At the Mobile World Congress 2009, Microsoft unveiled “Windows phones” based on Windows Mobile 6.5 OS. In addition to the new user interface and a richer browsing experience, the Windows phones also feature two new services: My Phone and Windows Marketplace for Mobile.
The new Windows Mobile 6.5 home screen keeps people up-to-date on important information by providing a dashboard-like experience to items such as new e-mails, texts, missed calls and calendar appointments. It also includes an improved touch-screen interface, making it easy to take action with a finger.
Acer, the third largest vendor in the PC market around the world, announced the launch of four Pocket PCs, falling into three groups, fulfilling consumer’s needs and views over the mobile market.
Acer targeted its new devices at various mobile Internet usage preferences and consumer attitudes, after surveying over 30,000 consumers. The new devices include M900, F900, X960 and DX900.
The new handsets the company announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona are not the only ones that will come from Acer in 2009; more are expected to be unveiled later this year.
Group 1: Acer M900 and DX900 – Smartphones that communicate, inform and entertain
The first group would include trendy and demanding users who need their smartphones to offer a lot in communication, information and entertainment experience.
Acer M900
Aimed at the power user, this is a handset that has it all: great features and smart looks.
Well, considering the rising popularity of the radio, it is only but expected that radio enabled handsets are gaining popularity in the country.
Keeping the target audience of students and the youth in mind, LG recently launched two new handsets GB106 and GB110 with Radio capability and a new feature: The “Intenna” FM radio do away with the need to attach a headset to turn on the music. Both handsets are capable of accessing all radio stations without connecting the wired headset to be used as an antenna since they come with an integrated FM antenna.
LG GB 106
Anil Arora, Business Group Marketing Head, Mobile Communication, LG Electronics Pvt Ltd. said, “We are happy to launch LG GB110 and LG GB106 which offer a completely new experience to its users. These powerful but affordable mobile sets offer mobile music on the move. At LG, we lay emphasis on understanding the customer needs and work towards meeting their expectations through our new offerings. This launch is in line with our philosophy of providing the best to our customers. I am positive that with the key feature of Intenna FM, these handsets will catch on everyone’s attention and be well accepted.”
Specs and features:
•1.5-inch colour display
•Extensive phonebook memory
•Stylish leatherite carry pouch
•Black and Gray colours
While the LG GB106 also features an anti theft mobile tracker, the LG GB110 comes up with additional features like a VGA camera, a micro SD card slot (expandable up to 2 GB and 1GB card included) and MP3 full song play back.
LG GB 110
Price:
LG GB110 is priced at Rs. 3,100 and the GB106 is priced at Rs. 2,100.
Expansys is a major online retailer in Europe and have quite some good reputation and if they are to believed, its good news folks!
Yes, they have posted on their website that Nokia N86 is available for pre-order from them. And what is more inviting and mouth watering is that they have also given it a release date which also co incides with the predicted date conformed by Nokia, which is, July 22, 2009, that does lie in the 2nd Quarter doesn’t it.
We have see the Idou , the 12.1 MegaPixel Camera smartphone from Sony Ericsson . But SE has announced that its going to adopt an Entertainment Unlimited Strategy for its products. We have more information now about the phone and that it would be available in Q2 2009
We have see the Idou , the 12.1 MegaPixel Camera smartphone with Xenon Flash from Sony Ericsson
Now theres more information now about the phone and that it would be available in Q2 2009
SE has announced that its going to adopt an Entertainment Unlimited Strategy for its products.
Samsung has announced the Omnia HD with the model numbe i8910 .. The coolests feature of the phone being a 8 MP Camera and the HD Quality Video Recording.
It was one of the phones samsung announced at MWC 2009.
Another great achievement for Samung is that this is first mobile phone to support 720p video recoding ! Go Samsung ! – nokia might go HD soon
Its got a Full Touchscreen on a stunning 3.7 inch AMOLED Display
Its seen as a successor to the Omnia which ran on Windows Mobile Pro 6.1
Nokia phones might soon get HD Video Recording soon.
If you wonder what HD is , HD – Hi Definition Video – 1080p which is a video resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. This is the quality of video you would experience on a Blu-ray DVD
ST-Ericsson who is a supplier of chips to Nokia announced a partnership to provide next-gen smartphone platform for the symbian foundation.
When we have been watching whats happenning in Barcelona , this phone was spotted in a ovi album in Singapore and within minutes the news spread accross the globe.