Archive for February, 2008

Samsung to release its two AM OLED handsets in Japan

Samsung Electronics launches its two AM OLED handsets ‘820SC’ and ‘821SC’ in Japan market through Softbank, which both support 1-seg and international roaming service. (Picture: 820SC model) Adopting 2.6-inch AM OLED display with QVGA resolution, the 820SC offers ten hours of 1-seg recording via 2GB micro SD card. Other features included 1.96M camera with auto-focus [...]

General Mobile’s Dual-SIM DSTW1 Windows Mobile Smartphone

General Mobile’s Windows Mobile 6 Professional-powered DSTW1 sports a large 2.8" QVGA touchscreen, capable of 65k colors. The handset also features a dual-SIM slot, with one supporting quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) and the other tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900MHz). This 144g (5oz) heavy hitter measures in at 117mm x 61mm x 18mm (4.6" x 2.4" x .7") and [...]

LG to launch ‘Wine Phone’ in Japan via NTT DoCoMo

LG Electronics launched ‘Wine Phone(model: FOMA L705i)’ in Japan market, which enhanced voice calling and SMS sending and receiving functionality targeting for 30~40 year old consumers. Adopting 2.2-inch wide LCD and double size buttons and speaker, the Wine phone can enlarge even invisible words via built-in camera and offer words format twice bigger than that [...]

Nokia and University of Cambridge launch the Morph – a nanotechnology concept device

New York, US and Espoo, Finland – Morph, a joint nanotechnology concept, developed by Nokia Research Center (NRC) and the University of Cambridge (UK) – was launched today alongside the "Design and the Elastic Mind" exhibition, on view from February 24 to May 12, 2008, at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. [...]

Targus Corporate Traveler Backpack Review

The Corporate Traveler Backpack is not a stylish bag. Yes, I said it again. It’s all black with dark grey hardware and light grey lining. It’s made out of ballistic 1680 denier nylon which – while extremely durable – isn’t the most pleasing fabric to touch. But what the Traveler may lack in aesthetics, it [...]

General Mobile DST11

General Mobile’s new DST11 slider sports a dual-SIM slot, allowing users the ability to manage 2 different phone numbers with the same handset. A 1.3 megapixel camera also records video and a miniSD card slot offers expanded memory options. The DST11 is dual-band GSM (900/1800MHz), which pretty much limits it to the European market. The [...]

NEC N905i Cell Phone

  NEC will be launching it’s new N905i phone in Japan. The N905i comes with a 5.2 megapixel camera with face-detection and auto-focus function, high-speed mobile web browsing along with HSDPA support and a 1-Seg TV tuner. You can pick up the N905i in red, pink, white, or black. No word on pricing or availability [...]

LG SH150A sports 26 million colors

The Korean home division of LG is releasing a new version of its SH150 slider, the SH150A. The A refers to the introduction of a new, 2.2-inch AMOLED screen for the phone, which boosts color depth to an unprecedented 26 million colors — more than one and a half times the number found on most [...]

BELLPERRE Real Croco Leather Mobile Phones

BELLPERRE, a new premium handset brand has launched a new range of tailor made mobile handsets. Interestingly the handsets have no plastic part and are made from premium leather, steel, gold, hardwood and other fine materials. The unique modular construction ensures that every handset can be uniquely tailored to every gender, taste and lifestyle. BELLPERRE [...]

Verizon Launches Samsung SCH-u550

Verizon Wireless and Samsung announced the immediate availability of the new Samsung SCH-u550, a bronze colored clamshell phone that supports Verizon’s 3G EV-DO network and most of its advanced services, such as V CAST Video and Music and the VZ Navigator GPS navigation software. While not specifically marketed as a music phone, the u550 is [...]