So, again it’s a China website who posted the photos of the Nokia N9 Prototype. Basically it comes in full metallic body with a QWERTY slider phone which is probably running Nokia’s MeeGoo (or Symbian^4?). The source on Engadget found it as RM-680 product type classification and 0595571 product code. There’s also label called “Property of Nokia” inside the phone’s battery compartment.

Well, as it’s just the prototype means it’s likely not the final shape and many things could change on the final retail product. But it supposed to be planned for a release date in the 48th week which is means beginning of December.

[via: Engadget]

Last year there was a rumor said that the Xperia X2 could be the last Sony Ericsson WinMo device. But now another rumors has spread out saying that Sony Ericsson is working on a Windows Phone 7 device codenamed Julie. Is it the one that was mentioned on the rumor last year? If so, it supposed to be canceled as the rumor said. If this is true, it means Sony Ericsson probably have changed their mind.

Well anyway, the Sony Ericsson Julie is said to feature 1GHz processor with dual core or more, 4-inches capacitive touchscreen with multi-touch support and sliding QWERTY keyboard. The handset should be in similar dimension with the Xperia X10 and comes with built-in support for Xbox Live platform integration.

As we approaching the Q4 or 2010 when the Windows Phone 7 will be released, this kind of rumors is interesting and there must be more to come. And the Sony Ericsson Julie is expected to release at the end of 2010. So let’s wait and see!

[via: techie-buzz]

We have a very little info. It’s said to be a QWERTY keyboard slider phone, sized of a Storm with a full touchscreen. Another info about the phone is that the ON/OFF and SEND/CANCEL buttons are now on the screen. Besides, the keyboard here will come underneath the bottom of the phone.

The phone is also rumored as the Storm 3 or maybe the completely new device. So let’s wait for more info in the next few weeks.

[via: thecoolguyreport]

Basically there’s not much surprise except the announcement of the phone it self. All specs and photos has been already spread across the internet in the last couple of months. The interesting thing is Sony Ericsson managed to break the dateline of Windows Mobile 6.5 and get the Xperia X2 to be the first official phone running Windows Mobile 6.5 or called Windows Phone that supposed to be announced on October 6th according to Windows Mobile Team blog. But looking at the specs of the Xperia X2, this Windows Mobile 6.5 is probably the customized version for Xperia X2 since still according to the news reported before that Windows Mobile 6.5 is supposed to be intended for low end phones and i don’t think Xperia X2 is one of them.

Anyway, it’s great to hear the news and some of you may celebrating the phone now. For more details read the Xperia X2 Press Release.

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA™ X2 at a glance

XPERIA™ X2
Camera

• 8.1 megapixel camera
• Up to 16x digital zoom
• Auto focus
• Geo tagging
• Image stabilizer
• Send to web
• Touch focus
• Video light
• Video recording

Music

• Album art
• Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
• Equalizer
• Sony Ericsson media player
• Music tones (MP3/AAC)
• Equalizer
• Sony Ericsson media player
• Music tones (MP3/AAC)
• PlayNow™ arena*
• Stereo speakers
• Windows Media® Player

Web

• Bookmarks
• Google™ search
• Internet Explorer®
• Pan & Zoom
• Web feeds

Communication

• Call list
• Conference calls
• Polyphonic ringtones
• Speakerphone
• Vibrating alert

Messaging

• Email
• Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®
• Handwriting recognition
• Instant messaging
• Picture messaging (MMS)
• Predictive text input
• Text messaging (SMS)

Design

• Auto rotate
• Media
• Picture wallpaper
• Touchscreen
• Wallpaper animation
• Windows Mobile® 6.5

Entertainment

• 3D games
• Java™
• Motion gaming
• Tracker
• Video streaming
• Video viewing
• YouTube™ application

Connectivity

• A-GPS

Bluetooth™ technology

• DNLA Certified™
• Google Maps™
• Modem
• Synchronisation
• TV out
• USB mass storage
• USB support
• Wi-Fi™

Organizer

• Adobe® PDF Reader
• Alarm clock
• Calculator
• Calendar
• Flight mode
• Microsoft® Office Mobile
• Notes
• Phone book
• Stopwatch
• Tasks
• Timer

Accessories
In-Box:

• XPERIA™ X2
• Battery
• Battery Charger
• Stereo Portable Handsfree MH500
• USB cable
• TV out cable
• 4GB SanDisk microSD™ memory card
• User guide

Optional accessories:

• Bluetooth™ Headset PV740
• Car charger AN300
• Video Viewing Stand IM920

Facts and Figures 1)2)

• Size: 110 x 54 x 16 mm

• Weight: 115 grams

• Colours: Elegant Black, Modern Silver

• Main screen: 65,536 colour TFT
• Resolution: 480 x 800 pixels (WVGA)
• Size: 3.2 inches

• Phone memory: Up to110MB
• Memory card support: SanDisk microSD™ and microSDHC™, up to 16GB

• Talk time GSM: Up to 10 hrs
• Standby time GSM: Up to 500 hrs

• Talk time UMTS: Up to 6hrs
• Standby time UMTS: Up to 640hrs

• Music listening time: Up to 20hrs

Availability and versions
Networks:

• XPERIA™ X2
• GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
• UMTS/HSPA 850/1900/2100

• GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
• UMTS/HSPA 900/1900/2100

Available in selected markets from early Q4 2009.

Basically the video covers only couple of topics including the desktop which is called Panoramic Desktop, Web browser that’s based on Mozilla technology with flash 9.4, multimedia such as playing movies and the camera which comes with a photo editing capability. Anyway, nice shirt on the video with the Maemo.org on that.  Enjoy the video!

If you missed the announcement of the phone you can read it here. But basically the phone is equipped with ARM Cortex-A8 processor, up to 1GB of application memory and OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics acceleration. The phone also features a high-resolution WVGA touch screen, HSPA and WLAN, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 32GB of storage which is expandable up to 48GB via a microSD card, and 5MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics.

The phone it self technically will have the following features:

• A slide-out full QWERTY keyboard making it easy to access personal or corporate email as well as text and multimedia messaging;
• Sprint Navigation with Search, providing easy access to directory information and GPS-enabled directions;
• One touch access to social networks such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube
• 2 megapixel camera with 3x digital zoom and camcorder;
• Advanced stereo Bluetooth® 2.0;
• Expandable memory storage up to 32GB;
• An integrated Web browser; and
• Two color options – Earth Green and Ocean Blue.

Additionally the phone also features a new green One Click tile to provide access to several green applications such as Discovery Channel and All Things Green from Sprint Web.

For more details, read the Samsung Press Release

Key features of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone include:

• Full-QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive optical trackpad for reliable, responsive typing and navigation
• 256MB Flash memory and a 512Mhz next generation processor for enhanced performance
• Premium phone features including voice activated dialing, and Bluetooth (2.0) support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals
• 2 MP digital camera with zoom and video recording
• Advanced media player for music, pictures and videos, with dedicated media keys and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, plus BlackBerry® Media Sync, which makes it easy to quickly sync music from iTunes® or Windows Media® Player with the smartphone
• Access to BlackBerry App World™, featuring a broad and growing catalog of third-party mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones. Categories include games, entertainment, social networking and sharing, news and weather, productivity and much more
• BlackBerry® Internet Service support for access to up to 10 supported email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo!®, Windows Live™ Hotmail®, AOL® and Gmail™; and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support, which provides advanced security and IT administration features for corporate deployments
• Expandable memory via hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot, supporting cards of up to 16 GB today and expected to support next generation 32GB cards when available; a 1GB card is included
• Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) with support for T-Mobile Unlimited Hotspot Calling service
• Quad-band world phone: EGDE/GPRS/GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)

T-Mobile customers can continue to get great mobile coverage and unlimited nationwide Wi-Fi calling with T-Mobile’s Unlimited HotSpot Calling service as well as unlimited nationwide calling to five people with T-Mobile myFaves® service.

Nokia today unveils the new full QWERTY phone Nokia E72 as the successor to the Nokia’s best selling QWERTY device Nokia E71. The phone was unveiled at the Nokia Connection event in Singapore. The Nokia E72 is expected to begin shipping late in the third quarter of 2009 at an estimated retail price of EUR 350 before taxes and subsidies.

Comparing to the E71, Nokia has made couple of improvements to the E72 both physically and functionality. Among those things are:

• Added the desktop like email experience that’s adopted from the Nokia E75
• New Optical navigation key for more intuitive scrolling through menus, emails and fast panning of images
• Upgrade camera to 5 megapixels
• Added a standard 3.5 mm audio jack
• A-GPS and compass with integrated Maps, including lifetime walk and 10 days of turn-by-turn navigation if activated within the first three months.

In this new E72 also for the first time owners will be able to set up instant messaging (IM) accounts provided by Nokia Messaging direct from the home screen including Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk, Ovi and many more.  These new features are complimented by Nokia’s range of email solutions with a lifetime license for Nokia’s mobile email and IM service, Nokia Messaging, as well as onboard clients for Mail for Exchange and IBM Lotus Notes Traveler.