Friday 10 August 2007

Verizon Wireless unveils MOTORAZR² V9m    [ 10-08-2007 18:25 ]

Author: Serge Novikov     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

Today Verizon Wireless and Motorola officially announced that a new generation RAZR phone will be available next month. This is a CDMA clamshell called MOTORAZR² V9m. It offers slim shell, elegant design, high quality multimedia and operator’s functions.

MOTORAZR² V9m is equipped with a 2-megapixel camera, voice recognition function, external touch sensitive control buttons to operate music. The latter can be transferred by wireless means to stereo Bluetooth accessories.

The short technical specs of MOTORAZR² V9m:

• External display: 2” 320x240 pixels, 260K colors
• Main display: 2.2” 320x240 pixels, 260K colors
• External touch sensitive control buttons
• Built-in 2-megapixel camera
• Messages: SMS, MMS, E-Mail
• Music player capable to run music on stereo Bluetooth headsets
• Audio formats: AAC, AAC+, enhanced AAC+, MP3,WMA
• Video formats: H.263, H.264, MPEG4
• microSD cards (up to 2 GB)
• Video read/write, stream video
• Full HTML browser
• CDMA 800, 1900 MHz, 1X and EVDO
• Bluetooth v1.2 Class 2 (A2DP, AVRCP, DUN-GW, FTP-Server, GAP, GAVDP, Headset-AG, HFP (1.5) AG, OPP-Client, OPP-Server) micro USB 2.0 connector

MOTORAZR² V9m will be available from Verizon Wireless at some 300$ on a 2-year contract.

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Details on new BlackBerry smartphones    [ 10-08-2007 15:02 ]

Author: Irina Turina   Source: Boy Genius Report     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

In the Internet you can come across some data on the new RIM devices. We are likely to expect soon a version of the BlackBerry Curve with Wi-Fi onboard (index 8320). The BlackBerry Curve 8300 was announced this May and positioned as the most compact and lightweight BlackBerry smartphone with the QWERTY-keyboard. In addition there is some info on a BlackBerry Curve version with GPS (index 8310). This device has been recently introduced in Europe by Vodafone.

The source suggests that the company will release an heir of the BlackBerry Pearl smartphone in fall. There will be GSM and CDMA versions. Both models feature similar specs, but the CDMA version will get GPS and lack Wi-Fi. And the BlackBerry Pearl 2 (GSM/EDGE) will on the contrary support Wi-Fi and no GPS. The info is preliminary and not officially confirmed.

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10 million Linux smartphones in 2007    [ 10-08-2007 14:19 ]

Author: Irina Turina   Source: DigiTimes     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

Experts estimated that Linux-based device shipments will reach 10 million in 2007. At the same time the Linux share of mobile platforms will amount to 10% - against 6% in 2006 according to Canalys (67% fell on Symbian, 14% - Windows Mobile and 7% - RIM smartphones.

Motorola has already sold 9 million of Linux-powered smartphones. It expects to pack its portfolio up to 60% with such devices during several years to come. In 2006 Motorola supplied 90% of all Linux-smartphones. The rest share fell on Panasonic, NEC and Samsung Electronics, says Canalys.

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GSA: about 100 new EDGE networks over a year    [ 10-08-2007 10:12 ]

Author: Irina Turina     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

According to the recent survey by Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), EDGE mobile services are currently provided by 316 operators in 149 countries. A year ago there were 213 suppliers, a 48% rise.

A total of 257 networks, i.e. 81% of all, have already launched commercial services, compared to 156 commercial networks registered by GSA last September. EDGE-based commercial services are currently available in 123 countries (others are on the deployment stage). At the same time, there are 101 networks in Europe, 64 – in America and the Caribbean, 46 – in Asia Pacific and 46 – in Mid East and Africa.

In addition GSA singles out 128 operators, which are offering or planning to do so soon both EDGE and 3G services. At the same time 93 WCDMA-EDGE networks has been already used on commercial basis.

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