Sony Ericsson W995 Walkman with 8MP camera at MWC 2009

Sony Ericsson has announced W995 Walkman at Mobile World Congress. It has also introduced its Media Go application on the W995 Walkman, which lets you effortlessly and automatically transfer any audio, photos and videos between your phone and computer.

“With Media Go there’s no need to worry about format, resolution and ‘frame per second’ anymore.” said Alexandre Cardon, Global Marketing Business Manager at Sony Ericsson. “No longer will the video you transferred from your PC to your phone play in low resolution or bad quality. With Media Go and the W995 the experience is as good on your phone as it was on your PC.”

The phone boasts of 8-megapixel camera, 2.6-inch LCD, built-in stereo speakers, Geo tagging of photos, Google Maps, aGPS. It comes bundled with 8GB Memory Stick Micro to save photos, video clips and music library. Users can check out the latest videos from YouTube using Turbo 3G or Wi-Fi. It also lets users to subscribe and download podcasts.

Sony Ericsson says W995 will be available in black, red and silver colours in selected markets from Q2.

Sony Ericsson Targets Youth with W395 Walkman Phone

Sony Ericsson has announced W395 Walkman phone, with large powerful built-in stereo speakers. Targeted at youth, the slick slider W395 offers special stereo speakers and also HPM-64 stereo headset with stereo widening for a great sound experience.

The Sony Ericsson W395 phone includes features like 2 megapixel camera, FM radio, 2.0” crystal clear display and motion gaming support. It also offers great music features like TrackID to find the tracks you love easily, while PlayNow allows users to download a full range of mobile content.

Billed by Sony Ericsson as their “most affordable Walkman slider phone to date”, it ships with 1GB memory card and offers dedicated control keys for managing the music. “Sony Ericsson takes pride in understanding the youth market, and the W395 is a mobile phone that caters to all their needs with great music quality.” said Alexandre Cardon, Global product marketing manager (music) at Sony Ericsson.

While the pricing details of the phone are not yet known, it is expected to be available from Q1 in the colours Dusky Grey and Blush Titanium.

LG Arena Offers 3D S Class User Interface

LG has announced LG Arena KM900 multimedia phone with innovative 3D S-Class User Interface. The dynamic interface offers cube-based layout providing four customizable home screens for direct access to all features.

“The direct, intuitive and dynamic S-Class UI will be unlike anything that has appeared on a mobile phone before. With rich 3D graphics, touch sensitivity and exciting multimedia capabilities, it will truly make ARENA a fully loaded multimedia phone,” said Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company.

LG says the phone will deliver ‘an exhilarating multimedia experience’, with features aided by Dolby and DivX technologies. It will also offer internet connectivity with HSDPA 7.2 networks, Wi-Fi, A-GPS.

LG will announce more details about Arena KM900 and its features at the Mobile World Congress.

Nokia 5630 XpressMusic is the Slimmest N-Gage Device Yet

Nokia have unveiled their latest XpressMusic cellphone, the Nokia 5630. This slim candybar runs the Symbian S60 operating system. It is also the slimmest and lightest N-Gage device yet at just 12mm thin and weighing only 83g.

Nokia 5630 comes loaded with a 3.5mm headphone connector, stereo Bluetooth, FM stereo, Internet radio and also includes a 4GB microSD card. It also offers a 3.2 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash and 4x zoom. The new animated Contacts Bar lets you interact with up to 20 contacts directly from the home screen. The ’say and play’ feature lets you speak the name of an artist of track to automatically play it.

Wireless connectivity includes HSDPA as well as HSUPA for high-speed uploads and downloads. It would allow users to exploit internet services such as widgets, Ovi Share and Nokia Messaging.

Nokia 5630 XpressMusic is expected to be available in the second quarter of 2009 for around 199 Euros.

Samsung S8300 UltraTouch Slider Phone Offers 8 MP Camera

Samsung has unveiled S8300 UltraTouch, its latest full-touch slider phone. The ultra-slim 12.7mm phone presents 2.8” AMOLED anti-scratch, anti-smudge full touch screen offering bright and vivid colours.

The improved TouchWiz user interface lets user flick through photos and navigating through maps easily and intuitively. Users can also drag widgets and place them on the screen for one-click access. The slide-out tactile 3x4 keypad offers quicker phone dialing.

The S8300 comes loaded with 8 megapixel camera with dual power LED flash, smile detection and 30fps VGA video recording. It also includes GPS for navigation and geo-tagging of photos.

Samsung has not announced a launch date or price for the phone.

Samsung Announces World's Highest Density DRAM Chip

Samsung has announced the development of the world's first four gigabit (Gb) DDR3 DRAM chip. The part is built using 50 nanometer (nm) process technology.

Samsung says the 4Gb DDR3's high density combined with its lower level of power consumption will provide a reduction in electricity bills. It will also offer a reduction in maintenance fees and repair fees involving power suppliers and heat-emitting equipment.

The 4Gb DDR3 DRAM operates at 1.35 volts (V), thus improving its throughput by 20 percent over a 1.5V DDR3. Samsung claims in 16GB module configurations, 4Gb DDR3 can consume 40 percent less power than 2Gb DDR3 because of its higher density. Its maximum speed is 1.6 gigabits per second (Gbps).

By applying dual-die package technology, the new chip can deliver modules of up to 32GB - offering twice as much capacity as memory modules based on the previous highest chip density of 2Gb.

Samsung had announced the development of the world's first 50 nm-class 2Gb DDR3 DRAM in September 2008.

According to the market research firm International Data Corporation, DDR3 DRAM market will account for 29 percent of the total DRAM market in 2009 and 75 percent in 2011.

Nokia Unveils Classic Mobile Phones

Nokia has launched three new models in the entry- to mid-level segment. The new models include the Nokia 6700 classic, the Nokia 6303 classic and the Nokia 2700 classic.

Leading the new collection is the Nokia 6700 classic, which “shares the same 'DNA' as its predecessor, the Nokia 6300,” according to Soren Petersen, Senior Vice President, Nokia.

The Nokia 6700 comes with a 5 megapixel camera, assisted GPS navigation with Nokia Maps, and high speed data access. It offers precisely crafted parts with a full metal keymat, and is expected to retail for around EUR 235.

Further down the price bracket is the Nokia 6303 classic. It sports 3.2 megapixel camera, large 2.2 inch screen, and pre-loaded Nokia Maps. Users can plug any music accessory into the standard 3.5 mm audio jack and have a fully fledged mobile music player. It will cost just 135 Euros, before taxes and subsidies.

Nokia 2700 classic, at an estimated price of EUR 65 before taxes and subsidies, is one of most affordable, full featured handsets. It features an integrated digital music player and a 2.0 megapixel camera and offers up to 2GB of storage via the memory card slot.

Nokia expects to ship all three devices in the second quarter of 2009.

Super Talent Offers SSD Upgrade for Asus S101 Eee PC

Super Talent has announced an SSD specially designed as an upgrade for the Asus S101 Eee PC.

The Windows model of the Asus S101 Eee PC comes with just 16GB of local storage. Super Talent’s upgrade SSDs available in 16GB, 32GB or 64GB capacities allow the S101 user to double or quadruple the storage capacity in his netbook.

Super Talent says the new SSD has been rigorously tested in their compatibility labs for both performance and functionality. All the three drives delivers 90 MB/sec max sequential read speeds and up to 55 MB/sec write speeds. These have a SATA Mini PCIe interface to attach to the S101.

Joe James, Super Talent’s director of marketing noted, “You can never have enough storage space. This is sure to be a popular upgrade for the S101.”

All three models are available for purchase now, with the top-end 64GB version priced at $169. The pricing for the other two models have not yet been given.

Acer Debuts Ferrari 1200 Notebook

Acer has unveiled the new Ferrari 1200 notebook series designed to deliver mobile computing superiority in an exclusive style. Manufactured with carbon fiber, the F1-themed Ferrari 1200 is the perfect travel companion.

Powered by the powerful AMD Turion X2 Ultra dual-core mobile technology with up to 4 GB of dual-channel DDR2 RAM, the Ferrari 1200 supports an intensive gaming or multimedia applications. A large capacity Serial ATA hard disks provides users with plenty of storage space and allows the system to boot up and load applications faster.

It presents wide-aspect 12.1 Acer CrystalBrite LCD with white LED backlight display. It also includes a bundled Bluetooth wireless mouse and optional Xpress VoIP phone. It offers Acer InviLink Wi-Fi Cerfitied network connection, Acer CrystalEye webcam and Acer PureZone technology to provide the highest VoIP call quality, even in noisy environments. The integrated Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint solution ensures enhanced network and data security.

The Ferrari 1200 notebooks will have Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Business or Windows Vista Home Premium preinstalled. Pricing and availability details not yet made available by Acer.