Palm Pre video touts calendar app!

As the Mobile World Congress 09, gears up to start soon, Palm has launched its promo-video, exhibiting its GUI. The video demos how the calendar interacts with features, people, travel information and appointments. So, it shares functionality and offers advanced multitasking owing to the share feature. I have already told you about its other features here. I’m really impressed with the new webOS. Surely, this gives the iPhone a run for its money.

Via: PreCommunity

Samsung and LG launch solar-powered cellphones!

Samsung and LG seem all set to unveil two solar-powered handsets next week. Samsung takes the initiative in launching Blue-Earth, powered by solar panels, placed on the back of the phone. Made from recycled plastic, this phone runs on energy-efficient Eco-Mode and flaunts an en-suite pedometer, dubbed Eco-Walk.

LG too has announced a new solar-powered phone, that’s a probable version of KF750 Secret. This handset will allow you to talk for 3 minutes for every 10 minutes of solar charge time. It will also be a bio-plastic-made cellphone.

No words on suggested pricing and availability as yet. So, stay tuned!

Via: Ecofriend

Motorola QA4, VE66LX and QA1

Moto allows a sneak peek into Motorola QA4, Motorola QA1 and Motorola VE66LX, sans any official announcement. Also, we don’t have precise details regarding the tech specs and availability of these fabulous slider handsets. What we’ve for you are some high-quality images with some insight into what probable features they might come with.Pictured above is Motorola QA4 that touts an alphanumeric keypad, a 2.8 inch TFT touchscreen display accelerometer and CDMA/EV-DO connectivity.

Motorola VE66LX flaunts a nice design with a Luxury Gold finish.

Motorola QA1 features a full QWERTY keyboard, no idea about the rest of the details as yet.

Via: JustAMP / Cellphonebeat

FaceDouble for iPhone: Celeb-face-recognition application

Do you remember ‘Hana de Celeb-do Shindan’, declaring nose to be your signature? Well, this time the iPhone catches the same bug with new label i.e. FaceDouble. This application lets you know which celeb your frontage resembles. Just select a photo or snap it and get its celebrity look-a-like! So easy and effectual; this iPhone application costs $2.00 only while the Plus version has a $4.00 asking price. I believe it’s not only a cool application, but also allows you to brighten your looks in drawing near to a similarity, if there’s any.

Via: Into Mobile / CellPhoneBeat

Nokia’s Arte series of luxury phones has a new member

While the new Nokia 8800 Gold Arte is nowhere close to Peter Aloisson’s Nokia 8800 Arte Pink, it still asks for attention. This new entrant to Nokia’s Arte series of luxury phones comes decorated with 18-carat gold and white leather. Other than the color and materials used, the rest of the features are similar to the other Arte phones. The tri-band GSM handset features a 2-inch OLED display with 240 x 320 pixels, 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus, 4GB of internal storage, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR support, and USB 2.0 connectivity. There is no word on the release date and pricing for now, but considering the $1,615 price tag for the earlier launched sports car-inspired 8800 Carbon Arte, we can expect the new Nokia 8800 Gold Arte to cost a bit more than that.

[via BornRich]

Amosu diamond iPhone 3G in any color back you want!

As a part of a special Christmas offer, Amosu Luxury is already offering diamond or gold 3G iPhones and diamond BlackBerry Bolds with a one-year international concierge service. Amosu Luxury is now creating the new 3G diamond iPhone in the color diamond of your choice and to match the same, they will do the back in the same color. Ladies would love to have the 3G iPhone in pink diamonds. If you are thinking to impress your gal with something special this Christmas, gift her an Amosu pink diamond iPhone. She will just love it!
Thanks Alberto D’Silva

[via BornRich]

Nokia N86 8MP Data Sheet

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Video: Nokia 6710 Navigator

Video: Nokia N86 - Nokia 8 mega pixel camera phone

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Video: Nokia E75 in detail

Nokia N86 8MP Hands On Photos From Singapore

We told you about an 8 megapixel Nokia Nseries to be announced at MWC and we were right! Nokia haven’t announced it at MWC yet, but Lester Chan from Singapore has taken close-up photos of the device from Showcase Nokia 2009. It is labeled as the Nokia N86 8MP.

From what I can see from the photos, it looks like the Nokia N86 8MP is an upgraded Nokia N85 with a desk stand swivel, 8 megapixel camera, and new button style.

Specifications Highlights:

• 3rd Edition FP2
• 1200 maH battery
• AM OLED 2.6in display 240×320 resolution
• 8mp camera with aperture f/2.4 (good for low light)
• Mechanical shutter goes up to 1/1000 sec (good for action shots)
• Video 640×480 resolution at 30 FPS
• Scratch Resistant hard-glass front
• 3rd gen dual LED flash and video light
• 8GB internal storage + microSD slot

[via NokiaBlog]

MWC 2009: Nokia's 8 Mega Pixel Camera Phone...Coming Soon??

Nokia is all tight lipped about its upcoming 8 mega pixel camera phone, which will be the Finnish giant'' flagship camera phone after the N82, which was one the best camera phones that Nokia ever came out with.

The phone's specs have leaked, which look something like this:

• 3rd Edition FP2
• 1200 maH battery
• AM OLED 2.6in display 240×320 resolution
• 8mp camera with aperture f/2.4 (good for low light)
• Mechanical shutter goes up to 1/1000 sec (good for action shots)
• Video 640×480 resolution at 30 FPS
• Scratch Resistant hard-glass front
• 3rd gen dual LED flash and video light
• 8GB internal storage + microSD slot

Lets wait and see what in store for all you Imaging Phone fans out there.

[via NAMP]

Hands-on video of Sony Ericsson's Idou, its first S60/Symbian Foundation smartphone

With the official start of the Mobile World Congress 2009 only hours away, Sony Ericsson announced its Idou smartphone at a press event in Barcelona. We sat down with a few Sony Ericsson execs to talk about the new smartphone, which will be the first device from Sony Ericsson to run on the new Symbian Foundation(INFO) platform. The open-source Symbian Foundation OS is being built upon Nokia's S60(INFO) user interface and the Symbian OS(INFO), and will look very much like the current Nokia S60 5th Edition that runs on the Nokia 5800 XpressMedia, if our sources are to believed.

Since the Idou is a prototype, and doesn't even have an official name yet, we were unable to get video of the smartphone actually powered up. But we did get a chance to play around with the hardware enough to at least be able to imagine what is coming.

For being such early hardware, the Idou felt solidly built. We could see the 12.1 megapixel camera's autofocus lens and Xenon flash, and the signage on the device told us that it will feature DLNA compatible WiFi and GPS as well. The display measures 3.5 inches across and is in a wide screen format, though we don't know what the actual pixel resolution will be.
In terms of the look and feel of the user interface, we can expect it to be fairly true to the stock Symbian Foundation UI, which is expected to look much like S60 5th Edition. Sony Ericsson reps did say that we should expect to see the same kind of Sony Ericsson user experience type apps on the Idou as we see on Sony Ericsson's feature phones and its Xperia X1, though there was no mention specifically of the Xperia panels, which we are not expecting.

We have been told that the full announcement for the Idou, which will contain its final name, full specs, and expected availability date, will come to us by early Summer of 2009. We're looking forward to it. For now, enjoy the photos and the HD video we shot of the device.

[via MobileBurn]

MWC 2009: Nokia Announces Nokia 6710 Navigator and Ovi Store

Apart from the E55 and the E75, Nokia announced the successor of its 6210 Navigator named Nokia 6710 Navigator. This phone focuses more on in-car navigation and pedestrian guidance. Maybe Nokia learnt some lesson from the poor in-car navigation of the Nokia 6210 and made this amendments. Nokia 6710 comes with the latest Nokia 3.0 maps applications with a 5 mega pixel snapper. You can also geo-tag your snaps, I guess this is becoming a must-have function for all phones equipped with Navigation capabilities.

Apart from the three phones, Nokia also announced its Ovi store that will offer users a lot of content, which will be based on their locations and preferences. The content that will be offered in the Ovi Store will range from rich applications, games to widgets fro smart phones. The store will be live from May and Nokia users with S40 and S60 devices can make use of various applications and products available on this store. This is Nokia's version of its App Store. Nokia has also opened up this store for developers so that they can showcase their applications on this store and earn 70% of the money, which comes from the sale of the applications they have developed. This strategy will encourage more and more developers to develop applications for Nokia phones and make their presence felt on the Ovi Store.

via NAMP

MWC 2009: Samsung Beat Disc Music Phone

Samsung Beat Music phone, which leaked sometime back has been made official today at the Mobile World Congress 2009. The Samsung M700's audio is powered by Bang & Olufsen, so you can guess how crisp and clear the audio will be. The phone is called Samsung Beat Disc Music Phone and has B&O's ICE amplifier thats gives you deep bass with crisp treble. As you can see in the picture, the phone's design has been inspired by the jukebox and apart from an impressive audio, the phone has a 2.6 inch touch screen with 3 mega pixel snapper. Other features include, slider mechanism for keyboard access, FM, Stereo Bluetooth, Music recognition and music tagging. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi and HSDPA connectivity.

via NAMP

Sony Ericsson gets official with Idou

Here’s a 12.1 megapixel shooter, dubbed Sony Ericsson Idou for those who just can’t take that betrayal by Samsung, any more. This touchscreen candybar will come with a 3.5-inch panel (640 x 320 resolution). Though it’s too early to air any speculations over tech specs and pricing, we’ve managed to pilfer an image and a video just for you!

The Idou is slated for a launch in Q2,2009. Stay tuned!

[via Slashgear]

Vertu Signature Dragon to spit fire on your pockets

Back in 2006, Vertu unveiled its limited edition Signature Cobra handset and exactly after two years, the luxury mobile phone maker wants to impress us with the Signature Dragon. As far as design is concerned, there looks to be nothing new except that this time, the cobra on the phone has been replaced with a dragon done in precious stones. This dazzling phone is on display at the Vertu store in the Wynn hotel, Las Vegas. Similar to the Vertu Signature Cobra, the Signature Dragon hasn’t been listed on the company’s website. Considering the fact that the Signature Cobra was priced at $310,000, we must expect the new Vertu Signature Dragon luxury phone to come with a real hefty price tag. Is someone talking about the credit crunch?

Sony Ericsson and KDDI release Xmini ' Tiny Walkman Phone'

Japanese techno-firm KDDI in close cooperation with Sony Ericsson announces Xmini - a 44 x 75 x 18mm walkman phone - a musical slider. This tiny-mini phone has a set of nice dedicated music keys that controls the walkman player. It has certain novelties as well, namely LISMO Video Service and EZ ‘Chaku Uta’ Full plus Mobile Music Download. Though size does matter, but functionality matters even more.

Technical Specifications: A 1.8 inch TFT display with 320 x 240 pixels, CDMA connectivity, clear stereo sound, Bluetooth, Email and 4GB of internal memory.

Pricing & Availability: There’s no word on pricing as yet. It’s available in Japan. Its release elsewhere may take some time.

Via: Slashgear / Akihabaranews

Motorola mulls eCoupled technique for wireless charging

Is it possible to transfer energy from one circuit component to another wirelessly? Well, yes, it’s possible via a shared magnetic field that suffices no need for power cords. eCoupled calls it ‘inductive coupling’. As per rep, Motorola seeks to gain entrée to the eCoupled know-how. It wishes to use the technique in wireless charging of cellphones. I think substituting battery capacity with a stand-in battery pack and an induction coil is far better an idea. What say? As of now, the project may take some time to become a reality. Nonetheless, it’s definitely worth the wait.

[via CellPhoneBeat]