T-Mobile Pulse review

With the Android smartphone platform gaining momentum as the number of handsets available expands, T-Mobile has introduced its own-brand low-cost touchscreen alternative – the T-Mobile Pulse.

The Pulse offers a pay-as-you-go route into the Google-powered smartphone world.Starting at £179.99 in pre-pay deals (and expected to be free with contracts), it's the most affordable Android-equipped smartphone so far.

While HTC has made the early running as the main Android handset producer, manufacturers like Samsung and Motorola have recently joined the game with their own debut Android touchscreen phones, and a bunch of others, including LG, Sony Ericsson and Acer, are committed to releases in the near future.

The market certainly is about to get a whole lot hotter. T-Mobile's own-brand Pulse is a handset sourced from Chinese mobile communications maker Huawei (best known in this country for supplying mobile internet dongles to the major networks). The Pulse is a T-Mobile optimised version of the HU8220, and is a slab design with a 3.5-inch touchscreen – the largest on an Android phone so far. The T-Mobile Pulse may be the most affordable Android handset to date, but that doesn't mean a lean set of features.

It has HSPA and Wi-Fi high-speed data connectivity, is equipped with A-GPS satellite location-finding technology and supports a rich spread of video, music and other media functions, including a 3.2-megapixel camera.

Running on the Android 1.5 Cupcake version of the smartphone OS, it comes loaded up with the usual healthy set of standard Android applications and has plenty of functionality out of the box, including all the Google regulars.

In addition, users can, of course, augment the onboard software with application downloads, using the embedded Android Market application to browse apps online.

Source: http://www.techradar.com/

HTC HD2 Smartphone Available In UK From £486

The HTC HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Smartphone will be available on the 11th of November SIM Free from Expansys for £500 including a £30 Expansys voucher.

But it is Insight that has it for the cheapest - £486.43 - if you don't want the voucher. The phone, which is the first Windows Mobile 6.5 with HTC's Sense user interface, has a high resolution 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen display that can display a staggering 800x480 WVGA resolution.

That's significantly higher than iPhone-class smartphones but it is only now that HTC has managed to bring in the popular "pinch to zoom" option, something that the iPhone already had for two years.

There's also a 1GHz Snapdragon processor with a 5-megapixel camera with a LED flash and autofocus, all in a sleek, slim and classy chassis. In addition, the HD2, which was formerly known as Leo, comes with GPS, WiFi, 3G, HSUPA and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Source: http://www.itproportal.com/

Nokia N920 Internet Tablet Leaked

Nokia announced the Nokia N900 in September at Nokia World and it’s now about to hit the shops with pre-orders set to being full-filled in the coming weeks.But suddenly here’s a spy/leaked picture of another touchscreen Nokia phone. This phone is what some claim to be the Nokia N920 or the successor to the Nokia N900.

I doubt the fact that it is a successor but I’m not denying it. Anyway the device looks like an Internet Tablet with a colour scheme similar to the old Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. The device looks slimmer and appears to have a larger screen. Some saying the screen measures 4.13″ and has capacitive technology.

It is also rumoured to be running on the Maemo 6 platform. One thing is for sure, this device wont be coming out in the near future and we will most probably see it only in 2010.

This looks like a Photoshop from a iPhone fanboy who dislikes Nokia designers

Source: http://www.fonearena.com/

BlackBerry watch to hit the market soon

Millions of BlackBerry fans around the world rejoice: if the latest rumours are true, then the power of the phone could be coming to your wrist in the form of a watch.

CrackBerry.com, a major proponent of the company, has posted what it claims to be pictures of a watch phone in development which is to be branded as the inPulse Smartwatch.

Instead of transferring everything from a person's mobile, however, it is instead going to show notifications for messages, emails and other items of importance such as meetings and events, making it easier to keep up to date when driving or in meetings.

There is also a lot of talk regarding how BlackBerry apps will work with the miniature offering, though no official confirmation that the watch exists has even surfaced yet.

LG first unveiled its prototype watch phone on January 8th, with Dr Skott Ahn, the president and chief executive officer of LG Mobile Communications, stating it "demonstrates LG's technological leadership, proving that we can bring all the components in today's most advanced mobile phones down to a very small scale".

Source: http://www.watchshopuk.com/

T-Mobile USA introduces BlackBerry Bold 9700 with Wi-Fi Calling

T-Mobile USA announces the release of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 that offers Wi-Fi Calling and GPS. T-Mobile claims that the Bold is its first 3G powered Blackberry and also RIM’s (Research In Motion) first phone to offers built-in support for 3G connectivity as well as voice calls over Wi-Fi.

The high-end Bold 9700 offers top class performance, functionality and advanced features. Designed with high-gloss black finish, chrome highlights and leather textured back. The Wi-Fi (802.11g) enabled handset supports 3G HSDPA networks across the globe, next generation (624) processor, 256MB Flash memory and built-in GPS.

“Increasingly, T-Mobile customers are expanding the use of their BlackBerry smartphones by communicating with friends and family online and through the latest applications and services,” said Denny Marie Post, chief marketing officer, T-Mobile USA, Inc. “Customers deserve a fast and reliable broadband experience, and that’s what we’re delivering with the new BlackBerry Bold on T-Mobile’s nationwide 3G network.”

With industry’s top mobile email and messaging solutions, the powerful BlackBerry Bold 9700 device keeps users connected while on the go. It also permits access to social networking sites like Facebook. The Bold 9700 also equips RIM’s specially designed compact full-QWERTY keyboard for precise typing and amazing touch-sensitive optical trackpad enhancing the navigation experience. The feature-rich device offers a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus functionality, flash and video recording, music and video player and a strikingly clear high-resolution display.

“The new BlackBerry Bold 9700 delivers state-of-the-art features and performance in a compact and beautifully designed handset,” said Don Morrison, chief operating officer, Research In Motion. “This sleek and powerful 3G smartphone offers an incredibly refined mobile experience that is ideal for both personal and professional use.”

Users can easily access the BlackBerry App World on the device, which enables them to browse and download several mobile applications. The Bold 9700 comes pre-loaded with applications such as the Slacker Radio for free access to music, TeleNac GPS Navigator that allows viewing turn-by-turn directions and visual voicemail. With a hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot, users receive an additional storage to save their huge collection of multimedia files. Users can even save their applications with a 2GB memory card.

Source: http://www.mobiletor.com/

Powermat comes to the UK: Look mum, no wires

Is it a bird? It is a plane? Is it a skateboard without wheels? No it's a Powermat. The Powermat is an inductive charging mat which is capable of charging mutliple mobile phones at once. It's perhaps best thought of as a widescreen version of the Palm Pre's Touchstone charger, as it uses similar technology. After attaching a receiver to your mobile phone, you simply sit it on the Powermat to charge it up. You can charge up to three devices at once this way, and connect a fourth device to the side of the Powermat via USB.

Charging on a Powermat is apparently just as effective as if you were charging directly from the mains and it doesn't eat up as much energy, even with three phones sat on top and another charging over USB. The Powermat can also be used to charge other handhelds, so you can have your phone grilling away next to your iPod Touch and Nintendo DS.

There are two versions of the Powermat available, the more stationary home and office mat (pictured above) and the portable mat (pictured below), which neatly folds up and comes with its own carry case. Both devices can charge the same maximum number of devices. The home and office mat costs £70 with it's portable counterpart costing a slightly dearer £80.

For each phone or device you want to charge you'll need to purchase a separate receiver. The only phones you can currently buy receivers for are Apple iPhones and a selection of BlackBerry phones (including the Bold, Curve 8900 and the Curve 8300). Powermat also make the Powercube which comes with eight interchangeable connections (including mini USB) allowing you to charge Nokia, LG, Samsung and Sony Ericsson phones as well as the Sony PSP. It's worth noting that the Nokia connection will only work with Nokia phones which accept the most recent 2mm chargers.



The Apple iPhone receivers come in the form of battery cases (only available for iPhone 3Gs and iPod Touches) which you attach to the back of the phone, or in the form of an iPod dock which sits on top of the Powermat. All of these go for £40 each. The BlackBerry receivers called 'battery doors' cost an additional £30. If you don't want to have a Powermat receiver on the back of your iPhone or BlackBerry, then you can opt for a Powercube instead, which costs £30.

Source: http://recombu.com/news

Samsung Galaxy i5700 announced for Russia

The Samsung Galaxy i5700 handset, which is nearly identical to the previously spotted Android handset of the same name, has been officially unveiled for sale in Russia. The handset will be known as the Galaxy Spica and sport an 800MHz CPU, 128MB of RAM, and a 3.2-inch touchscreen display. There is also a 3.2-megapixel camera, along with support for microSDHC memory cards up to 32GB in capacity.

The device will also have the ability to play back common video file formats, and there is both a compass and a GPS sensor. Power comes from a 1500 mAh battery. As visible from the home screen and from previous leaks, the Galaxy Spica uses the Android operating system.

Source: http://www.electronista.com/