Articles about phones

HTC EVO 4G will be available in white at Best Buy, where customers will be able to buy it starting July 11. Sprint retail stores should also get it, but only starting August 8.Engadget is reporting that you can pre-order the white EVO 4G starting today at Best Buy. The price is likely similar to the one of the black edition ($199.99 with a 2-yr Sprint contract).

Here is a  a 4-in-1 mobile stand which features a USB hub function, card reader (T-flash/Micro SD /Mini SD /MMC plus /RS-MMC/MMC mobile/MS /MS Pro /MS Duo /MS Pro Duo), mobile charger, and mobile stand for universal models, created by Earth Trek and it`s available in black and white…

Samsung has introduced two new flip-phone designs, the SCH-W570 and SPH-W5700, a 3G (GSM/WCDMA) handset with feature the first 2.2” Dual Screen. Once closed our clamshell device feature a 2.2” Touch Screen with a dedicated UI which will allow you to quickly access to your data, Mp3, Video and so on, and once open you will have the very same screen and be able to access to your phone keyboard and use your screen like with any other clamshell. Our phone also features a 3Mpix Camera
The phones are currently exclusive to South Korea.

AT&T has started accepting online orders for the iPhone 3G.Device activation is the same as was the case for the first-generation iPhone: Order the device from AT&T, wait for the package to arrive, then activate over iTunes.  AT&T is also offering free shipping with new iPhone orders placed before December 19th in time for Christmas delivery.

AT&T today announced the availability of AT&T Social Net, a free mobile social networking application that combines access to Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and customizable news feeds within a single application.
Customers can download AT&T Social Net at no cost in the AT&T MEdia Mall, accessible directly from handsets and online at www.att.com/mediamall. AT&T customers can check to see if their devices are compatible by accessing www.att.com/socialnetdevices.

Aliph introduces the new Jawbone PRIME, the successor of the Jawbone. Though looks almost identical to the old version, the Jawbone PRIME adds support for Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR and features the new NoiseAssasin 2.0 offering an order of magnitude improvement in the noisiest environments (6 to 9dB) extracting even more noise while keeping the user’s voice natural.
The new PRIME will be available in Black, Brown and Silver, and there are the Earcandy Edition that comes in Green, Pink, Yellow and Purple. All of them are priced at $129.99.

Here is the Clipo Bluetooth headset from YUBZ.It supports Bluetooth 2.0 and features background noise cancellation.
The Clipo offers 168 hours of standby time and 8 hours of talk time. It is available in Jet Black, Magenta Pink and Sky Blue and the price is $59.95

Going through the documents (see how we sacrifice our sanity here for you folks?), there are a couple of interesting tidbits to found (and pictured after the jump) that have not been reported on the ‘nets yet:

• GSM only
• 3 different versions
• 6 different batteries are being tested (including a larger 1340 mah variant)
• Optional front cameras for video conferencing

The battery part is interesting as clearly HTC is experimenting with what works the best and are evidently prepared to ship an extended 1340mah battery (over the stock and perhaps diminutive 900mah).
The different camera versions are to be expected as usually you get front-facing cameras/video on unlocked versions, whereas the carriers tend to ditch those (for whatever reason) and will offer just the 3.1mp rear camera/video.
When should we expect these devices to hit shelves? Hard to say. FCC clearance can take anywhere from weeks to a couple of months. Since these docs were just “submitted” on 5/8 and considering all the different versions and battery configurations, perhaps testing may take a bit longer than usual, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see these in the next few months here in the States with possibly a full-priced (~$800) unlocked version first and carrier subsidized (and more limited) later on.

Google has announced a new version of the venerable Google Maps for Mobile application with support for Street View and pedestrian direction input as well as increases in loading speed and My Location updates.The new version also includes walking directions which will ignore pesky one-way streets and the like. While the list of supported handsets is missing, we do see BlackBerry listed and Java-enabled phones, too, so do us a kindness, grab it and let us know if it works on yours.

Siemens has recently introduced new green phone concepts known as the “Gigaset Eco Visions”, “Leaf” and “Solar”. These green phones are made of recyclable raw materials, such as eco-plastic and liquid wood. Now these aren’t only green in color, but they’re also green because they only require some sunlight for their power source.

Samsung Electronics revealed environment-friendly mobile handset, Samsung E200 Eco.A 9.9mm slim bar E200 is re-launched with a new name, ‘Samsung E200 Eco.’ The phone is made with more substantial materials for the environment. Its whole external case is made from ‘bio-plastic,’ which contains natural plant-based materials extracted from plant such as corn.
At the same time, Samsung unveiled the W510 and F268, each made with environmentally conscious processes. The W510 also uses bio-plastic, and no Lead, Mercury or Cadmium was used in its production. The company claims the F268 and its accessories are the first that do not contain any Brominated Flame Retardants or PVCs. It also has an alarm function that urges users to unplug the phone once the battery is fully charged.
The E200 Eco will be offered in Europe in early September, although pricing information was not announced.

Motorola announced a new touchscreen phone called Motorola Crush.The Crush is an EV-DO Rev. 0 device with an interesting design, having the power and lock keys above its 2.8 inch, 240 x 400 pixels touchscreen display, and no keys at all below it.
The phone further features a virtual QWERTY keyboard, a tap-to-silence feature, stereo Bluetooth, music player, 3.5mm headset jack, 2MP camera, MicroSD card support (up to 16GB) and a 950 mAh battery.

Samsung Revealed the Premium I8910 HD Gold Edition wich comes in two fashionable colors with Champagne Gold and Luxury Borwn where both are inlayed with 24 karat gold, giving the device an extra touch of style. The Gold Edition package also includes a leather case together with special accessories including a mini-cradle and a TV-out cable to enhance its superb multimedia features.
Other than this new “Bling Bling” features, our Samsung I8910 HD Gold, still offers a 8Mpix Camera module, 16GB of Memory + 32GB of microSD memory, the usual 3.7” AMOLED screen, 3D Interface, HSDPA, HSUPA, and HD (720p) video recoding capabilities.

Amazon has recently dropped the price of the Nokia N900 smartphone to $582.99, $66.01 cheaper than its current pre-order price. The smartphone sports a 3.5-inch touchscreen display with 800 x 480 pixels, a full QWERTY keyboard, a 5MP camera with video recording, a 32GB of internal memory, a microSD card slot, an FM radio, WiFi, GPS, a 3.5mm headphone jack and supports both quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and tri-band WCDMA (900/1700/2100 MHz) connectivities.

After news of successful iPhone OS 4.0 jailbreak we have another update on the front, this time from the numero uno iPhone hacker GeoHot who has successfully ported his BlackRa1n jailbreak to Apple iPad.more here.

The company says that is the  world’s first Bluetooth headset to report the name of the caller from the user’s phonebook.The Diamond-X Dual Mic Bluetooth Headset feature a automatic volume control depending on environmental conditions, up to 5.5 hours of talk time and 200 hours of standby time, dual microphones for noise cancellation, an in-ear design with three sizes of rubber ear gels, and an included mini-USB power adapter, car charger, and wall charger. The price for Diamond-X dual mic Bluetooth headset is 100$ and will be available this month.

Altec Lansing recently introduced its BackBeat 903/6 Bluetooth headset at the currently ongoing Macworld Expo and will also display them at the CES show later this week.Either headset includes Bluetooth 2.1+EDR support, while the 3.5mm auxiliary jack allows connecting devices that do not have Bluetooth functionality. A2DP, AVRCP, HSP v1.1 and HFPv1.5 stereo audio profiles are also supported. Battery life is rated at 7 hours of talk or music listening time, while the Bluetooth range from the paired device is 33 feet.
The Altec Lansing Backbeat 906 will be available in February, priced at nearly $130 with the iPhone transmitter, while the Backbeat 903 set ships at the same time for $100 as they do not include a transmitter.
Features:
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
• Supports A2DP, AVRCP, HSP v1.1 and HFPv1.5 profiles for stereo audio
• Plantronics’ proprietary QuickPair technology automatically locates and establishes connection between the headphones and Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone/MP3 device
• Bluetooth adaptor features 3.5mm AUX jack connection for most non-Bluetooth enabled MP3 devices
• Battery life: up to 7 hours listen/talk and up to 10 days stand-by talk time
• Low-battery indicator included
• Bluetooth connection range up to 33 feet
• Weight: 33 grams

According to the dialaphone blog Nokia N85 launching in the UK, tomorrow the 31th.The N85 is a dual-slider mobile phone, just the like the N95,it`s a Symbian S60 smartphone with 2.6” OLED display, 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and N-Gage gaming platform. For music it has 3.5mm jack, stereo speakers, stereo Bluetooth, FM transmitter and radio. The N85 has a MicroSD card slot ready for a card up to 8GB in size, thus instead of a fixed amount with no opportunity to increase or swap, here you can have several cards with different files always on hand.
Read more about the Nokia N85 launching in the UK

Sprint is ready to launch another new Samsung phone, the M350 – which will apparently be called Samsung Seek.
The Samsung Seek is an affordable touchscreen handset with a full QWERTY keyboard, and it will be targeted at young users.The phone features a 2.6 inch QVGA display, social networking integration (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter), 3.5mm headset jack, voice command, 1.3MP camera, 128MB of RAM, 256MB of ROM, MicroSD card support, and a 1,000 mAh battery.
The Seek will be available in two colors — Cool Blue or Scarlet as of May 9th, however a third color (Fantasy Pink) will come available on June 9th.  The price will be around at $29.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate.

Most of you probably are fans of Nokia and this is by rights as the Finnish-based company manufactures one of the most durable handsets with good performances. The latest N85 comes with a full list of specs including 3.6Mbps HSDPA, EDGE/GPRS, A2DP Bluetooth, WiFi, built-in GPS, FM Transmitter, N-Gage gaming, TV-Out, 3.5 mm headphone jack, USB 2.0 and an OLED screen which is better in color, contrast and it also saves more battery than conventional TFT LCD screens.
What i like: Excellent QVGA OLED display; full set of connectivity features; bundled with 8GB microSD card; stylish design; decent build quality.
What i don`t like:Dual sliding mechanism not as smooth as we would like; flash is underpowered.

Mercedes-Benz’s latest iPhone cradle should make iPhone’s enjoy their rides in the luxury car as much as their owners. This new cradle will finally integrate iPod controls with the main nav screen and COMAND controller, instead of relying only on the instrument display and steering wheel.
If you already have the iPod kit or Media Interface kit, you will need to buy the adapters, which will cost you €39 ($60). The cradle itself is available now in Germany for €249 ($385).

Their new HTC is called the S740 and it has its own bit of surprising wonder in it that can make any non believer to start believing. It is for those folks who have a constant confusion between which is better: a QWERTY keypad or the regular number one. The QWERTY slides out from the side in this case. The phone has some interesting specs like a 3.2-megapixel camera, EDGE, WiFi, GPS, a 2.4 inch QVGA display screen and a very ‘Diamondish’ look.

The HTC S740 will start its wild run in Europe next month and will come somewhere near home sooner or later.

Vodafone announced a USB Stick Pro to help customers make the most of the UK’s fastest and most reliable mobile broadband network.This new stick is designed for high performance use and will be distinguishable in the range as it comes in a stylish black design, has a space saving retractable USB connector and also comes with an integrated 4GB micro SD memory card. The Stick Pro is 7.2Mbps compatible (NB 7.2Mbps is theoretical speed, average actual speed 1-5Mbps) and boasts upload speeds of 2Mbps (average actual speed of 1Mbps). The modem will be available from free on selected price plans online, in store, via telesales or through your account manager.
To mark the launch of its new USB Modem Stick Pro, Vodafone will, for a limited period, offer the mobile broadband 3GB plan for £10 per month for the first three months on 24 month contracts. A saving of £15 over three months. Similarly the 5GB plan will be £15 per month for the first three months – a saving of £30. The Stick Pro is available on 5GB plans from free on 24 and 18 month contracts and from £29 on 12 month plans.
Vodafone is also introducing a new 1GB 30 day plan for ‘Stick Lite’ users to complement the existing £20 3GB 30 day plan. The Stick Lite, which is designed for those who need to download more than they upload, is £49 on these 30 days plans.
The Stick Lite continues to be available from free on 18 month and 24 month 3GB plans.
For more information customers should see in store, call customer services or go to www.vodafone.co.uk/broadband

It has been nearly a week we have been listening to rumors about the Blackberry watch. You can start placing your orders for this Blackberry watch now itself since there will be a lot of demand for it. This watch is not actually a phone like the LG GD910. Instead, this is designed to connect wirelessly to your phone by BlueTooth. This watch alerts you for all the incoming emails, SMS and incoming calls.
This watch is not made by RIM; instead it is from a company named Allerta. It works very well when it is paired with a Blackberry running OS 4.3 and even better. This watch features a 1.3 inch OLED screen which is customized directly from your Blackberry. This gadget has a battery life of four days. You expect its launch by February 2010. This gadget is priced at $149

The Nokia E72 got a new firmware update today and the new firmware version 22.007 can be downloaded from NSU (included in Nokia PC Suit).

Orange today launched the ‘Vegas’, the smallest, lightest and cheapest touch screen mobile available in the UK. Priced at just £48.50 for pay as you go customers, the stylish Vegas handset is available in black and exclusive to Orange in pink.It features a one-touch UI especially designed for Orange, a 2.4-inch QVGA display, Bluetooth, MP3 player, FM radio, 1.3MP camera and MicroSD card support.

LG ARENA KM900 is a phone that will give you all the advanced mobile features without proving heavy on your pocket. The LG ARENA KM900 price is reasonable. It is the latest model introduced by LG in the market. LG has been making continuous efforts to develop cool, smart and technically advanced mobile phones to let its users have a great mobile experience.
You can know about LG ARENA KM900 specification in this mobile review.
•    The LG ARENA KM900 mobile phone supports 2G and 3 G networks. The phone is out in February 2009 and is selling like hot cakes.
•    LG ARENA KM900 is available in 105.9 x 55.3 x 12 mm dimensions and weighs just 105 grams. It is a light phone with a wide TFT display and 16 M colors. The various other display features include multi touch input method, Accelerometer sensor to help in UI auto rotate and the proximity sensor.
•    The mobile phone has a 3.5 mm audio jack and Dolby mobile sound enhancement. It comes with a card slot with which you can increase the cell memory to 16 GB.
•    LG ARENA KM900 has a 5 mega pixel camera with Schneider-Kreuznach optics, autofocus and a LED flash. The phone also has a secondary video call camera.
•    Other latest features include Geo tagging and image stabilization. It has an FM transmitter and WAP 2.0 browser.
•    The phone has a TV output so that you can watch all the movies and videos anytime. The phone also has document viewer, organizer, java built applications to provide you great gaming and work experience.
With all such great features and competitive price, the LG ARENA KM900 is surely going to set a tough competition among various other mobile brands available in the market.

Jabra JX20 Pura Titanium Bluetooth headset from GN Netcom it looks cool sporting brushed anodized titanium faceplate with a black trim. Designed by a Danish designer, this Bluetooth-enabled wireless headset uses digital sound processing and intelligent volume control. Specs include a rotating earpiece, up to six hours of talk time, one-touch controls, USB charging and support for Bluetooth 2.0.

The Jabra JX20 Pura is available now for around $150.

Sony Ericsson has unveiled two new USB modems for frequent travelers. The MD400 and its GPS-capable equivalent MD400g each support 3G cellular data up to 7.2Mbps over virtually any HSDPA-based network, including those in North America.
Both devices work with Mac OS X and modern Windows PCs, and on at least some platforms will auto-install and auto-configure themselves to use the appropriate network without requiring a separate install CD. A GPS utility comes with the MD400g that hooks into Google Maps for live positioning.

The Samsung Omnia 7 is the first big Windows Phone 7 release which will hit UK stores in a couple of days and the big news is that it is already available for pre-order with T-Mobile UK beginning today. Now it all depends on your anxiety level and then you can decide whether you want to pre-order it today or wait for October 21.
The other big time UK carriers to sell the ‘increasingly interesting’ Samsung Omnia 7 will be Three UK and Orange. All three of these carriers have pretty similar tariff rates and it will depend on the customer insight regarding connectivity quality which will help them in buying the next Omnia with a particular carrier.

Sony Ericsson has just announced its latest Walkman phone, the Sony Ericsson W705.The new handset is capable of offering the “best-in-class audio experience”. The phone is nicely packed with lots of music features as well as with Web capabilities, all of which make it a pretty good mid-range device.
The specs of Sony Ericsson W705 look like this:
*2.4 inch TFT display with 262K colors and 320 x 240 pixels
*Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity, 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
*Dual band UMTS/HSPA connectivity, 900 / 2100 MHz
*Wi-Fi, DLNA certified
*Google Maps
*Accelerometer for auto rotate
*Walkman player
*Shake control
*Bluetooth with A2DP
*NetFront browser
*Email
*Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync
*Quick YouTube access
*3.2 MP camera with geotagging, video recording
*120MB of internal memory, plus a 4GB M2 card
*95 x 47.5 x 14.3 mm
*98 grams
*Music listening time: up to 20 hours
*GSM/GPRS talk time: up to 10 hrs
*GSM/GPRS standby time: up to 400 hrs
*UMTS talk time: up to 4 hours
*UMTS standby time: up to 350 hours
Sony Ericsson W705 will be on sale starting the first quarter of 2009, in two color versions: Luxury Silver and Passionate Red.
Sony Ericsson has also announced the Wireless Home Audio System MBS-900. This features a dual speaker and sub-woofer system and it can be connected with any Bluetooth-capable mobile phone, offering a crystal-clear sound. It also has an independent FM receiver and a monochrome OLDE display.

Nokia Research kept this one quiet – Nokia Locate Sensor can help you find lost keys, phones, bags, purses or anything you’re likely to need right before you rush out the door. Revealed at the Consumer Electronics Show, it’s currently a project kicking around the labs at the Nokia Research Centre, but it’s an interesting one.

LG ‘Viewty’ Phone [LG-KU990] – Technical Specifications
Camera / Video
- 5 Mega Pixel camera certified by Schneider-Kreuznach for clear shots
- Manual Focus & Auto Focus
- Xenon light for shot in low light
- Mobile XD Engine
- 30fps VGA, 262K TFT LCD for clearer and sharper pictures and videos
- Video can be filmed endlessly according to memory capacity
- Ultra High speed video capture (120fps)
- Divx Playback (up to VGA 30fps)
- H.264, H.263, MPEG4
- TV out
Connectability
- HSDPA 3.6Mbps, EDGE
- WAP 2.0
- Bluetooth 1.2 (AD2P,BPP)
- USB 2.0 High Speed/ Bluetooth 1.2
- PictBridge(Printer direct connect via USB cable) &BPP (via Bluetooth)
Design
- Dimension: 103.5 x 54.4 x 14.8 mm
- 3.0” Wide LCD Touch screen, 240 x 400 pixel (WQVGA)
Music
- MP3 Player
- Multi Codec support : MP3, AAC/AAC+/AAC+Enhanced, Midi, XMF, SMAF
Others
- Battery: 1,000 mAh
- Memory: Internal Memory (100Mb), External Memory (MicroSD, up to 2GB)
- Weight: 112g
- Standby time, Max (hrs): 434hrs(GSM) , 454hrs(3G)
- Talk time (hrs): 355min(GSM), 233min(3G), 138min(VT)

HTC plans to announce a color variant for the HTC Touch Diamond,according to theunwired To be available in snow white color, HTC will start selling the new color from October.

For those who are in Rogers area, here is a hot news.Rogers releases Nokia N86 8MP at $99.99.
The Nokia N86 8MP is now available for CAD $99.99 ($94) on a three-year contract, scaling all the way up to CAD $449.99 ($424) contract-free.
Richard White, General Manager, Nokia Canada said “The Nokia N86 8MP has image capabilities so powerful it is the only digital camera you will ever need, … Having one device that can connect you to your social network, navigate you from place to place and capture life around you means the mobile phone is more than just a device, but an integral part of our lifestyles.”
Nokia N-series have always stayed in the market competition since the launched of the first N-series mobile phone by Nokia. Nokia N86 8MP is no exception to that. With features to leave you speechless, the latest Nokia cameraphone is a delight to use.Continue reading the Nokia N86 8MP Review

Well, I think many of you out there feel that the color pink is not perfect for a phone. But, this is not so. For all the pink lovers, this color works out pretty nicely since you are entitled for types of unwanted crap along with this phone. The Nokia’s Illuvial Collection, for example, which has taken the 5530, 6303, and 6700 and has decided to dress up these phones in the hot shades of pink. These phones are stuffed in boxes with custom leather cases and straps. These mobiles which are dressed in hot pink are available throughout UK. We hope that Nokia comes up with more shades of other colors too.

Sony Ericsson today announces its first mobile phone with Smile Shutter technology.Sony Ericsson today introduces the beautifully simple C510 Cyber-shot, its most affordable Cyber-shot phone to date, and an application upgrade to the C905 Cyber-shot phone, currently at the top of the charts across the globe.
Sony Ericsson C510 features:
*2.2 inches TFT scratch-resistant display with 262K colors and 240 x 320 pixels
*3.2 MP camera with autofocus, face detection and geotagging
*Slide in lens cover
*Illuminated imaging shortcuts
*Auto-rotation
*Snapfish application (by HP)
*Google Maps
*Access NetFront browser
*Email
*Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync
*YouTube upload
*Bluetooth
*Media player
*FM radio with RDS
*SMS conversation style
*100MB of internal memory
*Memory Stick Micro M2 cards support
*92 grams
*107 x 47 x 12.5 mm
UPDATE: The C510 is expected to go on sale in early February

Another announcement comes from T-Mobile wich is going to released 3G handsets for the holidays in the Tap and Nokia 3711.The Tap is a touchscreen phone that resembles the HTC Touch with a 2.0 megapixel camera with video capture, GPS and stereo Bluetooth support and microSDHC expansion slot while the Nokia 3711 features an external display, GPS with Nokia Maps support and a 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder along with Series 40.

The Pantech Reveal C790 can now be purchased from AT&T. This phone was launched at the same time as that of Samsung Samsung Mythic, Samsung Flight and Pantech Impact. Formerly known as the Pantech Aladdin, this phone is a slider phone which features an alpha numeric keypad and also a QWERTY one. The keypads are very active and provide you with a quick messaging service. This phone is available in two colors, Red and Blue. Teenagers will surely love this phone.
This phone also features a 2.2 inch QVGA display, 3G connectivity, AT&T Navigator, IM, email, HTML browser, music/video player, 1.3 Megapixel camera and MicroSD card support which can be extended up to 16GB. The phone is priced at $79.99 along with a two year contract agreement and after a $50 mail-in rebate.

In anticipation of New Year celebrations Philips presented a special version of the popular mobile phone Philips Xenium 9 @ 9q.The special edition Xenium 9@9q mobiles — dubbed Dragon and Phoenix — both feature rather snazzy designs and can reportedly last up to a month in standby mode. The most fantastic aspect is probably the subtle light-up indicators on the outside of the clamshell, and yes, we’re serious. Still, a phone with such longevity might actually be worth $172.

You know the Philips Xenium 9 @ 9j, which is able to work not only built the battery,The new model wich will be release soon is Philips Xenium X520.According to published data on the company’s website, Philips Xenium X520, in comparison with its prototype 9 @ 9j, will have already 2 MP to 1.3 MP camera, FM radio and obzavedetsya support RDS. In addition, announced support for microSD memory cards up to 2 GB and has changed little formal position parameters.
Other specifications Philips Xenium X520 look like this:

• Support for communications standards: GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, GPRS Class 10
• Dimensions: 111h45h16, 6 mm
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, E-Mail
• Display: TFT, permission 176h220 points, displaying more than 260 thousand colors
• Camera: 2 MP, CMOS
• Sound: 64-s tone ringtone, support for MP3-ringtones, MP3 player (MP3, WMA)
• FM-radio with support for RDS
• Support memory card format microSD (up to 2 GB)
• Communication: miniUSB, Bluetooth (profiles A2DP, Handsfree, Headset, OPP), WAP2.0
• Java MIDP 2.0, Built-game
• Battery: Li-Ion, 1050 mAh
• The duration of the standby: up to 1 month (with an additional AAA battery + 1 week)
• Duration of work in a call: up to 8 hours (with an additional AAA battery + 2.5 hours)
• Duration of work are listening to music: 30 hours
• Other functions: calendar, alarm clock, calculator, Lunar calendar, converter values, stopwatch, Saymer
• Multiyazychnoe menu, including support for Russian language

Vodafone has sold 100,000 iPhones since the device went on sale on its network last Thursday. The network followed Orange and Tesco Mobile in launching Apple’s device, breaking O2’s exclusive contract.
Vodafone CEO, Guy Laurence, said: ‘The demand from both consumer and business customers has been phenomenal. They want an outstanding phone on an outstanding network and we’re delivering that.’

Google revealed its Maps application for Android and launched it as Google Maps 4.1.
Version 4.1 of Google Maps for Android has a new search results page, which provides “all the info you want on one page.” There are several new buttons that let you get directions, see a place on the map, see it in Street View, or call it.
There is an ability to swipe for more results, a Latitude widget for the homescreen, and a Maps live wallpaper, which lets you “see nearby friends or a map each time you open your home screen.”
Google Maps 4.1 for Android is available now in Android Market and requires phones with Android 1.6 or higher.Read more here.

T-Mobile official launch of the Sony Ericsson TM506. The clamshell is again significant both as T-Mobile USA’s first phone to use its full HSDPA 3G network’s boosted speed as well as the first Sony Ericsson phone to appear on the company’s roster in years. The Sony Ericsson TM506 have two-megapixel camera, assisted GPS and a Memory Stick Micro slot for storage. The phone comes in just a single amber color through T-Mobile and with the shipment has been given an official $80 price when sold along with a two-year plan and a rebate.

The LG Versa handset will be available in Verizon Wireless stores starting today. The phone will cost $199 with a two-year contract or $269 with a one-year contract. A $50 online rebate applies to both versions.

Picsel UK announced that the Samsung Wave will be the world`s first phone to feature the latest version of Picsel File Viewer. The functionality delivered by the application will act as a showcase for the Wave’s class leading processing capabilities and screen quality, and set the user experience standard for the Bada platform.Some of the features that the new Picsel File Viewer offers include: faster panning and zooming, multiple page views, continuous page scrolling, and higher quality screen update.
For those who don`t know the Samsung Wave S8500 features a 3.3 inch WVGA Super AMOLED display, HSPA, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, Samsung Apps, 5MP autofocus camera with HD video recording, 1GHz processor, and 2GB/8GB of internal memory. The Wave should be available for purchase starting April and was presented at MWC.

Sprint is now offering the LG LX290 slider handset.The LG LX290 features a QVGA resolution display, Sprint One Click user interface, Sprint Mobile Email Work and Mobile Email Work Calendar support, Bluetooth, speaker-independent voice dialing/voice control, GPS support and speakerphone.The LG LX290 is available for $79.99 after new 2 year agreement before an additional $50 mail-in rebate, bringing the total to $29.99.

• A 400 x 272 pixels TFT touchscreen display with 260K colors and handwriting recognition   
• Wi-Fi
• Access to Bugs Music Service
• Pre-installed dictionaries
• 4GB of internal memory (or memory card support up to 4GB)
• 103 grams
• 110.5 x 52.5 x 15.5 mm