Well, what do you know, it looks like those iPhones and iPods out there come with an integrated FM radio after all. Rumors are saying that Apple is going to launch a Radio application soon which will wake up that dormant integrated FM tuner. Don’t get all too excited since only the new iPhone and iPod touch models will be able to play radio tunes for you. If you have an old-gen handset or iPod then you’d better get a new unit in order to enjoy FM radio.

The new application will work well with iTunes which means you will be able to purchase the songs you’ve just listened to on the radio with a simple click. We don’t have any precise details about the future app and there’s a chance that we won’t even see it anytime soon. But we’ll be back with more when Apple decides to come clean with everything!

via 9to5mac

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Meet the latest mobile “music” phone from Samsung Electronics, the Samsung M3310. The M3310 boasts of a dual slider form factor. For the front panel, just slide it up and you can make use of the keyboard. Also, if you move the slider down, you open the speakers that come with this new handset.

For features, the Samsung M3310 comes with a TFT display with QVGA resolution. It also comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera, music player, FM tuner, Bluetooth and 40MB of internal memory. There is a microSDHC card slot for people who will require larger storage capacities. There is no word yet on availability and pricing for the Samsung M3310 Music Phone.

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Nokia has recently released some details on the successor to the 6600 slide, the appropriately named 6600i slide.

Don’t expect anything too amazing out of this phone as it’s clearly marketed towards the budget crowd with its $272 price tag before subsidies.

Depsite its low price tag this phone packs quite a punch:

- 3G connectivity
- 2.2″ QVGA display
- 5MP camera
- Bluetooth 2.0, microUSB
- Accelerometer
- FM tuner
- 11100 mAh battery/3-4 hr talk time, 14.5 days stand-by
- Black and silver finishes

Nokia says that the 6600i slide will be available sometime in Q3 this year.

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The SciPhone can initially pass for an iPhone, especially if you don’t look at it up and close. Apparently the i68 has taken its design from the iPhone and could be a potential substitute just in case you are looking for something similar.

The Cect HiPhone is the most popular iPhone clone brand right now but a pretender has just arrived that might be able to successfully challenge its dominance. For one thing, the SciPhone model i68 is pretty damn close hardware-wise to what the iPhone looks like.

Specs of the Sciphone (pronounced Sky Phone) include a quadband GSM connectivity, 3.2-inch touch screen with both finger and stylus input, 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth (!!), Fm tuner and a G-Sensor for flick navigation. The demo video below shows only a changing of wallpapers when the Sciphone is flicked but it should also be able to change track by flicking.

(Source) PMP Today

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Samsung recently unveiled a portable gadget in the YP-VP1 voice recorder that also has a built-in camera for photo-tagging. This means that photos can be tagged with a recorded voice using the VoicePix function that is useful to easily find for specific items in the future.

Coming with two versions; 2GB and 4GB, the Samsung YP-VP1 voice recorder features a directional mic that records up to 30 hours in 192kbps of max quality and provides MP3/WMA playback for up to 50 hours.

Measuring 34.7×109.6×15mm, it also supports a FM tuner, 1.1-inch color LCD, line-in, MP3 and WMA files.

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The Bleu 214X mobile phone is a solution for the simple mobile user. Nothing fancy, the Bleu 214X Mobile Phone just contains the basic features necessary from standard mobile devices. It is a phone for people who like to keep it simple, equipped with a bundle of well thought features.

This mobile phone holds all essential features like phone-book, SMS/MMS, sounds, pictures and organizer data, along with the catchy FM tuner along with stereo hands free. The phone has a mini-USB charging port and will charge only via its proprietary charger that is bundled with it.

The pair of speakers that this package contains has a 3.5 mm jack. With the help of the converter provided, you can connect it to this GSM handset and enjoy listening to FM stations. The only problem is that the FM Tuner application has to be restarted after you’re done receiving a call.

This bleu mobile comes with a standard Li-Ion battery that can easily last you a day after adding the hours of listening to radio.

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