LG eXpo released in the US

LG eXpo which will be appear in the US this ages address of AT&T. If this buzz looks familiar, that’s because it’s one and the aforementioned as the LG IQ (Monaco) that’s headed for Telus.

LG eXpo has already been clearly appear and has a appear date set as able-bodied on the 7th of December. Specs are appealing agnate with what we’ve ahead heard and apparent in the past. This LG slider comes with 3.2-inch WVGA touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera, 7.2Mbps HSDPA connectivity, GPS, fingerprint scanner, microSD agenda slot, and a abounding QWERTY keypad. It runs on Windows Adaptable 6.5 and packs a 1GHz Snapdragon processor beneath the hood, the aboriginal of its affectionate to become accessible in the US.

LG eXpo will retail for $199.99 (after $100 mail-in abatement is applied) on a 2-year $69.99/month arrangement already it’s appear abutting week. A $179.99 alternative LG Adaptable Projector will additionally be fabricated accessible for absorbed buyers in the advancing weeks as an add-on accent to the LG eXpo which will be addition aboriginal in the US. The LG eXpo/IQ will absolutely become accessible in Canada by way of Telus admitting we can’t agreement the aforementioned will be accurate for its adaptable projector accessory.

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Motorola DROID Phone

Billed as the world's aboriginal Android 2.0 smartphone, the Motorola DROID is an impressively defined accessory that is initially absolute to Verizon Wireless

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The acceptable annual is that this is potentially a absolutely abundant alms from Motorola, the bad annual is that this is a CDMA-only accessory that will be bound to use in the United States. In added words, for best abeyant customers.. this is not the DROID you are attractive for.[see note]

We're acquisitive that Motorola will barrage a GSM / UMTS adaptation of this for anybody abroad to use, and if you attending at what the Motorola DROID can do, again you will see why.

Android 2.0 (codename "Eclair") is cast new, and it absolutely overhauls the user interface to accomplish it bigger to use. Much of the software has been improved, including the web browser and Google Maps, and now Android can abutment Microsoft Exchange email which is ideal for accumulated customers. The latest adaptation of Android has bigger camera functionality, including abutment for beam and agenda zoom, which brings Android photography added into band with the competition.

The Motorola DROID itself is an absorbing allotment of kit. and the best accessible affection to activate with is the actual ample 3.7" 480 x 854 pixel touchscreen display. The affectation will be ideal for web browsing and multimedia playback, absolutely it has one of the accomplished pixel counts of any adaptable buzz on the market.

Motorola DROID But this isn't aloof a touchscreen phone, as the DROID has a adequately accepted slide-out QWERTY keyboard as well. There's no absolute agreement amid the keys though, and the aeronautics pad that sits alongside them looks abnormally awakening and out of place.

On the aback is a 5 megapixel camera with bifold LED flash, autofocus and angel stabilization. Video abduction resolution is an absorbing 720 x 480 pixels at up to 24 frames per second, which agency that the Motorola DROID looks like a potentially actual able camera phone.

The DROID's GPS receiver is angry in with the latest adaptation of Google Maps, which in itself is a appealing cogent amend as it now gives chargeless turn-by-turn articulation guidance, and additionally comes with articulation acceptance so that you can acquaint it area you appetite to go after affecting it. Android 2.0 additionally appearance a "Car Home" awning which reflects the actuality that this should accomplish be a advantageous in-car accessory aeronautics device. The DROID additionally has an cyberbanking compass.

Android multimedia abutment has consistently lagged abaft rivals a little, but this latest adaptation can cope with MP3, AAC, WMA and AMR audio, additional H.263, H.264 and MPEG4 video. As we said before, the ample awning is ideal for cine playback. The DROID additionally has a accepted 3.5mm audio socket, and it supports stereo Bluetooth as well. Motorola say that a 16GB anamnesis agenda is included in the phone, and this can be broadcast added application the microSD slot.

This is a CDMA / EVDO accessory with abutment for WiFi connectivity, and as such it will alone assignment in the US. Maximum talktime from the ample 1400 mAh array is 6 hours with up to 11 canicule standby time.

Motorola DROID It's a appealing ample and rather abundant device, advancing in at 4.6 x 2.4 x 0.5 inches and 6 ounces, or 116 x 60 x 13mm and 169 grams in metric. But back you accede the ample awning and QWERTY keyboard, again this is hardly a surprise. The processor is a 550Mhz ARM Cortex A8 CPU which is almost agnate to best of the competition.

Verizon are appraisement the Motorola DROID at $200 back taken with a new two-year arrangement and back demography a $100 mail-in abatement into account, and they say that it should be accessible in Verizon retail outlets and online from 6th November.

This is an awfully absorbing smartphone, and Verizon barter are actual advantageous to accept a apple absolute on it. We don't apperceive if Motorola will accomplish the DROID accessible on added networks, but we absolutely achievement so!

You can see added of the DROID here.

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Motorola MILESTONE Phone

The Motorola MILESTONE is the GSM adaptation of the Motorola DROID, and is angled to be the aboriginal Android 2.0 smartphone to be appear in Europe.

There are a scattering of differences amid the DROID and MILESTONE, the best accessible one actuality that this is a GSM / UMTS device.

Just in case you absent the fuss over the DROID aftermost week, we'll epitomize briefly: the Motorola MILESTONE has a ample 3.7" 480 x 854 pixel touchscreen

display, a bristles megapixel camera, 3.5G support, WiFi, and GPS. Inside is a 550 MHz ARM Cortex A8 processor which is reportedly as able as the CPU in the Apple iPhone 3GS. There's a adequately accepted slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and Motorola say that this is the slimmest accessory like this advancing in at 13.7mm.

Motorola MILESTONE Although the camera seems a little basic, it does accept autofocus, bifold LED beam and can abduction widescreen 720 x 480 pixel video at 24 frames per second. The new adaptation of Android additionally has decidedly bigger camera software.

Android 2.0 is a big advance over antecedent versions, but one above aberration amid the software on the DROID and MILESTONE is that the MILESTONE doesn't accept the new adaptation of Google maps with turn-by-turn navigation, and instead it comes with a balloon adaptation of Motorola's MOTONAV application. Presumably, Google Maps will be upgradeable back it becomes accessible in Europe.

There's a little abashing over the MILESTONE's touchscreen features, Motorola's artefact abstracts area shows that it ability accept multi-touch capabilities that are allegedly defective from the DROID. The blow of the software apartment is absolute and appears to be the aforementioned all-embracing appearance as the DROID.

Most above video and audio formats are accurate on the MILESTONE, and there's a 3.5mm audio atrium and stereo Bluetooth as well. As standard, the Motorola MILESTONE comes with an 8GB agenda in the box (the US DROID has a 16GB card), and this is abundant up to 32GB application a accordant microSD card.

This is a quad-band GSM buzz with 900 / 2100MHz UMTS support, HSPA (3.5G) accelerated downloads and uploads, additional 802.11b and g WiFi. The ample 1400 mAh array gives up to 6.5 hours talktime and 14 canicule standby time, although it is not bright if these are GSM or 3G figures. Measuring 116 x 60 x 13.7mm and belief 165 grams, the MILESTONE is absolutely a ample device, but again it does appear with a ample awning and QWERTY keyboard.

There's no exact chat on availability, except that we apperceive Germany and Italy will see it first. O2 Germany's folio indicates a SIM-free amount of €481 which seems to be acceptable amount for such a high-end handset. With a bit of luck, the MILESTONE will be accessible in some regions afore Christmas, although back it will about-face up in the UK is a mystery.

One alternative added is the MILESTONE Multimedia Base which is a accumulated advancing base and charger, and there's additionally a Buzz Holder so that the MILESTONE can be acclimated as an in-car accessory aeronautics system.

This is an absorbing attractive device, and crucially it seems cheaper than the Nokia N900 and the new adaptation of Android closes the gap somewhat amid this blazon of buzz and the iPhone

. If Motorola can get the MILESTONE to bazaar bound enough, and if they can accomplish abiding that aggregate works properly.. again this handset could able-bodied be a winner.

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Phone

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 is Sony Ericsson's aboriginal Android phone, featuring a actual ample 4" touchscreen affectation and an 8.1 megapixel camera, additional WiFi, GPS and 3.5G support.

Unlike the Motorola MILESTONE (and DROID), the XPERIA X10 is active Android 1.6 instead of Android 2.0. Sony Ericsson accept added the accepted Android alms with article they alarm the "UX platform" which stands for "User Experience". This adds some ghastly-named actualization alleged "Timescape" and "Mediascape" to organise communications and multimedia files in a seamless way. Sony Ericsson say that UX will advance and add new actualization as it goes along.. all actual able-bodied if Sony Ericsson stick to their word, but owners of earlier Sony Ericsson smartphones generally complained of patchy abutment afterwards purchase.

The affectation is the best accessible affection of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10. The ample 4" console displays 854 x 480 pixels in 262,000 colours. This blazon of ample affectation is ideal for web browsing and video playback. Unlike added XPERIA smartphones, the X10 does not appear with a slide-out keyboard.. so aggregate has to be done on the touchscreen.

On the aback is an 8.1 megapixel camera with autofocus, bifold LED beam and geo-tagging support. One absorbing affection is that the X10 can be accomplished to recognise bodies from photographs, and can accessory them with contacts already stored in the phone. The X10 can almanac video, but Sony Ericsson accept accustomed no capacity of the handset's video abduction resolution and anatomy rates.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 GPS is included, and that will assignment either with Google Maps or a balloon adaptation of the Wisepilot turn-by-turn aeronautics system. It's accessible that a approaching advancement to Android 2.0 ability add chargeless turn-by-turn capabilities through Google Maps, but don't authority your breath.

Android 1.6 (codenamed "Donut") comes with appealing appropriate abutment for multimedia playback, web browsing and email (including abutment for Microsoft Exchange). There's a YouTube appliance and a accomplished host of added Sony Ericsson and Google branded apps to go with it. New applications can be downloaded from the Android Bazaar or Sony Ericsson's PlayNow service.

Inside the XPERIA X10 is 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, authoritative this one of the fastest handsets of its class. Additionally, there is 1GB of centralized anamnesis additional an 8GB microSD agenda in the accepted sales package.

This is a 3.5G accessory accessible in a 800/850/1900/2100 MHz adaptation for the US bazaar and a 900/1700/2100 MHz agreement for the blow of the world. HSPA accelerated downloads

and uploads are supported, additional WiFi and quad-band GSM.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 The ample awning on the XPERIA X10 agency that this is a adequately big device, barometer 119 x 63 x 13mm. However, the 135 gram weight is absolutely acceptable for a buzz like this, helped in allotment by the abridgement of a keyboard.

Other actualization accommodate a 3.5mm audio socket, stereo Bluetooth

and an accelerometer. In fact, the alone cogent affection that we can see missing is an FM radio, although the new MW600 Bluetooth stereo angle that has been launched at the aforementioned time does add a radio to the mix.

Sony Ericsson say that the XPERIA X10 should alpha to be accessible during Q1 2010 with added markets afterward in the aboriginal bisected of the year. Accessible colours are "Sensuous Black" and "Luster White" which accord the X10 a chic appearance. We do not accept any advice on appraisement at present, but rivals are priced almost about €500 or so.

The XPERIA X10 is a advantageous accession to Sony Ericsson's ambit which has afresh been a bit abbreviate of smartphones. However, the aggregation has a acceptability for actuality backward to bazaar with capricious devices, article that it charge agitate off if the X10 is to succeed.

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Nokia 1280 Phone

Billed as the cheapest Nokia buzz ever, the Nokia 1280 is advised to advertise for aloof €20. Aimed primarily at arising markets, the 1280 should accept advanced address to anyone who is adorable for a absolutely bargain but applied phone.

As you would expect, this is a adequately basal phone.. but it does appear with a hasty cardinal of advantageous features. There's a connected 1.36" 96 x 68 pixel display, an FM radio (requires the acquirement of a headset), a congenital in flashlight, MP3 brand ringtones and a congenital speakerphone. It's a Series 30 handset with a actual simple user interface that should be accustomed to best longtime Nokia customers. The 1280 additionally supports Nokia Life Tools in assertive markets.

The 1280 is advised to be shared, so it has assorted phonebooks and actual loud ringtones so that it can be larboard in one place. Part of the abstraction actuality is that if four bodies allotment the acquirement bulk of the 1280, again it works out at aloof €5 anniversary which is an adorable hypothesis for arising markets.

Nokia 1280 There's no accepting abroad from the hardly awakening looks that the baby awning brings, but it's absolutely a acute adorable accessory and actual acutely a Nokia. Good agreement amid the keys agency that the 1280 should be accessible to use, alike if cutting gloves.

The awning is dust and blemish resistant, which gives the 1280 a assertive bulk of durability. The accepted covers are accessible in red, blue, blah and atramentous colours, and these can be interchanged.

The handset comes with a accepted BL-5C array and actual accepted AC-3 charger, giving up to 8.5 hours talktime and 22 canicule standby time. It's a failing phone, advancing in at aloof 82 grams and barometer 107 x 45 x 15mm.

A bargain Nokia like this is assertive to accept advanced address in a cardinal of markets, in some places it may able-bodied be aggregate amid altered customers, in others it ability address as a additional phone, abnormally one for outdoors use. With a pricetag like this, abounding barter will see it about as a disposable item.

Nokia say that the 1280 should be accessible during Q1 2010.

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