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Samsung unveils new card-sized phone
Reuben Lee | Sep 18, 2006
Following the success of the SGH-P300 (also known as the "Card Phone"), the Korean mobile phone maker has recently announced a successor model called the SGH-P310. Expected in Europe in late September, followed by Southeast Asia in late October this year, the new card-sized model will come with several cosmetic enhancements over the previous model, including an improved keypad design and a touch-sensor navigation control. (Editors' note: Samsung has confirmed that the SGH-P310 will be launching in Singapore in November.)
Interestingly, despite a thinner 8.5mm girth, Samsung has managed to pack yet more new and improved features into the tiny triband unit. Besides a larger 1.9-inch LCD display, the SGH-P310 also sports a higher-resolution 2-megapixel camera and a microSD memory expansion slot. Other onboard features include video recording and playback, TV-out, PictBridge and Bluetooth printing.
KRZR goes on sale Sep 16; others in Q4
Reuben Lee | Sep 15, 2006
Motorola today announced at a launch event that the much-anticipated KRZR K1 will be available in stores in Singapore from 16 September. The mobile phone maker also confirmed that the other upcoming handsets which includes the RIZR slider, Moto FONE, W220, RAZR V3xx and RAZR maxx will be expected in
the fourth quarter of 2006. Two new Bluetooth headsets, the H670 and H800, will be introduced later this year, too.
While there is no word on whether the Moto FONE will make it to Singapore, a company representative has not ruled out the possibility of launching this basic candy-bar phone in the island state.
Built based on the trademark clamshell design of the RAZR, the quadband-enabled KRZR sports an overall smaller form factor (narrower in width but slightly longer in length) than its popular predecessor but ironically weighs a little heftier. Some of its key features include a 2-megapixel camera, expandable microSD memory and stereo Bluetooth support. Click here for more information on the upcoming Motorola handsets.
Apple iPhone hoax...again
Reuben Lee | Sep 15, 2006
The long-rumored Apple iPhone recently hit the headlines again when French publication 20 Minutes published a full-page picture of what it claimed was the much-anticipated mobile phone from the Cupertino company. Not surprisingly, the news spread like wildfire across the Internet, especially since the photo was credited to Apple.
The buzz subsided only when the papers confirmed that the photo was a fake. Believe or not, the editor of the French newspaper claimed that the wrongly credited image was a result of a journalist's "desire for the product to exist". It was, in fact, an image produced by MDI Digital, a British design firm. The article itself was about Apple's newly launched iPods and Disney movie service. (Picture taken from CNET's Alpha blog.)
Nokia's consumer clamshell
Reuben Lee | Sep 15, 2006
The Finnish mobile manufacturer recently announced the Nokia 6085, a clamshell phone targeted at the everyday user. Expected in the last quarter of 2006, this quadband handset promises a good balance of multimedia features, from onboard VGA camera and music player to video recording and expandable memory. It also comes with FM radio (including Visual Radio) as well as A2DP-enabled Bluetooth connectivity for wireless stereo headsets.
Available in four colors (black, gold, silver and pink), the 6085 offers users the option of flight mode, where cellular functions are disabled for use on phone-restricted areas such as planes. Other noteworthy features include an XHTML browser, EGDE support and an onboard Macromedia Flash Player 2.0.
Sony Ericsson to unveil PlayStation phones?
Reuben Lee | Sep 04, 2006
Well, not quite yet. According to Sony Ericsson's senior vice president of Product and Application Planning, Rikko Sakaguchi, the company "is working on something" (related to the PlayStation phone), although he claims that "the surprise must be kept for the future". Speaking at a media conference in Malmo, Sweden, as part of the company¡¯s upcoming 5th anniversary celebrations in October, Sakaguchi added that the objective was not to create a gaming device but one that integrates both the gaming and communication functions.
When CNET Asia asked if Sony Ericsson would use the WEGA branding for its TV-enabled handsets (after the Walkman and Cyber-shot), Sakaguchi confirmed that there are plans afoot to do something along those lines, but declined to comment further. He did, however, add that it generally takes around two years to develop a new lineup of phones such as the Walkman series. So going by that measure, it shouldn't be too long before we see the first PlayStation or WEGA handsets in the market if the current plans pan out.
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