The 8530 also sports an optical trackpad for navigation and has support for the BlackBerry App World, which makes it easy to search out and download applications, whether paid apps or free ones. When it comes to multimedia, the 8530 lets users enjoy music on the go with its dedicated music keys and comes pre-loaded with BlackBerry Media Sync, Sprint TV and Music, and Pandora. The device will be available in three color offerings: black, purple, and red.

Source: Mobile Burn

The above image from engadgetmobile shows notification appeared on T-mobile German website about the launch of new Blackberry Bold 9700 smartphone .  The successor of Blackberry  Bold is equipped with all latest connectivity and multimedia features  .The phone makes it simpler to access Blackberry apps world and other online services right from the home menu . Possibilities of  new Blackberry OS 5 is another great advantage .  QWERTY enabled handset comes with touch enabled optical track pad. Blackberry Bold 9700 is well suited business personals , corporates and other individuals looking for a business productivity phone with great looks and connectivity .

Blackberry Bold 9700 features :

Features includes  3.5 mm audio jack,480×360 pixel color display, 256MB flash Memory ,624 MHz processor ,Bluetooth with A2DP, EDGE, video recording, HTML web browser , video player with DivX , H.263, H.264 and Xvid(partial), MPEG4 support, A-GPS, Blackberry maps ,2GB inbuilt and 1500 mAh battery .

Blackberry Bold 9700 price in India :

Blackberry Bold 9000 is currently available in India through Airtel for a price around 31000 .The same phone was launched in US last year for 300 $ with contract . Blackberry recently announced their plans to sell contract free smartphones in India . So like Storm , Bold 9000 and  Storm 2 , we expectBlackberry Bold 9700 to be available in India through Airtel,Vodafone and Blackberry retailers .

Update :  Blackberry Bold 9700 is now official . New Bold will be available via T-mobile and AT&T in USA starting from this November.

Source: Mobi Clue

The HTC Touch2 Opera Mobile and IE Mobile provide users with an accurate display of desktop style Web pages, allowing to view pages conveniently. The Zoom Bar allows to swipe your finger on your browser page or photo to view contents in an optimum size.

Powered by the new Windows Mobile 6.5, the HTC Touch2 users can download games and applications all from the Windows Marketplace. In addition, Microsoft’s new My Phone service enables you to automatically back up and synch photos, music, contacts and text messages for free from the HTC Touch2 to the Web.

“The HTC Touch2 is a compact Windows Mobile device which delivers a familiar touch experience that our consumers relate to, have experienced in the past, and expect in the future from the house of HTC,” said Ajay Sharma, country head, HTC India. “The Touch2 expands HTC’s portfolio of touch-based phones and will deliver an advanced touch experience to a broader group of people whether it’s making a call, chatting with friends on Facebook or simply responding to an important email, the HTC Touch2 gives you an immense sense of control.”

The HTC Touch2 comes with an exclusive offer for Reliance Mobile customers. As part of this, RCom is bundling six months free data usage of 200MB per month.

Vrajesh Shelat, head, wireless data business, Reliance Communications, said, “Reliance Mobile is the first telecom operator in India to launch the Windows Mobile 6.5 platform with the HTC Touch2 smartphone. Through this cutting-edge device, our customers will be able to enjoy a host of Windows Mobile Applications on our 3G ready network. Our association with HTC and Windows Mobile is a crucial step towards achieving our goal of having a leading market share in the fast-growing smartphone segment.”

The HTC Touch2 will be available at a market price of Rs 24,490 in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and Rs 22,490 for the rest of India at all leading authorised HTC resellers across the country.

Source: EFY Times

Adobe has announced Flash Player 10.1 software for smartphones, smartbooks, netbooks, PCs and other Internet-connected devices. A public developer beta of the browser-based runtime is expected to be available for Windows Mobile, Palm webOS and desktop operating systems including Windows, Macintosh and Linux later this year. Public betas for Google Android and Symbian OS are expected to be available in early 2010.

In addition, Adobe and RIM announced a joint collaboration to bring Flash Player to Blackberry smartphones, and Google joined close to 50 other industry players in the Open Screen Project initiative.

Adobe Flash Player 10.1 is said to be the first consistent runtime release of the Open Screen Project that enables Web browsing of expressive applications, content and high definition (HD) videos across devices.

“Using the Web programming model of the Flash Platform, the browser-based runtime enables millions of designers and developers to reuse code and assets and reduce the cost of creating, testing and deploying content across different operating systems and browsers. Flash Player 10.1 is easily updateable across all supported platforms to ensure rapid adoption of new innovations that move the Web forward,” the company explained.

The browser-based runtime leverages the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for accelerated video and graphics while conserving battery life and minimising resource utilisation. New mobile-ready features that take advantage of native device capabilities include support for multi-touch, gestures, mobile input models, accelerometer and screen orientation. Flash Player 10.1 will also take advantage of media delivery with HTTP streaming, including integration of content protection powered by Adobe Flash Access 2.0. This effort, code-named Zeri, will be an open format based on industry standards and will provide content publishers, distributors and partners the tools they need to utilise HTTP infrastructures for high-quality media delivery in Flash Player 10.1 and Adobe AIR 2.0 software.

“With Flash Player moving to new mobile platforms, users will be able to experience virtually all Flash technology based Web content and applications wherever they are,” said David Wadhwani, general manager and vice president, platform business unit, Adobe. “We are excited about the broad collaboration of close to 50 industry leaders in the Open Screen Project and the ongoing collaboration with 19 out of the top 20 handset manufacturers worldwide. It will be great to see first devices ship with full Flash Player in the first half of next year.”

“Motorola is excited to be one of the first handset manufacturers to ship Android-based devices with Flash Player support early next year,” said Christy Wyatt, vice president, software applications and ecosystem, Motorola.

“As a long-time partner of Adobe, and more than 400 million Nokia phones shipped with existing Flash technology to date, we are excited to see Flash Player becoming a reality for mobile phones and other mobile devices,” said Purnima Kochikar, vice president, Forum Nokia. “Nokia is excited about full Flash Player coming to devices and we are committed to supporting Flash Player 10.1 on mobile devices in 2010.”

Source: EFY Times

A day after Microsoft’s Courier concept (a double-screen tablet) leaked and surprised many with its coolness, Redmond rumors hit the snooze bar again with leaked images of two new Microsoft-branded phones. The images are supposed to be concepts of two handsets, codenamed Turtle and Pure, that are part of Microsoft’s secret “Project Pink.” The device images were leaked late Wednesday courtesy of gadget blog Gizmodo, which also broke the Courier story earlier this week.

Pink Rumors

Some of the rumors coming out with the new images match things we’ve heard before. Turtle and Pure are said to be the work of engineers from Danger–the makers of the Sidekick handset–which Microsoft acquired last year. The Pink phones may have Zune-like software or at the very least will access the online Zune Marketplace for music, videos, and other content. Microsoft designed the hardware, but it will be manufactured by Sharp–the company that also made some of the Sidekick phones. Turtle and Pure handsets will feature the Microsoft and Sharp brand names.

Danger Plays it Safe

Microsoft’s Pink phone (from Gizmodo)

Judging by the photos, it doesn’t look like the Danger folks were gunning for originality when they signed on with Microsoft. The handset that I assume is called Turtle looks like a smaller version of the Palm Pre, and Pure is just a regular slider phone with round edges. Gizmodo says Microsoft designed these phones for the younger set, just like Danger did with the Sidekick. Sure, T-Mobile’s new Sidekick LX sports Exchange support, and maybe the Pink phones will too, but Turtle and Pure are supposed to be about entertainment and fun, not business.

No word on pricing yet or what any of the specs will be, but it sounds like these phones are getting close to production, and may hit store shelves in a few months. Until then, let me know what you think of Microsoft’s stab at the multimedia smartphone.

Source:  PC World

Solar Powered Waterproof 3G Mobile Phone

The new solar powered mobile phone even has a 8 megapixel camera. The handset has a waterproof body which actually means it can be submersed in water up to 1 metre deep and is resistant to rain etc. No problem dropping this one in the bath !

The new handset ( the SH-08A pictured above ) charges via sunlight as well as normal recharging. A flat battery can be recharged in sunlight within 10 minutes to give 60 seconds of talk time. Good as theres nothing worse than when away from your normal charger and your battery is flat. This solves that problem.

SH-08A Specification details

3G HSDPA Mobile Phone
Height x Width x Thickness 109 x 50 x 17.3 mm (max. 21 mm)
Weight 140 grams
Continuous Stand-by Time (static) 540 hours (3G)
Continuous Talk Time 210 minutes (3G)
Continuous Video Calling Time 110 minutes
Main Display
3.0 inches (480 x 854 dots)
Full wide VGA; NEW MOBILE ASV LCD; 16,777,216 colors
Sub Display 0.8 inch (39 x 96 dots); Organic EL; one color
External Memory Devices
microSD memory card (2 GB)
microSDHC memory card (16 GB)
Cameras
Outer: CCD with face-detection autofocus
Effective resolution: 8.0 megapixels
Recorded resolution: 8.0 megapixels
Inner: CMOS
Effective resolution: 430,000 pixels
Recorded resolution: 410,000 pixels
Colors Forest Green, Sea Blue, Shine White

Source: 3G

Ooh

However, Android is, by definition, a smartphone OS, so basically any phone you put it in is automatically a smartphone, even if it’s a dirt cheap one. That leads on to the intriguing possibility of having entry-level smartphones, phones that do what the top-enders do, but are aimed at the low, mass market end of the spectrum. Smartphones that sell in bulk, basically.

Well according to Slashgear, that may be exactly what we’re seeing here, in the shape of the HTC Click.

And let’s be honest, the fact it looks like the baby brother to the HTC Magic (albeit with a D-pad instead of a trackball, which would tie in with the notion of a cheaper smartphone) only serves to reinforce that idea. Now, of course, this is only a rumour at the minute, but if it’s a hoax, or it’s not the genuine article, than it’s a frighteningly good fake. If I had a reputation, I’d stake it on the HTC Click being the genuine article.

So, what’s the point of the HTC Click? Is it to give people who wouldn’t otherwise have a smartphone the chance to own one? Or is it (and I suspect this is the real reason why Android is Open Source) because Google want in on every market segment, from top-enders to mass market bulk phones?

But anyway, yes, this is a rumour at the moment, but don’t be surprised if it turns out to be true…

Source: Mobileshop

Samsung Jet supports latest smart phone features like multi-task manager and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. It is equipped with a more convenient user interface resulting due to more streamlined push e-mail, especially for business users.

The other features include 3.1 WVGA, AMOLED touchscreen display, 3D like UI with multiple desktops with Motion UI, 5 megapixel AF camera with Dual LEDs, Media Gate 3D and Multi-tasking manager, and 800 MHz application processor.

Face and blink detection, smile shot and Geotagging are enabled with the Samsung Jet. Samsung Jet is equipped with Samsung’s DNSe sound engine and SRS WOW sound effects for audio. The phone is equipped with a 3.5 mm earphone socket.

There is option for DivX and XviD video playback. It has Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, Micro USB and 3G with HSDPA, EDGE/GPRS and Wi-Fi.

The latest TouchWiz 2.0 user interface incorporates motion UI, a customizable widget screen and a smart unlock. The all new Samsung Dolfin internet browser improves the internet experience in the mobile and allows users to view up to five web pages at the same time and bookmark their most favorite websites as widgets.

The other features included are an in-built ad-blocker, background downloading feature and address field for multipurpose contact maintenance. This further enhances the experience with Dolfin’s one of a kind, finger zoom which allows users to zoom in and out of web pages using a single hand.

This is an improvement from the multi-touch zoom technology which made us of two fingers and two hands. The Samsung Jet gives the users the convenience of easy portability and a brand new concept of single finger zoom. This enables the ‘one hand operation’ of the zoom feature. This may be used for photo browser, internet browser and file viewer to view TXT,PDF and PPT files in a magnified effect of four times the size- all this, is enabled with one finger tip while the user in on the move.

Source: Mobile India Hub

However, Mozilla have released a new ‘alpha2′ version of Firefox, or Fennec Alpha 2, or whatever they’re calling it this week, and now, anyone with a Windows Mobile phone can try it out for themselves!

Well, I pretty much had to download it, didn’t I…

So, the big question is, what’s it like? Well, the ‘alpha2′ bit should give you a clue that it’s a really early version. So it’s slow, unresponsive, hasn’t been in the slightest bit optimised, and is generally a bit of an anticlimax.

Will it be fixed before release? Oh yes.

Will it, therefore, when it does get a final release, be any good?

That’s the question, isn’t it? When it does go on general release, will the holy grail of mobile browsers (as a lot of people have alluded to it being) actually be much cop? Well, I’ll be frank, yes, the alpha version isn’t that great. It clearly needs a hell of a lot more work doing to it, but one thing is for certain: when they do get it fully optimised, mobile Firefox is going to be a stunning web browser. The controls seem broadly similar to Opera Mobile, the one I use now, with features like double tap to zoom, and full kinetic scrolling (the one where you swipe your finger and the page keeps scrolling, before slowing to a stop, with real world physics, and everything).

One thing it has that Opera Mobile doesn’t, though, is the superb range of add-ons that makes Firefox the superb browser that it is. Yep, that’s right, the mobile version will have add-ons as well, and when they get the usability issues sorted out (which they will, because this is still a very early version), Firefox on your mobile phone is going to be brilliant.

But will it beat Opera Mobile?

Arrrrrrrrgh, I can’t decide! I can’t make my mind up, between the two, which’ll be better! We’re just gonna have to wait and see…

Source:  Mobile Shop

Consumers may soon be able to access sites like YouTube and Hulu directly from the mobile browsers because Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE) said Flash is coming to some smartphones in October.Adobe’s Flash technology is nearly ubiquitous around the Web but is often considered too resource intensive for smartphones. The company said in February it’s committed to bringing the full version to Google (NSDQ: GOOG)’s Android, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)’s Windows Mobile, Nokia (NYSE: NOK)’s S60 Symbian, and Palm’s webOS.

“We are bringing Flash Player 10 to smartphone-class devices to enable the latest Web browsing experience,” Adobe CEO Shantanu Naraye said during an investor call. “Multiple partners have already received early versions of this release and we expect to release a beta version for developers at our MAX Conference in October.”The move could open up tens of millions of devices for Flash developers and content creators, as well as give consumers a richer mobile Internet experience. Adobe has created the Open Screen Project to help it achieve its goal of creating a standard platform that can be used on desktops, mobile phones, and other devices.

The two major players missing from the list are Research In Motion (NSDQ: RIMM)’s BlackBerry and Apple’s iPhone. Adobe said it has been working with RIM, but they aren’t far enough to announce anything. The iPhone is another matter altogether, and Flash may never wind up on Apple’s touch-screen smartphone.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs has said Flash is not good enough for the iPhone because of its resource requirements. Some industry watchers also believe having Flash could potentially detract from the App Store because developers could decide to just create content with Adobe’s technology. Additionally, Apple appears to be placing some bets that HTML 5 can provide iPhone users with Flash-like capabilities like video streaming.

Source: Information Week