What is the T-Mobile Dash 3G? It’s a simple and standard QWERTY phone. It has some decent specs and features; such as the pretty fast CPU (528 MHz), 3G, Wi-Fi, 2 megapixel camera and so on. So recently T-Mobile has finally unveiled the price and launch date of the first T-Mobile’s 3G-enabled WInMo smartphone.

According to my source, the Dash 3G will be officially launched on July 8th; and the price will be $170 after a 2-year contract signing, but were not sure if that includes a mail-in-rebate or not.

Recently I stumble youtube and find this interesting N97 quick video about tips and tricks on how to set automatic updates for your Nokia N97. So, without further delay, enjoy the video after the break Read the rest of this entry »

Just a quick update: I just heard the buzz over at the internet saying that there will be a new firmware update for two Nokia devices, the Nokia E71 and Nokia E66. The firmware update version will be v.300.21.012 and it is available via NSU. No information about the change log, but soon I’ll update it

What’s hot right now? Well, it is the announcement of the iPhone OS 3.1 Beta last night. Soon after the official release of the iPhone OS 3.1 Beta; developers have been working (or should I say, playing) with the brand new iPhone OS 3.1 Beta. There’s no official information about the change log of the new iPhone OS 3.1 from iPhone OS 3.0; but some people have made a list of it. This list came from unofficial source, but I believe that the data is quite reliable

So here’s what’s new in the iPhone OS 3.1 Beta:

• You can now trim a video clip in a saver way, in this case, the new OS 3.1 gives you the “Save as copy..” Option.
• Options for MMS are back on AT&T, but not sending or receiving.
• Voice Control now works over Bluetooth
• Moving icons becomes interesting since now the iPhone will vibrates when you do that:)
• Updated AT&T profile to 4.2
• Updated modem firmware to 5.08.01
• Improvements to OpenGL and Quartz
• APIs to allow third party apps to access videos and edit them

So that’s about it. It’s kinda nice, huh? Good luck then, developers…. I wonder what’s the new OS looks like in the new iPhone 3G S

Yap. The day has come for the upcoming business smartphone in the market. Both of them is the latest invention in the business segment of each manufacturers, which are Nokia and Blackberry. Both of them will be released later this year. Nokia E72 will be unveiled in Q3 this year while the Blackberry Tour 9630 will be unveiled in this summer.

For now, there are no carrier related to the Nokia E72 (yeah, soon they will be…) and rumors over at the internet said that the new Blackberry Tour 9630 will be available from Sprint and Verizon. And here’s where the war collides: both Nokia E72 and Blackberry Tour 9630 have the same target: the business people.

So what we are going to do here is to compare the Nokia E72 vs Blackberry Tour 9630. We will discussed and compare E72 and Tour’s design, specs, features, multimedia, and price to date aspects.

Design Comparison

As you can see from the picture above, both E72 and Tour has the same ‘aura’. They are quite similar in terms of design. Both of them has a gorgeous look of a smartphone. The E72 is slightly lighter than the Tour (128 grams compared to 130 grams). The Tour 9630 is also a bit thicker and wider than the E72. What’s more interesting is, the E72 has a metal case. Well, I go for E72 then

E72 vs Tour 9630 Display, Keyboard, and Navigation

For display I go for Tour 9630. The reason?

• a slightly bigger screen size (2.44 inches) compared to the E72’s screen size (2.44 inches)
• a nice resolution. Blackberry Tour 9630 boasts a 480×340 pixels screen resolution. That is much better than the E72’s 320×240 pixels screen resolution

Both phones has a relatively the same size QWERTY keypad. But in terms of navigation, the new Nokia E72 offers a hot optical trackpad compared to the usual trackball in the Blackberry Tour 9630. This is confusing. I guess it’s a tie.

Storage and Headphone comparison

Nokia E72 has a bit smaller on-board memory than the Tour 9630 (250 MB to 256 MB); and both phones also support additional expandable memory slot for up to 16GB. The standard 3.5mm headphone jack is also supported in both phones. It’s another tie…

E72 vs Tour 9630 camera comparison

In this section the Nokia E72 really overcome the Tour 9630. The new business phone from Nokia has a nice 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash, while the Blackberry Tour only offers a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash. E72 also has a secondary camera for video calls, but I couldn’t find any information about this in the Blackberry Tour official site.

E72 vs Tour 9630 Connectivity

Both of the phones already has 3G connectivity and bluetooth. But once again, I’m confused about the reason RIM doesn’t include Wi-Fi in the Blackberry Tour 9630. Obviously, the E72 has it.In addition, E72 also has Infrared. Bummer for Blackberry Tour 9630…

Batteries

Nokia E72 has a higher specs in battery. E72 uses a 1500 mAh battery while the Tour 9630 only uses 1400 mAh battery. The E72 also have a longer talk time and standby time compared to the Tour 9630.

Other features

GPS, MMS, GeoTagging, Video Recording. Both phones have those features. So here’s other features that the Nokie E72 has but the Tour 9630 doesn’t: Digital Compass and FM radio….

E72 vs Tour 9630 Price comparison

There’s no exact information about this yet, since the phones haven’t been officially released. But rumors over at the internet are saying that the Nokia E72 will be priced around $485 (unlocked); while the Tour 9630 will be priced at $199 on 2-yr contract on Sprint.

So bottom line is; it’s about your taste. Which one will you choose, guys?

Anyway, for other comparison (such as E71 vs E63, E71 vs E72, etc); go here

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So now the Samsung Jet S8000 is available in its hometown, Korea. After being launched by Vodafone in UK recently, the Samsung Jet S8000 hits Korea in three carriers, the SK Telecom, KTF and LG Telecom. Each carrier has different name yet the same phone for the Jet; which are Samsung W850, Samsung W8500 and Samsung W8550.

There’s a slight difference between the Korean version of Samsung Jet S8000. The Korean W850/W8500/W8550 as additional DMB support and a WVGA AMOLED display of 3.5 inches (as opposed to Jet’s 3.1 inches screen).

So besides those addition, the specs and features of the Korean version of Jet S8000 is just the same with the original one, which you can see here

Yeah, I know this story is kinda old (well, not so old actually), but I just want to provide more detailed information about the hot Samsung Jet S8000. To date, lucky people in United Kingdom can order the Samsung Jet S8000 that was announced just recently. The Samsung Jet S8000 which has attracted more than 2 million people to pre-order it can now be purchased for free if you are on contract plan with the Vodafone UK. So here’s the contract detail:

1. £20 monthly for 2-yr contract plan
2. £25 monthly for 18-month contract plan
3. £40 monthly for 12-month contract plan

So the phone that was touted by its manufacturer as a phone that is smarter than a smartphone has cool specs and features such as:

• 3.1-inch AMOLED touchscreen display with 480 x 800 pixels and 16 million colors
• 800MHz processor
• TouchWiz 2.0 UI
• 2GB / 8GB / 16GB of internal memory
• 5MP autofocus camera with dual LED flash
• Wi-Fi
• GPS
• MicroSD card support

So now the Samsung Jet S8000 can be purchased online via Vodafone UK’s website.

Another news about the Dash 3G. Recently T-mobile released the official specs and features of the T-Mobile Dash 3G. As I told you before, the Dash 3G is the first T-Mobile’s 3G-enabled Windows Mobile phone. It is actually kind of nice seeing the new Dash 3G specs; however; in my opinion this handset doesn’t have any other bombastic features besides being the first 3G enabled WinMo phone.

Here’s the pics:

Kinda blurry huh? Don’t worry, I’ve compiled the notable specs and features of the T-Mobile Dash 3G for you. And here’s the list:

• size 2.4″x 4.6″x0.5″
• weight 4.2 ounces
• 528MHz processor
• Windows Mobile 6.1
• Network: 850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100 MHz
• QWERTY keyboard
• 5-way trackball
• 320×240 pixel color display
• talktime 5.5 hrs
• standby time 8.3 days
• 256MB Flash + microSD Card Slot up to 32GB
• 3G (UMTS) connectivity
• Wi-Fi
• 2 megapixel camera + video recording

So bottom line is…. What do you think? It has a nice processor and connectivity, but lack in other features….

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The buzz about 12 Megapixel cameraphone has been around since last year, when Sony Ericsson announced their plan to reveal a 12 megapixel cameraphone this year. However, it seems that Sony Ericsson is passed by the famous Korean manufacturer, Samsung. Recently Samsung has officially announced the world’s very first 12 megapixel cameraphone that is commercially available called the Samsung Pixon12 (the official name is Samsung M8910 Pixon12).

So with all of its 12 megapixel glory, many people expected much of this cameraphone. That’s why I reveal this Samsung M8910 Pixon12 camera review; since we’ve talked about the specs and features of Samsung M8910 Pixon12 in the previous report.

Anyway, the first interesting thing about the Samsung Pixon12 camera is the wide-angle lens. It is not common for a cameraphone to have this feature. In fact, the only phone that has the features beside the Samsung Pixon12 camera is the Nokia N86 8MP. Maybe it’s gonna be a new trends

So the 12 megapixel cameraphone has a 28mm (in 35mm terms) wide-angle lens, which will give you roughly 20 percent larger angle of view when looking through the viewfinder.

Another spotlight is the image resolution and the flashes. It has a whooping 4000 x 3000 pixels. And the Pixon12 also got other important features in a cameraphone, which are the Xenon and LED Flash unit. Just in case you don’t understand what it means, it means that the Pixon12 has the extra light output in extreme darkness and the video light functionality that’s otherwise impossible with the xenon flash.

To protect the precious 12 megapixel lens camera; Samsung put an automatic lens cover. The cover is pretty solid and well-built.

Other interesting features of the Pixon12 camera are this list of camera-focused features:

• Anti-shake digital image stabilization,
• Geotagging
• Viewfinder gridlines
• Face detection
• Smile shot
• Blink detection
• ISO Sensitivity for up to 1600

The Pixon12 also have a Smart auto mode which is similar to LG’s intelligent shot in the LG GC900 Viewty Smart. The camera features will allow users to get the best scene preset based on the object and the shooting condition

The big innovative thing in the Samsung Pixon12 camera is the tracking touch focus feature. So what is this actually? Well, basically all you need to do is hold your finger over the subject you want to focus on and watch as the crosshairs follows it on the viewfinder. Once you press the shutter key, it will focus on it and proceed to capture the actual shot.

So that’s it. The Samsung M8910 Pixon12’s camera review; a 12 megapixel cameraphone from Samsung. Bottom line is, this is definitely going to be a big hit among camera lovers Including me

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Ok, I know you’ve been drooling for the Samsung Pixon12; but before you buy the Pixon12 with all its glory, it is wise to know other specs of the Samsung M8910 Pixon12 besides of the dazzling 12 megapixel camera:

• Dimensions: 108 x 53 x 13.8 mm, 120g (candy-bar)
• Network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/2100 MHz,
• WVGA AMOLED Touchscreen 3.1 inch; 16M color
• Latest TouchWiz 2.0 UI with Smart unlock
• HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA; Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, standard microUSB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS, TV out
• Memory: 150MB integrated memory, swappable microSD card slot (up to 16GB)
• Camera: 12 megapixel auto focus camera with Power LED flash and xenon flash, wide-angle 28mm lens, object tracking auto focus, automatic lens cover, geo-tagging, image stabilization, Smart Auto mode, face detection, Beauty Shot, Smile Shot and D1 video recording at 30 fps with auto focus and face detection
• Misc: Accelerometer for screen auto rotate and turn-to-mute, FM radio with RDS, DivX/XviD video support
• Battery: 1000mAh Li-Ion battery

Well, I guess Samsung Pixon12 is not all about camera, huh? other specs and features of the Pixon12 are superb. Can’t wait to see it personally