Motorola A3100, tries to steal some of that pie!

Motorola, has been on a slump, and when I say slump I mean SLUMP! Motorola is trying to climb back, and now they announced their new smartphone - the A3100 (also known as MOTOSURF). The A3100 will hit the Asian market first, and it will have the following features:

Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band UMTS (with HSDPA)
2.8" QVGA display
3 megapixel autofocus camera (LED flash)
MSM7201A Qualcomm chipset 528 Mhz processor
128 MB of RAM
Built-in flash memory of 256MB
Wi-Fi (Finally!)
GPS
USB v2.0
Video Call Camera
Pocket Office
3.5mm jack

If you ask me, this is a great move by Motorola since nowadays majority of the consumers prefer a touchscreen device, but I must add that the price of the phone will decide whether or not this will be a success or not. Personally, I'm looking forward to this phone, but the price comes first!
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Sony Ericsson adds two new phones to their portfolio!

BEFORE CES HAD STARTED, Sony Ericsson added two new phones to their portfolio (well, at least for the Asian market because the spanking w715 is vodafone exclusive), the C510 and the w508. How well do these two fair off? Based on the features, I'd say not half bad, these two are a great addition to the portfolio. No non-sense, mid-tier phones packed with awesome features, and budget is taken into consideration (thanks SE!)!

C510 has been dubbed as the most affordable Cyber-Shot to date, it sports the following features:

3 megapixel camera (with Imaging shortcuts, sad to say it only has LED flash)
Face detection
Smile Shutter
2.2-inch QVGA scratch-resistant display
Quad-band GSM support plus tri-band UMTS/HSPA connectivity
Accelerometer
Threaded SMS/MMS
Svelte Camera Lens Cover
PhotoMate Application

While, the W508 revives the classic way of changing your looks - by changing the case. If you ask me, the w508 seems to be the little brother of the successful W980. When you purchase the w508 you will be given a free extra case with the package, features include:

Interchangeable StyleUp covers
external music keys
Shake control
SenseMe
TrackID
Accelerometer
Gesture Control
2.2-inch QVGA main display
Monochromatic scratch-resistant 1.1-inch external OLED screen (128x36)
Threaded SMS/MMS
3.2 megapixel fixed focus camera
Quad-band GSM support
HSDPA
FM radio with RDS
The device is also supposed to offer 24 hours of constant music playback.

Here are the promotional videos of the two phones, personally I like the W508 video more compared to that of the C510.

C510 Promo Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJL6hpSjqhQ

W508 Promo Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDxPvhWlLZE

C510 Smile Shutter at work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUZ0ABb6tdg&eurl=http://forums.se-nse.net/index.php?showtopic=37513

Enjoy!

Palm unleashes their beast! (do I see Iphone trembling?)

Palm recently announced their Palm Treo Pro, however, Palm seems to be on a rampage! Recently at CES (Consumer Electronics Show), Palm unveiled their beast, the Palm Pre, does Iphone-killer ring a bell? This may snatch the first-ever Iphone-Killer award, what awaits?
Palm's Treo devices have not been that successful, but Palm is trying to survive, and with the Palm Pre I'd say the company will be revived. Palm Pre is the first Palm device that runs on its own Operating System, WebOS. As stated by Palm executives, the main selling point would be the fast Web browsing and efficient multitasking. Also, Pre is the first smartphone with TI’s latest processor — “laptop-like performance.” So here's a summary of what the Pre is packed with:

Gorgeous 3.1-inch display (320×480 lcd with multitouch gesture area under the screen)
8gb of storage
3 MP camera with flash
GPS navigational capabilities
Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g)
slide-out keyboard
multi-touch display
USB Mass storage support
3.5 mm jack
Bluetooth stereo (A2DP)
Motion gesture
Variety of sensors (Accelerometer, proximity, ambient light)
EV-DO Rev
All basic navigation is gestures — flick, tap, swipe, no buttons cluttering up the screen
Touchstone (wireless inductive charging base)

“Our intention was never to build an iPhone killer but to build a killer Palm product,” Mr. Rubinstein said in an interview. He said he felt Palm had been fighting an uphill battle with outdated devices and software, and was doing so no longer. "The Pre allows us to get back in the game,” he said.

Source: NYTimes

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