Vodafone 835 was just announced by the company. It is their first ever phone to feature both GPS and and 3G connectivity in the same device. For door to door directions from Vodafone 835 you are going to have to rely on ‘Vodafone Find and Go‘ navigation application as that’s what the find is designed for.
It is slim device with a 2.4″ screen that also adds a 2MP camera, bluetooth connectivity, FM radio, and a microSD card slot. You’ve also got a front cam for video conferencing. We did mention it was 3G right? Other applications that are pre-installed on 835 include Vodafone Music, Google Maps, support for email, MMS, Vodafone Messenger for instant messaging,
You’ll have to wait until spring of this year to get your hands on one of these.
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Samsung has just announced the launch of BEAT Edition mobile phone called the Samsung BEAT DJ on last week that really focuses on its audio capabilities and the touch screen interface.
Samsung Beat DJ M7600 comes with Bang & Olufsen audio technology as well as music application for finding, purchasing and recommending music. BEAT DJ has a 2.8″ AMOLED display, 50MB of on-board memory which is expandable to 16GB with the micro SD card slot - so there’s enough room with plenty of music.
It also has built-in real stereo speakers - powered by B&O’s ICEpower amplifier that can output a deep bass and crystal clear treble which is unlike any other phones out there.
Other features include 3MP camera with face detection, 3G connectivity, bluetooth, 960mAh battery, and of course integrated GPS which supports geotagging and an application called “My Location Find”.
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Qualcomm, Inc., has launched the Mobile Station Modem MSM7227 chipset designed to enable high-performance, sub-$150 smartphones. The MSM7227 chipset features integrated Bluetooth 2.1 and GPS, a 600 MHz applications processor with a floating point unit, 320 MHz application DSP, 400 MHz modem processor, hardware-accelerated 3D graphics, 8 megapixel camera, and 30 fps WVGA video encode and decode and display support.
The MSM7227 chipset is designed to provide advanced processing and multimedia while using HSDPA/HSUPA for broadband data speeds over 3G networks. It also can support all leading mobile operating systems including Android, Symbian S60, Windows Mobile and BREW Mobile Platform, according to the company.
“We see a significant opportunity to bring the best features of today’s smartphones to the mass-market segment,” said Alex Katouzian, vice president of product management, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. “Our new MSM7227 chipset offers manufacturers an attractive blend of performance and price, software re-use from the prior MSM7xxx-series products, and support for the industry’s leading mobile operating systems.”
i-Mate 810 is the name of the new rugged smartphone that will be released at MWC 2009 next week. Runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 OS with QVGA touchscreen display, offers GSM and 3G connectivity, has a full QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi, bluetooth, and a 2MP camera.
It also has a built-in GPS receiver but no word on what kind of navigation software installed on it.
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Following the success of Helio Ocean, you can now get ready for you Helio Ocean 2. It is expected to go on sale Feb 12th for $150 after a two year contract.
As you’d expect Helio Ocean 2 is slightly slimmer than the original but a big longer. There are a couple of other minor changes such as the material of the keypad and the trimming but that’s all difference you’ll see as far as hardware.
Helio Ocean 2 does have an A-GPS receiver and the Buddy Beacon feature is now standard. Other applications that utilizes the onboard GPS receiver are the Garmin and Google maps that allow you to view maps and get directions. Garmin of course will cost you an extra fee. Anyway it’s also 3G enabled.
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