Diamond dreams HTC: fuss about the announcement
The closer the event becomes a London-based company HTC, so more and more intense there are rumors of updates that are worth waiting for fans of the manufacturer that day. Recall that on May 6, the HTC scheduled some event in London, which the press beckoning promise of "a new wave of innovation." Specialized resources on the network built a variety of assumptions about what new items will be presented - from large-scale extension of the successful HTC Touch to the semi-mythical Google Phone, one of the first smartphones based on the platform Android.
Among the most likely contenders for the continuation of the line Touch is present just three impressive communicator. It is quite possible that May 6 will be presented to all of them.
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The most anticipated model is the HTC Touch Diamond. If the preliminary information will be correct, it will become the flagship of the series Touch. The model is also expected to as a carrier version called MDA compact IV and the O2 Xda diamond. By the way, the layout of MDA compact IV showed a glimpse of the operator T-Mobile in March at CeBIT in Hannover, but then not reported virtually no details, that only fueled interest in novelty. Among the characteristics mentioned standards support HSDPA / HSUPA data rates up to 7.2 Mbps, Qualcomm MSM 7201A processor clocked at 528 MHz, 2.8-inch display with a resolution VGA, built-in memory of 4 GB, 3,2 - megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, GPS-module, sensors like those used in the iPhone to automatically turn the picture depending on the horizontal or vertical position of the device. The model is designed to attract attention at first glance at the specification. When the device is very compact and thin - 99x51x10, 7 mm. As can be seen at an informal image, the company has worked on the design, in appearance can be traced the influence of branding Series Nokia Prism.
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At this time the rumors about the HTC Touch Diamond worrying few moments. Firstly, as a platform on which new works, indicates Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, but the available images can be seen the hardware buttons, are traditionally used in Windows Mobile smartphones without touchscreen. Perhaps an error crept into the specification, which states that touch screen, or erroneous images. The most likely option, that the specifications are correct, but the inaccuracy is in the preliminary images of HTC Touch Diamond. This is supported by even the name - the main highlight of the Touch series is a firm finger-oriented interface TouchFLO. The second conspicuous oddity in the preliminary data on the Diamond - the battery is 900 mAh. With this functionality, 900 mAh - more than a modest figure. We can only wait for the official data and to dispel doubts.
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Communicator HTC Touch Pro, also codenamed HTC Raphael, is a slider with a sliding side QWERTY-keyboard. He is expected to have similar characteristics with the HTC Touch Diamond, the main two differences are reduced to another form-factor and a smaller amount of internal memory. The presence of the keyboard will affect the thickness of the device, HTC Touch Pro will not be as thin as the HTC Touch Diamond - 99x51x17 mm. As a precursor HTC Touch Pro can be viewed HTC TyTN II (HTC Kaiser), released late last year. Fans of this device were disappointed when it turned out that the display supports a resolution of VGA, with the release of HTC Touch Pro this will be finally resolved. Will be two versions of HTC Touch Pro for GSM and CDMA, respectively, there may be variations without the support of wireless networks Wi-Fi and GPS-navigation functions.
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It may be represented by another device of the same series - HTC Titanium and HTC Touch Dual Pro. This is the heir slider HTC Touch Dual, not equipped with a combination of hybrid and traditional QWERTY-keyboard. Features will be largely copied HTC Touch Diamond and HTC Touch Pro, the main difference will be reduced to the form factor vertical slider. On the other hand there is no guarantee that the sources of the rumors do not confuse it with the HTC Touch Pro and do not attribute the heir to the HTC Touch Dual redundant functionality. Confusion about the future quite a lot of new products, the information is contradictory and heavily cluttered, more confusion make camera version, slightly different from the originals, produced under the brand HTC. Communicators Diamond and Raphael should appear on sale in the second and third quarter of 2008, tentative release dates HTC Titanium not yet known. Interestingly, the Chinese newspapers with close ties with Taiwan manufacturers are already predicting a very high rate of sales of HTC Diamond - up to half a month initially and up to 4 million for the release of all time. HTC Touch Find - most budget and the most unlikely of the expected communicators. Compared with the parameters HTC Raphael and HTC Touch Diamond it looks even modestly. While it is difficult to say with certainty what exactly is it different from the communicator HTC Touch Cruise features in addition to design, preliminary data do not suggest some important characteristics, such as the processor and internal memory. At the moment it is known that the model supports third-generation network (UMTS / HSDPA), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, equipped with a display with QVGA, 3-megapixel camera, FM-radio and a GPS-module. According to some radical sources, this is not a new model, and one of the versions already available HTC Touch Cruise, just under another name.
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Along with the new communicators and smartphones is expected to introduce a new UI Manila, a modern heir to the finger-oriented TouchFLO.
Nokia 5320 XpressMusic: Music for the smart way
Nokia has officially expanded its series of music phones XpressMusic two novelties. Nokia 5220 XpressMusic - an inexpensive phone with an unusual "twisted" design and a strong emphasis on music capabilities. He is positioned as "music for the people" (music for the masses). The older model, Nokia 5320 XpressMusic, has been running on a platform of S60, users can enjoy all the advantages of a smartphone before the "regular phone". It is noteworthy that this is the first "smart" phone in a series of XpressMusic.
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Smartphone Nokia 5320 XpressMusic, as well as the Nokia 5220 has a special hardware button XpressMusic to control playback, 3.5-mm headphone jack, and is capable of playing music day and night without charge (24 hours). In addition to supporting music service Nokia Music Store, smartphone sharpened by working with other online services portal Nokia Ovi, including gaming service N-Gage. Gaming provides dedicated button and is supported by a horizontal game mode. It should be noted that support for the new generation N-Gage can boast, not all smartphones Nokia. Separate zest Nokia 5320 in functions Say and Play, through which users only need to utter the name of the artist or song to play. Despite the musical orientation, the smartphone is a middle price range. Excluding taxes and discounts on the recommended price it is 220 euros. It has a universal, but not outstanding, functionality. Among the characteristics specified quad band network GSM / EDGE, networks of third-generation WCDMA / HSDPA, a 2-inch TFT-LCD with a resolution of 320x240 pixels and 16M colors, stereo FM-radio with RDS. It will be released in the third quarter.
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Nokia E71 and Nokia E66: first confirm
Rumors about smartphones Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 go on the network for quite some time and, after a burst of information at the beginning of the year, for some time quiet. Now they got a new life and may even be officially confirmed. Recall that both models belong to the business line, the Nokia E71 is also known under the code name Liam, and the Nokia E66, codenamed Dora. Nokia E71 seen as the heir to a monoblock with the QWERTY-keyboard, Nokia E61 (i). Nokia E66 - the successor of the slider E65.
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All indications are that the two new items will be presented to the company very soon. On the Nokia website already appeared UAProf-files for them. Profiles UAProf (User agent profile) is a XML-document containing the most basic characteristics of mobile devices that require providers to create compatible content. UAProf standard set and maintained the organization Open Mobile Alliance, the appearance of these profiles clearly shows that Nokia is going to release a smartphone in the near future. The profiles Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 interesting information for casual users are not so many, the main value of such data to confirm earlier rumors. In particular, confirmed the work on the platform S60 3rd Edition 3.1 (Symbian 9.2), displays with QVGA (a Nokia E71 in landscape mode), 3.2-megapixel CMOS-camera with a maximum resolution of 2048x1536 pixel sensor, support for cellular networks, GSM / GPRS / EDGE, UMTS / HSDPA and wireless Wi-Fi.
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Some profiles did not stop, courageous writers in the Chinese share mobile01 posted a few photos of fragments Nokia E71 and Nokia E66, giving a greater understanding about the appearance of smartphones. Interestingly, the first information about these updates appeared in the early years, but their exact characteristics are still not known. For example, does there are disputes about the size of screens, the most desperate optimists are hoping for the big 2.8-inch displays, but reliable evidence of this or that version has not yet been granted. Also uncertain time with or without an integrated GPS-module. To find out exact details will have to wait for the official announcement.
Team mobile halophyte
Platform Android, provided by Google companions at the end of last year, closer to the end consumer. Joy Sims (Joe Sims), vice president of T-Mobile USA, has enthusiastically talks about plans to release Android-smartphone in the last quarter of the year. However, for their general plans for the Wireless Innovations Conference 2008, a representative of the operator did not disclose any specific details about the technical characteristics of a smartphone.
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Also completed reception of programs in the first part of the Android Developer Challenge contest with a prize fund of U.S. $ 10 million, designed to stimulate the development of applications for Android and help promising newcomers. Of 1788 applicants, applications will select 50 finalists, each of which receives 25 thousand dollars. Subsequently, of them will choose 10 lucky ones who will receive 100 thousand dollars, and 10 lucky winners who will receive 275,000 dollars. Judge the competition by a jury of 100 people, most of them work in companies belonging to the Open Handset Alliance. First results fail in May. The prize fund will be divided equally among the winners of Android Developer Challenge I and the Android Developer Challenge II. The second stage of the competition will start only after the release of the first devices based on Android in the second half of the year. Mobile unfinished Skype has finally moved off dead center. Skype developers have started open beta testing VoIP-Skype client for Java-phones. Anyone can download applications from the site of Skype is committed free beta version supports the basic functions of high-grade Skype-client, including instant messaging, group chats, SkypeIn, SkypeOut and calls from Skype to Skype. At the moment, supported by almost 50 models of mobile phones. Some of the features yet have a regional restriction.
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Recall, the mobile version of Skype VoIP-until recently was available for Internet Tablet Nokia and Windows Mobile devices, users of smartphones and phones on other platforms had to solve the problem of VoIP-telephony using alternative VoIP-clients, such as fring. Version of Skype for Symbian-smartphones, developers promise to release regularly since 2005, but until the release never took place. Acer has already this year, will release its first Windows Mobile device, reported by the company president, Gianfranco Lanci (Gianfranco Lanci), in a speech to investors. While Acer produced exclusively handheld computers based on Windows Mobile, and successful experience in building Windows Mobile devices with wireless connection, it was not. Bold experiment will rely on the power known manufacturer E-Ten, the deal to acquire which will also be completed within this year. Specific details of future novelty it is not open, hinting only that Acer will focus on working with operators and sale of mobile devices through them.
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