Monday 21 August 2006

A5520SAII: another Japanese handset for troublesome kids    [ 21-08-2006 15:47 ]

Author: Verа Kozlova     Translation by:     

The Japanese operator KDDI has announced a new mobile phone for kids – the A5520SAII produced by Sanyo. Earlier this year the operator released the A5520SAequipped with a GPS-module and supporting SOS function, i.e. it can send the alarm in case of emergency. Besides if the user presses the special button, the phone produces a loud sound meant to frighten away the offender.

The A5520SAII also allows locating the position of the phone in case of necessity and it can produce the alarm signal or danger signal. It features additional features, for example, it can send the whereabouts of the phone.

The specs of the A5520SAII:

• 2.2” QVGA (240x320 pixels) LCD
• 1” LCD 96x64 pixels
• 1.3-megapixel camera
• Talk time - 190 minutes
• Standby time - 290 hours
• Dimensions – 94x48x21 mm
• Weight - 105 g

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ASUSTeK releases a notebook-transformer R1F    [ 21-08-2006 13:59 ]

Author: Verа Kozlova     Translation by:     

ASUSTeK Computer has announced the release of a notebook-transformer ASUS R1F. It is based on Intel Centrino Duo platform and features higher security – there is a fingerprints scanner and TPM (Trusted Platform Module).

The notebook is equipped with a 13.3” touchscreen LCD, which can be rotated at 180 degrees and used for manuscript input. Besides there is a multi-functional module slot, which can store an optical drive, an additional HDD or extra battery. The keyboard can resist accidental water splashes.

The specs of ASUS R1F:

• CPU - Intel Core Duo (T2050/T2250/T2300E/T2400/T2500) or Intel Core 2 Duo (T5500/T5600/T7200/T7400)
• Chipset - Mobile Intel 945GM
• Up to 2 GB DDR2 RAM
• 13.3” touchscreen WXGA LCD
• SATA HDD with 80, 100 or 120 GB
• Removable DVD Super Multi drive
• Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG wireless adapter
• Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
• 8-in-1 card reader
• Dimensions – 317x232x35 mm
• Weight – 1.98 kg

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New Treo smartphone to be announced in September    [ 21-08-2006 11:58 ]

Author: Verа Kozlova   Source: Reuters     Translation by:     

Reuters reports that Palm is about to introduce the new Treo smartphone already next month. The announcement unveiling all the details on the new product will be on September 12 in the UK, and the release – till the end of the year.

I’d remind you that Palm and Vodafone operator announced in July their plans to release a new Treo smartphone in Europe, which will work under UMTS networks and powered by Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system. The companies didn’t unveil the specs and the date of the announcement.

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Qualcomm acquires Qualphone    [ 21-08-2006 11:16 ]

Author: Klimov Oleg   Source: rcrnews.com     Translation by:     

Qualcomm has reported it acquired Qualphone for $18 million. Qualphone is engaged in developing of software for IMS platforms (IP Multimedia Subsystems), which can be used by operators to provide wide range of multimedia services, including text, voice, media and video services.

Qualcomm expects to settle down the deal by the end of this month and it hopes it can speed up the implementation and further development of new 3G-services on the W-CDMA and CDMA2000 markets.

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i-Mate JAQ – the first PDA-enabled phone not by HTC?    [ 21-08-2006 10:30 ]

Author: Verа Kozlova   Source: PDA Mania     Translation by:     

At the Hungarian site PDA Mania you can come across the info on the i-Mate JAQ communicator, which is not officially announced. It is equipped with a QWERTY-keyboard like HTC Excalibur (according to the rumors). However it differs from the latter in a 2.8” diagonal (not 2.4”), sensor LCD (rumors), a miniSD slot (not microSD) and the lack of Wi-Fi.

It is supposed to be the very device called Mercury by the Taiwanese company Inventec, which was approved by the FCC in February 2006, however under the i-Mate brand. If it is really so, the fact is more than interesting – earlier i-Mate had been releasing HTC-developed products under its brand. I’d remind you, when HTC decided to release its products under the own united brand, I-mate started looking for a new ODM/OEM partner.

The specs of i-Mate JAQ:

• Operating system Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC Phone
• CPU TI OMAP 850 200 MHz
• 64 MB RAM and 128 MB flash memory
• 2.8” QVGA (320x240 pixels) LCD, 65K colors
• 1.3-megapixel camera
• QWERTY-keyboard
• GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), GPRS and EDGE
• Bluetooth 1.2 and IrDA
• Slot for miniSD cards
• 1440 mAh battery
• Dimensions – 122x71x22 mm
• Weight - 160 g

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