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Jan
30
2012

Nokia Lumia 800 hitting Australia in March with White version confirmed!

| January 30, 2012 09:43 UTC | 0 comments | source

Nokia Lumia 800 white

Nokia Lumia 800 in White (mockup)

The Australian wrote today that the Nokia Lumia 800 will be going down under in March. Australian carriers Opus, Telstra and Vodafone will all pick up Lumia 800.  This doesn’t really affect me much, but what actually does, is that the Australian announcement brings with it a new color for the Lumia 800, which is white! Let’s hope the white color alternative will hit other parts of the world, too.

Here’s what The Australian wrote:

THE first Nokia handset with the Windows Phone 7 operating system, the Nokia Lumia 800, will be sold in Australia from March.

Optus, Telstra and Vodafone are gearing up to sell the Lumia 800, which will be available in black, cyan, magenta and white, Nokia announced today.

Image credit to Flickr user mbiebush!

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| January 30, 2012 09:43 UTC | 0 comments | source

Jan
29
2012

Nokia Belle update available on February 8

| January 29, 2012 20:52 UTC | 0 comments | source

Nokia Belle February 7

Nokia Belle February 8 (Google Translated text)

Nokia Vietnam has updated their local site with information of Nokia Belle (previously Symbian Belle). There is now a whole page dedicated to the update, and it states that the download will be available on February 8. Now we don’t know if this is a worldwide release, but I’d bet that at least some other countries will get it simultaneously with Vietnam.

The image shows that the following phones will receive the update to Nokia Belle: Nokia N8, E7, X7, E6, E7 (twice) and C6-01. The Nokia 500 appears to be missing from the list. Could it be that Nokia Vietnam didn’t get the updated memo where the Nokia 500 was added?

Just one week to go, so stay tuned!

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| January 29, 2012 20:52 UTC | 0 comments | source

Jan
29
2012

Samsung Galaxy S Advance leaked – Pics and specs inside

| January 29, 2012 19:01 UTC | 0 comments | source

Samsung Galaxy S Advance

Samsung Galaxy S Advance

The Samsung Galaxy S Advance, or GT-I9070, leaked today. As you’d expect, this places somewhere in between the original Galaxy S+ and the new Galaxy S II.

The Samsung Galaxy S Advance comes with a 4-inch Super AMOLED WVGA (800×480) screen, a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash and 720p video recording, 1,500 mAh battery, 3.5mm audio-jack. All of the aforementioned is run by Android 2.3.6. The whole phone appears to be a bit curved, so it’s a nice addition for the Galaxy series.

We’re expecting to see this announced at MWC in a few weeks.

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| January 29, 2012 19:01 UTC | 0 comments | source

Jan
29
2012

Live Image Gallery: Samsung Galaxy W (I8150)

| January 29, 2012 17:48 UTC | 0 comments |

Samsung Galaxy W I8150 black

Samsung Galaxy W I8150 black

The second phone today to pose for my camera is the Samsung Galaxy W (GT-I8150) in black.

Here are the most important specs of the Samsung Galaxy W:

  • GSM frequencies: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
  • 3G frequencies: HSDPA 900/2100 MHz
  • CPU: 1.4 GHz Scorpion, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon
  • OS: Google Android OS v2.3 (Gingerbread) + TouchWiz UI
  • Screen: 3.7-inch capacitive touch, 16.7M colors, resolution 480 x 800
  • Camera: 5.0-megapixel (2592×1944), autofocus, LED-flash, Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, 720p video at 30fps, 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM, 2 GB internal ROM, microSD card slot
  • Connections: GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA (14.4 Mbps), HSUPA (5.76 Mbsp), WLAN (b/g/n), Bluetooth v3.0 (A2DP-bluetooth-stereo), microUSB v2.0
  • Other: Digital compass, A-GPS,
  • Battery: Li-Ion 1500mAh
  • Size: 115.5 x 59.8 x 11.5 mm
  • Weight: 109.9 g

Hit View Post for the live gallery of the Samsung Galaxy W.

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| January 29, 2012 17:48 UTC | 0 comments |

Jan
29
2012

Live Image Gallery: ZTE Tania black

| January 29, 2012 17:09 UTC | 0 comments |

ZTE Tania black

ZTE Tania black

The ZTE Tania is what ZTE has to offer on the Windows Phone front. The device is already available in Finland, and this means that it needed to pose for my camera.

Important specs of the ZTE Tania.

  • GSM frequencies: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
  • 3G frequencies: HSDPA 900 / 2100 MHz
  • CPU: 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon
  • OS: Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango)
  • Screen: 4.3-inch TFT capacitive, 16M colors, 480×800 resolution
  • Camera: 5.0-megapixels (2592×1944), LED flash, autofocus, Geo-Tagging, 720p video
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM, 4GB internal flash
  • Connections: GPRS, EDGE, 3G, HSDPA (14.4 Mbps), WLAN (b/g/n), Bluetooth v2.1 (A2DP-Bluetooth-stereo) + EDR, microUSB v2.0
  • Other: A-GPS, Stereo FM radio with RDS, Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Digital Compass
  • Battery: Li-Ion (1400mAh)
  • Standby: Up to 200h
  • Talk time: Up to 4h
  • Size: 128.6 x 67.8 x 10.7 mm
  • Weight: 158 g

Hit View Post to see the live gallery of the ZTE Tania.

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| January 29, 2012 17:09 UTC | 0 comments |

Jan
28
2012

Problem with Samsung Galaxy Note’s S-Pen?

| January 28, 2012 21:00 UTC | 2 comments |

Samsung Galaxy Note problem

Samsung Galaxy Note problem

I was testing the Samsung Galaxy Note today and noticed a pretty big hardware bug on it. For some reason the S-Pen that is provided with the phone didn’t work in a large circular area of the screen. The circle you see above is where the pen just didn’t work. Everything inside the red circle didn’t work with the S-Pen, but it worked with your finger. This would mean that the capacitive sensor is working well, while the magnetic sensor is causing the problem.

I did some digging on the Internet and found that this wasn’t the only problem with the magnetic sensor of the Galaxy Note. A lot of users have complained about the Note’s ability to track the S-Pen, and also the lack of a real calibration utility. Corners seem to be another weak spot when using the S-Pen. I didn’t really find a real solution for neither of the problems mentioned, so for now we’ll just have to wait for Samsung to provide a fix. Have any of our readers experienced a problem like this on their Galaxy Note?

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| January 28, 2012 21:00 UTC | 2 comments |

Jan
28
2012

Live Image Gallery: Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 Pink

| January 28, 2012 20:27 UTC | 0 comments |

Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 Pink

Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 Pink

The second phone I shot today is the Samsung Galaxy Y (S5360) Pink.

Here are the most important specs:

  • GSM frequencies: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
  • 3G frequencies: HSDPA
  • CPU: 832 MHz
  • OS: Google Android OS v2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • Screen: 3.0-inch TFT capacitive, 256K colors, 240×320 resolution
  • Camera: 2.0-megapixels (1600×1200), Geo-Tagging, video
  • Memory: microSD card slot (support for microSDHC)
  • Connections: GPRS, EDGE, 3G, HSDPA (7.2 Mbps), WLAN (b/g/n), Bluetooth v3.0 (A2DP-Bluetooth-stereo), microUSB v2.0
  • Other: GPS, Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Calendar, Google Talk
  • Battery: Li-Ion (1200mAh)
  • Size: 104 x 58 x 11.5 mm
  • Weight: 97.5 g

Hit View Post for the live image gallery of the Samsung Galaxy Y.

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| January 28, 2012 20:27 UTC | 0 comments |

Jan
28
2012

Live Image Gallery: Samsung Galaxy Xcover S5690

| January 28, 2012 20:09 UTC | 0 comments |

Samsung Galaxy Xcover S5690

Samsung Galaxy Xcover S5690

It’s been a really long time (roughly 6 months) since I got a chance to grab some live photos of a phone. Well, now I’m back from my student exchange in Thailand, and so are the live shots! The first phone to get the attention is the Samsung Galaxy Xcover S5690.

Here are the most important specs for the Samsung Galaxy Xcover S5690:

  • GSM frequencies: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
  • 3G frequencies: 900 / 2100 MHz
  • CPU: 800 MHz
  • OS: Google Android OS v2.3 (Gingerbread) + TouchWiz UI
  • Screen: 3.65-inch, HVGA (480 x 320)
  • Camera: 3.2-megapixel (2048×1536), LED flash, video
  • Memory: 150 MB internal, microSD card slot, 512 MB RAM
  • Connections: GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA (7.2 Mbps), HSUPA (5.76 Mbps), Wi-Fi (b/g/n), Bluetooth v3.0 (A2DP-bluetooth-stereo), microUSB v2.0
  • Other: IP67, GPS, flashlight, digital compass
  • Battery: Standard Li-Ion 1500mAh
  • Size: 121.5 x 65.9 x 11.95 mm

Hit View Post for the live gallery of the phone in question!

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| January 28, 2012 20:09 UTC | 0 comments |

Jan
28
2012

Windows Phone 7.6 Tango to include Skype and Google+ support?

| January 28, 2012 18:27 UTC | 0 comments | source

Alleged Windows Phone 7.6 Tango screen shot

Alleged Windows Phone 7.6 Tango screenshot

I really don’t know what to make of this. The image above is from a Swiss site that claims to have information of Windows Phone Tango. First, they claim that Windows Phone Tango will be Windows Phone 7.6 (image of build 7.20.1050.5). The original version was 7.0, and Mango is 7.5, so 7.6 for Tango sounds possible. What is more interesting is that they also claim Tango to bring Skype and Google+ integration. The image HAS to be a fake. Google+ is spelled as “Google +”, with a space before the +. Additionally, the double-o in Facebook and Google+ don’t have the same font-spacing. The third thing in the image that doesn’t really compute, is that the watermark is behind the text.

The image is obviously a fake, but could the intel be correct? Would it make sense to bring Google+ integration to the platform? Skype is already on its way to the platform, but will it be ready for Tango, or will Microsoft have to postpone it till Apollo? ALOT of questions remain unanswered. I guess we just have to wait :(

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| January 28, 2012 18:27 UTC | 0 comments | source

Jan
27
2012

Video: Nokia Lumia 800 teardown

| January 27, 2012 19:57 UTC | 0 comments | source

Nokia Lumia 800 teardown

Nokia Lumia 800 teardown


The guys over at Techrepublic had the nerve to rip the Nokia Lumia 800 open and expose it’s beauty within.

Here’s what parts the Nokia Lumia 800 packs inside its polycarbonate case.

  • 1.4 GHz single-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 (MSM8255T) processor (with Adreno 205 GPU)
  • Elpida B4064B2PD-6D-F 2Gb LP DDR2 DRAM (512 MB)
  • 16GB Hynix NAND flash chip (H26M52002CKR)
  • 3.7″ AMOLED display (800 x 480)
  • 8 MP rear-facing camera
  • 3.8V, 1,450 mAh Li-Ion battery
  • Atmel mXT224 touchscreen controller (MXT-N0K1 CCU-1R6 1G4456B)
  • Broadcom BCM4329 Low-Power 802.11n with Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and FM (BCM4329EKUBG)
  • Qualcomm PM8058 power management IC
  • Qualcomm QTR8200 RF Transceiver
  • TriQuint TQM7M5013 Quad-Band GSM / GPRS / EDGE-Linear Power Amplifier Module
  • AAC Technologies ELV1411A X Direction Linear Vibrator (vibratior motor)

Hit View Post for the teardown video of the Nokia Lumia 800.

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| January 27, 2012 19:57 UTC | 0 comments | source

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