Day: September 24, 2008

“There’s not a lot of things we don’t know about the upcoming Nokia 5800 Xpress Music (Tube) full touch screen handset.All the specs of Nokia 5800 XpressMusic have been leaked eons ago, together with photoshop renderings and even live pics.So there’s not much to do now but to sit and wait until October 02, the rumored date of the official Nokia Tube launch.Still, today Mobil.cz has got their hands on what looks to be the first official press pic of Nokia 5800 Xpress Music phone. And this gives me an excuse to post it here and recap what we already know about Nokia 5800 Tube:
The specs of Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will include:

• Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900), UMTS 2100, GSM/Edge, HSDPA connectivity
• Symbian S60 Taco 5 OS
• 3.2″ 640x360px, 16M color touchscreen display
• 3.2mpx autofocus camera with dual LED flash and 30 FPS VGA recording
• Built-in A-GPS and Wi-Fi
• USB 2.0 and Bluetooth 2.0
• 3.5mm headphone jack, TV-Out port
• 150MB of User memory
• microSDHC memory card slot (up to 16GB, 8GB memory card in a box)
• Dimensions: 111x52x15.5mm
• Weight: 109 gr” via unwiredview.com

“We don’t know if this is the real deal or not but if it is, ASUS might have created just the right cell phone to ward off the touchscreen heat that is building up right now. The above picture shows what looks like a simpleton with not much inside, but if the rumored specs are true, this handset could very well rule the roost in the coming months. The ASUS P565 is said to be powered by a blazing fast 800MHz Marvell-Tavor processor, something that hasn’t been heard of on a cell phone until now, and a 2.8-inch VGA touchscreen (not big enough for the touchscreen fanatics of course, but it’s VGA!). ASUS also seems to have crammed every known wireless solution into the device including WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, HSDPA support, and also GPS. The fast processor along with a decent 128MB of RAM should keep Windows Mobile 6.1 on its toes along with ASUS’ own Glide touch-control software to round out a pretty impressive feature set. There’s not a peep on its pricing but rumors point to an October release, enough time to change your mind if you are saving up for something else.” via mobilewhack.com

LG Electronics (LG), a worldwide technology and design leader in mobile communications, and PRADA Group (Prada) today announced that the global sales of the much lauded Prada Phone by LG have reached one million units.Since its March 2007 debut the Prada Phone by LG has been recognized as one of the world’s most sophisticated handset combining innovative design with technological breakthroughs including the first complete touch screen. This visionary approach by intimate and productive partnership from two vastly different industries became a platform for new design opportunities and opened doors to diverse multimedia experiences.Encouraged by the strong market response, LG and Prada have committed to further collaborations and will launch a new handset model starting from Europe in the 4Q of 2008.