Month: December 2007

“Compared to the BlackJack, the BlackJack II’s layout is very similar with only a few changes made. The soft-touch finish is gone and has been replaced by plastic which still offers just the right touch of grip. The keypad is as cramped as ever but surprisingly easy to use. Numbers have all been grouped together instead of being placed in every other row. The navigation buttons above have the exact same layout but are now flush with the display making it very hard telling them apart. We’ve had instances where the wrong button was pressed. The scroll wheel on the side is combined with the D-pad to create the jog wheel which made scrolling through long emails or webpages very easy. Overall the layout is very intuitive and easy to use even though everything is so cramped. It’s even easy to hold as the bulge on the back rest on your figures adding extra support.” Read more here:

“The latest Communicator RoverPC P6 is out for sale in the Russian markets at a price of 7990 rubles. Look at these pics…This awesome touchscreen cell phone runs on OS Windows Mobile 6 based on the processor Samsung 2442B, 300 MHz. The P6 Communicator supports the GPRS standard and operates in three bands GSM (900/1800/1900). Its 2.4 inch touch screen display has a resolution 240X320 points. RoverPC P6 features total memory 192 MB, 2 megapixel camera with video recording option, expandable micro SD card, Bluetooth module 1.2 and mini USB slot.” via mobilewhack.com

“Few weeks ago we told you that Asus M930W Communicator was on it’s way to Europe, for Q1 2008 release. Unfortunately, while we could tell you about some of Asus W930W specs and that it will come in a form factor similar to Nokia E90 communicator, we did not have the picture of it and had to resort to creative image editing.Asus M930W indeed has a horizontal flip phone form factor, just like Nokia E90 or Toshiba G920, but can open at two angles – 90 and 180 degrees.The known specs for Asus M930 include: Marvel PXA270M 520 MHz processor Windows Mobile 6 Professional OS Triband GSM (900/1800/1900), GPRS, EDGE, UMTS (2100 MHz) and 3.6 Mbps HSDPA connectivity 256 MB ROM and 128 Mb of RAM Wi-Fi b/g Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, MiniUSB 1.1 MicroSDHC memory card slot” More photos here:

“We’ve already mentioned Samsung SGH-I640V smartphone, when it was approved by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This time the device is said to come out from Vodafone. The operator’s site has posted the description and pictures of it. This is a slider equipped with a sliding QWERTY-keyboard.Samsung SGH-I640V is based on Windows Mobile 6 Standard, works in GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA networks. It features 2 cameras (a 2-megapixel for snapping pictures and a frontal one for video telephony), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and a microSD slot. The maximum battery life in talk mode is 6 hours and in standby mode – up to 380 hours. Measuring 95x61x16 mm it weighs 126 g. Vodafone hasn’t specified the release date of Samsung SGH-I640.” via mobile-review.com

“In all fairness, the dimensions of Samsung i450 seemed more than acceptable to us but if size is a make-or-break thing for you when buying a phone, you should probably look elsewhere.The build quality of the Samsung i450 is good and high quality materials have been used for its finishing. The plastic is not too shiny, which makes it less prone to fingerprints. At least the fingerprints are hardly visible, except for the display area. We didn’t fall in love with the slider mechanism. Not that it rendered any obstacles to usability but its spring was far too strained – resulting in an unusual rigidity when closing it. However that may as well be a subject to some fine tuning.” Read more here:

“Since it’s debut in June of this year Apple has sold over 5 million iPhones, it is quite an amazing acheivement being that Apple is totally new to the cell phone industry and being able to shake it up and make such a massive impact in such a shot amount of time in the industry is a phenomenal effort. Apple is one of the most dynamic and smartest companies in the world (Not just in the tech industry, but all industries), they make it in our TOP 5 Most Dynamic Mobile Tech Companies of 2007:1. Samsung Electronics – (Every gadget you can image, growing fast in the cell phone sector)2. Apple Inc – (Business of The Year, Announced one of greatest innovations of all time for a 2nd time in the form of iPhone, better Macs, opening heaps of branded stores and doing smart long term business deals with major wireless providers around the world.)3. Google -(Dominating Ad sector, Youtube, Future Andriod, All worldwide search engines growing fast in mobile sector, doubleclick, spectrum? and completely dominates the top 100 sites in the world list.)4. Micorsoft – (suit settled, could dominate video games sector soon, new vista, office and more great software, wm 6.0, more great software, making bold moves in cell phone sector and zune, facebook, looking into buying top sites. Unlike Yahoo, Microsoft has taken it up to Apple and Googles challenges this year and in 2008 look for a good year from them.)5.Research in Motion (Blackberry, Worldwide deals, great looking phones, great operating system, easy to use products, less competition from palm)” via mobilewhack.com

“We have made a pack of programs that specializes in analyzing someone’s personality, esotericism and discover his inner thoughts and feelings.Find out everything about you and your partner, analyze your palm and fingers, read your horoscope and numerology, make more than 1000 questions psychology tests, play psychology games, read the Tarot and find answers and a lot more…–24/December/2007 UPDATE —* One more program added to the Personality Pack with the same price (29.95$)!* 5 programs sold in the pack now which worth 80.75$ for just 29.95$!* New program added: ‘Aristotle Virtuousness Test more’ This program is a simple 11 step test which determines how much virtuous you are according to Aristotle*. (*It’s the world known Ancient Greek Philosopher, Plato’s student.)* All newest updated added.” Check this GREAT pack here:

“Today, mBrain Software has released version 1.75 of Pdf+ (for UIQ 3.x smartphones), the leading PDF reader for Symbian smartphones. Pdf+ (for UIQ 3.x smartphones) is available in two editions, Pdf+ Basic and Pdf+ Standard. Pdf+ Basic offers basic functionality. Users can view all pages, go to any page, search for strings, set the zoom level, full screen and landscape mode and reflow the text. Chinese and Japanese PDF files are fully supported. Email attachments and PDF files downloaded from the Web can be read as well. Pdf+ Standard offers in addition bookmark support, following of links, opening of websites, sending Emails and dialing phone numbers. Full support for password-protected PDF files is available in this version too. It is possible to upgrade from Pdf+ Basic to Pdf+ Standard, by installing Pdf+ Standard Upgrade. All editions of Pdf+ support shortcuts for quick access to often-used commands.For owners of the SonyEricsson UIQ 3.x smartphones with Pdf+ in ROM, such as the P990, the M600 and the P1, a special, and free, distribution is available that will install Pdf+ Standard on their device.” Full details are available here:

“PDAdb has posted the specs of Toshiba Portege G910 and G920 (not yet officially announced). We’ve recently mentioned that the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the devices. The FCC site hasn’t posted little info, however due to the leakage we’ve got almost full specs. But the sources didn’t explain the difference between two models. This time PDAdb gives us the idea of it. The Portege G920 is equipped with an integrated GPS-receiver, while the G910 lacks it. In addition the G920 supports miniSDHC cards (up to 32 GB). Toshiba Portege G910 and G920 will come out in March 2008, says the source.The rest specs of Toshiba Portege G910 and G920: Standards – GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS/HSDPA 2100 MHz OS – Windows Mobile 6 Professional Display – 3” touchscreen 800×480 pixels, 65K colors Chipset – Qualcomm MSM7200 (528 MHz) 256 MB ROM and 128 MB RAM Interface – USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0 Wireless – Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Camera – 3.1-megapixel and frontal VGA Slot – miniSD/SDIO Battery – Li-Ion 1320 mAh Dimensions – 115x74x22 mm” via mobile-review.com

“LG’s KS20 Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone (see our previous review here) caught some attraction since it is a stylish Prada phone look-alike Windows Mobile Pocket PC phone, featuring GSM/HSDPA, Bluetooth and Wifi.And wow, as the FCC recently unveiled, it looks like LG is cooking a U.S. version with adopted support for North American frequencies as well. According to the FCC, GSM/EDGE at 850/1900 MHz is confirmed as well as Bluetooth and the user manual also mentions WiFi. However, neither tested/certified nor confirmed is UMTS or HSDPA, even if this is one of the highlights of the European version.While MS25 should become the U.S. version of the KS20, LG sent a test device with the European Vodafone design to the FCCIt’s not yet clear what the final design of the LG MS20 will be but for sure it won’t feature the Vodafone logo. A release date isn’t given yet.” via theunwired.net