Cricket Communications has announced that the Motorola QA30 Hint slider phone is now available for the affordable wireless service. Â Motorola Hint QA30 is a compact slider with a QWERTY keyboard, 3G connectivity and video capture, playback and video stream.The Motorola QA30 Hint is quite small, as it measures only 3.23 inches in length and 2.43 inches in width when closed. Motorola Hint QA30 also features a large 2.5″ color display, a 2MP camera/camcorder, an MP3 music player plus a microSD memory card slot and stereo Bluetooth. The phone supports tri-band connectivity and 3G data downloads. It is great for text messaging and email.
Garmin-ASUS’ long-delayed nüvifone G60 is now expected to show in June. It was first announced in early 2008, but it is only now that we’re getting an approximate release date for their GPS-enabled mobile phone. This release info has not been confirmed by Garmin or Asus, but a Reuters article is pointing toward a June launch for the highly anticipated handset.  No price was mentioned, but it seems like AT&T will be the first mobile carrier to offer it up.
What’s even more interesting is the fact that the G60 might be the first LiMo-powered phone from Asus. read more…
Windows Mobile 6.5 official release date is on May 11th. The date coincides with the opening of Microsoft’s TechEd 2009 conference. The Tech Ed conference is aimed at IT professionals and developers, and Microsoft will be hosting several sessions on developing for Windows Mobile. Windows Mobile 6.5 bring a huge update to the UI and the browser that will apparently make a big difference in the operating system. Windows Marketplace will also be a feature in 6.5 that will allow users to buy applications from the marketplace. TechEd visitors will also have the option of attending separate sessions on v6.5 topics, such as touch and gesture commands.
A session held on the user experience Windows Mobile 6.5 will be able to provide is described as follows: “This session shows off the next generation of Windows phones and demonstrates the new capabilities of Windows Mobile 6.5 that features a new user interface and a richer browsing experience. In addition, Windows phones will feature two new services: MyPhone, to sync text messages, photos, video, contacts and more to the Web; and Windows Marketplace for Mobile, a new marketplace that will provide direct-to-phone mobile applications and can be accessed from both the phone and the Web.â€
David Beckham is featured in a new Motorola advertising campaign to launch the  Aura phone. The new Motorola AURA ad featuring David Beckham is both overly dramatic and creepy. He’s proudly showing off his hunky physique in an ad for the futuristic-looking mobile phone the new Motorola AURA. It makes him a dead-ringer for muscle-man Arnie Schwarzenegger’s robot character in the Hollywood blockbuster. Beckham said: “I love classic watches so a phone that exposes its mechanics while also being so stylish is really unique.”
