NEC launches Lavie Touch Windows Tablet with DVD drive

NEC has announced a 10.1-inch Windows 7 Tablet today. The unique thing about the tablet is that it comes with three accessories out of the box. THere is a wireless keyboard, a wireless mouse and a ‘MultiStation’. The multi station is a dock that features a built-in DVD-drive. When the tablet is connected on the dock, it can access the drive just as a Windows computer would do to an external drive.

The specification are -

• 10.1-inch IPS LCD panel with 1,280×800 resolution
• Windows 7 Home Premium OS (SP1, 32bit)
• Office Home and Business 2010
• ExTouch UI
• Atom Z670 (1.50GHz) CPU
• Intel SM35 Express chip set
• 2GB memory
• 64GB SSD
• IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
• 1.3MP camera
• ports: 2xUSB, HDMI, SDHC
• 10.6 hours battery life
• size: 263×183×15.8mm, weight: 729g

NEC plans to roll out the LaVie Touch in Japan next month (price including the add-ons: US$1,230).

List of Blackberry New Touch Screen Mobile Phones – Models 2011

Here is a list of smarthones from Blackberry with full touch screen

Blackberry Torch 9800
The Blackberry Torch 9800 is the latest full touch screen smartphone from Blackberry. Besides the full touch screen display, the Torch 9800 also features an external qwerty keyboard (slide-out).

This smartphone has dimensions of (4.37) x (2.44) x (.57) inches and weight of 161.1 grams. Its 3.18” full touch screen HVGA display has 480×360 pixels resolution.

For storage, the Torch 9800 has 512MB onboard memory, and a 4GB media card is included in the package. The storage is further expandable up to 32GB through a microSD.

Other features include the new Blackberry OS 6, built-in social media apps, WiFi, Bluetooth, and a 5MP camera.

Blackberry Storm2 9550
The Blackberry Storm2 9550 is the second installment of the original Storm 9530. This line of smartphones from blackberry is popular for their full touch screen. Unlike its predesessor, the Storm2 9550 features WiFi and 3G.

The Storm2 9550 has dimensions of (4.43) x (2.45) x (.55) inches and weight of 160 grams. Its full touch screen display is 3.25” measured diagonally and has 480×360 pixels resolution. It features qwerty virtual keypad for input. It has built in physical keys though (menu, answer and end call, left/right navigation, volume/camera zoom, mute, and power/lock keys)

This model has built-in 256MB memory and comes 2 GB memory card. Memory can be further expanded through its microSD slot.
Other features include bluetooth, GPS, 3.2 Megapixel camera with flash and auto focus, and support to various media files.

Blackberry Storm 9530
The Blackberry Storm 9530 is the first full touch screen phone from Blackberry, and the predecessor of the Storm2 9550. This model is pretty similar to its descendant in terms of features with just some variations in memory capacity, weight and the exclusion of WiFi connectivity.

The Storm 9530 has built-in 128MB memory and comes 1 GB memory card. Storage capacity can also be expanded through its microSD slot.

This smartphone weighs a bit lighter at 155 grams.

HTC Touch HD

A 3.8" TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with a 480 x 800 WVGA native resolution is more than just a smartphone spec. It is a statement, and a bold one at that.

With this kind of real estate available to the Touch HD, HTC’s custom Windows Mobile GUI, TouchFLO 3D, finally has the necessary room to be fully enjoyed.  The bottom tab icons, your primary means of navigation, are large and finger-sized making it extremely simple to swipe from one pane to the next.

Like most Windows Mobile devices the Touch HD makes use of a non-capacitive touch display which makes it possible to use both a finger and a stylus to operate the device. This kind of resistive screen allows for great accuracy, but at the cost of being less easy to use than the iPhone’s capacitive touch display.

Our biggest complaint is that HTC’s custom GUI just doesn’t go deep enough; the incredibly frustrating and fiddly Windows Mobile 6.1 interface lurking just beyond the TouchFlo tab icons.

While the Touch HD utilizes the same chipset as the Touch Diamond and the same 288MB RAM as the Touch Pro it actually runs smother and faster than both. The device offers all the Windows Mobile functionality you need including Exchange email support, Microsoft Office documents editing and viewing, and Windows Mobile media player.

Applications that really benefit from the 3.8" display are the GPS functionality with Google Maps and the Opera Mobile Web browser. Opera Mobile 9.5 features tab functionality, something new to mobile browsing. The trouble with Opera is that it doesn’t support Flash, severely hindering its appeal.

Some of the Touch HD’s more impressive features include HSDPA, Wi-Fi, a 3.5 mm audio jack, a 5.0megapixel camera and motion sensor technology via its G-Sensor. Along with this you get all the standard bits such as Bluetooth, FM radio and a microSD expansion slot with an 8GB card in the packaging. In all we can confidently say that this is HTC’s best device yet, but Windows Mobile 7 can’t come soon enough.

Nokia leaks C2-06 Touch and Type accidentally, dual-SIM fans rejoice

The first dual-SIM member of the Nokia Touch and Type family has just made its unexpected public debut. The Nokia C2-06 (or C2-02 according to some sources) appeared on the Nokia Conversation blog, starring on an image dedicated to the IPv6 transition of the company's OVI browser.

As you can imagine, given the nature of the leak, there were no phone specifications mentioned, but this image is more than enough to confirm the existence of the handset.

Before this confirmation, there was always the chance that the leaked prototype we saw earlier was just a dead project that will never see the light of day. Well, it's not.

Now this "accidental" appearance of the unannounced C2-06 could be either a PR move by Nokia attempting to generate more interest to the Ovi browser article, or just an honest mistake, but whatever it is, we are sure the dual-SIM fans around the world will be glad it happened.

It was only recently, that we saw the first Dual SIM phones by Nokia, the Nokia X1-01 and C2-00, finally ship.

So how about an official announcement now so we know what exactly to be looking forward to?

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BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 Leaked Pics And Specs Emerge

The leaked pics and specs of the upcoming BlackBerry phone, the BlackBerry Bold Touch have been shared by our friends at BGR. BlackBerry Bold Touch comes with a small touchscreen display as well as the iconic QWERTY keyboard. This handset was first seen in the BlackBerry’s 2011 CDMA device roadmap leak.

The guys at BGR, recently played with this device and claims that, the touchscreen is “very responsive”. This handset is rumored to come with a 2.8 inch touchscreen display, 1.2 GHz processor, BlackBerry OS 6.1, 5 megapixel camera and more. The device also comes with a new powerful battery. BlackBerry Bold Touch is expected to be announced at the BlackBerry World and it will release during the end of Q2 or early Q3 of 2011. Check out the leaked pics and specs, after the break.

Display: 2.8? diagonol – VGA 640 x 480, resolution 287dpiProcessor: Qualcomm 1.2GHz CPUCamera: 5mp – Flash – Image Stabilization – HD Recording (720p)Navigation: Capacitive Touch, Optical TrackpadKeypad: Wide QWERTY – Physical Send, End, Escape, Menu, Right Side Convenience Key, Volume ControlMemory: 8GB – 768MB RAM – up to 32GB MicroSd CardWiFi: 2.4 GHZ b/g/n – 5GHz a/n – Mobile HotspotConnectivity: Micro USB – Bluetooth – NFCSensors: Magnetometer – Accelerometer – ProximityDimensions: 115 x 66 x 10.5mm

[ via. BGR, CrackBerry ]

Blackberry Touch Monaco/Monza Leaked

The phone in the picture above is the latest full touchscreen device from Blackberry that has just been leaked. It is known as the Touch Monaco/Monza.

The smartphone will be known by both names. The different names indicate the region and operator. It will be launched as the Monaco on the Verizon Wireless network in USA while the Monza is the global GSM version.

The phone does away with the SurePress technology featured in the Storm devices that wasn’t very user friendly. The device might not even belong to the Storm family of Blackberry phones.

The phone will run on Blackberry 6.1 OS and will need a Blackberry ID rather than a Blackberry PIN to login to the system. The advantage is that it makes backing up data and restoring it much easier.

The phone should be announced in a few months. Nothing more is known about the dewvice. We will keep you informed as new information appears.

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Spec Sheet of new Blackberry Touch phones leaked

Few days back images and specs of Blackberry bold touch 9900 emerged. Now the detailed spec sheets of Blackberry Touch Monza 9860 and Blackberry Bold Touch Dakota 9900 has been leaked.Blackberry Monza 9860 is the GSM version of the CDMA phone Blackberry Touch Monaco 9850 that was leaked earlier. This would run Blackberry OS 6.1 and feature 1.2GHz processor.

3.7 inch (800 x 400) TFT LCD touch screen display11.5mm thick and weighs 130gAccelerometer, Magnetometer and proximity sensors1.2GHz processor768MB RAM, 4GB internal memory – expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD5MP camera with auto focus flash and HD video recording at 720pOptical track pad, Menu, Back, call and end keys.Dedicated keys for camera and volume rocker.Bluetooth v 2.1 with A2DP/ AVRCPGPS with A-GPS and preloaded with Blackberry maps.Wi-Fi b/g/n, 3G with HSDPA – 13.4 Mbps, HSUPA – 5.76 Mbps1230mAh battery

The Blackberry Bold touch Dakota 9900 would run Blackberry OS 6.1 and would have whopping 8GB internal memory and run on Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM 8655 1.2GHz processor, 5 GHz WI-Fi 802.11a band that offers maximum net data rate of 54 Mbit/s.

This would also have a physical QWERTY keyboard. The tutorial videos of the CDMA version of Blackberry Bold Touch leaked few days back, that showcases hardware and software features.

2.8 inch (640 x 480) TFT LCD touch screen display11.5mm thick and weighs 130gAccelerometer, Magnetometer and proximity sensorsQWERTY keyboard.1.2GHz Qualcomm QC55 processor768MB RAM, 8GB internal memory – expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD5MP camera with auto focus flash and HD video recording at 720pOptical track pad, Menu, Back, call and end keys.Dedicated keys for camera and volume rocker.Bluetooth v 2.1 with A2DP/ AVRCPGPS with A-GPS and preloaded with Blackberry maps.Wi-Fi 2.4Ghz b/g/n and 5Ghz a/n , 3G with HSDPA – 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA – 5.76 Mbps3G mobile hot spot1230mAh battery

Looks like both the CDMA and GSM versions of these phones will have same specs. The estimated battery life of these phone have not been revealed. These phones are expected to launch in the Q3 of 2011.

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Nokia X3 Touch and Type Review

Page 1 - Nokia X3 Touch and Type: Intro, Bundle Page 2 - Nokia X3 Touch and Type: Design and Build Page 3 - Nokia X3 Touch and Type: Display, Keypad, Software, Connectivity, Multimedia Page 4 - Nokia X3 Touch and Type: Battery Life and Verdict

Nokia might be selling a lot of smartphones but their primary product continues to be the cheaper Series 40 phones. But despite that Nokia never thought of bringing S40 up to speed compared to its rivals. All that Nokia would do with every new update is give a small visual update that would make it visually similar to Nokia's S60 operating system, but nowhere close in terms of functionality.

Series 40 6th Edition is not far too different. What they have done is added a touchscreen layer on top, which makes it a bit more relevant in today's mobile world where not having a touchscreen seems like a serious flaw in the spec sheet. This does change a few things though and the resultant phone, the Nokia X3 Touch and Type or simply the X3-02 is unlike any S40 phone that came before. We decided to find out how much of a difference does having a touchscreen on an S40 phone make.

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Nokia X3-02Nokia Battery BL-4SNokia Compact Charger AC-8Nokia Stereo Headset WH-102Nokia Connectivity Cable CA-101DUser guide

Page 1 - Nokia X3 Touch and Type: Intro, Bundle Page 2 - Nokia X3 Touch and Type: Design and Build Page 3 - Nokia X3 Touch and Type: Display, Keypad, Software, Connectivity, Multimedia Page 4 - Nokia X3 Touch and Type: Battery Life and Verdict