Altaz Internet Clock: Fun For All (Well, Really One)

If you’re the kind of guy who can’t afford a Chumby, Altaz has a deal for you. This $99 device “doubles as a photo frame” and is a clock radio with some basic picture frame functionality built-in along with 802.11g for the weather feed. Obviously you can’t make your own apps for it, but whatevs, right?

Microsoft Readies $500 Million Kinect Advertising Blitz

If there’s one thing I learned from my Kinect experience at E3, it’s that Microsoft is willing to spend obscene amounts of money to promote this thing. Even if it’s on a three-hour boondoggle more to do with a satyric bacchanal than a motion control system for an aging console. And that was just the beginning.

Five hundred million dollars is the apparent budget for the tidal wave of sponsorships and ads you’ll be seeing over the next few months, according to the New York Post. That’s equal to the budget for launching the original Xbox (more in today’s dollars), which if you’ll recall was a sum necessitated by the fact that Microsoft had no presence in the console field at all.

The ads will come in many varieties and target non-traditional demographics for games — families and non-gamers, primarily. After all, if you play games much at all, you’re likely up to date on the Kinect and mostly decided about whether you’re going to buy in. But a family of four going to Burger King may not be so well-informed, though by the time they leave with their Kinect-themed Whopper and Pepsi, they’ll know a little more.

Microsoft is also working with Steven Spielberg, which I don’t find heartening. That’s like hiring the Terminator to kill a moth. I don’t know that Spielberg’s talents really even extend to the commercial realm, and anyway how does Microsoft plan on leveraging his extremely marketable name? Just kidding! He was just involved with the original unveiling. Not doing any commercials.

The $500m expended will be equal to about 3 million Kinects bought raw, or around a million new console bundles (4GB or 250GB). That sounds like a lot, but the 360 is actually leading console sales right now, and a big push around the holidays for a family-themed attachment could actually bring in the kind of numbers that would justify a half a billion dollars in ads.

That said, we still haven’t seen the ads. If they’re anything like the oblique Seinfeld ads, the toothless I’m A PC ads, or the baffling Kinect event, they would have been better off further subsidizing the expensive hardware.

Celebrate The NES’s 25th Birthday With These 8 Classic Commercials

Happy Birthday, NES. 25 years old, eh? Wow. A lot’s changed in over your lifetime. You, along with a bit of help from Mario, Link, Kid Icarus, brought gaming to living rooms worldwide. Many of us grew up with you as our babysitter. I can recall countless sleepless nights trying to make my way up the tower in Kung Fu and later through the war-torn jungle in Guerrilla Wars. What memories. Anyway, after the jump is a collection of the various TV commercials and a clip from the movie that defined the era, which clearly demonstrates your pure awesomeness. We love you, NES. Happy birthday.

11.6″ MacBook Air Rumors Intensify Following Leaked Pic

When we heard that the MacBook Air was in short supply, our thoughts immediately went to rumors of an 11.6″ version we heard some months back. New information seemed promising — and then over the weekend, leaked pics surfaced that seemed to show Air hardware similar in size to the existing model. Hopes! Dashed!

But even newer information suggests that yes, in fact, the original rumors were true. Or maybe that there’s one that’s even smaller. Or are they all true?

Apple speculation is a dangerous and uncertain science, like demolishing a building. I personally think that both a 13″ and 11″ MacBook Air would be pushing it. They want distinct capabilities and branding at every size, and I think the Air is destined to give up the larger form factor to the MacBook.

MacRumors’ analysis, using the size of the USB port as a ruler, actually puts it at 10.1″. But the picture was just a prototype! Man, I don’t know. Too many ins and outs in this one; I’ll just wait until tomorrow. Nothing wrong with that.

Bigfoot Giving Away A Couple Of Their Killer 2100 Gamer NICs

I may have really laid into Bigfoot’s (in my opinion still ridiculous) claims for its Killer 2100 performance network cards, but I’ll be the first to admit that whatever the benefits, they’re probably among the best cards you can get. I’m not sure I could justify spending the cash they’re asking, but that’s not really a problem when they’re giving them away.

No, they aren’t giving up as a result of my internet tongue-lashing. They just want you to fill out a survey about where you are, what kind of games you play, that sort of thing. Shouldn’t take more than a couple minutes, and it could save you some money and get you a really nice network card, so why not?

Apple Mocks Smaller Tablets, Dashes Hopes For iPad Nano

Well, that’s that. I kind of had my hopes up for an iPad “suite” including a smaller and larger device, but no less a personage than Steve Jobs himself has dismissed any idea of there being a smaller iPad than the one currently on the market. Or rather, he suggested that they’ll work fine if they come with sandpaper to file your fingers down to the size needed to make a 7″ tablet usable. Tell us how you really feel, Steve.

Yes, he had less than kind words for the likes of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, which he derided as “tweeners,” criticism echoing my own from before the iPad’s debut. Their limited app selection also came under fire, and the conclusion was that these tablets will be “DOA.” I couldn’t agree more, though considering the many valid criticisms of the iPad, I would phrase it perhaps as Churchill might have: “The iPad is the worst tablet available, except for all other on the market.”

I mean honestly, the iPad’s competition is a rabble, beneath notice, a mishmash of compromise devices running an OS not intended for large or even medium-sized screens. You know this is true, even of the top-tier ones like the Galaxy Tab. That said, the next few months will bring Android 3.0, webOS, Windows 7 tablets, and more, which will provide actual competition for Apple. The coalescing of Android under 2.2 and 3.0 will be a solidifying for for everyone’s favorite fragmented OS.

Jobs stressed the idea that “integrated will trump fragmented every time,” and it’s true that Apple has done quite a good job of keeping iOS and OS X versions tightly grouped, though the resolution thing is starting to look like trouble. That was actually one of the theoretical benefits of transitioning the iPad platform to a 16:9 aspect ratio — but apparently the trade-offs in usability were too great for Apple to sign off on it. I have my suspicions about what’s in the cards for this come OS X 10.7, but all that can wait until Wednesday.

So does this mean that for Apple displays, 3.5 inches is a hard ceiling, and 10.1 inches a hard floor? I’d say yes, if only because Jobs would look like a chump if they did anything else, as they’ve made such a big deal about how these are the two Goldilocks zones for mobile and tablet forms. Personally, I think they’re pretty good sizes, so apart from new OSes, improvements to weight, durability, and other portability metrics will be the principal improvements to the tablet platform for now.

With all that being said, this week’s OS X event may enlighten us a bit more as to Apple’s roadmap for iOS devices. We’ll be covering that live, of course, so tune in Wednesday morning and find out as we do.

In Honor Of The Nintendo’s 25th Anniversary: A Few Of Our Favorite NES Games

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 25 years since the original Nintendo Entertainment System came out. Perhaps the object of more nostalgia than anything else from that period, the NES helped define a generation and primed us for a life in which gaming was more than a way to pass an idle half hour. In honor of the classic console’s 25th birthday, we’re briefly recalling our favorite NES games and associated memories. Feel free to add your own.

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Bionic Commando

Devin: This game really had it all, and I still play through it maybe once a year. The open-world design, unique controls, constant upgrading of your guy, and the totally awesome music easily place it among my favorite games. The remake was actually quite good as well, though it’s not complete without the hilarious translation errors and the classic animation (which Nintendo must have missed) of Hitler’s head exploding horrifically.

Karnov

John: As a young Polish boy, I was never really proud of my Slavic heritage. Sure we had pierogi and submarines with screen doors, but we never had a hero I could look up to. Then along came Karnov. Karnov, the “eastern Russian/Siberian” circus freak who breathes fire and is really muscly, can jump around and kill genies and stuff. I think the real value in this game to me came specifically from the adherence to Slavic myth (kind of) and had less to do with the gameplay, which was abysmal. Although this game was roundly panned, I still remember getting it at a weird computer store somewhere near my grandma’s house in Wheeling and bringing it home to play for a few hours straight. I liked Karnov because of how it made me feel back then, not because it’s the greatest game ever.

Fester’s Quest

Greg: Why? Because it was the first game that ever invoked a rage quit out of me.

The best part: the game’s developers totally knew how frustrating it was. Seriously, look at the slogan on the game’s ad: “Get the title that might just drive you crazy!”. You see that kid’s smile? That’s the look of a kid who has just snapped. 3 seconds later, that kid punched Lurch in his big stupid TV face.

Duck Hunt

Kyle: When I think NES, I think of cartridge blowing. I was only three when my brothers let me play Duck Hunt. I was so excited to shoot the gun. From what I can remember, I was quite the ace shooter. Before long, I was sneaking into their room trying to get the damn thing working. But, I was missing something, and after careful watching, I watched my brother blow into the cartridge. It was like magic, I blew into every game to be sure for the next 10 years.

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We could probably go on for hours this way, but it’s really satisfying enough to just sit back and remember a bit. Of course, you can always fire up the old emulator and relive these great games. I wrote a little guide for that a while back. Yeah, sure, it was in 2008, but do you really think NES emulators have changed that much since then?

HTC Wildfire

Features

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
Announced 2010, May
Status Available. Released 2010, May
Size Dimensions 106.8 x 60.4 x 12 mm
Weight 118 g
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 240 x 320 pixels, 3.2 inches
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Touch-sensitive controls
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Optical trackpad
- HTC Sense UI
- Turn-to-mute and lift-to-dim-out a call
Sound Alert types Vibration, MP3
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 384 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Smile detection, geo-tagging
Video Yes
Secondary No
Features OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)
CPU Qualcomm MSM 7225 528 MHz processor
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes
Colors Black, Brown, White, Red, Silver
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Via third party application
- Digital compass
- Dedicated search key
- Facebook, Flickr, Twitter integration
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail
- YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV9 player
- Voice memo
- T9
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1300 mAh
Stand-by Up to 480 h (2G) / Up to 690 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 7 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 10 min (3G)
Misc Price group [About 300 EUR]

HTC Aria

Features

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Announced 2010, June
Status Available. Released 2010, June
Size Dimensions 103.8 x 57.7 x 11.7 mm
Weight 115 g
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 320 x 480 pixels, 3.2 inches
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Optical trackpad
- HTC Sense UI
- Flip-to-mute a call
Sound Alert types Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 512 MB ROM, 384 MB RAM
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included, buy memory
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus
Features Geo-tagging, face detection
Video Yes
Secondary No
Features OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)
CPU Qualcomm MSM 7227 600 MHz processor
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes
Colors Black
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Via third party application
- Digital compass
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail
- YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- MP3/AAC+/WAV player
- MP4/H.264 player
- Voice memo
- Predictive text input
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh
Stand-by Up to 372 h
Talk time Up to 6 h
Misc SAR US 1.54 W/kg (head) 1.27 W/kg (body)
Price group [About 350 EUR]

HTC Desire Z

Features

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
Announced 2010, September
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2010, October
Size Dimensions 119 x 60.4 x 14.2 mm
Weight 180 g
Display Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches
- QWERTY keyboard
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Optical trackpad
- Touch sensitive control panel
- HTC Sense UI
- Multi-touch input method
Sound Alert types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 1.5 GB; 512 MB RAM
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB
Data GPRS Class 32
EDGE Class 32
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA
Bluetooth Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, face detection
Video Yes, 720p
Secondary No
Features OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo)
CPU Qualcomm MSM 7230 800 MHz processor
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes
Colors Black
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Via third party application
- Aluminum unibody casing
- Digital compass
- Dedicated search key
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail
- YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Facebook, Tweeter for HTC Sense
- MP3/WAV/AAC+ player
- MP4/H.264 player
- Voice memo/dial
- T9
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1300mAh
Stand-by Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 430 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)

HTC Desire HD

Features

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
Announced 2010, September
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2010, October
Size Dimensions 123 x 68 x 11.8 mm
Weight 164 g
Display Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Touch sensitive control panel
- HTC Sense UI
- Multi-touch input method
Sound Alert types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- Dolby Mobile and SRS sound enhancement
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 1.5 GB; 768 MB RAM
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB
Data GPRS Class 32
EDGE Class 32
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA
Bluetooth Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, face detection
Video Yes, 720p
Secondary No
Features OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo)
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8255 1 GHz processor
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes
Colors Black, Brown
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Via third party application
- Digital compass
- Dedicated search key
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail
- YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV9/Xvid player
- Facebook, Flickr, Twitter applications
- Adobe Flash 10.1
- Voice memo
- T9
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1230 mAh
Stand-by Up to 490 h (2G) / Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 9 h 15 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)

HTC 7 Pro CDMA

General 2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Announced 2010, October
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2010, Q4
Size Dimensions 117.5 x 59 x 15.5 mm
Weight 185 g
Display Type Capacitive touchscreen
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 3.6 inches
- QWERTY keyboard
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Multi-touch input method
Sound Alert types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- Dolby Mobile and SRS sound enhancement
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 8/16 GB storage, 576 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Card slot No
Data GPRS No
EDGE No
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, face detection
Video Yes, 720p
Secondary No
Features OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz processor
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML
Radio
Games Yes
Colors Black
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Bing Maps
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1
- Digital compass
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
- MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- Facebook and Twitter integration
- YouTube client
- Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer)
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Stand-by
Talk time

HTC Trophy

Features

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
Announced 2010, October
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2010, Q4
Size Dimensions 118.5 x 61.5 x 12 mm
Weight 140 g
Display Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 3.8 inches
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Multi-touch input method
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- Dolby Mobile and SRS sound enhancement
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 8 GB storage, 576 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Card slot No
Data GPRS Class 32
EDGE Class 32
3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA 2 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 5 MP, 2560х1920 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, face detection
Video Yes, 720p
Secondary No
Features OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz processor
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML
Radio
Games Yes
Colors Black
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Bing Maps
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1
- MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV9 player
- Organizer
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1300 mAh
Stand-by Up to 360 h (2G) / Up to 435 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)

HTC 7 Mozart

Features

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
Announced 2010, October
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2010, Q4
Size Dimensions 119 x 60.2 x 11.9 mm
Weight 130 g
Display Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Multi-touch input method
Sound Alert types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- SRS and Dolby Mobile sound enhancement
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB ROM, 576 MB RAM
Card slot No
Data GPRS Class 32
EDGE Class 32
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, Xenon flash
Features Geo-tagging, face detection
Video Yes, 720p
Secondary No
Features OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz processor
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML
Radio
Games Yes
Colors Black
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Bing Maps
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1
- MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV9 player
- Organizer
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1300 mAh
Stand-by Up to 360 h (2G) / Up to 435 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)

HTC 7 Surround

Features

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Announced 2010, October
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2010, Q4
Size Dimensions 119.7 x 61.5 x 13 mm
Weight 165 g
Display Type Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 3.8 inches
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
Sound Alert types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Speakerphone Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- Dolby Mobile and SRS sound enhancement
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 16 GB storage, 448 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Card slot No
Data GPRS Class 32
EDGE Class 32
3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA 2 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p
Secondary No
Features OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz processor
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Radio
Games Yes
Colors Black
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Bing Maps
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
- Digital compass
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
- MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- Facebook and Twitter integration
- YouTube client
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer)
- Voice memo
- Predictive text input
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1230 mAh
Stand-by Up to 275 h (2G) / Up to 255 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 4 h (2G) / Up to 4 h 10 min (3G)
Misc Price group [About 400 EUR]

HTC HD7

Features

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
Announced 2010, October
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2010, Q4
Size Dimensions 122 x 68 x 11.2 mm
Weight 162 g
Display Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
Sound Alert types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- Dolby Mobile and SRS sound enhancement
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 8GB (Europe) / 16GB (Asia), 512 MB ROM, 576 MB RAM
Card slot No
Data GPRS Class 32
EDGE Class 32
3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA 2 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash
Features Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p
Secondary No
Features OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz processor
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Radio
Games Yes
Colors Black
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Bing Maps
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
- Digital compass
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
- MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- Facebook and Twitter integration
- YouTube client
- Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer)
- Voice memo
- T9
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1230 mAh
Stand-by Up to 310 h (2G) / Up to 320 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)

Nokia C5-03

Features

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
Announced 2010, October
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2010, Q4
Size Dimensions 105.8 x 51 x 13.8 mm, 65 cc
Weight 93 g
Display Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 360 x 640 pixels, 3.2 inches
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Handwriting recognition
Sound Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Detailed, max 30 days
Internal 40 MB storage, 128 MB RAM
Card slot microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included
Data GPRS Class 32
EDGE Class 32
3G HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB
Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Features Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA@15fps
Secondary No
Features OS Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5
CPU ARM 11 600 MHz processor
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
Radio Stereo FM radio
Games Yes + Java downloadable
Colors Graphite Black, Lime Green, Petrol Blue, Aluminum Grey
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- MP3/WAV/еAAC+/WMA player
- Photo editor
- Organizer
- Voice command/dial
- Flash Lite 3.0
- TV-out
- T9
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh
Stand-by Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 576 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 35 h

HTC Gratia

Features

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
Announced 2010, October
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2010, November
Size Dimensions 103.8 x 57.7 x 11.7 mm
Weight 115 g
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 320 x 480 pixels, 3.2 inches
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Optical trackpad
- HTC Sense UI
- Flip-to-mute a call
Sound Alert types Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 512 MB ROM, 384 MB RAM
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus
Features Geo-tagging, face detection
Video Yes
Secondary No
Features OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo)
CPU Qualcomm MSM 7227 600 MHz processor
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes
Colors Black, White, Green
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Via third party application
- Digital compass
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail
- YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- MP3/AAC+/WAV player
- MP4/H.264 player
- Voice memo
- Predictive text input
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh
Stand-by
Talk time

Nokia N8

Features
General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Announced 2010, April
Status Available. Released 2010, October
Size Dimensions 113.5 x 59.1 x 12.9 mm, 86 cc
Weight 135 g
Display Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches
- Multi-touch input method
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Scratch resistant Gorilla glass display
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Detailed, max 30 days
Internal 16 GB storage, 256MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory
Data GPRS Class 33
EDGE Class 33
3G HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2.0 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UPnP technology
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
Camera Primary 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Xenon flash
Features 1/1.83'' sensor size, ND filter, geo-tagging, face detection
Video Yes, 720p@25fps
Secondary VGA videocall camera
Features OS Symbian^3 OS
CPU ARM 11 680 MHz processor, 3D Graphics HW accelerator
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS; FM transmitter
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Dark Grey, Silver White, Green, Blue, Orange
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps 3.0
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1
- TV-out (720p video) via HDMI with Dolby Digital Plus sound
- Anodized aluminum casing
- Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic
- Digital compass
- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
- DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
- Voice command/dial
- Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Video/photo editor
- Flash Lite v4.0
- T9
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh (BL-4D)
Stand-by Up to 390 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 12 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 50 h
Misc SAR US 1.09 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 1.02 W/kg (head)
Price group [About 370 EUR]

Nokia C7

Features

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Announced 2010, September
Status Available. Released 2010, October
Size Dimensions 117.3 x 56.8 x 10.5 mm, 64 cc
Weight 130 g
Display Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches
- Nokia ClearBlack display
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Detailed, max 30 days
Internal 8 GB storage, 256 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory
Data GPRS Class 32
EDGE Class 32
3G HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
Camera Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, fixed focus, dual-LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, face detection
Video Yes, 720p@25fps, video stabilization
Secondary Yes, VGA
Features OS Symbian^3 OS
CPU ARM 11 680 MHz processor, 3D Graphics HW accelerator
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
Radio Stereo FM radio, FM transmiter
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Charcoal black, Frosty metal, Mahogany brown
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps 3.0
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1
- Web TV
- TV-out
- Digital compass
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
- MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
- Quickoffice document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Adobe Reader
- Flash Lite 4.0
- Voice memo/dial/command
- T9
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh (BL-5K)
Stand-by Up to 552 h (2G) / Up to 648 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 9 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)
Music play Up to 54 h
Misc Price group [About 350 EUR]