Nokia have come together with fashion brand RAOUL to launch a limited edition version of the N97 mini. If Samsung can get together with Armani, well, Nokia definitely can have a go with RAOUL. To be available only in Singapore, this phone will see a production run of 1000 units, each with a custom designed Fashion Asia widget and a calf-skin leather case to go along.
The phone also includes an emblazoned back cover with RAOUL signature stripes, with the entire package placed in a leather bound RAOUL packing. Those buying the phone will also get RAOUL Gold Membership with 25 Euro credit, and another 25 Euro voucher from Nokia. These vouchers and freebies probably won’t be all that important or even considerable discounts, that is if you buy this phone for 550 Euros. The phone is already up for pre-order for 400 Euros.
Adobe has released the Photoshop Mobile for iPhone app, available to iPhone and iPod touch users in the USA and Canada only. The app is a free download, and allows users some basic image editing functions like crop, rotate, flip, saturation and tint control, exposure and vibrancy tweaking, and of course a number of filters and effects because photoshop for mobile wouldn’t be that big a deal without the filters.
The filters are quite the basic ones though, like color to black and white, Warm Vintage, Vignette and Pop. The included Soft Focus tool will add a slight blur to the image for “artistic effect”. Also on offer is 2GB of online storage that app users can access and upload images to for sharing and backup. Another tool on offer is the “Sketch” tool. This one will make images look like they have been hand drawn.
CEATEC has seen quite some interesting innovations and designs being displayed, same goes for the Ply and Prismoid phones from iida. The Ply phone has a body arranged to mimick the structure of plywood, and has looks like layers of ply put one on top of the other. The Prismoid on the other hand, has looks more like conventional mobile phones, but it maintains interesting looks.
The Ply is a slider that includes a 3.2 megapixel camera, 1-seg TV tuner and a 3-inch panel. The Prismoid on the other hand, has a 2.7-inch primary display, while a 0.6-inch OLED sub-display is present on the exterior of this clamshell phone. Other features include a microSD expansion slot, and pretty much the basic functions as both of these aren’t smartphone even by any loose standards, just simple devices, more so for the Prismoid.
Sprint has announced that the Samsung Intrepid will be available on the network October 11 onwards. Like a number of phones announced recently, the Intrepid runs Windows Mobile 6.5, though it uses the professional version of the OS, rather than going with the standard version. This candybar phone has a full QWERTY keyboard, but also gets a 2.5-inch resistive touchscreen, with 320×240 resolution.
The Intrepid has a 3.2 megapixel camera, Microsoft Office Mobile, GPS, GSM for International use, WiFi, EVDO Rev.A, stereo Bluetooth, and a microSD card slot with up to 32GB of storage. To enhance internet experience on the mobile phone, the Intrepid gets Internet Explorer Mobile with Flash Lite, and integration with Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. Sprint has priced the Samsung Intrepid for $149.99 with a two-year contract, which includes rebates.
HTC has announced the coming of its latest smartphone, and its new flagship, the HD2. The new mobile phone will run Windows Mobile 6.5, and have a 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen. The touchscreen has a 800×480 resolution LCD, and is the largest touchscreen amongst the smartphones, also, the capacitive touchscreen is much more sensitive and responsive as compared to the resistive ones. Moreover, the multi-touch screen can respond to a number of gestures, like pinching and flicks, much like the iPhone.
Other features include a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 448MB RAM, 5 megapixel camera, WiFi, GPS, microSDHC storage, 3.5mm headphone jack and 7.2mpbs HDSPA for 3G. The phone will be available on European carriers by the end of this month, and while it currently does not support North American 3G bands, there’s no doubt that HTC’s new phone will make way across the Atlantic sooner or later.
