Friday, February 26, 2010

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini


At the MWC 2010, Sony Ericsson introduces the Xperia X10 mini (aka Robyn) and the Xperia X10 mini pro with a side-slide QWERTY keyboard, both are mini versions of the Xperia X10. Based on the Android 1.6 OS, the two sister phones feature the company’s UX platform UI., more images after the break ...


The X10 mini and X10 mini pro include the signature application Sony Ericsson Timescape which brings all communication together in one place so users can see at a glance text messages, missed calls, and Facebook and Twitter updates, and the four corner control. They sport a 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor, a 2.55-inch 240×320 QVGA scratch resistant touchscreen, a 5 Megapixel auto focus camera, A-GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi and microSD card slot.



Sony Ericsson’s X10 mini and X10 mini pro support WCDMA/HSPA 3G and quad-band GSM/EDGE networks and will be available in Q2. The former will come in Pearl White, Black, Pink, Lime, Red and Silver colors while the latter in Black and Red.






Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Garmin Asus A50 Smartphone


After building their own operating system for the Garmin nuvifone G60 caused the handset to take roughly a decade (in smart phone years, that is) to come out, it’s no surprise that Garmin-Asus is steering clear of that route. They announced back in June of last year that they’d be bring Android into the mix, and this latest handset reflects that. More images after the break...






The handset you see up top is Garmin’s first foray into Android, which they’ve lovingly dubbed the “nuvifone A50?.

They’re not saying which version of Android comes tucked in side (though Engadget has been tipped that it’s running 1.6, which seems perfectly likely), but here’s what we do know so far:

  • Screen: 3.5 inch, Half VGA (480×320) capacitive touch screen
  • Internal Storage: 4GB flash
  • Camera: 3 megapixels with autofocus
  • Hardware Features: microSD slot, accelerometer, compass, car mount and car charger included
  • Software Features: Exchange support, Garmin navigation

There’s no word yet on pricing nor US availability, but look for it in Europe sometime in the next four months.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Windows XP Phone


Communicator xpPhone, developed by Chinese company ITG, very soon go on sale. Its development has been going on for seven months, and during this period was uncovered is absolutely all the information about it. All the programs that run on desktops, work fine and xpPhone, so that you can safely assume this unit is a full-fledged computer with phone features. More images after the break...

The most minimal equipment communicator ITG xpPhone includes energy-efficient processors from AMD, solid-state hard drive for 32 GB and 512 MB of RAM. On the front panel in this case will be installed touch-screen display with a diagonal of 4.8 inches and a resolution of 800x480 pixels. Communicator xpPhone endowed with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS-chipset and slot microSD, as well as support for cellular networks, GSM, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA and CDMA EVDO. The device will come in black, silver, white and red colors of the shell. In such a configuration xpPhone costs $ 440. More expensive versions are equipped with a larger diagonal screen and more capacious hard drive. The most expensive xpPhone can be purchased for $ 660.






Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Samsung introduced two 12-megapixel ultrazoom



Samsung has unveiled the HZ35W and HZ30W compact superzooms. The new image-stabilized cameras increase their zoom ranges to 15x, starting at a very useful 24mm equivalent. The new image-stabilized cameras increase their zoom ranges to 15x, starting at a very useful 24mm equivalent. (A worlds first in a camera so slim) The HZ35W (WB650 in Europe) includes built-in GPS and a 3.0" AMOLED display while the HZ30W (WB600) has neither, instead featuring a 3.0" LCD. (A worlds first in a camera so slim) The HZ35W (WB650 in Europe) includes built-in GPS and a 3.0 "AMOLED display while the HZ30W (WB600) has neither, instead featuring a 3.0" LCD. Both cameras feature 12.2MP sensors and 720p HD video recording using H.264 compression. Both cameras feature 12.2MP sensors and 720p HD video recording using H.264 compression. They succeed the TL320 (WB) and HZ15W (WB). They succeed the TL320 (WB) and HZ15W (WB). More images after the break...