Tag Archive for 'mobile-phones'
Art Lebedev, the design studios behind the Optimus Maximus OLED keyboard, are working with Russian carrier Scartel to develop a WiMAX cellphone. The so-far unnamed flagship device will include WiFi, tri-band GSM and a 850 x 480 touchscreen, together with WiMAX to take advantage of the network Scartel have just launched in Moscow and St. [...]
I am not much for mobile camera but I reckon they have come a long way since I reviewed the 5MP Samsung G800 thanks to the rapidly growth of compact size digital camera module to increase image quality and pixel count. Digital Image Sensor has announced an unprecedented 9 megapixel Auto Focus camera modules DIS6931 [...]
HTC announced HTC Touch 3G and HTC Touch Viva today; a site leaks made HTC to push the announcement one day earlier than planned - Both Touch 3G and Touch Viva sports TouchFLO technology enabling quick navigation and one touch access to messages, contacts, and other information.
We met with Virgin Mobile while at CTIA Wireless this week, and in-between taking a look at their first self-branded 3G handset, the Shuttle, had a chance to ask them about their plans for Helio. Virgin bought out the carrier, which also uses the Sprint network, earlier this year, and since then subscribers and analysts [...]
Nokia had the usual array of handsets out at CTIA this week, but of particular interest were two new N-series devices announced last month. The N79 and N85 are a candybar and slider respectively, and both feature a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and a dual-LED flash, HSDPA and WiFi.
Sprint have announced another dual-sliding handset, the Samsung Highnote, aimed primarily at music fans. The Highnote slides up to access the standard numeric keypad, or down to reveal a pair of stereo speakers; it also features the same One Click customizable GUI as on the LG Lotus.
If Sprint’s recent announcement of the HTC Touch Diamond and Touch Pro are intended to broaden the smartphone choice on its network, then the LG Lotus is very much in the name of giving even more niche options. Seemingly a love-it-or-hate-it design when showed at CTIA this week, the clamshell’s unusual proportions and powder-compact stylings [...]
After much speculation and talk that the phone would be released soon, the BlackBerry Pearl 8220, formerly the KickStart, is a RIM flip phone, and though it’s still smart, the new form factor should act as a middle ground option for those that love a flip but need smartphone functionality.
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Compared to this latest rumor, the “leaked” iPod dimensions look positively concrete. Investment bank RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky has told investors that he expects Apple is working on an “entry level, low cost (less than $99 subsidized) prepaid iPod/phone” that would concentrate solely on music and phone calls.
Sony Ericsson have released the SDK for their upcoming Panel Interface, which will debut on the XPERIA X1 smartphone. While the smartphone is based on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.1 OS, the Panel Interface is Sony Ericsson’s attempt to make the GUI more user-friendly. With the release of the free SDK, the company is hoping that [...]
