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Mobilink Introduces Blackberry Torch 9800

Mee — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:02:39 +0000

Mobilink indigo has introduced another BlackBerry smartphone – the BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800!

Ufone and Telenor have already launched Blackberry Torch priced at Rs. 55,000.

However, Mobilink is offering Blackberry Torch at Rs. 52,000, which is to date, the lowest offering by any telecom operator in Pakistan.

Just in case if you don’t know, BlackBerry Torch is a high-resolution touchscreen that comes with a sleek design and slider QWERTY keyboard to meet all telecommunications needs.

The Torch also features the all-powerful BlackBerry® 6 operating system, a 5 MP camera, along with the usual amazing features we expect from BlackBerry such as WiFi, GPS, brilliant color display, and long lasting battery.

Detailed specifications are as follows:

Touch screen with on-screen keyboard (portrait SureType®, QWERTY and multi-tap, landscape QWERTY)
Slide-out QWERTY
Trackpad
Keyboard backlightin

Size and Weight

Closed

Open

Height: 4.37 in / 111 mm 5.83 in / 148 mm
Width: 2.44 in / 62 mm 2.44 in / 62 mm
Depth: 0.57 in / 14.6 mm 0.57 in / 14.6 mm
Weight: 5.68 oz / 161.1 g 5.68 oz / 161.1 g

Display

3.2" HVGA+ 480×360 pixel color display
3.18" (measured diagonally)
Light-sensing, proximity-detecting screen
User-selectable font size

Camera & Video Recording

5 MP camera with Flash
2X digital zoom
Continuous auto focus, Image stabilization
Multiple picture-taking modes
Video recording

Voice Input & Output

3.5mm stereo headset jack
Built-in speakerphone
M3/T3 (open position) rating for hearing aids

Media Player

Video formats: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV3
Audio formats: MP3, AMR-NB, AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMV, Flac, Ogg Vorbis

Ringtones & Notifications

Polyphonic/MIDI/MP3 ringtones
Vibrate mode
On-screen & LED indicator
User configurable

Wi-Fi & GPS

Built-in GPS functionality
802.11 b/g/n WiFi
WPA / WPA2

Device Security

Password protection
Sleep mode and Screen lock

Memory

512 MB onboard memory
Expandable memory with support for microSD cards up to 32 GB

Battery

1300 mAHr removable/rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Talk time: Up to 5.5 hours
Standby time: : Up to 18 days
Music playback: Up to 30 hours
Video playback: Up to 6 hours

New Nokia X3 specifications and Review

ahmed — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:18:53 +0000

The Nokia X3 is a sleek and attractive Slide form Music device that comes with stereo speakers, built in FM radio, media player and 3.2 mega pixel camera.

Physical features, power and memory:

Form: Slide
Dimensions: 96.0 x 49.3 x 14.1 mm
Weight: 103 g
Volume: 65.8 cc

Display and 3D:

Size: 2.2″
Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)
Up to 262,144 colours
Active matrix technology

Colours and covers:

Available in-box colours:
- Red/black
- Blue/silver

Memory:

microSD memory card slot, hot swap, max. 16 GB

Power:

BL-4CT 860 mAh Li-Ion standard battery
Talk time: GSM up to 7.5 h
Stand by time: GSM up to 380 h
Music playback time (maximum): 26 h

Communication and navigation:

Operating frequency
Quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Automatic switching between GSM bands
Flight mode

Data network:

GPRS class A, multislot class 32
EDGE
TCP/IP support

Local connectivity and synchronisation:

Bluetooth version 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate
Support for PC synchronisation with Nokia PC Suite

Messaging:

SMS in conversational view with support for concatenated SMS for long messages
MMS version 1.3, message size up to 600 kb
Nokia Xpress audio messaging
Messaging:
- “Instant messaging”
- “Windows Live support (requires download of Windows Live Messenger application)”

Web browsing:

Supported mark-up languages: XHTML
TCP/IP support

Image and sound:

Photography
3.2 megapixel camera
Image formats: JPEG
CMOS sensor
4x digital zoom

Video:

Main camera
- Video recording at up to 176 x 144 pixels (QCIF) and up to 15 fps
- Up to 4x digital video zoom
Video recording file formats: .3gp, MPEG-4; codecs H.264
Audio recording formats: AMR-NB

Music and audio playback:

Music Player
Dedicated music keys
Stereo FM radio with RDS support
3.5 mm stereo headphone plug
Nokia Ovi Player
Nokia Music Store support
Ring tones: mp3, midi, 64-tone polyphonic
Integrated stereo speakers
Navi™ wheel support

Price:

Price in Rs: 18,500 Price in USD: $221

Latest Mobile Phones: Truly Feature Rich

ahmed — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:21:28 +0000

Mobile phones have become an indispensable part of our lives. Several mobile phone makers have emerged in the mobile market offering the best in mobile telephony. Their efforts have made sure that we, the users, experience the best services. Leave alone the ever important role of communication, many a mobile phones that come with added features of a digital camera, or say a hi-fi music player, comes to the fore with a plethora of possibilities to make their users stay connected with the set for a longer period of time.

Characteristically speaking, almost all the latest mobile phones like Nokia N95 8GB, Samsung G600, Sony Ericsson S500i etc. are loaded with a large number of features – be it entertainment or business. Imaging, music, connectivity, gaming, web access – in almost all fields the latest mobile phones are power performers. High resolution display screens are attached in these phones – so viewing in no less than fun! These handsets are available in all styles, sizes and colours. You can pick your choice that you think will be able to meet your needs and demands.

With the advent of the Internet it has become really easy to get the handset of your choice only with a click of a button. Credit goes to all those online mobile phone shops that work round the clock for you. By their timely act to offer the troubled soul of a buyer with plans and deals matching to their specific needs, mobile phone shops have extended their supports from just being a seller of mobile phones to facilitators of many a mobile phone related services. Some of the best deals offered by mobile phone shops via their online or a more earthly existence include contract mobile phoned deals, cheap sim free phones, 12 months free line rental deals, pay as you go mobile phone deals, clearance deals etc.

Sony Ericsson Satio 12.1 MP Phone

ahmed — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:47:39 +0000

The Sony Ericsson Satio at a glance

Camera:

12.1 megapixel camera
Up to 12x digital zoom
Auto focus
BestPic™
Face detection
Geo tagging of photos
Image stabilizer
Photo feeds
Photo fix
Send to web
Red-eye reduction
Smile detection
Touch focus
Video light
Video recording
Xenon flash

Music:

Album art
Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
Media player
Music tones (MP3/AAC)
PlayNow™
TrackID™

Web:

WebKit web browser
Bookmarks
Web feeds

Communication:

Call list
Speakerphone
Vibrating alert
Video calling
Messaging
Conversations
Email
Exchange ActiveSync™
Handwriting recognition
Instant messaging
On-screen QWERTY keyboard
Picture messaging (MMS)
Predictive text input
Sound recorder
Text messaging (SMS)

Design:

Auto rotate
Gesture control
Media
Picture wallpaper
S60 5th edition Symbian™ OS
Touchscreen
Wallpaper animation

Entertainment:

HD and 3D games
Facebook™ application
FM radio with RDS
Java
Video streaming
Video viewing
YouTube™

Connectivity:

Bluetooth™ technology
Modem
PictBridge
Synchronisation
TV out
USB mass storage
USB support
In-built WiFi™

Organizer

Alarm clock
Calculator
Calendar
Contacts
Document readers
Document editors
Flight mode
Notes
Tasks

Location-based services:

A-GPS
Google Maps™
Turn-by-turn navigation

Accessories
In-Box:

Satio
Battery
Battery Charger
8GB Memory card
USB cable
Media manager
Colour-matched stereo portable handsfree
User guide

Optional:

Video Viewing Stand IM920

Facts and Figures:

Size: 112 x 55 x 13.3 mm
Weight: 126 grams
Colours: Black, Silver and Bordeaux
Main screen: 16,777,216 colour nHD TFT
16:9 widescreen
Resolution: 640 x 360 pixels
Size: 3.5 inches
Phone memory: 128 MB
Memory Card Support: SanDisk microSD™

Availability and versions
Networks:
Satio

GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
UMTS HSDPA 2100

Satio(a)

GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
UMTS HSPA 850/1900/2100