Archive for February, 2009

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Orange to be first in Europe with Watch Phone

Orange have partnered with LG to be the first operator in Europe to offer the world’s first Touch Watch phone (LG910). The wrist watch style phone comes with a blue-tooth headset and features a full touch-screen interface, 3G HSDPA and video-calling capabilities…it even tells the time too! Olaf Swantee, Exec VP of Orange Group, has just announced the partnership with LG just now in his keynote at MWC.

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Now, I really want one of those!!

 

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Microsoft announce Windows Mobile 6.5, Marketplace and My Phone

image On Monday, as expected, Microsoft officially unveiled the latest version of its mobile operating system at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer previewed Windows Mobile 6.5 during his keynote address and as expected, the updated OS brings a handful of enhancements, including an application store, a backup and restore service, and improved mobile Web browser. Here’s a full rundown of the new features:

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Microsoft confirm Windows Mobile name change

At a press conference held today at MWC Miscrosoft CEO Steve Balmer confirms that the Windows Mobile Phones will undergo a name change and will now be called Windows Phones, dropping mobile from the name.

Steve also introduced the first generation of ‘Windows Phones’ each with updated versions of IE, Backup to Web, Microsoft MyPhone and new tools to help developers build better applications.

Now we’re just waiting to hear all about Windows Mobile 6.5 or will that be Windows 6.5 for mobiles or something else?! 😛

 

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Samsung announces new mobiles with DivX certification

Today at MWC Samsung and DivX Inc. have announced the latest the range of touch phone products to be DivX certified. Among the devices mentioned in the press release below is the Omnia HD (i8910) that we spoke about yesterday and it has been confirmed that the device will be Symbian S60 powered.

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The Samsung Omnia HD

 

DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX), a digital media company, and Samsung Electronics Co., LTD, a leading mobile provider, announced today at GSMA Mobile World Congress its newest full touch phone product line with DivX® Mobile certification — Samsung’s Ultra Touch, OMNIA HD, and BEAT DJ. These new cutting-edge DivX Certified® mobile phone devices offer consumers seamless playback of high-quality DivX video on the go and in the living room. DivX technology produces highly compressed video suitable for mobile platforms that require minimal storage for the highest quality experience possible.

“Our customers see mobile devices as an important place to enjoy high-quality video, and adding DivX support ensures that our handsets provide a cutting-edge media experience,” said Younghee Lee, Vice President of Samsung’s Digital Media & Communications business.

Samsung Ultra Touch (S8300) allows consumers to enjoy DivX video on its full touch display with anti-reflection and anti-scratch surface. Other compelling features include an 8-megapixel camera with Dual Power LED, GPS with navigation, TouchWiz UI with Mobile Widget, and Auto Rotation with a 3×4 inch keypad.

Samsung OMNIA HD (i8910) boasts its HD brilliance with 3.7” AMOLED full touch screen. The product enables consumers to play DivX videos from the phone directly on their televisions using the Omnia HD’s TV-Out feature—effectively turning the phone into a powerful portable media player. In addition to DivX video playback, Samsung’s OMNIA HD features generous internal memory (8GB /16GB) with the addition of a 32GB microSD card. Equipped with Symbian S60 5.0, the OMNIA HD offers innovative technology such as an 8-megapixel camera, the fastest network with HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, and advanced features such as geo-tagging and widgets.

With support for DivX video, Samsung’s BEAT DJ (M7600) empowers consumers to playback DivX video stored on the phone’s 50MB internal memory or up to 16GB with an external microSD memory card. The BEAT DJ also offers an enhanced music experience including full touch Music Evolution with Spin Wheel Touch and DISC UI—an advanced music play user interface, and BEAT DJ—a DJ’ing music application with music filters, scratching features and DJ mix recording.

“Samsung continues to recognize the value that DivX provides for its customers, and we are pleased to be a key feature in Samsung’s new line of mobile phones,” said Kevin Hell, Chief Executive Officer at DivX, Inc. “The Samsung Ultra Touch, OMNIA HD and BEAT DJ are superior multimedia phones, and now users will be able to watch their favorite videos absolutely anywhere, enjoying the high-quality that DivX video is known for.”

In addition to the three newly DivX Certified mobile phones with Samsung, DivX also announced a new certification profile—DivX Mobile Theater. Now available to DivX IC and OEM licensees, DivX Mobile Theater Profile helps mobile licensees ensure that their phones are certified to support studio requirements for premium DivX video playback, provide true DVD-like quality, and offers an improved user experience.

Products that bear the DivX Certified® logo have undergone a rigorous testing program to ensure a high-quality DivX media experience, including reliable video creation and playback, interoperability with other DivX Certified devices and the visual quality users expect from DivX.

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HTC Touch Pro 2 specification

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The HTC Touch Pro 2

 

Overview

The HTC Touch Pro2 delivers the most powerful productivity experience available on a mobile phone.  Architected with distinct style and strength, it features a high-resolution 3.6-inch widescreen VGA display and large QWERTY keyboard. The device is the first to include HTC’s Straight Talk technology, a sophisticated speakerphone experience that delivers high-fidelity voice and sound.

Key features

·         People centric-communication: allows users to view the entire history of conversations with every contact, whether by voice, SMS or email

·         Zero-waiting Push Internet

·         Enhanced TouchFLO 3D

·         HTC’s Straight Talk: an integrated email, voice and speakerphone experience

Operating System

Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional

Processor

Qualcomm® MSM7201a™, 528 MHz

Memory

ROM: 512 MB

RAM: 288 MB

microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)

Dimensions (LxWxT)

116 X 59.2 X 17.25 mm (4.57 X 2.33 X 0.68 inches)

Weight

187.5 grams (6.61 ounces) with battery

Display

3.6-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with WVGA resolution

Adjustable tilt screen

Network

HSDPA/WCDMA:

·      Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz
Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:

·      850/900/1800/1900 MHz

(Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent)

Device Control

TouchFLO™ 3D; Zoom bar

Keyboard

Slide-out 5-row QWERTY keyboard

GPS

Internal GPS antenna

Connectivity

Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets

Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g

HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0, audio jack, and TV Out* in one)

Camera

Main camera: 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus

Second camera: VGA CMOS color camera

Audio supported formats

AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, AWB, QCP, MP3, WMA, WAV, MIDI, M4A

Video supported formats

WMV, ASF, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, M4V, AVI

Battery

Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery

Capacity: 1500 mAh

Talk time:

·         Up to 270 minutes for WCDMA

·         Up to 419 minutes for GSM

Standby time:

·         Up to 454 hours for WCDMA

·         Up to 348 hours for GSM

Video call time: up to 150 minutes

(The above are subject to network and phone usage)

AC Adapter

Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz

DC output: 5V and 1A

Special Features

FM Radio, G-Sensor, auto speakerphone on when facing down the device

* HTC TV Out cable needed.

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HTC Touch Diamond 2 specification

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The HTC Touch Diamond 2

 

Overview

The HTC Touch Diamond2 is the next step in the evolution of the successful HTC Touch Diamond.  Incorporating a large 3.2-inch high-resolution wide-screen VGA display, the Touch Diamond2 offers an advanced touch experience that is optimized for a powerful and easy to use mobile Internet experience.

Key features

·         People centric-communication: allows users to view the entire history of conversations with every contact, whether by voice, SMS or email

·         Zero-waiting Push Internet

·         Enhanced TouchFLO 3D

·         Compact design and iconic styling

·         Large widescreen display

Operating System

Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional

Processor

Qualcomm® MSM7200A™, 528 MHz

Memory

ROM: 512 MB

RAM: 288 MB

microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)

Dimensions (LxWxT)

107.85 X 53.1 X 13.7 mm (4.25 X 2.09 X 0.54 inches)

Weight

117.5 grams (4.15 ounces) with battery

Display

3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 480 X 800 WVGA resolution

Network

HSPA/WCDMA:

·         Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz
Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:

·         Europe/Asia: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

(Band frequency, HSUPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent)

Device Control

TouchFLO™ 3D; Zoom bar

GPS

Internal GPS antenna

Connectivity

Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets

Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g

HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)

Camera

Main camera: 5.0 megapixel color camera with auto focus

Second camera: VGA CMOS color camera

Audio supported formats

AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, QCP, MP3, WMA, WAV, MIDI, M4A

Video supported formats

WMV, ASF, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, M4V, AVI

Battery

Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery

Capacity: 1100 mAh

Talk time: (subject to change)

·         Up to 300 minutes for WCDMA

·         Up to 340 minutes for GSM

Standby time: (subject to change)

·         Up to 500 hours for WCDMA

·         Up to 360 hours for GSM

Video call time: Up to 150 minutes

(The above are subject to network and phone usage)

AC Adapter

Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz

DC output: 5V and 1A

Special Features

FM Radio, G-Sensor

 

 

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HTC’s MWC press conference

Jonathan from Clove Technology, our eyes and ears at MWC, is sitting in at the HTC press conference at the moment and relaying the news from the event.

 

  • 10:10 – The press conference was due to start at 10:00 GMT but its going to take a little bit longer as people are still arriving.
  • 10:13 – WiFi connectivity issues in the conference hall at the moment, what a time to run slow!
  • 10:20 – Still not started and now standing room only
  • 10:25 – The Touch Pro2 and the Diamond2 now showing on HTC.COM

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  • 10:30 – Started
  • 10:33 – HTC announce the new Touch Pro2 and Diamond2
  • 10:36 – HTC’s new Straight Talk technology delivers an integrated email, voice and speakerphone experience. Users can transition seamlessly from email to single or multi-party conference calls and turn any location into a conference room.
  • 10:40 – Push INTERNET allows you to set up favourite sites that get auto updated and content delivered as per schedule
  • 10:45 – Pro2 to have tilting display and proximity sensor
  • 10:50 – lots of waffle
  • 10:51 – Both the Touch Pro 2 and Touch Diamond 2 will be available second quarter of 2009!
  • 10:55 – HTC Touch Pro 2 Specification

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Diamond2

  • 10:56 – Android will still be part of HTC’s offering going forward.
  • 10:58 – It’s all over! 🙂

 

 

Press releases due at 10:30 GMT.

Refresh this post regularly as I’ll be updating it with HTC news as we get it!

 

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HTC announce the new Touch Pro 2 and Touch Diamond 2

News directly from MWC:

 

HTC Corporation, a global designer of mobile phones, today unveiled two new flagship devices, the HTC Touch Diamond2ä and HTC Touch Pro2ä.  Integrating innovative simplicity with unique style and an intuitive interface, the devices balance function, form and cutting-edge technology to personalize the communication and mobile Internet experience.

“The HTC Touch Pro2 and HTC Touch Diamond2 introduce a mobile communication experience that simplifies how we communicate with people in our lives whether through voice, text or email,” said Peter Chou, president and CEO, HTC Corp. “HTC is delivering the latest, cutting-edge sophistication in a broad portfolio of mobile phones that improve how people live, work and communicate.”

HTC TOUCHFLO 3D INTEGRATED WITH WINDOWS MOBILE
The HTC Touch Diamond2 and HTC Touch Pro2 utilize HTC’s latest TouchFLO 3D interface. TouchFLO 3D has been more deeply integrated into a customized version of Windows Mobile 6.1 to deliver more consistency throughout Windows Mobile applications and menus. Focused on making navigation easier and more intuitive, TouchFLO 3D brings important information to the top-level user interface, including quick access to people, messaging, email, photos, music and weather.  As part of this improved Windows Mobile integration the touch focus areas have been enlarged to be more finger-touch friendly.

BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER
With the HTC Touch Diamond2 and HTC Touch Pro2, HTC is introducing a new people-centric communication approach, providing a single contact view that displays the individual conversation history of contacts regardless of whether voice, text or email were used.  This can be viewed from the contact card or the in-call screen during a phone conversation, ensuring the latest communication contact-by-contact is always at hand.

SIMPLIFYING HOW PEOPLE ACCESS THEIR INFORMATION
Continuing its commitment to making the mobile Internet easier and more enjoyable, the HTC Touch Diamond2 and HTC Touch Pro2 introduce HTC’s Push Internet technology.   HTC Push Internet alleviates slow downloading and rendering of Web pages on a mobile phone. Users can preselect their favorite Websites to get immediate access to them when needed.

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The HTC Touch Diamond2

HTC TOUCH DIAMOND2
The HTC Touch Diamond2 is the next step in the evolution of the successful HTC Touch Diamond. Crafted to fit perfectly into the hand, the Touch Diamond2 evolves the compact design and iconic style of the original HTC Touch Diamond. It incorporates a larger 3.2-inch high-resolution wide-screen VGA display for a greater viewing area in a design just 13.7mm thick. The phone also includes a new touch sensitive zoom bar for even faster zooming of Web pages, emails, text messages, photos or documents.
Leveraging HTC’s TouchFLO 3D experience combined with a people-centric communication approach and HTC’s new Push Internet technology The Touch Diamond2 offers an advanced touch experience that is optimized for one-hand use.

With fifty-percent better battery life, a five mega-pixel auto focus camera, expandable memory, gravity sensor and an ambient light sensor, the Touch Diamond2 brings the most sophisticated capabilities to a broad consumer audience looking for the professional benefits of a smartphone without sacrificing size, looks or functionality.

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The HTC Touch Pro2

HTC TOUCH PRO2
Designed for business professionals, the HTC Touch Pro2 is architected with distinct style and strength while delivering the most powerful productivity experience available on a mobile phone.  Leveraging HTC’s TouchFLO 3D, people-centric communication and Push Internet technology, the Touch Pro2 features a high-resolution 3.6-inch widescreen VGA display for an expanded viewing area and large finger-friendly QWERTY keyboard. With improved battery life, expandable memory, a touch-sensitive zoom bar as well as gravity, proximity and ambient light sensors, the Touch Pro2 is optimized for touch as well as heavy email use.

INTRODUCING HTC STRAIGHT TALK FOR HTC TOUCH PRO2
The new HTC Touch Pro2 leverages voice in a new way to create one of the most sophisticated communication experiences found on a mobile phone.   HTC’s new Straight Talk technology delivers an integrated email, voice and speakerphone experience. Users can transition seamlessly from email to single or multi-party conference calls and turn any location into a conference room.

In addition to the new simplified calling experience, Straight Talk includes an innovative mechanical and acoustic design that features a sophisticated speakerphone experience similar to those found in corporate boardrooms. Straight Talk delivers a high-fidelity voice and sound experience enhanced by asymmetric speakers and advanced noise suppression with full duplex acoustics. When the Touch Pro2 is flipped over it automatically turns into a conference room speakerphone system.

Availability
The HTC Touch Diamond2 will be available to customers across major European and Asian markets in early Q2 2009 with broader global availability coming later in the year.  The Touch Pro2 will be available across major global markets beginning in early summer.

 

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HTC Touch Pro2

image Designed for business professionals, the HTC Touch Pro2 is architected with distinct style and strength while delivering the most powerful productivity experience available on a mobile phone.  Leveraging HTC’s TouchFLO 3D, people-centric communication and Push Internet technology, the Touch Pro2 features a high-resolution 3.6-inch widescreen VGA display for an expanded viewing area and large finger-friendly QWERTY keyboard. With improved battery life, expandable memory, a touch-sensitive zoom bar as well as gravity, proximity and ambient light sensors, the Touch Pro2 is optimized for touch as well as heavy email use.

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HTC Touch Diamond2

image The HTC Touch Diamond2 is the next step in the evolution of the successful HTC Touch Diamond. Crafted to fit perfectly into the hand, the Touch Diamond2 evolves the compact design and iconic style of the original HTC Touch Diamond. It incorporates a larger 3.2-inch high-resolution wide-screen VGA display for a greater viewing area in a design just 13.7mm thick. The phone also includes a new touch sensitive zoom bar for even faster zooming of Web pages, emails, text messages, photos or documents.

Leveraging HTC’s TouchFLO 3D experience combined with a people-centric communication approach and HTC’s new Push Internet technology The Touch Diamond2 offers an advanced touch experience that is optimized for one-hand use.

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