Today Motorola officially announced its new communicator. Motorola Milestone 2 is horizontal slider with full QWERTY keyboard. This new mobile device is powered by Google’s Android 2.2 operating system and supports Adobe Flash technology. Another feature of this smartphone is 3G Mobile HotSpot function. That means that the Milestone 2 can be used as hotspot for other Wi-Fi devices. As for technical characteristics it is know that this high-end mobile device supports GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, HSDPA 900/2100 MHz networks and is equipped with 3.7 inch capacitive multitouch capable screen with 480×854px resolution, 1 GHz TI OMAP3620-1000 processor, 512 Mb RAM, 512 Mb ROM, 8 GB internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS with A-GPS support, accelerometer, motion sensor, 3.5mm headphones jack. The battery of this smartphone has 1390 mAh capacity and provides about 9 hours of talk time or up to 315 hours of idle. The dimensions are 116.3×60.5×13.7mm, the weight is 169g. Motorola Milestone 2 will become available in the 4th quarter of 2010. No word about price.
Acer has just officially announced its two coming smartphones that were first shown at Computes 2010 exhibition.
Acer beTouch E120 is powered by Google’s Android 1.6 operating system and supports GSM/UMTS networks. It is equipped with 416 MHz ST Ericsson PNX6715 processor, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 32 GB), 2.8 inch resistive touch screen with 240×320px resolution, 3.2 Mp camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, digital compass, accelerometer, FM radio, 3.5 mm headphones jack, 1500 mAh battery. The dimensions of this smartphone is 104.5×54x13mm, the weight is 105g.
In contrast to the E120 Acer beTouch E130 has QWERTY keyboard. It also runs on Android operating system (but we don’t have information about its version). In other respects the specifications of this smartphone is identical the E120’ one. The only exclsion is a screen of that has 2.6 inch diagonal. Acer beTouch E130 measures 115×62.5×11.5mm and weights 109g. It is expected that both these Android smartphones will become available in August.
MSI company has just published some information about its coming tablet computer that will be announce at Computes 2010 exhibition in June. Now it is know that MSI Slatebook is equipped with 10 inch multi-touch capable display, Intel Atom Z series processor, three USB 2.0 ports, HDMI output, GPS, 3G and Wi-Fi modules. The operating system is Windows 7 Ultimate. The weight of this tablet PC is 800g. It is also known that the battery of this device provides about 8 hour of work time.
HTC has just unveiled its new smartphone running on Google Android 2.1 operating system with HTC Sense user interface. It is positioned as affordable high-end mobile device designed for younger audience. As many other device of such class HTC Wildfire integrates the most popular social networks featuring Friend Stream application that gathers and displays content from social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr into one organized stream of updates. As for technical specifications HTC Wildfire has 528 MHz Qualcomm MSM7225 processor, 384 Mb RAM, MicroSD external memory card slot, 3.2 inch multi-touch capable screen with 320×240px resolution, 5 Mp camera with autofocus and LED flash, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi. HTC Wildfire is expected to be available in the begging of September.
At last LG Electronics together with Verizon Wireless mobile operator officially announced its new affordable smartphone. LG Ally is horizontal slider with full QWERTY keyboard. The main feature of this device is ergonomic design, special screen covering made of tempered glass, tactile feedback support, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n module, advanced media player. It is also know that LG Ally runs on Google Android 2.1 operating system and is equipped with 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM7627 processor, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM 3.2 inch capacitive multi-touch screen with 480×800px resolution, 3.2 Mp camera with autofocus and flash, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, GPS, 3.5mm headphones jack. Supported network standards are CDMA/1xEV-DO rev.A 800/1900 MHz. The dimensions are 115.8×56.4×15.7mm, the weight is 157.9g. LG Ally will be released in a week and will cost $100 with two-year contract.
T-Mobile has just unveiled new smartphone that will become available in its shops next month. The producer of this device is Taiwanese HTC. T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide is horizontal QWERTY slider running on Google Android 2.1 operating system with HTC Sense UI. This device features such custom pre-installed apps including the “Faves Gallery” - a social aggregator, “myModes” - a profile manager that can change the phone’s themes and settings depending on current time or location, and the Swype keyboard. There is also “Genius Button” that allows to do just about anything on the phone using voice, hear messages read back to you and etc. The list of technical specification includes 3.4 inch touchscreen with 320×480px resolution and 65K colors, 5 Mp camera with autofocus and flash, 512 Mb internal storage, MicroSD external card slot, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, GPS, compass, accelerometer, motion sensor. Supported network standards are GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS/HSDPA 1700/2100 MHz. T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide measures 116×60x15mm and weights 164g.
Chinese Aigo company released is almost ready to release its new tablet computer running on Google Android 2.1 operating system. According to some unofficial sources Aigo N700 is based on Nvidia Tegra 2 platform and is equipped with 1 GHz processor, 7 inch multi-touch capable screen with 800×480px resolution, 512 Mb DDR2 RAM (667 MHz), 4 Gb or 32Gb internal memory, MicroSD external memory card slot, 1.3 Mp camera for video calls, accelerometer, GPS, digital compass, ambient light sensor, 3.5mm headphones jack, USB 2.0 port, HDMI output. Wireless connectivity includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and optional 3G module. It also notable that this tablets supports HD video (1080p) playback. The dimensions are 208×122x14mm, the weight is 465g. Unfortunately we have no any official information about release date and price.
This device was first shown at CTIA Wireless 2010 exhibition. But it has been already available for pre-order in UK for $850. Samsung I9000 Galaxy S is flagship smartphone running on Google Android 2.1 operating system. It features 4 inch Super AMOLED multi-touch screen with 800×480px resolution, 1 GHz processor, 5 Mp camera with autofocus and HD video (720p) recording support. Other specifications are Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, GPS, 8 GB or 16 Gb internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 32 GB), frontal VGA camera for video calls, accelerometer, digital compass, motion sensor, 3.5mm headphones jack, 1500 mAh battery. Samsung I9000 Galaxy S measures 122.4×64.2×9.9mm and weights 118g.
The first information about this Android-based flagship smartphone appeared some months ago. But only now we have its list of specifications and photos. This stylish communicator runs on Google Android 2.1 with HTC Sense user interface and features 1 GHz Snapdragon QSG8650 processor, 8 Mp camera with autofocus and flash. Other characteristics of HTC Incredible are 3.7 inch capacitive touch screen with 480×800 px resolution, 512 Mb RAM, 512 Mb ROM, microSD memory card slot (up to 32 Gb), Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, 3.5mm headphones jack, GPS, digital compass, accelerometer, motion sensor. The battery has 1450 mAh capacity and provides about 6 hour of talk time. This smartphone measures 117.6×58.4×11.9mm and weights 130g. HTC Incredible is intended for Verizon mobile operator and supports CDMA/EV-DO Rev. A 800/1900 MHz network standards.
