The New Samsung INNOV8 Camera Phone

Here's some thing new and powerful for all camera phone fanatics. Samsung just upped the ante in the camera phone market with the release of the INNOV8 featuring a powerful 8 megapixel camera. Let's go over the details of this phone.

The Samsung INNOV8 or Samsung i8510 is a handsets that's equipped with high-end features and multimedia features such as internet browsing and ergonomics. However it's clear that the highlight feature of this new Samsung Camera phone is the 8 megapixel camera that it sports. Let's discuss that first.

There's no doubt that the Samsung INNOV8 has a powerful camera. It's not only an 8 megapixel camera but it also has autofocus, an image stabilizer, auto-panorama shooting mode, and face detection. This awesome camera can shoot QVGA video at 120fps, and VGA video at 30fps.

The Samsung INNOV8 offers a "cinema in your pocket" experience to users. They can access applications from the S60 library to watch videos, including DivX files. They can also use these applications to view pictures and play two exclusively free embedded 3D games on the 2.8” LCD display.

This new high end handset from Samsung runs on the Symbian OS v9.3. This OS offers one of the best in power efficiency, platform security and phone performance. This system features demand paging a component which enables shorter start-up times for applications and advanced memory management. The result is more responsive applications and phone features.

Users will also quick internet browsing with this new Samsung handset because it offers HSDPA connectivity at 7.2Mbps and seamless connection through Wi-Fi. It also has optical mouse and easy navigation to provide quality web browsing experience.

Here are the key features of the Samsung INNOV8 camera phone:

• 2.8-inch LCD
• built-in accelerometer
• optical mouse
• 16GB of internal memory
• microSD slot supporting cards up to 16GB
• FM Radio with RDS
• A-GPS
• Bluetooth 2.0 / USB 2.0 / Wi-Fi
• Embedded 3D Games

With the release of this powerful camera phone, I think the other makers will come up with devices that will rival the Samsung INNOV8. Tune in to this blog for mote mobile phone news and information.

3G iPhone Hot News

Now that the 3G iPhone has finally landed, I thought that it would be fun to posts the latest news. I have read about various news on the 3G iPhone and not all of them are good.

Let's begin with some hot iPhone news from Apple. Apple has reported that it sold its one millionth iPhone 3G . Steve Jobs proudly announced that, “iPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend. It took 74 days to sell the first one million original iPhones, so the new iPhone 3G is clearly off to a great start around the world.”

Well, I think that this is not a total surprise. With all the hype surrounding it, there's no doubt that the iPhone 3G will sell well. The fact that it's also being offered in more than twenty countries around the world helped Apple to sell one million 3G iPhone units. The success of the original iPhone also paved the way for the next generation device.

Apple has also reported that the iPhone Apps Store is also a big success. More than 10 million applications from the new App Store were down loaded by Phone and iPod touch customers. The App Store now has more than 800 native applications, including over 200 offered for free. Customers also dis the fact that more than 90 percent of the applications are being offered for less than $10. I think the success also relied on the successful Apple hands4eeets and devices.

However, it's not all good news for Apple. The early reviews for the 3G iPhone are less than impressive. There were some complaints about the device's battery life. Apparently, 3G networks uses up a lot of energy and the new iPhone battery couldn't keep up. There were also complaints about the new software, GPS and on the activation process. There were some customers that lamented the lack of some features on the next generation iPhone.

To quell some of the negative rumors being leveled at their product, iPhone marketing head Greg Joswiak released some statements. He revealed that the iPhone maker has an internal priority list of features for the next generation device. Unfortunately, copy/paste support was not included, even though Apple went far down the feature priority list with the 3G version.

The head of iPhone marketing also clarified that there are no technical issues preventing turn-by-turn directions with the 3G iPhone's GPS feature. Joswiak also indicated that he is unaware of any technical reasons why an office suite isn't already in the App Store. He also admitted that the lack of a cross-application file structure could impede development on the device.

That's just a few of the latest iPhone news. Tune in to this blog for more updates.

Virgin Mobile USA to Purchase Helio

Here's some interesting news from the wireless phone industry. According to a Reuters article, Virgin Mobile USA is set to acquire Helio, the U.S. mobile arm of South Korea's SK Telecom Co. The sum involve in this deal has not been disclosed and the deal is far from final. Sources have indicated that the terms agreed upon by both parties are loose.

The article also cited that this decision was reached because combining the struggling businesses of both parties was sen as beneficial. The announcement about this deal is expected to be released in the near future. However, SK Telecom did not offer any comments that would confirm this merge between struggling mobile phone carriers.

Mobile phone experts say that this is a good move from both companies even if there's no guarantee that the combined company will succeed. If the deals becomes complete, then SK Telecom can reduce risks from the U.S. business.

They expect the combination to work because Virgin Mobile has a scale and Helio has strong services. Some experts believe that the Virgin-Helio merge make sense because both companies target young customers and rent space on Sprint's network.

Helio is owned by SK who holds 69 percent and EarthLink Inc who governs 28 percent. According to the article, Virgin Mobile USA has expressed a desire to purchase the 69% of Helio owned by SK Telecom. However, there is no clear information whether Earthlink will sell its share of Helio to Virgin Mobile.

The initial terms of the agreement states that once Virgin Mobile USA takes over, SK Telecom would agree to invest a nominal amount of money in Helio. The agreement indicate that Helio will be injected into Virgin Mobile USA and the Virgin brand will be retained.

Well, this is certainly interesting. This merger may give Virgin Mobile the push it needs to become a major mobile phone carrier. Then again, it might also result in a rough merge similar to Sprint and Nextel. Tune in to this blog for more news and info on the world of wireless.

The Cost of Making the 3G iPhone

With the 3G iPhone taking the mobile phone world by storm, a lot of stories have circulated about this popular device. One of the recent stories ion the 3G iPhone involves the actual cost of making one. According to Portelligent Inc., the raw cost of materials to build the 3G iPhone could be nearly half that of the original model.

Portelligent Inc., an Austin, Texas-based teardown specialist, claim that their tests show that the iPhone 3G could have a BOM as low as $100. Some experts say that Apple decided to cut the cost on the next generation iPhone to be able to extend its toehold in the massive mobile phone market.

Here's a statement from David Carey, the president of Portelligent,

Gen2 iPhone pricing is aggressive enough that it made me think Apple's really taking the gloves off on this one. They are probably not as worried about iPhone hardware profits as they are about getting a piece of the action on service revenues and getting more Macs in homes and offices all around the globe.

The 3G iPhone have 3G and GPS chipsets that are expensive materials but Apple is saving on other components. For instance, the handset's display for the new device is about fifty percent cheaper because of engineering changes.

However, Portelligent’s conclusions are not final because the company didn’t actually have an actual iPhone 3G for their evaluation.

Well, this is certainly interesting because I thought that the 3G iPhone will be more expensive to make than the first model. Then again, there are no clear answers yet because the company admitted that they were unable to test the real thing. Perhaps they will get the chance when the 3G iPhone launches in July 11.

Experts are predicting that the 3G iPhone will even be more popular than the original version. The new phone is bring sold for only $199 so that may mean that Apple's profits may be down. However, the lower price and the anticipation for a faster iPhone means that the 3g version may sell more units than the original.

Apple is also bringing the 3G iPhone to numerous countries which means more units will be sold. The iPhone maker has announced agreements with a wide range of carriers across Asia, Europe and the U.S. On July 11, more than 20 countries will begin selling the 3G iPhone. Apple officials have said that before the year ends 50 carriers will provide the handset to mobile phone users through out the globe.

Well, I think mobile phone users appreciate that the new iPhone has a cheaper price tag. There is no doubt that the device has a great influence in the mobile phone industry. The cheaper iPhone has even encouraged Sprint to sell the Samsung Instinct for about $130. We'll see how things progress when the 3G iPhone hits the stores on July 11th.