LG GD880 Mini and LG GT350 announced, sort of

Two days ago LG unveiled a couple of new touchscreen-enabled phones to reinforce the midrange segment of their portfolio. The LG GD880 Mini is a full-touch handset dubbed as the most compact phone with a 3.2" screen, while the LG GT350 is a hardware QWERTY-equipped device with a distinct youthful appeal. Unfortunately, the two lengthy press releases reveal few technical details about the two phones.

In addition to the 3.2" widescreen touchscreen, the LG GD880 Mini boasts a 5 megapixel camera, 3G with 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, Wi-Fi and GPS. FM radio and a built-in microSD card slot complement the pretty nice upper mid-range package.

LG GD880 Mini

LG didn't confirm the resolution of the GD880 Mini display but rumor has it that it will be 854 x 480 pixels.

The LG GD880 Mini will be available in Europe starting in March, followed by other markets. Pricing is yet to be determined but we are guessing we will be getting a better taste of the phone next week in Barcelona.

LG GT350 is a full QWERTY side-slider with a 3" WQVGA touchscreen display. Coming to succeed the popular LG KS360, which sold more than 5 million units worldwide, the GT350 should deliver better messaging experience and social network integration. The interface is optimized for better Facebook and Twitter experience and there are even dedicated shortcuts on the keyboard for accessing them.

LG GT350

Unfortunately, for some reason LG didn't see fit to reveal more of its specifications. We suppose a good part of the reason is the lack of much upgrade compared to the KS360.

The LG GT350 will be available in Europe in April and other markets will follow. The four inbox color options are Aqua Blue, Purple, Light Silver, and Black.

LG GS500 Cookie Plus puts 3G on the table, GS290 is to follow

LG announced another member of their Cookie touchscreen handset family. The entry-level LG Cookie Plus is a slightly pimped up version of the original KP500 Cookie. Including 3G with HSDPA and a better UI it will give users another option when looking for a touchscreen phone on the cheap.

According to LG, one of the coolest new features of the GS500 Cookie Plus is the Cartoon-like UI. Sounds familiar? Yeah, that's because the Cartoon UI is one of the most promoted features of the Samsung Corby too. And by the way, the icons also look suspiciously familiar to what Samsung offered. Hoping that noone notices, are we?

LG GS500 Cookie Plus

But don't worry if the Cookie Plus with its HSDPA doesn't seem too much of an upgrade to you. LG plans to offer a full batch of new Cookie handsets in 2010 so we are looking at a first of many here. Their press release mentions another mysterious Cookie, called LG GS290. It should be available in the UK in mid-March, but details will follow later.

Getting back to the "star" - the LG Cookie Plus is definitely set on a mission to conquer the world and will roll out globally to 45 countries beginning with France and Italy in early March. Pricing is yet unknown though.

source: gsmarena

Lenovo S10-3T, Layar Bisa di Putar

Variasi netbook di tanah air akan semakin semarak dengan kehadiran netbook dari Lenovo yaitu, ideapad S10-3T.
Seri notebook ini berbeda dengan generasi sebelumnya, sebab Lenovo mengategorikan produk mereka ini ke dalam tablet notebook. Ya, S10-3T ini merupakan notebook yang dikolaborasi dengan tablet.
Sebagai notebook tablet S10-3T, tentunya produk ini mempunyai kemampuan dasar dari fungsi tablet. Seperti, layar sentuh dengan ukuran 10 inchi yang dapat diputar hingga 360 derajat, sehingga sekilas bisa difungsikan juga seperti e-Book tablet. Selain itu, tentunya ada beberapa aplikasi tambahan dari Lenovo.

"Di tablet netbook ini kita menambahkan aplikasi natural touch, supaya layar mudah digunakan lewat layar sentuh yang menghubungkannya dengan shortcut," tegas Product & Business Development Manager Lenovo Indonesia Cung Cien, saat presentasi produk, di Wisma BNI 46, Jakarta, Rabu (10/2/2010).

"Layar di produk ini mampu menjadikan tampilan horisontal ataupun vertikal, namun dengan 'acceloremeter manual'. Kenapa manual? karena gambar bisa berubah-berubah," tambahnya.

Sedangkan untuk sisi dalamnya, vendor asal Taiwan ini telah membenamkan perangkat paling gress, seperti Harddisk 250GB yang mampu di-up hingga 320GB, sedangkan memori RAM 1GB DDR3 yang mampu up to hingga 2GB. Selain itu untuk beratnya relatif ringan, dengan 1,35Kg.

Untuk mendukung layar sentuhnya, tablet netbook Lenovo ini telah dipersenjatai dengan sistem operasi Windows 7 startcpack. Dengan baterai 4 cell yang mampu berjalan bertahan hingga 3,5 jam.
"Tablet netbook kami ini akan dilempar ke pasar pada Februari ini, dengan harga yang cukup terjangkau yaitu, USD419. Tapi kami akan menjualnya dengan rupiah, kok," sebutnya

iPhone 4G Mistery??

Rumor di internet yang menyebut bahwa i Phone terbaru yang bakal rilis yaitu 4G bakal berbeda dengan iPhone 3G dan 3GS. Kabarnya 4G akan lebih besar dari 3GS.

Namun, seperti yang dilansir Tech Radar, Rabu (10/2/2010), belum diketahui secara pasti berapa perubahan ukuran iPhone terbaru tersebut. Jika ini benar, maka ini merupakan sejarah terbaru bagi Apple, karena selama ini belum pernah menelurkan iPhone keluar dari desain standar seperti sekarang.

Sebelumnya sempat diberitakan juga, iPhone 4G akan menggunakan bahan yang lebih ringan dari iPhone sebelumnya, yang terbuat dari logam.Bahan plastik yang sensitif di iPhone 4G ini sudah digunakan Apple pada Magic Mouse yang belum lama ini dirilis.

Selain itu kamera pada handset juga akan ditingkatkan menjadi 5 megapiksel dari 3,2 MP yang kini digunakan iPhone 3GS. Dengan demikian, kualitasnya tak kalah dengan Nexus One yang baru seminggu dirilis Google.

Waaahhh, sepertinya bakal banyak aja HP muahal muahal yang beredar menjelajahi 2010.

Canon Has Introduces PowerShot SX210 IS, SD3500 IS with touchscreen LCD, and PowerShot SD1400 IS & SD1300 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon has introduced the PowerShot SX210 IS compact superzoom that replaces last year's SX200 IS. Key changes include the ability to stow the pop-up flash, a flat body design, a 14.1MP sensor and increased, 14x (28 - 392mm equiv.) optical zoom range. It also features a dedicated video recording button and supports SDXC memory cards.

Canon SD3500 IS with touchscreen LCD

Canon has released the SD3500 IS (Digital IXUS 210 in Europe) ultra-compact featuring a 3.5 inch touchscreen LCD with 460k dot resolution. It offers a 5x optical zoom lens starting at a useful 24mm and a 14MP sensor. The interface recognizes gestures for some commonly used features.

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS & SD1300 IS

Canon has released the PowerShot SD1300 IS (IXUS 105 in Europe) and the SD1400 IS (IXUS 130), its slimmest PowerShot model to date. Both offer image stabilized wide-angle 4x (28-112mm equiv.) optical zoom lenses, 2.7" LCDs and incorporate 12MP and 14MP sensors respectively. The 17.8mm deep SD1400 IS also features 720p HD video recording using H.264 compression and an HD output.