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The mobile operator MTS and the company Research In Motion (RIM) announced the launch of the Russian market a new smartphone BlackBerry Bold 9700 for corporate and private clients.

New BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone, with the company said, provides a wide range of communication and multimedia functions and maximum functionality. Smartphone-organizer is the ideal choice for fast and reliable e-mail, text, photo and video files on the Internet, with popular instant messaging service, and social networks. High performance smartphone BlackBerry Bold 9700, support for high-speed networks around the world easy access to business and entertainment applications allows you to stay connected and access critical information regardless of location.

BlackBerry Bold 9700 is made in the form-factor “monoblock” weighing 122 grams and supports high-speed networks 3G; has a built-in GPS and WiFi modules; next-generation processor with 624 MHz.

Price apparatus in retail MTS will make 24.500 rubles.

Highlights BlackBerry Bold 9700:

* QWERTY-keyboard;
* Internal memory 256 MB, support for MicroSD memory cards up to 16 GB, 2 GB of additional card included;
* Bluetooth 2.1, mini-USB interface, 3.5 headphone jack.
* Built-in Camera 3.2 megapixel with doubling, autofocus and image stabilization, support for video recording;
* Multimedia player supports the viewing of photos and high definition video, listen to music (up to 38 hours). BlackBerry Media Sync to synchronize photos, and music, iTunes and Windows Media Player from your computer with your smartphone;
* Built-in GPS-module;
* Supports standard GSM 1900/1800/900/850 and UMTS 2100/1700/1900/900/850/800 MHz;
* Battery life: Standby time – 22 days, the conversation – 6 hours.

Maintenance and warranty repairs BlackBerry done in the salons of MTS during the warranty period – 12 months.

Company Samsung Mobile and U.S. operator Sprint announced a new smartphone, which can work in networks of CDMA / EV-DO Rev. A and mobile WiMAX (Sprint provides services in the WiMAX standard in several U.S. cities). The device is called the Samsung Epic 4G and it is very similar to Samsung Galaxy S, only equipped with a sliding QWERTY-keyboard. By the way, rumors of such a model has already appeared, only it was called Samsung Galaxy S Pro. Samsung Epic 4G is equipped with a 4-inch capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED, built on a 1-GHz chip, Samsung Hummingbird and is running Android 2.1 interface TouchWiz 3.0. In this case, upgrade to the Android 2.2 promised in the near future.

Among other features Samsung Epic 4G – 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and video recording 720p, frontal VGA-camera, support for wireless networking Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n and Bluetooth, and GPS receiver. Memory capacity is 1 GB of ROM and 512 MB RAM, comes bundled 16 GB memory card format microSD. In addition, Samsung Epic 4G has a feature wireless access point to which you can connect up to 5 devices with support for Wi-Fi at the same time. So far no reports on the release dates and the cost of the device, Sprint will announce them in the coming months.

Resource Engadget published he had received from an anonymous source educational materials about the new smartphone Motorola Charm. Judging by the slides, the device is intended for the operator T-Mobile. Motorola Charm is a broad rectangular device with a touch screen and built-in horizontal position of the QWERTY-keyboard. As indicated in the materials, Motorola Charm running Android 2.1 with an improved version of the interface Motoblur. It includes a full integration with Facebook and Twitter, improved seed and pre-screen widgets (like Motorola Droid X).

At the same time, the characteristics of Motorola Charm in materials virtually nothing is reported. Or, at least, the data behind the scenes. Whatever it was, but sent the source of the slides on the technical side of things is no information. One need only note that the keyboard is a new smartphone Motorola Charm reminds keyboard Motorola CLIQ. Another interesting point is shown on a slide: it is reported that the updated interface Motoblur will be available for Smartphones such as Motorola CLIQ and CLIQ XT.

We have already reported that LG will provide CDMA-smartphone LG Ally, which is equipped with a touchscreen and QWERTY-keyboard. Even before the release of this smartphone designed for the operator Verizon Wireless, there were rumors that he has and the GSM-version. Israeli resource the Gadget Spot reports that this device exists and gives some information about it.

The unit will operate under the operating system Android 2.1, and will be released under the name LG C710 Aloha. It has a 3.2-inch capacitive touch screen, a side QWERTY-keyboard, Qualcomm processor with 600 MHz, 256 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM-memory, 5-megapixel camera with flash and the ability to shoot video with VGA-resolution, and also a slot for microSD memory card format. From communication is there Wi-Fi b / g / n, GPS with A-GPS support and Bluetooth. There are stereo FM-radio and 3,5-mm jack for a headset or headphones. Regarding the possibility of further upgrades to the Android 2.1 to Android 2.2 are not reported, but stated that the unit out of the box supports DivX / XviD video formats.

Does not indicate possible announcement and release LG C710 Aloha on the market, as well as its cost.

The company Pantech is not so long ago makes Android-smartphone (actually, up to now in its portfolio mean only one – Sirius IM-A600S), and has already hit upon the idea to provide an android for the ladies. And then they are

Pantech A630K aka “Crystal de Izar” equipped with a backlight, which makes him look like a big cartoon gem. Perhaps the girls should be like this. Also available are 3.2-inch touchscreen with a resolution of WVGA (800×480), Bluetooth, T-DMB tuner, pyatimegapikselnaya camera and 4-GB hard disks flash card in the kit. Dimensions 114.4×55.4×13.35 mm, weight – 106.2 grams. The device will be available in South Korea, the operator KT with the month of July, and later will upgrade the operating system to Android 2.2 Froyo.

The network has flowed picture and specifications of the new smartphone Nokia – device Nokia C7. The main characteristics of the published Engadget new items is the fact that it is a Symbian ^ 3 devices. In addition, it is known that C7, C7-00 rather than now imenut their devices Nokia, built on the processor ARM, has nHD-display (360×640), supports network 3G UMTS / HSDPA, WiFi and Bluetooth. When waiting for the official announcement until unknown.

Motorola, in collaboration with the operator of Verizon Wireless, as well as Google and Adobe have submitted a very serious novelty – the flagship of Motorola Droid X.

This guglofon, currently running OS Android 2.1, but by the end of the summer promises to update to version 2.2, at the same time and support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1 in firmware will appear. Himself device goes on sale in mid-July and will cost 200 dollars – it is clear that the contract, discounts, returns in the mail, etc.

What exactly this money will become user?

Built on a GHz processor, Droid X is able to record HD-video (720p), good on board has 8-megapixel camera. Admire the work of their hands and others may be on the 4.3 “screen, of course, the touch. There is a WiFi-enabled standard DLNA (ie the device can send and receive wireless media content and then display it), there’s also HDMI-port – approximately TER for the same purpose.

To devays not seem merely entertaining, in a press release to the praises to the social networking and entertainment pleasure of sharing content with friends added mention of support for Exchange and Gmail. The browser based on Webkit HTML5.

Naturally, in the arsenal of Motorola Droid X is a gentlemen’s set in the GPS-module, electronic compass, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Slot microSD / microSDHC up to 32 GB (16 GB included) in addition to their own 8-gigam, microUSB and 3.5 mm audiodzheka.

But the network, to put it mildly, are supported nenashenskie – CDMA EV-DO Rev. A 800/1900 MHz. It’s not for us and done …

Motorola Droid X

Performance characteristics of Motorola Droid X
Network CDMA EV-DO Rev. A 800/1900 MHz
OS Android 2.1, later – Android 2.2
TI OMAP3630 processor 1 GHz
Memory 8 GB flash
Size 65.5×127.5h9.9 mm
Weight 155 g
Battery 1540 mAh, 8 h, dir. talk, 220 hours in dir. expectations
Display 4.3 “WVGA (854×480), touch
Chambers 8 mpix, dual LED flash, autofocus
3.5 mm audiodzhek, MIDI, MP3, WAV, AAC, AAC +, eAAC + (audio), 720p HD Capture, HD Playback via HDMI or DLNA, H.263, H.264, MPEG4, WMA v10 (video)
microSDHC (up to 32 GB, 16 GB included)
GmailTM, Push E-mail, Corporate Sync, IMAP / POP3
aGPS / GPS, digital compass
Wi-Fi (802.11b / g), Stereo Bluetooth 2 Class 1.5, Version 2.1 + EDR, USB 2.0 HS, OTA, HDMI, Over the Air Sync, PC Sync, DLNA

Earlier this month, Nokia presented the award MiniMo 18-year-old student Gemma Lyon (Jemma Lyon). This award is given by the British students, if they shoot films exclusively via mobile phones. Gemma won the critics over his small band “Forrest Chump” – a remake of “Forrest Gump” in 1994 with Tom Hanks in the title role. The prize served as a trip to Cannes.

However, after the award was that the film may be plagiarism. It is very similar to the “Forrest Gump in one minute, in one take”, which appeared in the network are available in the last month of February. Understand the situation, the organizers decided that she did not deserve the prize, according to Telegraph.

Apple began selling iPhone 4 in the U.S. before the official release – users who have pre-ordered from suppliers or online. In addition, the large chain stores, including Best Buy and Wal-Mart, devays also already received, so sales can begin earlier than promised.

Reports of the early deliveries iPhone 4 suggest that Apple will be able to cope with the boom of the first days, despite a record 600,000 applications for advance this device, writes the Smart Company.

On the Russian market represented двухсимочный phone Philips Xenium X806, Kompyulenta writes, referring to the company website with chronic Philips otsutstvuyuschey of information on new items. Odnovremennuyu apparatus supports the work of both, something pleasant, and how and all порядочный “ksenyum” emkyy has a battery, obespechyvayuschyy to 8 hours of conversation for months and located in expectations. And 70 hours audyopleera mode, and that too vesma vesma nedurstvenno.

Devices equipped with a 3 “screen with a resolution сенсорным 240h400, sudya on the availability of the stylus in a package – резистивным. Mehapykselnaya Luggage 5-slot флэшек available bearers and supports up to 8 GB, there is also Bluetooth and FM-radio with RDS.

Well, price nemalaya – рекомендованный tsennyk in the company of Philips Xenium X806 – полновесных 7499 rubles.