12MP 3x optical zoom Samsung M8920 shows up again

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We just came upon another leaked photos of what seems to be the successor of the Samsung Pixon12. This time however it’s the Korean version of the monster cameraphone dubbed Samsung SCH-W880. The information about the specs list is still pretty scarce but the camera alone to make us drool.

Four months ago the first evidence of the existence of a Pixon12 successor with optical zoom popped up in the net. It was a picture of the Samsung M8920, which sported 3x optical zoom and HD video recording.

Samsung SCH-W880
Samsung SCH-W880

We now have some good news for our Korean buddies who will also be getting a piece of the action. It appears that Samsung is planning to launch a Korean version of the 12MP handset that should go by the name SCH-W880. The visual differences to the European model are almost non-existent or at least as far as the back panel is concerned. The camera zoomlens the xenon and LED flashes and the grip are all there. We do notice however that there are no Wi-Fi/GPS marks on W880, suggesting that those features might missing in this version.

Samsung M8920
The first photo of Samsung M8920

We haven’t got confirmation of any of the other specs of the device, but those leaked shots should help make the waiting for the official announcement more easily bearable.

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Intel Atom may be the next big thing in the smartphone market

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Everyone knows that the Intel Atom dominates the netbook market, but what about smartphones? As it turns out they have some pretty major plans there too. Their Moorestown system on a chip and Moblin OS will be available in early 2010 and will give them a good starting point for their march towards market domination.Since our web site is primarily about mobile phones, we should clarify some of those things. First off, “system on a chip” or SoC means that all the chips with various functions normally found on a computer motherboard have been packed into a single chip, saving both space and power – both critical for mobile devices.

The Moorestown platform is a SoC with 45nm Atom CPU, graphics and video encoder/decoder. It will support all the major mobile phone technologies such as 3G, WiMAX, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth and even mobile TV.

Intel also announced today that they will license HSPA/3G technology from Nokia and they jointly develop oFono – an open source telephony software solution. While oFono probably won’t develop into a full-blown OS, but will instead be integrated in Moblin and Maemo.

Moblin and Maemo are both Linux variants, the former developed by Intel and tailored specifically for Atom CPUs, the latter developed by Nokia for ARM processors.

It’s not just Nokia – Intel is also working with another big name in the mobile phone world, namely LG. Together LG and Intel are working on a MID that is powered by Moorestown and runs Moblin, plus LG is working with Ericsson to bring 3G capabilities to said MID. The MID will feature voice functionality, so it seems to be a likely candidate to be the mythical “Intel phone”.

Anyway, Intel did a short demo of the new Moblin UI, which Intel says is designed for multitasking. It organizes things into “zones”, which group a program’s windows but also allow you to drag a window from one zone to another.

If this new paradigm proves successful, it will rival the “cards” of WebOS and it can also run GNOME applications (GNOME is one of the two most popular Linux desktop environments), giving it immediate access to plenty of apps get go (think Firefox, etc), not to mention a huge developer base.

Here also are two videos demonstrating the new OS for you to enjoy:

Sony Ericsson teases with 12 MP Idou

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Sony Ericsson have just announced their very own multimedia monster - the Sony Ericsson Idou. It’s pronounced ‘I do’ but Sony Ericsson say they will market the phone under a different name. In the meanwhile the heavily rumored Hikaru got its own announcement as well. Folks, meet the Idou and the W995.

Sony Ericsson Idou

Enough teasing here’s the scoop. Sony Ericsson have gone the whole nine yards with the camera of the Sony Ericsson Idou, they’ve given it a 12-megapixel camera with xenon flash and touch focus. The camera is hidden under a sliding cover.

No phone can truly call be a ‘multimedia’ device without the screen being awesome and it is the case with Idou. The touch screen is generous with its 3.5 inches and 16 million colors. It has a 16:9 aspect ratio (360 x 640 pixels) to emphasize that the phone is aimed at multimedia. 3G and Wi-Fi are on board so streaming content from the Internet won’t be a problem.


Sony Ericsson Idou

The OS that the Sony Ericsson Idou will run on is a new user interface of the well-known Symbian OS based on the S60. That’s the first implementation of the spanking new opens-source Symbian user interface developed by the Symbian Foundation.

Sony Ericsson traditionally have had good YouTube integration and with the Idou they would offer 16:9 aspect ratio and high-definition option.

Speaking of videos, here’s the official video ad of the Idou by Sony Ericsson:

The Sony Ericsson Idou also has integrated GPS receiver and with that big screen, it will make an excellent navigation device provided they give it proper software.

You would be rather surprised however that the Sony Ericsson Idou has a microSD memory card slot. That means that the manufacturer of the device is again not Sony Ericsson themselves - just as XPERIA X1.

Sony Ericsson W995

While the announcement of the Idou was a surprise (what a surprise, indeed!) there’s not much to reveal about the next handset that sees daylight for the first time today - the Sony Ericsson W995, formerly known as Hikaru.

Sony Ericsson W995 Sony Ericsson W995 Sony Ericsson W995
Sony Ericsson W995

As we’ve already said, this is the first 8-megapixel Walkman-branded mobile phone. The Sony Ericsson W995 is a classy slider with a metal housing and a large 2.6-inch QVGA TFT display.

Even if some have been expecting the 8 gigs of memory to be built-in they come in the form of a memory card placed next to the little fellow in the box.

The other specs are also known from before. Definitely the most interesting parts about them are the kick-stand on the back, the 2.6-inch screen and the standard 3.5 audio jack on board (the XPERIA is the only other SE sporting one of those).

The Sony Ericsson W995 packs HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS (with a 3-month trial version of Wayfinder Navigator).

Full specifications for the Sony Ericsson Idou are yet to be announced. Both devices are expected to hit the shelves in Q2 of 2009

Source: GSMArena.com

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