Last week can be described succinctly: "Waiting for Mobile World Congress 2008". Began to appear the first official announcement of new products, which will show at the exhibition, and rumors are becoming more concrete. The exhibition kicks off February 11 in Barcelona and will run all week.
Slim-Fast, stylish GPS from Gigabyte
For more information about new products the company has provided Gigabyte Communications. In addition to a mysterious device for watching TV on the move, will be presented two models with support for navigation features. GPS-direction the company began to develop not so long ago, the demand for such models is increasing, and Gigabyte has decided to strengthen its presence in this area. Both models GSmart MS800 GSmart MW700 and made a claim to the style. The design is quite intersect with last year's debut, the communicator GSmart i350, but the bet is placed on thinness - 14,9 mm in thickness.
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| Gigabyte GSmart MS800 |
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| Gigabyte GSmart MS800 |
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| Gigabyte GSmart MS800 |
Generally, the impression of novelty is much more balanced patterns, in fact, "some errors". Unlike its predecessor, the display of new products will be standard size - 2.8 inches diagonally, rather than 2.6. Will be FM-radio, and the opportunities in mobile networks will go beyond the GSM / GPRS. In the low-end model, GSmart MW700, supports standard EDGE, but the older GSmart MS800 - third-generation networks, including high-speed standard HSDPA. Gigabyte long hesitated to release a device for third generation networks in the past year, such an attempt has been made, but did not succeed - GSmart q60 has been featured on a pair of exhibitions, but retail stores have not got. If GSmart q60 is a model with a focus on textual features (QWERTY-keyboard), then GSmart MS800 in classic form factor, support for high-speed communication networks, only one of the characteristics is not the most basic. Change supported by the standard memory cards - with miniSD to microSD. Parameters such as CPU Marvell PXA270 c 520 MHz, the operating system Windows Mobile 6 Professional and a 2-megapixel camera remained unchanged. In MS800, an additional camera for video calls.
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| Gigabyte GSmart MW700 |
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| Gigabyte GSmart MW700 |
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| Gigabyte GSmart MW700 |
Releasing GSmart MS800 and GSmart MW700, Gigabyte will be able to compete with products of the company E-Ten, ASUS and HTC. Users who liked the ASUS P535, HTC P3300, HTC Touch Cruise, Glofiish X800 glofiish X650 and worth a closer look and GSmart MS800 with GSmart MW700. According to rumors, MS800 there was one drawback - the display resolution is not VGA, and QVGA. Several questionable, since it is an obvious step backwards compared with the same GSmart i350. The exact characteristics of new products while behind the scenes, but this mystery is sure to be revealed during the exhibition.
All-in-one from E-TEN
Stirs up interest in their booth at the Mobile World Congress 2008 and the company E-TEN Information Systems. The exhibition will feature two new models - glofiish V900 and the glofiish M810. Communicator glofiish V900 - it's new for E-TEN direction. When presented the brand "glofiish", this brand was planned to produce devices in consumer class "all-in-one." Model V900 glofiish reinforces the concept precisely in terms of a comprehensive approach to functionality. If the previous glofiish combined extensive communications capabilities with navigation functions, the new product, an additional class of functions - for the reception of television. glofiish V900 will inherit all the advantages of the leader of last year, glofiish X800, adding to them the standards support DVB-H, DVB-T, T-DMB and DAB. The company will continue to experiment with the appearance of their products, glofiish V900 will be used very popular design, "with almost no buttons." For the first time for E-TEN, the display device will be without skirting. This approach is at least easy touch of a finger of the display adjacent to the edge. It is not easy, V900 Debuts at the interface of the E-TEN, focused on the work of a finger instead of stylus. With these parameters, he can claim to be the most full-featured Windows Mobile device.
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| glofiish V900 |
The second novelty is not so innovative for E-TEN. Glofiish M810 Communicator extends the range of models made in the slider form factor with a side QWERTY-keyboard. Unfortunately, the company did not publish images of the model before the start of the exhibition, but promised "a new, special design, unlike the other products." We estimate the super-design on the reports from the exhibition, and now have to believe PR-Service E-TEN's word. Apparently, we have the heir glofiish M800 with a new design, more compact and thin, who inherited such advantages as support for HSDPA, Wi-Fi (802.11 b / g) and GPS. According to Russian press office E-TEN, our third generation network for some time will not be relevant, and in Russia glofiish M810 appears to be modified under the designation glofiish M750 for the second-generation networks. This is a worthy successor to the case glofiish M700, discontinued at the end of last year. Recall that the glofiish M800 glofiish M700 and differ not only in communications capabilities, but also the quality of the display - the top model comes with a VGA resolution, and the youngest - QVGA. It is likely that this difference will inherit and the glofiish M810 to M750. Official materials has been relatively stingy on details, but the head of the Russian representation of E-TEN in conversations with reporters fill some gaps in information about the updates. According to these data, all the new items in 2008 will be equipped with the new processors and video accelerator with a frequency above 600 MHz. This means that the glofiish M810 will not just glofiish M800 with a new design. Exact prices for glofiish M750 and V900 have not yet been established. glofiish V900 will be closer to the middle of the year, and then in the second half. The cost will be about 20,000 rubles. glofiish M750 will be available already this quarter, the communicator is seen as a budget solution, the price will be 16-17 thousand rubles. Apart from these two models in Russia during the year are expected 6 new smartphones, details of which are not covered.
Cute budget-ASUS
If we believe the French Internet resource MobiFrance, in the near future the company will please her fans ASUSTek budget communicator with GPS-capabilities. The model gives the impression of a fairly well-balanced product, with no glaring weaknesses. The design of the ASUS Galaxy Mini is something of a successful line of HTC Touch. Technical possibilities, the communicator is missing stars from the sky, but also has serious gaps. In the absence of job opportunities in third-generation networks, there is support for standard EDGE and wireless Wi-Fi, what can boast, not all models from ASUSTek.
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| ASUS Galaxy Mini |
The processor uses TI with a clock frequency of 200 MHz, skoromny rather than top-end models, ASUS. It is complemented with a standard display resolution of QVGA, 2-megapixel camera and a slot for memory cards microSD. All this is running Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, which should also be announced at the Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona. Modestly but with taste. One of the highlights of new items should be compact and lightweight. Communicator weighs about 90 grams, to the best results in miniaturization among Windows Mobile devices. Price for ASUS Galaxy Mini (a code name) is expected to range from 300 to 400 euros. If all of these expectations are met, then the model can be regarded as a competitor to such cost GPS-communicators as glofiish X600, Fly PC200 and RoverPC N6. They each have their pros and cons, RoverPC N6 example has a large 3.2-inch display. More accurate conclusions can be done after the official announcement and publication of specifications.
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| ASUS Galaxy Mini and HTC S620 |
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| ASUS Galaxy Mini |
Smartphone with the most beautiful specification
If the star of the last 3GSM Congress clearly has a new version of the operating system Windows Mobile, but this year quite a lot of attention will be paid to Symbian devices. The company Nokia will demonstrate the capabilities of the new S60 touch platform for smartphones with a touchscreen, as well as new multimedia N-series smartphones. Officially, the company does not reveal his cards before the start of the exhibition, but "planned leak" of information given rich food rumors. So in German the official Nokia website was published and almost immediately lost page devoted to the new smartphone Nokia N96. Thanks to this "mistake" newsfeeds received a list of features Nokia N96 almost official. Nokia N96 should be the heir of modern flagship N-series - hit last year, Nokia N95. Presumably he will inherit the form factor dual-slider, but on some elements of the design is more like a smartphone N81. If the Nokia N95 has absorbed all the fancy stitches specifications last year, the Nokia N96 is moving into this further. From the glaring differences between the Nokia N96 and the predecessor are the support for receiving broadcasting standard DVB-H, 16 GB of internal memory (!) Slot for flash card standard microSD. Using a large amount of internal memory with card slot in the highest degree not typical not only for the company's Nokia, but virtually all manufacturers of mobile phones. I have a couple of Nokia models, produced in two variations - or 8-GB of internal memory but no card slots or a slot for cards, but a small amount of internal memory.If this proves true, the Nokia N96 you can safely assume that most "retentive" smartphone. Perhaps a combination of 16 GB of internal memory and slot for card usage - this is only an error of translation from German into English.
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| Nokia N96 |
In the Nokia N96 will use the updated platform - S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2, instead of Feature Pack 1. You can also note the double LED flash that can be used not only for photography, but also for shooting video. In the near future we will know whether this "leak" without any provocation of truth, or a description of Nokia N96 untrue.
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| Nokia N96 |
High-end camera phones Samsung umneyut
New photos flagship brewing in the bowels of the Korean company Samsung. According to unofficial information, Samsung G810 is a good choice for those who found the Samsung G800 is not enough "smart". Samsung G800 itself has virtually no analogues among mobile phones. Introduced late last year, the model is equipped with 5-megapixel camera with 3 x optical zoom and image stabilization system. Let us leave aside the perennial debate about the quality of optics in mobile phones and the feasibility of using a camera phone lens is not fixed and varifocal. On this subject, broke and still probably does not break a dozen copies. Samsung G810 should inherit all the advantages of its predecessor, having received three significant differences. The first - is to use the operating system Symbian 9.2 platform S60v3 Feature Pack 1. Second - support for wireless networking Wi-Fi. Third - function GPS-navigation. The direction of GPS-smartphone Samsung opened only at the end of last year, but since then catching up with enthusiasm, GPS-module to Samsung smartphones become more the rule than the exception.
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| Samsung G810 |
The purpose of the submission of Samsung G810 smartphone is clear at once - to bring to market a serious competitor Nokia N95. It remains to wait for the official announcement and confirmed the characteristics that you can sensibly be compared.
New "mediamonstr" from Motorola
The fate of Motorola mobile division is still obscure. Last year, U.S. giant telefonostroeniya not only slipped to third place in the ranking of manufacturers of mobile phones, but finished the year with significant losses. Leadership is seriously considering the possibility of restructuring and the allocation of units engaged in mobile phones as a separate company. In this difficult situation to save the future of Motorola cell phones can only wonder the extent that the jaw fell. Manual Motorola fully understands this and does the promise of incredible intrigue users at Mobile World Congress 2008. In the teaser video clip showing the suffering of users aggravated laptops, music players and TVs. Members of this technique drag her with him on the subway and ride in cars. Completes this mess slongan "It doesn't need to be this hard" (It should not be hard). A video generated a storm of speculation. The most common ones - Motorola Unveils cameraphone with 5-megapixel camera, Motorola announced a camera phone with 8-megapixel camera and Motorola will announce a phone with built-in projector. One thing - Motorola will provide some kind of All-Class All-in-one.On the background of such advertising is particularly interesting to look informal details and vibrant photos of the new camera phone Motorola Z12 (pictured right). The next sequence smartphone Motorola Z8 must acquire an 8-megapixel camera (at the worst 5-megapixel) with 3 x optical zoom, 2.8-inch display (partially touch, as before) with VGA resolution and 16M colors, GPS- receiver and a wireless module Wi-Fi. In this case, will be inherited by the form factor of the curved platform Slader and Symbian UIQ. It looks like a dream fan Motorola, but maybe she really realized. Likely to be submitted to a 5-megapixel camera phone with a new sensor that Kodak has announced last week. Optical zoom is already under great doubt.
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| Motorola Z12 (right) |
HTC Magnum: killing trick
We conclude the review of the most exciting events of the week the device, which is guaranteed not to be announced at Mobile World Congress 2008. Think about how beautiful and shocking at the same time looks like a sheet.
HTC Magnum: - Operating system: Windows Mobile 6.1
- Processor: Marvell 800 MHz
- Display: 19-inch OLED touch screen with WVGA resolution
- Internal memory: 2 GB ROM and 256 MB RAM
- GPS-receiver: chipset SiRFStar III
- Communications capabilities: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, WiMax, HSDPA
- Graphics card: ATI Mobile 128 MB
- Weight: 730 grams
- Hours: 30 hours
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| HTC Magnum |
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| HTC Magnum |
Alas, not to fans of HTC's phone number to dial the whole hand, enjoying the "Windows Mobile on steroids." The device invented and sold to Portuguese pranksters Pocketpt, connecting to the video output HTC X7500 Advantage monitor from the company HP. Is such a cute drawing of February, yet no one is waiting for April Fools trick.
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