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Dec 01
Linux has been ported to Apple’s iPhone platform. It supports both the iPhone, iPhone 3G as well as the iPod Touch. It is a rough draft of the port yet, but atleast you have something.
Finally some hope for Android on the iPhone.
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Nov 28
The new HTC Touch HD is to be launched soon and it sports killer specs – a massive 3.8 inch display, 288 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM with a 5 MP camera, Wi-Fi, GPS and all anyone would ever want. It looks better and is slimmer than the iPhone and has much better specs and features.
HTC Touch HD Specs:
General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/2100 MHz, GPRS/EDGE class 12, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Dimensions: 115 x 62 x 12 mm, 146 g
Display: 3.8-inch 65K color TFT touchscreen, WVGA resolution (480 x 800 pixels)
Processor: Qualcomm MSM 7201A, 528MHz CPU
Memory: 288 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM, microSD card slot
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Internet browser: Opera Mobile 9.5 browser
Camera: 5 megapixel autofocus, CIF (352 × 288 pixels) video recording
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0+EDR with A2DP, Wi-Fi, GPS receiver, 3.5mm audio jack
Battery: Li-Ion 1350 mAh, Talk time: 6 h 30 min, Standby: 450 hours
Nov 25
Finally!
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has been officially launched in India. It is Nokia’s first attempt at a full Touch device and has had superb reviews at Mobile-Review. It is supposed to kill the iPhone, the HTC Touch Diamond and the Blackberry Storm.
It has superb specs, killer looks and loads of features.
Nokia 5800 XM Specs:
- Dimensions: 111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm
- Weight: 109 gms
- Display: 3.2 inch TFT touchscreen, 16M colors, 360 x 640 pixels
- Memory: 81 MB internal, 8 GB MicroSD
- RAM: 128 MB
- CPU: ARM 11 369 MHz
- Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP.
- OS: Symbian OS 9.4 with S60v5
- Camera: 3.2 MP with AF, Flash
- GPS: GPS Receiver with A-GPS
- Other Features: FM Radio with RDS, TV out, 3.5mm Headphone jack
From the looks of it, it can totally kick the iPhone’s a$$, atleast in terms of features and sales.
It is priced at just Rs. 21,000, compared to some outrageously priced smartphones (Read: iPhone, INNOV8, Xperia X1)
Have a nice look, it is most probably going to be Nokia’s next bestseller, and my next phone 
.
Nov 22
This is a detailed comparision of the Blackberry Storm 9500 vs Apple iPhone 3G . The iPhone 3G has been a best seller and the Blackberry Storm 9500 is touted to be its toughest competitor yet. I will try to list all their features and compare them.
Let’s have a look at their features:
Blackberry Storm 9500
- Dimensions: 112.5 x 62.2 x 14 mm
- Weight: 155 gms
- Display: Touchscreen, 65K colors, 360 x 480 pixels, 3.25 inches
- Memory: 1 GB internal memory + upto 8 GB MicroSD
- Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, 3G
- OS: Blackberry OS
- Camera: 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels
- GPS: GPS with A-GPS, Blackberry Maps
- Applications: Blackberry Application Centre
Apple iPhone 3G
- Dimensions: 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
- Weight: 133 gms
- Display: Touchscreen, 16M colors, 320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches
- Memory: 8 / 16 GB shared memory
- Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v2.0
- OS: OS X software v2.2
- Camera: 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels
- GPS: GPS with A-GPS, Google Maps
- Applications: Apple iPhone Appstore
Detailed Comparision:
Design, Dimensions and Weight:
Both the Blackberry Storm and the iPhone have similar dimensions as you can see in the table above. While the Storm is wider, the iPhone is a bit longer. The iPhone 3G weighs about 133 gms while the Storm is bulkier at 155 gms. However 20 gms isn’t much of an increase, anyone can live with that.
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