Friday, February 13, 2009

Two touchscreen Nokia phones leaked by Nokia, look promising

Two new hot-looking Nokia touchscreen phones saw daylight for the first time today. Both unannounced devices make a brief appearance in a video featuring the Nokia N97 designer. Judging by their looks they are both part of the quickly growing portfolio of touch-operated handsets by the Finnish manufacturer.

Samsung Blue Earth Phone - Solar powered, touch driven


he Samsung Blue Earth is a solar powered, eco-friendly phone and it quite looks the part. Samsung say it was designed to resemble a rounded pebble and with the solar rear panel users can always count on enough charge to make a call. There's a regular DC charger for a rainy day too, which Samsung claim is highly energy efficient.

With an ultra low standby power charger and a recycled paper retail box, the Samsung Blue Earth has no other choice but follow suit. The handset is made of plastic from recycled water bottles and Samsung claim it's free of harmful materials.

Although we have seen other phones made from recycled materials, the first solar-powered touchscreen is really trying to provoke the user to be "green". A special "eco mode" puts a leash on power hogs like the screen and Bluetooth and sets them running in an energy efficient manner.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Samsung and AT&T Brings Us the Eternity Phone

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  • 3MP Camera With Video Recording
  • MP3 Player
  • AT&T MObile TV
  • Mobile Email
  • 200MB Internal Memory
  • 3.2-inch Touchscreen TFT display
  • Quad-band - GSM850/900/1800/1900MH; Dual-Band - UMTS 1900/850MHz
  • 5 hours talk time
  • 250 hours standby-time

1 pc MOQ Dual Band (not for USA) GSM Cell Phone Watch - D-RISE M600i (not for USA)


DigitalriseTM M600i GSM PHONE Intro:

GSM Watch Phone M600i, by DigitalRise, works like a regular watch and a regular phone both at the same time, blue tooth + MP3/MP4 full screen play, forward and pause, internal 60MB memory, SMS group sending, Voice recorder, WAP, Handwritten input, Bluetooth, GPRS download, MMS, E-book, IP dialing, calendar, health manager, caculator, unit converter, rate exchange, memo, world clock, and notebook.

AXS Pro NGN and Network Scalability

RF simulations aid to provide engineering strategies to mitigate interference from co- and adjacent- channels for different wireless systems sharing or operating on the same frequency band. By determining this optimized RF plan, the operator can achieve optimized capacity and improved spectral efficiency. The result is a systematic and engineered implementation guideline for a scalable AXS Pro NGN deployment.


Path Profiles


The RF Capacity Planning and Design exercise allows the operator the flexibility to deploy existing and future wireless access technologies. Overlaid multiple access technologies operating in various frequencies allow support for existing IP services leading to IMS and convergence while on the same AXS Pro platform.


Monday, February 9, 2009



NOAA-19 Into Orbit To Examine Earth

A new NOAA polar-orbiting environmental satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on February 6th and is now circling the globe every 102 minutes, taking images and measurements to support NOAA’s efforts to forecast and monitor the environment. NOAA-19 joins NOAA-18 and one European environmental satellite already in polar orbit.

Touchscreen marathon continues with Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH

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Today Samsung has officially announced their latest high-end phone, the Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH. The fully touch-operated slider has decided to avoid the crowd at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and appear a week earlier. With the LG KM900 Arena also appearing today we are not quite sure how much of a good decision that is.

Sony Ericsson Hikaru shows its face to the world

The first photo of the long rumored and discussed Sony Ericsson Hikaru leaked today. It is a small and sleek Walkman-branded metal slider with an 8 megapixel camera and rich connectivity options.

Sony Ericsson Hikaru makes its first public appearance today after rumors about it have been circling around for months. It is a compact slider with metal housing, sporting a 2.6" TFT screen, an 8 megapixel auto focus shooter with LED flash and 8 GB memory card in the retail box.


GPS Tracking Service for Windows Mobile and BlackBerry Smartphones

Rocky Mountain Tracking, released its newest tracking application for GPS-enabled smartphones, NavIQ Mobile. BlackBerry or Windows Mobile smartphone users can track their smartphone via web-based tracking software. This software can help track teenagers, get users out of a speeding ticket (because it shows the correct speed) and even help locate a lost smartphone.

NavIQ Mobile allows the user to have access to a wide range of features. NavIQ Mobile now offers a advanced technology which provides more information, such as, address, speed, heading, longitude, latitude, date, time, and a history of everywhere it has been.


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LG's Arena Will be Seen in Arena at Mobile World Congress



LG Electronics, will show their new LG ARENA (LG-KM900) at Mobile World Congress. They call it a fully loaded multimedia phone with a new "3D" user interface.

The LG ARENA has a 3″ 800 x 480 WVGA 262K color touchscreen display,5 megapixel camera with DVD quality video recording and FM Radio.

LG ARENA'
s 3D S-Class UI is a cube-based layout with four customizable home screens for direct access to all features. Music, movies, pictures and more are reached via touch-based 3D menus. They claim that it makes it more natural and easy to navigate.

Their news releases says that "LG ARENA will feature audio and video technologies never before seen on a mobile phone." Other multimedia features include Dolby and DivX technologies.

The LG ARENA will also have enhanced internet connectivity with HSDPA 7.2 networks, and Wi-Fi, as well as A-GPS . LG will announce more specifics about ARENA and its features a long with some surprises during a press conference at the Mobile World Congress.

Friday, February 6, 2009

Vodafone Internet Sharing with Linux

I have two mobile internet connections. One is the TATA Plug to Surf (USB Modem) connection which I generally use to connect my laptop to the Internet. This is not so good connection in particularly our area(Dombivali). I have got a better report of TATA USB connection from friends and colleagues who live in Mumbai and suberbs. Dombivali is part of Thane Dist. The thing I loved about Tata is that this modem support Linux and gives a better performance if used with Linux.
Well, the other connection I have is Vodafone Mobile. I am using this on my HTC Smartphone. Its awesome and works beyond expectations. I can chat with the help of the great messenger Mundu,

For referene purpose only.

I was planning to terminate the Tata account as its not giving me the results. For this I need to make sure that the Vodafone connection on my Smartfone works with the Linux Distro (Ubuntu). I had some calls to the Vodafone Care and they said they dont support Linux. Grrrr!! That was a bad one. They have some drivers and scripts for windows and Macs respectively. The other issue is Vodafone do not support internet sharing using the HTC Smartfone. The lady from the Customer Care had a proficient knowledge about technology and had a good attitude towards the customers. I was very happy with the information she provided. She also promised me to share those scripts so that I can try to built my own scripts to share the Internet with my Ubuntu Linux. Ofcourse I tried to google before doing all these but didn’t found much help.

Feel free to comment if anyone has got any idea on how to share Vodafone internet with your linux distro.

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Thursday, February 5, 2009


Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Review

Excellent music phone, but hard to master touch interface


Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, code-named Tube, is the latest Nokia addition to the XpressMusic series portfolio, but the first to feature a touch interface. The company's Symbian operating system has been updated to the 5th version, which is compatible with touchscreen, and I think it's pretty obvious why Nokia chose an XpressMusic device to implement its first touch compatible OS – touch control for music phones is one the most successful recipes nowadays.









Acer DX900 / E-TEN Glofiish DX900

Expected Q1 2009

4th February 2009

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 E-TEN Glofiish DX900


The E-TEN Glofiish DX900 was announced last summer, but so far has failed to materialise.. and since the takeover of E-TEN by Acer, it perhaps looked like the handset had been cancelled.










 Acer DX900 This is a big phone, weighing 147 grams and measuring 106 x 61 x 17mm. The screen is a 2.8" 640 x 480 pixel touchscreen, and the DX900 also has built-in GPS, WiFi, microSD expandable memory and Bluetooth. Inside is a 533 MHz Samsung S3C 6400 processor and 128 MB of RAM - we would like to see more RAM in a device like this though.













Acer DX900 / E-TEN Glofiish DX900 at a glance

Available:

Q1 2009

Network:

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 +
UMTS 850 / 1900 / 2100 (SIM 1)
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 (SIM 2)

Data:

GPRS + EDGE + UMTS (3G) +

HSDPA + WiFi

Screen:

468 x 640 pixels

Camera:

3 megapixels

Size:

PDA-style device
106 x 61 x 17mm / 147 grams

Bluetooth:

Yes

Memory card:

microSD

Infra-red:

No

Polyphonic:

Yes

Java:

Limited

GPS:

Yes

Battery life:

Not specified

Samsung Memoir (SGH-T929) Preview

Expected soon
5th February 2009

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The Samsung Memoir (also called the SGH-T929) is a handset aimed exclusively at the T-Mobile network in the US. Right at the moment, there are frustratingly few hard specifications for this device. Clearly, this is a touchscreen phone with a wide display, plus an 8 megapixel camera with a Xenon flash. The rumours are that this is a 1700 MHz UMTS (3G) device with GPS, but we don't know this for sure.

 Samsung Memoir (SGH-T929)

We can tell you that it measures 106 x 54 x 14mm and the Memoir weighs in at 125 grams. Maximum talktime is about 8 hours (presumably on GSM), and standby time is up to 9 days.

Samsung Memoir (SGH-T929) provisional specifications

Available:

Q1 / Q2 2009

Network:

GSM + UMTS

Data:

GPRS + EDGE + UMTS

Screen:

240 x 400 pixels (not verified)

Camera:

8 megapixels

Size:

PDA style device
106 x 54 x 14mm / 125 grams

Bluetooth:

Yes

Memory card:

Yes

Infra-red:

No

Polyphonic:

Yes

Java:

Yes

GPS:

Yes (not verified)

Battery life:

8 hours talk / 9 days standby (GSM)


VoIP handset with drag-and-drop touchscreen

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German VoIP telephone maker, snom technology AG, will showcase the world’s first touchscreen VoIP handset with drag-and-drop functionality at this year’s CeBIT tradeshow, . more

VOIP SIP Print Call Recording Solutions Announced


SIP Print Call Recording Solutions Announced


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SIP Print has expanded into the UK market, announcing the availability of its SIP-based VoIP call recording platform for the UK financial services market.

The systems are fully compliant with the Financial Services Authority’s (FSA’s) call recording mandate. more

Google launches software to track mobile users (Reuters) Google launches software to track mobile users (Reuters) …

BANGALORE - U.S. Internet search company Google Inc released software on Wednesday that allows users of mobile phones and other wireless devices to automatically share their whereabouts with family and friends. ...

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Garmin FR60 Sportwatch with Heart Rate Monitor

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Garmin is continuing to invest in the sports and fitness segment with the launch of the Garmin FR60 sportwatch (read: No GPS in there) that ups the ante from the Garmin Forerunner 50 watch that first brought the Garmin name to an entry level sports watch product. Fashioned after the Garmin Forerunner 405, the new FR60 has a sleek body, and is packed with some features that will allow it to compete well in the sports watch category.more

Google Latitude pinpoints whereabouts of family, friends













Google on Wednesday unveiled a new feature that allows users to track the location on Google Maps of friends or family using a mobile smartphone. Google Latitude uses Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to show the "approximate" whereabouts on a Google Map of users who opt into the service and choose to share their location with others. "You can do things like see if your spouse ... read more

NAVIGON 2100 max and 2120 max PND high-end devices with Reality View navigation

Consumers no longer have to break the bank to receive top-rate features in the increasingly popular GPS market. NAVIGON, the fastest growing GPS brand, today announced the retail availability of the NAVIGON 2100 max and NAVIGON 2120 max personal navigation devices (PNDs) in the United States and Canada. more

Latest news extracts about GPS and wireless technologies

Why GPS and GSM news brought together?

What do they have in common? The only common factor is that both use HF radio signals for their operation. But there is more. Already today GPS is getting incorporated in GSMs(Europe), cell phones(USA) and mobile phones(UK) and this development is accelerating in a great pace. In only a couple of years (almost) all GSMs will have a GPS receiver incorporated. And not the poor performing GPS receivers as we know them now from our handheld devices. No, the GSM/GPS combinations must be able to locate themselves under the most difficult circumstances i.e. indoors, in parking garages, in urban canyons, in large buildings etc.


More on Best Buy Insignia GPS


There isn't a lot of information to be had yet about the forthcoming connected GPS units from Best Buy, but I do have a couple of things for you, including the promo photo above. It shows multiple route options, ala the Dash Express. There's no indication that they'll use crowd-sourced, anonymized cell phone data for traffic though. Of course it's always possible that they've struck a deal with Dash or IntelliOne; I've been waiting awhile for someone to announce a partnership with the latter.

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TomTom and Renault detail their sub €500 navigation system


In an online chat with the French press today, TomTom and Renault have unveiled more details about their common low-cost in-dash navigation system: Renault Carminat TomTom.

This navigation solution completely integrated into the dashboard will feature a non touch 5.8 inch display activated by a central command or a remote control (depending on the vehicle). more

Garmin, ASUS form alliance for co-branded nüvifone


Garmin and ASUS today announced a strategic alliance to leverage the companies’ navigation and mobile telephony expertise to design, manufacture and distribute co-branded location-centric mobile phones under the Garmin-Asus nüvifone brand.

The companies expect to bring to market several Garmin-Asus nüvifone models in 2009, and the Garmin-Asus nüvifone G60 (previously known as “nüvifone”) will be officially unveiled at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona more


Google launches friend finder app Google Latitude

Google today announced a new feature in its Google Maps for mobile: Google Latitude, a friend finder application available immediately in 27 countries and 42 languages, across a wide range of mobile platforms.

Google Latitude requires a Google account to sign in; then the user can easily invite friends from an existing list of contacts or by entering their email addresses. Within Latitude users can call, SMS, IM, or email each other. Latitude is also integrated with Google instant messaging service, Google Talk, as well as iGoogle, a personalized Google web page. more

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 review: A new experience


here's a lot to fall for in Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1. Possibly the hottest looker of a PocketPC is also heavy on skill. Heavy enough to not just scratch out a living as a one-hit-wonder but aim for the WinMo top.

The extra solid metal looks, gorgeous screen and the right pinch of novelty called XPERIA panels look to us as good enough reasons for the X1 to be hyped and romanticized. By the way, romance or not, Sony Ericsson and HTC have hit their perfect shape with that one.

The XPERIA X1 is surely the most eagerly anticipated device in the world of Windows Mobile. Getting our review out was surely quite a wait too, we know. Better late than ever, as some folks say. We'll still have our say 'cause for the XPERIA it's a load of high expectations to live up to.

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