Garmin-Asus M10 Promo Video Reveals Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Features (Video)

After finding out the first details about the second official Windows Mobile 6.5.3 handset, Garmin-Asus M10, we’ve now stumbled upon its first promotional video. Although it’s in Chinese, the clip is pretty revealing, showing the features of new platform:

You can notice features like the taskbar search shortcut, the multitasking interface, a new virtual keyboard and, of course, state of the art navigational functions. That weather tab would even make HTC jealous, I tell you…

It must be mentioned that Asus already has 1000 pre-orders for the device, all from the Taiwanese market, so good sales are expected for this smartphone.

[via mobile spots]

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LG Mini, Smallest and Slimmest 3.2 Inch Full Touch Phone

LG has just introduced the LG Mini handset, also known as GD880, a device for trendsetters, packed with intelligent features. The phone is the smallest and slimmest 3.2 inch full touchscreen handset available on the market right now.

LG Mini comes in a compact form factor, with textured metal accents on its sides and a 3.2 inch touch display upfront, with a 16:9 aspect ratio and a button-free face. The new device provides speedy web browsing, fast push email and a feature called Social Network Connect, helping people keep in touch.

Facebook and Twitter are also supported, with automatic updates shown on the home screen. At the back of the Mini you’ll find a 5 megapixel camera with face detection, video capture and support for social network upload of pics and vids. FM radio is also on board, as well as HSDPA connectivity (7.2 Mbps), WiFi and A-GPS.

The handset will hit Europe in March for a price that’s yet unknown.

[via koreanewswire.co.kr]

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LG GT350, Touchscreen-QWERTY Combo Meant for Social Networking

LG Electronics announced a new handset ahead of MWC 2010, the LG GT350 model meant for fans of social networking and other such services. The device comes with a sliding QWERTY keyboard, a large 3 inch touchscreen LCD display and other features you’ll find out after the break.

Compared to the GT350’s predecessor, the new model comes with a keyboard sporting 4 rows of keys instead of 3. Also we learn that the handset’s entire interface revolves around social networking, fully integrating Facebook and Twitter, with all info displayed on one screen.

There’s even a special button for access to social networks, as well as for e-mail, instant messaging and the web browser. LG GT350 will be available in 6 colours and it’ll reach the European market in April.

[via mobile review]

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Samsung Monte S5620 is Now Official

With MWC 2010 closing in, most handset and gadget makers are announcing products that will be showcased during the event. For example, Samsung just announced Monte aka the Samsung S5620 handset, pictured below. This smartphone uses the TouchWiz 2.0 Plus UI, lacking sidebar widgets, apparently.

The new device features a 3 inch WQVGA touchscreen LCD display with a 16:9 aspect ratio, a 3.2 megapixel camera with face recognition, smile shot, GPS with geotagging and WiFi. There’s also a 3.5mm audio jack on board, a Smart Unlock feature, Exchange ActiveSync, Google Sync and instant messaging plus social networking features.

Expect the phone to be showcased during MWC 2010 next week.

[via samsunghub]

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Complete Symbian Platform, Available Now for Open Source Download

The Symbian Foundation has recently announced that the complete Symbian platform is available for download now and use under open source licenses. Here’s a video explaining what the innovation of this initiative really is, explained by Chris Davidson from the Symbian Foundation.

All Symbian platform source code is now available as open source code, even if you’re a member of the community or not and if this seems familiar to you, remember that Symbian had some parts available under open licenses back in April 2009. That was the date when the Symbian Foundation launched.

Some packages, like the Kernel and Security were converted to the Eclipse public license last year, adding up to 5 million open source code lines, but the plan is to make available a total of 33 million lines in the near future. The opening of the software package means that the Symbian community will grow and improve and the platform will finally evolve to a better version.

[via developer.symbian.org]

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Inbrics M1 Android Smartphone/MID Ready for MWC 2010 Unveiling

After being showed at CES 2010, the M1 smartphone created by Inbrics will bring its Android hotness to MWC 2010, starting next week. This MID/smartphone is also supposed to be released this year and apparently it’ll be used as a media controller among others.

This is the thinnest Android slider to date, packing a 3.7 inch WVGA AMOLED display, a 3 megapixel camera, 16GB of internal memory and a microSD card slot. There’s also a full QWERTY keyboard among the specs, plus a front facing VGA camera and Android 1.5 runs the show on the device.

Inbrics M1 uses an 800 MHz processor, supports 720p video playback and even comes with a custom UI on top of Android. Looking forward to see it in action next week!

[via engadget]

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Qisda QCM-330, a Promising Smartphone From the Ex BenQ Company

Formerly known as BenQ and now Qisda, the company making the handset in the image on the left has all the promise in the world. After all, we’re dealing with a device packing a 4 inch widescreen display and 3.5G connectivity.

The handset is dubbed Qisda QCM-330 and it’s a multimedia smartphone with WiFi, the above mentioned touchscreen (with a 1:1.25 aspect ratio) and full Internet browsing. Scrolling, zooming and rotating photos via the same screen is supported and the interface on board is very intuitive.

QCM-330 comes with an accelerometer, video playback support (hopefully HD) and an impressive design, based on a metallic look and a surface that’s got good grip. Qisda is proving to be a promising company for now, but the future will tell us more.

[via news.zol.com.cn]

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New Leaked Images Show the iPhone 4G Design Traits

After a couple of rumours concerning the name of the iPhone 4G, we’ve come across a bunch of shots detailing the future handset’s design. They’ve been published by the folks of iResQ and they’re available below, revealing the size of the new iPhone and its form factor.

As you can see, the new handset will a bit longer than the 3GS model and its screen matrix will be different. There’s also a tiny reflective front panel pictured below, with an unknown purpose for now, although it could be the place where a future front camera will be hidden. Of course, these are all iRumours, so take them with a grain of salt.

[via ispazio]

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LG Arena Max (LG LU9400), Pictured and Detailed

An Asian site has recently revealed some info concerning LG Arena Max, the successor to the popular LG Arena handset. The device is also dubbed LG LU9400, it gets pictured below and it’s supposed to come out in April.

Last time we heard about it, LG Arena Max was being tested by the WiFi Alliance back in November 2009. We also have a bunch of specs that you’ll find on the handset, like a 3.5 inch touchscreen display, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS.

Expect a Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU to also be on board, with a 1GHz frequency and a 5 megapixel camera at the back. The Cyon branding on the device indicates that it’ll be available in Korea first, but we don’t rule out an European launch in this Spring or in the summer time.

[via allaboutphones.nl]

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Samsung Prepares Super AMOLED Phone for MWC 2010, Bada OS Handset Too

Last we heard, Samsung was gearing up to show the world its first Bada OS handset at MWC 2010, but now it seems they’ve got more than that coming. SamsungHub reports that the company is also preparing its very first Super AMOLED touchscreen handset, also to be showcased in Barcelona next week.

The screen is possibly a WVGA one and we know that it integrates a touch sensor, provides better sunlight visibility and it’s able to show images that are 5 times more vivid than those on AMOLED screens. Speculations claim that the Bada OS and the Super AMOLED phone might be the one and the same, but I guess we’ll have to find out for ourselves next week.

No images of the upcoming devices have been revealed, although GSMArena managed to score a pic (shown above) showing a mystery handset next to an iPhone. The phone is presumably the one with the Super AMOLED display, in maximum brightness.

[via Unwired View]

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