Verizon launches Motorola VU204  

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Verizon Wireless has announced the Motorola VU204, a new clamshell cell phone that is slated for October 14th availability. The VU204 packs a VGA-resolution camera and up to 64MB of internal storage for photos. The rounded edges of this cell phone should make it easy to slip into your pocket when it's time to hit the road.
The Motorola VU204 features built-in A-GPS support for Verizon's VZ Navigator service, as well as Bluetooth support for convenient wireless handsfree headsets. The VU204 should offer you over 2 weeks of standby time thanks to its large battery, as well.
The Motorola VU204 is available online now and priced at $29.99 after a 2-year commitment and $50 mail-in rebate.
Specifications for the Motorola VU204
  • Band: CDMA 850/1900MHz
  • Data: 1xRTT/EV-DO
  • Size: 94mm x 53.3mm x 20.3mm (3.7" x 2.1" x .8")
  • Weight 96.4g (3.4oz)
  • Battery Life: Estimated 18.6 days standby time, Estimated 4 hours talk time
  • Main Display: 1.8" 65k color TFT, 176x220 pixel resolution
  • External Display: 1.1" color cSTN, 96x80 pixel resolution
  • Camera: VGA-resolution
  • Video: Record/Playback
  • Messaging: SMS/MMS/IM
  • Email: Web-based
  • Bluetooth: Yes
  • Memory: 64MB internal
  • Availability: Now
  • Other Speakerphone, built-in A-GPS
Source: mobileburn.com

The Google Phone Has Arrived - Welcome G1  

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We interrupt our regular programming as we announced the arrival of another mobile phone backed up by an Internet giant company who just might give the Apple iPhone a pretty good run for its money. The Google phone has finally arrived - the G1. First, let us clarify this first. The Google Phone or what is more popularly known now as the G1 is not really a Google-manufactured phone. It’s one of those HTC slider phone which is powered by of course Google’s Android mobile phone. And since it has the Android SDK in it, it is but natural to have most of the Google mobile products as a default applications. Now that we’ve cleared that up, lets get into more details about the G1 phone which will be released by T-Mobile on October 22 for $179 with a two year contract. The G1 features a 3.17-inch 65K color touchscreen with HVGA (480×320) resolution, it gives out 5 hours talk time and 130 hours of standby time, a 3.1 megapixel camera, comes with with a 1GB microSD card and can support up to 16GB, expectedly GPS via Google Maps. And that pretty much sums up the G1 major features. It’s a GSM/GPRS/EDGE/Wi-Fi and UMTS/HSDPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz phone that would have a similar application store called the Android market as well as the Amazon MP3 store for music downloading functionality. And it definitely has YouTube as one of its preloaded apps, aside from Shop Savvy, a comparative shopping app, Ecorio which is an app for monitoring your carbon footprint, and BreadCrumbz for creating a step-by-step visual map using photos.
Source: cellphonenews.com/

Alltel Wireless Releases MOTORAZR VE20  

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Alltel Wireless has added a new mobile phone to its lineup and this time its from Motorola - the MOTORAZR VE20. This simple flip phone is designed for consumers who want form, function and fun combined in the mobile phone that they are going to use. Featuring a sleek look and improved talk time and standby time, the MOTORAZR VE20 boasts of a large external screen with touch-sensitive controls giving users easy access to recent calls, music and messaging without the need to open the phone. The phone allows users to connect and disconnet the Bluetooth function from its external touch screen without the need to open the phone’s flip part. Weighing a mere 3.17oz, the MOTORAZR VE20 is also the lightest RAZR ever. It gives out 250 minutes of talktime and 360 hours of standby time.Other features of the MOTORAZR VE20 include; a 2MP camera with video, MP3 player with 3.5mm headset jack, GPS, expandable memory slot, preloaded applications that include Alltel’s Search, City, Navigation and Aricent Celltop. It also supports Music Connect which allows users to transfer music from their PCs into the VE20. The MOTORAZR VE20 will be available at Alltel Wireless on September 5 for $99.99 after a mail-in rebate plus a two year service contract. It comes with Alltel’s “My Circle” feature which gives customers unlimited calling among pre-selected group of contact numbers.
Source: cellphonenews.com

Five Touchscreen Alternatives to the iPhone  

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Looking for a touchscreen mobile handset that you can match up to your friend’s iPhone 3G? Apple’s marketing strategy not your cup of tea and you don’t see yourself getting an iPhone? Here are five alternatives that you may want to get instead of the iPhone 3G. All mobile handsets touts touchscreen UI which could or could not match up the iPhone’s seamless and fluid touchscreen features. Bottomline still is, choose the handset that best suits your need, aside from the fact that you so wanted to own a touchscreen mobile phone by now.
Nokia 5800 - Nokia’s entry into the touchscreen mobile arena is by way of a music phone - the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. The 5800 is the first among Nokia’s mobile handset to run on the S60 software which makes the touch screen interface of the phone possible. Although not as 100% touchscreen as the iPhone, Nokia puts the touchscreen feature on where it matters especially for a music phone such as the 5800. The phone’s Contacts Bar, Media Bar and other shortcuts were all made accessible through a single tap of the user’s finger. The Nokia 5800’s features include; a 3.2 MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens, 3.2-inch widescree display with a 16 by 9 aspect ratio, VGA video capture and playback, support for 60 languages and more.
LG Renoir - LG’s recently announced Renoir or what was previously known as the LG-KC910 supports full touchscreen interface. This 8MP multimedia phone is a slim yet feature-rich mobile phone. Although, LG is not marketing the Renoir as a direct competitor of the iPhone, still it’s inevitable that this two mobile phones will be compared. For one, the LG Renoir features full touchscreen menu control complemented by Wi-Fi connectivity, Dolby Surround Sound, A-GPS and a unique one-touch camera feature. The Renoir offers users two input interfaces when using the text messaging features of the Renoir, that is either through an onscreen QWERTY keypad or the standard mobile phone keypad.
Samsung Pixon - Samsung’s soon to be released Pixon mobile phone may not be actually attacking the iPhone but the LG Renoir instead. Like the Renoir, the Samsung Pixon also features a powerful 8MP camera aside from a 3.2-inch full-touch screen and an integrated Photo Browser. The Samsung Pixon is a GSM/GPRS/EDGE Quad Band mobile phone that works on 850/900/1800/1900 MHz. It runs on 3G or HSDPA 7.2mpbs. The phone’s 8MP camera also features a dual LED flash, advance shake reduction, wide dynamic range plus more standard digital camera features. It also features video recording and playback function a 30fps., face detection, face link, geotagging photos, microSD support and a surround sound system.
Sony Ericsson Xperia – If it’s from Sony, it must be good. And I can personally attest to that having used various Sony Ericsson mobile phone before. The Xperia could perhaps be among the highly anticipated mobile phone from Sony Ericsson. The latest we hear is that the Xperia was just given with a seal of approval by the FCC regulators. The X1 features a full QWERTY keyboard, runs on Windows Mobile 6 operating systems, a 3-inch wide VGA (800×480) touchscreen display, a 3.2-megapixel camera with photo light, A2DP Bluetooth, aGPS, Wi-Fi, and microSD support, internal 400MB memory. The Xperia X1 is a quad-band GSM/EDGE, and 900/1700/1900/2100MHz UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (or 850/1700/1900/2100MHz phone. Navigation is accomplished via touch, arc-sliding QWERTY, 4-way key and optical joystick.
Google G1 Phone – Aside from the Xperia, another highly anticipated mobile phone to arrive in the market is of course none other than the Google Phone or the G1. Although this phone is not really manufactured by Google per se, but is actually an HTC phone, the fact that it bears the Google seal makes it an exciting phone to watch out for. When it was officially announced last Sept. 23, and a pre-order site was put up by T-Mobile, its official mobile carrier, T-Mobile got tons of pre-orders that the projected units almost run out even before its release. So, what makes the G1 so hot-selling even on its pre-selling stage? The G1 features a 3.17-inch 65K color touchscreen with HVGA (480×320) resolution, it gives out 5 hours talk time and 130 hours of standby time, a 3.1 megapixel camera, comes with with a 1GB microSD card and can support up to 16GB, expectedly GPS via Google Maps. And that pretty much sums up the G1 major features. It’s a GSM/GPRS/EDGE/Wi-Fi and UMTS/HSDPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz phone that would have a similar application store called the Android market as well as the Amazon MP3 store for music downloading functionality.
Source: cellphonenews.com

Motorola Rapture VU30 Launches for Verizon on Oct. 14  

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Verizon Wireless today introduced the Motorola Rapture VU30 available for purchase on Oct. 14.
The Rapture VU30's clamshell design has a touch-sensitive external display to quickly capture pictures and access music. Customers can access more than 5 million songs. Using VCAST Music with Rhapsody, they can purchase songs and download the master copy to their PCs free of digital rights management software. They can sync favorite tracks, albums and playlists from their PCs using an optional USB cable (sold separately). Consumers can use compatible Bluetooth-enabled stereo headsets or a 2.5mm headset jack to listen to music. The Rapture VU30 has a dedicated shutter button for the 2.0-megapixel camera with enhanced imaging and video capture. With VZ Navigator, audible turn-by-turn directions locates directions, businesses and other places of interest. Users can expandable memory up to 8GB via the microSD port.

Technical Specifications
  • Network: CDMA 800 / 1900
  • Form Factor: Clamshell
  • Dimensions: 99 x 48 x 17 mm
  • Weight: 96 g
  • Antenna: Internal
  • Navigation: 5-Way Keypad
  • Battery Type: Li-Ion
  • Talk Time: 4.50
  • Standby Time: 470
  • Memory: ?
  • Expandable Memory: microSD / TransFlash

Imaging

  • Main Screen: 262000 colors (TFT)240 x 320 px
  • External Screen: 65000 colors (TFT / Touch)120 x 160 px
  • Camera: 2.0 MP / Zoom / Video Recorder

Audio

  • MP3 Player: VCAST Music
  • FM Radio: x
  • Speakerphone: y
  • Push-To-Talk: x

Multimedia

  • Wallpapers: 240 x 320 px
  • Screen Savers: 240 x 320 px
  • Ring Tones: MP3
  • Themes: y
  • Games: BREW
  • Streaming Multimedia: VCAST Video

Messaging

  • SMS: y
  • EMS: y
  • MMS: y
  • Email: POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP
  • Chat: AOL / Windows Live / Yahoo!
  • Predictive Text: iTAP

Applications

  • Phonebook Capacity: 1000
  • Calendar: y
  • To-Do List: y
  • WAP: 2.0
  • Voice Commands: y
  • Calculator: y

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth: 2.0 (A2DP / HFP / HSP / OPP / SPP)
  • Infrared Port: x
  • High-Speed Data: cdma2000 1xEV-DO
  • Wi-Fi: x
  • GPS: VZ Navigator
  • PC Sync: USB 2.0

More Information

  • Website: Motorola Rapture (VU30) Website
  • Discussion: Motorola Forum
Source: mobiledia.com/

Samsung SCH-U650 Available Now on Verizon  

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Samsung has just released its SCH-U650 Sway mobile handset on Verizon Wireless network. The Samsung SCH-U650 aka Samsung Sway is a slim slider phone which is available in silver design. It’s got a decently huge 2.2-inch screen with 262k color display. The Samsung Sway features a 2 megapixel camera and a music player that supports MP3 music files as well as Verizon’s V CAST Music that features Rhapsody music service. It also boasts of instant messaging support, facility for sending both text and picture messages. The Samsung Sway also got a Bluetooth wireless connectivity featureand includes n A2DP stereo profile which enables users to listen to music without the normal tangling wires. The Samsung Sway supports microSD memory cards for that much need storage capacity. It can take up to 8GB of memory card for additional storage space. The Samsung Sway is a stylish mobile measuring only a mere 105.4mm x 49.8mm x 12.0mm. It gives out 4.5 hours of talk time or 13 days of standby time. The Samsung Sway will be available on online through Verizon Wireless for $69.99 after a mail-in rebate. It comes with a 2-year service contract agreement through Verizon Wireless’ data plans. The Samsung Sway will start hitting retail outlets on October 12.
Source: cellphonenews.com

Motorola VU204 Announced for Verizon on Oct. 14  

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The VU204 is designed with ergonomically sleek lines, rounded edges, soft-touch paint and a rich dark-roast color. Customers can access popular messaging features such as mobile IM, email, and text and picture messaging. The dedicated camera key captures candid moments with a VGA camera with 4x digital zoom. Users can transfer files to a PC via optional USB 2.0 data cable. It also supports stereo Bluetooth wireless technology, Verizon Wireless' Media Center and VZ Navigator service. The Motorola VU204 is available for $29.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a new two-year customer agreement.
Technical Specifications
  • Network: CDMA 800 / 1900
  • Form Factor: Clamshell
  • Dimensions: 93 x 53 x 19 mm
  • Weight: 96 g
  • Antenna: Internal
  • Navigation: 5-Way Keypad
  • Battery Type: Li-Ion
  • Talk Time: 3.97
  • Standby Time: 447
  • Memory: 64.0 MB
  • Expandable Memory: X

Imaging

  • Main Screen: 65000 colors (TFT)176 x 220 px
  • External Screen: 65000 colors (STN)96 x 80 px
  • Camera: 0.3 MP / 640 x 480 px / 4X Zoom / Video Recorder

Audio

  • MP3 Player: X
  • FM Radio: x
  • Speakerphone: Y
  • Push-To-Talk: x

Multimedia

  • Wallpapers: 176 x 220 px
  • Screen Savers:176 x 220 px
  • Ring Tones: MP3
  • Themes: Y
  • Games: BREW
  • Streaming Multimedia: X

Messaging

  • SMS: Y
  • EMS: Y
  • MMS: Y
  • Email: Y
  • Chat: AOL / Windows Live / Yahoo!
  • Predictive Text: iTAP

Applications

  • Phonebook Capacity: ?
  • Calendar: Y
  • To-Do List: Y
  • WAP: 2.0
  • Voice Commands: Y
  • Calculator: Y

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth: 1.2 (HFP / HSP)
  • Infrared Port: x
  • High-Speed Data: cdma2000 1xEV-DO
  • Wi-Fi: x
  • GPS: VZ Navigator
  • PC Sync: USB 2.0

More Information

  • Website: Motorola VU204
  • Website Discussion: Motorola Forum
Source: mobiledia.com

Pantech C610 Clamshell Debuts on AT&T  

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With AT&T Mobile Music and CV services, customers can manage, download and play stereo-quality music, watch popular TV show clips and view exclusive content from HBO, MTV and ESPN. The C610 includes A-GPS technology, giving users turn-by-turn navigation through AT&T Navigator. "Pantech remains determined to developing unique approaches to everyday products," said Patrick Beattie, Vice President of Pantech. "The C610 combines a sleek, fashionable design with desirable features like AGPS and an assortment of multi-media capabilities to bring users a product that is attractive and functional in equal parts." The Pantech C610 debuts in Metropolitan Red with chrome-polished accents.
Source: mobiledia.com

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