Technology: GSM/WCDMA
Likely Carrier: AT&T
Expected: Rumor: August 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Nokia N96 Cell Phone - A apple 3G Alternative
The N96 is Nokia's new flagship multimedia phone that combines a sleek dual slider design with a host of features that is sure to impress even the most hardcore users. Key feature include a 5MP camera with Carl Seiss optics, digital TV receiver, GPS, video record (30fps), HSPDA,GPRS,EDGE data and Wifi capability.
Nokia N92 mobile TV phone launch in 2006
Nokia has announced the revolutionary Nokia N92 mobile phone. Read on for the latest and view the photo gallery.
3 Nov, 2005: Sure The Nokia N92 is gonna cost a lot - thats what all the best things in the world do. But you got phone, video and TV and music player and 2 cameras
The N92 will feature integrated DVB-H for mobile TV - means you don't have to go through a mobile operator. If a service provide is available (and there will be) when the phone is launched in 2006, you can access 50 channels directly on the phone. Record them too. And when you are through with that, use it to play your MP3 collection. Who knows, Nokia may offer a larger storage so you can overcome the N92's 1500 songs limit too by then.
Nokia press statement: "The Nokia N92 is the world's first mobile device with a built-in DVB-H receiver, making it possible for users to watch and record live TV at any time. Based on open standards, DVB-H is the leading mobile-TV broadcasting technology, enabling low-cost delivery of high-quality broadcast programs to mass audiences."
World’s first phone to receive digital telly - no mobie operator, no downloading, no streaming.
Nokia N92 Features
2.8-inch display
16 million color display
Two mega pixel camera
DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld) technology for broadcasts to your phone
GSM 900/1800/1900, UMTS 2100MHz
Wi-Fi
Battery power: Four hours of video viewing
90 MB memory
2 GB memory storage card
Expected price of the Nokia N92: £400, 600 Euros
Dual-orientation keypad
Infrared, Bluetooth, USB 2.0
The Nokia N92 is a clamshell phone, though different looking.
Additional camera for video phone calls
The built-in Nokia web browser has the so-called Mini Map, which has a sort of superimposed zoomed-out pic of the page so the Nokia N92 user always knows which portion of the web page you are on.
Music maniac? Shouldn't be a problem - you have the capacity to store 1500 songs. Take that, Motorola ROKR!
Nokia N92 Preview
Introduction
With an integrated DVB-H receiver (a mobile TV broadcast technology), 802.11g Wi-fi, a 2.8 inch 240 x 320 pixel 16 million colour screen, FM Visual Radio, 2 megapixel camera and 3G connectivity, the N92 is a true top range multimedia smartphone. Nokia are using the N92 to showcase DVB-H technology, which is truly impressive, but the device has plenty to offer besides mobile TV.
Design
The N92 is a chunky handset and given what is packed inside it is not surprising that it tips the scale at a relatively heavy 191g, but size-wise at 107 x 58 x 25 mm it is not a total pocket buster.
The N92 offers a new design form factor – a flip and fold – with a total of four usage modes. In closed mode there is a small secondary screen that displays a limited amount of information (time, message, battery and signal notifications). In flip-open mode the phone operates as a traditional flip phone and it fits snugly in the hand.
In capture mode, the screen is twisted around 90 degrees so that is at right angles to the keypad. The camera is located in the barrel of the hinge with a button on one end acting as the capture key. This mode has already been very popular in the 6260 and the N90 so it was good to see it included here. It makes taking pictures a much more intuitive process. Unfortunately, unlike the N90, there are no softkeys or direction pad on the screen of the phone. Consequently, it's actually quite difficult to change settings or access the menus in this mode because it's more difficult to associate the keys with the labels on the screen and the ergonomics are such that two hands are a necessity. On the plus side, the capture button is ideally located for one handed use so it should be a bit easier to take those time-critical snapshots.
In TV mode, the screen is rotated a further 90 degrees so that it becomes flush with the long side of the keypad. This gives the impression of a clamshell device. It is this mode that is used for watching TV. However, thanks to Series 60 3rd Edition, all the normal applications also work in landscape mode. This is particularly good for web browsing, but also has benefits for any kind of data entry, especially text messages. However, once again the position of the soft keys is less than optimal. They are tucked away towards the back and slightly under the screen which means they are quite difficult to press. The stereo speakers are located on the back of the unit (away from the person watching TV), which is not ideal, but was probably dictated by space constraints.
It seems that Eric the keypad monster has escaped from the broom cupboard that Nokia locked him in after they released the 7610, and he's done a job almost as bad as the infamous 3650 rotary keypad, because it is not just the softkey position that is poor. The whole keypad is made out of a single piece of rubber and many of the keys are almost completely flat, with just printed labels differentiating them from those around them. The result is that you have to look at keys to check what you are pressing and the tactile feedback is poor. You are certainly not going to be breaking any speed records on this keypad. On the other hand, keyboard opinion is something subjective and it seems to be the thing Nokia improve most between prototype and final device models.
The screen on the N92 is mid resolution (240 x 320), high colour (16 M colours) and has an anti-glare feature, all of which add up to one excellent screen. Physically, it is a little bigger that other Series 60 phones, but the pixel density is higher, resulting in a crisper and brighter display.
The Pop-port is located on the side of the keypad which is good for the TV mode, but is not going to work as well in the other modes as any headset plug will protrude from the side of the unit which could be inconvenient when sitting in a shirt pocket.
The case and general feel of the phone itself is a little plastic, with a slightly fragile feel, especially when compared to other N-Series devices such as the N91 or N70. There is definite room for improvement here. Nokia did say they would look at tweaking the design in the next 6 months, and the casing and keypad should be the priorities.Connectivity
With tri band GSM (900, 1800, 1900) and single band WCDMA (2100), the N92 is not a world phone, though it is possible there will be regional variants. Outside of cellular connectivity, the device is well specified. Wi-Fi 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.0, Infrared and USB 2.0 are all provided. Bluetooth version 2.0 brings improved connection speeds, lower power usage and improved multi-link usage and performance. Additional profiles are also supported such as A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) which allows for stereo Bluetooth headsets among other things. A very welcome addition is support for the USB Mass Storage profile, this means that when you plug your phone into your PC it will appear as a disk drive (just as flash memory drives or external hard drives do) allowing for files to be copied back and forth more easily and potentially sync the files of third party programs.
Software
The N92 runs S60 3rd Edition, which together with the underlying Symbian OS 9 is the engine behind many of the improvements found in the phone. The S60 platform team have put a lot of work into making the user interface and bundled applications generally easier to use. There are four key reasons for this. Firstly the higher screen resolution than earlier devices gives a crisper, easier to read display. 3rd Edition supports scalar vector graphics, meaning a similar physical size can be retained whatever the screen resolution. In general, a similar amount of information is shown on screen as earlier (lower resolution) devices, thus avoiding the readability issues often found in other high resolution devices. However in some instances, such as photo viewing and web browsing, the higher resolution can be used to display more information on the screen than was previously possible. Thus 3rd Edition enables the best of both worlds and makes the most of the extra screen resolution. Secondly, there have been several sensible UI design changes. These include making the height of the title/status area smaller in some instances, such as the applications view, and and the introduction of scrollbars in several areas such as in list views. Thirdly, support for a landscape view across all applications (in contrast to the N90, which was Camera and Gallery only) means users can choose the one they prefer. Certain tasks and applications have a better user experience in landscape mode, with browsing being an obvious example. Finally, many of the built-in applications have received minor updates in layout, menu structure and functionality.
As with previous S60 phones, there is a full range of software (PIM, Telephony, and Multimedia) on board and 3rd Edition should see Office applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and PDF viewers) become standard.
The web browser application has received a complete overhaul and is now based on WebCore and JavaScriptCore from Apple's Safari browser, resulting in improved standard compliance and support. Innovations include a 'MiniMap' which allows you to see the whole page (effectively a view of the whole rendered page, zoomed out to 20% or so) at a glance and helps you to navigate around it, 'Visual History' which allows you to see a graphical representation of pages you have visited, and support for RSS feeds. The N series also has an exclusive feature in the form of a 'Scroll MiniMap' which pops up when you are scrolling around the page to aid with navigation around the page. We will be covering the new browser in more detail in a later preview.
As with previous S60 phones, there is a full range of software (PIM, Telephony, and Multimedia) on board and 3rd Edition should see Office applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and PDF viewers) become standard.
The web browser application has received a complete overhaul and is now based on WebCore and JavaScriptCore from Apple's Safari browser, resulting in improved standard compliance and support. Innovations include a 'MiniMap' which allows you to see the whole page (effectively a view of the whole rendered page, zoomed out to 20% or so) at a glance and helps you to navigate around it, 'Visual History' which allows you to see a graphical representation of pages you have visited, and support for RSS feeds. The N series also has an exclusive feature in the form of a 'Scroll MiniMap' which pops up when you are scrolling around the page to aid with navigation around the page. We will be covering the new browser in more detail in a later preview.
Nokia N93 Cell Phone
The Nokia N93 is a 3+ megapixel camera phone with optical zoom, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, and a secondary CIF video call camera. Talk and take great photos with this unique flip that has a twist and roatating screen. Other key attributes include Bluetooth, EDGE, 3G, and Symbian OS 9.1.You can see that the N93's design is very similar to the Nokia N92, and indeed it shares many similar characterstics (apart from the N92's digital TV tuner, of course). It's a big, chunky phone that weighs a whopping 180 grams - making it one of the heaviest handsets on the market. (Most 3G phones weigh 130 grams or less).
Although the Nokia N93 is packed with features, the most interesting element is the camera. The combination of a high-resolution 3.2 megapixel sensor plus the Carl Zeiss optics would be impressive enough, but the N93 one of a very small number of phones that includes optical zoom (in addition to up to 20X digital zoom). This combination of electronics and optical technology should mean that the N93 will be a seriously impressive stills camera
But there's more to the N93's camera that stills photos. It can record video at up to 30 frames per second at 640x480 pixel resolution, so it's a very capable digital camcorder too. The N93 comes with Adobe Premiere Elements to help burn videos to DVD. The maximum record time on the N93 is 60 minutes and the miniSD slot can accept a memory card of up to 2Gb (a 128Mb card is included as standard in addition to 50Mb of internal memory). You can output video clips and photos directly to a television via the N93's TV interface.
From this, you might think that the Nokia N93 was a digital camcorder that can also make phone calls. But it's a fully rounded device, with a large display, web browser, email client and multimedia player. The N93 also has WiFi and Bluetooth, and it supports WCDMA 3G and EDGE high speed data.
Apart from the huge size, there seem to be very few downsides with the Nokia N93. It does everything you'd expect of a high-end Nseries mobile phone, running a suite of applications on top of the Symbian S60 3rd Edition operating system. The battery life is pretty reasonable at up to 5 hours talktime and 10 days standby, although you can expect that using all the gadgets on the N93 will start to drain the battery more quickly.In reality, the are probably very few people who need the features that the Nokia N93 offers. However, it is probably the best camera phone we've seen to date and it is an extremely desirable device. Nokia say that the N93 will be priced at around 550 euros before tax and subsidy and should be available from July 2006.
htc Touch Experience - A New Sensation
Let your fingers guide you with the HTC Touch™, the world's first phone to feature intuitive touch screen technology.
Featuring an easy-to-use touch screen and simple user interface, the HTC Touch with TouchFLO™ makes quick dialing, navigation and selection a breeze. Stylish, smart and versatile, it opens up a world of media, communication and social interaction.
Surf the Web with Internet Explorer®, send and receive email from accounts like Hotmail® and Yahoo!®. Chat on Messenger and send photos to your own Web space through Windows Live™.
Optimized for entertainment, the HTC Touch lets you enjoy your favorite music and movie clips through the integrated media suite. You also have the versatility to upload, store and share your media files with microSD™ removable memory.
With Windows Mobile® 6, the HTC Touch also provides instant access to your Outlook® email and the most popular Microsoft® Office applications.
Experience a whole new sensation, the HTC Touch.
 | Feel the difference with intuitive TouchFLO™ screen technology for finger and stylus input |
| | Simple user interface for quick dialing, navigation and launching applications |
| Surf the Web with ease on the large 2.8" touch screen with Internet Explorer® |
| Enjoy music and movie clips with HTC's Audio Manager and Windows Media® Player |
| Chat on Messenger, send and receive Hotmail® and send photos to Windows Live™ Spaces |
Download the product sheet for further insight into key features and specifications.
 | Download product sheet |
| | Download product flyer |
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Symbian powered Samsung made official
The i7110, the latest Samsung smartphone based on S60 and Symbian OS was showcased for the first time at the Symbian Smartphone Show in London on Oct 21 – 22. It is a slim and sleek bar type smartphone with only 12.9 mm thickness, comes fully-packed with high performance functionality.Based on Symbian OS v9.3, the i7110 is based on S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 where it is compatible with thousands of applications from the S60 applications library. The i7110 offers a 2.6” AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode) screen, geo-tagging and navigation capabilities.
Currently, the pedestrian navigator is available in 10 cities in Western Europe including Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Helsinki, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris, and Rome. In addition, the FM transmitter enables drivers to receive the voice navigation guide via car speakers.
Users will be able to enjoy high resolution photos with its 5 megapixel camera featuring auto focus and LED flash. It also comes with the latest digital camera features including ‘smile shot’ and ‘blink shot’ functions. The I7110 offers advanced video recording and play features. It supports multi-codec formats including DivX, thereby saving users from the issues associated with converting video files. It also features 50MB of internal memory and a SDHC-supported micro SD slot, allowing users to store various digital contents up to 16GB. The smartphone’s 1,200 mAh battery can facilitate up to 11 hours of talk time and extended multimedia experience.
To offer seamless connectivity for multimedia experience, the I7110 comes equipped with HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity. The phone also offers an 8-way optical mouse to maximize the easiness of mobile browsing.
The Samsung I7110 will be available in Russia from November 2008 and will soon be introduced in other markets.
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