The new BlackBerry Bold smartphone is now being offered to users in Canada through Rogers Wireless. The BlackBerry Bold operates on Rogers’ high-speed 3G network and features a newly designed, precision QWERTY keyboard, built-in GPS, Wi-Fi and a 2 megapixel camera with video recording.
Crafted from premium materials inside and out, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone features a 624 MHz mobile processor that powers the renowned BlackBerry productivity applications, including phone, email, messaging, organizer and browser. The BlackBerry Bold also lets customers edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents directly on the handset using the preloaded DataViz Documents to Go software suite.
The BlackBerry Bold smartphone from Rogers Wireless features:
Size: 114mm x 66mm x 15mm
Weight: 136 grams
Tri-band HSDPA and quad-band EDGE support for global roaming
(480×320 resolution) color display with integrated lens for eye-popping definition
Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g)
Built-in GPS
1 GB on-board storage memory
microSD/SDHC memory card slot
removable/rechargeable 1500 mAhr battery
DataViz Documents To Go preinstalled, enabling customers to edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files on the smartphone
2 megapixel camera with digital zoom, built-in flash and video recording
USB 2.0
The BlackBerry Bold smartphone (model number: 9000) will be available from Rogers beginning today from $399.99 with activation on any combination of 3 year voice plan and 3 year BlackBerry data plan totalling more than $45 per month from Rogers. Some conditions apply.
Sony Ericsson and T-Mobile USA announce today that the TM506 clamshell phone will be available in early September. The TM506, Sony Ericsson’s first handset supporting T-Mobile’s AWS spectrum (1700/2100), is a compact and stylish clamshell phone that delivers an exceptional Web experience in an eye-catching design. A built-in GPS navigation feature in the TM506 along with the TeleNav application from T-Mobile allows users to always know their location.
“The TM506 not only signifies Sony Ericsson’s expanding U.S. portfolio of handsets, but more importantly, that we have forged a strong and promising relationship with T-Mobile,” said Najmi Jarwala, president of Sony Ericsson North America. “With the launch of the TM506 with T-Mobile, Sony Ericsson is positioned to offer more choice of mobile handsets for a broader range of U.S. consumer segments at a variety of price points.”
The TM506 proves that good things come in small packages. Its compact design fits into any pocket, purse or briefcase for consumers on the move. An outer display allows users to glance at the caller ID without having to open the phone. Users can store their favorite tracks and share music with their friends using the removable Memory Stick Micro (M2).
Users can capture and share special moments as photos or video clips with a 2.0 megapixel camera with My Album, slide show and video blogging capability. Stereo Bluetooth connectivity allows hands-free wireless calls, and with Bluetooth stereo headphones, users can hear their favorite music the way it was meant to be heard.
The TM506 will be available in early September at select T-Mobile retail stores and online at www.t-mobile.com.
TM506 Phone At-A-Glance
Weight: 3.4 ounces, including battery (approx.)
Size: 3.7 x 1.9 x 0.69 inches (approx.)
Talk Time: Up to 9.5 hours GSM; up to 3.5 hours UMTS (approx.)
Standby Time: Up to 250 hours GSM, up to 250 hours UMTS (approx.)
ailable Q4 this year, the new Sony Ericsson T700 (Remi) is a slim phone with 3.2 megapixel camera and built-in stereo speakers. Check out its demo tour video and promotional video here.
Nokia today introduced the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte, a new premium mobile phone that engineered from carbon fibre, titanium, polished glass and stainless steel. Carbon fibre is an ultra light and strong material that expresses a woven pattern that is both high-tech and sensuous.
Combining timeless style with superb functionality, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte offers the unique tap-for-time feature – consumers can tap the steel surface below the display twice and a clock appears on the screen. Background images organically change during the day, giving a unique appearance to the display. The turn-to-mute silencing mechanism allows individuals to silence incoming calls in a discrete manner by turning the phone over, screen-side down.
In addition to the 3G capabilities and 3.2 megapixel auto focus camera and high quality audio, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte boasts a stunning OLED display and built-in memory that has been expanded from previous offerings in the range to 4 GB. Meanwhile, Nokia’s anti-fingerprint coating reduces smudges on metal and glass and unsightly outer seams are hidden by a unique all-in-one microUSB connector.
SingTel today announced the plan details of iPhone 3G, which will go on sale at 12.01am, 22 August in Singapore. The data plan pricing for iPhone 3G is not quite attractive though. Start from 1GB bundle with 56 SGD (39 USD), there is no unlimited data plan available and you can subscribe to the 3GB bundle with 205 SGD (146 USD)!
With the little bundled data transfer on the new service plans, the good news is subscribers can still buy the iPhone 3G with current available calling plan and add an unlimited 3G data plan on it. This would be cheaper than subscribing the new iFlexi plans if you are going to use more than 3GB a month. Tthe iPhone 3G in Singapore will be unlocked by default as the local policy do not allow locking of handsets.
Do you still want to wait for the iPhone 3G ? The Samsung OMNIA has everything packed in one single smart device that works better. Based on Windows MObile 6.1, the Samsung OMNIA does away with the rigid interface with a 3.2” WQVGA TFT LCD (240 x 400) touch screen with haptics feedback. With a touch of the interface, you get into the various functions of the phone.
The phone also comes with a 5 mega pixel CMOS lens which performs the standard auto focus, image stabliser, face detection etc. It has added in some new features like Smile shot, auto-panorama. Bored with still images, how about spending some time doing a video recording, after which you can edit it by trimming. You can even be your own producer by doing Audio, Live dubbing and adding subtitles.
If you are those who loves to share your archived video compressed in DiVx or XviD, you are in luck. The i900 comes with all the necessary codecs that support the playback of the the movie files.
For the mobile worker, the phone itself comes with a high speed HSDPA at 7.2 Mbps unlike the iPhone 3G which will probably go as high as 1.8Mbps so far. Surf the net, upload your latest blog, check out stock pricing as you would with one device. HSDPA 7.2Mbps support is important as users in Singapore as Starhub already has a 7.2 Mbps mobile data plan using such technology. You might argue that it’s unlikely you can reach that speed. In most cases, for HSDPA that we have tested before, it should be able to handle at least half the rated speed considering blind spots etc. Thus, enjoy all the fast speed of up to 7.2Mbps.
Bring your i900 to your overseas office. You could also use your MS office Document viewer, do some last minute changes on the plane. Get into office and present your ideas by connector the TV-out to the large screen projector. Lost in the city, the GPS will help you get your way through the concrete jungle.
The Samsung SGH-i900 comes built in with Bluetooth 2.0 / USB 2.0 / Wi-Fi, 8GB / 16GB Flash + External Memory slot : microSDHC™ (up to 16GB) and has a dimension of 112 x 56.9 x 12.5 mm. It comes with a 1440mAh battery pack.
Specs
HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (2.1GHz)
EDGE / GPRS (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900)
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
3.2” WQVGA TFT LCD (240 x 400)
5 Megapixel CMOS
Auto Focus, Image Stablizer, Geo-tagging, Auto-Panorama Shot, Smile Shot
Wide Dynamic Range (WDR), Face Detection
DivX / XviD / H.263 / H.264 / WMV / MP4
Video recording
Video Editing: Trim video, Audio dubbing, Live dubbing,
Add subtitle, Image capture
FM Radio with RDS
MP3 / AAC / AAC+ / WMA / OGG / AMR
Bluetooth Stereo Headset (A2DP)
3.5 Ear Jack
GPS with Navigation
TouchWiz UI
MS Office Document Viewer, Advanced PIM Apps,
Push E-mail, Auto Rotation, TV Out
Bluetooth 2.0 / USB 2.0 / Wi-Fi
8GB / 16GB Flash + External Memory slot : microSDHC™ (up to 16GB)
112 x 56.9 x 12.5 mm
1440 mAh
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Do you still want to wait for the iPhone 3G ? The Samsung OMNIA has everything packed in one single smart device that works better. Based on Windows MObile 6.1, the Samsung OMNIA does away with the rigid interface with a 3.2” WQVGA TFT LCD (240 x 400) touch screen with haptics feedback. With a touch of the interface, you get into the various functions of the phone.