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Mio’s new A501 has no butt!

Mio is going to release a new GPS-enabled Pocket PC phone in March this year, the Mio A501. This phone looks a bit shorter compared to some other Mio models as if it has no butt! Despite its dwarf nature, it’s got same features as others, such as same size, a screen of 240×320 and will only weigh 135 grams with battery and run Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC Phone Edition AKU 3.5 on a TI processor.

The Mio A501 is a quad-band GSM phone with bluetooth support, with both USB port and SD/MMC slots. The system of course comes with an embedded GPS chip, namely the SiRF Star III. The battery’s capacity is 1050mAh. It’s also got a 2MP digital camera.

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Samsung i7 camera. Pointless having a rotating LCD?

The new digital camera of Samsung’s, the i7, is not only a camera. It’s both the combination of a digital camera and a portable media player (PMP). As a digital camera, it features 7.2 megapixels, 3x optical zoom, a maximum ISO of 1600, and advanced shake reduction (ASR). As a PMP, it features a 3-inch LCD screen that can rotate 180º, the ability to record and play SVGA-quality MPEG-4 videos, and, of course, MP3 playback.

Something is puzzling here, i.e why there is a need for a rotating LCD? Isn’t it turning the entire gadget aslo getting the same effect? To me, Samsung’s product is always well-known of innovative and stylish design. My first guess is the rotating effect will give a bit of robotic-motion feeling to you. Perhaps, once you have a light push on the LCD itself or just press a button, it will rotate and give you a slow-motion or robotic kind of movement. Well, we’re now in the robotic era, that’s how the Korean company stay innovative in the gadgets line.

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BlackBerry Pearl in white launched by T-mobile

The BlackBerry Pearl White has identical features to the original RIM Blackberry Pearl, which has a 1.3-megapixel camera, music and video playback, expandable memory, and a mapping application. It also has push e-mail capabilities, EDGE support, and Bluetooth. Furthermore, it also supports T-Mobile’s myFaves service, which gives you unlimited calling to five contacts, regardless of carrier.

The new pearl-white color is part of the strategy by RIM and T-mobile to appeal to general consumers and the younger generation, providing them with a full-featured smart phone in a sleek and stylish package.

The BlackBerry Pearl White is priced at a fair $149 with a two-year contract, and Internet and e-mail plans start at $19.99 per month for unlimited e-mail and Web browsing.

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Smallest camera phone ever

A total volume less than total 4 cubic inches, the UTStarcom CDM8935 is the smallest camera phones ever. With a compact 3.2×1.7×7″ frame, the CDM8935 features a 128×128 pixel screen with 262k colors, a VGA camera and speakerphone capability. The device supports BREW, it’s meant for Verizon Wireless.

Availability: expected by Q3, 2007

Via CellphoneNews

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Apple iPhone is out!

Over weeks of speculation about Apple would release a new product this week! Now it’s out, it’s iPhone! iPhone again? Yes, it’s iPhone! Wasn’t it the name “iPhone” taken by Cisco last year in December! Still remember the Cisco iPhone, which screwed up the dominance of the “i”-brand in the market by Apple ? Apple is just not so easy to let go its “i”-brand like that and the Apple iPhone has great features!
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Get organized with O2 XDA Stealth!

After my second thought, I should stick to a PDA phone instead of changing to a smartphone, as I’m so used to using stylus, especially for messaging! A combination of smartphone and PDA would be great! The new O2 XDA Stealth, which combines the best PDA functionality in the stylish form of a slider phone, would be a better choice for me. What impresses me are its built-in wireless LAN and generous 192MB built-in memory. You get tons of space for photos, music, documents etc.

It runs Microsoft Windows Mobile 5 with access to Word, Excel and Windows Media Player. You can easily chat with friends on MSN Messenger, send emails, take some pretty sharp shots with its 2 Megapixel camera and then send it via MMS and Bluetooth! The insufficient parts for me are its camera is only 2 megapixel, which I’m looking for something higher and there is no 3G.

$699.99 at MobileCityOnline

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Nokia N95 in my wish list

The N95, the latest smartphone by Nokia, which was just released 2 weeks ago, is one of them in my wish list for replacing my existing old mobile PDA phone (It’s an Xda O2 mini). Some of the features that I particularly like about this smartphone are as follows:

* It’s 3G capable, well, this is common for today’s smartphones.

* 5 megapixels, with Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus. This is one the features that attracts me. The 5-megapixel camera allows me to easily get a snapshot using only my mobile without the need for me to carry my digital camera with me.

* The 2-way slide concept also makes it a plus for easily switching between different modes (landscape/portrait), going from reading maps to watching a video with just a simple slide!

* Other goodies are GPS, and support for high-speed mobile networks, making it easier to watch and record videos, listen to songs, take high-quality photos, browse the internet, or catch up on email while on the move.

In short, its mutimedia capability is excellant.

$799.00 at MobileBee

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Canon PowerShot SD800 IS 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera

For those who have high spending power, the Canon Powershot SD800 digital camera would be the best gift for Christmas for your loved ones.

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