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China Mobile on Tuesday made the unusual claim that its variant on Android will run Windows Mobile apps. In upgrading Open Mobile System to 2.0, the carrier said it inherited voice recognition and many of the other features of Android 2.0 but also that it will recognize the “Windows Mobile API.” It’s not certain which apps for the Microsoft OS, if any, will work in OMS’ current form.

The company has long broadcast its intentions to make OMS run non-Android software, including Symbian, but in the several months since its release OMS has only run Android apps on devices like the Lenovo Ophone O1. Emulation or transcoding of apps for another phone OS has generally been very rare if not entirely absent on smartphones, as the strain on the processor is often too high. Also, little advance work has been done to allow for non-native code.

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Here’s the thing about Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Pureness: once you get past the translucent display, there’s not much to it. Seriously — it doesn’t have 3G, a camera, hunks of precious metal, or even a fancy name to flaunt like Vertu, Dior, or Versace; it’s just a low-end phone from a mass-market manufacturer that can’t do much other than make calls. We suppose that’s why it was so easy for a Shenzhen KIRFer to pop out this near-perfect duplicate of the Pureness — the Somy X5 — in no time. Heck, it’s even got support for two SIMs, or exactly twice as many as you’ll find on the $1,000 genuine article — which, if you’re keeping track, is over twelve times the bargain-basement sticker on the Somy here at RMB 550 ($81).

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Nokia has recently introduced the Nokia X6 16GB, a full touchscreen handset that has a 3.2-inch full touchscreen display in 16:9 ratio (360 x 640 pixels) and 16 million colors. Available in all black, all white, white with pink highlights and white with yellow highlights colors, the phone is powered by a 433.9MHz processor with a 5-megapixel camera with dual flash LED for low light photography, Bluetooth 2.0, a 3.5mm headphone jack, A-GPS and WLAN. The Nokia X6 16GB will be sold without the Come with Music service but will come with the latest Symbian S60 5th edition. Additionally, the phone comes equipped with a battery that provides up to 11.5 hours of talk time, up to 18 days of standby time, up to 35 hours of music playback time, or up to 4 hours of video playback time.

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Logitech, the giant computer accessory company now offers a free application to convert an iPhone or iPod Touch in keyboard / mouse wireless. The aim is to offer the possibility to control a Mac or a Windows PC from an iPhone this terminal on the same Wi-Fi network at the end, all will prove useful to assist you in PowerPoint presentations / Keynote, but also to control your Mac remotely if you’re used to watching movies on your Mac quietly lying on your couch and can substitute for Windows Media Center remote control.

Even thought the introduction of the device is fast and the grip of the most intuitive. First, you must install the Logitech Mouse Touch Server Windows and Logitech Mouse Touch Server if you use a Mac. In a second step, it will do is download Touch Mouse, application iPhone / iPod Touch available since few days on the “app store” Apple. You will therefore have a touchpad integrated three-button clicks with vertical and horizontal scroll with two fingers. The standard QWERTY keyboard has the keys Ctrl, Option and Command if you access a Mac or Ctrl, Alt and Windows if you go to a Windows PC. Although effective and practical, it looks forward to the arrival of a security system for access by password to the server software that is currently lacking. Until the next update and why not the arrival of versions for Windows Mobile devices, Nokia and Android, the three software Logitech Mouse Touch for Windows, Mac and iPhone / iPod Touch are now available for download from the Clubic software library.

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Nokia has been busy lately filing a new patent for a device with a bendy screen, which could suggest that their Morph mobile phone concept that was released a few years ago maybe closer to reality than we think.

The patent application named “User interface, device and method for a physically flexible device” covers designs that allow the phone to be bent into different shapes.

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Never be caught out again with this ingenious concept coke mobile phone that runs on Coca-Cola drinks. Yes that right, the bio battery the phone generates electricity from the carbohydrates (the sugar) in the Coke and uses enzymes as the catalyst.

Bio batteries have been around a for decades and can produce 3 or 4 times the amount of energy a traditional lithium mobile phone battery can. Seems strange why this isn’t already a commercial product. Especially as Coke is pretty much available anywhere in the world these days.

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Unless you were asleep all day you’re probably aware of the big announcements from Apple at the WWDC 2009. While Steve Jobs was noticeably not present the new iPhone 3GS was announced, as well as a $99 iPhone 3G and a new 13″ MacBook.

So what’s the big deal about the iPhone 3G S? “Improved performance,” better battery life, a better 3MP camera with video capability, voice control, and a compass. Wait…a compass?

Apple iPhone 3G vs 3G S Smackdown Chart

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Jabra will release the new Jabra Arrow Bluetooth headset next month in the UK for around £49.99 ($79). Weighing at just 10-grams, the Arrow is designed to work with Bluetooth mobile phones or other Bluetooth devices that are compliant with Bluetooth version 1.1 or higher.

The gadget adopts a DSP noise reduction and an automatic volume control technology that recognizes and adjusts audio coming into the headset before it reaches the user’s ear.

The Jabra Arrow comes with a built-in battery that provides 4.5 hours of talk time and 5.5 days of standby time.

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Think what you will, but we’re big believers in “keeping it real” ’round these parts. While we swoon whenever a new smart phone hits the scene, the vast majority are still stuck in the flip phone zone – and you know what? There’s nothing wrong with that. Have no fear, flip fans, Verizon is here to fulfill all your flipping needs with the new Nokia 2705 Shade.

Being marketed as a “light-weight, compact and colorful” flip phone, the Nokia Shade will initially only be available online and will come in two tasty flavors: “normal” – one with a camera (more below)*, and “secret agent” – a model without a camera, for all of you who can’t carry camera-equipped devices into your info-sensitive work places (we presume).

In regards to the “colorful” aspect of the device (don’t mind the black press shot of the phone above), Nokia is keeping with the old-school theme (think early 2000s) and will be offering interchangeable “Xpress-on” covers in blue, red, and purple for $19.99. Considering the Nokia Shade with camera, itself, will cost just $29.99 (with a new two-year customer agreement), spending almost $20 a pop per color cover (66% of the total price of the handset, for crying out loud) is pretty comical. The new flipper will be available online beginning Oct. 6 at verizonwireless.com.
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As expected, today Nokia has officially announced the Nokia 5130 XpressMusic for T-Mobile USA.

Available in Europe for some time now, the 5130 is an S40 candybar with external music controls, 3.5 mm audio jack, stereo Bluetooth, FM radio and dedicated music player.

The phone also features a 2 inch QVGA display, email, 2MP camera, MicroSD card support and quad-band GSM/EDGE connectivity.

Nokia 5130 XpressMusic can be bought from T-Mobile USA in two color versions: white aqua and black red. The phone’s price is of 29.99 with a 2-yr contract agreement and after a $20 mail-in rebate.

The 5130 may not be as cool as the Android Motorola Cliq (which should be available from T-Mo in the next few months), but it certainly seems to be a good choice for those who want an affordable music phone.

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ZTE, the world’s sixth-largest phone maker, has announced no less than 5 entry-level GSM handsets for the Indian market.

Coming at prices ranging from 1,100 INR ($23) to 3,800 INR ($79), the new phones are: ZTE S315, ZTE A261, ZTE R220, ZTE R230 and ZTE R230BT.

By the end of 2009, ZTE plans to offer the phones through 100,000 retail outlets across India, including through Overseas Mobiles – which has been appointed as ZTE’s national distributor.

There aren’t too many details abailable at the moment, but we know that ZTE A261 and ZTE R220 are candybars and look like this:

Until now, ZTE has sold more than 20 million phones in India, via different mobile carriers.

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Sound ID’s new 400 Bluetooth headset has two unique features that set it apart from its competitors. The first feature is called “Environmental Mode”, that enables users to hear equally out of both ears, even when wearing the headset. The second feature is the CompanionLink Remote Microphone, which is an optional accessory that can be worn by a conversation partner or placed near a sound source, to pick up audio near its source for a richer listening experience. Each purchase comes with a Universal AC charger, a USB charging cable, three sizes of RealComfort EarLoops and an Ear Hook for an alternative over-the ear wearing option. The Sound ID 400 will be available in Q4 for $129.99, while the Sound ID CompanionLink Remote Microphone will also be available Q4 for $79.99.

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Nokia N900 is already on pre-order in the US, but its official release date in the States is still unknown.

However, The Nokia Blog has it that a major US distributor will receive the new Maemo-based device on September 27, and start offering it a few days later.

The N900 will be sold at the pre-order price – $649.

Since the smartphone (or Internet Tablet, if you want to call it that way) has quad-band GSM (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900) and tri-band WCDMA (900 / 1700 / 2100) connectivity, it will work on T-Mobile’s network. Of course, it can also be used with AT&T, but without 3G.

Coming as Nokia’s first Maemo-based device to have phone capabilities, the N900 features a 3.5 inch touchscreen display with 800 x 480 pixels, full QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi, GPS, FM transmitter, stereo speakers, 3.5mm headset jack, 5MP Carl Zeiss camera with video recording, and 32GB of internal memory (expandable with a MicroSD card).

Nokia recently said that it supports carrier customization for its Maemo products, so we shouldn’t be surprised if T-Mobile USA will soon offer the N900 on contract.

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Is it a surprise that Nokia’s newest XpressMusic phone is coming to T-Mobile? Probably not; it’s no secret that T-Mobile and Nokia’s XpressMusic series have a tight bond.

According to CellPhoneSignal, the Nokia 5130 XpressMusic is coming as early as tomorrow, September 16. It will be available in red and aqua/white at time of launch.

As to be expected with the newest offering in this music-centric series of phones, there won’t be a lot of huge bells and whistles besides the essentials: 3.5 mm headset jack, FM radio with RDS, stereo bluetooth, external music controls, and it has a 2 MP camera thrown in.

It isn’t a very obvious product launch, considering it launches tomorrow and we still don’t know the planned price. The 5130 will be replacing the 5310 so it’s likely to be priced around the same level.

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Appeared Last week as LG Etna, the LG GW620 has just been officially announced as the South Korean’s company very first Android smartphone.

This comes shortly after LG has also announced three Windows Mobile smartphones, including the GW550 and the GM750 for Vodafone.

As previously reported, the GW20 has a full touchscreen display and a sliding QWERTY keyboard.

According to LG’s CEO and President, Dr. Skott Ahn, “the LG GW620 will appeal to first-time smartphone customers by offering a new and different kind of user experience.”

The known specs of LG GW620 include:

* 3 inch TFT touchscreen display with the usual (for Android) 320 x 480 pixels resolution
* Quad-band GSM connectivity (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
* HSDPA 2100
* Wi-Fi
* GPS
* 3.5mm headset jack
* Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
* Stereo FM radio
* 5MP autofocus camera

LG GW620 will be commercially available in select European markets starting the fourth quarter of 2009. No word yet on the smartphone’s price.

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Chinese designer Fandi Meng has creativly designed a fashionable Bluetooth headset concept for women. Known as the Volution Bluetooth, the headset features a pearl that will shine after you receive a call, and needs to be tapped or touched to start your phone conversation. Sadly, there is no word on when this Bluetooth concept will go into mass production.

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Palm has finally announced its second WebOS smartphone, officially called Palm Pixi (previously known as Palm Eos or Palm Pixie). Measuring 4.37-inch x 2.17-inch x 0.43-inch and weighing at just 99.5 grams, the Palm Pixi is claimed as the slimmest Palm smartpone.

The candy-bar handset comes equipped with a 2.63-inch (320×400) touchscreen display, a 2MP fixed-focus camera with LED flash, a full QWERTY keypad, and access to the Palm Beta App Catalog, which includes entertainment and social networking applications like Yelp and Local Concerts by iLike.

The back cover of Palm Pixi is rubberized, which makes the phone scratch-resistant and durable. The Palm Pixi comes with Palm Synergy, which links your information from Google, Exchange ActiveSync, Facebook, Yahoo! and LinkedIn. Other features include a GPS receiver, a Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR and A2DP, a 8GB of storage, and a 3.5mm Jack. Unfortunately, the handset doesn’t have Wi-Fi. Sprint is offering the Palm Pre for only $149.99 (after a $150 instant rebate, a $100 mail-in rebate and with a 2-years contract agreement).

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The Kinesis K3 wind and solar charger is able to recharge cell phones, iPods, digital cameras, or almost any small USB gadgets. The device comes in a durable and weatherproof design, so you can take it wherever you go. Each purchase also comes with an AC adapter for pre-charging before you go. Available in green and black, the Kinesis K3 is priced at $99.95.

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Rockstar Games, the team behind the Grand Theft Auto series, has announced that it’s releasing an iPhone application called Beaterator this Autumn. It’s a port of a PSP game due later in the month that allows players to create “world-class” beats and songs.

The app features “thousands” of different loops and sounds, according to the company, and should be accessible to anyone - from musical professionals to the greenest amateur.

Sam Houser, Rockstar’s Founder, told Pocket-lint: “The simple, pick-up-and-play nature of Beaterator lends itself so well to the Apple platforms. We are happy to deliver an application that allows for such unprecedented sharing and ease-of-use”.

The app doesn’t yet have a release date or a price, but the PSP version will be showing up in Europe on 2 October. It shouldn’t be too long after that until it turns up on Apple’s platform too.

Source: pocket-lint

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The Dell Mini 3i is now available in China. This heavily-armored touch phone features a 3MP camera with a 3.5-inch 360 x 240 capacitive touch screen, a 3-megapixel camera and a microSD slot. As you can see in the picture above, the Dell Mini 3I is smaller than the iPhone.

Source: Tech Fresh

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