Nokia unveiled three new smartphones N97mini, X6 smartphones

Introducing Nokia N97 mini
the Nokia N97 mini was unveiled this morning at Nokia World 09. Sporting new homescreen widgets and a host of usability improvements, the N97 mini still packs 8GB of storage, a 3.2-inch touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard into its 14.2mm thin frame. It’s also the first Nokia device to sport Lifecasting with Ovi – a new partnership with the world’s largest social network, Facebook. The N97 mini is based on the same tilt display design of its N97 big brother, built into a smaller body complete with new design touches.

N97 mini Features

Network Type
• GPRS • EGSM 900 • WCDMA • HSCSD • EGSM 1800 • EGSM 1900 • HSDPA
Style
•Slide •Smartphone •Touch Screen
GPS Capability
•Built in GPS Receiver • aGPS
Display
•Display Size 640 x 360
Screen Type
•16M Colors (TFT)
Screen Size (Diagonal)
•3.2 inch
Memory
•Installed Memory 8 GB
Battery
•Battery Type Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery
Communication
• WLAN 802.11b • WLAN 802.11g • Bluetooth
Multimedia
• Digital Zoom • Auto Focus • Built In Flash
Audio Output Built in Speaker
•Built-in Music Player MP3 Player • WMA Player
Built-in Digital Camera
•5 Megapixels •14x Digital Zoom
Technical Features
•Operating System Symbian •Bluetooth • Wi-Fi • Mini-USB • Sync ML • WLAN
Input Method QWERTY Keyboard
•Touch Screen • Microphone
Talk Time
•7.17 Hours
Standby Time
•320 Hours
Messaging Formats
•SMS • MMS • POP3 • SMTP • IMAP4
Applications
•Calculator • JAVA Applications • RSS Feeds
Multimedia Features
•FM Radio with RDS • Integrated Digital Camera • MP3 player • MP3 ringtones • MPEG4 video playback • Video Capture
Dimensions
•Width 2.07 in. •Height 4.45 in. •Depth 0.56 in. •Weight 4.87 oz.
Available Colors
•Black • White

The Nokia Xpress Music edition phones were sure great, but everything has to be replaced in this fast tech world. The new baby entering the Nokia world is the X6, which looks exciting and very much promising.The X6 has a rather unique appearance and style and it looks way more classy than it predecessor. The solid glass screen adds up to the plus points, as it would give a great and smooth interaction. Moreover, the phone has all the features which a smartphone should have. Below there are some key features mentioned.





X6 Features:

Battery Life
•Talk time: quoted 9hrs
•Standby: quoted 18 days
Physical
•Dimensions 51 x 15 x 111mm (WDH)
•Weight 122g
Touchscreen
•YES
Primary keyboard
•On-screen
Core Specifications
•RAM capacity 128MB
•ROM size 32,000MB
Camera megapixel
•5.0mp
Front-facing camera?
•YES
Display
•Screen size 3.2in
•Resolution 360 x 640
Other wireless standards
•Bluetooth support
•Integrated GPS
Software
OS family Symbian

New Samsung i5700 Galaxy Spica Android Mobile Phone

The Samsung i5700 Galaxy Spica is a stylish looking touch screen Smartphone which supports a wide selection of features & technologies. It is also known as the Samsung i7500 Galaxy Lite & it is available in two handset colours which include a black or white casing colours. This 3G Smartphone has a large touch screen which measures just over three Inches in size & this AMOLED screen supports a 16 million colour display on its high resolution screen. The user can enjoy a screen resolution of up to 320 pixels by 480 pixels on this 3.2 Inch touch screen. The I5700 Galaxy Spica supports an Android operating system version 1.5 & the user can enjoy a professional & user friendly interface on their touch screen. Beneath the screen the user can enjoy easily located controls including call keys, a navigation key complete with an OK select function, a back key & a home key, but mainly the user will be enjoying inputting their menu & feature selections using the touch activated screen controls. The user can customise their home screen just like they would do with their computer by adding all their favourite & popular features to their home screen as stylish icon displays.

This 3G Smartphone works over GSM networks 850, 900, 1800 & 1900 & can switch between the network bands to gain the best connectivity available. The user can also use their handset over a 3G network which is a HSDPA 2100 network. The I5700 Galaxy Spica supports WLAN WiFi® technology allowing the user to experience connecting to the Internet via a wireless WiFi® connection. Its built in 3G HSDPA technology allows the user to use their handset over a 3G network for fast connectivity when browsing the Internet. The user can connect their Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica to other devices including a computer, printer or another mobile phone to transfer music, videos & more. This 3G Smartphone supports a USB connection port allow the user to connect one end of a USB data cable to the I5700 Galaxy Spica & the other end of the data cable to another compatible device when transferring files. This handset supports EDGE technology & GPRS allowing its user to gain high speed data transfer rates when moving data between the Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica & other devices. The user can also gain a Bluetooth® wireless connection when transferring data between two Bluetooth® compatible devices. When using the Bluetooth® connection the user can enjoy a cable free connection with other devices which are Bluetooth® compatible & are up to ten metres away from the I5700 Galaxy Spica.

Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica Specifications & Features

Screen
-3.2 Inch 16 Million Colour AMOLED Touch Screen (320 x 480 Pixels)
Imaging
-3.1 Megapixel Camera
-Auto Focus
-Flash
-Geo Tagging
-Photo Album
-Video Record
-Video Player (MPEG4, H263, H264 & WMV)
Messaging
-SMS (Text Messaging)
-MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
-Email
-Instant Messaging
Sound
-Music Player (MP3, eAAC & WMA)
-Music Storage
-Polyphonic Ringtones
-MP3 Ringtones
Entertainment
-Java™ Games
-Downloadable Games
Organiser
-Phonebook
-Organiser
-Calendar
-Clock
-Alarm Clock
-Calculator
-Speaker Phone
-Call Log
-Digital Compass
-GPS with Assisted GPS
-Google Maps
-Android OS Version 1.5
Connectivity
-3G HSDPA
-Bluetooth® with A2DP
-USB
-WLAN Wi-Fi®
-GPRS
-EDGE
Network
-Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
-HSDPA 2100
Internet
-HTML
-Google Search
-YouTube Compatible
Memory
-128MB RAM Plus Memory Card Support Up To 32GB

Google's Buzz Puts Facebook, Twitter on Notice - Reviews by PC Magazine

Google isn't actually closed to anyone. And I know Google execs talked about Google Buzz being a model for the open social network. But the intention is clear: Google wants everyone to live, work, play and, most importantly, share from within its services. Sounds a little bit like Google's "frenemy," Apple, doesn't it?

Yet Google's apps don't so much work together as they each provide another link in a chain meant to encircle and enable us. We use Google's search engine to find stuff; Picasa to store, post and share photos (and video); Gmail for, well, mail; Google Chat for real-time conversations; Google Docs to create documents; Google Voice to manage phone calls; Google Reader to control the fire hose of RSS feeds, and other updates; YouTube to share and consume videos and Wave to – well, we're still trying to figure that one out.

Google's catalog of capabilities lack cohesion, even when one app can access another.
Basically, all of Google's services leverage the power its search engine, combining its results with the ever-present AdSense contextual ad integration technology.They never feel like the collection of apps in Apple iLife or Microsoft Office or exhibit the synchronicity of the iPhone OS and iTunes.

Buzz has a bit of this hive-mind mentality, but definitely borrows a lot more from Facebook's somewhat linear approach than it does from the intricate design of a spider's web.Gmail may be Google's most successful invention after Search, and putting Buzz inside of it – instead of making it live on its own like Wave – was a smart idea. Your e-mail inbox is a little like a newsfeed anyway, so having a Buzz tab with a real "newsfeed" of your latest updates from contacts is smart. Google wants people to see Buzz as dead simple to use, so you don't go out trolling for followers (Twitter) or finding friends (Facebook). Instead, they're based on your existing Gmail contacts. It's like a white-listed social network.

Once you have this set up, Google's Buzz tries to keep you in the Google circle of trust by allowing you to preview embedded links. Photos and video that may be part of a link you're sharing show up right inside the Gmail feed. This differs from Twitter, which sends people out of the site to various links. Inevitably, Buzz will look at lot more like Facebook, which also has a habit of bringing in content, whether it be posting on another user's wall, or newsfeeds with integrated photos and video.

Perhaps that's why Google didn't mention Facebook. Unlike Twitter, it's not listed or even shown as an icon on the Buzz intro page. I'd venture that's because Google perceives Facebook, with all of its on-page activity, chummy relationship with Microsoft and embedded chat functionality, as more of a threat than Twitter.

Twitter, despite its loyal following, isn't really given a lot of respect here. I love how Google execs said the "@" reply function is now popular on the web, as if Twitter didn't invent it. It's not that Google dislikes Twitter – they are integrating live Twitter feeds inside search results, after all – but there's something in the way Google introduced Buzz that almost seems to dismiss Twitter.

Not everything you do in the Buzz environment will occur within Gmail. Buzz touches Google's standard search results via the profiles feature. If you've built an official profile in Google Buzz, then people can see your updates by searching on your name. Buzz also extends out into the mobile space. Here Google layered on Latitude's "where you at" functionality, plus Google Maps, to make Buzz a localization powerhouse. People can see where you are, while you can see other Buzz activity in your area – all of it overlaid on a map.

Not surprisingly, user privacy issues have sprung up. Funny how people didn't even bother to ask those questions when they started using Facebook! Instead, they updated like crazy, posting personal and private information for the world to see – then discovered they didn't like it. Google front-loads public and private options in Buzz, helping to distinguish the two. I still expect users to over-share, however.

The larger question is whether or not Google's new paradigm for social interaction can succeed. My gut gives it a 50-50 chance. Google did choose well, putting Buzz inside a familiar app you already use (if you're on Gmail) all the time. But no one is really waiting for you to join them on Buzz. When you first sign up for Facebook, all those old friends and relatives already on it come out of the woodwork to greet you. It's actually kind of creepy. Still, Facebook is too firmly entrenched to be threatened by Buzz. I use Twitter too much to be objective about Buzz's ability to supplant it. On the other hand, most consumers still don't use Twitter, so Google probably doesn't really have to worry about it.

Buzz will roll out slowly over the next few weeks; many people will try it. But Facebook has had the benefit of thousands upon thousands of college students using it before most average consumer ever heard of it. How, exactly, will Buzz collect and energize a similar army of word-of-mouth marketers? Usually the best way is to reach out and engage the Web through various social networks. But then that defeats the purpose of Buzz, doesn't it?

For Uploading Pirate copy of Super Mario Bros Wii fined $1.6m

IT'S game over for one over-zealous player who was fined $1.5m for illegally copying and uploading a pre-release version of a popular game.James Burt, 24 from Brisbane, received an early copy of Nintendo's Super Mario Bros Wii and made it available for download from a website, which has since been shut down.

As a result of his actions the Federal Court ordered Burt to pay Nintendo $1.5m in damages and also cover the $100,000 in court costs.The Super Mario Bros games are among the most popular ever produced by Nintendo with millions of copies sold around the world.

Super Mario Bros Wii, which was due for official release on November 12, 2009, was copied and offered by Burt online from November 6.The title in question was the first time the popular side-scrolling game was available for the popular Nintendo Wii console with up to four players able to join the action at the same time.