Review

Nokia N97

2009-10-05T23:17:00.000-07:00

Screen

3.5 Inch 16 Million Colour TFT Wide screen
Touch Screen (360 x 640 Pixels)

Imaging

5 Megapixel Camera
Dual LED Flash
Carl Zeiss TessarT Lens
Autofocus
Camera Setting
Camera Key
Video Recorder (MPEG4 VGA)
Video Player (MPEG4, H264 & QCIF)
Video Streaming
Video Light
Video Settings
Second VGA Camera
TV Out
Flash Lite 3
Video Calling

Messaging

MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
SMS (Text Messaging)
Email with Attachments
Instant Messaging
Push Email (SMTP, IMAP4 & POP3)

Sound

Music Display
Music Player (MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+ & WMA)
Playlist
FM Radio RDS
Volume Control
Sound Recorder
Voice Commands
Voice Dialling
MP3 & Polyphonic Ringtones

Entertainment

Embedded Games
Downloadable Games
JavaT Games
N Gage Support

Organiser

Phonebook To Do List
Calculator
Converter
Calendar
Clock
Alarm
Conference Call
Nokia Maps with Compass
Full Slide Out QWERTY Keyboard
OS Symbian Operating System
S60 5th Edition Software
Document Viewer
GPS Navigation
A GPS Receiver

Connectivity

3G HSDPA
Micro USB
Bluetooth® with A2DP
WLAN Wi-Fi UPnP Support
EDGE
3.5mm Headphone

Network

Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 &
GSM 1900) WCDMA (900, 1900 & 2100)

Internet

HTML
WAP XHTML
RSS Feeds

Memory & Talk Time

32 Gbytes plus MicroSDT Memory Card Support up to 16 Gbytes
5.3 Hours 3G Talk Time
6.6 Hours GSM Talk Time
6.6 Hours 3G Standby Time
7.1 Hours GSM Standby Time
37 Hours Music Playback Time
4.5 Hours Video Playback Time

Weight & Size

150 g
117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 mm

Lightweight Device:
The Nokia N97 is a lightweight device as it weighs only 150 grams and it measures 117.2 mm tall by 55.3 mm wide and 15.9 mm wide. It is very easy to carry. The user can carry it easily and they can also keep it into their pocket and purse.

Connectivity Factor:
The user can transfer data from this device to the other devices like mobile phones and personal computers very easily through 3G HSDPA, Bluetooth with A2DP, EDGE, and USB connector. The data like songs, videos, files any business applications, study documents, etc. are shared (send or receive). through these connectors.

Data Storage Capacity:
It can support memory card as an external memory up to 16 Gigabytes which helps the user to store songs, videos, images, games, etc in the expandable memory. The user can also store number of contacts, name, address and numbers as the phonebook memory is very large. Quick and easy Snap:
The 5 Megapixel high resolution camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar Lens, Dual LED Flash, Autofocus and all other useful camera settings allow an individual to capture quick and easy snap and also to record videos. The second VGA camera helps to take self image.

Intuitive Display:
Nokia N97 is a 3G smartphone with 3.5 inch TFT Wide Touch Screen (360 x 640 Pixels) which displays 16 million colours. The screen gives very clear pictures.

Personal organiser and messaging service:
This new nokia phones has a personal organiser service such as alarm clock, calculator, calendar, timer and stopwatch through which the users can organise their personal life. They can perform their personal tasks for day-to-day life.

The user can share their feelings to the other person through SMS (Text Messaging), MMS (Multimedia Messaging), Email with Attachments, Instant Messaging and Push Email in various current versions such as SMTP, IMAP4 & POP3.

Entertainment:
This handset entertains the users through Games such as java games, 3D games etc. They can have fun through playing these games online or with the pre-loaded games. The Music Player allows an individual to listen to their favourite songs in various formats like MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+ & WMA and the FM Radio RDS helps the users to enjoy connecting to the favourite radio stations. The sound quality of this handset is harmonious. The TV out also helps to watch favourite programmes on the screen.

Battery Power:
It has a rechargeable battery and if it is fully charged then the user can enjoy 5.3 Hours 3G or 6.6 Hours GSM talk time and 6.6 hours 3G or 7.1 hours GSM standby time. This battery also allows 37 hours of music playback time and 4.5 hours video playback time.

Lovely ringtones:
There are lovely ringtones with this handset such as Polyphonic ringtones and MP3 tones. When the users come from their work places to their respective homes then they can play these ring tones to get relaxed.

Other Useful Features:
The handset has many other useful features such as Nokia Maps with Compass, Full Slide Out QWERTY Keyboard, Symbian Operating System, S60 5th Edition Software etc. These features help the user to operate conveniently. An individual can open files with the help of Document Viewer in different types of formats such as PDF, Word, Excel etc. The GPS Navigation helps to find out the different geographical locations.

HTC Hero

2009-07-26T21:35:00.000-07:00

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - American version
Announced 2009, June
Status Available. Released 2009, July
Size Dimensions 112 x 56.2 x 14.4 mm
Weight 135 g
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors
Size 320 x 480 pixels, 3.2 inches
- Sense UI
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Handwriting recognition
- Trackball
Sound Alert types Vibration;
Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, WAV ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 288 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), buy memory
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD Yes
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2.0 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth Yes v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, miniUSB
Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus
Video Yes
Secondary No
Features OS Android OS, v1.5
CPU Qualcomm MSM 7200A 528 MHz processor
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser HTML
Radio No
Games Yes
Colors Brown, White (teflon coating)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Via third party application
- Digital compass
- Dedicated search key
- Scenes quick profile switcher
- MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player
- MPEG-4/H.263/H.264/WMV9 player
- Voice memo
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1350 mAh
Stand-by Up to 440 h (2G) / Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)

Samsung X830

2009-07-26T21:17:00.000-07:00

General	2G Network	GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
	Announced	2006, September
	Status	Discontinued

Size	Dimensions	84 x 30 x 20 mm
Size	Weight	72 g

Display	Type	TFT, 256K colors
Display	Size	128 x 220 pixels, 1.46 inches

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
	Speakerphone	No
		- 3D sound

Memory	Phonebook	1000 entries
	Call records	30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls
	Internal	1 GB
	Card slot	No
		- 4 MB for Java apps

Data	GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	HSCSD	No
	EDGE	Class 10, 236.8 kbps
	3G	No
	WLAN	No
	Bluetooth	Yes, v1.2 with A2DP
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes, v2.0

Camera	Primary	1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels
	Video	Yes, CIF
	Secondary	No

Features	Messaging	SMS, EMS, MMS
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML
	Radio	No
	Games	Yes + downloadable
	Colors	Black, Pure White, Orange, Pink
	GPS	No
	Java	No
		- MP3/AAC/AAC+/e-AAC+/WMA player - Video player - Flight mode - Organizer - Timer - Voice memo

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Po 800 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 120 h
	Talk time	Up to 3 h

Nokia 7210 Supernova

2009-07-26T21:11:00.000-07:00

Another day, another renumbered Nokia handset… I might even start this review with similar thoughts, but in order to preserve the sanity of our readers I will not question Nokia again about reusing the model numbers of their old, popular handsets. It is a fact, however that in the past two weeks this is the fifth Finnish gadget at us, we could say we have a dumping. The handset provided by XXL GSM came in a mid-sized box and so I could have thought that there is a mid-range handset inside, but no, 7210 is not such a phone, which has been made evident by the number of accessories: we only get a charger and a HS-105 headset with it. And air, lots of air, as half of the box is empty.

After I have unpacked the small phone I have put my hands together as I have received the blue one, not the bubblegum-pink (I am usually unlucky enough to get the feminine ones of such models). Right after this I have observed that the new Supernova is extremely small, it weighs 70 grams, its size is 106 x 45 x 10.6 mm, so it’s slim and graceful, it’s made for women’s hands. The materials used are quite okay, the grey plastic parts on the sides and the back are really great to touch and the gradient plastic around the display shines nicely until we touch it as it’s a real fingerprint-magnet.

On top of the front we can see the phone’s speaker and right under it there is a Nokia logo. Under these there is a 2-inch QVGA display, its quality is great, but the plexi above it seems extremely thin, I think it might break even in a more crowded bag, so we should take care. On the bottom we can observe the keypad and there is one simple word to describe it: terrible. At least it was for me, ladies with a 50-size ring might fare better at tapping the keys. The problem is that the there are plastic stripes between the lines and these are greatly embossed, so they obstruct us in pressing the keys. The plastics at these parts don’t seem very resistant anyway; I can’t imagine what would happen to them after pressing them with artificial nails for a couple of months.

The back is rather tasteful. There is no useless design element on it, on the top there is the 2 megapixel fix-focus camera which is also where we can see the engraved Nokia logo. The handsfree speaker is on the bottom, but the lots of wholes shouldn’t deceive anyone: it’s not stereo.

The 2.5 mm jack output is on the top, along with the protected microUSB connector and the small lock for taking off the back, while the charger’s connector is on the left. There is nothing at the other parts, only two design edges on both sides near the d-par, but these have no function. The neck-strap can be fastened to the lower left corner.

Acer Aspire One with Windows XP

2009-07-05T19:38:00.000-07:00

Mikroprosesor	Intel Atom N270 1,6GHz
Layar	8,9 inci, 1024×600 pixel
Memori	512MB, DDR2 dan 1GB
Penyimpanan	Harddisk 80GB (XP) atau SSD 8GB (Linux)
Dimensi	9,8×6,7×1,14 inci (248,9×170,2×28,96 mm)
Bobot	1kg (2,2 pound)
Sistem Operasi	Window XP atau Linpua Linux Lite
Konektivitas	802.11b/g, Ethernet
Port	Tiga USB 2.0, VGA, dan audio out 3.5mm
Slot	Satu slot PCI mini untuk WWAN
Baterai	2,5 atau 5 jam dengan 3 atau 6-sel baterai pada model XP, 3 atau 7 jam dengan Linux
Kamera	1,3 megapixel

Netbooks, the small, (mostly) affordable, lightweight computing devices have hit their stride this year. ASUS' Eee PC was the first to market, and the $299 to $399 Eee PC 4G sold like hotcakes. HP jumped in with their Mini-Note and ASUS expanded to slightly larger-screened versions with higher price tags. Though those models stepped up the features a bit, their price tags encroached on budget notebook territory, leaving out the original target market: those who needed extremely affordable and portable Linux or Windows XP computing. Happily, Acer didn't follow with a feature-laden, pricey model. Instead they went with the spirit of the very successful original Eee PC with their first Netbook/UMPC (whatever you want to call it). In fact, a few weeks after release, Acer dropped the price $50 on both models and the Linpus Linux Lite version sells for $329 while the Windows XP version (used for this review) sells for just $349. That said, as of this writing, many retailers are still charging the original price (and the machines are flying off the shelves at those prices). Hopefully, we'll see Acer's price drop reflected at the stores too. The 2.1 lb. Aspire One is sold (if you can find it in stock), at Best Buy, Circuit City, Micro Center and online.

Don't expect these to rival the Sony UX series, Sony Vaio TZ or other high end ultra-portables. That said, they offer plenty of computing power for web surfing, email, MS Office work and youtube viewing. Both the Linux and Windows XP models run on a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor and have a gloss 8.9" 1024 x 600 pixel LED backlit color display with Intel integrated GMA 950 graphics (remember the GMA 950 from a few generations ago on regular notebooks?). The display is very sharp and easy to read despite the relatively small size, and it's quite bright (it seems even brighter thanks to the black bezel). There's Atheros WiFi 802.11b/g but no Bluetooth, stereo speakers, and a webcam + mic that work very well with Skype.

The XP version has a generous 120 gig hard drive (a 160 gig model is coming now that Microsoft allows XP factory installations on up to 160 gig machines instead of capping it at 120 gigs). The Linux version has an 8 gig SSD drive and it can use one of the two built-in card reader slots to expand storage using an SD card. We'll take a large hard drive over a cramped, though more power-efficient flash drive any day, but currently there's no conventional hard drive option for the Linux model (sorry penguin-heads). The drive is a standard 9.5mm tall, t2.5" serial ATA notebook drive running at 5400 RPM (ours was a Seagate Momentus) which is a step up from ultralights that use smaller but much slower ATA 1.8" hard drives.

The XP machine has 1 gig of PC-4200 DDR2 RAM and the Linux model has 512 megs of RAM. There's 512 megs of RAM soldered on the motherboard and one standard SODIMM slot. Max memory is 1.5 gigs, but the bad news is you literally have to take apart the entire machine to access the SODIMM slot. There is no RAM access door on the bottom of the notebook, and the slot faces the bottom.

That door on the upper left isn't for RAM access, unfortunately.

The Aspire One is available in Sapphire Blue and Seashell White, both of which are attractive. We like the gloss finish and overall "real notebook" build quality that compares well to the cheaper looking Eee PC, and the 89% of full size keyboard that's a tad larger than the 8.9" Eee's 84% keyboard. Either way, you'll have to adjust to the smaller keyboard, but that's not hard to do unless you've got really big paws. The keyboard has 4 arrow keys, page up/down keys and a row of Fn keys. The trackpad's mouse buttons flank each side of the trackpad, which is a little weird. The Aspire One doesn't have enough real estate to fit the buttons below the trackpad. The Aspire One is very similar in size to the Eee PC 8.9" model, and is smaller than HP's Mini-Note. At 9.8 x 6.7 x 1.25 inches, it will fit easily in a large purse, gear bag or briefcase.

84 key keyboard with 1.6mm travel, and trackpad with unusual side button placement.

While no netbook looks as classy as HP's relatively expensive Mini-Note, the Acer takes second place for the moment. It actually looks attractive and is solidly built. The plastics are very rigid, there no display panel flex and the hinge is robust. It's something of a marvel that Acer managed to pack all this technology into such a small, attractive and well-made machine at this price. The Aspire One has a good set of ports: three USB 2.0 ports (one on the left and two on the right), stereo 3.5mm audio out and a mic jack (right side), VGA, 10/100 Ethernet, and SD card slot (left) that can be used on the Linux version to expand storage) and a 5-in1 card reader (SD, MMC, Memory Stick, RS-MMC and xD Picture Card) on the right. Both slots support SDHC high capacity cards. This is a true notebook computer, albeit a small one, and you can do most anything with it that you'd do with any other Windows XP computer. Of course, it doesn't have the horsepower to handle 3D modeling, CAD or high-end gaming, but most everything else is fair game.

It's not always possible to benchmark netbook and UMPC computers given their sometimes non-standard architecture. They're not designed for serious performance, so when we can benchmark them, the numbers generally aren't good. The Acer uses the new Atom processor and Intel's re-worked 945 chipset (a long-lived notebook chipset that powered Centrino notebooks two generations ago), so it's good fodder for benchmarking. We benchmarked the Aspire One while connected to a 19" monitor running at 1280 x 1024 resolution since the internal panel's resolution is lower than PCMark's 1024 x 768 requirement. The results were better than we expected, and compare well to the luxury Sony Vaio TX850 subnotebook we reviewed almost 2 years ago that ran on the same chipset but with a standard ULV Solo CPU with a slower 1.8", 4200 RPM hard drive.

PCMark05 Benchmark:

PC marks: 1436
CPU: 1475
memory: 2317
graphics: 549
HDD: 4334

Clearly, the hard drive is as fast as current standard notebook drives, memory speeds are what we'd expect from older generation chipsets and a 533MHz front side bus, and the CPU is passable (fine for XP and Linux but not good enough for Vista). The graphics numbers tell us that we won't be playing any 3D killer games, but the machine is fine for video playback, Tetris and the like.

Now that we've looked at the numbers and specs, what's it like to use the Aspire One? For web browsing, email and Office 2007, it's great. In fact, it manages Photoshop CS fine with images under 10 megs. Streaming youtube and QuickTime play fine over WiFi and Ethernet (avoid that HD QuickTime video option on Apple's movie trailer website), and standard definition iTunes TV shows play passably. It's good enough for a living room couch machine, vacation portable and even school work up to the high school level. Surprisingly for a low performance computer, the system fan runs most of the time and it's not exactly quiet. A drawback if you're watching video or using the machine in a quiet library.

The power, VGA, Ethernet, USB port and SD card slot.

Software

The Windows XP version ships with Windows XP Home Edition, service pack 3. It comes with Adobe Reader 8, a full version of MS Works 8.5 and a 60 day MS Office 2007 trial. Surprisingly, WinDVD 5 is included, though the machine lacks an optical drive/DVD drive. You can however use any external CD/DVD drive to watch movies, install software or rip music. Thankfully, there's no bloatware! The machine has a restore partition and you can re-install applications and drivers, or re-install the OS and apps back to the factory state. Overall, we were impressed with the system's stability and the quality of the drivers. We didn't run into little driver-related quirks as we did with the Eee PC and it was clear and easy to figure out how to use Acer's restore software. A quick start guide and full PDF manual are pre-installed on the notebook.

Mic, stereo out, 2 USB ports, 5-in-1 card reader and a security slot.

Since this is a full Windows XP machine, you get the usual batch of Microsoft software including Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player (both older versions that you should update via Windows Update), Windows Movie Maker and more. Acer includes viewers for PowerPoint and viewers that handle MS Office 2007 files should you decide to ditch MS Office and stick with MS Works or another Office suite. Music playback through the integrated stereo speakers that live just above the keyboard was surprisingly decent, and sound through headphones was obviously much better. The machine has RealTek HD audio hardware, and a built-in mic (you can use an external mic if you wish). We were pleasantly surprised at how well Skype ran for video calls: our outgoing video looked sharp and bright and the built-in mic sounded good with no echo or volume issues. Nice!

Battery

Being impossibly portable, we'd love it if the Acer also ran for hours upon hours on a charge. Alas, with the standard 3 cell battery, it runs about 2.5 hours with WiFi on and screen brightness set to 65%. Not horrid, but not impressive either. A 160 gig version of the Aspire One with a 6 cell battery is in the works and it will sell for $399. That's a bargain considering that the 6 cell battery sells for just over a $100, nearly a third of the 120 gig notebook's price.

Happily, the included 110-240v AC power brick is light and compact. There's nothing worse than buying a tiny computer only to discover the power brick is unwieldy.

The Aspire One and the included charger.

Conclusion

The Acer Aspire One is the best buy among netbooks at the moment. It's got good performance, solid build quality and good looks. The features for the price beat ASUS, Dell and HP. At $349, portable computing just got more affordable. And for those who aren't budget-constrained, the Acer is one cool ultraportable that's perfect for vacations, the living room sofa or anyplace else you want to use a small, light computer. The screen is sharp and bright, there are plenty of ports for common peripheral and lots of disk space for photos, video and music. We're particularly pleased with Skype video call performance, making the Aspire One a very affordable free-call and video conference machine.

Pro: Fantastic price for what you get! Excellent build quality, nice looking and good performance. Plenty enough horsepower for XP and productivity/web applications. Small and light. Plenty of ports. Sharp and bright display. Good software and drivers make for a stable computing experience. Excellent Skype video call quality. Large drive is much more practical than small SSD drives that barely have enough room for the OS and MS Office.

Con: Battery life is only 2 to 2.5 hours with 3 cell battery. 6 cell battery, when purchased separately, is expensive relative to the Aspire One's price. Fan noise is like a full-sized notebook.

Price: $349 (Linpus Linux Lite version is $329)
Price (indo) : berkisar 5.1 juta

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blackberry curve 8300,8310,8320,8330

2009-07-01T23:19:00.000-07:00

8300 8310 8320 8330

A Sleek and Powerful Design

With clean lines and soft edges, BlackBerry® Curve™ 8300 Series smartphones are one of the smallest BlackBerry® smartphones to feature a full QWERTY keyboard.

2.0-MP Camera—Snap and Send

Capture the moment and share your pictures via email or picture messaging.¹ BlackBerry® Curve™ 8300 Series smartphones give you a 2.0-MP camera with digital zoom and built-in flash.

Media Player—The Fun Goes With You

Designed to deliver an incredible multimedia experience on the go, the media player supports the playback of most popular file formats. That means you can watch video clips in clear, vivid color and listen to your favorite songs without missing a note.

Specifications

LG LX370

2009-07-01T08:54:00.001-07:00

The new LG LX370 is another handset from the manufacturer and is available via Sprint for $99.99 after a two-year contract. The handset looks like most other slider phones but it is quite compact in its dimensions. The handset is 4.06 inches high, 1.89 inches wide, 0.63 inch deep and weighs just 3.7 ounces. The LG LX370 has slim profile and designed with highly reflective silver front, while the back of the handset features tiny dotted bumps in the silver surface that allow the users to grip the handset.

As its reviews, the handset boasts of an excellent 2-inch display, which has native resolution of 240×320 pixels and supports 262k color hues. The display looks exceptionally good with the rich and vibrant colors. You have option to change the backlight time and the font size for browser, messages, and the notepad.

The navigation array features circular toggle with central OK/menu button, two soft keys, back key, Talk and End/Power keys. You cam access the alphanumeric keypad by sliding the front upwards. The keys are large and flat, and slightly raised above the surface for error free typing. The left spine houses the volume rocker along with the charger jack, while the right spine houses headset jack, dedicated camera key, microSD memory card slot, and a voice command key. The rear of the handset houses the camera lens along with external speaker.

The LX370 has nice blend of basic as well as advanced features. The basic features include a 600-entry phone book, vibrate mode, text messaging, multimedia messaging, alarm clock, world clock, voice messaging, calendar, a speakerphone, notepad, calculator, and a unit converter. The advanced features include instant messaging with support for Windows Live, AIM, Yahoo Messenger, voice memo recorder, voice

commands, memory card manager, stereo Bluetooth, wireless Web browser, and USB-syncing mode. The handset enables you to access all the popular e-mail accounts such as Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail, and any POP/IMAP account. The LX370 supports EV-DO Rev. A, which allows you to access Sprint’s broadband services, which include Sprint TV, Sprint Radio, and Sprint Music.

The LX370’s 2.0-megapixel camera captures still in four resolutions and videos in two resolutions. Other camera features include white balance presets, quality settings, color tones, self timer, adjustable brightness, night mode, fun frames, and four shutter sounds with a silent option.

The LG LX370 has a rated battery life of 6 hours talk time.

T-Mobile 3G

2009-07-01T08:50:00.000-07:00

The wait is finally over. T-Mobile has announced the launch of its T-Mobile myTouch 3G phone. The myTouch 3G is regarded as the successor of T-Mobile G1. The sleek and stylish handset extends several features and functionalities to meet the needs of the customers. Comes with a 3.5” HVGA touch screen display and a virtual keyboard, the T-Mobile device provides a slim, smooth and lightweight factor for the mobile users.

The handset lets customers to access to exclusive, individualized wireless phone services by enabling them to personalize menus, wallpapers and icons. The mobile gadget also enables users to choose a range of applications from the Android Market. With myTouch 3G, you can play with themes

and skins. The mobile phone is available in black, white and merlot color. Depending upon your preference, you can opt for any of them.

T-Mobile has teamed up with search giant Google and Geodelic to incorporate a host of useful features in the device, so that users can instantly access to music, movie, web and many more things instantly.

Besides customization features, the device supports Google services and Android platform to enable users to have easy access to innovative applications. One of the prominent applications is Sherpa, incorporates GENIE aka Geodelic Engine for Interest Evaluation.

The application is designed to study users’ preference about retailers, restaurants and attractions. It also provides recommendation engine and location relevant information. Android Market consists of bouquet of applications from games to social networking to shopping.

Designed by HTC, the T-Mobile device does incorporate a 3.2 megapixel camera and better video functionalities. It makes it easier for recording and sharing of pictures, videos through e-mail, MMS. It also enables customers to upload photos and videos to YouTube and Picasa.

The myTouch can be purchased for the price of $199.99 with a two-year agreement. It will hit the market from July 8, 2009.

LG enV Touch

2009-07-01T08:30:00.000-07:00

Product summary

CNET Editors' ChoiceJun 09

The good: The LG enV Touch has two beautiful displays, a nice touch-screen interface, and a great QWERTY keyboard. It has impressive features, such as a 3.2-megapixel camera, EV-DO Rev. A, and a full HTML Web browser.

The bad: The LG enV Touch's touch-screen interface could use some refinement, and the Web browser experience is not as smooth as we would like. Visual Voice Mail and corporate e-mail support costs additional monthly fees. The lack of Wi-Fi is disappointing.

The bottom line: The LG enV Touch's combination of great design and top-notch features makes it one of the top Verizon Wireless Wireless phones we've ever seen.

Specifications: Band / mode: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800 ; Talk time: Up to 260 min ; Combined with: With digital camera / digital player

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Specifications

Manufacturer: LG Electronics
Part Number:enV TOUCH

General

Product Type Cellular phone With digital camera / digital player
Service Provider Verizon Wireless
Width 2.2 in
Depth 0.7 in
Height 4.5 in
Weight 4.9 oz

Cellular

Technology CDMA2000 1X
Band CDMA2000 1X 1900/800
Phone Design Folder type phone
Antenna Internal
Vibrating Alert Yes
Polyphonic Ringer Yes
Voice Dialing Yes
Call Timer Yes
Conference Call Capability Yes
Voice Recorder Yes
Caller ID Yes
Speakerphone Yes
Wireless Interface Bluetooth
Additional Features TTY compatible , E-911 compliant , QWERTY keyboard layout , Text-to-Speech (text recognition)

Phone Memory

Phone Book Capacity 1000 names & numbers

Messaging & Data Services

Short Messaging Service (SMS) Yes
Mobile Email Yes
Internet Browser Yes
Platforms Supported BREW
Included Services VCAST, VZ Navigator
EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) Yes
Messaging / Data Features Text messages , Multimedia messages (MMS) , Instant messages , Voice mail , E-Mail , HTML Browser , PDF support

Multimedia Features

Playback Digital Video Formats 3gp , MPEG-4 , WMV (Windows Media Video)
Downloadable Content Games , Ring tones , Wallpapers , Audio files , Video files

Digital Camera

Camera highlights With a resolution of 3.2 megapixels, this camera phone will give you higher quality pictures than other phones.
Sensor Resolution 3.2 megapixels
Still Image Resolutions 640 x 480 , 1280 x 960 , 1600 x 1200 , 2048 x 1536
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Digital Zoom 1.6
Self Timer Delay 3 sec , 5 sec , 10 sec
Special Effects Sepia , Negative , Black & White
White Balance Presets , Automatic
Camera Light Source Flash
Video Recorder Resolutions 640 x 480 (VGA) , 176 x 144 (QCIF) , 320 x 240 (QVGA)

Organizer

Alarm Clock Yes
Calendar Yes
Reminder Yes
Calculator Basic
Additional Timer Functions Stopwatch

Display

Type LCD display
Technology TFT
Display Resolution 800 x 480 pixels
Diagonal Size 3 in
Color Support Color
Multi-language Menu Yes
Display Languages English , Spanish
Features LCD touch screen

Display (2nd)

Type LCD display - Color
Display Resolution 800 x 480 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC , MP3 , WMA

Connections

Connector Type 1 x Headset jack - Mini-phone 3.5 mm

Miscellaneous

Hearing Aid Compatible Yes
Included Accessories Battery , Wall charger

Power

Type Power adapter

Battery

Technology - Lithium ion
Capacity 950 mAh
Talk Time Up to 260 min
Standby Time Up to 408 h

Samsung Memoir T929

2009-07-01T07:04:00.000-07:00

The good: The Samsung Memoir has a handsome and slim design with a styling that makes it look like a camera. The TouchWiz interface makes navigation a breeze and we love that you can upload your photos directly to online sharing sites. The photo quality is top-notch, and the overall feature set is very impressive. It has great performance as well.

The bad: The Samsung Memoir lacks Wi-Fi, its Web browser is not the greatest, and the touch-screen interface takes some acclimation. You are limited to preloaded TouchWiz widgets.

The bottom line: If you don't mind the price, the Samsung Memoir lives up to its promise as a top-notch camera phone.

Specifications: Band / mode: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900 ; Talk time: Up to 330 min ; Combined with: With digital camera / digital player

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Specifications

Manufacturer: Samsung
Part Number:T929

General

Product Type Cellular phone With digital camera / digital player
Service Provider T-Mobile
Width 2.1 in
Depth 0.6 in
Height 4.2 in
Weight 4.4 oz
Body Color Black

Cellular

Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Band WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Phone Design Candy bar
Antenna Internal
Vibrating Alert Yes
Polyphonic Ringer Yes
Voice Dialing Yes
Call Timer Yes
Conference Call Capability Yes
Voice Recorder Yes
Caller ID Yes
Speakerphone Yes
Additional Features aGPS

Communicator Features

User Memory 100 MB

Messaging & Data Services

Short Messaging Service (SMS) Yes
Messaging Services MMS
Mobile Email Yes
Supported Email Protocols POP3
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Yes
EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates For Global Evolution) Yes
Internet Browser Yes
Messaging / Data Features Text messages , HTML Browser

Multimedia Features

Downloadable Content Ring tones , Wallpapers , Audio files , Video files

Digital Camera

Camera highlights With a resolution of 8 megapixels, this model will give you better pictures than other phones.
Sensor Resolution 8 megapixels
Digital Zoom 16
Camera Light Source Flash

Organizer

Alarm Clock Yes
Calendar Yes
Reminder Yes
Calculator Basic

Display

Type LCD display
Technology TFT
Display Resolution 240 x 400 pixels
Color Support Color
Color Depth 18-bit (262000 Colors)
Features LCD touch screen

Digital Player (Recorder)

Supported Digital Audio Standards MP3

Power

Type Power adapter

Battery

Talk Time Up to 330 min
Standby Time Up to 300 h

HTC Touch HD vs HTC Touch Diamond

2009-07-01T06:30:00.000-07:00

HTC Touch HD is a wonderful 3G smartphone with a large, beautiful 3.8 Inch touch screen. It’s quite a large device, measuring 115 x 62.8 x 12mm, and weighs a fairly substantial 147g (5.2oz).

HTC Touch HD

For the communication front HTC Touch HD supports FM radio and 3.5mm audio jack. It comes with lots of good connectivity options like: 3G HSDPA, wireless Bluetooth® connection, Mini USB, GPRS, EDGE and Wi-Fi®.

The HTC Touch HD sports 512 MB of ROM memory, 280 MB of RAM memory. A fully charged battery provides up to 8 hrs of GSM talk time or up to 440 hrs of GSM standby time.

HTC Touch HD comes equipped with a 5 MP camera which is fitted with advanced camera setting features. It has one more VGA camera which is used when the user wishes to take part in a two way 3G video call.

On the other hand, The HTC Touch Diamond 2 is a beautiful looking 3G smart phone which consists 3.2 Inch WVGA LCD Touch Screen with 480 x 800 Pixels resolution.

Its total weight is 110 gram and its measures 102 x 51x 11.4mm. The device comes with 356 MB of ROM memory, 192 MB of RAM memory & has 4 GB of built in user memory.

It has some very useful connectivity options such as: 3G HSDPA, Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, Mini USB, GPRS and EDGE. Even, it’s having great 3.2 megapixel digital camera and second VGA camera.

HTC Touch Diamond II

The HTC Touch Diamond II renders 2 hours worth of video call time, 5.5 hours of GSM talk time or 285 hours of GSM standby battery time from a full recharged battery.

In addition, it has good entertainment features like: music player and a FM radio. The Touch Diamond comes with a Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional® operating system too.

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HTC Touch HD

Part Number:HTCTOUCHDIAMOND

Telecom

Data services MMS , SMS , WWW , E-Mail
Modem Integrated Wireless cellular modem
Cellular enhancement protocol GSM , EDGE , GPRS , HSDPA , HSUPA

General

Dimensions (W x D x H) 2.1 in x 0.5 in x 4.5 in
Weight 5.1 oz

Operating System / Software

OS provided Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional

Memory

Installed RAM 288 MB
Installed ROM 512 MB

Processor

Processor QUALCOMM 528 MHzMSM7201A

Input Device

Input device type QWERTY keyboard , TouchFLO 3D touch-screen

Digital Player / Recorder

Digital audio standards supported AAC , AMR , MP3 , WAV , WMA , MIDI , AAC +

Display

Display type 3.8 in TFT active matrix
Max resolution 480 x 800

Power

Battery installed (max) 1
Talk time Up to 390 min
Standby time Up to 450 h
Power supply device Power adapter

Expansion / Connectivity

Wireless connectivity IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Port / Connector Type:Interface 1Video / audio / USB
Connector Provided 11 pin HTC ExtUSB
Expansion slot(s) total (free) 1 microSD

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HTC Touch Diamond

Manufacturer: HTC
Part Number:Diamond

Telecom

Data services MMS , SMS , E-Mail
Modem Integrated Wireless cellular modem
Cellular enhancement protocol GSM , EDGE , GPRS , UMTS , HSDPA

General

Dimensions (W x D x H) 2 in x 0.4 in x 4 in
Weight 3.9 oz
Built-in devices Camera
Packaged contents Stereo headset

Operating System / Software

OS provided Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional

Memory

Installed RAM 192 MB
RAM technology DDR SDRAM
Installed ROM 256 MB Flash
Flash memory form factor Integrated
Flash memory installed 4 GB

Processor

Processor QUALCOMM 528 MHzMSM7201A

Input Device

Input device type 4-way navigation button , TouchFLO 3D touch-screen

Cellular

Band / mode GSM 900/1800/1900

Digital Player / Recorder

Digital audio standards supported AAC , AMR , MP3 , WAV , WMA , MIDI , AAC +

Display

Display type 2.8 in TFT active matrix
Max resolution 640 x 480

Power

Battery installed (max) 1 Lithium ion
Max supported batteries 1
Talk time Up to 330 min
Standby time Up to 396 h
Power supply device Power adapter

Expansion / Connectivity

Wireless connectivity IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Port / Connector Type:Interface 1USB / audio
Connector Provided 11 pin HTC ExtUSB

Nokia N97 silver

2009-07-01T06:08:00.000-07:00

The good: The Nokia N97 features a touch screen, a full QWERTY keyboard, and 32GB of internal flash memory. The smartphone also offers 3G support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS and comes equipped with a 5-megapixel camera.

The bad: The N97's touch user interface isn't well integrated and can be inconsistent and confusing, especially compared with the competition. We would have preferred a capacitive touch screen instead of resistive.

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Manufacturer: Nokia Corp.
Part Number:N97SILULK

Telecom

Data services SMS , E-Mail

General

Dimensions (W x D x H) 2.2 in x 0.6 in x 0.5 in
Weight 5.3 oz
Built-in devices Camera , Music player

Operating System / Software

OS provided Symbian 60

Memory

Installed RAM 32 GB

Input Device

Input device type Keyboard

Messaging / Data Services

Internet Browser Yes
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Yes
JAVA applications Yes
Mobile Email Yes
Messaging / Data Features RSS feeds
Messaging Services MMS

Cellular

Cellular technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Band / mode WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Phone style Slider
Vibrating Alert Yes
Call Timer Yes
Antenna Internal
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Conference Call Capability Yes
Speakerphone Yes
Voice Recorder Yes
Polyphonic Ringer Yes
Additional Features aGPS , TV Link , QWERTY keyboard layout

Digital Player / Recorder

Digital player supported digital audio standards AAC , MP3 , WMA

Power

Battery installed (max) Lithium ion
Max supported batteries 1
Talk time Up to 400 min
Standby time Up to 430 h

Expansion / Connectivity

Wireless connectivity Bluetooth 2.0
Expansion slot(s) total (free) 1

Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB black

2009-07-01T05:55:00.000-07:00

The good: The iPhone 3GS finally adds common cell phone features like multimedia messaging, video recording, and voice dialing. It runs faster; its promised battery life is longer; and the multimedia quality continues to shine.

The bad: The iPhone 3GS' call quality shows no improvements and the 3G signal reception remains uneven. We still don't get Flash Lite, USB transfer and storage, or multitasking.

The bottom line: The iPhone 3GS doesn't make the same grand leap that the iPhone 3G made from the first-generation model, but the latest Apple handset is still a compelling upgrade for some users. The iPhone 3GS is faster and we appreciate the new features and extended battery life, but call quality and 3G reception still need improvement.

Specifications: OS provided: Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 ; Talk time: Up to 600 min

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Manufacturer: Apple
Part Number:iPHONE3GS32GBBLKATT

Telecom

Data services SMS , MMS
Cellular enhancement protocol EDGE , AGPS

General

Dimensions (W x D x H) 2.4 in x 0.5 in x 4.6 in
Weight 4.8 oz
Built-in devices Camera , Digital player
Color Black

Operating System / Software

OS provided Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11
Software included iTunes 8.2 or later

Memory

Flash memory installed 32 GB

Messaging / Data Services

Internet Browser Yes
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Yes
Mobile Email Yes
Supported Email Protocols POP3 , IMAP4
Messaging / Data Features PDF support , Microsoft Word support , Microsoft Excel support

Cellular

Cellular technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Service Provider AT&T
Band / mode WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Phone style Candy bar
Call Timer Yes
Antenna Internal
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
Conference Call Capability Yes
Speakerphone Yes
Polyphonic Ringer Yes
Additional Features aGPS , Integrated digital compass

Digital Player / Recorder

Digital player supported digital audio standards AAC , MP3 , WAV , AIFF , Apple Lossless

Display

Display type 3.5 in TFT active matrix
Max resolution 480 x 320

Power

Battery installed (max) Lithium ion
Max supported batteries 1
Talk time Up to 600 min
Standby time Up to 300 h

Expansion / Connectivity

Wireless connectivity Bluetooth 2.0, 802.11 b/g Wireless LAN

Nokia E71x black

2009-07-01T05:45:00.000-07:00

Manufacturer: Nokia Corp.
Part Number:E71XBLKATT

Telecom

Data services SMS , MMS , E-Mail , Instant messages
Cellular enhancement protocol AGPS

General

Dimensions (W x D x H) 2.2 in x 3.9 in x 44.1 in
Weight 4.4 oz
Built-in devices Camera , Digital player , XM Radio
Color Black

Operating System / Software

OS provided Symbian S60 3.2
Software included QuickOffice , PDF reader

Memory

Flash memory installed 120 MB
Input Device

Input device type Keyboard

Messaging / Data Services

Internet Browser Yes
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Yes
JAVA applications Yes
Mobile Email Yes
Supported Email Protocols POP3 , SMTP , IMAP4
Messaging / Data Features PDF support , VoIP client , XHTML Browser , Zip Manager support , Microsoft Word support , Microsoft Excel support , Macromedia Flash support , Microsoft PowerPoint support
High Speed Circuit Switched Data (HSCSD) Yes
Messaging Services MMS , Yahoo! Messenger , AOL Instant Messenger Service (AIM) , Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger)

Cellular

Cellular technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Service Provider AT&T
Band / mode WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Phone style Candy bar
Vibrating Alert Yes
Call Timer Yes
Antenna Internal
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , Infrared (IrDA) , Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Conference Call Capability Yes
Speakerphone Yes
Voice Dialing Yes
Voice Recorder Yes
Polyphonic Ringer Yes
Additional Features aGPS , QWERTY keyboard layout

Display

Display type 2.4 in TFT active matrix
Color support 16M colors
Max resolution 240 x 320

Security Features

Keypad Lock Yes
SIM Card Lock Yes

Power

Battery installed (max) Lithium polymer
Max supported batteries 1
Talk time Up to 270 min
Standby time Up to 288 h

Expansion / Connectivity

Wireless connectivity Bluetooth 2.0, 802.11 b/g, Infrared
Expansion slot(s) total (free) 1