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T-Mobile Germany Android Update In May
Author: +866.com27 Apr
T-Mobile Germany have confirmed that the eagerly-awaited Android 1.5 Cupcake update will be offered to G1 owners in May. Some of the new features listed in the update include:
Additional on-screen keyboard – you decide how you enter your messages
Video recording and playback
Pictures and video include one-click Picasa and YouTube uploads
Automatic adjustment of the touchscreen when the G1 is held horizontal or vertical
Support for Bluetooth stereo headsets
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VeryKool i280 Phone Is Not Cool
Author: +866.com27 Apr
You might not be too familiar with VK Mobile, as the company was supposed to be a big deal but had a financial collapse a few years back. VK stands for “VeryKool” and now VeryKool USA has a new touchscreen device approved by the FCC. It’s a rather simple GSM/EDGE device, albeit with analog TV on board, which certainly won’t be too useful, especially since that’s going to disappear from the airwaves. It certainly doesn’t look like a phone that carriers will want to pick up, so it’s probably safe to say that it’s just trying to get FCC approval for roaming purposes.
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Fake Lamborghini Vertu Phone From China
Author: +866.com22 Apr
We often complain of the number of fake/clone devices that are shipped out from China, so it’s only fair that we should applaud them for some originality – of sorts. Considering that there is no such thing as a Vertu Lamborghini phone, you’ll have to admit that this phone is rather “original”. Of course, it’s not a real Vertu, and most certainly doesn’t have any backing for Lamborghini, but if you’re trying to fake looking classy, you could always give this a try, albeit being a (very) long shot. The device purportedly sports (no pun intended):
2.6-inch QVGA display, possibly a touchscreen
Media player
FM radio
Camera
Bluetooth
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Samsung Touchscreen Slider Phone Coming?
Author: +866.com7 Apr
It’s just bits and pieces, but some information on an upcoming Samsung touchscreen slider phone have emerged. According to Phonehouse.nl, which is the Dutch version of Carphonewarehouse, the Samsung Louvre will be released on July 2009 and will sport a 5-megapixel camera, HSDPA and GPS. The phone pictured here is just a mock up, so don’t take it as the real thing.
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Orange Vegas Touchscreen Phone
Author: +866.com3 Apr
Orange is gearing up to launch a new and rather affordable touchscreen phone, dubbed the Orange Vegas. This dual-band GSM/GPRS phone features a 2.4-inch TFT touchscreen display, and will most likely sport a QVGA resolution. If you’re on a Pay as You Go plan with Orange, the device will only set you back €69 ($92), which is a very low price for a full touchscreen device. Features of the Orange Vegas include:
Bluetooth
MP3 player
FM radio
1.3MP camera
64MB of internal memory
1GB MicroSD card
Talk time: up to 3 hours
Stand by time: up to 7 days
84 grams
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Orange Vegas touchscreen phone to be launched for only €69 on PAYG
Author: +866.com3 Apr
Orange is getting ready to launch a new and highly affordable touchscreen phone, called Orange Vegas.
The handset is a dual band GSM/GPRS one that features a 2.4 inch TFT touchscreen display, probably with a QVGA resolution.
The price of Orange Vegas (on Pay as You Go) is said to be of only €69 (92 USD), which would make it one of the cheapest full-touch phones ever.
This is what the device looks like:
The rest of its specs include:
- Bluetooth
- MP3 player
- FM radio
- 1.3MP camera
- 64MB of internal memory
- 1GB MicroSD card
- Talk time: up to 3 hours
- Stand by time: up to 7 days
- 84 grams
Orange Vegas is already featured on Orange UK’s website, in black and pink – although it’s not yet available for purchase. Most probably, the carrier will sell the phone in many of its European markets.
Via Xataka
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Motorola Evoke QA4 Announced
Author: +866.com30 Mar
Motorola has certainly been floundering recently, and it’s certainly been looking to Google’s Android platform to save its bacon. Until Motorola actually comes out with an Android-powered device though, it looks like the Evoke QA4 will have to fill the gap. At a glance, it looks a lot like a cross between Apple’s iPhone and the Palm Pre. The device features a 2.8-inch touchscreen, but will the phone be able to stand up against the hi-tech phones of today? Somehow we don’t think so.
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CDMA Samsung Omnia confirmed for Canada
Author: +866.com30 Mar
Samsung Omnia may not be as advanced as the not-yet-available Omnia HD i8910, but it’s still a pretty hot piece of mobile technology. And I’m talking about it because that mysterious touchscreen device which will be released soon in Canada turned out to be – of course – the Samsung Omnia (not LG Arena, as I supposed).
The teaser video with the phone has just been released in its uncensored version, and, even more, the Omnia is now featured on Samsung Canada’s website.
As you may already know, the highlights of the CDMA Omnia include:
- EV-DO Rev A connectivity
- Windows Mobile 6.1
- 3.2 inch touchscreen display with 240 x 400 pixels
- 5MP autofocus camera
- TV-out
Rumors say the Canadian Samsung Omnia should be available via both Bell and Telus, but it’s not clear yet when exactly this will happen.
Here’s the promo video with the device:
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Philips Touchscreen Xenium X810
Author: +866.com20 Mar
Philips certainly looks like it has been busy in the handset department. Next up we have the Philips Xenium X810, which is a touchscreen device, and from the looks of it, the navigation pad is also touch-sensitive. The release date of this device isn’t known just yet, but the phone will probably be available in China first, as a replacement for the existing X800. Features of the Philips X810 include:
Quad-band GSM connectivity with EDGE, no 3G
3.2 MP camera with flash
Media player
Bluetooth
USB
45MB of internal memory
microSDHC card support
Up to one month of stand-by time
104 x 52 x 14.4 mm
262k color screen
240 x 400 pixel touchscreen display
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Samsung 2009 touch phone line-up: Omnia HD on WinMo 6.5, 12mpx Pixon successor and more
Author: +866.com20 Mar
Samsung Android phone was not the only Samsung handset to be presented at a dealer event in Amsterdam today.
Actually, it looks like Samsung presented its full 2009 touchscreen phone line-up for Europe, that includes about 10 unannounced devices.
Unfortunately, both the details about new phones, and the images of the handsets are extremely unclear and blurry:
Among the most interesting highlights of said event was Samsung Android phone we mentioned earlier.
Another one was Samsung Omnia HD running Windows Mobile 6.5 OS. No other details about this new phone were made public yet, but the specs shouldn’t be that different from the Symbian based Omnia HD.
Besides that, we know there will be at least two business class QWERTY sliders in the new Samsung line-up, and what seems to be the new high end photo focused device – which is probably a 12 mpx Samsung Pixon successor.
Stay tuned for more info as it emerges.