HTC Touch Pro 2 release date ?

Expansys UK has updated their preorder page for the HTC Touch Pro 2 with a ballpark launch date: June 12th. This falls in line with expectations for the T-Mobile Germany release , but if you’re worried that it will just available in Europe, don’t worry, we’re pretty sure that the Touch Pro 2 will be coming to the U.S. as well due to a leaked Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM. So far, the Touch Pro 2 is looking like a worthy successor to the original, having a 3.6″ 480 X 800 WVGA touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera with secondary VGA video conferencing camera, GPS, and a tilting screen that makes for easier viewing. If you’re in the market for a Windows Mobile messaging phone, mark your calendars for this one.

Wayfinder Navigator - Free Navigation Assistant For Mobile Phone

Wayfinder Navigator is a Symbian mobile phone application. The name of the application tells a lot about what the application is all about. Very clearly it’s a navigation assistant which will guide you to your destination. The best thing about this application is no matter how much intensively you use this tool; you will never ever feel that you have used a lot of your GPRS bandwidth.To begin with the application was not available as free of cost but rather it cost around £200 for every 12 months of the subscription but then later on a demo version was released free of cost. Another thing that I liked and I am sure that many of you will also admire is that with this application you don’t have to download the entire maps package, rather the location which you have requested will be downloaded to your smartphone.

You may wonder that each download will prove quite costly but as a matter of fact it is not at all costly. The downloads are done in the vector-based form rather than the byte-hungry bitmaps. The aspect of the application where I could not see any significant improvement except some tweaks here and there is its interface, it is still quirky as it was earlier. Just to simplify the things a little bit, a favorites tab is added and a services feature is added. However over the past few versions there a significant improvement in the find utility of the application and is worth mentioning.
Moreover the inbuilt navigator is also very accurate and very carefully programmed. It beeps in a timely fashion and the audio commands guide you to your next checkpoint. That’s not all, there are many more features to talk about which I would like you to discover yourself. Download Wayfinder Navigator

SonyEricsson CS8 v CS5 Release Date

T-Mobile USA will soon launch two Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot m obile phones, namely the CS8 and the CS5. As the names might suggest, the devices are pretty similar. As for the model CS5 Cyber-shot, it seems, it is a modification of camera Sony Ericsson C903 Cyber-shot. We know that the device is equipped with a 5-megapixel camera with dual LED flash, GPS-receiver, QVGA-display and TV output.

As for the Sony Ericsson CS8, it should come with an 8.1-megapixel photo snapper, quad-band GSM/EDGE and UMTS/ HSDPA (1700/2100) 3G connectivity, Bluetooth Stereo, FM Radio, email and instant messaging capabilities, as well as GPS and Wi-Fi capabilities.The release of Sony Ericsson CS8 Cyber-shot is scheduled for June 24; sales model CS5 Cyber-shot would begin on 8 July this year. Source...

HTC Rhodium Visits FCC

It looks like HTC’s Rhodium has gotten the FCC’s nod of approval. This variant of HTC’s Touch Pro2 should be available from T-Mobile, as the FCC’s documentation indicates a device that supports T-Mobile’s 1700MHz 3G band, as well as EDGE and GSM. The device should be available late spring, and will feature a revamped design, tilting keyboard and 3.6-inch display with 480 x 800 resolution. Other features of the Rhodium include Windows Mobile 6.1, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a 3.2-megapixel camera.

Nokia N97 release date

I've been watching this one closely. From the moment Nokia announced the Nokia N97 I've been eager to get my hands on one. The spec got me salivating. Check this out:

5.0 Megapixel Digital Camera with Carl Zeis lens and duel LED flash.

32GB Onboard Memory!!!

Wi-Fi Connectivity.

Assisted GPS.

HSDPA.

PUSH Email

TV-output, Video Player, and Video Recorder.

Full-Size slide out QWERTY Keyboard.

32GB onboard memory, that's amazing, even twice the size of the largest iPhone available. Apparently it will also be capable of accepting a 32GB MicroSD card too. Though initially only 16GB cards will be available.

One small gripe I have, is that Nokia have opted to use a resistive screen rather than a capacitive screen. For such a high end phone, it seems a silly decision, as it's sure to seem sluggish when compared with the iPhone.

It appears the N97 isn't going to hit our shores though until June. Carphonewarehouse and other sources are giving the date of June 23rd as the expected release date, but who know's what could happen between now and then?

I'm really keen to learn from anybody who's got a pre-production Nokia N97.

HTC Touch 3G shows up on Orange website

Following on from our earlier story the HTC Touch 3G is now showing as "Coming Soon" on the Orange website.

The Touch 3G builds on the huge success of the original HTC Touch but there's an improved specification including 3G, which was missing on the original device. There's also a 3.2 megapixel camera, WiFi, YouTube on board, GPS and the Opera web browser with a finger-friendly HTC TouchFLO interface.

Read our full review here. You can already get the unlocked version from devicewire.com or pop down to your local Orange store to see if they've arrived on contract. Source...

Upcoming Nokia 6260 Slide with GPS

Nokia has introduced the 6260 Slide, the first Symbian S40 device with a 5MP camera, GPS and Wi-Fi. The device is certainly meant for clicking and sharing your videos and photos in seconds. The device comes along with a package of Ovi services. The new baby has a 360 degrees navigation key and is expected to be priced at Rs 19,200 approximately before subsidies and taxes. Source...

Samsung Releases New 8MP Camera Phone

Samsung has finally released a new Samsung PIXON M8800 8MP camera phone that is also known as the Samsung Bresson. The handset will be available on November 10th, 2008 for around 550 euros. Measuring 107.9mm × 54.6mm × 14.9mm and weighing 110 grams, the camera phone features a built-in GPS receiver, a built-in accelerometer, DivX playback, and supports quad-band GSM and tri-band HSDPA. Other features include a 3.2-inch touchscreen display (240 x 400 pixels), 8MP camera with auto focus, face recognition, smile detection and blink detection.

Motorola gives Moto Q11 an official announcement

The Motorola Q11 which Mobility Today spotted a few weeks ago has finally been given the official treatment, for mobile professionals and consumers who want a fully featured smartphone complete with a QWERTY keypad for fast messaging, easy access to email, location services and multimedia applications, the MOTO Q 11 delivers all of this at an affordable price so they tell us. Full specs after the break

A Feature-Rich Smartphone

The slim MOTO Q 11 with integrated WiFi¹, is ideal for people who want a high-speed connection for Internet browsing. The built-in WiFi uses Boingo Mobile to automatically connect the Q 11 to thousands of WiFi locations worldwide. Use the optimized keyboard for fast and easy messaging¹ on-the-go and the integrated GPS¹ for navigation support for popular applications like Google Maps™. Equipped with Windows® Mobile 6.1, the Q 11 enables users to personalize their homescreen and synchronize all contacts, calendar items and email, just like being on a computer. When making calls, connect with compatible Bluetooth enabled stereo devices² and you can keep your hands free for other tasks.
Advanced Imaging that Represents Your Style
Use the 3 megapixel camera to capture high quality photos and video and then store them on an optional memory card for easy upload to a PC or to your favorite social networking sites.

MOTO Q 11 Specs

Talk Time: Up to approximately 450 minutes; Standby Time: Up to approximately 195 hours
Quad-band GPRS/EDGE Class 10
SMS, MMS, Integrated ActiveSync Email Push, Java App for IM
MIDI, MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC+ Enhanced, WAV, WMA, WAX, WMV
RV, MPEG4, H.264, WMV, 15 fps
3MP Fixed Focus, LED Flash, 8x Zoom
128MB Flash, 64 MB RAM, optional microSD card up to 32GB
115g
117×64x11.7 mm
1170 mAH
MicroUSB/USB 1.1, Bluetooth Class 1 v2.1 wireless technology
2.4” 320 x 240 TFT 262K
GPS and aGPS
802.11b/g
LTE + Intel Bulverde
Freescale ARM 7 LTE
Windows Mobile 6.1

MOTO Q 11 is expected to be released on December 2008. Source...

GPS based games for your GPS enabled phones

Gps mission is a gps based mobile game which you walk through different missions, crack riddles, solve puzzles, and collect gold and prizes. The game enables you to navigate to the different parts of the world as if it’s your virtual playing arena. You can play along with your friends or randomly with any one online at that time and challenge for a mission.
Outline Features of GPS mission game:
1. This game boasts of being the genx or more correctly next generation gps game for mobile. The game basically falls under the category of adventure hunting game in which you travel to the most amazing places around the world.
2. The game is available to download for free but playing the game will charge some money depending upon the internet charges of your mobile.
3. While playing the missions in the game you can also share your pictures and your mission’s achievements.
4. The game also supports a specially designed community where you can mark the places you have been and also show your achievements and trophies to others.
5. Gps mission has a feature called mission designer. Now suppose that you completed all the missions in your area and there are no more mission then you need to check with the mission designer to go running around into new places and new missions.

6. If you are bored of all the missions then you can also design your own missions and submit them online at gpsmissions.com and participate in the map of the month contest and if you are talented enough you can also win yourself some really great prizes.
7. To browse the maps created by other users gpsmission has a 3D mission browser online feature through which you can easily navigate to new unexplored areas.
The game is very good and very innovative also but there were some registration error complaints in windows 6.1 phones but later according to the official website of the game the bug was fixed and the game is all set to rock and roll again.
Supported Phones and Requirements for GPS Mission:
Windows Mobile Smartphone, Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone (QVGA), Windows Mobile 6 Standard (QVGA)
Any phone having all the below specifications: 240 x 320 screen resolution, internal or external gps, and GPRS or 3G online connection
Download GPS Mission

New Samsung i7110 5MP phone

Samsung i7110 brief specifications:
- GPS
- 5 mega pixel camera with AF and led flash
- 3G HSDPA
- GSM/EDGE
- Symbian S60 9.3 OS
- QVGA 262k color OLED display
- FM Radio with RDS
- 80 MB of memory
- microSDHC support
- measures 118×52×13 mm

Samsung M8800 Bresson touchscreen phone with 8 megapixel camera

It is rumored that Samsung intends to market mobile phone with another 8-megapixel camera than the INNOV8 Samsung i850, which seems to be called Samsung M8800 Bresson.

The Samsung M8800 Bresson, in addition to the impressive resolution of the camera, which will flash and autofocus, which also seems to come with a 3.2-inch touchscreen, GPS and 3G HSDPA for, in addition to multimedia applications and better integration of Office.

With this mobile betting is Samsung's clear by the high-resolution cameras integrated into mobile phones and the rise of touch screens in the new high-end models.

But the most interesting part of this rumor, and as such, it should be remembered that the characteristics of the model may vary, is that it seems that the official presentation will be the next day on September 25, and although we still do not know what will be its price, we can guess that will be somewhat expensive.

T-Mobile Google Phone HTC G1 Hardware

Here is a look at the hardware of the T-Mobile HTC G1 phone running the Android platform

HTC T-Mobile G1 Android Released : Full Details of the Google Android HTC Dream Phone

The long-awaited HTC Dream, the first commercial handset running Google's Android operating system, will be coming to T-Mobile as the G1 for $179 on October 22nd. Featuring a 3-inch touchscreen, internet navigation buttons and a full QWERTY keypad, the smartphone market has finally broken free of Symbian, Windows Mobile and the sweet clutches of fruit companies. Read on for the details, and you can decide whether or not the competition is a good thing.

Features:

Date and Pricing
$179 on October 22nd. (That's with a two year contract.) Unlimited internet with "some messaging" will run $25/month. Unlimited internet and messaging is $35/month. Data plans will require voice plans.

Screen
The G1 sports a 3.17" 65K color touchscreen that runs in HVGA (480×320) resolution.

Battery Life
You can talk for 5 hours, or keep the phone in standby for 130 hours.

Camera
3.1MP, or right around 35mm 4x6 print quality.

Frequency Fun
GSM/GPRS/EDGE/Wi-Fi and UMTS/HSDPA
850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100Mhz

Dimensions
4.60 x 2.16 x 0.62; Weight: 5.6 ounces. And available in white, black and brown.

Storage
1GB MicroSD card preinstalled. Supports 8GB MicroSD.

GPS
Of course, what would Google Maps be without it?

Google Maps
As we've seen in a recent update, the G1's Maps application will integrate Street View so you can see where you are going. But in an industry first, a built-in compass orients the map to your position. North is always up!

Android Market
Similar to the iPhone's mobile App Store, the Android Market will allow downloading of various Android apps from the phone, to the phone.

Amazon MP3 Store
Amazon's MP3 store will be preloaded on every G1, allowing the download of 6 million DRM-free tracks with singles starting at 89 cents. Downloading music requires a Wi-Fi connection, previewing can be done over T-Mobile's network.

YouTube
Yup, it's on there.

Other Apps
ShopSavvy: designed to help people do comparative shopping
Ecorio: developed to help people keep track of their daily travels and view what their carbon footprint looks like
BreadCrumbz: enables people to create a step-by-step visual map using photos; customers can create their own routes, share them with friends or with the world

Hands on with the new T Mobile G1 Google Android phone

Google Founders on the T-Mobile G1

Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page discuss the T-Mobile G1 at the launch event in NYC.

T-Mobile G1 Google Phone Launch Event

uTrack, GPS tracking or Google Gears

uTrack is a free program for non-commercial use that sends our situation to any site it may operate. Its main function is to publish the GPS on a web page for others to locate us. Over the past few days, uTrack can also be used in devices without GPS, by location-based antennas telephony Google Gears.

The software is compatible with terminals under Windows Mobile 5 and 6, needing to connect to the Internet to send information from our position. By sending a simple HTTP GET can be obtained longitude, latitude, date, time and identification device, so it's very easy to create different services based on uTrack. You can set the schedule for shipments of position or disabling if we are outside the country.

uTrack is another of the countless programs based on location, but has the virtue of being extremely simple, free, and we can use it even without GPS.

Asus released its all new compact P552w smartphone

Asus has announced a new compact smartphone that can be used with only one finger: the Asus P552w. It's pretty obvious that Asus has looked at HTC's Touch for the design, but there is one difference: the P552 has GPS!

After several cancelled devices we've finally heard some good news from Asus. With the P552w Asus is not aiming at business users, but at a younger public. The device has a lot of features this target group is probably loving, like a RSS reader, Flickr and YouTube integration.

Asus is aiming at simplicity and control; with only one finger! The P552w can be controlled with only one finger thanks to the special developed Gester Glide Interface. This technique recognises among other things zooming, selecting, scrolling and flipping. Asus has built this technique in several applications that are provided with the device, like the news, weather expectations, EziPhoto (photo-diaslider) and EziMusic (music player).

To make sure that the P552w is going to react quicly Asus has provided it with a 624 MHz processor. And in cooperation with the built-in GPS receiver you will always find your way home. The integrated Google Maps gets its information through a 3.5G connection, or if it's possible through a WiFi network.

It is unknown when the Asus P552w will be in stores, just like the expected price. We do know that the device gets available in black and white. Source...

LG Viewty 8MP phone gets official announcement

LG have announced the new LG-KC910, an update to the successful LG Viewty that features an 8 megapixel camera. It's not the first 8 megapixel camera to be announced, but the new LG comes with some stunning specs that in many ways blows the competition out of the water.
More details of the LG-KC910 after the jump.

LG-KC910 overview
As you can see, the LG-KC910 (or LG Viewty II, as somepeople are calling it) is a touchscreen candybar phone featuring a user interface not dissimilar to that of the latest smartphones. Having a big analogue clock in the middle of a touchscreen seems de rigeur, these days, and the LG-KC910 is no different. Keeping up with the Samsungs, you could say!
More impressive, though, is the list of features. Just check this lot out:

• 8 megapixel camera with Schneider-Kreuznach certified optics
  
• Auto-focus and manual focus
  
• Xenon Flash
  
• Adjustable ISO sensitivity up to 1600
  
• Image Stabilization
  
• Face tracking
  
• Smile detection
  
• Blink detection (yes, seriously!)
  
• aGPS
  
• Dolby Mobile
  
• DivX and Xvid movie playback
  
• 3" WQVGA touschcreen
  
• Wi-Fi
  
• 7.2Mbps HSDPA
  
• Video recording up to 120fps for slow-mo playback

Phew! That's one seriously long list of features. In fact, other than the ability to play the trumpet, I don't think there's anything they've actually missed out.
The LG-KC910 is, quite clearly, LG's new flagship handset, and looks set to take on the Samsung Omnia and Nokia N96 head to head. Whether it'll succeed or not will be dependent largely on how well these features are implemented, as LG are renowned for making phones with a superb feature-set, but with a poor user interface, making the features almost impossible to use.
We'll only know once we get our grubby hands on one, but fortunately we won't have to wait too long - the LG-KC910 Viewty II release date is set for October 2008, so just over a month until we find out. Source...