RIM invited me to hang out with them at the lovely Bryant Park Hotel Cellar Bar in New York City to get a first hand look at their upcoming BlackBerry Curve 8520 . Not only was I able to talk about the 8520 with them one-on-one, but they even allowed me to bring one home with me to poke and prod to my heart’s content! When I first got my hands on the Curve 8520, I was surprised by how light the device was. The last BlackBerry ( NSDQ: RIMM ) I owned was the good ole 8700g, so to go from that phone however many years ago it was that I had it, to this one is a huge step forward. One of the things RIM wanted to put a lot of effort towards was the 8520’s sleek and streamlined design. RIM did a great job with that as the 8520 doesn’t feel clunky in the hand. The 8520 also has small buttons on the right and left side of the device. The left has one, which by default launches voice command. The right has three: The first two are for volume control, while the third is towards the middle and by default launches the camera program. The optical trackpad on the 8520 is also something that should be pointed out . When you navigate through the menus using it, it’s rather impressive on how smoothly the 8520 navigates. It’s especially apparent when you’re navigating through the web browser. Rolling your thumb over the optical trackpad puts less wear and tear on your thumb, especially when you’re scrolling down at a fast pace in order to get to a lower part of the webpage
Samsung will release a new Windows Mobile smartphone in China, namely the Samsung i329. The CDMA phone features a 3-inch touchscreen display with 240 x 400 pixels, TouchWiz UI, a 512MB of internal memory, a Qualcomm QSC6975 chipset, and a MicroSDHC card support (up to 32GB)
Green-House today introduced the GH-CA-IPC, which is a new protective case for the iPhone 3GS. Measuring 67mm × 15mm × 120mm and weighing 22grams, the case is available in white, orange, black, or blue
Klipsch has recently introduced the Image S2m cell phone-oriented earbuds that feature a universal in-line mic and a remote that is optimized for Apple devices and fully support all 2008 and later iPhones and iPods, including the third-generation iPod shuffle. Klipsch claims the S2m is better at picking up voice without having to speak directly at it. The new models also have oval eartips that provide more comfortably in ears than the circle-shaped in-ears offered by most earbuds
T-Mobile has finally and officially announced the release date of HTC Touch Pro2. The smartphone will be released on August 12th, 2009. The HTC Touch Pro2 comes with a 3.2-megapixel camera, AWS 3G, GPS, a 3.6-inch WVGA display, and WiFi
Here are some leaked pictures of Philips’ upcoming first Android smartphone known as the V808. However, details remain scarce at the moment, but according to PConline the handset will feature a 3.2-inch HVGA display with 320 x 480 resolution, a 3.2-megapixel camera with video recording and GPS support. Stay tuned for more updates! [ Cloned In China ]
As expected, T-Mobile has announced the BlackBerry 8520. The latest BlackBerry Curve features an optical trackpad and not much else that the Curve 8900 already offers T-Mobile customers. I guess the media dedicated keys are cool and it’s certainly a first for the Waterloo-based telecoms granddad
The Telus HTC Touch Pro2 is now available at Best Buy for CAD$249.99 (US$230). In case you didn’t know, the smartphone features a sliding QWERTY keyboard, a 3.2MP shooter with auto-focus, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, a microSD (HC) card slot, an FM radio with RDS and a 528Mhz Qualcomm CPU. You can also get the speakerphone system called “HTC Straight Talk” for conference calls
Philips has added a new member to its Xenium series with the introduction of Philips X650.
Garmin-Asus has finally and officially released its Nuvifone G60 phone. The G60 will be available in Taiwan on July 27, 2009. Meanwhile, the phone will be also released in Singapore and Malaysia in August 2009
Kensington has rolled out the Nightstand Charging Dock, that is compatible with nearly all iPods but designed for the iPhone and iPod touch.
Here’s a video preview of RIM’s upcoming BlackBerry Storm 2 (also known as BlackBerry Storm 9550). The video was posted by the folks over at CrackBerry showing the BlackBerry Storm 2 in action.
Expansys has confirmed the specs of Sony Ericsson XPERIA X3.
Expansys has confirmed the specs of Sony Ericsson XPERIA X3. Dubbed as the Rachel, the company’s first Android-based smartphone features a 4-inch display with 800×400 resolution, a microSDHC card slot, a mini-USB port, and a 3.5mm headphone socket. The phone also supports for SMS, MMS, POP, IMAP and Exchange email.
If you like the LG GD910 watch phone, then check out the latest touchscreen watch phone from Samsung. Dubbed as the Samsung S9110, this wearable phone is able to synchronize with Microsoft Outlook. Measuring at just 11.98-mm thick, the Samsung S9110 is also touted as the world’s thinnest watch phone so far.