Philips has unveiled their latest handset namely the Philips Xenium X630 that boasts a super long battery life. It is quite elegant and functional monoblock. The device can work out without recharging the battery the whole 50 days, while the models are usually long series Xenium able to withstand about a month. The X630 doesn’t have 3G connectivity, and most of its features are mid to low-end.
Other interesting specs include a 2.4-inch QVGA display with 262k colors, a 3.2MP camera, a music player, an FM radio, a microSDHC card slot (up to 8GB) and Bluetooth with A2DP. Philips Xenium X630 also feature a small tachpad or optical trekpad, which is located below the display. At least as far as can be seen in the image, it is precisely this element of control. The price of Philips Xenium X630 is not known at the moment.
Verizon Wireless and HTC have announced a new smartphone to add to their lineup this summer. The Ozone features 3G and Wi-Fi networking, a simple design, QWERTY keyboard, and global roaming support.The device comes with support for a variety of Verizon services and applications, including VZ Navigator (with audible turn-by-turn directions and a database of more than 15 million points of interest) and Visual Voice Mail (allowing users to view, delete, reply, listen to and forward voice mail messages without listening to them). The phone supports mobile IM including AOL IM, Windows Messenger, and Yahoo! Messenger. It also supports mobile email including Yahoo!, Hotmail, AOL, and Windows Live Seamless Microsoft Exchange Synchronization with Microsoft Office Mobile.
Specs:
• The quad-band EDGE/dual-band HSDPA
• sliding QWERTY keyboard
• 2.5-inch QVGA display
• 2 megapixel camera
• aGPS
• Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, 3.5mm headphone jack
• microSDHC expansion
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AT&T has announced the availability of the Motorola Karma QA1. The phone is a variant of the CDMA Hint and features a 2.5 inch QVGA resolution landscape display. This messaging device from Motorola, the Karma QA1 gives customers one-click access to Facebook, and MySpace, plus an all-in-one view of messages with easy scroll navigation.
At 3.46 x 2.51 x 0.70 inches, the quad-band EDGE/dual-band HSDPA device is kind of short and stubby until you pop open the slider to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. It’s also got a 2.5-inch QVGA display, 2MP camera (with 8x zoom and LED flash), aGPS, web browser, media player, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, 3.5mm jack, and microSDHC slot.
It is available now for $79.99 with a $50 mail in rebate and a 2-year contract.
Palm has issued a point-update to the WebOS. Palm has released webOS version 1.0.4 as an OTA update for the Palm Pre. WebOS 1.0.4 doesn’t bring enhanced applications, but it “addresses several security issues with Palm webOS software”. The total size of the update is 12MB and can be downloaded over WiFi or EVDO. This Palm Pre webOS update has effectively closed a loophole that allowed the installation of Homebrew applications directly via an emailed link. Homebrew Apps can no longer be installed using the email method. Just click on the update “present” on your Pre and follow the instructions.
Sprint Nextel, the nation’s third-largest wireless provider, today announced the Motorola Clutch, its first push-to-talk phone with an integrated QWERTY keyboard. The Clutch i465 also meets Military Specification 810F for low pressure, high and low temperatures, dust, shock, vibration and solar radiation. It features a new kind of text messaging service that uses Nextel’s class-leading push-to-talk network. “Group Messaging,” as it’s called, takes advantage of the Nextel Direct network’s strengths – allowing for instant text-communications with a large group. Its includes Java-enabled, comes with a digital still and video camera, and supports GPS, Bluetooth and third-party apps.
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