by greg on February 10, 2009
Sony Ericsson has unveiled a new Walkman phone, the Sony Ericsson W395.
This is Sony Ericsson ‘putting youth at the forefront’ - just as long as the youth concerned likes music. Indeed, this sleek slider isn’t bad if that’s your prime interest, packing in the Walkman-branded media player, dedicated music keys, an FM radio, equaliser, 1GB of storage (via an included card), TrackID to track down a tune and PlayNow for downloading ‘entertainment’, which is wallpaper, ringtones and themes rather than anything mind blowing.
Aside from that, there’s not a lot. The 2 megapixel camera looks a bit last year (or even the year before), Bluetooth is there, not to mention Motion Gaming and a reasonable 2-inch screen. But despite the looks, this is essentially a glorified entry-level phone. Not quite pocket money, but certainly available with a few weeks saving or moaning to the old folks. Look out for the Sony Ericsson W395 Walkman in the next couple of months. Then again, you’ll probably hear it first.
Via T3
by greg on February 10, 2009
Sony Ericsson has announced a new phone to be added to the well known Cybershot family of camera phones.
The Sony Ericsson C903 will allow users to take “memorable pictures with ease” and if it’s anything like the rest of the Cybershot phones we think the photos will look great too.
The Sony Ericsson C903 has many of the features available on the Cybershot digital camera range including “smile shutter” and intelligent face recognition software.
Main features include protective sliding lens cover, dedicated camera keys and a 5-megapixel camera with a Best Pic mode to take 9 images in quick succession.
Available in black, white or red the C903 has aGPS that offers Google Maps for navigation and photo-tagging, boasts a media player, Bluetooth, email, games and Memory Stick Micro support.
The Sony Ericsson C903 looks like a solid mid range phone and should be one of the top selling camera phones of the next 6 months.
by greg on February 9, 2009
Samsung must be planning quite an onslaught of phones next week. After the Acme and the Samsung Tocco Ultra which was supposed to be the Loches now we have the Samsung Eltz being leaked.
According to Steve at LeakedPhones.com the Samsung Eltz is a mid-range handset and will sport a 5MP camera and a 2.4 inch AMOLED screen as well as a-GPS, MP3 player and expandable memory.
Thanks Steve for the tip!
by greg on February 5, 2009
Update: It seems Samsung Acme was just a code name and the i8910 will actually be called the Samsung Omnia HD
The breaking news today is that a new touchscreen phone from Samsung called the Samsung i8910 is about to be announced at MWC this month.
The Samsung i8910 has been leakeed by Gaj-It.com and will be available in 8GB and 16GB versions.
It is rumoured that it will include a 8 megapixel touchscreen cameraphone, which is no surprise for Samsung’s standards. As well as attracting the click happy bunch, it also includes GPS, HDMI, WiFi, 3.5mm socket, is DNLA and DivX compatible and offers HD recording. It will come in 8GB and 16GB versions and is expected to be a bit on the pricey side.
We’ve known that Samsung are planning around 11 devices for release at MWC this month for a while, the Samsung Loches was another rumoured device with very high specifications. The Loches is a 12.8mm thick slider handset with a black and orange colour scheme. Reminds me of Sony Ericsson’s Walkman phones, however their use of orange was a bit more subtle! It has a duralumin body with anti-scratch and anti-fingerprint coating. It features a 2.8inch OLED touch screen with a WQVGA resolution and 16 million colours, as well as a 12-key keypad.
Via Gaj It
by greg on February 5, 2009
Toshiba are entering the smartphone marketing with a bang by launching a mobile phone with all the functions of their top end TV sets.
Pocket Lint has got a hands on video here.
Apparently the Toshiba TG01 is set to “revolutionise the mobile entertainment world”
Featuring the new Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, the company says the 1GHz chip will be considerably faster than any device on the market.
Users will be able to interact with the device using a virtual trackpad that will appear on screen. Instead of an accelerometer, the phone will use something Toshiba are calling a “G-sensor” that allows you to tilt the phone around a central spot.
On the tech side you’ll get HSDPA 3G and AGPS or GPS connectivity. Elsewhere you will get a microSD card for expanding the 512MB memory and there will be support for DivX.
by greg on February 4, 2009
A lot of blogs have been talking about the new LG Arena KM900 that has been leaked today. It’s a 5-megapixel camera phone with a secondary one for video calls, built-in GPS, WiFi, and an “innovative S-Class 3D interface.
As well as the main large image below we have an exclusive image of the LG Arena showing the phone in action rather than just on a poster.
LG KM900 Arena handset seems to be already in production and should hit retail shelves in Europe in March
Looks like a pretty interesting handset to me, though overall design kinda reminds me of Samsung Omnia.
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by greg on January 31, 2009
The Acer smartphone has been unveiled this week.
Not much is known so far, other than the fact it will launch at Mobile World on 16th February.
So asks an invite that’s just dropped into Pocket-lint’s inbox this morning, confirming rumours the company are to launch a smartphone.
Due to be unveiled on 16 February at the Mobile World Congress event the invite promises “smartphones launch - Acer press conference” with Gianfranco Lanci, Acer’s president and CEO, due to speak.
Pocket-lint will be attending the Barcelona event and will bring you all the Acer news as it is announced.
by greg on January 27, 2009
Pocket lint are offering readers the chance to win a Nokia 5800 XpressMusic courtesy of Dial-a-Phone this week.
To be in with a chance to win simply answer the question on this page and cross your fingers!
To mark the launch of Nokia’s first touchscreen phone today, Pocket-lint has teamed up with Dial-a-Phone.co.uk to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.
The price for Nokia’s first touchscreen handset will be £249 SIM-free, including plectrum.
The handset formerly known as the Tube will be exclusively available from 10am at the Nokia Regent Street store as well as Nokia’s Heathrow Terminal 5 shop.
Full Details of the Nokia 5800
- A 3.2″ touchscreen displaying a resolution of 360×640 and 16 million colours!
- The latest 5th Edition Symbian S60 operating system, especially adapted for finger control.
- The XpressMusic tag should tell you the 5800 is a great music phone, and it really is!
- A 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and a dual-LED flash.
- Assisted GPS with Nokia Maps installed.
- The 5800 XpressMusic is a 3G device with HSDPA support.
by greg on January 25, 2009
A brand new smartphone is about to hit the UK called the Samsung Loches S8300. We first heard about the S8300 back in December but thanks to a leak this week the full name of Samsung Loches is now known.
Apparently the Loches will be announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 16th with a launch date of March 2009.
The Loches is a 12.8mm thick slider handset with a black and orange colour scheme. Reminds me of Sony Ericsson’s Walkman phones, however their use of orange was a bit more subtle! It has a duralumin body with anti-scratch and anti-fingerprint coating. It features a 2.8inch OLED touch screen with a WQVGA resolution and 16 million colours, as well as a 12-key keypad.
It uses Samsung’s TouchWiz finger friendly interface, featuring various widgets for a customisable home screen and has an accelerometer for auto rotating webpages, camera, pictures, etc.
by victoria on January 20, 2009
With mobile phones becoming every part the fashion accessory, what better way to make a statement than by treating yourself to the new Samsung Armani night effect phone. Everyone wants to be at the cutting edge of fashion and what better way to cause a stir among your friends than with this!!
Mobile Phone manufacturers are starting to focus more on style and class and what better way to do that by joining up with one of the leading fashion houses.
For all those people who like labels, the Armani logo is engraved on the side and rear of the handset. It also sports a customised ring tone so you won’t go unnoticed. The name focuses on the use of LED lights, which change colours from red to blue and green that make it stand out at night so people will not only hear you but see you.
The Samsung Armani Night Effect hasn’t been adorned with the fanciest features like many other handsets on the market, but taking the Armani name fashion brand speaks volumes alone.
Features
- 2.2 inch QVGA screen
- 3 Megapixel Camera
- Music Hot keys
- 3G Equipped
- Bluetooth Connectivity
- Media player with Video Recorder
- FM Radio
- 3.5mm Audio Jack
