Tuesday 26 September 2006

Updated Nokia N70, Nokia N73 and Nokia N91    [ 26-09-2006 18:09 ]

Author: Verа Kozlova     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

Nokia has introduced updates of Nokia N70, Nokia N73 and Nokia N91 smartphone – Nokia N70 Music Edition, Nokia N73 Music Edition and Nokia N91 8GB. This edition features black shell color, Nokia PC Suite software and a new application for easier synchronization with Windows Media Player and music control. In addition Nokia N91 8GB is equipped with a 8 GB HDD instead of 4 GB in the previous version.

Nokia N70 Music Edition and Nokia N73 Music Edition are expected to appear in shops in October and Nokia N91 8GB – by the end of the year. The recommended price makes up €350, 450 and 550 respectively.

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3G Windows communicator Samsung SGH-i600 available in the US soon    [ 26-09-2006 11:24 ]

Author: Serge Novikov     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has recently unveiled the info on the latest Windows-powered 3G communicator Samsung SGH-i600 (Samsung already has a CDMA smartphone with the similar index – SCH-i600) with the QWERTY-keyboard.

The fact tells us that Samsung SGH-i600 will soon be available probably at an American operator. Mostly likely this will be Cinguler, as there were photos of the communicator with the logo in the Internet. Cingular is rumored to officially introduce a Samsung communicator with the index SGH-607.

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Route 66 introduces Chicago in Europe    [ 26-09-2006 10:17 ]

Author: Verа Kozlova     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

Route 66, the company famous for its navigation software for mobile devices, has announced the series of slim portable car navigators Chicago. The series indicates the entrance to the market of portable car navigation systems. The series got the name of the city where the Route 66 starts. The series contains 4 models: ROUTE 66Chicago 6000, Chicago 7000, Chicago 8000 and Chicago 9000.

The navigators are equipped with 4.3” widescreen 480x272x65K color LCD. They work on 400 MHz CPU, 64 MB RAM and 64 MB flash ROM. The GPS-module is built on SiRF Star III chipset. There is a slot for SD and MMC cards. The navigators support MP3-player functionality. Measuring 132x91x24 mm they weigh 210 g. Chicago 7000 and 9000 navigators are equipped with built-in RDS-TMC receivers, i.e. they can trace road situation.

Chicago 6000 and 7000 are meant for regional use and thus come with regional maps of Europe. Chicago 8000 and 9000 are supplied with the maps of the whole Europe. The Chicago series will be commercially available early in November. The recommended price makes up €299.95, €349.95, €399.95 and €449.95 for Chicago 6000, 7000, 8000 and 9000 respectively.

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Samsung SGH-E690: a white clamshell supporting Bluetooth and EDGE    [ 26-09-2006 09:43 ]

Author: Serge Novikov     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

At the US Federal Communications Commission site (FCC) you can get info about a new, not yet officially announced mobile phone SGH-E690 by Samsung Electronics.

As you can see on the photos below, Samsung SGH-E690 is packed in a clamshell form. Most likely the main color will be white.

The main specs of the SGH-E690:

• GSM/GRPS/EDGE networks
• Bluetooth wireless technology
• Media player supporting Bluetooth stereo headsets
• Java games
• Voice recorder
• Image editor
• FM-radio
• WAP-browser
• SMS, MMS messages
• Built-in camera with video capture opportunity
• Other functions: organizer, alarm clock, calendar, notes, world time, calculator, currency and measure converter, timer, stopwatch.

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SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash cards capacious of 12 and 16 GB    [ 26-09-2006 09:12 ]

Author: Verа Kozlova     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

At the Photokina 2006 show SanDisk and Pretec have simultaneously introduced CompactFlash cards capacious of 16 and 12 GB. Both cards belong to SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash series.

The cards feature the minimum read/write speed of 20 Mbps. They will be available in December at the recommended price of $779.99 fir the 12 GB card and $1049.99 for the 16 GB card.

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