The Celio Redfly line of products is quickly growing up, and the new C7 and C8N Smartphone Terminals prove that point. Both adhere to the original REDFLY concept: that smartphone users sometimes want a bigger display and larger keys than are possible on a mobile handset. The Celio REDFLY is billed as the perfect mobile companion to your Windows Mobile device. The REDFLY uses your Windows Mobile smartphone’s CPU and RAM to do all the heavy computing, essentially giving the WinMo device a larger display and keyboard.
the C8N, it sticks with the 8.3-inch display and adds a composite video input that Celio are calling the “REDFLY Media Portâ€. That mainly allows them to use a proprietary cable and charge you $20 for the privilege of hooking up your iPod, digital camera or other composite-spitting media source.  It ships with VGA output for $299 read more…
Want to dump the boring chocolate bar shaped phone you have? Well, now there is a new Motorola’s handset namely Motorolla VE66 with round sliders. The VE66 brings its 5 megapixel camera to the cell phone party, alongside an LED flash and autofocus. A dedicated camera button makes photography a snap, and built-in digital image stabilization and red-eye reduction should provide for great photos.
The Motorola VE66 also features Motorola’s CrystalTalk technology, which filters out background noise for superior call quality. It is also the first widgets integration on a Motorola mobile device, which means you receive easier, more seamless access to what matters most – whether you crave sports scores, stock tickers or RSS feeds from your favorite blogs. Â MOTO VE66 is expected to be available Q4 2008
LG officially launched the Prada II smartphone today. A big surprise, it’s brought along a friend in the shape of a Bluetooth watch, the Prada Link. As we’ve already seen, the Prada II itself is a 3G HSDPA (900/2100MHz) device with WiFi, a 3-inch capacitive WQVGA touchscreen and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.
The brand new Prada Phone by LG has also a new user interface, built around LG’s “active flash†menu system.There’s improved haptic feedback, so the phone vibrates when the screen is touched, as well as 3G with HSDPA and a 5 megapixel camera. There’s also Wi-Fi inside, a second camera for video calls and DivX playback abilities. read more…
Alltel and Samsung join hands to introduce a phone with wide range of colors, Samsung SCH-r600 or also known as Samsung Hue II. It earned it’s name due to the Fastap Press-to-Experience keys that make for faster composition of text messages. It combines six one-touch, easy-access keys with a standard alphanumeric keypad, giving you quick access to services and apps.
Specs wise, the Hue II sports a 2.2-inch screen, A-GPS, Bluetooth, music player with dedicated control keys, 2 megapixel camera that can take both photos and videos, email app, 54MB of internal memory that is further expandable with microSD cards. The device measures 3.8×1.9×0.7 inches and has a weight of 3.4 ounces. The Samsung Hue II for Alltel is available now for US$39.99, after online discounts and a mail-in rebate along with a two-year service agreement. The Hue II sales package includes a range of colored faceplates for the device
After version 1.3 of Facebook available last week, it was the turn of version 1.5 to talk about it. Â FaceBook for BlackBerry version 1.5 is targeted for a January 2009 release, and will include the deeper integration with Facebook while maintaining the unique push features offered in current application.Â
New features in Facebook 1.5 for BlackBerry include:
Access & Manage Facebook Phone Book - view friends phone numbers, request friends phone numbers, publish your phone number and even add numbers to your BlackBerry address book.
New Account Creation – create a new Facebook account directly from your BlackBerry.
Facebook Birthday & BlackBerry Calendar Link – automatically import & link friends birthdays to your BlackBerry Calendar.
Facebook Event Calendar & Blackberry Calendar Link – save Facebook events into your BlackBerry Calendar. Facebook events will be a different color and an event reminder notification can even be set up.
Facebook version 2.0 is also in the works, but that is scoped for later in the year as part of BIS 2.7, along with newer versions of the Flickr and MySpace appÂ
