Archive for January, 2008
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T-Mobile has announced the new MDA Touch Plus’ availability in the UK.
Featuring a TouchFLO touch screen and sliding keyboard, the MDA Touch Plus offers fast 3G-and-then-some connectivity on T-Mobile’s HSDPA network.
Coupled with T-Mobile’s web’n'walk service the company says that the MDA Touch Plus is set to provide a "complete and personalised" mobile surfing experience, as users will be able to explore any site on the internet as they would on their PC.
The MDA Touch Plus also offers access to emails on the move and for those moments of downtime, users will be able to watch a range of TV channels on the handset, from Sky Sports to MTV.
The Touch Plus has a video-capable 2-megapixel camera, with in-handset editing capabilities. There’s a front facing VGA camera for video calling too.
The MP3 player function is complemented by stereo Bluetooth functionality and the MDA Touch Plus is also fully compatible with the CoPilot Live satellite navigation system.
Source pocket-lint.co.uk
The Japanese company Toshiba officially presented communicator Portege G910. The device is based on Windows Mobile 6 Professional and done in the form of side clamshell.
Toshiba Portege G910 Specifications:
* Windows Mobile 6 Professional
* UMTS/HSDPA 2100 and GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900 (GPRS class 10)
* Horizontal Clamshell form factor
* Size: 145 cc, 117 x 64 x 19.8 mm
* Weight: 183 g
* Camera: 2 megapixel main camera
* Memory: ROM 256 MB, RAM 128 MB
* Interface: Bluetooth 2.0, USB, WiFi
* Navigation: Built-in GPS
* Battery: 1320 mAh
* Standby: Up to 460 hrs
* Talktime: Up to 300 mins
* Display: Wide-VGA (480 x 800 pixel), 65k colors, TFT 3.0"
* Messaging: SMS, MMS, E-Mail, Wireless push E-Mail, Windows Live Messenger
* Media Player: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA
* Music Service: Windows Media Player
* Security: Fingerprint authentication
* VoIP: Over WiFi
* Java: MIDP2.0, JSR179
* PIM/sync: Mobile Outlook (address book, Calendar) / ActiveSync (Address book, Calendar, Mail, folder)
* Accessories: USB cable, Stereo headset (with microphone), charger, user guide, CD-ROM
Toshiba, Monday, announced its latest mobile behemoth, the Portege G910. This horizontal clamshell handset opens up to reveal a spacious 3" Wide-VGA 480×800 pixel resolution touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard. The G910 is equipped with tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900MHz) and WCDMA (2100MHz), with quick data speeds over WiFi or HSDPA.
The Toshiba Portege G910 sports built-in GPS and a 2 megapixel camera so you can record yourself getting lost and then find your way again. A microSD card slot offers up expanded memory options, and the built-in fingerprint scanner protects your data from others.
The Portege G910 is plannced to be available in Q1 2008, though pricing is not yet available.
Source mobileburn
The Toshiba G710 was spied at an event held in Milan recently, although nothing official has come forth but certain specs have been revealed. The G710 candybar features a full QWERTY keyboard and works on Windows Mobile 6 system. It has 128 MB ROM and 64 MB RAM memory, which is expandable up to 2 GB with MicroSD and TransFlash memorycards. This quad-band device uses the GPRS network thus surfing the internet and reading e-mails will be a cumbersome process due to this. It also features GPS, music player, Bluetooth for transfer of files plus adding on a wireless stereo Bluetooth headset, a 2.4 inch 65.000 colors touchscreen for navigation and a 2-megapixel camera. It is believed that the Toshiba G710 will end up in the European shows round March. It is expected to sell for 300 Euro ($437).
Source Newlaunches.com
The next-generation Curve has arrived, now with built-in support for Telenav® Maps and Telenav® GPS navigator! The BlackBerry Curve 8310 is the smallest, lightest BlackBerry ever with a QWERTY keyboard. It features clean lines, curved edges, and easy-to-use trackball navigation. The sleek design balances both personal and work needs with the perfect blend of performance and usability. The Curve is the first BlackBerry to support AT&T Mobile Music, an enhanced media player, and stereo Bluetooth® headset capabilities. Snap crisp photos on the 2 MP camera with 5x zoom and flash. Need more storage? It has a microSD(TM) expandable memory slot to store music, videos and more. The Curve comes with BlackBerry’s first email spellchecker, TeleNav Maps, and the AT&T Mall to shop for ringtones and downloads. Go global, the Curve has everything you ever needed or wanted in a BlackBerry.
HP released its compact PDA ‘iPAQ 112 Classic Handheld’ in Japan market, which adopts 3.5-inch touch screen with 240 x 320 resolution.
Measuring 13.6mm thickness and 114.6g weight, it runs on Windows Mobile 6 Classic OS. Featuring 802.11b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR wireless technology, it offers about 15 hours of battery life. Suggested price is 32,550(JPY).
Source AVING
It’s been eight months since Palm released the mildly updated Sprint Treo 755p. Now Palm and Verizon are selling the same two-year-old phone and even pricing it like a new handset. The 755p has plenty of virtues, which I’ll get to in a moment. But look at all of the contemporary features this allegedly new-for-2008 smartphone is missing: multitasking, GPS, mobile TV
, stereo Bluetooth for music, a light-sensing display, voice dialing over Bluetooth, Wi-Fi—and the list goes on. If none of these features are particularly important to you, the 755p is a reliable choice, just like all Palm OS–based Treos are. Just make sure you check out all the other shiny smartphones in the Verizon display case before choosing this one.
More info at pcmag.com
Between CES and Macworld Griffin unleashed a stream of products for 2008, mostly iPod and iPhone related as you might expect. Here’s a quick list of some of the new stuff you can expect to see peeking from the shelves of an Apple Store near you this year:
iTrip AutoPilot helps you drive safely: Developing on the theme of the in-car radio transmitter for iPod that first brought Griffin to my attention, the AutoPilot allows a greater level of safe control as you play your ‘pod in the car. RDS technology shows iPod information through your car radio, SmartScan helps find the perfect frequency and you have a set of iPod play controls at your fingertips, so no more waiting for the red light to prod frantically at the scrollwheel. Due later in the year for $100.
From Shiny Shiny by Alex Roumbas
Sharp presented its wireless PDA phone ‘PV250′ during CES 2008, which adopts swiveling LCD, 18mm-thick qwerty keyboard, 1.3M camera and micro SD slot.
More photo and info at AVING