Samsung’s Giorgio Armani Windows Phone might have strutted its stuff on Friday, but the company has only just got around to pushing out the official press release. That confirms that the Windows Mobile 6.5 handset has such pleasantries as a 3.5-inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen, 5-megapixel autofocus camera and 8GB of onboard storage, but also defines the HSPA bands and other specifications.
It’s turning into a day of low-cost Android, it seems, with the T-Mobile Pulse arriving on pre-pay and contract for UK users. The Pulse – made by Huawei – is available from today priced at £176.16 ($282) as a pay-as-you-go device with no contract, or free with an 18-month agreement costing £27.50 ($44) or more.
While Archos’ event this week was predominantly about their Archos 5 Android-based Internet Tablet, they couldn’t help but tease with another upcoming device building on Google’s open-source platform. The Archos Phone Tablet is, as the name suggests, a 3.5G-enabled version of the Archos 5, adding HSDPA/HSUPA connectivity to the PMP’s existing WiFi b/g/n and Bluetooth.
Full specifications for Palm’s second webOS smartphone, the Palm Pixi, have emerged, this time courtesy of Qualcomm. The Pixi is based on Qualcomm’s MSM7627 chipset, and there are more than a few interesting details among the new chip’s capabilities, not least its dual ARM cores and ability to deliver both CDMA and GSM connectivity.
Vodafone UK have put three much-anticipated devices up for preorder, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2, Nokia E72 and LG GM750. Set to begin shipping in November, October and October, respectively, the three phones each have HSDPA high-speed data connections and GPS.
Nokia’s Booklet 3G has shown up for preorder on the company’s Italian webstore, priced at €699 ($1,019) unlocked and SIM-free. The Finnish netbook – announced at Nokia World last week – packs a 720p-capable 10.1-inch display, integrated 900/2100MHz HSDPA/HSUPA and AGPS. It’s expected to begin shipping at the end of October 2009.
Nokia’s N900 isn’t the only touchscreen device to make its official debut at Nokia World; the company has also announced the capacitive touchscreen X6, a media-centric device. With a 3.2-inch display and S60 5th edition, as on the Nokia 5800, together with triband WCDMA (850/1900/2100).
Hands-on video after the cut
Nokia World is just around the corner, and the tech world is already gaping at some of the company’s more unusual devices. SlashGear, though, have already been living with some of the Finnish company’s more mainstream handsets, those which will probably sell far more than flagships like the N900, in the shape of the Eseries E52 and E55. Differentiated primarily by an unusual, half-QWERTY keyboard on the E55, they both promise lengthy battery life and smartphone strengths in a compact form-factor. Check out our full review after the cut.
In the face of an early review and leaked press shots, Nokia have decided to officially announce the N900 together with its Maemo 5 OS. Set to get their official unveil at Nokia World next week, the N900 packs HSPA, WiFi and 32GB of storage into a 3.5-inch WVGA resistive touchscreen device powered by an ARM Cortex-A8 with 1GB of RAM, while Maemo 5 supports desktop-style multitasking, Nokia Messaging and a new “cloud” UI.
Video demos after the cut
Unless you’ve had your head shoved under a rock today, then you’ve seen that Nokia has announced its upcoming Booklet 3G netbook. And while nothing has really changed since that original post of ours, we can’t help but pass up giving you some live images of the little device, and let you get a refresher on the hardware. Don’t worry though, next week SlashGear will be at the Nokia World event, where we’ll be bringing you all the important details regarding Nokia’s new toy.
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