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PocketSurfer is real now? It’s now version 2!

The PocketSurfer phone, first mentioned in 2004 by DataWind, but never came true. Three years later, DataWind is back at 3GSM, showing its version 2 of PocketSurfer, the PocketSurfer 2. The biggest advantage of having this phone is it allows mobile users to serve the Internet at great speed, to keep them connected. Providing a speedy rate of 7 – 9 seconds per page of web pages download, the fastest way to view the web on any cellular network. PocketSurfer is the only handheld Internet device in its size category able to render web pages in their original layout, with full graphic functionality.

The second version has some improvements upon the original PocketSurferâ„¢ in a number of ways; firstly the form factor has been improved for a thinner, sleeker device to meet today’s trend and secondly, it now has a backlight on the full QWERTY keyboard from the original model. What happened to the first one? That’s the usual question to be asked again!

Via [UBerGizmo.com]

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“Fit-to-face” Motorola’s new phone

The Motorola’s MOTORIZR Z8, showed up at the just opened 3GSM conference at Barcelona. This phone just fits right to your face. When slided open, it shows the specially-designed contours that fit the curve of your face.

The phone features HDSPA connectivity, stereo Bluetooth, a built-in music player, a 2MP digital camera with dedicated side camera key and MPEG-4 video recording. The phone is also Sky-friendly, which you can get Sky’s mobile content services through it – on-demand clips plus to Sky’s range of live mobile TV services via Sky’s ‘Anytime’ application. It’s got only 90MB of memory, but can be expanded to 4GB via MicroSD. It’ll be out in April but no pricing info yet.

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It’s just like a mobile office, Possio GRETA

It’s undeniable that we’re getting more mobile. It’s pretty good that you could have a an all-in-one gadget that represents all the basic equipments, which make up of our office. The Possio GRETA, which is a GSM printer, fax, scanner, copier and phone in one, works like a mobile office, which you can just bring along wherever you go.

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Cellphones get colorful for Valentine’s day

Verizon Wireless, with high spirit, has just spiced up its line up with the most popular colors for the Valentine’s day, i.e pink and red. It’s added a pink to the LG Chocolate to coincide with the Valentine’s day. The pink has the same features with the black, white, red and green models. The features include MP3 player, EV-DO data (V Cast compatible), 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, microSD card slot and QVGA screen with 262k colors etc. The pink LG Chocolate is available for $99.99 after a $50 online rebate and new 2-year service contract. That’s $29.99 cheaper than all the other color schemes. The phone is available now and is not a limited time offer for the holiday.

Another just joined the Valentine’s day spirit is the Motorola KRZR K1m Fire. It’s identical in features to the original black and white models. Features of the Motorola KRZR K1m Fire include Bluetooth, EV-DO data (V Cast compatible), Music player with playback keys on exterior, 1.3 megapixel camera, microSD memory card slot and VZNagivator compatible (GPS navigation) etc. The KRZR K1m in all colors is available for $99 after a new 2-year service contract and $50 in instant savings.

Via [MobileTracket.net]

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So Zune Phone is confirmed?

According to some “reliable” tips by CrunchGear’s Matt Hickey, Zune Phone is (nearly) confirmed. The fact was last Monday, Microsoft filed an application with the FCC for an enigmatic wireless device that could be used to talk over the Internet. The device is described as being used for “consumer broadband access and networking.” Microsoft goes on to say that the device would use OFDM as its communications protocol, not WiFi or Bluetooth. The standard OFDM (orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing) is a modulation scheme that is used widely in upcoming 4G standards of the future. Sprint/Nextel may be the carrier, since they are building out a 4G network that will work with the OFDM standard.

The most interesting is the targeted date to hit the market is in May. Wow! A month before the iPhone. I was talking about that MS always followed the steps of Apple, but now they seem to wanna fight for a step ahead! If all tips are correct, then MS is working on a mobile WiMax-enabled Zune Phone, which would have download speeds of up to 2Mbps, fast enough for any kind of streaming, especially Xbox-to-Zune.

The first real news can be expected about it before March 17, which time we should learn the name of the device. At the same time, we should also learn other launch specifics, The source says that it’s now pending FCC approval, the specter-like Zune Phone will hit the streets sometime in May, a full month before the iPhone.

Source: TechCrunch

Technorati: Zune Phone,iPhone,Apple,Microsoft

Samsung’s answer to iPhone!

It seems like before Apple iPhone hitting the Asia market in 2008, numerous Asian cellphone manufacturers are rushing to produce iPhone look-alike. After seeing the LG Prada and the Meizu, here is the answer of Samsung to iPhone. The newly announced Samsung phone is one of those in the Ultra series, the Samsung Ultra Smart F700, which is slidable! Once fully slide out, a QWERTY keyboard will be shown to you.

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Waterproof Fujitsu cellphone

Cellphone is our ubiquitous companion, most of us can’t leave our cellphone away from us for only few minutes. I personally know there are someones who like their cellphones beside them when taking bath or doing some other business in the bathroom, so they can pick up calls immediately when the phone rings. Some even worse, having long bath session, just simply sit in the bathtub and enjoy chatting on the cellphone.

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Zune phone, a copycat of iPhone?

What’s Microsoft been doing, a copycat of Apple’s product strategy? They seem to like so much of following Apple’s steps instead of having thier own flow and product strategy. After Apple’s iPod, they came out with Zune, which was trying to share some bites of the hot cake of iPod’s, but Zune still has a long catch-up to play. Now, Apple has got the iPhone, the combination of its older brother, iPod’s function, a camera’s and a cellphone’s in one, which has successfully created a big buzz! So Microsoft is trying to follow the steps again, i.e Zune Phone!

According to the tips collected by CrunchGear, Microsoft is still in the process of working out details and strategies for Zune Phone. Lets have a prelim look at what Zune Phone would offer:

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An iPhone without the phone or it’s an iPhone clone?

iPhone is only coming into Asia market in 2008, there is no surprise that we’d see lots of iPhone-clones coming up in Asia before iPhone launched in 2008. Well, the copycats phenomenon has become a norm in Asia market, especially China.

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Upcoming Motorola 3G phones

The president of mobile devices of Motorola’s, Ron Garriques, gave a presentation to investors that they will be launching a number of 3G phones, as well as introducing the high end SCPL platform this spring. Garriques’ presentation revealed some previously announced cellphones, which have been enhanced and with 3G add-on, as follows:

KRZR K3 – Existing KRZR with 3G and second camera for video calling

RIZR Z8 – Tweaked design of the RIZR with UMTS or HSDPA

Q EDGE – GSM version of the original Q

Q² – Updated Q in both HSDPA and EV-DO versions, expected at 3GSM

Garriques also mentions the SCPL (scalpel) platform that Motorola has talked up for over a year will become a broadband (3G or WiMax) family of handsets.

The presentation has been posted online here.

Via MobileTracker, [Via PhoneScoop]

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