Samsung FlipShot SCH-U900 Cameraphone Review
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A not so known camera phone released in the market is the Samsung FlipShot SCH-U900 Cameraphone. The camera features an array of camera-specific features that is designed to attract users looking for a phone with a decent camera (or vice versa).
But it doesn’t only come in as a cameraphone, a standard in today’s handsets, […]
Sony Ericsson X1 runs on Windows
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Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ltd revealed its first ever Windows Mobile phone at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona.
The X1, which is part of Sony Ericsson’s new Xperia brand, runs on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile software, giving Microsoft a stronger presence in the Symbian dominated handset software market.
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, a joint venture […]
Nokia 5310 XpressMusic Phone
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Nokia is really, really trying its best to catch up to Sony Ericsson’s dominance in the walkman phone category. Their Nokia 5310 XpressMusic is Nokia’s bet against Sony Ericsson’s W880i Walkman phone. We’re not saying that the XpressMusic has indeed caught up but it has some really cool features that music afficionados will love.
The 5310 […]
Samsung launches F490 to rival iPhone
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Samsung has launched the F490 handset, a touchscreen phone which will compete with Apple’s iPhone. The F490 features a 3.2-inch, 16:9 ratio touchscreen display, a 5-megapixel camera and HSDPA connectivity. It will be available exclusively with Vodafone in the UK.
The F490 is one of several new phones just announced by the company, including the […]
Nokia 6290 Phone Review
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The Nokia 6290 is not as popularly promoted as that of Nokia’s other phones. It’s definitely not like the N-Series, the E-Series or even the XpressMusic phones also from Nokia. No, the 6290 is more of a simple, minimalistic phone from Nokia. It is a smartphone and is in the same technological league as higher […]
Samsung to demo multimedia chip for smartphones
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Samsung Electronics is developing a chip for smartphones and navigation devices which combines a 667MHz Arm processor with hardware video acceleration to speed up graphics.
The S3C6410 chip is manufactured with a 65-nanometer process. It provides hardware support for H.264, MPEG4 and other codecs.
The chip has sufficient power to record and play VGA-res video […]
Sony Ericsson W890 Walkman Phone
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With the new year came Sony Ericsson’s new phone, the W890 Walkman Phone. It has a super-slim styling and clean-cut lines that will definitely satisfy your fashion vanity. This is combined with a massive 2GB storage add-on and a 3.2 megapixel camera that users of this handset will never go wrong.
The w890 walkman phone, as […]
Nokia releases 6220 Classic 5-megapixel camera phone
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Nokia has launched the 6220 Classic camera phone, replacing its 6110 Classic, which was launched less than a year ago.
The main upgrade for the candybar phone is the 5-megapixel camera, which has a Carl Zeiss lens and Xenon flash. The camera on the 6110 model was only 2-megapixels.
The 6220 also features AGPS, which […]
Nokia N81 8GB Multimedia Phone
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The Nokia N81 8GB phone is truly one of the most exciting phone to be released by the world’s foremost mobile handset manufacturer. It combines the power of Symbian 9.2 OS with the new N-Gage platform. With this duo, the phone gives you an impressive device that promises tons of fun.
For those who do not […]
Samsung reveals ‘Soul’ flagship mobile phone
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Samsung has unveiled ‘Soul’, its latest flagship phone. The device will be launched at the Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona.
Soul is short for “the spirit of ultra” and the device is part of the company’s Ultra Edition line, which combines stylish design and functionality.
The ultraslim Soul measures about half an inch […]
Silicon Hive and Apical improve camera phone pics
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Silicon Hive and Apical have joined-up to develop hardware accelerated Retina-Morphic and Image Signal Processing solutions for devices such as mobile phone cameras.
Apical plans to optimise and port some of its image enhancement and processing engines to Silicon Hive’s HiveFlex ISP 2200 programmable processor, while Silicon Hive will enhance the ISP 2200’s instruction set. […]
Nokia 6500 Slide Phone
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Another great phone Nokia has released is the Nokia 6500 Slide phone. It is supposed to be a phone to revolutionize the mobile phone market. This is an attractively designed up-to-date unit that belongs to the upper medium class, featuring the well-known Series 40 user interface, enabled to operate in 3G networks, and disposing of […]
Sony Ericsson K770 Cybershot Phone
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The Sony Ericsson K770 is virtually new phone from Sony Ericsson. However, even if its a new addition to the Cybershot family, Sony Ericsson made it a point that it doesn’t have to be about stunning upgradesin functionality. The K770 however, is what you would call a supporting cast in the middle for SE phones […]
16GB iPhone launches in UK
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Apple launched its upgraded iPhone, with a storage capacity of 16GB, in the UK today, doubling the capacity of the current model.
The 16GB phone is priced at £329 and is available in O2 stores. The 8GB version is priced at £269. O2 recently reduced its iPhone tariffs, bringing them in line with tariffs for […]
Nokia 6086 Phone
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Nokia has been one of the major mobile companies in the world. One of their offerings is the Nokia 6086 phone, a multimode UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access) handset. This allows users to stay in touch - in any environment. Designed for consumers who strive for simplicity and value for money, the quad-band GSM and UMA-enabled […]
Kodak sensor could end blurry camera phone pics
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Kodak has developed innovative sensor technology which could eliminate blur from camera-phone pics. The company plans to demonstrate the technology at the Mobile World Congress, 11-14 February 2008 in Barcelona.
At 1.4 micron, the KAC-05050 image sensor will fit the smallest camera but provides 5-megapixel images and shoots 720p high-def video.
The KAC-05050 sensor combines […]
Sony Ericsson patents detachable screen design
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Sony Ericsson’s new patent, ‘Detachable Housings for a Wireless Communication Device’, is an innovative design for a modular mobile phone.
The screen forms one module, while the keypad, camera, GPS receiver, etc are on another module.
The modules can be separated from each other, but can still communicate via Bluetooth.
The idea could allow a […]
Motorola Moto Z8 Review
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Motorola is one of the foremost manufacturers of cool and stylish handsets. Users will see a wide range of material used in the production of their mobile phones. They have come up with a wide array of styles for their products, like single sliders, double sliders, swivel, clamshell, flip and candy bar models.
The Motorola Moto […]