NOKIA LUMIA 800

Nokia launched Windows handset, Lumia 800 marking its intent to fight back against Apple's iPhone and rivals using Google's Android's operating system, and regain market share in the crucial battle for smartphone sales.This is a Microsoft Windows Phone Annnounced by Nokia in October and due to be launched in November it also has a Windows Button on the Screen.

SPECS

General       2G Network       GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

                   3G Network       HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

                   Announced         2011, October

                   Status                 Coming soon. Exp. release 2011, November

Size            Dimensions          116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm, 76.1 cc

                   Weight                 142 g

Display       Type                    AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

                   Size                     480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches (~252 ppi pixel density)

                                             - Nokia ClearBlack display

                                             - Multi-touch input method

                                             - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off

                                             - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate

                                             - Touch-sensitive controls

Sound        Alert types           Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

                  Loudspeaker       Yes

                  3.5mm jack         Yes

Memory     Phonebook          Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall

                  Call record          Yes

                   Internal                16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM   

                   Card slot              No

Data          GPRS                  Class 33

                 EDGE                  Class 33

                 3G                       HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps

                 WLAN                Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

                 Bluetooth              Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR

                 Infrared port          No

                 USB                     Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera     Primary                 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, dual-LED flash

                 Features               Geo-tagging

                 Video                   Yes, 720p@30fps

                 Secondary            No 

Features    OS                       Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango

                 CPU                    1.4 GHz processor, Qualcomm MSM8255 chipset, 3D Graphics HW

                                             Accelerator

                 Messaging            SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

                 Browser               WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML5, RSS feeds

                 Radio                   Stereo FM radio with RDS

                Games                   Yes + downloadable

                Colors                    Black, Cyan, Magenta

                GPS                       Yes, with A-GPS support

                Java                        Yes, MIDP 2.1

                                             - MicroSIM card support only

                                             - SNS integration

                                             - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

                                             - Digital compass

                                             - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player

                                             - MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player

                                             - Document viewer

                                             - Video/photo editor

                                             - Voice memo/command/dial

                                             - Predictive text input 

Battery                                Standard battery, Li-Ion 1450 mAh (BV-5JW)

Stand-by             Up to 265 h (2G) / Up to 335 h (3G)

                Talk time              Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 9 h 30 min (3G)

Microsoft OmniTouch: Turn your entire world into a touchscreen

Those who lay down to the saying that bigger is always better, and as a result struggle with the small size of the screen of their mobile device, your pain is shared. It seems that finding real estate to work and operate with on mobile devices is a constant battle and a hindrance on productivity. There is hope, however, as some researchers have heard the cries of the frustrated users who simply do not have enough space.

Meet OmniTouch and PocketTouch, technologies that use projection and sound harmonics to create touchscreens out of any surface in the world. Coming out of their Redmond-based labs, Microsoft researchers using Kinect technology and pico projectors created the two applications because they wanted to take advantage of the vast amount of flat spaces in the world. They asked their people to imagine what it would be like to have the biggest touchscreen they could think of, only limited by the size of the physical space they could project onto. It was out of this visioning that OmniTouch was born.

Using a shoulder mounted pico projector, and aKinect-like depth of field sensor, OmniTouch creates a multitouch surface that users can interact with using their hands (video demo below). Say you were paying bills or trying to split a tab with a large part at a restaurant, you could project a calculator on the table for everyone to see, or use a whiteboard to figure out your cash flow. A user could even make a part of their body touchable for making phone calls or sending an email. Right now the shoulder mount is a bit bulky, but can be brought down to a manageable size in future releases.

PocketTouch is a more discreet application, in the fact that it allows users to interact with the screens of their mobile devices while in their pockets. Using a set of sensors that can detect touch even through cloth, PocketTouch makes it possible to send a text or to interact with a music application by making gestures or tracing symbols through a pocket. For example, if you’re on a crowded plane or train and can’t get to your pocket to pull your phone out, you could fast forward the song by swiping your pant leg.

Both technologies have exciting applications: Perhaps we will see a Xbox game or remote that uses the shoulder mount to allow users to interact with their games. To be able to hack consoles in Deus Ex on a wall or hand would be sublime. Being able to change your ringer settings in a meeting without taking the handset out of a pocket would be a life saver in several instances. Making this useful for today’s computing needs is not something that is way off in the distance, but something that is going to have an impact sooner or later. This technology would sooner or later be used in phones and would definitely replace smartphones.

SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE

Samsung has shown off the Galaxy Note at IFA 2011, a huge 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED handset which comes complete with a stylus called the S Pen. The Galaxy Note has a 1.4GHz ARM-based dual-core processor inside. The 5.3-inch screen is WXGA resolution (1,280x800) and, as we've come to expect from Samsung's OLED screens, everything is super bright and colours stand out brilliantly - even though it is the largest such display ever fitted to a mobile device.

SPECS


GENERAL    2G Network    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
                      3G Network    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
                      Announced      2011, September
                      Status              Coming soon. Exp. release 2011

SIZE              Dimensions      146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
                      Weight             178 g

DISPLAY       Type               Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
                       Size                 800 x 1280 pixels, 5.3 inches (~285 ppi pixel density)
                                              - Gorilla Glass display
                                              - TouchWiz UI v4.0
                                              - Multi-touch input method
                                              - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
                                              - Touch-sensitive controls
                                              - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
                                              - Gyroscope sensor

SOUND         Alert types       Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
                       Loudspeaker    Yes
                       3.5mm jack      Yes

MEMORY     Phonebook        Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 

                      Call records        Practically unlimited
                       Internal              16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM
                       Card slot            microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included 

DATA             GPRS               Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
                        EDGE              Class 12
                        3G                   HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
                        WLAN            Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
                        Bluetooth         Yes, v3.0+HS
                        Infrared port     No
                        USB                 Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go

CAMERA        Primary             8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
                        Features            Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
                        Video                Yes, 1080p@30fps
                        Secondary         Yes, 2 MP 

FEATURES     OS                    Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
                        CPU                  Dual-core 1.4GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Mali-400MP GPU,

                                                  Exynos chipset
                        Messaging          SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS 

                        Browser             HTML
                        Radio                 Stereo FM radio with RDS
                        Games                Yes
                        Colors                 Black 

                        GPS                    Yes, with A-GPS support
                        Java                     Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
                                                    - S Pen stylus
                                                    - NFC connectivity (optional)
                                                    - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
                                                    - NFC support (optional)
                                                    - TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
                                                    - SNS integration
                                                    - Digital compass
                                                    - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
                                                    - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
                                                    - Organizer
                                                    - Image/video editor
                                                    - Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
                                                    - Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
                                                    YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
                                                     - Adobe Flash 10.1 support
                                                     - Voice memo/dial/commands
                                                     - Predictive text input (Swype)
                                                     - Samsung ChatON
                                                     - Barometer sensor 

BATTERY                                    Standard battery, Li-Ion 2500 mAh

Apple iPhone 4S

Apple’s iPhone 4S is a solid follow-up to the popular iPhone 4. The 4S is a refinement of a very good idea. The iPhone 4S looks exactly like its predecessor. Much of what’s new on the 4S is due to iOS 5, a major update that includes iMessage and the updated notification system. These changes are significant and, by and large, excellent. iMessage works well. Getting unlimited free MMS and SMS with anyone else using iOS 5 is a nice feature. iMessage also lets you see when someone else is typing a response to you. Twitter is integrated into iOS 5. Few of the major updates are Siri-fied and iCloud.

SPECS


GENERAL    2G Network    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
                                             CDMA 800 / 1900 

                      3G Network    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
                                             CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

                       Announced     2011, October
                       

                       Status             Available. Released 2011, October


SIZE               Dimensions     115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
                       Weight            140 g

DISPLAY       Type               LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
                       Size                 640 x 960 pixels, 3.5 inches (~330 ppi pixel density)
                                              - Scratch-resistant oleophobic surface
                                              - Multi-touch input method
                                              - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
                                              - Three-axis gyro sensor
                                              - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off

SOUND         Alert types       Vibration, MP3 ringtones
                       Loudspeaker    Yes
                       3.5mm jack      Yes

MEMORY      Phonebook       Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
                       Call records      100 received, dialed and missed calls
                        Internal             16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
                        Card slot           No

DATA              GPRS               Yes
                         EDGE              Yes
                         3G                   HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
                        WLAN             Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
                        Bluetooth           Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 

                        Infrared port       No
                        USB                  Yes, v2.0

CAMERA       Primary              8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
                       Features             Touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection
                       Video                 Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging
                       Secondary          Yes, VGA

FEATURES    OS                      iOS 5
                       CPU                   1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, PowerVR SGX543MP2  

                                                  GPU, Apple A5 chipset        

                       Messaging           iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
                       Browser              HTML (Safari)
                       Radio                  No
                       Games                Downloadable, incl. motion-based
                       Colors                Black, White
                       GPS                   Yes, with A-GPS support
                       Java                    No
                                                 - MicroSIM card support only
                                                 - Scratch-resistant glass back panel
                                                 - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
                                                 - Siri natural language commands and dictation
                                                 - iCloud cloud service
                                                 - Twitter integration
                                                 - Digital compass
                                                 - Google Maps
                                                 - Audio/video player and editor
                                                 - Image editor
                                                 - Voice command/dial
                                                 - TV-out

BATTERY                                Standard battery, Li-Po 1432 mAh
                      Stand-by             Up to 200 h (2G) / Up to 200 h (3G) 

                      Talk time             Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
                      Music play           Up to 40 h

Samsung Galaxy S III

Samsung Galaxy S III is rumored to be company's next flagship. It is said that it will run Android 4.0, under the hood will be a Samsung developed 1.8GHz quad-core CPU with 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal memory and a microSD slot aboard. The screen will be 4.65 inches of Super AMOLED III delight. Super AMOLED III, according to the tipster, is being developed specifically for this model.


SPECS



GENERAL        2G Network        GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
                          3G Network        HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / LTE
                          Announced          Not officially announced yet

DISPLAY          Type                   Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
                          Size                     720 x 1280 pixels, 4.6 inches (~319 ppi pixel density)
                                                     - Gorilla Glass display
                                                     - TouchWiz UI
                                                     - Multi-touch input method
                                                     - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
                                                     - Touch-sensitive controls
                                                     - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
                                                     - Gyroscope sensor 

SOUND         Alert types              Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones 

                       Loudspeaker           Yes
                       3.5mm jack             Yes

MEMORY      Phonebook             Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
                       Call records            Practically unlimited
                       Internal                   16GB/32GB storage, 2 GB RAM
                       Card slot                 microSD, up to 32GB

DATA            GPRS                      Yes
                      EDGE                      Yes
                      3G                           HSDPA, HSUPA
                     WLAN                     Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
                     Bluetooth                  Yes, v3.0+HS
                     Infrared port              No
                     USB                         Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go

CAMERA    Primary                      12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
                    Features                      Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
                    Video                         Yes, 1080p@30fps
                    Secondary                  Yes, 2 MP

FEATURES  OS                            Android OS
                     CPU                         1.8 GHz dual-core processor, Samsung Exynos 4212 chipset
                     Messaging                 SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
                     Browser                    HTML
                     Radio                        Stereo FM radio with RDS
                     Games                       Yes 

                     Colors                       Black 

                     GPS                          Yes, with A-GPS support
                     Java                           Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
                                                       - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
                                                       - NFC support (optional)
                                                       - TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
                                                       - SNS integration
                                                       - Digital compass
                                                       - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
                                                       - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
                                                       - Organizer
                                                       - Image/video editor
                                                       - Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
                                                       - Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
                                                       YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
                                                        - Adobe Flash support
                                                        - Voice memo/dial/commands
                                                        - Predictive text input (Swype)

BATTERY                                      Standard battery, Li-Ion

SAMSUNG STRATOSPHERE

Verizon wants to bring you to the upper echelons of the smartphone world with the introduction of their latest device, the Samsung Stratosphere. This particular smartphone is part of the Samsung Galaxy S family, where it will be made available online as well as at brick-and-mortar stores from October 13th onwards. Being slim in nature, this is also touted to be the first 4G LTE smartphone that hails from Verizon Wireless’ stable that will sport a 5-row QWERTY keyboard for quick and easy messaging.

Specially designed to please your eyes from all angles, the Samsung Stratosphere will feature Samsung’s very own 4″ Super AMOLED display in addition to B2B-enabled connectivity services from Cisco, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync support as well as playing nice with secure remote device management from Sybase. The Samsung Stratosphere clearly has the business professional in its sights, thanks to robust data management support. For those who wonder whether it has what it takes to be a multimedia powerhouse, read on after the jump.

The Stratosphere is capable of delivering fast download speeds of 5Mbps to 12Mbps and achieve upload speeds of 2Mbps to 5Mbps whenever you are in a 4G Mobile Broadband coverage area. Since this handset targets business professionals, I don’t think they’d be too bothered with working out the kinks on a virtual keyboard, preferring the accuracy of a physical keyboard instead which Samsung duly provides with its 5-row QWERTY keyboard

Google’s Android 2.3 Gingerbread is the operating system of choice, and with this bit of information, you can be sure that it will boast support for Google Mobile Services such as Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Search, and Google Maps – not to mention being able to enjoy plenty of apps from the Android Market. Other hardware specifications include a 1.3-megapixel camera in the front, a 5-megapixel camera at the back that does HD recording too, Mobile Hotspot Capability and DLNA connectivity. If you do not want to waste bandwidth on a 4G connection, then there is always Wi-Fi to back you up.

LG DOUBLE PLAY (WITH DUAL SCREEN)

This is the LG Doubleplay, a smartphone by LG that has two screens.

Originally, it was code-named the Flip II, but I guess they decided that name was too sequel-ish. I’ve never really seen a phone like this with a 320 x 480 HVGA main display, a secondary display, and a QWERTY keyboard that is split down the middle like that. I’m going to go out on a limb and assume that both screens are touchscreens.

Not much else is known about this phone, and I suppose that it was just a matter of time before someone created a flip-phone with two screens. I would have thought that the designer of such a phone would have phased out a QWERTY keyboard entirely, and have gone with a touchscreen keyboard on the secondary screen.

We do know that the phone has a 5 Megapixel rear camera with LED flash, as well as a front facing camera. We don’t know the resolution of the front-facing one, though.

The LG Doubleplay is planned to launch on November 2nd for a price of $150 with contract. It looks like users will have to go through T-Mobile to get it, and it will be running with some Android.

This is undoubtedly a unique device. That said, the keyboard looks very cramped because of that second screen. As for the second screen’s usability or usefulness – well, we’ll just say we won’t bet on it being anything more than a gimmick. A desperate attempt to differentiate. But we’ll see. Maybe this will be a best-selling device, who knows. Though we kind of doubt it.

MOTOROLA DROID RAZR WITH QHD SUPER AMOLED DISPLAY SERVICES

Motorola DROID RAZR aka DROID HD is rumored to be the thinnest Android smartphone Moto has ever made, with Kevlar chassis and Gorilla glass body, a large 4.3" display, 8MP camera, and something called an HD front-facing camera.

First of all, it has a 4.3-inch QHD display, but it's not your run-of-the-mill LCD but a Super AMOLED display. There is a good chance that it will be a PenTile-matrix display but most people couldn't care less about the underlying technology when the actual image quality happens to be eye-poppingly good.

Other specs include 4G LTE support, dual-core 1.2GHz processor, 1GB RAM, 8 megapixel camera with 1080p video recording and image stabilization, HD front camera and support for Motorola's WebTop accessories. The design looks really attractive and being a RAZR it should be really thin as well. The DROID nomenclature suggests it will be available on Verizon, although there could be a version for other networks and markets (called the Spyder).

There are speculations that droid razr will be available on verizon wireless only although there could be a version for other network and market (called the Spyder).

CHEAPEST TABLET PC

The ‘world’s cheapest tablet PC’, Aakash, is being produced at less than $ 35 (around Rs 1,750) per unit, but the replacement warranty attached to it has led to an increase in its price by about $14 to $49.98 per piece.The government has asked for a special replacement warranty. Government has asked not to repair it (Aakash Tablet)... You will have to replace it... which is a big cost.

Mr. Tuli further explained that the ratio of defects in any device sold in India is higher when compared to America because of the harsh climatic conditions in New Delhi.

“Those kinds of costs add to it. This (Aakash) is Rs 2,200... It can be Rs 1,700. Actual manufacturing cost still is less than Rs 1,750. But there are all these other conditions which take it above Rs 1,750,” he said.

On July 22, 2010, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal had unveiled a prototype of the device and announced that it would be developed for use at around $35 per unit.

To ensure complete transparency and a level playing-field, the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT) decided to task IIT Rajasthan, Jodhpur, with the job of procuring and testing these devices, based on the design and specifications that the mission’s team had finalised.

IIT Jodhpur had floated tenders and the lowest bidder quoted an ex-factory price of $37.98, which was close to the cost mentioned by the minister.

This cost comprised components and material, as well as manufacturing expenses. The final landed price of $49.98 (Rs 2,276) per unit included taxes, levies, and charges like freight and insurance, servicing and documentation, etc.

Mr. Tuli said people have been challenging the development of such a low cost device, but by selling this device to the government, Datawind is making enough profits, which even allows him to donate 10 per cent of the total profit to charity.

Mr. Tuli said that over-and-above the production cost, Datawind pays almost 20 per cent as taxes, which add to the cost of the device.

“If we bring it after making in China, then there would have been no issues, because it’s exempted from duties. I would have not been required to pay 4 per cent VAT (value added tax). Getting it from China and selling in India would have not make it exciting. Therefore, we made it at Hyderabad,” Mr. Tuli said.

He said that company will sell the commercial version of Aakash in the market for Rs 2,999, which -- unlike the government’s Aakash tablet with a 1-year replacement warranty -- will carry only a 30-day replacement warranty.

Mr. Tuli has said that he will sell the government Aakash tablets for Rs 1,750 if the government orders 10 lakh units.

At present, Datawind has an order for supplying 1 lakh units to the government.

The government is buying the tablets for Rs 2,276 per unit and giving them to education institutes at a 50 per cent subsidy.