The Buzz on new Cell Phones

Microsoft don’t want to repeat the previous mistake of letting any kind of phones to run its Mobile Operating system and cause some problems because of insufficient hardware resources. Well, the majority of the problems are definitely because of the bugs of Windows Mobile (I bet nobody would disagree with me on this), but difference of hardware specifications is also one big headache problem for mobile OS developers. Hence, Microsoft set some tough standards for phones that would run Windows Mobile 7, which was announced at MWC 2010 a week ago. The detailed specs of the phones are still not clear, but Microsoft did clearly mention that there will be only tree chassis models that Microsoft allows. Below are the chassis types.

Chassis 1: Meant for “big touchscreen phones”; they will be only touchscreens and have at least a 1 GHz processor such as Snapdragon, and will need its own dedicated graphics processor. Chassis 1 will be the first ones out of the gate for this holiday season.

Chassis 2: Slide-out keyboards will be added on alongside touchscreens.We assume the processor specs will be roughly similar to that of Chassis 1.

Chassis 3: There are no certain details on 3, though they are suspected to be candybar devices. No word on when 2 or 3 will be ready.

Microsoft looks like is ready to mount a serious challenge on iPhone and Google Android.

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If we had it boil it down, the singular image burned in our brains of Windows Phone 7 Series so far is that of a large, nondescript slate — the so-called “dogfood” device being passed around internally for the platform’s development — and although Microsoft isn’t talking specs at this point, it’s widely believed that this phone roughly represents the Chassis 1 spec that Redmond is passing around to hardware partners. Is this the only way you’ll be able to get your WinPho 7 served to you, though? We might yet be months away from an official answer, but a pair of Microsoft developer evangelists on an Australian podcast are saying that Chassis 1 (full touchscreen, gigahertz processor, and dedicated graphics acceleration) will be the sole option at launch, with Chassis 2 and 3 following on after that. 2 is said to be “more like a Palm Treo” with a dedicated QWERTY keyboard, while 3 remains a mystery, though there’s some speculation on the podcast that it could be a candybar — a form factor that’s becoming something of a lost art these days, particularly among smartphones. The speakers note that there’s a lot of value in offering some form factor variety — not everyone wants a keyboardless slate, after all — so the real question might be how quickly after initial launch we’ll see some of these other chassis filter down to retail.

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Today Amazon announced its new Kindle for BlackBerry application. The free app allows BlackBerry owners access to over 420,000 books on their phone, most of which cost $9.99 or less. Kindle owners will also be able to read titles they’ve purchased in the past. You can download the application by visiting amazon on your BlackBerry.

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Even on the latest round of Snapdragon-powered models, Android apps don’t typically seem to exhibit the same level of buttery-smooth prowess as their iPhone equivalents. There are a variety of reasons for that, but the most damning seems to stem from Google’s choice of the Dalvik Java runtime, which — to put it simply — trades performance for diminutive processor and memory footprints. You may not have ever heard of Swiss company (and OHA member) Myriad, but it sprung to life through the merger of Esmertec and Purple Labs and claims to have software running on an astounding 2 billion phones worldwide — in other words, these guys know a thing or two about phones — and they’ve applied their expertise to tighten up Dalvik and make it burn rubber.

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One of our connects hit us up with information on a new Verizon Wireless Buy One, Get One Free promotion. The BOGO this time around sweetens the deal by including all of Big Red’s Android and Palm webOS handsets. That means if you buy a Motorola DROID, a HTC DROID Eris, a Palm Pre Plus or a Pixi Plus you are eligible for a second handset of equal or lesser value for free. You can mix and match the above handsets with each other or step outside your comfort zone and pick up a Windows Mobile phone or a feature phone for free. The promotion starts tomorrow on the 16th, so if you are looking to score the latest Android or webOS handset from Verizon you may want to wait a day and find a friend who wants to go in with you on this offer. Like all BOGO offers, two year agreements are required.

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Conflicting reports are coming in this morning about Nokia’s upcoming handset lineup. Leaked information from Tom’s Guide, a French technology website, reveals several new Nokia handsets that rumored to be slated for launch starting in early summer. According to the not confirmed info, Nokia will be structuring its handset lineup using the following naming conventions:

• C: Lower end voice-based
• X: Focus on entertainment, music for a young target
• E: Dedicated to business, solutions for e-mails
• N: High-end
• S: Very upscale and limited editions

Nokia is supposedly developing a wide range of C-series handsets including the C5-10, a QWERTY handset that will take on BlackBerry handsets. On the top of the heap is the N8-00, a capacitive, multitouch handset with 720p video capture and a 12 megapixel camera. The N8-00 will be the first Symbian^3 handset and is rumored to launch this summer. Expectations are high for Nokia at MWC with this rumor pointing to a potential unveiling of one or more of these handsets at the upcoming Barcelona conference. This rumor would be exciting if not for the fact that another rumor fresh out today suggests that Nokia will not unveil any new handsets at MWC 2010. According to an unidentified source involved with the MWC planning, the Espoo manufacturer will not have a stand at MWC and has has made a strategic decision to withhold any hardware launches until a later unspecified date. When MWC finally begins next week, will Nokia dazzle us with its latest offerings or will there be a gaping hole where Nokia and its Symbian handsets used to be?

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In the days leading up to Nokia World 2009, the world’s largest phone maker announced the 5230, an affordable touchscreen Symbian S60 smartphone. At the time there was no official word whether or not it would ever make its way on to American soil, but thanks to the work of a few sneaky devils we now know that T-Mobile is gearing up to release it as the Nuron on March 17th. Pricing has yet to be passed down the corporate ladder, but we can’t imagine it would command a high price on or off contract considering it has nothing going for it in the eyes of the public other than its touchscreen and 3G connectivity. Perhaps this is one best left for the kiddies? T-Mobile’s slide doesn’t think so, however.

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Sure, Mobile World Congress kicks off in just under a week, but that doesn’t mean all the big boys are going to hold off on their product announcements. Take Samsung, for example, which today announced the S5620 Monte. Running the propriatary TouchWiz 2.0 Plus UI, the Monte features one-touch access to popular social media sites like Facebook and MySpace while supporting services such as Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and Google Sync. Physically speaking we find a 3? WQVGA capacitive touchscreen display, 3.2 megapixel camera, 200MB of internal memory expandable via microSD and chips for A-GPS, Wi-Fi and 3.6Mbps UMTS/HSDPA. Right now it doens’t look like the Monte is North America bound simply because it lacks the proper 3G bands, but one never knows. Pricing and availability have yet to be announced.

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Yes, we’ve seen this puppy before — but last time, we’d merely heard it was running Android. This time around, we’ve got a little more confirmation that the so-called Zeppelin from Moto is sporting Google code (allegedly Cupcake, sadly) with a dash of Blur added in for good measure. Gizmodo Brazil — which scored some time with a prototype — suggests that this’ll see duty on the lower end of Motorola’s smartphone lineup, and we tend to agree considering the HVGA display that takes up far less space than it could if Moto had wanted to go for broke. A keyboardless companion to the CLIQ / DEXT, perhaps? Carriers are an open question here, but we’ve heard rumblings of interest on T-Mobile USA’s part; the site says it’ll hit streets in March, so we shouldn’t have long to wait to find out.

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Here’s the thing about Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Pureness: once you get past the translucent display, there’s not much to it. Seriously — it doesn’t have 3G, a camera, hunks of precious metal, or even a fancy name to flaunt like Vertu, Dior, or Versace; it’s just a low-end phone from a mass-market manufacturer that can’t do much other than make calls. We suppose that’s why it was so easy for a Shenzhen KIRFer to pop out this near-perfect duplicate of the Pureness — the Somy X5 — in no time. Heck, it’s even got support for two SIMs, or exactly twice as many as you’ll find on the $1,000 genuine article — which, if you’re keeping track, is over twelve times the bargain-basement sticker on the Somy here at RMB 550 ($81). Anyhow, looks like it’s back to that search for a faithful Aura replica, eh?

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