INQ Chat 3G launches on Three

Mobile manufacturer INQ has launched the INQ Chat 3G - its first handset with a Qwerty keyboard, similar to that found on many BlackBerry mobile phones.



The INQ Chat 3G is available exclusively on Three mobile, for £99.99 on PAYG tariffs, or at least £15 per month on contract tariffs.

The handset is geared towards social networking, with integrated Facebook, Twitter and Skype applications. According to INQ, there's a new email client with free push Gmail so new emails are automatically sent to the handset.

The phone's software also includes an active address book, showing live status of all your contacts.

The INQ Chat 3G has a 2.4-inch 320x240 pixel resolution TFT screen, arranged in a landscape format above the Qwerty keypad.

Source: http://www.which.co.uk/news/2009/12/inq-chat-3g-launches-on-three-191509

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Apple reveals 2009's best selling iPhone games

Apple has published two 'Top Sellers' charts of games and apps for 2009, which reveals the titles that generated the most cash on its iPhone App Store this year.

Seven of the top 30 games are from EA Mobile, representing a hugely successful year for the publisher, which has brought a succession of its big console brands to iPhone.

Gameloft has three games in the top 30, while Australian independent studio Firemint has entries from both its games: Real Racing and Flight Control. The full list can be seen here.

In the separate apps list, navigation applications are to the fore, with ALK's CoPilot, TomTom, Navigon's Mobile Navigator and Sygic's Mobile Maps Europe all present and correct.

Other apps to have coined it in include chef Jamie Oliver's 20 Minute Meals app, Smule's I Am T-Pain, Arsenal FC's official app, and Sling Media's SlingPlayer Mobile. The full list can be found here.

Source: http://www.casualgaming.biz/news/29582/Apple-reveals-2009s-best-selling-iPhone-games

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Samsung launched New Galaxy Spica i5700 Android smartphone

The South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung has finally unleashed its i5700 Galaxy Spica, the latest smartphone. This is the fourth product by the company to have an Android operating system. This operating system by Google basically runs on the Linux kernel.

The new phone is embedded with a quick 800MHz processor and this makes it the first Android smartphone that can support DivX videos.

JK Shin, executive vice president and head of the Mobile Communications Division of Samsung Electronics was quoted as saying, “The Samsung Galaxy Spica, powered by Android, is the perfect fit for users who want to enjoy a powerful and fast mobile experience.”

Attractive features

The striking handset offers a wide array of innovative features along with flawless connectivity. It measures 115mm x 57mm x 13.2mm (4.5in x 2.2in x .5in) in size and has a 1500mAh battery for optimum performance.

The phone is also equipped with a 3.2 inch HVGA touch screen display, HSDPA connectivity, Wi-Fi and GPS. It also boasts of a 3 megapixel camera with autofocus feature.
It has Bluetooth 2.1 and a 3.5mm headphone jack for stereo music listening.

Source: http://www.themoneytimes.com/featured/20091116/samsung-launches-galaxy-spica-i5700-android-smartphone-id-1091093.html

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Palm Pixi Available Nov. 15 for Just $99.99 Exclusively from Sprint

Sprint today announced Nov. 15 as the first day of nationwide availability for Palm Pixi, exclusively available on America’s most dependable 3G network1 from Sprint2. It will cost just $99.99 with a two-year service agreement, after a $50 instant rebate and $100 mail-in rebate and be available at Sprint stores, online at www.sprint.com, through telesales at 1-800-SPRINT1, and at Best Buy, RadioShack and select Wal-Mart stores.

“We are excited to offer the new Palm Pixi to our customers in time for the holiday season, and it’s a great addition to Sprint’s industry-leading device portfolio,” said Kevin Packingham, senior vice president – Product Development, Sprint. “Simply put, this phone is fun and easy to use; with its multi-touch screen and full QWERTY keyboard, it’s a great device for messaging and social networking at a price everyone can enjoy, and delivers so many of the great features people love about Palm Pre™ in a fantastic new form factor, making it a huge hit for consumers.

Running the Palm webOS mobile platform, Palm Pixi lets the user keep multiple activities open and move easily between them, like flipping through a deck of cards, using natural gestures. This allows for easy movement between messaging and email or searching the Web while listening to music, and items are rearranged simply by dragging them. Universal search also makes finding things easy, providing results from both the device and the Web.

Source: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20091026005435/en

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HTC's Hero looks like the best Android phone yet

Just days after T-Mobile announced the new myTouch 3G, its second Android phone, manufacturer HTC, which makes the device, unveiled the HTC Hero, yet another Android device that looks even better than the myTouch.

HTC apparently is betting hard on Android, the mobile operating system from Google, and the latest results look impressive. I wasn't at the launch event in London, but details and information coming out of it make for a device that looks like a great competitor to the iPhone and Palm Pre.



Here are some of the highlights:

The Hero's got real Adobe Flash support. It's not Flash 10, which will come out later this year, but it gives you full Internet video, dynamic ads and access to thousands of Flash games. This is a first for an Android phone and among the first for any phone.

The Hero has a thing called HTC Sense, which allows you to personalize your home page and set up profiles for work, weekends or just play. You can also organize more content according to the people in your life. From your contacts list you can see what messages you've exchanged with that person, their Facebook updates and their Flickr photos.

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