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Tuesday 31 July 2007

Samsung SGH-i620 to hit Europe in August [ 31-07-2007 18:23 ]

Author: Irina Turina Source: Expansys Translation by: Oleg Kononosov

More details have been reported on the slider-type thumbboard-equipped smartphone - the Samsung SGH-i620. This device already made several appearances in our news block - for those who missed them, this is the successor to the SGH-i600. And now another bit of information on it - its European release is scheduled for August. It is already available for preorder from Expansys (online store) for 339,95 pounds (around 690 USD).

Here is the recently published spec sheet of the Samsung SGH-i620:

GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 MHz and UTMS/HSDPA connectivity
Windows Mobile 6 Standard operating system
320x240-pixel display
64 Mb RAM, 128 Mb ROM
microSD-slot
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.0
2 Mpix camera
Forward-facing VGA-camera
Dimensions - 94,9x59,3x15,9 mm
Weight - 105 g

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GSA: six-fold increase in HSDPA-capable devices year on year [ 31-07-2007 14:02 ]

Author: Irina Turina Source: Global mobile Suppliers Association Translation by: Oleg Kononosov

The GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association) survey, published on July 26th, 2007 confirms that 311 HSDPA-capable devices are launched in the market, which is over 6 times the number reported in a similar GSA survey one year ago (50 HSDPA devices, July 31, 2006). The number of suppliers increased from 16 to 71 in the same period.

The range of devices identified in GSA's survey addresses all market segments: 137 mobile phones 64 PC datacards (PC cards and embedded modules) 51 notebooks 32 Wireless Routers 23 USB modems 3 Personal Media Players with HSDPA-connectivity 1 camera with HSDPA-connectivity63 HSDPA devices support, or can be upgraded to, a high-speed downlink capability of 3.6 Mbps peak. 42 devices support, or can be upgraded to, a high-speed downlink capability of 7.2 Mbps peak. And at least 24 devices support, or can be upgraded for, HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access), initially delivering 2.1 Mbps (peak) for the uplink direction.

Also, GSA recently reported that over half of all commercially launched HSDPA networks have also commercially launched GSM/EDGE for service continuity and the best user experience of mobile broadband services. Manufacturers are supporting this requirement, and the GSA survey confirms over 70% of HSDPA devices are multi-mode, supporting the GSM/EDGE functionality.

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Black Nokia 5200 and 5300 XpressMusic to arrive? [ 31-07-2007 12:48 ]

Author: Irina Turina Source: Justamp Translation by: Oleg Kononosov

Justamp has unveiled images of Nokia 5200/5300 XpressMusic in a new color - unlike the original editions, these two are clad in black plastic. No word on the European release date as yet, however if this is a real deal, then Nokia might launched them on August 29, supposedly along with some additions to the N-series: 8-Gb N95, N81, N82 and others.

As you remember, Nokia 5200 and 5300 XpressMusic were inaugurated last fall - these are music-drive slider-type phones, originally offered in white casings with colour-accentuated insets.

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More entry-level from Motorola [ 31-07-2007 10:08 ]

Author: Serge Novikov Translation by: Oleg Kononosov

Motorola has put up images of six new entry-level phones on its official site, all coming from the W-series in candybar-type form-factor. Since there are no official technical specifications of these models given by Motorola, apart from the six photos, we can assume only one thing - three of them might well have bundled radio, while the other three handsets match their brothers in arms functionality-wise, yet have no radio module onboard..

Motorola W213:

Motorola W206:

Motorola W180:

Motorola W175:

Motorola W160:

Motorola W156:

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Rumors: new HP offerings [ 31-07-2007 09:32 ]

Author: Irina Turina Source: Ppcreviews Translation by: Oleg Kononosov

The guys over at Ppcreviews have released some bits of information on the upcoming additions to HP's portfolio. The resource reports that new PDA, smartphones and communicators will run Windows Mobile 6, and supposedly arrive in the market in September. Earlier this year, in February, the company introduced its first 500-series offspring - HP iPAQ Voice Messenger smartphone.

As Ppcreviews puts it, the new range of HP-branded offerings includes:

100-series: replacement for the iPAQ rz1710, entry-level PDA that ditches phone functionality, offered at a very affordable price.
200-series: PDA with inbuilt GPS-receiver, comes in to replace the iPAQ rx57/59.
300-series: PDA, target mainly at mobile professionals, comes with VGA-display, replaces the iPAQ hx4700.
500-series: mid-range smartphones.
600-series: 3G-enabled communicators, coming with keypad and GPS functionality.
900-series: replaces the iPAQ hw6915, jam-packed with features - keyboard, Wi-Fi, GPS etc.

Nevertheless these are only rumors, no official confirmation has followed as of today.

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