Nokia just stated its future plans for the Symbian^3 OS by calling all its developers.
Expect new devices with 1GHz+ Processors running Symbian^3 OS.
Developers will also work on new updates, which will enhance Web experience, better Sat Nav and the most thing of all, better looking Menu Layout( the picture)
But that begs the question about WP7, will Nokia continue with Symbian as its primary Os when the WP7 hits?
Apparently Nokia doesn't want Symbian users to be forgotten, due to which regular updates will roll out of Nokia .... atleast for now.
Some of these new updates will roll out in the T-Mobile branded Nokia C7 (Astound)
Mobiado and Aston Martin are both luxury product makers and they show off a Phone which is powerful enough to run Android OS, BUT, has a sapphire body which is actually a touchscreen LCD but when off you can see through it :S
As they say these days, what can't they do these days :D
The Phone might not be a Power house but you have to admit it is a looker :P
The Phone looks absolutely beautiful, lets see if this concept lives or not
This beast of a device will be hitting the shelves in summer, not only that, it will also be available in both 4G CDMA and GSM flavors.
CDMA versio will have internal storage of 4GB and GSM will have 1GB.
Apart from that it will use snapdragon 1.2GHz Dual Core CPU and 1GB Ram.
It also confirms the 1080p recording in 2D movie mode.
So One hell of a phone we are talking about here.
Can't wait to get my hand on it :)
HTC just announced their smoking hot EVO 3D, which has a 3D touchscreen and loads of new enhancments over the old HTC phones.
Main Specs include:
1.2 GHz Dual Core CPU
1GB Ram
1GB ROM
4.3" qHD(960x540) Touchscreen Display
Dual 5 Megapixel Cameras for 3D stills and 720p 3D video
DLNA
HTC Sense 3.0
Android 2.3
and the usual bluetooth, wifi, GPS and the stuff.
The phone is absolute beauty and the specs look promising, Can hardly wait :)
Specs and a pic of Samsung Galaxy S 2 have emerged on the web.
This one shall use the dual core 1 GHz CPU (probably A9 Cortex)
Ram has bumped to 1 GB
and the Screen goes from "Super AMOLED" to "Super AMOLED plus"
Screen Size goes up from 4" to 4.2" but the resolution stays at WVGA (800x480) rather than qHD(960x540)
Camera goes up to 8 Megapixel with LED flash (finally) and capable of shooting 1080p @ 24fps
That's all i can dig up, stay connected for more ;)
Nokia decided to use Windows Phone 7 OS as their primary OS in their devices.
Not just that, Microsoft and Nokia have agreed upon a lot of joint ventures regarding telecommunication.
Nokia wants to bring the Windows Phone or Windows Mobile OS to the masses by offering cheaper alternatives and expanding the scope of Windows Mobile/Phone.
Now some pics of upcoming Nokia prototypes running windows have emerged.
Many analysts and industry watchers had thought Apple would struggle in Japan when it launched the iPhone there. Indeed the reactions have been somewhat mixed with some Japanese seeming a bit underwhelmed with the iPhone despite its popularity in the rest of the world. However, new figures show that far from being a flop the iPhone 3G S was the biggest selling handset in Japan in July. In the top ten list of best selling handsets the 16 GB 3G S also made an appearance at number 9. It's quite a coup for Apple to have done so well in what is arguably the most advanced mobile amrket in the world and where the competition brings a lot of advanced features and services to bear. The full top ten is below:
Windows Mobile is not long for this world it seems ... well the name isn't at any rate. Microsoft are reportedly set to ditch the brand name 'Windows Mobile' in favour of a new brand 'Windows Phone'. The change in naming convention will apply to iterations of Windows Mobile from 6.1 onwards. For their part Microsoft are saying that the change will help consumers because they think that customers are apparently confused by the different version numbers of Windows Mobile. Instead all customers will need to know is that their handset is running 'Windows Phone OS'. Some might think that Microsoft's reason for the name change is a bit flimsy, but it does have practical benefits in streamlining how the OS is viewed as well as perhaps drawing a little more attention to it in the short-term.
The Inquirer, the source of the name change speculation, is also rep orting that Microsoft are set to release a new video of their latest mobile OS this Friday i.e. tomorrow. Whilst there has been no official word on an updated video there is still time for such an announcement to be made if indeed one has to be made at all. A new video will be eagerly anticipated by industry watchers and customers alike to see how far Microsoft has progressed given the highly competitive nature of the mobile OS scene in recent times.
Ok I used this phone for a week and I think i can explain all the pros and cons of this phone to help out next potential buy for this phone. Ok before we go into the details lets round up the headlines, the pros and cons in short.
Pros: -Nice package of features in the price -Design is very pleasing to Eye -Slide mechanism is brilliant -Best Walkman Software yet on a Walkman phone -Nice Motion Sensor(Accelerometer) -Big and Nice Screen -Cool range of colors
Cons: -Lack of Ergonomics -Ear piece is placed on very uncomfortable place -Loud Speaker location is Questionable -Buttons are not good for Messaging -Laggy Messaging and Phonebook operations -Sound Quality is not Walkman worthy -Loud Speaker(Are you kidding me)
Design The phone is totally made out of plastic. Looks wise the phone is a masterpiece, Its slim and very well made. The color choices are superb. The screen is nice and big and the back light is noticeable in almost every situation. The Slide Mechanism is very Robust and will work in many years to come.
On the downside, this design is not very ergonomic. The Earpiece is way up there with the sharp edge of the top and the loud speaker is way down to get muffed by the fingers. The buttons are very hard and small. Its a Hell for Person who loves Texting.
Loud Speaker The loud speaker is located on the bottom end of the phone and its very easy to muff it because it is placed right where your fingers would go. Plus when you put your phone on Loud Speaker while calling, you are not getting anything. The loud speaker is too silent and is not good enough, same goes for the ring tones. Although this loud speaker has 72 polyphony, but it plays the music in very awkward way, so try it before you buy it.
Screen The Screen is 320x240 and 2.4" in size. Its very nice and bright and there was not much trouble using in direct sunlight. The screen however is very reflective and attracts a lot of finger prints.
Menu and Home Screen The Home screen and Menu is typical Sony Ericsson, Except it now supposts themes that can work with Motion Sensor, This works with Menu and Home Screen. Menu is very basic and old sony ericsson user will find himself at home when using this menu system
Messaging The messaging software provides all the possibilities that you expect from a SE(Sony Ericsson) Phone, only more more thing, The messaging software is some what laggy and works slower than your hands, If you don't use t9 then you 'll probably hate this phone, The problem get appearant when you turn on music at the back and then type message, the slowness then becomes a huge headache.
Phonebook Nothing Special here except, this is slow as well, and it can be a huge head ache when driving or when dialing in emergency.
Media Its a type of File Manager, Only with some limitations, It does not give you complete control over content like traditional File Manager but it put a bit of Cool Factor into it, In Other words Its a Walkman Feature for Music, Pictures, Videos and some Web Contents. It shows files in very cool animation way, and of course it has auto rotate function which aligns the content as you turn your phone in landscape or portrait mode. This function works brilliantly but of course get a bit slow you play song in the background.
Motion Sensor and Apps This phone has a very effective motion sensor, almost with out lag. As i said before you can put that feature to work with some themes, which is cool. But it has some Apps too. Sad thing is that Sony Ericsson has separate icons for games and Apps, and they are apart too. Games is in full menu but Apps are in Orgnizer. In Games we got Marble Madness in which you have to guide a marble to the goal by tilting the device in the direction where you wanted it. In the apps we got Music Mate 4 which uses motion sensor to work as a drum stick and play each instrument by shaking the device in that Device.
Music Last but not least, The music or should i say, The Walkman feature. It starts from the Media Icon in the main menu. It has a lot features like Sense me and Shake Control. Sense me is a funtion that dedects the level of available songs and devides them in 4 quadrants. 4 arrow heads represent Slow, Fast, Sad, Happy. The level of songs are represent by small dots in the quadrants. SO you select a song and if its the kinda mode you have, the phone will make a automatic playlist by your mood, which is cool but not that practical, Like all the cool things :P. Of course you can press the 'W' button on the top to activate the shake control and you can shake right to Forward and Left to Reverse the songs or shake a lot to Shuffle the songs.
Sadly This phone, despite being Walkman, does not have hardware sound card, so the quality is not ground breaking, Infact its Just OK and can easily be beaten by some Xpress Music Phone from Nokia, Especially 5310.
Verdict
So here is the verdict, If you are a young dude who just has the phone for fun instead of work, then by all means go for the Sony Ericsson But if work and efficiency is the first thing on the list then maybe you are off with a cheaper nokia like 6303, al though it looks like an alien.
If you have any questions Please feel free to contact me mahamza86@hotmail.com
Or leave a comment
If you like the video then Subscribe to me at my Youtube Channel
Hi, This is Hamza. Today i bought a brand new Sony Ericsson W910i. Its a cool looking phone and is currently the flag ship of walkman series. This is the UN-Boxing Video to show you the contents of the box. In the box i found
-Sony Ericsson W910i Handset -Memorystick M2 USB card reader -Charger with port for accessories -Data Cable -Hands free with mic and adapter for 3.5mm jack for universal head sets -Software Disk -Manuals
Stay connected to spotlogger and you 'll get the review next week.
Leave a Comment or contact me at mahamza86@hotmail.com
This is the review for my Samsung Star or Tocco or GT-S5233
I have used this phone for a month now and here is what i would like to say about it. PROS Pretty good phone for its price One of the best touch screen operation The smallest, lightest and most usable Touch screen device i have ever seen. Easy to manage OS CONS Unusable Screen in Direct Sun Light It doesn't allow you to set your own message alert Loudspeaker quality is OK but not loud enough NO 3.5mm jack only the proprietary port with rubbish headsets T9 word selection is rubbish at best
If you have time to spear than lets look at some of the details. Details I was browsing through mobile phone at my friend's mobile shop and i suddenly spotted this phone, the package was open but the phone was brand new(Some guy returned it after 4 days claiming its too fragile for him) When i asked the price I was amazed to know its price and i decided to buy this phone because I love Touch Screen Phones, Plus i got 10% discount due to open package, Best deal huh
External Features First thing i noticed was it looks a bit like OMNIA(optical pointer is replaced by "back" bottun) but its lighter and smaller, making it more usable and practical. On the front we got 2 bottuns for handling calls and one for going to the previous menu. One one side volume bottun and a hatch for the port for attaching the accessories and data cable The otherside we got camera shutter and keyguard bottun The back of the device is cheap plastic and looks absolute cheap The screen is surrounded by Chrome steel Screen The screen looks amazing indoors however move outside and it seems like there is not screen at all, That's because of the flexible plastic screen instead of glass one which are useless in sunlight. However the screen is easily big enough to be very user friendly and high res to deliver sharp graphics and the touch operations are very good for this price range.
Home Screens & Widgets OK its a Samsung so expect Touch and Drag operation accompanied by Widgets. First thing first what the heck are widgets? Widgets are small icons that represent a software and they can turned into usable buttons when dragged onto the screen and some of them provide some control without going to the whole program, like Music Player and FM Radio, Cool ain't it,but it takes a lot of space and after a widget or two you are out of space, Don't worry, Samsung gave us 3 home screen which can be accessed by flicking the home screen sideways, so there is plenty of space for all your widgets. Nice
Menu The whole Menu is so thumb friendly, offering big icons.
Media Manager In Menu you see "My Files" thats the file manager for the phone, again this is very thumb and user friendly, all the settings are visible and easy to understand. This mode also takes advantage of Accelerometer or Auto-Rotate function Tilt the device horizental and it turns the video and images in landscapre mode and if you are to lazy to flick scroll through the images, just tilt the device to either side and the images will slide by, altough this is not as smooth as it sounds
Messaging and Text Input Biggest problem with any touch screen is the input method, without the physical bottuns its too easy to push the wrong bottuns on screen, Well in case of Portrait mode and using the standard mobile phone keypad(12 bottuns) there is no problem at all, the bottuns are very large and its hard to press the wrong one However turn the device in Landscape mode and viola it turns into full QWERTY keyboard, not so viola when you use it, the keys are small and extremely easy to hit the wrong one, when you press a bottun it pop-ups but on the right or left side instead of upwards, So you can't really see what you hit, In my opinion this method is extremely useless When sending a message you can only add 10 contacts ..... Why??? I want to add the whole phonebook .... I should be able to ... right, I mean i can do that in my cheap nokia phones. C'mon Samsung give us a bit of freedom
Music and Sound Lets move to the Music player, Press the play bottun and first impression is, This is as loud it can get? The sound is very low, not usable even in slightly noisy situation, OK i 'll put on my head set to listen to the tunes, WTF, why can't they stay in my ears, I have average size ears but these are ment for APES with huge ears, even if you have huge ears the ear pieces are not ergonomic enough to stay there for like 10 mins, TOTAL FAILURE, top of all that, if you cut your ears to set the ear phones, the stuipid mic with call attend bottun is stuck in your collar and there is no way to hold the wire on your shirt, there is no clip, and in the end you show the fingure to Samsung's headset and buy a Samsung to 3.5mm adaptor. And oh yeah one more thing, the earphone on the handset for listening to calls is also the loudspeaker for playing music and other alerts and of course calls on loudspeaker, Once i pressed the call accept bottun and put it near my ear and the call was not accepted so the tune played right into my ear!
The Organizer is a typical Samsung with a calculator, converter, memos and all that birthday anniversary stuff
The Application section has some cool apps pre installed, like GOOGLE MAPS and a dice game which is useless and some cool games require cash in order to show their party piece(Trial versions)
Camera Last but not least, the 3.2 Megapixel camera, It has no flash side to it, the picture is under-exposed a lot(Means its darker) A lot of featues at in the camera section, Smile mode, panoramic, frames, burst shooting and monisac??!! There are a lot of settings for the white balance The video shoots at QVGA(320x240) @ 15fps, rubbish. There is also 3x digital zoom By reading this section you must have understood that i don't take cameras in mobile phones too seriously, that because i don't, I like to use proper camera.
Thats That for my review of Samsung Star/Tocco If you guys have any question or require my help, Please leave a comment or e-mail me at mahamza86@hotmail.com
