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General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network UMTS 850 / 1900 / 2100 UMTS 1700 / 2100 / 900 Announced 2009, November Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2010, Q1 Size Dimensions 101 x 48 x 14 mm Weight 113 g Display Type TFT, 16M colors Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.4 inches Sound Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones Speakerphone Yes - 3.5 mm audio jack- Dedicated touch music keys Memory Phonebook 2000 entries, Photocall Call records 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls Internal 70 MB Card slot microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included Data GPRS Class 32 HSCSD Yes EDGE Class 32, 296 / 178.8 kbits 3G Yes, 384 kbps WLAN No Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Infrared port No USB Yes, microUSB Camera Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, enhanced fixed focus Features Videocalling Video Yes Secondary No Features Messaging SMS, MMS, Email Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Games Yes + downloadable Colors Glossy Black, Glossy White GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps Java Yes - DVB-H broadcast receiver- MP3/MP4/eAAC+/WMA player- Voice memo- T9 Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh (BL-4U) Stand-by Up to 350 h Talk time Up to 7 h 42 min Music play Up to 26 h

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - American version Announced 2009, November Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2010, 1Q Size Dimensions 95.2 x 46.1 x 15.9 mm, 52 cc Weight 110 g Display Type TFT, 16M colors Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.2 inches Sound Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones Speakerphone Yes, with stereo speakers - 2.5 mm audio jack Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Call records Detailed, max 30 days Internal 45MB Card slot microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included Data GPRS Class 32 HSCSD Yes EDGE Class 32, 296 / 177.6 kbits 3G HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps WLAN No Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Infrared port No USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, LED flash Video Yes QCIF videocall camera Features OS Symbian OS v9.3, S60 rel. 3.2 CPU - Messaging SMS, MMS, Email Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML Radio Stereo FM radio Games Yes Colors Aluminum, Pink, Petrol-blue, Red, Lime, Purple GPS No Java Yes, MIDP 2.1 - Nokia Maps- WMV/RV/MP4/3GP video player- MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A music player- Organizer- Flash Lite 3.0- Voice memo Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 860 mAh Stand-by Up to 300 h (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G) Talk time Up to 4 h (2G) / Up to 3 h (3G) Music play Up to 29 h

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - American version
Announced 2009, September
Status Available. Released 2009, November
Size Dimensions 113 x 52.5 x 14.2 mm, 75 cc
Weight 138 g
Display Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 360 x 640 pixels, 3.2 inches
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- Handwriting recognition
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Detailed, max 30 days
Internal 8 GB storage, 128 MB RAM
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB, buy memory
Data GPRS Class 32
HSCSD Yes
EDGE Class 32
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB
Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Dual LED flash, video light
Features Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA@30fps
Secondary Yes, VGA@15fps
Features OS Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5
CPU ARM 11 434 MHz processor
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS, Visual radio
Games Yes, DJ Club Tour + downloadable
Colors Cherry Black, Garnet, White
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1
- Digital compass
- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ music player
- WMV/RealVideo/MP4 video player
- TV-out
- Voice command/dial
- Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Video and photo editor
- Flash Lite 3
- T9
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh (BL-4D)
Stand-by Up to 320 h (2G) / 310 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 7 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Music play Up to 32 h

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Announced 2009, October
Status Available. Released Exp. release 2009, November
Size Dimensions 109 x 60 x 14 mm
Weight 122 g
Display Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 480 x 360 pixels, 2.44 inches
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- Touch-sensitive optical trackpad

Sound Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory Phonebook Yes, Photocall
Call records Yes
Internal 256MB storage
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB, 2GB included, buy memory
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD No
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g, UMA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Image stabilization
Video Yes
Secondary
Features OS BlackBerry OS; 5.0
CPU 624 MHz processor
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser HTML
Radio
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Black
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes
- BlackBerry maps
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+
- Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp
- Organizer
- Voice memo/dial
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Stand-by Up to 408 h

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Announced 2009, February
Status Available. Released 2009
Size Dimensions 111 x 66 x 15.5 mm
Weight 150 g
Display Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colors
Size 320 x 240 pixels, 2.46 inches
- QWERTY keyboard
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
Sound Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 2 GB NAND RAM, 128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM
Card slot No
Data GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD No
EDGE Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes
Camera Primary 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Video Yes
Secondary Yes
Features OS Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
CPU Marvell PXA310 624 MHz processor
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (Internet Explorer Mobile 6)
Radio No
Games Yes
Colors Blue
GPS Yes
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
- Digital compass
- Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer)
- Voice memo
- MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/OGG/AMR player
- WMV/MP4 player
- File manager
Battery Standard battery, Li-Po 1200 mAh
Stand-by Up to 200 h
Talk time Up to 3 h 30 min

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 800 / 1900
3G Network 1x EV-DO 800 / 1900
Announced 2009, March
Status Available. Released 2009, June
Size Dimensions 114.3 x 63.5 x 12.7 mm
Weight 105 g
Display Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 320 x 240 pixels, 2.4 inches
- QWERTY keyboard
- Trackball navigation
Sound Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones, composer
Speakerphone Yes
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 192MB RAM, 256MB ROM
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB, buy memory
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD No
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G 1xEV–DO Rev. A
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes
Camera Primary 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Video Yes
Secondary No
Features OS Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard
CPU 528 MHz processor
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (PocketIE)
Radio No
Games Yes
Colors Black
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; VZ Navigator
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
- MP3/AAC player
- Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer)
- T9
- Organizer
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Stand-by 380 h (2G) / 324 h (3G)
Talk time 8 h 30 min (2G) / 4 h 50 min (3G

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Announced 2007, January. Released 2007, June
Status Discontinued
Size Dimensions 115 x 61 x 11.6 mm
Weight 135 g
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Scratch-resistant surface
Sound Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm headset jack
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records 100 received, dialed and missed calls
Internal 4/8/16 GB
Card slot No
Data GPRS Yes
HSCSD No
EDGE Yes
3G No
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0, headset support only
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0
Camera Primary 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Video No
Secondary No
Features OS iPhone OS (based on Mac OS)
CPU ARM 11 412 MHz, PowerVR MBX-Lite graphics
Messaging SMS (threaded view), Email
Browser HTML (Safari)
Radio No
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-based
Colors Black
GPS No
Java No
- Google Maps
- Audio/video player
- TV-out


Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Stand-by Up to 250 h
Talk time Up to 8 h
Music play Up to 24 h

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Announced 2009, September
Status Available. Released 2009, October
Size Dimensions 97.8 x 49.5 x 11.2 mm
Weight 87g
Display Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 240 x 400 pixels, 3.0 inches
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Multi-functional home key

Sound Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
Memory Phonebook 1000 entries, Photocall
Call records 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Internal 42 MB
Card slot microSD (TransFlash) up to 16GB (verified)
Data GPRS Class 12, 32 – 48 kbps (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD No
EDGE Class 12, 236.8 kbps
3G No
WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB
Camera Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Video Yes
Secondary No
Features Messaging SMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes
Colors Silver
GPS No
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1
- MP4/H.263 video player
- MP3/WAV/AAC audio player
- Organizer
- Voice memo
- T9
- Optional solar panel
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 900 mAh (LGIP-550N

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100
Announced 2009, November
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2009, November
Size Dimensions 112 x 43 x 13 mm
Weight 70 g
Display Type Transparent, monochrome
Size 176 x 220 pixels, 1.8 inches
- Scratch-resistant surface
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
Memory Phonebook Yes, Photocall
Call records 30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls
Internal 2 GB storage
Card slot No
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD No
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA; HSUPA
WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes
Camera No
Features Messaging SMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0 / xHTML (NetFront)
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes
Colors Black
GPS No
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1
- Concierge service
- TrackID
- MP3/MP4 player
- Voice memo
- T9
Battery Standard battery, Li-Po
Stand-by Up to 350 h (2G) / Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk time Up 8 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
Announced 2009, November
Status Available. Released 2009, November
Size Dimensions 115.8 x 60 x 13.7 mm
Weight 165 g
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 854 pixels, 3.7 inches
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Full QWERTY keyboard with 5-way navigation key
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Speakerphone Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photo call
Call records Practically unlimited
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 32GB, 8GB included, buy memory
Data GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD No
EDGE Class 12
3G HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, image stabilization
Video Yes, D1 (720x480 pixels)@24fps
Secondary Yes
Features OS Android OS, v2 (Eclair)
CPU ARM Cortex A8 550 MHz processor
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
Browser HTML
Radio No
Games Yes
Colors Black
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java
- Digital compass
- MP3/eAAC+/WAV/WMA9 player
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV9 player
- Organizer
- Voice memo
- T9
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1400 mAh (BP6X)
Stand-by Up to 350 h
Talk time Up to 6 h 30 min

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1
GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 2
Announced 2009, November
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2009, December
Size Dimensions 104 x 54.9 x 14.4 mm
Weight -
Display Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.8 inches
- TouchWiz Lite v1.0
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Memory Phonebook Yes, Photocall
Call records Yes
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 8 GB
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD Yes
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G No
WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0
Camera Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, LED flash
Video Yes
Secondary No
Features Messaging SMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Dark Brown, Elegant Pink
GPS No
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
- Dual SIM
- MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player
- H.263/H.264/MP4/WMV player
- Google Talk
- Organizer
- Voice memo
- T9
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh

It’s either Intel are too often being caught red-handed or their lawyers are total crap. The company just lost another 1.25 billion US dollars, which should go to its main rival AMDIn short, Intel have promised to behave themselves and pay the fine, while Advanced Micro Devices have agreed to drop the antitrust lawsuit filed in 2004. So offering inducements to customers and retailers in exchange to make them dealing with Intel and forget about AMD is now completely out of line. Did they really need to go to court (and lose twice) to learn that? We remind you that some time ago the European regulators filed a separate case that ended with another 1.5 billion US dollars fine for Intel. Intel is still appealing on that but we cannot see them achieving anything but delaying the inevitable. And just last week New York attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against Intel that accuses the company of bribery.
We doubt that Intel and AMD will become best friends anytime soon but the companies promised to turn a new page in their relationship (”fierce but fair competition” they say). Yeah, that will last!

Our audio quality test points out the iPhone 3GS as the contemporary audio quality reference. But that was until we had the chance to test a now elderly Nokia N91, which I accidentally sourced brand new from a local mobile shop. I came upon it by chance as part of a strange series of events that deserve their own blog post altogether. But I digress. Ever since Day One, the Nokia N91 has been praised with impeccable reputation of the best sounding mobile phone ever produced (the majority of stand alone portable music players can hardly compete with it either). It has nothing to do with loudness (though boy, that thing IS loud!), but it’s the audio reproduction that draws audiophiles (and me as well).
I know, it’s too big a phone to lug around all day and it’s even not that likeable by today’s standards of thin profiles and touchscreens. But I still find it as attractive as I fancied it years ago on all those billboards and magazine ads. Heck, it doesn’t even have a QVGA resolution screen, but who cares about the screen. It’s the music soul that sets it apart.

It’s time for some 3D action from the comfort of your home. 3D cinema may have been around for more than a century (yeah, really!), but it’s only now that it ventures in our homes in a way that’s relatively affordable and easy way to digest. And it’s not just movies – can you imagine playing a first person shooter in real 3D immersion?

You’ve all played the so-called 3D games, you’ve all seen 3D animation, but 3D films are a different animal all together. The FPS games and movies are “3D” in the sense that they are set in a three dimensional world. In addition to moving left or right, forward and back, there’s the third degree of motion – moving up and down.
But regardless of the number of directions you can move in, the image is still displayed on a flat surface, be it the computer monitor or the cinema screen. The problem here is that there no real perception of depth. Sure, you can tell how far things are thanks to perspective but that’s about it, depth is just an illusion.
Enter 3D movies, where you perceive “depth” just like you would in the real world. Normally each eye gets a slightly modified image of the natural setting around us due to the physical distance between them. The brain compbines the two images and presto – there’s real depth. It’s what our minds call 3D. And it’s what we’re after in this post – a small venture inside the 3D technology for home use.
Serving each eye with a different image is what’s behind most technologies for displaying 3D content (and trust us, there are a lot of these). Showing each eye a slightly different image confuses the brain enough to think it’s seeing real depth.

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 is one of the hottest names of the season and understandably none of its public appearances can go unnoticed. We just stumbled upon a new video demo of the handset, showing a much better side of it. The XPERIA X10 unit that the guys over at Wayerless took for a spin has much improved performance compared to the one we saw at the official announcement event in London. It now looks more like a 1GHz CPU-powered device, and less like one that has a hamster running inside to power the whole thing. Check out the video after the break. It’s in Spanish but the handset does most of the talking you need anyway.

The ITG xpPhone that we already told you about is going to come in more than one flavor. The future users will be able to pick the OS, CPU, storage and RAM memory as well as the display to create a device that suits their needs the best.
The handset will be available with Windows XP, MS DOS or Windows 7 (there goes the nice name) OS and AMD Super Mobile CPU. The options for the CPU speed are over and under 1GHz but the manufacturer doesn’t quote exact numbers. The storage memory ranges from 8GB SSD to 120 GB HDD and the RAM will be 512MB, 1GB or 2GB. There will also be three different versions of the touchscreen LCD – 4.3”, 4.7” and 7” with resolution of either 800 x 480 or 1024 x 600 pixels. Finally, the users will be able to pick between VGA, 1.3 MP, 3MP and 5MP for the xpPhone’s camera. WiMax connectivity can also be added to the 2G and 3G GSM and CDMA-enabled phone.
There isn’t information about the exact pricing of the device just yet but the form for pre-order is already available at the company’s website. Though we wouldn't advise you to get your credit card right away - not at least we see some live images of the thing up and running

After giving up their PocketPC business several years ago Dell are ready for a come back but this time they will try to conquer a much wider field. Now it's as official as it gets: Dell have just confirmed their plans to produce a range of smartphones under the brand name Dell Mini 3. Judging on Dell's netbooks naming convention, which takes after the screen size, it's a good guess that the new Dell smartphones will all have 3 inch screens.
And when it comes to Dell future smartphones, we have to resort to guessing, as the company did not announce any hardware specs whatsoever. Those will be announced "...when devices are available in stores." Dell marketing obviously can't get over their computer marketing strategies (much like Acer and their newbie attempts, as well).
Anyway, rumors on Dell smartphones have been circulating for the past 2 years or so and a few months back the Dell Mini 3i was even sighted during an event organized by China Mobile. Back then Dell called it only "a proof of concept" but today it just can't get any more real than that.
The first company across the globe to get the Dell Mini 3 is world's largest mobile operator, namely China Mobile. Their version of Dell Mini 3 will run the OPhone OS (basically that's the well-known Android OS with some minor customizations) and is expected to become available sometime this month.

HTC HD2 is now available in Vodafone UK. You can get one for free on 24 month contract and 35 pounds tariff or on 18 month commitment at 40 pounds tariff. The offers seem similar to iPhone plans through Orange and O2 so we guess Christmas shopping will pose quite some tough choices for the gadget lover.
The monstrous HTC HD2 is now available in the Vodafone UK network and you can have yours for free on either 18 or 24 month contract. A free HD2 applies to the 35 pound monthly tariff and the 24 month contract, while if you opt for the 18 month contract, you'll have to opt for a 40 pound monthly plan.
Truth be told, those offers are similar to the Orange iPhones's, so in the Christmas hype all will be up to the device, not the operator or tariff.

The dragon in the HTC camp has awoken, ladies and gentlemen, and it's time it shows what it's capable of. Be it a dragon, or a lion, the HTC HD2, codenamed HTC Leo, is truly a spectacular device. It seems to have all modern mobile technologies in its pocket, bridging the gap between phones and tablets.

HTC are pushing the boundaries of the impossible by fitting the 4.3-inch screen in a phone smaller than the Toshiba TG01, which was the first Snapdragon-based device ever to be released. HD2 is certainly a feat of engineering and something to really look up to.
Now that it has just hit the market, the HD2 is bound to make some serious waves in the high-end smartphones pool and we guess many of you would probably be checking it out this holiday season. And you would be right to do so. Let's go over its impeccable specs sheet one more time:
General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/2100 MHz, HSDPA, HSUPA
Form factor: Touchscreen bar phone
Dimensions: 120.5 x 67 x 11 mm, 157 g
Display: 4.3" 65K-color TFT capacitive touchscreen, 800 x 480 pixels WVGA, multi-touch support
Platform: Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon 1 GHz processor
OS: Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional; HTC Sense user interface (formerly TouchFLO 3D)
Memory: 512MB storage, 448MB RAM, microSD card slot, 2GB card included in the retail box
Camera: 5 megapixel auto-focus camera with touch focus and dual-LED flash; VGA@30 video recording
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, standard microUSB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, FM radio
Battery: 1,230 mAh Li-Ion; up to 6 h 20 min talk time, 490 h standby, 8 h video playback, 12 h music playback
Misc: Built-in accelerometer and digital compass, proximity and ambient light sensors, carrying pouch in box, optional car kit
Software: CoPilot navigation software (trial version), Wi-Fi router software, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter integration, HTC Footprints
The HTC HD2 most certainly feels great in hand - the quality of the used materials is nice and the slim bezel around the screen is almost as spectacular as the slim profile. For the fist five minutes you can't help but simply sit there and just stare at the amazing screen.

But with touch smartphones getting screens that large sooner or later ergonomics had to be sacrificed. We somehow thought that the original Touch HD had almost crossed the line, but the HD2 has definitely crossed over. Reaching your thumb to the opposite angle of the screen is quite a task and it's not really comfortable to use the phone single-handedly. But we guess many of you would find the compromise with ergonomics quite worth it.

It's business as usual on the WinMo front and all the action seems to be around the upper end of the pricing scale. Impressive as those top PocketPCs may be, they are hardly the stuff that makes the sales meters tick and bring the profits that fuel the R&D machine. Samsung B7300 OmniaLITE is one of the very few that dare to try and bring Windows Mobile to the masses. Budget PocketPCs are not unheard of but what makes OmniaLITE different is WinMo 6.5. The compact full-touch handset has the essentials perfectly covered, and sprinkled with a few nice extras too. But most importantly, the price tag won't make you wince

It looks like LG have been playing their own version of will it blend. There's no need to tell you they're not playing for fun - they're rather trying to squeeze some more cash off a couple of hot-selling handsets. So, here's the deal. Get your blender, throw in an LG Arena and a Cookie and set the speed to "budget". And there you have it - an LG GD510 Pop - ready to be served to the happy masses. The "pop" LG are going for is definitely "popular", as opposed to the "popstar stuff" some of you may have hoped for.
You can go ahead and call it the new Cookie, or the low-cost Arena, but the LG Pop is quite obviously keen to have its own purpose and personality. The optional battery cover fitting a solar panel and the all-round eco-friendliness are one way for it to stand on its own two feet as a phone. Apart from that, the Pop is just another midrange touchscreen. And this is by no means a guilty verdict. The LG Cookie used to be just another touchscreen too. Certainly not now - over 5 million units sold later. The Pop is perhaps setting its hopes high as well. Let's see if the classic unisex design, the feature mix and the affordable price tag can do it for it too

The Nokia N97 mini has been available for only a few days now that we are faced with a nice winter-themed surprise. No, we're not talking about the phone contents, but rather its color. It's white this time in tune with the upcoming holiday season and most of all in tune with the original look of its elder brother - Nokia N97.

Back in the day when Nokia introduced the Nokia N97 mini, the device was expected in two color versions - Cherry Black and Garnet. Now, a few days after its market launch, N97 mini is also available in a third, previously unannounced, color variant. Well, you can bet it's as white as it gets. Meet the N97 mini Snow White.

The Samsung Duos line is about to get two new members - the B5722 and the C6112. The couple is a regular looking touch phone and a slider, but each one works with two SIM cards simultaneously, which can make life a lot easier for people who have to carry two phones.

The first Dual SIM phone is the Samsung B5722. It's a touchscreen bar - similar in looks and specs to the Samsung Preston. It however relies only on quad-band GSM/EDGE connectivity, without the 3G, and the secondary SIM card is dual-band only. Both cards can be used for data transfers

The Garmin-Asus nuvifone M20 is the next smartphone to receive the Windows Mobile 6.5 magic potion. The upgrade is already available for current owners for free, while new retail devices with WinMo 6.5 will start shipping at the end of the year.

The duo Garmin-Asus announced that their first (and only) WinMo satnav-oriented smartphone - the nuvifone M20 - has received a free Windows Mobile 6.5 update. You can download it from the support page at the official product website.

New retail Garmin-Asus nuvifone M20 will come with the new OS pre-installed but that won't happen until at least a month more. Still it will pack the same navigation software and extras as before.

O2 UK are now set to support NFC mobile payments, but are holding off on doing so for the moment. NFC technology allows for short range communication between devices and is being used to trial mobile payment systems using mobile phones. The user would swipe his mobile phone near an NFC terminal, which would debit the account on his phone for the relevant amount of money.

O2’s trial of the technology began in 2007 and was met with generally good feedback. However, for such a system to be successful it would require a critical mass of networks, manufacturers, banks and retailers to support it hence O2’s decision not to dive straight in and begin rolling out devices straight away.

Tesco Mobile, one of the many MVNOs operating in the UK market, has sparked a potential price war by announcing a ne wunlimited tariff. The new tariff will be a SIM only deal and will offer unlimited calls, unlimited texts and unlimited data for £30 per month. The only stipulation is that users are restricted to £500 worth of usage each month, but even so this seems to be a fantastically good deal. These sort of unlimited tariffs aren’t common in the UK with the only ones being available offered to certain business customers. The five main networks may now find themselves on the backfoot and hopefully, for the consumer, they either match or at least try and compete with this offer. Tesco Mobile are putting the tariff forward as a recession beating measure and with the promise of unlimited everything it will probably do good business.

Vodafone has released its latest in mobile broadband, and major cities in the U.K like London, Birmingham and Liverpool will be among the first to receive the benefits. 14.4Mbps is in theory the peak rate, but customers can expect to see speeds varying from 1Mbps to 4 Mbps with a practical maximum speed of 10.8Mbps. Vodafone has also reported that 80% of its datacards/dongles and 3G handsets can take advantage of the new speed. We would rather trust user reports, so if you’re using their service, could you drop a comment?

In a potential advance for the forces of paid content, The Economist is introducing a trial program today that lets New Yorkers use their cellphones to order overnight home delivery of the new issue at the regular newsstand price. AdAge reports.

“New Yorkers who have signed up for weekly texts announcing each issue’s topics will also receive a URL for a web page they can visit to order the issue. Those who order by 9 p.m. are guaranteed a hand-delivered copy by 6 a.m. the next morning — in time to beat the commute.The weekly texts go out on Thursday afternoons, meaning recipients can get overnight copies before newsstands get them at about 9 a.m.

n England, where The Economist first tried the approach two months ago, people who have preregistered can just reply to the text messages to get their overnight copies. The Economist hopes to have that simpler system in place by the time it widens the New York trial to cover the entire U.S. “

This is a pretty simple construction that actually doesn’t look as ridiculous as it sounds. The dock rotates, taking advantage of the iPhone and iPod Touch’s accelerometer and making use of allowing movie-viewing landscape mode. Not bad!

Today at the Mobilize Conference, Motorola and T-Mobile announced the Motorola Cliq, a new Android handset. They call it “the first phone with social skills.” It is a touch-based handset that has Motorola’s new MOTOBLUR service on board. The Cliq is a sideways slider that has a full QWERTY keyboard and 3.1-inch HVGA touch-screen display. It has a 3G, Wi-Fi, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, video capture at 24 frames per second, 3.5mm headset jack, full HTML Google browser, and Google services. It will support microSD cards up to 32GB. It will be available in titanium and white, pricing wasn’t disclosed. It will be sold worldwide as the DEXT starting in 2010

HTC has been getting in on the act today with the unveilling of the Touch2, a compact WinMo smartphone that will be one of the first devices to run WinMo 6.5, which will itself be unveiled on 6th October. Other pioneering efforts include support for Windows Marketplace and Microsoft My Phone. HTC’s TouchFlo UI has been given a revamp with lessons learned from the popular Sense UI found on HTC’s Android devices

The once rumored Nokia Xseries is now official as Nokia has just announced two devices to spearhead this new range of phones: the Nokia X6 and the X3.
The Nokia X6 is their latest full-touchscreen device that features 3.2-inch display, Carl Zeiss equipped 5-megapixel camera with dual LED flash, WiFi, Bluetooth, TV-out, on-device video editing tools, A-GPS, Ovi Maps, full web browser with Flash Lite support, 32GB memory, and an astounding 35 hours music playback battery life. Unlike their previous touchscreen phones such as the 5800XM and 5530XM, the Nokia X6 is definitely much slimmer measuring a mere 0.55-inches thin. It’s due in Q4 with a price of 459 Euros (around $652) excluding tax and subsidies.

“Not a day goes by that someone doesn’t want some piece of the huge Michael Jackson pie. So it was only a matter of time that more wares kept popping up authorized or not displaying his image. So without further ado I present the Michael Jackson IMITO A8 Cell Phone Ultimate EDITION. Basically a cheap phone with a laser image of MJ on the back of it….lovely. Available in blue, silver, rose red, purple, green, and brown. The Michael Jackson IMITO A8 Cell sports a Dual Card Sim Card option, Stereo Bluetooth,FM radio,Phone call tracing, Multiple language support ( so people from other countries can get ripped off too), and 2.0 TFT screen. All this for the bargain basement price of $82.15. I’m sure the attorneys for Michael Jackson’s estate will get a Google alert right – about – now.”

Mobile phone giant KDDI has teamed up with Tokyo-based Flower Robotics to develop a new concept mobile phone/robot system designed to monitor and learn the user’s behavior and communicate via a home TV set. Pink Tentacle reports.
“Called “Polaris,” the prototype system consists of a mobile handset that monitors the user’s daily activities and an artificially intelligent robot sphere that charges the handset and displays data on the user’s TV.The Polaris system is designed to learn the user’s lifestyle by collecting data, analyzing activity, and identifying trends. The robot keeps a database of information accumulated through the handset, such as the user’s daily travel and walking habits, calls and email messages sent and received, and online transactions. Using this data, Polaris learns to predict the user’s behavior and offer relevant advice and information.”

The Garmin-Asus Nuvifone is vaporware no more! Boy Genius has unveiled some information about several upcoming AT&T smartphones, the G60 among them. The nuvifone G60 is a collaboration between the famed GPS manufacturer Garmin and PC-manufacturer Asus. It will cost $299 with a 2-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate. That’s a bit pricey for even a high-end smartphone. The G60 has a 3 megapixel camera, a 3.5″ touchscreen, a Linux-based OS, 3G capability, and a Garmin GPS. To be honest, the nuvifone doesn’t sound quite as awesome now as it did a year ago. That said, having a quality GPS built-in will save users the expense of a TomTom car set. No release date has yet been announced, but it’s expected out before the end of October

Orange UK has just rolled out the ROM update for their HTC Hero, where it is touted to offer a boost in system speed, alongside touch-to-focus capability in the Hero’s camera. Orange has also tested the new software to make sure it is fully compatible with the network when released. As for T-Mobile, they claim that their update is more or less imminent, but nothing official has been heard from them yet as at press time.

The actual iPhone 3G/3GS unlock here at iPhone Unlocking Solutions.
The current generation phone, iPhone, has the features of a PC, an iPod, a digital camera and a mobile phone. It is one of the most preferred phones having features of networking and browsing. But it gets expensive to buy an iPhone because it comes with a contract of limited use and you cannot run your iPhone after some time as mentioned in the contract of its provider. Unlocking helps you to run iPhone on any carrier of your choice and it releases an iPhone from Apple’s network. It simply means you are not bound to any network to run your iPhone and your iPhone is usable even after the end of the contract. Benefits of unlocking an iPhone are that it helps you to run third party applications and play retro-games

So you haven’t graduated away from those white earbuds yet, but Playboy is hoping that they can at least make them sexier for you. Currently available at the Playboy shop are earbuds for your MP3 Player that comes in the color Black/White, Pink/White, or Pink/black. The buds feature the famous Playboy bunny symbol along with the word Playboy on the earbud. The Playboy Earphones retail for just $12.

Today the Motorola VE440 became available for sale from MetroPCS. This monoblock-style phone is billed by Motorola as a music phone and has dedicated music keys, a 3.5mm headset jack, stereo Bluetooth, and support for microSD cards up to 8GB. The VE440 is a tri-band 800/1700/1900 CDMA device that is limited to 1x data but it has GPS. Other features include a 1.3 megapixel fixed-focus camera and support for MetroPCS’ chatLINK service. The VE440 costs $129 and is available online.

Elsewhere in the world, while people might flock whenever a new version of the Jesus phone is released, the Chinese seems to have largely ignored the device.
Following the much-discussed launch of the iPhone on China's second largest mobile network, China Unicom, last week, only 5000 have been sold. This, in the country boasting of the world's largest mobile subscriber base, is nothing short of an embarrassment for Apple who has always known to cite the sales of the iPhones in millions right from the first week of its release in other parts of the world.
While questions are being raised as to why the iPhone has failed to make any impact in the Chinese market, many observers have made it clear that the reasons behind this range from the prohibitive pricing of the device to the crippling of various features on the device might have forced users to ignore the device for better equipped me-too products. This is apart from the grey market scene, which thrives in China and is being termed a culprit by consultant iSuppli. China is also known for pretty well disguised iPhone clones that actually boast of more features than what the much more expensive iPhone can.
Nevertheless, it has been largely a similar trend in India as well. In both markets, consumers are more price conscious and Apple's over the top pricing of the iPhone ensures lesser uptake of iPhones.

If you happen to have a hankering for a new smartphone device, or are perhaps mulling over a handset upgrade, then Motorola and T-Mobile would very much like you to consider the newly launched CLIQ – which just so happens to be Motorola’s very first phone carrying the Google-backed Android operating system.
Available exclusively in the U.S. on T-Mobile USA and equipped with high-speed 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity, the CLIQ comes complete with a 3.1-inch HVGA display, a touch-screen user interface, a 5.0 mega pixel camera (with auto focus and video capture), a 3.5mm headphone jack, 2GBs of pre-installed microSD memory, and MOTOBLUR communication management.
“Smartphones are fast becoming the primary way many consumers engage with social networking services, e-mail and the Web, which makes the Motorola CLIQ with MOTOBLUR the right phone at the right time,” trumpeted Travis Warren, director of product marketing at T-Mobile USA.
“T-Mobile continues to expand upon its industry-leading lineup of Android smartphones for the holiday season with the launch of the CLIQ, and we expect it to be very popular among our highly connected customers,” he added.
Other contributing attributes include an onboard music player, the pre-loaded Amazon MP3 store application, and Shazam, iMeem Mobile, AccuWeather, MySpace Mobile, Quickoffice, and one-touch access to Google services such as Search, Maps, Street View, YouTube and Picasa.

Sybase is extending its Afaria mobile-device management platform and database software to the Apple iPhone, taking advantage of new enterprise features in Version 3.1 of the iPhone's software to give IT departments more control and capabilities on the popular handset.
Though many enterprise employees bring iPhones into the office and rely on them for personal communications, the device originally caught on as a consumer gadget for music, Web browsing and entertainment applications, and has only gradually made inroads as a workplace tool. Going on sale in the middle of this month, Sybase's Afaria 6.5 will finally give administrators the kinds of controls they have had previously for mobile platforms such as Symbian, Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1, Research In Motion BlackBerry and PalmOS.
Apple's recent iPhone 3.1 release added the capability to lock down certain settings on a device so the user can't change them using the phone's configuration utility, said Mark Jordan, senior product manager for Afaria. That allowed Sybase to give enterprise IT departments the power to do things such as block applications, define the required password strength and lock down Wi-Fi and VPN (virtual private network) settings. Administrators can now establish a trusted relationship between Afaria and the employee's phone using a certificate, he said.
With the new Afaria, enterprises can make and change settings on employees' iPhones over the air based on overall policies for certain departments, job descriptions and other criteria. Among other capabilities, they can also require device authentication for access to a corporate directory and set up compliance reporting on the employee's use of the phone.
Sybase announced Afaria's iPhone capabilities on Tuesday at the iPhone Developer Summit in Santa Clara, California. Also on Tuesday, it announced tools for the Sybase SQL Anywhere database to be used for synchronization of data between an iPhone application and a back-end database. Using SQL Anywhere, internal developers and software vendors can build in bi-directional synchronization between an on-device app and relational databases including Sybase, Oracle, SQL Server, DB2 and MySQL. This frees employees from having to depend on the cellular data connection to get work done while on the road, Jordan said. There is a beta test program now open for SQL Anywhere for iPhone.

Spice mobile the eminent industry has gained its importance by launching the first ever FLEXI DUAL MODE PHONES. With the series of novel products Spice D-6666 is also engaged and it is the India’s first Flexi Dual SIM Mobile phone with GSM/GSM or GSM+ CDMA mode.
Spice D-6666 attributes is,
It is the first flexi dual handset Offers provision for choosing either between GSM+CDMA mode or GSM+GSM mode in a single phone. This techno craft bid this product at Rs 7,999 as introductory price. It is empowered with VAS applications. Switching between two modes are done without any ins and outs
Moreover music lover’s eyes catches this Spice D-6666 due to its enhanced multimedia features such as big screen, 2MP camera with flash, 4 GB expandable memory that has enough space for more music, pictures, videos and other downloads, stereo Bluetooth, FM recorder, and MP3 player.
The main plea of this widget is its swarm of functions like mailing solution, here Email to SMS facilitates to send, receive, compose and forward all your emails via SMS. Spice provides three months free subscription on this service which is available on communal Gmail and India times accounts.
The another highlighting aspect is that it paves the way to make bank transactions, pay bills at all quickly and aggravate free with just few effortless clicks. This is enabled by commerce application N-GPAY which is another prominent feature. Effectual alerts, reminders and unusual Indian Calendar make spice as the best user choice and also good user friendly product.
But as for market condition it sounds good but simultaneous working of sim and battery backup has to be analyzed when anyone tempt to buy this product

Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah today said that the ban imposed by the Centre on prepaid mobile phone connections in Jammu and Kashmir was "temporary" and would be lifted soon.
"The ban on prepaid cell phone connections in the state is temporary and would be lifted soon," Abdullah told reporters here in S K Stadium.
Abdullah said the ban was imposed as Centre had apprehensions that the mobile connections were being misused.
"The state government has already taken up the issue with the Centre and very soon the facility of prepaid connections would be restored in the state," Abdullah said.
The ban was imposed in the state from November one in the wake of reports that proper verification is not being done while providing such connections by the service providers/vendors raising security concerns.

The government is considering a reduction in mobile termination charges by next year, a move that is expected to bring down call rates further.
India already has the lowest call rates across the world and the recent schemes announced by mobile operators on per second billing has taken this to as low as 1 paisa per second. Mobile termination charge is paid by a mobile operator to another on whose network the call ends.
“I have requested the operators, the termination charges can come down by 2010 and accordingly tariffs can be reduced,” communications and IT minister A Raja told reporters after a meeting with CEOs and other senior officials of telecom service providers. He said the local call charges can come down to as low as 10 paise a minute and STD rates to just 25 paise per minute.

The User Interface of Opera Mobile 10 draws heavily from that of Opera Mini 5. From what it seems, looks like Opera will now offer a "unified look" for its browsers across various platforms. Once you install Opera Mobile 10 (The sis file is just over 4 MB in size), you're greeted by the now familiar homepage with nine speed dial options. As mentioned earlier, this page (and the rest of the browser) looks exactly similar to Opera Mini 5. The speed dial links are editable and you can choose what sites you want there for quick access. Opera Mobile supports inline editing and packs a very usable QWERTY keyboard for touch screen devices. For devices with accelerometers, the QWERTY keyboard adapts quite neatly in both portrait and landscape modes.

the U.S. wireless- phone unit of Deutsche Telekom AG, reported a service outage last evening on its voice and data network.
The company deployed teams to fix the disruption, Bellevue, Washington-based T-Mobile reported on its Web site.
“We’re making good progress restoring voice and messaging service to affected customers,” T-Mobile said on its Web site. “Approximately 5 percent of T-Mobile customers are experiencing service disruptions.” The outages began yesterday at about 5:30 p.m. New York time.
This is at least the second service disruption in the past two months for the wireless carrier. Customers who owned Sidekick phones lost data stored on their handsets after a server went down last month. Some customers still had lost data as of Oct. 31.
T-Mobile, which competes with Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc. for mobile sales, reported a 2.3 percent decline in revenue in the second quarter as customers’ average monthly bills fell. The company is attracting subscribers who spend less on voice and is relying increasingly on sales of data plans for growth, the company said in August.