Monthly Archive: January 2008

Samsung / Services

T-Mobile Introduces Samsung t819

January 22, 2008

T-Mobile yesterday introduced the Samsung t819 to its lineup. The slider drops the safer blacks and grays of most phones in favor of a copper brown. It also provides a newer control pad design with shortcut buttons that are as usable at the main selection and calling buttons. The handset occupies T-Mobile’s mid-range with a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth with stereo audio, and a media player that uses the microSD card slot for the bulk of its storage.

The phone officially supports quad-band, 850/900/1800/1900MHz calling with EDGE for mobile Internet data. It also supports Wireless Internet Express. T-Mobile will sell the phone for $100 with a two-year contract and $220 for contract-free subscribers.

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Cellphones / LG

LG Viewty Offers Dark Silver Color

January 21, 2008

LG announced today a new dark silver color option for its popular camera phone, LG Viewty. It has now sold over 550,000 units.

LG choose this new color to further the LG Viewty’s polished, premium image, after researching colour preferences in countries where the phone is sold and colour trend forecasts for 2008. Another improvement to the LG Viewty is a redesigned jog wheel that makes scrolling through menus even easier.

The LG Viewty, which includes a 5M camera and a 3inch touchscreen has now topped 550,000 units in sales. This comes only two and half months after the phone’s November 2007 release in Europe.

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Cellphones / Games / News

Gameloft Announces Grey’s Anatomy: The Mobile Game

January 19, 2008

Gameloft recently announced that it intends to bring Grey’s Anatomy: The Mobile Game to casual gamers and fans alike. Based on the first three seasons of the award-winning television drama from ABC Studios, the game gives players and fans the chance to experience intense emotions and drama unique to their favorite show in unlimited different skill-based surgery mini-games taken from actual episodes of the show.

“Grey’s Anatomy: The Mobile Game is a perfect balance of gameplay and content, as the challenging mini-games will resonate with the male audience, while women will be engaged with the game’s unfolding drama and character interaction,” said Gonzague de Vallois, senior vice president of publishing, Gameloft.

Grey’s Anatomy: The Mobile Game is soon to be available on most U.S. Carriers.

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Cellphones / News / Nokia

Nokia N95 8GB Became the First DLNA Certified Mobile

January 18, 2008

n95Nokia today announced that the Nokia N95 8GB had the distinction of being the first ever mobile phone to receive Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certification. The DLNA is a body advocating the interoperability of wired and wireless consumer devices. For the consumer, this accolade translates into convenient and intuitive connectivity between your DLNA Certified home electronics devices, personal computers, and your Nokia N95 8GB.

DLNA technology enables multi-vendor home ecosystems of consumer devices by building a common connectivity platform for a variety of multimedia experiences. This vision is fully in line with the Nokia’s aspiration for openness and seamless interoperability between devices and services from different brands.
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3G / ASUS / Cellphones

ASUS Announces M930 Smartphone

January 18, 2008

ASUS has officially unveiled M930 smartphone. ASUS plans to start shipping it in March.

The specs are listed below.

* Operating System: Windows Mobile 6 Standard;
* CPU: TI TI2431 at 450MHz;
* Network: 3G HSDPA;
* Display: 2″ QVGA display (external) + 2.6″ WQVGA screen (internal) – 400×240;
* Internal QWERTY, external 12 key keypad;
* Memory: 256MB ROM/64MB RAM + microSD slot;
* Connectivity: Wi-Fi/Bluetooth 2.0;
* Camera: 2Mpix AF camera;
* Weight: 158g;
* Dimensions: 113mm x 54mm x 18.7mm.

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