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Offline mail is probably one of the better parts of using a mobile while on the go. The reason this is so important is because, we, and by that I mean those living in India, often have issues with reception in some places. At least us GSM guys. Google mail is one of the most commonly used accounts for most net savvy individuals and since it’s already very easily accessible on the iPhone, which is great, the offline version is just something to be a little more thrilled about.
A gentleman named Vic Gundotra; VP of engineering at Google, just recently at MWC 09 showed eager visitors a working version of an offline Gmail web application. As of now reports are saying that Gundotra had stated that this was just a "technical concept" right now that essentially depends on HTML5's AppCache and Database standards, that would have the application as well as all the user data on the handset.
The same reports also mentioned that the application was running on the newest Android handset from HTC - the Magic. The application also featured a floating toolbar for tracking information like emails and browsing.
This is as official as it can get for now. However, Google has released no official statements about the apps release or its price so stay tuned.
Acer is introducing a new line of smartphones with a broad range of features and innovations.
Acer M900
The M900 features a 3.8-inch WVGA touchscreen, embedded fingerprint sensor, a full keyboard and allows users to keep track of activities and access their contacts and files through synchronization with a notebook or desktop computer .
It comes preinstalled with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, Outlook Mobile email and Office Mobile (Word, Excel and Powerpoint) and has HSDPA connectivity.
The M900 comes equipped with GPS, FM Radio, voice recorder and voice-command, as well as expandable memory, and a 5-megapixel autofocus camera with flash.
Acer F900
The F900 has a 3.8-inch WVGA touch screen and touch keyboard. The user-interface makes navigating through the device easy and provides quick links to contacts, email messages, bookmarks, calendars, date and time, world weather and music.
The F900 comes also with an integrated 3.2-megapixel auto-focus camera with flash, GPS, FM Radio, voice recorder, voice command, and expandable memory.
With direct access to key applications via the widget-based home screen, The F900 features easy one-hand navigation with the new Internet Explorer 6 supporting JavaScript and Adobe Flash Lite, providing access to various webmail clients and a suite of internet applications. The F900 features high-speed 3.75G HSDPA/HSUPA and WiFi connectivity.
Spice Mobiles has announced their first launch of 2009 - the Spice S-590 - that the company claims is a very affordable video-camera phone. Along with this new handset, Spice has also launched an interesting voice prompt application, which makes it a “Talking Phone”.
The handset features -
* an FM with recorder
* Mp3 player
* Torch
* Expandable memory upto 2 GB via microSD cards
* GPRS
* Mobile tracker
* Call blacklist
* SMS scheduler
The voice prompt feature christened POPAT (ha ha ha) transforms the phone into a talking parrot which speaks out the number of an incoming call, phonebook and keys pressed on keypad. POPAT can benefit the people who cannot read or write, prove to be a utility for the blind and disabled or an interesting fun feature for the youth.
The Spice S-590 is available at a price of Rs. 2,499 (MRP).
It’s been a while since Nokia has been in the news but that could also be because of LG’s KM900 and Samsung’s plethora of handsets making their way to MWC. Nokia has in fact announced an addition to their music range of handsets – the 5630XpressMusic.
This candy-bar styled, rather simplistic looking handset runs on a Symbian OS with an S60 UI and is equipped with - * a 3 megapixel camera AF camera (LED flash) * 2.2-inch TFT LCD (240 x 320 pixels) * N-Gage Gaming * MicroSD card support (up to 16GB) * 3.5mm earphone socket * Wi-Fi * EDGE/GPRS, 3G (HSDPA) * Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0 * FM radio with RDSApart from these, the 5630 will also feature Nokia’s 'Say and Play' function that will let users simply speak the name of the song or artist and the handset will locate and play the track. This handset is also bundled with Nokia’s 'Comes with Music' tag where it’s available already.
The Nokia 5630 XpressMusic’s new tweaked homescreen shows the Contacts Bar that allows direct access to up to 20 friends or business contacts straight from there and provides a full communication history with these contacts including recent emails, messages, phone logs and photos shared. A shortcuts bar at the bottom of the homescreen also gives quick access to the most frequently used applications including music, radio, Web, N-Gage and photos. This is all very similar to the 5800’s but in a more confined space of course.
The Nokia 5630 XpressMusic should start making its way to shelves by the second quarter of this year with a price tag of about Rs. 12, 575 (200 EURO) exclusive of subsidies and taxes and a bundled 4GB microSD card.
For the disbelievers, here’s some more news on LG’s latest touchscreen handset - the Arena KM900 that we covered just yesterday. Although it’s still not yet official, reports are in with more
specs -
* 3-inch 262K color, 800 x 480 pixel touchscreen display
* 3G and Wi-Fi support
* Bluetooth, USB
* 5 megapixel camera (DVD quality recording)
* GPS (A-GPS support)
* DivX playback
* 105.9 x 55.3 x 11.95mm dimensions
* 1000 mAh battery
* New S-Class UI
There's still no word on pricing or availability yet, so stay tuned.
