Samsung improves UMPC Q1 Ultra

South Korean company Samsung continues to please their fans and shareholders novelties - at CES 2008 Development Corporation introduced its next line of ultra-mobile personal computers - Q1 Ultra.

Another representative product line has become a model Q1 Ultra Premium significantly improved on their predecessors. Among the principal innovation mention: faster processor ULV Intel Core Solo, being larger autonomous work, as well as larger keys, which increases the convenience of everyday work with a computer Q1 Ultra.

The main characteristics of Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium:

1. processor ULV Intel Core Solo U1500 operating at a frequency of 1.33 MHz;
2. 7 --1024 x 600 pixels;
3. 1 GB of RAM;
4. disk volume of 80 GB;
5. Support wireless standard 802.11g and Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR;
6. format support SD / MMC;
7. built digital cameras;
8. system Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, or Windows Vista Home Edition;
9. time work - 7.5 hours.

Cost Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium operating system Windows XP Tablet Edition will be $ 1400, the producer promised to reduce the price of previously issued modified ultra-mobile computer Q1 Ultra.

European premier of Palm Treo 500v Windows-smartphone

Today Palm introduced its new smartphone for some European countries. This is Treo 500v, which will be available from Vodafone next month. The smartphone is powered by Windows Mobile 6 standard, features relatively compact size (for a candy bar type with the QWERTY-keyboard) and 3G networks support.

The short technical specs of Palm Treo 500v:

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Networks: UMTS 2100 MHz, GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz

Platform: Windows Mobile 6 Standard

Display: 320x240 pixels, transflective color display, 65K colors

Bluetooth technology: v2.0 + EDR, (profiles - Headset, handsfree, EDR, serial and OBEX); mono and stereo headsets

Memory: 256 MB (150 MB available for the user)

Camera: 2-megapixel with video capture

Battery: 1200 mAh

Slot for microSD cards

Preinstalled applications: ActiveSync, Alarm Clock, Bluetooth, Bubble Breaker, Calculator, Camera, eBay, File Explorer, Google Maps, Internet Connect Sharing, Internet Explorer Mobile, Messaging, Microsoft Notes, Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word), Phone, Picture and Video, Solitaire, Task Manager, Vodafone Mobile Windows Live, Windows Media Player Mobile

Dimensions: 16.5x61.5x110 mm

Weight: 120 g

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Vodafone’s Christmas products

The international mobile operator Vodafone has introduced its new phone lineup scheduled for the Christmas period. The list includes lots of phones, not yet announced by the vendors and which will be sold exclusively by Vodafone:

Vodafone 920 smartphone – made by HTC, powered by Microsoft Windows OS and 3G networks. This is a slider with a 2.4” display, a 2-megapixel camera and Windows Mobile services:

Vodafone 810 by Huawei. This is a slider with stylish design and 3G support, a 2.2” display and a 2-megapixel camera, all packed in a metallic shell:
Vodafone 720 by Huawei. It features a clamshell form, 3G networks, an “invisible” external display, a slim keyboard, a 1.3-megapixel camera. The phone will be available in Brown and Titan colors:
Sharp 880SH, which debuted at IFA 2007:

It supports 3G networks, a 2-megapixel camera and a 2.2” display. The photo reveals a slider form-factor:

Sony Ericsson V640i supports HSDPA technology, a 2-megapixel camera and a 2” display:

Sagem my411Cv, one of low-end phones without 3G support, with only a VGA camera and a 1.8” display and multi-color solution:

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Pantech C810 Duo Smartphone on Amazon.com

There is some info from Amazon.com online store about a new smartphone by Pantech. This is a two-way slider with a sliding QWERTY-keyboard and a numeric one with the traditional way of opening. The site offers the smartphone for $179.99 on a 2-year service contract from AT&T operator. Admirably, the site posted high quality pictures of Pantech C810:


The short specs by Amazon.com:

• Dimensions: 85.6x43x19.3 mm
• Weight: 453.6 g (1 pound)
• UMTS support
• Phonebook for 100 numbers (mistake?)
• Battery: Li-Ion
• Approximate talk time: 150 minutes
• Standby time: 144 hours

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Samsung’s Anycall in the 2008 Guinness Book of Records

Korean electronics giant Samsung achieves great success — Chosun News reported that some Samsung products are going to be listed to the Guinness Book of Records 2008 as the world’s slimmest / thinnest 3G phone (Ultra Edition 8.4/SGH-Z370, the world’s highest megapixel camera phone (Samsung SCH-B600) and the the world’s slimmest / thinnest phone (Samsung Ultra Edition 5.9/SGH-U100/SCH-C210). Congrats!!!