HTC S740 3.5G GPS Smartphone

By: Carrie-Ann Skinner

HTC has announced a new quad-band HSDPA/GPRS/Edge smartphone that will debut in Europe in September. The underside of the HTC S740 handset slides out sideways to reveal an alphanumeric keypad.

The design of HTC S740 is similar to HTC’s popular Touch Diamond handset. The new model is a slim 16mm deep, 43mm wide and 116mm tall. Finished in matt black, the HTC S740 has a 2.4in QVGA display.

Running the Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system, the HTC S740 enables mobile broadband access at download speeds of up to 7.2Mbps. The device supports POP3, IMAP and Exchange push email access.

Other features of the phone, which comes with Bluetooth v2 and built-in GPS, include a 3.2Mp camera with fixed focus, a 256MB internal flash memory and support for MicroSD memory cards.

“Clearly, one size does not fit all. The S740 will play an important role in expanding our growing portfolio of devices,” said Dr Florian Seiche, vice-president of HTC Europe.

Pricing for the HTC S740 has yet to be announced. No price has been released for the device, which will be available from September 2008.

HTC S740 quad-band smartphone with Wi-Fi and HSDPA

via: AllSymbian, PC Advisor

Nokia Released Nokia N96 Smartphone

Nokia’s highly-anticipated N96 smartphone started shipping today, the phone manufacturer said Wednesday.

The N96 is the company’s new flagship model and it is now available in select countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and China. The handset will retail for about $795 before taxes and carrier subsidies. A version for North America is expected in the fourth quarter, for about $895.

The smartphone is powered by Symbian OS v9.6 S60, a version of the OS that has been optimized for multimedia applications as well as security. The handset measures in at about 4.1 by 2.1 by 0.7 inches, and it weighs 125 grams.

The handset has many features for the mobile professional. It’s capable of push email and instant messaging, and there’s an Office document viewer built-in. Users can also surf the Web with the HTML browser and check the news on the RSS reader.

Workers on the go also have multiple ways to connect, as the N96 has integrated Wi-Fi, EDGE, and 3G support up to 3.6-Mbps downlink speed. There’s also built-in GPS that can use cellular data for location-based services like search and navigation.

But this smartphone is not just for work, as Nokia is emphasizing the handset’s multimedia functions. The N96 is capable of playing multiple codecs of music and video, has a stereo FM radio, and is capable of receiving DVB-H mobile television. Users will be able to store the media on the 16 GB of internal memory, and that can be expanded up to 8 GB via the microUSB slot.

The handset also has a dual slider design and it sports a 2.8-inch screen that can automatically adjust depending on how the user is holding it. There also a 5-megapixel camera that has Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, video recording capability, and a flash.

via: All Symbian, photo: Information Week