AT&T Flat Call Rate $50 In United States Starts In San Francisco

For the last 24 hours, news has been spreading across the blogosphere via Engadget of the flat call rate of AT&T. It costs $50 per month for unlimited call. The requirements are that you live in San Francisco, and already been a subscriber of AT&T for 22 months, with "good standing". I suppose it simply means you always pay the bill on time, and an average user in terms of the monthly billing value.

It is still unknown whether this flat rate will continue to spread to other major cities nationwide. The era of mass telecommunication service has truly began with this lowered cost, as previously Boost also offered the same flat rate. In the future, data transfer is likely to be the source of revenue for carriers. Well, San Franciscoers better be happy for this, as they can spend hours and hours in their cell with their loved ones! Yaay!! :)

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Motorola E11 Or E12 Pics Leaked In A Chinese Blog

The next Rokr may be just around the corner. UnwiredView spotted several pics of suspected Motorola E11 or E12. The pics are from China. Sample is below.

Although in my opinion, this pic is not very convincing (look at that dirt or sort of worn-out paint in the phone), yet this is very interesting to talk about. It is said to have touchscreen, touch sensitive buttons, and 3,2 MP camera. Let's hope this is not a fake Chinese phone.

Perhaps this will not be a smartphone, considering the history of E-series, that is more mid-end. Let's have a watch on this. In the next few weeks or months, there should be more development.

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Bad breath medicine, or check it first with Nokia N95

If you have bad breath, what will you do. Perhaps you take a mouthwash like Listerine. And it's gone. Or may be you go to a doctor, if the bad breath does not go away. But, this is a high tech era, so your phone might be just the right assistance.

With Nokia N95 equipped with the bad-breath chip detector technology from AND, now your Nokia N95 can detect bad breath and tells you what's wrong with your body, based on the smart sensor chip inside your phone. There will be a small hole created that you can blow into, to enable the scanning.

It can scan what gases contained in your breath, and then gives option whether you would like to wirelessly notify your physician, and show you what disease you have.

I am not sure this will be very popular among youths. But may be among adult people like age 40 and above, this application can be very useful.

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Samsung S5600 The Touchscreen Touch Wiz UI Middle Clazz

Although all our attention seem to be focused at Samsung OmniaHD, UnwiredView highlights more of Samsung S5600, the middle class touchscreen phone from Samsung.

Although it does not come with Windows Mobile, Samsung S5600 provides quite great look and 3 mp camera. It also has the well known Touch Wiz UI, the smart interface of today's high end Samsung cellphones.

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HTC TouchPro 2 Will Be Available Worlwide

HTC has announced via its Twitter that the upcoming HTC TouchPro2 will be available worldwide. This time the TouchPro2 looks much more ergonomic, with rounded edges, and also with the HTC-pioneered horizontal sliding keypad.

There are no news of its features yet, but we'd better expect standard smartphone features such as office document editors, HSDPA, Win-mo 6.5, Wifi, Bluetooth, fast processor and big ram. Also interesting to think about the megapixel camera. Following HTC's comment on the megapixel race, we can expect the camera will be around 5-6 mp and no more.

Well, let's wait for this baby rolling!

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Motorola Ruby RAZR3 Appears Again

The people at UnwiredView shows to the world, that the once cancelled Motorola Ruby, now appears again in a press shot.

The phone looks exactly similar like Motorola V3xx, the HSDPA phone. Being member of the Razr family, it is very "Motorola", and sticks to the original flavor. It shows nice and sharp display, and seems to have Symbian UIQ.

Here are the thumbnailed pics (click for bigger images) :



Hmm lovely. I think I love this phone, and will definitely check out the detailed specs once it is available. It seems to be a decent and no-frills Motorola. The reincarnation of the legendary V3.


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LG Versa Pictures Unboxed

Apparently, someone has sent a picture to PhoneArena, of an LG Versa, unboxed before March 1st, the official launch day. The phone looks nice and elegant, and the display seems very promising and looks to be one of the best in the market.

From the pics, we can see that thera are not much included in the box. Charger, and perhaps a CD or two for apps, but nothing more. Seems LG also tries cutting cost in this tough economy.

Check more pics at Phone Arena.

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Conduit The Experimental Design Phone

While it is one thing to push innovation, it is quite another to make an idea workable and useful. Designer Tirshathah Hunter surely practiced the out-of-the-box thinking while designing this Pantech Conduit concept phone.

The Conduit consists of three cigar-like shapes. Two of them could be detached from one 'cigar' controller. The other two are holding rollable screen, that can be stretched out like this :

A more detailed exploded view :

While it is quite believable that the device will be able to connect seamlessly using Bluetooth, but one question remains on the rollable screen. What material is it, and is it comercially viable? The built-in keypad also looks miserable. It certainly could be better than that. At least we expect ordinary alphanumeric keypad in this thing, not the jumbled six buttons that hold all characters.

Anyway, we must praise designer Tirshathah Hunter for this bold design, though may be not very much implementable.

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iPhone Contenders, compiled by RBC

So hot iPhone is to the stock market, that even a bank like RBC cares to put up a special comparison chart here.

From the chart, we can see that it's a really fierce and dog-eat-dog competition among smartphones. Samsung OmniaHD, HTC Magic, LG GM730, HTC Touch Diamond2, and Palm Pre are among the strongest competitors of Apple.

The analyst of Royal Bank of Canada, Michael Abramsky wrote :

"Some -- notably Google, Palm, Microsoft, HTC -- appears to offer 'good enough' functional alternatives, including PC-like internet browsing, consumer UI/navigation, touch manipulation, messaging, applications/services, carrier functionality -- with alternative hardware form factors (e.g. keyboards, sliders, etc) that may appeal to some potential iPhone customers,"

Facing the heavy competition, Apple is likely to devise a pricing tactic either on the hardware itself (reduce price), or playing around with cheaper data plan, as stated by Zach Spear of Appleinsider :

Earlier this month, both Kaufman Bros' Shaw Wu and Bernstein's Toni Sacconaghi issued similar comments. Wu cited sources who said Apple and AT&T were discussing the possibility of offering customers more data plan options, including some restrictive but more affordable plans, while Sacconaghi simply cited comments from a one-on-one meeting with Apple's acting chief executive Tim Cook that suggest the company is looking into "different pricing/price points" for the hardware itself.

Sure, we can't wait to get a cheaper iPhone. But price alone won't win our heart. Features do. Perhaps Palm Pre with intuitive and fluid interface, and Samsung OmniaHD with its high-def video recording, they do really have a chance to kill iPhone now.

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Comics For Your Cellphones Will Be Soon Available

With the ubiquity of smartphones or feature phones which have big displays, it is highly desirable if we can read comics in it. Yes, we can manually scan our comics and crop the images, and read it in the phone's picture viewer. But there is smarter alternative.

According to a Trendhunter's post, digital comic is readily available for Android based smartphone, which in this case, for now, is the TMobile G1. The title is "HEXED", and will also be available in the iPhone Apps Store.

Great innovation done by people at BOOM! Studios and iVerse Media, who released this comic. We can't wait the next Superman and Spiderman, too! Save the environment by using less paper, and the most important, immortalizing our comic collection to our lovely gadget : the smartphones.

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Applied Nano Detectors Develop Chip That Can Detect Diseases from Our Breath

It sounds like a science fiction. But a report from TechRadar gives us hope that perhaps within one or two years, we will have a cellphone that can detect whether you have diabetes, high blood pressure, or other diseases, through your breath.

Applied Nano Detectors has finally devised a chip that can be installed into a cellphone. The chip can detect your breath and conclude what kind of diseases you have. There will be an air hole in the phone which you can blow into, and you're done.

Moreover, the chip can send automatic notification to your doctor about the disease you have. Though, there will be privacy issues here, but it is surely helpful for elderly or kids to notify their doctors about this.

Nokia is already on a talk with Applied Nano Detectors. Let's hope this device will materialize and marketed soon!

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HTC is likely to beef up its cameraphone department

While known for its superb business and sleek fashion phones, the innovative Taiwanese HTC stated , from BGR, that it would try to improve its cameraphone department.

Eric Lin of HTC said it would not compete in the megapixel race, as hyped by the flamboyant-yet-unproven Idou.

As quoted from BGR :

"We've seen plenty of research that says 5-6MP is the sweet spot for a camera phone, so would it make more sense to put a bad-ass 5MP sensor in one of our phones?

Clever. Intelligent. Why not create a killer imaging smartphone, with working 4x optical zoom, great macro support, and all the standard features and quality of digi-cam that will drop our jaws? Certainly bigger megapixel does not equal better images. And who needs that 12 MP loaded into our printers, or our commonly used Microsoft Picture Viewer.

I personally think megapixel race is worthless. People are not stupid, and they can buy great 10 or 12 megapixel digicam with much much higher image quality and peace of mind, than speculating in an exotic device like Idou. However, there are always early adopters, and these people will surely flock to idou.

HTCs are truly smarter. It may be small, but I belive it will continue to release carefully thoughts smartphones, not only bigger and stronger ones.

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Sony Ericsson Xperia 2 Has Some Rumors Spread By Sony Ericsson Managing Director of UK and Ireland

Oh, please. Another hype spread out deliberately by Nathan Vaultier, Managing Director of Sony Ericsson UK and Ireland, at MWC 2009.

While it is perfectly okay and common to generate buzzword as part of marketing tactic, but his statement should be clearer than this vague rant(quoted from BGR) :

"The Xperia brand is not just about Smartphones, it's about the latest and coolest thing in mobile phones. The next product will be very different to the Xperia X1, aimed at a different product segment and also enhancing the user experience."

Considering the failure of Xperia 1, the Xperia 2 would better be a really cool device, with reasonable price and killer features. And let's stop the hype-generating statement. We want a great phone. period.

While the Idou is also hot on the talk, yet its promise of "Entertainment Unlimited", in my humble opinion, is simply unrealistic. Samsung OmniaHD deserves to use this slogan much much more than Idou. Allright Idou will have 12 mp, but so what. Entertainment is about audio visual experience, and Samsung OmniaHD with HD recording and playback simply delivers the hippest entertainment up to date.

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Elektrobit, The Perfect Phone for Seamen, Satellite Phone and GSM Phone In One Windows Mobile Device

Elektrobit, or trilobit, or trilobyte. Whatever. But a new smartphone called Elektrobit features a unique ability : transfer network from GSM to Satellite network, to GSM again, seamlessly. Best of it, it also sports HSDPA, WiFi, and encapsulated in Windows Mobile 6.1 Smartphone.

Love it? If you are a seaman, then most likely you will. But Engadget said this phone is said to have uncomfortable keypad. Still, satellite phone with no huge external antenna, and the ability to switch networks on the fly, is really a neat technology applied.

Design speaking, it is quite ugly. But seaman doesn't need beautiful, glossy, diamond-etched phones. They need phones that work and can withstand bad weather for communication.

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Philips Tapster Is Really A Sexy Bluetooth Wireless Headset

Never before I had seen a bluetooth wireless as sexy as this. Meet the cute Philips Tapster. It looks minimalist, and it spells no-nonsense, but it promises hip features : touch control, and also better engineered product to make sure you hear the clearest voice.

You can answer a call just by gentle stroke, and controlling volume with taps. But I still don't get it. How many taps to increase volume, and how many taps to decrease volume. Of course we don't want to be deafened with it.


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The Tapster features a FullSound chip which decompresses your music files by using its smart algorithm to give you full bodied dynamic sound. It's also A2DP compliant which means you can use it to stream music from any Bluetooth device.They've incorporated an angled acoustic design to deliver powerful sound straight down your lugholes, and seal you off from distracting ambient noise. Add to that Ever Clear technology (a fancy way of saying sound isolating properties) and they've created a smart headset which should provide you with super sharp audio,

Though I must confess I don't comprehend what that paragraph really means, but as you read it also, it promises better sound quality and better ergonomics, which means less pain in the ears hopefully.

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Pre Will Be Exclusive For Sprint Until The End of 2009

Are you excited about the upcoming Palm Pre? Well, you'd better add a new phone number with Sprint, if you are really a gadget-freak, and can't wait until 2010 to use it. Because right now, Pre will be tied exclusively for Sprint until 2009.

Pre has been gathering a lot of praises of good reviews around the net, among others by Gizmodo which highlights the wonderful messaging menu window :

I think this phone's biggest appeal will be the central role the internet plays in the OS. The way it pulls data from various web services, and melds it into its own framework is top notch. I think being able to text, and gChat and send IMs over AIM all from the same window is such a benefit to the user to not have to switch windows for 3 different apps for messaging. And obviously, you won't be talking to someone on a bunch of different messengers at once, but over a period of a week, you might have convos over these different services, and it's good to keep track of all these interactions in one place.

Also check out seven features that make Pre wins in a boingboing blog, though I think multitouch is not really useful.. And also checks out rather political yet gripping opinion by Chris Seibold at applematters.com, on how Palm Pre makes Apple tremble.

Well, interesting point by Chris Seibold is this :

Why the sudden interest in suing Palm? Perhaps Apple is seeing the Pre as something to be scared of. That seems to be the most rational reason and the most troubling. The next iteration of the iPhone should leave the Pre looking like it was copying yesterdays news but if the Pre is ahead of the next iPhone then Apple has a serious problem. Palm has done some great stuff but most of the great stuff was back in the 90's. There's no way Palm should be able to out engineer and out market Apple (someone will have to do both to make a legit iPhone killer). The Pre already has strikes against it, all the threats do is make the Pre more desirable. It is the phone Apple doesn't want you to have.

Let's see how Palm Pre changed the smartphone industry. But, I think we forget one simple thing here. Smartphones with Qwerty vertical keypad are, practically speaking, for geeks. And how many geeks are there in the world, in term of percentage. I always see the cellphone rivalries and debacles through marketing lenses, and Palm is a languishing brand, while Apple, Nokia, and other big players are not easily indestructible, and can fight back. It will all depend on how well the Palm Pre delivers its product performance.

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Vertus Releases Constellation Pure, A Gorgeous Ceramic Keypad Cellphone

Don't get me wrong. I don't love fancy and overpriced phones. But I am always amazed that there are always market for these kinds of phones. Brands like Vertu, Tag Heuer, Mobiado, are to name several leading brands in this segment.

Now Vertu breaks news again with its Constellation Pure series. The main selling point : ceramic keypads. Well yeah, so will the ceramic keypads smoothen our fingers and make texting easier? 99% of chance, they won't. But I personally think the white version is very beautiful one, to impress the typical spoiled American girls.

Now here comes the interesting part that screams quality :

The phones are built from steel, leather and ceramics – actually, the whole keypad and the earpiece is made out of ceramic materials. It’s said that Vertu’s designers spent two years in order to create the perfectly-colored ceramic.

Even better (oh time to rush and queue for the phone!) is what ModelVita has to say :

The backs of the individual keys have a special coating coated to prevent light penetration, and the holes were painted graphic to the perfect light dispersion over the entire lifetime of the phone sure. Each phone line is equipped with ceramic buttons and earpiece to provide a high gloss finish.

Hm.. steel, leather, and ceramics. Interesting combination. But ceramics are good conductors, right? So they mean they can deliver heat much more quicker. I wonder how this phone exterior feel cold when it's winter. What ceramics type is not specified. Well they better choose the best ceramics in the world to justify the astronomic €6,800 / $8,560 price tag.

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Eco Charger From Carphone Warehouse Shuts Down Automatically When Your Battery Is Full

Now this idea is smart, though technically speaking it is simple.

A cellphone charger that shuts itself down when your battery is already full, presented by Carphone Warehouse. Though its physical design is aesthetically rather unpleasing, but the function is said to "save up to 300,000,000 kWh of electricity yearly – the equivalent of £85 million", assuming that all UK residents use this. An unrealistic assumption, however.

So care to buy one? It is £23. But speaking about environmental friendliness, so what will happen with your existing charger? Recycle it or what? It would be even greater for Carphone Warehouse if it provides trade-in with our current charger.

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Hyundai MB 490i Dolphin Adopts Yamaha Speaker

Hyundai is the brand name of a car, a tractor, a ship (!). But wait, it now enters the already-crowded cellphone industry. And Hyundai's debut does not impress me, and you either. It features a Hyundai MB 490i, which looks like a dolphin. So what, if Nokia launches a cellphone that looks like a frog, will you buy it? I surely doubt.

Well, this guy looks desperate to make a dent in the market. However, there are some features worth mentioned. 240 x 400 touchscreen, plus Yamaha speaker, are not bad ideas. But the lack of keypad and only radio-knob-like control in the upfront, well that's quite unwelcome, I guess.

The back side of the phone in uninspiring at best.

So, what is that eye of the dolphin in the phone? I wonder how it functions, and whether it brings some value. Perhaps it is a dedicated web browser button or camera button, or media button.

I think this phone will sales will languish before it even spells its first ads. Yet, it's another nice attempt to add cellphone to our wonderful civilization.

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Iris Browser for Windows Mobile Smartphones

If you have a windows mobile smartphone, then we have good news for you. A new browser has born. It's Iris. It promises full experience of web transferred to your phone. Sounds big, and I personally, do not believe it. Alas, I don't have a windows mobile phone. But if you do, please then check it here.

So far in my experience, the Net Front browser of Sony Ericsson does quite a good job. Although it does not support Flash yet. I've never tried a Windows Mobile default web browser. But the Iris looks promising. Please give it a test drive, and comment back!

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LG Will Release 12 MP Cameraphone This Year

Quoted from Engadget and TechRadar , LG announced it will release 12 MP Cameraphone this year.

Although higher megapixel does not necessarily mean better pictures taken, the racing keeps going, as Sony Ericsson Idou started the battle cry. Okay,.. but how about image quality? Until today, I compare that the old Sony Ericsson 3 MP digicam still produces far superior picture than the 3.2 MP of Sony Ericsson K800i.. Well, you still should consider whether you need the 12 MP. I guess 5 MP is still okay, 8 MP getting over zeaous, and 12 MP wooh, an unneeded extravagant.

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Nokia invests €500 in R&D To Boost Symbian OS

We must confess to the reality in the market that Nokia Symbian OS is not the most hip and fancy operating system nowadays. Android and Apple iPhone have more compelling features and interface. Not to mention the exotic Garmin Asus Nuvifone, which seamlessly integrates native Garmin USB menu with cellphone and messaging functionality. Yet Nokia starts fighting back. It plans to invest €500, which particularly directed to improve the Symbian OS to be "more competitive".

But money alone cannot make the Symbian turn around easy. Facing tough challenges from Android, Iphone, and Palm Pre, Nokia will have to amass support from developers to work together to create operating system that works inline with natural habit of common people.

That's why HTC launches HTC Touch Flo skin, and also that's the reason behind the innovation by Samsung on TouchWiz interface. Symbian does not have that kind of flexibility. It must have, and have some more, and it must revolutionize the way Nokia lovers use the phone. Read More......

Pantech Matrix Pro with Dual Keypad from AT&T

Fancy keyboards-in-smartphones trend began after HTC Tytn II. Nokia N97 follows suit. But behold, if you think horizontal body-sliding keypad is cool, then watch the upcoming Pantech Matrix Pro from AT&T. It has dual keypad, yes your eyes do not fool you.

More detailed speaking, Pantech Matrix Pro from AT&T hosts dual keypad, the alphanumeric keypad, and the full blown QWERTY keypad. The alphanumeric slides down from the phone just like common sliders. No big news here. But combined into this device is the body side-sliding full blown QWERTY keypad. Two keypads format in one gadget. This is a truly innovation.

Check out the pics.

The ordinary alphanumeric.
The elegant side sliding QWERTY keypad.

Apparently it will have Windows Mobile 6.5 under the hood. Also AT&T Navigator promises turn-by-turn GPS guide. Hm...but wait, the camera, only 2MP CMOS? Oh God, that's not we want to hear. At least todays smartphones must use 3 MP camera to respect its own brand. Even teenagers' INQ1 sports 3MP camera on board.

Let's see how this guy rocks when it finally arrives for AT&T. Let's hope it delivers reliable speed and performance.

Source and images from : Mobiledia.
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INQ1 wins the Best Global Mobile Awards 2009

May be you've never heard of this cellphone before, the INQ1. Sounds cryptic? You bet. But this device wins The Best Mobile Handset title of the Best Global Mobile Awards 2009. Surprisingly INQ1 could beat the charismatic Nokia E71 and high-tech TMobile G1.


INQ1 is a social networking oriented cellphone. It is marketed in UK only, and with contract exclusively on 3 network. The handset specs as follow :

• Connectivity Bluetooth, USB
  
• Dimensions 97 x 47.6 x 14.4
  
• Features Intergrated Facebook, Skype, Windows Live Messenger and Email applications, Last FM
  
• Weight (g) 110
  
• 3G Yes
  
• Camera Resolution 3.2
  
• Display Size 2.2
  
• Display Type TFT LCD
  
• E-mail Client Yes
  
• GPRS Yes
  
• HSDPA Yes
  
• Internet Browser Yes
  
• Memory 50
  
• No of Colours (Main Display) 262144
  
• Quoted Standby Time 329
  
• Quoted Talk Time 324
  
• WiFi No
  

Clearly the spec list does show INQ1 as a good all rounder device, although it does not have special super feature, like 5 MP Camera, Qwerty, huge memory, etc. Compared to Nokia N71 who has full email synchronization ability, fast processor, and full Qwerty keyboard, feature wise INQ1 is inferior. Moreover, when we compared INQ1 to TMobile G1, then INQ1 is way below.

But INQ1 is a success story because of its usability, that enable users to interact with Facebook and IM, and put this interaction into some usable and friendly interface.

INQ1 is geared for Facebook and IM, and seamlessly integrate Facebook features into its interface. With 80 GBP price and aimed at Facebookers in UK, INQ1 has a great value of money. Although feature wise it is slightly lagging behind its competitors Nokia E71 or TMobile G1, INQ1 wins the title because of its user-friendliness.

There are no news though whether INQ1 will come to other markets as well, with or without plan contract with network carriers.

More you can find on 3's INQ1 site, and Techradar.

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Cellphone makers are going to use universal charger by 2012

It is common for us to change charger each time we switch to another brand of cellphone. Sometimes even when we switch from older type of cellphones to newer ones within the same, there was a change in charger, example in this case is Nokia and Sony Ericsson, which once changed their plug charger platform. But this is not the case anymore.

The GSM Association and 17 cellphone manufacturers announced today that they had agreed to take the initiative to produce and use single format of charger (universal charger) by 2012.

This universal charger will be in the form of Micro USB, and will have more efficiency (Rated 4 stars). Major brands such as Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Motorola already join the initiative and start working to make this happen. Should this succeed, it will save 50% of materials, and potentially reduce up to 51,000 tons of wasted used chargers.

This will be great news for average daily users like you and me. Because if this is true micro-USB, then we will be able to just plug in a micro-usb cable to our laptop, or desktop, or any other electronic equipment with USB slot. It will need less energy, and also much more efficient.

Strange that some Chinese brands cellphones already use micro USB charger, and it takes quite a while for the GSM Association and the majority of manufacturers to start adopt it.

Source: UnwiredView, GSMworld

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Nokia agrees with Skype to Include Skype Software In Cellphones

Skype is the world's most widely used telephony chat application, and now Nokia sets an agreement with Skype. With this agreement, Nokia will install Skype in the upcoming N97 series.

Previously, Skype has partnered with Hutchison to install Skype. As stated by Josh Silverman, Skype's Chief Executive, "We believe that mobile is incredibly important to our future," "The Nokia announcement is really a major milestone. When we partner with manufacturers we are able to deliver a superior experience."

This is a very great news, with this development, you can hope to talk with your Skype's contact very cheaply. Internet and cellphone integration is becoming today's standard. Let's expect the Nokia-Skype integration to work smoothly. Because Skype is very popular online, and users will expect the same service quality within the coming N97.

by Beta Ismawan (http://cellfreakz.blogspot.com)
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Samsung Announces Three Android Phones and One Linux Limo Phone

It seems that Samsung is advancing more innovation to your door, as it announces today three Android OS phones and one Linux OS phone codenamed Limo.

Surprisingly has became the second biggest cell maker in the world (Reuters-ed), the Korean manufacturer, represented by the company's head of product strategy Won-Pyo Hong stated to Reuter that it would release more than three Android phones, and one linux OS phone before 2010.

This move is making the cellphones market much more exciting. Other than battle of brands and features, we are looking at battle of OS. As you know, smartphones are defined by the existence of OS installed in it. With OS, you can install, uninstall, and even modify (called modding) the visual appearance and menu structure of your phone.

Until recently, Symbian S60 3rd edition dominates the 'common' smartphones, as it is used by Nokia, the number one cell maker. But Windows Mobile 6.1 continues to improve and evolve to Windows Mobile 6.5, and also adopted by various cellphone manufacturers.

The latest hit is the Android OS, which is an operating sytem supported by Google, that promises integration of your cellphone with Google features. This means, accessing Google facilites such as Google Mail, Google Docs, and Google Calendar will be a lot easier through it, supposedly. However, market will test the battle between the three major operating system : Symbian, Windows Mobile, and Android.

by Beta Ismawan (http://cellfreakz.blogspot.com)
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Gigabyte GSmart S1200 with Windows Mobile 6.1 and VGA Display

Gigabyte, the Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer, has officially announced earlier it will launch GSmart S1200, A Windows mobile smartphone with wide and full touch screen interface.

The latest report from MWC by Unwiredview confirmed that Gigabyte has fully disclosed the spec of GSmart S1200. Physically, the handset is classy, with chrome trimming, that makes it a classic retro-looking piece. However, don't be fooled by its exterior, as it carries full Windows Mobile 6.1.

As you know, Windows Mobile 6.1 is one of the most advanced mobile operating systems currently in the market. Although some users find Windows Mobile 6.1 a little bit buggy, but in general still several manufacturers adopt this operating system into their smartphones.

Gigabyte GSmart S1200 has 105.5 x 52 x 11.4 millimeters dimension. It should be easily fit into your pocket, as 1,1 cm is considered very thin. And it also big and nice WVGA display, which means more space for your applications, images, and videos. The full specification as follows :

* 3.1 inch TFT touchscreen display with 480 x 800 pixels
* Gigabyte’s Smart Zone user interface
* GSM and HSDPA/HSUPA connectivity
* Built-in GPS
* Wi-Fi
* Bluetooth 2.0
* Mini USB 2.0
* 3MP camera with autofocus
* MicroSD card slot
* 528 MHz Qualcomm processor
* 256MB ROM, 128MB RAM
* 1010 mAh battery

Let's go through the spec items one by one. 3.1 inch TFT, is nice, and the TFT screen should be readable in the sun, though no confirmation yet on any reviews in the web. But the pixel of 480 x 800 can be a little bit of problem, as it is not a common pixel resolution for images and third party applications.

Built-in GPS is a welcome addition. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Mini USB, 3MP, MicroSD all are standard features of today's smartphones. While the 528 MHz Qualcomm processor is okay, it can use faster processor still. But perhaps Gigabyte tries to reduce production cost by using lower speed processor. The 1010 mAh battery however, is a bit too small. Modern smartphones that have a lot of power-gobbing features should have 1300 or 1500mAh battery. So expect the battery life of your GSmart S1200 will last in about 1-2 days.

Gigabyte's Smart Zone user interface is a skin similar to the finger-friendly interface skin found in LG Cookie and HTC Touch, though it seems far less superior than HTC TouchFlo skin. Just like in other Windows Mobile smartphones, Gigabyte's Smart Zone skin is created to enable users control the handset in easier and much more intuitive ways, as Windows Mobile is often perceived to be rather complicated to use for average users.

The Gigabyte GSmart S1200 is expected to be marketed in Q2 2009.
by : Beta Ismawan (http://cellfreakz.blogspot.com)
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Adobe To Support Nokia and Palm with Full Flash

When you surf the web and sees fancy animation with music and all, and clickable button in that animation, you see flash. Until recently, full flash content can't be viewed and played in cellphones. Only limited flash content called Flash Lite. But this is about to change.


Form Macworld, it is reported that Adobe plans to support Microsoft, Google, Nokia and Palm with full flash capability in the manufacturers' platforms. While implementation is still questionable, but this news is welcome in the developers community.

With this forward step, we can expect to see more interactive and creative apps and contents delivered to our phones. As you can see often in entertainment websites, such as official movie sites, or television sites, full Flash content adds a lot of spice to the browsing experience. Expect this will arrive in your phone too.

Surely better and bigger cellphones with faster processors and bigger ram will be required to correctly show the full Flash content. The digital revolution truly arrives at our door, where we will be able to view richer content in our handsets.

Source : Macworld
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New SIMSense Technology from Oberthur Enables Motion Detection Regardless of Cellphone Types

Imagine you are in a busy meeting, and your cellphone rings. Of course you can't answer, but you can't just reject it either. What happened then? You just rejected it anyway. Not now. Obertrhur's technology called SIMSense enables you to give instruction to your cellphone just by moving your cellphone, regardless the type of your cellphone.

No it's not accelerometer. It is something better. You can control your phone by shaking it. Because it's the SIM that's equipped with the motion sensor, and not your phone. One application example is in the aforementioned situation. You can just shake off your cellphone, and it automatically sends a polite rejection sms. Or you can access menu by tapping your cellphones, and shaking it also.

Sounds wonderful? Check out more here. Some of the highlights quoted from prnews :

- Busy call: simply by shaking or tapping the handset the busy recipient
of the call can send a predetermined text message to the caller
informing that they are busy and will call back later
- Menu selection: the user can locate the menu of services and
applications just by shaking or tapping the handset
- Body fall: in an emergency (such as a person falling down) if the
handset is close to the human body, the smart application is able to send
a predetermined text message to a predetermined point of contact, such as
relatives or dial for an ambulance

Though it will take some time before network carriers adopt it, rest assure they will. With premium price perhaps. But this is an interesting technology, and may help disabled people tremendously.
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