T-Mobile G2x (LG Optimus 3D) Officially Unveiled by T-Mobile at CTIA 2011 - - Significant Specs

T-Mobile G2x with Google (famously known as LG Optimus 3D) has been uncovered officially be T-Mobile at CTIA 2011 (Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association) this week.

The G2x is one of the latest wave of dual-core processor phones, with other recent examples being the Motorola Atrix 4G for AT&T and also the upcoming Motorola Droid Bionic on Verizon.

The G2x (LG Optimus 3D) Android smartphone is one of the much-awaited devices due to its attributes of glasses-free 3D content viewing. More specs are as follows:

·         4.3-inch WVGA auto-stereoscopic display (for glasses-free 3D viewing)

·         A dual 5-megapixel 3D camera array on the back With recording capability of 1080p 2D video or 720p 3D video

·         Preloaded with the NVIDIA Tegra Zone app. 

No word on pricing or availability at this stage, though there has been recent talk of an April 20 release along with the T-Mobile G-Slate.

Blackberry Bold 9700 Customized by Geneva Based Icelink - - The Best-jeweled Versions of the Smartphone in The Market

IceLink are best recognized for Gem watchmaker based at Geneva. They are famed for their 6 time zone watches. Those watches were highly commended by experts as well as the wealthy watch lovers. They have now zeroed in on the Blackberry phone and given it their signature treatment. They have utilized their crafty design aesthetics to the smartphone.

The Blackberry Bold 9700 has been customized by IceLink. One can safely say that they have created the best-jeweled versions of the smartphone available on the market. The phone hasn’t been over decorated. Only 6 carats of black diamond has been used to supplement the elegant look of the phone made with stainless steel with PVD finish. This is a limited edition creation and only 16 pieces have been created for sale. The IceLink BlackBerry Bold 9700 has been priced at $15,000.

IceLink is active on the watch front as well. A limited edition collection of five time zone watches in it “Zermatt” collection will be released soon. There will be simple as well as precious versions of the watch with cool cases made from stainless steel or modern brushed black titanium. The straps will be black rubber. They have already released the “Cortina” ladies watch collection with dazzling timepieces with colored topaz and white diamonds.

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Play to Be Unveiled at MWC - Will Come in UK on O2

It was announced today morning that Sony Ericsson set to launch officially much-awaited Xperia Play smartphone in 2011 Mobile World Congress, scheduled to be held 14-17 February, in Barcelona, Spain. 

Not only the gaming fanatics were excited to hear that news; but the announcement made UK mobile carrier O2 to step forward to announce via Twitter that it will be carrying the Xperia Play on its network. 

O2 didn’t specify any pricing details or release date; as it is expected to be announced in MWC on the release of Xperia Play. 

Exact specification are also unknown and hopefully be exposed at MWC; but according to information leaked through web the Xperia Play would have 4 inch display with 854 x 480 pixels resolution. It will run Android 2.3 Gingerbread. It will also have a 5 megapixels camera.

Dell Plans to Shake The Indian Smartphone Market With "Dell Venue", Launching February 3

India is considered as one of the largest handset markets in the world. With the emergence of famous brands like Micromax and Dell, it turned to be the most competitive market, which was once dominated by global leader Nokia.

According to market rumours, US based smartphone maker Dell set to launch its latest Android running smartphone Dell Venue in India on Feb 3. After the launch of Dell XCD, company plans to make waves in the market once again.

Dell Venue boasts a 4.1-inch AMOLED touchscreen display with Gorilla Glass Technology. The operating system onboard is Android 2.2 Froyo which is powered with 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD 8250 processor.

This new smartphone has a 1GB internal memory which can be extended up to 32 GB using micro SD cards. The camera at rear offers a 8 megapixel with LED Flash and 4x Digital Zoom. The camera also support 720p HD video recording.

Facebook Branded Cell Phones on The Cards to be Unveiled at Mobile World Congress

Social networks' fans and users are ready to explore the new horizons by using Facebook on their smartphones; as the two new Facebook branded cell phones will be launched at Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona next month. 

A manipulated image of the potential Facebook Phone

The HTC, Taiwanese cell phone manufacturer, made cell phones will run Google’s Android operating system and the cell phones will have white and blue colour scheme compatible with the official Facebook logo.

Dual-core Tegra 2 Will Be Story of The Past - - Next-generation Tegra 3 Chip Set to Be launched by Nvidia in February 2011

Nvidia is set to roll out the next-generation Tegra 3 chip aimed at smartphones and tablets, promising to be even faster than its current processor, which was one of the stars of CES 2011, the dual-core Tegra 2.

While Nvidia hasn’t officially announced the processor yet, the Tegra 3′s impending launch is almost certain, according to Softpedia. The new chip is expected to have a four cores inside, and will probably roll out at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 14.

Without revealing any dates, Nvidia’s general manager of Tegra Mike Rayfield confirmed the Tegra 3′s launch in an interview with Hexus,

“I’m going to come pretty close to my cadence of a launch every year,” said Rayfield. “It will be in production around the same time as my competitors’ first dual-cores will.”

Given that the Tegra 2 was launched at CES last year, Tegra 3′s launch is due any time now.

Just as the Tegra 2 chip boosts the performance of tablets such as the Motorola Xoom and the first dual-core smartphone, the LG Optimus 2x, and many others we saw at CES 2011, the Tegra 3 is said to have four cores, which can further speed up browsing and gaming on tablets and smartphones. In addition, multiple cores can run at half speed to accomplish the same tasks that a single core would need to run at full speed, enhancing battery efficiency and generating less heat.

Clearly, multicore smartphones have arrived, with quad-core chips probably waiting in the wings. Ovum analyst Nick Dillon told Morningstar:

“In the same way that 1GHz was the standard for top of the range smartphones in 2010, every top-end service in 2011 is likely to have a dual-core processor. We may even see the first quad-core chipsets emerging in handsets by the end of the year.”

"Line Phone"; Futuristic Smartphone Concept From China - - Awesome Must See Video

A new futuristic smartphone concept called "Line Phone" featuring most of the technologies available today, but making creative use of them, was shown off at the 2010 Furong Cup ‘Digital Product and Service Design Competition in China.

The phone concept uses technologies like NFC (or whatever) to bump smartphones together to transfer files / apps or create a large (multiple) screen real estate, touch sensitive sides that enable slide navigation / volume / app-specific controls, gesture recognition and so on… It’s awesome!

HTC 7 Pro and HTC Gratia Coming to UK in February - - Official Announcement by HTC

HTC has announced the UK release of its HTC 7 Pro and Gratia handsets in February.

The HTC 7 Pro is HTC's first business oriented Windows Phone 7 (WP7) device, with a 3.6-inch screen that slides away to reveal a Qwerty keyboard. It features the standard hardware specification for WP7 of a 1GHz processor. HTC touted WP7's ability to work with Microsoft Outlook email and Office documents before promoting the multimedia and gaming capabilities of the phone.

While the HTC 7 Pro is being pitched at the high-end smartphone consumers, HTC's Gratia handset is a mid-range offering that the firm claims is "a compact yet powerful Android smartphone". The Gratia has a relatively low-rent 3.2-inch 480x320 touchscreen and is powered by a 600MHz processor, meaning that even though HTC will load Android 2.2 on the device, watching videos on Adobe's Flash player is likely to be a painful experience.

HTC had a bumper 2010, releasing more headline grabbing smartphones than just about any other manufacturer as well as being a launch partner for Microsoft's WP7 operating system. While it had a relatively quiet CES, the firm is expected to show up with something special at next month's Mobile World Congress.

HTC did not disclose pricing for either phone, however expect mobile operators to subsidise both handsets aggressively.

Triple-display Flip Phone: Designed by Kristian Ulrich Larsen - - A Smartphone With Triple Display That Runs Stock Android

Android flip phone is a smartphone equipped with triple display that runs stock Android. Triple-display Flip phone is a concept called as Flip which is designed by Kristian Ulrich Larsen.

Triple-display handset running Android that pops out like a tent, collapses into a standard slate, and it can even be turned into a little book with steel mesh acting as hinges, and an Aluminum case. All the 3 displays are said to be Super AMOLED hiding behind Gorilla Glass screen cover, equipped with a full QWERTY keyboard.

All the three screens can be transformed in different ways depending on what the user wants to do with it. This gives the ability to expand content onto multiple screens or having multiple apps running on separate screens and it is possible for the user to do a lot more productive, and creative things.

Hope, you love this Triple-display Flip phone and wish the concept come into live as we are fed up with the usual smartphone designs.

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Samsung Star II: Refreshed Model of Samsung Star (Samsung S5230) - - With More Emphasis on Social Networking Sites, INtegrated Applications and More Customizing Flexibility

The original Samsung Star which was also known as the Samsung S5230 was launched in March 2009 and since the release of the smartphone, Samsung has enjoyed strong sales with more then 30 million units having been shipped. With the success of the original, Samsung is preparing to release a refreshed model which will be called the Samsung Star II.

Like most modern smartphones, the emphasis on this model will be on social networking sites, integrated applications as well as providing customers with more flexibility in customizing the handset. Where the phone differs from its predecessor is the Star II has a few more features such as a capacitive touchscreen display and wireless 802.11 network connectivity, but aside from this, the remainder of the features do seem very similar to the original handset.

The phone will be available in Germany starting in February with pricing still to be announced. From there, the phone will continue to launch throughout Europe and Asia but there is no information as to if this phone will be made available in the US.

Sony Ericsson Xperia PlayStation Phone - - More Technical Specifications and Video Leaked

Although Sony Ericsson has yet to announce the PlayStation Phone officially, this hasn't stopped a bunch of leaked pictures and videos  and hands-on time from appearing on the Internet more times than once.

The latest team who managed to get hold of a PlayStation Phone somehow, have actually done an early review of the smartphone/games machine to show the world what it's like and how it performs. Although the PlayStation Phone review does show a lot about the device, it's important to remember that early reviews of handsets often reveal a few problems and performance issues that often get ironed out before the official launch.

Technical specs of the device show that it has a 4-inch screen (touchscreen) that has a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels. A 1GHz processor runs inside. It has a 5 megapixel camera on the back that has an LED flash accompanying it. When launched, it is expected that it will run Google Android 2.3.

Check out the videos below to see it in action and let us know your thoughts in the comments.

Nokia X7-00 Smartphone: Specifications and Official Images Revealed - - Set to Be Launched at Mobile World Congress 2011

Justifying our earlier reports and video about the specifications of upcoming Nokia smartphone, X7-00, media has got the official pictures of this smartphone, which is due at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona starting February 14.

Technology blog PocketNow has published the latest images of Nokia X7-00, which they claimed as the official press pictures. According to the details on images, Nokia X7-00 will be available through AT&T network in United States.

The Symbian 3 powered Nokia X7-00 will have a 4.0-inch capacitive touchscreen with Gorilla Glass Technology or ClearBack Technology. The display screen also supports HD pixel resolution. This smartphone also boasts 8 megapixel camera with dual LED flash at rear.

It is expected that the Nokia X7-00 will provide four speakers at the foue corners of the front panel, making it an unique multi-media smartphone that provide maximum entertainment to the users. The features and specs of Nokia X7-00 promise an ultimate gaming phone from world leader, Nokia.

Nokia X7-00 specifications (expected):

* 4.0-inch Capacitive touchscreen

* Gorilla Glass Technology
* Symbian 3 OS
* 720MHz processor
* 512MB graphics card
* 450 MB, 256 MB RAM
* Dula Cameras
* 8 MP at rear with LED flash
* HD video recording support
* 2 MP at front
* 3G
* 4 front panel speakers
* Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
* Bluetooth
* 32 GB micro SD support
* Micro USB
* A-GPS support
* Ovi Maps

The much awaited Mobile World Congress will be a stage for Nokia to retain their lost shares in handset market. According to rumor mills, Nokia will launch more than three smartphones, including Nokia N9, at the gadget show. Let's wait for some days to get the 'real' smartphone from Nokia. Just wait for more updates.

Motorola ATRIX 4G Coming to AT&T Network on March 1 - - Powered by Dual Core Processor That Turns this Smartphone into a Mini-desktop Computer

News from the rumor land states that AT&T will be launching Motorola ATRIX on its network on 1st March.

Motorola ATRIX is powered by dual core processor that turns this Smartphone into a mini-desktop computer. It is equipped with android 2.2 Froyo, 1 GHz Dual-Core NVIDIA Tegra Processor. It shows some other stunning features like three USB ports which allows user to plug any small USB device to Motorola ATRIX, three at once, it also supports one HDMI port which allows user to connect and share their HD videos on a bigger screen. Motorola ATRIX 4G comes with 11.6-inch Touch Screen display and has support for Biometric fingerprint reader. The handset has internal memory of 16GB expandable upto 32GB with microSD.

According to Bill Ogle, Chief Marketing Office Motorola Mobility Inc., consumers are increasingly using smartphones as their primary digital screens. Motorola ATRIX 4G ushers in a new era of mobile computing. ATRIX comes loaded with the Motorola webtop application, and when used with one of our exclusive docks, enables consumers to extend the capabilities of their smartphones. Together, these provide a revolutionary interactive computing experience that empowers individuals in new ways for staying connected, informed and entertained at home, on the job and anywhere in between.

Motorola XT800 Glam: Dual-sim Android Phone - - Android 2.2 Froyo Smartphone All Set to Be Launched in India

We've seen a deluge of Android smartphones in India, but what something that's slipped under the radar is a dual-sim Android phone. That wait is over now though, according to The Mobile Indian, as Motorola is planning on launching its 3G enabled Dual-Sim Android Smartphone, the XT800 Glam in India.

 The Glam has one GSM and one CDMA slot, so users have some flexibility in terms of choices for phone and data functions. The 3.7-inch (854x480) touchscreen phone also has an HDMI-out port, GPS and a 5 megapixel camera. Bluetooth, Wi-fi, 3G, EDGE and GPRS round up the connectivity options for the phone which is supposedly coming pre-loaded with Android 2.2 Froyo.

Strangely enough, Motorola have already launched an upgraded version of the phone, the XT800+, in China. So are they dumping all the old stock of an old phone here, or is it actually the newer model that's making it here? We'll find out next week.

LG Pecan: Upcoming Low Cost Android Smartphone - - New Android Gingerbread Smartphone in the Pipeline From LG

LG is planning to recreate the Optimus One magic with another Android smartphone. Korean publication PlusNews is reporting that LG is preparing to launch an Android smartphone named Pecan at Mobile World Congress. The smartphone will cost around $200 and will come with NFC support, but the publication writes Android version as 2.2, which surely is a type as NFC is only supported in Gingerbread.

The specifications are expected to be in line with Optimus One, may be a little bit on the lower side as company is targeting the mass market. Considering the success of LG Optimus One, the strategy might well work. NFC support is surely an added advantage.

Blackberry Storm 3 (aka Blackberry Monaco): Expected to Emerge Soon - - First Blackberry Smartphone to Run RIM’s New QNX Neutrino Based Operating System

It’s been cropping up in leaks since October, but it looks like the Blackberry Storm 3 is finally heading to production as RIM‘s first QNX smartphone.

 The handset, also dubbed the Blackberry Monaco, has apparently been cleared for production, with sources close to project outing it as the first Blackberry smartphone to run RIM’s new QNX Neutrino based OS.

The platform, which recently made its début on the Blackberry PlayBook, is likely to equip smartphones with a revamped interface, Adobe Flash support, true multitasking, lower power consumption and rich multimedia capabilities. Speaking in a recent interview, RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis also revealed that QNX-equipped phones will also feature dual-core processors, and will look like “shrunken down” versions of the upcoming PlayBook.

If previous rumours are to be believed, the Blackberry Storm 3 will also boast a 1GHz processor, 768MB RAM, a 3.7 inch capacitive display and a 5 megapixel camera.

No word on when the Blackberry Storm 3 will be hitting shelves, although RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis recently let slip that QNX phones are unlikely to land anytime soon. We think someone may have been telling porky-pies…

Mysterious HTC Device Without Any Capacitive Button - - Producing Waves Yet Again in The World of Rumours Associated With HTC

After running around the HTC EVO Shift 4G for months, a spanking new rumor has been hovering around once again. Phandroid has been recently tipped off about a mysterious HTC device deficient of any capacitive buttons. It seems to be an ongoing trend with HTC’s phones, to be clad in a rush of rumours and the moment one sheds it another grabs immediately. 

One of their readers managed to tease out images of new HTC devices from the freshly updated HTC Sync. These belonged to three handsets; the first being the already released Thunderbolt while the second was of the long-rumored HTC Merge. However, the third one is of an unidentified HTC handset with a Verizon logo imbibed atop.

The fact that it has no visible capacitive buttons has intrigued several in the mobile web world. Going by the smartphone’s form factor, it is quite difficult to identify which device this is. Apparently, the handset displays the HTC Sense Live Wallpaper. There is a possibility that this is just a symbolic representative of the original device. However, there are no means to affirm the credibility of this image.

Optimus 2X LG-P990: World's First Dual Core Smartphone - - Available at Expansys for £499 from February 21st 2011

We might have a UK release date for the Optimus 2X LG-P990, the world’s first dual core smartphone introduced by LG last month and showcased at the CES.

Powered by Nvidia’s Tegra 2 processor, when the LG Optimus 2X P990 was unveiled in December, LG claimed it was the first ever mobile phone to employ two cores. Since that time we’ve seen competitors, like the Motorola Atrix 4G smartphone, sport the same Tegra 2 CPU, as well as numerous Honeycomb tablets do the same. However, it looks like the Optimus 2X will be the first such Tegra 2 model to hit the market, as Expansys have just put the model up for pre-order on the shop’s website.

Out next month

The LG Optimus 2X is available from the Expansys homepage for £499 SIM-free, with a stated February 21st 2011 release date.

Huawei Ideos X5: Entry-level Android Smartphone Powered by Android 2.2 FroYo Operating System

Huawei, not all that well known for their smartphones,  launched another handset in their Android based Ideos line, the Huawei Ideos X5 handset which comes out to play sporting the Android 2.2 FroYo operating system. 

The Huawei Ideos X5 comes with following specs:

·         Supports a 3.8 WVGA capacitive touch screen along with multi-touch support

·         MSM 7230 CPU,

·         5 megapixel camera with LED flash and 720p HD video capture,

·         GPS,

·         digital compass, proximity, gravity, and ambient light sensor,

·         HSPA,

·         802.11n WiFi,

·         4GB storage and microSD expansion,

·         microUSB port and

·         3.5mm jack.

The Huawei Ideos X5 is an entry-level Android device which is expected to see release in New Zealand and China sometime this month and will probably hit the UK thereafter.

Watch the video showing Huawei Ideos X5 in action:

Snapdragon Mobile Development Platform Showcased by Qualcomm - - World's Fastest Smartphone Demos by Qualcomm

Qualcomm showcased its latest version, Snapdragon Mobile Development Platform, one which will be available shortly to developers and will feature a dual core MSM8660.

The current MDP contains the single core MSM8655 and is available exclusively through BSQUARE for around $999.

Such a platform allows developers to create, optimise, test and showcase "multimedia and graphics-intensive applications".

In effect, the MDP provides with the foundation of mobile phones that will be available over the next 12 months; as surprising as it may seems, Qualcomm chose to stick with the ARM Cortex A8 rather than the A9 as for most of its competitors (Tegra 2. OMAP4, Samsung Orion, Nufront).

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