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Samsung Ch@t 350 aka C3500: An Entry level QWERTY feature phone

nrmodh — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:10:17 +0000

Samsung-Chat-350

Samsung will soon launch a low cost QWERTY feature phone called “Samsung Ch@t 350” (C3500) aimed at youngsters who are avid texters.

Running on Samsung’s Proprietary TouchWiz Platform, Samsung Ch@t features a 2.4? LCD display with support for 262k colors and QVGA resolution, Sliding QWERTY Keyboard, 2 megapixel camera, Music Player and FM Radio with Recorder.

Connectivity wise, it is not that feature rich and supports only Bluetooth 2.1, microUSB 2.0 slot and EDGE. It also has a microSD slot with support for upto 8GB memory cards.

First Android powered Ming Phone – Motorola A1680

nrmodh — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:59:06 +0000

The Motorola A1680 is the first Android-powered phone from the Ming series. The clamshell phone comes equipped with a transparent flip that doubles up as a screen protector. The Motorola A1680 is powered by a 3.1-inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen display, 3G and Bluetooth connectivity.

It also sufforts Wi-Fi support, a GPS navigation, a 5-megapixel AutoFocus camera, a 256MB RAM, a 512MB ROM, a 624MHz processor and a microSD memory card slot.

A1680 Motorola phone is running on Android OS, v1.6 (Donut) and it is loaded with Marvell PXA935 624 MHz processor. There come various options of communication such as SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, and IM. For the fun and excitement of user it combines MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player,MP4/H.264/H.263 player and Stereo FM radio with RDS just like Motorola Grasp .the phone has integrated with 5 MP camera comes with features of 2592?1944 pixels resolution ,CIF@15fps video recording and autofocus.

To date there is no word yet on how much the Motorola A1680 would cost and when it would be actually released in China.

Also, there is no word if this Motorola handset would invade the international scene as well.

Sprint dumps Nexus One for HTC 4G EVO

nrmodh — Thu, 13 May 2010 01:36:38 +0000

The news from Sprint Nextel is that they’ve decided not to carry the Nexus One because the HTC EVO 4G would be a better choice for their customers. Sprint has also been marketing the EVO heavily, as it should. It will be the face of Sprint for the coming months. Not only is it the first 4G WiMAX phone, it also functions as a WiMAX personal hotspot.

“A Sprint Nextel spokeswoman says the wireless carrier concluded another new phone called the Evo would be a better choice for its customers.”

The HTC Evo 4G is a really powerful phone, and it’s going to be the Android phone to beat once it launches. Sprint originally announced plans to offer the Nexus One, but today they announced that they’re ditching the Nexus One and sticking to the award-winning HTC Evo 4G phone instead. Sprint is not the only carrier to do this. Verizon Wireless also ditched the Nexus One for their HTC Droid Incredible release.

Via -Tothemobile

Yes, the Google Phone beats the iPhone!

nrmodh — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:20:30 +0000

Arrives in January 2010!

The days are numbered for the iPhone, the Droid, the Palm Pre and HTCs Hero – the Google phone is very real, and it is lightening quick, and it is prettier than the new Miss World. And it arrives in Janurary 2010!

Chatter on Twitter confirms that the Google Phone runs Android 2.1 operating system, and will pwn everything else on planet earth. Here is a Twitter message from a Google Program Manager, who writes “Stuck in mass of traffic leaving work post last all hands of 2009. ZOMG we had fireworks and we all got the new Google phone. It’s beautiful.” Another Googler Jason Howell tweeted “The new Google Phone runs on HTC hardware. I saw it w/ Android 2.1. Homescreen has new visual enhancements like animated desktop wallpaper.”

Another tweet says “A friend from Google showed me the new Android 2.1 phone from HTC coming out in Jan. A sexy beast. Like an iPhone on beautifying steroids.” And like many websites are reporting, the Google Phone is like an iPhone on beautifying steroids. Wowzers!

The ‘Google Phone’ is not just another HTC phone with Google’s Operating System Android, in fact the gadget is a proper Google-branded phone which the company is building right now and will sell it directly through retailers. The Google Phone will be an unlocked GSM phone. The gadget is powered by a Snapdragon chip and is loaded with a super high-resolution OLED touchscreen.

Now here is the interesting part – the Google Phone is thinner than the iPhone. It has no keyboard and two mics which are on the back of the phone to eliminate background noise. Also, it will feature a “weirdly” large camera for a phone. And in case you dislike the touchscreen keyboard, you can simply write emails using by speaking into the phone using its voice-to-text feature.

Motorola Rival available via Verizon Wireless

nrmodh — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:11:02 +0000

Verizon Wireless and Motorola, Inc., introduce the Motorola Rival™. Designed for quick and easy messaging, the Motorola Rival keeps customers socially connected, while offering a variety of popular multimedia features from Verizon Wireless, including V CAST Music with Rhapsody, V CAST Video, Visual Voice Mail and VZ NavigatorSM.

Key features:

Pocket-friendly side-slider with QWERTY keyboard
Touch dial-pad
IM-style texting that organizes messages by contact, displaying them in a chat-like format
One-touch access to text message composition, emoticons, symbols, IM and e-mail

Lifestyle features:

Backlit QWERTY keyboard for faster messaging; keyboard lights up either characters, numbers or symbols based on entry mode while texting in the dark
Holds up to 500 text messages in inbox and outbox
2.0 megapixel camera
3.5 mm headset jack and up to 8 GB optional removable memory to satisfy any music appetite (microSD™ card is sold separately)
Instantly connect with friends on AOL^® Instant Messenger, Windows^® Messenger and Yahoo!^® Messenger with Mobile IM
Mobile Email allows access to popular e-mail services such as Yahoo!^®, Hotmail^®, AOL^®and Windows^® Live
Supports Verizon Wireless’ V CAST Music with Rhapsody service, which allows customers to choose from more than 4 million songs to download over the air; get the master copy of the songs on their PCs; and sync favorite tracks, albums and playlists from their PCs to their phones using a separately sold USB cable
Supports VZ Navigator to get audible turn-by-turn directions to more than 15 million points of interest and share the directions with others
Visual Voice Mail allows customers to view, delete, reply, listen to and forward voice mail messages without having to listen to prior messages or voice instructions

Pricing and availability:

The Motorola Rival is available beginning June 10, 2009, online at www.verizonwireless.com and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Customers receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted.
VZ Navigator is available for $2.99 daily access, and Visual Voice Mail is available for $2.99 monthly access. V CAST Music with Rhapsody is available for $14.99 monthly access.
For additional information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.