Archive for the ‘Mobile Phones’ Category
Strap-Ya comes ahead of the new “Green” wave, and provides you with this ’safe energy’ solution for your mobile devices. Besides its bulky and somewhat unattractive design, the device has to charge between 6-10 hours to provide extra 25 minutes of extra life. Not a very good deal if you ask me.
What it does is to charge an extra battery and then use it to power your phone when it’s own battery runs out. That means you can charge the extra battery at any AC adapter for 3 hours, and voila, you don’t have to stand in the sun for 6 hours.
When Google announced Android, everybody was overexcited with the news and started dreaming (again) of a Google Phone.
For the moment rumors have it, that HTC will be responsible with creating the terminal, and of new, it seems Samsung wants to put out the market its very own Google Phone early 2009.
If all goes according to the plan, the terminal will be cheap, the main revenue source being the integrated ads. Besides the “Google Phone” was supposed to incorporate a GPS module and a Linux kernel. For the moment all that’s just rumor and the end-product might be quite different.
What’s certain is that Google will produce mobile terminals in the near future, and I don’t expect Google to fail in any way, given all the material support and brainpower the search engine giant can offer.
Nvidia is a company ,well-known for their graphics chips that are currently dominating the markets, have decided to venture into the cell phone market.
As the amount of graphics and video enhanced phones hit the market, they think it’s time they add the old “Powered by Nvida” on them.
In other words, every self respecting gamer will probably want to have one of these chips in their phones.
Nvidia already has a chip dubbed the APX 2500 which is clocked at 750MHz and can decode 720p high-def video. Now that would be a powerful phone worth picking up. They report that they already have several customers lined up, but are reluctant to give out any names.
The X1 will merge both mobile Web communication as well as multimedia entertainment in a single package . According to Pieter Knook, senior vice president, Mobile Communications Business, Microsoft, “People should be able to have phones that deliver what they need throughout the day and stay connected with today’s broad array of on-demand information and entertainment no matter where they are. Our shared vision with Sony Ericsson is to make the concept of ‘One Phone for Your Life’ a reality and finally give consumers the freedom of true mobility.”
This Sony Ericsson handset will come with the following features :-
- Unique arc slider with wide-pitch, easy-to-use QWERTY keyboard, 3-inch clear wide VGA display and high-quality high-finish metal body
- Windows Mobile, HSDPA/HSUPA and Wi-Fi(TM) support so customers can enjoy their favorite entertainment and work efficiently on the move
- XPERIA panels to navigate Web, multimedia and other applications with the tip of a finger
Rikko Sakaguchi, head of Portfolio and Proposition at Sony Ericsson mentions that the “XPERIA is our promise to think foremost about user experience and to deliver on our goal of providing a true premium experience - anytime, anywhere, anything, with anyone. By working with Microsoft on the XPERIA X1, we have been able to couple our excellence in creating compelling consumer propositions with the productivity capabilities of Windows Mobile to deliver a seamless blend of mobile Web communication and multimedia entertainment within a distinctive design.”
Finally, there are some companies that provide us with cell phones with the features that we actually need.
Modu from Israel, who rolled out a GSM handset that will be released this October, coming in the form of a tiny phone which can slide into special jackets that are actually phone exteriors with extra functionality. You also get software which instructs the phone about different color schemes. The company is also working on other jackets that aren’t phone-based including GPS devices. But don’t you think carrying around the jackets that you need are troublesome?
A basic model costs about $149. ( you can get upto a 7mp camera). You can get one by placing an order on the website
Is this the real deal? With no Xenon flash in it, people have been really skeptical. But the sources for the release are strong.
Germans over at Nokia have posted the N96 specs on Nokia’s Germany product page. They are absolutely brilliant in bringing in new models every month making people struggle to keep up with the moving trends.There are still no official images but the N95 successor has the same obvious specs, 3G, 2.8 inch LCD, WiFi b/g, AGPS, 5MP camera, and MicroSD slot. What’s new to this model is the 16GB internal memory, 950 mAh battery, ability to use flash while video recording, microUSB, and Flash Lite 3 enabled web browser. The size is also new with the N96 being slightly longer and wider but .07 of an inch thinner than the N95. A release date is still unknown and since these specs are on the German Nokia site. They could change when the N96 finally hits the states
Another improvement.The iPhone gets a new 16GB version, which more than doubles the previous model’s storage capabilities. From the Apple press release (edited for only the iPhone information):
The revolutionary iPhone now comes in a new 16GB model for $499, joining the 8GB model for $399. “For some users, there’s never enough memory,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide iPod and iPhone Product Marketing. “Now people can enjoy even more of their music, photos and videos on the most revolutionary mobile phone and best Wi-Fi mobile device in the world.”
Both iPhone and iPod touch feature Apple’s revolutionary Multi-Touch(TM) user interface and pioneering software that allows users to find and enjoy all their music, videos, photos and more with just a touch of their finger. All iPhone and iPod touch models include the latest software enhancements announced last month including the ability to automatically find your location using the new Maps application*; create Web Clips for your favorite websites; customize your home screen and watch movies from the new iTunes(R) Movie Rentals. Both iPhone and iPod touch feature the world’s most advanced mobile web browser in the world with Safari(TM) and great mobile applications including Mail, Maps, Stocks, Weather and Notes.
Pricing & Availability
The new 16GB iPhone is available immediately for a suggested retail price of $499 (US) through the Apple Store, Apple’s retail stores and AT&T retail and online stores. iTunes Movie Rentals are available in the US only. iPhone and iPod touch require a Mac(R) with a USB 2.0 port, Mac OS(R) X 10.4.10 or later and iTunes 7.6; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 2) or later and iTunes 7.6.
Callpod’s Dragon Bluetooth headset is not only good for use with cell phones, but it works just fine with PDAs, VoIP devices as well as computers as long as they are all Bluetooth compatible. The Dragon Bluetooth headset works well only within a 100 meter range, which is by far and large already a vast improvement over the ordinary 10 meter range that standard Bluetooth headsets currently employ.
It is also capable of silencing ambient noise as well as annoying pops and clicks thanks to its proprietary Dual-Mic Noise Suppression technology which is capable of isolating the user’s voice by removing background noise. The Dragon also works great when connected to the PC whenever you want to chat up a friend over Skype while on a mobile call, letting you switch back and forth between the PC and cell phone at the touch of a button.
Ambient noise elimination is due to a new Bluetooth technology known as “enhanced audio channels”, or eSCO for short. ( present in an Iphone).
All in one music direction device
Striking Media attributes
MOTOROLA Z10 Mobile Phone is ready to hit the flame of the mobile market for its hottie-naughty media features like:
- Expandable memory up to 4GB with microSD™ (32GB when available)
- up to 12 full length movies and 40 hours of music storing capacity by using the external memory6
- HSDPA, Symbian UIQ and 3.5G technology
- 3.2 megapixel camera with Super fast burst mode delivering 3 shots per second
- 2.2″ QVGA display for 30 frames per second video playback
- Instant media download and streaming at HSDPA 3.6Mbps2
- Supporting AMR, AAC AAC+, MP3, WMA, 3GPP, H.263, H.264, Mpeg 4
Its ergonomic kick-slider design is further pampered with its 109×15.5 / 16.5mm dimension and 115g weight.
So don’t forget to engulf all the steamy experience of multimedia with the help of this Motorola miracle.
According to Toni Sacconaghi - analyst at Bernstein Research - there are about 1 million iPhones that were sold and are not being used with the AT&T network, which means that they were unlockedand 27% of the iPhones in the world don’t have a relationship with AT&T. Poor AT&T.
Taking in consideration that AT&T made a big contract with Apple to get the exclusive phone deal, these studies are definitely bad news for both parties involved. In the end, people that don’t stay with AT&T after buying the iPhone, aren’t making carrier payments, which results in a big loss for Apple.
Here are some numbers, so you can have an idea about the amount of money we are talking about:
If Apple hit its sales goal of 10 million iPhones by the end of fiscal 2008 but 30 percent of those don’t result in any carrier payments, its revenue and profit would be $500 million and 37 cents per share lower than expected.
