Device Arena

Ever since I’ve heard about the presentation of Samsung F490 And Samsung P720 phones, among others, during the press event in Ukraine, I was wandering where the heck the pictures of them were? To much Vodka, or Champagne, or something? Did the Christmas party start early?

Hello! It’s 21st century already! Text write-ups of the cool features, with months old press pics of the officially announced old models and a grainy small picture with a tiny phones line-up is not enough. We need live pics. Of each new phone model. From every angle. And video. With at least a short interface walkthrough.

Well, thankfully, somebody at Mobile-Notes was not asleep, and now we can show you how Samsung P720 DuoS and Samsung F490 look in real life:

Unwired View

In recent years the wireless industry has made a series of progressive improvements in the performance. However, end users now make increased use of mobile multimedia services and they stay online for longer periods. They therefore require faster data rates, quicker response times and longer battery life in order to enjoy the benefits of services such as voice over IP, mobile video, sharing and collaboration and rich multimedia telephony.

One year ago Nokia Siemens Networks conducted the world’s first LTE demonstration in conjunction with MIMO (Multiple Input / Multiple Output) antenna technology. In this demonstration peak data rates of 160 Megabits per second were realized.

The now performed field trial was a world first since it was conducted in a real urban outdoor environment with multiple users using the new 2.6 GHz spectrum. It confirms that LTE performance requirements can be met using 3GPP standardized technologies and it realized data rates of more than 100 Mega bits per second over distances of several hundred meters, while maintaining excellent throughput at the edge of typical urban mobile radio cells.

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Washington (dpa) – Wishes for the future often accompany the celebrations that ring in the start of a new year. And for technology fans, there’s plenty to put on the wish list.

For while 2007 was a big year for product rollouts, in some ways it was transitional: offering us mere glimpses of the better things that might come. Here are a few.

— An iPhone for the rest of us

Apple’s iPhone was clearly a hot item in 2007, but there was just one problem: only those with deep pockets could justify the splurge. In addition to paying around 500 dollars for this stylish, versatile device, some had to switch cell carriers, since Apple did not have agreements in place with most network providers.

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Devin Balentina over at the Nokia Guide spotted it first, on the download page of the mobile Nseries site. Looks like someone at Nokia let the cat out of the bag on the US 3G version of the N95 8GB. It was all speculation until I hopped on HoFo today to find this thread, linking me to MobileCityOnline’s pre-order site for this new behemoth. At $799.99, it’s not cheap, but you get pretty much all you can eat of any feature currently on a mobile. 8GB of internal memory, the same 5 megapixel shooter with autofocus and a Carl Zeiss lens, WiFi, GPS, and a 3.5mm audio jack to top it all off. This version also apparently includes HSDPA on the 850/1900MHz frequencies, which is what AT&T uses here in the States.

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