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“Before the CeBIT 2006 show MSI (Micro-Star International) had been said to introduce its MP3-player fed by a solar cell. Now the company has provided some photos and details on its product.The player is equipped with a solar cell. It transforms the solar power into electric power by means of the solar panel and charges the battery. Thus, it increases the offline time, so you do not need an extra battery or a charger.” via mobile-review.com

Pdalive.com has some great news about a new Pocket PC phone from Asus.”Asus has unveiled a new Pocket PC Phone at the CeBIT-2006 tradeshow.Marketed as a VoIP phone, the new P525 can automatically roam between cellular and Wi-Fi networks. It runs Windows Mobile 5.0 on a 416 MHz Intel XScale PXA270 processor and has 64 MB RAM.The handset is equipped with a color QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) TFT screen, Bluetooth, and 2.0- megapixel camera with auto-focus. It also sports an alphanumeric thumb keypad with extra rows for control keys.Further details about the Asus P525 are expected at a later date.”

“Eric Pankoke has provided PDArcade.com with another great review! This time he looks at Rake In Grass’ RPG, Undercroft. “”Fans of traditional dungeon crawls will be in 7th heaven when playing Undercroft. Quirky quests, bizarre encounters and monsters galore keep you intently focused on the “now”, while intermittent cinemas remind you of your overarching goal and keep you pressing on. This is one RPG you should add to your list without hesitation. .” You can read the the entire review HERE!

Measuring 106х54х15 mm, the smartphone can claim the title of a “slim” handset, in the manner of the latest tendencies. Many complain about the phone being too wide, but it’s not quite right. As a matter of fact, it’s wider than all other handsets, which set the pace in this field, by a centimeter or so. This difference is needed only in order to make sure that the phone will exactly fit your palm and rest against it – otherwise you won’t be able to deal with JogDial properly and won’t fully experience all advantages of managing this device single handedly. Pay attention to the fact that almost all models, equipped with a scroll wheel, have always been wide – this regards the first models by Sony as well (Z7’s width is 50 mm). Sufficient width is essential for a device of this kind, so it will perfectly fit your hand – actually, Sony Ericsson W950i width could have been shortened to the measurements of a standard bar phone: the space, left inside the handset and some ways for improvement modules arrangement provide this possibility. As a comparison one can remember that the width of devices representing P line-up exceeds 50 mm. The handset’s weight is 112 grams – not so much for a product of this class. Read this great review here:

I4u has some great news about M600″Sony Ericsson announced the
M600 3G business phone early February. The M600 features a very clean design and as the first photos show the user interface is also very clean. The Sony Ericsson M600 supports text input via the touch-screen offering text recognition and a virtual keyboard. Alternatively the keys can be used which offer a minimalist QWERTY keyboard. Esato features several fresh hi-res photos of the M600 from their visit at the CeBit show. Engadget Mobile has also some photos from a Sony Ericsson press event.”

“Fujitsu-Siemens has demonstrated its new flagship handheld model at the CeBIT tradeshow.According to PocketPCItalia.com, the Pocket Loox N560 is the world’s first GPS-enabled handheld with a VGA screen.The handheld runs Windows Mobile 5.0 on a 624 MHz Intel XScale PXA270 processor and has 64 MB RAM and 128 MB ROM. It sports a 3.5-inch color VGA (480 x 640 pixels) TFT screen, SDIO expansion slot, USB 1.1 Host capability, and an integrated GPS SiRF Star III receiver.The device also comes with Bluetooth 1.2 and Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) short-range wireless connectivity onboard.The Pocket Loox N560 measures 116 x 71 x 14 mm, and weighs approximately 160 g. It is equipped with a 1200 mAh battery unit.If you don’t need GPSFujitsu-Siemens also has a similar handheld model for those who don’t need navigation capabilities. The Pocket Loox C550 is essentially the same device but with a 520 MHz core and no GPS receiver integrated.” via pdalive.com

“Gx5 let me know that they have just released a new exclusive mobile wallpaper pack for Palm devices. These wallpapers have been meticulously designed for handheld and smartphone screens. The artist set out to create refreshingly vibrant backgrounds that will captivate and inspire you. I have tried a few on my treo and I have to say they are some quite attractive designs. The WallPaper pack includes 14 different images in four main themes: Fields, Skies, Cool and Organic. You can use the images as a background in your treo phone app, launcher or favorites, and also as a backdrop for the agenda view in the calendar. They are all available in 320×320, 320×480 and 240×240 (700w) pixel resolutions. The full set sells for $4.95. ” via palminfocenter.com

“The Swiss based company ImCoSys has announced its Linux Smartphone at CeBIT 2006 in Hannover. Its feature list includes: GPS-receiver, Skinplex NFC, Bluetooth and a TFT touchscreen with 262,144 colors at a resolution of 240×320 pixels.The new release, named “ImCoSys Smartphone”, contains a TFT touchscreen which can be controlled with a stylus. The user can also control the smartphone through a 5-way navigation key, application buttons, and telephone keypad. Inside the 125x64x18mm mobile phone, you’ll find an OMAP-730 processor from Texas Instruments running at 200 MHz. Applications have 64 MByte memory available with an SD card slot for expansion. GPS-Software is preloaded on an SD card and is delivered with the product. The smartphone specifically does not contain a built-in digital camera so that it may be used inside companies with prohibit camera use.Preloaded software includes Webbrowser, Email client with POP3, push email, sms, mms, and the usual PIM functionalities (contacts, address book, tasks, notes).The smartphone can display Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents, and supports hands free operation as well as Java MIDP 2.0.The Quad band GSM smartphone supports the 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz bands, GPRS class 10, WLAN 802.11b as well as Bluetooth 1.2.” Read more at mobiletechnews.com

“The world of personal media players has always been an incredibly competitive one. We’ve seen great offerings from companies like Cowon and others, as well as the popular iPod Video, especially considering that Apple is said to be working on the next generation of the movie player and that it will have touchscreen capabilities. Not to be outdone, iRiver too has been an industry leader in portable music and video, and with their latest, the V10 spied at CeBIT, the company should be in good hands. They’ve managed to keep this device thin, at a mere 10.3 mm of thickness, but that does not mean that the iRiver V10 is starving for features. Quite the contrary, actually, because it has a 3-inch 480 x 272, 260k color display, and it might even run on Windows CE 5.0. It’ll sport a DMB-receiver for all your mobile TV needs, as well as an adequate though not huge 4GB of storage space.” via mobilemag.com

“Skype-phone has become ever more popular and many companies do have them in their product lines. The makers use wireless connection with PC via Wi-Fi, so it is comfortable to handle the phone.At the CeBIT 2006 show Asus has introduced its Wi-Fi Skype-phone, which looks like an ordinary handset. The device supports 802.11g protocol and has a 128×65 pixels LCD with blue backlight. Battery life in standby mode makes up 25 hours, in talk mode – up to 2 hours. It’s possible to recharge the phone via USB interface or with the AC adapter. There is one more interesting function of the phone – remote control of Windows Media Player.” via mobile-review.com