Mobile Technology Guide

LG Optimus L3 budget-class smartphone

2012-01-31T08:23:00.000-08:00

One of Swedish online stores has just started to accept pre-orders for LG E400 Optimus L3 mobile device. This entry level smartphone cost just $190 and has quite simple list of specifications. It runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread and is equipped with 3.2-inch multitouch capable screen with 320x240px resolution, 3MP camera, MicroSD card slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, USB port, FM radio.

HTC Rezound

2011-11-07T04:18:00.000-08:00

At last HTC officially announced its new flagship smartphone – HTC Rezound. It is the first company’s device featuring 4.3-inch 1280x720px touchscreen. This smartphone is based on 1.5GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread with Sense 3.5 UI. But HTC promises to release Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update till the end of this year. Other specifications of this mobile device include 1GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, 8MP camera with double LED flash, front-facing 2MP camera for video calls, 1650mAh battery. HTC Rezound will become available next week and will be sold by Verizon for $300 with two-year contract.

Samsung Champ 2 touchphone

2011-11-01T11:48:00.000-07:00

Last year Samsung release the Champ device – a budget class touchscreen phone. Now it is almost ready to introduce its heir. Samsung C3330 Champ 2 has 2.4-inch resistive touchscreen with 240x320px resolution, 2MP camera, FM radio, Bluetooth 3.0, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 16GB cards are supported), 3.5mm headphones jack, 1000mAh battery. There is no any official information about its price but it is expected that Samsung Champ 2 will cost less than $100.

Motorola Admiral

2011-10-24T08:04:00.000-07:00

Recently Sprint announced new smartphone featuring unusual for present-day smartphones shape factor. Motorola Admiral is a QWERTY monoblock device with rugged case that is dust, shock and temperature resistant. The smartphone runs on Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread and is equipped with 1.2GHz processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB ROM, 3.1-inch touchscreen with 640х480px resolution, MicroSD card slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, 5MP camera with LED flash, 1860mAh battery. Motorola Admiral has been already available for $99 with two-year contract.

FLY Swift entry-level smartphone

2011-10-18T06:37:00.001-07:00

FLY has just introduced its first smartphone – FLY Swift. This entry-level device is a quite typical for its class. It runs on Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and is equipped with 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen with 320x480px resolution, 600MHz Qualcomm 7227 processor, 256MB RAM, MicroSD card slot, 3MP camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, 3.5mm headphones jack, 1100mAh battery. The device measures 107x58x13.2mm and weights 116g. The price of FLY Swift is $210.

Pantech Jest 2

2011-09-29T08:25:00.000-07:00

Today Verizon Wireless started to sale an heir of Pantech Jest phone. Like its predecessor Pantech Jest 2 is a vertical slider with 2.4-inch landscape screen and full QWERTY keyboard. The device also has 2MP camera, Bluetooth 2.1 module, 3.5mm headphones jack, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 32GB cards are supported). The price of Pantech Jest 2 is $90 with two-year contract with Verizon.

FLY E133 touchphone

2011-09-22T07:51:00.000-07:00

Recently FLY announced its new mobile phone designed for people who prefer affordable devices. FLY E133 is a stylish and compact touchphone supporting Dual-SIM function. The device has 2.4-inch capacitive touchscreen with 240x320px resolution 1.3MP camera, Bluetooth, FM radio, 3.5mm headphones jack, MicroSD card slot. The battery of FLY E133 has 900mAh capacity and provided about 8 hours of talk time or 260 hours of standby one. The dimensions are 92x52x14mm, the weigh is 83g.

Samsung S3770 affordable smartphone

2011-08-17T09:49:00.000-07:00

Samsung Electronics will soon announce its new entry-level touchphone. Samsung S3770 runs on proprietary platform with TouchWiz Lite user interface. It supports GSM and UMTS network standards and has 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen with 240x320px resolution, 2MP camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, FM radio with RDS, 3.5mm headphones jack, microSD card slot (up to 16GB). The battery of this phone has 1000mAh capacity and provides about 6 hours of talk time or 350 hours of standby one. The device measures 103x55x12mm and weights 96g. The price is expected to be about $150.

Motorola EX232 rugged touchphone

2011-07-27T09:04:00.001-07:00

Motorola has just announced its new mobile phone designed for people who prefer active life-style. Motorola EX232 has rugged body that is water, dust and shock resistant. It supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz and UMTS 850/2100MHz networks and is equipped with 2.8-inch resistive touchscreen with 240x320px resolution, small OLED display showing time and notifications, 2MP camera, Bluetooth, FM radio with RDS, 128MB RAM, MicroSD card slot, 64MB internal storage, 3.5mm headphones jack, 910mAh battery. The device measures 105x58.4x12.9mm and weights 95g. At first Motorola EX232 will be available in China for $125. Later it will be release in other countries.

Coming Nokia Zeta smartphone

2011-07-06T08:28:00.000-07:00

The first information about this device appeared last week. Now we have its pic and list of specifications. Nokia Zeta is a smartphone running on Symbian^3 operating system. It is based on 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and is equipped with 3.2-inch capacitive AMOLED touchscreen with 640x360px resolution, 5MP camera with LED flash, front-facing VGA camera for video calls, NFC module, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, MicroSD card slot, 3.5mm headphones jack. Nokia Zeta measures 110x51x10mm and weights 105g. The release of this smartphone is expected to take place in next two months.

Motorola Motokey Ex108 Mini

2011-06-10T04:25:00.000-07:00

The most of latest Motorola’s devices belong to high-end class. But together with smartphones Motorola also releases entry-level phones. Motorola Motokey Ex108 Mini is a monoblock phone with 2-inch landscape screen and full QWERTY keyboard. It has 2MP camera, Bluetooth, FM radio, 3.5mm headphones jack, MicroSD external memory card slot. The price of Motorola Motokey Ex108 Mini is only $100.

Sharp AQUOS Phone IS11H

2011-05-24T05:29:00.000-07:00

Sharp AQUOS Phone IS11H is positioned as a high-end smartphone designed especially for ladies. This device features a combination of nice design, unusual shape factor and very impressive set of specifications. It is vertical slider equipped with full QWERTY keyboard. It runs on Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and has 1.4GHz MSM8655 Snapdragon processor, 3.7-inch AVS touchscreen with 540x960px resolution, 1.2GB internal storage, 8MP camera, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, TV tuner. Another feature is that this phone can record 3D video and show content on its screen. It is notable that user doesn’t need any special glasses to view 3D content.

LG200 budget-class QWERTY phone

2011-05-19T06:26:00.000-07:00

Today Virgin Mobile operator announced new affordable mobile phone to become available in its shops in next few days. LG200 is an entry-level phone equipped with full QWERTY keyboard. It supports CDMA networks and is equipped with 2.2-inch landscape display, 0.3MP camera, Bluetooth, MicroSD external memory card slot. The battery of this device provides about 4 hours of talk time or 12.5 hours of standby one. The phone measures 114.3х58.4х12.7mm and weights 102g. The price of LG200 is $70.

KDDI iida INFOBAR A01

2011-05-18T09:42:00.000-07:00

Japanese KDDI mobile operator has just announced a new line of its devices. One of them is KDDI iida INFOBAR A01. IT is a smartphone running on Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system. It supports both GSM and CDMA networks and is equipped with 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen with 540x960px resolution, 8MP camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS, MicroSD external memory card slot, g-sensor, IR port, 1Seg TV tuner. The body of this phone measures 118х63х11.8mm and weights 113g.

Sharp Aquos Phone SH-12C 3D smartphone

2011-05-12T04:46:00.000-07:00

Japanese Sharp officially announced its new high-end smartphone. The main feature of Sharp Aquos Phone SH-12C 3D is that it can create and show 3D content. Due to two 8MP cameras the device can record 3D video with HD (720p) resolution. It can also make stereoscopic photos. To view 3D content there is no need to use any special glasses.Sharp Aquos Phone SH-12C 3D runs on Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and is equipped with 1.4GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 processor, 4.2-inch capacitive touch screen with 540x960px resolution, 512MB RAM, 2GB ROM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, front-facing camera for video calls, accelerometer, light sensor. The device measures 127х64х13.8mm and weights 138g. In Japan Sharp Aquos Phone SH-12C 3D will become available on May, 20.

LG T315 budget-class touchphone

2011-03-21T09:37:00.000-07:00

This new mobile phone is designed for young people who are active social networks users. The device comes with pre-installed client apps that provide quick access to functions of popular social networks – Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace. LG T315 supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz networks and is equipped with 2.8-inch resistive touch screen with 240x400px resolution, 2MP camera, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), Bluetooth 2.1, FM radio, 3.5mm headphones jack, 20Mb internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot. The battery of this phone has 900mAh capacity and provides about 8 hours of talk time or 500 hours of standby one. The dimensions are 103х57х11.9mm, the weight is 88g. The price of LG T315 is $153.

Spice M-5700 FLO cheap touchphone

2011-03-10T07:26:00.000-08:00

Indian Spice Mobile has just started shipping of its new mobile phone - Spice M-5700 FLO. It is an affordable touchphone supporting GSM 900/1800MHz networks. This phone is equipped with 2.8-icnh touch screen with 240x320px resolution, 1.3MP camera, Bluetooth, FM radio, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 4GB). The battery has 1000mAh capacity and provides about 4 hours of talk time or 250 hours of standby time. The dimensions of the device are 99x56x13.5mm; the weight is 65g. The producer notes that the list of pre-installed software includes all necessary apps to provide easy communication with friends. There are client apps for Facebook, Flicker, Twitter, Yahoo, Nimbuzz and Snaptu. The price of Spice M-5700 FLO is just $81.

Alcatel One Touch 990 budget smartphone

2011-02-16T03:15:00.000-08:00

Alcatel is a not one of the leading smartphones producer but it regularly offers not bad products. Alcatel One Touch 990 shown at Mobile World Congress 2011 is one of them. It is a stylish entry-level smartphone running on Google Android 2.2 Froyo operating system with Alcatel`s user interface. The device supports third generation networks and is equipped with 600MHz processor by Qualcomm, 3.5-inch capacitive touch screen with 320x480px resolution, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 5MP camera with LED flash, GPS, MicroSD external memory card slot. Alcatel One Touch 990 will be release in May. The price is not know but is expected to be affordable.

Email2phone.net adds new Multiple Phone Alert feature

2011-02-10T09:37:00.001-08:00

Email2phone.net, an Internet service that converts email text into a phone voice message, announces several new features, including the ability for users to make both simultaneous and sequential calls to multiple phones.

Used by businesses, sports team coaches, police, fire fighters and other professionals, the multiple phone alerts feature is the first of its kind that enables fast and efficient broadcasting of email text converted to an automated voice message.

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Coming Motorola Droid X2 flagship smartphone

2011-01-27T06:34:00.001-08:00

It is known that Motorola will release some new high-end smartphones in 2011. One of them is an heir of the Droid X device. It is Motorola Droid X2 that is also known as Daytona. The device is based on NVIDIA Tegra 2 platform that includes dual-core processor with 1GHz clock. New Droid X2 will also has 4.3-inch capacitive touch screen but its resolution is higher – 540x960 pixels. The camera will also supports 8MP resolution but will work faster and make more high-quality photos. Motorola Droid X2 will be released in June and will be sold by Verizon Wireless mobile operator.

Samsung Ch@t 350 QWERTY touchphone

2011-01-19T04:04:00.000-08:00

At MWC 2011 Samsung will show a great number of its devices. One of them is Samsung Ch@t 350 (GT-C3500). It is a horizontal slider with full QWERTY keyboard. The design of this device is quite typical for other Samsung’s phones. The only exclusion is three additional buttons that provide quick access to media player, web browser and mail. Samsung Ch@t 350 runs on proprietary platform and supports quad-band GSM networks. The device is equipped with 2.4-inch touch screen with 240x320px resolution, 2MP camera, FM radio, Bluetooth 2.1, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 8GB). The battery of this device provides about 12 hours of talk time.

Philips Xenium X513 long-living phone

2010-12-21T07:46:00.000-08:00

Recently Philips showed its new mobile phone - Philips Xenium X513. Like any other Xenium series devices this one features an impressive battery life – the phone provides about 16 hours of talk time or works for 2 months in standby mode. Besides, this new phone supports Dual-SIM function (GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz networks are supported). Other specifications of Philips Xenium X513 are 2.2-inch screen with 240x320px resolution, 2MP camera, MicroSD external memory card slot, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, FM radio with RDS, 3.5mm headphones jack. The device measures 112x47.6x15.6mm and weights 131g. Philips Xenium X513 will become available in next two weeks and will cost $162.

Fly Q300 QWERTY phone

2010-12-07T04:16:00.000-08:00

Recently Fly unveiled its new mobile phone. Fly Q300 is a monoblock device with full QWERTY keyboard and landscape screen. The list of specifications is quite usual for other Fly`s phones. It includes Dual-SIM card mode support (GSM/GPRS 900/1800MHz networks), 2.3-inch TFT screen with 320x240px resolution, 1.3MP camera, Bluetooth 2.1, FM radio, microSD external memory card slot. The battery of this phone has 850mAh capacity and provides about 3 hour of talk time or 240 hours of standby ones.

Samsung Ch@t 335 Dual-SIM QWERTY phone

2010-11-19T09:19:00.000-08:00

Samsung is almost ready to release its new handset featuring Dual-SIM mode support. Both SIM card slots work with quad-band GSM/EDGE networks. In other respects Samsung Ch@t 335 (S3350) is a quite usual entry-level QWERTY phone. It has 2.4-inch landscape screen with 320x240px resolution support, 2MP camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, trackpad, FM radio, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 8GB). The phone has pre-installed app that provides quick access to social networks like Twitter, Facebook, MySpace. There’s no word on the release date or price.

Samsung i9010 Giorgio Armani

2010-11-15T08:03:00.000-08:00

Samsung and Giorgio Armani continue their effective cooperation and have just unveiled its new limited edition device. Samsung i9010 will be released in December and will be available for about EUR700 in France, UK, Germany, China, Russia, Spain, Italy, Dubai, Hong Kong and the Netherlands. This smartphone runs on Google Android 2.1 Éclair and is equipped with 1GHz processor, 512MB RAM, 4-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen with 480x800px resolution, 5MP camera with autofocus and 720p HD video recording support, 16GB internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi, GPS, 1500mAh battery.

Fly E171 Wi-Fi Dual-SIM touchphone

2010-11-12T09:43:00.000-08:00

Today Fly unveiled its new touchphone. Fly E171 Wi-Fi is a stylish monoblock device with not bad set of functions. It features two SIM card slot and supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900Mhz networks. The phone has 3.2-inch resistive touch screen with 240x400px resolution, 3.2MP camera, Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/n, MicroSD external memory card slot, FM radio. The battery has 1000mAh capacity and provides about 6 hour of talk time or 170 hours of standby one. The device measures 111x54х12.8mm and weights 95g. Unfortunately, no word about release date and price.

Fly DS156 Dual-SIM phone

2010-11-03T07:09:00.000-07:00

Fly has just officially announced its new budget-class mobile phone. Its main feature is Dual-SIM function support. Other specifications are quite usual for other enter-level phones. Fly DS156 supports GSM 900/1800 networks standards and has 1.8-inch screen with 128x160px resolution, 0.3MP camera, FM radio, LED torch, MicroSD external memory card slot. The device measures 105х44х13.9mm and weights 72g. The battery provides about 5 hours of talk time or 8 hours of standby. Fly DS156 will become available in Europe and US in next few weeks and will cost $55.

Pantech Crux

2010-10-29T08:54:00.001-07:00

Yesterday together with LG Octane Verizon mobile operator announce one more mobile phone. Pantech Crux is an affordable touchphone with a quite simple set of specifications. This entry-level mobile phone is equipped with 3-inch touch screen with 240x400px resolution, 3MP camera, Bluetooth, 3.5mm headphones jack, GPS module, MicroSD external memory card slot. Pantech Crux will become available in next few weeks and will cost $50 with two-year contract.

LG X335 QWERTY phone

2010-10-21T10:46:00.001-07:00

This device has not been officially announced yet but we already have had its list of specification and its photo. LG X335 is a monoblock device with full QWERTY keyboard. Its main feature is Dual-SIM function support. In other respects it is quite typical entry-level QWERTY phone. LG X335 has 2.3 landscape screen with 320x240px resolution, 1.3MP camera, Bluetooth 2.0, FM radio, MicroSD external memory card slot, 3.5mm headphones jack. Unfortunately, no word about release date and price.

Samsung Transform QWERTY smartphone

2010-10-07T06:16:00.000-07:00

Sprint mobile operator has just announced new smartphone that will become available in its shops in next few weeks. It will cost $150 with two-year contract. Samsung Transform is a typical middle class present-day smartphone. It runs in Google Android 2.1 operating system and supports CDMA EV-DO Rev.A networks. The list of specifications include 800MHz processor 3.5 inch capacitive touch screen with 320x480px resolution, 3.2MP camera with autofocus and flash, frontal 0.3Mp camera for video calls, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, 3.5mm headphones jack, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 32GB), 1500 mAh battery.

LG Town C300 affordable QWERTY phone

2010-09-23T09:16:00.000-07:00

LG Electronics has just officially announced its new affordable mobile device designed for young people who regularly use chatting services and social networks like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and etc. There is special widget that shows friends’ accounts updates. LG Town C300 is monoblock device with full QWERTY keyboard. The list of technical specifications includes 2.4 inch landscape screen with 320x240px resolution, 2MP camera, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, FM radio, 3.5mm headphones jack, 20Mb internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 4GB). At first LG Town C300 will be available in UK and will cost about $110. But in near future it will be released in other countries.

TerreStar Genus smartphone

2010-09-22T08:08:00.001-07:00

This device was announced a year ago. But only today it became available in AT&T mobile operator’s shops. The main feature of this mobile phone is that it supports both GSM networks and satellite ones. Satellite calls go for $0.65 per minute on top of a required $24.99/month satellite plan. Data costs are $5 a megabyte and text messages are not bad at $0.40. Besides this phone belongs to smartphones class and runs on Windows Mobile 6.5.3 operating system. Other specifications of TerreStar Genus are 3G standard support, QWERTY keyboard, 2MP camera with autofocus, 2.6 inch screen with 320x240 (QVGA Landscape) resolution, 10MB internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 16GB), WiFi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, GPS module. The price of TerreStar Genus is $799

Two coming Motorola's Dual-SIM phones

2010-09-13T08:52:00.000-07:00

Recently Motorola announced its two new phones for European mobile market. The main feature of Motorola EX115 and Motorola EX128 is that both this mobile devices support Dual-SIM function.

Motorola EX115 is a monoblock with full QWERTY keyboard. Its list of specifications is quite simple – this phone has 2.3 inch display with 320x240px resolution, 3MP camera, Bluetooth, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 8GB).

Motorola EX128 is equipped with 3.2 inch TFT touch screen with 240x400px resolution, 3MP camera with autofocus, 70MB internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, 3.5mm headphones jack. It is also notable that the UI of this phone supports widgets. Both Motorola EX115 and Motorola EX128 mobile phones will become on October, 18 for $120 and $150 respectively.

Samsung Omnia 735 QWERTY smartphone

2010-08-23T06:39:00.000-07:00

This smartphone was announced at CommunicAsia 2010 in June. Recently it was launched in Germany. Samsung Omnia Pro 4 (Omnia 735) supports third generation networks, is powered by Windows Mobile 6.5.3 operating system and is equipped with 2.6 inch display with 320x320px resolution, 200 MB internal memory, 3.2 Mp camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, FM radio, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 32 GB).

ZTE Salute budget slider

2010-08-20T07:54:00.000-07:00

This mobile phone will become available in Verizon’s shops in next few days. ZTE Salute will cost just $20 with two-year contract. In spite of low price it has not bad set of specifications. This entry-level sliding device is equipped with 2.4 inch touch screen with 240x320px resolution and 65K colors, 1.3 Mp camera, Bluetooth, 2.5mm headphones jack. The battery provides up to 9 days of idle and 4 hours of talk time. The device measures 102x51x15mm and weights 112g.

Samsung Eternity II touchphone

2010-08-11T06:34:00.001-07:00

AT&T has just announced new mobile phone that will replace the Eternity phone. Samsung Eternity II is nice looking monoblock with not bad set of specifications. It supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz and UMTS/HSDPA 850/1900/2100 MHz networks and features 3 inch touch screen with 240x400px resolution and 262K colors, 2 Mp camera, Bluetooth , accelerometer, GPS, 512 MB internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot. The list of pre-installed apps includes special app that aggregates popular social networks updates. Samsung Eternity II will become available next week and will cost $300 or $50 with two-year contract.

Motorola ME501 budget smartphone

2010-07-14T04:04:00.000-07:00

Motorola has just announced its new budget class smartphone for Chinese market. Motorola ME501 runs on Google Android 1.6 operating system and supports GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS/HSDPA 850/1900/2100 MHz networks. It is equipped with 528 MHz Qualcomm MSM7201A processor, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM, microSD external memory card slot (up to 32GB) 3.1 inch touchscreen with 320x480px resolution, 5 Mp camera with autofocus and flash, Wi-Fi/WAPI module, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, GPS, digital compass, FM radio with RDS, 3.5mm headphones jack, motion sensor, accelerometer. No word about pricing and exact release date.

Acer T500 Android smartphone

2010-07-06T05:28:00.000-07:00

This mobile device was designed especially for Chinese mobile device market. It is budget-class smartphone running on OMS operating system that is Chinese version of Google’s Android OS. Acer T500 has supports GSM and TD-SCDMA networks and is equipped with 3.6 inch TFT touchscreen with 320x480px resolution, 3.2 Mp camera, 128 MB RAM, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, GPS, 3.5mm headphones jack, microSD external memory card slot. The dimensions of this smartphone is 118.5x58x13.48mm, the weight is 120g. Acer T500 will become available in next few weeks. There is no any information about price.

Pantech Jest QWERTY slider

2010-06-30T05:58:00.001-07:00

This sliding mobile phone has been already available in Verizon Wireless mobile operator’s shops for $69 with two year contract. Pantech Jest is vertical slider with QWERTY keyboard. It was designed for active social networks users and features special pre-installed app that provides quick access to popular social networks accounts. It is also know that this mobile device is equipped with 2.6 inch display, 2 Mp camera, MicroSD external memory card slot, 3.5mm headphones jack, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP.

Samsung Acclaim Android smartphone

2010-06-10T04:27:00.000-07:00

U.S. Cellular has just officially announced new Samsung’s smartphone that will become available in its shops in next few weeks. Samsung Acclaim is horizontal QWERTY slider running on Google Android 2.1 operating system. It is also know that this mobile device has 3.2 inch touchscreen display with 320x480px resolution, 3 Mp camera with autofocus, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, Wi-Fi, microSD external memory card slot. It is notable that «Q», «A», «S», «X», «Fn» buttons on QWERTY keyboard are marked out with blue color. Hence it’s expected that Samsung Acclaim will be positioned as device for gaming lovers. There is no word about price.

LG GU292 budget slider

2010-06-03T04:43:00.001-07:00

AT&T mobile operator will soon launch its new budget mobile phone. The main feature of this sliding mobile device is Push-to-Talk technology support. This phone also supports such services as AT&T Music and AT&T Navigator. As for other specifications LG GU292 supports GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 850/1900 MHz networks and is equipped with TFT display with 176x220px resolution, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, 100 Mb internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot. The battery of this phone has 900 mAh capacity and provides about 7 hour of talk time. The dimensions are 100x47x16mm, the weight is 105g.

Philips Xenium X703 long-living touchphone

2010-05-31T09:21:00.000-07:00

Philips has just officially announced its new mobile phone that will become available for $260 in the beginning of June. Like other Xenium series device this one feature impressive battery life – 8.5 hour of talk time or 744 hours of idle. Besides Philips Xenium X703 has stylish design and not bad set of functions including FLAC and APE media extensions support. It is also known that this phone supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900 MHz networks and is equipped with 2.8 inch TFT touch screen with 240x400px resolution, 3 Mp camera with autofocus, FM radio with RDS, 48 MB internal storage, microSD external memory card slot, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, 3.5 mm headphones jack. The dimensions of this device is 102x51.5x13mm, the weight is 93.5g.

g-Fone 571 QWERTY Dual-SIM phone

2010-05-27T06:01:00.001-07:00

The main features of this Indian mobile phone are Dual-SIM function support and full QWERTY keyboard. In other respects g-Fone 571 is typical budget phone. It supports GSM/GPRS 900/1800 MHz networks and is equipped with 1.3 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, FM radio, MicroSD external memory card slot. The battery of this mobile phone has 850 mAh capacity and provides 5 hour of talk time or 10 days of idle. The price of g-Fone 571 is only $85.

RoverPC S8 Lite WinMo smartphone

2010-05-19T05:55:00.000-07:00

Recently Russian RoverComputers launched its new affordable smartphone. RoverPC S8 Lite has been already available and costs $227. This smartphone supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz networks and runs on Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional. It is equipped with 2.8 inch TFT screen with 240x320px resolution and 65K colors, 2 Mp camera, 624 MHz Marvell PXA 300 processor, 128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, GPS. The battery has 1100 mAh capacity and provide about 4 hour of talk time or 150 of idle one. RoverPC S8 Lite smartphone measures 102x54x15mm and weights 105g.

New Samsung's budget slider

2010-05-18T04:40:00.000-07:00

In addition to high-end smartphones Samsung also produces budget phones. One of such devices is Samsung SHW-A110. It is sliding phone equipped with 2.4 inch screen with 240x320px resolution, 2 Mp camera, frontal 0.3 Mp camera for video calls, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, T-DMB TV tuner, MicroSD memory card slot (up to 8 Gb). It is also notable that Samsung SHW-A110 supports third generation networks. Samsung SHW-A110 will be launched in next few weeks.

Samsung Acclaim affordable smartphone

2010-05-14T05:05:00.000-07:00

The first information about this mobile device appeared some days ago. It is said that Samsung Acclaim will be positioned as the heir of Galaxy Spica. Now we have the photo of this smartphone and its list of specifications. Samsung Acclaim is powered by Google’s Android 2.1 operating system and supports CDMA networks. It is also known that it is equipped with 3.2 inch touch screen with 320x480px resolution, 3 Mp camera with flash and autofocus, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, MicroSD external memory card slot. This affordable smartphone will be released by U.S. Cellular mobile operator in July.

LG GT500s WinMo smartphone

2010-04-27T07:23:00.001-07:00

Today LG Electronics announced its new smartphone. LG GT500s will first become available in China and will cost about $300. This smartphone runs on Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional operating system and supports TD-SCDMA (Chinese 3G) networks. Other characteristics of this mobile device are 3 inch touch screen with 240x400px resolution, 3 Mp camera with autofocus and flash, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, GPS, FM radio, microSD external memory card slot.

LG GW525 Breeze

2010-04-14T06:01:00.000-07:00

Canadian Telus mobile operator together with LG announced new mobile phone. LG GW525 Breeze is horizontal slider with full QWERTY keyboard. Its list of specifications is typical for present-day touchphones. This phone supports GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS/HSDPA 900/2100 MHz networks and is equipped with 2.8 inch screen with 240x400px resolution and 262K colors, ARM9 processor, 3.2 Mp camera, FM radio, 128 Mb RAM, 256 Mb ROM, microSD memory card slot (up to 8 Gb), Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP. The dimensions are 106.5x53x15.9mm, the weight is 125.5g. LG GW525 Breeze will become available in next few days and will cost $230. The price with two-year contract is $50.

LG GX500 Dual SIM phone

2010-04-07T04:30:00.001-07:00

Recently LG announced its new mobile device that will become available in next few weeks. The main feature of LG GX500 is Dual SIM mode support. In other respects it is typical present day touchphone. It is equipped with 3 inch resistive screen with 240x400px resolution and 262k colors, 3 Mp camera, 40 Mb built-in storage, microSD memory card slot (up to 4 Gb), Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, FM radio, accelerometer, 1500 mAh battery. LG GX500 measures 108.9x53.4x12.95mm and weights 118g.

Airo Wireless A25is rugged smartphone

2010-03-18T05:38:00.000-07:00

AT&T has just announced new device that will become available in its shops in next few weeks. Airo Wireless A25is is rugged smartphone running of Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system. Its case meets MIL STD 810-F and IP67 standards requirements. That means that this device is water, dust, shock resistant. It can work at temperature from -20 ° C to 50 ° C. Besides, its dimensions (142.4x68x24.4mm) are comparable with the typical dimensions of other not rugged smartphones. As for other specifications of Airo Wireless A25is it is equipped with 416 MHz Intel XScale PXA270 processor, 2.8 inch TFT touch screen with 240x320 px resolution, 128 Mb RAM, 128 Mb ROM, MiniSD card slot, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, 3.2mm headphones jack, GPS module, 1570 mAh battery.

Samsung W9500 Clutch

2010-03-05T08:38:00.000-08:00

Today Samsung unveiled its new mobile phone designed for ladies which is heir of the Diva phone (GT-S7070). The main feature of Samsung W9500 Clutch is its design. The list of technical characteristics is typical for present-day touchphones and includes 3.2 inch touchscreen display, 3 Mp camera, frontal 1.3 Mp camera for video calls, Bluetooth, GPS, T-DMB TV tuner, and microSD memory card slot (up to 16 Gb). The battery has 960 mAh capacity and provides about 8 hours of talk time. There is also notable that this phone has Lady user interface which is based on TouchWiz 2.0. This phone will become available in next few weeks and will cost $523.

LG LU2300 Android phone

2010-03-04T04:33:00.000-08:00

Coming LG LU2300 smartphone runs on Google Android 2.1 operating system and is equipped with 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display with WVGA resolution, 5 Mp camera with HD video (720p) recording support, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, GPS, microSD memory card slot, Wi-Fi, 3.5 mm headphones jack. According to unofficial sources this high-end mobile device will become by the end of the second quarter of 2010.

Samsung Jet 2 announce

2010-02-25T03:55:00.000-08:00

Recently Indian subdivision of Samsung announced the heir of its popular high-end phone. Samsung Jet 2 (S8003) features 800 MHz processor, 3.1 inch AMOLED touchscreen display with 800x480 px resolution, GPS, and 3.5 mm audio jack. Connectivity includes Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and Wi-Fi. Samsung Jet 2 has TouchWiz 2.0 user interface that supports Motion UI and Media Gate 3D. There is also DNSe and SRS Sound Effects technology support. There is no information about European or US release.

Toshiba TG02 and Toshiba K01

2010-02-17T04:58:00.000-08:00

Toshiba announced its two coming devices on Mobile World Congress 2010. Both Toshiba TG02 and Toshiba K01 are based on 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, run on Windows Mobile 6.5.3 operating system with SPB Shell user interface, and have 4.1 inch capacitive touchscreen display with WVGA resolution. The difference between these two communicators is that Toshiba K01 is horizontal slider with full QWERTY keyboard. Other characteristics are 3 Mp camera with autofocus, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, Wi-Fi, microSD card slot, and GPS module. No word about release date and price.

New version of myTouch 3G

2010-02-12T03:46:00.000-08:00

Today T-Mobile released upgraded version of myTouch 3G communicator. In contrast to original this mobile device has better set of characteristics but the design is the same. Updated T-Mobile myTouch 3G has 288 Mb RAM, 3.5 headphones jack and 8 Gb memory card as a unit. Besides the list of pre-installed applications is also updated and includes Swype (new system of text inputting), Barcode Scanner, Music Player, myAccount, and Visual Voicemail. New version of T-Mobile myTouch 3G has been already available and costs $150 with two year contract.

LG Arena Max

2010-02-08T07:47:00.000-08:00

Wi-Fi Alliance certificated this mobile device in November. But only now we have some its photos. In contrast to LG Arena this phone has more impressive set of technical characteristics. It is known that LG Arena Max (LU9400) is equipped with 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, 3.5 mm audio jack, 5 Mp camera, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP and GPS module. It is expected that this mobile device will be announced at Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona.

Nokia 6303i classic

2010-02-05T07:02:00.000-08:00

Nokia has just unveiled the “heir” of Nokia 6303 classic. Unfortunately Nokia 6303i classic doesn’t belong to smartphones class and runs on Series 40 platform. The design of Nokia 6303i classic is the same but the list of technical characteristics looks more impressive. This phone has 2.2 inch screen with 240x320 px resolution, 3.2 Mp camera with autofocus and double LED flash, FM radio with RDS, 55 Mb built-in storage, microSD memory card slot (up to 8 Gb), Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, 3.5 mm audio jack and 1050 mAh battery. Besides the producer optimized power consumption and increased work time. This phone will become available by the end of the first quarter of 2010 and will cost EUR105.

Sky IM-U560K phone for ladies

2010-01-23T05:59:00.001-08:00

Recently South Korean Pantech company officially announced its new mobile phone. Sky IM-U560K is sliding phone designed for ladies. The main feature of this device is gesture control function support. To interact with the phone users don’t need to use keypad, just shake in different ways. It is also known that this mobile phone has 2.6 inch screen, 3 Mp camera, Bluetooth, T-DMB TV tuner, accelerometer and microSD memory card slot. The price of this phone is $430.

Huawei T552 touch phone

2010-01-20T05:04:00.000-08:00

According to some sources Bluetooth SIG has just approved Huawei T552 mobile phone. This device has monoblock shape and typical design for devices of such class. It supports GSM/EDGE 900/1800/1900 MHz networks and is equipped with 3 inch touch screen with 400x240 px resolution, 3 Mp camera, 2 Gb built-in storage, Bluetooth, microSD memory card slot and TV tuner. Unfortunately there is no word about price and release date.

Apanda A60 Android device

2009-12-11T09:01:00.000-08:00

This Chinese smartphone runs on Ophone OS which is Chinese version of Google Android. The list of technical characteristics looks good and includes 3.2 inch touch screen with 320x480 px resolution, 5 Mp camera, 600 MHz Qualcomm CPU, 256 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM, GPS, 3.5 mm audio output, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity. Apanda A60 also supports 3G networks. That means that this mobile will become available beyond the bounds of China. Unfortunately there is no information about release date and price. But it is expected that Apanda A60 Android phone will cost about $200.

Samsung M5650 Lindy

2009-12-08T05:14:00.000-08:00

This mobile phone has not been officially announced yet but has been already available in Spain and Portugal. Samsung M5650 Lindy is improved version of Samsung Corby. The list of upgrades includes Wi-Fi module, 3G networks support and 3 Mp camera. Other characteristics are 2.8 inch touch screen with 240x320 px resolution, 50 Mb built-in storage, microSD memory card slot, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP and FM Radio. The dimensions are 106 x 57 x 12 mm. Samsung M5650 Lindy will become available in other countries in next few weeks and will cost about $230.

LG GW525 QWERTY phone

2009-11-24T06:30:00.000-08:00

LG has just published first information about this phone. LG GW525 is a sliding device with QWERTY phone and 2.8 inch touch TFT screen with 240x400 px resolution. This phone is also equipped with ARM9 processor and supports GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and UMTS (900/2100 MHz) network standards. It is also said that LG GW525 has 3.2 Mp camera with autofocus, FM radio, 128 Mb RAM, 256 Mb built-in storage, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP and microSD memory card slot. This mobile device measures 106.5 х 53 х 15.9 mm, and weights 125.5 g. Unfortunately we don’t have any information about release date and price.

Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition

2009-11-16T05:38:00.000-08:00

Nokia has just officially announced its new mobile phone. Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition is modification of Nokia 5330 Xpress Music and is designed for mobile TV lovers. This sliding device has built-in TV tuner that support DVB-H standard. Other characteristics are 2.4 inch screen, 3.2 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and 3.5 mm audio jack, The battery provides up to 6 hours of TV mode. Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition will become available in the beginning of 2010 and will cost EUR155.

Eston N95 MID announce

2009-11-09T06:30:00.000-08:00

Eston has just unveiled its new mobile internet device. The N95 runs on Windows CE 6.0 but the producer asserts that it can also run on Android operating system. As for hardware specifications Eston N95 has Marvell PXA303 CPU, 5 inch touch screen, 512 Mb DDR2, 8 Gb SSD, microSD memory card slot, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, Wi-Fi and 2600 mAh battery. Connectivity includes miniUSB, Ethernet and 3.5 mm audio jack. It expected that this MID will become available by the end of this month and will cost about $450.

DROID Eris official release

2009-11-06T05:36:00.000-08:00

Verizon Wireless has just officially released its new communicator –DROID Eris which is also known as HTC Desire. This mobile device runs on Android 2.0 operating system and supports CDMA EVDO Rev.A networks. The list of hardware specifications looks good and includes 528 MHz CPU, 3.2 inch capacitive touch screen, 5 Mp camera with autofocus, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, Wi-Fi, GPS module and microSD memory card slot. There is also 3.5 mm audio jack and USB 2.0 interface. DROID Eris costs $100 with two year contract.

5 new budget phones by Nokia

2009-11-04T04:42:00.001-08:00

Nokia has just announced its five new mobile devices meant for developing countries. These phones are Nokia 1280, Nokia 1616, Nokia 1800, Nokia 2690 and Nokia 2220 Slide. All of them have simple design and very low price. At first these new phones will become available in Indonesia, but later they will be sold in other countries.

Nokia 1280, Nokia 1616 и Nokia 1800 have classic shape factor. The only difference between them is their design and type of screen. Nokia 1280 has monochrome screen but costs only EUR20. Nokia 1616 and 1800 cost about EUR25. All these devices have FM radio and torch. The cases of these phones are made of firm plastic.

Nokia 2220 slide and Nokia 2690 also belong to budget class, but have more advanced set of technical characteristics – VGA camera, Bluetooth, web browser, GPRS, email and MMS support. The battery provides up to 20 days of idle mode. The price of both phones will be about EUR50.

Samsung Giorgio Armani SCH-W820/SPH-W8200

2009-10-22T06:11:00.000-07:00

Recently Samsung and Giorgio Armani announced new stylish device. It is sliding mobile phone with impressive set of technical characteristics – 3.1 inch touch screen with WVGA (480x800 px) resolution and sapphire covering, 5 Mp camera with autofocus, 0.3 Mp camera for video calls, Bluetooth, microSD memory card slot (up to 16 Gb) and DMB TV tuner. The dimensions are 100.9х53.7х15.1 mm, the weight is 132g. Unfortunately Samsung Giorgio Armani SCH-W820/SPH-W8200 is not a communicator but it features Armani UI user interface. This mobile will become available by the end of this month and will cost about $850.
Dual sim phones

Samsung F839 touch screen phone

2009-10-08T01:50:00.000-07:00

South Korean Samsung company has just announced its new touch phone - Samsung F839. It supports CDMA2000 1X EVDO 800 MHz networks and is equipped with 3.2 inch touch screen with 240x400 px resolution and 262K colors, 3 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0, FM radio, GPS module, 100 Mb built-in memory, microSD memory card slot (up to 8 Gb) and 1000 mAh battery. The dimensions are 115.1x55x12.9 mm, the weight is 109g.

Motorola VE440

2009-09-29T06:07:00.000-07:00

Motorola together with MetroPSC mobile operator announced new Motorola VE440. It is budget mobile phone designed for music lovers – it has 3.5 mm audio jack and special buttons to control media player. Other characteristics of this device are 1.9 inch TFT screen with 176x220 px resolution, 1.3 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS module, microSD memory card slot (up to 8 Gb), 940 mAh battery. Motorola VE440 measures 111.8х48.3х15.2 mm and weights 74.8 g. The price of this mobile phone is $130.

LG Chocolate Touch VX8575

2009-09-22T05:14:00.000-07:00

LG is ready to introduce another Chocolate series phone. It is LG Chocolate Touch VX8575. The company has not shared official information about this coming device but we know that this touch screen phone supports CDMA 800/1900 MHz and has 3.2 Mp camera, 3.5 mm audio jack, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS module and microSD memory card slot. The resolution of the screen is 480x800 pixels. It is expected that LG Chocolate Touch VX8575 will become available in Verizon’s shops in next few weeks.

Samsung SPH-M330 budget slider

2009-09-15T04:32:00.000-07:00

South Korean Samsung company together with Sprint mobile operator has just announced Samsung SPH-M330. It is budget class mobile phone with simple set of technical characteristics. Samsung SPH-M330 is stylish slider with third generation networks support. This device is equipped with 2 inch TFT screen with 128x160 px resolution and 65K colors, 0.3 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0 module, microSD memory card slot and 960 mAh battery. The dimensions are 94x45x15 mm. This phone will be free of charge with two year contract.

Samsung SGH-t659 Scarlet

2009-09-10T03:03:00.000-07:00

Samsung together with T-Mobile operator has just announced its new sliding phone – Samsung SGH-t659 which is also known as Samsung Scarlet. It is equipped with 2.2 inch screen with 240x320 px resolution and 256K colors, 2 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, GPS module, microSD memory card slot and 880 mAh battery. This phone measures 103х49х15 mm and weights 93 g. Samsung SGH-t659 Scarlet will cost $70 with two year contract.

LG GM750 touch screen smartphone

2009-09-03T08:06:00.000-07:00

It is known that LG is going to introduce three new smartphones that run on Windows Mobile 6.5. According to some sources on of these devices is LG GM750 which has been already announced by Vodafone. This mobile phone is also known as LG Layla and has 3 inch touch screen with 800x480 px resolution, GPS module, Wi-Fi, 5 Mp camera and Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP. Another feature is S-Class 3D user interface. Supported network standards are GSM 850/900/1800/1900/HSDPA/EDGE. The LG GM750 will be available in stores initially in seven countries: Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and the UK.

Fly DS150 Xlife

2009-08-25T04:35:00.000-07:00

Fly company has just officially announced its new mobile phone. This device belongs to XLife series and has long-living battery. Fly DS150 Xlife has classic shape factor and simple but nice design. The mainf feature of this mobile phone is Dual-SIM mode support. As for technical characteristics this device has 1.77 inch screen with 128x160 px, 0.3 Mp camera, FM radio and microSD memory card slot. The battery has 1200 mAh capacity and provides 400 hours of idle mode. Fly DS150 Xlife will become available in September and will cost $70.

Samsung Gravity 2

2009-08-21T05:43:00.001-07:00

T-Mobile USA has just introduced its new mobile phone – budget slider Samsung Gravity 2. The main feature of this phone is QWERTY keyboard in addition to usual one. Other characteristics are 2.4 inch screen with 240x320 px resolution, 2 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0 module, 40 Mb built in memory, microSD memory card slot, A-GPS, FM radio and 800 mAh battery. The dimensions are 52 x 114 x 15 mm. The price of this mobile device is $29.99 with two year contract.

Philips V900 Android communicator

2009-08-18T04:54:00.000-07:00

Together with Dell Mini 3i China Mobile demonstrated another communicator – Philips V900. This device has classic shape factor and runs on Open Mobile System (OMS) which is Chinese modification of Google Android. It is known that Philips V900 has 3.2 Mp camera with autofocus, Wi-Fi module, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, 3.5 mm audio jack, microSD memory card slot and 1450 mAh battery.

Philips Xenium X550

2009-08-11T07:41:00.001-07:00

Recently Philips announced its new coming phone – Philips Xenium X550. It has classic shape factor and like other Xenium series device this one has can work for a month in idle mode. Other characteristics of this stylish mobile phone are TFT screen with 240x320 px resolution, 3.2 Mp camera with autofocus, FM radio with RDS, 79 Mb built in memory, microSD memory card slot and Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP. Supported network standards are GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz.

Ezio MEGA6 touch screen phone

2009-07-10T07:06:00.001-07:00

The first information about this mobile phone appeared on FCC website. It is Ezio MEGA6 by South Korean Ezze Mobile Tech. This mobile device features touch screen with 320х240 px resolution, built in TV tuner and TV out. Other characteristics of this phone are 3.2 Mp camera with video recording function support, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, FM radio, accelerometer and microSD memory card slot. According to some sources this stylish mobile phone will become available in a next few weeks and will cost approximately $200.

Samsung Glyde 2 QWERTY phone

2009-07-06T05:38:00.001-07:00

Samsung is almost ready to introduce Samsung Glyde 2 mobile phone which is also knows as SCH-U960. Its first spy photos have already appeared in the global network. It features sliding QWERTY keyboard and nice set of technical characteristics – big touch AMOLED screen, 3 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0 module, GPS, accelerometer and Wi-Fi. It is also notable that this mobile device has TouchWiz user interface. Samsung SCH-U960 Glyde 2 will be become available in Verizon Wireless mobile operator’s shops.

Philips Xenium X630 long-living phone

2009-06-30T06:49:00.000-07:00

According to some sources Philips is ready to introduce its new long-living mobile device. It is Philips Xenium X630. It is said that the battery of this phone provides up to 50 days of idle mode and 12 hours of talk mode. In addition to its remarkable battery this device has nice design. Other technical features are 2.4 inch screen with 240x320 px resolution and 262K colors, 3.2 Mp camera, FM radio, 80 Mb built in memory, microSD card slot (up to 8 Gb) and Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP. The release of Philips Xenium X630 will take place in a next few months.

Motorola Karma QA1

2009-06-24T05:02:00.000-07:00

AT&T mobile operator together with Motorola has just officially announced Motorola Karma QA1 mobile phone. This compact device is assigned for active interaction with social networks. Besides, future owners of this mobile phone will be able to communicate with their friends using such massagers as Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk and etc. Motorola Karma is slider with QWERTY keyboard. As for technical features this device is equipped with 2.5 inch screen with 240x320 px resolution and 262K colors, 2 Mp camera, 100 Mb built in memory, microSD card slot, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, 3.5 mm audio jack, GPS module and 1170 mAh battery. The dimensions are 88x64x16. Motorola Karma QA1 will cost $80 with two year contract.

Huawei U8230 Android communicator

2009-06-17T07:45:00.000-07:00

Recently Huawei Technologies announced some coming devices. The most remarkable of them is Huawei U8230. This device belongs to communicators’ class and runs on Android operating system. First time Huawei U8230 was shown on Mobile World Congress 2009 but unfortunately the design of this phone changed. However that may be this communicator is equipped with 3.5 inch touch screen, 3.2 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi and 1500 mAh battery. The list of pre-installed applications includes mobile version of Google Chrome web browser. It is also said that release will take place by the end of the third quarter of this year.

Nokia E72 business class smartphone

2009-06-15T04:47:00.000-07:00

At last Nokia announced its new business class smartphone – Nokia E72. It has classic shape factor, horizontal screen and QWERTY keyboard. This mobile phone also features 2.4 inch screen with 240x320 px resolution, 5 Mp camera with autofocusing and flash, 0.3 Mp camera for video calls, 250 Mb built in memory, microSD card slot (up to 16 Gb), GPS module, FM radio with RDS, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, 3.5 mm audio jack and 1500 mAh battery. The operating system is S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2, supported network standards are GSM/EGPRS, WCDMA/HSDPA/HSUPA. Nokia E72 will become availbel by the end of the third quarter of this year and will cost €350.

Sony Ericsson Naite

2009-06-08T07:38:00.000-07:00

Sony Ericsson Naite is another mobile phone which was announced by SE recently. It belongs to “green” series and has used reduced packaging materials, recycled plastics, optimized display light and waterborne paint in order to reduce the lifetime CO2 footprint of the device by 15%. The list of technical characteristics includes 2.2 inch touch screen with 240x320 px resolution, 2 Mp camera with 4x digital zoom, FM radio with RDS, 100 Mb built in memory, microSD memory card slot and Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP. Supported network standards are quad-band GSM with 3G. Sony Ericsson Naite is expected to become available by the end of the third quarter.

LG GW520 QWERTY phone

2009-06-01T05:24:00.000-07:00

South Korean LG company has just announced its new QWERTY device assigned for social networks lovers. LG GW520 sliding phone has third generation networks support, 2.8 inch touch screen, 3.2 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and memory card slot. The list of pre-installed applications includes full-scale web browser. This phone will become available by the end of this month.

Sony Ericsson Yari gamephone

2009-05-29T08:40:00.001-07:00

Sony Ericsson has just announced another mobile device – Sony Ericsson Yari. It is positioned as game phone. It is nice looking sliding device. According to producer this phone features gesture control function. Nevertheless there is no special buttons. It seems that this phone will not be very expensive but its set of technical characteristics looks rather impressive. Sony Ericsson Yari has 2.4 inch screen with 240x320 px resolution and 262K colors, 5 Mp camera with autofocus and flash, 0.3 Mp camera for video calls, FM radio with RDS, 60 Mb built in memory, microSD card slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, G-sensor and stereo loud speakers. Available colors are Achromatic Black and Cranberry White.

Alcatel OT-800A

2009-05-27T07:25:00.001-07:00

Recently FCC approved Alcatel OT-800A mobile phone. This device supports tri band GSM/EDGE 850/1800/1900 MHz networks and has QWERTY keyboard. The list of technical features is not so impressive but it is said that this mobile device will not cost more than $100. Alcatel OT-800A has 320x240 px screen with 262K colors, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, 2 Mp camera, microSD memory card slot, accelerometer and FM radio.

LG GW600 HQ QWERTY smartphone

2009-05-27T04:23:00.001-07:00

LG has just announced its new half-QWERTY phone. It is LG GW600 HQ which is also know as LG Herald. This mobile phone runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard. LG GW600 HQ is equipped with 2,4 inch screen with 320x240 px resolution, 2 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, microSD memory card slot (up to 16 Gb) and 1100 mAh battery. The release will take place in the beginning of July.

M1 mobile Internet device

2009-05-27T03:33:00.001-07:00

UMID company has just introduced new line of its portable laptops. The most interesting device from this series is M1. This MID features third generation networks support, 32 or 16 GB built in memory, 512 Mb RAM and Intel Atom 1.33 MHz CPU. The operating system is Windows XP. The price is $599 for 16 Gb version and $749 for 32 Gb one.

Samsung Infinity touch phone

2009-05-26T08:04:00.001-07:00

Recently AT&T announced some new mobile phones. One of them is Samsung Infinity. It is a budget touch screen phone. The design of this mobile phone corresponds to “e2e” standards. The screen has 3 inch diagonal and 240x400 px resolution. Other characteristics are 2 Mp fixed-focus camera, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, microSD memory card slot, A-GPS and 1000 mAh battery. Unfortunately there is no any information about price. It is said that release will take place by the end of July.

Nokia Mako sliding phone

2009-05-25T05:17:00.000-07:00

It is known that Nokia is going to invade US mobile market. One of devices that will be introduced is Nokia Mako mobile phone. It is slider with QWERTY keyboard. This device is based on S60 series 3.2 platform and supports third generation networks. Nokia Mako also has 2.4 inch screen with 320x240 px resolution, 2 Mp camera, 128 Mb built in memory, microSD memory card slot, Bluetooth 2.0 and 2.5 mm audio jack. This mobile phone will be released in the beginning of the next month.

Samsung SGH-t349

2009-05-21T04:43:00.000-07:00

Samsung together with T-Mobile operator has just announced its new budget mobile device – Samsung SGH-t349. It has classic shape factor and features 20 buttons keyboard. Supported network standards are GSM 850/1800/1900 MHz, 2.2 inch TFT screen with 176x220 px resolution and 256K colors, 1.3 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0 module. Samsung SGH-t349 costs $15 with two year contract.

Sharp AQUOS SHOT 933SH

2009-05-20T04:03:00.000-07:00

Japanese Softbank and NTT DOCOMO mobile operator has just introduced some new mobile phones. One of the most remarkable devices is Sharp AQUOS SHOT 933SH. It is clamshell phone with turning screen. The main feature is 10 Mp camera with flash and high aperture optics with 28 mm effective focal length. The camera also supports picture stabilization and smile detection functions. Other technical characteristics of Sharp AQUOS SHOT 933SH are 3.3 inch touch screen with 480x854 px resolution, additional 0.8 inch screen with 96x16 px resolution, microSDHC memory card slot (up to 16 Gb), Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, IR port, TV tuner and GPS module. I hope that this device will become available not only in Japan but also in other countries.

Nokia 2720 Fold budget phone

2009-05-19T06:13:00.001-07:00

Nokia has just announced Nokia 2720 Fold mobile phone. It is positioned as stylish and affordable mobile device. Nokia 2720 Fold is a clamshell phone with two screen both main and external. In spite of the fact that this device belongs to the budget class it has Nokia Life Tools and Ovi Mail services support. The list of characteristics includes 1.8 inch internal screen with 128x160 px resolution, 1.36 inch external screen, 1.3 Mp camera, FM radio, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP. Available colors are Black and Deep Red. Supported network standards are GSM/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 MHz. The release will take place by the end of the third quarter of this year.

Samsung i637 Jack

2009-05-15T05:08:00.001-07:00

AT&T mobile operator has just announced Samsung i637 which is also know as Samsung Jack. This smartphone has classic shape factor and QWERTY keyboard. It supports GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA networks and runs on Windows 6.1 Professional. The resolution of the screen is 320x240 px. The list of characteristics includes 3.2 Mp camera, 256 Mb RAM, microSD, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. The price of Samsung Jack i637 is $100.

Samsung Exclaim M550 QWERTY phone

2009-05-12T06:44:00.000-07:00

South Korean Samsung company introduced another mobile phone with QWERTY keyboard. It is Samsung Exclaim M550 which is also known as Samsung Lucello. This mobile phone is double sliding device and is assigned for CDMA/EV-DO Rev. 0 800/1900 MHz networks. The list of characteristics includes 2.6 inch screen with 320x240 px resolution, 2 Mp camera, microSDHC memory card slot (up to 32 Gb), 1000 mAh battery and GPS module. Samsung Exclaim M550 will become available in Sprint mobile operator’s shops by the end of the June.

Coming Sony Ericsson W995a

2009-05-06T06:41:00.001-07:00

FFC has just approved Sony Ericsson W995a mobile phone. It is special version of W995 for US and Canadian market. This device belongs to Walkman series and supports GSM/EDGE and HSDPA/WCDMA (850/1900 MHz). Sony Ericsson W995a has 8.1 Mp camera, 2.6 inch screen with QVGA resolution, GPS module, 8 Gb built in memory, Memory Stick M2 card slot, 3.5 mm audio jack, FM radio, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and Wi-Fi.

Coming Palm Eos

2009-05-05T03:51:00.000-07:00

It is rumored that Palm is going to introduce another mobile device with WebOS operating system. It is Palm Eos. It has classic shape factor and QWERTY keyboard. Supported network standards are GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz and 3G. The screen has 2 inch diagonal and supports 320x400 px resolution. There is also 2 Mp camera with flash, 4 Gb memory, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and A-GPS. It is expected that Palm Eos will cost approximately $350.

Nokia N97: disappointment

2009-04-30T08:27:00.000-07:00

Nokia has just announced the list of technical characteristics of its coming “flagman” smartphone – Nokia N97. It turned out, that it is no as impressive as it was expected. It is said that Nokia N97 will have ARM11 434 MHz CPU and 128 Mb RAM. For example Nokia XpressMusic 5630 and Samsung i8910 smartphones have 600 MHz CPU. As for other features this coming device will have QWERTY keyboard, 3.5 inch touch screen, 32 Gb built in memory, microSD memory card slot, 5 Mp camera, GPS and Wi-Fi module. I hope that Nokia will please us at least with low price.

LG GT500 touch screen

2009-04-29T04:50:00.001-07:00

It is said that LG GT500 will be soon released. But until the last moment we had no any information about it. So this mobile phone has 3 inch touch screen with 240x400 px resolution, 5 Mp camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and GPS modules. It is expected that this mobile device will be announced by T-Mobile next month.