Nokia 6303i classic unveiled

Nokia today announced the Nokia 6303i classic, a sophisticated and compact device that follows in the footprints of the Nokia 6303 classic and builds on the proven formula that made Nokia the world leader in mobile phones. The device is great value for money with its amazing feature list and an estimated retail price of EUR 105, before taxes and subsidies.

The Nokia 6303i classic is a reliable companion that keeps you connected to people that matter you the most. Pictures taken with the 3.2 megapixel camera come to life on the large 2.2 inch screen, and email and instant messaging are available through Nokia Messaging, providing a very convenient way to be in touch with friends and family. The design is unequivocal, in and out; stainless steel covers and compact size feel solid in the hand, and the intuitive user interface makes all key features easy to find. Furthermore, no matter whether you are sharing online, browsing web, or listening to music, the excellent battery life guarantees fun for a long time without charging.

The Nokia 6303i classic will start shipping in select markets during the first quarter of 2010.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 on Vodafone UK in April

O2 is not the only carrier that will offer the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 in the UK. Vodafone will sell the X10, too.

The Xperia X10 has appeared on Vodafone UK’s official website, in the coming soon section, and it looks like it will be available for purchase starting April.

The handset’s price is not mentioned. However, since smartphones like the Nokia N900 and BlackBerry Bold 9700 are offered by Vodafone for free on contract (with expensive voice and data plans), the X10 should also be free on select plans.

In case you don’t know yet, the Xperia X10 features Android 1.6, a 4 inch WVGA touchscreen display, HSPA, GPS, Wi-Fi, 8MP autofocus camera, and a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android Vodafone UK

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 will also be available via T-Mobile Germany, Rogers (in Canada), and NTT DoCoMo (in Japan).

Google Earth has landed for Android 2.1

After launching the Nexus One smartphone, Google realised that it would be a pity to let all that potential go to waste and put the 1GHz processor and 3D graphics to good use, by launching Google Earth for Android. This is the fastest version of the software, with smooth framerate and 800 x 480 resolution supported.

Together with this release, Google launched the Roads layer, already available in the desktop version of Google Earth. This option allows users to see the roads they’re driving on, placed on top of satellite imagery, for better orientation. Voice recognition is also used in Google Earth for Android, through a feature that looks like a pocket globe, responding to the user’s commands.

For example, saying “Eiffel Tower” or “a hotel in the San Francisco area” will take you to the desired results, thanks to the technology of Google Search by Voice and Google Local Search. Just like the other Google Earth versions, this software allows you to browse photos, places and businesses, while clicking icons for more info.

The software
is available in the Android Market and supported on most Android 2.1 devices.

YouMail App for BlackBerry, Android, and iPhone

One of my dear friends, Rock, suffered a terrible loss the other day. Her sweet elderly Verizon phone suffered a total malfunction and died. It was a sad day. Not just for her, but for those of us who want to contact her. Lacking an adequate equipment replacement program, she has been incommunicado for days. Until YouMail came to save the day.

YouMail was able to recover the voicemails from her lost phone and play them on her iPod. I know, voicemail is a little 2000. But it’ll do in a pinch, or in an emergency.

YouMail also does other things. It will translate your voicemails into texts, which is perfect for people like me who only communicate via textual means, and it will join all your voice messages into one box so that your home, office and cell messages are all available in one place. It also does this really creepy thing: it calls you

NBC Gives Mobile Access to the Olympics

Even if you’re not totally obsessed with speed skating or ice hockey or whatever, you’re probably at least a little tuned in to the Winter Games. I mean, seriously, it’s the Olympics, and it’s major. If you want a way to keep up with what’s going on when you’re on the go, NBC has a couple of ways to help you out.

First of all, you can sign up to have breaking news sent directly to your phone, or you can do so by texting OLYMPICS to 51515. This is a great way to get all the medal updates and video highlights. You can also go to their website to find specific instructions for how to view live coverage for your service provider. For more information, check out the NBC website.

Samsung Corby Folder gets official

According to the Samsung South Korea Website, the Samsung Corby Folder W930/W9300 and W9350 are now official. To refresh you, the Samsung Corby Folder features a 2.6” QVGA display, an external LED display, a 3MP camera, HSDPA and Bluetooth.

The Samsung Corby Folder will be available in Candy Pink, Blue Black and Lime Green colors and will be offered through SK Telecom, KT and LG Telecom.

HTC Supersonic Video

We have a leaked video of HTC Supersonic, by far the Android phone with the biggest touch screen (4.3-inch). The HTC Supersonic is powered by Android (most likely Android 2.1) and a 1GHz Snapdragon processor. Watch the video of HTC Supersonic after jump.

Symbian^3 Gets Official, Demoed on Video

Symbian^3 is coming to the market in 2010, that’s for sure, but does it have what it takes to brings the platform to a new level? Apparently, the first devices running it will be available starting Q3 and what we have below is a live demo of the OS. It runs on a laptop and not on a phone, being manipulated in front of a live audience.

Symbian^3 looks very much like a modern smartphone environment should, which is good news, but still Symbian^4 will be the game changer, specially as far as multitouch is concerned. The homescreen has been upgraded and it’s very widget-friendly, allowing customization, new homescreens to be added and more.

The task manager was also revamped and Nokia claims that this OS is 3 times faster in the graphics department, plus it gets multitasking. Multitouch is also coming to the Symbian platform, on resistive and capacitive screens alike. Here’s the Symbian^3 demo, for more details:

Official Tumblr BlackBerry App Now Available

Tumblr is a pretty popular microblogging platform that many people use on the internet, and the good news is that you can now start using it on your BlackBerry.

With that being said, the official Tumblr application is now available for download and if you’re using the software you already know how easy it is to share anything, be it text, photos, links, music, etc.

RIM BlackBerry 'T' (Talladega?) slider launching next month

The first sliding BlackBerry, AKA Tallageda (or T), could be winging its way to shelves as soon as April.

Mobilephone-news has reported that the CEO of a RIM supplier mentioned the BlackBerry T as a device to launch next month.

The claim appeared on joins.com, a Korean website and was translated as:

"The Canadian company RIM famous for BlackBerry smartphones is releasing a new model next month. Known as the "T," The new model is an ambitious product aimed at competing against iPhone's storm of success. RIM will present it ("T") as its flagship model to compete in global markets such as the U.S. and Europe."

This could of course point to another Storm device, rather than the Palm-style slider that everyone is raving about.

There's no information on a precise release date for the BlackBerry Talladega or 'T', or whether it will be available in the UK any time soon.

TrueCaller App for iPhone

With TrueCaller you can make reverse number lookups in more than 25 countries by entering the phone number and pressing Search. You can save the contact to your phonebook and see the address on a map. Works in more than 25 countries such as USA, Canada, Sweden, Denmark, India, France, Italy and many more…

Features:

* Search numbers/name
* Show on map
* Update phonebook with missing information
* Rate numbers as spam for notification on incoming calls
* Spam-number protection

So what´s new?

* Update phonebook has been improved and updated
* Possibility to export highly rated numbers to your phonebook so you will always be notified if a spam-caller is calling you
* Past-button has been added for faster searches
* Improved UI
* Multi-language support (Swedish, English, Icelandic, French, German, Norweigan, Spanish)

ThickButtons for Android

ThickButtons makes it convenient to type on touchscreen smartphones. As you type a word, ThickButtons enlarges and highlights useful buttons and shrinks useless ones. ThickButtons learns your dictionary, so the more you type -- the easier it is to type

Sprint HTC EVO 4G WiMAX Phone

The Sprint HTC EVO 4G Supersonic is the first 3G and 4G combined smartphone exclusively from Sprint, below we have all the main specs and features, plus some stunning high-resolution images via Sprint’s website.

This handset was the main attraction at the CTIA 2010 event and what a stunning device to be announced, this is a phone that will offer you rich experiences such as brilliant mobile Internet, and some brilliant integrated suite of services built on the Android 2.1 platform.



We love the fact it comes with a very fast 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and HTC SenseTM user experience, it has two cameras, which the camera on the back is 8.0 megapixels with auto-focus camera with HD-capable video camcorder, and the one on the front is a 1.3 megapixel camera.



This supersonic phone will produce faster speeds for downloading; search the web and much more, so much, so it will give you 10 times faster than 3G speeds. It has built-in mobile hotspot functionality as well, which is great news.



The main specifications and features includes: 3G/4G capability, Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8650 (1GHz) processor, Android 2.1, 4.3” capacitive display with pinch-to-zoom and tactile feedback, World-class HTML browser, Google Talk, Google Search, Google Maps, YouTube. Gmail, Google Calendar, Access to Google Goggles, Sprint Navigation, with turn-by-turn driving directions and 3D maps, Updated HTC Sense, Visual voicemail and personal and business email, IM and text messaging.

It also comes with 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot capability, 4G data speeds (WiMAX), 3G data speeds (EVDO Rev A.) – peak download speeds of up to 3.1 Mbps; peak upload speeds of 1.8 Mbps; average download speeds of 600 kbps-1.4 Mbps.



On the entertainment side of things, it offers you: 8MP autofocus camera with dual LED flash and 1.3MP front-facing camera, High-quality video streaming and downloads at 3G and 4G data speeds, Output pictures, slides and videos in HD quality (720p) via HDMI cable (sold separately). Live video sharing with Qik, Capture and share HD-quality video (720p) from your phone, Media player with 3.5mm stereo headset jack and FM radio and Amazon MP3 store.



How about Built-in kickstand for hands-free viewing, Sprint applications including Sprint TV and NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile(SM), Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP Stereo and EDR, 8GB microSD card included; supports up to 32GB, Digital compass, G-Sensor, proximity sensor, light sensor, GPS and Built-in WiFi®: 802.11 b/g.

Opera Mini for iPhone submitted to Apple for approval

Opera Mini for iPhone was officially submitted to the Apple iPhone App store today. A select few first saw it at Mobile World Congress 2010 in February. Now, the “fast like a rocket” browser is taking its first big step towards giving users a new way to browse on the iPhone.

Early reviews of Opera Mini for iPhone praised the sheer browsing speed, powering through Web pages up to six times faster than Safari. Due to server-side rendering, Opera Mini compresses data by up to 90 percent before sending it to the phone, resulting in rapid page loading and more Web per MB for the end user. Those familiar with iPhone roaming charges will relish Opera Mini’s ability to deliver more for less, giving users the Web they want quickly, without, the high costs.


“The Opera Mini for iPhone sneak peek during MWC told us that we have something special,” said Jon von Tetzchner, Co-founder, Opera Software. “Opera has put every effort into creating a customized, stylized, feature-rich and highly responsive browser that masterfully combines iPhone capabilities with Opera’s renowned Web experience, and the result is a high performing browser for the iPhone.”

Opera Mini is the world’s most popular mobile Web browser, famed for bringing the Web to nearly any mobile phone. Its speed, usability and navigation-friendly design have catapulted this browser onto more than 50 million mobile phones worldwide. Creating a version for iPhone is part of Opera’s mission to bring the Web to all platforms and all devices.

Samsung i9000 Galaxy S Android Phone

So far up until now that is the most popular Samsung Android based handset you can lay your hands on has to be the i7500 Galaxy, which of course we know is a more than capable phone that seems to have now changed according to a report over at Android Phone News.

But now Samsung have announced something which could be argued as the most endowed, packed full of features Android device so far. Now we have the i9000 Galaxy S the latest and probably the greatest Samsung handset.

At first all we knew of the device was that it was expected to have a Super AMOLED screen and that of course it would run on Android. But now we know more the screen itself is a super AMOLED 800 x 480 screen which is 4 inches across which makes the Samsung i9000 Samsung’s biggest touchscreen phone.

Remember the Samsung Omnia HD that measured 3.7 inch. What’s more is that this screen features something else known as the mobile Digital Natural Imagine engine yes I know a bit of a mouthful otherwise known as mDNIe which apparently makes the images better on screen and this technology has been seen previously on Samsung LCD and also LED Televisions.

Samsung Galaxy S Pro with QWERTY Keyboard

Samsung’s Galaxy S, an Android 2.1 smartphone first unveiled at CTIA 2010. The Galaxy S getting the Pro version and it will sport a QWERTY keyboard. The keypad shown in the picture actually looks pretty good, but renders tell us nothing about how comfortable it is to use. Eldar Murtazin also manages to give us a June launch date, but pictures of this device are predictably not yet available.

According to the rumors on the matter, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S Pro will include about the same specifications as the already unveiled Android-based handset. The Samsung Galaxy S Pro should bring a 4 inch WVGA Super AMOLED touchscreen display, 1 GHz Cortex A8 processor. As the Samsung Galaxy S, it will have a 5-megapixel photo snapper with auto focus and video recording capabilities, as well as with Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n capabilities, USB v2.0, built-in A-GPS receiver, great multimedia features, 16GB / 8GB of internal memory, coupled with a memory card slot that supports memory cards of up to 32GB, a 1500 mAh battery, and the full range of sensors.

Nexus One Success Could Threaten Verizon

An interesting article over at feelandroid.com gives us something to think about in relation to the Nexus One and possible threat to Verizon.

We now all know that the Google Nexus One will not debut directly with Verizon and so therefore will not be available through the largest US carrier.

The question being asked though is will the Nexus One pose a threat to Verizon if it is successful, bearing in mind that is pretty much what the model is all about.

It is about liberating customers from the 2 year standard carrier contracts and give the option to pay upfront and be able to walk away at any point, so far Nokia have failed with the unsubsidised model and we are all used to paying a little up front for Smartphones and that is what Google is attempting to change.

HTC Hero Android 2.1 due Feb/March with Sense update

Great news recently reported over at 3g.co.uk in relation to the HTC Hero Smartphone.



It seems that HTC have now confirmed that the HTC Hero will be upgraded to the latest Android version which is 2.1, currently the device runs on version 1.6 of the Android OS but the upgrade will bring it right up to date.

What is surprising is that with the upgrade there is very little difference between the HTC Hero and the HTC Legend which is about to launch later on this month. When you take into consideration that the Hero has be3en available for a much longer period and is available on multiple networks it may well offer users better value than the Legend.

Those of you that are currently on Orange or T Mobile will be able to upgrade your Hero to Android 2.1 from April 16th those on 3 will need to wait until 22nd April. Android 2.1 will give the ability to have 5 different home screens and a quick contact which makes things easier t switch between contacts and social network contacts.

SlingPlayer Mobile for iPad and Windows Phone 7 coming soon

SlingPlayer marketing manager Dave Eyler today confirmed that his company is working on a version of SlingPlayer for the iPad. Sling Media had previously committed on a native app for several platforms and said that on other platforms–mobile included–that a Flash app would be used.

The party under the radar says that “they are actively moving towards the H.264” which points to none other than Windows Phone 7 Series. Sling Media wants to make sure that the iPad gets the best of what SlingPlayer has to offer. Sling is working on some interesting developments such as “actively moving towards H.264?, Silverlight support, in addition to the streaming with resolutions beyond the current output of 320 x 240. No timetable or any WP7-specific features were revealed in the early tease.

KDDI au Toshiba IS02 QWERTY Phone

Japanese carrier AU/KDDI just announced that the Toshiba IS02 (aka Toshiba K01) will launch in June. The phone is one of the thinnest Windows Mobile

First launched at Mobile World Congress last month, the phone is powered by Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5.3 OS, a 1GHz Snapdragon processor with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 4.1-inch OLED touchscreen, followed by 3G connectivity, 384MB RAM, 512MB ROM, a 3.2-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity and a business card reader. Unfortunately, no idea on how much it costs. The K01 also passed the FCC certification yesterday which means that it will probably be globally available this summer.

HTC Smart lands in India for $222

HTC and Bharti Airtel have officially announced the HTC Smart, which reportedly “marks HTC’s strategic focus on India.” Based on Qualcomm’s Brew Mobile platform, the HTC Smart is a really affordable handset. The handset will become available in 30 major cities across India for a suggested retail price of Rs. 9,990 (about $222).
The HTC Smart offers a 2.8-inch QVGA display, a 3.2-megapixel camera, Sense UI, a microSD card slot, HTC Friendstream (integrating Facebook, Twitter and Flickr), an HTML browser, push email, an FM radio, a 3.5mm headset jack, 3G and runs on Qualcomm’s Brew Mobile platform.

The HTC Smart is reportedly “marks HTC’s strategic focus on India.” It is concerning with HTC’s plans to launch the HTC Smart in India with a $1 million marketing budget.

iPhone HD Coming Soon?

Apple could be set to release the iPhone HD later this year, according to a new video ‘uncovered’ by a tech fan. John Gruber from Daring Fireball went on to dispense some information he has heard about the next iPhone.
He informed that It will be based on the A4-family CPU system (meaning it would be part of the same CPU family as the iPad). The resolution would be doubled to 960×640. Also, it would sport a second front-facing camera and support third-party multitasking

So far, all of Apple’s smartphones and handhelds have have had a 3.5-inch display, but the next-generation will supposedly have one that is about 3.7 inches.
Engadget also reports that the iPhone HD (or whatever it ends up being called), will be announced on Tuesday, June 22. Historically, this date falls in line with past iPhone release dates.

LG GB280 music phone in Brazil with Lady Gaga

A new LG music phone has been launched in Brazil — the LG GB280, an affordable slider that comes with Lady Gaga wallpapers and several Lady Gaga songs. A few of her popular songs are such as Paparazzi, Dance in the Dark, and Bad RomanceLG GB280.

The LG GB280 musich phone features a TFT display with a resolution of 176×220 pixels, 2-megapixel camera, music player with embedded Dolby Mobile sound, FM radio, supports supports quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity, Bluetooth with A2DP profile, 6 MB of integrated memory and a microSD card slot. LG GB280 music phone is sale in Brazil for 499 reais (about $280)

Verizon Palm Pre Plus for $29.99 with new Contract on Amazon

Amazon.com has the Palm Pre Plus Phone (Verizon Wireless) for $29.99. It is an amazing deal on at Amazon.

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The phones slide-out full Qwerty keyboard puts it all at your fingertips, and the multi-touch screen lets you move back and forth between open applications using natural gestures. With the Palm webOS, you can keep multiple activities open and move easily between them. This lets you have easy movement between messaging and e-mail or searching the Web while listening to music.

Garmin-Asus nuvifone M10 now available across India

Garmin and Asus announced the launch of nuvifone M10 in India. The M10 is a full-touchscreen powered by the latest version of Windows Mobile


In India the nuvifone M10 comes with preinstalled map data (provided by Nokia’s wholly-owned subsidiary Navteq) for 62 of tthe country’s largest cities and offers turn-by-turn voice guided navigation with junction view and lane assist. The added Ciao feature allows you to check the location of your traveling friends.
It’s screen is a nice 3.5 inch touchscreen that delivers WVGA resolution, with a nice finger friendly user interface. The new device has a billboard feature which is designed to display important information, a 3D task manager, 512 RAM and 512 ROM as well as 4GB of Flash memory. A full QWERTY keyboard and support for HSDPA, access to social networking sites. Standby Time is up to 600 hours (3G / 2G) while Talk Time is up to 8 hours.

The Garmin-Asus nuvifone M10 can be purchased across India for 19 990 Indian rupees (approximately 450 US dollars or 330 euros).

Nokia E5 Mobile Phone Specs

Nokia recently launched the Nokia E5 business smartphone with full QWERTY keypad and a 5 megapixel camera. This handset comes with an 1 click access to SMS, MMS, Email and IM. Other features include a 3G connectivity, A-GPS, Wi-Fi, 32 GB expendable memory and much more. Check out the complete specs of this device below.



Nokia E5 Full Specs:

▪ 2.4 inch QVGA LCD display
▪ 320 x 240 pixel resolution
▪ Full QWERTY keyboard
▪ 3G Connectivity
▪ Wi-Fi
▪ 5 megapixel camera with LED flash
▪ 250 MB internal memory
▪ 32 GB expandable memory
▪ 2 GB MicroSD card included
▪ 3.5mm headphone jack
▪ Bluetooth
▪ A-GPS
▪ OVI Maps
▪ 1 click access to SMS/MMS and email
▪ OVI Chat
▪ OVI Share
▪ 18 hours 30 mins talktime
▪ 29 days stand-by time
▪ 1200 mAh battery

Nokia E5 supports multiple email accounts of popular services such as Yahoo mail, Windows Live Hotmail, Gmail, OVI Mail, etc. It also allows you to connect with your friends on popular Instant Messaging services such as Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, Windows Live Messenger, OVI chat and much more.

Nokia E5 comes in 5 different colors – Carbon Black, Chalk White, Sky Blue, Copper Brown and Silver Grey. This handset will be available from Q3, 2010. It comes with a price tag of 180 Euro (Approx. $240 / Rs.11,000).

Nokia C3 Mobile Phone Specs

Nokia recently launched the Nokia C3 smartphone with full QWERTY keypad and a 2 megapixel camera. Other features include a Wi-Fi, 8 GB expendable memory, Bluetooth, Stereo FM Radio, etc. This handset comes with an 1 click access to SMS, MMS, Email and IM. Check out the complete specs of this device below.



Nokia C3 Full Specs:

▪ 2.4 inch QVGA display
▪ 320 x 240 pixel resolution
▪ 262K colors
▪ Series 40 User Interface
▪ Full QWERTY keyboard
▪ GPRS/EDGE
▪ Opera Mini
▪ Wi-Fi
▪ 2 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom
▪ Media Player
▪ Stereo FM Radio
▪ Built-in hands-free speaker
▪ 55 MB internal memory
▪ 8 GB expandable memory
▪ 2 GB MicroSD card included
▪ 3.5mm headphone jack
▪ Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR
▪ OVI Chat
▪ OVI Share
▪ 7 hours talktime
▪ 20 days stand-by time

Nokia C3 allows you to view alerts and news on the homescreen. It supports multiple email accounts of popular services such as Yahoo mail, Windows Live Hotmail, Gmail, OVI Mail, etc.

Nokia C3 comes in 5 different colors – Hot Pink, Golden White and Slate Grey. This handset will be available from Q3, 2010. It comes with a price tag of 90 Euro (Approx. $120 / Rs.5,500).

Nokia C6 Mobile Phone Specs

Nokia recently launched the Nokia C6 smartphone with a slide-out QWERTY keypad and a 5 megapixel camera. This handset comes with a 3.2 inch touchscreen display, 3G connectivity, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 16 GB expendable memory and so on. Check out the complete specs of this device below.



Nokia C6 Full Specs:

▪ 3.2 inch TFT touchscreen display
▪ 640 x 360 pixel resolution
▪ Symbian^1 User Interface
▪ Slide-out QWERTY keyboard
▪ GPRS/EDGE
▪ 3G Connectivity
▪ Wi-Fi
▪ 5 megapixel camera with autofocus
▪ 200 MB internal memory
▪ 16 GB expandable memory
▪ 2 GB MicroSD card included
▪ 3.5mm headphone jack
▪ Bluetooth
▪ A-GPS
▪ OVI Maps
▪ Secondary Camera for video calling
▪ OVI Chat
▪ OVI Share
▪ 7 hours talktime
▪ 16 days stand-by time
▪ 1200 mAh battery

Nokia C6 allows you to connect with your friends on popular Instant Messaging services such as Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, Windows Live Messenger, OVI chat, etc. Nokia E5 comes in 2 different colors – Black and White. This handset will be available from Q2, 2010. It comes with a price tag of 220 Euro.