Nokia N75 Music Phone

Large outside screen
Originally uploaded by craig1black

You can do a lot on this screen. Read text messages. Check your call lists. Take pictures. Listen to music. It's great! The outside screen on most phones is so useless.

It's not often that we get a feature-packed Nokia phone in the U.S. that's cheaper than, say, $800 or so. Indeed, my chief criticism of Nokia's N95 two-way slider phone—the handset that has virtually everything, including GPS, a music player and Wi-Fi—was that it costs a jaw-dropping $850. Now comes another high-end Nokia handset: the N75 music phone, which also comes with an arsenal of features but minus the sky-high price tag (just $200 with service). Is it worth the cash?

Let's talk looks first. One reason I was looking forward to the N75 was that it looked a smidge smaller than Nokia's other high-end phones (yes, Nokia handsets have been getting smaller over the years, but they're still bricks compared to the slender phones that competitors like Samsung are cranking out). At 3.7 by 2 by 0.8 inches and more than 4.2 ounces, however, the N75 is still pretty big—in fact, it's just a hair smaller (and just as heavy as) the pricey N95. While I could fit the N75 in a jeans pocket, it wasn't exactly a comfortable fit. (Unfortunately for us, the svelte N76—a slimmed-down version of the N75—has yet to arrive in the States.) Still, all that bulk doesn't come for nothing; the internal 2.4-inch, 16-million color display is glorious, and the roomy, easy-to-use silver keypad looks great.

The N75 lacks a couple of the key features that made the N95 such a standout: namely, there's neither GPS navigation nor Wi-Fi support. However, the N75 has an ace up its sleeve—3G data through AT&T's high-speed UMTS network, which means you can stream video clips via Cingular Video, indulge in some speedy Web browsing, and download large e-mail attachments. In my tests here in Manhattan, videos loaded up reasonably quickly (within about 20 seconds or so), and my clips looked smooth, if a bit fuzzy and blocky (which is par for the course).

Nokia is pushing the N75 as a music phone, and indeed, it handled my tunes with impressive finesse. The N75 supports a galaxy of music file formats (including MP3, protected and unprotected WMA, AAC, and AAC+) and you can transfer tunes via the included USB cable. You can also sync your PC music collection using Windows Media Player (including any purchased WM DRM files), and if you're a Napster or Yahoo! Music subscriber, the N75 will play all those songs, too. The phone's music player comes with shuffle and repeat modes, and you can tweak the sound with the five-band equalizer or add surround and bass effects. Playlists are no problem, and you can play your music in the background while composing text messages or using other apps on the handset. Finally, you can close the N75 and keep playing your music with help from the music controls on the outside flip.

Pretty cool, and the twin stereo speakers do a decent (if tinny) job of cranking out your tunes. Unfortunately, you can't listen to your music with your own set of earbuds. The phone doesn't have a standard 3.5mm headset jack, or even a 2.5mm jack for cell headsets; instead, you're stuck with Nokia's proprietary data port, and adding insult to injury, you'll have to buy the stereo headset separately ($32) . Oh, and the N75 doesn't support stereo Bluetooth headsets, either. Very disappointing, especially for a music-oriented phone like this.

Back on the plus side, the N75 ships with Nokia's top-notch Web browser, which does a fantastic job of rendering full HTML pages—for my money, it's still the best mobile Web browser out there. Messaging fiends will also find a lot to like; both POP and IMAP e-mail accounts are supported, and there's also a built-in app that collects Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail and AOL Mail. Meanwhile, text chatters can log onto their AIM, Yahoo! Messenger and Windows Live accounts, while shutterbugs can go nuts with the two-megapixel camera (my test snapshots looked reasonably sharp for a camera phone, if a bit washed out).

Finally, call quality was excellent; I could hear my buddies loud and clear, and they reported hearing me just fine. Conference calls, voice commands and a speakerphone are all present and accounted for—and they're thankfully quite easy to access. Also, the N75 is a quad-band GSM phone, which means it'll play nice with worldwide GSM networks.

Overall, the N75 delivers an impressive array of features (if not quite as extensive as the GPS- and Wi-Fi-ready N95) and I'm constantly impressed with how Nokia phones—including the N75—are so easy to use. If you don't mind the bulk and you don't mind coughing up another $32 for Nokia's so-so stereo headset, I'd give the N75 ($200 with a two-year contract) a serious look.

HTC SHIFT CDMA

The HTC Shift™ is enhanced with Microsoft's Origami™ Experience 2.0 — a software suite designed around Windows Vista® that provides you with immediate access to crucial information and applications you need.



Origami™ Central brings together your favorite media such as music, videos, pictures, programs, news feeds and web browsing in one location for quick access.

Origami™ Now gives you one-touch access to e-mail, calendar, RSS feeds, weather and to-do lists, ensuring that important information is organized and available for immediate viewing.
Highlights
Always-on access to critical information with HTC SnapVUE™
Receive instant e-mails with Microsoft® Direct Push technology up to two days on battery standby
Powerful enough to give you the full Windows Vista® experience
Revolutionary small form factor gives you portability without compromising mobility
Adjustable 7-inch touch screen
Mouse buttons and microPad
Worldwide UMTS with HSDPA
Bluetooth® 2.0 and Wi-Fi®
USB 2.0 connectivity
Fingerprint sensor

Processor Intel® Processor A110, 800MHz Operating System Windows Vista® Business Memory RAM: 1GB DDR2 microDIMM RAM Hard Disk 1.8-inch 40 GB hard disk with G-Sensor shock protection Dimensions 207 mm (L) x 129 mm (W) x 25 mm (T) Weight 800g with battery Display 7-inch, 800 x 480 TFT-LCD display with adjustable screen angle and touch-sensitive screen Network SPRINT CDMA
1xRTT
EvDO
(The device will operate on frequencies available from the cellular network) Keyboard Slide-out QWERTY keyboard Mouse Control Left/right mouse buttons and microPad Wireless Connections Bluetooth® 2.0, Wi-Fi® (IEEE 802.11 b/g) I/O Ports 1 USB 2.0, VGA out, and 3.5mm stereo audio out with microphone Card Slots 1.8/3V USIM/SIM card slot SDIO slot with hotswap functionality Security Fingerprint sensor Web Camera Color CMOS VGA camera for videoconferencing Audio Built-in microphone and dual speakers Battery 2700 mAh rechargeable Lithium-ion polymer battery
Windows Vista® operating time: Up to 2 hours
SnapVUE™ standby time (push e-mail enabled): Up to 53 hours
SnapVUE™ standby time (push e-mail disabled): Up to 10 days AC Adapter Voltage range/frequency: 90 ~ 265V AC, 47/63Hz
DC output: 12Vdc, 3A max.

Ipod VS Nokia, iPod Nokia Touch N810

Nokia N810
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Nokia is the Apple iPod portable touch (iPod Touch), ME against the Internet tablet ‘N810′ 19 (Reuters) launched on the American market. ‘N810′ in the resolution of 800 * 480 (WVGA grade), 4.13-inch touch-screen display and equipped with Internet tablet, Nokia has created Linux ‘maemo Linux based OS 2008′ kwotikibodeuwa operating system, and is equipped with GPS capabilities.

Internal and external to 8GB of memory to 2GB of memory hiring by 7500 songs can be stored Wi-Fi wireless Internet (Wi-Fi) support, as well as Bluetooth-enabled phone, it is possible to connect through the Internet.

Mozilla-based browsers (Mozilla), and 10.1 (Ajax), and ‘Adobe Flash (Adobe flash) 9′ support. Seated in front of colleagues by Skype (Skype) or Google Talk (Google Talk) through programs such as free communication is possible. Consumer prices about 44 million won.

Sony Ericsson G900i

The Sony Ericsson G900i lets consumers frame their shot and decide where they want to focus the camera by simply touching the screen. With Camera Multi-Shot, users can just hold down the camera key and take as many pictures as they like. Scroll through photos on the phone with touch control and edit them there with the touch photo album and editor. The G900i can also access favorite web pages in a Wi-Fi hotspot and view them on the large 2.4-inch display. Using the stylus or the finger, the G900i can zoom-in or pan around the page. RSS feeds direct to the phone provide the latest updates; news, football scores.

The Sony Ericsson G900i is a new style smartphone from the Swedish manufacturer. The main focus of the handset is the 5.0 megapixel camera. This is the first smartphone from Sony Ericsson to include a 5.0 megapixel camera. The camera is equipped with autofocus, pretty much a necessity in any camera phone that has any desire to be taken seriously as a competitive imaging device to standalone digital cameras. There is also a flash facility, and an image stabiliser, to help out with those whose hand is not so steady.

The Sony Ericsson G900i is a smartphone, although not marketed as such, to appeal to a wider audience. The handset suns on the Symbian UIQ operating system, an open operating system that allows end users to add additional functionality with the addition of third party software. Mobiles.co.uk has a software shop where you can buy software for your UIQ phone.

The screen of the phone is a large 2.4 inch TFT touchscreen, supporting up to 256,000 colours. The Sony G900i is a 3G mobile phone, with additional support for WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0, including A2DP support. This allows you to listen to your favourite tunes from the phones music player, with a compatible wireless headset. No wires, no tangle, no mess.

The touchscreen of the phone has icons designed to be used with the finger, and it also comes supplied with a stylus, so you can use the handwriting recognition software to enter data into the phone.

Other features include the excellent Track ID application. Track ID simply works by recording a snippet of a song and uploading this to a website, which will recognise the song, tag it, and send you information on the song, artist, album, and where you can buy these from. All for free (bar a few bytes of data sending the track snippet over.) There is also X-Pict, which allows you to create slideshows on the phone, using pictures you have taken on the camera or stored into the media files from elsewhere. You can put together a show, including background music and transitions, all on the handset.

Music-wise the Ericsson G900i comes complete with an MP3 music player and an FM radio with RDS support. The radio can also be used in conjunction with the alarm clock to wake you up in the morning. No more waking up to the shrill cry of the standard alarm tone, now you can wake up to your favourite tunes on your favourite FM radio station.

The Sony Ericsson G900i is due for release shortly. If you are interested in this handset, sign up here and we will send you an email when the handset is available to order.

Sony Ericsson G702

Sony Ericsson’s new focus is conceptualizing on fashion and lifestyle. The new phone depicts the same action. Documents seen on the FCC site reveal a new mid-range bar phone from Sony Ericsson, the G702. While it is similar in basic appearance to the G502 and C702, it has a different feature set. The FCC confirms that is has GSM/EDGE 850/1900 as well as Bluetooth radios. There is a 3.2 megapixel camera, M2 memory slot, and roller bar for navigating the screen. The G702 also comes with a red stylus, suggesting that it will be a touch screen device. The draft user manual also references a touch UI. Considering all these pieces of information, it is likely that the G702 will be a UIQ-based device, though that is not confirmed by the documents. The user manual also references 3G, Wi-Fi, and GPS, but the FCC filings do not confirm those features, either.

SONY CLIE TEG-NZ90

Not strictly digital camera news but today Sony has revealed its latest Palm OS based PDA, the CLIÉ PEG-NZ90 has a two megapixel fixed lens (35 mm equiv.) digital camera build in. With a large, high resolution 320 x 480 flip-and-twist LCD monitor, mini keybaord, WiFi option and integrated Bluetooth this is one flexible and almost do-anything PDA. Priced at $800 the CLIÉ NZ90 should be shipping towards the end of February. "Rivaling the gadgetry found in modern day spy movies, the CLIÉ NZ90 handheld integrates a feature uncommon in the handheld market these days: excitement," said Russell Paik, Sony Electronics' vice president for handheld marketing. "It's a turning point in the way handheld devices are defined

The newest addition to the family of CLIÉ handhelds continues the Sony tradition of creating new product categories. Its effective two-megapixel digital camera features built-in flash and auto-focus capabilities, helping to ensure that candid moments will be captured in bright, vivid and clear resolution. Additionally, the CLIÉ NZ90 model features a Wi-Fi (802.11b) communications slot and integrated Bluetooth™ wireless connectivity options.

"Rivaling the gadgetry found in modern day spy movies, the CLIÉ NZ90 handheld integrates a feature uncommon in the handheld market these days: excitement," said Russell Paik, Sony Electronics' vice president for handheld marketing. "It's a turning point in the way handheld devices are defined."

Motorola MOTOROKR E7

Now we could all sit here wondering if this is really a rumour or not about this mobile phone being the Motorola MOTOROKR E7 phone, could it really be true or is it a picture been edited in Photoshop, we will have to wait and see my friends.

The source link below clearly shows it is the phone we all want it to be but we have to stay sceptical until we get the full news about this baby, if it is true then I am personally excited as the specifications seem impressive enough to excite. Now this could be much better than the E6, in fact I will change that statement “IT WILL BE MUCH BETTER THAN THE E6”.

5 MP camera, VGA touch screen, oh yeah xenon flash plus, Wi-Fi and GPS all integrated and 2GB of built in storage and even HSDPA. You get the idea yes? Once we get more news on the all new Motorola MOTOROKR E7 we will have to just sit back patiently and keep our fingers crossed that we get to see it in reality.

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Apple iPhone

General
Network GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
Announced 2007, January
Status Coming Soon

Size
Dimensions 115 x 61 x 11.6 mm
Weight 135 g

Display
ype Touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches
Multi-touch input method
Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
Proximity sensor for auto turn-off

Ringtones
Polyphonic, MP3
Customization Download
Vibration Yes
3.5 mm headset jack

Memory
Phonebook Advanced, Photocall
Call records Yes
Card slot No
4/8 GB shared memory

Features
OS Mac OS X v10.4.8
GPRS Yes
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Clock Yes
Alarm Yes
Infrared port No
Games Yes
Colors Black
Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, video
EDGE Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0
USB Yes, v2.0
Google Maps
Widgets support
iPod audio/video player
PIM including calendar, to-do list
Photo browser/editor
Voice memo
Integrated handsfree

Battery
Standard battery, Li-Ion

Talk time Up to 5 h

Cingular 8525 / HTC Hermes

Cingular 8525 / HTC Hermes
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he HTC Hermes also known here as AT&T 8525 is my trusty Pocket PC phone that I got while traveling abroad and thus, thankfully, unlocked. I fell in love with the AT&T 8525 not because of its looks coz let's face it, when compared to the iPhone, the 8525 is like Ugly Betty that had one too many Big Macs, but rather I fell in love with the features. The AT&T 8525 (HTC Hermes) is UMTS / HSDPA compatible which is beyond 3G and I would delve into that topic much more later. The AT&T 8525 (HTC Hermes)is also Wi-Fi compatible, has micro SD expansion slot, 400 MHz processor, 128 MB of ROM with 64MB of RAM, Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC Edition, has Bluetooth 2.0 and a 2 megapixel camera which unlike the iPhone, can actually record videos. Most of all the AT&T 8525 (HTC Hermes)has a Pocket Office Suite included that lets me edit Word and Excel files and view PowerPoint Presentations. You can also add other third party applications that would further juice this baby up.

Form Factor

Like I said, the AT&T 8525 (HTC Hermes) cannot hold a candle to the iPhone when it comes to looks. It's a lot more bulky and heavier, weighing in at 6.2 ounces. But it has a nice polished look to it and has a 2.8 inch screen that has a standard 320 x 240 resolution. Although the screen is standard to any pocket pc, it does deliver bright and sharp images. Oh, I forgot to mention that the AT&T 8525 (HTC Hermes) has a touch screen although I don't recommended doing any finger swiping on the phone since that's what the stylus is for. However, you don't have to always take out the stylus since the phone has a handy scroll wheel like that of the Blackberry that allows you to scroll through menus and press it to select items. At the bottom of the AT&T 8525's screen are two soft keys, the call and end button and the start button that lets you easily access the start menu as well as the ok button to easily close a window. In the middle of these buttons is a five-way toggle button.

What's very cool about the AT&T 8525 (HTC Hermes) is that when you slide the screen, you will see a full QWERTY keyboard, perfect for typing emails or editing documents on the go. The QWERTY keyboard is okay since it has large, tactile buttons which is very easy to use.

Purple Samsung Omnia

Samsung has announced its new color for i900 Omnia, the purple Omnia. This is not just color changes but comes with new security and social applications + new home screen widgets and also includes a TV-out cable, all of them are not found in the previous retail versions.


While the main specs are still the same, 3.2 inch WQVGA touch display, 5 megapixel camera, LED flash, Wi-Fi, HSDPA and GPS support. There are new software called SecureRed preloaded to the phone, it used to remote access and remote wipe the phone when the phone is stolen.

mySpace, Facebook and Flickr are also integrated to let you stay connect with your friends. SpaceMe, ExploreMe and PlaceMe, the three new services enable geo-referencing between your friends from the social networks and help share your common POI.

TREO 755p CDMA

The leader in smartphones has FINALLY released their 755p. This new Treo combines a web browser, email clients, and various media capabilities at broadband like speeds.

A full QWERTY keyboard and color touchscreen make composing email and surfing the web easy, also while working on word, excel, and power point; all of which are compatible on the 755p.

It also features the latest Treo smartphone design with an integrated
antenna, slimmer form factor, and miniSD slot.

CDMA EV-DO, CDMA2000
• Infrared
• Bluetooth v1.2
• Color TFT Touch Screen (main display) - 65.536 colors/240×320 pixels
• USB
• WLAN Wi-Fi
• 60MB Internal Memory
• MiniSD Card Slot for memory expansion
• MP3 & Polyphonic Ringtones
• Vibrate alert
• Photo ID
• 1.3 megapixel camera - 1280×1024 pixels/2x Digital zoom
• Video Recording
• T9, Java, Organiser, Calendar, Currency converter, Hands-free, Office Functions, Reminders, Calculator, Stopwatch & Flight mode
• AAC, ACC, MP3 & WMA Music Player
• SMS, MMS & E-mail Messaging
• Internet browsing
• 3GP & MPEG4 Video Player
• 240 hours Standby
• 4.2 hours Talk time
• 2.3 x 4.5 x 0.8 inches

Spy pic of phones from DoCoMo's new 906i series

Here are more leaks from NTT DoCoMo's yet to be announced 906i series. From left ot right: F906i, P906i, N906i, N906iμ

Here are some more info regarding the upcoming phones.

P906i
- 7.2Mbps HSDPA
- 3.2 inch WVGA display
- Bluetooth
- 5.1 mega pixel CMOS camera

N906i
- 3 inch WVGA display
- 5.2 mega pixel CMOS camera
- 14 mm thick

N906iL
- 7.2Mbps HSDPA
- Wi-Fi

N906iμ
- 3.2 mega pixel camera

SO906i
- JOG dial
- BRAVIA branded
- 180 degree swivel screen
- 3 inch WVGA display
- 5 mega pixel CMOS camera

SH906i
- 180 degree swivel screen
- 3.2 inch WVGA display
- Touch Panel
- ASV screen technology
- 5 mega pixel CMOS camera
- Bluetooth

F906i
- 3.2 inch WVGA display
- Touch Pad

RoverPC P7 PDA Phone

The new RoverPC P7 PDA smartphone is a successor of P6 model. Running under Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS, the phone features a Marvell PXA270 416MHz processor, a 2.8-inch touch-screen display, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, mini USB, GPRS/EDGE connectivity, and integrated 2 megapixel camera module. No idea on how much it will and availability though.

Nokia N92

This continuation of the N-line by Nokia is the first company device with an integrated DVB-H receiver. This allows reproducing and recording mobile TV in this standard. Also the model has a 240×320 pixel display, 16K, Wi-Fi module, Bluetooth and FM-tuner.
Class: smartphone, 3G, fashion
Position in the line: above Nokia N91
Rival phones: no data
Price for the release moment about 600 Euros
The folks over at sister site Gadget Centre recently got chance to have a hands on with the Nokia N92 - the first mobile phone to feature an integrated DVB-H receiver that delivers digital TV on the go. Read how it could change the shape of mobile phones.

From my brief play with the N92 I can vouch for the following.

It has a superb screen - the video images looked startling - way beyond another mobile. It is large - kind of like a cross between the Nokia N91 and a HTC Universal. The keyboard is excellent - very tactile and responsive. We won’t however see its key features - such as on the fly video recording and interactive TV - until a DVB-H service launches next year.

News from LG, LG Dacom, a line of Triple Play begins

lg dacom
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LG Dacom (representative officer, www.lgdacom.net) is the high-speed Internet today, ‘X-feed’, the Internet liberals’ Alternative ‘, IPTV’ myLGtv ‘in a single line provided by the’ Triple Play Service (TPS) ‘launched.

‘Customers are made with premium-grade HD TV’ was released as a motto ‘myLGtv’ is a high quality, premium HD content to watch without a stutter, it is the biggest advantage.

True TPS (Triple Play Service) is a high-speed Internet, Internet telephony, IPTV, including three in a single line to provide service. LG Dacom ‘X-feed’ and ‘myLGtv’, respectively, up to 10% and 20% discount offer. So far, several carriers are providing products combining of the three lines, but one of the services that it provides LG Dacom for the first time.

LG Dacom customer demand, reflecting the quality of content encoded in the configuration screen until you apply strict quality assessment, ‘myLGtv gogaekpyeong only’ operations, high-quality content directly to the Specified MAP program, and it reflects the evolution in organizing services.

LG Dacom is HD myLGtv film and cultural content, the world’s major film festivals, including winning the latest terror at home and abroad, experts recommend children instructional content, golf, travel, a lot of people who are interested in leisure / hobby area, and to provide high-quality documentaries in HD.

Down & play (Down & Play) play myLGtv manner provided by the English, and English subtitles Area, 14.99 Teaching and Learning in the fine features variable speed advantage.

MyLGtv content has selected three 3,000 convenience services to start next week as a unit and the customer’s comments reflect the views of selected high-quality content constantly added to the first half of next year, said that he plans to expand to two flights later.

High-speed Internet ‘X-feed’ is the end of November the current 167 million subscribers and secure.

‘Alternative’ is a high-speed Internet from home using a wireless Wi-Fi Internet telephone originate (WiFi; Wireless Fidelity) phone Downtown / oejeonhwa and mobile phones, international phone calls can be received, a separate telephone toll charges connected to the Internet without any news, weather, stock information lookup, sending and receiving mail, such as shopping services are also available.

Ipjagan a free, nationwide the same rate (38 won / 3 minutes), a low-cost international calling rates (50 won / 1), mobile phone charges by calling (11.7 won / 10 seconds), a wireless Internet data phone charge, and a variety of Add-ons The launch five months, providing subscribers 18 million, surpassing its LG Dacom explained.

LG Dacom will provide customers with a complete TPS plans to bring it to the current 50 to 100 Mbps - class optical-based network of broadband subscribers continues to expand in the meantime, a subsidiary of LG pawokom has an HFC DOCSIS 3.0 equipment, the introduction of mange, HFC 200 FTTH to provide a service to enable equivalent to a 100 Mbps Sharp said.

The domestic high-speed Internet subscribers xDSL 484 16,305 people, HFC 509 18,381 people, 800,000 400 18,803 people, FTTH 63 16,665 people, including in late October by 1464 million people. A real-time dual-use IPTV subscribers, 800,000 400 18,803 people, FTTH 63 16,665 people, including 464 15468 said.

LG Dacom quality side next year, the high-speed Internet networks based on the X-feed 220 people, the Internet liberals myLG070 140 people, myLGtv 20 million over a new growth engine as we develop plans.

LG Dacom services directly to TPS customers are using so you can see E-Mart, Lotte Mart, Homeplus nationwide, including more than 100 stores in a corner to prepare TPS experience.

Sign-up services, and contact telephone 1644-7000 times Xpeed representatives from the homepage (www.Xpeed.co.kr) can be made.

Samsung Omnia i900

Samsung's phones are as widespread and popular as Nokias these days and that success has come as a result of consistently producing sleek, good-looking handsets with mass appeal. But Samsung also wants a slice of the iPhone action, it would seem, and has made a big effort to produce one of its very own.

The Omnia, like the HTC Touch Diamond, is based on Windows Mobile Professional 6.1 and like the Diamond it replaces large parts of Microsoft's ugly and fiddly smartphone user interface with one of Samsung's design in an attempt to provide an iPhone-style touch screen experience.

Physically, it's very similar to the iPhone 3G, much more so than the Diamond, complete with slim, candybar form factor, a large screen dominating the front panel and minimalist controls. Compare the phones side by side and you'll find that dimensions are remarkably similar too, though the Omnia is a little slimmer, narrower and shorter than the iPhone 3G, at 12.5 x 112 x 56.9mm compared to 12.3 x 115.5 x 62mm.


So how exactly does it stack up elsewhere? Well, as you'd expect from a modern Windows smartphone, there's a pile of features and many of these appear to match or outstrip the iPhone 3G equivalent. It has a five-megapixel camera on the rear with an LED flash and a VGA video call camera on the front - the iPhone's is three megapixels less and it has no video call feature. It also has HSDPA of up to 7.2Mb/sec, a 624MHz processor, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, a GPS receiver and an FM radio. Plus it comes with a decent helping of storage – either 8GB or 16GB with microSD expansion as well.

Its screen, however, at 3.2 inches isn't quite as luxuriously spacious as the iPhone's and its 400 x 280 resolution is also inferior. There's also no 3.5mm headphone socket and though a conversion dongle is included in the box, we'd sooner not have to carry an adapter around just to listen to music and it seems a needless oversight given the capacious storage on offer.

The camera, however, is the main highlight here. Its resolution is the main headline: five megapixels is the highest resolution I've seen in a Windows Mobile device, but it also has image stabilisation, which means you don't have to rely on the less-than-ideal LED 'flash' in difficult lighting. The results are impressive. Inevitably given the pinhole lens shots are a little noisy in low light and focus a touch soft, but they're more than acceptable. You can use the Omnia for proper snaps - not just contact profile pictures.

Surprisingly for a Windows Mobile device, the Omnia also boasts iPhone-like speed and responsiveness and it's a darned site nippier than the HTC Touch Diamond - even with the Diamond's latest firmware applied. Applications launch speedily, browsing the web on the phone's superb Opera Mobile 9.5 web browser is zippy and the accelerometer, which rotates the orientation of the screen from portrait to landscape as you flip the phone around in your hand, works just as you would expect it to, complete with fancy animations.


Samsung's touch-driven user interface is a valiant effort at dealing with the inadequacies of Windows Mobile's UI, too. Interestingly, Samsung provides no stylus stowage on the Omnia – the stylus attaches to the phone's lanyard loop instead. This wouldn't be an issue, of course, but unfortunately the one key area where the Omnia can't compete is with the iPhone's beautifully elegant operating system.

It starts well. When you first fire the phone up you're confronted with a blank screen and a scrolling toolbar arranged down the left hand side. This contains a number of attractive, graphical widgets that you can drag into to the blank space to display stuff like recent emails, the time, currently playing music tracks, phone profile, calendar, analogue and digital clocks and so on.

These don't just display information, though, they provide basic controls too, so not only can you see who your most recent email is from, you can also click it to read it in full, or scroll back to see who the previous mail was from. Music tracks can be paused and skipped and favourite contacts can be added or removed as well.

It's an interesting approach and allows you to completely customise the front end of the phone. It's easy to get a little over enthusiastic and clutter the screen to such an extent that it becomes unusable, but fortunately stowing away widgets you're not using is simple - you simply drag them back over to the toolbar.

There's also a more standard grid-based launcher application, accessed via one of the soft keys at the bottom of the screen. From here you can access all the phone's main applications via finger-friendly touch-screen buttons. Many of Windows Mobile's most commonly used tools have had a proper touch-screen makeover, too. The alarm clock - a feature I use all of the time - no longer requires prodding with a stylus; the phone book has oversized entries and the music player is much easier to get on with.

Even the phone's web browser - Opera Mobile 9.5 - has been tweaked a little to make it easier to use: slide your finger up and down the right of the screen and a zoom control appears, adding the ability to make fine adjustments to the standard quick zoom and overview mode. Every tap of the screen is accompanied by a haptic feedback buzz - a luxurious extra that iPhone owners can't boast of - and the small square select button at the bottom of the screen, between the start and end call keys, is also touch sensitive and can act as a tiny trackpad, moving a cursor around the screen, or a four-way directional control.

Unfortunately, Windows Mobile, despite Samsung's best efforts, just refuses to go away. Many of the Omnia's advanced settings screens are still fiddly and strewn with check boxes. It can be confusing at times, too, with several settings screens available in Samsung or Microsoft modes, depending on where you launch them from.

But the Omnia has a more serious Achilles heel: its text entry method. Like the iPhone, typing is carried out on a touchscreen keyboard but the Samsung's, I'm afraid, just doesn't work very well.

The hardware itself is partly to blame - the screen isn't quite as responsive as the iPhone's and its smaller size doesn't help either - but the design of the keyboard is the main issue. It just doesn't provide enough visual feedback and the keys aren't separated from each other by enough dead space to be usable. It's far too easy to hit a neighbouring key by accident and in landscape mode I pressed the Send soft key while writing an email more than once. It's frustrating, fiddly and not conducive to typing emails, notes or making edits to office documents quickly and though one could replace it with something less frustrating, it doesn't change the fact the screen isn't as responsive as it could be.

Last, but by no means least, battery life is far from wonderful. With the phone hooked up to an Exchange server I managed to extract just a day and a half of light to medium use from the phone. You can extend this to two or possibly even three days by using POP3 or IMAP email and downloading mail manually, of course, but in doing this you'd be missing out on one of the phone's key selling points - instantly delivered e-mail.

Nokia N91

The Nokia N91 is a mobile phone that was released to the public in April of 2006. It is part of the Nokia Nseries range of mobile phone. It features a 2-megapixel camera and a 4GB (8GB in the "new" 2006 version) hard disk to store approximately 3,000 songs encoded in either AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MP3, mp3PRO, WAV, MIDI, or Microsoft's WMA format. It also features 3G and wi-fi technology. The phone features a 176 x 208 color display and dedicated music functionality buttons (XpressMusic) that slide down to reveal traditional mobile phone keys. Battery life when solely playing music has been estimated at 12 hours.

The phone features a new version of the Symbian Series 60 Operating System. It was the first phone with this version (Symbian version 9.1, Series 60 version 3.0). The new version is needed for the support of a mechanical hard disk. In the past, the version of the Symbian operating system has been a good indicator of cpu speed.

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QTEK 9000 PDA MOBILE PHONE

The Qtek 9000 is similar to the i-Mate JASJAR.

Capable of Tri-band GSM/GPRS worldwide, it features in-built Bluetooth and WiFi for inter-device connectivity.
The device can be folded out to give access to the keyboard, or folded back for touchscreen-only use. A 1.3 megapixel camera is included, which can take both still pictures and video clips.




Capabilities


Photo:

- 1.3 Mega Pixel and second CIF camera for video calling;
- video player;
- video telephony


Data/internet:
- 3G, Wi-Fi, GPRS, WAP, SMS, MMS, Outlook Email, MSN Messenger, BlackBerry push email, Java enabled


Connectivity:
- Tri-band mobile phone
- Microsoft Active Sync
- Remote OTA synchronisation
- Bluetooth enabled


Functions:
- Advanced Personal Information Management;
- Windows Mobile Pocket IE for browsing;
- Supports Microsoft Windows Mobile Software eg Pocket Word, Excel and Outlook.


Key features -
Microsoft Windows 2005
Mini Laptop design
High resolution VGA screen (640 x 480 pixel, 180° Pivot / Clamshell
Boosts all the lastest communications including integrated WLAN, GPRS and UMITS technology
Push Email Service
Two Cameras
Built-In 62 Key QWERTY keyboard
Radio - WCDMA / GSM / GPRS PDA
3V USIM
Integrated Video and Music Players
Stereo Loudspeaker

Platform
• Data-centric wireless PDA with full voice capability andclamshell form factor with 180-degree pivot screen.
• Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition
• Dimension (Typical): 81mm x 127.7mm x 25mm
• Weight (Typical): 285g with battery
Processor/Chipset
• Intel Bulverde 520MHz
Memory
• Flash ROM: 128 MB
• RAM: 64 MB SDRAM

LCD Module
• 3.6” 640x480 transflectiveTFT-LCDwithback-light LEDs • 65K-color
• Sensitive Touch Screen
• Support portrait/landscape (touch screen input) andlandscape (QWERTY keyboard input) modes

Dual Mode GSM/WCDMA Function
• Internal antenna
• Dual-Mode UMTS/GSM
• Tri-Band GSM/GPRS (900/1800/1900) + WCDMA(UMTS) (2100MHz)
• Audio codec: AMR, EFR, FR, HR
• SMS (MO, MT), concatenated SMS (640 Characters)
• Supplementary Services - Call holding/ waiting/ forwarding
- CLI (Calling Line Identity)
- Display own number
- Multi-party conference call Phase 2+ unstructured supplementary service data
• Network Lock
• Network selection
• Cell broadcast
• Network Lock
• GPRS Functionality
- GPRS class B
- Multi-slot standard class 10
- PBCCH MO/MT SMS over GPRS
• USIM
- 3V of UICC
- USIM Application Toolkit
- SIM Application Toolkit Release 99
- Over the air programming

Stylus
• Lock Type

MechanismKeyboard/Button/Switch
• Built-in 62 keys QWERTY Keyboard (including two softkeys, one start button, one OK button, one send callkey, one end call key, and 56 alphanumeric andsymbol keys)
• One POWER button
• One Backlight button
• One Camera shutter
• Volume control (up and down)
• One 5-way Navigation button – key orientation shall beadjusted after view changed.
• Two phone buttons (hinge): SEND & END
• RESET switch

Notification
• 1st lenses - bi-color (green and red) LED for networkstandby, network message, network status,notification,andchargingstatus
• 2nd lenses - bi-color (green and blue) LED for WiFi and Bluetooth notification
• NotificationbySound,Vibration,andMessageonthedisplay

Audio
• Dual Receivers
• Dual speakers for Hands-Free supported
• Built-in Microphone
• Full duplex
• Audio sampling rate
-16-bits with 8KHz, 11KHz, 22KHz, 44.1KHz,

Camera
• Main Image Sensor: 1.3 Mega Pixels CMOS
• Second Image Sensor: CIF CMOS
• Operating above 5 Lux
• Flash/Video Light
• Portrait mode default (Full screen preview)

Interface • 3V USIM card
• One mini-USB connector
• SDIO/MMC card slot
• 3.5 Ø stereo earphone/microphone jack
• 2 External antenna connectors (WCDMA andGSM/GPRS)

Power
• Battery
- Removable rechargeable Lithium Polymer battery(Typical capacity: 1620mAh)
Battery life
- Standby time: GSM: 220~260 hours, WCDMA 190~250 hours
- Talk time (Screen off): GSM: 5~8 hours WCDMA: 2~4 hours
• AC Adapter:
- AC input: 100~240Vac, 50/60Hz AC input current: 0.2Aac (max).
- Output voltage: 5Vdc (typical)
- Output current: 1A (typical)
• USB charging Best price at welectronics.com
• Ambient light sensor detecting ambient light forkeyboard to save power.

Device-to-Device Connectivity
• Infrared IrDA FIR
• Bluetooth Compliant with v1.2 Class 2 transmit power
• WiFi 802.11b (manufacture option)
-IEEE 802.11b compliant
- WLAN Antenna: internal
- 11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps per channel, auto fallback forextended range - Encryption: 64-, 128- bit WEP standard dataencryption
• USB 1.1
• SDIO/MMC

Accessories
• Standard
- AC adapter USB Sync. Cable
- Stereo wired headset - stereo earpiece, monomicrophone, Volume Control, and pick up/drop calls
- Standard Battery
- User Manual, Quick Start Guide & Software CD
- Pouch
- Stylus

Windows Mobile 5.0 Applications
• Microsoft Pocket Outlook: Inbox, Contacts, Calendar,Tasks
• Microsoft Windows Media Player
• Microsoft Pictures
• Microsoft MSN Messenger
• Microsoft Pocket Internet Explorer
• Pocket Office
• Microsoft ActiveSync
• Games
• Calculator
• Voice Notes
• Photo Contact ID

Value Added Applications
• Ring tone
- SW polyphonic MIDI ring tones
- SMF/ SP MIDI
- MP3, AAC, ring tone
• DirectShow Filter for WMP
• Camera / Camcorder
• Video Telephony
• ZIP
• Smart Dialing
• Pictures Enhancement
• T9 Phone Pad
• Wireless Modem
• Wireless data manager (UMTS/GSM/GPRS, Bluetooth,802.11b)
• MMS with video clip support
• DRM: OMA 1.0 engine
• Java virtual machine (J2ME, CLDC 1.1, MIDP 2.0,JTWI)
• PDF Viewer

Regulatory
• R&TTE
• WiFi Certification
• BQB (Bluetooth QualificationBody)certification
• Microsoft Pocket PC 2004 Logo (NSTL)
• USB certification

Palm's new smartphone 'Treo Pro' aimed at BlackBerry

Palm introduced 'Treo Pro', an effortlessly usable smartphone for businesses that want to simplify their IT infrastructures and lower costs, and for users who want to stay on top of their professional and personal lives.

With its streamlined design and Palm shortcuts layered on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, Treo Pro is a unique combination of sleek simplicity and robust productivity, including email, Wi-Fi and GPS capabilities.

Treo Pro's thin design blends a flush, high-resolution color touch screen and a full qwerty keyboard with a removable battery that packs up to five hours of talk time and enough strength for the business user's needs, offering a powerful yet effortless mobile experience.

Treo Pro, which will be available from Vodafone and O2 in Europe and from Telstra in Australia, also will be available in an unlocked version in the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Nokia's 3G HSDPA handset 'N96' brings movies to America

Nokia today announced that the highly anticipated Nokia N96 will be made available for high-speed 3G HSDPA networks widely used in the Americas during the fourth quarter of 2008.

Combining a large 2.8-inch screen, 16GB of internal memory and compatibility with a wide range of video formats, the Nokia N96 is a sleek, smart and powerful device that delivers an outstanding entertainment experience.

Support for popular video download services, including those using Windows Media format, means that Nokia N96 owners can easily explore, purchase and download their favorite movies, television shows and other video content on their PCs and sideload them to their devices to watch at their convenience.

The internal 16 gigabytes of memory, and expandable memory card slot, allows up to 40 hours of video content to be stored on the Nokia N96. Other features included a 5M camera with Carl Zeiss optics, integrated Wi-Fi support and assisted-GPS navigation.

The Nokia N96 with Americas 3G support is expected to be available during the fourth quarter of 2008 for an estimated price of 895(USD).