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The GPS smartphone Mio were showing back at CES earlier this year, which uses Qualcomm’s new QST1100 combined app processor/GPS/cellular radio chip, has acquired a name and a likely release; called Lovebird, the touchscreen Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro handset has both GPS and A-GPS, quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and 2GB of ROM to store Mio’s mapping data.
With a Samsung 400MHz 2443 processor, 320 x 240 QVGA display and 64MB ROM, the Lovebird doesn’t look to be an especially high-end device, but the promise of Dash GPS-style instant traffic updates over the cellular network should impress plenty of people. Mio are claiming up to 5hrs of talktime, but there’s no suggestion of battery life when navigating.
PhoneTag, the gang who turns voicemail into text, has “hacked” Google’s GrandCentral. The service that consolidates all of your phone numbers into one is useful for people on the go, but its voicemail system is clunky, especially for those needing fast access to messages. That’s what makes this hack so clever.
When you sign up for PhoneTag, which formerly went by the incredibly nerdy name SimulScribe, you get a phone number to add to your GrandCentral account. When you miss a call, PhoneTag picks it up and records the message. The speech is converted to text, which is then sent to you via e-mail or text message, along with an audio attachment of the voicemail—two things Grand Central doesn’t do. If you add your contact list to your PhoneTag account, the messages will appear from the senders so you can reply through e-mail right away. PhoneTag is free for a month, and plans range from $0.35/message to $30/month for unlimited messages.
From gizmodo.com
If you are a regular at the Power Hour scene then besides the Shot Launcher you will also need to invest in this device that the Korean researchers are developing. Korean Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology have developed a liver checking sensor which snaps onto your mobile phone via the battery port. It performs a quick check on two enzymes in your blood. Once it is done with checking these levels, the numbers are then sent to a participating hospital. The numbers are analyzed by the doctor on duty and the findings are then sent to you.
Source Newlaunches.com
When it was introduced it was called the "first Linux-based mobile phone with user-modifiable firmware," but now Trolltech has decided to discontinue its Linux-based "Greenphone" development platform. Greenphone had created a buzz when it was introduced at LinuxWorld 2006. Greenphone was capable of providing wireless carriers and third-party application developers real-world target hardware. The phone allowed Trolltech to put together its Greensuite ecosystem of phone software providers. According to the company, various third-party products, including open phones, portable media players, navigation devices, and home automation equipment, will supersede the device. However, since it debut, another open phone has appeared on the market, FIC’s Neo1973. Trolltech consequently adopted the Neo1973 ( FIC GTA01) as supported development hardware.
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The DX8i is a full-fledged PDA that runs on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition operating system. Instead of bulky QWERTY keyboard, the DX8i uses a alphanumeric keypad. The PDA phone is very powerful for both work and play functions as it using 416MHz Intel XScale processor.DX8i is teeming with contemporary handset properties such as a 3.0 megapixel camera, 2.2″ QVGA LCD screen with touchscreen support, FM Radio, MP3 Player, WiFi, MicroSD memory expansion slot, SDIO Card Slot, Bluetooth 1.2, and Standard mini-USB connectivity.
Power and connectivity.
Two things you can’t do without in the business world.
The Dopod C730 the 3.5G messaging phone that has everything you require for total connectivity. Running on the latest Windows Mobile 6 Standard operating system, the C730 is set to give you ultimate convenience while on the go.This sleek Smartphone is built to empower users who crave power and connectivity. Operated by a powerful 400MHz processor, the C730 keeps you connected easily with Microsoft Direct Push Technology and 3.5G HSDPA. Wave goodbye to slow downloads and say hello to instant access to important emails and business prospects almost anywhere!
The NEO1973, from First International Computer (FIC), is planned as the first of a series of phones based around the OpenMoko platform.OpenMoko was set up by FIC to develop the open source platform for the phone. FIC is making hardware specifications available to software developers and is working closely with them.The phone communicates on GSM networks and sends data using GPRS, offering data rates of around 60Kbps to 80Kbps.
The mystery phone which made appearance at the Windows Mobile Japanese Edition press conference is finally official. The Sharp WS011SH sports a sliding full QWERTY keyboard and is powered by a Marvell PXA 270 processor at 520 Mhz along with 256MB of flash memory and 128MB of ROM. The icing on the cake is the super crisp 3.0 inch touchscreen which supports WVGA resolution (800 x 480). Unlike any other Windows Mobile powered phone this one comes with a trackpad, on the dial is XCrawl a small touch sensitive joystick to which the onscreen pointer corresponds. Other features include 1.3 Megapixel camera (yuck), Micro SD card slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Mini USB and GPS. It undoubtedly runs on Windows Mobile 6.0 and comes preloaded with Opera, Pocket Office suite and Google maps. The WS011SH’s Lithium Ion battery provides 420 minutes of talktime and 500 hours of standby time.
The iphone clone manufacturer Meizu revealed the MiniOne smartphone that puts other smart phones in shame. MiniOne is powered by Samsung ARM11 533MHz and 128MB of SDRAM and runs Windows CE 6 with out effort.The specs of the MiniOne continues with Bluetooth , WiFi
connectivity, a DMB tuner, GPS navigation, support wide range audio and video formats, a vibrant 16 million color 720 x 480 resolution TFT touchscreen, the secondary Video calls camera uses VGA camera for video calls and a 3 megapixel primary camera on the front.Meizu MiniOne 4GB version is available for $260 and the 16GB version costs.