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As we were waiting for the official press announcement for the Nokia E66 and E71, both of them are still not yet to be announced until now. Over the weekend Nokia has put up the flash demo on their website.

 

Both the flash demonstration have a good bunch of information and features about the Nokia E66 and Nokia E71. Head over there now before Nokia pull it down from the website. You can also watch the video review from BGR last week here.

[link] Nokia E71 flash demo

[link] Nokia E66 flash demo

via [symbian-freak]

Dexrex announces release of a free message backup system and web inbox service that allows BlackBerry users to instantly archive their SMS (text) messages. Available for download at http://www.dexrex.com, Dexrex for BlackBerry archives SMS messages to a web account accessible from any internet-enabled device. Once logged in, account holders can access their messages for personal reference, forwarding, and browsing.

The Dexrex for BlackBerry service is available for consumer and enterprise BlackBerry users with OS versions 4.2.1 and higher. Going forward, the company promises expanding support and continuing development of new features for account holders. In addition to this service, Dexrex offers free, real-time archiving of Instant Messenger conversations from every major IM network.

via [rimarkable]

Hop-on will introduce 6 new phones for distribution worldwide. Hop-on’s new HOP1800 Series phones will range from a $125 PDA phone to the world’s lowest cost phone for $10 in the US.

Hop-on’s new series includes the HOP1801 Smart Phone. This particular phone will be the lowest cost Smart Phone on the market. The HOP1803 is an Ultra Low Price GSM Tri band phone, and the HOP1805 is an Ultra Low Price cell phone for emerging markets. The HOP1810 is a GSM Dual Band Camera Phone. All four phones will be available for distribution in North and South America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, supporting English, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic and more upon request.

Available in North and South America are the HOP1808 Dual Sim Mobile Phone with Camera, Supported MP4/SMS/MMS/GPRS/WAP/FM Stereo with Bluetooth optional. The HOP1809 3G mobile phone with Camera, supported MP4 /MMS/ STK/ JAVA/ BREW/ SMS and Bluetooth. And finally the HOP1800, the Lowest Cost mobile phone in the world. This simple phone is a GSM Dual band with no display that features a Braille keypad. See below for the specifications and picture.

HOP1801

• OS: Smart NX Mobile (Linux)
• platform: AP (Chipnuts Processor C7280)
• Band: GSM Tri band 900/1800/1900 MHz
• Dimension: 116mm (D) x64mm (W) x14mm (H)
• Display: 2.5 inch QVGA 320*240 262K TFT (Touch Screen)
• Camera: CMOS 2M pixels
• External memory slot: Micro SD
• Ring tone: Midi 64 Polyphonic.

HOP1803

• Band: GSM Tri band (850/1900 or 900/1800) MHz
• Dimension: 96.6 mm (D) x41.6 mm (W) x15.9 mm (H)
• Display: 1.5 inch 128*128 64K CSTN display
• Internal Memory: 32(Nor Flash) +8(SRAM)
• Ring tone: Midi 16 Polyphonic
• Supported: SMS/STK
• FM Radio (optional)
• Supported MSN: USB: MMS: WAP: EMS: JAVA:
• Bluetooth: GPS (optional)
• QWERTY key pad

HOP1805

• Band: GSM Tri band (850/1900 or 900/1800) MHz
• Dimension: 96.6 mm (D) x41.6 mm (W) x15.9 mm (H)
• Display: 1.5 inch Black/White STN display
• Internal Memory: 32(Nor Flash) +8(SRAM)
• Ring tone: Midi 16 Polyphonic
• Supported: SMS/STK
• FM Radio (optional)

HOP1810

• Band: GSM Tri band 850/1900 or 900/1800 MHz
• Dimension: 96 mm (D) x43 mm (W) x13 mm (H)
• Display: 1.5 inch 128*128 64 CSTN display
• Camera: CMOS .03M pixel
• External memory slot: Micro SD
• Ring tone: Midi 16 Polyphonic
• Supported: SMS/MMS/ MP4 Player
• Speaker 20×14mm
• FM Radio (optional)

HOP1808

• Band: GSM Tri band 850/1800/1900 MHz
• Dimension: 108 mm (D) x48 mm (W) x14 mm (H)
• Display: 2.4 inch 262 K TFT display
• Camera: CMOS 2.0M pixel
• External memory slot: Micro SD
• Ring tone: Midi 64 Polyphonic
• Supported: MP4 /SMS/MMS/ GPRS/WAP/FM Stereo
• Bluetooth (optional)

HOP1809 3G

• Band: GSM 850/1800/1900 MHz
• UMTS/HSDPA Band 850 or 1900 MHz
• Dimension: 108.7nn (D) x47.2mm (W) x14.5mm (H)
• Display: 2.0 inch QCIF TFT Color display
• Camera: CMOS 300K up to 1.3 Mega bit
• External memory slot: Micro SD
• Ring tone: Midi 64 Polyphonic
• Supported: MP4 /MMS/ STK/JAVA/BREW/SMS
• Bluetooth

via [engadgetmobile]

Just few weeks after the BGR mocked up image on the BlackBerry full touch screen smartphone, they have now posted the official picture of the BlackBerry Thunder, which is not too far from the mocked up image.

It is not sure that if this will be named as BlackBerry 9500. The new touch screen phone from BlackBerry will be the first keyboard-less messaging phone offered by RIM. If they have the soft keyboard working as well as the hardware keyboard, this will definitely help them to fill up some market share in competition with the new Apple iPhone and HTC Touch Diamond.

Source [BGR]

Digia Plc has created a first fully finger touch controllable web browser for UIQ based mobile phones. Designed for UIQ 3 and Symbian OS the Digia @Web provides user oriented mobile browsing experience. Browser is based on the open-source webkit browser engine ported to UIQ by Digia, and a whole new browser UI that gives powerful and intuitive access to true web content.

Mobile browsing is gaining huge popularity due to flat rate 3G data access and possibility to use WLAN connections. Digia @Web empowers mobile phone users with browser designed to give the optimal mobile browsing experience. Direct access to true web content is achieved through the first full finger touch browser interface designed by Digia.

Jari-Pekka Heikkilä, VP Smartphone from Digia says: “We see internet content becoming more and more important for users of mobile phones, and browser as the single most important application in the truly converged devices. By creating the new browser we want to provide the users of UIQ based mobile phones the opportunity to see the web as it has been intended.”

Digia @Web 1.0 browser engine is based on the open-source S60 webkit engine version ported to UIQ platform by Digia. Other users of the webkit browser engine include Apple Safari browser, iPhone, Google Android and Nokia S60 browser. Digia will contribute source code modifications of the webkit engine to open-source. Digia @Web 1.0 public beta will be available for downloads during June 2008.

via [phonemag]

Palm Centro will be offered by Verizon Wireless starting June 13th, according to a leaked info from PhoneArena. When available, it will be sold at $269.99 with 2-years before the $100 rebate. Alternatively it is available at $389.99 without any contract.

via [phonearena]

Taking a cue from the success of Apple's iPhone, Blackberry has revealed their latest technical wonder, The Thunder. Those expecting a plethora of hardware buttons will be disappointed to hear that Blackberry has designed their latest mobile technology entry to make use of a touch-screen interface. Based on early photos we can safely conclude that send, end, back, menu, volume, lock, and play / pause buttons will supplement the touch screen interface.

The biggest disadvantage thus far is that apparently the unit is going to be a Verizon exclusive here in the United States (and Vodafone abroad). With a third quarter release date (Q3) it's looking like the unit will be a reality this Fall. Research in Motion aficionados may have noticed that this date comes hot on the heels of RIM's other big release: The Blackberry Bold (9000 series). Not only will the Bold look more traditional with a physical QWERTY thumb-board, it is set to be released for AT&T, and T-Mobile.

In addition these new beauties (the Bold for certain) will run the Blackberry OS 4.6. Prices for the Bold (pictured above) are estimated at around $350 while the Thunder's MSRP has yet to be released.
See full article.

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Photo: Samsung Omnia Smartphone Unveiled, Targets iPhone Photo 1

Korean-handset maker Samsung today announced its Omnia (SGH-i900), a business device running on Windows Mobile 6.1 with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel and Word).

The Omnia has an ultra-slim 12.5mm design. The centerpiece is a 3.2-inch WQVGA (240 x 400 px) touch screen from Synaptics. With haptics, vibrations give users feedback when the display is touched. Tap, sweep, drag and drop operations let consumers navigate through the TouchWiz UI. An accelerometer auto-rotates the display when tilted on the side. A trackpad and on-screen QWERTY keyboard are included as well.

The Omnia comes with a built-in 5.0-megapixel CMOS camera with auto-focus, facial and smile detection, auto-panorama shot and image stabilizer. Internal memory configurations of 8 or 16GB are expandable with microSD memory cards.

Internet access is fast with up to 7.2Mbps on HSDPA and Wi-Fi. An FM tuner and GPS reception are standard for navigation and geo-tagging.

The Samsung Omnia will be launched in Southeast Asia starting late June with European sales starting in July.

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The hot new HTC Touch Diamond has just started landing in shops in Asia, but HTC was nice enough to send us one for review. The new TouchFLO 3D home screen is breathtaking, and with a VGA display, the Opera browser is amazing.
Read the full story here.

French fashion-house Christian Dior has teamed up with Swiss-jeweler Swarovski to create a crystal-studded version of its new "My Dior" luxury phone.

Dubbed the "Lady Dior," the crocodile skin exterior is inlaid with 640 stones of 3251 carats of Swarovski crystals. The handset includes a 2.6-inch touch screen with QVGA resolution, 2.0-megapixel camera, ringtones. Users can pick up or make calls with a miniature phone the size of a USB key, and use the main phone for more complicated functions - ideal for women who don't want to rummage through their bags to find their phones.

"In the same way that we have developed our watch and jewelry lines, we want to increase sales with the phone," said Sidney Toledano, Christian Dior CEO. "What really convinced us was seeing the attention people in emerging markets pay to buying a phone, by selecting the color and design."

Luxury goods makers have started venturing into mobile devices. After Dolce & Gabbana sold $315 million worth of its Gold Motorola RAZR phones, Italian fashion house Prada soon followed suit, launching a phone with South Korea's LG Electronics.

But Dior's new phone is priced higher than rivals, closer to Nokia's premium line Vertu, which also starts in the $7,900 range. Dolce & Gabbana, Prada and Giorgio Armani all have phones out that cost around $950.

Taking nearly three years to design, the handset is made by a small French manufacturer ModeLabs. My Dior starts at $5,500 or $7,900 and up while the Swarovski-studded version will be sold for $26,000.

My Dior will be marketed as early as June 2008 and begin selling shortly thereafter.

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