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I’m sure that no one would dare to blame if you said that you have never heard about Modu, because, let’s face it, this isn’t a name that people have to chance to hear about on a regular basis. I have to admit that I haven’t either and I can’t say I feel somehow ashamed. It seems that Modu is an Israel-based mobile phone manufacturer that made its appearance in this dynamic and always surprising world a year ago.

The company has just announced its first device, which is being launched only in Israel. At least for the moment, we suppose. More than that, the phone designed by Modu can be purchased right away, being offered by Cellcom.

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The new Modu phone has been checked out by the guys over Mobo.co.il and they said that it “has potential”. However, it looks like a handset that was conceived sometime in the past, as it has some features that are a little bit disappointing. They refer to the display, which is quite small, a user interface that won’t impress you whatsoever, while the connectivity is only represented by EDGE.

The cell phone comes in a tiny, tiny case and features a number of jackets. Depending on the jackets, customers can have either a music phone, a fashion one or a GPS device. If you only want the phone and a basic jacket, it will cost you $130. If you’re curious about the release date in other countries, you’ll have to be patient, because we don’t have this information for the moment.

(Source: UnwiredView)

The Android platform is a must-have for every cell phone manufacturer, as it’s all the rage these days. And if it’s understandable why famous companies are fighting each other for the Android market, what’s quite surprising is the fact that unknown players have dared to join this exclusivist party, trying their best to have a competitive Android phone to release in the market.

Such devices were presented by the manufacturers with much ado, even if the whole thing ended with the press release. Relevant examples are the DSTL1 designed by General Mobile and Kogan Agora. Now, there’s another Android cell phone waiting for the public appreciation.

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The HIGHSCREEN PP5420 (quite complicated, don’t you think?), a project of Vobis Computer, is a device that is expected to become available sometime during the next week in the Russian market. Rumors say that the handset is in fact the “reincarnation” of the Mobinova Ice, which you might already read about. The main difference consists of the fact that the Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system has been replaced with the Android 1.5.

The list of features includes the Qualcomm MSM7201ATM (528 MHz), the Google Android operating system 1.5, GSM (850/900/1800/1900), WCDMA/HSDPA 7.2Mbps (900/2100), HSUPA, a 3 inches WQVGA flat TFT-LCD touch sensitive display, a 3 megapixel camera with autofocus, 256MB ROM/ 128 RAM, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, mini USB, FM radio, TV-Out, accelerometer, microSD card support and an 108 mAh battery.

The phone measures 114 x 53.5 x 13 millimeters and weighs no more than 120 grams, the battery being included. The price of the PP5420 is said to be 360 Euros for the Russian customers.

(Source: UnwiredView)

We’ve heard it all before. The last news that circulated over the Internet about a universal cell phone charger was related to a project developed by GSMA. Back then, a wild estimation has been made: it was said that by the end of 2012 most of the phones available in the market would be charged using a standard Micro USB charger.

It sounded like a very crazy and ungrounded idea, but here we have some information that’s even more overwhelming: it seems that starting next year customers will be able to find in the European market the phones that are to be compatible with these universal chargers, or at least this is what the EU executive said.

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“People will not have to throw away their charger whenever they buy a new phone”, said Guenter Verheugen, EU Industry Commissioner. And trust me, there are so many phone accessories that are wasted each year in the European countries and we’re talking about thousands of tons. Not to mention the fact that according to some estimations concerning the same continent there are more than 400 million cell phones that are being for the moment and approximately 185 million units are being purchased each year.

The companies that joined the team of those who agreed to adopt the solution of a universal charger and to bring compatible devices in the market starting next year are Apple, LG, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Qualcomm, Research in Motion, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and Texas Instruments. It seems that the handsets that will be compatible with these chargers will be data-enabled ones.

Up until that 2010, we’re waiting for the EU norm that we were promised according to which the next generation of cell phones would be based on a standard micro-USB socket.

(Source: Reuters)

I don’t know how many of you have heard about Mio Technology, but what you should know about this company is that it is specialized in manufacturing all sorts of Personal Navigation Devices, PDAs and, of course, smartphone. It seems that the Taiwan-based company is preparing these days the release of a brand new smartphone, running on the Windows Mobile operating system.

Dubbed Mio Amber, the phone hasn’t been given the official treatment yet, but there are some rumors and pictures of the device circulating on the Web. More than that, there is also a full list of features to help you make a first impression.

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As I said earlier, the phone runs on the Windows Mobile OS, the 6.5 version, and it’s quite well equipped: a 3.61 inches WVGA touch sensitive display, GPRS/EDGE and WCDMA/HSPA connectivity, a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, a second camera, a VGA one, which is probably aimed at video calls, G sensor, GPS and assisted GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, 528MHz Qualcomm MSM 7201A Turbo processor, 256 RAM, 512MB ROM, FM transmitter, noise cancellation, a microSD card slot and a 1500 mAh battery.

The company has not announced the release date of the Mio Amber, nor the price, but we’re looking forward for more details to become available, so stay tuned!

(Source: UnwiredView)

At the beginning of this year, sometime in March, if I remember correctly, I told you about Toshiba TG01 (which you can see in the picture below), a smartphone that was prepared to hit the market as soon as possible, being equipped with the Snapdragon CPU, designed by Qualcomm. The TG01 is one of the two smartphones that are provided with this spcific processor and that are expected to become available this year, along with the Acer F1.

It’s just that I don’t know if one of them is aimed at the Korean market also. However, we have good news for the Koreans: Qualcomm has just announced that there are two devices prepared for them and for them only, both based on the Snapdragon.

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To be more precise, the company will soon launch a smartphone and a smartbook that are both compatible with the Snapdragon platform. Now, it’s interesting to know who the manufacturers will be. It seems that the smartbook will be created by a Taiwanese company while the second device, the smartphone, will be produced by a company that is based in Taiwan Korea. Will it be Samsung? Will it be LG? Well, we shall live and we shall see, right?

The great news is that Qualcomm assures us of a release of both devices that is going to take place by the end of this year, sometime in the fourt quarter. Unfortunately, we don’t know nothing about the prices.

(Source: UnwiredView)