Nokia 6208 Classic full review

Addicted to S40 devices but still want to get the touch screen feature, but sadly there was no touch screen phone in the S40 series till Nokia 6208 Classic launched. Yes, that’s right; Nokia 6208 Classic is the first touch screen phone to be featured in the S40 series. The phone ranges in a reasonably comfortable price tag range and will be going to cost around 13K.

Some may feel that it’s a bit too costly but keeping an eye on all the features and phone specifications, the price is just right. Moreover it’s the launch price which is bound to get low in a month or so. May be that’s the right time to buy the phone if you think it’s costly right now. The looks of the phone are so stunning that you just can’t pass unnoticed. The glazing silver metallic finish, especially the back panel and the camera borders are just so cool.

Alright it’s a touch screen but still it also has a alphanumeric keyboard. Was there actually a need for this, why waste so much space. I could spot 2 basic reasons for this. May be they wanted the users to give more ease in typing as they are used to it or if they you would have increased the screen size and removed the keypad, it would have been a costly option and the price tag would have shifted from mid range to high range.

Let’s have a look at the phone specifications:

• 2.4-inch QVGA display (320 x 240) with Up to 16.7 million colours

• Supports Email and Web browsing

• 3.2-megapixel camera with Dual LED flash and 8x digital zoom

• TCP/IP support including EDGE and GPRS

• microSD memory card slot, hot swap, max. 8 GB

• Play music using the 3.5mm jack

• Handy stylus glued at the back of phone

• USB 2.0 or Bluetooth Connection

LG Viewty Smart (LG GC900) Is Hottest Cell Phone to Date

The LG Viewty Smart (AKA the LG GC900) is smarter than most cell phones, and comes with multimedia specifications that match most smartphones.

The brand new LG Viewty Smart (AKA the LG GC900) will hit store shelves in Europe in May, featuring a WVGA touchscreen with a resolution of 800 by 480 pixels, LG's new S-Class User Interface (see it in action here), and an 8-megapixel CMOS sensor with sensitivity up to ISO 1600.

The phone also sports European HSDPA support (7.2 Mbps), Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, A-GPS based geotagging, 1.5 GB internal memory (!) as well as an microSD memory slot supporting up to 32GB cards. The LG Viewty Smart succeeds the original LG Viewty, which according to LG sold over 6.5 million units.

The LG Viewty Smart (see gallery at the bottom) will offer a new Intelligent Shot Mode, courtesy of an improved image processor which analyzes the subject, background and lighting conditions and compares the data against seven pre-programmed scenarios to take better pictures. In a Canon point-and-shoot camera, you'll find an image processor that compares data against tens of thousands of optimal images, but we guess that's a key reason why camera phones are still far behind such cameras in most cases.

The LG Viewty Smart is also offering a maximum ISO setting of 1600, LED flash, Multi-Face Detection, as well as shooting modes such as Touch Shot, Art Shot, Beauty Shot, Panorama Shot and Continuous Shot. Moreover, the LG Viewty Smart boasts VGA recording capability.

The LG Viewty includes the new 3D S-Class UI which debuted on LG's Arena earlier this year. LG has tailored S-Class around the LG Viewty Smart's camera features with an on-screen dial for instantly switching shot modes and a thumbnail viewer that shows recently taken photos without having to switch to the photo gallery.

LG has also included an easier way to zoom in and out: Move your finger in a clockwise circle on the touchscreen to zoom in, as if turning the zoom ring on an SLR camera. Zoom out by moving the finger in the opposite direction. Zooming in and out is also possible with multi-touch pinching and stretching.

Despite all its features, the LG Viewty Smart measures only 12.4mm deep, making it the thinnest 8-megapixel camera phone at the time of writing. The LG Viewty Smart (LG GC900) will be available through operators in Europe starting in May and then launch in other markets around the world later on. Source...

Samsung SCH-W760 Slider with Night Vision Camera

Samsung introduces the Korea theSamsung SCH-W760, which has a night vision camera and enables to hold video conferences in complete darkness. The Samsung SCH-W769 has the front camera that is sensitive to the infrared spectrum. The images will be in black and white as you make video conference in the dark.
Samsung SCH-W760 features include a 2.8 inch AMOLED screen, a 3MP camera, DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting), Bluetooth, music player, mobile printing, flashlight and global GSM connectivity. It is predicted it has a standard microSD memory card expansion slot.

Motorola MOTO W7 Active Edition

Motorola has announced the Moto W7 Active Edition, a slider phone for fitness enthusiasts.MOTO W7 is equipped with an accelerometer that senses your body’s motions, orientation and hand gestures to perform tasks. They can flip the phone to silence an incoming call, snooze the alarm or pause music. Moreover, they are able to shake the W7 twice to launch a favorite application, or flick it to skip songs and images.
The specification list of the new MOTO W7 includes a 2.2” display that can offer a 320 x 240 pixel (QVGA) resolution, Bluetooth connectivity with A2DP, USB 2.0, 30MB of internal memory and an external memory card slot that supports up to 8GB of additional storage space. MOTO W7 features two cameras – a 2.0 megapixel for still images and a second VGA camera to make video calls to friends and family. Use the full screen mode to check out your videos or clips from sites like YouTube. Plus, you can access the Web, download data and stream video fast with 3G speed. When you need some extra motivation, pair MOTO W7 with a wireless headset such as the MOTOROKR S9-HD headphones to re-energize your exercise without getting caught up in wires.

BlackBerry Storm 2 gets pictured early

We knew it was coming, and just like its relatives the Onyx and the Gemini, yet another unreleased model has managed to escape the confines of RIM's Waterloo headquarters. This time, however, it's the Storm 2, which we've heard has been internally codenamed "Oden." We've also caught wind that this model pictured is of the GSM flavor, and yes, it's indeed packing WiFi in addition to GPS according to one of our sources. As far as that rumored "new approach to text entry," it sounds like the keyboard has been tweaked but isn't a radical departure from the first generation. From the photos, it seems that RIM has advanced in the war on buttons and axed the bottom four in favor of some touch-sensitive controls. The real improvements, however, appear to be under the hood, as the whole device reportedly runs much faster and smoother than the current model. We can't confirm these specs, but with the Tour coming this summer, and the Storm 2 hopefully making an appearance before the holiday shopping season, looks like you Verizon BlackBerry fans might not have to be that jealous of your GSM brethren after all. One more pic after the break.Source...

HTC Willow for Sprint First hands-on Photos

Listed on the leaked Sprint mobile devices roadmap, the Windows Mobile powered HTC Willow smartphone is available with few first spy photos. The smartphone is running Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard edition, should be an affordable solution for your business needs. Powered by a 528MHz processor, the smartphone has a 2 megapixel camera, 256MB ROM, 128MB RAM, QWERTY keyboard and the Inner Circle feature. According to the source it should be available in June with a price of $149. Check out a few more photos inside.

Palm Pre Box Shots Unearthed

Ooooooh, now if this isn’t something that gets you salivating even more for the Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Pre, I’m not sure what else will. That’s right, more than a few images of the Palm Pre packaging (and materials found inside) have emerged. There’s nothing like unboxing a new device, and these pics are making me want that Pre in my hands as soon as possible (Yes, I’m a geek, I know!).

You can go ahead and check out all of the pics below. Some are a tad on the boring side, but you’ll see the front/back of the packaging, and a quick look at the materials found inside. If you’re getting keyed up for the Pre, this is worth a gander.

Nokia 6750 Mural approved by the FCC

FCC web site unveils an unannounced Nokia phone for AT&T called Nokia 6750 “Mural”.The new Nokia 6750 Mural features a clamshell form factor and is reported to come with support for 850/1900 UMTS bands. The stylish clamshell brings a quite flashy bodywork with music-dedicated keys on the front. Other specifications of the new handset comprise a 2-megapixel photo snapper, which is also reported to come with flash

The clamshell has a dynamic outer display similar to the 7510 and 7205 Intrigue, external media player controls, micxroSDHC expansion slot, quadband GSM/EDGE and dual-band HSDPA, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, 2.0 megapixel camera and support for AT&T services with a dedicated Cellular Video key and support for Mail, IM, XM, Music, Video Share and mobiTV. It is not clear if the 6750 will have the S60 smartphone OS like the 6650 fold. Source...

Samsung Preston and Star Touch Screens

Samsung decided that two of their latest touchscreen phones, S5600 and S5230, to give them new “trade names”, as Samsung Preston and Star. The Preston and Star, both are almost similar except that the Preston boasts a faster HSDPA connectivity for data. Also, both use Samsung’s TouchWiz GUI: the S5230 has a 3-inch WQVGA display, while the S5600 has a 2.8-inch QVGA panel. They are now available for purchase in Asia, Europe, and some other world markets.

The Samsung S5230 Star is a non-3G cell phone that comes equipped with a 3.0-inch WQVGA touchscreen display and a 3 megapixel camera. It measures only 11.9mm thick and features Samsung’s widget based TouchWiz user interface.

The Samsung Preston (S5600) comes in a slim and compact design, featuring support for full Internet browsing, 7.2Mbps HSDPA connectivity and accelerometer. It also includes a 2.8-inch QVGA full-touch screen and the TouchWiz UI, as well as a 3.2-megapixel camera, music recognition using Shazam’s “Find Music” service and an 80MB internal memory coupled with a microSD memory card slot with support for up to 8GB of additional storage space. Though not released yet. It seems that the Samsung Star has registered great demand already, as more than 2 Million units are reported to have been pre-ordered until now.

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...

Nokia revealed its latest smart phone E52

Nokia introduced its latest E series device, the Nokia E52–a voice-centric smartphone. The E52 can either be thought of as a massive update to the popular E51 or a traditional number-key candybar version of the bigger E75
The Nokia E52 is an S60 smartphone with a 2.4″ 240 x 320 pixel display, a 3.2 megapixel “full focus” camera with LED flash, 3.5G support and WiFi, a multimedia player, an FM radio, microSD expandable memory, Bluetooth and a standard 3.5mm audio socket. In fact, the E52 is almost completely identical to the recently announced Nokia E55 apart from the more traditional keypad. Ovi service support, noise cancellation and a new email user interface that can be found on the Nokia E75 as well - guess this means you can consolidate up to 10 email accounts. Nokia claims that the E52 is equipped with an “impressive battery life” that ought to last for up to 8 hours of non-stop yakking.

The E52 is expected to go on sale during the second half of the year for 245 Euros (around $325 U.S.). The smartphone will be available in metal gray or golden aluminum and will ship with a 1GB microSD card and a complimentary 60-day to File on Ovi.

Motorola reveals Moto Clutch i465

iDEN phones always seem to have a design problem in the sense that there aren’t many pretty devices for iDEN networks. Fortunately, Motorola’s latest Clutch i465 iDEN device looks quite pleasing, not to mention that it is very durable. The device will be available on Boost Mobile before June, though there isn’t any official word on pricing just yet. Features of the Motorola Clutch i465 include:
1.79" TFT display with 64k colors and 128 x 160 pixels
Bluetooth connectivity
Threaded messaging, MMS, email
VGA camera
20MB internal memory

Nokia 5800 Star Trek Edition

Did you think that Nokia’s 5800 deserved to be mentioned in the same breath as other shows, aside from The Dark Knight? Well, Nokia has just revealed that it will be releasing a special Star Trek edition of the device. Even better news is that the device will be available for free on contract with Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile and O2. The Star Trek version will feature animated screen savers, wallpapers, eight exclusive Star Trek ringtones, and is completed by a phazer application. This Star Trek edition of the Nokia 5800 will certainly be the phone to bring to the next Star Trek convention.

Samsung i7500 leaked hands on Video

Not available before June, one lucky guy from Vietnam has got a working Samsung I7500 Android smartphone on his hand. A brief hardware walkthrough video is available, showing the overall I7500 hardware design. The Samsung I7500 is running the latest Anroid OS 1.5, which has virtual QWERTY keyboard for text input.

Samsung I7500 Specifications:
Network: GSM Quadband 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
HSDPA 7.2 Mbps / HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
EDGE / GPRS
Display: 3.2-inch HVGA (320 x 480) AMOLED
5 megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash
Bluetooth
micro-USB connector
3.5mm headphone jack
WiFi
8GB internal memory
microSD card slot
1500 mAh battery
115 x 56 x 11.9 mm
Source...

First ever unboxing photos of upcomming Sidekick LX 2009

Apparently there were a few lucky people out there who go their Sidekicks a bit earlier then others, and one of them was kind enough to take some shots of an unboxing and share it on the intarwebs for all to see.

This time it’s the full monty, not just a cruel box-tease like T-Mobile tried to run on us a few days ago. The incredibly lucky individual who took the pictures was kind enough to post some wider angle shots as well as a few close ups for your viewing pleasure. Source...

HTC Touch Diamond; A guided tour unboxing video

the HTC Touch Diamond2 in action, demonstrating the fast access to web pages, zoom bar, messaging and a few other things, its only a short video.
We will have our Diamond2 in the next few days, if you have any questions email us at mobiletechaddicts@gmail.com and we will answer them as soon as we get our hands on the phone. In the meantime enjoy the HTC video after the break.Source

Latest Nokia 5730 Xpress Music demo video

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 on the works

It seems that the X1 from Sony Ericsson is finally getting a successor, at least that are the findings of a CEO of a supplier of Sony Ericsson. The X2 is just like the X1 using Windows Mobile.It was Ted Morgan, CEO of Skyhook Wireless, that said this during an interview with GigaOM. Skyhook supplies the so-called geo location data to among others Apple. Morgan also indicated that the X2 is using the services of Skyhook to determine your location in Google Maps.
Besides this information not much is known about the successor of the XPERIA X1. Except the fact that Sony Ericsson again has chosen to use Windows Mobile, and that the X2 therefore is not the first device of the joint venture using Android.Source...

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...

Sony Ericsson released S312

The entry-level camera phone featuring a dedicated video camera key has been released for “recording life’s special moments.” Sony Ericsson today announced the S312 with it all just one click away.
The S312 is directed towards a younger demographic of phone user hoping to grab a quick snap. The S312 includes a handy 2 megapixel camera with 2.5x digital zoom. Additional options include the ability to record YouTube videos with the dedicated video camera key. Making the model even more camera-phone-friendly is included applications for touching up photos and uploading them to the web.

Looking at a release this quarter, Sony Ericsson stated in a Press Release that the model “also allows you to get organised and keep track of your hectic lifestyle by ensuring that you never miss another birthday or appointment again – store all you important dates, add reminders – then sit back and relax.” The model comes with the accessory of ‘clip on handsfree bluetooth’ as well as the specifics of:

• Size: 100 x 46 x 12.5 mm
• Weight: 80 grams
• Colours: Dawn Blue or Honey Silver
• Main screen: 262,144 colour TFT, scratch-resistant
• Resolution: 176 x 220 pixels
• Size: 2.0 inches
• Phone memory: Up to 15MB
• Memory card support: Memory Stick Micro (M2)
• Talk time GSM/GPRS/EDGE: Up to 8 hrs
• Standby time GSM/GPRS/EDGE: Up to 400 hrs