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  As expected, Samsung has announced Ultrab S7220 known as Eltz and Ultras S7350. Both the phones have nothing much to offer except the 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and power LED. Ultrab S7220 specifications: Network: HSDPA 7.2 (900/2100MHz), EDGE/GPRS (850/900/1800/1900MHz) Display: 2.2″ AMOLED QVGA 262K Camera: 5-megapixel camera with Auto Focus, Power LED Smile [...]

Nokia finally announced the horizontal QWERTY phone, E75 and an unexpected E55. E55 has a compact QWERTY keyboard, which in other words is Nokia’s version of SureType keyboard. Both the phones come with GPS, 3 megapixel camera, N-gage and Ovi support. E55 also boasts a month of standby time. E75 will ship from March at [...]

  LG Electronics is also expected to pull a decent show at the MWC with over 30 phones and accessories that will be exhibited in different zones. Few notable from the lot are LG Arena (KM900), LG-GM730, LG-GD900 and LG-GC900. LG Arena has already been given the official status by LG that features LG’s 3D [...]

  Samsung has added five touchscreen phones in its Get in Touch with Samsung Mobile portfolio – S8300 Ultra Touch, Omnia HD, Beat DJ, Beat Disc and Blue Earth. S8300 and Blue Earth have got special mentions previously so we would rather delve in the mysterious three that were spotted on a billboard yesterday. Omnia [...]

  Sony Ericsson officially unwrapped W995 along with Idou yesterday. W995 packs no surprises – it has a 2.6-inch screen, 8.1 megapixel camera with flash, Walkman player, 3.5mm audio jack, aGPS, Wi-Fi, DLNA certified and support for Media Go software. Mediao Go helps to transfer multimedia files, converts and optimizes them with the best possible [...]

  Samsung finally announced the release date of 8MP Memoir that will be reaching the Americans via T-Mobile. The phone is due on Feb 25 at an affordable price of $299. Samsung officially unveiled (again) the phone at Mobile World Congress today and roped in model and photographer, Helena Christensen for the promotion. The device [...]

  After creating the world’s first 12MP camera sensor, a 12MP phone was in the offing too. Guess what, they have announced it but it won’t be released until the second half of this year. Dubbed as Idou (which will be christened with the model number when it launches), it features a 12Mp camera with [...]

  Wow, it looks like Sony Ericsson has taken some design inspiration from a previously leaked Acer phone. An advertisement posted at Esato shows Sony Ericsson’s Reese which has a full QWERTY keypad with an unique swiveling design. In fact, analyzing the phone’s image on the bottom right gives us an idea how this swivel [...]

  Nokia has a press event on Monday but a teaser posted on the Nseries blog has revealed something that could have been the biggest surprise by Nokia at the event. The post titled ‘Check out this picture!’ wants us to check the – skateboarder? – definitely not. It’s the EXIF data. Probing the image’s [...]

  It is a known fact that Apple retail stores let the Cupertino giant penetrate and increase its presence amongst the consumers. Now, Microsoft aims for the same result as they plan to open their retail stores across US under the leadership of ex-Walmart David Porter. The stores will sell computers installed with Microsoft products [...]

  Qualcomm has announced a new chipset that will make mid-range phones perform at par with the high-end smartphones. The new Mobile Station Modem (MSM7227) chipset integrates CPU, graphics processor, GPS, HSDPA/HSUPA and the best part is the support for Android, Symbian S60, Windows Mobile and BREW Mobile Platforms, making it widely compatible. Features: 600MHz [...]

  UPDATE: Xperia X1 ROM is available for download. Hit the Xperia link below. Alright, this is not official. ROM cookers at XDA-Developers are working hard to port Windows Mobile 6.5 (build 5.2.21159) on different devices and few notable ones are Touch HD and Xperia X1. The Touch HD version is known Davideuck_6.5_V-2 and according [...]

  Microsoft has released the second installment of its I’m a PC campaign. After Kylie showing her skills or rather the ease of use of Windows, here is 7-year old Alexa who creates a panaromic image in just a few clicks, all thanks to Windows. Don’t worry, MS will eventually reach your age too!

  Samsung has let out a few more details about its Projector phone. The phone will be out in Korea this month and will be sold under the model name W7900. Europeans on the other hand, will get it soon, by which I presume in March followed by the rest of the regions. Samsung has [...]

  Pantech is trying something different to create some uniqueness for its IM-S410 phone. The phone is the world’s first wind recognition device that understands commands when a user blows air through its microphone. The phone calculates the wind speed and dynamics which can then be used to surf through images, play games and so [...]