As far as we’re concerned, Nokia’s 5530 XpressMusic far and away out-classes its more expensive older brother the 5800, even if it is lacking in the 3G department. British phone retailer mobiles.co.uk thought it best to tease us with an unboxing video of their own, along with some quick impressions of the touchscreen device. It’s certainly a looker, and a sleek device they’re pretty confident will do well. Some of the S60 5th edition additions are very welcomed, such as the new scrolling contacts bar, but for better and for worse (mostly worse), it’s still S60. See it for yourself after the break, and if you wish really hard, there’s a good chance this still won’t get 3G, but at least you can say you tried.
Source: Engadget.com
Alright, listen up: we’re going to play a little game we like to call, “what carrier isn’t getting the Touch Pro2?” Sound easy? Not so fast, partner — this bad boy gets around like a record, if you know what we’re saying. In fact, the beefy, all-business WinMo superphone is well on its way to becoming the first handset carried by every top-tier North American carrier in we-don’t-know-how-long (granted, we don’t have solid intel on Bell or Rogers, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see them coming). We suspected AT&T was signed up for it some time ago, and now we’ve got it snapped in the flesh, complete with an AT&T logo conveniently assigned as the function on the down key. We don’t know when this’ll be available, but seeing how all notions of exclusivity appear to be out of the window on this one, we could see an announcement any day now. Better list that Fuze on eBay now, ladies and gentlemen.
[Thanks, Ahres]
Update: It’d stand to reason that this is going to be branded Tilt 2 in light of the screen shot posted earlier; kinda strange that AT&T would return to the Tilt branding, but… you know, marketing departments work in mysterious ways that we’ll never understand.
Source: Engadget.com
Sure, a cellphone made out of 80 percent recycled materials might be considered pretty environmentally friendly, but a cellphone with a built-in solar panel? Now that’s something with the potential to make Al Gore cry. Enter the Samsung E11077. It’s solar panel-equipped back cover comes in at 1.2-mm thin, and is said to revive a dead battery after just 15 minutes in the sun. Besides the FM radio and flashlight features, the only other noteworthy addition is an “Eco” profile, that essentially just changes screen brightness and shuts the Bluetooth off. If you’re interested, the cost of entry is a reasonable $59, but you’ll probably have to find an importer, as we don’t expect this tree hugger to land stateside any time soon.
Source: Engadget.com and Mobile.Mail.Ru
