Mobile News and Mobile Info

It’s a Windows Mobile update week folks. First we saw the AT&T Tilt getting the update, and soon afterwards the Verizon XV6800 was also blessed with the Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade treatment.

Now another device is jumping on board - Samsung BlackJack II. Unfortunately, the update is almost or not yet ready – the server crashed as many people rushed to get their favorite QWERTY smartphone’s firmware up to date. Still the update pages are there and if you run either Windows XP or Vista, keep your eyes on these two links to grab the update as soon as it’s back online. Read the rest of this entry »

Back in May, we wrote about Google’s apparent plans to introduce an Apple-like AppStore for its Android platform. Well that’s confirmed now, with the official Android Developers Blog posting an article on the subject. Read the rest of this entry »

Brace yourself for a Carbon-Fiber-made Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte –a cell phone fabricated from carbon fiber, polished glass, stainless steel, and titanium.

Portraying a Zen style, the Nokia 8800 is an obvious minimalist as evidenced by its sleek lines and barely-there weight. This handset is manufactured with a very light yet sturdy material, reflecting 3D designs, simple but elegant hues, and perfect body shape. Read the rest of this entry »

LG has come up with yet another mobile phone model in its line, the LG CB630 Invision.

With AT&T and LG being partners in this project, a candybar cell phone accessorize by amiable applications such as Mobile TV service (made possible by AT&T’s MediaFLO) and AT&T’s Video Share (to aid LG’s 1.3 megapixel camera) has been born. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s a new treat from Mobiado –the extravagant Luminoso Lucido.

Luminoso Lucido, which Mobiado plans to produce only 200 units, is accessorized by anodized aluminum, sapphire display, and camera window. Its stainless steel buttons and characters-engraved keypad is sure to stand the test of time. But the question is, can it connect users from the East to the West, or from the North to the South? –Yes! With Tri-band GSM and WCDMA, global connection is not an issue. Read the rest of this entry »

Now this is strange. EISA’s (European Imaging and Sound Association) European Photo Phone award is usually reserved for Nokia phones, but this year it’s the Samsung G810 which got all the glory. Best of all (as far as Samsung is concerned), they’re using Nokia’s S60 platform for their baby.

We’ve already covered the G810 in the past. Let me just quickly recap the specs. The kick-ass device sports a 5 megapixel camera with 3x optical and 4x digital zoom and Xenon flash. In addition, Samsung’s smartphone features such digital camera technologies as face detection, image stabilizer, high ISO (up to 800), macro shot, panorama shot and mosaic and multi shot. Then there’s a GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth and much more on board… In a nutshell, we do agree with EISA’s decision. For now — until the phones with 8 megapixel cameras are released — the Samsung G810 is the best camera phone. Period!

Back in July we’ve first heard LG is working on a 8 megapixel cameraphone. The day has come and today the Korean electronics giant is officially joining Sony Ericsson (C905) and Samsung (INNOV8) with its KC910 handset.

The so called Viewty successor is very cool lookin’ device sporting nothing but a huge 3-inch WQVGA (240×400 pixels) touchscreen in a 14mm-think body. But it’s not all about the LG cameraphone’s megapixel count — the technologies involved in the camera software include option for manual focus, digital image stabilizer, face, smile and blink detection. Then there’s a Xenon flash and the lens wears the Schneider-Kreuznach seal. Read the rest of this entry »