LG KP500: an Affordable Touchscreen Cellphone

Do you want to own a touchscreen device? Well, I wouldn't blame you. The evolution of mobile phone technology has lead to the development of high-end and sophisticated touchscreen mobile phones.

Touchscreen cell phones are on the top of the mobile phone market. These devices are cool and attractive so they have dominated the current market. Here are some of the top touchscreen phones in the market.

• Apple iPhone
• HTC Touch Diamond
• LG Prada II
• LG Voyager
• Samsung Instinct
• Sony Ericsson XPERIA X
• LG Vu
• LG Secret
• Samsung Omnia
• T-Mobile G1
  

It's clear that touchscreen phones are popular and cool but they can also be very costly. Some carriers have offered them at low prices but they are often bundled with wireless plans that can cost up to several hundred dollars. Fortunately, a new touchscreen phone has be released and this one is offered at an affordable price. Meet the LG KP500 touchscreen.

There in not a lot of info on the LG KP500 touchscreen cell phone because it is relatively new. But we have enough information to know that this affordable touchscreen handset will appeal to many customers. This device will be released on October 2008 in Europe and then on to the rest of the world. The affordable price of the LG KP500 will be also announced during the October launch.

Since the LG KP500 touchscreen is being marketed as an affordable handset we can't expect it to pack as much features as the high end touchscreen phones. Fortunately, the LG KP500 still packs an impressive feature set given her cheap price. For instance, this affordable cool cell phone will have a 3 megapixel camera and of course a large 3″ touchscreen display.

LG's affordable touchscreen handset also has Quad band GSM connectivity which means that it is capable of global roaming. This device will work even if you bring it to other countries. It will also be offered in Black, Vandyke brown, Anodizing silver, and Elegant gold color schemes.

Here are the rest of the key features for the LG KP500 touchscreen:

• Built-in motion sensor
• On screen QWERTY keyboard
• Stylus
• handwriting recognition
• auto rotating display

More info on this device will be released in the near future. Tune in to this blog for more of the lastest mobile phone releases, news and updates.

A Look at the New T-Mobile G1 Android Phone

The stable mobile phone scene was rocked once again with the arrival of the T-Mobile G1, the first ever mobile device to run on the Google Android. Subscribers can get the device on October 22 for $179 with a two-year voice and data agreement. Let's become familiar with this new mobile phones.

The Google phone has been the subject of countless rumors and discussions in the last several months. There were even some speculation that delays may force T-Mobile and HTC to launch the device in 2009. Fortunately for Android fans, the device was completed well before the end of the year.

The T-Mobile G1 is a feature packed smartphone that features a large touchscreen display, a trackball, and a hidden full QWERTY text keyboard. Here are some of the features offered by this Android based mobile phone:

• quad-band GSM
• GPS functionality
• a 3-megapixel camera
• Wi-Fi
• 3G connectivity
• multimedia messaging
• instant messaging
• e-mail support
• a full HTML browser
• multitasking capabilities
• music player
• Bluetooth

As soon as the T-Mobile G1 was released it was immediately compared to the iPhone. There are similarities between the powerful devices such as the touchscreen display, over-the-air downloadable App store and music store and the wide array of features. However, The G1 also offers features that are missing from the iPhone such as the full QWERTY keyboard, track ball, copy and paste functionality. It also offers Voice dialing, memory expansion card slot and removable battery which are absent on the iPhone.

The Android OS was created by Google and many phone companies and carriers have already committed to adopting the platform. Naturally, the T-Mobile G1 is tied up with Google services. the first android phone will offer Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps Street View, and other Google services.

Will this device topple the iPhone? Well, it may appeal to a different market. Some fashion conscious users may find it too bulky. However, this is just the first Android phone so stylish Android based devices may be released in the future. Nevertheless, the T-Mobile G1 is a major handset that will make waves in the mobile phone industry.

New Samsung Music Phones

Here's some new mobile phones for music phone fans. Samsung has just unveiled two music-oriented cellphonesnamed the Beats and Beatb. Let's get take a closer look at these newly launched music phones.

The highlight of these new Samsung music phones is a music feature called Motion Play. This cool Samsung music feature allows the users to control their music by using simple motions such as tapping or flipping the devices.

Here's how it works. If you want to pl­ay­ th­e n­­ext son­­g you simply have to shake the device. Tapping the musicphone will allow you to pause the music and flipping it over will mute the track. This is a cool innovation because there's no need for users to push any buttons to control their music.

Let's look at the info on each of these phones starting with the Samsung M3200 Beats. This Samsung music phone has an attractive slider design and will hit the stores in October. The Samsung Berats is compatible with US networks due to its tri-band GSM/EDGE configuration.

Here are the key features of the Samsung M3200 Beats:

• 2 megapixel camera
• 3.5mm headset jacks
• stereo Bluetooth with 2.0
• USB 2.0
• FM radios with RDS
• mircoSD card slots
• ICEpower amplifier

The Samsung M3510 Beatb musicphone has bar-style design that will be available to customers this month. This device is equipped with Find Music by Shazam. This application can identify music that is being listened, through a mobile.

Here are the key features of the Samsung M3510 Beatb:

• 2 megapixel camera
• 3.5mm headset jacks
• stereo Bluetooth with 2.0
• USB 2.0
• FM radios with RDS
• mircoSD card slots
• Samsung's Digital Natural Sound

Tune in to this blog for the latest mobile phones and news.

The New HTC Touch HD

Here's someting new for HTC and smartphone fans. We have HD TV and now we will l also have high definition experience in our mobile phones. Let's all welcome the HTC Touch HD.


Surprisingly, the HTC Touch HD appeared at the HTC's Web site even though it was unannounced. This means that the availability and pricing for this device is still unknown. There was no press release on this device but that did not prevent news about this new smartphone from spreading rapidly on the web.

This new touchscreen smartphone promises to take the viewing music videos, films and streaming on a handset to a whole new level. This whole new experience will be powered by the 3.8-inch wide, WVGA (480 X 800 pixel) display and touch-responsive TouchFLO^TM 3D technology offerd by the HTC Touch HD.

HTC"s newest device runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and has quad-band GSM/EDGE radios. It will also have 900/2100 7.2Mbps HSDPA and an 1350 mAh battery that is excpected to offer 390 minutes of 3G talk and 450 ours of 3G standby.

This new HTC Touch also brings new thiongs to the table other than HD mobile experience. The HTC Touch HD also features Google Map which will allow users to find their intended destination and other locations. Now combine Google maps with the HD features and large display offered by this new smartphone and you get a whole new navigation experience.

Since this device is a smartphone, it's also ideal for business users. HTC Touch HD offers a Stock tab that was designed to help business users. This feature offers information on the of the latest stock quotes. A single finger finger-stroke will also give users access to e-mail, messages and calendar when they are on the connected Home screen.

Here are the key features of the HTC Touch HD:

• Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional OS
• TouchFLOTM 3D user interface
• 3.8-inch wide, WVGA display
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• 5 megapixel camera
• HSDPA internet connectivity
• Google Maps
• GPS and A-GPS ready
• Bluetooth 2.0 with stereo
• Wi-Fi
• FM radio
• microSD memory card slot

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Study Names Verizon Wireless as Top Call Quality Carrier

Does you always experience static or voice distortions when you make a call? perhaps you've experience many dropped calls or the lack immediate text message notifications? Well, if you have experienced these before then perhaps this story will be useful to you.

According to Phonescoop, J.D. Power and Associates has released the findings of their latest study concerning the quality of cell phone calls. The research company relied heavily on customer experiences to discover the best call quality offered by US carriers.

J.D. Power and Associates names this analysis as the "Wireless Call Quality Performance Study." This is conducted about every 12 months. The performance of wireless carriers vary in every year so it has to be conducted yearly to provide accurate rankings.

Here are the factors being considered in the Wireless Call Quality Performance Study:

• dropped calls
• static/interference
• failed connection on the first try
• voice distortion
• echoes
• no immediate voice mail notification
• and no immediate text message notification

The study was conducted on several geographic areas in the US. This means that some carriers may not do very well in some areas that they do not have full coverage. This will also inform mobile phone customers on the carriers that have the best call quality in their area.

Here are the US geographic regions and the networks that have been ranked first in call quality.

West Region: Verizon Wireless was ranked first in this area.

North Central Region: Alltel and US Cellular claims the top spot in this region.

Northeast Region: Customers bestow the top spot to Verizon Wireless in this area.

Southwest Region: Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless share the top rank in this region

Mid-Atlantic Region: Once again, Verizon Wireless is the top dog in this area

Southeast Region: Alltel grabs the tops spot in this region.


There you have it. those are the rankings for the carriers with the best call quality. Interestingly, AT&T and T-Mobile were not able to grab the top spot in any of the regions. However, these figures may change in the year as networks are constantly trying to improve their service.

Tune in to this blog for more mobile phone related information.