Moto Z9 launched on AT&T

Motorola's latest phone Z9 launched on AT&T. The new Moto Z9 slider phone features in-car GPS dubbed as AT&T navigator, which can give you turn-by-turn directions so that you can easily locate hotels, gas stations, cafes, etc.

Moto Z9 is equipped with 3G connectivity, which means you will always be online. This phone also comes with the Opera Mini 8 browser, which is better than any other mobile browser out now.

For the media lovers, its new Video Share feature let you send stream videos to your friend’s mobile straight from your mobile. This phone comes with Windows Media Player 11, which ensures no trouble playing your audio or video files.

The Moto Z9 comes up with the latest award winning Crystal Talk Technology, which promises you will be heard in the noisiest place. This mobile also equipped with a 2MP camera with flash, an expandable memory option by microSD card, and Motorola Synergy OS.

Moto Z9 is available on the AT&T network for $249.99 with two years service agreement.

Chinese Phone having 2 years (666 days) Standby time

You might have heard of one-year standby phone Solomobi from China, but now they have returned with another discovery, ZJ268 phone. This phone is a Dual SIM, supporting GSM900 / DSC1800, with eye-catching a 3-inch display. The device said to achieve this much through a 32,800mAh battery, calling it a "Super Battery".

This phone costs $128. In addition, you can see a picture of the 87 x 51 x 10-mm / 0.12-kg lithium battery and the devils own credit card after the break.

Surprisingly good and a must have for anyone who usually forgets to recharge their phone and found themselves with a dead battery. Well if you doubt about its performance then you have to wait 666 days until we get its results.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 runs on Windows Mobile 6.1

Sony Ericsson showing off its latest and first mobile integrated with Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.1 platform at the World Mobile Congress. There is not enough information available but what I came to know is Xperia X1 has a Qualcomm 7200 CPU with the processing speed of 528MHz, 128MB RAM, 256MB ROM, heavy duty battery - 1500mAh, touch-screen, a sliding keypad, and Assisted GPS.
Xperia X1 is exciting and catching a lot of attention, most of the people are excited by its 528 MHz processor, and wondering if the on board RAM going to prove itself sufficient for multitasking or not. Therefore, for more information we will have to wait until Xperia X1 hits the market.

Here is a short promotional video of Xperia X1.

Watch Streaming TV on iPhone or iPod Touch through Wifi

Packet Video just started showing off their new Mobile Broadcast Receiver at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. This device is rechargeable and all you need is a wireless broadband access point (WiFi). This in turn means that your device must be equipped with the WiFi feature, well it is getting common with all new mobile handsets to posses built in WiFi.
Anyways this device will be available during this year, but Packet Video usually deals with service providers, not with the consumers. So, let us wait and see until this device comes out to market.

Nokia introduces N78

The latest midrange Nokia N78 comes fully loaded with high speed HSPDA 3G support, Wi-Fi connectivity, FM music transmitter and integrated Assisted GPS (AGPS) with free Nokia Maps 2.0. In addition, this midrange handset features picture geotagging capability with the help of 3.2 megapixel auto focus camera and Carl Zeiss optics. Everything else is just as an average S60 Third edition pack 2, which comes with Bluetooth and Wifi, 3.5mm headphone out, and microSD memory card, currently available with upto 8GB and 2GB microSD card is already available in the package.
It is the first version of Nokia Nseries, which announced to be available in Europe and America including their 3G versions.
Nokia N78 is expected to start shipping by the Q2 this year, with expected price tag of $500.

HTC Advantage X7510 now with 16GB Flash Memory

HTC has revealed the latest version of the Advantage, the X7510. They have doubled the size of internal flash memory from 8GB to 16GB, also in addition it features TouchFLO, Opera Mobile 9, Google Maps as well. It rumored to be containing Windows Mobile 6.1. Also containing the features from the old Advantage version, which includes 5 inch VGA display, GPS with TomTom Navigator 6, triband HSDPA and Quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth, Wifi, QWERT magnetic keyboard, ATI video acceleration with Ahem, 256 MB ROM and 128 MB RAM, 624MHz processor.
The HTC Advantage X7510 will be available by the March of this year, but only for European countries, US user have to wait for a while, but its not certain whether they get their hands on it or not. There is no clear idea about its pricing.

Nokia reveals N96

The new Nokia N96 is a dual-slider with 4 multimedia keys and two gaming keys, screen designed to render high-quality video and TV reception with built in DVB-H mobile TV tuner. It sports a 2.8-inch QVGA screen with 16 million colors, 16GB of internal memory, and an upgradeable microSD card slot, 5 Megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Optics, high speed data transfer through USB, integrated GPS with well defined Nokia maps 2.0 and built in geotagging. This phone has everything that one can wish for the moment. Nokia N96 hit the market by the third quarter of this year, and it will be costing around $800.

The features includes -

Symbian S60v3 Feature Pack 2
Quad-band GSM - 850/900/1800/1900MHz, and dual-band HSDPA - 850/2100MHz
Weight - 125 gms
2.8- inch QVGA display with 16 million colors
950mAh battery
WiFi with uPnP
DVB-H for Digital TV reception on the move.
5 megapixel camera with autofocus, Carl Zeiss optics, dual-LED flash for photos and video light, secondary front-facing VGA cam for video calling
VGA quality video recording at 30 fps
Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR and A2DP support
3.5mm AV outlet for audio and TV Out
GPS with Nokia Maps 2.0 and built in geotagging
16GB internal flash memory, and expandable microSD card slot
Dual-slide with dedicated multimedia keys and gaming keys.

Get a customized Cell Phone (including features)

This week two companies announced two different versions of customizable cell phone. Now, it is clear that its the starting of a new era, where you can custom your cell phone like we did to laptops and PC's.

Modu, a cell phone manufacturing company from Israel, announced a GSM handset that will be released this October. It will be a tiny phone which can be slide into a jacket, and jackets will be having extra functionality. For example, a user might use a jacket with a nice camera in it for personal use, and then replace that with a jacket to use a QWERTY keyboard for business use. You will also get software, which give instructions to phone about color schemes in addition to other features.

Another company is zzzPhone, which has announced build to order phones, and they claims that buying its phone will be like ordering a PC from Dell. Just use their website, and select the features you want to have and the company will build it. It's base model costs $149, and will provide a wide range of colors and features like 7 mega-pixel camera, TV tuner or DMB, or GPS, etc. all additional features will be charged extra.

Nokia and Microsoft talks for loading Windows Mobiles in Cell phones

Nokia, always supposedly loyal to the Symbian platform for it phones, is now talking with software giant Microsoft to put Windows Mobile platform on their handsets as said by John Starkweather one of the Microsoft's marketing director.
Nokia already using Microsoft’s ActiveSync and PlayReady. Microsoft is working “closely” with Nokia and wants to “go all the way.” It is still too early to determine whether you are going to be able to buy a Nokia phone with Windows Mobile on it, but Nokia will still be selling phones with Symbian platform on it. Therefore, no need to worries Symbian lovers.

LG KF700 on Display in Barcelona

See this all-new Touchscreen phone from LG, named LG KF700. It's exact features is not disclosed yet, but what we know about it in rumors is its features includes a full touchscreen multimedia handset, with resolution of 240x480 pixels, and bright color display which sports 16 million colors, full divx playback, good storage capacity etc. This cell is about to be on display next week in the coming Mobile World Congress 2008.

So, hope to hear about this cell phone very shortly. Until then it is just another hyped phone.

Charge your phone using Solar Energy

These days in Japan it is a new gadget by Strap-Ya, which seems to catching attention, it is a back up battery, which can get recharge by itself in to the sun in about 8 to 10 hours and can give your cell phone some extra breath for about 30 minutes. Well this may not seems like a good thing to charge a solar battery for 8 hours and use it for just 30 minutes, but practically it is a good concept to utilize solar energy, as almost everyone aware of the environmental changes are taking place, and about the global warming. You can use it as a key chain and keep it in a strap, which may be the best way to keep it on charging. You can also recharge it by just plugging it into the AC wall socket for three hours. This gadget soon be available in Japan in a week.

SwitchBack - Ultra Rugged mobile PC

Usually when someone says UMPC, people thinks of it like something very delicate and fragile, but it is not going to be their image anymore. This new UMPC by the SwithBack is the most toughest mobile PC you have ever seen. In fact on the booth at CES the man was tossing it on the floor and its still working. This is waterproof up to 1 meter depth and for up to 30 minutes.
Also there is "BackPack" Roper mobile technology, which is said to be for customers to design customized BackPacks that are right for them, it includes - digital camera, Mag-Stripe Reader, Barcode or RFID scanner, Biometric readers, High def audio, Graphic card, Compact flash, Custom communication devices. In addition, there is an option if you want more customization such as, Type II PCMCIA, USB 2.0, Serial Port, VGA output, Audio Line in/out.

The hard drive is removable, as well as the battery is hot swappable. The battery pack shows indicator about its remaining power level. It has a 5.6-inch touchscreen, also a built in touch device with QWERTY thumb keyboard. Also built in Wireless - GPS, 802.11 b/g, and Bluetooth.

Its ruggedness can handle - temperature, temperature shock, vibration, shock, humidity.
Overall, it is the most rugged UMPC that I have ever seen. There is no exact idea about its price and availability.

Samsung introduced SGF-F490

Today at the end of CES 2008 Samsung surprised the crowd by introducing its latest Samsung SGF-F490. It has a 16:9 wide finger touch screen. Screen measures 3.2-inch with 262k colors; design seems similar to its Prada phone. The phone supports full screen browsing in landscape and portrait mode, it has a 5 Mega-pixel camera, 130Mb of internal storage facility with micro SD slot for storage expansion, also supports the standard 3.5mm audio jack, provides faster data connection on the road with the help of HSDPA network support. The camera can record over QVGA mode with 15fps, and can playback at VGA mode with 30fps video.
In addition, features integrated Google search, Samsung's Croix user interface, and A2DP for Bluetooth stereo support.

The Samsung SGH-F490 measures 115mm x 53.5mm x 11.8mm (4.5" x 2.1 x .5") in size and weighs 102g (3.6oz). It supports GSM/EDGE connections on the 900, 1800, and 1900MHz bands, and UMTS/HSDPA networks that use the 2100MHz band.

The phone will be available in selected European markets by the February this year, later will get available to the Asian and American markets, and price expected to be around at 530 Euro.

Nokia 4G test successful

Nokia announced the 4G test "long term evolution"(LTE) wireless technology was a success, it was one of its kind. This test was carried in urban environment using the spectrum of 2.65GH z, the peak download speed at this spectrum recorded 173Mbps; this was the best result then all earlier tests. LTE can provide the combination of bandwidth, range, scalability, and low power that users will expect from a 4G service.

The prototype base station was installed for ongoing LTE tests at the top of the Heinrich Hertz Institute building in Berlin, in urban where interference typically degrades bandwidth. Test featured multiple users connected to the new base station, giving the 173Mbps throughput was the real world peak. They also tested the LTE by putting terminals into cars and driving them 1 km away from the base station.

“We can demonstrate that LTE meets the high expectations set for this new technology,” said Nokia’s Matthias Reiss in a prepared statement. “Most importantly, we now have evidence that future LTE networks can run on existing base station sites and mobile operators can build LTE networks without requiring new antenna sites.”

Mobile NoteTaker

Nowadays we use Laptops or Sound recorders to copy/record lectures in class rooms, but still there are plenty of people who prefer the ideal way to taking notes, that is by pen and paper. Now the time has even taken them to move ahead and to use pen and paper again. Actually its a new gadget which records our each and every move on paper, all you need to do is get a pen and any paper and also a clip board is must, then fix this NoteTaker at the top of board and it will record your each and every stroke on paper. And while writing you can still see your writing on digitized form over the LCD screen of NoteTaker. Then when you are done with taking notes, just connect it to a computer and with the help of some software get it back to see on computer screen.
Isn't it sounds pretty awesome gadget.

Armani's Designer Phone for Samsung

After i saw this phone, only one thing that i said to me, how did i missed to know about Armani's Designer Phone for Samsung? Although it seems pretty like a chick phone but hey its still a cool gadget. So here it is what i found interesting about this one, infact my interest is always about a Phones features. I have also heard about Samsung and Armani planning to make a LCD TV as well.

Features:

Triband - 900/1800/1900
3.0 Megapixel camera.
2.6" 320x240 display QVGA Touch-screen with 262K Colours.
Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP Support.
MicroSD Expansion Slot.
Video formats - Wma and Mpeg4.
Audio formats - H263, AAC+/MP3/WMA, MPEG4, AAC, e-AAC+
Full Internet Browser.
Dimensions - 87.5 x 54.5 x 10.5mm
Weight - 85 grams

Helio Ocean - Youtube too

Helio's latest the Helio Ocean is going to feature YouTube too, as Helio said that they are "most complete YouTube experience currently available on mobile." Its also provided with cool new features that makes you feel like you are using a computer, some of them are like, instant uploading, can also geo tag the posted videos with integrated GPS, and with login capability allows users to comment, video replies, and can even rate them.

Also has features like, phone has a dual-slider by which you can easily choose for either numeric keypad or a QWERTY keypad. It has a 2 megapixel camera, a music player, a full HTML browser, EV-DO support and alot of messaging options, you can also search the web directory by just from phone main screen.

Porsche P9521 Cellphone

UK will soon be having the Porsche P9521 cellphone sometime in the first half of this month - thats enough time to buy Christmas presents, so you have the chance to brag to others that you actually bought a Porsche for your kid/wife/hubby - just don’t let them know that it is a cellphone instead of a mean, street legal racing machine. The Porsche P9521 cellphone will be made available through Mobilephones24.co.uk

Porsche for most of us is a sleek and fast car that is capable of reaching 60 mph from a standing stop in under 5 seconds. Who would’ve thought that the automobile manufacturer would actually come up with a cellphone? Well, they have by collaborating with French partner Sagem, resulting the Porsche P9521. Made out of aluminum, it won’t be able to leave your competition eating dust and smelling burnt rubber, but at the very least they’ll drool after the handset as you make heads turn every time you pull out the handset from your pocket. The design consists of a double hinge system that enables you to open and rotate the phone a full 360 degrees, complete with a touch sensitive screen for a more user friendly experience. After all, touch sensitive displays seem to be the way to go these days, judging by the response that the iPhone as well as other smartphones like the HTC Touch are getting in the market.

Features includes mineral glass on the screen, an integrated fingerprint scanning device to keep your personal data safe, access to a concierge service, a 3.2 megapixel camera, an integrated MP3 player, Bluetooth connectivity, EDGE support and the all the necessary multimedia functions. Too bad there is no 3G on the P9521, as that feature would’ve capped off a fine performance from Porsche’s maiden entry into the world of cellphones.

LG KU990 Viewty

The new LG’s KU990 is undeniably a slinky number in the world of mobiles phones. It’s a slim and good looking and doesn’t feel plastic. In simple terms this is a camera that you can ring people on as well as watch TV, browse the web and listen to music. Its has 66 mm touch pad screen which occupies most of the front making it look like a tiny plasma whilst on the reverse, a lens encircled by jog wheel used to control the zoom and navigate through menus and adjust volume, gives the familiar appearance of a camera!

Navigation is made straight forward and friendly by the large and sensible icon layout on the touch screen. Helpfully, you can also set the touchpad to vibrate when you touch it – confirming each selection. Although the icons and buttons on the touchpad are a good size, not having small fingers or long fingernails be a disadvantage, but if this is the case, the small extendable stylus on standby. The only slightly annoying thing is the storage of the stylus which dangles untidily from the top of the phone.
I found messaging slightly easier then on my usual phone – being able to swap swiftly from predictive text to alphabetical to numerical. There is also a clever little handwriting entry feature using the small extendable stylus, but disappointingly this led to errors in recognition and was slower than texting via the keypad. You can also text using a QWERTY keyboard if you wish.
The 5 megapixel camera is easy to access with dedicated camera buttons on the side which just as easily allows movie shooting and playback. As with many digital cameras there is an annoyingly long delay between button-press and shot resulting in missed moments when your subject moves – not great for taking pictures of children!
Viewing your pictures is almost as good as having your prints in your hand especially when using the landscape setting. Images can be viewed either as standard thumbnail or scattered around the screen which is quite snazzy. You can also zoom in and move your pictures around by brushing your finger over it which means you don’t miss any detail.
There is a comprehensive editing suite for images and video footage and the software included is easy to install and use which also allows you back up all you phones data. There is also a music player and FM radio.
The web browser is easy to use and allows you to see full web pages and then to zoom. You can even open up two windows at once and toggle between the two.
Battery life can be short if you find yourself playing with all the features – if using the camera on a day or night out, browsing the web and viewing images you will need your charger every couple of days.

iPhone Price in France cemented

According to the company’s Orange mobile subsidiary, Apple’s exclusive provider partner in France, it will be selling unlocked iPhones at that astronomically high price whenever customers turn down the 12- or 24-month service contract. I suppose there is always a silver lining in every cloud - after all, France Telecom CEO Didier Lombard did mention that Orange will be selling unlocked iPhones at a “significantly lower” price compared to the $1,471 quoted by rival T-Mobile in Germany.

According to the company’s Orange mobile subsidiary, Apple’s exclusive provider partner in France, it will be selling unlocked iPhones at that astronomically high price whenever customers turn down the 12- or 24-month service contract. I suppose there is always a silver lining in every cloud - after all, France Telecom CEO Didier Lombard did mention that Orange will be selling unlocked iPhones at a “significantly lower” price compared to the $1,471 quoted by rival T-Mobile in Germany.

Should you feel that that is too high a price to pay, then why not go ahead with the service plan? It will still cost significantly more compared to the iPhone in the US (which incidentally has the cheapest iPhones around the globe), retailing for $589 with numerous plans to choose from. These plans will cost you anywhere from $72 to $176, which include between 120 and 480 minutes of talktime. If you decide to throw in another $148, Orange will unlock any locked iPhone, including those previously purchased with a 12- or 24-month contract. For current Orange customers who want to pick up an iPhone without the hassle of extending their existing contract can do so, but they will still have to pay through their nose by forking out $811. All I can say is, prestige and hype come at a price – if you really think that the iPhone is that indispensable in your life, go for it.