The Hottest N95 8GB Pic on the Net!

I came across this pic while reading Jay's extreme N95 8GB review on MobileBurn. FYI, although Jay has a pic of the N95 8GB with the BL-5F battery, the retail units will ship with the BL-6F. (whew) Scary to think all that power is left in the hands of that battery.

The image titled "Black Diamond" is the work of Daniel Cheong

The Perfect Nseries Collage

My buddy Pseudofinn took this amazing shot. This looks like something you would see in an Nseries catalog or something!!

Nokia N95-3 Has Arrived!

The well awaited Nokia N95-3 is now available for sale at Nokia Flagship Stores.

As you can see by the welcoming display of the Chicago flagship store, passersby would have no choice but to be intrigued. Can your phone do this?

The N95-3 sells for $699 and currently is available in Sand color.

I still plan on completing my review and am working on a brief write-up of the build quality but I've been busy trying to get ready to head out to LA for the Nseries party. I'll try and get that up tonight.

*Phone orders and shipping requests will not be accepted from the Flagship stores. Purchases must be made in-store only.

Palm Launches $99 Centro for Sprint

Today at the Digital Life show in New York City, Palm CEO Ed Colligan introduced the new Palm Centro, a brand new touchscreen device that shares many of its design elements with the Treo 500 that was launched on Vodafone earlier this month. This new Palm OS (v5.4.9) device is being launched on Sprint's 3G EV-DO CDMA network and will be available for purchase for a mere US$99 after rebates, an extremely low price for a smartphone with a touchscreen. The Centro uses a 2.2" 320x320 pixel display that is capable of displaying up to 65k colors.
Like recent Palm OS powered Treo devices, the new Centro comes equipped with standard features like a QWERTY keyboard, a hands-free speakerphone, and threaded messaging for not only SMS, but also AIM, Yahoo!, and Windows Live instant messaging. Bluetooth support is also included in the device, as is the ability to view Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF documents. A microSD storage card slot that supports cards of up to 4GB in size can be used for saving photos shot with the Centro's 1.3 megapixel camera or for storing music files to be used with the Centro's media player application.
The Palm Centro weighs 119g (4.2oz) and measures 107mm x 53mm x 18mm (4.2" x 2.1" x .7") in size. Palm and Sprint expect the Centro to be available for purchase on October 14th. It will be offered in two color schemes: black and red.

Specifications for the Palm Centro :

operating System : Palm OS 5.4.9

Band : CDMA 800/1900MHz

Data : 1xRTT/EV-DO

Size :107mm x 53mm x 18mm(4.2" x 2.1" x 0.7")

Weight : 119g (4.2oz)

Battery Life :Up to 12.5 standby
Up to 3.5 hours talk time

Main Display : 2.2" 65k color TFT LCD touchscreen, 320x320 pixel resolution

Camera : 1.3 megapixel

Video : Video capture/playback

Messaging : MMS/SMS/IM

Email : POP/IMAP/SMTP

Bluetooth : Yes, v1.2

Memory : 64MB RAM, microSD memory card slot

Availability : October 14, 2007 (manufacturer's estimate)

Other : QWERTY keyboard, speakerphone, web browser

HTC TyTN II

Thanks to the folks at WirelessImports.com, I had the opportunity to spend a few hours with HTC's new uber-smartphone, the TyTN II. The TyTN II can be thought of as a blend of the HTC Atlas and Touch models, with a twist. Or, more accurately, a tilt. The TyTN II gets its overall design and keyboard from devices like HTC's Atlas, while it inherits some of the HTC Touch's finger scrolling capabilities. But the thing that really sets the TyTN II apart from the crowd is how its display can be tilted up to 40 degrees when it is slid back to expose the QWERTY keyboard. This gives it a laptop like look similar to that of the HTC Universal of 2005.

With that said, though, I don't really find the TyTN II to be any more useful sitting on a desk when it comes to text input. I still prefer to hold it in my hands and to use my thumbs. But the new tilting display does, perhaps, make it easier to read data from the screen while the unit sits on a desk, and certainly should help when it comes to watching videos on the device. Considering that it has tri-band HSDPA 3G data support, that certainly is something the device is easily capable of doing.

There is a price to be paid for all of this, though. The TyTN II weighs in at 192g (nearly 6.8oz). That's pretty heavy for any kind of phone device. I also don't approve of the softkeys that are used on the QWERTY keyboard. They are exactly the same as those on my T-Mobile Wing, and as such can too easily be pressed by accident when typing, since they cut into the area normally reserved for alphabetic keys. I do like the new control cluster that surrounds the d-pad, though. It brings all of the needed keys into easy reach.

In any case, the TyTN II is sure to find popularity with the road warrior set. It packs a mean punch, even if it is a bit thick around the middle. I look forward to doing a full test of the phone in the future.

Description: The HTC TyTN 3G Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 based Pocket PC phone, with its compact size and ultimate connectivity, is truly the complete mobile office solution. Roam anywhere in the world and use the high speed internet access, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. It gives you more control than ever over the way you work.

Sony Ericsson K630

Description:

The Sony Ericsson K630 is a tri-band GSM with single-band UMTS/HSDPA support, in a candybar design. It features 2-megapixel camera with dedicated key, M2 slot for memory and multimedia player and FM Radio.

Type :

GSM Europe/Asia bound phone, supporting both frequencies and one for roaming in America (900/1800/1900 MHz)
UMTS European/Asian 3G (2100 MHz)
Data
GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA 1.8 Mbit/s
Capacity
950 mAh

• Resolution Type
  Color, TFT , 2.0 megapixels Resolution
• Video yes

Digital zoom, Additional VGA camera for video calling

• Video Playback
  • Video player
• Music Player
  • MP3 format supported
• FM Radio
  • FM Radio

Memory Slot Memory Stick Micro (M2)

• USB
  • Yes
• Bluetooth
  • Yes

PhoneBook

• Caller Groups supported, Multiple Numbers Per Contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
• PIM
  • Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, TO-DO, Stopwatch, Notes, Code Memo
• Voice
  • Dialing, Commands, Recording, Speaker Phone
• JAVA
  • Yes

Motorola Q9H for AT&T Sighte

source: AT&T

The AT&T web site recently revealed details about the Motorola Q9H Windows Mobile 6 smartphone first announced in February. AT&T is calling it the MOTO Q Global, and it comes with quad-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band HSDPA 3.6MB radios. It also has a 2 Megapixel camera and fully integrated GPS with location-based services applications. It will ship loaded with DataViz Documents To Go for file editing and the Opera web browser. No word from AT&T on exactly when it will ship or how much it will cost.

It's iPhone day

It's June 29th and Apple is finally ready to let the public play with the iPhone. The past six months have shaped up to be the highest profile mobile phone launch ever, Apple has conjured up an amazing amount of buzz for a device that only a handful of people have actually held.. While the early adopters are busy waiting in lines across the country to be the first iPhone users, others are busy betting (real money!) on what bugs will be found.AT&T came out in support of its EDGE network today amid heavy criticism from the first round of iPhone reviews. The combination of a "2.5G" data technology and a HTML/CSS compatible browser can mean some heavy wait times (expect about a minute to render a complex page like nytimes.com). Most phones, even many inexpensive models, from competitors Verizon Wireless and Sprint ship with 3G data support.Apple has not announced how many units it has on hand, but analysts believe it's around 3 million. Steve Jobs noted that Apple has "built factories to build these things" so supply may not be an issue despite the lines outside stores. Apple employees are set to get free iPhones starting in July.Get it tonight starting at 6PM. If you're an early adopter and would like to share your iPhone impression with us, get in touch.Update: After getting a chance to sit down with the iPhone, our first take is that it's a big step forward in the industry and should help force all the major players in the space to focus on software and user experience. There are a number of serious limitations with the iPhone, but it's a solid first try and we're excited to see future revisions.

Samsung UpStage announced by Sprint

CTIA 2007 -- The Samsung UpStage is Sprint Nextel's latest effort in the expanding music phone niche. We first saw this handset at CES when it was called the Samsung Ultra Music F300, but since that was a GSM device there have been a few changes. The UpStage keeps the unique 2-face styling in an iPod nano-esque shape. Executives for Sprint joked that the name UpStage comes from Sprint's desire to steal Apple's iPhone thunder. Though the spec sheet shows the UpStage is not made to compete with a high-end product like the iPhone.
Features of the Samsung UpStage include:
EV-DO 3G data
Stereo Bluetooth 2.0 with spoken caller ID
1.3 megapixel camera
45MB built-in memory plus microSD card slot, 64MB card included
Petite size, 4.07" × 1.73" × 0.37"
Sprint Music Store for OTA downloads, new lower priced $.99 downloads
Sprint Music Manager application to load music onto device
Sprint expects to begin selling the Upstage in the first week of April. It will be priced at $149.99 with a new 2-year contract. Sprint looks to be betting big on the Upstage and will be aggressively marketing it.