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Sony Ericsson Vivaz Review, Photos, Videos & Price

The Sony Ericsson Vivaz is the HD-video-shooting, high performance responsive touch control multimedia entertainment mobile phone. The Sony Ericsson Vivaz offers brilliant high definition video with 720p HD video recording. Sony Ericsson Vivaz is a neat & small candy bar phone. The oval shape has dimensions of 107 x 52 x 12.5 mm and weighs only 97 g and you can hold it in your hand very comfortably.

Key features of Sony Ericsson Vivaz:

High Definition 3.2″ 16M-color resistive touchscreen of 640 x 360 pixel resolution. 8 megapixel CMOS matrix autofocus camera with LED flash, face and smile detection. HD 720p video recording @ 24fps with continuous auto focus. Symbian OS 9.4 S60 5th, topped with a custom-brewed home screen and media menu. 720 MHz CPU, PowerVR SGX dedicated graphics accelerator Quad-band GSM support. 3G with HSDPA 10.2Mbps and HSUPA 2Mbps support. Wi-Fi and GPS with A-GPS. microSD card slot. Built-in accelerometer. Turn-to-mute. TV out. Stereo FM Radio. microUSB and stereo. Bluetooth v2.0. Web browser has full Flash support. Preinstalled Wisepilot navigation software. Office document viewer. Decent audio quality

Detailed Specifications of Sony Ericsson Vivaz:

Sony Ericsson Vivaz Review

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Nokia N8

Nokia introduces the Nokia N8, latest smartphone that connects to the people, places and services that matter most. Nokia N8 enables users to create compelling content, connect to their favourite social networks like Facebook, Twitter & Orkut and enjoy the latest on-demand Web TV programs and Ovi Store apps.

Nokia N8 offers a 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon flash and a large sensor that rivals those found in compact digital cameras. N8 users can also make HD-quality videos and edit them with an intuitive built-in editing suite.

Nokia N8 comes with free global Ovi Maps walk and drive navigation, taking you where you want to be and showing you what want to see in over 70 countries worldwide.

Nokia N8 has 16GB of in-built storage space, expandable up to 48GB with a Micro SD card. Large files can be easily transferred to a memory stick with the USB On-the-Go.

Nokia N8 Phone Specifications

Nokia N8 Photos

BlackBerry Curve

BlackBerry Curve is an entry-level Smartphone from BlackBerry; world’s leading Smartphones manufacturer. BlackBerry Curve 8520 featured with a new Trackpad which replaces the old annoying trackball on other Curve models. BlackBerry Curve 8520 offers a full QWERTY keyboard, mobile e-mail, a basic camera and media player. BlackBerry Curve also offers good memory and connectivity.

BlackBerry Curve 8520 is a good phone with affordable price tag with all the great features, but it lacks in 3G connectivity.

BlackBerry Curve is a must have phone for BlackBerry lovers. You can find best deals on Curve at Blackberry Curve deals. This Smartphone is loaded with all required features.

BlackBerry Cure Main Features

Stay in Touch:
Distance is truly outdated as BlackBerry Curve Smartphone keeps everyone close. Phone, email or text your friends, family and contacts. Instant message and access social networks to immediately share your latest updates.

Instant Information:
Find more, know more, do more. Browse the web with BlackBerry Curve, find your destination with mapping applications and organize all your personal data. BlackBerry Smartphone pull it all together.

Entertainment:
Bring your own entertainment. Wherever you are, BlackBerry Curve let you listen to music, snap pictures, view clips and capture video.

Browse, Shop and Buy:
Put more of your life on your BlackBerry Curve with apps that let you work, play, and do more. Load up with games, social networking, shopping, organization and other fun and functional apps from one convenient location.

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Nokia C6

The Nokia C6 is a S60 5th Edition mobile computer with a large 3.2“, bright nHD (640 x 360 pixels and 16:9 aspect ratio) TFT color display with resistive touch screen and tactile feedback. The device combines the convenience of qwerty keyboard with touch UI and Home screen functionality. Use the C6-00 to connect to mobile broadband using WLAN or HSDPA (3.5G). Find directions and locations with the integrated A-GPS and included maps. Take photos with a 5 mega pixel Auto Focus with LED flash camera. Supported WCDMA frequencies depend on region where the device is available.

Nokia C6 Specifications

Dimensions

• Size: 113.4 x 53 x 16.8 mm
• Weight (with battery): 150 g
• Volume: 80 cc
• Additional size and shape information
• Sliding touch-screen display

Display and user interface

• Screen size: 3.2″
• Resolution: 640 x 360 (nHD)
• Up to 16.7 million colours
• Resistive touch screen
• Brightness control
• Orientation sensor
• Proximity sensor
• Ambient light detector

Keys and input methods 

• Full backlit slide-out keyboard with navigation key
• Cover keys (Home key, Send/End keys)
• Touch screen
• Dedicated camera and volume keys
• Side-mounted Lock key

Operating frequency

• Quad band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900
• WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100
• Automatic switching between GSM bands
• Flight mode

 Data network

• CSD
• HSCSD, maximum speed 43.2 kbps
• GPRS class A, multislot class 32
• WCDMA, maximum speed up to 3.8 Mbps with simultaneous voice & packet data
• HSDPA, maximum speed up to 3.6 Mbps with simultaneous voice & packet data
• WLAN
• TCP/IP support
• Dual Transfer Mode (DTM), simultaneous voice & packet data connection, class A, multislot class 11
• Capability to serve as data modem
• Support for MS Outlook synchronisation of contacts, calendar and notes
• Integrated GPS / A-GPS

• S60 5th edition
• Symbian OS version 9.4
• Voice commands
• FOTA (Firmware update Over The Air)
• Automatic UI rotation
• Software updates

• Email (SMTP, IMAP4, POP3), MMS, SMS, unified editor
• Viewing of email attachments – .doc, .xls, .ppt, .pdf
• Calendar, Contacts, To-do, Notes, E-mail
• Nokia Messaging
• Social networking (Facebook, Hi5, MySpace)
• Ovi Maps
• Ovi Suite, Ovi Store, Ovi Share, Ovi Contacts
• PC Applications: Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Lotus Organizer, Lotus Notes

Email and messaging

• Easy to use email cleint
• Supported for SMTP, IMAP4, POP3, MMS, SMS. Unified MMS/SMS editor.
• Email web widget
• Nokia Messaging for email
• Mail for Exchange*

Browsing and internet

• Full web browsing of real web pages
• Web browsing with touch control
• Supported markup languages: HTML, XHTML MP, WML, CSS
• Supported protocols: HTTP v1.1, WAP
• TCP/IP support
• Visual history, HTML and JavaScript suppprt, Flash LIte 3.1 and Flash video support
• Nokia Mobile Search
• RSS reader
• Ovi Store for application downloads
• Support for streaming video
• Ovi Share with connectivity to popular sharing services
• Nokia XPressPrint: direct printing via USB connection (PictBridge), Bluetooth connectivity (BPP) or via aonline printing
• Video calls

 GPS and navigation

• Ovi Maps with free lifetime navigation licence
• Integrated GPS, A-GPS receivers
• Accelerometer for correct orientation of display
• Nokia Maps loader application via PC

Camera

• 5 megapixel camera (2584 x 1938 pixels)
• Still image formats: JPEG, EXIF
• Autofocus and integrated LED flash
• Zoom up to 4x (digital)
• Secondary camera for video calls (QVGA)

Video camera

• Main camera
  • 5 megapixel
  • Take high-quality 16:9 videos
• Video capture in MPEG-4 up to VGA at 30 fps
• Video clip length: up to 90 minutes
• Video file format: .mp4 (default), .3gp (for MMS)
• Settings for scene, video light, white balance, colour tone
• Secondary camera
  • QCIF for video calls

 Music features

• Nokia Music Player
• Music Recommender
• Ovi Music
• Nokia Music Manager (PC application)*
• Music codecs: .MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC+, eAAC, eAAC+
• Music meta-data ID3 tags, album art
• Bit rate up tp 320 kbps
• DRM support WM DRM, OMA DRM 2.0/1.0
• Stereo FM radio (87.5-108 MHz/76-90 MHz), RDS

Radio

• Stereo FM radio (87.5-108 MHz/76-90 MHz), RDS

Nokia C6 Video Promo

Nokia C6 Pictures

 

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10

Xperia X10 Android smartphone from Sony Ericsson one of largest manufacturer of mobile phones. Sony Ericsson X10 equipped with top-notch hardware to meet its software demands. It comes with 4″ capacitive touchscreen of WVGA (480 x 854 pixel) resolution and scratch-resistant surface, 16M-color ready (65K effective colors under Android OS v1.6) & Android OS v1.6 with complete Sony Ericsson UI customization.

Camera: Capture and share special moments with 8.1 MP autofocus camera with up to 16x digital zoom, LED flash, touch focus, image stabilization, geotagging, face and smile detection & Geo-tagging.

Music: All in-phone media player for music and video playback, TrackID to record a song and get track, album and artist information, Stereo (A2DP) Bluetooth player, music tones and Album Art.

Internet: Full internet browser with support for standard protocols, images and video. Comes with Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Facebook and Twitter itegration

Entertainment: Get instant access to – and a perfect overview of – all your content with Sony Ericsson Mediascape, 3D games, YourTube and Video Streaming

Connectivity: 3.5 mm audio jack, Google Maps, Bluetooth, PC Synchronisation, USB & WiFi

Messaging: Keep in touch with Emails, SMS & MMS

Main Specifications and Features:

• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 119 x 63 x 13 mm
• 135 g
• TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors
• 480 x 854 pixels, 4.0 inches
  • Scratch-resistant surface
  • Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
  • Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
  • Timescape/Mediascape UI
• Vibration, MP3 ringtones, composer
• 1 GB storage, 384 MB RAM
• GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
• EDGE: Class 10, 236.8 kbps
• 3G: HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
• WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, DLNA
• Camera: 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
  • Touch focus, image stabilization, geo-tagging, face and smile detection
• SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push email, IM
• Java third-party application

The X10 is just one example of the new wave of mobile phones that are changing the face of technology for good.

Sony Ericsson Promotional Video:

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iPhone OS 4.0

On April 8, Apple unveiled plans for the biggest and most exciting iPhone software update yet. iPhone OS 4 will include over 100 new user features for iPhone and iPod touch owners to enjoy. And for developers, a new software development kit (SDK) offers over 1500 new APIs to create apps that are even more powerful, innovative, and amazing as it seeks to thwart challenges to its smartphone supremacy from rivals like Google, Microsoft, Nokia and Blackberry.

100+ New User Features
With iPhone OS 4, iPhone owners will enjoy over 100 new features that make it easier to interact with apps, manage email, read books, and more. New features include the following:

Multitasking
Developers will have access to seven multitasking services, which will allow tasks to be performed in the background while preserving performance and battery life. So you’ll be able to make a Voice over IP call while playing a game or checking email, find a restaurant on Urbanspoon while listening to Pandora, and more.

Folders
Organize apps into folders with drag-and-drop simplicity. Get faster access to your favorites and browse and manage up to 2160 apps at once — many more than the current limit of 180 apps.

Even Better Mail
See messages from all your email accounts displayed together in a unified inbox, switch between inboxes more quickly, organize messages by threads, and even open attachments in third-party apps.

iBooks
The best way to browse, buy, and read books on a mobile device. Easily flip through the pages of a book you’ve downloaded from the iBookstore while listening to your music collection. Browse tens of thousands of books — many of them free — by title, author, or genre. You can even check out reviews and read sample pages before you buy.

iPhone OS 4 Compatibility
iPhone OS 4 will work with iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and the second- and third-generation iPod touch this summer, and with iPad in the fall. Not all features are compatible with all devices. For example, multitasking is available only with iPhone 3GS and the third-generation iPod touch (32GB and 64GB models from late 2009).

Samsung Omnia HD

 

Bound by brilliance and embraced by technology, OMNIA HD possesses brilliant HD movie quality, and easy usability-whether you’re working, playing games or watching the latest blockbuster. In mind, body and spirit, it’s a full touch, feature rich experience that lives at the intersection of information and entertainment.

HD Video Recording
 
• The world’s 1st HD video recording on mobile.
• Watch HD content on HD TV via DLNA technology.

Superior Image Quality
 
• The world’s largest 9.40cm (3.7) AMOLED screen.
• Vivid QHD (640 x 360) display with 16M colour.

 

 

8MP A/F Camera
 
• Advanced functions – face detection, smile shot, blink shot and panorama shot.
• Video recording with Power LED flash.

Samsung Mobile Widgets
 
• One touch access to up-to-date information – stock, weather, news etc.
• Personalised interface with which to access the infinite wealth of web content.

Fun & Effortless Interaction
 
• Motion/Touch-enabled 3D games.
• Seamless multi-tasking with 3D interface.
• Application download for the content and information you need.

Samsung Omnia HD Specifications

Platform:

GSM&EDGE Band – Quad Band (850/900/1,800/1,900)
3G Band – 900/1,900/2,100
GPRS – GPRS Class 12 
EDGE – EDGE Class 
3G – HSUPA 5.7Mbps, HSDPA 7.6Mbps
Operation System – SymbianOS v9.4, Series60 v5.0 
Browser – Nokia OSS Browser 
JAVAâ„¢ – JAVAâ„¢ MIDP 2.1 

Size

Weight – 151g 
Dimension – (HXWXD)  123.0 x 58.0 x 12.9mm

Display:

Technology  16M Colour AMOLED Screen 
Resolution  360 x 640 
Size  9.40cm (3.7) 

User Interface:

Input Device – Full Touch Screen

Camera:

Camera Resolution – 8.0 Megapixel 
Digital / Optical -  Digital Zoom: 4x 
Auto Focus – Auto Focus 
Shot mode – Single/Continuous/Panorama/Smile/Mosaic/Frame 
Photo effects – Grey/Black and white/Sepia/Negative/Water colour/Emboss/Outline 
Flash – LED Flash 
White Balance – Yes (Auto/Daylight/Incandescent/Fluorescent/Cloudy) 
ISO – 100/200/400/800/1600/Auto 

Video:

Video player – Video Player (MPEG4/H.263/H.264/WMV/Dvix/Xvid) 
Video recording – Video Recording (MPEG4/H.263) 
Video messaging – Yes 
Video Streaming – Yes 
Video telephony – Yes 
Video wallpaper – No 

Music & Sound:

Music Player – Yes (MP3/AMR/AAC/AAC+/e-AAC+/WMA/RA) 
Poly Ringtones – 40 Polyphonic Ringtones, MP3 Ringtones 
MP3 Ringtone – Yes 
DRM – OMA DRM v1.0/OMA DRM v2.0/WMDRM 
3D sound technology – Yes 
Music Library – Yes

Nokia N97 Mini

Nokia N97 mini is a compact touchscreen handset that is a smaller version of its flagship N97 smartphone. N97 Minis is powered by S60 5th Edition. Despite its size, the small device still maximizes its display potential with a 3.2-inch, 640 x 360 pixel resolution resistive touchscreen display and manages to include a full-QWERTY sliding keyboard.

The N97 mini features quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) and support for UMTS in two different tri-band configurations(850/1900/2100MHz and 900/1900/2100MHz) with HSDPA for high-speed connectivity. WiFi connectivity should also provide snappy access to the Internet when’s there’s no 3G to be found. With a full HTML web browser that includes Flash Lite for rich web media, users should have plenty of places to go on the net, too.

This handset is available in three stunning colors – Cherry Black, Garnet and White. 

Nokia N97 Mini Full Specs:

• 3.2 inches TFT resistive touchscreen
• 360 x 640 pixels resolution
• Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
• Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
• Full QWERTY keyboard
• Handwriting recognition
• Symbian S60 v5 operating system
• ARM 11 434 MHz processor
• Slide-Out QWERTY keyboard
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• 8 GB in-built storage
• 16 GB expandable storage
• GPRS/EDGE
• Wi-Fi
• 3G Connectivity
• Bluetooth 2.0
• USB 2.0
• 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and dual LED flash
• VGA Video recording @30fps
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• A-GPS with free lifetime navigation
• Document viewer
• Java support
• Video and photo editor
• Flash Lite 3
• Upto 7hours talk-time
• Upto 320hours stand-by time
• Upto 32 hours music playback
• 1200 mAh Battery

Apple unveils iPad

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off the highly anticipated ‘iPad’ tablet and pitched it at a surprisingly low price, aiming to bridge the gap between smartphones and laptops. Jobs showed off a sleek, half-inch thick tablet computer with a 9.7-inch touchscreen. The iPad will sell from late March for as low as $499 for 16 gigabytes of storage. An extra $130 is needed to equip it with third-generation wireless capability

The iPad can run movies, games and a gamut of applications. And taking on e-readers like Amazon’s Kindle, Apple announced a digital bookstore called iBooks that will let users buy from publishers including Pearson Plc’s Penguin, News Corp’s HarperCollins, and Hachette Book Group. Other analysts had speculated that the tablet may cost as much as $1,000

The iPad has a near life-sized touch keyboard and supports Web browsing. It comes with a built-in calendar and address book, Jobs said, calling it ‘awesome’. Some analysts said the iPad, with its multimedia bells and whistles, is a tough competitor for Amazon’s Kindle. But others noted that the Kindle costs less – $259 for the cheapest version – and was more tailored for long-form reading.

Jobs said there was a need for a new type of device that would sit between a smartphone and laptop computer, and that can perform tasks like browse the Web and play games. “If there’s going to be a third category of device, it’s going to have to be better at these kinds of tasks,” said the chief executive

The iPad is Apple’s biggest product launch since the iPhone three years ago, and arguably rivals the smartphone as the most anticipated in the company’s history. Wednesday’s event follows months of feverish speculation on the Web and on Wall Street. Apple hopes to sell consumers on the value of tablets after other technology companies, including Microsoft Corp and Toshiba Corp, have failed in recent years.

Symbian goes open source, Now download it for Free

Symbian, the popular smartphone operating system has entered a new stage of its existence – its code is now open source. This move began in June 2008, when Nokia bought Symbian and created the Symbian Foundation to take over the development of the OS. And the Foundation has big plans for the future.

Symbian is still the most popular smartphone OS with 330 million units shipped only last year. The Foundation claims this is the largest transition to open source ever and believes it will help speed up the evolution of the platform. And evolution it needs – with the likes of the iPhone and Google’s Android OS, which is also open source, exploding into popularity.

The group has now released what it calls the Symbian platform as open source code. This platform unites different elements of the Symbian operating system as well as components – in particular, user interfaces – developed by individual members.

Until now, Symbian’s source code was only open to members of the organisation.

Symbian OS can be downloaded from the symbian website