Sony Ericsson today introduced the newest addition to its slider phone line-up, the Sony Ericsson T715, an ultra compact device which slides down to reveal a large keyboard that makes SMS and email faster and easier.
The T715 features a large 2.2-inch QVGA (240x320 pixels) screen, viewable even in direct sunlight, a 3.2 megapixel camera with Photo light 3.2 digital zoom, 90 MB of internal memory, microSD card slot for extra storage, access to Google Maps, to both local search and directions, fast browsing with 3G network connection, FM radio with RDS
It also comes packed with smart desktop feature, direct reminders of appointments, notes and special animation to remind you of birthdays and other events.
Sony Ericsson will start shipping the T715 slider phone in selected markets in the thirds quarter of 2009. No price was revealed.
AT&T and Motorola announced the introduction of the new Motorola Karma QA1, a curvy and compact messaging device, which comes equipped with one-click access to social networking services like FaceBook, Twitter, instant messaging and more.
The Karma QA1 features a 2.5-inch QVGA (240x320 pixels) 262k color display, a 2.0 megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom and video recording at 15 FPS, 100 MB of internal memory, a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Media Player with MP3, AAC, MPEG4 support, 3.5 mm headphone jack, 3G support and Stereo Bluetooth with A2DP.
Karma users can also access AT&T Navigator, powered by the phone's aGPS technology to help them find their way with turn-by-turn directions. AT&T Navigator is only available for a free 30-day trial.
AT&T will begin shipping the Motorola Karma online and in retail stores nationwide on June 28 for $80 after mail-in rebate and with a 2-year contract.
As expected, Apple today launched their latest mobile operating system, the iPhone OS 3.0. However, there was a slight confusion about the launch date, as some bloggers thought that Apple had changed the date to June 18. This was not the case.
Here are some of the features you'll find in the new OS: cut, copy & paste, landscape keyboard in Mail, SMS and Notes, MMS support, Spotlight search will help you find contacts, email, calendars, notes, and everything in your iPod. Other features include voice memos, Internet tethering, sync notes, YouTube login, shake to shuffle.
The iPhone OS 3.0 is available right now as a free update to current iPhone users and for $9.95 to iPod Touch users.
Sprint today launched Research in Motion's newest smartphone, the BlackBerry Tour, offering access to the carrier's 3G (EV-DO Rev. A) network, in addition to the 2100 MHz UMTS/HSPA and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM support.
The BlackBerry Tour features a black finish with chrome highlights surrounding it. It includes a large 2.44-inch, display (480x360 pixel resolution), a full-QWERTY keyboard with chrome frets, a 3.2 megapixel camera with flash, zoom, image stabilization, autofocus and video recorder. Memory-wise, the Tour comes packed with 256MB of memory and expandable memory via hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot, for up to 16GB of extra memory, which you will need in order to use the video recording feature.
The BlackBerry Tour smartphone also provides email, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and social networking together with built-in GPS with geotagging and multimedia capabilities. Other features include media player for music, videos, and pictures, a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, BlackBerry Media Sync, which allows users to sync music from iTunes and Windows Media Player with the smartphone, full HTML web browser with support for streaming audio and video (RTSP) and access to BlackBerry App World.
Sprint will begin shipping the BlackBerry Tour later this summer for $199 with a 2-year contract and a $50 instant rebate and a $100 mail-in rebate.
After announcing at the Mobile World Congress 2009 back in February, Nokia today started the worldwide shipping of their first 8 megapixel camera phone, the Nokia N86.
The N86 smartphone features a scratch-resistant AMOLED 2.6 inch (240x320 pixels) display, 8 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash, 8GB of internal Flash memory, microSD card slot for extra storage of up to 16GB, FM transmitter, 3.5mm headphone jack, 802.11 b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, GPS receiver and microUSB connection port.
Nokia also packed a 1200 mAh battery that offers 3.9 hours of talk time for 3G and 6.3 hours for GSM. It can also play 25 hours of music in offline mode.
The expected price for the Nokia N86 is €375 ($525).
