Day: February 28, 2008

“General Mobile has unveiled its DSTW1 communicator, which supports two SIM-cards – the first one designed for quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and the second one – for tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz). The DSTW1 is running on Windows Mobile 6 Professional. It will come out in several European countries in March 08, however we’ve got no word on pricing.The specs of General Mobile DSTW1: OS – Windows Mobile 6 Professional Networks – GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (SIM 1) and GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz (SIM 2), GPRS/EDGE Display – 2.8” 240×320 pixels, 65K colors 2-megapixel camera Bluetooth 2.0 256 MB of onboard memory microSD-slot Talk time – up to 4 hours Standby time – up to 6.25 days Dimensions – 117x61x18 mm Weight – 144 g” via mobile-review.com

“KaonMedia is currently prepping for the launch of its new slider PMP — the UPOP — in the Korean market. The 4.8-inch UPOP has a slide-and-tilt 800 x 480 pixels resolution LCD touch screen. The PMP features a 61-key pad and has electronic dictionary support of 46 different types of dictionaries with focus on English and Korean ones. For video playback, its DaVinci chipset does the work, which is utilized extensively with its T-DMB with time-shift function support. The battery can support up to 5 hours of video playback. The UPOP PMP also has the ability to be used as a portable PVR set-top box. Various other features include Text to Speech function, image/text viewer, Office Viewer, Widget interface, calculator, calendar, and mp3 player.” via mobilewhack.com

“The BlackBerry PIN Exchange enables Facebook/BlackBerry users to easily discover the device PIN numbers of their BlackBerry-toting friends and business associates. Members can dictate the level of privacy they want to maintain – sharing their PIN only with other BlackBerry using friends, listing it on the profile page for all friends to see, or making it viewable to all members of the PIN Exchange. In addition, it offers users the ability to: Easily view the device PIN numbers of Facebook friends Discover new friends on The Global Exchange Create a profile and meet someone special in the PIN Meet area (a mini-personals site) Invite other BlackBerry-using friends to join Learn more about BlackBerry via CrackBerry.com-powered content Now to quote myself…. “For existing BlackBerry users upgrading to newer device models and for all the first time BlackBerry owners out there, we wanted to find an easy way to discover the current device PIN of friends and associates,” said Kevin Michaluk, CrackBerry.com’s founder and community editor. “The BlackBerry PIN Exchange application does just that, and also adds the social-networking component for those who want it. Now Facebook users, which happen to include a good cross-section of BlackBerry users, have another great way to stay in touch with their contacts and make new friends.” You can find the BlackBerry PIN Exchange application for Facebook by visiting www.pinexchange.com from your computer. If you already have a Facebook account, just login and you will be taken straight to the BlackBerry PIN Exchange application page. The BlackBerry PIN Exchange already has nearly 1200 members with more being added every day. ” via crackberry.com

“When it was announced, Samsung i550 GPS Symbian phone was one of the more interesting handsets in Samsung’s line-up.It had a lot going for it – novel candybar shape, interesting trackball navigation, big 2.6″ display, GPS sensor and well implemented Symbian S60 OS.Now Samsung i550 got even better. Samsung has recently started shipping a new updated i550w version, which also includes Wi-Fi connectivity.All other specs in Samsung i550w remain unchanged and include:
HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz +2100 MHz connectivity
3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash
2.6? QVGA 262K color TFT display
Built-in GPS
FM Radio
Bluetooth 2.0(A2DP)
USB 2.0 High Speed
3.5 mm headphone jack
Symbian 9.2 OS with S60 3.1 UI
Full HTML browsing
RSS support
1200 mAh battery
150 MB of built-in memory
expandable to 4GB with via microSD
Dimensions: 115x53x13.8 mm” via unwiredview.com