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As can be seen already today, Motorola [MOT] is launching another device called the Motorola DROID Pro. The DROID Pro is described as being a “mobile office in your pocket” and has a number of features that allow you to keep connected to business whilst on the move.

It runs the Android 2.2 operating system, it has a QWERTY keyboard on the front of the device that allows for quick text entry when replying to text messages or emails and it has all the usual connectivity such as Wireless, Bluetooth as well as DNLA for pushing media wirelessly around your home. [Read more…]

Motorola [MOT] has announced the Motorola Spice. The Spice is a portrait slider QWERTY device that runs the Android 2.1 operating system. It has a 3 megapixel camera on the back that has a fixed focus and 8x digital zoom.

Memory wise, the camera has 256MB RAM, 512MB ROM and it also has a microSD card slot allowing for a further 32GB of storage to be added.

For connectivity it has Bluetooth 2.0+EDR as well as Wireless at 802.11b/g. [Read more…]

The AT&T Navigator app for iPhone has just been updated to version 1.7i. Version 1.7i brings new features to the iPhone and now allows you to use your voice to set a destination as well as switch between apps whilst the Navigator software is running.

The multitasking features work as expected in that you can double tap the home button to bring up the tray of icons and switch to and from the app without losing your location.

The voice search feature is activated by clicking a microphone on the screen. When you click on the mic you simply tell it where you want to go. As well as searching for addresses you can also search for POI. [Read more…]

Drawings and pictures as well as a bit of rumour has been revealed about the HTC HD7. The only thing we don’t know at the moment is what it will be actually called. The image above shows it as the HD3, but most documents seen recently online show it as the HD7 which seems like its in answer to the Windows Phone 7 OS that it will run.

What we have now is the technical specs that reveal the handset is slightly larger than the HTC HD2. Size wise it measures 122 x 68 x 11.2 mm. For connectivity it works on the T-Mobile USA 3G frequency of 1700 MHz (might be just this model only) with other markets supporting other networks.

The HD7 is expected to be a flashship smartphone in terms of technical specs. [Read more…]

Orange has announced the Orange San Francisco Android based smartphone. The San Francisco is the first Orange branded Android smartphone and will also be the first of others to follow.

Price wise, it falls in to the budget category at £99 and can be purchased along with a pay as you go Dolphin tariff.

Specifications reveal that the San Francisco has a 3.5 inch touchscreen with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. The camera on the back can capture images at 3 megapixels. For connectivity it has WiFi, Bluetooth and USB as well as SatNav mentioned which we assume means GPS.
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Nokia has announced the Nokia C3 touch and type feature phone. The C3 is similar to the Nokia X3 that launched recently in that it is a series 40 device that has a touchscreen built in.

The C3 has a standard T9 keypad for text entry. The touch screen can be used for navigating around the phone and reading messages. Design wise, the Nokia C3s body is made of stainless steel.

For network connectivity, it can connect up to GSM and EDGE and is quad band. [Read more…]

HTC has added the T-Mobile G2 to it’s website. Along with the device being listed, we also get another look at all the technical specs of the phone which include the processor, RAM, ROM, Network compatibility, battery capacity and a bunch of other things.

A lot of these details have already been confirmed previously, but now the details have been added to the HTC site, it kind of sets them in stone as it were.

First off, the processor is an 800MHz Qualcomm MSM 7230. It is clocker slower than the 1GHz Snapdragon, but this doesn’t necessarily mean it’s slower. [Read more…]

Verizon [VZ] is launching V CAST Apps. This service is an app store that will be similar in some ways to any other app store such as the Android Market. V CAST Apps is for Android 2.2 OS based smartphones.

The Android Market is a fairly open platform that allows a lot of apps to be published by developers. Unfortunately, there is a lot of junk in there. Verizon want to clean up this junk and has created V CAST Apps which allows developers to submit apps for free. If the apps adhere to the guidelines then they are published in the new app store.

It is expected that V CAST Apps will launch in the next week or so at the Verizon developers conference. [Read more…]