Floating touch technology on Sony Xperia Sola

Sony Mobile Communications release a new Android handset, the Xperia Sola. The touch screen on the smartphone is claimed to have a magical element, which can be operated without touching the screen. Sony calls the technology "floating touch". This technology can not be used in all functions, but only in the web browser menu.

Users can browse web pages without actually touching the screen. All you need to do is cast a hand on the screen, like moving the cursor. Once it has been positioned on the desired link, simply touch to select it.

The Xperia Sola features a 3.7-inch display, 1-GHz dual-core processor, and Android 2.3. Sony promised to upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich this summer. Other features include a 5-megapixel HD camera and 3D surround sound audio technology.


The device will come with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, and ship with two NFC-enabled SmartTags, which allow users to quickly load apps and change their device's settings. Touching one of the tags with an NFC-enabled Android smartphone will launch a pre-configured profile on the device. The SmartTags included with the Xperia Sola can be personalized to activate up to 10 different commands.

"Out of the box they are ready for the living room to turn on Wi-Fi and launches Google news and weather apps, or for the bedroom, which turns on the alarm and switches to silent mode," Sony said in a statement.

Sony did not provide a specific release date, but said the Xperia Sola will launch globally in the second quarter. It will be available in black, white, or red.

U.S. consumers shouldn't get their hopes up about the Xperia Sola too soon, however. PCMag's lead analyst for mobile, Sascha Segan, said the phone may not be coming to the states. As announced, the phone is compatible with AT&T's 3G network, but the carrier hasn't made any announcements yet.

"While Sony could certainly bring it to the U.S. unlocked — something they've done several times before through their Sony Style store — a vanishingly small number of phones are sold unlocked here because they're much more expensive than carrier-subsidized phones," Segan said.

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Nokia PureView 808 with 41MPx Camera

Nokia kicked off the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in 2012 with a monster camera-equipped smartphone. Nokia PureView 808, thus its name, presented with a powerful 41-megapixel camera (7728×5354 in 16:9 format, or 7152×5368 in 4:3). Yes, much higher than other smartphone cameras. PureView 808 is intended as a successor to the Nokia N8 is also strong on the side of the camera in his time. The phone uses a technique that Nokia calls over-sampling, to produce crystal clear, noiseless images with an effective resolution of 5 megapixels.

The camera uses a dedicated graphics processing unit to combine algorithmically groups of up to seven pixels to produce one “super” pixel. The GPU processes one billion pixels a second.

In addition the massive over-sampling allows the camera to digitally zoom up to 4x with no loss in quality. Shooting video in full 1080p video allows for 3x zoom, or up to 6x zoom if shot in 720p definition.

The results are, it must be said, very impressive. The quality of image, even in challenging light conditions, is extremely sharp and with crystal clear detail.

The phone itself is no beauty, its quite bulky and feels heavy and rather unbalanced in the hand, and it is running Symbian Belle, its old operating system and not the new Windows Phone. The reason, said a Nokia spokesman, is that building this technology took five years. The spokesman said that the technology would be available in due course on other devices although he wouldn’t be drawn on when.

How many of the phones Nokia realistically expects to sell is not clear. It is a hefty €450 and being a Symbian device may not enhance its popularity outside of the core Symbian fans.

Nokia has pledged to continue to support Symbian up to 2016.

Galaxy Note now growing larger 10.1

Galaxy Note now comes in a larger version. Samsung launches Galaxy Note 10.1 in Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012 which is currently being held in Barcelona, Spain. Yes as the name, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 got 10.1 inch screen size or go to the tablet computer category.

While the original Galaxy Note has 5.3-inch landscape display. The pressure-sensitive "S Pen" is one of the best things about the Galaxy Note, but it's knocked out by a lack of supporting apps and by the Note's generally odd shape. On the Note 10.1, the new S Pen—a little thicker, more solid, and able to detect harder pressure on the screen—compels. The Galaxy Note also lacked software that showed off the S Pen. The 10.1, on the other hand, will come with special pen-friendly versions of Adobe Photoshop Touch and Adobe Ideas and will ship with available drawing apps: Zen Brush and Omni Sketch for adults, and Hello Crayon for kids.

The Galaxy Note 10.1 will also probably work with any other Wacom-compatible stylus, Kim said.

As we saw before on the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, Samsung's U.S. Apps store will highlight apps in the Android Market designed for the tablet, helping to work around the lack of a good list of tablet apps in Google's store.

Spec-wise the Galaxy Note 10.1 keeps pace. It will come in Wi-Fi-only and AT&T-compatible HSPA+ models (although the company didn't confirm any U.S. carriers). It has a 1.4GHz, dual-core processor, a 3-megapixel camera on the back and a 2-megapixel camera on the front. It runs Android 4.0 and will come in 16, 32, and 64GB models, all with an extra memory card slot. The 7,000-mAh battery will likely run the tablet for long periods.

Interestingly, the 1280-by-800 screen is the same resolution as the much smaller Galaxy Note's screen, but it's a lot more usable. Square inches matter. The built-in S Note program spawns a window to the right of your Web browser, so you can take notes while still surfing, for instance.

All that said, Samsung definitely has a branding problem right now. This week we met the Galaxy Beam, Galaxy Note 10.1, Galaxy S WiFi 4.2, Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) and Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1).None of those are to be confused with the Galaxy Note, Galaxy Player 4, Galaxy Player 5, Galaxy Tab 7.7 or Galaxy Tab 10.1, not to mention any of a dozen other similarly named Samsung products.

Samsung execs told me at the original AT&T Galaxy Note launch that the company wants to make a device for everyone, but with 6 billion unique humans on the planet, they're heading for 6 billion slightly variant models.

The Galaxy Note 10.1 will appear in the second quarter of this year, Samsung says. It'll cost more than the standard Galaxy Tab 10.1, so I'm expecting around $600 for the Wi-Fi-only model.

Sony released Xperia P and Xperia U for phone line

Sony is now a standalone cell phone company to add ammunition to the smart phone, after launching the new Xperia S. Japanese vendors that have been split with Ericsson, has showcased Xperia P and Xperia U, at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in 2012.

The Xperia P has a four-inch display and an aluminum body. It has a 1GHz dual-core processor, 16 GB flash storage and an 8 megapixel camera. It's the first phone to include WhiteMagic, a technology developed by Sony to automatically adjust the display brightness when users are viewing the phone in bright sunlight.

Users of the phone will also be able to buy a SmartDock which will let them easily connect the phone to a Sony TV to watch videos loaded onto the phone or browse the web on the TV from the phone.

The Xperia P also features a new technology called SmartTags that uses the NFC chip in the phone. Users will be able to program a tag to activate applications on the phone. In one example, a user might hang the tag near the front door of their house. Before going out for a run, the user can swipe the phone against the tag to automatically activate GPS, turn on the Bluetooth, and launch a running application.

The slightly lower-end Xperia U has a 1GHz dual-core processor, a 3.5 inch screen and a 5 megapixel camera. It features a thin strip across the bottom of the phone that changes color to indicate incoming calls.

Sony also announced that the Xperia S, the first phone in the NXT series which was introduced in January, will go on sale first in Barcelona this week.

Sony used its press conference to highlight its plans since it completed its purchase of Sony Ericsson. The deal closed on Feb. 15.

"Tonight is different," said Bert Nordberg, president and CEO of Sony Mobile Communications. Even though Sony Ericsson has had a presence at the Mobile World Congress for ten years, he said "Here, we are 100 percent Sony. Today we are kicking off a new chapter for our company."

The company emphasized services that it plans to offer across all of its products, including phones, TVs and tablets. Users will be able to download videos including movies and TV programs from Sony Entertainment to their phones and watch them on their Sony TV, for instance. Users of Sony phones will be able to download games from the online PlayStation store. Phone users will also be able to stream from Sony's Unlimited music streaming service.

Is this the shape of the BlackBerry Milan?

BlackBerry phones future re-emerged in the form of leaked photos. BlackBerry Milan that his nickname was reportedly carrying the latest OS from RIM, the BlackBerry 10. At the appearance of his picture, BlackBerry Milan carries slider qwerty keyboard style.

Just like BlackBerry Torch handset, but its physical form is quite different. In addition to the photo, not many other leaks are revealed. CrackBerry reports that all the “next generation BlackBerry devices sport amazing displays” with pixel densities higher than the PPI the iPhone 4’s retina display has. This could mean they have HD (1280 x 780) screens, like some of the latest Android smartphones.

There’s no word on what specs the BlackBerry Milan will bring, but we shouldn’t be surprised if they’re matching the specs of the BB London (1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 8MP rear camera, 2MP front-facing camera). Before the BlackBerry Milan, also has appeared leaked BlackBerry London. Looks a touch-screen based smartphone with 3.7-inch size. His form was quite different than the existing BlackBerry today.

Samsung SCH-W999, Dual SIM, Face & Core Android phone

Samsung has just launched the SCH-W999 mobile phone which partners with China Telecom. This phone seems quite able to restore our memory on some clamshell flip phone design that is now hard to find in the midst of an Android phone that promotes a wide touchscreen display. SCH-W999 looks like will have the tagline 'super dual'.


Just look at the specifications, carrying the two screen size 3.5 inch Super AMOLED 480 x 800, 1.2GHz dual-core processor Qualcomm MSM8660 and dual sim card mode. To run the 'super dual' phones, the Samsung uses Gingerbread Android 2.3, which certainly can be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Like high-end phones from Samsung, the Samsung SCH-W999 also has the TouchWiz interface, and HyperSkin backcover which is also used on the Galaxy Nexus to grip anti-stain. From the features, has also 5 megapixel camera lensed with Wi-Fi and faster Bluetooth 3.0.

Interestingly, the data packets competition between GSM and CDMA operators, this phone will certainly make it easy for users in selecting the best data package is best suited for them. China had the honor to get this phone the first time, and maybe some other countries will enter into the list in the future release of this phone.

LG Nitro HD ready to speeding in 4G networks

Smartphones in the now more abundant with the sophistication of features. LG Electronics is not to be outdone by its competitors and introduce LG Nitro HD, smartphones with LTE 4G connectivity as well as a number of flashy features. Unfortunately, Nitro HD seems to be only a limited circulation in the United States alone, bundled by AT&T carriers.
This handset joins with Samsung Galaxy S II, Skyrocket and HTC Vivid as 4G LTE smartphones sold by AT&T.

The Nitro has a 4.5-inch True HD Advanced High-Performance In-Plane Switching (AH-IPS) display, runs Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system, and is powered by a dual-core 1.5GHz processor.

AT&T's first smartphone to sport a true high-definition screen is also equipped with 500 nits (candelas per square meter) display luminance, providing clear viewing in direct sunlight. Red, green and blue stripe pixels offer accurate, true-to-life color rendering, according to a press statement from AT&T.

Any device fitted with an HD resolution supporting resolutions up to 1280-by-720 pixels and a 16:9 aspect ratio should be ideal for viewing movies, TV shows and other multimedia content, such as games. The LG Nitro HD supports Zynga Poker HD, as well as HD titles from the Gameloft HD game store.


The Nitro is also graced with an 8 megapixel HD camera and 20GB of memory, including 4GB onboard and 16GB via a microSD that comes in the box. WiFi Direct technology and DLNA allow Nitro owners to tap wireless HD content streaming options, allowing users to share HD content.

The carrier's 4G LTE network, which is vying for market share versus Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network, Sprint's 4G WiMax and T-Mobile's 4G network, is currently available in 15 markets and provides speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G.

AT&T's 4G LTE provisions aren't as clear cut as Verizon's are. AT&T enables 4G using HSPA+ and LTE technologies. The carrier claims that HSPA+, when combined with enhanced backhaul, provides 4G data speeds to customers with compatible devices such as the Nitro, Skyrocket and Vivid.

That 4G LTE backhaul deployment is ongoing, said AT&T, which earlier this month added Boston; Washington, D.C.; Baltimore; and Athens, Ga., to its existing markets of Atlanta; Chicago; Dallas-Fort Worth; Houston, Texas; and San Antonio, Texas.

Nokia Gem, allround Touch Screen phone

Nokia builds a concept phone that looks unique and futuristic. Nokia Gem, thus his nickname, is a smartphone that all parts of the body is a touch screen. The touch screen on the Nokia Gem can be operated flexibly around the phone body.
Access an application, turn on the camera and so on can be done easily on the entire screen, not just limited to the front of the screen. Nokia wanted the user can interact with the entire body of the Nokia Gem. This handset is also easily customizable.

“Now, when you launch an application like the camera, your mobile phone still looks like a mobile phone, but with Gem, when you launch the camera application, the whole phone looks like a camera. It’s the ultimate customizable device. There is no default appearance. If you play a lot of games it will usually resemble a games pad, for example. It’s called Gem because polished precious stones have several sides. Also it’s a concept which is like a raw gem, but it needs to be polished to become a real product,” cited, Senior Design Manager Jarkko Saunamäki, who led the team which created Gem.

Offering increased flexibility in operation, the interesting Nokia device will enable users to type on the keyboard or view text messages and documents from anywhere on the phone, no matter which way it is held. User would not need to decorate their phones with fancy casings or custom-made covers as any picture or photograph of can be chosen to cover the whole phone.


The Nokia Gem phone concept has been launched in sync with the 25th anniversary of the Nokia Research Centre. The unique concept is still in the development stage and is therefore not likely to hit the markets any time soon.

Samsung releases Galaxy S II Pink

Galaxy S II smartphone is the pride of Samsung, which reportedly has sold 10 million units worldwide. To remain intriguing, especially the womenfolk, Samsung also released the Galaxy S II in a pink bandage. Previously, the new Galaxy II comes in black and white.

Pink color variants also increase the choice for enthusiasts. The Galaxy S II Pink will initially be available in South Korea but we wouldn’t be surprised to see the new color option reaching other regions as well.

Nook Tablet ready to compete with Kindle Fire

Barnes & Noble Inc. reply actions that have been made rival, Amazon, which launched its first tablet computer. Today, America's largest bookstore is also jump on this market. Nook Tablet is any device that is already available via pre-order and will be shipped in Barnes & Noble stores and retailers.

It costs about $50 more expensive than Amazon's Kindle Fire. Then what about specifics? Claimed by chif executive William Lynch that the price is more expensive, it offers an experience that is faster and smoother when reading books, playing games or watching movies.

The Nook Tablet has 16 gigabytes of built-in storage and 1 gigabyte of random-access memory compared with Kindle Fire's 8 gigabytes of storage and 512 megabytes of RAM.

The Nook Color, which used to sell for $249 but was cut in price to $199 on Monday, has 8 gigabytes of storage and 512 megabytes of RAM.

Both Nook devices feature the same 7-inch touch screen with a resolution of 1024 by 600 pixels and a microSD card slot that can accommodate up to 32 gigabytes of added storage.

The Kindle Fire also features a 7-inch touch screen, a resolution of 1024 by 600 pixels but does not have a microSD card slot.

The Nook Tablet promises up to 11.5 hours of battery life, compared with 8 hours for the Kindle Fire.

Both the Nook and Kindle Fire tablets run on modified versions of Google's Android Gingerbread operating system and connect to the Internet over Wi-Fi, with no 3G or 4G options offered. Both also make use of cloud storage.

But unlike the Kindle Fire, the Nook Tablet and Nook Color have no built-in storefront for buying movies and music.

Lynch said that while Amazon sells those items, Barnes & Noble is focused on selling digital reading content, while letting others provide music, TV shows and films — such as Netflix, Hulu and Pandora, which all come pre-installed on the Nook Tablet.

"The Kindle Fire is a vending machine for Amazon services — they've said it themselves," he said at the company's flagship store in New York's Union Square during the Nook Tablet unveiling. "In one word, we're more open" in allowing users to get their music and video content from wherever they want.

As far as styling, the Nook Tablet looks exactly like the Nook Color, save for a different shade of gray paint adorning the face of the device. The single black bar home button and rounded hook on one corner remain in place, as does a soft-touch rubberized back.

Update: Although it is not easy, Nook tablets now been able to hack / root, which is important you have the Android SDK on your computer in advance with the Java Development Kit (JDK). Here is the tutorial.

Motokey Social, the first Facebook phone from Motorola

Some time ago, on the official website, Motorola announced it will market the first mobile Facebook, Motokey Social at the end of 2011. Either follow the design HTC Chacha, Motorola giving touchscreen feature also pinned Facebook direct access buttons on the QWERTY keyboard. Facebook button on the smartphone capabilities serves to simplify the process of sharing photos and status updates to the popular social networking, Facebook.

Unfortunately, the similarity of form and function in Motokey Social, compared with the HTC Chacha, there is one major difference that may be won by the Taiwanese manufacturer. The absence of Gingerbread 2.3 Android operating system on Motokey Social make HTC Chacha win from this smartphone.

However, all these differences and similarities of the above, Motokey Social remain a mobile phone worth waiting for its presence. Because, a smartphone that has a weight of 87 grams is also equipped with a camera of 3.15 MP with resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and a connection WAP 2.0/xHTML - 3G HSDPA 850 / 1900 that lets you keep constantly updates with Facebook network of friends.


Motokey Social or Motorola EX225 Specifications :
* Netrowk: 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, 3G HSDPA 850 / 1900
* Browser : WAP 2.0/xHTML
* Dimensions: 105.5 x 60 x 9.9 mm, Weight: 87 g
* Display: Type TFT touchscreen, 256K colors; Size 320 x 240 pixels, 2.4 inches (~167 ppi pixel density)
* Memory: Internal 50 MB storage 128 MB ROM, 64 MB RAM; Card slot microSD, up to 32GB
* Camera: Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels; Video Yes, @30fps
* Java: Yes, MIDP 2.0
* Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion 910 mAh; Stand-by Up to 672 h; Talk time Up to 8 h

HTC Rezound, for the likes Multimedia

HTC Rezound finally show up. Looking at the features and specifications of the offers, this top cell phone clearly targeting those users who like to enjoy music or movies on the road. After the Thunderbolt, Rezound is another HTC phone that supports LTE.
This product is equipped 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 1 GB RAM, 32 GB internal memory and the screen with a resolution of 720p. If you look at the specifications on this product clearly will be very interesting if it is used for watching HD movies.


But it was not only that, most of all its integrated Beats Audio sound system (Beats is Dre/Iovine's company), with Beats-branded earbuds in the box.

"Music is still the best app on the Internet, or on a phone," Iovine declared, "but now we have to bring the quality back." He lamented how music's sound quality has been compromised by digital compression and the quality of the hardware we use to play it back, and how Beats Audio was meant to address that issue. That said, most people have been more than willing to trade audio quality for portability. It's not clear the trend will reverse even if, for instance, Apple offers 24-bit lossless audio via the iTunes store as was rumored earlier this yearto be happening.

Reporters were given a chance to peek briefly at display models of the Rezound, plugged into oversized pair of Beats-branded headphones. The Beats ear buds packed with the phone also double as a headset for calls.

The Rezound will be available online, in Verizon stores and in Best Buy, starting November 14th for $299. Most visibly missing is Ice Cream Sandwich, although Jason Mackenzie (HTC's head of sales and global marketing) stressed that the phone was "Ice Cream Sandwich ready," which sparked more than a few rumbles of dismay throughout the audience. Sandwich should be delivered for the device "early next year."

HTC's clearly interested in lifestyle phones, as per their Rhyme smartphone (which was aimed mainly at women). This isn't to say the Droid Incredible or the HTC Thunderbolt were slouches -- they weren't -- but that with the Rhyme and now the Rezound, HTC is betting more directly on those who use their phones as entertainment and generic multimedia devices.

Without having a sample phone to put through its paces, it's hard to tell if the Rezound has the battery stamina to make it through a day of both conventional work and music on the go, though. There's a reason people still like having their music players and their phones separate -- especially if that phone's doing double duty as their work device.

BlackBerry Porsche P'9981 sold for $ 1850

Working closely with premium car manufacturers, Porsche and Research in Motion (RIM) introduced the BlackBerry P'9981 smartphone. The newest smartphone designed by Porsche so the shape is more classy than the regular edition of the BlackBerry. Handset using BlackBerry OS 7.

User interface is also customizable with the name Porsche Design UI. The P'9981 features a full physical QWERTY keyboard with traditional RIM sculpting as well as a touchscreen, much like the BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900.

Apparently the "exclusive material choices" include a stainless steel frame and a hand-wrapped leather back cover. As if that wasn't horrendously pretentious enough, the smartphones also come with premium PINs, so you can identify other P'9981 owners and avoid mixing with the commoners on BBM.

Under the hood you'll find a 1.2GHz processor and 8GB of on-board memory with a microSD slot for extra space.

As a company, Porsche Design reckons it "stands for products that combine functional, timeless and puristic design with impressive technical innovations" so quite why it's suddenly decided to partner with RIM, we couldn't tell you.

"The Porsche Design P'9981 is a truly modern luxury smartphone where the timeless style of Porsche Design meets the unmatched mobile experience provided by BlackBerry," said Todd Wood, SVP of industrial design at RIM.

That unmatched experience can be yours for the not insignificant sum of approximately £1250. Or you can buy an iPhone and a robot.

Nokia Asha, targeted to low-end segment

Not to forget the low-end segment, in addition to introducing two new smartphones based on Windows Phone 7, this week Nokia also launched four basic types of phone products. Stylish design and rich social networking experience to be a mainstay in the Nokia Asha 300, 303, 200, and 201, which was exhibited at the Nokia World 2011 event in London, England.


The three phones that Nokia presented require developers to use a special Java programming language to write applications, which technically excludes them from the smartphone category.

The Asha 200 is a touch-screen device with a keyboard housed in a metallic lime green case. The handset, which will sell for €60, works on the 2G networks commonly used in India and parts of southeast Asia. It is a dual-SIM card phone, the third that Nokia has introduced this year.

Nokia will introduce a fourth Asha handset, the Asha 201, a single- SIM-card version of the Asha 200, in early 2012.

Sales of dual SIM-card phones, which allow users in developing economies to choose the least expensive operators for calling and surfing, helped Nokia increase the number of basic phones it sold in the third quarter by 8 percent, which helped offset declines in its smartphone business.


Nokia also unveiled the Asha 300 and Asha 303, two 3G phones in metallic red that it plans to sell in developing and mature markets. The Asha 300, a candybar-shaped handset, will cost €85 and the Asha 303, which has a touch screen keypad phones with a 1 gigahertz processor, is priced at €115.

All three phones run Nokia’s Series 40 operating system, which the company is retaining for its basic lines while dropping its in-house Symbian operating system.

Nokia show off flexible phones that can be bent

What happens if the phone is made of flexible and elastic material like rubber? Is looming, this device will be very flexible so it can be bent.
Well, the phone like this that was recently showcased by Nokia. Do not believe? Nokia calls it a 'kinetic device'. This prototype demonstrated the Finnish vendor, at Nokia World 2011 event in London. Its uniqueness attracted the attention of visitors at the event.


Gripped with two hands, it would scroll through music collections or photo albums when twisted. Bowing it inward or outward zoomed photos in and out or paused and played music, while tapping the corners panned through photos.

While it was a real computing device with a real OLED display, it's most definitely not a real product anyone could buy today. More firmly in the prototype category was a related flexible device that looked like a slim remote control; it could be controlled with a single hand.

Tapani Jokinen, who began working on the technology about two years ago as part of a Nokia group tasked with creating designs out of earlier-stage research, wouldn't say either when he thinks it'll come to market or how it worked.

But Chris Bower, stationed nearby at Nokia's "Future Lounge," had some ideas. He was showing an experimental apparatus with a bundle of carbon nanotubes in a flexible elastomer medium. The electrical resistance of the nanotubes changes as they're stretched, and measurements of the change let a computer control how a map zoomed in and out. The same approach could be used to control the flexible interface.

Jokinen was reluctant to predict whether it might become as widespread as multitouch user interfaces are today.

Lumia 800 and Lumia 710, Nokia's first Windows phone

The first Windows Phone from Nokia finally born at the Nokia World event being held in London. Named Lumia 800 and Lumia 700, the handset uses the Windows Phone operating system 7.5 or Mango. Nokia and Microsoft alliance is expected to rival the might of the iPhone and Android in the smartphone market.


Nokia Lumia 800 to the initial weapon to realize this ambition. "We believe the world is ready for something new. I am excited to introduce you to the Nokia Lumia 800. Our first phone built on the Windows Phone platform," said Nokia CEO, Stephen Elop, when introducing Lumia 800.


Nokia Lumia 800 is high end handsets and will be priced in the range of 420 euros. The specifications such as 3.7-inch AMOLED screen, 1.4 GHz processor, 512MB RAM, HD video playback and 16GB of internal memory. While at a resolution of 8 megapixel camera, complete with flash.


Elop said the distinction between 'smartphone' and other 'feature phones' was becoming blurred - and that the company's focus would be on providing connected devices to consumers in these markets.


The handsets were unveiled alongside new online services from Nokia - such as a 'cloud' storage service allowing users to store 25GB of data such as pictures and music on Nokia servers, rather than within the phone itself.

While the Lumia 800 may be the more eye-catching of the two Windows Phones Nokia announced today, but the Lumia 710 could arguably be more important in the market. It’s the first sign of Nokia flexing its economy of scale prowess, leveraging its production skills to produce cheaper phones. Considering Windows Phones to-date have all pretty much offered fundamentally the same package at roughly the same price, the Lumia 710 not only represents a more affordable phone today, but heralds a wallet-pleasing low cost Lumia range tomorrow.

That’s the future: what of the 710 today? The screen may be smaller than that of the 800 but the handset altogether is slightly bulkier, the visual effect of that slightly compensated by the two-tone casing color scheme. The plastics are solid but lack the matte finish of the 800, and the ClearBlack display isn’t as punchy to our eyes. Still, Windows Phone moves slickly – the CPU is the same 1.4GHz single-core Snapdragon as in the 800 – and you get the same custom Nokia apps, Drive for turn-by-turn navigation and Music for access to the Nokia Mix playlists.


On the back is a 5-megapixel camera with a single LED flash, down from the 800′s 8-megapixels and dual-LED. We didn’t have a chance to test it out, so image quality assessment will have to wait until review units are available. Video capture is limited to 720p HD, however.

Vertu Constellation, $15,000 Symbian phones

Manufacturers of luxury mobile phones Vertu released a new series called Constellation. Symbian-based phones are sold for 15 thousand dollars. Unlike the previous series, Constellation is the first touch-screen smartphone that was released Vertu.
What made ​​it so expensive, of course the material that wrapped his body. Just look, his body sprinkled with ruby and sapphire crystal. Through this product, Vertu owned by Nokia, increasingly compete with other luxury mobile phone manufacturers such as Tag Heuer Link.

Some features of interest:
* 3.5" nHD AMOLED screen, made from 'Sapphire crystal'
* 8 megapixel camera with EDOF and twin LED 'Heptagon' flash
* ringtones specially composed for the handset and performed by the LSO
* City Brief software triggers off GPS to present relevant information for your current location
* High-fidelity 11mm x 15mm loudspeaker
* 118.2 x 54.5 x 12.2mm
* Weight 164g to 199g, depending on materials chosen(!)
* Up to 7 hours talk time (GSM)
* Up to 4.5 hours talk time (WCDMA)
* Up to 400/400 (GSM/WCDMA) hours standby time
* Quadband WCDMA and GSM coverage worldwide (WCDMA I/I I/IV/V/VIII, EGSM 900, GSM 850/1800/1900 networks)
* Bluetooth / microUSB / WLAN
* PC and Mac synchronisation
* Accelerometer / MMS/SMS / Multi Language Dictionary
* FM Radio
* Accurate, dual-time clock with calendar based availability
* User memory: Fixed 32GB
* Twitter and Facebook applications
* Full HTML Web browser
* Nokia Maps Satellite Navigation with pre-installed maps
* Quickoffice for viewing and editing Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files
* PDF viewer / Photo viewer with web share
* Audio/Video player
* Emergency Torchlight

Each Vertu mobile is hand-built in Church Crookham, Hampshire. Perry Oosting, the company’s president, said that “Vertu has applied its values of an authentic, tailored, luxury experience to our latest smartphone, creating a touch screen handset that is as functional as it is beautiful.”

A growing number of bespoke application have been built for the Constellation, building on the popular Vertu Concierge service, which provides a personal assistant service for each user, and the phone will also now provide access to a range of members clubs around the world, wine and personal security advice.

Vertu devices have found growing popularity in Asian and Russian markets, and the company recently reported its 'best quarter ever'. Its travel application, City Brief, is currently offered in English, French, German, Italian, Arabic, and Russian and simplified Chinese.

Samsung & Google launches Galaxy Nexus

Samsung Electronics and Google introduced a smartphone Galaxy Nexus. This is the first smart phone that uses Android's latest operating system version 4.0 is Ice Cream Sandwich. Galaxy Nexus formerly called Nexus Prime allegedly was introduced in Hong Kong.


Samsung had previously worked on the phone with the name Nexus S. Ice Cream Sandwich itself is the Android operating system that can be used both in mobile and tablet. Reportedly, Ice Cream Sandwiches are a blend of Android Gingerbread with Honeycomb.

As with all Nexus phones, the Galaxy Nexus boasts some impressive specifications. The smartphone features a 1.2 gigahertz dual-core processor, a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED HD screen with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels, 1GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and a pronounced curved shape that is intended to cradle the face. There's a a 5-megapixel camera, a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for video chats, and support for 1080p HD video capture and playback. Samsung says that its camera experiences zero shutter lag.

The body of the HSPA+ version is a svelte 8.9 millimeters thick (Neither Google nor Samsung specificed the thickness of the LTE version in their presentation.) The Nexus S also featured a subtle curve in its design, in keeping with the original curve of the Samsung Nexus S.

With a number of advantages, the handset is ready to fight in the heat of the smartphone market competition. Check out pictures Galaxy Nexus shots from near the following:







The Galaxy Nexus will launch in November in the U.S., Europe, and Asia (including China and Japan). Although no pricing has been announced, Samsung did mention that NTT DoCoMo will be the Japanese carrier.

Sharp Q Pod, mobile android with chocolate flavor

Chocolate Android phone to be launched by Sharp. Not that the phone can be eaten, but the physical form it really looks like a delicious chocolate chunks. Named Sharp Q Pod, this phone it's suitable for Android fans who are also enthusiasts chocolate.
Front and rear sides, the following user interface as if smeared with chocolate. The most visible, on the back similar to a chocolate wafer. It had been so, Sharp Q Pod packs too smelly chocolate again. Chocobed nicknamed packaging is similar to Valentine's gift packaging. Then, what about specifics?


The Q-Pod is powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, carrying 512MB RAM, an 8-megapixel rear camera, and a 3.7″ display at 960 x 540 resolution. Since this hails from Japan and is available from carrier NTT DoCoMo, it does not look likely that it will arrive Stateside. Besides, there is just a limited run of 3,000 units, so expect it to cost a fair bit instead of the sweet deal you were expecting.

Nokia 603, affordable Symbian Belle phone

Nokia seemed to want to make sure they are not going to abandon Symbian OS, although has been holding Windows Phone as the primary OS. They also released the Nokia 603, the latest smartphones use Symbian Belle OS. Symbian Belle is the successor of Symbian Anna OS.
Some upgrades include the homescreen on the Belle of six, while Anna has only three. In addition, on homescreen design more intuitive with a large selection of new widgets. It's powered by a 1GHz processor, which Nokia claims makes it "responsive even while multitasking many apps".

It's rocking a 3.5-inch ClearBack display, complete with toughened glass and nHD resolution (640 x 360). Of course there's a camera on board - a 5MP affair with digital zoom that can handle shooting 720p video at 30fps.

To save you a job or two, the Nokia 603 comes with Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Shazam and YouTube apps pre-installed, as well as Nokia Maps with turn-by-turn navigation and the now near-obligatory NFC.

Excellent news for rainbow fans, the Nokia 603 comes in six delightful colour variants: black, blue, white, green, cherry and, our shade of choice, a cherry yellow.

Slated for a UK release date of Q4 2011, the Nokia 603 UK pricing should be around £175.