The GW520 and GT505 are the latest social networking devices from LG that come equipped with features like push notification of updates from various social networking sites, push email and Microsoft Exchange support. As for the specs itself, the GW520 is packed with a 2.8-inch full touchscreen display, a 3-magapixel camera, a full slide-out QWERTY keypad, a 7.2 Mbps HSPDA connectivity, 3G and a WAP 2.0 browser. Meanwhile, the GT505 comes with a bigger 3-inch full touchscreen, a 5-megapixel camera, a 3.6 Mbps HSDPA connectivity, Wifi, GPS, 3G and a 30-day free trial of WisePilot for LG. Both handsets are expected to be launched sometime in June 2009. [MobileWhack via Upcoming Cell Phones]
Samsung will release the F480 Games Edition that has five pre-installed games, including “Pacman”, “Who wants to be a millionaire 2009? and “Millenium Poker.” The handset features a QVGA touchscreen display, a 5MP autofocus camera, Bluetooth and HSDPA connectivity. The Samsung F480 Games Edition will be released in Europe in mid-June 2009 for $564. [UnWiredView via Upcoming Cell Phones]
Ericsson’s new W30 and W35 models will do a purely theoretical 7.2Mbps downstream and 2.0Mbps upstream on three HSPA bands in addition to quadband EDGE. Both models feature 802.11b / g and four Ethernet ports for routing the high-speed WWAN data. The W35 will be released in early June 2009. [Engadget]
TomTom has finally released the new NAVIGATOR 7 for Windows Mobile. It is available for purchase to all end-users instead of bundling it with certain HTC phones. You can also download after paying £35 ($56) or get it on a microSD card for £90 ($146). [Navigadget]
Thinkware just released its low-end navigation device in South Korea. Known as the iNAVI ES300, the gadget adopts metallic keypads with blue/red LED lights on the both sides. The iNAVI ES300 also features “ECO Drive” function, DMB support, “LCD Off” function, and a built-in 900mAh battery. The 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB models are priced at 329,000 Won($259), 379,000 Won($298), and 429,000 Won($337), respectively. [Navigadget]
SoftBank has rolled out Sharp AQUOS SHOT 933SH 3G camera phone that comes equipped with 10-megapixel CCD camera. Measuring 110.6mm × 51mm × 16.7mm and weights 127grams, the phone also features a 3.3-inch VGA (854 x 480) wide LCD display, a 0.8-inch OLED sub-display, up to ISO 12800, 1-Seg support, GPS, Bluetooth connectivity, global roaming service, and video recording up to 10MB capacity. Available in Ivory, Black, White, Bordo and Blue, the Sharp AQUOS SHOT 933SH retails for 47,520 Yen ($497). [AVING via Upcoming Cell Phones]
Sony will launch a new MP3 player from its Walkman W series in Japan on June 13th, 2009. Weighing at only 35grams, the Walkman W202 features a jog wheel and a new “Zappin” song-browsing technology. The gadget will be available in black, pink, lime green and white. Its battery provides up to 12 hours of operation time. People in Japan can buy this player for 10,000 Yen ($104). [AVING via iPod and MP3 Players]
ViewSonic has added three new digital photo frames to its TrueView line in the form of the 7-inch VFD720, 8-inch VFD820 and 10.4-inch VFD1020. All three photo frames are equipped with a 4:3 aspect ratio, calendar and clock functions, a slideshow feature with various display speeds and transition effects, a 2GB of internal memory, a memory card slot, a USB port and a wireless remote. The main difference is that the 7-inch and 8-inch only come with a 800 x 600 resolution, meanwhile, the 10.4-inch offers a 1,024 x 768 resolution. All three photo frames will be available by the end of next month with prices ranging from $80 to $130. [SlashGear]
If you’re looking for a powerful gaming laptop, be sure to check out Alienware’s upcoming gaming laptop ‘All Powerful M17X’. According to PCWorld.com, this powerful machine sports a 17-inch display with 1920 x 1200 resolution, a Core 2 Extreme quad-core CPU, a pair of 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M GPUs, an 8GB of 1333MHz DDR3 memory, an optional 1TB of 7200-rpm hard drive or 512GB SSD, FireWire, 4 USB ports, an eSATA port, an ExpressCard slot, 802.11n WiFi, a DisplayPort, an HDMI out, a dual layer Blu-ray, an 8-in-1 media card reader and a nine-cell battery. Prices start at $1,799 when it “officially” arrives. [SlashGear via Laptop Notebook News]
Vodafone is set to launch another candybar phone from Nokia namely the Nokia 6730 classic starting June. This new handset will be available exclusively across Vodafone’s global footprint, meaning in many European markets, as well as some African and Asian ones. Running on Symbian S60, the 6730 boasts a 2.2-inch QVGA display with 16 million colors, a 3.2MP camera with autofocus and LED flash, GPS, Nokia Maps, personal & business email, Mobile Internet support, Vodafone Music Client, a 1GB microSD card, Bluetooth and supports both quad band GSM connectivity (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) as well as dual band HSDPA connectivity (900/2100 MHz). Pricing info is still unknown at the moment. [Unwiredview via Upcoming Cell Phones]
