Archive for October, 2011

Nokia has announced the availability of the white Nokia N9. The smartphone will be available in the 64GB version and will go on sale later that year. Nokia will additionally release a new software update for that handset. The update offers several improvements such as music controls keys from the lock screen, closing apps by swiping them down and NFC tag reading. [Nokia Conversation]

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The Blackberry Colt has been quite a lot of talk on the World Wide Web lately and now its specs have been leaked. Powered by RIM’s BBX platform, the smartphone features a 4-inch touchscreen display, a 1.2GHz separate core processor, a unibody stainless steel bezel, a front-facing camera and a rear-facing camera. It has a similar anatomy factor to the BlackBerry Bold. The Blackberry Colt will be launched in mid-2012. [Ubergizmo]

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HTC’s latest Android smartphone ‘Rhyme’ is finally available for purchase in the UK via O2. The handset can be yours for free on monthly plans starting at 24 GBP / $39 (300 minutes, unlimited texts and 100MB of input included). To refresh your memory, the Rhyme offers a 3.7-inch WVGA display, a 1GHz single-core processor, a 768MB RAM, a 4GB of storage, a microSD card slot, HTC’s Sense UI 3.5, a 5MP autofocus camera with LED flash and 720p HD video recording, HTC Watch, GPS, HSPA, WiFi, Bluetooth, a 1600mAh battery and runs on Android Gingerbread OS. [Product Page]

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Mobilicity has decided to launch the Nokia 500 Symbian Anna smartphone in Canada. The phone features a 1GHz processor with a 3.2-inch (640×360) touchscreen display, a 5-megapixel camera and Wi-Fi connectivity. You can additionally create a mobile hotspot with that smartphone. Folks in Canada are able to buy the Nokia 500 for $169.99 outright. [MobileSyrup]

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Samsung has issued a new commercial video for the Samsung Galaxy Y Pro. The video shows several major features of that smartphone. In case your didn’t know, the Samsung Galaxy Y Pro provides a 2.6-inch QVGA touchscreen display with a 3MP digital camera, a full QWERTY keyboard, a microSD card slot and a 1200mAh battery. The phone plus offers several connectivity options include Bluetooth 3.0, GPS and Wi-Fi Direct. Watch the video after the jump to get more details.

[Youtube]

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O2 UK has just announced the availability of the new HTC Sensation XE on their network. that Android smartphone can be yours for free on monthly plans starting at 36 GBP (about $57). Adopting the Beats Audio technology, the HTC Sensation XE is packed with a 4.3-inch qHD display, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, a VGA front-facing camera, an 8.0MP rear-facing camera with 1080p Full HD video capture, Sense UI, GPS, HSDPA, WiFi and runs on Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread OS. [Product Page]

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Apple has received permits to change 171 acres of land it owns in North Carolina. The land is adjacent to its Maiden info center and will be used for a large solar ability farm for the info center.

A new JBL speaker dock called the OnBeat Xtreme has been tipped for launch in the UK. The dock will work with the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch and promises high quality sound.

The iPhone was the top device in mobile ad impressions in Q3 for smartphones. Android generated the most impressions for a platform with twice what the iPhone racked up.

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