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Samsung TouchWiz to Get New Widgets and Development Tools

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:15:45 +0000

Samsung has announced that it is working with Yahoo, Google and AccuWeather.com to introduce a new set of rich connected mobile applications that will run on Samsung’s lineup of TouchWiz touchscreen phones. UI Evolution is also developing a set of developer tools for Samsung to support the easy development of our rich connected mobile applications. Based upon the Eclipse IDE, developers will have a custom interface allowing them to easily access code samples, FAQ’s, device emulation, and submission of content for sale through the Samsung Rich Connected Application storefront.

Samsung Mobile expects to launch several new touchscreen devices with TouchWiz technology and will also continue to collaborate with developers to significantly expand its catalog of connected mobile applications in 2009.

MWC2009: Samsung M7600 Called BeatDJ, Samsung Acme i8910 is Omnia HD with Symbian

Kim Poh Liaw — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:30:31 +0000

Samsung M7600, Samsung Acme i8910, both leaked Samsung models for Mobile World Congress have got an official name. Apparently Samsung Omnia has got a sibling, which is the Samsung Acme i8910 and will be called Omnia HD. Remember Samsung Acme i8910 was powered by Symbian OS instead of Windows Mobile? It is not sure if there will be 2 version of Omnia HD for different OS. In the other hand, the Samsung M7600 is the new Samsung BeatDJ for music lover. More info will be followed up during the Mobile World Congress next week.

[via phonearena]

Upcoming Gigabyte GSmart S1200 Windows Mobile Smartphone

Kim Poh Liaw — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:32:36 +0000

Gigabyte has already confirmed that it will announce few new products for the Mobile World Congress next week. Engadgetmobile has managed to identify the new smartphone below will be the GSmart S1200. Powered by Windows Mobile 6.1, the keyboard-less touch screen phone has a 528MHz Qualcomm 7200A cpu and a 0.43-inch slim body. The smartphone should be running Gigabyte’s own touch user interface called Smart Touch.

Rumor: Samsung M7600 Music Phone for DJ?

Kim Poh Liaw — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:07:13 +0000

With just 2 weeks before the Mobile World Congress 2009, we have already read many of the upcoming Samsung phones leaked on internet. The latest model posted on dailymobile suggest an upcoming music phone, Samsung M7600 to be announced in Mobile World Congress. The M7600 is running the Symbian S60 5th edition touch UI as well, featuring a 2.8-inch AMOLED display screen, built in GPS and powered by Bang & Olufsen ICEpower for audio enhancement.

The Samsung M7600 support HSDPA wireless data connection, has a 3 megapixel camera module with flash LED. According to the source it has a special DJ scratching software for adding music effects. It is rumored to be availabel to the market by May this year.

New Samsung Acme i8910 Running Symbian S60 Touch UI

Kim Poh Liaw — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:52:54 +0000

The unknown OS used by the leaked Samsung Acme i8910 has got an answer now, according to info from dailymobile, the Samsung Acme will be running Symbian S60 5th edition and comes with a AMOLED display screen. It did not confirm if it has a 8GB or 16GB internal memory but 8 megapixel camera, GPS, HDMI support, WiFi and 3.5 mm headphone jack is confirmed.

Also according to Eldar from mobile-review [via unwiredview], Samsung Acme is able to record 720p HD quality video, the phone battery has managed to give him a 40 minutes continuous video recording. Let’s hope the phone does have a removable battery!

Gigabyte Confirms New Products Launch in Mobile World Congress

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:05:57 +0000

This will be another year you will see more touch screen smartphone in larger size. Gigabyte has confirmed their upcoming new product announcement for Mobile World Congress 2009, which is starting from 16 February to 19 February at Barcelona. Gigabyte is known for its GSmart smartphone series, powered by Windows Mobile OS and its own SmartTouch UI.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic now shipping

Kim Poh Liaw — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:30:24 +0000

Nokia has announced that it has start selling the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic in select markets globally, including Russia, Spain, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Finland, among others. Aiming to put music into the hands of millions, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers all the music essentials including a graphic equalizer, 8GB memory for up to 6000 tracks, support for all main digital music formats, and a 3.5mm jack.

Taking advantage of touch screen technology, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic introduces the ‘Media Bar’, a handy drop down menu that provides direct access to music and entertainment, including favourite tracks, videos and photos. The Media Bar also offers a direct link to the web and to online sharing. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic features a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and, with a single touch, images or videos can be shared via a favorite online community, such as Share on Ovi, Flickr, or Facebook.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic supports 60 languages worldwide and offers a variety of input methods including a virtual alphanumeric keypad, a virtual computer-style QWERTY keyboard, a pen stylus — and for true music enthusiasts, a plectrum — are all available.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Specifications:

WCDMA 2100/900,GSM 850/900/1800/1900,HSDPA, WLAN
or GSM 850/900/1800/1900
or WCDMA 850/1900, HSDPA, WLAN, GSM 850/900/1800/1900
User Interface:S60 5th Edition
Dimensions:111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm (L x W x T)
Weight:109 g
Display:3.2 inch nHD(640 x 360 pixels) with up to 16 million colors
Battery: Nokia Battery BL-5J,1320mAh Lion
Memory:81 MB internal memory, support for up to 16GB microSD memory card
CameraLens:Carl ZeissTessar
Image capture:Up to 3.2 megapixels(2048 x 1536)
Video capture:nHD(640 x 360) at up to 30 fps
Flash:Dual-LED camera flash
Talk time: Up to 9 hours (GSM),5 hours (WCDMA)
Standby time: Up to 17 days (GSM),17 days (WCDMA)
Music playback:Up to 35 hours
Video playback:Up to 5 hours (Mpeg4) 3 hours (nHD)
WLAN (IEEE 802.11 b/g)
MicroUSB, 3.5 mm AV connector
Bluetooth wireless technology 2.0 with A2DP stereo audio, AVRCP

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Got FCC Approval

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:45:15 +0000

Fresh out from FCC lab, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has just been approved by FCC. The first Nokia S60 5th edition touch screen phone will be available worldwide beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008 for an estimated retail price of 279 EUR before taxes and subsidies. According to Reuters early this month, Nokia 5800 will be sold in India, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Russia and Spain by end of this year. The rest of the market will most likely not getting the phone until 2009.

A copy of its draft manual can be downloaded from the FCC page too. Check out the link below.

Source [FCC] via [engadgetmobile]

Video: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Live Demonstration on Ovi Channel

Kim Poh Liaw — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:44:41 +0000

Want to know more about Nokia 5800 XpressMusic? Nokia has posted a series of Nokia 5800 XpressMusic demonstration video and also few feature introduction videos for you. Check it out here!

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Demo

Nokia 5800 tips and tricks

Share with Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

Cool New Things with Contact in Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

Input Method on the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

Source [Ovi: Nokia Remix Event]

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Announced at Nokia Remix Event

Kim Poh Liaw — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:54:47 +0000

Nokia turned up the volume on its music offering today by unveiling the new Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will be among the first devices to support Comes With Music, Nokia’s groundbreaking service which offers one year of unlimited access to the entire Nokia Music Store catalogue.

Taking advantage of touch screen technology, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic introduces the ‘Media Bar’, a handy drop down menu that provides direct access to music and entertainment, including favourite tracks, videos and photos. The Media Bar also offers a direct link to the web and to online sharing. Because the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic supports Flash content, individuals can surf the entire web, not just pieces of it. In addition, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers all the music essentials, including a graphic equalizer, 8GB memory for up to 6000 tracks and support for all main digital music formats, and a 3.5mm jack. Built-in surround sound stereo speakers offer the industry’s most powerful sound.

“As Nokia’s first mass-market device with a touch screen, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic turns a ‘user interface’ into a ‘human interface’ by truly putting people first. For example, we’ve introduced the Nokia Contacts Bar, which is like a digital RSS feed on your life,” said Harlow. “By adding the benefits of touch screen technology to S60, the world’s leading smartphone interface, Nokia is taking the familiar and giving it a human touch. We have used touch technology where it really adds value such as the Contacts Bar, Media Bar and clever shortcuts from the homescreen to menu items such as calendar, profiles and clock.”

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic also features a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and, with a single touch, images or videos can be shared via a favorite online community, such as Share on Ovi, Flickr, or Facebook. Music playlist song titles can also be shared through Bluetooth, MMS or online sharing.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will be available worldwide beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008 for an estimated retail price of 279 EUR before taxes and subsidies. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic featuring Comes With Music will be available early next year. Pricing details to follow.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Features List

Contacts Bar -Person centric user interface with visualized contacts
Media Bar -Always an easy access to your favorite media
3.2 inch display
Stereo speakers with surround sound
Stylus and finger touch support for text input and user interface control
Powerful connections with 3G, HSDPA and WLAN
3.2 megapixel autofocus camera with Carl Zeissoptics and dual-LED flash
Front camera for video calls
Built-in A-GPS and Nokia Maps and voice guided navigation
Responsive touch screen with tactile feedback
Proximity sensor for preventing inadvertent touches and for saving power
nHDwidescreen quality video playback

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Specifications:

WCDMA 2100/900,GSM 850/900/1800/1900,HSDPA, WLAN
or GSM 850/900/1800/1900
or WCDMA 850/1900, HSDPA, WLAN, GSM 850/900/1800/1900
User Interface:S60 5th Edition
Dimensions:111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm (L x W x T)
Weight:109 g
Display:3.2 inch nHD(640 x 360 pixels) with up to 16 million colors
Battery: Nokia Battery BL-5J,1320mAh Lion
Memory:81 MB internal memory, support for up to 16GB microSD memory card
CameraLens:Carl ZeissTessar
Image capture:Up to 3.2 megapixels(2048 x 1536)
Video capture:nHD(640 x 360) at up to 30 fps
Flash:Dual-LED camera flash
Talk time: Up to 9 hours (GSM),5 hours (WCDMA)
Standby time: Up to 17 days (GSM),17 days (WCDMA)
Music playback:Up to 35 hours
Video playback:Up to 5 hours (Mpeg4) 3 hours (nHD)
WLAN (IEEE 802.11 b/g)
MicroUSB, 3.5 mm AV connector
Bluetooth wireless technology 2.0 with A2DP stereo audio, AVRCP

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