Mobile panorama of the week. Release 21-25 January

Handheld Classics Today and Tomorrow

The first smartphone from the company Palm has finally entered the fair free market, without reference to the operator. Released last fall, the operator Vodafone, Treo 500 was the first palm on Palm based on the Windows Mobile platform for smartphones, that is, without a touch screen. Until the end of 2007 the operator had the exclusive right to sell the smartphone, and now the European division of Palm released officially "unlocked" version. In most European countries, Palm Treo 500 will cost about 399 euros, while in the UK - 269 pounds, that is about $ 530. According to a not too merciful price smartphone, Palm will have to face many competitors, ranging from the Samsung Ultra Messaging i600 and ending HTC S620 (Excalibur) with MOTO Q q9. Recall that the Treo 500 is classic for Palm candybar with QWERTY-keyboard. According to their tactical and technical parameters it does not have any appreciable advantage over competing devices. Despite positioning as a compact model, Smartphone Palm rests on the same level as competitors. Moreover, eye-catching such serious shortcomings as lack of support for wireless networking Wi-Fi and high-speed mobile standard HSDPA. Summarizing it may be noted that Palm is too late with the release of such a device at this price. The network has information about a pair of Palm PDA with an eye to the future. First, it became known details about the new device based on Windows Mobile codenamed Treo 800w. WMExperts has appeared on the resource description models for networks with support for CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A, but all indications are that similar features will have and GSM / HSDPA version of the future new products, code-named Drucker. The very long-awaited smartphone Palm, finally received the support of an integrated GPS and Wi-Fi (802.11 b / g), will be on sale in April. He will come with a Windows Mobile 6, but will be compatible with Windows Mobile 6.1 and Service Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008, when there will be an update. The device differs subtlety, with a thickness of about Palm Centro. At the bottom there is a connector mini-USB, especially the source of the lack of 3.5-mm headphone jack, that is to connect will have to either use an adapter mini-USB, or use wireless headphones via Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR. In addition to the classic button to activate / deactivate the call will be the appropriate hardware key to enable / disable the module Wi-Fi. Besides the fact that this is the first Treo smartphone with GPS and Wi-Fi, the device will be the first Treo based on Windows Mobile touch screen resolution of 320x320 pixels. Earlier Treo based on Windows Mobile models lost on Palm OS in terms of display resolution. Built-in memory also promises to be improved. The description specifies 256 MB of internal memory, apparently, is meant only ROM-memory. The rest of the communicator is unlikely to stand out from the crowd, referred to a 2-megapixel camera, slot for memory cards microSD. Thus remain unknown to the nuances of such as CPU and screen diagonal. Perhaps at the upcoming February exhibition will be announced official details. Secondly, in a European online stores appeared a separate page for the GSM-version of Communicator Palm Centro. Special marks reports that the model will soon be on sale. At the moment, Palm Centro just released in a version for the CDMA network and is sold in the U.S. operator Sprint. Fans of the classic Palm PDA is definitely please the news about the imminent release of a model that is applicable in our GSM-networks.Palm Centro is represented as the smallest of all smartphones Palm. He is running the operating system Palm OS 5.4, equipped with a 1.3-megapixel camera, 64 MB of internal RAM-memory card slot format microSD, supports GSM networks GSM / GPRS (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and Bluetooth 1.2. All this at a price of 279 euros, that is about $ 410, unless of course believe the online store PDAshop.nl.

GSmart-intrigue

Manufacturers of Windows Mobile devices continue to prepare for the Mobile World Congerss, which runs from February 11 to 14 in Barcelona. At this time the company has intrigued fans Gigabyte Communications. On the teaser image, sent out a press, you can observe three communicator, one for each direction of the portfolio GSmart. One of them, with an emphasis on the ability of television viewing is likely to be "well-forgotten old" model, GSmart t600. Recall that this model Gigabyte introduced at last year's 3GSM World Congress, it was one of the first PDA with a display with a resolution of VGA. We also can not exclude the possibility that, at Mobile World Congerss we will show an updated model that retained the design GSmart t600 and get new features. Two other communicator GSmart expanding range of Gigabyte in the segments of GPS and HSDPA. Do not be surprised that HSDPA is allocated in a separate direction. For a long time, Gigabyte released a device only for GSM networks, and last year unveiled the first model to support high-speed mobile standard HSDPA. The debutant was sharpened by mobile communications, including text messages, this device was equipped with a QWERTY-keyboard. However, a full-fledged debut did not work, GSmart q60 has not reached the shelves. In contrast, GSmart q60, model shown in the picture, designed as a classic candy bar, no QWERTY-excesses are observed. GPS-novelty in the style similar to the GSmart i350, which will be functional differences as long as it is not clear. In describing the model separately mentioned function GeoTag, which continues the tradition of Gigabyte equip communicators software with great features, benefits apart from the competition.

Samsung against the iPhone in September

Mysterious smartphone Samsung i900 really worked in the bowels of the Korean telefonostroitelya. The representative of the French subsidiary Samsung said in confidence to journalists that the new flagship line of Windows Mobile will be presented at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, ​​but the commercial edition will be held in September. It realize the dream of everyone who is not satisfied with the length and beauty of the specification mobile phone from Apple. The ability to install third party applications (fair chance, without hacking), 5-megapixel camera, GPS-module, FM-radio, extra memory cards via microSD, support UMTS / HSDPA and the like. Nevertheless, all statements that are "killer iPhone" pretty weird. And here's why. One nuance Samsung i900 lose now - display resolution. With a similar display size (diagonal of 3,5 inches) from the Samsung is not 320x480, and 240x400 pixels. Support for third-party applications for iPhone will appear in the very near future - in February will be released on the official SDK for software developers. In addition, until September, Apple enough time to carefully plan and carry out "anti-terrorist campaign."As practice shows, any attempts to "kill the iPod" ended in failure, and Apple maintains a strong leadership position in digital music players. In the field of mobile phones until Apple newbie, but is rapidly gaining points in its favor. If we discard the wrong comparison to the iPhone, the Samsung i900 is a pretty interesting device, which will definitely find its customers. He demonstrates an integrated approach to the concept of a mobile device, though not "re-invents the telephone, as did Apple last year. The illustration shows a possible design of the model, how it will look like in reality, we will know closer to the February show.

Touching GPS, all in white

In the line of HTC Touch is now represented by three devices - a miniature candy bar for HTC Touch GSM-networks, the slider HTC Touch Dual for third generation networks and GPS-model of the HTC Touch Cruise. According to recent data, since the release of the first communicator Touch series in mid-summer last year, the Taiwanese company has sold more than two million units, a similar success with the HTC was not. There is no doubt that a successful series will be expanded further. One of these "extensions" will soon be the American operator Verizon Wireless. Externally from repeating the first model in the series, but there are many internal differences. In the CDMA-version of the HTC Touch supports standard, high-speed EV-DO, but this is not the main difference from the classic version of HTC Touch. In the model XV6900 Touch has an integrated GPS-receiver, making him the envy of many fans of the HTC Touch, using communication services in standard GSM. All the same, only until the GPS-model in the series, HTC Touch Cruise, is significantly different in design from sverhuspeshnogo HTC Touch, which alone has sold millions of copies all over the summer and autumn of last year. Interestingly, the CDMA-version of the HTC Touch for other U.S. carriers such as Sprint, do not include GPS-functionality. It is not excluded that after a while history may repeat itself, and in the GSM-world appears older brother HTC Touch with GPS-talents. Otherwise, XV6900 Touch is no different from counterparts: a 2-megapixel camera, TouchFLO Finger friendly, and the operating system Windows Mobile 6 Professional.

Virtual keyboard without a touchscreen

Original solution to the problem of virtual keyboards invented company Nokia. Developers of many mobile devices are fighting to create a truly user-friendly keyboard, not sold in hardware and software. Suggested solutions until a virtual keyboard on touch screens are far from ideal and does not provide a text input method, any comparable in convenience to the hardware QWERTY. Nokia decides to go even further and come up with a virtual keyboard for devices without a touchscreen, the benefit of Symbian-smartphones with touch capabilities will appear in the Finnish manufacturer is not soon. The development, described in another patent application proposes to use for entering text literally any surface. The smartphone is located so that the camera was zoomed to the selected surface, and the device's screen is painted keyboard. The result is drumming his fingers on the table, the camera tracks the movement of the keyboard on the screen draws the touch of a finger "button and the microphone reproduces the sounds of taps. Thus, the user gets the opportunity to fairly easy text input without increasing the dimensions of your smartphone from a hardware QWERTY-keyboard, and without the need for a separate keyboard hook. It is worth noting that this development has not solved the main problem of virtual keyboards - the impossibility of typing in the blind.Will it be just a little more comfortable than the standard input using the number keys are also not yet clear.

Ultra future Inventec

A new class of devices, which through a couple of years, will replace PDAs and communicators, continues its development. UMPC 7-A and 5-D, developed by Inventec, have won prestigious awards IF Product Design Award 2008 for design. Inventec UMPC 7-A is a slider with QWERTY-keyboard. A highlight here is a rounded slider mechanism, through which the display is raised at an angle above the surface when the keyboard is advanced, making it easier to work at the table. In Inventec UMPC 5-D using the modular principle, moreover, included will be interesting to go docking station. This approach allows us to provide easily scalable functionality in a single model.

Inventec UMPC 7-A

As can be seen in the illustrations, both devices are running the operating system Windows Vista. From the tactical and technical characteristics known so far not much. Intel Menlow platform with the processor Silverthone, manufactured on 45 nm process, with a clock frequency of 800 - 1,33 GHz, chipset, Poulsbo US15, 1 to 2 GB of RAM, hard drive capacity of 30-60 GB. Models with these parameters appear in this year's abundant, it is quite possible that new items Inventec will be issued under the various well-known brands.

Inventec UMPC 5-D

Folding smartphone for originals

Device using electronic paper are gradually shifting from the category of fiction simply exotic. Has already produced several models of electronic books using displays based on e-paper, and by mid-year will be the first phone with a folding screen. Last year, Polymer Vision showed a prototype device Readius, and now has announced the imminent passage of the project into a commercial stage. In the collapsed state of the gadget is quite traditional for the phone size and weight - 115x57x21 mm, 115 grams. However, the display had, by the standards of the phone is huge - a diagonal of 5 inches. If necessary, the display is expanded to its full width, and when it is not needed, compactly formed. While the device is severely limited in the work with the content - affects specificity of electronic paper. The screen can display only 16 shades of gray, no support for working with video. Recall that the main advantage of "electronic paper" that energy is expended only for rendering the image, rather than maintain it. That is, if the display will show one picture, and tighter, the energy use will be minimized. When working with video, this immediately turns into a plus minus - must draw a picture too often. Nevertheless, some companies continue to develop in the field of electronic paper and in five years Polymer Vision plans to release a phone with an 8-inch color screen and video support. It is assumed that the user Readius will see news, check email and read books in electronic form.As a phone Readius will support GSM and UMTS / HSDPA, USB 2.0 and Bluetooth 2.0, in addition provides the functionality of MP3-player and card slot microSDHC. On which platform the company operates the device does not say directly, but in the specifications referred to ARM11 processor with 400 MHz and support for ActiveSync. It is not clear until the end, whether the user has the freedom to choose and install applications, or you have limited set offered by the manufacturer. There is a possibility that the entire interface customization, and optimization of content and services will be conducted through a special Web-portal of the Readius. It is unlikely that such a gadget will become massive in the near future. This will be a toy for a few originals, wishing to join the world of high technology. And that means there is little point in making the platform open for third-party software developers, at least not yet. The authors, translation:

Mobile panorama of the week. Issue 28 January - 1 February

Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional in pictures

Already it is no secret that at the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2008 will be a new version of the operating system Windows Mobile 6.1. The version for Smartphone, Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, have time to discuss at the end of last year, but that the changes will appear in the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional until recently remained a mystery. The veil of secrecy opened the Portuguese resource PocketPT, who published a short review with screenshots updated platform for communicators. Do not wait for the update of sensations, for the most part is an improved and optimized version of last year's Windows Mobile 6. Let us consider more in detail the changes that are mentioned in miniobzore. Firstly, this display mode in the form of SMS messaging. Function suggest themselves long and often implemented by third-party programs. All text messages are sorted as a conversation in messenger MSN, which provides easy access to messages from one contact, without having to look for them to have sent or received SMS.

Windows Mobile 6.1: SMS-Chat

In terms of speed of Windows Mobile 6.1 shows its best side. The review tested the platform on the model of HTC X7500 Advantage, not the slowest device itself, the update has earned even more quickly. In the proof given the following figures: to restart the Windows Mobile 6 required about 50 seconds, and with WM6.1 - 30 seconds, almost half that. For many new users of Windows Mobile smartphones seem to be fairly complicated to learn. To help beginners on the Today screen plug-in is Getting Started, when clicked, will receive a list of explanations for the achievement of the priority and everyday tasks such as making calls, setting the date and time, setting a password, setting up Bluetooth-headset, set ring tones and so on .

Windows Mobile 6.1: plug-in Getting Started

Windows Mobile 6.1: Menu Getting Started

Mobile browser, Pocket Internet Explorer has got publicized in competitive products function "Zoom In / Out". It allows you to view not optimized for PDA page as thumbnails, without scrolling, and then select the site pages and to increase his name. The beauty of this approach has already been proved several mobile browsers.

Windows Mobile 6.1: Pocket IE - Zoom In / Out

Another innovation in the browser - replacement function "Text Size" to "Zoom Level", which enables VGA-screen display the page as if it were viewed on a PC. The rest of Pocket Internet Explorer has undergone only a small reorganization of certain functions from the menu.

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Windows Mobile 6.1: Pocket IE - Zoom Level

Changes in the settings - now, instead of a long road Settings / Memory / Running Programs manage running programs are available as an option the task manager that allows plus the entire look such useful data as the processor and Ram-memory for each application or process. Also in the settings has been removed feature "remove Programs", extended to the function "Managed Programs", which will also be used for managing the installation programs.

Windows Mobile 6.1: Tab "running programs" to remove

Windows Mobile 6.1: Task Manager (Task Manager)

Windows Mobile 6.1: Managed Programs

Among other changes, notes updated office suite to Office Mobile 6.1. Recall that the updated Office Mobile was released late last year, he brings such an important change in both formats support Office 2007 -. Docx,. Pptx,. Xlsx. Moreover, in a package, a new application One Note Mobile - advanced analog habitual Notebook PC. With this applets can be done not only text but also voice notes, insert images and use rich text. This can be a handy feature when you just make a quick note to memory, or not in reality - will show the tests.

Office Mobile 6.1

Windows Mobile 6.1: OneNote Mobile

As soon noticed news resources, Windows Mobile 6.1 is based on Windows CE 5.2, but not new core Windows CE 6.0, and does not support itself is an interface for managing your fingers without the stylus. These changes are expected in future versions of Windows Mobile, originally it was clear that they do not appear in version 6.1. Someone also noted that the updated Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional considerably more modest than Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, perhaps this is so. The changes should make the system much easier, though not change its essence. Official information on the new Windows Mobile 6.1, we learn in a week.

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An image device for mobile internet

One of the most intriguing new products in 2007 has finally reached the shelves Russian stores. LG KS20 communicator lit a year ago, at the February 3GSM World Congress, fueling rumors of "LG Prada running Windows Mobile 6." Model indeed inherited a number of trendy new items dizaynovyh features LG Prada, but is definitely a completely independent product, aimed at different audience. LG Prada is considered as a rival mobile phone iPhone from Apple, has a strong image component, and its own user interface, developed by LG and Prada specifically for this phone. LG KS20 soon be regarded as a stylish work tool with the familiar to every Windows Mobile user interface. Unlike the LG Prada, the novelty is much more standard, such as it is equipped with 2.8-inch display with QVGA (240x320 pixels), rather than 3-inch display with a resolution of 240x400 pixels. Manufacturer strongly emphasizes the talents LG KS20 in the field of mobile Internet - your device supports the standard HSDPA speeds of 3.6 Mbps. Interestingly, the LG KS20 - this is the first smartphone from LG on the basis of Windows Mobile in Europe.

LG KS20

If only Windows Mobile devices, the main competitor of LG KS20 will sverhuspeshny communicator HTC Touch, released last year. It also relies on the diminutive and attractive appearance with a minimalist design. According to the manufacturer sizes, LG KS20, even slightly less than record holder HTC Touch - by half a millimeter shorter and thinner than a millimeter. By weight, they are quite hard to compare without tests, claimed 95 grams clearly define the weight of the device without a battery. Comparing the novelty LG with the HTC Touch can not forget that this unit for third generation networks, and HTC Touch - the second one. On other communication capabilities, they are the same - there is a Bluetooth 2.0 interface and support for wireless networking Wi-Fi (802.11 b / g). Of the additional functions for which LG KS20 wins, we can note a TV-out and FM-radio. Interestingly, in the official materials from LG has not mentioned such details as the processor and the full amount of internal memory. Judging by the reviews of resources, testing the device, it uses Qualcomm MSM7200 processor clocked at 400 MHz, which is quite logical to model the third generation. For the price of LG KS20 is in the same range as the HTC Touch - recommended price of 15,990 rubles. Given all these options, the success of LG KS20 is practically assured. LG is clearly not going to dwell on the issue KS20 communicator and will build on the series. At a recent trade show in the U.S. already point out a similar model with support for mobile WiMax, the standard, as well, and HSDPA, has become topical in Russia has already begun in the year.

LG KS20

Smartphone - it's cheap

This postulate is taken to prove, NXP Semiconductors and Purple Labs, presented a joint development called Purple Magic. The smartphone is based on a platform based on Linux and supports third-generation networks. Purple Magic is a sample design, which can later be used by different manufacturers. As a hardware platform for the smartphone uses NXP Nexperia CSS 7210 (on the CPU ARM926), and software - Purple Labs Linux.Rather, the model can not be named in the full sense of the smartphone because of a brief description on the website Purple Labs suggests the possibility of using third-party applications only through the virtual Java-machine. However, even if so, the company has prepared a comprehensive package of applications on almost all occasions Users inexpensive but functional third-generation phones.

Inside this smartphone will be available:
• NXP 7210 chipset (ARM9, 208 MHz)
• 64 MB RAM-memory and 128 MB ROM-RAM (96 MB user available)
• Display with QVGA resolution
• Bluetooth interface

Provided with features such as Internet surfing, e-mail, video calling, working with music and video, including the function of the recorder and receive streaming video. Battery lasts for 8.5 hours of battery talk time and 15 days standby time. Dimensions of the clamshell form 92h50h15, 2 mm, and weight - 92 grams.

Smartphone Purple Magic

All of this wealth will get out at cost of $ 100, for comparison - in the last season of Christmas sales, entry-level phones for third-generation networks were acquired at prices ranging from 120 up to $ 145. New products will be showcased at Mobile World Congress 2008, then that we learn the details.

Navigator with built-in phone

Garmin will not need a special representation. Last year when rumors surfaced that a market leader in GPS-devices, Garmin and TomTom, is preparing to release their own phones, they did not look too likely. Nevertheless, at least half of these rumors confirmed last week - Garmin has officially announced a mobile phone Nuvifone. While much remains unknown about the new product, the announcement is limited to only the most general information. Satisfy your curiosity in full of journalists and fans of the brand will only a week later at the Mobile World Congress 2008.

Nuvifone

In terms of design and functionality of the phone much took over the iPhone from Apple, as well as a compact car GPS-navigator Garmin. It is made in monoblock form factor, on the front panel buttons are not observed, the control will be done through the touch interface. Many features of the control without a stylus, just with your fingers, Garmin has honed in his navigator, phone functions are also implemented through the Finger friendly. The display is large in size, diagonal is 3.5 inches. Of the communication capabilities declared support networks 3,5 G (HSDPA). Support for Bluetooth and wireless Wi-Fi networks is expected but not confirmed yet right in the official materials. One of the main advantages of the Nuvifone will be easy to use. When you turn on the displayed three main icons - "Call," "Search" and "View Map", giving access to the most important functions of the Nuvifone. Interestingly, the first phone Garmin also became the first product the company with the support of the local search Google. The phone provides all the basic functions of a modern smartphone - Internet surfing, text and instant messaging, access to email, calendar, scheduler, and much more.Built-in camera and software linked to the navigation functions, so that each image is automatically accompanied by information about the scene. Moreover, it supports direct access to the service Panoramio Google. Other multimedia features - work with content in the formats MP3, MPEG4/AAC.

Nuvifone

Nuvifone can lay claim to being really the first true browser with built-in phone. Members Nuvi navigators will not have to relearn and change habits. He will come with maps of various regions, with the ability to quickly find addresses, organizations, or simply a destination by category for an extensive database containing millions of objects. Step by step instructions, voice command direction, automatic route recalculation for missed turn - all these will inherit the phone Garmin.

Nuvifone

One of the major mysteries Nuvifone - its operating system. Official data on this point no, but the most common non-official version - its own operating system Garmin, and based on Linux, not Windows CE. The company plans to release the Nuvifone in the third quarter, the price is not specified.

Smartphone Google-Dell: to be or not to be?

Last week the new momentum gained rumors about the upcoming smartphone from the company Dell. In principle, they never stopped since the failure of the manufacturer's production line of PDAs and folding Axim, but now began to play with new colors. Network resource MarketingWeek said at Mobile World Congress 2008 will take place not just a demonstration of the smartphone Dell, and the joint announcement of Dell and Google. Last year's announcement of the alleged software platform Android will not close the topic "google phone". As an indirect proof MarketingWeek leads phrase Eric Schmidt (Eric Schmidt), uttered during the announcement of Android: "At this time we do not announce the phone from Google". Rumor has fallen on fertile soil, soon after its publication in MarketingWeek news column on the mobile category around the world confidently informed of the imminent announcement of a smartphone from Dell-branded Google, and Dell smartphone based on Android. However, a nice ear split simple fact - the company Dell is not going to be present at the Mobile World Congress this year. The author resource Gearlog contacted Anne Camden (Anne Camden), the representative from Dell. She said that Dell is not going to Mobile World Congress and announced there phone. In principle, the possibility of the long-awaited announcement of new items on any other show does not deny the Dell, there is still a chance that this will happen, just later. The authors, translation:

Mobile panorama of the week. Issue 4 - February 8

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.

Gigabyte GSmart MS800

Gigabyte GSmart MS800

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.

Gigabyte GSmart MW700

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.

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.

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.

ASUS Galaxy Mini and HTC S620

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

HTC Magnum

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. The authors, translation:

Mobile panorama of the week. Issue 25 - February 29

The past week has fallen to peresmenok - a major exhibition has been completed and even the most lazy journalists have time to take stock of Mobile World Congress 2008, and before another major exhibition remained decent time and Producers saved up announcements of new products, which is scheduled for demonstration at CeBIT 2008. Nevertheless, there was a rather interesting event, worthy of our attention.

Mobile-car racing

Using the most prestigious car brands for consumer electronics phenomena often. One of the most stable co-operations of this kind is Acer and Ferrari, thus produced laptops, media centers and even PDAs. Company ASUSTek couple of years ago started a similar way to work with the auto-concern Lamborghini and has developed a pretty decent line "racing" notebook. Now it is obviously going to go further. French resources Mobinaute reported that at CeBIT 2008 represented the first communicator ASUS brand Lamborghini. Name ASUS-Lamborghini ZX1 is built along the same lines as the marking of laptops - ASUS-Lamborghini VX1, VX2 and VX3. Communicator must be powerful, productive and impressive design. Most likely, the trump card of the communicator will design and content. Since the breakthrough in the field of hardware for Windows Mobile is not happening already quite a while, even the characteristics of top-end models sound pretty mundane and already familiar. In such circumstances, producers have come up with new solutions in design and user interface to seriously stand out and attract attention. Mobinaute lists options such as a processor with a clock frequency of 520 MHz, support for third-generation networks, wireless networks Wi-Fi interface and Bluetooth, and GPS-functions. ASUSTek obviously have to try not to drop the honor of the brand Lamborghini. Of course, will be used symbols and colors of Lamborghini. The source notes that the novelty gets interesting-oriented interface to manage the fingers without the stylus, like a mobile phone iPhone. Appears in selling ASUS ZX1 Lamborghini is expected in the summer and costs about 650 euros, that is closer to a thousand dollars. Get pictures of the communicator to start Mobinaute failed, had to settle for the layout, concocted from another model communicator ASUS and splash in the style of Lamborghini. As you can easily see a lot of nuances remain unknown, Mobinaute able to open only the "tip of the iceberg," and it is possible that at CeBIT is waiting for us a big surprise. One thing is for sure - Notebook ASUS-Lamborghini has original, striking design and attractive features, will be strange if the first communicator Lamborghini will not have the same charisma.

Thus, according to the resource Mobinaute, might look like ASUS ZX1 Lamborghini

General Mobile DSTW1: Communicator Two-in-one

Mobile phones with two SIM-cards gradually cease to be exotic, but among the communicators based on Windows Mobile with similar features there is a clear deficiency. Benefits "dvuhsimochnogo" phone visible, but with the realization of this concept raises a number of difficulties. Nevertheless, last year was presented, several mobile phones designed for two SIM-cards and really easy to use, among which is the Samsung D880 DuoS. This made the idea more popular and other manufacturers. Little-known company General Mobile has prepared a lineup of mobile phones with support for the DST (double SIM technology), among ordinary phones there wormed communicator General Mobile DSTW1. It should become one of the first Windows Mobile devices, allowing to receive calls on two phone numbers simultaneously. If you believe the manufacturer, so it's all the world's first such device. Laurels pioneer can not get General Mobile.For example, in early January at CES 2008, the company demonstrated a model for Haier HG-N99 labeled with such opportunities, but its release date yet to be determined. Perhaps DSTW1 twins appear under other brands as General Mobile does not engage itself develops and manufactures mobile devices. The model created a fairly well-known Chinese manufacturer TechFaith Wireless, and was previously known under the code name Cynthia.

General Mobile DSTW1: Simka two in one device

Aside from supporting two SIM-cards, then the model is the impression of a rather mediocre. All the characteristics indicate that it is simply the workhorse of business-oriented users. It is quite logical, since most begs the purpose of such a device - a corporate and a personal phone in one. Not impressive characteristics allow us to make model of affordable, which adds extra advantages in the eyes of corporate clients. Network support GSM / GPRS / EDGE, no 3G, and other frills, easy-TI OMAP850 processor at 200 MHz and the Dragon Fly to 104 MHz, a standard 2.8-inch touch screen in a diagonal, QVGA (240x320 pixels), 2-megapixel camera work with Windows Mobile 6 Professional. Like many other low-cost solutions, the communicator does not have wireless networking Wi-Fi. Perhaps the only distinctive feature - it is slightly larger than usual amount of internal memory, not 128 MB and 256 MB ROM.

General Mobile DSTW1

General Mobile DSTW1 a traditional candybar design is not flashy, but nice. Dimensions and weight can not be called small, they reach 117x61x18 mm and 144 grams. Miniaturization has never been a strong point of TechFaith Wireless, but in this case is not the point. The success of the model will depend on prices, which prompts the company, while the recommended value is not defined. Communicator must be on sale very soon, the yield on the European market is scheduled for March.

GPS-smartphone Samsung, work on the bugs

Product Range Symbian-smartphones from Samsung is about to be added a strong novelty. In contrast with the new flagship of the Samsung G810 it will look somewhat pale, but those who seek a middle ground, a smartphone should be like. In autumn last year, Samsung has started to develop the line of smart phones with built-in navigation functions. Model Samsung i550 was one of the first signs of this trend. Model is well balanced and attractive. It is not focused on tehnomanov combines a fairly strict design and classic form factor with good functionality. In one device, there are quite large for Symbian-smartphones display with a diagonal of 2.6 inches, GPS-module, FM-radio, 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus and flash. But here there is significant from the standpoint of many users lack - lack of support for wireless networking Wi-Fi. Competing products from Nokia in the Finnish equivalent of S60 called the Korean manufacturer to produce and upgrade as soon as possible.

Samsung i550w

This update is really planned to Samsung. It is expected that the upgraded model will receive a regular name Samsung i550w, the major change it will become the new support for Wi-Fi. Additionally, you may be expanded capabilities of mobile communication networks of the third generation and higher. The emergence of Samsung i550w in the European market is expected to close in the second half of the year. The official announcement of new items not yet taken place, may undergo changes not only the communication capabilities Samsung i550.

A prototype of Android: a heartwarming

The first smartphone based on Android platform should appear only in the second half of this year, and now are being developed, creating a vast database software, and so on. At the recent exhibition Mobile World Congress 2008 is widely demonstrated prototypes Android-smartphone with QWERTY-keyboard, but working prototypes of the second model, which is lit up even in a video announcement of Android, equipped with touch screen, showing no. Darren Waters (Darren Waters), a journalist known resource BBC News met with Andy Rubin (Andy Rubin), head of mobile platforms of Google, and took an interview. During the interview, Rubin has corrected the omission, and demonstrated a prototype of Android-smartphone with touch screen. Despite the fact that the software is still in the stage of "pre-beta", the demonstration was quite successful.

Android prototype

Browser responded to management as through touch, and using trackball. Show up scrolling and scaling Web-pages, with a prototype using the third generation. In the Google Maps application was demonstrated by the regime Street View, as well as pictures of real places featured in the video it was clear that the scrolling and zooming map is quite smooth. As noted by Rubin, the device runs on a processor with a clock frequency of 300 MHz, which relates it to the smartphone category average, but in the video smartphone coped with the tasks flawlessly. Interestingly, for displaying 3D-graphics on a smartphone running a demonstration of the game Quake, the test was passed without any problems. In this note, written by Waters, does not explain what processor is used, but in the video is a refinement of that prototype is built on a Qualcomm MSM 7200 chipset. Generally, when you look at the prototype and its work unconsciously begs comparison with the mobile phone iPhone. As noted by the creator of Android, the phone from Apple - it's an excellent product version 1.0. As planned by the developers, Android, its open, allowing developers to fully use the features as Web-based applications and traditional programs, leveraging the hardware capacity of mobile devices from 3D-graphics to multimedia functions. As a result, the creators of Android has all the chances to create a revolutionary phone version 2.0.

Nanotechnology, or the dream is not harmful

Hot Finnish guys look boldly into the future of the great Nokia. The exhibition Design and the Elastic Mind at the New York Museum of Modern Art Nokia Research Center and Cambridge University was presented a concept ahead of time for at least 7 years. Concept called Morph will be built using certain nanotechnology, which is Nokia does not specify, but it sounds impressive and fashionable.

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Concept called Morph will be built using nanotechnology

Fully in line with the latest design trends with an eye on the distant future, Morph is a flexible, extends the device with a solid touch screen. It is easy to change the form and transformed as a result it can be worn on the arm as a bracelet, as well as use for typing using the onscreen keyboard. Among the additional features mentioned player, connected to a wireless headset and so on. Triumph of nanotechnology will be implemented in Morph features such as flexible materials, transparent electronics and self-cleaning surface. Frankly, more than an impressive task for researchers and engineers, Nokia.

Concept Morph: On-Screen Keyboard

So far, everything looks fantastic too, but Nokia is planning to see some elements of the concept in a real handheld devices within 7 years. Initially it will be top models, it is not surprising. Hope to reduce the cost and integrated approach to functionality in future implementations Morph give all the same nanotechnology. Called the time of appearance of devices with fully realize the potential Morph Finnish manufacturer has not yet decided.

Concept Morph: phone mode

Concept Morph ... transformed into a bracelet

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