Our friend BREW Ninja has just released a new internet video previewing some upcoming cell phone goodies recently. The video comes complete with his turtleneck ninja outfit. I think that is traditional wear.The quick video gives previews of 3 different phones. The HTC Coke, which is a modified version of the Touch Pro, the LG Lotus with a full QWERTY interface and the BlackBerry Thunder which is due out soon with Verizon.The video is pretty basic although the one complaint that is definitely interesting coming from the BREW Ninja is the touchscreen interface on the BlackBerry Thunder. In stead of the usual capacitive touch screens the screen on this device is an actual button. So to select icons and move around the screen you do have to apply quite a bit of pressure. This may be a concern for heavy handed users and it may make the screen more susceptible to breakage.Have a look at the video for yourself:
When Sony Ericsson announced the C905 as the first 8 megapixel cameraphone other manufacturer sat up and took notice and rumors are circulating that the LG KC910 will be the Korean’s response.
The rumored 8 megapixel device is said to be in readiness for an October launch and to feature Xenon flash, image stabilization, automatic face detection, record video at 720×480 pixels and 30fps, WVGA touchscreen all in a 14mm aluminum casing.
Forget Sony Ericsson, it sounds like the digital camera phone market is in for a surprise.
Well you Mitre’s well have the best if you going to buy a fashion phone this season it has to be gold, baby - like our friends the LG Secret and KF600.
Draped in 24 karats of excess the drippingly hot Goldstriker pimped LG phones are the ultimate in pointless extravagance and if you have too many chains and rings already and you’ve run out of places to bling why not this innocuous handset combo?
The Kf600 eeks in at a laughingly affordable £329.95 and the Secret will drop a mortgage payment at £529.95, but hey when the removalists take your last golden toilet seat at least you can phone a friend and tell them how you used to have it all.
Global Mobile Phones Shipments and Marketshare 2008 Q1:
Nokia is still on top with a constant growth in sales; 91.1 Million handsets in Q1 2007 to 115.5 Million handsets in Q1 2008. The clearest changes are seen in Samsung and Motorola ; Samsung has increased sales by 33% from the last Q1 and Motorola has dropped sales by 39.4%.
Sony Ericsson’s Q1 2008 is not a reliable sales estimate as most of their 2008 releases will only be released around mid of this year.
A follow up to the very popular and stylish LG Prada is expected to launch in Q4 2008 and will pack a feature set including full QWERTY keyboard and 5 megapixel camera.
The stir caused by the launch of the Prada was only surpassed by the Apple iPhone and with good reason, the follow up is likely to cause just as much excitement. The quad band GSM phone will feature 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, dedicated video-calling camera, WiFi b/g, Full html browsing, TV-Out, microSDHC up to 8GB, and a luxury design bound to please everyone.
There are live pics as yet but Q4 we’ll have our credit cards at the ready.
The LG KF750 or LG Secret, is official and the thinnest 5 MP offering from LG with impressive inclusions like accelerometer, touch screen and 120fps video.
Made of high tech materials, Neon Touch Navigation buttons, auto-rotating display, large QVGA 2.4-inch 262K color TFT display, HSDPA 3.6Mbps, Bluetooth, 100MB built-in memory expandable with the MicroSD memory card slot and FM radio with RDS and DivX playback, the LG KF750 is unlikely to be a secret for long.
LG has launched its LG KF700 multimedia smartphone that combines intuitive user interface and touchscreen.
Claiming to be the first phone to incorporate 3 different input methods, Shortcut dial, alpha-numeric keypad and 3″ touchscreen, the KF700 creates a UI that provides instant access to the tasks that each method is most suited.
When not using the the Shortcut Dial to scroll through your six selected features or zoom in/out on web pages or adjust volume, you can use the touchscreen to access widgets or enjoy the ease of text messaging with your alpha numeric keypad.
The KF700 is not all buttons and dials though - it also features HSDPA, MP3 player and 3 megapixel camera and Bluetooth connectivity.
