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Samsung SHW-A175S for Korean market

Samsung it seems has another product for their own market, The SHW-A175S is a Samsung mobile phone that only will be available for Korean market.

The phone sports with 3.2-inch WQVGA (240 × 400 pixels) touchscreen AMOLED display, 3G and WiFi connectivity, 3.2 megapixel camera, GPS, Bluetooth, T-DMB mobile TV receiver, a 3.5mm headset jack and microSD slot that works with a memory card up to 16GB.

Interestingly enough, this is a device that has NFC capability, allowing for payment by mobile phone device, although we were a little doubtful it would work outside South Korea. In addition, there is a service called "standard to Korea" was a T-DMB broadcast receivers so users can enjoy TV programs while traveling.

Unfortunately, there is no information about pricing and availability for this phone.

[via Intomobile]

Posted by Oki Rosgani 

One Million mobile phone in China infected by Zombie Virus

We got a news recently that 1 million mobile phones in China infected by a virus called Zombie Virus.  According to Shanghai Daily, the virus is disguised as anti-virus apps had infection up to one million mobile devices in China, which cause the phones are vulnerable to attack by the creator of the virus.

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Posted by Oki Rosgani 

Fujitsu unveiled cellphone prototype with dual touchscreen

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The prototype of Fujitsu mobile phone with two touchscreen display show at CEATEC 2010  in Tokyo Japan. This phone runs Symbian OS.

Fujitsu's mobile phone was featured in a clamshell design. The phone has two screen, screen on the top has 3.4-inch capacitive touch screen, while at the bottom there is 3.5 inch touchscreen. The second screen has 480 x 960 resolution, Fujitsu called this feature as "Swing Action".

Each screen can display different content. As an example you can check email on top screen while  access social networking on the bottom screen. Nice...

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[via akihabaranews]

Posted by Oki Rosgani 

Apple Skin Case 520 turn iPod Touch to iPhone

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Now the iPod Touch owner can be 'modified' their iPod Touch, so that could be used to make calls like the iPhone. All you need is a casing. Interestingly, this casing using a SIM card to make calls. This is different from previous ways of using the SIP protocol-based applications or VOIP.

This iPod Touch casing is Apple Skin Case 520 or Apple Peel 520 is basically a communication module. In addition to having the SIM card slot, the casing is also equipped with 800 mAh batteries and antennas are located on the lower right corner. Apple Peel 520 made by a Chinese company named Yosion.

[via engadget]

Posted by Oki Rosgani 

Samsung Solar Guru, the first solar-powered cellphone launch in India

Samsung, as one of cellphone vendor based in Taiwan has launch Solar Guru, the first solar-powered cellphone for Indian market. Solar Guru or known as Samsung E1107 can be charged by sunlight. If you charged this phone for 40 hour, it can be used all times but if you charged this phone at the direct sunlight for 1 hour you can used this phone for 5 - 10 minutes talk time.

Samsung E1107 Solar Guru sports with standard features like FM transmitter, 1,5-inch CSTN display with 62k color, dual-band GSM, MP3 ringtone, mobile tracker, flashlight and 800 mAh battery. The special feature in this phone is MobilePrayer, this apps has a religius content and wallpaper which can be customize with the major riligion in that country.

Apart from India, Solar Guru will also be launched in Europe, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia and Latin America.

Posted by Oki Rosgani 

Altek Leo, camera phone or a phone in camera?

Taiwanese camera maker Altek, has just launched the Android-based camera phones. Altek Leo packed with Android 2.1 with 14 megapixel camera that offers capabilities such as a standalone regular digital camera.

Altek Leo equipped with 3x optical zoom support. In addition there are Altek Leo Xenon Flash Light for illuminating dark objects. Altek Leo also brought 1/2.3 inch CCD image sensor as found in the regular standalone camera. In short, Altek Leo is a phone with a better camera, or perhaps could be called a camera that is equipped with mobile phones, yay!

Although there is no official specifications from Altek, the Altek Leo will run Android 2.1 and equipped with 3.2-inch WVGA screen, WiFi connectivity and support for 3.5G access. Altek Leo reportedly will start in sale in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan in the fourth quarter of this year with a $ 499 price tag. Watch the video below for a closer look.

[via: CNet | pic: gadgetsnreviews]

Posted by Oki Rosgani 

Upcoming Asus netbook will come with built-in cellphone

The Inquirer reported, Asus are designing netbook Asus Eee PC will come with a built-in phone. The phone will function as 3G communication modules for netbooks and is removable for use as regulary phones.

Phones that will be included in the Asus netbooks are manufactured by Israeli company Modu. Modu was established by Dov Moran who was also the inventor of the USB Flash Drive. Modu mobile phone output first appearance at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress event in February.

Modu mini mobile phone which is designed to be paired with another device. The phone consists of two sections, the first is a modular phone that can be removed and plugged into other devices. The second part is a jacket that is essentially a chasing or electronic enclosures.

In addition to Asus' netbook will be paired with Modu, several other electronics companies such as Blaupunkt and the Texas Instruments also reported partner to Modu is developing as cameras, stereos and digital photo frames.

[via The Inquirer]

Posted by Oki Rosgani 

Meizu M9 packed with Android 2.1

With the existence of Android platform, the mobile phone maker and electronics from China has equipped the operating system that can become a mainstay penetrate to the international market. Meizu is electronic maker from China known as MP3 player maker now preparing to producing cellphone with nice specification.

Meizu CEO, Jack Wong comfirmed that their next phone, Meizu M9, will use Android 2.1 and also revealed that the M9 will include 3 different types of keyboards. The Android distribution will be customized by Meizu.

Meizu M9 sports with Android 2.1 platform, 3.6 inch touchscren display, 1 GHz (Samsung S5PC110) processor, and HTMI 1.3 output (?). This phone will be lauched for Asian market on August 2010 with $350 price tag.

[via meizume]

Posted by Oki Rosgani 

Samsung Guru 1175 available for Indian market

Samsung has launched a new mobile phone with cheap price called Samsung Guru 1175 for Indian market, while we always know that India has always been used as a target market for cheap technology products.

Comes with a candybar design, the Samsung Guru 1175 using 1.52-inch STN display with a resolution of 128 × 128 pixels, LED flashlight, FM radio, support games (Sudoku, Carrom, Super Jewel Quest & Cricket), MP3 and MIDI ring tones, SMS and support Email, WAP, USB port, headset jack and speaker phone.

Samsung Guru 1175 packed with 1000 mAh Lithium battery that provides 12 hours of talk time up to 200 hours of standby time. Samsung Guru has a dimension of 108.5x45.9x14.4 mm and weighs 72 grams. Samsung Guru 1175 touted as cheap mobile phones and now available for Indian market at Rs. 1,459 (approximately $ 32).

[via Samsung Hub]

Posted by Oki Rosgani 

Samsung Metro 3G available for India markets

This phone is aimed at the India region, the phone has a slim and lightweight form factor but also have access to popular social networking sites like Facebook, Picasa, MySpace and Twitter. This phone has a 3.2 megapixel camera, 2.2-inch QVGA display can also display its content and images with sharp and clear, moreover, as the name of this phone also has 3G connectivity. Speaker with RDS technology capable of captured sound from FM radio included in this phone.

This phone has an internal memory space of 100MB, so maybe it was too little capacity for most users right now, but do not worry, because Samsung Metro 3G also has a microSD memory slot, and also has been integrated with the messenger application like Google Talk and AOL IM. As we mentioned at the beginning of writing this, Samsung Shark Metro 3G available in India at a price of around US$ 182 and is available in the India market right now.

[via Samsunghub]

Posted by Oki Rosgani