

The most feature-packed model of the handset trio has to be the W890i which was first mentioned back in September. Based on supposedly "leaked" images of the phone, the W890i will feature a metallic exterior and is expected to succeed the current W880i. It will also be equipped with a 3.2-megapixel autofocus camera, a 2-inch QVGA display, HSDPA as well as a new Walkman application.
The second Walkman model, the W380i, is rumored to be a clamshell handset that will replace the W300i. One of its unique features is a new gesture control mechanism for music playback but it is unknown how this works. What is said about the phone though is that it will come with either a VGA or 1.3-megapixel camera and is unlikely to support 3G or HSDPA.
A lot of information has been circulating about the Cyber-shot K660i phone. Features such as a 2-megapixel camera, quadband GSM with HSDPA, FM radio, 262K-color QVGA display and M2 card expansion slot have been reported by most of the gadget sites and blogs. However, one feature that stands out from the rest is the screen orientation toggle function which, according to reports, allows for better view of Web pages in the landscape mode.
Do note that the above information on the three new Sony Ericsson phones is based purely on writeups gathered from the Web.
Via electronista and Mobile Magazine
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AT&T is now offering iPhone owners international data plans designed to give discounted rates to 29
countries In North America, Australasia, and Europe (see AT&T's Web site for a complete list). The plans are designed for iPhone users who
travel frequently outside the US, the US Virgin islands and Puerto Rico, where iPhone data use is unlimited.
If there was ever a comic book hero named Mapman, this would be his ride. Tele Atlas, a map content company out of Netherlands, is the owner of this orange van and the equipment attached to it. What it does is to create maps of the roads it plies using a potpourri of location capture devices.
Samsung's 5-megapixel phone debuts in November
The 5-megapixel camera-phone craze has finally caught on with Samsung as it prepares to launch its SGH-G600 slider for the year-end holiday season this November. While we have seen higher-resolution camera-phones such as the 10-megapixel SCH-B600 from the Korean chaebol, the G600 marks the first time the company is launching a 5-megapixel GSM cellular offering in our part of the world.
The G600 is, however, not alone in the 5-megapixel camera-phone space. Among its main competitors are the recently launched Nokia N95 (8GB) and Sony Ericsson K850i Cyber-shot. Based on the specifications given, our impression is that the G600 is possibly the least feature-rich of the trio, but it makes up with a slim 14.9mm profile and a sub-S$700 sticker price (without contract). According to Samsung Singapore, the higher-spec'd G800, which comes with Xenon flash, HSDPA and optical zoom, will be available only in 2008.
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