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SHW-M120S Samsung Android mobile phone completed with Bluetooth 3.0

Samsung prepares Android operating system as their line against Nokia, and make them number one mobile phone vendors globally.

In addition to strengthening the Android phone, South Korean vendors are being added quite a few innovative applications for the first time. Previously, Samsung became the first vendor certified bluetooth new generation, which is 3.0 version.

The series of their mobile phone, SHW-M120S will be the next mobile phone embedded with Android. In addition to the first mobile phone paired with a Bluetooth feature of this 3.0 version. So that was launched by Engadget, Wednesday (10/3/2010).

Surely with featuring Bluetooth 3.0 , making a complement between the phone and Android itself. Because, in the presence of Bluetooth 3.0, transferring files between mobile phones could become bigger and faster.

In addition, Samsung SHW-M120S also comes with a 3.3 inch screen is coated AMOELED, not only that 5 megapixel camera with autofocus is also embedded in this phone.

Unfortunately, Samsung did not want to say much about the cell phone full specifications. But clearly, according to rumors, Shw-M120S will be marketed for the first time in South Korean market.

Nokia ‘Drinks’ Coca Cola

Every mobile phone owner who is out of the room would be confused if the cell phone battery died from running out. However, it does not apply to Daizi Zheng, a product designer from China.

Zheng did not have to bother looking for cafes that provide an outlet. He just needs to find roadside stalls, buy a bottle of Coca Cola or other sweet soda, then ‘pour it’ into his cell phone.

Because, when exhausted, Zheng phone does not require electricity intake, but a sweet soda.

“All of my research, mobile phone batteries are far too expensive, waste of natural resources in its manufacturing process, as well as potential problems and harm the environment,” said Zheng was quoted as saying the site Mashable

By using bio battery that users replace the traditional batteries that had been polluting the environment.

Bio battery that is environmentally friendly because generating electricity from carbohydrates (mainly sugar) and use it as a catalyst carbohydrates. During the energy supply to the phone, it will decompose into oxygen and water.

The result was not disappointing, Zheng phone can operate three to four times longer than batteries Lithium-Ion cell phone used. But, this phone still has not sold widely, because there is a conceptual phone that she designed for Nokia.

When the time this phone is actually published, this phone would be an environmentally friendly cell phone ever.

Mobile security – keep your phone safe

So you’ve got a new iPhone, but is your mobile security up to scratch?

There’s nothing quite as handy as the latest smartphone. From the iPhone 3GS, through the HTC Hero or Google Nexus One and Nokia N97 to the Blackberry Bold, powerful handsets are changing our way of life. Social networking apps such as Twitter and Facebook, email, and of course texts are vital everyday tools – but what happens when things go wrong?

We’ve called on national expert Graham Cluley of security company Sophos to explain the biggest pitfalls and help keep out precious pocket pals safe…

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Budget mobile phone review

GROUP TEST: Emailing work mobiles that make fiscal sense

Being umbilically connected to your office email is essential for the modern business person, but if your company budget won’t stretch to an Apple iPhone or the very latest BlackBerry Bold there’s no need to fiddle the books. This crop of business phones have CVs that boast push email and more, but they’re available for peanuts.

Best…cheap option
O2 XDA ZEST, £150
Emailing work mobiles that make fiscal sense Windows Mobile on a budget – it can be picked up for under £150 online – the Zest has push email and synchronises your calendars and contacts. It also supports microSD, Wi-Fi, HSDPA and GPS, and there’s CoPilot satnav to help you ind your meeting. This uses Windows 6.1, not the new, improved WinMo 6.5, so you’ll need to do plenty of stylus wielding to get a response from the 2.8-inch screen. Still, if you can live with WinMo 6.1’s less-than-winsome charms and the Zest’s ugliness, it’s a steal.
LOVE: Lots of connections for not much money
HATE: WinMo 6.1 – wielding a stylus doesn’t really shout, “I’m on the creative cutting edge” More »

Motorola Milestone 2.01 update hits Europe

So does the camera work now?

French Motorola Milestone users have been the happy recipients of the anticipated Android 2.0.1 software update.

Beginning on Jan 21, French Moto Milestone users are the first in Europe to get the latest version of the Google Android OS. UK users will have to wait for an unspecified time to get their hands on the update, according to Motorola. There is “no complete schedule included at this time for other regions”, according to company sources.

The first firmware update for Moto’s flagship Android 2.0 fixes a veriety of bugs, including camera auto-focus, audio effects for the media player and a 3d landscape. More »

Google Nexus One gets multi-touch thanks to hacker

Does this make the Nexus One an iPhone beater?

One thing sadly lacking from Google’s lovingly crafted Nexus One smartphone is that which arguably sets the iPhone apart – multi-touch. The ability to prod two digits at the screen and control your browsing and general mobile experience with Godlike control has been part of the Apple handset’s roster since its birth, but it’s a feature that has sadly been lacking on Android phones.

Until now, that is. A US hacker by the name Cyanogen has snuck in through a back door on the Google Nexus One, shifted some wires, flicked a couple of switches (as is our understanding of hacking) and come out the other side having enabled multi-touch goodness.

Google has just dropped Android software 2.1 (which the Nexus runs on) into the open source trough, making it rife for hacking and modding. This is the first, and is described as a simple job. More »

Lenovo LePhone to launch in China this May

LePhone resistant to Google’s powers-of-persuasion

Lenovo is ignoring the current rift between Google and China as it prepares to launch its first mobile phone, the Android-based LePhone to the Chinese market.

The company says its LePhone will be available on three Chinese service providers, China Unicom, China Mobile and China Telecom, this coming May.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the LePhone will become available to “overseas markets” later this year.
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Versace mobile phone to launch in Spring 2010

Luxury mobile phone makers call in a little designer help

Following in the fashionista footsteps of the LG Prada and the Giorgio Armani phone, Versace is set to release its first ever range of luxury mobile phones.

The Italian designers have signed a worldwide joint license agreement with ModeLabs Group for the ‘design, manufacture and distribution’ of what would be Versace’s first foray into the mobile phone market.

ModeLabs Group are the company responsible for bringing to life handsets for Christian Dior and luxury watchmakers Tag Heuer.

There’s no details on specs the Versace phone is likely to be packing, but we can imagine it will be carrying the kind of price tag that should see it only suitable for the lucrative pockets of the Premier League’s finest.
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Samsung adds more budget phones to Genio line-up

Samsung gets cheap and cheerful

Samsung has unveiled a follow-up to the to the low budget Genio line-up with the announcement of the M5650 Lindy.

The M5650 Lindy is a cheery feature phone with a 2.8-inch touchscreen display, complete with one finger zoom.

It also packs a 3MP camera, microSD slot for memory expansion and Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 and HSPDA connectivity. More »

Apple iPhone 4 to feature 5-megapixel camera?

First details of the iPhone 4 arrive

The next generation iPhone 4 looks set to feature a 5-megapixel camera, as Omnivision – a company that provides Apple with image sensors – says it has secured orders for 5-megapixel image sensors for Apple’s next handset.

An industry source told Digitimes that Omnivision has won the contract to provide image sensors for Apple’s next iPhone. More »