T-Mobile announces Motorola ROKR E8

T-Mobile has launched a placeholder page on its online store announcing pending availability of the MOTOROKR E8 Linux-based multimedia phone through its network with new information pointing to a release on Monday July 7th for $199.99 after new 2 year agreement and rebate.
The phone features Motorola’s ModeShift dynamic display technology which allows the phone to operate in three given modes (Phone/Music/Imaging) at any time without the constraint of physical keys hampering usability or control in any mode.The phone also includes an FM radio with Song ID, 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, media player with support for MIDI, MP3, AAC, AAC+, Enhanced AAC+, WAV, AMR-NB, and Real Audio v10 playback, Bluetooth 2.0 with stereo audio support, CrystalTalk noise reduction technology, text to voice announcements, HTML web browser, and a 3.5mm standard headphone jack emphasizing the focus on music playback for the device.

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T-Mobile to launch Sidekick Slide in the UK

T-Mobile has announced that it has exclusive rights to Motorola's Sidekick Slide handset in the UK.
The new handset is the slimmest, smallest Sidekick to date, and features a large sliding screen, instant messaging, full Internet browsing, full QWERTY keyboard, MP3 player, and access to T-Mobile's Web'n'Walk mobile Internet service.
The phone automatically backs up user data to a personal web space provided by Danger Inc. This space can also be used to share images and files with others.
“Fans of social networking sites will be absolutely thrilled with T-Mobile’s stylish new Sidekick Slide device”, said Jim Michel, General Manager, UK & Ireland, Motorola. “It can keep them connected 24/7 and ticks all the boxes for gadget lovers who want the latest technology and are hungry to stand out from the crowd.”
Available from November, the device is from free when purchased on the Flext 30 plus web’n’walk tariff.

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SonyEricsson W880i Special Gold Edition Phone that Made in 24K Gold

SonyEricsson announced a special gold edition of SonyEricsson W880i which made in 24K Gold. This candybar-shaped phone measures only 9.5 mm width. Although it isn’t the slimmest phone in the world (Samsung U100 is the Slimmest), but the W880i is considered one of the top slim phones in the market right now.
Gold isn’t something cheap, so does the gold edition of SonyEricsson W880i as this phone is sold at whooping price: USD 1123 in Europe. Features and spefications wise, this SonyEricsson shinning phone comes with 2.0-MP digital camera, Bluetooth 2.0 technology, 10MB internal memory space, 1.8″ TFT 262K QVGA screen, MicroSD expansion slot, FM tuner, and MP3 music player. There isn’t anything that you can’t find on a regular SonyEricsson W880i phone. This is probably an easier way to earn easy money from rich people

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 discussion

The Iphone imho cannot be compaed to the xi.....the xi is miles away from it. This is a well rounded device and smartphone. The iphone has a lot of catching up to do...User Interface is just a tiny part of a smartphone (i dont think its a smart phone anyway,just a play thing) The one good thing going for the iphone is good marketing,whichOn 2008-02-12 16:34:39, chuksy wrote: The Iphone imho cannot be compaed to the xi.....the xi is miles away from it. This is a well rounded device and smartphone. The iphone has a lot of catching up to do...User Interface is just a tiny part of a smartphone (i dont think its a smart phone anyway,just a play thing) The one good thing going for the iphone is good marketing,which SE needs loads of SE needs loads ofwell then an extraordinary capable mediacentric phone. with the upcoming SDK sure someone will write an script to read excel sheet, word docs and so on and so it will be more "buisness". buisnesphones have besides the software stuff other things they must do , long bat life, changeable bat, useable I/O things, operable as a softmodem if needed and so on and on. but in terms of useabillty its unbeatble. the panels seem very handy because they are short cuts to various menuepoints, but still no change of the "look&feel" i guess...a WMphone at least. "used one ..used everyone"the official pic dont show any front video camera...and did anyone notice 'PANEL' written faintly on the phone below the optical pad??Wonder what that is...

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Sony Ericsson Z250 Camera Clamshell

Pocket-sized and just 19mm thin, the Sony Ericsson Z250 Camera Clamshell is coming more for its looks than features. Yes it trendy looking but franky the specs are pretty mediocre. It sports a 0.3 megapixel (VGA) camera and the screen is only 1.8" with 65,536 color CSTN and 128 x 160 pixels resolution. The external screen sports an icon display but phone memory is only 10MB. The upside sees "eye-catching metallic patterns" on the 90gms phone. By far the only solace is the 200 pics capacity and the slideshow feature. The Z250 clamshell builds on the story of the recently announced T250 stick or 'candy bar' phone. The smooth front face belies the icon display, hiding it till an incoming call/text lights it up.

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New Sony Ericsson K630 Officially Announced

Sony Ericsson has officially unveiled the Sony Ericsson K630 HSDPA-enabled candy bar phone (similar to Sony Ericsson V640 which lack of EDGE, previously announced by Vodafone). It is touted the successor of the Sony Ericsson K610. Some notable features include HSDPA, EDGE, MS Exchange Active-Sync and 2″ 262K color TFT display. It is available in two flavour: Quick Black & Havana Gold.

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Sony Ericsson W980 Walkman Phone

Sony Ericsson claimed to have some of the best music and web phones yet with the announcement of two more devices in its Mobile World Congress lineup. The W980 clamshell is the device maker's new flagship Walkman phone and includes 8GB of built-in flash memory to hold most users' whole collections without needing an external card. Audio-enhancing functions as well as premium earbuds also provide better listening than most devices in the class, the company touts. In an unusual spin for Sony-Ericsson phones, an FM transmitter is built in along with a receiver, allowing the W980 to beam music to nearby stereos or even other phones with FM radios.An external LCD and controls let owners quickly skip tracks or check caller ID without having to flip open the handset; shake control from other Walkman phones also allows quick song changes without touching a button. With a 3.2-megapixel camera coming as standard, the W980 is due in the summer and is likely to appear in North America with quad-band GSM and EDGE data support.

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Linux Desktop Review

Novell's Shaking Things Up
Many changes have been occurring at Novell over the past couple of weeks, including the naming of a new company president and job cuts for more than 10% of its staff. Novell also has said it will focus its efforts on the two areas the company believes have the most growth potential--Linux and identity. These moves are part of an overall company restructuring that hopes to cut costs and raise profitability in the coming fiscal quarters.
As part of the company's decision to focus more of its work on Linux, Novell also announced that future releases in both the SLES (SuSE Linux Enterprise Server) and Novell Linux Desktop line will feature GNOME as the default desktop environment. For now, KDE will continue to be supported on these product lines, but this announcement does suggest that Novell is moving in the direction of supporting only one desktop environment, a move many distributions have been considering.
Mandriva 2006 Shipping
Mandriva, formerly the Mandrake Linux distribution, announced that Mandriva 2006 now is available. Mandriva is a popular Linux distribution, especially among new Linux users, because it is easy to install and use. New features for the 2006 release include the Kat desktop search tool; support for Centrino mobile technology; Skype, software for making free voice calls over the Internet; an interactive firewall; and an auto-installation server. Mandriva 2006 is available by download or in a box in three versions, including one designed specifically for new Linux users, Discovery/Lx.
Although Mandriva currently is not available pre-installed on a laptop from any major vendors, DesktopLinux.com notes that Mandriva is available on Dell laptops in France. Perhaps the full support of Centrino in the Mandriva 2006 release indicates more laptop vendors will be offering Mandriva as a pre-install option in the future.
New Firefox Release Candidate Released
Hot on the heels on Firefox achieving its 100 millionth worldwide download, Firefox 1.5 Release Candidate 1 has been released for downloading and testing by users everywhere. This Release Candidate version is available for testing and bug detection in anticipation of the official Firefox 1.5 release, scheduled for December 2005. Being beta software, Release Candidate 1 offers no user support and thus should not replace your current browser. But if you'd like to see what Firefox 1.5 has to offer and help fix bugs before the official release, download Release Candidate 1 and check it out.
And, if you'd like to help spread the word about the Firefox browser--or help celebrate its 100 million downloads--check out the Spread Firefox Web site.
Nokia 770 Tablet
Finally, just in time for the holiday buying frenzy, Nokia released its Linux-powered 770 Internet Tablet in Europe this past week, about a month behind schedule. The 770 offers 802.11b/g and Bluetooth connectivity, support for a host of audio and video file formats and all sorts of Web and e-mail functionalit.

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Nokia N70 First Impression Review

As I told you previoulsy I just got a new Nokia N70. I have had this smartphone for just a couple of weeks so I guess you could call this a first impression review. I will do more in-depth reviews about features and applications later on. My first overall impression of the N70 IS good. I mean even before I turned it on. You can feel the quality when holding the phone in your hand. Solid and not too much plastic. And I have to say I don´t share the opinion of many other handset reviewers who say light and thin is good.You quite often see reviews that point out the weight factor as important and they say ultra thin or light weight phones are better than heavy ones. I say with quality comes weight! At least I like phones that are compact and not too thin. Naturally they tend to weight some more. Then again I do not carry my phone inside my Lewis jeans. The Nokia N70 weights 126 g.What´s new on the N70Compared to my previous phone, the Nokia 6630 the N70 has the following approvements:- The N70 has the active stanby screen with shortcuts to favorite applicatons- Lens cover for camera- Camera Flash- Bluetooth 2.0- Two cameras (0.3 & 2.0 MP) and you can make video calls- Radio- More internal memory (30 MB vs 10 MB on the 6630)- With the Nokia heaphone adapter you can usestandard (3.5 mm) headphones- Keypads has a backlight- The five-way navipad center buttons is working (unlike the one on the 6630)MemoryThe N70 has 32MB OF free RAM, 21MB of free flash storage and a removable memory card.New User InterfaceThe new user interface (active idle/active stanby) with the shortcuts to your favorite applications improves usability. I still haven´t discovered were you can add and remove the shortcuts. No hurry, there IS a lot of interesting features still undiscovered.RadioThe radio was a new discovery for me and if I now had to choose between a radio and a MP3 player on my phone I would propably go for the radio. I also bought the headphone adapter AD-15 (15 euros / 20 $) and listen tothe radio every morning on the way to work via my Koss Plug headset (the only ones that fit my ears!).MP3 Player And MusicThe basic N70 music player plays MP3 and (unprotected) AAC-formatted files. If you want to replace your iPod with the phone you should look into some third party player like OggPlay or WMAPlus. The phone comes with stereo headsets.The N70 CameraThe main difference between the new N70 and my older 6630 camera (or Nokia 6680/6681 camera) is propably:- 2 MP instead OF 1.3 megapixel- The N70 has extra camera settings- N70 has anti-red eye - N70 has a sliding lens cover- N70 has better video resolution, 352 x 288 pixels instead OF 176 x 144 pixelsHere is some pictures taken with the N70.N70 ScreenThe 262K color display is bright and clear with its 176 x 208 pixels. I also appreciate the adjustable brightness.MoreThis candybar smartphone is a 3G WCDMA/GSM phone!I Say: Very good smartphone! The radio is great and is a feature I will look for on my next phone also. Biggest con IS the new OS that doesn´t support older software. The keyboard IS quite small and maybe not suitable for people with big fingers, older people or alcoholics! Same thing for removing the memory card - you have to have small fingers.

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Nokia 6210

Detailed Nokia 6210 DescriptionSleek, ergonomic styling combined with excellent battery power and
first - rate features make the Nokia 6210 phone ideal for busy people on
the move.
The Nokia 6210 phone allows you to get GSM data connections at high
speed, faxes, which means that sending emails, and browsing the Internet
is easier and faster.
A built - in WAP browser means you can have access to mobile Internet
services, and you can even use the phone as a high - speed wireless modem
with your compatible PC.
Ergonomic styling, large display, tapered shape, and internal antenna
make the Nokia 6210 phone comfortable and functional to use.
Features:
a) Slim and light
b) High - speed data support
c) WAP access
d) Extended calendar
e) Long talk and standby time
f) Refurbished
If you would like more information about Nokia 6210, please contact us or visit our website for more detail.

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The Nokia N93 is the ultimate media smartphone

I have a Nokia N90 smartphone that I actually use as my mobile digital camera and camcorder. While I think the device serves as an extremely good multimedia device, the lack of vibration mode keeps me from using it as a daily phone. I have had my eye on the Nokia N93 since it was announced and now that All About Symbian has the device in their hands I am even more excited about the device.
The Nokia N93 is a flip phone similar to the N90 with a slightly different flip mode for landscape usage of applications other than just the camera and gallery. Specs of the N93 include a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and even 3x optical zoom, GSM/EDGE/WCDMA, 802.11b/g WiFi, and Bluetooth 2.0 radios, standard miniSD storage card implementation and TV out functionality. All of this runs in Symbian OS 9.1 with the S60 3rd Edition software so you get all the great web browsing functionality and more. This baby has everything I could find in a S60 device, except for an integrated hard drive.
BTW, I understand from reading forums that this has vibration mode so it looks like I’ll be on the hunt for this incredible device to replace the N90.

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Nokia Aeon Wants to Be Touched

The Nokia Aeon has a similar design to the Synaptics Onyx. The concept phone will feature a full surface touch screen display that replaces the traditional keypad. Its unique design gives this concept phone an extremely sleek and sexy look. Nokia should use some perfected material that doesn’t leave fingerprints on Aeon’s touch screen display; otherwise, you will probably spend half your time wiping it. Two more pictures after the jump!

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Nokia N96 Review

Nokia’s has announced for the popular N95, the Nokia N96 is really features packed than ever before in an smart phone.
Nokia N96 just like the N95, the Nokia N96 is also a two-way slider. Slide the phone one way and you see a standard numeric keypad while if you slide it on the other side N96 comes up with media control keys.

It has the large 2.8″ 320 x 240 pixel display. Nokia N96 has a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash and Carl Zeiss lenses. Just below the the large screen to an enhance navigation, it includes a pad and control keys.
Nokia N96 comes with integrated aGPS (advanced GPS). Nokia improved the N96’s satellite navigation capabilities and they are now much better than the original N95.
Nokia N96 also includes the DVB-H digital TV receiver. This means that the N96 can be used to watch live broadcast TV over the air, if you have DVB-H coverage in your area.
Internal memory is a massive 16GB, expandable to 32GB using a microSD memory card. Nokia N96’s Multimedia capabilities are impressive. The Nokia N96 can play back MPEG-4, WMV9 (Windows Media), Flash Video and H.264 video, plus MP3, AAC and WMA audio types.Apart from the Nokia N96 DVB-H receiver, and it also comes with a FM radio with RDS. The N95 has a standard 3.5mm jack plug for audio output plus TV output.

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Nokia 6600 slide, 6600 fold, and 3600 slide

Nokia has revealed a trio of new handsets Nokia 6600 slide, 6600 fold, and 3600 slide with the tag line “Beautiful To Use“. The new mobiles sports sophisticated looks with perfect blend of easy to use features for the next generation of mobile users.
Nokia 6600 fold
The elegant Nokia 6600 fold smoothly opens to reveal a stunningly bright 2.13” OLED screen displaying up to 16 million colors. 3G technology allows for fast and easy sharing of pictures and videos snapped with the integrated 2 megapixel camera with double LED flash or swift access to Internet services such as Yahoo! Go or Flickr. With its seamless design, the signature “smooth back” of the Nokia 6600 fold creates a comfortable contour when open, and remains subtle and compact when closed. The high-gloss surface of the Nokia 6600 fold comes to life when tapped twice to “wake up” the hidden outer display that reveals time, incoming messages, missed calls and more. A double tap on the Nokia 6600 fold also snoozes alerts and silences or rejects incoming phone calls.
Nokia 6600 slide
Being one of Nokia’s smallest sliders to date, the Nokia 6600 slide stays true to its name as it smoothly glides open in the hand. The appearance of the Nokia 6600 slide with its glossy, high-quality steel covers and aluminium center key constitute both understated elegance as well as visual simplicity. Its well-balanced feature set is created to be exciting and intuitive. Tapping the Nokia 6600 slide twice conveniently indicates time, snoozes, alerts and silences or rejects incoming phone calls. Features a 3.2 megapixel camera and a large 2.2″ QVGA display with 16 million colors
Nokia 3600 slide
The Nokia 3600 slide features a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and 2 LED flash and is excellent for taking pictures or videos, even in dim lighting conditions. The TV-out feature, which conveniently connects the Nokia 3600 slide to most television sets, ensures quick and easy sharing of pictures and videos.

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