Wednesday 10 May 2006

LG introduced dual slider with HSDPA    [ 10-05-2006 18:30 ]

Author: Verа Kozlova     Translation by:     

At Expo Com Korea 2006 LG Electronics has introduced a new mobile phone SH100. It supports high speed data transfer standard HSDPA. The company has provided little info about it so far.

One of peculiar things is the form factor of the phone. It can slide both vertically and horizontally. The landscape mode is likely to be meant for video calls. There is also Bluetooth interface and file viewer, UI involves Flash.

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Pantech releases a clamshell with fingerprints sensor    [ 10-05-2006 17:50 ]

Author: Verа Kozlova     Translation by:     

Today Pantech has announced the release of a mobile phone PG-6200 in Taiwan. The phone will be also introduced in Russia and Hong Kong this week.

I’d remind you that the PG-6200 was exhibited at 3GSM Congress in February. It stands out for a fingerprints sensor to identify users. Besides it features full value multimedia functionality.

The specs of the PG-6200:

• GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz)
• Internal TFT LCD 262K colors
• External TFTLCD 65K colors
• 2-megapixel camera with flash and 4x digital zoom
• Player supporting MP3, AAC,AAC+ and AMR
• 64-tones polyphony
• 20 MB of internal memory
• Slot for microSD (TransFlash) cards
• Text-to-Speech
• Bluetooth
• Java 2.0 and Wap 2.0
• SMS, MMS, EMS and e-mail
• Dimensions – 87x43.6x20.9 mm
• Weight - 92 g

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Nintendo Wii to come out in 4Q    [ 10-05-2006 15:59 ]

Author: Verа Kozlova   Source: AFP     Translation by:     

At the current E3 (Electronics Entertainment Expo) in Los Angeles Nintendo has unveiled some more details on the upcoming game console Wii (earlier known under the code name Revolution).

The release is set for 4Q 2006, i.e. the console should appear approximately by the Christmas sales. Besides Nintendo introduced a controller for the Wii and some new games. The controller is equipped with an integrated motion sensor, it looks like a TV remote control. The company hasn’t disclosed the price for the console so far.

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Windows CE 6 beta-version released    [ 10-05-2006 13:42 ]

Author: Verа Kozlova     Translation by:     

At Mobile & Embedded DevCon conference in Las Vegas Microsoft has announced the release of Windows CE 6 beta-version, a new generation platform for compact and built-in devices, i.e. GPS-navigators, industry terminals, TV consoles, medical equipment and so on.

Windows CE 6 got renewed kernel architecture, so it’s possible to process more launched processes. There is new integrated set of tools to create devices supporting plenty of applications. The OS inherited functions and opportunities of previous versions.

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Nokia 5500 Sport – a smartphone for active people    [ 10-05-2006 13:15 ]

Author: Serge Novikov     Translation by:     

Today Nokia has announced its new smartphone protected from exposure and meant for active people, first of all. The model is called Nokia 5500 Sport.

Nokia 5500 Sport is a tri-band (GSM 900/1800/1900) smartphone based on Symbian OS with S60 interface. It has Text-To-Speech function, calories counter, pedometer and fitness-tests. Nokia 5500 Sport is equipped with an FM-radio and an MP3-player, music tracks can be stored on a microSD card (up to 1 GB). There is MP3-player mode, when the phone part is off. The shell of the phone is made of stainless steel with additional dust and water protection.

The technical specs:

• Dimensions: 18x45x107 mm
• Weight: 103 g
• LCD: 262144 color TFT, 208x208 pixels
• 2-megapixel camera with video capture opportunity in QCIF resolution
• Memory: 64 MB internal memory, microSD cards (512 MB card in the kit)
• JAVA MIDP 2.0
• Sound: MP3-ring tones, 64-tones polyphony
• Connectivity: Pop-Port USB interface (USB 2.0 full speed supporting mass storage profile);
• Bluetooth v2.0+EDR; IrDA; local and remote synchronization via SyncML protocol; xHTML browser; PoC (Push to talk over Cellular)
• Data transfer: EDGE (EGPRS) Class 10; GPRS Class 10
• Voice functions: extended voice kit; voice commands; voice recorder; loud communication with extra speaker; SIND (Speaker Independent Number Dialing); Text to Speech.

Nokia 5500 Sport is expected in shops in 3Q 2006 at €300.

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