After seeing the first 12 megapixel cameraphone, Sony Ericsson Idou in action at Mobile World Congress 2009, in Barcelona, word’s out that the device will be launched in October or November this year. As we previously reported, the phone packs a 12.1 megapixel sensor, face detection, Xenon flash, GPS, geotagging and a 3.5 inch touchscreen display....
Gigabyte released its own full touchscreen smartphone at Mobile World Congress 2009, the GSmart S1200 handset, that got analyzed by the folks of Unwired View. They found that the S1200 doesn’t stand out of the crowd of full touchscreen phones announced at MWC 2009. However, this Gigabyte device is a pretty good Windows Mobile smartphone, packing...
Last week, during Mobile World Congress 2009, Microsoft made 3 big announcements: the launch of Windows Mobile 6.5, the debut of MyPhone and Marketplace. However, WM 6.5 is not ready for action yet, as it’ll hit handsets this Fall, so you’ll have to keep buying Windows Mobile 6.1 phones for a while. Windows Mobile 6.5 is, in spite of the...
Mobile World Congress 2009 wrapped up last week, but we continue to learn new stuff about the handsets shown by major manufacturers in Barcelona. Now it’s safe to say that we can pile up all the info and decide which phones and companies disappointed us and which have what it takes to becomes hits. Misses: 1) Nokia N86 The biggest disappointment...
Haier was present at MWC this year, with a couple of MIDs on display, strangely enough dubbed “NetBooks”. The device you can see on the left of the image below is a mini-laptop that was also showcased at Haier’s booth, accompanied by other similar portable devices. The company had also brought two Android handsets at MWC 2009, unoriginally...
Just as Mobile World Congress 2009 wrapped up, the Global Mobile Awards took place in Barcelona and among the winners there was RIM, the maker of BlackBerry handsets. They won the award for “Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough”, thanks to RIM’s SurePress technology. Is that all it takes to get an award? I mean, where’s the innovation?...
i-mate announced during MWC 2009 a couple of new smartphones, the Legionnaire and Centurion, that use Windows Mobile 6.5. Legionnaire is a full touch device that will hit the market in Q3, accompanied by the i-mate Warrior UMPC. Legionnaire will be integrated into Warrior, becoming its touchpad. i-mate Legionnaire will retail for $500, while Warrior...
Aside from the huge brands showcasing their products at MWC 2009, there were also small companies with bright ideas, like Neo and their cool designs. Among the brand’s phone designs there’s Neo 808i (below), the “world’s smallest fully featured mobile phone”. The handset measures 41 x 72 x 14 mm, weighs 90 grams and it...
Acer brought the E-Ten expertise and 3 brand new handsets (plus one rebranded Glofiish) to Mobile World Congress 2009. However, the company’s not all about new hardware, but also new software, as they showcased their own Windows Mobile UI overlay, the Acer Shell UI. This finger-friendly interface is based on widgets and it manages to shine, competing...
GSMSurround is the world’s only real immersive surround sound headphone system, that got demoed at Mobile World Congress 2009, in Barcelona. With the aid of the innovative headphone technology you’ll benefit from 5.1 surround and audio quality on the go. TubeSurround revealed products that enhance the sound and image of multimedia devices,...
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