Pantech’s QWERTY smartphone

Phones that feature a full QWERTY keyboard are quite big everywhere these days, with everybody so keen to use Twitter and email to share… well, everything. Pantech has decided for a somewhat different approach. Their new “Reveal” has a QWERTY, but also keeps the classic keyboard, in order to make things easier when all you want is to call someone.
The phone is the first in AT&T’s line of quick messaging devices to be available on the US market, and it has all of their flagship services – 3G speed for web browsing, music and video, as well as turn-by-turn navigation. You can even win one on Pantech’s Facebook page, in the next few days (www.facebook.com/PantechUSA). If you don’t fell that lucky and want to buy one, it costs $79.99 with a 2-year AT&T service plan.

Acer releases flagship mobile device

Acer seems to have decided to play a more important part in the smartphone market, considering its latest offering. The S200 neoTouch has everything a demanding smartphone user could want. It’s a touchscreen device (3,8″ resistive) and it runs the newest version of Windows Mobile, 6.5. The resolution of the touchscreen doesn’t fail to impress, at 800 x 480 pixels.
Data transfer is handled via HSDPA and HSUPA and, if you want to take high-quality pictures, the S200 has a 5 megapixel camera, featuring autofocus and flash.
Since HTC has launched its TouchFLO interface, you can’t have a Windows Mobile device without the manufacturer’s touch. Acer wanted to keep up, so the device uses Acer UI 3.0, that allows a better finger operation.
We saved the best for last. The neoTouch S200 has a whopping 1 GHz Qualcomm CPU (helped by 256 MB of RAM memory). So far, only the Toshiba TG01 could claim such power. No pricing information at the moment.

iPhone OS Firmware update 3.1.2 released

OK, we all got used to getting tons of new features on our iPhones everytime Steve Jobs decides to grace us with a new firmware update. Well, we’re sorry to tell that it’s not the case this time. Still, the new update does bring some important stuff, so maybe you shouldn’t avoid installing it. Unless you have a jailbroken iPhone (seriously, don’t!), in which case you should wait for the jailbroken version.
But let’s see what the new update brings, shall we? As we said, it doesn’t come with any new features, but it does fix a few glitches. The first is the bug that caused the device not to wake up from sleep at times. Then, it repairs the issue that caused the iPhone to need a restart in order to regain access to network services. Last but not least, the iPhone won’t crash occasionally during video streaming. All of these were intermittent issues, but it’s good to see them fixed, as they could get quite annoying.

HTC (PB74) Cell Phone

There is another phone that has passed the litmus test of FCC. HTC passed the test under Pocket PC test category.

The Wi-Fi alliance, in July, has unveiled HTC PB72 coded as “HTC Mega”, but in September the name was changed to “HTC PB74 series”. It has been confirmed from reliable sources that the HTC phone will be named as HTC PB74.
Well this multi specialty phone will have everything for your ease. The HTC PB74 phone is expected to be windows mobile 6.5 Smartphone. It is built with 3G technology, fully touch screen, GPS-in and Bluetooth etc. HTC PB74 is expected with Verizon wireless.

The external image of the PB74 and the user manual is temporary confidential until 15th Feb 2010, when it is most probably to be released.

Samsung SGH-A897 Cell Phone

Everyone is waiting for 2010, and with a valid reason. Well, it is not that futuristic as it appears to be, because it is just around the corner. For technology lovers, those having affinity for new smart phones, expecting something exuberant is customary. Why everyone is waiting for 2010?

The year 2010 is eagerly waited as a milestone year, as tech gurus believe that the recent technology has improved and updated over a year and a half, to bring out something new. The eye is fixed upon the elegant wireless phones. Where many believe that the 2010 will deliver something enhanced, others conflict by saying that it might be strikingly similar to the ones that amalgamate in the current market.

Well it is also being waited as the 4G year. But what is in the bag, only god knows. Some also give the hints of predictions that the cell phones will have 3D holograms, while others have a different view mentioning that the news phones would be nothing other than updated versions of the older ones.

Needless of what others declare, lets have a look at the 2010 cell phone market.
Samsung SGH-A897

Well this is an upcoming AT&T Phone. While it has already been passed by FCC, it is anticipated to release in the first quarter for 2010.

The new Samsung SGH-A897 is starting with “A” and ending in 7, which signify that the model will be released with AT&T. In spite of any revelations from Samsung or AT&T, who are tightlipped over this new arrival, we will let you know more. SGH-A897 is also been listed as “Blackbox” on “Gameloft” website and is certified by the Bluetooth organization. Bluetooth has too mentioned its specs.

Specifications:

- Bluetooth wireless technology.
- Full touch screen, 3 Megapixel camera with auto flash, white balance, photo editor and photo slide.
- SMS, MMS, Instant Messaging, Email
- USB2.0 and support GSM & EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900)
- UMTS (850, 1900, 2100), HSDPA. A-GPS
- Speech codec (FR/EFR/HR/NB AMR)
- Snooze, automatic switch on
- 360×640 resolution
- Browser: Jasmine V1.0
- Battery: 800 mAh

Three smart phones get Federal communication commission’s (FCC) nod

The TerreStar Genus: Phone for the Going

Do you travel to places in and around America where your smartphone isn’t exactly receptive? Hate paying for a separate satellite phone just so you can call home from Puerto Rico? AT&T has a phone for you: The TerreStar Genus. It’s a first for the carrier, a dual-mode cellular / satellite smartphone. And it is packed with a bevy of functionality that the continent hopper will surely love.

The Genus has Windows Mobile under the hood, and given the release date, Q1 2010, will have the latest, greatest version of WinMo. Expect Microsoft Exchange to be hyped as one of this phone’s selling points. The device looks a lot like the wide Blackberry from a few years ago. It sports a 2.6 inch touchscreen, a full QWERTY keyboard, and the de facto track button in the center. The device connects to Wifi– no word on 802.11n support– Bluetooth, and GPS, of course. Along with supporting nearly all modern cell networks (GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA), the phone can directly connect with AT&T satellites to make a call where cell towers aren’t available. For now, the satellite option only works in the United States, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, and surrounding territorial waters.

This phone could be a dream come true for certain types, such as contractors and political figures that make their business in the developing parts of the United States and its surroundings. However, this initial version of the Genus is aimed at business-types and government workers, with a seeming preference for those who spend a lot of time in the territorial waters of the United State. But AT&T has said they are working on a consumer-aimed version which, giving the race to market on this first Genus, could happen by the end of next year.

Hottest Gadgets for 2010, 4G Cell Phones, Hydrogen Powered Cell Phones

Here is the THE list of the hottest electronics for 2010.

1- XBox – Enough said. The hottest video game console, except for the Nintendo Wii? Write your comments on which video game system is the best.
2- Ford’s MyKey – Ford will have a developed a special chip so drivers will not be able to drive more than 80 miles an hour. Will this help mitigate accidents on highways?
3- Dual Touch Screen Laptop – V12 Designers will now offer dual touch screens, not just one screen.
4- 4G Phones – This is the latest and greatest cell phones. Speed, speed, speed, here it comes to the cell phone world. A 4G network can allow people to download whole movies within a few minutes. Hold on to your seatbelt, cell phones will be driving in the high speed lane in 2010. Imagine being able to streamline videos, transfer huge files, watch movies.
Verizon Wireless today announced that the company plans to launch a 4G network in 2010, for better speed and a superior technology platform. Currently, Verizon covers over 80 percent of the U.S. population with its high-speed 3G network, according to the company.
If you’re wondering what fourth-generation wireless deployments and services mean to you, you’re not alone.

There’s plenty of talk about 4G, particularly since Sprint Nextel last year announced its $3 billion plan to build a 4G, mobile WiMAX network.

But it’s not always clear what all the fuss is about. In a nutshell, users can expect wireless services that support data-transmission speeds as high as, and in excess of, 100Mbps, with the promise of QoS and even traffic prioritization, industry experts say. With such features, it becomes possible to imagine a mobile employee using a cell phone to participate in a video conference or tune into high-quality streaming video.

It won’t come cheap for carriers, however. According to the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), carriers in the United States are expected to spend $4.4 billion on WiMAX infrastructure equipment in 2008. Considering that WiMAX is only one potential 4G standard, industry watchers are expecting carriers to drop a lot of dough on 4G gear.

5- Hydrogen Rulz- Hydrogen powered cell phones will be the key,

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Cell Phones Of The Future

Cell phones. Look how far they have come. In just a few years, people can now take picture, send text messages, check their email, surf the net, and navigate the streets with the GPS capabilities.
So what is in store for the future?
In the next few years, cell phone networks will move data at several megabits per second, and will coexist with WiMax, Wi-Fi, and, for TV, DVB-H or MediaFLO. IMS will let them work together.
Expect not just high resolutions (8 megapixels and beyond), but also the same image-processing capabilities found in current digital still and video cameras.
But before phones can really compete with your desktop computer or laptop, they’ll have to get beyond at least one barrier: their tiny screens. One solution to those cramped displays is under development by Redmond, Wash.-based Microvision (nasdaq: MVIS – news – people ). The small firm builds projectors into phones, effectively allowing users to splash their display onto the nearest white wall or desktop surface.

“Customers are frustrated with small screens,” says Microvision’s spokesperson Matt Nichols. “We think that the real growth in the phone market will come when users can experience viewing from their phone on the level of their laptop or home television set.”

Microvision plans to begin integrating its projectors into cellphones in mid-2009. Bigger companies jumping into so-called “pico projectors” include Texas Instruments (nyse: TXN – news – people ) and 3M (nyse: MMM – news – people ), which has announced that it will integrate projectors into Samsung devices–possibly including cellphones–sometime this year.

Another sci-fi-like feature long desired in phones is video conferencing–face-to- face chatting via cellphone. But two-way video still strains the capabilities of current cellular networks. Japan’s NTT DoCoMo (nyse: DCM – news – people ) is one of the few mobile operators that allow subscribers to make such calls. AT&T (nyse: T – news – people ) has a similar service, Video Share, which supports real-time chatting one way at a time.

In a few years, true video chat may come to the U.S. courtesy of Clearwire (nasdaq: CLWR – news – people ), a fourth-generation (4G) wireless network that Sprint (nyse: S – news – people ), Intel (nasdaq: INTC – news – people ) and a passel of other technology companies are building. The new technology, called WiMax, will have the bandwidth to support video conferencing, says a spokesman.

Capabilities like these make 4G connectivity an important feature in any future phone. U.S. carriers say they will upgrade their networks to this faster technology within the next three years. Sprint is banking on WiMax, while AT&T, Verizon Wireless (nyse: VZ – news – people ) and T-Mobile have said they will support a technology called LTE.

The 4G technology will offer connection speeds three to five times faster than current networks, support more users on the same spectrum and stabilize service (fewer dropped calls). That translates into new services and existing services for a cheaper price, says Scott Wickware, vice president of business development at Nortel. Expect to see networks by 2010 or 2011.

Motorola will include Blockbuster on Demand in late 2009

Blockbuster will allow users to download movies from their Motorola cell phones at the end of the 2009 year. This is another step of how cell phones will start to become the source for all our entertainment needs as well as provide us with all the essentials such talking on the phone, texting, email, listening to music, gps, etc..

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