HTC Touch Pro 2 was one of the nicest Windows Mobile-based handsets released on the market last year. Though the device has already blessed many carriers around the world, there are still few carriers who have it in their coming soon section. Now it is expected to arrive soon to Orange UK.
The HTC Pro 2 comes with a 3.6 inch TFT LCD touch sensitive screen and a sliding QWERTY keyboard. It also boasts a 3.2 megapixel camera, a 3.5mm audio jack, FM radio, A-GPS, push email, the Straight Talk technology and MP3 player. Its battery provides a standby time of about 21 days and a talk time of about 6.5 hours.
The HTC Pro which has a very impressive design is powered by Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.5 professional. The device also includes TouchFlo finger swipe navigation for easy access to music, videos and personal files. Internal GPS makes you aware of your surroundings.
Not simply this. The HTC Touch Pro is also bundled with Bluetooth 2.1 and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g thereby providing better connectivity options. Last but not the least, the handset also acts as a better source for communication.
Nokia X6 continues to make inroads into the Smartphone market and you will happy to know that the high-end smartphone X6 is now available from just £14 a month which is the cheapest price for the gadget.
3 Mobile deals offers you unlimited internet, 100 minutes or texts and free Nokia X6 bundled with loads of benefits. If you shell out extra £5, then you will get unlimited texts along with unlimited internet where as the pay monthly contracts are considerably more expensive on other mobile networks viz. Vodafone, T-Mobile and O2.
Additional benefits bundled are free Spotify premium for a great streaming experience for 2 months and access to 3G network as well.
No other carrier offers a deal like 3 mobile which offer unlimited texts and unlimited internet for a monthly deal of £19. As such, 3 Mobile are the best for the X6 which is a web surfing and media playing high-end smartphone. Vodafone offers just 500MB mobile internet whereas to get unlimited internet on O2, you have to shell out £30 per month.
Moreover, Nokia X6 is a powerhouse of power packed features as expected from Nokia. The handset comes with a 3.2 inch wide touch screen and considerably large amount of storage capacity. A 5 Megapixel camera, Radio with FM capability, Bluetooth, GPS receiver, Nokia maps and accelerator sensor are some of the awesome features of the X6.
Lot many factors are to be taken into consideration while buying an iPhone 4. It all depends on whether you opt to pay less for the handset and more on monthly contract or shell out more on the iPhone and less monthly.
With three major network carriers viz. Vodafone, Orange and O2 unveiling their tariff plans, now 3 is geared up to throw its hat into the ring. The smallest of UK’s mobile carriers, 3 UK is the last one to announce its tariffs for the iPhone 4 as it wants to compete the best with its rivals in terms of package and cost.
3 UK is said to be in direct talks with Apple in order to offer the best and cheapest tariffs to its UK customers. It is following a similar trick which it played to introduce the iPad package earlier with a monthly package of 10GB for just £15.
It was even reported earlier that iPhone smartphones were being offered surreptitiously to some 3 UK customers so that they don’t switch to other networks. However, 3 is currently inviting parties so as to register their interest on 3 UK website. The interesting thing is that the most expensive current 3 UK tariff of £30 a month happens to be less than the cheapest iPhone 4 contract on the market.
Register your interest for the iPhone 4 here
The Korean manufacturer, Samsung is reinforcing its Android portfolio by coming up with two more smartphones in Galaxy series viz. Galaxy 3 and Galaxy 5 following the Beam. As such, Samsung now has the highest Android range, second only to HTC.
The Galaxy 5 is bundled with a 2.8-inch screen having display capacity of 480×320 pixels, Wi-Fi connectivity, a 2-megapixel camera and a reminiscent design of the Samsung Genio Touch.
On the other hand, the Galaxy 3 which is a slightly bigger version has a 3-inch screen and 3-megapixel camera. Additionally, the handset supports 802.11n Wi-Fi.
It is yet to be confirmed by Samsung as to which Android version will power both the smartphones. The handsets are expected to hit the UK shores by next month which would be available on £20 monthly contracts.
Samsung also came up with more details about the Galaxy Apollo handset that would be offered exclusively on Orange for limited time period.
The Galaxy Apollo i5801 is based on Google’s mobile platform. The handset has a raft of features such as a 3.2 inch touchscreen display, 3-megapixel camera coupled with autofocus and 4x digital zoom. It also comes up with Wi-Fi, 3G, memory card and FM Radio. It is based on an ARM-based Cortex A8 chipset running at 720MHz. The handset would be available on PAYG as well as on pay monthly contracts.
The Finnish phone giant, Nokia made an announcement that all new Nokia smartphones will feature built-in NFC technology from 2011. As such, Nokia becomes the first major manufacturer who commits to build NFC into its handsets.
As per Nokia’s VP for markets, every smartphone being released will have an NFC component that supports MicroSD security and Single Wire Protocol (SWP) as well as a Nokia secure model.
NFC (Near Field Communications) is a short range communication standard with low-power which integrates a contactless chip with a contactless reader and puts them into a phone. The intention is to operate a mobile phone as an electronic wallet. The handset with NFC will allow you to do interesting things even with the remote control of home electronics and Bluetooth pairing-by-tap.
Despite the fact that Nokia has vast intellectual property in NFC and that it has spent enormous money to convince telecom operators, NFC does not yet seem to get going.
However, Nokia is geared up to go with the NFC as a single player by putting it into every smartphone coming next year regardless of anyone else bothering of NFC. Nokia’s idea behind this is that once substantial handsets come with NFC, the technology will get wide spread and Nokia will be a market leader of technology again before Apple puts NFC into an iPhone.
The Nokia Xpress music phones, built for audiophiles, have been the most versatile and infamous handsets around. They feature the smartphone tag and yet, provide an extremely user friendly interface.
Nokia has now announced the launch of the 5228 Xpress music phone in the UK. Previously available only in Germany, The phone features a large 3.2-inch touchscreen display, 2 MP camera, Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate, Symbian OS v9.4, support upto 16GB expandable memory, Bluetooth 2.0 and support for GPRS and EDGE networks.
Considered the stripped down version of the Nokia 5230, the 5228 lacks 3G and GPS capabilities, but more than makes up for it in terms of the cost in owning the device. Rumoured to cost approximately £80, Nokia is making this sleek device very affordable to compete with the wide number of smartphones available in the market today.
Samsung is all set to come up with its next innovative phone, the Samsung Galaxy Beam i8520 which is the world’s first mass-market projector phone. The phone is expected to hit the UK market in the month of July.
The smartphone possesses an 800MHz processor and the projector can display picture of 800×480 pixels resolution. The Beam also comes with built-in speakers which allow you to watch movies with excellent sound clarity.
Not simply this. The Beam also comes with 16GB of internal memory, a 3.7 inch WVGA Super AMOLED display screen and is powered by Android 2.1 OS. The phone has 384MB internal RAM and provides 7 hours of talk time along with 22 hours of standby time.
Additionally, it is also equipped with an 8MP autofocus camera with HD video recording, a microSD slot and an 1800mAh battery.
You can grab the Samsung i8520 Galaxy Beam smartphone for just £400. KingofGadgets is accepting preorders for this smartphone at this price and will ship it to the customers for free. The first batch of the Beam is expected to be shipped on July 5th.
Be ready to lay your hands on another amazing handset from HTC, the HTC HD Mini. This is a powerful handset with all the technically advanced features and assures to deliver incredible quality.
HTC HD Mini comes with Qualcomm 7227 600 MHz processor and is powered by Microsoft Windows mobile OS. It comes with a sleek and trendy look. The 110 grams weighing handset fits perfectly in a compact case measuring 103 x 57 mm x 11 mm deep. The handset comes with a TFT capacitive touch screen display of 3.2 inch which can display up to 65 K colours with 320 x 480 pixels resolution. Other characteristics such as multi touch support, accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, sense UI and proximity sensor are bundled with the screen.
The internal storage capacity of the handset is 384MB of RAM and 512MB of ROM which is extendable up to 32GB via microSD card slot. Other specs of the handset are MP3 & MP4 players, in-built radio, Bluetooth, USB, 3G and Wi-Fi. It also comes with a 5MP camera with auto focus and touch focus features which helps you to capture all your precious moments easily.
Leading network providers of UK viz. Vodafone, Virgin, T, 3-Mobile, Orange and O2 are offering various HTC HD Mini deals that are available on the online shopping site. So why delay. Grab this impressive handset coupled with amazing mobile phone deals.
Ace mobile company Nokia which has reached the heights of success in the mobile manufacturing industry is now on its way to capture the market with its range of smartphones. Nokia unveils the crazy looking new Nokia X5 smartphone to fill the gap in its portfolio.
The X5 smartphone is a square shaped one having a slide-out keyboard rather than like the traditional tablet candybar mobiles that are available in the market today. The other specs of the handset are a 3.5mm headphone jack, a 5 megapixel camera coupled with LED flash and dedicated media control keys.
The onboard memory of the device is 200MB which is supported by a 2GB microSD card. The X5 comes with the Shake, Spin and Bop features. To activate the shuffling effect for songs, you just need to SPIN the phone like a DJ. To find out number of unread messages, you just need to shake the phone.
The new Nokia X5 is expected to be released in Q3 with a pre-tax price tag of £135(€165). However, the UK release date is yet to be confirmed.
The tablet computer is becoming more and more popular as people are looking for advanced technology today. With this tablet PC boom, Samsung has also geared up to enter the tablet PC world. Samsung is one of the several companies that are planning to come up with a tablet computer during 2010 given the fact of Apple’s success which has already sold about 2M units of iPad in just 2 months.
The new Samsung Galaxy Tape is likely to have the Google Inc’s Android operating system. According to Samsung, the Tape is a member of the Galaxy smartphone family including the Portal and Galaxy S. As such, you can even make phone calls with the Tape as revealed by an icon on the home screen.
The Tape has a Super AMOLED screen of 7-inch and packs the Android 2.2 Froyo with Samsung’s TouchWiz front end. The tablet computer is said to be powered by an A8 chip clocked at 1.2GHz. The Tape also comes with an internal memory of 16GB which is expandable up to 32GB via microSD card slot.
According to The Wall Street Journal reports, Samsung Electronics Co. plans to launch the Galaxy Tab in the Q3 of 2010. However, we just need to keep our fingers crossed and see how the Tape proves itself in this subsequent rejuvenation of the tablet computer market.
Here comes another Android smartphone from the Samsung’s pool of Android phones to the delight of its high valued customers. The Galaxy Apollo i5801 which would be a mainstream model appeared on the website of Orange UK.
The Galaxy Apollo i5801 is based on Google’s mobile platform. The handset has a raft of features such as a touchscreen display of 3.2 inch, 3-megapixel camera coupled with autofocus and 4x digital zoom. It also comes up with Wi-Fi, 3G, memory card and FM Radio.
The i5801 is expected to hit the market soon and might replace the Galaxy Portal. It is being said that the Galaxy Apollo is a revised version of the M100S. The handset is expected to have customized user interface, GPS and Bluetooth. It is still doubtful if the handset comes with DVB-T tuner, 802.11n or AMOLED display.
However, the thing to worry is the handset’s external storage capacity which is just 1GB given the fact that even most entry level smartphones support microSD cards of minimum 8GB. The Galaxy Apollo i5801 is the Samsung’s second smartphone to be launched in the last 24 hours, Galaxy S smartphone being the first one that has been supported by Vodafone.
Skobbler, the maker of video and audio navigation systems, has released the free German turn-by-turn sat-nav service for the Apple iPhone 3G and 3GS.
The satellite navigation application incorporates the OpenStreetMap navigation service. The iPhone users can access the sophisticated sat-nav service free of cost. This service is made available to iPhone users in the UK and Ireland via Apple’s App Store.
OpenStreetMap is a user-generated Wikipedia. Skobbler allows users to edit online navigation maps with their latest discoveries. As such, the iPhone users can help out other users by including their own routes. The concept of Skobbler is that the data here is very much up to date when compared to other sat-nav companies which occasionally roll out updates.
However, the drawback with the sat-nav is that the system has potential threat to error or abuse. Skobbler also offers smart features such as visual and voice guided options, pedestrian mode, day and night display modes and auto continuation of navigation after incoming calls.
The free application is supported by mobile adverts. However, to download the full ad-free version, you will have to shell out just £1.99.
Have you been waiting for the next Blackberry handset? Research in Motion (RIM) has geared up to launch its latest handset, the Blackberry 9670 Clamshell which has an appealing and innovative look. The new flip phone, Blackberry 9670 is powered by BB’s OS 6.0, which is the latest that Blackberry has to offer.
The shape of the smartphone is pretty different with curves on the upper and bottom parts of the phone. The good thing is that the screen and keyboard are very BlackBerry-ish, which is the main reason for BB series of handsets to be so successful.
The smartphone is equipped with a 5MP camera that supports autofocus and flash, a full QWERTY keypad, an internal display of 480 x 360 pixels resolution and an optical pad. You can expand the internal memory of 512MB by using a microSD memory card.
Moreover, the BlackBerry 9670 is a unique phone in the portfolio of smartphones as it has built-in features like multi-touch and pinch-to-zoom. The handset has the universal search feature which allows the user to search by typing on the home-screen directly. The handset also provides Wi-Fi support of 802.11n, GPS and A-GPS for better connectivity.
The Blackberry 9670 phone is also equipped with HTML browser, push mail, e-mail, document editor, downloadable and existing games , MMS, SMS, media player which supports MP3/ WMA/ AAC+ and video player which supports DivX/ WMV/ XviD/ 3gp. The pricing and availability details are yet to be announced.
Ace mobile company Nokia has reached the heights of success in the mobile manufacturing industry, but coming to Smartphones industry it has not been the same due to the existence of other big players like Apple Microsoft and Samsung. Nokia N900 is an attempt by Nokia to withstand in this cut throat competition.
Powered by an ARM Cortex A8 600MHz processor and the forward-thinking Linux based Maemo 5 OS, the Nokia N900 performs all important functions with ease. Added to this, Nokia also released a software update for the N900 smartphone that will bring new and exciting games for the device.
The handset is a pool of memory space as it supports up to 1GB of application memory, 256MB RAM along with 768MB virtual memory. Besides, the 32GB internal memory of the N900 is one of the largest in the market and is extendable to another 16GB via microSD card.
Added to this, it also comes with a 5MP camera coupled with Carl Zeiss optics & Tessar lens and a MP3/MP4 player & a Stereo FM Radio to keep you engaged with entertainment options. For internet access at around 10Mbps, it has HSPDA and Wi-Fi connectivity. The browser of the handset is powered by Mozilla Technologies and has Adobe 9.4 support.
Various Nokia N900 Deals are available for the Nokia fans in the market today. The exciting thing is that you can get home free gifts coupled with these deals. The deals are offered by network carriers like Vodafone, Virgin, O2, Orange, 3 and T-mobile. So, why delay. Grab the new Nokia N900 today which would be a value for money decision.
Mobile equipment manufacturer, INQ has made clear its plans about scrapping its operating system, Brew and going all out for a line-up of Android phones.
INQ has decided to move away from Qualcomm’s operating system to join the league of players like HTC, Motorola, LG, Sony Ericsson, and Samsung and offer Google’s Android OS based devices. INQ has been famous for manufacturing socially aware handsets all the while.
INQ is gearing up to move away from the value market to the Smartphone market. And as it does so, it wishes to replicate the success that Motorola achieved last year by launching its Android based social networking phones, Motoblur and Cliq. Motorola could get back on track after launching Android based handsets last year.
Despite the fact that INQ might not garner the same attention that HTC or Sony Ericsson command, it could sell 1.5 million of the INQ Chatting gadgets which is no less an achievement.
For INQ the switch from Qualcomm to Android makes all the more sense as it gears up to notch more of the market share from the current leaders. This move would mean that more of Qualcomm developers might jump on to the Android bandwagon.
The mobile phone giant Sony Ericsson has come up with an innovative idea of going green, which adds to the care for our environment and atmosphere. Sony Ericsson Hazel Greenheart mobile phone is the new avatar from Sony Ericsson with loads of impressive specifications. This latest mobile is a slider model made from recycled plastic with no hazardous chemicals making it highly environment-friendly.
Undoubtedly it has been a bold step by Sony Ericsson to design a traditional but feature-rich slider device in the world of smartphones and touch screen mobiles. This gadget with a neat professional look has a TFT display of 2.6 inch which supports 16M colours in a grid of 240 x 320 pixels. The surface of this screen is scratch-resistant and includes accelerometer for auto-rotation.
The handset is equipped with a 5MP camera. You can enhance the video and photo quality using the autofocus and LED flash. The camera helps in capturing special moments of your life with its geo-tagging and face/smile detection features. You can make video calls as well with the secondary camera available.
The handset supports 2G, 3G and Wi-Fi for better connectivity. It also has in built GPS transmission and Wisepilot navigation support. You are also provided with advanced Bluetooth and USB support features to connect to other devices easily. The handset also comes with the integrated applications of Google Maps, You Tube, Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.
The internal memory of the Sony Ericsson Hazel Greenheart mobile is 280 MB which is extendable to 16 GB via microSD card slot. The phonebook capacity of this handset is up to 2000 entries. Besides, the phone also acts as an excellent media player. The price of this handset might be £450 or more and is expected to be launched in Q2 of 2010.
People who are waiting to lay their hands on the much-awaited Apple iPhone 4 can breathe easy as O2 gets going with an Early Upgrade Offer to enable people to move to the iPhone 4.
Customers can get the iPhone 4 at £25 per month to get the package of 100 UK minutes, unlimited texts and 500MB data for a 24-month contract and the same deal at £30 per month for an 18-month contract. O2 has got unlimited minutes tariffs starting from £60 per month but no unlimited data plans are on offer.
Anyone who has an O2 contract can get the deal at a reduced tariff of £20 per month and the offer will be applicable between 24th June and 24th July. The webpage on O2 website which features the Early Upgrade Offer shows all the information related to the cost of owning the iPhone.
People who currently are eligible for the early upgrade offer can lay their hands on the iPhone 4 either online or in O2 shops on the day of the launch without any additional upgrade charges.
O2 has so far not released details about the PAYG or the monthly tariffs for Apple iPhone 4. As used by the iPad, the Apple iPhone 4 also makes use of the microSIM instead of the normal SIM.
The Nokia N86 8MP phone is one such All-in-One Smartphone wherein user will get all stuff which should be there in a mobile phone.
As the name indicates, this smartphone comes with a dazzling 8 mega pixel camera which is the chief feature of this phone. This serves the need of the photographers in its userbase. This 8MP camera comes with a wide 28mm Carl zeiss lens and provides a tremendous resolution of 3264 x 2448. Apart from video call facility, user can also capture video and recording at VGA quality that too at 30 frames per second.
The Nokia N86 8MP comes up with an AMOLED touchscreen display of 2.6 inch having minimum display capacity of 16 million colours at 240 x 320 pixels resolutions. The accelerometer sensor sets right the deviations caused in any image displayed thereby providing a true visual experience.
Super fast browsing without any hassles on the internet is ensured by the HSPDA and Wi-Fi connectivity. Nokia N86 8MP comes with an internal memory of 8GB which is expandable to 16 GB by microSD card. This smartphone also comes with inbuilt EDGE technology and GPRS facility. Additionally, bluetooth with A2DP and microUSB are also offered by the handset for enhanced connectivity.
Navigation is made easy by GPS with A-GPS support and Ovi maps. Music lovers can enjoy their favourite music with the MP3 player and stereo FM coupled with RDS and FM transmitter.
It is no big surprise that the average mobile phone user is left with limited choice of mobiles, given the fact that nowadays all the news headlines are filled with the updates about the upcoming advanced gadgets like Apple iPhone 4, number of high end Android handsets like Motorola Shadow and the Windows Phone 7 handsets like HTC Mondrian, LG Panther.
However, maximum handset users are looking not just for impressive but affordable handsets of mid to low range. As such thanks to HTC that has released the Wildfire, Sony Ericsson to come up with X10 Mini and last but not the least, Samsung to unveil the latest i5500 Corby handset thereby increasing the choices for the average handset user.
The Corby i5500 comes equipped with a TFT capacitive touch screen display of 2.8 inch and a 600MHz CPU. It is powered by Android 2.1 Éclair operating system. However, no clue has been given regarding the handset’s update to version 2.2 Froyo. Also, it comes with a 2MP camera and supports 3G and Wi-Fi for internet connectivity.
The UK release date of this stylish mini Android is not yet been confirmed though it is all set to be launched in Italy. However, the handset is expected to be hit the UK market in a few weeks. All in all, the Corby is a snazzy but decent Android handset.
Samsung S8500 Wave, the first DivX certified Smartphone with Bada-power was announced at the Mobile World Congress, earlier this year. Vodafone UK and Virgin Media have come up with a couple of enticing deals for the UK smartphone lovers. You can grab the new Samsung S8500 Wave smartphone for free by going with plans that start from £25 a month.
People who want to try out a smartphone for the first time will be happy with this big announcement. The handset breaks the shell by keeping away from the more famous Google Android and the Windows Mobile platforms and relying rather on Samsung’s own OS, Bada. The Wave gives user friendly experience with plenty of efficient available applications.
With £25 monthly tariff of Vodafone UK, you will get 500MB of data allowance, 300 minutes of calling time and unlimited texts. Whereas Virgin Media offers a talk time of 600 minutes along with similar 500MB of data allowance and unlimited texts. Though Virgin offers more talk time, you will still have advantage from Vodafone in terms of area coverage.
Samsung S8500 Wave is the first of its kind to get DivX certification for a Smartphone. This phone is based on source Bada operating system, which assures adaptability in terms of a wide range of applications being developed. Another feather in its cap is its HD touch screen with new super AMOLED capacitive touch screen display, which gives high visual quality, unmatched tone, and color depth.
Apart from the quality screen, Samsung S8500 Wave is also considered to be the fastest of its league with 1 GHz processor. It not only displays quality images, but also allows capturing quality images through its 5 megapixel camera with a high quality video recording capability and also HD video playback.
