Sony Ericsson launches 3 smartphones

The phones, "Satio", "Aino" and "Yari", will set the trend for the new age smartphones, said Anil Sethi, president of Sony Ericsson Mobile India.

He said the company would focus on the smartphone category for the next two-three years to boost sales.

"Once the 3G spectrum allocation happens, we can roll out more features with better network," Sethi said.

Built on Sony Ericsson's strengths in music, imaging, gaming, applications and content services, the new phones bring alive entertainment on the go for consumers, the company said.

The Satio, priced at Rs 35,950, comes with a 3.5-inch screen and offers a 16:9 widescreen format with 12.1 megapixel camera.

The Aino offers services to access content stored on a PlayStation 3 from anywhere in the world through a Wi-Fi connection.

It also gives remote play access to videos, television shows and photos. The mobile has an eight megapixel camera and is priced at Rs 28,950.

Yari debuts Gesture gaming that enables users to make the moves in front of the screen and play games without even touching the phone. The Phone comes with a five megapixel camera and is priced at Rs 16,950.

Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com

ATTN Nokia N97 users: Firmware version 20 is out

This software release improves touch screen usability, allowing you to scroll smoothly through content by flicking the screen. Ovi Maps 3.1 brings 3-D maps, more accurate positioning, and improved search. Nokia ,Ovi Contacts, Ovi Store, and VoIP support have been added. This release also includes improvements in memory and battery performance, and in image and video stability. To get this software through your device, select Applications > SW Updates and choose the software you want to update.

Someone will surely post something today regarding their experiences with the new firmware. This post will be updated throughout the day with those findings.

Source: http://www.intomobile.com/

O2 unveils Techies mobile broadband support service

O2's small business customers can now get access to on-site set-up and helpline support for their broadband, phone and laptops, it has been announced.

The mobile broadband provider has launched its new Techies service, which will see specially trained staff visit clients to ensure devices are installed and set up properly.

In addition, it will also give businesses the chance to call a dedicated technical helpline for ongoing support.

Simon Devonshire, head of small business marketing for O2, said: "This is yet another example of O2's commitment to helping its customers get on with the job of running their business, and leave the hassle of setting up and managing technology to us."

The launch of the service has come after the company also unveiled its new Joined Up communications platform for both small and large businesses.

It will allow clients to outsource telecoms, IT and consultancy needs to just a single provider.

Source: http://www.cable.co.uk/

BlackBerry Storm: no UK update until 2010

The original BlackBerry Storm got a bumper software upgrade in the US today, chucking in handy features like flick-based scrolling and improved typing, but anyone packing the BlackBerry Storm on Vodafone UK is about to don a pair of green contacts: we’ve just heard that the OS 5.0 update won’t roll out over here until next year.

Verizon, the network hawking the BlackBerry Storm in the US, finally announced the BlackBerry Storm 2 today, along with a major software update to bring the original SurePress phone up to par with its successor. But we’ve heard from a source close to the manufacturer that the same update won’t land for Vodafone users in the UK until 2010.

Source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/

Samsung Genio Now On Pre Paid

We are pleased to announce that the Samsung Genio Qwerty mobile phone has just been made available on pre paid, which is sure to please everyone who loves text messaging and social networking.

This new Samsung handset adds new life to the Genio line, with the Samsung Genio Qwerty boasting a great full QWERTY keyboard, much like those found on BlackBerry mobile phones; the keys are also lined up in the exact same way as on a computer keyboard, an area where many other handsets fall short.

Something else we love about the Samsung Genio Qwerty is that it allows you to change the covers; it isn’t a high end feature but it is great for those of you who wind up with scratched cases because you cant break the habit of keeping your keys and phone in the same pocket.

The mobile phone is known as the Corby TXT in other parts of the world and has an impressive range of features including several focussed on multimedia.

The Samsung Genio Qwerty sports a reasonable 2 mega pixel camera, quick keys for all the important functions such as your music player, and a standard 3.5mm headphone jack – and thanks to they great keyboard it is perfect for texting and tweeting fast.

The built in memory is one area where the handset falls short at only 37 MB, however it does support microSD cards up to 8 GB – which aren’t too costly, especially when the phone itself is so affordable; plus there are plenty of neat apps available right from your home screen to have a play with.The Samsung Genio Qwert is available on pre paid now from Orange for only £99.

Source: http://www.blog.moby1.co.uk/

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/