gsma 2008
Phones
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Runs Windows Mobile 6.1
1:00AM Haroon Malik | The chaps over at Terminal.hu have just managed to get hold of some very interesting Xperia X1 images. The new pictures show the device will be running the yet-to-be-announced Windows Mobile 6.1 OS, and that explains why we weren’t allowed a thorough hands-on at Mobile World Congress 2008. However, that is not all we have learnt from the new screen shots. More »
Random Stuff
Notes: Zombie Hotels in Spain
5:50AM Brian Lam | Hello. I’m still in Spain. Between jetlag, posting madness, and some insane hotel reservations, I ended up getting an hour of sleep each of the last two nights, which led to all sorts of vomiting and paranoia in between the blogging. More »
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Hands-On the LG KF600: Colour Chocolate Touchpad Still Sucks Cocoa
4:00AM Brian Lam | Despite the high sales of the LG Chocolate*, anyone who’s actually used it knows that its touch controller is one of the worst UIs to come out in the last several years. The KF600 is LG’s new 3MP mobile with a slider keypad. It has the same electrostatic chocopad the Chocolate has, but with an improved 1.5-inch colour display underneath. Reader: Avoid this phone at all costs. More »
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Hands-On LG’s KF700: Their Top Touch Phone Actually Pretty Good
3:00AM Brian Lam | Samsung’s new F480 full faced touchscreen handset meets a good competitor in LG’s KF700, their best phone released at Mobile World Congress. The phone has a 3-inch touchscreen, a slide out alphanumeric pad, and a scrollwheel on the back which pulls up a shortcut menu. Jesús liked the swiping action between widgets, which he shockingly described to me as “iPhone like.” Folks, the fanboy has spoken. There’s google search, maps, blogs, gmail, and youtube support (!). And non-US spec 3G, as well as a 3MP camera, MPEG4 video recorder, too. galleryPost('lgkf700', 5, ''); More »
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Nokia N-Gage Video Hands-On
12:26AM Jesus Diaz | We played a bit with the new Nokia N-Gage service, which will be one of the core services on all the new Nokia phones presented here at the Mobile World Congress 2008. As we already knew, it’s a very similar philosophy to Xbox Live, a social-oriented game service with N-Gage points, pictures, reviews, scores and rankings, so you don’t have to play against a friend live, but you can still compete. The experience was smooth, the games themselves fast and crispy, all of them playable before purchasing them. Could Nokia make it work this time? More »
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Nokia N96 Hands-On: Basically a Video Oriented N95
11:52PM Brian Lam | The N95 smartphone just does fine with its video playback. But the N96’s 16GB of internal memory, slightly bigger 2.8-inch screen, DVB TV tuner, special video browsing UI and kickstand make it better than its pappy. More »
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Hands-On Samsung’s F480 Prada Phone Knockoff (Verdict: I’ll Pass)
11:37PM Brian Lam | Samsung’s F700 and F300 are joined by the F480, a pretty clear knockoff of the LG Prada (down to the fake leather case). I find its touchscreen implementation rough, even if it’s improved from Samsung’s previous handsets. Overall, I’ll pass, especially at the proposed European price of 350 to 400 Euros (~$565 to $646) More »
Gadgets
A Different Samsung Portable, the Video Projector MBP-100
11:02PM Gizmodo US Edition | This week, Samsung has been dishing out a load of new mobiles, so the MBP-100 is a welcome change from all that. This little cigarette box-sized portable projector is a precursor to built-in micro-projectors in devices. The MBP-100 connects up to your phone or MP4 player and can throw any image up to a 20 inches for an impromptu wall show. No price info yet, but expect it to hit the Korean market first, some time next month. [Aving via Engadget]
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Overheard at MWC 2008: Executive Android Chit Chat
8:57PM Brian Lam | This sort of premature talk will either turn out to be unfounded fear or prescience (or neither!) but we overheard this whispering outside of hall 8: Android is Dead —One nameless, faceless, exec to another More »
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