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Due to some technical problems, Cellreviews has been rebranded to CellFreakz, and moved to new blogspot address : www.CellFreakz.blogspot.com

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LG LBA C300, the alternative and controversial bluetooth qwerty card

Okay, have you ever had any trouble texting with your smartphone virtual keyboard? Or you feel it's too slow to type using the standard numeric cell keypad? Then LG offers something here, that might be to your liking, called "LBA-C300", a unique and controversial bluetooth-enabled Qwerty keypad card, for pairing with your cellphone.

Engadget humorously called it "the most interesting calculator-look alike", but it is not a calculator at all. In fact it's quite powerful.  Unwiredview said it enables you to type sms and set alarm of your cellphone, provided connected via bluetooth. This means if you are crazy for IM, you can just chat away with the Qwerty card. Interesting. Controlling your sms and IM without even touching or looking at your cellphone, so you can keep your cellphone in your pocket or bag. This is a winning concept. LG should market this aggressively, and ensure compatibilities to all major brands such as Nokia, Sony Ericsson, HTC, Samsung, Motorola.  

Samsung Acme i8910 uses Symbian 5th generation

Engadget shows that Samsung i8910 will use Symbian 5th generation. Very interesting picture we get from engadget.com. If this is true, then Symbian will dominate more the imaging phone market. Up until today, no other manufacturers already announced imaging smartphone with features on par to Samsung i8910. Its ability to record High definition and to transmit video through HDMI is extremely tempting!

Looking at the pictures, simply the display is so gorgeous and beautiful. Samsung continues its tradition as manufacturer with excellent and bright display. Let's see this hot babe rolling in a few weeks. :)

LG Arena KM900 Leaked by LG UK Blog

LG UK official blog has just teased us with its leak of LG Arena KM900 pic. It said nothing in the blog about the features, and only said that the device will be exposed at the upcoming Mobile World Conggress (MWC). 

The official press image here shows some kind of rotating 3D box with icons it. Considering the phone will be fully touch screen, it will be simply amazing to touch one of the icons in the 3D rotating box and, voila, the apps or whatever appeared in the gorgeous big display. This is called by LG as  -rather unfriendly name- "S-Class innovative 3D interface". 

Sources from Engadgetmobile, and Unwiredview.

The Classic Phones That Changed It All

Well, since the first time cellphones introduced back then in the early 1990s, there are undeniably several phones that changed the face of the world, err, may be not the world, but quite by far and wide changed how we communicate and work.. So here they are, six phones that changed the way we live.

• Nokia 5110. Released on 1997. This is it. The phone that is simply, legendary. The simple and easy interface, the generous number of text lines (at that time compared to its competitor), the snake game.. the exchangeable cover, all made this phone the idol for the crowd. Nokia 5110 cellphone is the one that brought GSM communication to the masses. May be the only downside of this phone is its ugly external antenna. Other than that, everything is fine. The sms capacity (for inbox and sent items) is 30 messages, which is quite okay for those times. 
  

• Nokia Communicator 9110. Released 1998. This is the phone that  pioneered the modern Communicator E90 as we see today. Actually 9110 is not the first communicator released by Nokia. Before that, Nokia launched Communicator 8880 and Communicator 9000, but these models were not very successful. Nokia Communicator 9110 already supported fax and document viewing, a very novel feature for 1990s phone. Actually, the Communicator form factor is very genious if we think about it. You can use it as regular phone, and by opening it, also as mini laptop.  
  

• Ericsson T10s. Released in 1998. This phone defined the meaning of compact size. Before T10s, cellphones were always bulky. But T10s started the thin competition! Loved by teenagers because of its compact size and bright colors, T10s were very iconic at its time. Though interface is a bit too simplistic and lacking flexibility compared to Nokia 5110, but still T10s got quite huge fan.
  

• Sony Ericsson T610i.
  

 Released in 2002. The phone that defined style in cellphone industry, and created a huge following. VGA camera, bluetooth, infrared (yes that day infrared was important), and wrapped in stylish duo tone colours made people go crazy after this phone. This phone may be one of the best selling model made by Sony Ericsson. 

• Sony Ericsson P800.
  

 Released in 2002. The predecessor of P900, P910, and P990i as we knew. In huge competition with Nokia 7650, this phone was among the first who featured Symbian UIQ system. It also brought touch screen ability, the first time in cellphone industry with handwriting recognition and huge screen. Also packed with external memory slot, and camera. It was quite stylish and techie at its day.

 

• Nokia 7650. Released in 2002. The first Nokia that brought Symbian OS. Elegant by design, and strong in features, camera, java, symbian, but lacks external memory. Still, this device started the Symbian evolution, followed by Nokia 3650, 3660, 6600 and up until Nokia phones with latest Symbian we see today. Great and beautiful phone!!
  

Samsung i8910 : the real cutting edge that puts N-series to shame

After the glamour of its Omnia series, a win-mo powered smartphone that is hard to resist, Samsung leaked its upcoming i8910. Physically design speaking, it is nothing special. But it carries strong imaging features : 8 megapixel cameras, 8GB and 16 GB HDMI, DNLA, and the creamiest one is it enables High Definition recording.

The High Definition recording alone puts N-Series and C series of SonyEricsson to shame, as they are less generous in imaging aspects of their phones. The highest fps so far from N-series and Cseries is only 30 fps. Sure the Samsung i8910 will steal some market share from the flamboyant N-Series and charming C series. I even consider to get one!

So let's watch this hot gadget coming..!

Sony Ericsson W902 : Hot or just a recycle of other Walkman series?

Walkman, walkman, walkman. And more walkman series launched by Sony Ericsson. It seems like the brand intends to saturate the market with its excellent (but become quite repetitive) walkman range handsets. Yet the recently launched Sony Ericsson W902 packs HSDPA, 3G, high quality 5 megapixel cam with LED flash, 8 mb external memory card included (with handset supports up to , FM radio, rather stylish though quite boring design, and great walkman player. For the price, it is quite a steal.

According to GSMArena, it has one of the best stereo sound quality, even the website coronate W902 as "gifted musician". For you audiophiles, who needs to upgrade to the latest music phone, this piece of gem should be into your consideration. Contract free price is about $500, and this will soon decline in the next 6 months or one year. Compared to Nokia 5800 Express Music, the touch screen and Symbian OS from Nokia make it seems a better valued phone, but everyone knows that 5800's camera is poor.

Check full, and awesome, review by GSMArena here.

HTC Dream : The first Android system aboard an HTC for Asia and Australia

HTC announced the HTC Dream, the Android OS powered PDA for Asia and Australia market. HTC as a brand has been famous for introducing breakthrough PDA models. From its phenomenal HTC Tytn and Tytn II up to its stylish and sleek HTC Touch family. HTC is also the manufacturer of the sexy T-Mobile G1 with Android OS, which was launched last September 2008. T-Mobile G1 has been reviewed by the reputable Engadget, and generally received so-so review, praising its innovativeness and software, but also commented on the lacks of several basic features found on other OS such as Windows Mobile or Iphone.

Now with HTC Dream annoucned, it is interesting to see how it will do in Asian and Australian market. Though Asian mobile brands (Samsung and LG) are renowned for their stylish design, HTC Dream's design is a little bit bland and plain. No silver linings. No glossy finish. Just a device that tries to entice you to its smartness.

Here are the key features of the HTC Dream, according to Optus Australia :
- 3.2-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with HVGA (320 X 480 pixel)
resolution.
- Customisable Home screen with instant Email, text message and IM notifications.
- Full 5-row QWERTY keyboard.
- One-touch access to Google Search, mobile Internet services - Gmail, YouTube,
Google Maps & Calendar.
- 3G/2100MHz
- Wi-Fi technology with seamless transition to open networks.
- Android Market™ with access to a variety of applications and media downloads.
- 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus.
- microSD™ (SD 2.0 compatible) expansion slot up to 8GB.