Wednesday, March 9, 2011

NOKIA X1-00 TRULY MUSIC PHONE

Nokia has just announced its latest music phone, the Nokia X1-00. The music lover’s phone will be launched in April 2011 in selected markets for price of €34 (about $47).

According to manufacture, the Nokia X1-00 has a massive speaker on the back that rated at 106 phon (enough to rattle window frames). Its sound will undistort at higher volumes and unlike most mobile phones.

The feature of Nokia X1-00 music phone is a dedicated music keys, music player, 3.5mm headset jack, and FM radio. The Nokia X1-00 phone has brings flashlight, GSM/ EDGE connectivity, MicroSD card slot (up to 16GB), and a 1320 mAh battery that enabling up to 61 days of standby. It is runs Series 30 operating system.

Dimensions of Nokia X1-00 are 112.2 x 47.3 x 16 mm and weigh just 91g.

Samsung rolls out the latest QWERTY Smartphone-Galaxy Pro

Samsung introduced the new Galaxy Pro Smartphone at the Samsung SEA Forum in Singapore. The handset powered by Google’s Android 2.2 Froyo has a QWERTY keypad and the proprietary TouchWiz UI layering. It is the first candy bar Smartphone running Android in the Galaxy family.

The latest offering from Samsung with 800 MHz processor features a 2.8-inch touchscreen display and a 3 megapixel camera. The handset also supports Wi-Fi and Social Hub premium.

The Galaxy Pro will give tough competition to mobile phones such as the BlackBerry 8520, Nokia E5 and Motorola Charm.

The Galaxy Pro will cost around Rs. 15,000 or $350

Top 5 Android Phones

You can find it on HTCs, Samsungs, Motorolas, LGs, and more. It's everywhere. There's no escaping the wildfire that is Android these days. From its incipience with the T-Mobile G1, all the way to the red carpet with some of the hottest devices on the planet, Google's beloved OS has managed to breed like bunnies across the mobile briar patch. But with so many Android phones out there, how is one to choose? As part of our Expert Guides, we've lassoed the top 5 Android phones in our countdown to make your life a hell of a lot easier.

#5 – HTC Inspire 4G

It's easy to find a cheap Android phone, but typically the less you pay, the less you get. The HTC Inspire 4G for AT&T Wireless is an exception to that unfortunate rule. For $100 with a two-year AT&T contract, the Inspire 4G offers impressive HSPA+ speeds, the latest version of HTC Sense with Android 2.2, an 8-megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording, giant 4.3-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen, and 1GHz Snapdragon processor. Say what!? We're talking high-end features at a relatively cheap price. For that reason alone, the HTC Inspire 4G earns its place within our countdown, but it also performed quite well in most of our tests. If you don't have that much money to burn, but want to run with the high-end Android crowd, the HTC Inspire 4G (Full Review) is your answer.

#4 – Samsung Galaxy S 4G

Although we provoked the Samsung Galaxy S 4G (Full Review) by calling it a Vibrant 4G due to its similarity, the Galaxy S 4G actually brings some important upgrades to the table. The primary entre is the phone's HSPA+ speeds of up to 21Mbps, the appetizer is the front-facing camera to accompany that speedy HSPA+ goodness, and after dinner mints were represented by the slight boost in battery juice. Users that live within prime 4G territory will want the Samsung Galaxy S 4G for its Speed Racer performance, thanks to the HSPA+ capability and 1GHz Hummingbird processor. Users that are upgrading from a 3G Galaxy S phone will be familiar with the TouchWIZ interface, minimizing the learning curve. The Samsung Galaxy S 4G might not be for everyone, but the chosen ones who live where speed runs rampant within the air will want to check this phone out.

#3 – Nexus S

Oh yeah. Android 2.3 Gingerbread is what we're talking about! The Nexus S (Full Review) is the black sheep within this herd, rocking the latest version of Android to hit the mobile phone community. The Nexus S is also a purely Google experience. No annoying social widgets or space-chomping fanfare to clutter up your experience. You want facebook? Go get it yourself from the market! Because the Nexus S is such a barebones device, its battery life trumped all within its class, hands down, even with its 4-inch AMOLED screen. The sleek genius has 16GB of NAND flash memory, a front-facing VGA camera, and a 1GHz Hummingbird chipset. But the main event was the phone's enhanced Android experience, courtesy of Gingerbread. Our #1 Geek phone is also one of the top Android phones on the market, so if you're a T-Mobile customer, you're in luck.

#2 – Motorola Droid X

It's one of the best of the best when it comes to the current Android fleet. The Motorola Droid X (Full Review) is an entertainment powerhouse with its 4.3-inch FWVGA screen and lightning quick 1GHz OMAP processor. Want to watch movies? Play games? Lose yourself in a sea of social interaction? Get sucked into the Internet all day? The Motorola Droid X rocks for any of the aforementioned activities, and more. The phone is even more powerful with its Android 2.2 upgrade, and its ample 8-megapixel camera is highly facebook friendly. There are not many phones that can compete with the Motorola Droid X, even with all of the latest releases coming out, though we know at some point the phone's days are numbered. Our advice? Enjoy this beast while you can!

#1 – HTC EVO 4G

We never would have thought that almost a year after our coverage of the HTC EVO 4G (Full Review) unveiling that the phone would still be at the top of the charts. That's proof that HTC broke serious ground with the EVO 4G, and the competition has been scrambling to trump it ever since—take the Motorola Droid X for example. At the moment, the HTC EVO 4G is the only phone that has it all—front-facing camera, HDMI connection, giant 4.3-inch high resolution screen with kickstand, Android 2.2, and an 8-megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording. Add the Android Market, and you really can't ask for more until technology progresses within the smartphone market. If you still have a chance to snag an EVO 4G, now is the time.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc landing 21 March

9 March 2011 12:32 GMT / By Stuart Miles

Waiting on tenterhooks to get your hands on the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc? Well you won’t have to wait much longer, as Mobiles.co.uk has told Pocket-lint that it will have stock available from the week commencing 21 March.

The Xperia Arc is one of Sony's newest Android powered handsets, and comes with a bevy of tech specs that should allow the company to compete with the likes of LG, Samsung and HTC for the first time - without laughs and smirks anyway.

It packs the latest Google OS, Android 2.3, to bring it on spec with the Nexus S, although Sony Ericsson has added its Xperia skin to the experience.

Thin and curved, its size is on par with the Nexus S, with a "reality display" measuring 4.2-inches. Sony also tells us that the display is powered by Sony's Mobile Bravia Engine, which claims to bring added punch to the experience.

The phone will come in black and silver.

Mobiles.co.uk is listing the Arc on Three, O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone, although it says that the best deal is currently £29.99 for the phone and a £25 a month contract for 2 years.

Samsung Galaxy tablet

The Galaxy Tab 10.1, which uses the latest version of Google's Android operating system, weighs 599 grams (1 pound, five ounces) and is just 10.9 millimetres (0.43 inches) thick.

Photograph by: Sean Gallup, Getty Images

I’ve been testing out the Samsung Galaxy Tablet for the past couple of weeks and, even though I’m a huge fan of the iPad, I have to say that the Galaxy is a nice little tablet.

In terms of sales figures for 2010, the Galaxy Tab, although a distant second, was nonetheless the second best selling tablet on the market. Already 2011 has shown that tablets will be the device of the year with many vendors either announcing immediate availability or availability soon of their version of the tablet. Many are and will be Android powered, so the market will be fragmented quite a bit. Samsung was one of the first major competitors to the iPad out of the gate, and that has served them well with their fourth quarter sales figures from 2011 estimated in the two million range.

The Galaxy runs on the Android 2.2 operating system, which means that users will have access to the Apps on the Android Market. It’s not the Apple App Store to be sure, but as Android tablets become more popular there will undoubtedly be thousands of new Apps made available for users. Most of the Apps appear to be developed for Android powered smartphones, but again, as the Android powered tablets become more popular you’ll begin to see a larger number of Apps available. Apple has such a huge head start and that, coupled with the recent announcement of the iPad 2, will make this year a very interesting one for consumers who are looking to get into a tablet. There’ll be lots of choices in both devices and operating systems, and I think you’ll see some fall by the wayside.

The Galaxy has dual cameras – one front and one back facing, a 1 GHz processor, full Adobe Flash support and both Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity. The front facing 1.3 megapixel camera is perfect for video chats, and the rear facing camera with an integrated flash shoots stills at 3 megapixels and video at 720 x 480 dpi and 30 frames per second.

The Galaxy Tab weighs in at 360 grams, and is 190.09mm T x 120.45mm W x 11.98mm D and has a 7” display. The display is a touch screen TFT, with 1024 x 600 display resolution.

It’s Bluetooth capable, has an onboard USB port and the basic version has 16MB of memory which can be expanded up to 32GB by a Micro SD card. Battery length is rated by Samsung at up to 1660 minutes or 1530 if you’re using 3G.

The Flash support allows the user to view more websites than the HTML 5 supporting iPad, although the smaller screen is a bit of a disadvantage when viewing websites. It’s a great size for reading books and the Kobo App makes it very convenient to get and read books, magazines and periodicals. The 1024 x 600 screen resolution offers a very nice-sized, saturated and colourful option for watching movies and videos while on the go, and it’ll play most of the common video and audio formats on the market.

The controls for the Galaxy Tab are familiar to Android users, so the learning curve is very flat for anyone who has experience with Android phones. I’m used to the iPhone and iPad, so I found them quite different, but as a whole the Galaxy was very intuitive and I didn’t have too much trouble working my way around the device.

The Galaxy Tab is offered on the Bell network for $349.95 on a three-year term and $399.99 on a three-year term on the Rogers network, with a cost of $624.99 with no term.

You can check out a number of very helpful video on the Samsung Canada website that provide “How To” information for new users at: http://support-cacyber.samsung.com/caspstv/howto.jsp?channelId=1020.

Consumers seem to be falling into two camps – those that want to use nothing other then Apple device operating the Apple iOS, and those that want to use Google’s Android operating system. Windows Phone is in the market but not a big player yet, so it’s really between the two technologies. Research in Motion’s PlayBook will be on the market soon, and will be favoured by that huge segment of users who use BlackBerry devices. Whether the Galaxy tab will be the main opposition to the iPad remains to be seen, but for consumers who want a tablet, are familiar with the Android operating system and like the smaller, more convenient size, the Galaxy Tab is a device that definitely warrants looking at.

PROS: Compact size and the ability to play Adobe Flash are advantages; Android Market has thousands of Apps available.

CONS: Compact size can be an issue for some users, not as many apps available as iPad. Not as feature rich as iPad.

HTC Incredible S review

The HTC Incredible S is the latest Android phone from the Taiwanese brand, filling the 4-inch screen gap it has in the UK.

The brand has already launched a phone under the Incredible moniker in the US, making it slightly odd that it's chosen to bring that product line to the UK - but given the success of the Samsung Galaxy S and a slew of forthcoming handsets with a 4-inch screen (Such as the LG Optimus 2X) it's easy to see why it's gone down this route.

What's slightly odd is that the HTC Incredible S actually resembles something closer to the Motorola Defy, the ruggedised handset of the moment, rather than the slick stylings of the Galaxy S - the chassis is encased in matte plastic that feels closer to rubber.

But at only £25 a month (although nearly £450 SIM free) from The Carphone Warehouse (which supplied our unit), it's not going to hurt your pocket compared to other high end handsets on the market at the moment.

The first thing most will notice on the Incredible S is the rear - it's got a 'vacuum packed' feel to it, with the chassis adhering to the outline of the battery and innards in a fairly unique way.

It's a strange experience in the hand - the phone feels thin when you first look at it, but when actually holding it in the palm, the thickness becomes very apparent.

However, the comparisons with Motorola's rugged rug rat don't mean the Incredible S is an unattractive device. The four inch screen is well worked into the black exterior, and the four Android keys we've come to expect from HTC (Home, Menu, Back and Search) and once again touch sensitive options.

We still hanker for the physical keys of the original HTC Desire, but like a dedicated camera key, most brands seem keen to do away with anything that actually clicks.

The keys are actually easy to press no matter where you palm is positioned, and respond with a very pleasant tactile buzz.

A much cooler trick though - the symbols auto-rotate when you move the phone, despite being only cut-outs to let the light through. Having spent far, far too long trying to work out how this happens seems to show that the openings actually rotate on a little circle, which is pretty darn cool.

The rest of the phone is quite sparse when it comes to extra keys and buttons. HTC has placed the 3.5mm headphone jack back on the top of the Incredible S, after moving it to the bottom for the Desire HD - perhaps there's a feeling that any screen above 4.3 inches can't handle a headphone jack at the top.

It's positioned nicely to the left-hand side though, and very rarely gets in the way for things like watching videos or browsing the web in portrait mode when listening to music.

The top edge of the Incredible S also sees the lock/power switch - great ergonomics here again, with a simple lift of the index finger (for the right-handed) easily locating it to turn off the phone screen.

The volume rocker key is on the left-hand side of the phone, along with the uncovered microUSB slot for data and charging. We're still not sure why companies leave this covered on some models and open on others, but it's snugly designed into the chassis here.

As we mentioned, there's no physical camera key to speak of here, so the right-hand side of the phone is as sparse as an Elephant bar on Mouse night. Apparently they really are scared of mice, not just in the minds of Disney writers.

The back of the phone sees the rather large camera sensor in the top left, alongside a blindingly powerful dual LED flash offering. Next to that is the loudspeaker grill, which is really rather loud (more on that later).

Removing the battery cover is relatively easy thanks to a slot at the bottom of the phone, and in doing so you'll see the microSD slot in the bottom left-hand corner. At least we don't have to remove the battery to swap media cards, but surely a covered slot would have been better on the Incredible S.

While we're not sure the HTC Incredible S will win any style awards this year, it has an oddly pleasant feel in the hand thanks to the smooth rubberised finish, and we're fans of the 4-inch screen size.

And while HTC hasn't made much of it, it seems there's a dock connector here, with two small pin holes on the battery cover linking into the Incredible S' internals. HTC has told us that a dock is indeed coming, but there's no timescale as yet for that to land.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Imedia Unveiled i70 Dual SIM Mobile Phone

Imedia has launched another new dual mobile phone namely, Imedia i70 which operates at frequencies of GSM 900 / 1800 Mhz | GSM 900 / 1800 Mhz. The dual Sim compatible mobile phone features a Qwerty keypad, 1.8-inch TFT display screen, FM Radio, Torch Light, and many more. The newest handset provides camera resolution of 640 x 480 Pixels and has 20KB internal memory which can be increased up to 1GB through microSD/Trans Flash memory card slot. It offers GPRS connectivity options.

Imedia i70 Mobile Phone Features

1.8-inch TFT display screen
A Qwerty keypad
Dual SIM card slot (GSM+GSM)
Digital camera with digital zoom
Provides camera resolution of 640 x 480 Pixels
Up to 1GB micro SD/T-Flash card slot support
WAP Browser support
Offers GPRS connectivity options
Able to store 500 phone book entries
Brings Li-ion 1200 mAh battery
Internal memory of 20KB
Supports Polyphonic, & MP3 ring tones
MP3 music player support
FM Radio
Torch Light

The Imedia i70 Mobile Phone can store 500 phone book entries including missed calls, received calls, and dialed calls. Its Li-ion 1200 mAh battery provides up to 5-6 hours of talk time and stand by time up to 100-150 hours as well as support for polyphonic & Mp3 ring tones. It operates at frequencies of GSM 900 / 1800 Mhz | GSM 900 / 1800 Mhz and measures 111x57x13 MM with 95 gram weight. The Imedia i70 Mobile Phone costs Rs. 3000 in India

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