Recently there has been a lot of buzz regarding Google's first ever Android phone rumored to be HTC Dream or T-Mobile G1. However we didn't come across any proper live pics of the Google Android. Well the wait is now over as we have first ever proper live pics of the Google Android phone thanks to iMobile. The pics clearly show the T-Mobile tag meaning that the first ever Google Android phone will be available via T-Mobile.



Source: Into Mobile

We recently made a post regarding the launch of Samsung's new 8 Megapixel Symbian Superphone known as INNOV8. Well great news for UK mobile users as it is now available in the UK on Orange Network. UK users can get this Superphone on various contract deals available on Mobiles.co.uk. Just to recap here are the features:

Size: 106.5 x 53.9 x 17.2 mm, Weight: 140g
OS: Symbian S60
Display: 16 Million Colours (240 x 320 pixels)
Camera: 8.0 Megapixel with Autofocus and Face Detection (3264 x 2448 pixels)
Memory: 8GB on-board Memory with MicroSD support up to 16GB
Connectivity: HSDPA, WiFi, GPRS, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0
Others: Email, MP3/AAC/AAC+ player, Speakerphone
Battery: 1200 mAh

Source: Symbian Freak

It is a well known fact that iPhone 3G customers are facing a number of issues with their iPhone 3G's such as slow 3G connections and frequent call drops. Apple has been trying its level best to resolve these issues by releasing frequent updates to its OS as we recently saw the release of OS version 2.0.2. Recently we also witnessed Apple being sued by some annoyed iPhone 3G users.

However according to a study conducted by wired.com, the iPhone 3G Smartphone shouldn't actually be blamed for the problems faced by the users. The real problem lies with immature and problematic 3G carrier networks. You will notice from the facts and figures shown below that the users in regions with mature 3G networks such as Europe show good results whereas users in regions with immature 3G networks such as US and Australia show poor results.

A total of 2636 iPhone 3G users from USA, Canada, Australia and Europe took part in this study and the following interesting facts and figures were revealed.

In terms of country data:

1. Users in Australia reported the slowest 3G download speeds (759 Kbps).
2. Users in USA reported the most problematic connections.
3. Users in Germany and Netherlands reported the fastest 3G download speeds (2000 Kbps).

In terms of carrier data:

1. European T-Mobile Users reported the fastest 3G download speeds (1822 Kbps).
2. Canadian Rogers and Fido users reported the second fastest download speeds (1330 Kbps).
3. US AT&T users reported download speeds of 990 Kbps.
4. Australian Optus and Virgin users reported the slowest download speeds (390 Kbps).

Jump over to Wired.com to read more about this study.

Good news for HTC as its Touch Diamond Smartphone has been awarded the EISA's European Smartphone 2008-2009 award. The European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) was of the opinion that the HTC Diamond out ranked its competition by offering advanced mobile features in a small and attractive package and therefore it has been award the EISA award.

HTC Europe's Florian Seiche made the following comments on achieving the award, "We are excited to have received this accolade from EISA. HTC is committed to innovation and the Touch Diamond continues to stretch the limits of mobile technology by integrating advanced functionality into a thin and compact design achieving the ultimate in high performance."

Well Done! Congrats HTC on achieving this award.

Source: Into Mobile

Yesterday we made a post regarding the specifications of the Nokia N79 and Nokia N85. Well today we have the launch details and some more images of the two new Nseries devices. There is news that Nokia N79 with tri-band GSM (900/2100 UMTS/HSDPA) support will be available in Europe in October for €350 exclusive of taxes and Operator Subsidies. The Nokia N85 will also be available in Europe in October with quad-band GSM/EDGE (900/1900/2100 or 850/1900/2100 UMTS/HSDPA) for €450 exclusive of taxes and Operator Subsidies.

Source: Engadget

HTC will be launching a new Smartphone known as HTC S740 in Europe soon. The HTC S740 is a feature packed sleek and stylish Smartphone that looks a lot like the recently launched HTC Touch Diamond Smartphone. It features a 2.4-inch QVGA screen, Windows Mobile 6.1, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA connectivity, a full sliding QWERTY keyboard and a 12 key number pad. It is expected to be launched in Europe in September 2008 and all set to be a big hit.

Here are the detailed specifications:

Size: 116.3 x 43.4 x 16.3 mm, Weight: 140g
Networks: WCDMA 900/2100 MHz, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Operating system: Windows Mobile 6.1
Chipset: Qualcomm MSM7225 with 528 MHz Processor
Memory: 256 MB flash, 256 MB RAM amd microSD support
Display: 2.4-inch QVGA screen
Camera: 3.2 megapixel with fixed focus
Connectivity: HSDPA, WLAN, EDGE, GPRS, Bluetooth 2.0, GPS with AGPS, HTC ExtUSB™
Others: Sliding QWERTY keyboard, FM radio, Google Maps, RSS Hub, Email (IMAP,POP3, Exchange push email), Istant messaging
Battery: 1000 mAh
Talk time: Up to 320 minutes on WCDMA, Up to 380 minutes on GSM
Standby time: Up to 400 hours on WCDMA, Up to 280 hours on GSM

Source: Mobile Crunch