OK, since news is a bit slow as we approach Nokia World (you do know I will be there, right?) it is a good time to see what is cooking over at Nokia Beta Labs. We are at the tail end of the summer here in Washington State and I am finding that mobile phone photos are not turning out very well with all of the background light. I just read on the Nokia Beta Labs blog that there two new applications for the Nokia N900 that look to take the camera to the next level
Said to deliver crystal clear sound quality for calls, Orange UK launches the mobile High Definition (HD) Voice for its subscriber. The additional feature is added free of charge, though it is currently supported on certain new models including the new variants of the Nokia 5230, Nokia X6, Nokia E5 and Samsung Omnia Pro. [ via slashgear] Orange today announced the first major advancement in UK mobile voice calling for 20 years with the launch of mobile High Definition (HD) Voice. Providing crystal clear sound quality for calls, mobile users will see the service set a new consumer benchmark, with today’s move testament to Orange’s continuing focus on innovation.
If you are one of the Palm webOS developer and has joined the Early Access program, you can get a taste of the webOS 2.0 now with the released of beta SDK. The new webOS is going to version 2.0, offering a new way called Stacks to handle multi-tasking cards, improved Universal Search with Just Type, HTML5 enhancement and more.
I used to be a die hard QWERTY keyboard fan and still find the keyboard on the Nokia E73 Mode to be extremely efficient and effective. However, on larger touchscreen Android devices I have come to embrace Swype and find I am very quick with it. Thus, I was extremely pleased to read over on All About Symbian that Swype is now available from the Nokia Beta Labs site for S60 5th Edition (aka Symbian^1) devices and this means we will most likely also get to use Swype on the Nokia N8. If Swype is on the N8, then any concerns I had for a hardware keyboard and funky text entry are gone.
Comes in Xperia X10 design, the new Sony Ericsson A8i is announced for China Mobile’s TD-SCDMA network. The full touch screen phone features a 3.5-inch touch screen, built in WiFi, GPS, 5 megapixel camera, 854?480 pixels display resolution, microSD card slot and powered by the OMS 2.0 (an Android OS variant). Sony Ericsson A8i: Camera * 5 megapixel camera * 4x digital zoom * Auto focus * Geo tagging * Photo flash * Photo light * Touch focus * Video recording * LED flash Music * Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP) * Media player * Music player * Music tones (MP3/AAC) * TrackID™ application Web * Bookmarks * Pan & zoom * Web search (from standby) * HTML 4.01 * XHTML 1.1 Communication * Call list * Conference calls * Polyphonic ringtones * Speakerphone * Vibrating alert * Video calling Messaging * Conversations * Email * Microsoft® Exchange Active- * Sync® * Handwriting recognition * Instant messaging * Picture messaging (MMS) * Predictive text input * Sound recorder * Text messaging (SMS) * Unified messaging Design * Auto rotate * Light sensor * Torch * OMS 2.0 * Picture wallpaper * Proximity sensor * Touchscreen Entertainment * eCompass™ * FM radio * Java™ * Media browser * Video streaming * Video viewing Organiser * Alarm clock * Calculator * Calendar * Dictionary * Document readers * eManual * Flight mode * Notes * Phone book * Tasks Connectivity * 3.5 mm audio jack * aGPS * Bluetooth™ technology * Modem * Micro USB * Synchronisation * USB mass storage * USB High speed 2.0 support * WLAN Screen * 3.5 inches * 854?480 pixels * 262,144 colour TFT Accessories * In-Box: * Sony Ericsson A8i * Battery * stereo portable handsfree * Charger * User documentation Facts 1)2) * Size: 117 x 59 x 14 mm * Weight: 136 grams * Phone memory: Up to 200 MB * Memory card support: microSD, up to 32GB * Talk time GSM/GPRS*: 5 hours * Talk time (TD-SCDMA)*: 7 hours 30 min* * Standby time GSM/GPRS*: 260 hours * Standby time (TD-SCDMA)*: 260 hours * *Typical according to GSM Association Battery Life Measurement Technique Availability and versions * Networks * TD 2010-2025 band, TD 1880-1920 band * GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 * Available in selected markets from Q4 2010 [ via pcpop]
Works via the Exchange Activesync, Hotmail now allows you to accept push mail from your account to supported devices. Devices tested with the new feature include WM 6.x, WP7, iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad and Nokia phones running Mail for Exchange application.
With the strict button design guideline from Microsoft, you can already imagine what goes below this leaked LG E900 with Windows Phone 7. The leaked detail on the LG E900 says that it will use the same 1.3GHz snapdragon processor as the LG C900 . It should be launched in Q4 this year, comes with 3.5mm headphone jack, 3.7-inch capacitive touch screen, WVGA resolution and miniUSB connector.
