Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 Smartphone that would be powered by Google Android 2.2 Froyo platform and features 4.0-inch Super Clear LCD capacitive touchscreen display offering an integrated entertainment, multimedia, messaging and social networking experience. The Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 Smartphone in terms of design resembles a lot with Samsung Galaxy S i9000 smartphone featuring a large rectangle home key flanked with two touch sensitive keys on either side for menu and cancel functions.

The Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 smartphone is quad-band 2G 850/900/1800/1900 MHz and tri-band 3G HSDPA 900/1900/2100 MHz ready device that is powered by Android 2.2 operating system for mobile devices and is equipped with support for Google Mobile Services, including, Gmail, YouTube, Android Market and more. The Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 smartphone is powered by Samsung’s TouchWIZ v3.0 technology which has a Widgets feature that enables users to have a selection of widget style mini applications open on its home screen.

The Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 boasts a brilliant 4-inch Super Clear LCD capacitive touchscreen Gorilla Glass Display with 480 x 800 pixel resolution in 16-Million colors which provides a vivid, sharp color HD-like viewing experience and includes Accelerometer sensor for auto display rotate, Proximity sensor doe auto-display-trunoff, and touch sensitives keys at the bottom of device for menu, home, cancel and search functions.

The Samsung Galasy SL I9003 smartphone comes with 512-MB RAM, 1024 MB ROM, and sports microSD card slot with upto 32-GB capacity. Available in Mirror Black with chrome colors, the Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 smartphone also includes FM radio with RDS, audio and video media players and runs Google Android 2.2 OS and offers a seven-paned home screen and access to Android Market to personalize the device with 115,000 free and paid applications, including applications for social networking, gaming, travel and more.

Android powered Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 Smartphone also includes a 5.0 megapixel autofocus camera with 2592 x 1944 pixel still picture resolution, digital zoom and autofocus, geo-tagging, and a video camera for recording crystal-clear, high-definition 1280 x 720 (720p) HD videos and photos for playback on an HD television.

Key features of Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 Smartphone include :

* Android 2.2 platform – With support for Google Mobile Services including Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk and Android Market
* Full HTML Web browsing capabilities
* 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities – Allows customers to transform their phone into a wireless modem for up to five compatible Wi-Fi-enabled devices
* Advanced touch screen gestures capabilities, including multi-touch pinch to zoom, double tap to zoom and horizontal swiping, which provides easier and quicker access to many applications, including location-based services, Web browsing and digital photos or videos
* Multiple file formats supported, including DivX support
* Samsung 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor – Produces amazing graphics, faster upload and download times and HD-like multimedia content
* Virtual QWERTY Keyboard Featuring Swype Technology – Input text faster and in a more intuitive way with one continuous finger motion across the screen keyboard
* Full suite of messaging options – Text, picture, video and voice messaging; corporate and personal e-mail accounts supported
* 5.0-megapixel camera/camcorder – Auto-focus and LED flash with HD video recording and playback (720p) capabilities to capture photos and videos for playback on your HD television
* WiFi Connectivity 802.11 b/g/n
* Stereo Bluetooth Technology – Support for headset, hands-free, stereo, phonebook access, object push for vCard and vCalendar
* Corporate Email – Supports Android Eclair Exchange ActiveSync e-mail to synchronize corporate e-mail, contacts and calendars from office e-mail accounts
* Music and video players and 3.5-millimeter headphone jack
* 16GB internal memory expandable to 32GB
* Qik service for Video Calling over 3G
* Document Editors (Word, Powerpoint, Excel), PDF viewe
* 3.5 mm Audio out / TV out port
* Document editors for MS Word, Excel and PP. PDF viewer

Some of the Lifestyle features in Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 Smartphone include :

* Samsung’s Social Hub – Built around messaging, contacts and calendar sync, which allows users to send and receive information, whether it is e-mail, social network updates or SMS messages
* Feeds & Updates – Displays feeds from multiple SNS sites such as Facebook®, MySpace and Twitter, which also allows users to update their status instantly
* AllShare Application – Enables inter-device connectivity through Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), so users can send multimedia content wirelessly to other DLNA-enabled devices such as TVs and laptops
* Daily Briefing – Instant access to weather, news, stocks and schedule
* Write and Go – Quickly jot down an idea and later decide on a format, such as SMS/ MMS, e-mail, calendar or memo, to send or post to popular SNS sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace
* Weather Clock – Displays current time and weather of the selected city (ability to add and select other cities)

The Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 comes with powerful Li-ion 1650 mAh battery that provides up to 15 hrs of talk time in 2G (7 hrs on 3G) and up to 600 hrs of standby time on 2G (550 hrs on 3G) and would be available in March 2011.

The new mid-range Samsung WAVE 578 (S5780) Smartphone, at Mobile World Congress 2011 at Barcelona, is its next handset based on the opinion-dividing BADA mobile operating system platform which allows third-party applications integration capability and also features Near Field Communication (NFC) chip. BADA, which means Ocean in Korea, mobile operating system is one of the latest mobile OS which is in direct competition to several prevailing high-end operating system for mobiles such as Apple’s iPhone OS, Google’s open-source Android OS, Microsoft’s Windows Mobile, Blackberry’s RIM and Nokis’s open-source Symbian OS.

Samsung’s Bada mobile OS brings smartphone technology to the masses, enabling entry level handsets to offer apps, multimedia and a touchscreen experience comparable to high end mobile devices and many handhelds. Armed with 1-GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor, the Samsung WAVE 578 (S5780) smartphone features a 3.2-inch, WQVGA Super Clear LCD Capacitive full touchscreen display made of Scratch-resistant glass and is equipped with Accelerometer sensor for auto screen rotate, Proximity sensor for auto display off and Smart unlocking feature and introduces an anti-smudge screen technology that reduce greasy fingerprints.

The Samsung Wave 578 is equipped with Samsung TouchWiz 3.0 user interface that offers customizable home screen and menus, and Social Hub function which provides email, instant messaging and social notworking services in a single interface. The Samsung Wave 578 comes equipped with with strong 1200 mAh standard Li-ion battery and also features 3.5 mm audio port, JAVA MIDP 2.0 support, and offers an iTunes-style apps store for downloading games, mapping, eBooks and lifestyle applications.

The Samsung WAVE 578 smartphone features 3.2 megapixel camera with video recording capability, Geo-tagging, smile and blink detection functionality, and also includes a front-facing VGA resolution camera for video calling. Offering 5.1 surround sound, some of the other features of the new Samsung Wave 578 includes FM Radio with RDS and recording, MP3 media player (MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+) , video player supporting MP4/MKV/xVid/DivX/MP4/H.263/H.264 3GP video files, and JAVA MIDP 2.0 support.

The device also allows access to Samsung Apps Store, an integrated application store, from the device featuring wealth of games, navigation, social networking, e-book, health and lifestyle applications, enabling users to simply and easily download an abundance of applications.

Samsung Wave 578 S8530 specifications :

* Quad-band 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
* Dual-band 3G HSDPA 900/2100 3.6 Mbps
* 3.2-inch, WQVGA Scratch resistant Super-clear LCD capacitive touchscreen display
* 100MB internal memory
* 16 GB microSD support
* Multi-touch input method
* Accelerometer sensor
* Handwriting recognition
* Proximity Sensor
* Digital Compass
* 3.2 MP camera with LED Flash, Touch focus, Geo-tagging, face detection, smile detection
* Front-facing VGA resolution camera for video calling
* Bada OS 1.2 with TouchWiz 3.0 UI
* ARM Cortex A8 1GHz processor
* FM radio with RDS
* FM recording
* GPRS Class 10
* EDGE Class 10
* 3G HSDPA 3.6 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
* Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP
* Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wireless LAN
* MicroUSB 2.0
* Audio Music Player with SoundAlive EQ, Music Recognition
* 3.5mm Ear Jack, Stereo FM Radio with RDS
* TV Out port
* NFC, Samsung Apps, Samsung TouchWiz, Social Hub, Integrated Contacts, Integrated Calendar, Unified Inbox
* Push IM: Yahoo! Messenger, IM: Google Talk, Facebook Chat
* GPS with A-GPS support, Samsung Mobile Navigator
* Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery
* Talktime: 2G 750 min / 3G 410 min
* Standby Time: 2G – 700 hours; 3G – 500 hours
* Dim – 107.9 x 54.9 x 12.5mm
* Weight – 99.8 gms

BADA OS powered Samsung Wave 578 will be available in May of 2011 in France and will be gradually rolled out to European countries, CIS, South East Asia, India, Middle East, and China.

Dual Sim handset Samsung DUOS Chat 322 S3220 mobile phone that offers dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) with dual-SIM standby capability and boast of full QWERTY keyboard for a comprehensive and convenient all-round user experience. Featuring dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) capability, the Samsung Chat 322 mobile phone supports tri-band GSM 850/900/1800 network allowing the convenience of a single feature rich handset with two connections operating simultaneously.

The Samsung Chat 322 Duos mobile phone features a 240 x 320 pixels, 256K colors capable QVGA TFT display and phone is equipped with 10-MB internal memory with added support for expandable memory via microSD memory card with hot-swap functionality. Supporting Polyphonic (64 channels) ringtones and MP3 ringtones, Samsung Ch@t 322 mobile phone offers upto 1000 entries phonebook with Photo call and 30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls records along with 200 messages SMS memory.

The Samsung DUOS Chat 322 phone also includes 1.3 megapixel camera offering 1280 x 960 pixels resolution, video recording capability with QVGA @ 15 fps and for data connectivity offers GPRS class 10, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, and hi-speed microUSB port and EDGE Class 10 connectivity. The handset lacks WiFi connectivity. The Blackberry style Samsung Chat 322 mobile phone can also records up to an hour of video with sound in QCIF resolution at 15fps offers quality images. Video recording and decoding formats in H.263, 3GPP and MPEG4 video formats and it also offers video playback supports MPEG4, 3GPP and H.263 Video Formats.

The Samsung Chat also sports a built-in MP3 media player which which supports MP3, ACC, ACC+, eAAC+, WAV, MIDI and WMA music formats. Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) Bluetooth for stereo sound allows listening to music on bluetooth compatible headset absolutely wire-free. The handset does NOT feature FM Radio. The Samsung Chat 322 phone comes loaded with built-in email client which supports POP3, SMTP & IMAP4 email protocols and it also comes with social networking sites integration via built-in SNS. It also offers Auto Pull Email feature that allows a push-like email experience on this handset, ridding users the frequent email checking.

Allowing users an always-connected social life with full, the Samsung Chat 322 QWERTY phone offers round-the-clock access to their favourite social media sites including Facebook and Twitter, with a range of multimedia options. The Samsung Chat 322 QWERTY phone allows two mobile numbers (SIMs) in the same phone offering users make and receive calls and SMS from any SIM card and even allows to switch between the two any time. The Samsung Chat 322 phone comes with Standard Li-Ion 1140 mAh battery which allows upto 250 hours of stand-by time and upto 5 hours of talk time on full charge.

The dual-SIM Samsung Chat 322 S3220 QWERTY phone is now available for $110 with one year warranty.

Single SIM handset Samsung Ch@t 335 (S3350) mobile phone that features 2.4-inch 256K colors non touch display, WiFi connectivity and full QWERTY keyboard for a comprehensive and convenient all-round user experience. The Samsung Chat 335 mobile phone features a 2.4-inch 240 x 320 pixels, 256K colors capable QVGA TFT display and phone comes with 60-MB internal memory with added support for expandable memory of maximum 8GB via microSD memory card with hot-swap functionality.

Supporting Polyphonic (64 channels) ringtones and MP3 ringtones, Samsung Chat 335 mobile phone offers upto 1000 entries phonebook with Photo call and 30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls records along with 200 messages SMS memory. The phone also includes 2.0 megapixel camera offering 1600 x 1200 pixels resolution, video recording capability with QVGA @ 15 fps and for it offers comprehensive data connectivity options that includes GPRS class 10, EDGE class 10, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, WiFi 802.11b/g wireless LAN, and hi-speed microUSB port for wired connectivity.

The picture storage in standard JPEG format in handset memory or in extended memory and the digital camera also offers Photo effects and option for Photo quality settings while shooting still pictures. The Blackberry style Samsung Chat 335 mobile phone can also records up to an hour of video with sound in QCIF resolution at 15fps offers quality images. Video recording and decoding formats in H.263, 3GPP and MPEG4 video formats and it also offers video playback supports MPEG4, 3GPP and H.263 Video Formats.

Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) Bluetooth for stereo sound allows listening to music on bluetooth compatible headset absolutely wire-free. The Samsung Chat 335 mobile phone comes loaded with built-in email client which supports POP3, SMTP & IMAP4 email protocols and it also comes with social networking sites integration via built-in SNS. It also offers Auto Pull Email feature that allows a push-like email experience on this handset, ridding users the frequent email checking.

Allowing users an always-connected social life with full, the Samsung Ch@t 335 offers round-the-clock access to their favourite social media sites including Facebook and Twitter, with a range of multimedia options. The Samsung Ch@t 335 mobile phone comes with Standard Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery which allows upto 520 hours of stand-by time and upto 12 hours of talk time on full charge.

The new Samsung Chat 335 (S3350) QWERTY phone is now available for $125 with one year warranty.

T-Mobile Wireless and Samsung have announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Galaxy S 3G Smartphone, that is powered by Google Android 2.2 Froyo platform and features super AMOLED touch screen display offering an integrated entertainment, multimedia, messaging and social networking experience.

The Samsung Galaxy S 4G Smartphone is available from T-Mobile for $650 without service agreement and is also available in several flexible service agreements. The Samsung Galaxy S 4G is quad-band 2G 850/900/1800/1900 MHz and dual-band 3G HSDPA 1700/2100 MHz ready device that is powered by Android 2.2 operating system for mobile devices and is equipped with support for Google Mobile Services, including, Gmail, YouTube, Android Market and more.

The Samsung Galasy S 4G smartphone is powered by Samsung’s TouchWIZ v3.0 technology which has a Widgets feature that enables users to have a selection of widget style mini applications open on its home screen. Just like Samsung Galaxy S, the Samsung Galaxy S 4G Smartphone also boasts a brilliant 4-inch Super AMOLED touch screen Gorilla Glass Display with 480 x 800 pixel resolution in 16-Million colors which provides a vivid, sharp color HD-like viewing experience and includes Accelerometer sensor for auto display rotate, Proximity sensor doe auto-display-trunoff, and touch sensitives keys at the bottom of device for menu, home, cancel and search functions.

The Samsung Galasy S 4G smartphone comes with 512-MB RAM, 1024 MB ROM, and sports microSD card slot with upto 32-GB capacity. Available in Mirror Black with chrome colors, the Samsung Galaxy S 4G smartphone runs Google Android 2.2 OS and offers a seven-paned home screen and access to Android Market to personalize the device with 75,000 applications, including applications for social networking, gaming, travel and more.

Key features of Samsung Galaxy S Smartphone include:

* Android 2.2 platform – With support for Google Mobile Services including Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk and Android Market
* Full HTML Web browsing capabilities
* 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities – Allows customers to transform their phone into a wireless modem for up to five compatible Wi-Fi-enabled devices
* Super AMOLED Screen Technology – Brilliant display makes watching movies, viewing videos and playing games come to life like never before, even in bright light and outdoor environments
* Advanced touch screen gestures capabilities, including multi-touch pinch to zoom, double tap to zoom and horizontal swiping, which provides easier and quicker access to many applications, including location-based services, Web browsing and digital photos or videos
* Multiple file formats supported, including DivX support
* Samsung 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor – Produces amazing graphics, faster upload and download times and HD-like multimedia content
* Six-axis sensor that works with the smartphone’s accelerometer to provide a smooth, fluid gaming experience when the user is tilting the device up or down or panning the phone to the left or right
* Virtual QWERTY Keyboard Featuring Swype Technology – Input text faster and in a more intuitive way with one continuous finger motion across the screen keyboard
* Full suite of messaging options – Text, picture, video and voice messaging; corporate and personal e-mail accounts supported
* 5.0-megapixel camera/camcorder – Auto-focus and LED flash with HD video recording and playback (720p) capabilities to capture photos and videos for playback on your HD television
* WiFi Connectivity 802.11 b/g/n
* Stereo Bluetooth Technology – Support for headset, hands-free, stereo, phonebook access, object push for vCard and vCalendar
* Corporate Email – Supports Android Eclair Exchange ActiveSync e-mail to synchronize corporate e-mail, contacts and calendars from office e-mail accounts
* Music and video players and 3.5-millimeter headphone jack
* 16GB internal memory expandable to 32GB
* Qik service for Video Calling over 3G
* Document Editors (Word, Powerpoint, Excel), PDF viewer

Some of the Lifestyle features in Samsung Galaxy S 4G Smartphone include:

* Samsung’s Social Hub – Built around messaging, contacts and calendar sync, which allows users to send and receive information, whether it is e-mail, social network updates or SMS messages
* Feeds & Updates – Displays feeds from multiple SNS sites such as Facebook®, MySpace and Twitter, which also allows users to update their status instantly
* AllShare Application – Enables inter-device connectivity through Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), so users can send multimedia content wirelessly to other DLNA-enabled devices such as TVs and laptops
* Daily Briefing – Instant access to weather, news, stocks and schedule
* Write and Go – Quickly jot down an idea and later decide on a format, such as SMS/ MMS, e-mail, calendar or memo, to send or post to popular SNS sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace
* Weather Clock – Displays current time and weather of the selected city (ability to add and select other cities)

The Samsung Galaxy S 4G comes with powerful Li-ion 1650 mAh battery and would initially be available from T-Mobile USA with or without several services agreements.

The Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 smartphone is Quad-band GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 dual-band 3G HSDPA: 900, 2100 ready device which is powered by 800 MHz Qualcomm QCT MSM7227-1 Turbo Processor and features 158MB RAM with microSD card supporting 32GB expandable memory allowing practically unlimited entries contact phonebook and SMS memory.

Samsung Galaxy Ace smartphone features 3.5-inch, HVGA 320 x 480 pixel TFT capacitive touchscreen supporting 16 million colors and sports two touch-sensitive keys and a home key in same fashion as on Galaxy S series smartphones. The phone also includes Accelerometer sensor for auto screen rotate and runs on Android 2.2 Froyo version with Samsung’s TouchWiz v3.0 user interface over Android just like the one in Samsung Galaxy S smartphones.

Only 113g in weight, Samsung Galaxy Ace offers exhaustive data connectivity that includes GPRS, EDGE, 3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps download speed, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/N Wireless LAN with DLNA, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR with A2DP wireless connection, GPS with Assisted GPS (A-GPS) and microUSB 2.0 for wired connectivity.

Galaxy Ace S5830 comes with 5 megapixel (2560×1920 pixel) rear camera with added LED flash, geo-tagging, face and smile recognition capability along with video recording in QVGA resolution in addition to a front-facing VGA resolution camera for 3G assisted video calling newly offered by Android Gingerbread. Users will be able to make calls through the Internet using Voice over IP (VoIP) technology.

Other features of Galaxy Ace S5830 includes Haptic feedback vibration, Digital compas, Proximity sensor for auto screen off, ambiance light sensor that automatically adjusts screen brightness with reference to surrounding light and 3.5mm headset jack.

The Galaxy Ace smartphone is powered by Android 2.2 FroYo platform and comes packed with standard Google Apps including , Android Market, Google Calendar, Gmail, Google Earth, Google Maps 4.7 with Navigatio, Google Search, Google Talk IM, Google Voice, Voice Actions, YouTube and many more. Then there are over 100,000 apps at Android Market for download.

The Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 smartphone comes with 1350 mAh li-ion standard battery that offers talk time of up to 6.7 hours on 3G ( about 11 hours on 2G) and standby time up to 17.8 days on 3G ( about 29.7 days on 2G) network.

The mid-range Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 smartphone is already available for $325 with one year warranty.

Dell Venue Pro Smartphone which is Dell’s first phone powered by Microsoft’s latest Windows Phone 7 operating system and featuring 4.1-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display along with a slideout QWERTY keyboard allowing users easy and faster means to texting, stay connected, be productive and keep in touch with colleagues, friends and family. The Dell Venue Pro windows smartphone along with Dell Venue Android powered smartphone was formerly launched at Bangalore Fashion week just yesterday and is based on Windows Phone 7, Microsoft’s new mobile platform that introduces a new approach to the Start screen experience through Live Tiles that offer easier access to information and services from the Web and applications that are important to users.

Windows Phone 7 also delivers an integrated experience on the Dell Venue Pro windows smartphone through Windows Phone unique service called Hubs. The Hubs bring together a related set of applications, services and content into a single view to simplify common tasks. Your contacts, music, games and work can be shared, synced and accessed virtually wherever you happen to be.

The Dell Venue Pro windows smartphone comes equipped with a blazing-fast Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdragon QSD8250 processor with Adreno 200 graphics for a fast mobile data and graphics experience and is quad-band 2G and tri-band 3G HSDPA network ready handset featuring 4.1-inch 480 x 800 pixel 16 million color capable AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen display made of curved Gorilla Glass for unprecedented durability and scratch resistance.

Running Windows Phone 7 operating system, the Dell Venue Pro windows smartphone is also equipped with Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off, Digital compass, multi-touch input, and comes with 8-GB or 16-GB of internal memory, 512-MB RAM and 1-GB ROM memory. The Dell Venue Pro handset also features microSD memory card slot supporting up to 32-GB expandable memory and includes a vertical sliding full QWERTY keyboard allowing users more comfortable and easier texting and email experience.

In addition to the comprehensive entertainment features of the device, the Dell Venue Pro windows smartphone delivers advanced phone features including GPS + A-GPS functionality with access to turn-by-turn navigation from TeleNav GPS Navigator, Internet Explorer 8, 720p HD video recording, and an advanced 5.0 megapixel autofocus camera with dual LED flash offering 2592 x 1944 pixel resolution and Geo-tagging feature.

For connectivity, Dell Venue Pro windows 7 smartphone offers GPRS Class 10, EDGE class 10 236.8 kbps download speed, 3.5G HSDPA with 7.2 Mbps download, 3G HSUPA with 2 Mbps download speed, WiFi 802.11b/g/N wireless LAN and Bluetooth 2.1+A2DP wireless connectivity in addition to microUSB 2.0 port for wired connection.

Some other features of Dell Venue Pro windows smartphone includes internal stereo speakers, and built-in GPS with A-GPS support with Bing Maps, Java MIDP 2.0 support, and includes Audio media player supporting MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ files and video media player supporting MP4, WMV, H.264/H.263 files. The handset also includes Facebook and Twitter website integration and includes YouTube application with Flash support.

Some of the highlighted features of the new Dell Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 powered smartphone:

* People hub: Allows social central to scan Windows Live and Facebook feeds and photos, in addition to dialing or texting friends in the address book.
* Picture hub: allows users share photos easily from pictures clicked by smartphone, Facebook and Windows Live.
* Games hub: Allows playing games with friends, manages and track scores and wins in the gamer profile. There are currently more than 50 popular game titles available for purchase, demos, Xbox LIVE leader boards, turn-based multiplayer, achievements and more, enabling Windows Phone 7 deliver the quality, consistency and community of the Xbox experience to gamers on the go. Xbox LIVE unlocks a world of games and fun, connecting customers to a global community of more than 25 million active Xbox LIVE members and offering easy access to Xbox LIVE features such as Friends, Avatars, Achievements, Messaging and more.
* Music/Video: Zune for loading people’s favorite media – music, movies, TV shows and podcasts – and taking it wherever.
* Office hub: Allows viewing, editing, sharing and sync Microsoft Office document and facilitates collaboration with co-workers via SharePoint Workspace Mobile.
* Marketplace hub: Allows access to free and paid quality applications like games, music, entertainment, sports, news, productivity, utilities and more.

In addition the Dell Venue Pro windows smartphone’s slide-out keyboard includes fully integrated Microsoft Exchange e-mail and calendar as well as Office Hub, which offers customers mobile versions of popular productivity programs, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, OneNote and SharePoint Workspace. Measuring 121.6 x 64.4 x 14.9 mm, the Dell Venue Pro windows smartphone weighs 165 gms and comes with Li-ion 1400 mAh battery that can provide up to 6 hrs of talk time on 2G (5 hrs on 3G) and up to 300 hrs of stand-by time on 2G network.

The Dell Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 powered smartphone is available in market for about $770 with one year warranty.

Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660 Android Powered Smartphone, just in time for official unveiling of the same at forthcoming Mobile World Congress 2011, that is powered by Qualcomm QCT MSM7227-1 Turbo 800 MHz processor and runs Android 2.2 Froyo. The Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660 smartphone is Quad-band GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 dual-band 3G HSDPA: 900, 2100 ready device which is powered by 800 MHz Qualcomm QCT MSM7227-1 Turbo Processor and features 158MB RAM with microSD card supporting 32GB expandable memory allowing practically unlimited entries contact phonebook and SMS memory.

Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660 smartphone features 3.2-inch, HVGA 320 x 480 pixel TFT capacitive touchscreen supporting 16 million colors and sports two touch-sensitive keys and a large home key in same fashion as on Galaxy S series smartphones. The smartphone also includes Accelerometer sensor for auto screen rotate and runs on Android 2.2 Froyo version with Samsung’s TouchWiz v3.0 user interface over Android just like the one in Samsung Galaxy series smartphones.

The new Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660 Smartphone’s offers exhaustive data connectivity that includes GPRS, EDGE, 3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps download speed, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/N Wireless LAN with DLNA, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR with A2DP wireless connection, GPS with Assisted GPS (A-GPS) and microUSB 2.0 for wired connectivity. Other features of Galaxy Gio S5660 includes Haptic feedback vibration, Digital compas, Proximity sensor for auto screen off, ambiance light sensor that automatically adjusts screen brightness with reference to surrounding light and 3.5mm headset jack. The phone supports MP4/H.264/H.263 video files along with MP3/WAV/eAAC+ audio media files.

The Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660 smartphone is powered by Android 2.2 FroYo platform and comes packed with standard Google Apps including , Android Market, Google Calendar, Gmail, Google Earth, Google Maps 5.0 with Navigatio, Google Search, Google Talk IM, Google Voice, Voice Actions, YouTube, document viewer and editor software, and many more and allows built-in access to over 100,000 paid and free apps at Android Market for download.

The 3.2-inch mid-range Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660 smartphone would be officially revealed to the world in forthcoming Mobile World Congress 2011 in February 2011 and is expected to be available in markets.

Samsung Galaxy Fit S5670 Android Powered Smartphone, just in time for official unveiling of the same at forthcoming Mobile World Congress 2011, that is powered by Qualcomm 600 MHz processor and runs Android 2.2 Froyo. The Samsung Galaxy Fit S5670 smartphone is Quad-band GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 dual-band 3G HSDPA: 900, 2100 ready device which is powered by 800 MHz Qualcomm QCT MSM7227-1 Turbo Processor and features 160-MB RAM with microSD card supporting 32GB expandable memory allowing practically unlimited entries contact phonebook and SMS memory.

Samsung Galaxy Fit S5670 smartphone resembles a lot in features and design with Samsung Galaxy 5 smartphone launched earlier and it features 3.31-inch, HVGA 240 x 320 pixel TFT capacitive touchscreen supporting 16 million colors and sports two touch-sensitive keys and a large home key. The smartphone also includes Accelerometer sensor for auto screen rotate and runs on Android 2.2 Froyo version with Samsung’s TouchWiz v3.0 user interface over Android just like the one in Samsung Galaxy series smartphones.

Samsung Galaxy Fit S5670 Smartphone includes 5.0 megapixel (2560×1920 pixel) rear auto-focus camera ( no LED flash) with added geo-tagging, face and smile recognition capability along with video recording in QVGA resolution @15fps. Other features of Galaxy Fit S5670 includes Haptic feedback vibration, Digital compass, Proximity sensor for auto screen off, ambiance light sensor that automatically adjusts screen brightness with reference to surrounding light and 3.5mm headset jack. The phone supports MP4/H.264/H.263 video files along with MP3/WAV/eAAC+ audio media files.

The Samsung Galaxy Fit S5670 smartphone is powered by Android 2.2 FroYo platform and packs standard Google Apps including , Android Market, Google Calendar, Gmail, Google Earth, Google Maps 5.0 with Navigatio, Google Search, Google Talk IM, Google Voice, Voice Actions, YouTube, document viewer and editor software, SNS integration, Picasa integration, image and video editing, and many more and allows built-in access to over 100,000 paid and free apps at Android Market for download.

The 3.31-inch entry-level Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660 smartphone would be officially revealed to the world in forthcoming Mobile World Congress 2011 in February 2011 and is expected to be available markets.

Motorola GLAM XT800 Dual-SIM Android Smartphone Launched for $700

Motorola has introduced another high-end Android powered Motorola GLAM (XT800) Smartphone with MOTOBLUR social streams that runs on Android 2.2 FroYo operating system and featuring 5.0 megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording capability. Motorola GLAM XT800 is the first Android smartphone that offers dual-SIM (GSM+CDMA) with dual-standby capability supporting GSM 850/900/1800/1900 in SIM-1 and CDMA 800/1900 in SIM-2.

Motorola GLAM runs on Android v2.2 Froyo version with MOTOBLUR user interface which is Motorola’s Android-powered content delivery service, which organizes messages and synchronizes contacts to keep conversations in constant motion. With MOTOBLUR user interface users can navigate and organize their messages, happenings, news, apps and widgets, like never before.

The new Motorola GLAM XT800 smartphone’s sleek touch-screen design, combined with great navigational features such as pinch and zoom and a touch pad, as well as the inclusion of Adobe Flash Lite, make browsing the web on its 3.7-inch high-resolution display a breeze. Subsequently, one user name and password brings back contacts, messages and connectivity to previously configured networks and email providers.

The Motorola GLAM XT800 smartphone is Dual-SIM with dual standby capable device supporting GSM 850/900/1800/1900, and CDMA 800/1900 networks in SIM1 and SIM2 respectively, and handset is powered by 550MHz Texas Instruments OMAP3430 processor running Google’s Android 2.2 operating system and offers clear telephonic calls using dual microphones and noise cancellation technology. Featuring a large 3.7-inch 16 million colors capable, 480 x 854 pixels FWVGA capacitive touchscreen with Gorilla Glass display the Motorola GLAM is equipped with Accelerometer sensor for auto screen rotate, Proximity sensor for auto touchscreen disable while engaged in call, and Digital compass.

The Motorola GLAM XT800 smartphone comes with 256MB internal RAM along with 512MB of ROM and allows up to 32GB expandable memory via microSD card slot allowing practically unlimited contacts and SMS records. For data connectivity, Motorola GLAM smartphone offers GPRS class 12, EDGE class 12, WiFi 802.11b/g wireless LAN with DLNA feature, Bluetooth 2.0 + stereo A2DP wireless connection in addition to microUSB 2.0 port for wired connection and charging. The smartphone comes with Full HTML Android Webkit browser with Adobe Flash Lite support and Android Market gives users access to more than 100,000 apps and widgets, allowing users to freely customize BACKFLIP smartphone to their taste and liking.

The Motorola GLAM XT800 smartphone also includes 5.0 megapixel auto-focus camera with 2592 x 1944 pixel still picture resolution and dual LED flash, 5x digital zoom, color effects, image stabilization and video recording in 720 x 480 with up to 24fps, FM radio with RDS and also features MP3 and video media players that supports H.263, H.264, MP3, MPEG-4, WAV, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMV v9, MIDI, AMR NB, WMVA v9 files. Supporting SMS/MMS/EMS the Motorola GLAM XT800 smartphone also features Email software supporting corporate (Exchange), Gmail, IMAP, POP3, attachment and browser document viewer including Microsoft Office and pdf, HTML email composer. The phone also offers IM application supporting AOL Instant Messenger, Windows Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger, and Google Talk.

Dual-SIM (GSM+CDMA) capable Motorola GLAM XT800 Smartphone with Android v2.2 is already available for $400 with one year warranty.

Dual Sim Mobiles SIM Samsung hp-B5722 features a 2.8 inch 240 x 320 pixels, 256K color QVGA TFT touchscreen with an interface capable Capacititive Lite v1.0 Samsung TouchWiz user. The phone is equipped with 30 MB internal memory with additional support for microSD memory cards upto 8-GB upgrade.

Size 104 x 54.9 x 14.4 mm and weighs only 105 grams, the new Dual Sim Mobiles SIM Samsung hp-B5722 also offers a 3.15 megapixel camera with built-in LED flach and 4X digital zoom offers 2048 x 1536 pixels, the ability to record video with QVGA @ 15 fps, GPRS class 10, EDGE Class 10 connecivity, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP and microUSB port hi-speed.

Available in Dark Brown, Pink Elegant colors, Dual Sim Mobiles SIM Samsung hp-B5722 capable of dual-SIM also offers stereo FM radio with RDS and FM live recording features, MP3 media player which supports file formats MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC + audio, video player that supports MP4/H.263/H.264 3GP video file formats and is equipped with JAVA, MIDP 2.0 WAP 2.0 and a full HTML browser. Users can tune into FM radio for audio entertainment or play music using the built-in media player and can continue to listen to MP3 music background even when they access the phone application is different.

Dual Sim Mobiles SIM Samsung hp-B5722 handset also provides one-touch access to popular social networking sites including Twitter, etc. up through 6 SNS widget on the home screen and help users to upload photos of links and social networks. It also allows the instant messaging (IM) via built-in Palringo Messenger application which helps users to connect to Google Talk, AIM, and ICQ services and supports the exchange of text messages via Bluetooth Messenger.

Equipped with a standard battery 1200 mAh Li-ion battery that provides upto 4 hours and 30 minutes of talk time and upto 400 hours standby time, Dual Sim Mobiles SIM Samsung hp-B5722 also provides 3D sound output through DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine) technology.

The phone is also equipped with Advanced Mobile Tracker to help track stolen phone, which looks for the first time in dual-SIM handset touch phone and a mobile tracking feature that helps to find the location where the user uses the phone onlyDual Sim Mobiles SIM Samsung hp-B5722 as a GPS-enabled device can, although not as accurate as GPS. The handset can only provide estimates radius where the phone is located. Samsung already offers features such as mobile tracking Advance only for CDMA phones in the past.

Some features, such as missing from the face of the touchscreen handset that could include support for Wi-Fi and 3G.

The Nokia X2-01 Mobile Phone which is a music-centric phone based on S40 mobile operating system that features full QWERTY keypad and dedicated music keys along with built-in stereo speakers. Right upfront, one of the most disappointing feature of this Nokia X2-01 Mobile Phone Handset which is in fact the upgraded version of older Nokia X2 music phone, is its VGA resolution camera offering maximum 640 x 480 pixel still picture resolution. Its predecessor Nokia X2 music phone boasted a high-resolution 5 megapixel 2592 x 1944 pixel resolution auto-focus digital camera.

Nokia X2-01 is a quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz network ready candybar style handset that runs Symbian S40 and weighs just 107.5 gms. The Nokia X2-01 also offers direct access to Facebook from the homescreen and comes with Nokia Messaging application for email and Instant Messaging requirements. Nokia X2-01 phone includes 55-MB internal memory along with 64MB RAM and 128 MB ROM, and comes equipped with microSD card slot offering up to 9GB expandable memory allowing 1000 entries phone book.

For data connectivity, Nokia X2-01 music phone offers GPRS class 32, EDGE class 32 connection, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP and is equipped with microUSB 2.0 port for wired connectivity. Most disappointingly Nokia X2-01 Music Phone handset sports a single 0.3 megapixel fixed focus camera (no flash) offering VGA 640 x 480 pixels still picture resolution, allowing video recording in 176 x 144 pixel resolution @15fps. Some other features of Nokia X2-01 QWERTY music phone includes 3.5 mm audio port, Stereo FM Radio with RDS (has built-in antenna), voice recording, Voice Memo, JAVA MIDP 2.1 support, integrated dual stereo speakers, dedicated music keys and audio media player supporting MP3/WMA/eAAC+ files and video player supporting MP4/H.263 files. Music can be managed using the Ovi Player PC client or Windows Media Player 11.

Nokia X2-01 Music Phone Key Features :

* Quad-band GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
* Candy-bar form factor
* QWERTY Keypad, Dedicated music centric keys
* 2.4-inch 240 x 320 pixels 256K color capable QVGA TFT display
* 55-MB Internal Memory, 64MB RAM, 128MB ROM
* microSD card slot, max 8GB expandable memory
* 1000 entries phone book
* GPRS Class 32
* EDGE Class 32
* Bluetooth v2.1+A2DP
* microUSB 2.0 port
* VGA 640 x 480 pixel resolution fixed focus camera
* Video recording, 179 x 144 pixels @ 15fps
* Email, IM, SMA, MMS
* Stereo FM Radio, built-in Antenna
* JAVA MIDP 2.1
* MP3/WMA/eAAC+ Audio Player
* MP4/H.263 Video Player
* Colors – Red on Black, Blue on Silver
* 1020 mAh Li-Ion Battery, 4.5 hours talk time, 450 Hrs standby time
* Dim – 119.4 x 59.8 x 14.3 mm
* Weight – 107.5 gms

The new Nokia X2-01 QWERTY music phone is available in Red, DeepGrey, Silver, Lilac, and Azure colors for $99 with one year standard warranty.

T-Mobile USA today announced the upcoming launch of the HTC HD7 WP7 Smartphone, one of the world’s first smartphones using the latest Windows Phone 7 operating system featuring large 4.3-inch WVGA display and 720p HD video recording capability.

The HTC HD7 windows smartphone is the first phone from T-Mobile built on Windows Phone 7, Microsoft’s new mobile platform that introduces a new approach to the Start screen experience through Live Tiles that offer easier access to information and services from the Web and applications that are important to users.

Windows Phone 7 also delivers an integrated experience on the HTC HD7 windows smartphone through Windows Phone unique service called Hubs. Running Windows Phone 7 operating system, the HTC HD7 is also equipped with Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off, Digital compass, and comes with 8GB or 16GB of internal memory, 512 MB ROM and 576 MB RAM. In addition to the comprehensive entertainment features of the device, the HTC HD7 windows smartphone delivers advanced phone features including GPS functionality with access to turn-by-turn navigation from TeleNav GPS Navigator, Internet Explorer 8, 720p HD video recording, and an advanced 5 megapixel autofocus camera with dual LED flash offering 2592 x 1944 pixel resolution and Geo-tagging feature.

For connectivity, HTC HD7 Windows Phone 7 Smartphone offers GPRS Class 32, EDGE class 32, 3G HSDPA with 7.2 Mbps download, 3G HSUPA with 2 Mbps download speed, WiFi 802.11b/g/N wireless LAN and Bluetooth 2.1+A2Dp wireless connectivity in addition to microUSB 2.0 port for wired connection.

The handset also supports Java MIDP 2.0 and includes Audio media player supporting MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ files and video media player supporting MP4, WMV, H.264/H.263 files. The new HTC HD7 windows phone 7 powered smartphone also allows users to access their favorite movies, TV shows, games, music and more on a large 4.3-inch screen. The HTC HD7 stop pre-installed entertainment applications includes:

* Netflix for streaming thousands of movies and TV shows for Netflix members to watch instantly on the HTC HD7 large, crisp screen.

* Xbox LIVE unlocks a world of games and fun, connecting customers to a global community of more than 25 million active Xbox LIVE members and offering easy access to Xbox LIVE features such as Friends, Avatars, Achievements, Messaging and more.

In addition the HTC HD7 windows smartphone also offers the largest virtual keyboard available on a Windows Phone in the U.S. and includes fully integrated Microsoft Exchange e-mail and calendar as well as Office Hub, which offers customers mobile versions of popular productivity programs, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, OneNote and SharePoint Workspace.

The HTC HD7 windows 7 smartphone is expected to be available in the U.S. exclusively to T-Mobile customers in mid-November 2010.

T-Mobile USA, and LG today announced the latest easy-to-use and affordably priced smartphone to join T-Mobile’s extensive Android portfolio, LG Optimus T Smartphone, equipped with the latest Android 2.2 platform, and featuring a responsive touch screen sleek form-factor and deep integration of Google services, including Voice Actions.

LG Optimus T smartphone offers one touch access to staying connected to friends and family while on the go. LG Optimus T smartphone also offers users close integration with popular Google services, such as Google Search (also by voice), Gmail, Google Talk and Google Maps.

Running Google’s latest Android 2.2 (FroYo) operating system, the LG Optimus T is also equipped with Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off, Digital compass, and comes 170MB internal memory and sports microSD card allowing up to 32GB expandable memory.

In addition to the comprehensive entertainment features of the device, the LG Optimus T smartphone delivers advanced phone features including GPS functionality with access to turn-by-turn navigation, Android full HTML browser, and an 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera with offering 2048 x 1536 pixel resolution and video recording in VGA resolution @18 fps.

For connectivity, Android powered LG Optimus T Smartphone offers GPRS Class 10, EDGE class 10 with 236.8 Mbps download speed, 3G HSDPA with 7.2 Mbps download, WiFi 802.11b/g wireless LAN and Bluetooth 2.1+A2Dp wireless connectivity in addition to microUSB 2.0 port for wired connection.

Some other features of LG Optimus T Smartphone includes 3.5 mm audio out port, internal speaker, FM Radio with RDS, and built-in GPS with A-GPS support with Google Maps. The handset also supports Java MIDP 2.0 and includes Audio media player supporting MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ files and video media player supporting DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV files. LG Optimus T smartphone allows access to Android Market, allowing users to download and personalize their phone with thousands of free and paid applications.

Sprint and LG today announced the upcoming availability of LG Optimus S Smartphone, one of the first Android-powered devices to offer the ultimate personalized experience with Sprint ID, a new user-friendly way of personalizing Android devices.

LG Optimus S smartphone is the only Sprint ID phone to launch with Android 2.2 offering users hotspot functionality and easy-to-use Google applications via Android Market.

LG Optimus S smartphone also offers users close integration with popular Google services, such as Google Search (also by voice), Gmail, Google Talk and Google Maps.

Running Google’s latest Android 2.2 (FroYo) operating system, the LG Optimus S smartphone is also equipped with Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off, Digital compass, and comes 170MB internal memory and sports microSD card allowing up to 32GB expandable memory.

For connectivity, Android powered LG Optimus S Smartphone offers GPRS Class 10, EDGE class 10 with 236.8 Mbps download speed, 3G HSDPA with 7.2 Mbps download, WiFi 802.11b/g wireless LAN and Bluetooth 2.1+A2Dp wireless connectivity in addition to microUSB 2.0 port for wired connection. Some other features of LG Optimus S Smartphone includes 3.5 mm audio out port, internal speaker, FM Radio with RDS, and built-in GPS with A-GPS support with Google Maps. The handset also supports Java MIDP 2.0 and includes Audio media player supporting MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ files and video media player supporting DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV files. LG Optimus S smartphone allows access to Android Market, allowing users to download and personalize their phone with thousands of free and paid applications.

Key Features :

* Sleek and slim design

* 3.2-inch capacitive touch-screen

* Virtual QWERTY keyboard

* Mobile Hotspot capability supporting up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices to share the 3G experience simultaneously

* 3.2MP camera with 2x digital zoom

* microSD card slot (supporting up to 32GB)

* Android Market – choose from more than 100,000 apps to personalize the phone

* Visual Voicemail

Price and Availability

Android v2.2 FroYo powered LG Optimus S smartphone is available to Sprint customers in US market and requires activation on one of Sprint’s Everything Data plans.

Samsung has announced the launch of the Samsung OMNIA 7 (GT-I8700) windows smartphone that will be the first device to launch from Samsung with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform across Europe and Asia.

Samsung OMNIA 7 I8700 windows smartphone runs Windows Phone 7, Microsoft’s new mobile platform that introduces a new approach to the Start screen experience through Live Tiles that offer easier access to information and services from the Web and applications that are important to users.

Windows Phone 7 also delivers an integrated experience on this smartphone through Windows Phone unique service called Hubs. Samsung OMNIA 7 I8700 windows smartphone features Samsung’s crisp and clear 4-inch SUPER AMOLED 480 x 800 pixel capacitive touchscreen with 16 million colors support and that delivers a brilliant viewing experience, even outdoors.

Running Windows Phone 7 operating system, the Samsung OMNIA 7 I8700 windows smartphone is also equipped with Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off, Digital compass, multi-touch input, and comes with 8GB or 16GB of internal memory. In addition to the comprehensive entertainment features of the device, the Samsung OMNIA 7 I8700 windows smartphone delivers advanced phone features including GPS + A-GPS functionality with access to turn-by-turn navigation from TeleNav GPS Navigator, Internet Explorer 8, 720p HD video recording, and an advanced 5.0 megapixel autofocus camera with dual LED flash offering 2592 x 1944 pixel resolution and Geo-tagging feature.

Some other features of Samsung OMNIA 7 I8700 windows smartphone includes 3.5mm audio out port, internal stereo speakers, FM Radio and built-in GPS with A-GPS support with Bing Maps, Java MIDP 2.0 support, and includes Audio media player supporting MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ files and video media player supporting MP4, WMV, H.264/H.263 files. With Samsung OMNIA 7, users can access Xbox LIVE and Zune directly on the mobile for the ultimate entertainment experience. The Samsung OMNIA 7 windows smartphone also enables users to automatically synch content from their PC via Wi-Fi so that they can enjoy music and videos anywhere.

Samsung OMNIA 7 Windows Smartphone features intuitive, dynamic user interface of Windows Phone 7 whilst the Windows Phone Hubs help them to organize information and simplify tasks.

Samsung FOCUS windows smartphone that will be one the first device to launch from Samsung with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform across Europe and Asia.

Samsung FOCUS windows smartphone runs Windows Phone 7, Microsoft’s new mobile platform that introduces a new approach to the Start screen experience through Live Tiles that offer easier access to information and services from the Web and applications that are important to users.

Windows Phone 7 also delivers an integrated experience on the Samsung FOCUS windows smartphone through Windows Phone unique service called Hubs. Samsung FOCUS windows smartphone features Samsung’s crisp and clear 4-inch SUPER AMOLED 480 x 800 pixel capacitive touchscreen with 16 million colors support and that delivers a brilliant viewing experience, even outdoors.

Running Windows Phone 7 operating system, the Samsung FOCUS windows smartphone is also equipped with Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off, Digital compass, multi-touch input, and comes with 8GB or 16GB of internal memory, 512 MB ROM and 256 MB RAM. For connectivity, Samsung FOCUS windows 7 powered smartphone offers GPRS Class 10, EDGE class 10 236.8 kbps download speed, 3G HSDPA with 7.2 Mbps download, 3G HSUPA with 2 Mbps download speed, WiFi 802.11b/g/N wireless LAN and Bluetooth 2.1+A2DP wireless connectivity in addition to microUSB 2.0 port for wired connection.

Some other features of Samsung FOCUS windows smartphone includes 3.5mm audio out port, internal stereo speakers, FM Radio with RDS and built-in GPS with A-GPS support with Bing Maps, Java MIDP 2.0 support, and includes Audio media player supporting MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ files and video media player supporting MP4, WMV, H.264/H.263 files. With Samsung FOCUS, users can access Xbox LIVE and Zune directly on the mobile for the ultimate entertainment experience. The Samsung FOCUS windows smartphone also enables users to automatically synch content from their PC via Wi-Fi so that they can enjoy music and videos anywhere.

Samsung FOCUS Smartphone features intuitive, dynamic user interface of Windows Phone 7 whilst the Windows Phone Hubs help them to organize information and simplify tasks.

Colorful and vibrant LG Town C300 Mobile Phone, aimed at those who desire ease of social networking, featuring a full QWERTY keyboard, making it ideal for texting and typing.

The LG Town C300 phone has modern design with sleek curved sides and is quad-band GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 network ready handset featuring 2.4-inch 320 x 240 pixel 256K colors TFT display with microSD card slot supporting up to 8GB expandable memory.

Lightweight and the perfect palm fit, the LG Town C300 phone equipped with full QWERTY keypad for easy and fast texting, email and Social network updating.

For data connectivity, the LG Town C300 phone offers GPRS class 10, EDGE class 10 and Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP wireless connectivity in addition to microUSB v2.0 port for wired connection and recharging.

With push email and onboard SNS, the new LG Town C300 handset allows users to stay in touch with their social lives 24/7, with dedicated Facebook, Twitter and MSN clients. Social Networking System (SNS) widgets provide real-time status updates directly to the home screen, so users are constantly up-to-date.

The LG Town C300 features a 2 megapixel camera with maximum 1600 x 1200 pixel still image resolution with video recording capability. The still photos can be uploaded quickly onto Facebook and Twitter with the Social Networking System using dedicated applications.

The handset also contains a 3.5mm jack allowing users listen to music with their choice of headphones and some other features of LG Town C300 includes FM radio, JAVA MIDP 2.0 support, Social networking integration, Audio Media player, and Video player.

Price and Availability

LG Town C300 QWERTY phone is not yet available anywhere, and there isn’t much news about its price either.

RIM today introduced the new BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone in market featuring capacitive touch screen, easy-to-use BlackBerry keyboard, full HTML browser with pinch to zoom or fluidly navigate and the optical trackpad.

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone is the first BlackBerry smartphone to launch with latest BlackBerry 6 operating system, a new operating system that retains the familiar and trusted features that distinguish the BlackBerry brand while delivering a fresh, approachable and engaging experience that’s powerful and easy to use.

The Blackberry 6.0 OS features a redesigned user interface that seamlessly works with the touch screen and trackpad, includes expanded messaging capabilities with intuitive features to simplify the management of social networking and RSS feeds (Social Feeds), and provides integrated access to the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and various instant messaging applications available on the BlackBerry Torch smartphone in addition to featuring a dedicated YouTube app and Podcasts app.

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone also features universal search, that is always accessible from the Home Screen, allowing users to search through email, messages, contacts, music, videos and more on the smartphone, as well as extend search to the Internet or to discover applications on BlackBerry App World.

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone expands on RIM’s popular messaging solutions with the support of AT&T’s advanced messaging features for SMS and MMS.

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone is powered by new BlackBerry Desktop Software 6 with integrated media sync for easily syncing music, photos and videos. It also includes Wi-Fi Music Sync, a unique feature that allows users to view their entire iTunes or Windows Media Player music libraries from their BlackBerry smartphone, create and edit playlists as well as select music for download. BlackBerry Torch Smartphone Features

* Tri-band 3G UMTS networks: 2100/1900/850/800 MHz

* Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks: 850/900/1800/1900MHz

* Touch screen with on-screen keyboard: portrait SureType, QWERTY and multi-tap, landscape QWERTY

* 4 GB built-in memory storage plus a microSD/SDHD memory card slot that supports up to 32 GB cards; a 4 GB card is included giving users 8 GB of storage out-of-the-box

* Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR

* Bluetooth Stereo Audio (A2DP/AVCRP)

* Windows Media DRM 10 for music & video

* Video format support: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV3

* Audio format support: MP3, AMR-NB, AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMV, Flac, Ogg Vorbis

* 3.5mm stereo headset jack

* Hands-free headset capable

* Bluetooth headset capable

* Integrated hands-free speakerphone

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone will be available for $790 from all telecom operator supporting Blackberry services.

LG Electronics today announced the global launch of its first Windows Phone 7 devices, LG Optimus 7 and LG Optimus 7Q Smartphones, powered by Microsoft’s new operating system for mobiles, Windows Phone 7 that offers people the ability to do more in fewer steps.

The new LG Optimus 7 series offers the glance and go experience of Windows Phone 7 combined with unique features only available on the LG devices. The Play To, is a DLNA-based multimedia sharing technology available only on LG Optimus 7 devices that allows users share multimedia files with other digital devices from the picture, video or music Hubs without having to access other menus.

Users will be able to display videos and photos captured on their LG Optimus 7 or LG Optimus 7Q smartphones on a TV or enjoy music on their phones through their favourite speakers without wires.

LG Optimus 7 series smartphones also offers ScanSearch, an augmented reality (AR) application that connects users with a world of information, is another unique feature available only on LG Windows Phone 7 devices.

Users can also speak up and be heard using another LG’s Voice-to-Text feature available in LG Optimus 7 series smartphones which allows communication without the need for finger input. Microsoft Windows Phone 7 powered LG Optimus 7 and LG Optimus 7Q smartphones also offers 720p HD video resolution recording and playback with stunning visual and audio quality which can be shared online through social media and offline on a TV through Play To.

Windows Phone 7 powered LG Optimus 7 comes with 3.8 inch WVGA 800 x 480 pixel LCD capacitive touchscreen display while LG Optimus 7Q features a 3.5-inch WVGA 800 x 480 pixel capacitive touchscreen display.

Windows Phone 7 powered LG Optimus 7Q smartphone features an ergonomic QWERTY keypad and is the perfect companion for those who want to get full value from the Windows Phone 7 Office experience with Microsoft Word Mobile, Microsoft PowerPoint Mobile, OneNote Mobile and Excel Mobile functions built-in.

The LG Optimus 7 and LG Optimus 7Q smartphones will be rolled-out in over 35 countries via 100 global partners and operators starting with Europe and Asia on October 21, 2010.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 smartphone that is a mid-range Android smartphone that takes the best from Sony Xperia X10 and the Xperia X10 Mini products into a new price point (under $325 Retail) that will give consumers a greater choice and attract a new audience for touch screen Android phones.

Just like Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and Xperia Mini, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 includes Timescape user interface for easy access to all your updates from social networking sites and the infinite button for one click access to a world of content. The open Android v1.6 (would upgrade to Android v2.1 Eclair in few weeks) operating system delivers great smartphone functionality and access to over 100,000 applications on Android Market.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 is perfect for enjoying multimedia entertainment. Available in choice of White, Dark Blue/White, Aqua Blue/White, Pink/White and Silver/White offerings, the new Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 comes with with strong Li-Po 1200 mAh standard battery that allows upto 285 hrs standby time and upto 4-hrs of talk time with 2G functioning and also features 3.5 mm audio port, and JAVA MIDP 2.0 support.

Google Android 1.6 powered Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 smartphone features 3.2 megapixel Autofocus camera with 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution which also allows quality video recoding capability in with multi-codec support. The camera also offers Direct picture upload to Facebook, Geo tagging, and Sony Ericsson Album application. The Sony Xperia X8 comes equipped with GPS receiver with A-GPS support offering Google Maps 3.0 and Wisepilot turn-by-turn navigation application.

In addition, the phone also comes preloaded with many Android specific applications that includes Google Search, Google Maps, Google Talk, Google Docs, Document viewers and YouTube.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 smartphone is already available for $320 with one year warranty.

Dell and Tata DOCOMO today announced the launch of its eagerly awaited Dell STREAK Tablet / Smartphone market which is now available to all Tata DOCOMO post-paid customers with 500MB Free data connection usage for the first six months.

The Dell STREAK Tablet which combines the features of a smartphone and a high-power Tablet like Apple iPad, or Samsung Galaxy Tab Tablet, featuring 5-inch WVGA (800×480 pixels) full touchscreen display and is powered by much older and little outdated Android v1.6 operating system for mobile devices with Dell’s user interface enhancements. The Dell Streak Tablet device offers a ton of flexibility while looking cool in the process. The UK market has already received Android v2.1 upgrade on Dell Streak device only recently.

Only 10 mm thick, the Dell Streak Tablet also features UMTS/GPRS/EDGE Class 12 network connection, integrated Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g wireless networking capability, 3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps speed connection, Bluetooth 2.1 and microUSB port connecivity and also offer all kinds of Dell Streak accessories like a car dock kit, battery replacements, a home AV dock and more.

The Bluetooth v2.1 wireless connection in Dell Streak Tablet allows connection to all sorts of bluetooth enabled devices/accessories like headsets, external keyboards, stereo headsets, etc.

The Dell Streak Tablet device also features a secondary VGA front-facing camera that enables video chat functionality down the road over 3G network.

The Dell Streak tablet-cum-smartphone also offers access to over 38,000 apps via the Android Marketplace. Dell Streak Specifications:

* Android platform v1.6 complete with Android Market and Dell user interface enhancements.

* Powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon ARM-based 1GHz QSD8250 Processor

* 5-inch multi-touch WVGA 800 x 480 pixels color display made with Gorilla-Glass technology

* Integrated Google Maps with turn-by-turn navigation, street and satellite views

* User accessible Micro SD expandable memory available up to 32GB.

* Easily integrated social media apps: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube

Motorola DROID PRO Smartphone, powered by Android v2.2 FroYo, providing consumers and business IT departments greater choices and flexibility when selecting devices for their needs.

The MOTOROLA DROID PRO Smartphone is a feature-packed device that helps manage work and social life with fast 1GHz processor, ultra high-speed Web browsing, 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities, full push corporate e-mail, intuitive social messaging and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 for access to the full web — all built on Android v2.2 FroYo.

New Motorola DROID PRO is the first ever smartphone built on Android for business usage designed to addresses the growing desire from employers and employees for business-ready solutions with enhanced features for a richer personal mobile experience.

The MOTOROLA DROID PRO Smartphone also offers its unique Swype typing assist function for even easier text input and offers full push corporate e-mail with corporate level security that delivers enhanced features such as remote wipe and password enforcement so that information remains secure. The Motorola DROID PRO smartphone includes 8 GB of onboard memory along with 512 MB RAM and a pre-installed 2 GB ROM. The Motorola DROID PRO smartphone allows sharing the video shot with friends and contacts with an optional HDMI cable or HDTVs, game consoles or PCs that support the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) technology.

The MOTOROLA DROID PRO delivers the ultimate Web experience with Adobe Flash Player 10.1 to browse, with rich applications and content inside the browser. Users can share wireless connection using the 3G Mobile Hotspot to connect up to five of their friends’ devices including PCs, mobile devices and other Wi-Fi compatible devices.

The MOTOROLA DROID PRO Smartphone is powered by latest Android 2.2 (Froyo) build Google unveiled at Google I/O and users can also download favorite apps from Android Market, which has more than 100,000 applications.

Google mobile apps are obviously a standard for this device and include Google’ search and search by voice, Google Maps with Street View, Google Latitude, a YouTube widget, Gmail Google Calendar.

The MOTOROLA DROID PRO Smartphone also sports several pre-loaded applications, including Swype gesture application for using gestures to create and send e-mail messages at up to 50 words per minute, Skype for Mobile, NFL Mobile and a Blockbuster mobile application.

Motorola security additions including AuthenTec IPSec multi-headed VPN integration, remote wipe of device & SD card, and complex password support. Key features and specifications:

* Built-in security features, including AuthenTec IPSec multi-headed VPN integration, remote wipe of device and SD card, and complex password support.

* 5-megapixel camera with auto focus and dual LED flash as well as DVD-quality video

* Wi-Fi-enabled DNLA connectivity

Motorola EX115 Mobile Phone that has dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) capability and features 2.3-inch 256K colors TFT display with full QWERTY keypad. Weighing 102.3 gms, the new Motorola EX115 Dual-SIM QWERTY phone comes with massive 50-MB of internal storage which allows storage of up to 2000 phone numbers (1000 per SIM) and 500 SMS messages. The handset also supports expandable memory allowing microSD/MMC memory card with upto 32-GB storage space.

The multimedia Motorola EX115 Dual-SIM QWERTY phone also features powerful 3.15 Megapixels resolution digital camera with maximum of 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution allowing 8X Digital Zoom, Brightness Adjustment, and White Balance features. The Motorola EX115 Dual-SIM QWERTY mobilephone also comes equipped with built-in Video Mixer application that allows adding transitions and sound effects to your video.

The Motorola EX115 Dual-SIM QWERTY phone features MP3 Media Player with dedicated music keys for quick access to various music controls. The Motorola EX115 Dual-SIM QWERTY phone also features integrated stereo FM Radio with RDS and allows recording short FM radio clips in mono for use as the phone’s alarm and sharing FM stations via SMS.

Like all other recent Motorola handsets, the Motorola EX115 Dual-SIM QWERTY phone also offer support for hindi language charachers as alternative user interface to the default english user interface like Nokia 23xx series handsets which intent to promote wider usage across country and handset is equipped with Hinglish Predictive Text, Indian ring tones and wallpapers for Indian consumers.

Other features of the Motorola EX115 Dual-SIM QWERTY phone includes support for polyphonic ringtones, a ringtone composer application, handsfree Speaker Phone, Vibration Alert, Voice dialing, Voice memo recording, and embedded Games.

Motorola EX115 QWERTY Mobile Phone Features :

* Quad-band GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz in SIM-1
* Quad-band GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz in SIM-2
* 2.3-inch 256K Colors CSTN display, 320 x 240 pixels resolution
* microSD Slot, upto 32-GB memory
* 1000 entries phonebook per SIM
* 500 SMS memory
* Video Recording at 15-20 fps
* GPRS Class 10, upto 48 kbps
* EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
* 3.5 mm audio port
* MP3 Media Player, supports Midi, MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC-Enhanced, WMA, WAV, Real Audio and AMR formats
* Hands Free Speaker Phone
* Voice Memo Recording
* Li-Ion 930 mAh Standard Battery
* Talk time: 3 hrs (both SIM active)

The new Motorola EX115 Dual-SIM mobile phone is available for $150 with standard 1 year warranty.

Samsung DUOS series mobile phone, the Samsung Star Duos B7722 Mobile Phone that is industry’s first dual-SIM 3.5G + 2.5G dual standby capable handset featuring 3.2-inch WQVGA touchscreen display offering a whole lot of useful features that make it very attractive and a perfect choice of high profile professional. Originally announced in June 2010, the Samsung Star Duos B7722 Mobile Phone allows quad-band GSM in SIM-1 and SIM-2 along with 3G HSDPA 2100 in SIM-1 only and it includes 128MB RAM and 250-MB internal ROM memory and features microSD card slot with upto 16-GB expandable memory allowing up to 2000 entries phone book and 1000 SMS memory.

The Samsung Star Duos B7722 Mobile Phone is equipped with 3.2-inches WQVGA 240 x 400 pixel 262K colors TFT LCD resistive touchscreen display and features Samsung’s TouchWIZ 2.0 technology which has a Widgets feature that enables users to have a selection of widget style mini applications open on its home screen. Widgets are made up of widely used applications like calendar, clock and alarms, music player functions, FM radio functions, games etc. For data connectivity, Samsung Star Duos B7722 Mobile Phone comes equipped with GPRS class 12 connection, EDGE Class 12 with upto 236.8 kbps speed connection, 3G HSDPA 3.6Mbps network connection, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g wireless LAN and Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR + A2DP wireless connection.

EDGE network connection allows ultra fast data transmissions, and faster downloads and file transfers. The Samsung Star Duos B7722 Mobile Phone also boasts of the innovative “Smart Unlock” feature users can unlock the phone and enter the menu directly by drawing a letter of the alphabet on the screen. The 3G ready Samsung Star Duos B7722 Mobile Phone allows users to update their current status and access friends’ updates, live feeds from popular social networking sites that includes Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Flickr, Google Picassa, Photobucket and Friendster using a simple Pop-up SNS interface.

The touch phone allows picture storage in standard JPEG format in handset memory or in extended memory and the digital camera also offers Photo effects and option for Photo quality settings while shooting still pictures. Only 14.3 mm thick, the Stylish 3G ready Samsung Star Duos B7722 Mobile Phone also allows video recording with sound in QVGA resolution at 30 fps. The handset also allows video playback that supports DivX, H.263_AMR NB, MPEG4+AMR NB, ASF, Real One, WMV formats

Samsung Star Duos B7722 Mobile Phone touch phone also sports integrated FM Radio (stereo) and it allows upto maximum 5-minute duration live recording from FM radio. Users can join a Cisco WebEx online meeting on the Samsung Star Duos B7722 Mobile Phone and collaborate with colleagues around the world. The Samsung Star Duos B7722 Mobile Phone also sports a built-in Microsoft Windows Media Player v10 which which supports MP3, ACC, ACC+, eAAC+, WAV, MIDI, AMR and WMA music formats. Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) Bluetooth for stereo sound allows listening to music on bluetooth compatible headset absolutely wire-free. Microsoft Office Mobile 2010 will enable office-like productivity on Samsung Star Duos B7722 Mobile Phone

Office Communicator Mobile allows users to use the same phone number for mobile and office, so that users only need to maintain one set of contact info on their business card. Available in a single Metallic Black colors, the Samsung Star Duos B7722 Mobile Phone full touchscreen phone comes with 1200 mAh Li-lon battery which offers incredible 13 hours of talk time on full charge and upto 420 hrs of standby time on 2G network.

Tata Docomo in association with a leading telecom equipment manufacturer Alcatel, today announced the launch of their first co-branded GSM Mobile Phone in India named ‘One-Touch-Net-Phone’ which features full QWERTY keypad and offers one-touch access to Tata Docomo’s ‘Dive-in’ portal and host of Yahoo! services.

To be available in White/Lavender and Black/Silver colors the new Tata Docomo and Alcatel co-branded GSM mobile phone features a full QWERTY keypad and a large optical trackball and includes 80MB of internal memory and supports microSD memory card for expandable memory.

It also features 2.0 megapixel camera with video recording capability, integrated FM radio with RDS, MP3 media player and stereo Bluetooth v2.1+A2DP wireless connectivity option. The handset also features WAP / xHTML 2.0 for internet access but does not appear to includes GRPS, EDGE or WiFi connectivity.

Though no details are available on its screen size but judging from its price and the similar style QWERTY phones currently available in market it seems to have 2.0-inch or 2.4-inch QVGA display with at least 256K color resolution.
The Tata Docomo and Alcatel co-branded GSM mobile phone features two dedicated buttons to launch one-touch access to Tata Docomo’s ‘Dive-in’ portal and Yahoo! services.

The ‘One-Touch-Net-Phone’ handset comes pre-loaded with host of Yahoo services integrated in the handset that includes Yahoo mail, Yahoo Messenger, Yahoo Contacts, Yahoo calendar, Yahoo Homepage, Yahoo Social Pulse, Flickr and Yahoo search with voice.

The dedicated button to access Tata Docomo portal in the Tata Docomo and Alcatel co-branded GSM mobile phone allows access via WAP that includes services like My Songs, Call me Tune, Buddy Chat, Mytalkies, Astro Portal, Funzone, Song Book and few more.

“We are pleased to announce the launch of the first Tata Docomo co-branded device–the ‘OneTouch Net’, which is a Tata Docomo – Yahoo!-Alcatel phone,” said Deepak Gulati, Tata Teleservices President of GSM and 3G. The Tata Docomo and Alcatel co-branded GSM mobile phone – ‘One-Touch-Net-Phone’ – would be available for Rs. 5,499 and includes lifetime FREE access to Yahoo Mail and Yahoo IM.

HTC today unveiled a brand new HTC Desire HD Smartphone that is powered by Android v2.1 (Eclair) operating system, enables 720p HD video recording and features HTC Sense that integrates a variety of multimedia and location-based enhancements and introduces HTCSense.com, a series of new connected HTC services.

Building on the unibody heritage of the HTC Legend, the HTC Desire HD Smartphone is sculpted from a block of solid aluminum into a seamless compact frame and is powered by Android v2.1 (Eclair) upgrdable to Android v2.2 (FROYO) mobile operating system and features newly enhanced HTC Sense user interface with exciting new features.

The new HTC Sense experience offers a variety of enhancements that improve how people capture, create, share and access multimedia content. With HTC Locations, a new differentiated online mapping experience, people have instant, on-demand mapping without download delays or incurring mobile roaming charges.

Expected to be available in October 2010, the HTC Desire HD Smartphone is quad-band GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 and dual band 3G HSDPA 900/2100 Mhz network ready handset, which is equipped with 1-GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8255 1 GHz processor and is powered by Google’s latest Android v2.1 (Eclair) mobile OS.

Weighing only 164 gms, the HTC Desire HD Smartphone measures 123 x 68 x 11.8 mm and includes a 8.0 Megapixel Auto Focus camera with built-in DUAL-LED flash, Face Detection and Geo-tagging capability offering maximum 3264 x 2448 pixels resolution. The camera also offers 720p HD video recording.

Android v2.1 powered 3G ready HTC Desire HD Smartphone also features stereo FM radio with RDS, MP3 audio player MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA formats, video media player supporting MP4, H.263/H.264 abd WMV9 formats. Other features of HTC Desire HD Smartphone includes built-in GPS receiver with A-GPS support, Digital Compass, Java MIDP 2.0 support, a dedicated key for search application and is Adobe Flash 10.1 ready. It also includes applications such as Google search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, and Google Picasa, full HTML browser, Email with push email and IM clients, besides dedicated application for social networking including Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter.

HTC Desire HD Smartphone comes with powerful 1230 mAh standard Li-ion battery that can provide upto 6.5 hours of talk time and 340 hours of standby time on 2G network.

HTC Sense introduces a number of key innovations including a series of connected services called HTCSense.com service that enhance people’s mobile experience on HTC phones.

With the new HTCSense.com service, users can simply manage their mobile phone experience from their HTC phone or personal computer. HTCSense.com makes it easy to setup a new HTC phone or access archived mobile content such as contacts, text messages and call history from a PC browser. People can also customize their phones with exclusive HTC content like wallpapers, HTC scenes, sounds or plug-ins.

Android v2.1 powered HTC Desire HD smartphone would be available in October 2010 in Brown and Black colors colors.

Price and Availability
Android v2.1 powered HTC Desire HD smartphone would be available in October 2010 in Brown and Black colors colors. HTC has not yet revealed its price in any market as yet.

HTC today unveiled a brand new HTC Desire Z Smartphone that is powered by Android v2.1 (Eclair) operating system, featuring full QWERTY pop-hinge keyboard, 720p HD video recording and new HTC Sense user interface that integrates a variety of multimedia and location-based enhancements and introduces HTCSense.com, a series of new connected HTC services.

Building on the unibody heritage of the HTC Legend, the HTC Desire HD Smartphone is sculpted from a block of solid aluminum into a seamless compact frame and is powered by Android v2.1 (Eclair) upgrdable to Android v2.2 (FROYO) mobile operating system and features newly enhanced HTC Sense user interface with exciting new features.

The new HTC Sense experience offers a variety of enhancements that improve how people capture, create, share and access multimedia content. With HTC Locations, a new differentiated online mapping experience, people have instant, on-demand mapping without download delays or incurring mobile roaming charges.

The new HTC Desire Z Smartphone features a unique ‘pop hinge’ that opens to reveal a QWERTY keyboard for fast, convenient typing. Weighing only 180 gms, the HTC Desire Z Smartphone measures 119 x 60.4 x 14.2 mm and includes a 5.0 Megapixel Auto Focus camera with built-in LED flash, Face Detection and Geo-tagging capability offering maximum 2592 x 1944 pixels resolution. The camera also offers 720p HD video recording.

Available in single Black color, the new HTC Desire Z smartphone offers exhaustive data connectivity options including WiFi 802.11b/g/N wireless LAN, GPRS class 10, EDGE class 10 (236.8 kbps), Bluetooth 2.1 + A2DP wireless connection with FTP and OPP file transfer capabilities, 3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps, 3G HSUPA 2Mbps connection and microUSB 2.0 for wired connectivity.

Android v2.1 powered 3G ready HTC Desire Z Smartphone also features stereo FM radio with RDS, MP3 audio player MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA formats, video media player supporting MP4, H.263/H.264 abd WMV9 formats. Other features of HTC Desire Z Smartphone includes built-in GPS receiver with A-GPS support, Digital Compass, Java MIDP 2.0 support, a dedicated key for search application and is Adobe Flash 10.1 ready. It also includes applications such as Google search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, and Google Picasa, full HTML browser, Email with push email and IM clients, besides dedicated application for social networking including Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter.

The HTC Desire Z also includes the new HTC Fast Boot that enables people to quickly make a call or check emails by shortening the time taken to complete the power-up sequence.

HTC Sense introduces a number of key innovations including a series of connected services called HTCSense.com service that enhance people’s mobile experience on HTC phones.

With the new HTCSense.com service, users can simply manage their mobile phone experience from their HTC phone or personal computer. HTCSense.com makes it easy to setup a new HTC phone or access archived mobile content such as contacts, text messages and call history from a PC browser. People can also customize their phones with exclusive HTC content like wallpapers, HTC scenes, sounds or plug-ins.

“Android is about choice and the new HTC smartphones continue to provide customers with powerful choices and flexibility.”

Price and Availability
Android v2.1 powered HTC Desire Z smartphone would be available from October 2010 in single Black color. HTC has not yet revealed its price in any market as yet.

After several days of speculations, Samsung has today finally announced the launch of the Samsung GALAXY Tab GT-P1000 Tablet Device, that is powered by the Android Operating System v2.2, and is the first of the company’s tablet devices, representing a new category of mobile products for Samsung.

As a new category of device, the Samsung GALAXY Tab GT-P1000 Tablet Device brings a wealth of mobile experiences with Samsung’s leading innovations, to provide users with more capabilities while on the move.

Samsung GALAXY Tab GT-P1000 Tablet Device’s striking 7-inch TFT LCD with 1024 x 600 resolution (WSVGA) display delivers exciting mobile experience for watching films, viewing pictures, e-reading or sharing documents.

Supporting the latest Adobe Flash Player 10.1 player, the Samsung GALAXY Tab fully supports swift, seamless viewing of every single page of the web.

The Samsung GALAXY Tab GT-P1000 Tablet Device offers ‘Readers Hub,’ Samsung’s unique e-reading application, that provides easy access to a vast digital library – from classical literature to the latest bestsellers and reference materials.

The Samsung GALAXY Tab GT-P1000 Tablet Device, is equipped with 3G HSUPA 5.76Mbps connectivity, 802.11b/g/N Wi-Fi LAN connectivity, and latest Bluetooth 3.0 wireless connectivity, enhancing users’ mobile communication on a whole new level.

Video conferencing and push email on the large 7-inch display of Samsung GALAXY Tab GT-P1000 Tablet Device make communication more smooth and efficient. The Samsung GALAXY Tab GT-P1000 Tablet Device is powered by a Cortex A8 1.0GHz application processor with PowerVR SGX540 graphics, delivering high performance.

The Samsung GALAXY Tab GT-P1000 Tablet Device features a front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera allows for face-to-face video telephony over 3G network, and also includes a rear-facing 3.0 megapixel AUTOFOCUS camera with built-in flash allowing users captures still images and video that you can edit, upload and share, all without any hassle.

“Samsung recognises the tremendous growth potential in this newly created market and we believe that the Samsung GALAXY Tab brings a unique and open proposition to market. This demand continues to grow and develop as users tap its limitless potential,” said Simon Stanford, Head of Mobile, Samsung UK and Ireland. “The Samsung GALAXY Tab has been designed to enable consumers to maximise their online experience wherever that may be.

Applications of the Samsung GALAXY Tab
The Samsung GALAXY Tab is packed with services and access to Android Marketplace lets users download apps and personalise their device infinitely. In addition, there are pre-loaded applications uniquely designed and optimised for Samsung smart phones and smart media devices.

Readers Hub – Samsung Readers Hub consolidates e-reading applications such as eBooks, magazines, and newspapers. Users can enjoy ‘reading’ with unified and intuitive user experience, powered by global eReading service leaders, Kobo, PressDisplay and Zinio. Google Mobile Services – Services like Google Maps Navigation (Beta) and Google Goggles are available on Google’s Android platform. With useful location-based services like Google Maps, consumers can search in Standard English instead of entering an exact address. Google Goggles is a powerful, visual search tool that uses the Samsung GALAXY Tab’s camera to uncover information – an image of a landmark or artwork is automatically used to perform a search, delivering relevant content like a description or history.

Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 Tablet Key Specifications

* Quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, Tri-band 3G 900/1900/2100 MHz Network Ready
* 3G HSUPA 5.76Mbps
* 3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps
* Android 2.2 (FROYO) running TouchWiz 3.0
* 7-inch TFT LCD with 1024 x 600 resolution (WSVGA)
* 1GHz Cortex A8 processor with PowerVR SGX540
* 16GB or 32GB internal storage, 512 MB RAM
* microSD expansion for up to 32GB additional storage
* Gyroscope Sensor
* Geo-magnetic Sensor
* Accelerometer, Light Sensor
* Front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera for Video Calling
* Rear 3 megapixel AUTOFOCUS Camera with built-in flash
* 5GHz dual-band 802.11b/g/N WiFi LAN
* Bluetooth 3.0
* microUSB port
* Adobe Flash 10.1 support
* 4,000 mAh Li-ion battery, 7 Hours of video playback
* Dimension – 190.09 x 120.45 x 11.98 mm
* Weighs 380 grams

Price and Availability

The Samsung GALAXY Tab will be launched in the UK in the coming months. No news about its availability in any other market as yet.