SKY(www.isky.co.kr) launched its new 3G handset 'doublEye(model: IM-U490S)' adopting a dual-camera system able to take two-way pictures simultaneously and compose those photos.
With a 10.9mm-thick slim body and rounded corners, the doublEye features a 2.6-inch display, T-DMB support, mp3 player, electronic dictionary function, money diary, external memory and more.
Suggested price is between 400,000(KRW) and 500,000(KRW).
LG has finally released several official pictures of the highly anticipated 4th Black Label Series (BL40) Chocolate. The handset will come with a 4-inch HD-LCD that supports resolutions of up to 800×345 pixels and a 21:9 aspect ratio. The display can divide itself into two independent desktops so that you can manage multiple tasks. See more pictures after the jump to get more details.
[Engadget via Upcoming Cell Phones]
The Highlight is the latest entry-level smartphone from Samsung that is now available via T-Mobile. Available in fire (red and orange) and ice (almost a turquoise), the phone is also known as the Samsung SGH-T749. Measuring 4.27-inch x 2.11-inch x 0.54-inch and weighting 3.7-ounces, the handset comes jam packed with a 3-inch touchscreen display with a brilliant 16 million-color resolution, a 3-megapixel camera, a music player, stereo Bluetooth, voice dialing and commands, instant messaging and Web-based POP3 e-mail, a 2,000-contact phone book, GPS, a microSD slot (up to 16 GB), and a full HTML browser. The Samsung Highlight is priced at $149 with a two-year contract. [CNet via Upcoming Cell Phones]
AT&T has joined once again with Nokia to release the Nokia Surge, an entry-level S60 handset with slide-out QWERTY keyboard and 3G connectivity. The phone comes jam packed with a 2.4-inch (240 x 320) LCD display, a 2MP digital camera, A-GPS with AT&T Navigator support, and AT&T Video Share for video calls. In addition, the phone also supports a full messaging suite, including IM, SMS, MMS and email. Its JuiceCaster feature allows you to upload and share pictures and videos from the handset to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr. The browser has Flash support for streaming video, and various mobile music download options such as Napster, eMusic and XM Radio.
The Nokia Surge will be available on AT&T from July 19th, 2009 for $79.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. It will require a two-year agreement on both a voice plan (minimum $39.99) and data plan (minimum $30), which adds up to $1,759.75 over the course of the contract.
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LG Electronics has recently unveiled the LG-SV710 a.k.a. Suit during World IT Show 2009 in South Korea. Measuring 14.7mm-thick, this premium clamshell phone is specially designed for businessmen and comes with a high-gloss blue body, a 3MP shooter with video recording, and five new mobile games. The price ranges from 400,000 Won ($313) and 500,000 Won ($391). [AVING via Upcoming Cell Phones]
Rapidrepair has created a repair guide for the iPhone 3G S, so you can replace that parts inside by yourself when your iPhone 3G S is out of warranty. They have also made specifications comparison chart with iPhone, iPhone 3G and Palm Pre. See more pictures after the jump.
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National Geographic and Cellular Abroad have collaborated to launch a new dual SIM handset which is dubbed as the National Geographic Duet Travel Phone (model name D888). The handset features a National Geographic pay-as-you-go SIM card that allows you make affordable calls from no less than 185 countries, and receive free calls in over 80 countries. The phone also supports a secondary SIM card of your choice. Sadly, this Tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz) phone lacks of 3G support. Other features include a 2.8-inch QVGA display, a mobile TV, Bluetooth, an FM radio, a VGA camera with video recording, a 1GB MicroSD card, and a pre-loaded National Geographic content (ringtones, videos, wallpapers). The National Geographic Duet Travel Phone is now available at Cellular Abroad, Amazon, Expansys USA and various other retailers for around $199. [UnWiredView via Upcoming Cell Phones]
Philips will release a couple of new mobile phones in the form of the C600 and W186. The Philips C600 is a dual-mode handset that works on Tri-band GSM networks (900/1800/1900 MHz), and on CDMA 800 MHz. The phone also has two call keys, one for GSM and one for CDMA. Other features include a 2.4-inch QVGA touchscreen display, an MP3 player, a 1.3MP camera with video recording, a 2.5MB of internal memory and MicroSD card support (up to 2GB).
Meanwhile, the Philips W186 is made for China Unicom’s Wo brand. The handset features Tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz) and dual-band UMTS (850/2100 MHz) connectivity, with HSDPA 3.6Mbps. Other specs include a 2-inch TFT display with 176 x 220 pixels, a 2MP camera with video recording, Bluetooth with A2DP, an FM radio, a 150MB of internal memory, and MicroSD card support (up to 8GB). Pricing info is still unavailable. Stay tuned for more updates.
[UnWiredView via Upcoming Cell Phones]
Samsung Korea today released in Singapore the B7610 smartphone. It is a WinMo PocketPC with a sliding QWERTY keyboard, a 3.5-inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen, a 5MP auto focus camera with LED flash, HSPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, an FM radio, and a microSD slot (with support for up to 32GB). The company also released the Samsung Pixon 12 M8910 12MP camera phone, the Samsung Jackie B7320, and the Android powered Samsung I7500. Unfortunately, there is no word on pricing so far.
[GSMArena via Upcoming Cell Phones]
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