Kogan Agora - Android based smartphone

December 5th, 2008 admin

Kogan is Australian manufacturer. Today they have announced Kogan Agora and Kogan Agora Pro - the world’s second Android-based smartphone. This two handsets will hit the market in two months. They sports 2.5 inch TFT touchscreens, full QWERTY keyboard and 3G support.

Kogan Agora has got two different versions - Agora and Agora Pro. They both features the same 262K color QVGA touchscreen displays, full QWERTY keyboards, 3G support, quad-band GSM support, Bluetooth, microSD card slot and FM Radio. Agora Pro has additional 2 mp camera, built-in GPS reciver and WiFi. Agora pro will cost you 60 US dollars more.

They both will hit the shelves at the end of January at prices of 190 US dollars and 250 US dollars. They are available for pre order at the Kogan online store.

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Sony Ericsson Kate = SE C510

December 5th, 2008 admin

Do you remember the Sony Ericsson Kate? Well the phone has got a model number now - it’s called Sony Ericsson C510, a bar-shaped middle-range Cyber-shot handset that should hit the shelves in two months. We’ve got some specs and nice photo. Sony Ericsson Phillipa looks a lot like Kate, but with some major differences like the 5 mp snapper. But now the confusion is over.

Sony Ericsson C510 have got 3 megapixels autofocus camera with goodies like face and smile detection. There is only LED flash instead of XENON one. The phone has got 120MB of built-in memory and M2 card slot for more. The display is 2.2 inch with QVGA resolution. There is no pricing or availability information yet.

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Nokia N97 officially confirmed - GPS, WiFi, 5MP camera, QWERTY

December 3rd, 2008 admin

Get rid of all fake photos of Nokia N97, yesterday has leaked official promo video of Nokia N97. The phone has got large 3.5 inch touchscreen TFT and full side sliding QWERTY keyboard. For me the phone looks a lot like HTC TyTn II. This is the first high-end device powered by the latest touchscreen Symbian S60. So here is some photos of Nokia N97.

The phone ensures world wide roaming, it support tri-band HSDPA networks and quad-band GSM networks - that makes it usable all over the world. The handset has got the massive 32GB if internal memory, 5mp autofocus camera, WiFi, GPS, side sliding QWERTY keyboard touch-enabled Nokia Maps + digital compass and an accelerometer for autoscreen rotation.

The display has got 16M colors and a resolution of 360 x 480 pixels. Of course there is stereo Bluetooth, 3.5mm audio jack, TV-out and FM radio with RDS. We can say N97 is an heavy phone - it weights 150g but it’s not that big - is thicker than iPhone that’s it. Do you remember this - the Nokia’s 2008-2009 smartphones roadmap, it seems Nokia N97 is quite close in its description to the handset codenamed IP08. So we can trust this roadmap.

Nokia N97 will be available in Q2 2009 for an estimate price at 550 euro. Here is the official video.

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Quake III Arena on Symbian S60 smartphones

November 30th, 2008 admin

Well now it’s possible to run Quake III Arena on Nokia Symbian S60 Smartphones. You can also use Bluetooth Mouse or Bluetooth Keyboard to play with. You must have S60 3rd Edition smartphone with TI OMAP 2420 processor - Nokia E90, Nokia N95 8GB or Nokia N82. This Quake III Arena port is developed by Olli Hinkka he is also developer of some previous QUAKE ports for Symbian phones.

The previous versions of Quake III Arena ports was unable to use Bluetooth devices like keyboard and mouse, but this time Olli Hinkka decided to include Bluetooth Keyboard and Bluetooth Mouse support, making the game experience much easier. Check this out - you will be able to play the game in multiplayer mode by running a game server on your mobile phone!

Here is some screenshots of the game

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Samsung F480 Hugo Boss announced

November 27th, 2008 admin

This is another fashion brand for mobile phones. Samsung and Hugo Boss have came up with Samsung F480 Hugo Boss edition - fully touch-operated handset. To me the phone looks a lot like iPhone. The cover of the phone carries Hugo Boss logo. The phone also is packed with special ringtones that are said to reflect the fashion company’s style.

F480 Hugo Boss also have special designed bluetooth handset that is included in the retail package. Here is some of the specs list hightlights. The phone supports tri-band GSM networks with HSDPA 7.2Mbps. The display has got 2.8 inches and it’s touchscreen with QVGA resolution. The camera have 5 megapixels with autofocus and powerfull LED flash plus image and video stabilization.

The phone is using the impressive TouchWiz user interface. There is also FM radio with RDS.

Samsung F480 Hugo Boss will start selling next month for about 480 euro in Hugo Boss retail outlets in Europe.

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Nokia 6260 slide announced - 3G, WiFi and GPS

November 25th, 2008 admin

Nokia 6260 slide have been announced today. Some of the specs highlights, 3G, WiFi, GPS 320 x 480 pixels display and a 5mp camera with Carl Zeiss optics. Nokia 6260 slide is running on the latest S40 6th edition user interface.

It seems Nokia are running out of ideas, the phone’s design is nothing special. Noki 6260 slide sports 2.4 inch screen 16M colors with great HVGA resolution 320×480 pixels. Also there is quad-band GSM support plus HSDPA 10.2 Mbps. The phone supports built-in GPS (a-GPS) reciver and WiFi. The phone also have camera - 5 mp camera with autofocus with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash. The phone will be capable of recording video with VGA resolution at 15fps.

Nokia 6260 slide has got 200MB of internal memory and microSD card slot with up to 8GB support. 6260 slide will be the first phone features Nokia WebKit Open Source Browser available in Symbian S60 Smartphones. There is also Bluetooth 2.1, a microUSB slot used for charging, TV-out and 2.5mm A/V jack.

Nokia 6260 slide will be available in the begining of 2009 at about 299 euro. Via

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Motorola Attila leaks - 2.8 inch display, Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional

November 24th, 2008 admin

Another Motorola handset have leaked today, this time is fully-touch operated and it’s called Motorola Attila with double “T”. The phone looks a lot like iPhone, but otherwise looks pretty decent. This will be the first Motorola handset without the actual keyboard and also will be the first Motorola phone running on the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. The phone use for trackball navigation like in blackberry phones - this is another new thing in the Motorola’s portfolio.

Here is some of the highlights from the specs list. According to the source Motorola Atilla will sports 2.8 inch touch screen with QVGA resolution. There is also tri-band 3G with HSDPA network support, WiFi support and Qualcomm 7201A chipset. Here is some photos leaked today.

We are looking forward to see an official announcement from Motorola. This is information we’ve got so far.

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LG KF900 Prada with matching wrist watch

November 20th, 2008 admin

LG today launches LG KF900 Prada or LG Prada II. They also have announced the Bluetooth Prada wrist watch which matches perfectly with the LG KF900 design. This cool fashionable accessory is called LG Prada Link. This is actually Bluetooth wrist watch, you can monitor the phone with it, incoming calls and stuff like that. The watch is actually water resistent, so you can keep track of your SMS messages and incoming call while taking a bath or in a pool. So here is the actual Prada II Link watch.

LG KF900 Prada II is the first handset after the iPhone that offers multi-touch functionality. There is nothing new to say about LG KF900 Prada II that you don’t know. The handset sports quad-band GSM network support (850/900/1800/1900) and dual-band WCDMA 900/2100, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA connectivity. The display is large 3 inch touchscreen WQVGA 400×240 px TFT. The camera has got 5 megapixels and autofocus feature. Also the phone has front camera for 3G calls and WiFi b/g support. There is full side-sliding QWERTY keyboard and microSDHC memory card slot (up to 8GB).

The new LG KF900 Prada II will hit the market in the late November and will cost you - 600 euro starting price and the LG Prada Link wrist watch - 299 euro.

Via, LG Prada II teaser

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Motorola VE66 officially announced - 5mp camera and WiFi

November 19th, 2008 admin

Today Motorola have announced their second 5MP cameraphone. This time is a slider phone - Motorola VE66. The hightlight of the features are the 5 megapixels autofocus camera and the Wi-Fi connectivity.

The phones has got large 2.2 inch screen with 256K color TFT and fast SCM-A11 500MHz processor. It runs on a Linux OS Montavista v2.6.10. The camera this time doesn’t carry the Kodak brandname, so this time is just Motorola VE66 camera. The camera also have autofocus and is able to record video in QVGA resolution.

VE66 will have two versions. The first one will have quad-band GSM/EDGE support without 3G and the second one will have UMTS and HSDPA support. The phone also comes with FastScroll navigation wheel for better navigation. Motorola VE is expected until the end of the year, no pricing information yet.

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Asus P565 announced - the world’s fastest CPU

November 18th, 2008 admin

Yesterday Asus have announced their business PDA phone - the Asus P565. The phone’s highlight is the 800 MHz Marvell TavorP CPU and that makes P565 the world’s fastest phone CPU in this class. Asus P565 also comes with the latest touch-driven interface from the company - the Glide.

Asus P565 sports 2.8 inch touchscreen with a VGA screen resolution. The phone supports tri-band GSM network (900/1800/1900) GSM/GPRS/EDGE and also 3G with HSDPA and Wi-Fi for fastest data transfer. P565 is fully touchscreen-operated, the phone also comes with built-in GPS reciver, microSD card slot and 3MP autofocus camera. The handset runs on a Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS with 128MB of RAM.

There is availability and pricing information yet.

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