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Nokia has just announced the new slider phone – Nokia 7230 with colorful looks and solid set of features at a very affordable price. To be released sometime in Q1 of 2010, the Nokia 7230 will have a price tag of around EUR 100.  

Features of the Nokia 7230 include:  

GPS and navigation  

• Nokia Maps 3.0 enabled

Sharing & Internet  

• OSS browser
• Supported markup languages: HTML, XHTML
• Supported protocols: WAP 2.0

Included games   

• Snake
• Bounce
• Sudoku
• Rally Start

Package contents  

• TCP/IP support
• WM DRM 10, OMA DRM 2.0
• Video streaming support
• WebSearch Midlet
• Nokia Download! to support to discover, download, and install add-on applications and widgets

Camera  

• Digital focus
• Still image formats: JPEG
• Zoom up to 4x (digital zoom)
•  3.2 megapixel camera (2048 x 1536 pixels) 

Music features 

• Audio file formats: MP3, WMA, WAV, NB AMR, WB AMR, MIDI, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+
• DRM support: WM DRM 10, OMA DRM 2.0
• Formats: MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, WMA

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Without too much noise and buzz, LG has announced a nice new mobile phone called the – LG Expo GW820.  Bringing a powerful computing and multimedia features, the LG GW820 boasts versatile and innovative design, engaging and intuitive user interface and a neat sliding QWERTY keyboard.
There are probably six main reasons why you would want to consider getting the LG GW820. First it has a large external QWERTY keyboard that slides out when you compose messages, emails and work on the phone’s contact list. Then its Wi-Fi features gives you access to thousands of AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots for internet access at broadband speeds. It also has biometric security feature giving you security and simplicity in preserving your personal mobile data.

The LG GW820 also features a 5.0 megapixel camera with built-in flash, autofocus and 3x digitial zoom. It’s preloaded with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email and calendar. And finally, the LG GW820 has personal presentation station feature that allows you to project images, video and web pages to a screen up to 40 inches in size via a Pico Projector.

Other specs and features of the LG GW820 include – Windows Media Player, touch screen display, Bluetooth, Internet Explorer Mobile, GPRS/EDGE Quad Band feature, and full compact QWERTY keyboard.

The LG GW820 is a Quad-badn (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) UMTS/HSDPA Tri-band (850/1900/2100 MHz) phone.

The FCC has revealed an unannounced Pantech messaging device destined for AT&T according to the draft user manual.

The device features a sliding QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth, GPS support, microSDHC slot, 2.0 megapixel camera and media player while the manual mentions AT&T services such as Navigator, AT&T Radio, YPmobile and AppCenter.

While Nokia USA is busy closing up some of its flagship stores, it is still active in coming out with some Nokia phones for US mobile phone users who may have grown tired of iPhones and Droids already. One of the latest phones that Nokia released to the US market is the Nokia 5800 navigation edition which is bringing with it the latest edition of Nokia Ovi Maps for mobile. In case you’re not aware Ovi Maps has all its maps stored in the device so you can use its navigation features even without Internet connection.Having this feature saves you data charges and lets you access the phone’s feature even when you are in areas with no cellular coverage.

The Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition’s features can best be summarized into three – touch, play and navigate. It serves as a personal navigator and advanced media player which lets you enjoy music anytime, anywhere and music download capability via 3G wireless connectivity.

It lets you find your exact position in a map through its assisted GPS receiver as well as lets you stay on track with turn-by-turn navigation. In addition, the Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition also lets you explore the phone’s features by touching its 3.2-inch display.

Highlighting some of Nokia 5800’s key specs, we have the following – 3.2-inch display screen with automatic orientation sensor and 3D image engine, stylus, plectrum and finger touch input methods, microSD card support, 81MB internal memory, up to 16GB memory card capacity, 8.8 hours talk time, 406 hours stand by time, 3.2 MP camera with video capture at 30fps, music and audio playback capabilities and Bluetooth wireless technology.

The Nokia 5800 Navigation Device is available now at US Nokia Stores for only $299.

Sony Ericsson has just introduced a new environment-friendly mobile phone under the monicker Sony Ericsson Hazel. Aside from the less environmental footprint that this mobile phone left behind during its manufacturing stage, this phone provides better voice quality experience with noise shield, clear voice and intelligent volume adaptation.  The Sony Ericsson Hazel also offers easy-to-use social networking features with its Widget Manager application.The Hazel phone is part of Sony Ericsson’s Green Heart program, which is part of the company’s own strategy of integrating sustainability across all its products and services. And this is exhibited through the phone’s features which help reduce C02 emissions. The Sony Ericsson Hazel’s environment-friendly features include – recycled plastics material, emanual embedded in the phone, hazardous chemical free, low power consumption charger, walk mate eco app, green calculator, minimized packaging, condensed user guide and waterborne paint.

Key features of the Sony Ericsson Hazel phone include – quality voice feature through noise shield, clear voice and intelligent volume adaptation, natural fit form factor, secure back up over the air, easily switch to Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, aGPS, Google Maps, Google Search, and 10 days free weather forecast with Accuweather. The Hazel phone also has a 5.0 megapixel camera with autofocus, geotagging, and face detection features.

Technical specs include – 2.6-inch TFT screen, 280MB internal memory, memory card support, 10 hours talk time, and 430 hours standby time.

The Sony Ericsson Hazel phone runs on GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and HSPA 2100/900 networks. It will be in Q2 2019 in black and passionate rouge colors.

The first pricing details for the forthcoming Nexus One Android device by Google have surfaced.

The device will be sold for $529.99 unlocked, discounting previous rumors and desires that the device would be subsidized by Google. T-Mobile will be offering a subsidy for the device down $179.99 with a 2 year agreement, the caveat being that the only service plan being offered will be the Even More + Text + Web plan at $79.99/month.

The T-Mobile subsidy has another caveat in that any customer wishing to cancel before 120 days must pay the difference of the subsidy as well as the ETF, with the option to return the device directly to Google and charge the subsidy difference to a credit card.

Existing customers on a single line agreement will not be able to upgrade to the Nexus One and keep their current plan, with the above plan being forced on all single line T-Mobile activations. The only way around the limitation is to pay full price for the device.

The purchase of the Nexus One will be tied to the customer’s Google account with a strict limit of 5 devices per account, with additional legal language prohibiting the shipping of the device outside of the US.

Nokia announced  – determination of next year – put phones running Linux in the face of falling prices as well as mobile to strengthen its competitiveness with the U.S. producer of Apple iPhone and RIM’s Canadian producer phones Blackberry.
It seems that the new N900 will be the first phone from Nokia for running Linux (5 Maemo) instead of the Windows Mobile and Symbian, which Nokia said it will provide improvements to it for 7 months and over the next 18 months as part of their professed commitment to the Symbian.
The N900 can print screen and keyboard QWERTY, with the browser Firefox, in addition to the Linux system, which allows downloading hundreds of applications.
N900 depends on the processor ARM Cortex-A8, with memory for applications up to one GB, and a graphics accelerator OpenGL ES 2.0, which gives it the possibilities of known computers.
N900 The 32 GB storage space can be expanded to 48 GB using a microSD chip in addition to the 5-megapixel camera.
The phone supports 3.5G and wireless communications and Wi-Fi.
According to the Declaration on the Nokia N900 is available in markets from October 2009 at 500 €.

Currently available web browser Opera Mobile 10 new beta version, for mobile phones running the Linux operating Windows Mobile. This browser is similar to the browser Opera 10 for PCs. It is characterized with many functions and features such as Speed Dial as well as property (Tabbed-Browsing) which enables the user to open more than a web page in one window, in addition to property management passwords. Opera Company of programs explained that this software can be downloaded free via the Internet.

Within the framework of preparations for the celebration of Christmas in South Korea … LG has announced the launch of new versions of the phone (Chocolate BL40) in the local markets, in addition to prizes valued at more than (4) thousand dollars.
The new version of BL40 is expected to be offered on the tenth of December 2009 at an undisclosed price.
According to a statement of the company LG, the new versions will carry the same features as phones BL40 like memory and  touch screen TFT, except the camera that magnitude (8) pixels instead of (5) pixels.

The Finnish “Nokia” company officially announced the launch of her smart set “Nokia X6″ in Finland and Britain from last November.  The phone “Nokia X6″ is available in stores currently with a price of (449) £ which is equivalent to about (742) dollars.
Phone X6 intended to be a substitute for the composition of “XpressMusic” , Current X6 system is working with a Symbian S607 with Wi-Fi network and band GSM, in addition to HSPA to fast loading.

The new X6 is characterized by several features such as:

• A resolution of 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics Tessar 5.2/2.8 size and flash Dual LED, with the lighting in the footage, and the accuracy of Camera VGA video at speeds of 30 frames / sec. 
• Touch-screen 3.2-inch high precision 360 × 640 pixels which is smaller than the Nokia N97 screen a bit, with the glass surface against scratching with Capacitive feature.
• Contains a motion sensor with 32 GB of internal memory and RAM to run programs with a capacity of 128 MB.
• Quick and coherent operating system.
• Supports radio technology with RDS, and supports A-GPS with Ovi Maps Third Edition, in addition to supporting wireless charger via USB.
• QWERTY keyboard is changed automatically with rotating the screen, the handwriting on the entire screen to the Chinese language.
• Key touch dedicated to media bar for access to music, studio and participate via the Internet and Video Center and web browser.
• Separate Bar dedicated for personal names with direct entrance to the names and information and status updates.
• USB connector for use with an accurate USB 2.0 high-speed PCs.
• Nokia AV connector for 3.5 mm audio output and TV.
• Small DC plug.
• Standard Lithium Ion 5J-BL 1320 Battery Amber per hour.
• Maximum talk time of 8 hours, while the length of stay in standby mode more than (400) hours.
• Integrated speakerphone (hands-free).
• Screening for messaging and calls the numbers.
• The possibility of automatic answer by headset or car kit.
• Register all outgoing, incoming and unanswered calls.  Speaking dialing depends on the sound of the device’s user or any other user.
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(RIM) recently announced the availability of phone (BlackBerry Curve – 8530) for sale in the sites (Verizon Wireless) retail and on its web site at a price not to exceed one hundred dollars.
BlackBerry 8530 is a CDMA phone extension 8520, which offers for sale in the United States of America by by T-Mobile, and advantages of the device:

• Full keyboard-based QWERTY.
• With a touch-sensitive screen-based trackpad.
• In addition to wonderful backgrounds.
• The most prominent features of the BlackBerry 8530 was working on a network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900.
• Camera with 2 mega pixel camera.
• Real MP3.
• USB –
• Bluetooth -
• Wi-Fi –
• QVGA video system and video files that run the device ..
• ACC / ACC + / WMA / MP3 / ASF player
• WMV / (2640H / 2630H) MP4 player
• Battery Li-ion 1150 mAh allowed to speak for more than 4 hours but the waiting period is up to 408 hours. BlackBerry Curve 8530 provides social networking through Facebook, MySpace and stocking (10) e-mail accounts .. With the possibility of downloading messages and images – both – more quickly from the site of Verizon Wireless. Continue Reading »

Launched its “HTC” new smartphone “Touch 2″, which is characterized as the first mobile phone includes the program “Windows Phone” from Microsoft.
The new handset provides the benefit of the program “Windows Mobile 6, 5″ and Services “Windows Phone” such as ” My Phone” and ” Windows Market Place”, an integrated communications experience allows the user to do various things of interest for the phone quite easily.
The Phone, “HTC” Touch 2 new addition to a phone “HTC” Touch operating system, which is designed to provide advanced communication experience to a wider group of users.
As the new phone system, “Windows”, is characterized by “HTC” Touch 2 great ability to send messages and browsing. And the implementation of other services through the use of the operating system” Windows Mobile 6,5 “, where experience provides the best of its kind to send and receive e-mail, and The user can by synchronized with the “Microsoft Exchange” examine and manage multiple email accounts.