Nokia Booklet 3G Available now
The first Nokia Booklet 3G mini laptops have begun to hit shelves this week, with Germany’s O2 stores playing exclusive host to the diminutive device’s global debut. Pre-orders have also now begun Stateside, where the Booklet 3G is expected to land on laps via AT&T and Best Buy stores from mid-November. This week the Booklet 3G has hit shelves in Germany, available to O2 customers for €249 upfront and then €20 per month over 24 months.
This week the Booklet 3G has hit shelves in Germany, available to O2 customers for €249 upfront and then €20 per month over 24 months.
Motorola DROID is Official, Arrives on NOV 6
High-speed Web browsing, voice-activated search, customizable large screen, access to thousands of Android applications and hundreds of widgets and the best 3G mobile network in the country: DROID by Motorola arrives on Nov. 6.
The official specs of the Motorola DROID:
* 3.7-inch 854×480 display
* 5-megapixel camera with dual-LED flash
* DVD-quality video capture and playback (720×480)
* 16GB microSD
* QWERTY keyboard
* 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS (with Google Maps Navigation)
* Android 2.0
This is the first device in Verizon’s DROID series and my does it have a look of a winner. Stay tuned for more updates throughout the day!
Google Maps Navigation App for Android 2.0
Google on Wednesday introduced a beta version of Google Maps Navigation, an Internet-connected navigation service for mobile devices that offers turn-by-turn, GPS-guided travel directions. Google said its new Google Maps Navigation product will provide real-time, turn-by-turn directions directly within cell phones that are based on the new version of its Android software. The navigation product, which features speech recognition and a visual display that incorporates Google’s online archive of street photographs, marks the latest step by Google to challenge Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) iPhone and Microsoft Corp’s (MSFT.O) Windows Mobile software with its Android smartphone software.
Google Maps Navigation could have a huge impact on the overall smartphone market as well. It may be the first killer app for Android, a must-have feature that lures consumers–particularly commutergoogle gpss seeking a smartphone with good nav features–away from the iPhone.
Samsung S5560 all-touchscreen spotted
Very Soon Samsung is launching a new phone marked as S5560. The device looks pretty much like some other Samsung models, boasting such specs as 3-inch WQVGA display, quad-band GSM/EDGE connectivity (no 3G), WiFi, 5-megapixel camera, FM radio, Bluetooth 2.1, standard 3.5mm headset jack, and a microSD memory card slot. The S5560 looks like an answer to the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic, which turned to be quite capable smartphone. The listed pre-order price of 300 euro is quite high for what this baby offers, but we guess it will soon go down to the 200 euro mark it really deserves.
Nokia N97 firmware 20.0 Released
Nokia released a major firmware update for the N97 Symbian smartphone. Bringing substantial improvements to user experience and some new applications, firmware version 20.0.019 is already available for download from the company website. The main change introduced by the new firmware is the system-wide kinetic scrolling. According to Nokia the handset should now have improved memory and battery performance as well as image and video stability.
In addition to improving the user experience, the new firmware should reassure customers (both existing and potential) that Nokia N97 shortcomings aren’t forgotten by the company. With the reception of N900 so universally positive and the S60 struggling to match the competition, shifting the effort in another direction (cough!) wasn’t completely unthinkable.