Samsung has launched it’s Guru200 in India. The Guru200 is an entry level phone, featuring some basic features, aimed towards affordability, rather than being feature rich, as evidenced by same money saving features such as Call Time Limit, which allows users to create a monthly limit on the hours spent on calls.
Some of the features included in the Guru200 include:
- FM Radio, and recording capability
- Cricket and Sudoku Java games
- Mobile tracker and Emergency SMS feature
- Indian Calendar, featuring local holidays
- Hinglish database
- 9 hours talk time
- Affordable price
- Call Time Limit
LG has just launched the LG KF510 as the first of three new models released in India. The KF510 is a slim slider phone, first announced at the 2008 Mobile World Congress back in February.
The KF510 has a metal frame, and is coated with a gradation paint in two shades, namely Stardust Dark Gray or Sunset Red.
Features of the LG KF510 include:
- 3 megapixel auto-focus camera with flash
- Touch sensitive navigational keypad
- Slim design at only 10.9mm thin?
Verizon Wireless has officially released the Q9c and should be available tomorrow. It’s a Windows Mobile Standard powered device, allowing users to read emails, and edit office documents while on the go.
The Motorola Q 9c from Verizon will be available starting May 9 for US$249.99 after a mail-in rebate and two year service agreement. Verizon is offering an additional US$100 credit for those customers that sign up for a qualifying voice and data plan at the time of purchase.
Features of the Motorola Q9c include:
- 1.3 megapixel camera
- Video recording
- Stereo Bluetooth
- 128MB on board memory
- microSD card support up to 32GB
- A 2.4” TFT
- Windows Mobile Standard
Verizon Wireless has announced today that the eagerly anticipated BlackBerry Curve 8330 will be available through its online store and business sales channels.
The Curve 8330 will be available for $169.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate with a new two year contract. An additional $100 credit towards the purchase of the handset is available for customers who sign up for the qualifying voice and data plans at the time of purchase. Customers who purchase a Verizon Wireless Nationwide voice plan can also subscribe to the E-Mail and Web for BlackBerry plan for an additional $29.99 per month while those opting for a data-only plan can pay $34.99 per month for unlimited e-mail and access to the Internet via BlackBerry Internet Service
The Curve 8330 is the smallest and lightest full-QWERTY Blackberry, and is packed with features, including:
- Blackberry Internet Service
- Blackberry Professional Software
- VZ Navigator
- 320x240 display with light sensing technology
- Tactile full QWERTY keypad with trackball
- Bluetooth 2.0
- 2.0 megapixel camera with flash
- 3.5mm stereo jack
- microSD memory card support
- HTML web browser
Mobilkom Austria and Nokia Siemens Networks have recently performed some tests on Internet High Speed Packet Access (I-HSPA) equipment, and the results have been interesting.
During a data call test, information was transmitted at a rate of 10.1 Mbps, effectively making it the world’s fastest I-HSPA call.
I-HSPA is different from the traditional HSPA, mainly due to the network architecture being flattened and the base stations are connected directly to the internet, representing a step between standard HSPA and LTE.
For those who have been waiting patiently for the Samsung Glyde, patience is no longer required! Verizon Wireless has announced that it will be available through its website and store locations on May 9th, and it really shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone, as some people have been able to call and order the Glyde from May 1st.
Much like the Voyager, the Glyde will require users to have a Nationwide Calling Plan, mainly for the HTML browser, as it isn’t available for purchase or activation on America’s Choice plans. It will be priced at $249 on a 2 year contract, after a $50 rebate.
Specs include:
- 2.8" capacitive sensitive WQVGA display
- Sliding QWERTY keypad
- HTML browser
- 2.0 megapixel camera with flash
- Bluetooth
- MP3 playback and stereo speakers
- Supports microSDHC cards up to 8GB
For those of you who are interested in the Blackberry 9000, here are a couple of interesting points regarding the phone, which may help tip the scales when deciding whether to purchase it or not:
- Decent battery life during testing
- Extremely fast compared to the Curve, does not suffer lag
- 480 x 320 LCD display is crisp, bright and sharp
- Subtle changes to keyboard for better typing
- Externally accessible microSD memory card slot
- GPS navigation
- Extremely bright notification LED and trackball
- Convenience key location is questionable
- Easy accessibility to SIM card
The eternal debate whether the radiation being broadcast from phones is detrimental to health doesn’t seem to ever end, and new research seems to fan the flames.
Studies have appeared online to indicate that cell phone transmissions can affect a person’s brainwaves with persistent effects on behavior.
Other effects seem to point that cell phones can cause insomnia, though the effects that researchers measure seem equivalent to about half a cup of coffee, which shouldn’t be much of an issue, as there are many other factors in a person’s surroundings that will probably affect a night’s sleep much more than a cell phone. Still, its food for thought, though it seems unlikely that people will start blaming their cell phones for their sleepless nights.
NTT DoCoMo will be busy redeveloping the LG Prada phone, targeting a June release in Japan. Interesting features will include a haptic feedback(force feedback, in simpler terms) for the full touch screen display, not to mention a 2 megapixel German-made Schneider-Kreuznach lens with auto-focus. Browsing the internet on the 3 inch touch screen should be a pleasant experience, thanks to the 7.2Mbps data speed.
Phones in Japan generally differ a lot from phones available to the rest of the world, so it remains to be seen whether this phone will be released to the rest of the world.
Everybody loves Ferrari one way of the other, and dreams to own one, and it’s possible (kind of) with Motorola’s RAZR2 V9 Ferrari Edition. Following the RIZR Z8 Ferrari edition, this is the second Ferrari branded phone by Motorola.
Though it’s still unannounced, the Motorola RAZR2 V9 will reportedly have the exact same specs as the original RAZR V9, albeit with Ferrari branding, and some Ferrari content inside.
Initial reports suggest that this Ferrari branded phone will initially go on sale to markets in Latin America and Asia. As it’s a phone with a Ferrari branding, it will be interesting to see how much it will cost.
Specifications should include:
- 2.2 inch screen
- Bluetooth
- 2.0 Megapixel camera
- HSDPA
- microSD card expansion
Fresh rumors have surfaced of a 3G iPhone. O2, the operator partner for the iPhone in the UK, has declared that the 8GB and 16GB iPhone are “no longer available” in the UK.
The 8GB iPhone was sold out due to the success of its £100 off promotion, but this is the first time, that both the 8GB and 16GB version of the phone have been unavailable to customers.
Aside from that, The Carphone Warehouse’s online shop also shows both versions of the phone to be out of stock..
Is a 3G iPhone really just around the corner?
As more and more spy pictures of the highly rumored Sony Ericsson P5, codenamed Paris, are released, it seems more and more likely that the P5 will be released sooner rather than later.
Though there are no official specifications, from the pictures, it can be said that the P5 has a QWERTY keyboard similar to the P1, and is very obviously a slider type phone. Other features might include a 5 mega pixel camera with sliding lens cover, as well as a secondary video camera located in the front for video calls. There also seems to be a dedicated music key on the right side of the phone.
The P5 is also supposed to be running the latest UIQ 3.3 UI for Symbian, as well as having a built in GPS receiver, WiFi and HSDPA connectivity. Hopefully this will all be true when its finally announced.
