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The W902 Patti is packing quad-band GSM/EDGE with UMTS/HSDPA 2100 data, 5 megapixel camera, 8GB of M2 memory, and 2.2-inch, 240 x 320 pixel display. On top of that the phone has a a pair of premium HPM-77 headphones.
The W595 shares the same radios but packs in stereo speakers, 2GB of M2 memory, a 3.2 megapixel camera, motion sensing Shake control, and a stereo Share jack to split the music with a friend.
Last but not least, the quad-band GSM/EDGE W302 neglects 3G entirely in favor of a low price tag and dreams of mass adoption. As such, it offers a number of middling specs like a 2 megapixel camera, 512MB of M2 memory, FM radio, and stereo Bluetooth. All three Walkmans will hit select markets in Q4.
[Via Engadget Mobile]
… but it is basically the same phone. With tilt sensor and several neat features like the virtual wheel under the display and magical stylus that turns display on after being pulled out, this phone is worth recommending.
According to Telus: “The HTC Touch Diamond is the sexy smartphone that can do it all, thanks to its super sleek design and high resolution display with TouchFLO 3D interface. Browse the Web and with one-touch access, check out videos on YouTube and make plans on Facebook. Store and listen to thousands of songs with the media player and 4 GB internal memory. Plus, snap and send the perfect pics to your friends with the 3.2 megapixel camera with auto focus. With all its savvy features, the HTC Touch Diamond will be your new best friend.”
[Via Windows Mobile Cool]
The lovely Susi over at Shiny Shiny has reviewed the HTC Touch Diamond and she is not impressed. Her biggest criticism was the performance is seriously affected by the Touch Flo system and it often takes too long to load.
I’m curious about whether she will redo the review and use the ROM released by xda developers. Here is our previous post regarding the ROM which is supposed to fix all the performance issues.
Altogether a good review of the product nonetheless.
[Via Shiny Shiny]
Now that we know what both Rogers and AT&T are offering in terms of pricing and plans for the iPhone, it’s time to compare. Rogers has released 4 new iPhone 3G-specific plans and they are the following:
$60/month - 150 anytime minutes, 75 outgoing SMS, and 400 MB data
$75/months - 300 anytime minutes, 100 outgoing SMS, and 750 MB data
$100/month - 600 anytime minutes, 200 outgoing SMS, and 1 GB data
$115/month - 800 anytime minutes, 300 outgoing SMS, and 2 GB data
Now lets compare these rates with that of AT&T:
$69.99 - 450 anytime minutes, (+$5) 200 outgoing SMS, and unlimited data
$89.99 - 900 anytime minutes, (+$5) 200 outgoing SMS, and unlimited data
$109.99 - 1350 anytime minutes, (+$15) 1500 outgoing SMS, and unlimited data
$129.99 - Unlimited anytime minutes, (+$20) unlimited outgoing SMS, and unlimited data
There is definitely something wrong with Canadian telco’s in that we don’t have the competition to gain access to unlimited data plans. We are all fully aware of the fact that Rogers, Bell and Telus are all sitting together in a conference room and shaking hands on not offering “all you can eat” data plans because it will make them tons of money. The Canadian courts seriously need to step in and break up these behemoths in the hopes of fostering more competition.
The BenQ E72 smartphone is trying to position itself in the low-end market and is coming out on a BT Fusion package. The E72 runs WinMo 6, a 2 megapixel sensor and a 240 x 320 display. You’ll also be able to keep in touch with your friends with its fully loaded IM client that allows you to chat on MSN Messenger, Gtalk, Yahoo, ICQ, AOL and Jabber. The E72 isn’t a drag on your pocket either, measuring 13mm in width, and weighing just 90g.
These low-end smartphones aren’t anything to run and tell your friends about but they’re important for the smartphone market. When consumers buy these phones, we’re generally elevating consumer education and Leaving Every Laptop Left Behind.
[Via TechDigest]
The Motorola Q9/Q9c is likely to be discontinued by Sprint. The smartphone has disappeared from Sprint’s website and reports of a discontinuation have been confirmed by a number of Sprint representatives. Given all of this, there has still not been an official press release confirming the discontinuation. Curiously enough, the carrier just posted the Windows Mobile 6.1 update for the Q9c earlier this month which means there may be hope for the device.
[Via GearDiary]
A Windows Mobile device has won a place at the prestigious All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club’s yearly championship at Wimbledon. It wont be competing on center court however, but will rather be making sure all the athletes show up at the right place at the right time. Socket Mobile, Inc., an innovative provider of business mobility products, just announced that the SoMo 650 handheld computer will assist event officials in the running of The Championships at Wimbledon.
That’s right - Wimbledon’s umpires will use the SoMo 650 (which supports both Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 6 Classic) to officiate tennis matches at the tournament.
The SoMo 650 was chosen for its durability over consumer devices, stable ROM and built-in Wi-Fi capability.
The SoMo 650 handheld computers will run the Wimbledon Scorer application from EDH Sport, a provider of sports information technology systems. The application records all of the information required for an official score card, assists the umpire in managing the match by automatically prompting for events like change of end or change of balls, and provides a live feed of the match status on a point-by-point basis.
A great article in BusinessWeek today talked about how Apple is going to have a difficult time selling the iPhone in South Korea because the country is notoriously closed to products made by non-Korean companies. Google has even had a very hard time competing with the local Naver.com which looks very similar to Yahoo.
Many analysts say the iPhone 3G, the next-generation iPhone (BusinessWeek.com, 6/9/09) with faster Internet access that will sell for as low as $199 (half the current entry-level price), probably won’t do the trick either. “Apple can’t expect to be acclaimed as a premium brand in Korea,” says Thomas Kang at market researcher Strategic Analytics.
The winning smartphone? The Samsung Omnia. The Omnia is a WinMo 6.1 device with Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Opera 9.5 as its Web browser. It also sports a 16 GB memory, a five-megapixel camera with antishake technology, music and video players, 3G capability, Bluetooth, WiFi, an FM radio, and GPS functionality.
[Via BusinessWeek]