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16 Feb 2010

The Microsoft Pure and Turtle mobile phones have been given more concrete details after a review of their recently leaked firmware. The Microsoft Pure and Turtle phones will not run Windows Phone 7, but a lighter version based on Windows 6 CE.

The Microsoft Pure and Turtle phones reflect Microsoft’s commitment to continue developing low-end mobile devices to round out their high-end offerings with Windows Phone 7. These more basic mobile devices will run a version of Windows 6 CE, and be powered by an NVIDIA Tegra chip that will provide a bit of punch regardless of their budget-level nature. The larger of the two, the Microsoft Pure, features a slide-format QWERTY keypad and a 480×320 touchscreen display. The Microsoft Turtle phone is basically a more compact version of the Pure, featuring a smaller 320×240 display. Both devices will be manufactured by Sharp but branded by Microsoft themselves.

More news is on the way about Microsoft’s Pure and Turtle mobile devices. While Monday’s MWC 2010 news focused on the release of Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 7 OS, expect more news about hardware devices running this and other operating systems in the days ahead.

Original Post Link: Microsoft Pure, Turtle Mobile Phones Get Detailed [Microsoft's Project Pink Phone Specs Revealed] | Published by TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities

Vodafone Prepares World’s Cheapest Mobile Phone [$15 Mobile Phone Features No Internet Connectivity, Monochrome Screen]

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16 Feb 2010

Vodafone announced yesterday what it claims is the “its most affordable ultra low cost handset to date”. It’ll be a pair of phones, the Vodafone 150 and 250, which will both retail for $15 and $20 unsubsidized. They’re hoping the device will make it to developing markets, and they hope it’ll help get phones in the hands of more people.

As Vodafone’s press release says, the purpose of these ultra-cheap handsets is “to maximize the availability of [cell service] across countries with sizeable and isolated rural populations.” The list of countries that they hope to target is India, Turkey, Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Qatar, South Africa and Tanzania.

As you can imagine, there isn’t a lot of decent telcom coverage in some of these countries. Vodafone has been adding an “extensive logistics infrastructure” for some time and they say they can reach “deep rural segments where mobile penetration is low.”

The phones will offer both voice and SMS services. They’ll even support a pay-by-SMS feature for mobile payments. As for the phones themselves, obviously, they’re low-cost and a bit crude by most standards. The Vodafone 150 will feature a monochrome screen while the Vodafone 250 will support a color screen and an FM radio.

It will support custom ringtones, phonebook connectivity and 2 embedded games, the folks at Vodafone aren’t totally draconian. These remind me of a Nokia 5120, they’re basically 10 year old mobile phones.

The Vodafone 150 will go for $15 unsubsidized and the Vodafone 250 will go for $20 unsubsidized. No word on a release date, but if you’re reading this, you’re probably not in the market for one.

Original Post Link: Vodafone Prepares World’s Cheapest Mobile Phone [$15 Mobile Phone Features No Internet Connectivity, Monochrome Screen] | Published by TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities

Samsung Shows Off 4G Netbook [Samsung N150 To Feature LTE Modem, Atom Processor, 10-inch Screen]

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16 Feb 2010

Samsung has taken this Mobile World Congress, not just to announce a few new smartphones, but also to take the covers off of their new 4G-enabled netbook. It’ll be a new iteration of their current Samsung N150. For the 4G variety, it’s using the LTE (Long Term Evolution 3GPP) project.

The netbook will be running Samsung’s own 4G chipset, which is named ‘Kalmia’. Gizmodo reports that Samsung has been showing off their LTE-based 4G since 2006 and have always aimed at releasing 4G products in 2010. Right on time, they’re planning to release the 4G-enabled netbook this year.

The Samsung N150 with the integrated LTE 4G will be able to get wireless connections with a hypothetical top speed of 1Gbps. This is of course compared to 3G which has an average top speed of 3Mbps (it depends on your network, of course).

Samsung’s LTE platform isn’t just for their own netbooks. At MWC they’re also displaying the potential 4G technology for all the manufacturers. Aside from their embedded Kalmia 4G solution, Samsung is also pushing a ‘dongle-type’ 4G modem. It’ll be named GT-B3710, no word on what ports it’ll use.

As for the N150 netbook itself, it’s your typical netbook fair. It’ll feature a 1.66Ghz Atom processor, 1GB of RAM and a 10-inch screen. Samsung is also going to be offering their N210, N220 and NB30 netbooks and notebooks with a 4G modem as well. No word on pricing.

Original Post Link: Samsung Shows Off 4G Netbook [Samsung N150 To Feature LTE Modem, Atom Processor, 10-inch Screen] | Published by TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities

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Posts Tagged ‘technology gadgets’

Microsoft Pure, Turtle Mobile Phones Get Detailed [Microsoft's Project Pink Phone Specs Revealed]

Vodafone Prepares World’s Cheapest Mobile Phone [$15 Mobile Phone Features No Internet Connectivity, Monochrome Screen]

Samsung Shows Off 4G Netbook [Samsung N150 To Feature LTE Modem, Atom Processor, 10-inch Screen]

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