Motorola Milestone 2, powerful QWERTY-slider Android smartphone

QWERTY slider, Android-based powerful Motorola smartphone, Motorola Milestone 2 is all set to hit the UK handset market and is soon anticipated to launch in India as well. The Android smartphone will go on sale by next week and give chance to Android lovers to spend on it in Europe. The Motorola MILESTONE 2 with an impressive set of features is a worthy handset. Let’s take a look at the interesting phone which is speedy and efficient.

Milestone 2 sports a 3.7 inches FWVGA capacitive touch screen display with 854 x 480 pixels resolution. It is armed with powerful 1GHz CPU, Android 2.2 Froyo OS augmented by MOTOBLUR SNS-centered UI. Its awesome 5 MP camera with HD video recording and dual LED feature is not the only highlighted feature. Multi-touch, pinch to zoom, double tap zoom capabilities are also incorporated inside this camera. Besides that it holds 32 GB expandable memory, 3G capabilities and much more. Users can freely see multiple websites with multimedia content and share it using DLNA compatible peripheral devices as the smartphone has built-in Adobe Flash Player 10.1. Milestone 2 lets users use some really quick features in browsing, application downloads, multimedia and messaging departments.

Motorola Mobility upcoming smartphone Motorola Milestone 2 is an innovative Android phone with cutting edge features in all departments including web surfing, messaging, multimedia and application downloads. Its improved keyboard helps sending, accessing and sharing information quickly for a hassle free personal and professional life. Motorola milestone also features advanced technology as in GPS for navigation, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 for local data connectivity.

The memory is expandable via a microSD card slot to 32GB from an internal on-board memory of 8GB and 8GB card which is already included. There is a 3.5mm audio jack, Enterprise Exchange support, 3G mobile hotspot and a 1400 mAh Li Ion battery also in the phone. At physical dimensions of 116.3X60.5X13.7mm and weight of 169 grams, Motorola Milestone 2 looks pretty stylish and compact phone. The pricing details of Motorola Milestone 2 are still under wraps but looking at its super cool advanced features, it seems it is an expensive piece of gadget, that may cost somewhere around 30K in India. It will soon be available, most probably, by Q4 of 2010.

Innovative “Keyboard Buddy Case” for iPhone 4G

Apple iPhone 4G is the apple of many eyes. People simply love it and would go to any extent to keep their iPhone 4G in good form. To solve the problem of safe-guarding the keyboard of iPhone 4G while it is not in use and making the use of iPhone 4G easy, an innovative “Keyboard Buddy Case” has been designed by BoxWave. This product has been especially made to let users effectively transit between the touch-screen of Apple iPhone 4G and its physical keyboard. This product has been designed keeping in mind the ergonomic parameters but is also aesthetically well endowed.

The Keyboard Buddy Case will serve as a protective case for the beloved Apple iPhone 4G of users also. It comes with an integrated Bluetooth keypad that slides out as per wish. Moreover, it will also be of great use for those who find using touch-screen keyboard of Apple iPhone 4G hard to use. It is a perfect fit on iPhone 4G and gives same tactile feel that one experience while using Apple iPhone 4G. It is so convenient that one can access to the controls, ports, camera and all other features of iPhone 4G with it easily.

It renders secure protection and quick snapping to the Bluetooth keyboard from touch-screen of iPhone. The device comes integrated with USB cable for its charging and the keyboard can be switched on/off as per the need so that battery is conserved. It takes 45 days to charge itself and works on Bluetooth version 2.0.

Highlight Features of Keyboard Buddy Case-

· It adds meagre weight to Apple iPhone 4G

· It tightly snaps the gadget and protects it completely

· It has a slide out physical QWERTY keypad

· It works on Bluetooth version 2.0

· It has a USB cable integrated in to charge itself

· Its price is $69.95 and it is available in Jet Black colour

With so many cool and useful features, Keyboard Buddy Case is one really good device and should be purchased alongside Apple iPhone 4G. Available in a Jet Black colour, the dashing protective device would be on sale by next month at a price of $69.95.

Motorola Flipout lands in India at price of Rs. 15,990

Motorola Mobility, India has expanded its smartphone portfolio with the launch of Motorola Flipout, an Android 2.1 OS based phone in India. As per the date of announcement, the phone has landed in major retail mobile stores in India at a price of Rs. 15,990. Based on new Android 2.1 OS, Motorola smartphone “Flipout” is a cool choice for people who are young at heart and desire smart and advanced features in their handset. It’s Motoblur and QWERTY keypad features will handle User Interface of this handset to let it work smoothly. It is a QWERTY phone which slides out, which is why it called as Flipout.

Android OS was originally developed by Google and later it became an Open Handset Alliance (OHA). It is a consortium of 50 software, hardware and telecom companies. Therefore, now the developers can design various unique applications which may be downloaded on any mobile handset. Over 70,000 applications covering games, music, and location-based services may be used. Android based Motorola Flipout will truly light this festive season. Coming on to the specifications of Motorola's Flipout, its most highlighted features revealed are its 2.8 inch wide display with 320X420 pixels resolution, HSDPA 900 / 2100 MHz network based 3G capabilities, 3.1 megapixel camera, expandable memory to upto 32GB, Wi Fi, and access to Google services.

It runs on 700 MHz processor and has multi-touch screen. Its homescreen features customizable widget support and almost all the social networking sites can be accesed right there. One may upload clicked pictures and made videos instantly on sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Picasa and Photobucket using Flipout. The internal memory storage of Motorola Flipout stands at 512MB ROM / 256MB RAM. Phone supports A-GPS and e-compass for easy navigation. For music lovers, there is a 3.5mm headset jack, FM Radio and for connectivity, there is USB 2.0 HS and Wi-Fi.

Messaging features of Flipout are MMS, SMS, Email in protocols as Corporate Sync, POP3, IMAP, Push Email and IM. The physical dimensions of Motorola Flipout are 67.00 x 67.00 x 17.00 mm and it weighs 120 grams. Motorola Flipout is launched in vibrant colours such as White, Licorice, Saffron, Poppy Red, Fairway Green, Brilliant Blue and Raspberry Crush colors.

Motorola Flipout to launch in November first week in India

The new Android 2.1 OS based Motorola smartphone “Flipout” will soon be out in India, most probably by first week of November. The device will also incorporate Motorola's Motoblur for handling User Interface work.Motorola Flipout is a flip phone as suggested by its name and thus boasts of a slide (also called as a flip). This function reveals the full five row QWERTY keypad when used.



There are a set of cool features in this unusual smartphone which was revealed sometime back in Singapore. It will soon be launched in other Asian countries including India. November first week is the festive time here and it will be co-incide with launch of Motorola Flipout and many more mobile handsets. In fact, pre-orders are already being taken for the phone.



The Motorola's Flipout has a 2.8 inch wide display with 320X420 pixels resolution and the handset runs at a super speed with its 700 MHz processor which has multi-touch screen with pinch-to-zoom feature. The homescreen of Motorola Flipout features customizable widget support and this is for all the social networking sites viz. Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. Motorola FLIPOUT is also a 3G phone supported on HSDPA 900 / 2100 network.

There is 3.1 megapixel camera and allow its users to upload clicked pictures and made videos instantly on Facebook, MySpace, Picasa and Photobucket.The internal memory of 512MB ROM / 256MB RAM is also incorporated in the phone.The internal memory can be expanded to 32GB via a microSD card.



It gives access to Google services viz. Google Search, Gmail, Google Maps etc. plus access to many apps on Android Market. Phone supports A-GPS (assisted) and e-compass for easy navigation purpose. There is a 3.5mm headset jack, FM Radio, AAC, AAC , AAC Enhanced, AMR NB, MP3 and WMA v9 file format support. For connectivity, there is USB 2.0 HS and Wi-Fi, For messaging, there is MMS, SMS, Email (Corporate Sync, POP3, IMAP, Push Email) and Instant Messaging.

With physical dimensions of 67.00 x 67.00 x 17.00 mm and weight just 120 grams, Motorola FLIPOUT will be available in White, Fairway Green, Poppy Red, Raspberry Crush, Brilliant Blue, Licorice and Saffron colors. Priced at Rs.15,299, phone best price may differ slightly. Motorola Charm may also launch with Flipout, but nothing is certain.

Sony Ericsson to bring Windows 7 phones by 2011

In a fascinating revelation, Sony Ericsson CEO, Bert Nordberg has announced that the world class handset maker will launch their Windows 7 based phones by next year i.e. 2011. Sony Ericsson Android operating system based handsets are already booming the market and counts for 19% market share. The company plans to take over the market with Microsoft’s new OS, WP7 as well before its too late. Companies such as HTC, Dell, Samsung and LG have already launched handsets based on WP7 in the Indian handset market.

To a name a few, these are LG Optimus 7 & Optimus 7Q, HTC HD7, HTC 7 Mozart and Samsung Omnia 7. Hopefully, the company will expand its profits via this venture as the smartphone market is on a high in India and the graph is going up only. The feature phones market is on a decline and Sony Ericsson's intentions are quite obvious that it wants to catch up with the latest trend. Windows 7 is being highly praised these days as it is quite contemporary and trendy. Some of the most wonderful features of Windows 7 OS are mentioned below.

It features access to popular entertainment services such as Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE Gaming and Microsoft’s Zune Player for music and video. The former lets users play console video games and the latter let them download and play favourite music tracks. There is an AR Application called as Scan Search which lets user gets real time information on almost every aspect such as people, news, entertainment, weather etc. etc. Some analysts argue that delaying the launch would be disadvantageous for Sony Ericsson and it should have been done as early as possible.

It might be that Sony comes up with some real spectacular handsets. The company, Sony Ericsson hopes to release their WP 7 based hand sets by 2011 in the market. As of now, though nothing is official but phones are expected to come out soon as per the company officials. Sony is sure to make huge profits with these Windows 7 phones manufacturing in the near future. Windows 7 phones are a craze among youth just as the Android based phones and will soon give tough competition to them.

Motorola announces Android based four new samrtphones

This is indeed a joyful moment for Motorola mobile lovers. Reason? Motorola has announced four new handsets, all smartphones to be launched soon, Each of these four new Motorola phones has a distinct set of features and are all Android-based. In fact, one of them, the Motorola Droid Pro, an Android smartphone is totally capable of conquering the BlackBerry mobiles phone market. The Droid Pro runs on Android 2.2 (Froyo) operating system and boasts a built-in QWERTY keypad with a 3.1-inch touchscreen.



The in built 5-megapixel photo snapper just is another jewel in its star-studded specs list. Like Blackberry smartphones, it will also let its users read and edit Microsoft Office documents. Its only downturn is that it cannot track changes in them. Security-wise also it is capable of wiping the data on phone and its microSD card in case of theft. The phone is also designed for business travel, with radios for both CDMA and GSM networks and also on their 3G variants.

The Motorola Spice, a new smartphone, features a slide-out QWERTY keypad for faster texting. Its exclusive application called as “Flashback” compiles all the phone calls, messages and pictures in a "digital diary" for the day. The Motorola Flipside is a small slide-out phone with a large QWERTY keypad.It has a 3.1” high resistance HVGA display.Its feature list includes 3MP fixed focus photo snapper with digital zoom.

It is a GPS device with FM radio, Android Webkit browser with Flash Lite, and Motorola's CrystalTalk Plus technology that improves call quality a great deal.
Last is the Motorola Bravo that runs on the Android 2.1 OS and is powered by 800MHz processor. It features a 3.7" touch screen, 3MP camera, FM Radio and GPS.

Xperia X-8, Cedar & Yendo unleashed by Sony Ericsson in India

The mobile giant, Sony Ericsson has unleashed latest three models of mobile handsets,a smartphone Xperia X8, walkman series phone Yendo and a 3G basic phone Cedar. The handsets will be soon available at retail shops in India by September.

Xperia-X8 is an entertainment-oriented smartphone based on Android platform. Cedar is the basic entry level model for 3G and Yendo is the full touch walkman phone. Xperia X8 has a 3-inches wide HVGA capacitive touchscreen with 320 x 480 pixels resolution. Xperia X8 has in-built 3.2 MP camera and FM radio. Its speedy web browser supports quick video streaming and access to all kinds of social networking via Timescape and music player with PlayNow and TrackID. Xperia X8 is powered by 600MHz CPU and Google Android Operating Sysytem 1.6. For fast connectivity, there is Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The phone has capacious 128MB internal memory and a 2GB microSD card. The memory can be extended to 16GB.



Sony Ericsson has also launched a fully touchscreen walkman series phone called Yendo that features four corner touch user interface (UI) and it comes armed with 2 MP camera with digital zoom feature. Other music features of the handset includes a FM radio, a music player and a walkman player. Its 3.5mm audio jack, MP3/AAC tones and a Bluetooth A2DP stereo are quite good add-ons. It sports a 2.6-inches TFT screen with 320 X 420 pixel resolution, Yendo has micro USB connector, USB mass storage and modem also.



Cedar is the entry-level handset from Sony Ericsson with 3G capabilities. Cedar offers easy access to SNS through its specialized feature Widget Manager 2.0. It sports a wide 2.2-inch display. It packs a good 2 megapixel camera also. Its 3.5mm earphone jack gives great sound quality. The battery of Cedar is robust as it delivers upto 4 hours of talktime on 3G network.

HTC Imagio smartphone coming soon to in India

The Verizon’s HTC Imagio is a Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional operating system based handset and runs on a speedy processor of Qualcomm MSM7200 528 MHz. It physically measures 118.1 x 61.7 x 14 mm and weighs 150.3 gm . The design and
look of 3.8" display Verizon's HTC Imagio touchscreen mobile phone are beautiful and sturdy. For the convenience, there is a kickstand that enables desk viewing and finger-friendly UI. It has TouchFLO 3D finger swipe navigation, accelerometer, light and proximity sensor, touch-sensitive zoom bar and handwriting recognition capabilities.




The HTC Imagio is equipped with 288 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM that is expandable with the microSD card slot option upto 16GB. HTC Imagio has a robust 1500 mAh Li-ion battery that gives upto 5hours 50 minutes of talktime.

The HTC Imagio consists of various easy to use features makes the handset a good buy. Its MP3 player, 5 MP camera makes it a good multimedia phone. The Window-based smartphone, HTC Imagio lacks enough hardware/navigation buttons. Yet, there are dedicated end keys that makes this located based services of this world phone running on CDMA/EVDO and GSM/EDGE/HSPA network a great smartphone.Its Mobile TV feature is for those who need on-the-move entertainment. Its browsing features are excellent by far with GPRS/EDGE and HTML browser. There connectivity options are good with WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS . The sound quality is good and there is conference call feature when the phone is swapped.



The mobile handset is available in black color. Description:This sleek and stylish HTC Imagio physically measures 118.1 x 61.7 x 14 mm and weighs 150.3 gm . Its specialized touchscreen features include TouchFLO 3D finger swipe navigation, accelerometer,
light and proximity sensor, touch-sensitive zoom bar and handwriting recognition. The mobile handset is available in black color.

Huawei to sell cheap smartphones in India

China based Huawei Technologies has plans to sell about one million smart phones in India under its own brand name in 2010. At present, Nokia has the largest share (54.1%) of mobile handsets sold in India in the last year. But, the popularity and demand of low-cost cheap mobiles is fast emerging in massive Indian mobile market.



Huawei will also benefit from the trend as it will start selling cheap but full-featured devices or smartphones by August, 2010. Later, 3G services may also be catered to by the Huawei Technologies.

The company will sell these smartphones through its own retail channels. These 20 or so smartphones will run on open source Android operating system and the Brew MP operating system from Qualcomm. The Huwaei smartphones prices will fall in the affordable range of Rs.7000 to Rs.12000.

Huawei to sell a million smartphones in India

Huawei Technologies, a China based vendor has plans to sell a million smartphones in Indian smartphone market this year. The company will sell these smartphones through its own retail channels under its brand name. Earlier, company products like mobile phones and wireless data cards for laptops were sold by local service providers and telecom operators like Tata Teleservices, Bharti Airtel, and Reliance Communications used to put their own brand name on them.



After introduction of new security regulations by GOI, imposed from February 2010, Huawei has planned to target the smart phone market with 20 new mobile models.

These mobiles will be priced between Rs. 7,000 to Rs. 12,000. Like other Chinese handsets, these mobiles will also be made of chipsets from Qualcomm. Some Huawei smartphones will run on open source Android operating system and the rest on the Brew MP operating system from Qualcomm.

These phones will be available in India through retail channels from August 1, 2010.