Last when we heard of this weird concept phone (KiKi) from Sony Ericsson, little did I knew that this would show up as soon as November 2009! Officially named the Xperia Pureness, the feature list of this phone can be written differently, i.e. with the features that it is actually missing. (more…)
Carved out of a single piece of stainless steel the Nokia Erdos is the latest super expensive luxury phone
from Nokia. The Nokia 8xxx series has been a head turner in its early days with the 8850’s being one of my most cherished gadgets ever. However its a completely different story now with the Erdos; it features a 2.4″ OLED display, 8GB internal memory, 3G, WiFi, GPS, 5MP camera and runs on Symbian S60 platform. (more…)
Motorola has went official with its first Android device: Cliq. Motorola has a custom UI called the MotoBlur running on the Android OS, which sure gives the HTC’s Sense UI a run for its money. T-Mobile would launch the Moto Android in US as Cliq and globally it shall be branded as the ‘Dext’ featuring a 3G, full QWERTY keyboard, 3.1″ touchscreen, 5MP camera, GPS, WiFi and a 3.5mm headphone jack. While Palm has learnt its lesson and integrated a minimum of 8GB internal memory, I wonder what stops Motorola from doing the same. Cliq has 512mb of internal storage and supports MicroSD memory of upto 32GB. (more…)
It Looks Like Nokia X6
BGR has leaked images of a Vodafone branded Samsung and it seems like the Nokia X6 seems to has some company here. Vodafone is about to make an announcement on Sept 24th which according to rumors will see the official announcement for a ‘Vodafone People’ service (probably called ‘360′), this Samsung device might well go official then. The rumored specs are a 8MP camera, OLED display and LiMo OS. According to BGR this handset might be the Riedel l8305 that was spotted recently.
Vodafone has launched its mobile WiFi Hotspot device that can connect upto five simultaneous users to get access to (high-speed) internet service. The credit-card sized “MiFi 2352″ permits users present within a 10 meters range to be connected. This hotspot can also be used as a 3G modem via a USB connection to a laptop.
The MiFi 2352 allows for a maximum of 7.2 mbps while downloading, and 5.7 mbps while uploading. The bandwidth would obviously have to be shared by the number of users connected. (more…)
Samsung Electronics is eyeing the top slot in the Indian mobile phone market over the next two years. The Korean chaebol plans to grow its market share in the GSM and CDMA handset segments by more than 5% annually to ensure its goal of achieving the highest shipment of handsets in the country.
The company is betting on open market handsets in the CDMA space and touchscreen and multimedia phones in GSM to drive growth. “Our plan is to consolidate market share in both GSM and CDMA handset segments in India till 2010, following which we will strongly vie to become the largest handset vendor,” Samsung India Electronics country head (telecom division) Sunil Dutt told ET.
Samsung India has a near 23% share in the CDMA phone space and some 14-16% in the GSM segment. It is the second-largest player in both segments in terms of market share, with Nokia leading in the GSM space and LG in CDMA. (more…)
Leading CDMA player Samsung today announced the launch of the world’s first OMH (Open Market Handset) phone “Mpower 699″ in the Indian market in cooperation with Qualcomm that develops digital wireless communications products and services.
The OMH technology gives cellphone customers the flexibility to buy SIM cards for CDMA handsets from operators of their choice. (more…)
For the ones who keep getting lost and love to enjoy music while doing so, Nokia is bringing the Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition. The Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition cannot be exactly called as the successor of the Nokia 5800 XpresMusic, but it definitely is an upgraded variant of the same.
The Navigation Edition comes bundled with a lifetime Drive and Walk navigation license, a car stand and a car charger for converting the your phone into a fully functional GPS device. The navigation license will be valid only for the region of purchase. The phone would come equipped with the latest version of the Ovi Maps and a new Chrome and Black color styling.
The Navigation Edition would be available in three different types, dependent mostly on the availability of the type of networks in the area. While all three would be Quad-band GSM phones, only two of them would be available with WLAN and dual-band 3G with HSDPA.
The Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition is expected to roll out in Q4 and would be available for 285 Euro before any subsidies or taxes. Hit the jump for the promotional video of 5800 Navigation Edition. [Source]
Nokia 5230 rocks the crowds around the world with a touch of color
The latest addition in the Nokia touch phone portfolio, the Nokia 5230, is designed for those who lead an active life and use their mobile phone as their primary instrument for music, photos and videos, as well as sharing their lives online. With the Nokia 5230, consumers can get new content, be it songs from the Nokia Music Store or apps, games, videos and other services from the Ovi Store, directly from their phones. The solutions offering is complemented by A-GPS navigation and the latest version of Ovi Maps with aerial images, 3D landmarks for over 200 cities and terrain map views for pedestrian and drive navigation.
“Competitively priced at 149 EUR, we believe the Nokia 5230 is an unbeatable offer for many new customers who aspire a device that stars in music, mingles with social networks from Facebook to MySpace, navigates you to where it happens, when it happens, and comes in an array of dazzling colors, ” said Jo Harlow, Vice President, Nokia. (more…)
Samsung has just announced at an event in San Francisco that its touchscreen Blue Earth with solar power (and one of the best paint schemes we’ve ever seen, may we add) will be launching this October, though we don’t yet know what regions will see it. If we had to guess, it won’t be in the US — but maybe the panels aren’t compatible with 120-volt, 60Hz sunlight.
