Day: November 16, 2008

“Just when the Daily HTC Touch HD video series finished, we have a new contender to pluck at our wallet strings, and now, just like the American audience for the HTC Touch HD, most of the world can only look in in yearning while a only few million Russians have a swing at HTC’s latest device.This video shows the HTC Max 4G in action, and at one stage apparently shows the device streaming 9 video streams simultaneously!For those living in a cave the last few weeks, the HTC Max 4G is of course HTC’s latest smartphone, featuring a 800×480 screen, WiMax and GSM, 5 megapixel camera, 8 GB storage plus microSD expansion, all the usuals plus a 3.5mm headphone jack. It seems the device will remained confined to the Scartel Yota WiMax network, which only covers Moscow and St Petersburg at present.” via wmpoweruser.com

Pharos introduced two new GPS smartphones that offer full-featured navigation and lightning-fast 3.5G connectivity on an unlocked, Windows Mobile handset. The Pharos Traveler 117 and 127 are Pharos’ first phones to include Pharos Smart Navigator, a unique hybrid navigation product that is the first to combine navigation software + location services on a Windows Mobile device
Traveler 117 GPS Smartphone
The Traveler 117 is a GPS smartphone with 2.8” flush touch-screen VGA display. The Smartphone features the very latest 3.5G communications capability based on a tri-band UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA and a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE class 12 cellular modems. It offers industry-leading 7.2Mb/s download and 2Mb/s upload speeds enabling fast Web browsing, email and other Internet services.There are two on-board cameras, a 2 MP digital camera for recording pictures and video, and a 0.3 MP camera for video conferencing.The unit comes with Pharos proprietary Smart Navigator software and server-based travel information and navigation service. Additionally, the device is pre-loaded with Microsoft Live Search, providing free information about traffic, gas prices, movie times and weather. The Traveler 117 is powered by the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 with Microsoft Outlook Mobile (Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Inbox), Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, PowerPoint Mobile, Internet Explorer Mobile, Picture, Notes, ActiveSync, Calculator, Game, Voice Recorder, MSN Messenger, Media Player 10. The device gives up to 7.5 hours of GSM talk time, 5 hours of WCDMA talk time and 200 hours of standby.

Features

• Qualcomm MSM7201-90, 400MHz Processor
• 2.8” VGA 480 x 640, 65K color (can be expanded to 262K) TFT LCD with touch panel
• Unlocked 3.5G smartphone for use on any GSM network
• Tri-band 850/1900/2100 MHz, UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA: 384K/7.2M/2M bits per sec
• Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• Built-in GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
• 2MP camera for picture or video; 0.3MP front camera for video conference
• Free real-time traffic, gas price, movie and weather information
• Talk time: GSM: up to 7.5 hours ; WCDMA: up to 5 hours;200 hours of standby
• Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and Windows Media Player
• Outlook Contacts, Calendar and Tasks
• Email and Internet Explorer

The Traveler 127 is a GPS smartphone with both QWERTY keyboard and 2.5” touch-screen QVGA display. The Smartphone features the very latest 3.5G communications capability based on a tri-band UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA and a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE cellular modems. It offers industry-leading 7.2Mb/s download and 2Mb/s upload speeds enabling fast Web browsing, email and other Internet services.There are two on-board cameras, a 2 MP digital camera for recording pictures and video, and a 0.3 MP camera for video conferencing. The unit comes with Pharos’ proprietary Smart Navigator software and server-based travel information and navigation service. Additionally, the device is pre-loaded with Microsoft Live Search, providing free information about traffic, gas prices, movie times and weather. The Traveler 127 is powered by the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 with Microsoft® Outlook® Mobile (Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Inbox), Word Mobile, Excel® Mobile, PowerPoint® Mobile, Internet Explorer Mobile, Picture, Notes, ActiveSync, Calculator, Game, Voice Recorder, MSN® Messenger, Media® Player 10. The device gives up to 7.5 hours of GSM talk time, 5 hours of WCDMA talk time and 200 hours of standby.
Features

• Qualcomm MSM7201-90, 400MHz Processor
• QWERTY keyboard and 2.5” touch-screen QVGA display
• Unlocked 3.5G smartphone for use on any GSM network
• Tri-band 850/1900/2100 MHz, UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA: 384K/7.2M/2M bits per sec
• Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• Built-in GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
• 2MP camera for picture or video; 0.3MP front camera for video conference
• Free real-time traffic. gas price, movie and weather information
• Talk time: GSM: up to 7.5 hours; WCDMA: up to 5 hours; 200 hours of standby
• Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and Windows Media Player
• Outlook Contacts, Calendar and Tasks
• Email and Internet Explorer