The new high end cell phone Motorola QA4 Evoke is coming to cell phone carrier Cricket. This will boost the standing of the mobile phone carrier and boost sales of the Evoke since it is the only touchscreen phone currently in their lineup. The Evoke is a fully featured cell phone with a 2 megapixel camera, GPS and a microSDHC card slot. The phone will retail for $299 at Cricket but you can save $2o by pre-ordering the phone right now. There is no timeline for availability as of this writing but as soon as we know we will pass on the information.
News has leaked that Hitachi is getting ready to launch a phone that doubles as a High Definition Video Camera. The mobile phone will be called the HI-Vision Cam Wooo according to its packaging. This will be the worlds second mobile phone to be able to handle HD video recording capabilities. The first cell phone to do HD video is the Samsung Omnia HD. The camera itself is a 5 megapixel camera and records in 720p video. There is face recognition software and comes with a microSDHC card slot so you can record upto 8GB worth of content.
EA mobile is taking iPhone gaming to a whole new level with its already great stable of games. Next to hit the iPhone is the Sims 3. After launching popular games for the iPhone platform like Tiger Woods PGA Tour and Need for Speed Undercover its is really easy to get excited about the new Sims game. The game follows suit of other Sim games on different platforms. Each Sim character is unique with their own personality traits and quirks. It is slated for release sometime in early June 2009. Take a look at this preview.
Starting May 22nd you can get your hands on the shiny and new AT&T BlackBerry Curve 8900 in the United States. It will retail for $199USD after a $100 mail in rebate. It is the slimmest Blackberry with a full QWERTY keyboard ever made. The mobile phone not only looks super cool but also has quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE data support , WiFi in both b/g and built in GPS. The camera is a handy 3.2-megapixel camera with a 480 x 360 display. The only thing lacking in this beauty is 3G. Check your local retailer for more info starting May 22nd across America.
The Finnish mobile phone maker, Nokia is continuing their support of their social location service. The newest version of Ovi Maps allows user to add their own location-based content. Nokia also launched the Ovi Maps Player API which is a easy way of embedding Ovi Maps into other websites. Some of the latest features of the new Ovi Maps include: High resolution satellite and terrain maps - both in 2D and 3D views, 3D landmarks for over 200 cities, rotation, tilting, night view, and fly-overs and fly-throughs and enriched POI information by Lonely Planet, Michelin and Wcities.
The popular Ringtone Recorder application for the Apple iPhone is going Pro! FunMobility has announced the Ringtone Recorder Pro is ready for download. The app allows users to create their own ringtones right on the iPhone. The reason for the Pro version is a customer demand for higher quality audio and the ability to store unlimited ringtones amongst other cool features. Users will also be able to share their creations with their friends. With a low price point of only $0.99 it is bound to be as big of a hit as itsoriginal version.
Luxury phone maker Mobiado has added a new phone to its high priced line up. The new phone is called the Professional 105GCB Rose and it really is stunning. The casing is sapphire crystal which has been plated by 18K rose gold. The same treatment is offered to the keys on the numeric keypad. The phone is not all looks as there is a 2-inch QVGA screen, Bluetooth connectivity support, 2 megapixel camera and 1 GB of internal memory. Luckily there is no word on the price but if you have to ask its not for you.
Sont Ericsson has announce through all its media channels that the Xperia X1 will have a new firmware update coming soon. The Xperia X1 is the companies flagship Windows Mobile smartphone. The new firmware is expected to be ready for download as soon as June 2009. There is not much known as to what the new upgrade will feature but we do know that support for Blackberry will be there. That is all that has been released for now but we will stay on it and share anything we know as soon as we hear it.
You can now try out the new Microsoft MyPhone Beta version. The My Phone web portal is now open to the public and lets you use it in 19 different languages. The new website has a video demo and a help guide to get you started. The new My Phone service gives you 200MB of storage, for contacts, text messages, calendar entries, photos, videos and other media. You can also send out that content from the web interface to other users. This will save you a ton of space on your mobile phone.
Persistent rumours say that the LG enV3 will be released May29th. That is all a rumour right now but it is a rumour that just won’t go away. The LG enV3 is slated to have a full QWERTY keyboard, microSD card slot and big external display. It will also come loaded with a 3 megapixel camera with flash and video recording. It is one tech savvy mobile phone that has GPS, web browser and Bluetooth. If we go onto believe the latest rumours coming out of the Boy Genius Report the LG enV3 will be ready May 29th for $299 or only $199 with a new 2 year plan and $50 mail in rebate.
