RIM Announced BlackBerry PlayBook

RIM finally unveiled their latest gadget to compete with the emerging popularity of Apple Ipad. RIM announced the BlackBerry PlayBook their first tablet, equipped with Dual HD cameras (3MP front facing and 5MP rear facing) and run in BlackBerry Tablet OS. See below specs:

RIM BlackBerry Playbook

7″ capacitive display @ 1024×600 pixel

BlackBerry Tablet OS

Cortex A9 1GHz dual-core CPU

1GB RAM

Dual HD cameras (3 MP front facing, 5 MP rear facing)

1080p Full HD video recording

HDMI port

WiFi 802.11n

Bluetooth 2.1

Nokia C3-01 Touch & Type

Nokia released another Touch & Type phone, the Nokia C3-01 Touch & Type. Kindly see below specification:

Nokia C3-01 Touch & Type

2.4 inches @ 240×320 pixels w/ resistive touchscreen

30 MB internal storage

64 MB RAM, 128 MB ROM

microSD, up to 32GB

HSDPA 10.2 Mbps, HSUPA 2 Mbps

WiFi 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP

5MP camera w/ LED flash

FM radio with RDS

Li-Ion 1050mAh battery

No definite date on when this unit will be available in the Philippines.

Souce: Yugatech

Nokia World 2010: Announced Nokia C6 and Nokia C7

At the Nokia World 2010, the finnish company announced their two of the latest mobile phones run in Symbian^3, the Nokia C6 and Nokia C7.

Nokia C6, said to be the "best mobile social networking" phone with 3.2 inch of touch screen with ClearBlackDisplay (CBD) technology that improve the screen's performance in outdoor visibility. Below is the specifications:

2G / 3G
AMOLED screen
Internal Memory 340 MB
Expanded up to 32 GB microSD
Wifi
A-GPS
Bluetooth
3.5-inch AV connector
8 megapixels camera


Nokia C7, this phone got a larger touch display to 3.5 inches. It's AMOLED with social networking integration like Twitter and Facebook. Below is the specifications:

2G / 3G
AMOLED screen
Internal Memory 340 MB
Expanded up to 32 GB microSD
Wifi
A-GPS
Bluetooth
3.5-inch AV connector
8 megapixels camera

Samsung Galaxy 5 for Php10,980 Only

Samsung Philippines officially announced that the retail price of Samsung Galaxy 5 is Php10,980 only. This is the cheapest Android phone in Philippine market today.

Nokia X3 Touch & Type

Another upcoming phone from Nokia. The Nokia X3 Touch & Type. The handset comes with a touch screen on top and a alphanumeric keypad. This kind of combination appears on some china phones. See below specs.

Nokia X3 Touch & Type

2.4" display 240x320 pixels

3G/HSDPA

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

Upgradable memory up to 16GB

5MP Camera

FM Radio

Torque T100 Thrice: Triple SIM Phone

Local cellphone producer Torque Philippines announced their cheapest triple-SIM phone in the market. The Torque T100 Thrice, equipped with 1.3 MP camera and video recorder, bluetooth, FM Radio, MP3/MP4 player and an expandable memory up to 2GB and customizable SIM Names.
The price of Torque T100 Thrice is Php3,499.

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Announced

Research in Motion announced the released of their latest handset in full qwerty slider keyboard and a full touch-screen display.

BlackBerry Torch 9800
3.2″ display @ 360×480 pixels
512MB RAM, 512MB ROM
4GB storage (up to 32GB via microSD, 4GB included)
3G @ 384Kbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1
5MP autofocus camera w/ LED flash + video
BlackBerry OS 6.0
GPS w/ a-GPS support
1300mAh Li-Ion battery

Smart Offers Free Unlimited Mobile Access Tomorrow

Tomorrow is TGIFreeday, Smart Communications has promo called TGIFreeday, which will give all Smart and Talk 'N Text subscribers to enjoy the 1 day of free and unlimited mobile access to its millions of customers tomorrow, July 30.

TGIFreeday is open to all prepaid and postpaid subscribers. The promo will be available from 12am to 11:59pm. Text FREEDAY and send it to 211.

Nokia C3 to be Launch on July 30

Nokia will be launching their first Series 40 device with full QWERTY keyboard capability in the Philippines this coming July 30. Some retail stores are also posting this date for the release of Nokia C3. See below specs:

 

2G: Quadband GSM

Type: TFT LCD

Size: 2.4 inches

Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)

Colors: 256,000

Memory

Internal: 55MB

Expansion: microSD up to 8GB

Connectivity

Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g

Bluetooth: ver. 2.1 with A2DP (stereo Bluetooth)

Cable: USB 2.0

GPS: Yes, with A-GPS support

Infrared: N/A

Input: f=Full QWERTY keypad

Camera

Stills Resolution: 2 megapixels

Flash: No

Autofocus: no

Video Recording: Yes

Operating System: Symbian Series 4

Audio formats supported: MP4, H.264, H.263

Video formats supported: MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+

Battery life

Talk: Up to 7 hours

Standby: Up to 480 hours

Size: 115.5 x 58.1 x 13.6mm

Weight: 114g 

Cherry Mobile Trident Problems

Reports of numerous problems about the latest released phone of Cherry Mobile Trident are now being posted is some forums.

According to some forum posters, the issues or problem of the said phone is the incompatible SIM cards, non-functioning WiFi and locked phonebook and messages folder.

I suggest that before you buy this phone, take the necessary testing of the said unit.

With the response of Product Manager of Cherry Mobile, they said that they recently discovered some problems concerning the SIM slot. They advised everyone who bought the Cherry Mobile Trident to bring their units to Cherry Mobile service centers to have their units updated with the software fix.

Source: Yugatech

Opera Mobile 10.1 Released for Symbian S60

Opera Mobile web browser just released their another beta version of Opera Mobile for Symbian S60 running devices. Some features of the said browser are Speed dial, tabbed browsing, password manager, Opera Link and Opera Turbo.

You can download it here: Opera Mobile 10.1 Beta

Special Press Conference for iPhone 4

Apple, Inc. will be conducting a special press conference for selected media organization that will take place in the US this coming July 16. Speculation for this special press conference will address some issues concerning the antenna issue and screen discoloration occurred in some units of iPhone 4.

Hope to expect a detailed explanation from Apple, Inc.

Cherry Mobile Trident: Triple Sim Phone

Cherry Mobile Trident. Cherry Mobile introduce their first ever QWERTY phone with triple sim capability, the Cherry Mobile Trident. See below specs:

Cherry Mobile Q300 Trident

* Triple SIM, Triple Standby

* Quad Band GSM

* 2.46” TFT LCD

* 2MP camera

* WiFi

* Analog TV with Record

* FM Radio with Record

* up to 4GB on microSD

* Bluetooth