Nokia E5 is the latest of the Nokia’s Business phone series. After doing lot of research and comparing  number of qwerty phones by different  manufacturers, I found E-5 to be best suited for my needs. Comes in various colors as mentioned below, but I bought a white one for myself, as it looks cool as well as comes with a Matte finish which doesn’t get scratched easily. Its beeen 3 months  and I m using it without any hassle.

One best feature is the builtin email app has a easy to understand wizard to setup your official or personal emails. Email reading and composing interfaces are cool and your online address books can be synchronised easily. Using some available online services you can also synchronise your google calander with your Nokia E-5 calendar.  If your organisation uses Microfot’s Exchange server for email communications, you can easily set it up  in your E5 “Mail for Exchange” app. I tried setting up my google apps account with “MfE” but couldnt do it. But I know if I research further  I will be able to do it as I have read reviews of others who have done it.

There is a builtin ‘IM chat application’ with the help of which you can connect your Gtalk, MSN or ovi chat accounts. A small facebook application that helps u perform basic facebook operations. Ovi Store with loads of free applications  and other freebies along with the regular paid stuff.  A  very good youtube application. Believe me youtube plays faster on my E-5 compared to broadband on pc. You can download and install regular symbian stuff on E-5 too.

It supports multi tasking, that means you can run multiple applications simultaneously.  But by far the best thing I liked about E-5 is  totally hassle free GPS navigation. I had GPS in my N82 earlier too but it never worked on the streets of mumbai.  But with E-5  I m able to find my way through GPS and Ovi maps.

Manufacturers specifications for E5 are as follows:

Dimensions

* Size: 115 x 58.9 x 12.8 mm
* Weight (with battery): 126 g
* Volume: 75 cc
* Additional size and shape information
* Monoblock form factor

Display and user interface

* Size: 2.36″
* Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)
* Up to 256,000 colours
* Internal vibra and antenna
* Ambient light censor

Keys and input methods

* Five-way Navi™ key with soft keys, call and end keys
* Dedicated Home & Messaging keys
* Volume keys
* Classic QWERTY keypad

Colours

* Available colours:
o Carbon Black
o Chalk White
o Copper Brown
o Silver Grey
o Sky Blue

Personalisation

* Customisable home screen
* 3D stereo ringtones
* Up to 64 polyphonic MIDI ringtones
* Ringtones: mp3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA
* Video ringtones
* Themes
o wallpapers
o screensavers
o ring tones
o pre-installed themes
o changeable colour themes

Power Management

* BL-4D 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery
* Talk time (maximum):
o GSM up to 7h 30 m
o WCDMA up to 4h 50m
* Standby time (maximum):
o GSM upto 600 h
o WCDMA to 545h

* Free user memory: up to 256 MB
* MicroSD memory card slot, up to 32 GB (2GB included in-box)

Operating frequency
* GSM QB 850/900/1800/1900
o WCDMA Band I + II + VIII (900+1900+2100) or WCDMA Band I + II + V (850+1900+2100)
* Offline mode
* SIM-less operation

Data network

* HSDPA cat9, maximum speed up to 10.2 Mbps
* HSUPA cat5, maximum speed up to 2 Mbps
* Tri-band WCDMA
* GSM GPRS data class 32
* GSM EGPRS data class 32
* DTM32
* EDGE Rel. 4: MSC 32 (RX+TX: 5+1, 4+2, 3+3)
* GPRS: MSC 32 (RX+TX: 5+1, 4+2, 3+3 – cl. B+C)

Requires data service. Data Services may not be available in all networks. Data transmission speeds may be as high as 10.2 Mbps, but may vary based upon network capabilities and other conditions. The establishment and continuation of a data connection depends on network availability, provider support and signal strength.

Connectivity

* WLAN
* Nokia 3.5 mm AV connector
* High-Speed Micro-USB 2.0
* Stereo Bluetooth version 2.0 (A2DP & AVRCP)
* Synchronisation for local & remote synchronisation
* OMA DRM 2.0 and Windows Media DRM for copy protection and WMV
* OMA SyncML 1.1.2 (local)

Software platform & user interface

* Symbian OS version v. 9.3
* S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2
* Java™: MIDP2.0
* C++ & Java SDKs
* Speech codecs: AMR, NB-AMR, HR/FR/EFR
* Over the air SW update (FOTA)
* OVI Suite (PC)

Applications

* Email (SMTP, IMAP4, POP3), SMS, MMS (OMA 1.3), audio messaging (AMS), Nokia Messaging: Email and Chat
* Communities
* People-Centric homescreen
* Office
o Converter
o Dictionary
o Quick Office Suite
o Adobe PDF Reader(try & buy)
o ZIP
o Intranet
o Notes
o Active Notes
o Calculator
o Device Encryption
* OVI Contacts 1.1, Lotus Notes Traveler, World Traveler, Vlingo, VPN client, Device management (TARM support), VoIP

Personal Information Management (PIM)

* Detailed contact information
* Calendar
* To-do list
* Notes & Active Notes
* Recorder
* Calculator
* Clock
* Converter

Email and messaging

* Nokia Messaging email
* Mail for Exchange
* Nokia Messaging IM
o Easy Dialling
o Calendar
o Facebook client

* Some services may be available only by downloading or upgrading. Only devices that offer compatible multimedia message or email features can receive and display multimedia messages. Content appearance may vary. Some images and ringtones can not be forwarded.

Call management

* Easy dialling
* Contacts with Facebook status and support for multiple phone and e-mail details per entry
* Audio messaging
* Logs of dialled, received and missed calls
* Speed dialling and enhanced voice dialling
* Talking ringtone
* Integrated hands-free speaker

Browsing and internet

* OVI Store 1.6
* OVI Share
o Share Online
* Nokia Web Browser (OSS) with Mini Map, Web feeds support (RSS) and xSP framework support
* Facebook, Twitter
* Java&APIs: MIDP2.0, JSR75 (file connection and PIM), JSR82 (BT), JSR135, JSR139 (CLDC1.1), JSR184 (3D), JSR185 (JTWI R1)
* WAP 2.0, XHTML browser over HTTP/TCP/IP stack
* 3GPP H.263 playback+streaming, H.264 and MPEG4

GPS and navigation

* A-GPS
* Nokia Maps 3.0 SR3 with Free Navigation forever
o City Explore
o Life Caster
* Friends Finder

Image capture

* Flash modes: Automatic, On, Off, Red-eye reduction
* Flash operating range: 1 m
* Automatic, sunny, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent
* Automatic, Manual exposure compensation +2,0 ~ -2,0
* Capture modes: Still capture mode, video mode and sequence mode
* Scene modes: Auto, user defined, portrait, landscape, sport, night mode (w/o flash), night portrait
* Still image editor

Camera

* 5 megapixel camera
* Zoom up to 3x (digital)
* LED flash
* Full Focus

Other

* 256 MB free user memory, expandable to up to 32 GB with microSD card
* Bluetooth version 2.0 supporting A2DP, AVRCP (Remote Control), SAP (SIM Access Profile), OPP (Object Push Profile), FTP (File Transfer Profile), DUN (Dial-up Networking Profile), HSP (Headset Profile), HFP (Hands-Free Profile), SDP (Service Discovery Application Profile), GAP (Generic Access Profile), SPP (Serial Port Profile), GOEP (Generic Object Exchange Profile)

Video camera

* Video recording in 15 fps
* Video resolution in in 176 x 144 (QCIF), 320 x 240 (QVGA) or 640 x 480 pixels (VGA)

Video codecs & formats

* Video streaming: 3GPP, CIF
* Video file format: .mp4
* Adobe Flashlite 3.0
* Java TM MIDP 2.0

Video sharing and playback

* Video recording in 15 fps
* Video resolution in 176 x 144 (QCIF), 320 x 240 (QVGA) or 640 x 480 pixels (VGA)
* Video recording file formats: .mp4 or .3gp
* Camera: up to 3 x digital video zoom

Music features

* Stereo FM radio (87.5-108 MHz/76-90 MHz) with headset as antenna
* Music Store 3.0
* Music Player for mp3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA
* Real Media Player
* Internet Radio

Radio

* Stereo FM radio (87.5-108 MHz/76-90 MHz)

User manual

* Black&white printing, eco tips on Green Page

Standard Sales Package

* Nokia E5
* Nokia Battery BL-4D
* Nokia Stereo Headset WH-102
* Nokia Connectivity Cable CA-101D
* Nokia Travel Charger AC-8
* Nokia 2 GB microSD Card MU-37
* User guide

Price:

Purchased it for 11500 INR from a local store in mumbai 3 months back.

The HTC HD2 is a sequel to the HTC Touch HD. The major features of the HTC HD2 are similar to its previous model but only with a few minor changes. This phone has a massive touch screen measuring 4.3 inches which is much larger than the 3.8 inches in the HTC Touch HD. Apart from that the other major difference is that the mini USB connector has now been replaced by a micro USB connector. Other than these two major features, the other ones remain pretty much the same. The design is also quite similar as both the phones almost alike with the exception of the HTC HD2 having a larger screen. Another point of difference between the HTC HD2 and the earlier similar models is that it uses an updated version of Windows Mobile 6.5.

The huge touch screen is the feature that mesmerizes all of us. The tactile response is great making using the phone a rather pleasing experience. The screen is also WVGA screen and not a QVGA one like the previous handsets making the images as sharp as a tack and the colors as vibrant as you see in no other phone of its category. The phone although power packed with features is not bulky and weighty. It is sleek and stylish and a great asset that you can show off to all your friends. The phone is a great option for business users as well as personal users. You can easily perform all your business functions with ease with the HTC HD2 as well as perform all your leisurely activities like watching movies as simply. Watching movies is a pleasure on this phone because of its large screen and great resolution.

The phone also has a 5 mega pixel camera that takes great pictures especially because it has dual led flash incorporated. The other features include a great web browser and the facility of sending and receiving attachments via emails. In addition to all this, the HTC HD2 also has a FM Radio and is GPS enabled which making tracking and locating destinations and your friends very simple. The phone also supports Wi-Fi connectivity and offers great internet speed of up to 7.2 Mbps using the 3G support which is very impressive. The internal memory capacity is also pretty large at 512 MB and can be easily expanded up to a whopping 32 GB using the micro SD slot.

Overall the HTC HD2 is a great phone which has lots of great features that are both essential and useful. The touch screen is also very good and responds extremely well which is what a touch phone should essentially offer. The set of applications have been put together well and the phone is sure to be a delight to all users. HTC confirmed the availability most anticipated HTC HD2 (HTC Leo) smartphone in November 2009 . HTC HD2 will be powered by the latest Windows mobile 6.5 OS. HTC HD2 will be the successor of HTC Touch HD released last year . It will have similar HD display touch screen with additional possibilities of the new OS .

Specifications of HTC Touch HD2 includes large 4.3 inch capacitive touch screen , 5 mega pixel auto focus camera ,1GHZ Qualcomm processor ,GPS ,WiFi and upto 32 GB expandable memory . HD2 will be the first Windows mobile to port a capacitive touch screen . The 1GHZ processor 448 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM are will let the phone to run graphics intensive , applications and web pages .

HTC HD2 is the perfect combination of everything .This top end WinMo device includes latest Windows mobile 6.5 professional pre-installed . Features of Windows mobile 6.5 like integration to application store , new menus ,enhanced touch sensitivity are plus points . The HTC Sense UI makes it easy to navigate to through menus that are more finger friendly . Successor of HTC Touch HD , HTC HD2 boasts of its capability to process graphics and visualize web pages in PC like quality.

HTC HD2 display :
HTC HD2 is the first Windows mobile device to include a capacitive touch screen . Large 4.3 inch has 480 x 800 pixels resolution with 65 K colors .The screen supports HTC Sense UI along with accelerometer , proximity and light sensors .

HTC HD2 Camera :
The camera is similar to the one in HTC Touch HD . 5 mega pixel auto focus camera with LED flash can capture images upto 2592 x 1944 pixels and videos at 30 fps . No front camera .

Other features of HTC HD2 :
Networks : Quad band GSM and Dual band UMTS
3G ,A- GPS ,WiFi ,Bluetooth , Class 12 GPRS ,3.5 mm audio jack ,Stereo FM radio with RDS , Email , IM ,EDGE ,Digital compass.

HTC HD2 is just another social phone . It includes inbuilt applications for accessing ,Facebook ,Twitter ,Youtube and other online services . Microsoft Office mobile and new touch enhanced Pocket internet explorer . Video player that supports HD videos , DivX and all other general formats . HTC HD2 includes a 1230 mAh Li-on battery that could provide 12 hours music playback and 5-6 hours talk time .

HTC HD2 Price in India – Rs. 35,990/- Indian Rupee (INR) Approx.

Finally the much awaited touch screen phone from Nokia is launched in India.

It appears that Nokia with its X6 -16 GB and 32 GB has finally started to take Samsung, HTC competition seriously. Yes both these manufacturers have launched some great touch screen phones over last two years at some real affordable prices.

Though both these handsets of Nokia come at premium prices but they offer far more features than the regular touch phones.

Nokia X6 is very thin and stylish phone with all the latest features you can expect from a touch screen device. Nokia X6 has a 16:9 widescreen optimized for photos, videos and browsing. It also provides direct access to Ovi Store. Not only this, It also lets its users to hive on social networking sites like face book, twitter etc.

Nokia X6 16 GB Technical Specifications:

• Symbian OS
• 3G/HSDPA
• GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• 3.2″ inch (640×360 pixels) Capacitive Touch Screen
• 5 Megapixel Camera With Auto Focus and Dual LED Flash
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
• GPS with OVI maps 3.0
• Bluetooth
• FM Radio
• 3.5mm Headphone Jack
• TV-Out
• BL-5J 1320 mAh Li-Ion battery
• Weight: 122 gm
• WCDMA 850/1900/2100+QB GSM (LTA, NA). WCDMA
• 900/1900/2100 +QB GSM
• Symbian OS, S60 5th edition 5.0
• Processor 433.9MHz
• Display: 3.2-inch 16:9 nHD, 231 ppi
• 5 Megapixel Camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash
• Bluetooth 2.0
• USB 2.0 High Speed
• A-GPS
• Music Player and supports MP3, SpMidi, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MTP
• Talk time: up to 8h (GSM) /5 h (3G)
• Stand-by time: up to 406h (GSM) /400 h (3G)
• Music playback time: up to 35h
• Video playback time: up to 4 hours (30 fps)
• Nokia X6 Preinstalled games – Spore, Asphalt4 and DJ Mix Tour

It is the first Nokia capacitive touch screen handset; the X6 is expected to be very high performance device sporting S60 V5. It has a 3.2-inch 640×360 resolution screen and comes in 16GB and 32GB versions. The X6 is quite sleek and is thinner than the 5800 XpressMusic. At 122 grams, it is one of the lightest touch screen phone.

This handset is also loaded with a 5 megapixel camera /Carl Zeiss optics, dual LED flash, TV-out, video editing, online sharing, Nokia Music store, full web browser and Flash Lite support.  Not only this but features like A-GPS, Ovi Maps and Playlist DJ etc make it a complete Sci Fi device of modern times.

Additional features or I should say icing on the cake are Spore DJ Mix Tour and Asphalt4 preloaded. Nokia X6 comes with Wi-Fi, GPS and HSDPA plus Bluetooth.

Difference between Nokia X6 (32GB) and Nokia X6 16GB

• 16GB internal memory
• No Music subscription included
• More Color Options all black, all white, white with pink highlights and white with yellow highlights

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Nokia X6 – 32 GB and 16 GB price in India***

The X6 32 GB is expected to cost approximately Rs. 32,696 while the 16GB is expected to be priced at Rs. 21,797.

*** Please note that this is approximate price and may not be accurate. It just represents the range.

The Windows Mobile 6.5 software will be installed on new Windows phones that launch on 6 October.

In Europe, phones operating Windows Mobile 6.5 will be available from Orange and Vodafone, as well as phone manufacturers Acer, HTC, LG Electronics, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and Toshiba.

The software giant has ground to make up in the mobile OS market, with competitors such as Apple selling millions of iPhones and device manufacturers choosing to run machines on the Google Android operating system.

Using a Windows mobile will enable Microsoft’s millions of desktop OS users to use the same applications as they do on their PC, such as Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Version 6.5 of the operating system has improved browsing capabilities and introduced an easier-to-use interface.

It has also introduced services for users. These include one that makes applications available for direct download to Windows phones from Windows Marketplace for Mobile. It will also provide a free service called My Phone that allows customers to automatically back up and sync photos, music, contacts and text messages from their phone to the web.

“A Windows phone gives people a single phone that works for their whole life, keeping them connected to the people and information they care most about by harnessing the power of the PC, phone and web,” said a Microsoft press statement.

The avant-garde Samsung Galaxy sports a 3.2” AMOLED full touch-screen as well as7.2 Mbps HSDPA with WiFi connectivity. This enables the user to access Google™ services and enables comprehensive Web browsing at amazing speeds.

“Tata DOCOMO is a young brand that recently rolled out GSM services across eight circles (so far),” Mr. Deepak Gulati, President, Tata DOCOMO, said. “When we launched our services, we had promised our subscribers that we would bring to them the best products and services – products that will stand for innovation and a pioneering spirit, and which would offer them convenience and simplicity. Living up to that promise, we are launching the Samsung Galaxy with one-touch Google Mobile Services (GMS). This launch marks the beginning of Tata DOCOMO’s relationship with Samsung. We will continue working together to launch more innovative mobile offerings for Indian consumers on the Tata DOCOMO platform,” he added.

Announcing the launch, Mr. B D Park, Director of Telecom, Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd stated that, “We are very happy to be launching the Company’s first Android-powered mobile phone with Google Mobile Services in partnership with Tata DOCOMO. This powerful device will allow consumers to fully experience all mobile based Google applications on this phone. With its innovative features, Samsung Galaxy will offer a strong value proposition to discerning Tata DOCOMO customers.”

Samsung Galaxy i7500 provides the user the potential to access the comprehensive Google Mobile Services suite which includes Google Maps, Google Search, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Calendar as well as Android Market.

The Samsung Galaxy, which is equipped with a GPS integrator, proved the user to utilize Google Maps features like My Location, Google Latitude, local search as well as detailed routes descriptions.

“Applications from the Android Market can be downloaded and installed on to this mobile over the air, without the use of a PC, thereby opening up an entire new world to the user.” states Mr. Asim Warsi, GM- Marketing, Samsung India Electronics Ltd.

This has been launched in all the DOCOMO circles with an offer of 500 MB free download per month, for a period of six months.

“At Tata DOCOMO, our promise has been to provide a refreshingly different experience to our fast-growing customer base,” Mr. Sunil Tandon, Regional Head, Tata DOCOMO, said. “The launch of the Samsung Android is part of that endeavour—to provide subscribers with a world-class product that lets them experience the vast range of applications of the Android Market.”

Samsung I7500 flaunts all the latest multimedia features. The large and vivid 3.2” AMOLED display ensures brilliant representation of multimedia content and an enjoyable full-touch mobile experience.

It supports a 5-megapixel camera along with numerous multimedia codec formats, the I7500 sports a long battery life (1500mAh) and munificent memory capacity (Internal Memory of 8 GB and Expandable External Memory up to 32 GB). The phone also flaunts a slim yet compact design and is just 11.9 mm thick.

Samsung Galaxy is meat exclusively for the constantly moving tech-savvy and up market consumers, who are always need to keep themselves updated with the world.

The Samsung Galaxy is one of the most innovative and high-quality Android-powered devices on the market. The i7500 is a cutting –edge smartphone from Samsung. The handset is said to feature a 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen display. It also offers support for 7.2 Mbps HSDPA and WiFi connectivity. The Galaxy promises to provide access to Google Mobile Services and other Internet sites at a faster speed.

The familiar Google services on the PC are ready and waiting on the Samsung Galaxy including: Google Search™ Google Maps™, Gmail™, Google Talk™. It also has an integrated GPS receiver meaning you can make full use of Google Maps to guide you in the car or on foot.

The 5 megapixel camera promises to capture all the special moments in vibrant colors. The internal 8GB memory can be expanded up to 32GB. This huge memory allows users to enjoy their multimedia content virtually anywhere. The 1500mAh battery of this handset claims to provide a longer battery life. The slim and compact form factor further enhances the appeal of this handset.

Tata DOCOMO is very young in market and available in 8 circles only at the moment and growing as 1 paisa tariff is quite impressive. They are bringing this phone in order to capture tech-savvy market.

Samsung Galaxy i7500 Features:

• 3.2-inch AMOLED touch screen with light sensor
• Enhanced touch sensitivity and anti-scratch Display
• Google Chrome-Lite browser0
• 5MP camera
• 8GB of internal memory
• GPS with Digital Compass
• All Google Services like Search, Gmail, YouTube, Google Calendar, and Google Talk
• HSDPA 7.2Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps (900 / 1700/ 2100MHz)
• GSM/EDGE / GPRS (850/ 900/1800/1900)
• 528MHz CPU with 128MB RAM running latest Android OS v1.5
• 3.2” HVGA(320×480) AMOLED Screen
• 5 MP Camera with Auto Focus & LED Flash
• Bluetooth 2.0
• WiFi
• MicroUSB
• 3.5mm audio jack
• 1500 mAH Battery

The Samsung Galaxy i7500 will be made available at an introductory price of Rs. 28,990.

LG has just announced the launch of two new handsets the LG GW520 and LG GT505. These two new handsets are designed to offer users more than simple means of communication with push updates from social networking sites and both business and personal email.

The GW250 is what I would call the LG KS360’s big brother. The LG GW520 and the LG GT505 are the first LG phones to offer push social networking updates allowing consumers to receive alerts from multiple social network sites as they are posted. Users now have the ease of use and functionality to update their own statuses, personal pages or photos. Both new models support push email for personal accounts and have Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync for business accounts.

“Mobile communications have been about more than just voice based calls for a long time, but consumers are now demanding more than just SMS and IM services. They want the kind of messaging and social networking features previously the preserve of high end handsets on a wide range of models, and that is what LG is offering. We recognize the demand for mobile devices that enable quick and easy interaction with social network sites as a growing market. LG aspires to be at the forefront of this with the launch of these great mobile phones”, said Jeremy Newing, head of marketing, LG Mobile UK.

The LG GW520 is a mobile made for messaging, be that via social networks, email or SMS and IM. It enables users to connect to their communities and grow their social life on the move. It also features -

• 2.8-inch touchscreen
• slide-out QWERTY keypad
• 3G with HSDPA 3.6
• Voice instruction
• MicroSD card support
• Bluetooth with A2DP
• 3 megapixel camera

This handset also includes LG’s LiveSquare feature which enables the consumer to see those friends that you talk to most often appearing as an animated character on the homescreen. These characters enable quick and easy access to a contact at the click of a button.

The second handset – the LG GT505 allows easy navigation using Wisepilot for LG. This handset comes preloaded with a 30-day free trial of WisePilot for LG, a turn-by-turn navigation solution, which offers voice instruction and a choice of 2D and 3D mapping to guide users to their destinations.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.,  today reinforced its leadership in the high megapixel cameraphone market by unveiling Samsung Pixon12 (M8910) – the world’s first 12-megapixel camera phone with full-touch screen.

A response to today’s consumers who demand robust camera features in their mobile phones, the Pixon12 comes packed with a host of functions which enable consumers to easily capture, browse and share their images on the move – all on a brilliant full-touch 3.1-inch AMOLED screen.

“The Pixon12 is testament to how Samsung’s ongoing consumer research enables us to develop ground-breaking products that do not just meet but surpass our customers’ expectations. Speedy access to the camera mode, fast shutter speed and quick browsing are some of the key factors consumers are looking for in their mobile phone cameras” said Executive Vice President JK Shin, Head of Mobile Communication Division in Samsung Electronics.

He added, “We are very pleased to introduce the world’s first 12-megapixel camera phone that holds the answer to these pressing consumer needs.”

Instant Shoot

The Samsung Pixon12 enables users to take perfect pictures quickly and easily, thanks to a Dedicated Camera Power Key which gives users fast one-touch access to the camera function. Once the camera is turned on, users can aim and snap, capturing images as fast as today’s advanced digital camera. Samsung Pixon12 also features fast image saving for next shot, so users can move to next shot within around 2 seconds.

The phone provides the best photo quality by adopting innovative camera features. With Touch Auto-Focus (AF) tracking, users can simply select focus point with the touch of a finger, after which the AF function will automatically follow the object, keeping it in focus even as it moves across the screen. Moreover, Smart Auto feature allows users to capture the perfect images as the camera automatically changes the scene and mode based on its object, background and lighting.

Images taken on the Pixon12 are worth showing off to friends and loved ones as they boast digital camera quality thanks to the phone camera’s superb lens and Xenon flash.

The 28mm wide angle lens also allows a better perspective and more full capture of a scene for consumers.

Instant See

After they are done snapping, users can re-live and enjoy the pictures on the Pixon12’s brilliant 3.1” AMOLED screen. The screen boasts a contrast ratio of 10,000:1 while providing power-saving features which increase battery life.

Finally, the Pixon12 enables users to easily organize and manage photos with multiple ways of sorting – by tags, file names, ratings, and time. In addition, the multi-selection feature enables users to pull up images in groups rather than one by one, making viewing and editing photos much easier.

Instant Share

With Samsung Share Pix, the Pixon12 lets users easily upload images and videos to popular social networking sites such as Facebook, Picasa, Flickr, MySpace, Photobucket, Friendster – a breeze. Add to that, the phone’s high-connectivity functions including Wi-Fi and HSUPA capabilities mean that user’s photos can be shared to their friends in no time.

The Samsung Pixon12 will be available from end of June in European countries and it wil be expanded to other regions in August.

While most the specs of the Pixon12 won’t differ from the previous mode, Here’s what else it has to offer -

• Xenon and LED flashes
• 720 x 480 pixel video recording at 30fps
• offering a 28mm wide-angle lens
• tracking Touch Auto Focus
• Smart Auto mode for adjusting the light to ambiance
• Wi-Fi (woo hoo!)and 3G support
• GPS with A-GPS support and Geo-Tagging
• Face detection
• and a 3.1-inch AMOLED display with a 10000:1 contrast

Though the M8800 Pixon was still a good handset ,  it just got a whole lot better with this upgrade.

The M8190 should be out in Europe this month and hopefully it’ll get here a little bit later. Let’s hope we don’t have to wait too long.

If you don’t have an unlocked dev phone G1, you’re going to have to wait a few weeks to get Donut running on your machine. The ROM is hard to find and it doesn’t work for rooted G1 owners. Fortunately, the fact that Donut is already out among the developer community means it shouldn’t be too long before a version is out that the rest of us can use.

And what can we expect from this update to Android’s UI? For one thing, Android now handles playing and storing music files a lot better. The playlist interface has improved dramatically, and there’s now a shortcut to the media player right under the google search bar on the Android desktop. The Internet browser, the calendar, and a whole host of other bits of the Android UI have received significant updates.

 an Android dev named Haykuro managed to get a hold of a ROM of the new version of Android for the HTC Hero. Now, thanks to another developer, we’ve got a video of the leaked build that shows us the widget functionality we can expect out of the upcoming Hero and probably G1.2 as well.

It gives us a pretty good look at how the the latest version of Android will perform, at least on the Hero. I have to say, I am highly impressed. For one thing, the new widgets look great. They’re all well-designed and you can tell at a glance exactly what information they have for you.

The new Android UI starts off as very bare-bones, but by filling your home screen up with widgets you turn it into a glittering utopia of pretty gadgets. Just from this video, we can see an excellent-looking Twitter feed, a bookmark section, a great little weather tool, a scrolling contact list with contact photos, and a music player.

With all of those on, the UI gets pretty filled up, but never crowded. Just like in the current Android build, you can slide left or right to give yourself more space, and access the rest of your programs. Honestly, it looks to me like Android’s gotten even easier to use. It really is a great little touch screen UI, and HTC is taking advantage of Android’s strengths with this new ‘donut’ build.

Those of you that look at the iconic Android clock on your T-Mobile G1 or the HTC Magic and think: ‘that’s so 2008′, get ready to pick up the uber-skinned HTC Hero ROM instead.

The clever chaps over at the XDA developers forum have managed to put together a working port that makes your current, bog-standard Android device into a next generation behemoth.

Well, that is until the HTC Hero actually hits the shops in the not-too-distant-future, complete with super widget gallery and some kind of space-age buttons that might make you feel like you’re aboard some intergalactic space ship. Or not, your call.

Wrangler

The only problem is you’ll need to be a pretty clued-up developer / code wrangler to get this thing on your phone – we’re talking flashing the device, connecting up the debugger, the works.

So if you’ve only just committed to an HTC Magic for two years on £40-odd a month, you might want to think twice before breaking it through your ham-fisted porting efforts.

But on the plus side, the leak means it’s unlikely we’ll have to wait too long for the HTC Hero, so you can at least upgrade to the latest version of the Android gang if you’re lumbered with nothing more than a shiny white brick.

Android^TM delivers a complete set of software for mobile devices: an operating system, middleware and key mobile applications. The Android Software Development Kit (SDK) is now available. (Source)

Is Android Open Source?

Android was built from the ground-up to enable developers to create compelling mobile applications that take full advantage of all a handset has to offer. It was built to be truly open. For example, an application can call upon any of the phone’s core functionality such as making calls, sending text messages, or using the camera, allowing developers to create richer and more cohesive experiences for users. Android is built on the open Linux Kernel. Furthermore, it utilizes a custom virtual machine that was designed to optimize memory and hardware resources in a mobile environment. Android is open source; it can be liberally extended to incorporate new cutting edge technologies as they emerge. The platform will continue to evolve as the developer community works together to build innovative mobile applications.

All applications are created equal?

Android does not differentiate between the phone’s core applications and third-party applications. They can all be built to have equal access to a phone’s capabilities providing users with a broad spectrum of applications and services. With devices built on the Android Platform, users are able to fully tailor the phone to their interests. They can swap out the phone’s homescreen, the style of the dialer, or any of the applications. They can even instruct their phones to use their favorite photo viewing application to handle the viewing of all photos.

Breaking down application boundaries?

Android breaks down the barriers to building new and innovative applications. For example, a developer can combine information from the web with data on an individual’s mobile phone — such as the user’s contacts, calendar, or geographic location — to provide a more relevant user experience. With Android, a developer can build an application that enables users to view the location of their friends and be alerted when they are in the vicinity giving them a chance to connect.

Fast & easy application development?

Android provides access to a wide range of useful libraries and tools that can be used to build rich applications. For example, Android enables developers to obtain the location of the device, and allows devices to communicate with one another enabling rich peer-to-peer social applications. In addition, Android includes a full set of tools that have been built from the ground up alongside the platform providing developers with high productivity and deep insight into their applications.

HTC Touch Viva is the new affordable Price Phone from HTC.It has 2.8-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with QVGA (320 X 240) resolution with the TouchFLO™ user interface.It has Bluetooth 2.0,WiFi,2MP Camera,memory: 256MB ROM and 128MB RAM and Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz network.

HTC Touch Viva™ comprises the best elements of the touch screen experience in a device that’s designed to put this latest, intuitive mobile phone technology in the hands of everyone with a passion for communication.

The compact design houses an ultra-sensitive touch screen for navigation through contacts, media and web pages with new TouchFLO™… the latest in HTC’s unique touch screen interface technology. Effortless to use and working in perfect harmony with the phone’s main functions, the Touch Viva offers you the perfect welcome to touch-screen control.

With a built in RSS feed to keep you abreast of the latest developments in the world of media, as well the capability to send and receive Outlook email with Microsoft Office documents instantly… you’ll have a truly connected device at your fingertips.

Highlights Of HTC Touch Viva:

• TI’s OMAP 850, 201 MHz chipset
• 2.8-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with QVGA resolution
• 2 megapixel camera with fixed focus for quality stills and video
• Next generation TouchFLO user interface, responding perfectly to your finger gestures
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity
• microSD slot for expandable storage
• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS

Flip through your album artwork, pictures and videos as if they were picture cards in the palm of your hand on the sharp 2.8″ screen. Visit your favorite websites, enjoy YouTube videos and make the most of Google Maps when you really need to call on them… when you’re already out and about!

Complete specifications of HTC Touch Viva

The HTC Touch Viva is a basic Windows Mobile device that will disappoint anyone looking for a high-end smart phone with all the trimmings. But what we really like about the Viva is that it’s snappy and does the basics well. There’s no 3G or GPS and yet its worth its email feature is good.

 Price

Indian Price for HTC Touch Viva is approximately Rs 16490**

(**Price may vary with time and place, Please confirm from your  local market.)