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Nokia N86 Coming to US

Kim Poh Liaw — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:26:14 +0000

The 8 megapixel camera phone, Nokia N86, is confirmed to be sold in US soon according to Nokia. With a 2.6-inch AMOLED screen, the Nokia N86 8MP is preloaded with Ovi services including Ovi Maps, N-Gage and Ovi Files. The Nokia N86 8MP will be available for $558.00 through Nokia Flagship Stores in the coming weeks.

Nokia N86 Specifications:

GSM Quadband
HSDPA
Symbian S60
8 megapixel camera, wide-angle lens, auto focusing
support 640 x 480 pixels @ 30fps video recording
Dual Flash LED
WiFi
Secondary video call camera
2.6-inch, 16million colors AMOLED, 240 x 320 pixels
N-Gage
Up to 25 hours music listening
Uo to 7 hours video playing
3.5 mm headphone jack
Bluetooth
A-GPS
TV-Out
microUSB
8 GB internal memory
microSDHC card slot

Nokia N86 Start Shipping

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:16:02 +0000

Announced in Feb this year, Nokia has announced that its Nokia N86 is now shipping globally with an estimated retail price of EUR 375 (around 475 USD), before taxes and subsidies. The Nokia N86 has a wide-angle Carl Zeiss optics, able to produce up to 8 megapixel photo. The device also offers a 2.6-inch QVGA OLED screen with scratch resistant hardened glass, A-GPS, 3.5 mm headphone jack, FM Radio receiver, easy photo management, full sync capability with a PC and TV-out support for slide shows.

Nokia N86 Specifications:

GSM Quadband
HSDPA
Symbian S60
8 megapixel camera, wide-angle lens, auto focusing
support 640 x 480 pixels @ 30fps video recording
Dual Flash LED
WiFi
Secondary video call camera
2.6-inch, 16million colors AMOLED, 240 x 320 pixels
N-Gage
Up to 25 hours music listening
Uo to 7 hours video playing
3.5 mm headphone jack
Bluetooth
A-GPS
TV-Out
microUSB
8 GB internal memory
microSDHC card slot

Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-shot Plus Gets New Software Add-ons

Kim Poh Liaw — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:27:08 +0000

Sony Ericsson UK has revealed a new C905 edition, called Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-shot Plus. The new version will come with a 8GB memory card bundled, as well as new software features like Smile Shutter, threaded sms, Snapfish and YouTube viewer. It has also got the BBC iplayer pre-installed to access BBC’s videos from your C905. The new software features can be added to the current C905 through software updates though, the Plus editio simply complete those software upgrade steps for you.

[via phonearena]

Sony Ericsson Idou Silver Confirmed, Live Photos Available

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:30:55 +0000

Remember the news about Sony Ericsson Idou getting silver color from semcblog? MobileCowBoys.nl has got a chance to take a few photos of the silver touch screen phones, which has also confirmed the rumor.

Sony Ericsson Idou is a full touch screen phone featuring a 12 megapixel camera. It will be available by the end of this year and according to recent rumor, it should be released by October or November. Check out a few more photos below:

Rumor: Sony Ericsson Idou Available in October 2009

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:25:41 +0000

During the press announcement in Mobile World Congress two months back, Sony Ericsson did not have a confirmed released date for its Idou touch screen phone but only said due for second half of the year. Gustaf Brusewitz from Sony Ericsson Sweden has told mobil.se that it will be available in either October or November, which is almost the end of year 2009 for christmas season.

Check out previous live report here

[via esato / semcblog]

2009-04-06 14:16

Sony Ericsson in Germany has now informed that the sales of Sony Ericsson’s 12 MP mobile Idou will start in October or November. Sony Ericsson’s german product manager also says that Idou is just the first model in a series of entertainment phones from Sony Ericsson.

It is to the german WEB site Teltarif Sony Ericsson’s german product and pr manager now has given more details about the rumoured super mobile from Sony Ericsson.

- Idou is the project name for the first phone model. The focus for this project and the promis behind it is “Unlimited entertainment”. It is much more than just picture and music functions, for instance games, social networks or complete video services says Sony Ericsson’s german product manager Steffen Grosch.

More models in the series with focus on “unlimited entertainment” as in Idou are also on the way, according to Sony Ericsson’s german product manager.

Sony Ericsson Idou will have Symbian’s new operating system, which among other things is based on Nokia’s Series 60 and Sony Ericsson’s UIQ. The system will according to Symbian be complete around the summer.

Idou will also have a 12 MP camera, built-in GPS and a large 3.5″ touch screen.

According to german Sony Ericsson Idou will be available in October, but not later than November. According to Gustaf Brusewitz on Swedish Sony Ericsson however, the only information provided is that Idou will be available “sometimes during the second half of this year.”

Samsung Korea Announces Haptic 8M W740 Camera Phone

Kim Poh Liaw — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 07:00:12 +0000

Featuring a 8 megapixel camera, Samsung has released its new camera phone, the Haptic 8M SCH-W740 in Korea this week. The model is using the TouchWiz UI, there is haptic feedback for each touch input on the 3.3-inch touch screen.

Interestingly, there is a new software called Face-Tagging pre-installed on the phone. The software will identify people in the photos by matching the contact profile photo. You can then select to send text message or call the person from the photo gallery. The 8 megapixel camera is supported by a Xenon flash module and able to do auto focusing and smile detection.

Other than the HSPA 3G chipset, the new Haptic 8M is also a T-DMB digital TV phone for receiving media broadcast on the go. The phone is available in Korea for about $660 USD without service contract.

More Photos at next page

[via slashgear]

Rumor: Sony Ericsson Idou Getting Silver Skin too

Kim Poh Liaw — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:58:52 +0000

Sony Ericsson Idou, the company first 12 megapixel camera phone, is said to be available in silver too according to semcblog. The full touch screen phone is announced last month at Mobile World Congress and will be available by the end of this year in most regions.

MWC2009: Nokia N86 Hardware Walkthrough Video

Kim Poh Liaw — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:35:04 +0000

Expected to be available in this quarter, the Nokia N86 is the company’s first 8 megapixel camera phone. The N86 is powered by Symbian OS and has a wide-angle Carl Zeiss optics, dual LED flash, 2.6-inch QVGA OLED screen with scratch resistant hardened glass, A-GPS, 3.5 mm headphone jack and FM Radio receiver. It will be sold with an estimated retail price of EUR 375 (around 475 USD), before taxes and subsidies. Check out a brief hardware walkthrough video here.

MWC2009: Several Nokia N86 Videos Posted

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:10:51 +0000

Like the new Nokia N86? Check out a few videos posted by NokiaConversation team, including a hands on video.

Nokia N86 Hands On

Click here to view the embedded video.

Nokia N86 Promotinoal Ads

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Nokia N86 Product Manager Kimmo Nahkamäki

Click here to view the embedded video.

MWC2009: Nokia N86 with Wide-Angle Carl Zeiss Optics Announced Today

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:11:11 +0000

Today Nokia has released more info of its new Nokia NSeries multimedia computer, the Nokia N86. Nokia N86 has a wide-angle Carl Zeiss optics, able to produce up to 8 megapixel photo. According to the announcement, the Nokia N86 8MP is designed to excel in both bright and low light conditions, and it’s optimized for both video and still imaging. The Nokia N86 8MP is expected to begin shipping in the second quarter of 2009 with an estimated retail price of EUR 375 (around 475 USD), before taxes and subsidies.

The camera module does not have the Xenon flash, although you will still have a dual LED flash to assist you on low light conditions. The wide-angle Carl Zeiss Tessar lens is also said to be the first mobile phone camera that supports variable aperture and reduced shutter lags.

With a powerful camera, the Nokia N86 has a 8GB internal memory with another microSD card slot for more storage expansion.The device also offers a 2.6-inch QVGA OLED screen with scratch resistant hardened glass, A-GPS, 3.5 mm headphone jack, FM Radio receiver, easy photo management, full sync capability with a PC and TV-out support for slide shows.

Nokia N86 Specifications:

GSM Quadband
HSDPA
Symbian S60
8 megapixel camera, wide-angle lens, auto focusing
support 640 x 480 pixels @ 30fps video recording
Dual Flash LED
WiFi
Secondary video call camera
2.6-inch, 16million colors AMOLED, 240 x 320 pixels
N-Gage
Up to 25 hours music listening
Uo to 7 hours video playing
3.5 mm headphone jack
Bluetooth
A-GPS
TV-Out
microUSB
8 GB internal memory
microSDHC card slot