FCC Approved Toshiba TG02 Smartphone

FCC has approved the successor to the Toshiba TG01 smartphone. Dubbed as the Toshiba TG02, the phone sports WiFI 802.11b/g and Bluetooth connectivity. However, the Toshiba TG02 doesn’t support 3G. According to rumors, the TG02 is powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and a 4.1-inch LCD display. Stay tuned for more updates.

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The Qisda QCM-330 is gorgeous, headed for Vodafone, and quite possibly Android-powered

When it comes to bar-shaped smartphones, it takes a good amount of effort to design something visually appealing. There’s really only so much you can do with a flat slab – and whatever can be done likely already has.
With that said, there’s just something about this handset, the Qisda QCM-330. I’m not sure what that “something” is, but I like it.
The QCM-330 has emerged as one of the winners of an iF mobile design contest, though the awards won’t be passed out officially until CeBit in March. Congratulations and all that to the design team for snatchin’ up a trophy, but we’re far more interested in the handset itself.
Check out the beast of a display on the front; not only does it measure in at a massive 4 inches, but they’ve also purportedly managed to crank the resolution on that thing all the way up to 1280×1024 (though, with a widescreen like that, it’s more likely to be running at 1280×720). That’s a considerably higher resolution than we’ve ever seen on a smartphone, as far as I know. The recognizable home key on the bottom right gives us high hopes that this thing is rocking Android, though they’ve yet to confirm as much.
What has been confirmed, however, is the WiFi, HSDPA, 3 megapixel camera, and accelerometer packed inside. The only thing we don’t like about this handset? There’s no indication thus far that it’ll be heading stateside.
If you’re a Russian reader, the guys over at MobileReview have the scoop on a handful of other (considerably less exciting) design contest – but if you’re English-only, Unwired View has a pretty exhaustive write-up in your tongue.


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HTC makes the HD mini official

Only when you’re talking about a phone designed in the same vein as the massive (though drop-dead gorgeous) HTC HD2 with its 4.3 inch display would you ever call a phone with a 3.2″ display “mini” . That’s exactly what HTC’s doing this morning in Barcelona, with the announcement of the Windows Mobile 6.5.3-powered HD mini.
Given the announcement of Windows Phone 7 series, yesterday, it may be a bit hard to get the ol’ salivary glands tickin’ over a WinMo 6 phone. With that said, remember: we’ve still got at least 7 or 8 months before the first WP7 handsets hit the market, and that’s a really, really long time in the Smartphone world.
Hitting Europe and Asia (No word yet about the US) sometime in April, the HD mini doesn’t seem quite as powerful as the device from which it gets its name – in other words, size isn’t the only thing they toned down here. The 1Ghz CPU of the HD2 has been replaced with a 600Mhz model, and the 3.2″ screen is 320×480 rather than 480×800. It’s got a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, though without the flash found on the HD2.
Lowered specs aside, I still expect this to be a damn decent handset. We’ll be spending a bit of time with it (and all the other HTC handsets announced today) later for a hands-on, so check back for our impressions.


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HTC announces the Nexus One’s slightly cooler twin, the Desire

What’s in a name? Would a Nexus One by any other name still be as sweet? Yep. In fact, it might just be a bit sweeter.
Though it lacks almost any indication as such, Google’s Nexus One is actually made by HTC. HTC reserved the rights to the hardware design, and today they’re making good use of that decision with the announcement of the HTC Desire. It’s essentially the Nexus One reflavored to HTC’s liking.
After the Nexus One launched, a good number of gadget geeks went clamoring to HTC in hopes that they (or Google) would release a compatible port of the custom user interface overhaul that can be found on nearly any recent HTC-made Android handset. Alas, it’s not going to happen – the Nexus One is Google’s phone, and thus will always be 100% vanilla Android, just as Google intended.
The HTC Desire, however, is a different story. Sure, it may look almost identical to the Nexus One – and sure, it might be an almost spec-for-spec match. But the Desire is HTC’s phone, and thus, it runs Sense. Its got everything you might expect from a Sense-enabled handset, from multi-touch all around the OS to Flash in the browser.
Like the Nexus One, the Desire runs Android 2.1 on top of a palm-meltingly fast 1 Ghz CPU. Its got the same (stunning) 3.7″ AMOLED touchscreen, and the same 5 megapixel camera. The only real physical change is the jump from a standard trackball to an optical trackpad, just as we saw with the also-just-announced HTC Legend.
While HTC’s not sharing any details on when us folks in the US can get our mitts on it, Europe and Asia should see it hit by sometime in April.


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T-Mobile gives an HTC HD2 reminder, now with more fun!

As promised, T-Mobile announced new features for the HD2 at Mobile World Congress today and I’ve gotta say, it isn’t all that thrilling.
If you’ve ever held the HD2 in your hands as I have (jealous much?), you’ll notice that the screen is unusually huge and vivid. The 4.3-inch WVGA display is perfect for games and movies. Coupled with Qualcomm’s 1GHz Snapdragon processor, this phone has a lot of multimedia potential. So that’s exactly what T-Mobile is doing — pumping up the media and fun.
The HD2 will come with Blockbuster On Demand so you can download videos wherever you are, and you’ll also be able to view that content on your TV, Blu-ray player and PC with Blockbuster software. To get the ball rolling, the HD2 will come pre-loaded with “Transformers” and “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” right on the 16GB memory card.
Goodies thrown into the package are MobiTV, free Gogo in-flight Wi-Fi for up to six months, and Barnes & Noble’s e-Reader app. Did I say this device wasn’t that thrilling? I take that back. The only reason not to get one of these bad boys is if you have a serious aversion to Windows Mobile, especially with Windows Phone 7 coming later this year. Otherwise, if you find yourself drooling over this phone’s features, you’ll be waiting in anticipation until an official release date is announced.

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HTC introduce the HTC Smart, an affordable and easy-to-use smartphone

HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones, and Telefónica are today announcing an exclusive partnership to sell the HTC Smart, an affordable and easy-to-use smartphone in Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The HTC Smart is a new type of smartphone that offers easy-to-use widgets, browsing and connectivity at an affordable price. “More and more people are craving advanced mobile phone experiences with email, web browsing and social networking but the cost and complexity often represent a significant obstacle for many. The HTC Smart introduces this functionality in an intuitive phone that is affordable,” said Peter Chou, chief executive officer, HTC Corporation. “With the HTC Smart, HTC and Telefónica share a similar vision for bringing easy-to-use, affordable smartphone experience to the masses.”
HTC Sense

The HTC Smart embodies HTC Sense , HTC’s unique design philosophy that focuses the mobile experience on people. The HTC Smart’s compact touch design integrates the pillars of HTC Sense – Make It Mine, Stay Close and Discover the Unexpected – to deliver a user-friendly user experience. People can customise their own, personal HTC Smart experience using a variety of widgets for quick access to contacts, photos, music, weather and more. People are able to follow their friends’ status updates using HTC Friend Stream, an application that seamlessly aggregates all of your social communication including Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr into one organised flow of updates. This simple aggregation makes it easier than ever to focus on what friends are doing as well as the images and links that they share.

“We believe this is a key move in our ability to bring smartphones to a far wider cross section of the population,” said Matthew Key, chief executive officer of Telefónica Europe. “The benefits of web browsing on the move and ability to experience applications like mobile social networking will now be brought to the mass market and reinforces O2’s position as the home of the smartphone.”

HTC Smart utilises Qualcomm’s Brew Mobile Platform (Brew MP), a powerful and popular mobile operating system that enables HTC to deliver the HTC Sense experience on more affordable smartphones. By pioneering a new era of mass-market smartphones, Brew MP also provides the HTC Smart with a mass-market opportunity for new applications and services from software developers worldwide.

“Qualcomm’s collaborations with HTC have resulted in some of the most innovative smartphones the market has seen in recent years,” says Paul Jacobs, chief executive officer of Qualcomm Incorporated. “The HTC Smart is a budget-friendly smartphone that delivers a really exciting user experience. We are pleased to be supporting HTC’s move to bring this advanced mobile experience and HTC Sense to the widest possible audience.”

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Peek offers unlimited email and texting forever: one day only

There is no denying that Peek is a great handset but the problem that most people have with them is, the monthly price. Customers have to pay $19.95 each month for this data plan, but Peek is offering a one deal only offer.
If you sign up and get yourself a Peek handset today, then you will get unlimited email and texting forever, so no more recurring chargers. You had better hurry on this deal, as it is only available for today only. The price for the phone is $299.95, which is including the data for life.
Do not worry too much if you do not get a chance to take advantage of this one day deal, it is thought that this free data plan will become the norm in the not too distant future. Having the data plan free for life will be great for some businesses who are struggling to keep on top of their cell phone bills each month.


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Peek TwitterPeek: Twitter Only Device, Nothing Else

When it comes to handheld devices, the most popular has to be smartphones, nothing else comes close. Just occasionally a device is launched that makes you think “Are they serious,” and you then look very surprised when you learn that they are. This is just what we thought when the TwitterPeek was previewed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night.
The device made by Peek is a Twitter only device and will not do anything else. All you can do is send and read Tweets, as well as send personal messages in Twitter. Peek has done something similar in the past with a device that can only send e-mails.
TwitterPeek comes with a Full QWERTY keyboard, ideal for sending Tweets. Geek.com have been looking more closely at the device and said that although this is a device designed for use with Twitter, Tweets only show as text, you cannot click on them as the device is unable to go onto the Internet.
TwitterPeak comes in Twitter Blue and can be purchased from Peek or Amazon. The price is $99.99, this gives you 6 months of service, then will cost $7.95 a month after that. However, if you pay a one-off fee of $199.99, you will receive a lifetime subscription to the service.



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Samsung Bada with a new Os

Samsung Bada is however another mobile OS mobile OS getting ready to be released on the world. Do we really need another one? Well, assumed Samsung’s place in the broader world of electronics, there’s no object to consider Bada won’t be BIG IN 2010…

We’ve yet to in fact see Samsung’s Bada in action, and certainly we only heard about Badafor the first time a duo of months ago, but we’re pretty thrilled all the equal.
To quote Samsung itself, Bada is “a new open platform that enables rich user experience in applications on Samsung mobile devices”. And whereas that description speaks greatly without saying excessively at all, the key is the “mobile devices” part.
On behalf of Samsung’s customer electronics participation spreads additional than almost all its competitors. Handsets may be mentioned to collectively as “the third screen” but Samsung is previously a foremost player on the other two (TVs and computers, FYI).
At CES it showed off Samsung Apps, joining its Internet@TV stage and the extra traditional app model to generate a cross-platform honeypot for third-party developers that will hit full speed by mid-year. And though it won’t be Bada-exclusive, Samsung’s in-house OS is clearly crucial in its longer-term stratagem.


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MyTouch 3G Fender Limited Version

T-Mobile fans can now look onward to a novel phone. T-Mobile has avowed the forthcoming obtainability of the T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition. The business also proclaimed collaboration with renowned musician and Fender guitarist Eric Clapton to aid in unsealing the latest handset.
The handset comes with a novel design and loftier qualities to produce an exclusive mobile music experience. The device will be obtainable with pre-installed classics of Clapton like Layla, My Father’s Eyes, Rock ‘N’ Roll Heart and Wonderful Tonight. Since the phone was planned with the collaboration of Fender, the handset has a Fender guitar sunburst-finish motivated design. The stratagem comprises a 16GB microSD card to preserve thousands of songs/videos, a 3.5mm headset jack and a superior music player. The music player, produced by HTC, can distribute an impulsive consumer interface that allows toggling between sundry views or for changing a song or album by just touching the album art. It also lets consumers create ringtones from songs that are frolicking.
Mark Van Vleet, senior vice president of Business Affairs, FenderMusical Instruments, mentioned, “In a modern culture that forms an essential bond between music, mobile devices and one’s individual lifestyle, Fender is very proud to partner with T-Mobile on the exclusive new T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition. This is an exciting and innovative way to connect people to their passion for great music wherever they go, and we are thrilled to share this news with our customers and fans.”


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LG Mini GD880: Minuscule by name, infinitesimal by nature

LG has revealed its newest effort in the mobile-phone arena — the GD880. If you find that name a tiny fiddly to cloak your tongue around, you’ll be enchanted to learn it also goes by the Mini moniker.
As you may have predicted, the Mini’s chief draw will be its size. When it’s free to European marketplaces in March, the Mini will be rocking a definitely diminutive, 81mm (3.2-inch) touchscreen.
This minuscule screen will be packed into a petite housing, which, arbitrating by the press photos, will be perfectly suave, save for a rare buttons round the verges. The Mini’s face, though, will be totally button-free. That does ample for the handset’s appearances, but might hamper usability.
Facets-wise, the Mini will be sporting a 5-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity, and — joy of joys — social-media incorporation. LG has also pledged push email and quick Web browsing, though how easy it will be to surf the Net on the little screen remains to be seen.
Seemingly, the Mini was designed in reply to specific needs from customers who consider present touchscreen handsets ‘too bulky, too clunky and too expensive’.
Hmm. We haven’t precisely been overwhelmed with grievances about bulky smart phones, but we’re enthusiastic to see how the Mini’s numerous traits will look on the small screen, and whether, if the value is right, LG’s newest proposing could become the toast of the budget-smart-phone town.
There’s no word yet on which networks will be proposing the Mini, or how much it’ll price when it launches, but keep it CNET for all the newest.


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Anti-theft tech for mobile handsets

Three archetype pieces of technology, designed to cut down on mobile-handset offence, have been revealed by the Home Office and the Design Council.
The prototypes, proclaimed on Thursday, are aimed at guarding handset customers against individuality deception and gadget theft, and making phones more secure for contactless electronic payments. The designs came out of a Home Office-sponsored contest called the Mobile Phone Security Challenge.
The chief of the designs is the i-migo, a key fob that has a wireless Bluetooth connection to the phone. If the handset and gadget are unglued by over a preset distance, the handset is locked and the i-migo sounds an alert.
Conferring to the Home Office, 228 mobile handsets are reported stolen in the UK every hour.
The i-migo also offers Bluetooth-based backup for important data held on the phone.


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Samsung WAVE launches on Valentines Day!

No, Samsung isn’t hurling any social networking site for lovers. Wave is the latest name they have given to their first Super AMOLED handset, which is extensively speculated to be launched at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, in less then 24 hours from now.
Guys at Engadget came across a teaser on the Samsung Unpacked site that speaks “on Feb 14, a new mobile from Samsung is born. See it First in Barcelona”. There is a sturdy speculation that this novel mobile may well be Samsung’s first smartphone with its own OS – the Bada OS (“bada” means “ocean” in Korean).
Precisely, it’s called S8500 Wave. And one of the revelation features is its support of USB 3.0 (& bluetooth 3.0), which is yet to go mainstream. The Super AMOLED here refers to the 800 X 480 resolution and is claimed to have better discernibility, when used out in the open (20% higher than competing phones).
Here are some other specs :
1 GHz processor
5 megapixel autofocus camera with flash
720p video recording
2GB of internal memory (or microSD expansion)
802.11b/g/n WiFi and HSDPA data
DivX video support
USb 3.0 / Bluetooth 3.0
a 3.5-mm audio jack (in a device measuring 10.9-mm thick)


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Nokia C5 Divulges Novel Naming Structure

With rumors of the Nokia C5 mingling the internet, we speculated if Nokia was scheduling a refresh of the naming structure for its mobile gadgets, and it gazes like we may have been correct. It could be the demise of names like Classic, and may lead to a much easier structure to get your head around, aiding you to pick the best handset for you. To find out more, read on after the jump…
The appearance of the Nokia C-series, with the Nokia C5 the first phone to be dotted, fits in fine with the E-series range that’s already on the market. The Nokia C5 appears like the re-creation of the Nokia 6700, but with a plastic body instead of a metal casing, so it had us speculating whether the C-series could become Nokia’s Classic range.
Though, French website Tom’s Guide entitlements that the whole Nokia line-up will get a novel naming structure, with all phones based around the following five ranges:
C: Voice-centric handsets.
X: Targeting youth and providing entertainment.
E: Business focused.
N: High-end
S: Limited editions.
If this turns out to be right, it’ll surely make picking from the tens of latest handsets Nokia has planned a lot easier. Merely decide your needs, and what category you fall into, and pick a phone from that series.


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Garmin-Asus proclaims Nuvifone M10, A50

Much like last year, Garmin-Asus got a head start on Mobile World Congress 2010 and announced two latest superfluities to its line of GPS-enabled smartphones, the Nuvifone M10 and the Nuvifone A50.

Assured since 2009, the Garmin-Asus Nuvifone A50 is the business’s first Google Android gadget and traits all the usual Google and Android facilities, comprising Google search by voice, Gmail, Google Maps, YouTube, and Android Market. Furthermore, the A50 bids Microsoft Exchange support for e-mail, calendar, and contacts.
In the interim, the Garmin-Asus Nuvifone M10 will run Windows Mobile 6.5.3 and has some inimitable facets to help customers more simply access their apps and multitask. First, there’s 3D Task Manager that will agree you to switch between running submissions and second, there’s somewhat called Billboard, which will show a user’s most important info at a glimpse.
The M10 has many of the similar GPS features as the A10 and the navigation purposes are related into your calendar, contacts, e-mail, Web browser, and messaging apps. You’ll also be able to geo-tag any pictures you take with the phone’s 5-megapixel camera and share them via Facebook or Picasa.


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Zune HD Ipod touch contender

Now that we've got that out of the way, let us move on with just exactly what the Zune HD brings to the PMP battle, and what you should expect from it.

The Zune HD is the next-gen, touch-screen update to the Zune series of players, and takes full support of the brand new Zune 4.0 software. Microsoft started the Zune brand with the hopes of making it a multimedia stamp that crosses through all of their platforms, from audio, video, to games and devices. The Zune HD is the first device from them to really include full support towards that goal.

First step, full HD tv and movies, with 1080p downloads for your PC and Xbox 360, and a 720p version for your Zune HD. While the device itself does not display in HD, because that screen just ain't big enough for that, it does output to 720p to your TV or monitor with the appropriate accessories.

With a very vibrant OLED screen, the most vibrant I've seen on any handheld device yet the picture is very bright, high contrast, and totally sharp. While this screen does tend to get very dirty and smeared with lots of finger pressing and touching, it is easy to manage and wipe off. It is also very responsive, though does take about as much to get used to typing on in the web browser or other search engines the device uses.

The WiFi performs quite well, as does the direct marketplace downloading when the Zune HD is connected directly into an on-line PC while not in the Zune 4.0 software. Yes, you can download to your player and buy apps, music, etc. while not in the actual Zune 4.0 software, all straight from the player's screens. Very nice and handy to use while at work and just want to get stuff and set it to download while you're busy.

Ok, so now back to what you really want to hear about. No, I'm not talking about the really intuitive Quickplay and Smart DJ that have been introduced in 4.0. Nor am I talking about the HD Radio channels, which offer quite an expanded alternative to the regular FM dial. Also, I know you don't care that much about how small this thing is, while still giving you a great screen to display and use. You want to hear about the games.

Zune games for the HD are in their infancy, with really only a handful of them freely available. Though we do know that Project Gotham Racing: Ferrari Edition, Vans Sk8: Pool Service, and Audiosurf Tilt will all be coming to the platform, you can get Hexic, Sudoku, Chess, and the generically titled, yet full featured, Space Battle 2. These free games all have sharp colors, but utilize 2D graphical space that doesn't showcase the 3D graphics we will be expecting from the Nvidia Tegra chip set it comes with. Some of the games are also multi-player, using the Zune HD's WiFi capabilities to bring you the multiplayer gaming joy that even the Wii has had trouble handling.

All in all, the Zune HD packs a lot of power in a very tiny and pretty package. While the price may seem a bit off now, thanks to the video and radio inclusions of the new iPod Nano series, the plus of the Zune Pass and ever expanding Zune Marketplace and future compatibility with the 360 make it quite a tempting offer. If you don't want an iPhone thanks to AT&T, and you are terrified of buying iTunes merchandise, only to lose all of it if your computer dies, then you really have no argument against the Zune. If you're still not sold on the device because of the 16G and 32G sizes not being enough for you, then you'll probably only have to hold out a short while before those sizes are expanded. Beyond that, with the capability of managing your library so easily with the device, you can add and remove albums and songs without having to worry, making space and size not that much of an issue.

Oh, and expect more games!


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iRiver E200 « OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL

Another poorley held secrect, the iRiver E200, has been officially unveiled by the Korean outfit. The OLED based PMP definitely looks the part (i.e. sexy) but does the iRiver E200 bring anything new to the PMP game? We’re not convinced.


Onto the nitty-gritty and the iRiver E200 will come with a 2.8-inch OLED screen, be available in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB varieties with additional space available through MicroDS and support FM radio, FLAC, RMVB and Xvid. The iRiver E200 also comes in an array of colors for those of you who want to be individual.

Sadly (and as usual), no pricing or release date has been announced for the iRiver E200 so you’ll have to be content in the knowledge that it is real and it will be released, someday.


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Samsung Reclaim Looks Corny

We’ve seen eco-friendly phones before but the Samsung and Sprint ‘Reclaim’ is the first we’ve seen that has bona-fide parts made from corn. The bio-degradable aspects of the Samsung and Sprint Reclaim is somewhat overshadowed by the fact that you will still have an electricity sucking gadget burning a hole in the environment but, meh, baby steps…


The Samsung and Sprint Reclaim is ostensibly a standard QWERTY handset with 2 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, and can boost its capacity via microSD up to 32GB. The Reclaim also has Sprint Navigation on-board. Even the packaging that the Samsung and Sprint Reclaim is eco-friendly and bio-degradable (it’s pretty big though).


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Nokia 6790 Surge Review « Style and some Substance

If you prefer style over substance than the Nokia 6790 Surge might deserve your affections. Touted as an entry-level or budget handset, the Nokia 6790 Surge at least looks like it can punch above its weight in the style department.


Under the sleek exterior, the Nokia 6790 Surge comes with a 2.4-inch display, QWERTY keypad, 2.0-megapixel camera, and Bluetooth 2.0. Pretty basic stuff to be honest.


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Microsoft LifeCam Cinema HD Webcam HD Webcam

Those days of grainy webcam images belong in the dark ages of the internet and yet we still come across them even though out broadband existence deserves much more. Enter Microsoft to save the day (for a price, of course) with the Microsoft LifeCam Cinema HD Webcam.


The Microsoft LifeCam Cinema HD Webcam allows you to shoot your personal (and not so personal) shenanigans in a respectable 720p HD quality video. Other features include USB 2.0, 1280 x 720 HD resolution at 30 frames per second, auto focus, 4x digital zoom, a noise-canceling mic on top, and the expected proprietary Microsoft software ‘ClearFrame’ for smoother video, allegedly.

Windows 7 compatibe straight out of the box, the Microsoft LifeCam Cinema HD Webcam will set you back $80 when it is released come September 9th.


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Cowon iAudio 9 ships soon for €180, gets pictured a few times over

We had reason to believe that iAudio 9 would be making itself official sooner rather than later, and while Cowon has still yet to say anything publicly, we'd say this gallery of hands-on shots is more than enough to consider it a done deal. Across the pond, the iAudio 9 has been outed as having a 2-inch LCD display, integrated FM tuner, a microphone, TV output, broad format support (MP3, WAV, OGG, WAV, FLAC, APE, AVI, WMX and XviD, to name a few), 16GB of internal memory and bundled earbuds that you'll probably be happy to discard. We're told that it'll go on sale (at least somewhere in Europe) for around €180 ($265) here in a few weeks, and you can dive into the read link if you're hankering for some images.


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Archos 9 Tablet PC Available For Pre-order

Are you a fan of Archos 9 Tablet PC and can’t wait for its launch? Congratulations. You can now pre-order Archos 9 Tablet PC for $550 even though it was planned for launching on October 22nd for $500.


Some of the official specifications of the Archos 9 Tablet PC include: Bluetooth and Wifi, Windows 7 Starter Edition, 8.9: screen, Extremely thin .67” and it weighs in at a svelte 29 ounces. Pretty tiny with a reasonable amount of power.

The Archos 9 Tablet PC also has a 1.3Mega Pixel Webcam which can be used for video conferencing and a strong battery life which can last for as much as 5 hrs especially if Wifi/Bluettoth is off.


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Creative's ZEN X-Fi2 latest gadget with touch screen

Candidly speaking, we can't honestly envision too many of you fine folks running out and purchasing one of Creative's new ZEN X-Fi2 portable media players given the availability of such robust alternatives. That said, we'd be remiss of our duties if we didn't point out that the PMP which shocked us at IFA is now on sale directly from Creative. $129.99 buys you an 8GB model, while $179.99 nets you 16GB and $229.99 provides 32GB. We know -- that 3-inch LCD and integrated FM tuner look good from afar, but remember kids, it's all about the UI.


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Creative's ZEN X-Fi2 latest gadget with touch screen

Candidly speaking, we can't honestly envision too many of you fine folks running out and purchasing one of Creative's new ZEN X-Fi2 portable media players given the availability of such robust alternatives. That said, we'd be remiss of our duties if we didn't point out that the PMP which shocked us at IFA is now on sale directly from Creative. $129.99 buys you an 8GB model, while $179.99 nets you 16GB and $229.99 provides 32GB. We know -- that 3-inch LCD and integrated FM tuner look good from afar, but remember kids, it's all about the UI.


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LG Chocolate Touch » Fresh from Verizon Wireless

I am sure you must have heard about a special brand of chocolate in town now that wouldn’t help lower your blood pressure due to its anti-oxidizing abilities instead requires a monthly subscription fee, then you definitely know I am referring to LG Chocolate Touch which is fresh from Verizon Wireless.


It possesses boastful qualities such as FM Radio with Presets, Integrated Song ID, Dedicated Side key e.t.c. LG Chocolate Touch definitely worths it

Access to social networking sites such as facebook, Myspace, Twitter e.t.c is possible through the patronage of this chocolate. You may want to try it out.

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IPad, the newest toy from apple

Yesterday Apple announced the new iPad - their first tablet device - designed to fill the gap between cellphones and notebooks without being as limited as a netbook. Starting at $499 the Apple iPad offers a 9.7" multitouch with an unbelievable $30 per month contract-free unlimited data plan. Is this the tablet we have all been waiting for?

The Apple iPad is basically an iPod Touch on steroids with a 9.7" IPS multitouch display, 1Ghz Apple A4 processor, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Blutooth, optional Wireless 3G, 10 hours of battery life, and up to 64GB of flash-based storage. The physical size is also very impressive, measuring in at just 0.5" thick and only 1.5lbs. The most attractive feature by far those is the data plan structure for the optional 3G connection. Apple and AT&T have paired up to give iPad users contract-free data plans costing as little as $15 per month for 250MB or $30 per month for unlimited data... while comparable tablet and notebook plans go as high as $60 with 2-year contracts.


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Dell Mini 5 Android-Based Tablet Coming Soon

Reports have been around for some time about Dell's upcoming tablet-shaped device with a 5-inch Touchscreen and Google's Android OS. Michael Dell now says this model -- the Dell Mini 5 -- is going to hit the market in the next few months.

The CEO of Dell also gave a brief demo of this product and the user interface his company has come up with for it.

An Overview of the Dell Mini 5
The centerpiece of this model will be its 5-inch, WVGA (800 x 480) display. This will be a capacitive Touchscreen with support for multi-touch.

The Mini 5 will use a tablet shape, and won't include a hardware keyboard. It has been designed to be used primarily in landscape mode, but with portrait support too.

Dells' CEO specifically mentioned its support for 3G wireless networks and the 5-megapixel camera.

in addition, it will reportedly sport Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a 1,300 mAh battery.

Pricing & Availability
Although Michael Dell was willing to say that that the Mini 5 will be released in the next few months, he declined to be more specific about when and where.

He also wouldn't talk about pricing.

It's not known if this product will be sold through a wireless carrier, of if Dell plans to sell it directly to the public.



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Motorola Milestone (Droid)

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D-link MyPocket 3G router comming soon

If you’re looking for a new 3G router you will soon have a new option to choose from as the D-Link myPocket 3G router has just gotten approval from the FCC.

This router does essentially the same thing as the MiFi in the sense that it will give you WiFi access to 7.2Mbps (depending on your provider) HSPA mobile internet over the 850 and 1900MHz bands.

Exactly what carrier will pick this up if any, we don’t know, but as soon as we do we’ll relay the information to you.

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Nokia E72

It’s been about a year ago the Nokia E71 was released, and till now it is Nokia’s best selling QWERTY device to date, and even probably the most successful QWERTY business phones in history. Frankly to say the phone is still not out of date, it is still a powerful business device better than many newer business phone. However, Nokia recently has launched a newer version of it, namely Nokia E72 to fill up the demands of the crowds.
Design
The design of Nokia E72 has nothing much changes with it predecessor. It still remains measure 114 x 58 x 10 mm in dimension and weight of 128g (1g heavier than E71). This is a pockectable device that won’t let you have problem fit into your pocket. The display still remains the same 2.36 inches screen which have 320 x 240 pixels of resolutions. Likewise, it is not the best display we’d ever seen, but it still capable to offer clear and bright images. Below the display housed the navigation pad and few soft keys and shortcut keys, where it is the most obvious part that no like it predecessor. If you want to distinguish between the two phone, than look for this part. They still have the same arrangement, but the shortcut keys ( menu, calender keys on the left and phonebook and email keys on the right) are no longer stick with either side of navigation pad, they are now moved toward the edge of the phone. It left the navigation pad alone at the center. Also the The D-pad now features a Optical Navi Key (optical track pad) instead of the 5-way D-pad. The Qwerty keypad also has replace with a new one, like the one in Nokia E63. However, we can’t feel the differences when typing on the keypad. There will be 3 colors launching for this model, Zodium Black, Metal Grey, Topaz Brown. Each of it will deliver classy feel to the users.
OS, UI and Software
The E72 runs S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 on the 600 MHz processor. It is next to identical to the Nokia E71 in terms of core features, but with some minor improvement that probably would be ignored by most users , especially if he/she is not familiar or never experience Symbian OS. The homescreen is still pretty much the same where you will see a horizontal icons bar on the top and a vertical shortcut on the middle. What’s new at here is, at the bottom there are three icons standing for missed calls, messages and voice mail which will only show up when there are related events happens. Clicking on each thumbnail will make a pop-up with extra information appear on the screen.
Nokia Messaging and Mail for Exchange are also now fully integrated into the Messaging application and there’s support for multiple email account identities. Also the Ovi Chat, Nokia’s instant messaging software, is pre-installed too and it is accessible via the Contacts application, includes basic location features and supports Ovi accounts, Google Chat and Yahoo Messenger.
There are also some extra features that F71 doesn’t have such as accelerometer that use screen auto-rotation; A-GPS and compass with integrated Nokia Maps; Lotus Notes Traveler that prompts you to install it once you access the Email app and try to set up a corporate email box; New version of, delivering Microsoft Office 2007 compatibility. All these features is Nokia make to lure more attention on E72 rather than E71.
Music and Video
The music and video player has the pretty much same as in the E71 but with some improvements. The audio equalizer now shows 8 configurable bars instead of just 5 on the E71, giving more precisely audio set up. The player also features Bass boosterand Stereo widening for better music experience. We have to said that the 3D effect wasn’t good enough but the audio remains crystal clear and loud. Also, the phone has a 3.5mm headphone jack that can fit to most of the headset on the market. So if you intend to listen to even better audio quality, get yourself a good headset. In term of video playback, Nokia never fails to deliver great screens and good video performance. The quality of video playing is excellent. However, the small screen limit the pleasure to watch video on the phone.
Camera
The E72 comes with a 5 MP camera with autofocus with is also seen on some other latest phones from Nokia, such as 6720 Classic and 6710 Navigator. However, its lens is no Carl Zeiss but can capture images up to 2592 x 1944 pixels of resolution and image size of 2Mb. The camera is able to capture quite good quality pictures, but still not very good at shooting in the dark. For normal shooting, it gets the job done. Since it is not a camera dedicated phone, we don’t expect it can replace our digicam.
In short
It is no doubt he Nokia E72 is an excellent smartphone. Apparently it is even better than it predecessor, though it has no significant upgrade. But the little changes make the phone become so much better. If you ask how about E71, we have to say it is still the best business phone on the market due to date, but after Nokia E72.

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