Bharti Airtel and HTC bring First Android Powered Phone to India

HTC Magic has become India’s first Android phone, as HTC and Bharti Airtel announced its upcoming availability in the world’s second largest mobile market.

The Indian Magic comes in an interesting red/black color version

Other than that, its features are similar to the ones of the original Magic, including: Android 1.5 OS, 3.2 inch HVGA touchscreen display, G-sensor, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, web browser, email and a 3.2 autofocus camera with video recording.

Customers will be able to find the HTC Magic at Airtel Relationship Centres and authorised HTC resellers in 17 important Indian towns.

The retail price of HTC Magic is of 29,900 ($616). Airtel’s subscribers who buy the smartphone will be provided with 100MB/month of free data download, for 6 months.

HTC Magic was recently announced in the US too, branded as T-Mobile MyTouch 3G, and it will be introduced soon in many other markets around the world. So it’s no wonder that HTC plans to sell the smartphone in 1 million units by the end of the summer.

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HTC’s Third Google Anroid Phone is the Touch with Hero

So, after T-Mobile announced the second Google Android phone, the myTouch 3G it went ahead and revealed the third one - the HTC Hero. Interestingly, HTC Hero has a new feature which didn’t made it through with myTouch 3G, what HTC calls as the Sense. HTC Sense is a new approach to smartphone functionality - Make it Mine, Stay Close and Discover the UnexpectedMake it Mine is a facility for personalizing the HTC Hero’s menus and interface through widgets that would push online contents to the phone including personalization of contents on different phone profiles. Stay Close on the other hand would make it easier for you to stay in touch with friends and family through various communication channels including calls, photo sharing, social networking status updates and phone apps. And finally we have Discover would facilitate sharing of experiences through the mobile phones.

Design-wise, the HTC Hero is all sleek and dandy with bevelled edges and angled bottom. It was designed with contours that would fit comfortable in the palm of your hands. Other design features include anti-fingerprint screen coating and Teflon coating with durable white surface.

As for its technical features, the HTC Hero boasts of a 3.2-inch HVGA display, optimized web browsing, aGPS, digital compass, gravity sensor, 3.5mm stereo headset jack, 5MP autofocus camera, expandable microSD memory card slot, and a dedicated search button.

Key technical aspects are as follows:

• Qualcomm MSM7200A, 528 MHz processor
• Google Android Platform
• 512MB RAM
• 1.35g weight
• 3.2-inch TFT LCD touch-sensitive screen with 320×480 HVGA resolution
• HSPA/WCDMA 900/2100 MHz network capability
• up to 2Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps dowlink speeds
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900MHz frequency
• Bluetooth, WiFi, 3.5mm audio jack

Release will be in July for European mobile phone users. Asian release follows sometime in the summer, while the North American version won’t be out until late 2009.

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New iPhone 3GS Emits a High-frequency Tone

A new problem has been discovered with the sound files on the brand new iPhone 3GS. The iPhone emits a high-frequency tone (around 15KHz) after playing the unlock sound, SMS sound, etc. Since most people cannot hear frequencies as high as that, it has gone unnoticed for a while. However, there is no high-pitched tone when the phone is set to vibrate. We hope that Apple will fix this issue very soon.

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ColorWare’s Custom Colors for the Apple iPhone 3GS

If you are bored with the black and white colors of iPhone 3GS, then you can purchase the colorful version of the handset from ColorWare. The back of the handset retails for $150, meanwhile a piece for the bezel frame and button are priced at $20 each, and the SIM holder for $20. They will also do up your earbuds for an additional $15.

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HTC Hero and HTC Sense now official (update, video included)

HTC today unveiled a brand new Android smartphone – it’s the HTC Hero, a handset we’ve seen several times until now, in unofficial photos and videos.

Coming as the third Android product from HTC, the Hero is a G1-meets-Magic device, combining the looks of the first with the elegance of the second one.

It has the now-famous “chin”, but it doesn’t feature a hardware keyboard. That’s all right, I guess, since Android 1.5 OS, on which the Hero runs, has a software QWERTY keyboard.

It’s said that the white version of HTC Hero (seen below) is dressed in a Teflon coating, which should help you handle it easier. No word yet about the handset’s other color versions.

The main specs of HTC Hero include:

• 3.2 inch fingerprint-resistant touchscreen display with 320 x 480 pixels
• Accelerometer
• GSM and HSDPA connectivity
• Wi-Fi
• GPS
• 3.5mm headset jack
• Google Maps, Google Streetview and various other Google apps / services
• 5MP camera with autofocus, but without Flash
• MicroSDHC card support

HTC has also announced a new software interface, called HTC Sense. This will apparently run on all the upcoming HTC smartphones (both Android and Windows Mobile), so I wonder, what will happen to the TouchFLO 3D UI?

HTC Sense, also known as “Rosie”, includes three different layers: “Make it Mine”, “Stay Close” and “Discover the Unexpected”.

“Make it Mine” lets you personalize the device and add any widget you like, while “Stay Close” provides an overview on all forms of communications you made through your phone – including calls, messages and social networking websites.

HTC Hero with the Sense UI will be available in Europe starting July. Its price was not announced.

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LG Announces Chinese enV Touch

LG has just announced two phones for the Chinese market: the KT878 and KV920. The first is an Omnia-esque smartphone running on China’s proprietary TD-SCDMA hardware, and packs Windows Mobile 6.1, a 5 megapixel camera and a 3″ WVGA screen. By the looks of it, there’s an optical sensor between the soft keys, so you’ll have your pick of input options. The KV920 is a Voyager-style full-QWERTY flip with a slightly lower-key 2.8″ QVGA screen that runs on EVDO networks, and carries a 3 megapixel camera. If it looks familiar, that’s because it’s the enV Touch that just came out on Verizon not too long ago.

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HTC Firestone Pretty Images

We saw a rough mockup of the HTC Firestone, the successor of the HTC Touch HD that may appear on August. The specs of this Windows Mobile 6.5 look sweet:

• Phone: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS900, UMTS2100.
• GSM and HSDPA connectivity.
• Windows Mobile 6.5.
• Screen 3.6 inch WVGA touchscreen display transflective TFT, 65,536 colors.
• CPU: speed 600Mhz Qualcomm 8250 processor.
• Memory: 256MB RAM and 512 MB ROM.
• Slot: Micro SD.
• Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR.
• Wireless LAN: 802.11b, 802.11g.
• AGPS.
• Gyro Sensor.
• Headphones: 3.5mm.
• Main Camera: 8 million pixels

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SciPhone N12 Smartphone

SciPhone N12 is the first SciPhone Nseries phone we’ve ever heard of and, second, it runs a genuine Android OS. Users interface via the 3.2-inch touchscreen and its virtual keyboard, but like in most other Android phones, an integrated trackball is also present for navigation.

Anyway, here is the data of the upcoming N12 SciPhone from Bluelans; if it will ever be released:
» Processor: Marvell Monahands (624MHz) + Qualcomm MSM6246
» Operating system: Android/ Windows Mobile
» Dimensions: 117*58*12.7
» Mode: UMTS-2100MHz, GSM-900/1800/1900 MHz
» Bearer: GSM, 3G(WCDMA)
» Display: WQVGA 240*400 pixels, 3.2 inch TFT 262K
» Main camera: 3.2M pixel
» Secondary Camera: 0.1M pixel
» Storage: ROM-256MB+64MB, RAM-256MB+64MB
» Extended Storage: Micro SD, up to 16GB
» USB: USB 2.0 high speed
» Bluetooth: Ver 2.0
» GPS: Yes
» WiFi: IEEE 802.11b/11g
» TV: CMMB
» Battery capacity: 1000mAh
» Standby time(GSM): Up to 220 hours
» Voice talk time(2G): Up to 170 minutes

The SciPhone N12 will be available on June 25th, priced at the equivalent of about $234

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Samsung Pixon12

12 megapixel camera phone will be the topping the list of every major manufacturer’s release schedule, but for now, if you want the bragging rights of having the most megapixels in your camera, put your order in for the Samsung M8910 Pixon12. Due for release between now and August, the Pixon12 is set to beat the Sony Ericsson Idou – the only other 12 megapixel model officially announced - to the honour of being the first 12 megapixel camera phone on the market.

Pixon12 Feature Highlights:

• An autofocus, 28mm, 12 megapixel camera lens with both Power LED and xenon flash.
• 3G with HSDPA and HSUPA radios.
• GPS and Wi-Fi.
• A 3.1” 480×800 AMOLED touchscreen.
• Standard OS with TouchWiz user interface.

The original M8800 Pixon was an attractive phone with an excellent 8 megapixel camera and a responsive touchscreen interface. For the Pixon12, Samsung have decided to overhaul the technical aspect of the handset and only tweak the style, thus the new phone bears more than a passing resemblance to the Pixon.It is, of course, the camera which will drive the majority of Pixon12 sales. Leaving aside the question of whether a camera phone will ever truly compete with the compact camera in terms of image quality,

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• LG Venus VX8800
• Samsung
• Nokia 2760
• BlackBerry Curve 8330
• Motorola Tundra
• Sony Ericsson W350
• HTC Touch Pro XV6850

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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic now Available on Rogers

It’s been in the US market since early this year, and now, it’s Canada’s turn to get some Nokia 5800 XpressMusic goodness by way of Rogers. It’s actually not that surprising that it landed on Rogers’ lap since it was included in the leaked Rogers 2009 line-up.

You can get it for as low as $199.99 on a 3-year contract promo which requires you to also avail of one of their unlimited on-device browsing plans, $15 value pack or $25 value pack. If you’re not interested in the promo, you can likewise get it for $249.99 on a 3-yr contract, $299.99 on a 2-year contract, $349.99 for a single year, and $399.99 outright purchase. In the greater context of things, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is close to being outdated already considering the sheer number of new handsets including but the new and speedier iPhone 3G S that have been announced and released since we first saw this Nokia handset

Nevertheless, Canadian Nokia fan boys out there will be greatly pleased that Nokia’s premiere touchscreen phone is now finally available in the country. With a 3.2-inch touchscreen, 3.2-megapixel autofocus camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash, HSDPA connectivity, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, and a bundled 8GB microSD card, it’s hard to find fault in the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. It’s not yet posted on Roger’s website, though, but you can view it in Nokia Canada’s site. Sure, it’s a little late, but hey, it’s finally here so there’s no need to complain anymore.

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• LG Venus VX8800
• Samsung
• Nokia 2760
• BlackBerry Curve 8330
• Motorola Tundra
• Sony Ericsson W350
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