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LG’s Rhythm finally hits US Cellular

Posted on the November 26th, 2008 under LG by Sowmia

The wait is over and LG’s Rhythm finally beats on US Cellular. The handset packs a 1-inch circular touchscreen along with a advanced music system. The player includes DSP and an audio equalizer tuned by Mark Levinson, FM transmitter / 3.5-mm headphone jack, a microSD card slot, 2-inch main LCD, a 1.3-megapixel camera / camcorder and Bluetooth 2.0. It comes in black or pink with a deal of $79.95 after rebates and contractual obligations.

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Live Images of Motorola Atila emerge

Posted on the November 26th, 2008 under Motorola by Sowmia

After long three months, live images of the Motorola Atila have now emerged proving that the handset does exist. There was no updates on this tri-band UMTS/HSDPA touch screen  from past three months.  It has got good custom theme and decent specs.  The handset was said to be Motorola’s answer to the iPhone 3G. Anyways live images have emerged proving that this touchscreen twin to the Motorola Alexander is still there under Motorola’s  development.

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 Specs of Atila:

  • Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
  • Tri-band UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850MHz/1900MHz/2100MHz)
  • 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 1.8Mbps HSUPA
  • 1130mAh battery
  • 2.8? QVGA 240 x 320 screen
  • Wi-Fi b/g
  • Qualcomm 7201A chipset
  • Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional

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New LG Prada II comes with flashy Prada Link

Posted on the November 25th, 2008 under LG by Sowmia

Newest version of the glossy LG Prada smartphone from LG will be released in Europe by the end of the month. The LG  Prada will be accompanied by a snazzy watch called the Prada Link.  Prada Link is a Bluetooth enabled watch, which will allow users to see incoming calls as well as read SMS text messages just by looking at the watch. This is the first watch to be designed to match a handset and and it comes with a very expensive price tag which comes around 299 Euros which is almost half the price of the handset.

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The LG Prada II has a slide out full QWERTY keyboard, 5-MP camera, video calling, 3” 240 x 400 touchscreen, 3G and GPS.  The launching price of LG Prada II will be 600 Euros.

Verizon’s Samsung i900 Omnia- Launch Date and Pricing

Posted on the November 25th, 2008 under Samsung by Sowmia

Samsung Omnia will be shipped as early as November 26 and Verizon Wireless brick-and-mortar stores will be getting stock around December 8. Seems like it will be a decent alternative to the leading touchscreen smartphones in the market. The main and attractive among all the features of Samsung Omnia is its TouchWIZ UI. With this feature it will be real competitor to Apple’s iPhone 3G.

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The features of Samsung Omnia:

  • 3.2-inch touchscreen
  • 3G data connectivity
  • GPS
  • WiFi
  • 5 megapixel autofocus camera
  • optical mouse
  • accelerometers (for screen-rotation detection)
  • 8GB or 16GB of onboard storage - all powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 with Samsung’s TouchWIZ UI riding on top.

The online  sales of  Verizon’s Samsung i900 Omnia will start on November 26. The deal is for a $249.99 (after $70 discount) price-tag when purchased with two-year contract.

Verizon’s Samsung i900 Omnia- Launch Date and Pricing

Posted on the November 25th, 2008 under Samsung by Sowmia

Samsung Omnia will be shipped as early as November 26 and Verizon Wireless brick-and-mortar stores will be getting stock around December 8. Seems like it will be a decent alternative to the leading touchscreen smartphones in the market. The main and attractive among all the features of Samsung Omnia is its TouchWIZ UI. With this feature it will be real competitor to Apple’s iPhone 3G.

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The features of Samsung Omnia:

  • 3.2-inch touchscreen
  • 3G data connectivity
  • GPS
  • WiFi
  • 5 megapixel autofocus camera
  • optical mouse
  • accelerometers (for screen-rotation detection)
  • 8GB or 16GB of onboard storage - all powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 with Samsung’s TouchWIZ UI riding on top.

The online  sales of  Verizon’s Samsung i900 Omnia will start on November 26. The deal is for a $249.99 (after $70 discount) price-tag when purchased with two-year contract.

BlackBerry Curve 8330 launched by Virgin Mobile Canada

Posted on the November 24th, 2008 under Blackberry by Sowmia

Virgin Mobile Canada has officially released the BlackBerry Curve 8330 which is the smallest and lightest BlackBerry. The deal is for $49.99 on a 3-year plan. You can also get it for $329.99  on a 2-year plan or $379.99 on a 1-year plan or $429.99 on 30 days plan. The exciting attraction of Virgin Mobile is that it will include an 8GB memory card with the device, and this offer will be available till supplies last.

Virgin Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8330 packing comes in with a Full QWERTY keyboard, 2.0 megapixel camera and camcorder, Bluetooth 2.1 A2DP Stereo BT,  1GB Micro SD Card and Stereo Headset, 96 MB flash memory (internal) , External MicroSD expandable memory up to 8 GB and Screen: TFT LCD , 320 x 240 pixel, 65,000 colors.

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You can also access up to 10 corporate and personal email accounts with unlimited email and instant messaging using the BlackBerry service which starts at $15 per month.

WinMo - ICEphone comes to life

Posted on the November 24th, 2008 under Smartphones by Sowmia

IcePhone (In Case of Emergency Phone), the new Swiss Army Knife of handset of smartphone, is called a micro-notebook by its manufacturer. The unit features three independent panels where you can fit the screen, full QWERTY keyboard, a 3-inch 400 x 240 resolution touchscreen, a mouse / tracker pad, dual SIM card slots, HSDPA support, quad-band GSM connectivity, GPS, a 3.1-megapixel camera, WiFi and a 532MHz Freescale iMX31 CPU.

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Specs of Next Gen Win-Mo Communicator in detail:

  1. GSM Quadband 850/900/1800/1900, GPRS/EDGE
  2. 7.2 Mbps HSDPA UMTS 2100 connectivity
  3. Freescale iMX31 532 Mhz CPU
  4. 3? 240×400 px 65K color transflective TFT touchscreen
  5. Windows Mobile 6.0 Pro OS
  6. 3.1 mpx camera with autofocus and LED flash
  7. Built-in GPS
  8. Wi-Fi b/g
  9. 1250 mAh battery
  10. Dimensions: 127×60.8×23.3 mm
  11. Weight: 210 g

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It seems with in weeks the Icephone will be hitting retail stores in Thailand, and should get to U.K. sometime in March-April 2009, for around $1,000.

Motorola MOTO VE66 Announced Officially

Posted on the November 24th, 2008 under Motorola by Sowmia

Motorola MOTO VE66, Motorola’s first feature-rich phone is announced officially. MOTO VE66 is featured with  5-megapixel camera, built-in Wi-Fi, and a 2.2-inch TFT LCD screen in a 15.2 mm thin body. MOTO VE66 is indented for release in South East Asia, China, India, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Timbuktoo.

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MOTO VE66 have many added features compared to Motorola’s other releases. It has got very beautiful look along with good features which  makes it one of Motorola’s best equipped phone this year.

Following are the key features of  MOTO VE66:

  • GSM 850/900/1800/1900, EDGE Class 12
  • Dimensions: 103 x 49.5 x 15.2mm
  • Weight: 121 g Operating System: MOTOMAGX
  • 5-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash and 8x zoom
  • 30FPS video recording and playback
  • 110MB user memory and support for up to 32GB microSD cards
  • Built-in FM radio with RDS- CrystalTalk II technology
  • Built-in Wi-Fi and support for AGPS
  • Fast Scroll wheel and intuitive tactile music navigation key
  • Windows Media Player 11
  • USB 2.0 connectivity

Looking at the overall package, MOTO VE66 deserves to be Motorola’s best equipped phone.

White T-Mobile G1 Available After Thanksgiving

Posted on the November 21st, 2008 under Android by Sowmia

According to the TMO News, the White T-Mobile G1 will not be making an appearance at the big T-Mo till after Thanksgiving. It seems there are issues with the white paint  as the paint is chipping and production teams are working hard to correct the problem.

The other color available for the G1,Bronze/Brown G1 is in high demand, and is supposed to make a return to the stores by November 24th. The original Black G1 is also available online at the moment on backorder.

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Well, we will have to see whether people will hold out for white G1 till Thanksgiving or will go with Bronze/Brown G1.

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GSMA Asia Mobile Award for Best Mobile Broadband Device for Samsung Innov8

Posted on the November 21st, 2008 under Samsung by Sowmia

Samsung announce that Samsung Innov8 has won the ‘Asia Mobile Award’ for ‘Best Mobile Broadband handset/device’ by GSMA. Geesung Choi, President of Samsung Telecommunication Business, said: “I’m delighted and honored to receive ‘Asia Mobile award’ with Samsung Innov8, the ultimate mobile entertainer, from GSMA. ”  According to judges, Samsung’s Innov8 is a multimedia power house which is fun, cool, and a great package providing all the newest multimedia features .

Apart from being Samsung’s first ever 8-megapixel camera phone, it has  2.8? 16M color LCD. It also supports a wide range of video player formats including DivX, WMV, Real Player and MPEG4. Its external dual speakers and 3D surround sound supported by DNSe 2.0, make every video clip and movie more realistic. Features like HSDPA high speed Internet and WiFi connection offer convenient internet services to the users.

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Samsung Innov8 Specifications

  • Network: HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (900/2100), EDGE / GPRS (850/900/1800/1900
  • Symbian OS V9.3, S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2
  • Display: 2.8-inch VGA 16M TFT LCD
  • Camera: 8 Megapixel CMOS with AF and Dual Power LED
  • Smart Reader, Image Stabilizer, Auto-Panorama Shot, Smile Shot, Blink Shot, Wide  Dynamic  Range (WDR), Face Detection
  • Video Player (DivX / H.263 / H.264 / WMV / MP4)
  • QVGA 120 fps Video recording, VGA 30 fps recording
  • FM Radio with RDS
  • Music Player (MP3/ AAC / AAC+ / eAAC+ / WMA / AMR/ RealAudio)
  • Bluetooth Stereo Headset (A2DP)
  • A-GPS
  • Optical Mouse, Accelerometer
  • Embedded 3D Games : FIFA 2008, Asphalt
  • Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)
  • Bluetooth 2.0 / USB 2.0 / Wi-Fi
  • 16GB Flash + External Memory slot : microSDHC (up to 16GB)
  • Size: 106.5 x 53.9 x 17.2 mm
  • Battery: 1200 mAh
  • Talk time: up to 300/510 min (3G/2.5G)
  • Stand-by time: up to 330 / 310 hrs (3G/2.5G)