Kurara Becomes Vivaz! Goes Official!

The much leaked Kurara is finally official ... well sort of, and she now goes by the name of Vivaz! Why sort of? Well the announcement has been pulled so it looks like it wasn't quite ready for prime time, but the cat is firmly out of the bag now. The specs list is probably already familiar to most given the number of leaks over the past weeks, but it doesn't do any harm to run throuhg them again:
8.1 MP Camera
720p HD video recording
3.2" touchscreen 640x360
720 MHz Processor
256 MB RAM
Symbian 5th Edition
WiFi
aGPS
TV-Out
All in all not a bad little package there! The handset actually looks pretty nice too, the leaked pictures obviously didn't do it much justice. The handset really does cut a dasha nd comes in a variety of colours too; Cosmic Black, Moon Silver, Venus Ruby and Galaxy Blue.

Acer A1 Specs

The forthcoming Acer AC1 Android handset has had its spec list leaked today and it looks like it's packing a fairly hefty punch. The main features are:

115 × 64 x 12.43 mm 135g (including battery)
3.5" WVGA (800 × 480) capacitive touchscreen
HSDPA/HSUPA/UMTS (2100/1900/900 Mhz for EU) & (850/1900/2100 for U.S.)
GSM/GPS/EDGE: Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
WLAN: 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED network connection
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
Built-in AGPS Support
Qualcomm QSD 8250 1GHz
256 MB SDRAM
512 MB FLASH ROM
5MP camera with Auto-Focus
Accelerometer
Light sensor
3.5mm jack
Battery: Lithium Polymer rechargeable with 1.350 mAh capacity
Up to 5 hours talk-time for WCDMA / Up to 6 hours for GSM
Courtesy of CNET there are also some photos available!

HTC Announces Touch2

HTC has been getting in on the act today with the unveilling of the Touch2, a compact WinMo smartphone that will be one of the first devices to run WinMo 6.5, which will itself be unveiled on 6th October. Other pioneering efforts include support for Windows Marketplace and Microsoft My Phone. HTC's TouchFlo UI has been given a revamp with lessons learned from the popular Sense UI found on HTC's Android devices. The handsets ships with Internet Explorer Mobile, which includes Flash Lite meaning that there is some native Flash support even if it isn't the full hog. A text optimization option allows the user to resize onscreen text for best results. The My Phone service allows the backing up of information like pictures, music and contacts straight from the handset to the web. Available in Q4 pricing hasn't yet been confirmed.

Sony Ericsson Unveil XPERIA X2 [ 02-09-2009 19:18 ]

Author: Serge Novikov Source: Mobiwoo Translation by: Administrator

Well the wait is finally over, Sony Ericsson have finally announced the much leaked X2. It's the successor to last year's X1 and is again sporting WinMo, this time the 6.5 variety. The new smartphone retains the same basic design as the X1 with a pull out keyboard and of course the XPERIA panels interface, which has seen a bit of a revamp with some new panels added. The customer service side of things stays the same with a very high level of service included in the purchase price. There is a dedicated XPERIA technical team to help customers and customers whose handsets breakdown abroad will receive a replacement device.

Spec-wise the X2 is a step up from the X1 with the following features:


3.2" hi-res touchscreen
8.1 MP camera
GSM/EDGE quadband
HSPA tri-band
Bluetooth with A2DP support
WiFi
A-GPS
Microsoft Mobile Office
Exchange Support

Availability will be in select markets to begin with, starting next quarter. Let's take a look at some pictutres of the X2 ...

Nokia 6216 classic

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	UMTS 850 / 2100
	Announced	2009, April
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2009, Q3

SIZE	Dimensions	114.7 x 41.7 x 14.5 mm, 61.1 cc
	Weight	88 g

DISPLAY	Type	TFT, 16M colors
	Size	240 x 320 pixels, 2.0 inches
		- Downloadable wallpapers, screensavers

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, AAC ringtones
	Speakerphone	Yes
		- 2.5 mm audio jack

MEMORY	Phonebook	Yes, up to 2000 entries, Photocall
	Call records	20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
	Internal	22 MB
	Card slot	microSD (TransFlash), up to 8 GB supported

DATA	GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	HSCSD	Yes
	EDGE	Class 10, 236.8 kbps
	3G	Yes, 384 kbps
	WLAN	No
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes, miniUSB

CAMERA	Primary	2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, LED flash
	Video	Yes, VGA@15fps
	Secondary	VGA videocall camera

FEATURES	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, Push E-Mail, IM
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (Opera Mini)
	Radio	Stereo FM radio, Visual radio
	Games	Yes + Downloadable
	Colors	Coco Pearl
	GPS	No
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.0
		- SIM-based Near Field Communication NFC (read/write/sharing) - Nokia Xpress Audio messaging - Push to talk - MP3/MPEG4 player - Voice memo - Voice dial - Organizer - Stop watch - Countdown timer - Active standby screen

BATTERY		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh (BL-4U)
	Stand-by	Up to 300 h (2G) / 288 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 3 h 20 min (2G) / 2 h 45 min (3G)

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