Due to building works going on at home, the Mobile Tech Addicts Podcast will be delayed this week until probably Thursday, apologies for any inconvenience but I cannot get near my office as its stuffed full of wardrobes and beds. Don’t forget, if you have any comments or questions email us at [email protected] or leave us a skype message, our skype address is mtaddicts.
Until fairly recently a 2 megapixel camera was about al you could hope for when it came to phones with built in cameras. There are some exceptions to this of course, notably the Nokia N95 with it’s 5 megapixel sensor. However, recently there seems to have been a race among several manufacturers to be the first out there with an 8 megapixel camera phone.
Recently we saw LG enter the race with their Renoir, Sony Ericsson with the C905 and now Samsung with their new i8510 Innov8. I’m not sure who actually won the 8MP race but Samsung are the first to actually send us their phone for review.
The Innov8 is a fairly good looking candybar style handset with a slider that reveals a numeric pad and looks a little like a bigger N95. The screen is a generous 2.8" QVGA which does make the handset a little more chunky than I would like.
We’ll have a review for you in a week or so once we have had a chance to use the i8510 properly. Until then enjoy the unboxing video!
Samsung i8510 (Innov8) specification:
Posted by: Matt
MobileTopSoft is forecasting that Windows Mobile 7, the next generation mobile operating system for handhelds and smartphones, will debut this week at the Professional Developers Conference (2008) in Los Angeles, CA. The event’s main focus isn’t Windows Mobile. Other platforms and development projects at Redmond will also be featured at the conference.
Just received an email from T-Mobile, if your interested in the G1 Android phone you will be able to order it online from tomorrow or get it in-store from Thursday at 9am. If you fancy being one of the first to see the G1 in the flesh, T-Mobile is hosting an exclusive early opening of their store at 287 Oxford Street, London, W1C 2DP (nearest Tube Oxford Circus). You’ll need to be there for 7am to find out what they have planned for the T-Mobile G1 launch.
Still struggling to come to terms with the poor performance of your iPhone 3G battery while using HSDPA and all the other features of the phone, if you are well you should check out Steve’s Trotto’s review of the USB Fever Portable Power Station. The portable Power Stations allows you to charge your iPhone 3G on the go. With a 2400mAh Li-ion battery this should provide you with plenty of power to get through the day and more. Take a look at the video after the break to see how this device works.
While this may have little implication in the greater context of things, the iPhone Dev Team is close to finally coming up with an iPhone 3G baseband unlock solution which was missing when the iPhone 2.0 jailbreak was released. Since iPhones will still solely be available and activated through AT&T stores in the US and O2 in the UK through iTunes and in store contract signing, this latest news will have very little effect in the sales of AT&T. Nevertheless, this iPhone 3G unlock will surely be appreciated by those who wish to finally switch networks.
HTC is finally going public with the number of G1 phones it expects to sell by the end of the year—600,000 is the figure it is offering up. Sales projections are a tricky game for device manufacturers. It’s an opportunity for companies like Apple and HTC to boast about how well they plan their products to perform, but it’s also a chance to appear surprised later when they outperform their own forecasts.
According to the winowsmobileitaly team Samsung are about to release a brand new Windows Mobile based device.
As many of you may remember, a few days ago we were the first in the world to disclose the existence of a new Windows Mobile smartphone manufactured by Samsung. Unfortunately, we are not able to publish any pictures yet, but here are some new details about it that we have been told about by our confidential and exclusive source.
The new smartphone is named the Samsung GT-C6620 and, as the name clearly indicates, it will be the first smartphone to sport Samsung’s new coding for naming its products. Below you can read further information about this smartphone, once more published by us as world exclusive.
The Samsung GT-C6620 is a Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard based phone and therefore it lacks a touchscreen but nevertheless it sports a built-in QWERTY thumb keyboard, a similar form factor to the Samsung i600 Mail’n’Call although it is not to be a real follower of the successful SGH-i600, so that it wouldn’t be correct to dub it a new Samsung Black*ack.
Samsung’s new smartphone also sports a 2 Megapixel camera, a microSD expansion slot, Bluetooth connectivity (but it’s lacking Wi-Fi support) and a special user interface which is completely customized especially for the mobile operator which will be offering it and its Value Added Services.Among the other remarkable specifications of the GT-C6620, which has just been approved by FCC – Federal Communications Commission, a two-tone casing (in white matched with another high color), confirming once more thatit was designed with the younger generation in mind (yet another remarkable milestone in the WinMo history), UMTS/HSDPA 3G/3.5G connectivity and full support for 3G video calling thanks to the in-built front camera.
According to our source the Samsung GT-C6620 will probably be launched in Italy before the end of 2008 as an exclusive by the new MVNO – Mobile Virtual Network Operator MTV Mobile (powered by TIM – Telecom Italia Mobile) at a price lower than € 200. Unfortunately official images of the C6620 are still lacking but below you can see the back casing’s profile, taken from the FCC documents.
Unfortunately the team were unable to break down the FCC document but with a little PDF knowledge I have been able to do this and show you it in it’s full glory.
Now all I need is for someone to read the lingo on the page and tell us all what it means.
Posted by: John
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Continuing in their quest for World Domination, Google have now made Google Earth icompatible with the iPhone and iPod Touch.
In the words of the girls over at shinyshiny.tv…..
Having Google Earth on your iPhone means that you’ll now be able to… Well, I guess you could… Nope. I’ve never really found a use for it apart from trying to find my house on my street, and that’s only amusing for so long.
If you’ve got an iPhone you can connect via 3G as well as WiFi, and there’s special gyroscopic functionality, such as the ability tilt to adjust your view.
So Google now seem to have their hands in virtually every O/S possible although I’m sure I will stand corrected on this comment.
Posted by: John
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The guys over at Devicewire.com have just dropped us a line to tell us that there has been a reduction on the HP iPAQ 914C. The original price was £354.99 and it has now been dropped down to £347.99. Buy this today and you can get FREE delivery. Just use the code FDTAM at the end of the check out process to receive a £6.77 (Ex VAT) £7.95 (Inc VAT) discount (Their standard delivery charge).
A quick word of warning though, there are only 2 of these devices left so if you really want one then you need to move quickly.
HP iPaq 914c Business Messenger Description
The HP iPAQ 914c Business Messenger is powered by Windows Mobile 6 Professional and offers 3G data connectivity.
The 3-way TrackWheel allows navigation through documents, texts and Emails. Typing on the HP iPAQ 914c Business Messenger is easy with the use of the QWERTY keyboard. The large 2.46" transmissive screen is clear and bright and with Windows Mobile 6 Professional the screen is touch sensitive for stylus or fingertip use.
The HP iPAQ 914c Business Messenger has GPS navigation in built and can be used with the included Google Maps providing both street-level maps and aerial photographs on demand. An optional HP iPAQ GPS Navigation Kit for the 914c enables turn-by-turn journey directions, for faster and automatic navigation to your destination.
Main Features
- 3G HSDPA data connection at up to 3.6/7.2 Mbps speeds
- Whilst driving, have Email read out and replied to via speech
- with HP Voice Reply and HP Voice Commander
- Assisted GPS satellite location with Google Maps
- Dual standard Wi-Fi Wireless 802.11b/g
- Large 2.46” 320×240 pixel transmissive TFT colour display
- Ultra-fast 520Mhz Marvell PXA270 processor
- 3 way TrackWheel, Touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard
- Quality built 64x113x16mm design case, 146g
- 3.0 Megapixel integrated camera
The HP iPAQ 914c Business Messenger supports 3G data connectivity as well as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth access. HP Voice Commander and HP Voice Reply applications enable the HP iPAQ 914c Business Messenger to read out incoming Emails and permit replies to be dictated. Many aspects can be assigned voice tags for voice control.
The HP Enterprise Mobility Suite software suite allows remote application installation and maintenance, diagnostics, rollout and software changes, plus improved iPAQ security with remote device locking and wiping data off lost or stolen devices.
Additional software includes Microsoft Office Mobile, portable viewers for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat PDF documents. Mobile versions of Internet Explorer, Calendar and Contacts. HP PhotoSmart Mobile for use with the 3.0 Megapixel camera, iPAQ manger software for the Bluetooth and Wireless connectivity and HP Help and Support.
Additional Memory is provided via 64bit MicroSD card slot. Memory plugged into this socket is in addition to the main 128Mb RAM and 256Mb ROM the HP iPAQ 914c Business Messenger has built-in as standard.
Posted by: John
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