Gadgets and Mobile Tech News

Samsung Galaxy S Glide

2011-11-23T04:44:00.000-08:00

Canadian Rogers mobile operator introduced new Samsung’s smartphone – Samsung Galaxy S Glide. It is a horizontal slider with four-row QWERTY keyboard. The device runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and is equipped with 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen with 480x800px resolution, 1GHz dual-core processor, 512MB RAM, 8MP camera supporting Full HD video recording, 4GB internal storage, MicroSD card slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS.

Samsung SGH-t528g

2011-06-14T09:08:00.000-07:00

Coming Samsung SGH-t528g is not a smartphone but has quite impressive functionality. It is based on proprietary platform with TouchWiz 2.0 user interface. The phone supports third generation networks and is equipped with 3-inch capacitive touchscreen, 2MP camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, MicroSD external memory card slot, GPS. It measures 110х51х11.9mm and weights 91g. The battery of this phone provides about 6 hours of talk time or 10 days of standby one. The list of pre-installed software includes apps that provide quick access to popular social networks. No word about release date and price.

Sweety SoftBank 003P smartphone

2011-05-27T09:33:00.000-07:00

Recently Panasonic announced its new mobile device that will be sold by Japanese SoftBank Mobile cell operator. Sweety SoftBank 003P is a smartphone designed especially for ladies. This stylish and elegant device runs on Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and is equipped with 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen with 854х480px resolution, 5MP autofocus camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR, IT port, TV tuner, MicroSD external memory card slot. The device measures 67х128х14mm and weights 139g. Supported networks standards are WCDMA and GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz.

Three new Motorola's budget-class phones

2011-05-16T10:07:00.000-07:00

Motorola has just announced three new budget-class mobile phones that will be sold by Boost Mobile cell operator. They are Motorola Clutch + i475, Motorola Theory, and Motorola i412.

Motorola Clutch + i475 is a monoblock device with landscape display with full QWERTY keyboard. Such shape-factor allows to position this phone as a device for those people who like chatting services. The device has Bluetooth, VGA camera, GPS, 2.5mm headphones jack. It is notable that the phone also supports walkie-talkie function. The price of Motorola Clutch + i475 is $100.

Motorola Theory has the same shape factor but looks a little bit more stylish. It is equipped with 2.4-inch display, 1.3MP camera, 2.5mm headphones jack, MicroSD external memory card slot, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP. The phone supports iTap predictive text technology support. Motorola Theory will become available in June and will cost $80.

Motorola i412 is a clamshell phone equipped with Bluetooth 2.0 module, 0.3MP camera, GPS, 2.5mm headphones jack, MicroSD external memory card slot. One of features of this device is Push-to-Talk technology support. The price Motorola i412 is $70. The release will take place in June.

LG C310 budget QWERTY phone

2010-12-24T08:07:00.001-08:00

The device is an heir of LG C300. In contrast to it LG C310 has better list of specifications and thinner body. This device is a monoblock with full QWERTY keyboard and 2.4-inch landscape display (320x240px resolution). It features Dual-SIM function and supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900Mhz networks. LG C310 also has 2MP camera, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, FM radio, 3.5mm headphones jack, MicroSD external memory card slot. The battery of this phone provides about 6 hours of talk time or up to 408 hour of standby one. No word about release date and price.

Fly ST230 - a slider for ladies

2010-12-16T08:11:00.000-08:00

Recently Fly announced its new mobile phone. Fly ST230 is a slider designed for ladies. It is decorated with smart patterns and looks quite elegant. Like many other Fly’s phones it supports Dual-SIM function (GSM/GPRS 900/1800MHz networks are supported). In other respects it is quite typical entry-level phone. It has 2.2-inch TFT screen with 240x320px resolution, 2MP camera, Bluetooth 2.1, FM radio with RDS, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 16GB). The battery has 800mAh capacity and provides about 4 hours of talk time or 350 hours of standby one. The price of the Fly ST230 is $125.

Gigabyte GSmart Rola Dual-SIM smartphone

2010-12-13T08:06:00.000-08:00

This smartphone has not been officially announced yet but some source have already published its pics and list of specifications. The main feature of Gigabyte GSmart Rola is Dual-SIM function support. In other respects it is quite typical entry-level smartphone. Gigabyte GSmart Rola is powered by Google’s Android 2.2 Froyo and is equipped with 528MHz processor, 256MB RAM, 512MB ROM, 3.2-inch resistive touch screen with 240x400px resolution, MicroSD external memory card slot, 3MP camera, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, accelerometer, compass, FM radio, 1260mAh battery. Gigabyte GSmart Rola will become available in the beginning of 2011 and will cost about EUR175.

LG P520 Dual-SIM touchphone

2010-11-18T08:23:00.000-08:00

Recently LG Electronics announced its new mobile phone. LG P520 is a touchphone featuring Dual-SIM function support. Other specifications are quite usual for other entry-level phones of the same class. This phone has 2.8-inch screen with 240x400px resolution, 15MB internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 4GB cards are supported), 2MP camera, FM tuner, Bluetooth, GPS. The list of pre-installed software includes special app that provides quick access to Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other local popular social networks. The battery of this device has 1500mAh capacity and provides about 9 hour of talk time or 17 days of standby time. LG P520 measures 109x56x13mm and weights 120g. No word about exact release date and price.

T-Mobile Vibe E200 cheap QWERTY phone

2010-11-12T07:17:00.001-08:00

British T-Mobile operator has just announced its new affordable device. The producer of this device is Chinese ZTE Corporation but it will be sold as T-Mobile Vibe E200. It is a horizontal slider with full QWERTY keyboard. The device supports GSM/GPRS network standards and is equipped with 2.8-inch capacitive touch screen with 240x400px resolution, 2MP camera, MicroSD external memory card slot, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP. There is a pre-installed media player that supports such extensions as MP3, AMR, WAV, iMelody, Midi, AWB, M4A, MP4 and 3GP. The dimensions of the device are 108.6x53.0x14.6mm. T-Mobile Vibe E200 will become available in next few days and will cost just £39.99 (about $65).

Toshiba Regza IS04

2010-10-20T01:53:00.000-07:00

Japanese KDDI mobile operator has just announced new line of mobile devices that will become available in its shops in next few weeks. One of these gadgets is Toshiba Regza IS04. The main feature of this smartphone running on Google Android 2.1 Éclair is 12MP camera with LED flash. Other specifications are usual for high-end smartphones – 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 4-inch capacitive touch screen with 480x854px resolution, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS, MicroSD external memory card slot. Toshiba Regza IS04 will be launched in December. It is also expected that European version of this mobile device will become available some months later after Japanese release. No word about pricing.

Sonim XP1300 Core rugged phone

2010-10-08T07:53:00.000-07:00

Sonim has just announced its new rugged device. Sonim XP1300 Core is a monoblock device with rubberized case that makes this mobile phone water, dust, scratches and temperature (-20ºC - +55ºC) resistant. As for technical specifications Sonim XP1300 Core mobile phone has 2-inch display covered with Gorilla Glass, Bluetooth, MicroSD external memory card slot. The battery of this device provides about 18 hours of talk time or 800 hours of idle one. Sonim XP1300 Core will become available in November and will cost $400.

Two new Fly's QWERTY phones

2010-10-07T06:42:00.001-07:00

Today Fly announced its two new mobile devices. Both of them are monoblock devices with full QWERTY keyboard.Fly Q400 features two SIM slots that can work simultaneously. The phone supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800 MHz networks and is equipped with TFT screen with 320x240px resolution, 3.2MP camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM radio, 3.5mm headphones jack, 18Mb internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 8GB).The main feature of Fly Q110TV is that it has built-in TV tuner. Like Q400 it also supports Dual-SIM mode. This device supports GSM 900/1800 MHz network standards and has landscape screen with 220x176px resolution, 0.3MP camera, Bluetooth 2.1, FM radio, MicroSD external memory card slot, 3.5mm headphones jack.

Samsung S8530 Wave II

2010-10-04T09:43:00.000-07:00

Samsung has just announced an heir of its ‘flagship’ Bada-smartphone – Samsung S8530 Wave II. There is no much difference between this device and the first Wave phone – 3.7 inch Super LCD capacitive touch screen with 800x480px resolution instead of 3.3 inch Super AMOLED display. There are also some changes in device’s software. Other specifications are the same – 1GHz processor, 5Mp camera with LED flash and HD video recording support, 2GB internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS, 3.5mm headphones jack, 1500 mAh battery. Samsung S8530 Wave II will become available in Europe in November and will cost EUR430.

Fly MV135 Harmony

2010-09-27T09:53:00.001-07:00

India subdivision of Fly has just officially announced new Fly MV135 Harmony phone that is positioned as budget-class device designed for young people. This phone supports GSM/EDGE 900/1800MHz networks and is equipped with 2.4 inch TFT display with 240x320px resolution, 2MP camera, Bluetooth, FM radio, 10MB internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 8GB). The battery of this phone has 1050 mAh capacity and provides about 10.5 hour of talk time or 100 hours of idle. The dimensions are 115x51x14mm, the weight is 91g.

LG XOXO touchphone

2010-09-27T08:40:00.000-07:00

LG has just officially announced its new mobile phone. The main feature of this device is its display that is said to be as good as iPhone’s Retina ones. This screen has 3.8 inch diagonal and supports 1024x480px resolution and a quick math shows that the screen’s pixels per inch (PPI) comes to around 298, which is not as good as the iPhone 4’s Retina Display but better than most smartphones in the market. Other specifications of LG XOXO include 5MP camera with flash and HD video (720p) recording support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, MicroSD external memory card slot. At first this device will become available only in South Korea. But in near future in will become available in other countries.

LG GT550 Encore

2010-09-07T03:31:00.000-07:00

LG GT550 Encore is a new mobile phone that has just become available in AT&T shops. It costs $50 with two-year contract. It is middle-class touchphone with not bad set of functions. LG Encore supports third generation networks and is equipped with 3 inch touch screen with 240x400px resolution and 262K colors, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, GPS module, 32MB internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 16GB). The battery has 950mAh capacity and provides about 3 hour of talk time or 10 days of idle. The dimensions are 105.9x53.3x111.9mm, the weight is 105g.

Coming T-Mobile G2 Android slider

2010-09-01T08:17:00.001-07:00

It is expected that soon T-Mobile will announce a heir of G1 smartphone. T-Mobile G2 is also produced by HTC and will be also sold as HTC Desire Z. As its predecessor this smartphone is horizontal slider with QWERTY keyboard. But the list of specification differs. T-Mobile G2 is powered by Google’s Android operating system and has 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 3.7 inch AMOLED capacitive touch screen with 480x800px resolution, MicroSD external memory card slot, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS with A-GPS support, accelerometer, 3.5mm headphones jack. T-Mobile G2 will be launched on September, 29.

Samsung W609 dual-mode touchphone

2010-08-27T04:52:00.001-07:00

This mobile device will first be available in China. The main feature of Samsung W609 is that it supports both GSM and CDMA networks. In other respects it is typical entry-level present-day touchphone. This mobile phone has 3.2 inch touch screen with 240x420px resolution, 3.2 Mp camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, 60 Mb internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 16 GB). The list of pre-installed applications includes dictionary and special app to work with MS Office docs. No word about exact release date and price.

G-fone 468 budget QWERTY phone

2010-08-19T04:54:00.001-07:00

Indian Bright Telecom has just announced G-fone 468 mobile phone. This budget-class device features QWERTY keyboard and Dual-SIM function support. It is also known that it is equipped with 2 inch TFT screen with 220x176px resolution, 0.3 Mp camera, Bluetooth, FM radio, FM radio with podcasts recording support, 1200 mAh battery. The price of G-fone 468 is only $65.

Samsung i909

2010-08-18T07:59:00.001-07:00

Samsung has just announced new Galaxy series device. Unfortunately at first Samsung i909 communicator will be available only in China. In other countries it will be released some weeks later. This device is equipped with 4 inch display with WVGA resolution, GPS module, Bluetooth 3.0, 5 Mp camera, 16 GB internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot. The operating system is Google’s Android 2.1. The dimensions are 123х64.2х10.8mm, the weight is 121g.

Samsung Intercept Android smartphone

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

Samsung has just announced its new smartphone. Samsung SPH-M910 Intercept is positioned as an heir of Samsung Moment. It is also horizontal slider with full QWERTY keyboard. At present moment this device runs Android 2.1. But it is expected that the version of operating system will be updated to 2.2 by the date of the release. There is no official information about technical specifications of this smartphone but we know that it is equipped with 3.2 inch capacitive touch screen, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, GPS module, MicroSD external memory card slot. It is expected that Samsung SPH-M910 Intercept will become available in Sprint mobile operator’s shops by the end of the next week.

Q8 watchphone

2010-06-22T04:32:00.000-07:00

This shape-factor, invented in China didn’t become popular. But some companies still produce such devices. As many other Chinese mobile phones Q8 supports GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz networks and has two SIM card slots. Other specifications of this device are 1.3 inch touch screen, 2 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0, MicroSD external memory card slot. The battery provides about 5 hour of talk time. The price of Q8 watchphone is $127.

Huawei G7002 budget touchphone

2010-06-02T04:02:00.000-07:00

Recently O2 mobile operator launched new mobile phone that has been already available in its shops for $58 (without any contract). Huawei G7002 is budget touchphone equipped with 2.4 inch touchscreen display with 240x320px resolution, 1.3 Mp camera, Bluetooth, FM radio, microSD external memory card slot. The battery of this mobile phone has 1100 mAh capacity and provides about 12 hours of talk time.

NEC N08B hybrid device

2010-05-19T08:15:00.000-07:00

Recently Japanese NTT DoCoMo mobile operator announced some new device that will became available in its shops this summer. NEC N08B is hybrid of smartphone and smartbook running on Windows CE operating system. It supports third generation networks and has full QWERTY keyboard, 4.6 inch screen with 854x480 px resolution, 3.1 Mp camera, 0.3 Mp camera for video calls, Wi-Fi, microSD external memory card slot, 1Seg TV tuner. Another remarkable feature is that this device can be used as Wi-Fi hotspot for another four devices.

Samsung Omnia HD 2 leaked

2010-05-19T04:13:00.000-07:00

According to some sources Samsung is going to launch the heir of its popular Samsung GT-i8910 Omnia HD communicator. Samsung Omnia HD 2 has very similar design but its set of features looks even more impressive. This high-end smartphone runs on Symbian^3 operating system and is equipped with 4 inch capacitive Super AMOLED multi-touch capable screen, 16 or 32 GB internal storage, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS, 12 Mp camera with HD video (1280x720px, 30 fps) recording support, accelerometer, motion sensor. Unfortunately there is no any information about release date and price.

Two coming Samsung's sliders

2010-05-15T04:11:00.000-07:00

Some unofficial resources has already published first photos and lists of specifications of two Samsung’s phones that will be launched by T-Mobile US operator on June 23. Samsung T479 will be released as Samsung Gravity 3. It is horizontal slider with both alphanumeric and QWERTY keyboard. It supports third generation networks and is equipped with 2 inch screen, 2 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, MicroSD external memory card slot, 3.5mm headphones jack.Samsung T359 is also QWERTY sliding device. But in contrast to Samsung Gravity 3 it has vertical sliding mechanism. There is 1.3 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, MicroSD card slot, 3.5mm headphones jack, 2 inch screen.

LG KF301 budget phone

2010-05-06T08:53:00.001-07:00

Yesterday LG Electronics showed its new mobile device – LG KF301. It is clamshell mobile phone belonging to budget class. It supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz networks and is equipped with 2 inch internal screen with 176x220px resolution and 262K colors, 1.04 inch external screen, 1.3 Mp camera, FM radio with RDS, 40 Mb built-in storage, MicroSD external memory card slot, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, 900 mAh battery. LG KF301 measures 95x49x16.5mm and weights 90g.

Pantech breEZe II official announce

2010-05-05T07:52:00.000-07:00

Pantech Breeze mobile phone was launched two years ago. Today Pantech together with AT&T mobile operator announced its heir – Pantech breEZe II. It is clamshell budget class mobile phone with simple set of technical specifications. This device supports third generation networks and is equipped with GPS module, 1.3 Mp camera with fixed focus, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP support, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 32 Gb). Pantech breEZe II will become available in next few days and will cost $20 with two-year contract.

SmartQ R7 E-Magine

2010-05-03T08:54:00.000-07:00

SmartDevices company has just released its new device combining of MID, PMP and ereader. SmartQ R7 E-Magine features 600 MHz ARM 11 processor, 256 Mb DDR2 RAM and 7 inch touch screen with 800x600px resolution. Other specifications are 2 Gb internal storage, SD/SDHC external memory card slot, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, 3G module. The list of supported extensions includes docs - PDF, EPUB, TXT, HTML, CHM, RTF, media - AVI, MKV（XVID/px/H.264), MOV, TS, M2TS, RM/RMVB, FLV, WMV, 3GP, MPEG, DAT, MP4. The battery has 3300 mAh capacity and provides up to 8 hour of work time.

Coming LG LU2300 Android phone

2010-04-17T04:55:00.001-07:00

At last LG shared some official information about this mobile device. LG LU2300 belongs to smartphones class and runs on Google Android operating system. It is horizontal slider with full QWERTY keyboard. Its list of specifications looks quite impressive – 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, 3.5 inch AMOLED capacitive multi-touch screen with 480x800px resolution, 5 Mp camera with autofocus and geotagging, Wi-Fi. Bluetooth, GPS, DMB TV tuner. LG LU2300 will be released in Korea in May. In other countries this smartphone will become available some weeks later.

Philips Xenium X809 Dual SIM phone

2010-04-15T05:40:00.000-07:00

Most of vendors have already released mobile phones supporting Dual SIM card mode. Philips is not exclusion. Recently it announced Philips Xenium X809. In addition to Dual SIM support this mobile phone features impressive battery life – 8 hours of talk time and more than 400 hours of idle mode. In other respects Philips Xenium X809 is typical middle-class touchphone. It has 2.8 inch resistive touch screen with 240x400px resolution, 5 Mp camera with flash and autofocus, Bluetooth, FM radio with RDS, microSD memory card slot (up to 8 GB). Philips Xenium X809 will become available next month.

MDO Avatar G580 Androd smartphone

2010-04-14T09:57:00.001-07:00

Last year Chinese MDO company released its first smartphone running on Google Android operating system. MDO Avatar G580 is heir of this device. It also runs on Android OS and has monoblock shape. It is stylish device with very thin case – 10.7mm. Its list of technical specifications looks good - 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM 7227 processor, 256 Mb RAM, 256 Mb ROM, Wi-Fi, GPS, microSD memory card slot (up to 32 Gb), Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP. It is also notable that this smartphone supports WCDMA networks standards. MDO Avatar G580 has been already available in online shops. The price is $277.

BlackBerry Bold clone

2010-04-09T09:43:00.000-07:00

BlackBerry Bold is not very cheap device and is can be called affordable. Thankfully Chinese clone’s producers don’t forget about this high-end device. NK9000C has the same design as original device. Its case is made of high-quality materials. As for other specification this mobile phone is equipped with microSD memory card slot (up to 4 Gb), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, TV tuner, trackball, FM radio, two cameras both for taking pictures and video calls. Besides NK9000C has two SIM card slots. The price of this phone is $73.

LG GD880 Mini

2010-04-08T05:23:00.000-07:00

This mobile phone was first shown at Mobile World Congress 2010. According to some sources it will become available in next few weeks. LG GD880 Mini is compact and stylish touchphone. It is equipped with 3.2 inch touchscreen display with 480х854px resolution, 5Mp camera, accelerometer, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, GPS, FM radio with RDS, 100 Mb built-in storage, microSD memory card slot (up to 16Gb). LG is also going to launch Chinese versions of this phone - LG GD888. In contrast to original device this one supports TD-SCDMA networks standard. Other specifications are the same.

LG BL40 gets upgrade

2010-03-30T05:56:00.000-07:00

LG Electronics has just launched new version of its popular mobile phone. The main feature of LG BL40 New Chocolate is its design. It case is decorated with gold patterns. The only difference between this device and original BL40 is that this one has 8 Mp camera instead of 5 Mp one. Other specifications of this phone are 4.0.1 inch capacitive touch screen with 345х800px resolution, 1 Gb built-in storage, microSD card slot, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, 3.5mm headphones jack, TV output. The price for upgraded version of LG BL40 New Chocolate is $645.

G-Fone G588 QWERTY budget phone

2010-03-19T07:35:00.000-07:00

Indian G-Fone company has just launched its new mobile phone. G-Fone G588 is budget device designed for chatting lovers. It is monoblock with full QWERTY keyboard. The list of technical characteristics is typical for other budget class devices – 2.2 inch screen with 320x240px resolution, 1.3 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0, FM radio, MicroSD memory card slot (up to 8 Gb). It is also notable that this phone has two SIM card slots and supports both GSM and CDMA networks. The list of pre-installed software includes Nimbuzz app that provides quick access to popular social networks accounts like Facebook, Twitter, Skype, G-Talk, Yahoo, MSN, AOL and etc. The price of G-Fone G588 is just $105

Olive FrvrOn: AAA battery compatible phone

2010-03-05T07:23:00.001-08:00

It is not a secret that there is no electricity supply network in many regions of India and many Indians have no opportunity to charge their mobile devices. To solve this problem some vendors designed phones with solar batteries but Olive Mobile chose another way. Olive FrvrOn (it is an abbreviation for ‘forever on’) is typical budget mobile phone with the exception of slot for AAA battery. One single battery provides about an hour of talk time or 24 hours of idle time. Other characteristics are usual for such class of devices – 1.5 inch TFT screen, FM radio, 600mAh battery, and stereo loud speakers. Olive FrvrOn will become available in next few weeks and will cost $37.

Sony Ericsson Naite release

2010-03-04T03:15:00.000-08:00

This ecological mobile phone was announced last summer. But only yesterday it was released. The case of Sony Ericsson Naite is 50% made of recycled materials. This device comes with charger with low power consumption and instruction in digital format. The list of technical characteristics is usual for other budget phones and includes 2.2 inch screen with 240x320 pixels resolution, 2 Mp camera without autofocus, MicroSD card slot, FM radio, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP. The device supports Google Search, Google Maps, Facebook services. Supported networks standards are quadband GSM/EDGE and 3G. Sony Ericsson Naite has been already available and costs $159.

Alcatel OT-808 QWERTY phone

2010-02-24T08:41:00.000-08:00

Alcatel has just unveiled its new mobile phone. Its main features are shape factor and design. Alcatel OT-808 clamshell phone has square case and full QWERTY keyboard. As for technical characteristics this mobile device has 2.4 inch screen with 320x240 px resolution, external 1.1 inch OLED screen with 128x36 px resolution, 2 Mp camera, Bluetooth, microSD memory card slot, and FM radio. Alcatel OT-808 has been already approved by Bluetooth SIG. It will cost $125 and will become available in next few weeks.

FSL F718 MID

2010-02-24T05:25:00.001-08:00

Chinese FSL company released its new device which is positioned as MID but it seems that it is closer to tablet computers. FSL F718 measures 195x127x21 mm and weights 700 g. It is based on 1.2 GHz VIA C7 processor and runs on Windows XP operating system. It is also equipped with 7 inch touch screen with 800x600 px resolution, 1 Gb RAM, 32 Gb SSD, 1.3 Mp webcam, Wi-Fi, 3G module, 3.5 mm headphones jack, and two USB 2.0 ports. The battery has 3000 mAh capacity and provides about 5 hours of work time. The price of FSL F718 is $586.

Two Dual-SIM phones by FLY

2010-02-17T08:55:00.001-08:00

Today FLY announced its new mobile phones. Both Fly DS185 and Fly SL 140DS support Dual SIM card mode. Fly DS185 is budget mobile device with GSM/GPRS networks support. It is equipped with 2.2 inch screen with 176x220 px resolution and 65K colors, 2 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, FM radio with RDS, torch, microSD memory card slot (up to 16 Gb). The list of pre-installed applications includes media player that supports MP3, WAV, MIDI, AMR audio extensions. Fly DS185 will become available by the end of the next months and will cost $113.In contrast to DS185 this mobile phone is slider. As for technical characteristics Fly SL 140DS has 1.3 Mp camera with autofocus, microSD memory card slot (up to 2 Gb) and Bluetooth module. This phone measures 94x48x14.1 mm and weights 85g. The battery has 750 mAh capacity and provides about 3 hours of talk time. Fly SL 140DS will be released in March and will cost $96.

Chinese SciPhone WG3 communicator

2010-02-11T05:24:00.000-08:00

SciPhone is one of a few Chinese companies who produce not only clones but original devices with impressive set of functions and characteristics. SciPhone WG3 runs on Google Android operating system and is equipped with 3.2 inch touch screen, 1.3 Mp camera with autofocus, 0.3 Mp front camera for video calls, Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth, microSD memory card slot, TV tuner and GPS module. Unfortunately there is no any information about price and release date.

Qisda QCM-330 Android phone

2010-02-10T08:34:00.001-08:00

Almost nobody knows Qisda company. But it seems that this situation will change. In next few weeks Vodafone will release Qisda QCM-330 mobile phone. It has monoblock shape and stylish design. This device has GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, 3 Mp camera, accelerometer and supports 3.5G networks and HSDPA standard. But the main feature of this phone is its screen. It has 4 inch diagonal and 1280x1024 pixels resolution. Another notable fact is that this device runs on Google Android operating system. Unfortunately there is no word about price.

LG SU410 Pastel

2009-12-24T08:52:00.000-08:00

South Korean LG company has just announced its new mobile phone – LG SU410 which is also known called as LG Pastel. It is nice looking clamshell device supporting 3G networks. LG Pastel has 2.8 inch screen, 2 Mp camera, 0.3 Mp camera for video calls, DMB TV tuner, accelerometer, 2 Gb built-in storage and microSD memory card slot. The battery has 900 mAh capacity and provides 220 minutes of talk time. Another feature of this phone is LED panel on the front side of the phone. It provides an opportunity to customize the device.

Magic Voice A9 Chinese Dual SIM phone

2009-12-16T09:37:00.001-08:00

The design of this phone is inspired by Samsung GT-i8000 Omnia II but in other respects it absolutely another device. It is an example of creative method of designing of Dual SIM phones. As we can see the upper part of this mobile phone is regular reflection of the lower one. Magic Voice A9 has two microphones and two receivers. Other characteristics of this remarkable device are 3 inch touch screen, FM radio, TV tuner, microSD memory card slot and 2800 mAh battery. The price is only $129.

First Else communicator by Emblaze Mobile

2009-11-26T08:10:00.000-08:00

The first information about this device appeared a month ago. Today it was showed in London. First Else communicator runs on Else Intuition that is based on ACCESS Linux Platform v3.0. This device features unique user interface makes device control easier and more intuitive. As for the list of technical characteristics First Else has TI OMAP 3430 CPU, 3.47" touch screen with FWVGA (480х854 px) resolution, 5 Mp camera with 8x digital zoom, 256MB RAM, 15 Gb built-in flash storage, Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, GPS and 3.5 mm audio jack. The dimensions are 13 х 56.6 х 115.6. The battery has 1450 mAh capacity. This communicator will become available in the second quarter of 2010. Unfortunately there is no information about price.

Two coming Diva series phones by Samsung

2009-11-23T05:12:00.000-08:00

Samsung has just showed its two coming Diva series mobile phones. They are Samsung S7070 and Samsung S5150 Olivia. Both of them belong to image devices category and are designed for ladies. It is expected that this two phones will become available in the beginning of 2010 and will cost about $200

Samsung S7070 has monoblock shape and is equipped with 3 inch resistive touch screen with 240x400 px resolution, 5 Mp camera with autofocus, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, FM radio and microSD memory card slot.

The main feature of Samsung S5150 Olivia clamshell phone is its relief mirror-like surface of the case. As for technical characteristics this device has 2.2 inch internal screen with 240x320 px resolution, 3 Mp camera, Bluetooth and microSD memory card slot.

Motorola Debut i856w iDEN phone

2009-11-12T06:27:00.000-08:00

The main feature of this iDEN mobile device is not set of its technical characteristics but its design. This stylish sliding phone is designed for ladies and according to the producer has all functions that female users need. Motorola Debut i856w belongs to middle devices class and is equipped with high resolution color display, 1.3 Mp camera, microSD memory card slot (up to 8 Gb), Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, GPS module and 3.5 mm audio jack. Motorola Debut i856w has been already available for the price of $149.99

Samsung B3410 QWERTY phone

2009-11-09T08:19:00.001-08:00

This middle class mobile device was first showed a month ago. Now we have its official photos and list of technical characteristics. Samsung B3410 is sliding phone with QWERTY keyboard. It is not smartphone but has TouchWiz user interface. Supported networks are quad-band GSM/EDGE. It is also known that this mobile device is equipped with 2.6 inch touch screen with QVGA resolution, Bluetooth 2.1, 2 Mp camera, 30 Mb built-in memory, microSD card slot, FM radio and 960 mAh battery. Unfortunately there is no information about the date of release. But it is expected that it will be released in next few weeks.

Coming MOTO Klassic phone

2009-11-04T08:44:00.000-08:00

Motorola has just officially announced its MOTO Klassic which is also known as Motorola Ruby. It is clamshell phone with well known design. This new device supports CDMA/EVDO networks and is equipped with 5 Mp camera with autofocus, Bluetooth 2.0, GPS, microSD memory card slot and 950 mAh battery. Both two displays of MOTO Klassic have 240х320 px resolution but different diagonal: external screen has 2 diagonal while internal has 2.2 inch one. The dimensions are 95 х 50 х 14.5 mm, the weight is 105 g.

Gigabyte GSmart S1200

2009-10-26T08:51:00.001-07:00

Recently Gigabyte unveiled its new mobile device – GSmart S1200. It is positioned as one of the most compact present-day WinMo communicator with WVGA display (480 x 800 px resolution). The screen also has 3.1 inch diagonal and supports 65K colors. As for other characteristics Gigabyte GSmart S1200 also features Qualcomm MSM7200A platform with 528 MHz CPU, 3 Mp camera with autofocus, 0.3 Mp front camera for video calls, microSD external memory card slot (up to 8GB), 512 MB ROM, 288 Mb RAM, FM radio, GPS and Wi-Fi modules. This device measures 106x52x11.4 mm and weights 102.5g (with 1010 mAh battery). The operating system is Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional. Gigabyte GSmart S1200 will become available is some countries in next few weeks and will cost about $550.

Philips V808 Android communicator

2009-10-21T04:05:00.000-07:00

Philips officially announced its coming Android communicator. It is Philips V808. The full list of technical characteristics is still not unveiled but we know that this nice looking device supports GSM/EDGE 900/1800 MHz networks and is equipped with 3.2 inch touch screen with HVGA (480x320 px) resolution, 3.2 Mp camera, GPS, 30 Mb built-in memory, microSD card slot, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity. Philips V808 measures 115х61х14 mm and weights 135g. Unfortunately there is no any information bout release date and price.

Kempler & Strauss Billionair 6 WinMo device

2009-10-07T04:25:00.001-07:00

Kempler & Strauss house company has just announced its new affordable communicator - Kempler & Strauss Billionair 6. This nice looking device supports third generation networks standards and runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system which is added with new user interface. As for technical characteristics this coming communicator has ARM 624 MHz CPU, 2.8 inch TFT touch screen with 240x320 px resolution, 3.2 Mp camera, microSD memory card slot, Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi and GPS modules. The price of Kempler & Strauss Billionair 6 is $260.

Pantech Razzle transformer phone

2009-10-01T04:23:00.001-07:00

This mobile phone has not been announced officially yet but its official photos have already been available in the global network. The main feature of Pantech Razzle is rotary block that has QWERTY keyboard on one of its side and loud speaker and player control buttons on the other side. It is known that this mobile phone supports CDMA 800/1900 MHz networks and has 2.2 inch screen, 1.3 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and microSDHC memory card slot. It is expected that Pantech Razzle will become available by the end of the October.

Philips Xenium K700 touch phone

2009-09-24T08:02:00.000-07:00

This remarkable mobile phone hasn’t been announced officially yet but we already have some photos and list of technical characteristics. Philips Xenium K700 is equipped with 2.8 inch touch screen with 400x240 px resolution and 265K colors, 3.2 Mp camera with autofocus and video recording support, 48 Mb built-in memory, microSD memory card slot (up to 6 Gb), FM radio with RDS, Bluetooth 2.0, 3.5 mm audio jack and stereo loud speakers. Xenium series devices are known for its low power consumption. Thus 1000 mAh battery of the K700 provides up to 4 hours in video viewing mode and 25 hours of music player mode. Supported network standards are GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900 MHz. Philips Xenium K700 measures 101 x 52 x 13 mm and weights 97 g.

Access CPhone Android communicator

2009-09-22T05:30:00.001-07:00

Chinese Access company has just showed its new communicator on China International ICT Expo 2009 exhibition. Like many other present-day communicators Access CPhone runs on Android OS 1.5 Cupcake but features unique animated user interface that was designed especially for this device. As for technical characteristics this coming communicator has 3.5 inch touch screen, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and CMMB TV tuner. There is no any information about release date and price.

Teclast T56 PMP

2009-09-21T04:29:00.001-07:00

This device belongs to portable media players’ class and features Full HD video support. Teclast T56 is equipped with 5 inch touch screen with WVGA (800x480 px) resolution, HDMI interface (1080p), SD memory card slot, GPS module, FM radio with RDS, 1.3 Mp camera and built-in microphone. The list of pre-installed software includes bookreader application that supports almost all present day text extensions.

LG GW620 Android communicator

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

LG Electronics has just announced its first Android device. It is LG GW620. This device is horizontal slider with QWERTY keyboard. Unfortunately the producer didn’t shared the list of technical characteristics but we know that this coming device supports third generation networks and has 3 inch touch screen, microSD memory card slot, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 module. LG GW620 will become available by the end of this year.

Nokia 2220 Slide

2009-09-11T05:34:00.000-07:00

According to some unofficial sources Nokia will soon announce its new mobile device – Nokia 2220 Slide. This sliding mobile phone belongs to budget class but has nice design. Nokia 2220 Slide is based on S40 platform and features TFT screen with 128x160 px resolution and 65K colors, 0.3 Mp camera, FM radio, 10 Mb built in memory and microSD memory card slot. The dimensions are 97х47х16 mm. It is expected that this device will become available in the fourth quarter of this year and will cost $125.

Toshiba Journe Touch MID

2009-09-07T05:57:00.001-07:00

Last week Toshiba announced its new mobile Internet device on IFA exhibition. It is Journe Touch. The case of this MID is made of high-quality aluminium and looks very stylish. The operating system is Windows CE 6.0 Pro. Toshiba Journe Touch has 7 inch touch screen with 800x480 px resolution, 1 Gb built in memory, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) and micro SD/SDHC, MMC, MS/MS Pro cards support. This MID will become available by the end of this year.

MOTOCUBO A45

2009-08-31T04:35:00.001-07:00

The first information about this mobile phone appeared last month. Today Brazilian subdivision of Motorola officially announced MOTOCUBO A45. This QWERTY sliding devise belongs to middle class and supports GSM/EDGE networks. Technical characteristics are 2 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0 module, FM radio, 3.5 mm audio jack and microSD memory card slot. The screen has 320х240 px resolution. MOTOCUBO A45 will become available in September.

Pantech IM-R520S touch phone

2009-08-28T05:55:00.001-07:00

Soon Pantech will introduce its new touch screen phone that has already been already certificated by Bluetooth SIG. Pantech IM-R520S has usual shape factor for such class of devices and is equipped with 3.2 inch touch screen with 480x800 px resolution, 3 Mp camera, TV tuner, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and microSD memory card slot (up to 8 Gb). The phone also supports third generation networks. It is expected that Pantech IM-R520S will become available by the end of the next month.

Samsung SCH-W860

2009-08-27T04:48:00.001-07:00

Samsung has just officially announced its new clamshell mobile phone – Samsung SCH-W860. The case of this device is made of aluminium and looks stylish. Coming mobile phone supports third generation networks and has 2.2 inch screen with 240x320 px resolution, 2 Mp camera, 0.3 Mp camera for video calls, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and microSD memory card slot. The list of pre-installed applications includes dictionaries, metro maps, media player and SOS function support. There is no any information about price and release date.

Wei-Zhi A18 MID

2009-08-26T07:30:00.000-07:00

Recently Chinese Wei-Zhi Technology company introduced its new mobile Internet device. Wei-Zhi A18 has nice design and impressive set of technical characteristics – 7 inch touch screen with WVGA resolution, ARM Cortex 600 MHz CPU, Wi-Fi module, GPS, microSD memory card slot and 3000 mAh battery. The dimensions are 180х110х15.0 mm. The operating system is Mac OS X. Wei-Zhi A18 can be used as media player and supports almost all possible media extensions (MP3, WAV, WMA, AVI, MPEG4, MPEG2, WMV, H.264).

Samsung InstinctQ Android communicator

2009-08-20T08:55:00.001-07:00

The first information about this phone appeared in the global network a month ago. But only now we have some photos of this coming device and the list of technical characteristics. Samsung InstinctQ is a side sliding communicator with QWERTY keyboard. The screen has 3 inch diagonal. This device also has 3.2 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, Wi-Fi module and microSD memory card slot. The operating system is Android. It is expected that Sprint will officially introduce Samsung InstinctQ in the beginning of the October.

New stylish device by Samsung

2009-08-20T05:01:00.001-07:00

Soon Samsung Electronics will introduce its new remarkable mobile phone depending on mobile operator it will be named – SPH-W8350, SPH-W8300 or SCH-W830. The only difference between these devices is that SPH-W8350 supports CDMA network standards while others work with GSM/3G HSDPA networks. The most remarkable feature of this clamshell phone is its design. The case of this device is very thin – only 13.4 mm. External screen has round shape and can display different luminous effects. The list of technical characteristics includes 2.6 inch internal screen with 240x320 px resolution, 2 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and microSD memory card slot.

Samsung i329

2009-08-11T07:51:00.000-07:00

Korean Samsung company is ready to introduce its new smartphone – Samsung i329. This device supports CDMA network standards and will first become available in China. The operating system is Windows Mobile 6.1. It is known that this coming phone will have 3 inch touch screen with 240x400 px resolution, 512 Mb built in memory, Qualcomm QSC6975, microSD/HC memory card slot (up to 32 Gb).

CECT TIGER G2 Chinese fake

2009-07-13T07:43:00.000-07:00

Chinese CECT company is knows as mobile phones’ clones producer. Its last product isn’t exclusion. CECT TIGER G2 combines features of two popular mobile devices – it has the same design as HTC Magic has and the same user interface as iPhone has. As for technical characteristics this mobile device has 2.8 inch touch screen with 240x320 px resolution, Bluetooth module, 0.3 Mp camera (the producer wrote “8 Mp”), microSD memory card slot and 1000 mAh battery. As many other Chinese phones this one supports Dual-SIM mode and works with GSM 850/900/1800/1900 networks. The price of CECT TIGER G2 is $110.

Coming LG GB270 budget phone

2009-07-09T04:25:00.000-07:00

This coming mobile phone hasn’t been officially announced yet but we already have had some information about it. LG GB270 belongs to budget series devices but looks rather stylish and has not bad set of characteristics for its class. This mobile phone will be equipped with 0.3 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP profile support, additional loud speaker, FM radio and microSD memory card slot.

Pantech C180

2009-07-06T07:28:00.001-07:00

Among hi-tech mobile devices such as communicators and smartphones Pantech also produces budget class mobile phones. One of them is Pantech C180. It dimensions are 98.8x43x14.95 mm. The resolution of the screen is 128x128 pixels. This phone also has 1 Mb built in memory and microSD card slot. Available colors are pink, blue and orange. The price is of Pantech C180 is about $40.

Philips Xenium X810

2009-07-01T06:30:00.000-07:00

According to some sources Philips will announce its new mobile device in a next few weeks. It is Philips Xenium X810. The design of this sliding mobile phone is very nice but the set of technical features is also good. This mobile phone is equipped with 240 x 400 pixels TFT touch screen with 262K colors, 3.2 Mp camera with flash, 45 Mb built in memory, microSDHC memory card slot, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and GPS module. The dimensions are 104x52x14.4 mm.

SciPhone N12 Android device

2009-06-22T02:45:00.001-07:00

SciPhone N12 communicator will become available in next few days. IT has classic shape factor and nice set of technical features – 3.2 inch touch screen, 3.2 Mp camera with autofocus, 624 MHz CPU, TV tuner, Wi-Fi module, GPS and third generation network standards support. It was expected that this mobile device would run on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional but the operating system of this communicator is Android.

TINNO T300A budget class phone

2009-06-19T06:37:00.001-07:00

Shenzhen TINNO Mobile Technology has just announced TINNO T300A mobile phone, which has already passed FCC. This mobile phone belongs to budget devices class but has nice design and other interesting features. One of them is special buttons to control FM radio on back side. There is also loud speaker. The producer didn’t provide information about technical characteristics. But we know that TINNO T300A has Bluetooth 2.0 module, microSD memory card slot and GSM networks support.

Samsung Omnia II

2009-06-16T05:49:00.001-07:00

Samsung Omnia II which is also known as Samsung I8000 is one of devices announced by Samsung recently. This phone features 3.7 inch AMOLED touch screen which covers almost all front surface of the device. The operating system is Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional but it can be updated to Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional in future. Another remarkable feature is pre-installed TouchWiz 2.0 user interface. Other characteristics are Samsung ARM1176 S3C6410 667 MHz CPU, 5 Mp camera with autofocus and flash, 0.3 Mp additional camera for video calls, 140 Mb RAM, 8 Gb ROM, microSD memory card slot (up to 32 Gb), Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP and 3.5 mm audio jack. Supported network standards are GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz. Unfortunately there is no any information about release date and price.

Nokia 3710 fold announce

2009-06-15T04:08:00.000-07:00

Today Nokia announced some new mobile phones. One of them is Nokia 3710 fold. It is positioned as stylish mobile device with modern set of technical characteristics. This clamshell phone has 2.2 inch screen with 240x320 px resolution, 1.36 additional screen with 128x160 px resolution, 3.2 Mp camera with autofocusing and flash, 0.3 Mp camera for video calls, FM radio with RDS, 70 Mb built in memory, microSD memory card slot, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, 2.5 mm audio jack and GPS module. Supported network standards are GSM/GPRS/ EGPRS 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, WCDMA 900/1700/2100 MHz. Nokia 3710 fold will become available by the end of this year and will cost €140.

Samsung m340 Mantra

2009-06-12T03:04:00.000-07:00

Samsung Electronics together with Virgin Mobile has just announced new budget class mobile phone – Samsung m340 Mantra. Nevertheless this clamshell device looks good. The list of technical characteristics corresponds to price of this phone - $60. Samsung m340 Mantra has 2 inch TFT internal screen, 1 inch CSTN external screen with 96x96 px resolution, 0.3 Mp camera, 8 Mb memory and Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP.

Samsung Crest Solar

2009-06-11T09:24:00.001-07:00

Samsung Crest Solar mobile phone doesn’t have impressive set of technical features – 1.52 inch screen with 128x128 px CSTN screen, FM radio, torch and 800 mAh battery. The main feature of this device is not big touch screen but built in solar battery. It provides 5-10 minutes of active using after 1 hour in the sun. For the present this mobile phone is available only in India and costs $59.

Casio Exilim C721

2009-06-11T05:42:00.001-07:00

Verizon has just officially announced some new mobile phones. One of them is Casio Exilim C721. The case of this clamshell phone corresponds to Mil-Spec 810F military standard – this phone is water, dust and stress resistant. Besides future owners of this mobile device can not care about temperature conditions. The list of technical features is also impressive -Casio Exilim C721 mobile phone has 5.1 Mp camera with 3x digital zoom and flash, 2.3 inch turning screen with 240x320 px screen, microSD memory card slot (up to 8 Gb) and Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP. Supported network standards are CDMA/1xRTT/EV-DO Rev. A 800/1900 MHz. Casio Exilim C721 will cost $280 and will become available by the end of this month.