Leaked Images of Nokia's E75 Surface - QWERTZ for QWERTY

In September of 2008 it was informed of two possible E-Series handsets the E75 & E72.
The images that were out back then were not too great and the video
soon disappeared as well. The latest scoop is in the form of leaked
images of the handset. One of the main difference is the change of keys Y and Z. (Look at the picture)




The handset features -

• 2.8-inch QVGA TFT LCD
• Symbian S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 (FP2) OS
• Slide out QWERTY Keypad (not very unlike the E90’s)
• 3G, Wi-Fi, EDGE/GPRS, Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity
• 3.2 megapixel camera
• USB 2.0
• MicroSD card support

There’s no official word on when the handset will be out and no price tag either.



Enjoy!

Sources : http://tech2.in.com, http://dailymobile.se

Samsung 8MegaPixel S8300 slider

Another Samsung 8MP Camera Phone Appears

Floating around are a few reports on a new Samsung 8 megapixel camera phone that's not yet official – the S8300 slider. This slim slider has is just 12.8mm thick and features a large OLED display.

According to the reports the S8300 will feature –

• 8 megapixel AF camera with LED flash
• 2.8-inch WQVGA 16 million AMOLED touch screen
• Internal GPS
• 3G with HSDPA, EDGE/GPRS
• DivX video support
• FM radio with RDS
• Bluetooth 2.1
• MicroSD card Support

Although nothing about the handset is officially confirmed, word is that the handset could be available by March 2009.

Source : http://tech2.in.com/

Unlock iPhone 3G

The iPhone Dev Team’s yellowsn0w iPhone 3G unlock application (beta) is out, kudos to the guys on the Dev Team for delivering. The procedure for the unlocking an iPhone 3G is as follows –

• Jailbreak the handset (use QuickPWN or the PwnageTool)
• Upgrade to firmware version 2.2 (02.28.00 baseband)
• Use Cydia or Installer application to install yellowsn0w

Since this is the Beta versions of the unlocking application it’s pretty much an at-your-won-risk situation. For detailed information on yellowsn0w click here and if you do intend to give this shot do send in your experience to the Dev team, it'll only help make it easier for others to follow.

Read more on the topic :

• http://blog.iphone-dev.org
  
• http://tech2.in.com
• http://www.gsmarena.com

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RIM BlackBerry Storm (Verizon Wireless)

THE GOOD

The RIM BlackBerry Storm features an innovative touch screen that provides tactile feedback to confirm your selection. The Storm offers dual-mode functionality for world-roaming capabilities as well as EV-DO Rev. A and UMTS/HSDPA support. Other highlights include GPS and a 3.2-megapixel camera.

THE BAD
The Storm's SurePress touch-screen takes some acclimation and the onscreen keyboard is a bit cramped. The smartphone can be sluggish and buggy even after the firmware update.. Speakerphone quality was a bit choppy

THE BOTTOM LINE
The RIM BlackBerry Storm may blow in a frenzy for Verizon Wireless subscribers wanting a touch screen similar to the Apple iPhone. However, there are bugs and performance issues that prevent the Storm from delivering its full potential.

Source : http://nytimes.com.com/

A $2,000 Motorola Phone (Sapphire Crystal Display Included)

Would you pay $250 for a sandwich? Are you the sort who buys clothes, cars and electronics at full price, and considers sales to be a form of cheating? Do you wish your blender had gold plating?

Motorola has your new phone.

It’s called the Aura, and oh how it makes the iPhone, the Storm and other assorted smart phones look — what’s the word I’m looking for here — affordable? Reasonable? Sane?

The Aura, which was announced in October and went on sale Tuesday, costs $2,000. For that, you get a phone that has some new features, none of which cures major diseases or painful inflammation. But they do sound fancy:

- Chemically etched textures and patterns
- Three tungsten-carbon-carbide-coated main gears
- The main bearing is Swiss-made
- Protective PVD coating and mirror polish finish, same as used on luxury watches
- 130 precision ball bearings
- Scratch-resistant, 62-carat, grade 1 sapphire crystal display

I know what you’re thinking: Why doesn’t my cruddy old Nokia have more ball bearings? Well, who knows — maybe it’s got plenty. You’re still able to talk on it. But is that really enough to have you feeling up-to-date when everyone whips out their phone at a cocktail party and starts bragging about whose gears have more carbide coating?

I suppose this is what happens when touch screens and smartphones and embedded music players become the norm. This is what happens when entry-level phones have GPS, and WalMart starts to contemplate carrying the iPhone.

The ante has been raised, people. The chemically etched bar is higher than ever.

Oh, and here’s something else the Motorola Aura offers: a 2-megapixel camera. Seriously. That’s what you get. Two megapixels. Sure, you could get that same quality with a $59 phone. But why bother? That would be cheating.

Source : http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com

Nokia Continues to Dominate Global Cellphone Market

The latest data arrived from iSuppli looking at the worldwide cellphone market. Nokia is nearing 40 percent market share, more than the next three rivals combined. Nokia alone sold more than 111 million phones in the third quarter.

For what its worth, that is 100 times more phones than Apple sold iPhones in the same period.

Nokia was particularly successful with what it terms “convergence” phones which combine smart phones and media-playing features. Its sales in this category grew by 54 percent.

Motorola meanwhile fell out of its long-standing No.2 rank, as Samsung surged ahead with a 13.9 percent sales gain. LG Electronics, the other large Korean handset maker, grew at an even faster rate of 14.7 percent. Unlike Samsung, which concentrates on more expensive handsets, LG largely sells lower-priced phones in emerging markets.

The full chart runs after the jump.

	Third Quarter Sales (Thousands)	Market Share	Growth from Second Quarter
Nokia	111,700	39.5%	10.8%
Samsung	42,600	15.1%	13.9%
Motorola*	36,500	12.9%	2.8%
Sony Ericsson	25,900	9.2%	4.0%
LG Electronics	21,900	7.7%	14.7%
Others	44,400	15.7%	-8.1%
Total	283,000	100.0%	6.4%

Source: iSuppli Corp. October 2007

*Motorola’s shipments are preliminary until the company announces its results.

Source : http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com