10 megapixel phone, can u belive it????

Samsung reinforces its technology leadership by launching the world's first 10 megapixel mobile phone (model: SCH-B600) in Korean market.

Samsung reached another milestone in camera phones by launching 10 megapixel camera phone, which was unveiled at CeBIT in March this year. Samsung has been the first to introduce mobile phone with embedded camera in 2000. Samsung has also launched the world's first 5 megapixel camera phone in October 2004 ; the world's first 7 megapixel camera phone in July 2005.

Samsung's 10 megapixel camera phone (SCH-B600) is 6mm thinner and 10g lighter than the 7 megapixel camera phone (SCH-V770) and sets itself apart from its previous megapixel camera phones by combining mobile TV capability in Satellite standard.

The B600 offers the same level of picture-taking sophistication that a 10 megapixel digital camera offers. The camera function includes 3x optical zoom and 5x digital zoom. It also has auto focus and a flash unit that performs optimally for 10 megapixel photographs.

Also, the B600 comes fitted with a LED autofocus feature which assists users to capture clear, crisp photos even in dark settings. Located next to the lens, the LED autofocus automatically determines the distance and utilizes the appropriate focus setting for optimal photo shooting.

The B600 also supports white balance, manual focus, continuous picture-taking, and interval picture-taking functions.

It also supports Bluetooth which enables users to send pictures wirelessly to other mobile phones, printers or to Bluetooth headsets.

The high color Reproduction TFT-LCD produces the highest possible display for its size. The photo-fine chromic LCD can reproduce 16 million colors, virtually any color found in nature, earning it the "True Color" appellation. Moving pictures can be recorded in QVGA resolution at 15-30 frames per second. Users can watch live TV in crisp picture through Satellite DMB function.

It also supports external memory (MMCmicro) in addition to its internal memory. The mobile phone supports a TV-out function where users can connect their phones to view still or motion pictures.
The B600 comes with a design reminiscent of a real digital camera. The front is designed as a bar-type mobile phone, while the back side is used as the digital camera.

Other advanced functions in the B600 include an MP3 player, business card reader, and 128 polyphonic sounds.

The price of Samsung B600 is around 900,000 won (about $ 900) in Korea."

Upcoming Motorola Q Pro Cellular Phone

The buzz in the cellphone industry at the moment seems to be about the upcoming Motorola Q Pro PDA phone. Her are some fine shots of the device. All that we know about the specs is that it comes with a 2-megapixel camera, full QWERTY keyboard with bigger keypad for easy data entry, shortcut keys, miniUSB connector, and UMTS support. The Q Pro codenamed “Norman” will come in a black encasing most probably in the beginning of 2007. And yes, there is the Vodaphone logo on its back. So, you are most likely to find it there.

Thuraya SO-2510: the Smallest and Lightest Satellite Phone Built Ever

If you have been thinking of the Globalstar GSP-1700 as the smallest and lightest satellite phone made ever, you are mistaken my friends as there is someone else there who has stolen the title. By the way, Globalstar GSP-1700 rocks a weight of 7.1 ounces and dimensions of 135mm x 55mm x 37mm.

Well, the real smallest and lightest satellite phone is the Thuraya SO-2510 (pictured right). Anyway, it’s satellite only while the Thuraya SO-2520 is both a GSM and a satellite phone. Take a look at its body size. It weighs a meager 4.5 ounces with slim dimensions of 118mm x 53mm x 18.8mm. It could have been too cool if it hadn’t any antenna like the GSPO-1700

What do you think Globalstar GSP-1700 about the Thuraya SO-2510 that boasts such a sexy slim make as well as good features?

Linksys CIT310 Dual-Mode Yahoo! Messenger Cordless Phone

Yahoo and Linksys have joined hands to unveil the new dual-mode cordless phone that allows you to make free calls via Yahoo! Messenger or your traditional phone line. The Linksys CIT 310 supports calling to another phone over VoIP at the rate of $0.2 cents with Yahoo-out. With the Yahoo Messenger, the cordless phone enables free PC to PC calling, PC to phone calling, and Phone to Phone calling.

You have the option to make calls via a traditional phone line too. The Linksys CIT 310 comes with a USB base station to plug into the PC and it charges the phone too. The CIT 310 will cost you $99.99 in retail and $79.99 if you purchase one on Amazon.

Nokia N95 Steals the “Best of What’s New” Award

Nokia has much to boast about at the moment. While its Nokia N93 was crowned media phone of the year 2006-2007, the new Nokia N95 slider phone was bestowed with the “Best of What’s New” Award in the Popular Science magazine’s annual list of top 100 tech innovations of the year.

The novel design of the Nokia N95 along with a horde of appealing features like 2.6″ QVGA 16 million color display, 3D graphics, 5-megapixel camera, GPS capability, music player, PIM, 2-way slide design, and Carl Zeiss optics for watching high quality video make it special.

Well, the Nokia N95 will be made available in large quantity in Q1 of 2007 for a price of €550 in Europe and Asia.

Clairvoyante Brings ‘PenTile RGBW’ Tech for Mobile Displays

Many companies have already made a lot of experiments with TFT LCDs of mobile phones. Recently, LG introduced the world’s slimmest screen. But, here we will talk about a new technology dubbed PenTile RGBW from a company called Clairvoyante. The new tech will be able to deliver pixels, and increase brightness. PenTile RGBW technology offers a high quality image resolution by making use of a chip that will enable every sub-pixel contributing to every pixel in an LCD screen to be on the display thereby showing up a more detailed image with high quality.

The RGBW stands for the colors including red, green, blue, and white. The white colors add to the brightness of the screen without the need of any external power. The company CEO, Joel Pollack further said that video needs a dramatically larger dynamic range. So, the PenTile RGBW technology can be put into work effectively. The technology has been licensed by many companies and is being used presently in LG Philips LCD and Samsung SDI.

Apple IPhone is Coming for Sure! Two New Patents Filed

Apple earlier filed a trademark for the iPhone in the “Far Eastern” trademark office. Now, information week is reporting two more Apple patents published by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that support the fact that Apple iPhone might be coming soon. We are quite sure that Apple is working on a touch screen interface for handy devices. The new “Actuating user interface for media player” patent explains that Apple will replace the iPod scroll wheel and that might probably be a touch screen for its rumored iPhone. The second patent filing for “Universal docking station for hand-held electronic devices” speaks the story itself. While Apple iPod dock supports iPods fully, why will Apple need a Universal dock with speakers. Might be for its iPhone.

World’s Most Expensive Mobile: Diamond Crypto Smartphone

If you have lot of extra money which you want to spend on something unique and elegant, then this crypto phone is made just for you. Russian company JSC Ancort with the help of celebrity jeweller Peter Aloisson announced a very new version of Swiss Crypto Telecommunication Security’s Diamond Crypto Smart telephone. You need to shell out US$1.3 million for it and that makes it the world’s most expensive cell phone.

This solid platinum Brilliant Crypto smartphone make use of 256-bit cryptographic algorithm (drawing attention to the issue of phone-privacy) and supports Windows CE operating system.

Peter Aloisson, a master in his field, has bejeweled the phone admirably with gold and diamonds. The Ancort logo and the navigation key are made of 18-carat rose gold. Moreover, 28 round cut diamonds are embedded in the navigation key.

Let’s not ignore its elegant Connolly leather-carrying case with platinum trimmings and lock and hand made macassar ebony presentation box with beige suede leather lining again with platinum trimmings and lock. As you open the box, it plays music, which you can set according to your taste.

I bet you are dreaming to make it yours but it seems an awful lot to pay for the privilege of owning the world’s most expensive handset.

Nokia 6102i Phone Features

Phone Features


Voice
Integrated handsfree speaker
Voice dialing and voice commands
Voice recorder3
Speed dial and last number redial
Caller ID with photo
Call Waiting
Keypad lock
Vibrating alert

Multimedia Messaging Service
Nokia Xpress Audio Messaging - record your voice and send it as a message1,14
Send and receive multimedia messages containing text, an audio clip, and an image or video clip to other compatible devices1,14
SMS text messaging, picture messaging, Instant Messaging1
Email via SMS: Access your work and private email accounts; supports SMTP, POP3, and IMAP4 protocols1
Predictive text input
Nokia Xpress audio messaging1
Instant Messaging with Presence1

Camera & Video
VGA camera (resolution 640 x 480 pixels)19
Dedicated camera key
Phone displays used as viewfinders: larger internal display for normal pictures, small external display for self-portraits
Standard, portrait, and night mode
Three image-quality options: high, normal, basic
Gallery for storing and editing images
Integrated video player/recorder: 3GPP spec (SubQCIF 128 x 96 video and AMR audio packed in .3gp format)

Display and User Interface
Internal:
Active TFT display
Resolution of 128 x 160 pixels
Up to 65,536 colors
External:
Mini display - 96 x 65 pixel resolution
Up to 4,096 colors
5-Way navigation key
User configurable left and right soft keys

Connectivity
USB and Infrared connection
Bluetooth wireless technology22
XHTML browser connects over TCP/IP1,2,12
Full OMA Digital Rights Management for content protection
Synchronize your calendar and contacts with your compatible PC with Nokia PC Suite4
Local/remote SyncML data synchronization over the air
Data Rates:
EDGE, class 6: download speed up to 177.6 kbps, uplink speed up to 118.4 kbps
GPRS class 10: download speed up to 85.6 kbps, uplink speed up to 42.8 kbps
HSCSD class 6: downlink speed up to 43.2 kbps, uplink speed up to 28.8 kbps
TCP/IP

Organization
Phone book with up to 500 contacts†
4.2 MB user memory†
Alarm clock
Notes
Calendar
To-do list
Stopwatch
Countdown timer

Personalization & Fun
Stylish and compact flip design
Ring tones: MP3, True Tones and polyphonic
FM radio (requires headset, stereo headset sold separately)
Animated screensavers
Download more ring tones, games and applications for Java MIDP 2.0
Coordinated themes including animated wallpapers, screen savers, color schemes and ring tones

Specifications
Weight: 3.42 ounces
Dimensions: 3.35 x 1.77 x 0.94 inches

Service
Tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/1800/1900 MHz

6102i Battery Life
Standard Li-Ion Battery 820 mAh
-- Digital Talk Time up to 4 hours*
-- Digital Standby Time up to 14 days*

Nokia N91 8GB Device Features

Device Features


Voice
Speed dial
Voice dialing
Voice commands
Handsfree speakerphone
Vibrating alert


Music
XpressMusic
8GB HDD for up to 6000 songs (Capacity based on 3:45 per song and 48 kbps eAAC encoding. Capacity with 128 kbps AAC encoding is up to 2000 songs)
3.5mm stereo audio connector (audio industry standard)
Dedicated music keys: Play/pause, forward, back, stop, music access key, volume, and key lock
Digital music player supports MP3/AAC/AAC LC/ AAC LTP, AAC /eAAC /WMA
Listen to music wirelessly via Bluetooth stereo (A2DP and AVRCP) and UPnP via WLAN1,22
DRM support for music: WMDRM and OMA DRM 1.0/2.0
FM radio (87.5-108MHz) with Visual Radio support (requires headset, stereo headset may be sold separately)
20 FM radio presets with station name memory
Music Options:
Shuffle
Repeat - All songs, Repeat song
Equalizer - Default, Acoustic, Bass booster, Hip-hop, Pop, R&B, Rock, Multiple, user configurable
Audio settings - Balance, Stereo widening, Loudness
Add to a playlist, New playlist, Saved playlist
Set as a ringing tone


Camera and video
Sensor: CMOS, 2.0 megapixel
F number/Aperture: F3.2
Focal length: 4.8 mm
Focus range: 64 cm ~ infinity
Still image resolutions: 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480 pixels
Still image file format: JPEG
Exposure: Rolling shutter
White balance: Automatic, Sunny, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent
Scene: Auto, User defined, Close-up, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night
Colour tone: Normal, Sepia, B&W, Negative
Self-timer
Night mode
Sequence mode
Digital zoom: Up to 20x (stepless)
Video resolution: up to CIF at 15 fps
Audio recording: AAC stereo
Video clip length: limited by available memory
Video file format: .mp4 (high) , .3gp (normal, MMS
Video White balance: Automatic

Display and User Interface
2.1 inch TFT color display
Up to 262,144 colors
176 x 208 pixels
Operating system: Symbian version 9.1
User interface: Nokia Series 60 3rd Edition
5-way joystick, 2 soft keys, side volume keys, dedicated music keys for play/pause, forward, back and stop keys

Messaging
E-mail (IMAP4, POP3), MMS (OMA 1.2), SMS, IM (and Presence) 1.21
Send and receive text messages1
Write faster with T9 predictive text input

Connectivity
Mini USB-B connector with USB 2.0 full speed
USB Mass Storage
Bluetooth v1.222
WLAN 802.11b/g
Transfer /syncrhonize with PC with Windows Media Player 10 and 11 (Windows XP only)
Get the information you need on the mobile Internet1,2,12
Browse the Internet1,2,12

Organization
Supports viewing of common email attachments - Word, Spreadsheet, Presentation, PDF
12 MB internal user memory†
8 GB for media3
Calendar
Alarm clock
Reminders and notes
To-do list
Calculator
Synchronize your calendar and phone book with your compatible PC via PC Suite (available free at www.nokiausa.com4,5

Personalization & Fun
MP3 Music player
Multimedia player (RealPlayer)
Visual Radio
Ring tones: MP3, WMA, eAAC+, MIDI, and AWB
FM radio (requires headset, stereo headset may be sold separately)
Download music, ring tones, games, themes, screen savers and wallpapers

Specifications
Weight: 5.82 ounces
Dimensions: 4.5 x 2.2 x 0. 87 inches

Service
EGSM 900/1800/1900 MHz, WCDMA2100
EGPRS, class B, multislot class 10, UL/DL 118.4/236.8 kbps, GPRS class B, multislot class 10

N91 8GB Battery Life
Standard Li-Ion Battery 850 mAh
-- Digital Talk Time up to 4 hours*
-- Digital Standby Time up to 7.9 days*