Vodafone is now taking pre-orders of the all-new Blackberry Storm2. The new Blackberry Storm2 features Wi-Fi and is expected to hit stores by October 26. Among the new features of the Blackberry Storm2 include the “Sure Press” technology, Blackberry OS 5, quad band, a 3.2 megapixel camera with zoom and 2GB of internal memory. The Storm2 will come free for customers who avail of it at Vodafone with a £35 month contract.

(Source) Mobile News

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Mobiado unveils a third installment of its luxury business phones in the Pearl Smart Phone: The Grand 350 PRL. The new 350 PRL body is bodied from aircraft aluminum, and black nickel plated to produce an elegant hard surface for demanding everyday use.

The frame is inlayed with sapphire crystals and layered from behind with the mother of pearl. The infrared window is made up of a solid piece of ruby crystal. The screws are stainless steel or gun metal black stainless steel while the buttons are a dramatic combination of sapphire crystal and stainless steel. The 350PRL is available in four designer collections; black, gold, pink, and white.

Also, the phone is unlocked and boasts of a quad-band GSM/EGSM, 3.5G, HSPDA, and WLAN connectivity. Other features include:

• 3.2 megapixel camera and video camera
• Integrated GPS, 2.36″ display with up to 16 million colors
• Bluetooth and micro USB connectivity
• A Music and video player with a 2.5mm AV connector

(Source) Press

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Skyworks Solutions is powering two Samsung handsets the S5230 and S3310 with its EDGE front-end solutions. Skyworks is supporting the S5230 mobile phone, a new full touch-screen phone launched in the European market and the Samsung S3310, an ultra thin quad band GSM/EDGE candy bar mobile phone capable of global roaming.

“Skyworks is delighted to support Samsung as it enhances its position as a leading player in the hugely popular touch screen mobile market,” said Liam K. Griffin, Skyworks’ senior vice president of sales and marketing. “We look forward to further strengthening our partnership with Samsung as they add to their portfolio of innovative platforms that combine all essential multimedia functionality into a single device.”

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Carrying the codename Elle, the T707 comes in five color variants for now. The phone is expected to be a quad-band GSM/ dual band UMTS/HSPA (up to 7.2 Mbps) phone, and it measures 93 x 50 x 14 millimetres. It weighs 98 grams and will feature a 2.2-inch TFT display.

The Sony T707 will come equipped with a 1 GB Memory Stick Micro card, and will be based on the OSE operating system by Enea, just like most of Sony Ericsson’s other feature phones. Its hardware platform will be the Ericsson EMP U330.

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You must remember that RIM has gone to great lengths to offer NTT DoCoMo customers a Bold with quad-band 3G support. Well it seems that something has gone terribly wrong. Out of 4,000 sold Bold handsets, more than 30 complaints have been received by DoCoMo. The keypad overheat while charging so DoCoMo has decided to let RIM investigate the matter. If we remember correctly Orange has decided to halt Bold sales in the UK last year. A coincidence? Well the problems with the Japanese version are unique according to RIM:

This issue appears to be specifically limited to the BlackBerry Bold devices sold in Japan since last week and sales of BlackBerry Bold devices in other countries are unaffected by this matter.

RIM hasn’t said that much but it did state that the batteries aren’t at fault here. When will DoCoMo restart Bold sales?

via Reuters

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Garmin-Asus introduced a new line of model phones in the G60 and M20 Nuvifones. In general, the main gist of these phones is based on location as well as the usual applications that include email, SMS, photo sharing, social networking and more in order to enhance applications and share location information with others.

The quad-band GSM nüvifone G60 with 3.5G was designed for high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) networks and supports Wi-Fi for fast data connections. When used on a HSDPA network, the nüvifone G60 has the ability to download files at a fast transfer speed that makes internet searches and downloading large files a breeze.

The nüvifone M20’s full QWERTY soft keyboard makes it easy to send and receive SMS, MMS and emails. The nüvifone M20 can also be synched with a computer so that contacts and emails are always available. HSDPA wireless connectivity and enterprise grade Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) ensure messages are sent and received quickly, including those with attachments.

Recognizing that location is relevant to every aspect of every day, the nüvifone M20 is designed with location based services (LBS) at its core and has the most advanced LBS experience of any Windows Mobile phone. Navigation functions are linked to frequently used applications such as calendar, contacts, email, internet applications and more, simplifying the nüvifone user’s day as they travel from one location to another.

Garmin-Asus expects to announce the nüvifone M20’s pricing and availability information in the first half of 2009.

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All phones are prone to drops and this offering from Honeywell should be able to help address that. This pistol-like Dolphin 9950 smartphone is powered by Windows Mobile 6.0.

Just how tough is the Dolphin 9950? Well, Honeywell claims that it is definitely no Humpty Dumpty, capable of withstanding multiple five-foot drops onto concrete as well as over 2,000 three-foot tumbles.

This will be a bulky handset, which does help in housing a 2500mAh lithium-ion battery that boasts a whopping ten-hour battery life. It will probably outlast humans without special clothing by withstanding a wide temperature range between -10 to 50 degrees Celsius.

Features:

Marvell PXA270 624MHz processor
256MB RAM

1GB flash memory

SD memory card slot

3.5″ QVGA TFT touchscreen display at 240 x 320 resolution

43-key shifted alphanumeric keyboard

GPS navigation

Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz), GSM release 99, EDGE multi-slot class 12, PRS multi-slot class 12

Bluetooth connectivity

802.11b/g support

Barcode scanner

IrDA

Internal speaker, microphone, headset jack

(Source) Windows for Devices

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ASUS P320 touchscreen smartphone recently got FCC approval. It works well on Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900), GPRS and EDGE connectivity. Running on Windows Mobile Pro 6.1, ASUS P320 features TI OMAP 850 200 MHz CPU, 1280 ROM/64 RAM, 2.8″ QVGA 320×240 px TFT LCD touchscreen and Built-in SiRF III GPS. Supporting Bluetooth 2.0 and USB 2.0, the P320 extends the scope of mobility. If you want to store more there is an extendable MicroSD memory card slot. Its stylish appearance is reminiscent of HTC Touch Pocket PC.

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It’s always good to start the day with a minty fresh flip mobile phone from Sony Ericsson. The Sony Ericsson Z750 phone has now gained FCC approval and is on its way to the world markets. The Z750 is a UMTS/HSDPA quad-band GSM mobile phone and boasts a number of features including Bluetooth, MusicDJ/PhotoDJ/VideoDJ and external memory card support. It also supports flight mode, allowing you to use it as a music player on a plane. The phone offers a USB connectivity for data sync with your PC or laptop. There are two cameras on-board, one for video telephony in the front and another 2 megapixel one at the back.

On the side, it has volume control, play/pause and digital zoom control keys. The Sony Ericsson Z750i takes in M2 memory sticks. The phone also features voice control and voice dialing of your contacts for convenience, especially when you are driving and don’t want to be bothered with such mundane things as dialing a number on the keypad. The phone is MMS-capable as well.

There’s also a radio integrated into the phone. It was targeted for a Q3 2007 release, and might have just made it. No word on the pricing or exact date of availability yet.

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Pharos announced an agreement with T-Mobile USA allowing customers to enjoy up to $200 off on purchasing the Pharos GPS Phone 600 and 600e. The catch, of course, is you have to enter into a new T-Mobile contract.

Pharos GPS Phone 600
Offering entertainment, mobile office and even navigation, the GPS Phone 600 is an unlocked, quad-band world phone. It comes bundled with pocket versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Thanks to integrated GPS, you get voice-prompted directions using the Ostia navigation software and pre-loaded maps of US and Canada. There’s an FM radio on-board as well as Windows Media Player Mobile. A 2MPx camera is available as well. Originally priced at US $699.95, it is now available for US $499.95 with a new, 2-year voice and data plan with T-Mobile.

Pharos GPS Phone 600e
An enterprise version of the GPS Phone 600, the 600e is similar to 600 in all respects, except that this does not include pre-loaded navigation software, maps or car kit. Priced at US $599.95, the price for those signing up a 2-year contract with T-Mobile is now $399.95.

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