introduced its new phone lineup scheduled for the Christmas period. The list includes lots of phones, not yet announced by the vendors and which will be sold exclusively by Vodafone:
Vodafone 920 smartphone – made by HTC, powered by Microsoft Windows OS and 3G networks. This is a slider with a 2.4” display, a 2-megapixel camera and Windows Mobile services:
Vodafone 810 by Huawei. This is a slider with stylish design and 3G support, a 2.2” display and a 2-megapixel camera, all packed in a metallic shell:
Vodafone 720 by Huawei. It features a clamshell form, 3G networks, an “invisible” external display, a slim keyboard, a 1.3-megapixel camera. The phone will be available in Brown and Titan colors:
Sharp 880SH, which debuted at IFA 2007:
It supports 3G networks, a 2-megapixel camera and a 2.2” display. The photo reveals a slider form-factor:
Sony Ericsson V640i supports HSDPA technology, a 2-megapixel camera and a 2” display:
Sagem my411Cv, one of low-end phones without 3G support, with only a VGA camera and a 1.8” display and multi-color solution:
The Canada-based Opalux introduced its new e-paper technology. It is based on altering the color of the pixel instead of darkening color elements of the pixel, the technology applied earlier. The new display will pump out colors three times brighter than other displays, which is crucial for displays exposed to reflected light.
The technology is called P-Ink and based on photonic crystals made out of silica beads. The crystals can then be made to reflect varying wavelengths of light. The developers expect to see the P-Ink technology applied in commercial products in 2009, for example in advertising displays.
At the press conference Apple reported that international sales of the revolutionary iPhone broke the one million barrier. I’d remind you that such sales volume was expected in the period of July 29 to September 30, so Apple is outpacing its own predictions. One of the key reasons for it is the recent price slash, the fact broadened the target public at once, besides the uproar in media sources encouraged the promotion of the phone. Anyway Apple could have achieved an unprecedented success without driving the price down and expanding the target period till the end of September.
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs noted that it took almost two years to achieve the one million milestone with iPod, while iPhone was right on the target in 74 days. Despite of iPhone’s cons and pros Apple is now on a strong rise.
i-mate has made two announcements of its Ultimate 6150 and Ultimate 8150 communicators. Both devices are powered by Windows Mobile 6, support 3G networks and have 2.8” (2.6” for the 8150) touchscreen VGA-displays. In addition the Ultimate 8150 comes with a keyboard.
The technical specs of the new communicators are almost identical and are as follows:
The Ultimate 6150 and 8150 measure 118.5x60.5x15.5 mm and weigh 152 g with the battery. They work on XScale PXA 270 520 MHz processor. The gamers will enjoy NVIDIA GoForce 5500 graphical accelerator. There is also an infrared port and USB connection with charging function.
Ever more notebooks with hybrid HDD come to the market. There is a reason for it – such HDD type speed up OS load and extend battery live of mobile PC. The portfolio of LG includes a new compact notebook with a 120-GB HDD and 256 MB flash buffer.
The 12.1” notebook is equipped with a 2-GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 1024 MB RAM, ATI Radeon X1250, DVD-recorder, 1.3-megapixel Web-camera, Wi-Fi module and 5-in-1 card-reader. There is a HDMI out, due to which the notebook is a signal source to view movies on a large screen. Unfortunately, we have no info on the battery life. Measuring 358x259x27~33 mm it weighs 1.8 kg. The price tag is about $1400.
There is some info from Amazon.com online store about a new smartphone by Pantech. This is a two-way slider with a sliding QWERTY-keyboard and a numeric one with the traditional way of opening. The site offers the smartphone for $179.99 on a 2-year service contract from AT&T operator. Admirably, the site posted high quality pictures of Pantech C810:
The short specs by Amazon.com:
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In June we mentioned the announcement of a Levi-branded (Levi Strauss & Co) handset scheduled for September. The French company Modelabs Group will be in charge of the production.
Recently the info has leaked that the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the model, so soon we can expect a newcomer in stores. The phone features a 2-megapixel camera, a 1.8” display, Bluetooth and a microSD slot.
Mio Technology has officially announced the release of a new GPS-communicator Mio DigiWalker A702, which will replace the popular Mio DigiWalker A701. The new communicator is powered by the latest OS version – Windows Mobile 6 Professional and offers wide opportunities for the customers.
The DigiWalker A702 can work in quad-band GSM (850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz), supports GPRS and EDGE. Being compact enough (110x57.5x16.5 mm) it comes with a 3.2-megapixel camera with auto focus and LED flash. Besides it can record EXIF data containing the info on the place of the picture. There is a respective software to recognize business cards.
The DigiWalker A702 involves a GPS-module SiRFstar III with quick startup function – for the first quick startup you can use data downloaded via Wi-Fi or GPRS-connection. Its 2.7” LCD features an anti-glare coating, 320x240 pixels resolution. The communicator works on a TI OMAP 850 200 MHz processor.
In addition to Wi-Fi the GPS-communicator supports Bluetooth and microSD cards. Unfortunately, there is still no info on the price of the product.
I request all the visitors to email me any info they have regarding NOKIAs cdma business in future.
I am big fan of nokia and using services on CDMA, hence bored with lack of good handsets.
I am praying day and night to nokia jump again in CDMA market, and make good handsets based on symbian 60 series.
