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SlashGear has just gave an unboxing video on the Samsung F480, which is being marketed in Tocco (means Touch in Italian) branding. Despite its slim 11.6 mm body, the F480 also boasts all the multimedia functions you would expect from a premium Samsung mobile. This includes 240 MB of internal music memory, a memory card with up to 8GB storage, an integrated FM radio, a 5 megapixel camera featuring auto focus and a CMOS video lens.

What has been perhaps most surprising is how well the Tocco’s haptic feedback works.  Samsung are now calling it “differentiated tactile technology” and describe it as a “tangible and pleasing feedback sensation”; for once, it actually adds something to the usability of the cellphone rather than merely being a vibrating annoyance. 

Check out the first impression report here

Source [Slashgear]

Remember the series of Sony Ericsson Paris leaked picture taken from a video clip in April? The promotional video  is now finally posted by se-world.info to YouTube. Check it out here!

Many info about the new Sony Ericsson Paris (P5) is already available, it will be powered by UIQ 3.3, come with a secondary video call camera, GPS, 5 megapixel camera, WiFi, bluetooth and 3G connection. The keyboard will be similar to M600, which has 2 characters on a key. The P5 will also pre-installed with Google Map, Wayfinder and Opera Mobile software.

mobile-review also posted a nice summary preview of the Sony Ericsson Paris, which can be read here

via [se-nse]

Qualcomm and Adobe today announced the BREW Mobile Platform with integrated Adobe Flash technology and new platform features. The software will fully integrate and deliver Adobe Flash technology to mass market handset devices.

BREW Mobile Platform extends the widely deployed BREW Client’s rich set of services and APIs, with new enhancements in platform capabilities, multimedia and content support, access to device databases, connectivity support, touchscreen user interface development and more. BREW Mobile Platform’s highly optimized and integrated support for Flash technology provides an unprecedented level of access to these platform services from Adobe ActionScript, enabling Flash developers to create standalone applications that integrate mobile device functionality with Web content and services.

BREW Mobile Platform will be supported by development tools provided by both Qualcomm and Adobe. Native application developers can leverage an expanded and integrated set of tools available from Qualcomm, including integrated support for the popular Eclipse and Visual Studio Integrated Development Environments. Flash designers and developers can use Adobe’s existing Flash development tools, including Adobe Flash CS3 Professional, Adobe Device Central CS3 and other popular tools in Adobe Creative Suite 3 to deploy rich applications based on Flash technology. Qualcomm and Adobe are working together to provide an increasingly streamlined developer workflow with subsequent releases of their respective tools.

“Qualcomm strives to stay ahead of the growth and evolution in the wireless industry by providing an increasingly robust development platform. Our BREW Client technologies are present on millions of mass-market handsets worldwide, and BREW Mobile Platform will expand these capabilities while fully embracing support for Adobe’s Flash technology and future roadmap,” said Bobb Briggs, senior vice president and general manager of Qualcomm Internet Services.

The first release of BREW Mobile Platform with Adobe Flash technology is expected to be available on Qualcomm chipsets in the fall of 2008. Additional information on BREW Mobile Platform will be available at Qualcomm’s BREW 2008 Conference, May 28-30, in San Diego, Calif.

Hands-On Mobile’s Guitar Hero III Mobile is now the number one selling mobile game on Verizon Wireless phones in the first quarter of 2008. Initially released exclusively by Verizon Wireless, Guitar Hero III Mobile is striking a chord with fans all over the world and nearly 1 million downloads across all wireless service providers.

More than 250,000 songs are played every day by mobile subscribers across the U.S. The most played songs include “Slow Ride” (re-record), “Mississippi Queen” (re-record) and “Black Magic Woman” (re-record).

In addition, Hands-On Mobile announced the Guitar Hero III Mobile June Song Pack, a feature that offers subscribers the opportunity to download three new songs every month. Songs available to wireless users on June 1 include “Stricken” (original recording), “Talk Dirty to Me” (re-record) and “Rock and Roll All Nite” (re-record). Through the Song Pack downloads, players will be able to access more than 50 songs and 150 unique note charts across all three difficulties (easy, medium and expert) within one year of the game’s release.

Verizon Wireless and Mobitween today announced the availability of Mobigamz, a Flash Lite based mobile gaming portal that allows customers to download, play, rate, and post high scores. With Mobigamz, Verizon Wireless customers can choose the hottest Flash games from a current catalogue of sport, arcade, puzzle, and board categories. Mobigamz are specifically designed for mobile phones and are very intuitive to play, with simple joystick-keystroke interactivity, multiple levels and game session storing.

Verizon Wireless Get It Now customers can purchase and download Mobigamz from the Get Fun & Games shopping aisle in the Get It Now virtual store for $2.99 one-time use, $5.49 for three uses and $8.49 for six uses. Mobigamz is available on a number of Get It Now-capable phones, including the MOTORAZR V3c, MOTORAZR V3m and the MOTOKRZR K1m; the LG VX8100, LG VX8300, V by LG, enV by LG, and Chocolate by LG; and the Samsung SCH-a930 and the Samsung SCH-a950.

The Design Team at Mobile Edge created a new collection of laptop bags created for the sophisticated mobile woman. The TPS Collection is comprised of an array of Mobile Edge traditional styled cases using new material that uses discrete thin pink stripes.

In that Collection, the new TPS Signature Tote has already gained some recognition. Laptop Magazine puts out an annual Mobile Gadget Guide and their Editor’s wanted to include the Signature Tote in their laptop bag round up featuring several Hot new styles.

The TPS Signature Tote of course stood out because it was designed for women by women. Other companies may think that creating a woman’s laptop bag men’s sprinkle some pink on it and it is an instant feminine bag. We took this category to the next level. We hired women designers that know style and are very current on what’s hot and what’s not. Over the years they have realized what customers want and need. Incorporating subtle features like a removable cosmetics pouch, or a lipstick or mascara holder, and styles and colors only a woman would appreciate make our Women’s Collection stand apart from the competition.

An exclusive feature only Mobile Edge offers is the Wireless Security Shield accessories pocket. This Zinc lined pocket blocks our Wireless Hackers from accessing your Bluetooth enabled cell phones, PDAs or smart phones. It also helps you when going into meetings, never worry about interrupting the meeting again with your phone ringing. All calls go straight to voice mail.

The flattened non-slip shoulder straps make this a comfortable tote to carry. The non-slip straps will stay on your shoulder when walking.

Priced at $99.99 and available in June, this new women’s laptop tote is sure to make a statement. It’s chic, sophisticated and innovative all in one.

Check back often to get your own TPS Signature Tote. Use the special FREE SHIPPING coupon code MEBLOG which is exclusively offered here on the Mobile Edge Blog Site just for you.

Nokia 5310 XpressMusic More Photos - View Specs

T-Mobile today announced the availability of the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic phone, offering an enhanced music experience with external music controls, stereo Bluetooth connectivity, wired stereo headsets, a USB cable for side-loading music and a memory card.

The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic offers up to 18 hours of music playback, with memory for up to 3,000 songs on an optional 4 GB microSD card. The handheld also comes preloaded with two exclusive new hits - one from rock sensation Panic! At The Disco and one from Phantom Planet. As an added bonus, the 5310 is loaded with Panic! At The Disco's latest video, "That Green Gentleman," plus an exclusive making-of video with a greeting from the band.

"Interest in music phones continues to grow as people look for devices that bring together everything they need to stay connected," said Sajal Sahay, Director of Product Marketing, T-Mobile USA. "The new Nokia XpressMusic phone will appeal to many of our customers thanks to an easy user experience, sleek design and affordable price."

Additional features of the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic include:

- T-Mobile myFaves-enabled
- Music player with dedicated external music controls
- MP3 and video ringtones
- Stereo Bluetooth connectivity
- 2.0-megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom
- Video capture and playback
- FM radio
- 1 GB microSD card included in box (support for up to 4 GB)
- Digital music player (supports AAC, eAAC+, MP3 and Windows Media Audio formats)
- 2-inch QVGA 240 x 320 px display with up to 16 million colors
- Stereo wired headset
- 3.5 mm headphone jack, compatible for use with most music player earphones
- Handsfree speaker
- Voice dialing, voice commands and voice recorder
- Tri-band 850 / 1800 / 1900 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE
- Dimensions: 1.76 x 4.09 x 0.39 inches, 3.0 ounces

Customers can enter a code from an in-box flyer at www.nokiausa.com/xpressmusic for a chance to win items including a music-themed download to use for their 5310 XpressMusic or to give to a friend, or a grand prize of a $100 Ticketmaster Gift Card to be used toward the purchase of two tickets to a concert of the winner's choice.

The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic is available in three color combinations: black/red, black/purple and black/orange, and is available at select T-Mobile retail stores and online for $49.99 with a two-year contract.

- Nokia 5310 XpressMusic Specs

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Apple iPhone More Photos - View Specs

Solar-powered Apple devices may be on the horizon, according to patent filings by the Cupertino-based company. The patent suggests that Apple may contemplate integrating a layer of solar cells underneath a device's liquid crystal display, possibly used in iPhones, iPods or MacBooks.

Apple products, such as the iPhone, have screens that are exceptionally large for portable devices. According to the patent, the solar panel would be stacked behind the LCD display, absorbing light rays that pass through the display.

It won't be the first time a company tried to integrate solar capabilities into a phone. Motorola received a patent, filed in 2001, for LCDs that allow more light to pass through than previous designs. Other approaches, said the Motorola patent, had resulted in small amounts of power being generated that only added incremental boosts to power-hungry cell phones.

Motorola said technical problems were noted by the limited area for solar-panel surfaces, the durability of the panels, and other issues. Traditionally, only six percent of light rays passed through due to the reflective nature of LCDs. Its new ways increased the pass-through to 75 percent.

Some small devices such as wristwatches or calculators are solar-powered, noted Michael Gartenberg, JupiterResearch analyst. The potential has only recently emerged for larger portable devices to be energized by the sun. One possibility, he suggested, was that solar power, at least in the short term, could be employed for short-term recharging or in other supplementary ways, rather than as the exclusive power source.

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Google today showed off its Android mobile phone software system, appearing to mimic Apple's iPhone. But Google officials downplayed the notion that they will face off against the iPhone in the handset market.

The demonstration in San Francisco represented the most extensive public look so far at Android - an open-source platform under development by Google and a number of partners in the Open Handset Alliance.

The features included a way to unlock phones by drawing a specific shape on the touch screen instead of entering a password; bookmarks for favorite websites on the device's home page; a "compass" tool that automatically roams with the phone while a user looks at photographic images of a city map; a magnifying tool to zoom in on Web content; and a mobile version of the video game "Pac Man."

With Android, the company seeks to extend the browser to handheld devices, a capability currently limited to systems such as iPhone, said Vic Gundotra, Google engineering vice president. "We believe over time, the browser on mobile devices will be the entry point for many, many applications."

Android doesn't represent Google's countermove against the iPhone, Gundotra argued. "I wouldn't say that at all. I think the iPhone is just a world-class device with a great Web browser that delivers in many respects on one of Google's key goals: To bring the Web to the mobile device," Gundotra said. "We wish every mobile phone was as good as the iPhone."

Google also hopes that programmers will create products that will run on Android. It expects to generate revenues via Android by extending the reach of the Internet to handheld phones. Google sells Internet-based ads, applications, appliances and license fees.

Several handset makers, including Samsung, HTC and LG, are among the 34 partners that Google has recruited to help launch Android. The project was first announced nearly seven months ago and is due to hit the market some time during the final six months of this year.

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Mobile Edge submitted three new design concepts to the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) in an effort to help make traveling through airport screening checkpoints easier and quicker. We know how daunting those long lines at the airport can be, and this is a way to help alleviate those long lines.

The TSA sent out an official request (RFI) to leading laptop bag manufacturers to make the “perfect laptop bag” in which the TSA will approve themselves. Of course the design team at Mobile Edge was at the top of their list and jumped all over that request.

Without giving our competition too much information, we submitted three designs that are sure to be approved through the TSA. Anything we can do to help relieve some of the wait when traveling through airport screening checkpoints will help.

One of the guidelines the TSA had was to create a laptop bag that would open all the way up so the user would not have to take their laptop completely out of the bag. This would in turn help make the line move quicker, helping passengers get to their terminals in a timely manner. This would remove one additional step we have to take when traveling.

One thing is for sure, Mobile Edge will have TSA approved laptop bags very soon. Once they are approved from the TSA, we will make sure our customers are aware of these new and innovative laptop cases. Stay tuned for more information . The TSA will announce which designs they approve over the next few months!