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Nokia peps up the 6300 with Wi-Fi calls it 6300i

The Nokia 6300i is out ! Its an upgraded version of the 6300

nokia 6300i The main features are the presence of Wi-fi and VoIP

The Nokia 6300i allows up to two thousand VoIP-, home-, and mobile numbers to be listed side-by-side and dedicated WLAN and VoIP symbols show the connection status and type of phone call, whether it is using GSM network or VoIP.

Its slim at 12mm and looks like a Nokia phone on a diet ( Battery life woes ?) It promises abt 3.5 hours of talk time Continue reading “Nokia peps up the 6300 with Wi-Fi calls it 6300i”

Apple iPhone news – new version of SDK out !

Apple is going on path taken by Samsung and Nokia. Like Nokia came up with the Nokia 5500 Sports edition and Samsung recently launching the miCoach phone in partnership with Adidas, Apple has filed many patents till now, which reveals that iPhone will not be less than your personal trainer, only thing is that it cannot talk. In future iPhone will have an enhanced version of the Nike+iPod application also, using a scanning function you will be able to scan food packets to get nutritional info about what you are buying. The built is sensors and accelerometers of the iPhone will make this possible.

Also, one more update from our side is that Apple has released the second beta version of iPhone SDK, which was major hit with developers. The highlight of this version is that, it has Interface builder functionality. Continue reading “Apple iPhone news – new version of SDK out !”

Handwriting Recognition on iPhone

I dont know what but these days everybody is going mad about thinking what Apple is going to do next with their iPhone. First the SDKs came out with game companies talking about iPhone optimized games.Then the news came on Apple patenting a special LCD display for iPhone that can click photos, third party developers are on their way of coming out with cool application of iPhone. The latest news to hit the scene is that Apple is hiring handwriting recognition experts in their Cupertino office

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Apple patents LCD Display

Now a days Apple is everywhere, first it came up with the SDK for iPhone for which developers all over the world were eagerly waiting. Then yesterday I read that a Gartner Analyst who tracks Apple has said that Apple has given orders of 10 million 3G iPhone, another of Apple’s eagerly awaited iPhone variant. Continue reading “Apple patents LCD Display”

Stylish LG KF300 flip phone launched

A Fashion phone that is bound to make waves in the mobile phone circuit, the new LG KF300 has good looks…although it does look like it is aimed exclusively at the ladies.

Specs and features at a glance:

• 2.2-inch QVGA display
• 1.3-inch TFT screen outside
• 128 x 160 pixels External screen
• 240 x 320 pixel 256K colours internal screen Continue reading “Stylish LG KF300 flip phone launched”

Stylus for iPhone and iPod Touch

Stylus for an iPhone and iPod Touch is something I had never thought about cause these devices were developed to work by the touch of our fingers. This devices use a patented captive touch technology, which measures the flow of electron from a human finger. Continue reading “Stylus for iPhone and iPod Touch”

Microsoft to develop iPhone Applications

I am sure that, nobody will deny the fact that iPhone, within one year of its launch has, created ripples in the mobile phone market. Everybody wants the iPhone, everybody wants to ride on the popularity of the iPhone, whether it is a third party developer or a mobile service provider. Continue reading “Microsoft to develop iPhone Applications”

2008 Nokia Mobile Filmmaking Awards

Mobiles are becoming an essential part of everybody’s life and with the technological advantages that are provided by today’s mobile phones it is not easy to leave a mobile phone at home and go outside. Continue reading “2008 Nokia Mobile Filmmaking Awards”

Apple going the Nokia way

Nokia came up with the Comes with Music initiative, where you pay some premium on the hardware and you get music downloads fro free and the tracks will sit on your phone for almost one year. Continue reading “Apple going the Nokia way”

Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte now in India!

Fonearena had covered the launch of Nokia’s premium handset, the 8800 Sapphire Arte. Read the story here.

This exclusive and extremely stylish handset will now be available in India at a neat price tag of Rs 62,829, indeed quite close to the figure we had guessed.

Read the full phone specifications by Fonearena here.

Worlds Thinnest Camera module

Samsung is known for coming out with stuff, which nobody can imagine. First the company came out with a concept phone, which has a 10 mega-pixel camera embedded in it and now Samsung has launched the world’s thinnest Camera CMOS module, which can be easily used in today’s camera phones. Continue reading “Worlds Thinnest Camera module”

8 megapixel CMOS in Samsung Mobile phones soon

Yes. That’s right. An 8 megapixel 28 x 15.3 x 8.5mm CMOS into a camera that will be available by the end of this year.

Now for some technical gyan:

The new camera phone module will be 10 percent smaller than present phone modules, and will feature low-light ISO 1600 sensitivity and F2.6 focal length, anti-shake function, face detection technology, and an automated shoot mode that is activated by silly, smiling faces (similar to the smile-shutter feature in some Sony Cyber-shots).

All said, some experts argue that mobile CMOS modules cannot match the quality of larger digital camera CMOS modules and CCDs; even if the chip were to deliver higher pixels, it would still get much lesser light than normal camera CMOS modules. Still others are of the view that Samsung’s camera lenses will not allow for better quality images than say Sony’s camera lenses despite the 8MP output size.

Two Camera concept phone by Motorola

Motorola has released pictures of a concept phone being developed by them that has two cameras at the back of the phone, placed side by side.

Designed by Paris-based Lysandre Follet, this unusual dual-camera handset is designed for multi-tasking functionality, claims Motorola. Users can click pictures with one camera while they can shoot with the other one. Also, two separate flashes can be used together at one go.

Other features:

• Bluetooth Continue reading “Two Camera concept phone by Motorola”

Palm Centro smartphone in India

The smallest and lightest Palm phone Centro has made its debut in India with voice, text, email, web, contact and calendar capabilities, a full-colour touch screen and full keyboard.

The OS is ACCESS.

Specs at a glance:

• 320X320 colour Touch screen
• 5 way navigator
• QWERTY keyboard
• One-touch speakerphone Continue reading “Palm Centro smartphone in India”

Apple Patents Clamshell iPhone

The iPhone has earned lots of appreciation and moolah for the already popular computer company, now a latest patent leak from the company suggests that their flagship mobile phone, the iPhone, will be launched in a clamshell format. Continue reading “Apple Patents Clamshell iPhone”