The Nokia Supernova Series - 7610, 7510, 7310, 7210

A week after Sony Ericsson unleashed its several new mobile handsets, close rival Nokia followed suit with four not as powerful but definitely more beautiful and aesthetically customizable mobile handsets- the Nokia 7610, 7512, 7310, 7210. All four mobile handsets belong to the new Nokia Supernova series, and are fully customizable to match with a user’s mood and fashion. Yes folks, Nokia is bringing back the old days of dressing up your mobile phones with Xpress-on Covers which are aesthetically funky and colourful. All four Supernova mobile phones were designed to give you various options and each of them will suit every type of mobile phone users. Unlike the recently released Nokia E66 and E71, the Supernova series were designed and geared for mobile phone users who just want some basic mobile phone features which they can also use for picture taking and entertainment purposes. Can these mobile phones deliver the goodies? We certainly hope so. Here’s a brief rundown of each one of them. All four mobile phones are slated for release anytime this year.

The Nokia 7610 Supernova, which is obviously the most powerful and feature-rich among these Supernova mobile handsets. The 7610 is a slider phone with pleasing design and smooth curves. It comes with several choices of Xpress-On covers including a choice between steel blue and red design with muted gray front surface or bright lilac and steel blue contrasted against a pristine white front surface. Aside from these Xpress-On Covers, the 7610 also features a powerful 3.2 megapixel camera with dual LED flash and 8x digital zoom, IM, and a TV out for sharing images. It is also a music player with dedicated music key, FM radio and MP3 player that supports various music formats including MP3, AAC, AAC+. In addition, the 7610 has direct access to the Nokia Music Store through its Music PC Client. So, you can always download music quickly. The Nokia 7610 Supernova will be available in the third quarter of 2008 with an estimated retail price of 225 EUR before taxes and subsidies.

The Nokia 7510 Supernova is a fold-up mobile phone with push-to-open side key. Like the 7610 it comes with various Xpress-On cover designs. The storm blue, red emerald green and espresso brown. But in addition to these Xpress-On covers, the Nokia 7510 features magical light effects with hidden-until-lit display and a reminder light. The 7510 was designed with mechanical quality, soft feel and solid metal hinge. It also features a 2 megapixel camera with NIPS, LED Flash, 4x digital zoom, a 512 MB microSD card, a 2.2-inch QVGA display and a user-friendly Nokia web browser for easy access to Nokia Search, Share on OVI and Flickr. Other features of the Nokia 7510 includes an FM radio, MP3 player that supports various digital music formats, access to Nokia Music Store and Nokia Music PC Client, link to YouTube, access to Nokia Maps 1.2, A-GPS with turn-by-turn directions, and Nokia Wild Sets service. The Nokia 7510 Supernova will be available in the fourth quarter of 2008 with an estimated retail price of 180 EUR before taxes and subsidies.

The Nokia 7310’s got Xpress-On covers which are etched with daring 3D textured designs which are available in steel blue with a second front and back cover in wasabi green or candy pink. It boasts of features such as 2 megapixel camera with 4X digital zoom and TV out for image sharing, instant messaging and playing the preinstalled games on TV. It also features and FM RDS radio and an MP3 player which also supports various digital music formats. The Nokia 7310 Supernova will be available in the second quarter of 2008 with an estimated retail price of 155 EUR before taxes and subsidies.

And finally we have the Nokia 7210 Supernova which is the last of these four new mobile handsets in the Nokia Supernova series. It’s a simple mobile handset which also comes with various Xpress-On cover designs. These include bubble gum pink, and vivid blue in a gloss finish. You can enjoy music side loaded from a PC or purchased from Nokia Music Store. The Nokia Supernova 7210 also features a 2 megapixel camera, and gives access to Flickr with one click access to photo sharing. It comes with an SD memory card slot for additional storage if the internal memory is not enough for your needs. The Nokia 7210 Supernova will be available in the third quarter of 2008 with an estimated retail price of 120 EUR before taxes and subsidies.

(Via Cell Phone News + Reviews.)

Tetra T-Pad, the $2,600 rugged smartphone
Although Logic Instrument got FCC approval for their Tetra T-Pad rugged smartphone almost 2 years ago, little has been known about it since then. It features a Drop shock- resistant design and uses Intel Xscale 400MHz PXA 263 processor. Specs include Windows CE.NET 4.2, 4.0' Transmissive TFT VGA, (480 x 640) Outdoor Readable Touchscreen Display, 16-Bit Colour Display, 16 Key Alphanumeric Keyboard, Up to 5 hours of battery life, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, Ethernet, and options for USB and modem. Apparently the phone meets met U.S. military standards that require 25 tests involving the harshest conditions. Weighing just less than 1.3 pounds, the T-Pad is dustproof, waterproof, and can withstand shock, vibration, and subzero temperatures. The Tetra T-Pad costs $2,600.

(Via Newlaunches.com.)

EZIO MEGA4
Phone features:
• Camera and camcorder
Use the camera module on your phone to take a photo or record a
video.
• Music player
Play music files using your phone as a music player.
• FM Radio and Recording
Listen to FM Radio with search function and schedule FM Record
• Bluetooth
Transfer media files and personal data and connect to other devices
using free, wireless Bluetooth technology.
• Multimedia Message Service (MMS)
Send and receive MMS messages with a combination of text,
images, video, and audio.
• Flight mode
Switch your phone to use its none-wireless function in an airplane.
• Java
Enjoy Java™-based embedded game and download new games.
• Alarm
Use your phone as an alarm clock to wake you up in the morning or
notify you of an impending event.
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• Get personal with caller ID
See who’s calling you when their own photo, video and Ring Tone
plays.
• vCard
Create name cards with your number and profile. Whenever
introducing yourself to others, use this convenient electronic name
card.
Unpack
Make sure you have each item
• Phone
• Travel Adapter
• Battery
• User’s Guide
• Earphone
• PC Sync Manager CD & USB Data Cable.

(Via Just Another Mobile Phone Blog.)

nokia 7510

Nokia 7510 Supernova is a new flip phone from Nokia with a push-to-open side key. The new Nokia 7510 comes in four different with fancy names such as ’storm blue’, ‘red’, ‘emerald green’ and ‘espresso brown’ and features equally fancy light effects.

It has a 2MP camera with NIPS, LED flash, 4x digital zoom, and a large 2.2 inch QVGA display. Other features include an FM radio, MP3 player, and access to Nokia Maps 1.2 to navigate with free mapping, routing and local search, support of A-GPS.

The Nokia 7510 Supernova is quite affordable at 180 EUR and will be available in the fourth quarter of 2008.

(Via NaviGadget.)

Motorola Blaze Adds Another Touch Screen Handset to the Pile [Motorola]

The Boy Genius Report has a first look at Motorola's answer to the 'Touch Screen Wars,' called the Blaze. From the looks of the branding, this touchy-feely handset is coming to Verizon, complete with a special Verizon-only operating system. BGR says the touch screen is decent, and the mobile browser is 'OK,' but nothing to write home about. Email and texting functionality are also lambasted by BGR, as is the crush-the-screen-to-make-it-work haptic touchscreen feedback. Specs include a 2 megapixel camera, EV-DO Rev. A support, GPS, and Bluetooth. They didn't sound too keen on the Blaze, but they didn't write it off completely.

(Via Gizmodo.)

Motorola Z10 in pictures

We're still waiting for Motorola to get real with their Motorola Z10 slider in the US. So, in the meantime, Rafe from AllAboutSymbian has posted some live shots of the Motorola Z10 in action.

Like the Motorola Z8, the Z10 features that trick kick-slider. But, with a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, onboard video editing software, and higher-quality materials, the Motorola Z10 has more to be desired. Of course, there aren't any indications that Motorola is planning to bring this desirable slider to its largest market in the US, but here's to hoping.

I just want to end by saying that Motorola needs to get off their duffs and flood the market with as many reviews of this thing as possible. The UIQ3-powered Motorola Z10 has considerable promise, but nobody will know about it if Moto doesn't blitz the media-space. Especially if Motorola hopes to get out of the major rut they seem to be so comfortable with.. In other words, where's my review unit, Moto?

(Via IntoMobile.)

Sciphone i68 is More iPhone than HiPhone

The Cect HiPhone is the most popular iPhone clone brand right now but a pretender has just arrived that might be able to successfully challenge its dominance. For one thing, the SciPhone model i68 is pretty damn close hardware-wise to what the iPhone looks like. The photo you see above is no ordinary rendering; that is actually what the phone looks like. For a more realistic view, you can watch the video after the break.

Specs of the Sciphone (pronounced Sky Phone) include a quadband GSM connectivity, 3.2-inch touch screen with both finger and stylus input, 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth (!!), Fm tuner and a G-Sensor for flick navigation. The demo video below shows only a changing of wallpapers when the Sciphone is flicked but it should also be able to change track by flicking.

(Via PMP Today.)

Verizon's LG Dare touchscreen contender available tomorrow for $200

• Dimensions: 103.9 x 55.6 x 13.8 mm (that's 0.54-inches thick for us yanks)
• 3-inch, 240 x 400 touchscreen LCD with 'Vibe-Touch' tactile feedback
• Rev A EV-DO
• 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash, autofocus and exposure control
• 120 fps slow-motion movie record mode
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• microSD up to 8GB
• Proximity sensor for switching off the LCD when against your face
• Light sensor to adjust LCD brightness automatically
• Accelerometer
• 3D graphics acceleration, supports app transitions and rotations

• 'Full HTML' browser (barely) with page overview and zoom functions
• V Cast store and VZ Navigator
• Cover Flow-alike music app
• 51 possible apps, 11 app 'drag & drop' shortcut menu
• Shortcuts draggable to home screen
• Graphical favorites menu, drag icons to pertinent task like message, call or edit
• Contact list includes search ribbon and filtering
• Text input via QWERTY, predictive keypad or handwriting recognition
• Drawing pad includes colors, pen widths, eraser for scribbling and picture 'editing'
• Background music listening
• Video editing, picture editing, panoramic stitching

(Via Engadget CELLS.)

Panasonic Tropical 823P Waterproof 3G Phone

Panasonic is ready to release the Tropical 823P waterproof 3G cell phone for this summer season. Measuring 50mm x 108mm x 17.6mm and weighing 132 grams, the phone comes complete with HSDPA connectivity, 1Seg support, Bluetooth connectivity, GPS navigation, 3inch QVGA display and 2MP camera. The handset will be available in pure white, cherry pink, marine blue and lime green colors.

(Via TechFresh.net - Cell Phones, Laptops, Video Games, iPods, Cameras.)

Motorola ROKR E8 unboxing and hands-on

Motorola handed out the ROKR E8 at the 2008 Motorola Holiday Gift Guide Preview.  If you follow SlashGear or Phone Magazine, you’re probably already know everything there is to know about the MOTOROKR E8.  However, for those living under a rock over the past months, well read on.

Motorola has made it very easy for users to switch the ROKR E8 from talk to music with ONE touch.  The ROKR E8 features one of the best implementation of haptics feedback technology on the market.  And by haptics, I don’t mean pseudo feedback or where the entire screen vibrates when you press or select a particular area.  The slight vibration really tricks your brain into thinking that there’s a ‘real’ button there!

Other key features of the ROKR E8 include Crystal Talk technology, 2-megapixel camera, 2GB of onboard memory, and FastScroll navigation wheel allows for scrolling through songs, contact and image gallery with the slide of a thumb.  As I alluded to this feature earlier, ROKR E8 include ModeShift Technology that transforms the handset from phone to music player imaging with a touch of a button.

ROKR E8 will be available on T-Mobile.  The price and availability was not disclosed at the time of me writing this article.  So stay tune for more details.  Make sure to check back in a couple of days for a full review.

Unboxing and Quick Look video

(Via SlashGear.)

AT&T Samsung A227

The AT&T Samsung A227 is almost here. The AT&T Samsung A227 will be one of the carriers lower-end models, so don’t expect anything fancy. It does have quad-band GSM, capable of global roaming though.

Some of the AT&T Samsung A227 features include: 65k STN main display, MMS messaging, WAP browser, Alarm clock, Speakerphone & a 500 name phonebook. So, like I said earlier, the AT&T Samsung A227 is a very basic handset. If all you need is a phone with very few extras, you may want to check into this one - otherwise, pay a little cash and buy something nice.

(Via MyCellPhoneBlog.com.)

Asus Leaked Lamborghini ZX1

It’s sensitive to mention an automobile because of the current fuel price. So this time i don’t want to talk about the luxury Lamborghini car, but the Asus Lamborghini ZX1 mobile phone instead. Introduced first during the last CeBIT, the technical specificatio of Lamborghini ZX1 has been leaked. It will run on Windows Mobil 6.1 and works on quad-band GSM/GPRS/Edge network. It also supports 3.6Mb/s HSDPA 3G network, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, as well as 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi. And you may wonder if the phone support GPS, and yess it does support it. Other features include 2.8in LCD display, 3MP built-in camera, and Audio/Video player.

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(Via TRENDY GADGET.)

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 hands-on, sorta

(Via Engadget Mobile.)

Sony Ericsson to launch its 3G phone 'SO706i' in Japan on July 4th

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) -- Sony Ericsson expects to launch its 3G mobile phone 'SO706i'featuring 1-Seg support in Japan market through NTT DoCoMo, which will be available on July 4th.



Measuring 105*49*13.4mm at 98g, the SO706i adopts a 2.8-inch display, 2M camera and micro SD card expanding up to 2GB capacity.

(Via AVING WORLD | English.)

Samsung intros the snoozefest J800 Luxe and L700 cellphones

Telecommunications Exhibition. First on the block is the 3G, J800 Luxe slider, a mid-range phone with a 2.2-inch 176 x 200 display, two megapixel camera, FM tuner, A2DP support, and a slot for microSD cards. The electronics-maker is also offering the L700, a fairly unexciting candybar with a 2.1-inch screen, HSDPA, a choice of colors (pink, silver, and gold), and pretty much all the other features listed for the previous phone. The most interesting offering from this set is the Symbian-based L870 that we've seen previously, which the company claims is still on target for its August release. No word on pricing or release dates for the two new models, however.

(Via Engadget Mobile.)

RoverPC X7
RoverPC X7 specifications:
- GSM / GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS
- Marvell PXA310, 624 MHz + NXP 5209 processor
- 256 MB ROM / RAM 128 MB
- 3.2 inch QVGA 65K color touchscreen
- miniUSB 2.0 full speed
- microSD (SDHC) support
- 2.5 mm headset jack
- 2 mega pixel camera (Macro) + outbreak
- bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
- Wifi 802.11 b / g
- GPS
- FM radio
- battery capacity: 1500 mAh
- measures 121x65.5x17 mm
- weighs 132 grams

(Via Just Another Mobile Phone Blog.)

Sony Ericsson K330

The other basic phone that was announced by Sony Ericsson a couple of days ago is also a simple basic phone with an added camera feature for photo and video capturing - the K330. The Sony Ericsson K330 allows users to store up to 250 photos or 12 minutes of video footages which can later on be shared wirelessly through Bluetooth. And with the Bluetooth connectivity, you can easily and quickly connect the K330 to a compatible Bluetooth headsets such as the Sony Ericsson HBH-PV715, 720 and 740. The K330 also makes communication easy by allowing users to store up to 1000 contacts and as much as 450 text messages. Furthermore, its light up torch functionality is a useful feature to help users find their way around on a dark environment. Other features of this simple Sony Ericsson device include; 10MB internal memory, 0.3 megapixel camera, support for MP3 as music tones. For messaging purposes, the Sony Ericsson K330 supports SMS, MMS and predictive text inputing. The K330 also offers entertainment value such as a FM radio, Java support and video viewing. The Sony Ericsson K330 will be available in Gold on Black and Green on Black, in selected markets from Q3 2008. It supports GSM/GPRS 900/1800 network.

(Via Cell Phone News + Reviews.)

Pantech IM-R300 Love Canvas Phone

Pantech has recently unveiled its new handset, the Love Canvas or also known as Pantech IM-R300. This touch screen cell phone will be available exclusively from SK Telecom. The handset comes equipped with 2.6 inch WQVGA LCD touchscreen (400 x 240 resolution), an integrated GPS navigation, a DMB TV tuner, a 2MP camera, music player, eWallet functionality, 260MB internal memory and microSD memory card slot. There is no info on pricing so far.

(Via TechFresh.net - Cell Phones, Laptops, Video Games, iPods, Cameras.)

Samsung J800 LUXESamsung J800
- measures 99.5 x 47 x 15 mm
- 2.2 inche 176 x 220
- tri-band GSM 3G / UMTS,
- integrated Google search
- full HTML browser
- email
- RSS reader
- document viewer
- Bluetooth 2.0
- Media player
- 2 mega pixel camera
- 18 MB of internal memory
- microSD support
- available in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America this month for around $400

(Via Just Another Mobile Phone Blog.)

New Pantech IM-R300 Touch Screen Phone for SK Telecom

Pantech and SK Telecom will start selling the new IM-R300 touch screen phone in Korea this week. As usual, the IM-R300 will support the T-DMB media broadcast service with its 2.6-inch WQVGA display screen (240 x 400 pixels). Other than T-DMB, it has built in GPS receiver and users can subscribe to the T-Map service in Korea for GPS navigation.

With a phone body at  51 x 102 x 13.9 mm, the touch screen phone allows you to use with a stylus, alternatively you can also use the keypad by sliding up the screen. Other features include a 2 megapixel camera, microSD card slot, 260MB internal memory, e-wallet, HSDPA and available in black/white colors. Check out more photos at next page.

(Via SlashPhone.)

Motorola announces MOTOZINE ZN5

(Via Engadget.)

Samsung DuoS D780 gold Olympic edition
Samsung D780 gold Olympic edition specifications:
- GSM / EDGE (900/1800/1900)
- 2.1 inch QVGA 262K color display
- 2 mega pixel CMOS camera
- Bluetooth 2.0
- USB 2.0
- stereo FM radio
- MP3/WMA/e-AAC+ support
- mobile printing (BPP, PictBridge)
- microSD support
- measures 115x49.6x15.7 mm

(Via Just Another Mobile Phone Blog.)

Casio G'zOne Boulder for Verizon does ruggedness in style

Check out this here rugged successor to the Casio G'zOne Type-S. Verizon is preparing to offer their 'outdoors-y' subscribers a revamped take on the rugged Casio G'zOne handset.

What you see here is the re-designed, and shockingly pleasing, Casio G'zOne Boulder. The Black version is definitely a mean-looking handset, but we have to give it up to the Orange-colored variant. Talk about a handset that does ruggedness in style.

And, cosmetic updates aren't the only changes in store for Verizon subscribers looking for the military-spec shock, dust, and water resistance. The Casio G'zOne Boulder offers a 1.3 megapixel camera (up from VGA resolution on the G'zOne Type-S), push-to-talk on the EVDO Rev. A network, and a slimmer profile.

If spelunking and canyoneering were our cup of tea, we'd be all over the Casio G'zOne Boulder in Orange. That is, once it launches in the not-too-distant future.

(Via IntoMobile.)

FCC Reveals Sony Ericsson TM506

The folks at the FCC has graciously released images of the first T-Mobile branded Sony Ericsson handset since the T610, in the form of the TM506. This clamshell handset shares many same functions as the recently unveiled Z780a, with changes to its style such as a neon green metallic finish around the inside of the clamshell, a metallic finish for the keypad, and soft-touch paint with black gloss on the front flip. Features include a camera of unknown resolution (I would say 1.3 megapixels is the bare minimum), tri-band GSM/EDGE/HSDPA support, A-GPS navigation, a MemoryStick M2 memory card slot, Bluetooth connectivity, a QVGA display and audio and video playback. No idea on when it will be available though.

(Via UberGizmo, the Gadgets News Blog.)