Toshiba K01 is a fresh smartphone announced at the Mobile World Congress. Although there was some intense media coverage, we can easily describe, without a wealth of details, to understand where it fits: Toshiba TG01 imagine a QWERTY keyboard. Automatically, this implementation makes the Toshiba K01 have another type of construction (slider) and is thicker (12.9 mm to 9.9 mm).

Technical facilities are similar, except the screen is capacitive (TG01 has a resistive touchscreen). Recall: Snapdragon 1 GHz processor, 256 MB RAM, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3.15 MP camera, Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional OS and 1000 mAh battery. Company representatives have not yet disclosed the date on which Toshiba K01 will become available or the price.

Sony Ericsson has announced not just one, but three new phones to boost their current line-up. First off, we have two new iterations of the Xperia X10 – the X10 mini and X10 mini Pro.

They both come with a 2.55-inch QVGA touchscreen display, 5-megapixel autofocus camera with flash, 600MHz processor, WiFi Bluetooth, 3.5mm jack, UMTS HSPA connectivity, A-GPS and Google Maps, and Android 1.6 as its OS running in tandem with Timescape. The obvious difference between the two is the slide-out QWERTY keypad found on the X10 mini pro which should delight messaging aficionados out there.

The other new phone they introduced is the Vivaz Pro. Just like the X10 mini pro, this baby is a slightly modified version of its namesake, the Sony Ericsson Vivaz, and also boasts of a QWERTY keypad tucked underneath its touchscreen display. With the exception of its less powerful yet still very capable 5.1-megapixel camera, its specs are almost identical with the Vivaz. It’ll ship with an 8GB microSD card, and will be available in black and white colored variations. The press release of the Vivaz Pro can be found here.

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LG announced today a phone another “Cookie-Like” – GS500 LG Cookie Plus. Unlike the old model (KP500), GS500 bring only two improvements: Internet speed HSDPA (7.2 Mbps) and integrated social services (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace … – already know the place).

Plus GS500 LG Cookie will sell in Europe since March. Top countries of the land are France and Italy. The price was not disclosed, but expect one similar to the old KP500 Cookie.

Most of the Nokia seems to have a rethink plan to series phones. Of the new party will rethink and Nokia N8, one of the highend phones to be launched this year the Finnish manufacturer.

Nokia N8 will sit very well in the multimedia. That at least in theory. If the number of mega pixels will bring extra quality, remains to be seen. N8 will have a 12 MP camera able to record video in 720p format.

In addition to the room is known about the N8 that will have Symbian OS. We have, in fact, one of the first phones with Symbian V3. N8 will have a 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen and will have HDMI port.

Legend has recently been the emergence of the Internet with two photos of the device itself, the photographs that help us get an idea about the construction of the first device.
As you know, Samsung Legend will be based on the Google Android operating system. It will use the interface Samsung Sense, one of the most successful graphical interfaces of intelligent field devices. In the picture appears on the back of the device we realize that we have to do with a solid end, literally. At least back piece seems to be constructed of aluminum.

Chapter technical facilities did not appear any new information on that occasion. From what I knew before, Samsung Legend will have a thickness of 11.4 mm. The display will measure 3.2 inch and has a 5 MP camera.

When will be released and how much will it cost Samsung Legend are questions whose answer remains unknown at this time.
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If you have patience until the new Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 appears to us, you can look over the fence, to Germany or Britain. Or maybe you prefer Japan. In all these countries the phone will be in stores in April, but the price is not yet known.

Strange is that it assumes that the phone will come with the operating system Android 1.6, which is rather outdated, given that there are mobile devices with Android 2.0 or 2.1 installed.

X10 will have an integrated 8 megapixel camera, 1GHz GPU, touchscreen 4 inch (10 cm) and has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS, which will cause the terminal to be one of the most expensive in the smartphone category sites. In Japan, DoCoMo will be called Xperia smartphone and will have the same technical characteristics.

Vodafone Essar and Research in Motion (RIM) announced the launch of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 for Vodafone customers in India.

The network had already very successfully launched the BlackBerry Bold 9000, and the Bold 9700 continues to build on that success. Kumar Ramanathan, Chief Marketing Officer of Vodafone Essar Ltd, said that “this launch reiterates our commitment towards providing our customers with superior products and services, which enables them to balance their professional and personal lives”.

Frenny Bawa, VP, RIM India, is also very pleased, stating that “we are very excited to introduce the BlackBerry Bold 9700 in India. This best in class smartphone will certainly appeal to Vodafone customers, offering a sleek and elegant design packed with powerful communications and entertainment features”.

The Bold 9700 supports 3G HSDPA networks, has the new 624MHz processor, 256MB RAM, Wi-Fi, GPS, and a 3.2 megapixel camera capable of video recording.

This launch is another big step for RIM in Asia; India is the second-most populous country in the world, with demand for mobile phones increasing each year.

Without much fuss, phone “chameleon” modules was announced today in the market in Romania, as of February will be sold in Vodafone stores. Modu is leading modular design allows connection of several types of frames, each with a unique functionality.

The basic modules is a dedicated music phone adolescents and on the specifications can not boast of who knows what facilities: has 2 GB of internal memory, MP3 player and GPRS connectivity. It remains to see how much you appreciate that the public must use different “clothes” to enhance its functionality. Also, the price is an important factor that will be of modular or popular items. We offer complete.

Modu Phone is accredited by the Guinness Book as the lightest phone in the world.