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Though they’ve already been well documented (heck, they’re already on sale in some parts of the world), Nokia’s just now getting around to making its foursome of Supernovas official. The new line reps mid-range fashion (think L’Amour, but not over the top) and comes in your choice of two candybars, a flip, or a slider as the 7210, 7310, 7510, or 7610, respectively. The 7210 features a tri-band GSM radio plus EDGE, a 2 megapixel camera, and an FM radio; look for it to launch in the third quarter for €120 (about $189). The 7310 apes the 7210’s look but adds support for changeable Xpress-On faceplates, TV-out, and support for GSM 850, and while all that extra kit adds €35 (about $55) to the price over the lesser model, it’s available now. The 7510 goes for the flip form factor but carries over most of the 7310’s spec sheet, waiting it out until the fourth quarter for a €180 (about $283) launch in scary colors like “Fatal Red”. Finally, the 7610 (no, not that one) moves up to a beefier 3.2 megapixel camera and hits next quarter for €225 (about $354).
From Engadget
We have had our share of watch phones but none comes close to the EPOQ EGP-98B when it comes to features. Unlike other watch phones the EGP-98B is small and can be correctly called a watch small yet effective it supports Quad Band GSM so you can wear it and use all over the world and has a large power saving OLED touchscreen. The EGP-98B is powered by Windows Mobile 5.0 so you can use Internet Explorer to browse website at using GPRS mobile internet at 2.7G. (Detailed specs after the jump) Features: # Windows Mobile 5.0 OS # WIFI 802.11b/g # PDA Synch # OLED 1.4" touch screen display # Operating Frequency: GSM unlocked Network Frequency: 850/900/1800/1900MHz for worldwide use (w/ GPRS) # Stereo Blue Tooth Transmitter built in(headset included) # Talk time: about 100-180 minutes per charge / Standby time: 80-100 hours # 1.3MP camera for stills and video # Language: English, simplified Chinese, , Arabic, German, Russian and 10 other languages # Ring-tone formats:64 chord, mp3, midi # Video: WMV, AVI, 3GP,MP4,3GP/MP4 full screen play, forward and pause # Music: Mp3, background play, equalizer, individual loudspeakers # ROM: internal 128MB memory / plus bonus 1GB T-Flash Card # Data Transfer 2.7G wireless and wired USB Flash disk/USB cable/ Bluetooth (stereo music, voice and data transfer) # Standby Photo /Screen saver: jpg, gif # Telephone directories: 300 contacts support, Caller ID, MP3 ring tones. # Messages & Multimedia messaging: SMS/MMS # Schedule power on/off: auto power on and off # Alarm clock: alarm clock when powered off # Games: smart puzzle game # More information: MP3, MP4, hands free speaker phone, SMS group sending, Voice recorder, WAP, Web Browser, Handwritten input, Bluetooth, GPRS download, MMS, E-book, IP dialing, calendar, health manager, calculator, unit converter, rate exchange, memo, world clock, note.
From Newlaunches
VTech announced its latest cordless landline phone today called the IS6110. One glance at the phone and you can tell it was designed to resemble mobile smartphones with its design. The phone features a full QWERTY keyboard which seems like an odd feature for a cordless phone.
The QWERTY thumb-style keyboard is to make the instant messaging capabilities of the phone easier to use. The phone provides free access to MSN Messenger, Windows Live Messenger and AOL Instant Messenger.
To get access to the IM applications the included base unit has to be connected to a USB port on your PC. Other features of the phone include a large LCD with color and click-to-talk feature that allows for peer-to-peer voice chats. The phone is available now for $99.99.
From i4u.com By Shane McGlaun
Bring you up-to-date on the TAG Heuer front, the company has announced their mobile phone; the Meridiist. Incorporating the ultimate combo of steel and leather finish, the phone features a sapphire crystal display, 2-megapixel cam, 1.9 inch QVGA display and Bluetooth. The candybar will be priced somewhere around €3,400 to €3,900 (about $5,338 to $6,123) depending on how it’s configured. Those with the silver spoon can indulge in this fancy phone when it launches later this quarter.
Source luxurylaunches
Sky has just introduced the IM-S310L slider handset known as the Quilt in Korea, featuring diamond patterns on the front which makes it look very feminine. Features include the following :-
* 2.4" QVGA display
* 1.3 megapixel camera
* LED lighting
* MP3 playback
* Electronic dictionary
* BankOn service
The Sky Quilt will be available in white, black and pink colors, retailing for under the $400 mark.
Source mobilecatcher
If you were unimpressed with the original launch of Levi’s mobile phone then an "ultra limited edition" Red Tab version is perhaps unlikely to make you reach for your wallet.
If, however you are impressed, then you might like to know that there are only 100 available from posh Parisian retailer Colette, oh, and the price tag is 549 euros, and no, that’s not for all one hundred.
Source pocket-lint
Company Will Demonstrate Award-Winning Mobile TV Solution at CTIA on a Variety of Symbian Smartphones Including the Sony Ericsson W960i and the Nokia N95 8GB
FOSTER CITY, Calif. & LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sling Media, Inc., a digital lifestyle products company, today announced SlingPlayer Mobile for UIQ on Symbian OS, bringing the best mobile TV experience to this popular smartphone platform. The company will showcase its new software at the Symbian booth (#4855, Hall N4) at the CTIA Wireless Show in Las Vegas, NV, April 1 â€" 3, 2008. Separately, Sling Media is announcing that its existing SlingPlayer Mobile for S60 on Symbian OS will soon support Nokia’s popular N95 8GB, which will also be demonstrated at CTIA.
With today’s announcements, Sling Media adds to the already robust smartphone support it offers its customers and gives Slingbox owners the ability to watch and control their home TV using even more of the most popular smartphones available in the U.S. and in Europe. Sling Media expects to release SlingPlayer Mobile for UIQ worldwide this summer and expects the new version of SlingPlayer Mobile for S60 to be available this spring.
More info at mobileburn
The successor to the LH2300 Touch Web phone has just been announced by LG; it’s the 5.1 megapixel OZ which looks like the Casio W53CA with LG branding new Hello UI for the Korean market. Sporting a twisty-fold clamshell design, it features a 5.1 megapixel CMOS sensor, 28-mm lens, color correction, 9-point auto focus, and built-in anti-shake technology. It boasts of a 2.8-inches LCD (down from the LH2300’s 3-inch LCD) with 800 x 480 pixel resolution for DMB television and landscape or portrait web browsing. Specs on the 18.9-mm thin handset include4GB NAND / 1GB SDRAM and microSD expansion, VGA / 30fps video and 3G, CDMA network.
LG’s 5.1 megapixel OZ will be out in Korea and Japan by April.
Source newlaunches
Samsung Electronics has unveiled a new 8 megapixel camera module specifically designed for mobile phones. At 8.5mm thick, the new module is thinner than the current models, and also packs built-in niceties such as anti-shake and face detection technology. Apparently, it also supports a unique ’smile shutter’ feature in circuitry that will trigger the shutter as soon as a smile is detected in the unit’s field of vision.
The new auto-focusing camera module is expected to be available to OEM manufacturers towards the 2nd half of 2008, and should show up in new handsets soon thereafter.
Source mobileburn
2008 marks the tenth anniversary of Vertu and to celebrate they have launched the Monogram Constellation collection.
With a special fine grain leather, which is monogrammed with the Vertu "V", the collection is available as of April 1st.
And no, you can’t afford one.
Source pocket-lint.