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.