Motorola Announces the Cliq Android Phone

Today at the Mobilize Conference, Motorola and T-Mobile announced the Motorola Cliq, a new Android handset. They call it “the first phone with social skills.” It is a touch-based handset that has Motorola’s new MOTOBLUR service on board. The Cliq is a sideways slider that has a full QWERTY keyboard and 3.1-inch HVGA touch-screen display. It has a 3G, Wi-Fi, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, video capture at 24 frames per second, 3.5mm headset jack, full HTML Google browser, and Google services. It will support microSD cards up to 32GB. It will be available in titanium and white, pricing wasn’t disclosed. It will be sold worldwide as the DEXT starting in 2010.

HTC Announces Touch2

HTC has been getting in on the act today with the unveilling of the Touch2, a compact WinMo smartphone that will be one of the first devices to run WinMo 6.5, which will itself be unveiled on 6th October. Other pioneering efforts include support for Windows Marketplace and Microsoft My Phone. HTC’s TouchFlo UI has been given a revamp with lessons learned from the popular Sense UI found on HTC’s Android devices.

The handsets ships with Internet Explorer Mobile, which includes Flash Lite meaning that there is some native Flash support even if it isn’t the full hog. A text optimization option allows the user to resize onscreen text for best results. The My Phone service allows the backing up of information like pictures, music and contacts straight from the handset to the web. Available in Q4 pricing hasn’t yet been confirmed.

Samsung Corby Pro (Samsung Genio Pro / B5310)

The Samsung Corby Pro B5310 (to be sold in the UK under the name Samsung Genio Pro) is a fun messaging device with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 2.8" touchscreen display and a 3 megapixel camera.

Following on from the original Samsung Corby (or Genio), the most obvious improvement with the Corby Pro is the keyboard, but the handset also adds 3.5G and WiFi support and a better camera to the mix.

Don't think that the Corby Pro is some sort of fuddy-duddy business phone, the customised TouchWiz interface has a cartoony feel to it, and the media player supports all major formats including DivX video. The Corby Pro also has an integrated FM radio and a useful 3.5mm audio socket.

The Corby Pro is designed to be used with social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook through built-in applications. It also supports popular web mail applications plus standard email protocols, and one neat thing is that the Corby Pro can send messages and updates out to several sites at the same time.. including Blogger, LinkedIn and Flickr.

The addition of 3.5G support is a huge improvement as the Corby Pro can download data at speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps, making web browsing a much more pleasant experience. And with WiFi, you can get even faster speeds without worrying about the cost, just connect it to your home or office wireless network and you can pretty much use it for as long as you like.

There are a range of different colours available, as with other handsets in the Corby / Genio line-up. In this case the phone has changeable battery covers, so you can easily change the colour if you get bored with it. The overall design of the handset is fairly straightforward, it borrows heavily from theS3650 when it comes to the detailing. Overall, the appearance is quite pleasing.

All these features take their toll when it comes to weight, the Corby Pro comes in at 134 grams and measures 105 x 57 x 16mm. Internal memory is 100MB, expandable to 16GB using a microSD card. Talktime isn't specified, but the 960 mAh battery isn't particularly large.

The Corby Pro (or Genio Pro) seems to be a very capable device, combining a good specification set with some fun features that could give it a wide appeal. Samsung haven't given any guidance on price, although they do say that the Corby Pro should start to be available in Europe from November 2009 onwards.

Samsung Corby Pro (Genio Pro) B5310 at a glance
Available:	November 2009
Network:	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 + UMTS 900 / 2100
Data:	GPRS + EDGE + UMTS (3G) + HSDPA + WiFi
Screen:	2.8" 320 x 240 pixels, 16m colours
Camera:	3 megapixels
Size:	Large slider 105 x 57 x 16mm / 134g
Bluetooth:	Yes
Memory card:	MicroSD
Infra-red:	No
Polyphonic:	Yes
Java:	Yes
GPS:	No
OS:	TouchWiz
Battery life:	Not specified

Samsung Star WIFI version

My latest love in life is the Samsung Star S 5230 – also known as , the poor mans Iphone. What had me most excited was that it had widgets for everything, along with being a touch screen and being super affordable (15,500 rs). Amazing right?!

I got an opportunity to use it, a friend who owns it pointed out to me how hard it was to use the touch screen – u have to almost hit the screen with your finger to make it move or slide, and I’m guessing thats where the stylus comes in handy.

Another major draw back was that it didn’t have wifi – and this was getting to me to the extent of not wanting the phone any more. Well, That has finally been resolved – Samsung has finally launched a version of the phone with Wifi, called the S5230W, and according to various sources, the wifi phone will be launched in Asia and Middle east with the name Samsung Star S5233W,it has been launched internationally in early September, but is yet to come to Pakistan.

So look out for it – with all the features it has, it makes it worth dealing with a difficult screen. Given below are the specs

Nokia X6, X3 phones pioneer new Xseries line

The once rumored Nokia Xseries is now official as Nokia has just announced two devices to spearheead this new range of phones: the Nokia X6 and the X3.

The Nokia X6 is their latest full-touchscreen device that features 3.2-inch display, Carl Zeiss equiiped 5-megapixel camera with dual LED flash, WiFi, Bluetooth, TV-out, on-device video editing tools, 32GB memory, and an astounding 35 hours music playback battery life. Unlike their previous touchscreen phones such as the 5800XM and 5530XM, the Nokia X6 is definitely much slimmer measuring a mere 0.55-inches thin. It's due in Q4 with a price of 459 Euros (around $652) excluding tax and subsidies.

Sony Ericsson Unveil XPERIA X2

Well the wait is finally over, Sony Erricsson have finally announced the much leaked X2. It's the successor to last year's X1 and is again sporting WinMo, this time the 6.5 variety. The new smartphone retains the sme basic design as the X1 with a pull out keyboard and of course the EXPERIA panels interface, which has seen a bit of a revamp with some new panels added. The customer service side of things stays the same with a very high level of service included in the purcashe prie. There is a dedicated XPERIA technical tem to help customer and customers whose handsets breakdown abroad will receive a replacement device.

spec-wise the X2 is a step up from the X1 with the following Features:

* 3.2" high resolution touchscreen

* 8.1 MegaPixel camera

* GSM/EDGE quadband

* HSPA tri-band

* Bluetooth with A2DP support

* WiFi

* A-GPS

* Microsoft Mobile Office

* Exchange Support

Availability will be in select markets to being with, starting next quarter.

Nokia N900: AT&T/Rogers Announcement Imminent?

It's been a while since the world has been as excited about a Nokia product as they are about N900. The fact that it runs on the Maemo 5OS instead of Nokia's old (lackluster) standby, Symbian, is reason enough alone to be giddy. We know this phone will be hitting the T-Mobile network this October and, if Boy Genius is correct, it'll be hitting the AT&T and Rogers wireless networks in fairly short order.

They have what is (reportedly) an email from a Nokia emplyee to a customer. In the email, the employee seems to confirm a WCDMA comatible version of the N900. Here's the relevant text: "Regarding the network bands, you are correct - we anounced a WCDMA 900/1700/2100 MHz bands. We have not made an annoucements regarding an 850/1900/2100 MHz band device. An announcement will be forthcoming."

'Forthcoming' sound very imminent in that context. Please keep in mind that the realease of 850/1900/2100 MHz band N900s is still totally unconfirmed. This rumor has no independent verification and the email could very well be a fabrication. It's also entirely possbile that a customer service employee at Nokia was just talking out of his ass. If this rumor is valid, we will see an annoucement from Nokia very soon.

M912X, PC Tablet from Gigabyte

Are you like Note books? If yes now it’s time to watch out a fresh laptop that is in source of Gigabyte. Laptop is very useful not only for getting information about any issue but also for its roaming service; you could easily take a long by lifting without a problem and most attractive issue in the Zip Zap modern Bags. For all desiring users of note books a Note books making Company Gigabyte has released an appropriate note book to all guys. In market of Korea that particular laptop released in courtesy of Gigabyte. Identification of the latest Note book is M912X PC Tablet Notebook.

Altek T8680 - More 12 MP Cameraphone

It looks like the 12 MP cameraphone scene just got a little more crowded with Altek’s T8680. Not that Sony Ericsson or Samsung will be too worried since this beast seems to be confined to China for the moment. Apart from the 12 MP camera the T8680 also sports a 3 inch WQVGA screen, x3 optical zoom, FM radio, xenon flash and tri-band GSM/EDGE.

It’s probably just as well for the major manufacturers that the T8680 is limited to the Chinese market as its price tag is less than $500, which is pretty good for a 12 MP cameraphone! Sony Ericsson has its own 12 MP behemoth, Satio, coming later this year, and Samsung is rolling with the Pixon 12 MP. Rumour has itt hat Nokia too will jump on the 12 MP bandwagon later this year, but that’s more likely to be an announcement than a product launch.

Nokia Aeon

Nokia maintains a Research and Development website that is usually filled with, well Research and Development stuff. Mostly it’s just boring images of scientists and r&d people at work – at least until you scroll to the top. That’s where the images of Nokia’s latest “research concept” phone are currently housed.

The “Aeon” seems to be your “typical” razr-thin candybar form factor cell phone with no actual buttons. No, it’s not the next generation of Nokia’s L’amour Fashion Collection. The bottom half of the prototype pictured here is actually a touch-screen display that can change (I might be going out on a limb here) into any kind of menu, button, keypad, whatever. It’s so damn cool that I’m almost speechless. I mean, yeah, the touch screen method brings up a ton of quirky problems – like causing damage to the display with those pointy thumbs of yours, among others – but it’s also so innovative and (brilliantly simple) that I can’t even associate it with the Nokia name. What happened to those super thick oversized fatso phones that Nokia keeps churning out?

So the Aeon got me pretty excited about what’s coming in the future of wireless technology. Of course, by the time this phone actually comes to market (if ever), I’m sure Motorola will have similar devices available, all with those really annoying vowel-less names that nobody wants to pronounce. I really hope their next set of phones are called KRPR or something. It’d be more fitting.

HTC Touch Diamond

Is the HTC Touch Diamond a good phone? The HTC Touch Diamond handset is a much talked about mobile phone so we thought we here at Phones Review would give you the details, specifications and photos so you can judge for yourselves if this device is something you would consider.

The HTC Touch Diamond is all about innovation and simplicity with the touch of HTC Touch design (Hence the name “Touch”); the craftsmanship gone into this handset is something to think about.

Not only is the Touch Diamond compact in size and features such new captivating 3D touch interface called TouchFLO 3D and game-changing Internet the mobile handset also gives you class, style and sophistication that all consumers will just adore.

Let me get a little technical on the specification front, I will start with the new dimension to Touch, HTC are a big name and they have taken that big step forward in bringing us a fantastic touch screen which is an innovation, the new 3D touch interface called TouchFLO 3D provides animated access to people, music, photos, messaging, weather, email and so much more and more to the point a superb sensitive control for interacting with Touch Diamond.

Ok so what is so special about the “Innovation”? well the Touch Diamond will deliver a combo of features and functions that will stand out from the rest for integrating mobile phone innovation into a small package and in that we mean the 2.8 inch display which provides stunning print quality viewing that will give you even more stunning Web browsing and viewing of photographs, it has a cool built-in camera which has auto-focus and also very advanced wireless and auto sensor screen pivoting.

If you like the internet then you will like the HTC Touch Diamond because it makes it all fun, in that we mean the handset will deliver a new mobile Internet experience that utilizes broadband-like speeds with HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA wireless connectivity, it will give you a new customized mobile Web browser that enables easy viewing and very easy use of navigation of sites in the exact way they were designed, you can also zoom in and out and even pan websites with the use of one hand, you can even view optimized content that has been specially created to fit the display automatically. Like the Apple iPhone the HTC Touch Diamond will change from portrait to landscape just by turning the device sideways.

It seems it is pretty similar to the iPhone because it features the YouTube application and Google Maps for mobile for mapping and traffic data.

Availability
The HTC Touch Diamond will be available to customers across all major European carriers in June. It will be available later this quarter in Asia and the Middle East. The North American and Latin American versions of the Touch Diamond will be available in the second half of 2008. If you want to buy the HTC Touch Diamond scroll down to the bottom and you will see that Expansys will be selling it on June 20th (Link provided below).

HTC Touch Diamond Specifications - More Photos Below Specs
• General 2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 for Europe/Asia
• GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 for Americas
• 3G Network HSDPA 2100 / 900 for Europe/Asia
• HSDPA 850 / 1900 for Americas
• 2.8 Inch TFT Touchscreen Display - 480 x 640 pixels
• Touch-sensitive navigation control
• Handwriting recognition
• TouchFLO 3D finger swipe navigation
• Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
• MP3, WAV, WMA & Polyphonic Ringtones
• Vibration
• Near enough unlimited entries and fields plus Photocall (Phonebook)
• Near enough unlimited Call records
• 4 GB Built in Memory
• 192 MB DDR SDRAM, 256 MB ROM
• GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
• Qualcomm MSM7201A 528 Mhz processor
• 3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
• EDGE Class 10 236.8 kbps
• WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
• Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
• miniUSB
• Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS
• SMS, MMS, Email & Instant Messaging
• WAP 2.0/xHTML & HTML Browser
• Games
• 3.1 meagapixel camera - 2048×1536 pixels, video & autofocus
• secondary VGA videocall camera
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• Built-in GPS with A-GPS
• Java MIDP 2.0
• Voice memo
• Pocket Office(Word, Excel, Outlook, PDF viewer)
• Built-in handsfree
• MP3 player
• Standby Time Up to 285 hours
• Talk time Up to 5 hours 30 minutes
• 102 x 51 x 11.5 mm
• 110 g

Does Not Have –
• Card slot
• HSCSD
• Infrared port

Philips Xenium X830

Chinese clone makers have found it easy the first few Xenium model phones from Philips. Even a clone purportedly of the non-existent N98 was really a Xenium clone. The Xenium X830 is a well-featured touchscreen phone with WiFi and 5 MP camera. It will also come with an 8 GB storage built-in to be interesting enough for people looking for iPhone alternatives. No release date or price yet.

Samsung Reclaim

Today Sprint announced the Reclaim from Sprint, a phone that was made with 80% recycled materials. The phone’s charger consumes 12 times less power than the Energy Star standard requires. The outer casing is made from 40% bio-plastics and the packaging materials are made form 70% recycled materials. The Reclaim is a slider with full QWERTY keyboard, 2 megapixel camera with video capture, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, support for up to 32GB microSD cards. It runs the OneClick user interface and has easy access to a number of eco-friendly guides and web sites. The Reclaim costs $50 and will be available in all Sprint channels starting on August 16. Along with the Reclaim, Sprint plans to reduce paper consumption by 30%, help raise consumer awareness of eco-friendly usage, and reduce the energy consumption of its stores and operations.

BlackBerry 8830 World Edition

The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition is the first CDMA from BlackBerry that provides you email, organizer, web browsing and instant messaging, GPS, BlackBerry® Maps, media player, and expandable micro SD card memory. You can travel the around the world without having to change your phone, numbers or email addresses. Some freatures for this smartphone: New Trackball navigation system, Auto-selection of CDMA/GSM Mode, GSM/GPRS 900/1800 for continued voice and email while traveling internationally, Bluetooth, EV-DO/GPRS network connection for high-speed data transfer and Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD).

Nokia N97 new mobile computer

The Nokia N97 is a new mobile computer and comes with a personalizable home screen. Most of all, this phone will be available in June. As you will see, the Nokia N97 is dressed in a QWERTY keyboard and in a fully customizable home screen with a tilting 3.5″ touch display. This phone gives you instant access to the entire list of Ovi services. Is the Nokia’s first phone designed with a range of widgets which send live information directly to the phone. Using the widgets, you can be connected to key social networking destinations like Hi5 or Facebook , news services like the Reuters, Associated Press and Bloomberg, you can find out shopping and weather information. The Nokia N97, which ship with the Ovi Store, offers easy access to applications, games, videos, podcasts, productivity tools, web and location-based services, and much more.

You can expand and refresh your Nokia N97 with new functions, feature and fixes, as well as you do with any computer. A fascinating roadmap of new features and functions is expected to appear in the second half of 2009.

The Nokia N97 has direct access to the huge catalogue of music in the Nokia Music Store. This phone include multiple high-speed connectivity options and 32GB of storage (up to 48GB using a microSD card) which permitt you to directly download and store tens of thousands of songs on the handset. And you can listen to your favourite music on the Nokia Bluetooth Stereo Headset BH-905, which Nokia also launched today. This headset brings crystal clear sound, eliminates background noise, and is the ideal accessory for listening to music and making calls on the Nokia N97, as well as being compatible with a diverse range of other mobile and music devices.

About other features, the nokia n97 impress with high-quality images and video clips at 30 frames per second, captured using the 5 megapixel camera with integrated Carl Zeiss optics. You have the possibility to share your pictures instantly with all your friends or uploaded online via Ovi Share, Twitter or Flickr and also the pictures can be geo-tagged to specific locations.

Watch phone LG GD-910

Finally the lg watch phone introduced in 2009 at CES is expected to be in shops even in July.From prototype to mass production, the watch phone boasts some promising features. For people who want to wear the mobile phone in most strangest ways this phone watch is perfect. Unfortunately it remains a phone shoved into a watch and it makes it to be bigger than a normal watch.

The watch phone comes in to colors: black and white.

A watch should be water resistant so is LG-GD910 praising the resistance to water. Other freatures for this gadget are:

• 3G
• 7.2Mbps HSDPA
• 1.4-inch touch display
• CIF video call camera
• text-to-speech capabilities for easy messaging
• MP3 player
• 13.9mm of thickness
• 84g weight
• 2 hours talk time
• bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
• 176 x 220 pixels display

HTC Touch Pro 2

T-Mobile USA just announced yesterday that they will be making the HTC Touch Pro 2 availalbe from August 12th onwards. This handset is more than ready to take over where the HTC Touch Pro left off, and the US release comes quite late long after the handset was made available to folks living across the Atlantic as well as in Asia. Powered by Windows Mobile 6.1, the HTC Touch Pro 2 will come with a 3.6″ WVGA tilting touchscreen display, Wi-Fi connectivity, a 3.2-megapixel camera to capture those impromptu shots, a full QWERTY keyboard as well as 3G support and GPS navigation to help you get around. Too bad when it comes to color choices, the Touch Pro 2 in the US will only come in mocha. There is no word on pricing as at press time.

HTC Hero

Bad news for HTC Hero fans today as it emerged that the launch of the much anticipated handset may be delayed. Phone Arena are mentioning a release date of 21st July based upon comments made on cleverkit.com whilst Engadget are quoting Amazon as saying the release date will be on 24th July. Either way it isn’t good news for those who were looking forward to a release tomorrow.

Of course it may be that the release will go ahead as planned tomorrow on Orange UK, but that retailers offering the handset only will have to wait a week or two to begin selling the device. The HTC Hero is the third Android powered handset to go on sale and will be much anticipated as a result.

Nokia’s Social Networking Surge

Today Nokia announced the Surge, a QWERTY-equipped sideways slider that will be available from AT&T starting July 19. It has quad-band GSM/EDGE, 850/1900 WCDMA/HSDPA, and Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and FM radios on board. According to Nokia, the Surge is aimed at users of social networks and it offers most forms of messaging, including AT&T’s Video Share service and the ability to post to social networks via the JuiceCaster application. The Surge has 3G, GPS, a 2 megapixel camera, and a Flash-enabled web browser. The Surge runs S60 3rd Edition. It will cost $80 after rebate with new agreement (which requires a $40 voice plan and $30 data plan).

Nokia 6700 Classic Mobile

The slim and stylish no-nonsense handset has been a Nokia trademark ever since the 6300 took the world by storm a few years back. However, it's only now after a run of equally popular successors that we realize just how much the Slim Finn changed the rules of the game. And the Nokia 6700 classic is here to say that no matter how simple and seemingly perfect things are, they can always get better.

Nokia 6700 classic official photos

Not everyone wants a high-end camera, a huge touchscreen or a QWERTY keyboard and - even if they do - not everyone is keen to dish out. The extra features are always welcome to have on board but in the end it's about the core functions of a phone that you want to work and want to work well. They say money can't buy you love but when a handset is great at the basics and looks like a million bucks it has every right to disagree. And the Nokia 6700 classic, like its forerunners, seems to know just how to please a massive crowd.

Key Features

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
• Tri-band 3G with 10Mbps HSDPA and 2Mbps HSUPA
• Slim and sharp
• Solid metal casing and beautiful design
• 2.2" 16M-color QVGA display with excellent sunlight legibility
• 5 megapixel camera, autofocus and LED flash
• VGA video recording at 15fps
• Built-in GPS receiver
• S40 user interface, 6th edition
• Built-in accelerometer sensor
• Tap-for-time and turn-to-mute
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• Bluetooth (with A2DP) and microUSB port
• microSD card slot (16 GB supported, 1GB included)
• Rich preinstalled application package
• Ovi Maps and Ovi Share
• Push notifications
• Dedicated camera key and good image quality

Main disadvantages:

• Memory card slot under the back cover
• Smallish display
• S40 interface feels clunky and out of date
• No smart dialing, multi-tasking or even an office document viewer
• No 3.5 audio jack
• Poor image gallery

A brief look at the features listed above is enough to convince you that the Nokia 6700 classic is more than a pretty face. However we doubt it that anyone with I-want-features-and-I-want-them-all mentality will put it on top of their shopping list. On the other hand, the extra stuff will be better used to persuade Nokia 6500 classic owners that there is enough there for an upgrad

The Nokia 6700 classic live shots

By the way, one of the best-equipped S40 handsets might also be able to convert new fans who want decent functionality but are intimidated by smartphones. Until recently Sony Ericsson, LG and Samsung were enjoying a free run there, but with the Nokia 6600i slide and the Nokia 6700 classic, the market leader is quite keen to regain some of that ground.

Anyway, one thing we know is we shouldn't keep a stunning looker like the Nokia 6700 classic in that cardboard box any longer. Hit the jump to get to the real deal and prepare to be jealous.

Nokia 3720 Mobile

The Mobile will start shipping this summer and is expected to cost about €125 before subsidies or taxes. Check out the full, official, specs and gallery below.

• 2-megapixel camera with LED flash, 4X digital zoom
• 2.2-inch QVGA 16.7 million colours display
• Nokia Maps pre-installed on the 1GB microSD card
• Stereo music player supporting MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ and WMA, and stereo FM Radio
• 20MB free internal user memory plus support for microSD memory card up to 8GB
• XHTML browser, Java MIDP2.0, OMA DRM 1.0 and 2.0
• Bluetooth 2.1
• EGSM 900/1800/1900
• Series 40
• 115mm x 47mm x 15.3mm
• 94g
• Up to seven hours talk time
• Up to 18 days standby time

MSI Delivers Yet Another Gaming Laptop

This one, GX600, is based on Intel\'s Santa Rosa Mobile platform & Nvidia\'s GeForce 8600M GT.

MSI has announced an Intel powered gaming laptop to extend the company's GX series.

MSI's gaming laptop family already comprises of the AMD powered GX610 series laptops. These GX610 notebooks use AMD Turion X2 processor, ATi RX690+SB600 chipset, 15.4-inch WSXGA+/WXGA ACV (Amazing Crystal Vision) Display and 256MB ATi Mobility Radeon HD 2600 GPU.

To continue its dominance in the performance and gaming laptop segment, MSI has launched another laptop model - the GX600 powered by Intel solutions. The MSI GX600 will be based on the latest range of Core 2 Duo processors featuring 800MHz FSB and Mobile PM965 Express chipset. In short, the GX600 is all about Santa Rosa platform coupled with DirectX 10 compliant 512MB Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT graphics. The notebook can hold up to 4GB of DDR2 667MHz RAM and 15.4-inch WSXGA+/WXGA ACV(Amazing Crystal Vision) display.

Innovations in the GX600:

The GX600 features MSI's Turbo Drive Engine Technology. While the GX600 is in CPU Turbo mode users can increase the speed of the CPU and system up by 20%. The Turbo mode can be activate/deactivated by the simple push of a button which is located above the keyboard. While on battery, pressing of the same silver turbo button switches the notebook to Power-Saving mode, extending battery time by 15%!

No info in regards to pricing, launch dates or availability has been made public by MSI. Stay tuned, this looks amazing

Samsung Exclaim Slide Mobile

The Samsung Rant was released not long ago (in October 2008, in fact), but it seems Samsung and Sprint are already working on a successor. The Samsung Exclaim Mobile (sometimes I think Samsung plays Mad Libs with its product names) is slated to be the successor to the Rant, and the big difference is that it has a dual-slider designed Mobile; the number keypad slides down, while the QWERTY keyboard slides to the left. The design is similar to that of the Pantech Matrix and the Helio Ocean 2. It has a 2.6 inch QVGA display, EV-DO Rev. 0, support for various social-networking applications, GPS, a 2.0-megapixel camera, and a microSD card slot that can hold up to 32GB cards. It'll be available on June 7, but price is yet to be announced price. You'll be able to get it in either blue or pink.

LG Latest Windows Mobile Phone

A largest company of electronic devices, LG announced a new Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone. This mobile is integrated with various features of new technology. The GW550 is a mono-block device with full QWERTY keyboard for messaging, which will make more easier to handle our daily mails in the single mobile. It has quad-band GSM/EDGE and tri-band 850/1900/2100MHz UMTS/HSPA 3G. Other features in this mobile include a 3 megapixel camera and 2.4-inch display. Other details, including price and availability, were not shared.

Dual-Mode Sprint & Verizon Wireless Mobile

Today Research In Motion announced the BlackBerry 9630 Mobile, a new QWERTY-equipped Mobile Device that supports both CDMA EVDO Rev. A and quad-band GSM/EDGE plus 2100MHz HSDPA networks. The Mobile also comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera with flash, autofocus and video capture. The Mobile has a full HTML web browser, 3.5mm headset jack, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, supports microSD cards up to 32GB, an GPS. RIM said the device is expected to be available this summer from North American carriers. Both Verizon Wireless and Sprint have announced that they will sell the Mobile. Sprint will offer it for $200 after rebate with new agreement. Verizon didn’t offer pricing details right away.

HiPhone F06-Slim Clones BlackBerry Storm

“The WiFi + TV phone is the best HiPhone yet. Fortunately, it also clones one of the best looking phones around, and I don’t mean it’s an iPhone clone. The BlackBerry Storm form factor is a breath of fresh air on the HiPhone F06-Slim WiFi TV phone. You heard right, TV and WiFi (we rechecked and it appears WiFi TV doesn’t exactly mean it has WiFi). From the 3.2-inch touchscreen, the dual-stand-by dual-SIM to the Internet on-the-go via WLAN and the TV tuner, the Hiphone F06 Slim is packed quad-band GSM phone. The best part is it’s only $190.”

The F06 Slim features…

TV, Touchscreen with handwriting input, MP3 player, MP4 player / record, Video Recorder, Sound Recorder, GPRS, FM radio, JAVA, Wifi, Calculator, Calendar, Memo, Alarm, Bluetooth function in this Mobile.

Samsung Omnia II for Verizon:: Mobile

Samsung mobile today announced the Omnia II Mobile, including a version for Verizon Wireless. The Omnia II is a Windows Mobile smartphone (upgradeable to version 6.5) and features an AMOLED display with WVGA resolution. Other features include a 5-megapixel auto-focus camera and 3.5mm headphone jack. Pricing and launch date for the Verizon version have yet to be determined.

LG AX840 Tritan Mobile

Today Alltel announced the addition of the LG AX840 Tritan Mobile to its roster of messaging devices. The Tritan is a sideways slide with a full QWERTY keyboard. Stand-out features include a 3 megapixel camera with flash and video capture, stereo Bluetooth, GPS, microSD support and a three-inch touch display. It will cost $100 with contract after rebates.

LG Vu Mobile Phone

The first thing we noticed when we picked up the LG Vu mobile was its light weight. Before anyone in the office took notice of its large and crisp, 3-inch, 240 x 400 widescreen display that takes up nearly the entire front, they, too, commented on its 3.2-ounce weight. The BlackBerry Curve, by comparison, weighs 3.9 ounces, and the iPhone weighs 4.8 ounces. Its 4.3 x 2.2 x 0.5-inch form factor makes it marginally smaller than the iPhone and perfect for pockets, but its screen is 0.5 inches smaller. At first, the Vu feels almost cheap compared with the iPhone, but we grew to like how easy it was to tote.

There are only three buttons on the front: one for making calls, one for ending calls, and one central Back button for navigating backward through menus. We love the minimal use of buttons, and the phone has a silver striped border, leaving most of the navigation to the clean UI and touchscreen. The right side does have a few additional buttons for volume controls, locking the phone, and launching the camera. On the top right corner is a barely noticeable slot where a large antenna hides; you can pull it out to improve TV reception.

	AT&T (formerly Cingular)
Form Factor	Candy Bar
Bluetooth Type	Bluetooth Mono
Fast Data Network	HSPDA
Internal Memory	120MB
Memory Expansion Type	microSD Card
Music Player	Yes
Video	Yes
GPS	No
FM Radio	No
Display (main)	3 inches (400 x 240 pixels, 262,000 colors)
Talk / Standby Time	3 hours/10.4 days
Camera Resolution	2 MP
Size	4.3 x 2.2 x 0.5 inches
Weight	3.2 ounces

New 4GB iPhone HSDPA leaks

Slides leaked from Canadian carrier on BGR feature a 4GB iPhone 3G with HSDPA support to come this year. There is no proof that these slides are authentic or up to date.

In a related story though Engadget reports that Apple just got approval for 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB iPhone capacities by the PCS Type Review Certification Board. The PTCRB is providing a framework to standardize carrier equipment.

The interesting thing about the leaked 4GB iPhone is the support of HSDPA and video calling with an iChat app. The camera of the $99 (CAN?) 4GB iPhone is still just a 2MP one. For video calling the iPhone would need though a front facing camera.

Sony Ericsson Announces Playstation Phone Dubbed ‘Aino’

Today Sony Ericsson announced the Aino, a new phone and media device that can connect with Sony’s Playstation 3 gaming and media console. It will be able to interact with and control the media content on the user’s Playstation 3 via a local Wi-Fi network or via the Internet. It will also offer the ability to watch TV in several European countries. It has a full HTML web browser, keypad and touch screen user interface. The Aino has quad-band GSM/EDGE and tri-band UMTS/HSPA 850/1900/2100, Bluetooth (A2DP), GPS, Wi-Fi and FM radios on board. It will come with an 8.1 megapixel camera with autofocus, flash, video capture, image/video stabilizer and Face Detection. Other features include video calling, Microsoft ActiveSync, stereo speakers and Facebook integration. It will be available early in the fourth quarter.

Samsung Announces 12 Megapixel Phone

Today Samsung announced a new phone touting a 12 megapixel camera. The Pixon12 features a full 3.1-inch AMOLED touch display and advanced camera features such as a dedicated camera power button, touch-based autofocus, fast shutter speeds, instant scene-changing modes, Xenon flash and 28mm wide angle lens. Photos can be sorted by by tags, file names, ratings, and time, and it features tools for uploading to social networking sites. The Pixon12 captures video at 30 frames per second at 720 x 480 pixels. The Pixon12 has quad-band GSM/EDGE, 900/2100 dual-band HSDPA/HSUPA, Wi-Fi, GPS and FM radios on board. It goes on sale in Europe later in June.

Sony unveils PSP go:: unique gadget

For the new generation when peoples are more like to play game in their computer and PSP. Sony launches a brand new PSP in the market. This is for those people who just want to play game anywhere without need of their computer and laptops. It a mobile play station, having very popular these days among the youngster.

Looks like Sony can’t really keep their secrets from leaking out to the public before the official announcement, as image leaks as well as whispers of the PSP go were already making their rounds well ahead of the E3 announcement. Well, for those who recently picked up a Sony PSP-3000 (yes, it is in its third iteration already for that particular generation), there is a new device that looks set to displace the PSP-3000 in due time - assuming it does crazily well, of course. We’re guessing that Sony is taking Nintendo’s similar approach as they did all those years ago, touting the DS Phat to be the “third pillar”, only bringing it to the forefront and discontinuing the Game Boy line when the DS was found to be doing exceptionally well. Only time will tell, but let us take a look at the Sony PSP go in greater detail today.

The PSP go will arrive in stores for folks living in North America this October 1, while Europe/PAL territories and Asian countries will get theirs a month later, retailing for $249 and an equivalent amount in Euros, of course. As stated earlier, the PSP go will co-exist with the PSP-3000 in retail stores as gamers as well as those who are curious learn to decide which is the best possible portable gaming system for them. What makes the PSP go different is it won’t come with any UMD drive - instead, it will ditch all disc-based content by catering to those who want on-demand entertainment, featuring 16GB of internal memory as well as the ability to receive digital entertainment via the PlayStation Network. Sounds fine and dandy, but what about less developed markets where over-the-air download speeds are excruciatingly slow? Guess those folks will just have to settle for regular PSP-3000s.

Some of the interesting features available on the spanking new PSP go include an easy sliding panel alongside original applications, a game sleep function that lets you operate the XrossMediaBar while suspending gameplay for the moment, Bluetooth connectivity and a wide range of accessories to go along with it. What do you think of the form factor, and will the PSP go do for Sony what the DS Lite did for Nintendo?