“Opera has built its second Opera Mobile 9.5 beta based on user-generated feedback following its first public release earlier this year,” said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. “In addition to Opera Widgets, this new test version promises to be a smoother ride than the previous version, as we have improved page loading times and increased our focus on end-user productivity.”

Opera is launching the updated SDK with a developer competition called the “X Widget Challenge”. Opera is offering $10,000 in cash prizes for the best cross-device widget submissions. Read more about the competition from my.opera.com/widgets.

Coming to an event near you Check out Opera Mobile 9.5 with Opera Widgets in Europe, North America and Asia at the following events:

• Smartphone Show in London on October 21-22, 2008
• Mobile Internet World in Boston on October 22-23, 2008
• Web Applications Conference in Seoul on October 23, 2008

Opera Mobile 9.5 beta with Opera Widgets is ready and waiting for download from http://www.opera.com/products/mobile

The UIQ handsets that will support SlingPlayer Mobile at launch include:

• Sony Ericsson P1i
• Sony Ericsson P990i
• Sony Ericsson W960i
• Sony Ericsson W950i
• Sony Ericsson M600i
• Sony Ericsson G700
• Sony Ericsson G900
• Motorola Z8
• Motorola Z10

A full list of compatible smartphones for all SlingPlayer Mobile-supported platforms can also be found at http://uk.slingmedia.com/go/spm-requirements.

Many info about the new Sony Ericsson Paris (P5) is already available, it will be powered by UIQ 3.3, come with a secondary video call camera, GPS, 5 megapixel camera, WiFi, bluetooth and 3G connection. The keyboard will be similar to M600, which has 2 characters on a key. The P5 will also pre-installed with Google Map, Wayfinder and Opera Mobile software.

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mobile-review also posted a nice summary preview of the Sony Ericsson Paris, which can be read here

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Together with the photos, gliatiotis seems to have no interest on this prototype compare to the current sony ericsson models. He said, “To be honest after seeing that there has been almost no changes at the hardware level, I am not that interested to play around with it and it will probably end up next to G700 and G900.”

With this prototype, the following specification is confirmed:

• 5 megapixel camera
• a-GPS
• pre-installed google maps
• WiFi
• Bluetooth
• 2.6″ display screen
• 960mAH battery
• qwerty keyboard / touch sensitive buttons
• Widgets application
• New browser version
• Same camera application as in G900 with the ability to focus in any point the user touches on the screen
• Newer UIQ version

Other comments include:

• The media application seems to work slightly faster , ad the same goes for messaging , contacts and most of the commonly used applications .
• The camera seems to be at least a little better than the one found in G900 without being the same with the one used in K850 . However , at least at this time , the phone’s software needs some improvement in order to be able to judge the lens/sensor’s performance .
• As you can see in the photos , there is a dedicated icon in the main menu for the phone’s navigation capabilities . The WF navigator is a version of wayfinder that seems “tweeked” for this very phone .
• a-GPS seems to be working the same way as in C702 .
• The phone has an array of touch sensitive buttons below the screen however at least in the phone that i have in my hands are not litt properly and probably are not clearly visible in the photos . Most of them have something to do with the phone’s browser and there is a dedicated button that brings you back to the main menu with one press or brings up the task manager with a long press. Another one of them brings up the widgets application and there is a C/clear button that i find a surplus since there is a backspace button in the qwerty keyboard and you can always use the one found on the on-screen keyboard .

More Photos at next page

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]]> http://www.slashphone.com/yet-another-sony-ericsson-paris-p5-prototype-photos-15479/feed 1 http://www.slashphone.com/sony-ericsson-paris-p5-in-the-wild-07426 http://www.slashphone.com/sony-ericsson-paris-p5-in-the-wild-07426#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 03:38:39 +0000 Kim Poh Liaw http://www.slashphone.com/?p=426 We have way too many leaked info here on the upcoming Sony Ericsson P5, codename “Paris”. Here comes the best spy photos on this baby today.

The leaked photo reveal a round D-pad button below the LCD screen, accompany with Answer Call/End Call button at two side. Picture from previous rumors also showing other shortcut buttons beside the D-pad, which might be the heat-sensor type buttons.

What we have knew is the device will be powered by UIQ 3.3, come with a secondary video call camera, GPS, 5 megapixel camera, WiFi, bluetooth and 3G connection. The keyboard will be similar to M600, which has 2 characters on a key. The P5 will also pre-installed with Google Map, Wayfinder and Opera Mobile software.

More photos at next page

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]]> http://www.slashphone.com/sony-ericsson-paris-p5-in-the-wild-07426/feed 2 http://www.slashphone.com/rumor-new-sony-ericsson-p5-leaked-photos-21258 http://www.slashphone.com/rumor-new-sony-ericsson-p5-leaked-photos-21258#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:19:40 +0000 Kim Poh Liaw http://www.slashphone.com/?p=258 You may have already read quite a few of our posts on the upcoming Sony Ericsson P5, 2 new leaked photos are available today which shows the main menu of the phone running UIQ 3.3 as well as the keyboard layout.

What we have knew is the device will be powered by UIQ 3.3, come with a secondary video call camera, GPS, 5 megapixel camera, WiFi, bluetooth and 3G connection. The keyboard will be similar to M600, which has 2 characters on a key. It looks like the shortcut button around the D-pad is using  touch sensor like W960 walkman phones. (you can have a clearer view from second photo below with higher contrast)

You can trace back on all Sony Ericsson P5 reports here

http://www.slashphone.com/tags/p5

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Check out the tag below for all the recent Sony Ericsson P5 ‘Paris’ leak

http://www.slashphone.com/tags/p5

Source

Check back the list of the leaked pictures here as we aren’t going to repeat again here.

http://www.slashphone.com/tags/p5

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Some questions answered below by Michell Bak

Display resolution: QVGA or VGA (not sure!). No, I don’t think a QVGA display will be bad on Paris. Actually that makes it possible to install many games and applications that are already out on the market.

Do not think there is a 3.5 mm jack, but I am not sure.

HSDPA is supported, while HSUPA is mentioned a couple of times in the early firmwares.

Well, it’s quite small in size. Probably about 10.5 centimetres long and 4-5 centimetres wide.

If “finger touch” means like on G900 then that should be the case, yes. No xenon flash, and I’m 99% sure there’s no optical zoom. FastPort connector and function keys are on the sides. Front features a d-pad and two call keys.

Camera is a 5 mega pixel camera with auto focus.

Expect Paris in shops in late Q3. I’d probably say I like the new design, UIQ 3.3 and multimedia features the most. Which context keys? No information on RAM / ROM memory.

Here is a list of the info gather from the previous report

Here is a list of the info provided by the source

• UIQ 3.3
• Secondary video call camera
• D-pad
• QWERTY keyboard
• 5 megapixel camera with lens cover
• WiFi
• Bluetooth
• 3G
• GPS
• Pre-installed Google Map, Wayfinder and Opera Mobile

Source [se-nse]