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Samsung G810 awarded the European Photo Phone 2008-2009

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:00:03 +0000

Now this is strange. EISA’s (European Imaging and Sound Association) European Photo Phone award is usually reserved for Nokia phones, but this year it’s the Samsung G810 which got all the glory. Best of all (as far as Samsung is concerned), they’re using Nokia’s S60 platform for their baby.

We’ve already covered the G810 in the past. Let me just quickly recap the specs. The kick-ass device sports a 5 megapixel camera with 3x optical and 4x digital zoom and Xenon flash. In addition, Samsung’s smartphone features such digital camera technologies as face detection, image stabilizer, high ISO (up to 800), macro shot, panorama shot and mosaic and multi shot. Then there’s a GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth and much more on board… In a nutshell, we do agree with EISA’s decision. For now — until the phones with 8 megapixel cameras are released — the Samsung G810 is the best camera phone. Period!

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FCC shows Nokia 2680 with AT&T logo

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:57:25 +0000

Good ol’ FCC is always there to surprise us with new phones. Unfortunately, they don’t show cool high-end models always, but still we appreciate them for their intelligence services. That being said, we’ve just spotted the low-end Nokia 2680 Slide on their pages. The presence of the AT&T logo clearly suggests where this entry-level baby is heading to. It’s a simple phone with specs that doesn’t impress, at all — low-end camera, FM radio, music player, and that’s about it.

Unsubsidized price should be around $115 or free with any kind of contract. Or AT&T will push the device as one of the phones from its GoPhone offering…

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Nokia 2680 slide with AT&T logo spotted at FCC

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:49:49 +0000

AT&T might not be a household name in what companies call emerging markets but that little fact might soon change for good. FCC voyeurs have reported seeing a Nokia 2680 slide doing the rounds of the certification specialists proudly bearing an AT&T logo on its face. And since we all know that the phone has already been described as Nokia as being one created especially for the masses already described above, it can mean only one thing- that those poor chaps in the developing world are going to be bombarded with yet another massive ad campaign!

As for the phone itself, well its got a an FM radio, MP3 ringtone support, a not too great cam and a price tag of around $114 that might drop significantly once you count the subsidies and stuff which makes it just the perfect platform for AT&T to jumpstart their third world adventure with!

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Sony Ericsson W980i Phone

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:46:51 +0000

Sony Ericsson W980i Features

Walkman keys are placed on the front with the color screen providing information about the song being played so users can keep the phone closed while listening to music
Choice of eight equalizer presets, each of which contains a distinct profile that is suitable to a range of music
Clear stereo and clear bass delivers distortion free sound at high volumes so listeners enjoy music as it was meant to be heard
Access up to 5 million tracks through PlayNow to maximize any music collection
TrackID can identify any track that consumers can’t put a name to
With 8GB internal memory, the phone can store up to 8000 songs (eAAC+ format)
Share favorite tracks by channeling music through the stereo speakers or use the built-in FM transmitter to send the music to other FM receivers

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Launch of Samsung’s i8510 might overpower digital cameras

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:44:21 +0000

Samsung will shortly introduce i8510, a camera phone that comes with an eight mega pixel (MP) image sensor, the first of its kind on mobiles. With the introduction of this new feature, customers can now enjoy capturing high quality pictures compared to what it was on older mobile phones.

The i8150 camera phone with its capability to take high quality pictures identical to the ones taken on a digital camera, might as well lead to the end of digital cameras. Sources indicate that the pictures taken on the i8150 were the best ever to have been taken via a camera phone. Says Paul Nuttall, writer of What Digital Camera, that the open space between a digital camera and a camera phone has narrowed over the years and with the introduction of an 8 MP on mobiles, customers will find it difficult to distinguish an image taken with a 8 MP camera phone and a digital camera.

Despite its possible success, the major concern will be the size of the picture as a phones’ size limits the option to include a zoom lens, common to the conventional digital camera.

None-the-less, the Symbian powered phone incorporates all the advanced features, has a storage capacity of 8GB and will also provide high speed wireless connection to the internet. The design is stylish and the slider phone comes with a simple menu option. Sources indicate that people who had tested the i8150, finds capturing pictures much easier and faster and the camera adjusts to varying surrounding conditions with ease. The image colors were well defined and rich and the presence of a LED flash allows one to take pictures at dusk

Samsung will create history by launching its new product in Great Britain, with sources indicating that Sony Ericsson is planning to launch their own editions shortly. The Samsung mobile with its much hyped feature and the introduction of such headsets by other manufacturers will provide customers an option to go for a handset rather than a camera, which might mark the near end of a digital camera.

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Unboxing The Nokia E90 Communicator Black

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:39:57 +0000

Here is the unboxing video of the new Nokia E90 Communicator Black. In case you didn’t know, the handset is A 3G smartphone and the latest model of the Nokia Communicator series. The phone was first announced in February 2007 at the 3GSM show in Barcelona. Video after the jump

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Samsung G810 Receives The European Photo Phone Award

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:50:46 +0000

The European Imaging & Sound Association has awarded the Samsung G810 camera phone its European Photo Phone Award for its outstanding 5MP digicam. The handset adopts plenty of cool features including a face detection, image stabilization, panorama mode, macro shot, and multishot. In addition, the G810 also comes jam packed with GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, and HSDPA support.

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Fake Nokia N79 pics offer a clue about the illusive original

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:12:12 +0000

OK so before anyone of you start contemplating slapping me with a suit for misreporting, lemme get one thing clear: the pics shown above are of a “high-imitation” Nokia N79 and not the original. But you know what, I bet this Chinese copy can surely tell us a whole lot about what we can expect the real deal to look like. Though it certainly aint as impressive or innovative as the rest of the NSeries models have been so far we certainly adore this frame for its streamlined figure if nothing else. The color scheme certainly leaves a lot to be desired but I guess that fact will be (and should be) rectified in the original. On the whole the design does not differ much from your average Nokia scheme of things which in this case is a great thing because the last thing we want is a high-end NSeries phone to suck on account of a bad frame!

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Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte hits the scene!

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:58:20 +0000

Lusting after Nokia phones can be a bad habit, especially if you feel that you need to own most of the beauties that they dish out. A glance at the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte leaves you captivated. The strong use of carbon fiber mixed titanium and stainless steel accentuate the polished glass finish. With innovative features like tap-for-time, the current time can be invoked on to the display by merely tapping twice the steel surface under it. A 3.2MP camera captures crisp shots and displays them on the OLED screen, where as the 4GB built-in memory is sufficient to store them. The anti-fingerprint coating keeps away the smudges and the all-in-one microUSB connector makes hooking up to devices easy and fast. Offering 3G connectivity, it’s in the same league as most modern phones. The Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte will be available in the 3rd quarter of 2008 with an estimated retail price of 1,100 Euros exclusive of subsidies and taxes. More shots of the handset in the

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Samsung F480 aka Tocco coming to T-Mobile?

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:56:30 +0000

T-Mobile is working to add the stylish Samsung F480 aka Tocco to its portfolio. As you can see from the image above, the device looks real with T-Mobile logo and soon enough we may see the Deutsche Telekom owned mobile operator officially going out with the device in the States.

Unfortunately at this stage we don’t have any information about the release date nor pricing. However, we do now this baby sports a 5 megapixel camera and a GPS. Some other rumors suggest it may also come with a capacitive touchscreen and a Wi-Fi support, though we’re not sure about those two. The ultra-cool TouchWiz UI should be on board as well.

Our eyes and ears are on the street. Stay tuned in the meantime…

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