Here’s the latest Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone ‘HTC Snap’ from HTC, which was announced yesterday at the 2009 CTIA Wireless. This new smartphone boasts the new Inner Circle feature, which according to HTC, “makes it easy for users to prioritize messages from the most important people in their lives at the press of a button.” Other interesting features include full QWERTY keyboard, 2.4-inch display, 2MP camera, 528MHz Qualcomm CPU, 256MB of ROM, 128MB of RAM, a microSDHC card slot, GPS/AGPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, quadband GSM and dualband HSDPA/WCDMA. The HTC Snap will be available starting the second quarter of 2009, however in US the HTC Snap will be made available under the name HTC S522 (unlocked and with HSDPA 850/1900MHZ connectivity). More
Kogan Technologies today introduced the Kogan Agora mobile phone, which is the first Australian mobile phone with the Android operating system. Priced at AU$299, the handset features a full QWERTY keyboard, central navigation key, a 2.5-inch touchscreen display, microSD slot, and 3G connectivity. Meanwhile, the Kogan Agora Pro retails for AU$399 and comes equipped with a 2MP camera, Wi-Fi, and GPS. Both variants wil be available worldwide on January 29th, 2009. [AVING via Upcoming Cell Phones]
I know most of you are waiting for the brand new Asus P565 smartphone. Good news is that this Windows Mobile 6.1-powered handset has been unveiled to the market. The phone is powered by 800MHz Marvell processor, a 2.8 inch VGA LCD display, Glide technology, 256MB flash memory, 128MB SDRAM, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR connectivity, 3MP camera with autofocus and microSD/SDHC memory card slot. The Asus P565 also supports HSDPA 3.6Mbps and UMTS 2100, EDGE/GPRS/GSM 900/1800/1900 connectivity. The Asus P565 Smartphone has the dimension of 102mm x 60.5mm x 16mm and weights at only 120 grams. No word on pricing or the release date at this time. [Akihabara via Upcoming Cell Phones]
If you are bored with the standard color of your RIM’s Blackberry Bold smartphone, then you can customize your beloved handset with new color combination casing from Colorware. A fully customized handset is priced at only $174. The picture above is only an example color combination that I recommend. However, you can also make a color combination yourself on the Colorware website. [Product Page via Upcoming Cell Phones]
Palm will offer a free update for the Treo 700wx this summer. Just make sure that you make a backup of all your data before you update. The update 1.24 is only compatible with the Verizon Treo 700wx. The update will only be available on Palm’s support website at www.palm.com/700wxverizon-update. [TreoCentral via Upcoming Cell Phones]
Qisda Corp of Taiwan has recently unveiled a new smartphone that sports IEEE802.16e mobile WiMAX, wireless LAN, and support for GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks. The handset will be powered by Microsoft Windows 6.1 operating system and support for WiMAX via SIP and VoIP networks in addition to voice calls through wireless LAN. The phone will be able to handle WiMAX speeds of up to 8 to 10Mbps after tuning. [TechOn via Upcoming Cell Phones]
HTC has just unveiled its new Smartphone, the HTC Touch Pro. At 18.05mm, the phone features a 2.8-inch display, 3.2-megapixel camera, 288MB RAM, Wi-Fi, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, a full QWERTY keypad, and a slider design. Available later this year. No word on pricing yet. [Endgadget]
I love Asus products. One of my favorite is Asus P320 PDA Phone. This handset is touted as the smallest Windows Mobile GPS PDA phone. The gadget is powered by TI OMAP 850 200MHz processor, 128MB ROM, 64MB RAM, Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, Wi-Fi connectivity, EDGE/GPRS, 2MP camera and a 2.6 inch TFT 65k color touchscreen display. The pricing info is still unavailable. [UberGizmo via Upcoming Cell Phones]
RoverPC has recently launched its P7 PDA smartphone which is actually an upgrade version of its predecessor, the P6. The gadget comes equipped with Marvell PXA270 416MHz processor, 2.8 inch touch screen display, GPRS/EDGE connectivity and Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Operating System. Other features include Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, microSD memory card slot, mini USB, Wi-Fi connectivity and a 2MP shooter. Unfortunately, there is now info on pricing so far. [Tech Trivia via Upcoming Cell Phones]
The BlackBerry 9000 is now officially known as the BlackBerry Bold. The gadget comes equipped with a 480 x 320 display, 2.0MP shooter with flash, 1GB of built-in memory, 128MB Flash memory, 624-MHz Intel PXA270 processor, 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi, GPS, and a MicroSD/SDHC card slot. Video after the jump. [Gizmodo via Upcoming Cell Phones] More
