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Acer announced two new smartphones in their beTouch line today, both of them running Google’s mobile OS.  Billed as the Acer beTouch E120 and the Acer beTouch E130, the handsets feature hardware sets likely intended for entry-level Android users.
Both handsets share similar components that include a 3.2 megapixel camera module, aGPS, WiFi, 3G, stereo Bluetooth, FM radio, 3.5mm audio jack, microSD card expansion (up to 32GB) and a 1,500 mAh battery.   Core hardware for both systems  consist of  ST Ericsson 416MHz processors, 512 MB of ROM and 256 MB of RAM.
The Acer beTouch E120 will sport a conventional touch-based form factor with a 2.8-inch touchscreen (240 x 320 resolution).  Going the semi-odd route is the Acer beTouch E130, which features a Blackberry-style candybar design with a 2.6-inch landscape touchscreen  (320 x 240  resolution) and a full QWERTY keyboard right under it.
Far from groundbreaking  smartphones, both beTouch models will be running [...]

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AT&T will finally get its own high-end Android smartphone.  It will come in the form of Samsung Captivate i897, a heavily-customized version of the Samsung Galaxy S that boasts best-of-class entertainment, messaging and social networking features.
As you can tell from the picture, AT&T’s version has a harder-edged design than the original Galaxy S, which is expected to be released in the US by T-Mobile.   It’s powered by the same 1GHz Samsung Hummingbird Application Processor  and features the company’s Super AMOLED technology, which boasts thinner display panels, heightened touch sensitivity and improved visibility under sunlight.
Details of the Captivate include a 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, a 5.0 megapixel camera module, aGPS, WiFi, quad-band GSM, tri-band 3G with 7.2Mbps HSDPA, Bluetooth 3.0, 16GB of internal storage and microSD card expansion (up to 32GB).   It will run Android 2.1, packing the usual Google services, along with several custom apps, such as the social networking [...]

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Granted, this isn’t a review.  Yet, I can’t help but feel that the iSnap Me, a suction cup attachment to mobile phones, has finally solved that longstanding problem of how to take good, in-focus self-portrait shots on phones that don’t have a front-facing camera.
How?  By letting you attach a system of mirrors to the back of the phone and having the camera module take a shot of your reflected image instead.   That means no more guessing whether you’re in the center of the picture or if you’re under proper lighting – you can see it in the camera UI right before you hit the shutter button.
The iSnap Me is billed as a “self-portrait adapter,” which is actually an excellent name, given the function that the innovative accessory performs.  It looks decidedly ghetto as hell, with a plastic  frame that looks like a garden tool, suction cups for attachment and a [...]

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Sony Ericsson just announced a number of new phones.  There’s the new Xperia X8, a proud Walkman number in the Yendo and a new eco-friendly Greenheart in the Cedar.

Heavily-rumored for a while now, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 has finally gotten an official stamp.  Features include a 3-inch touchscreen display (320 x 480 resolution), a 3.2 megapixel camera module, aGPS, WiFi, 3G with HSPA, stereo Bluetooth and microSD card expansion (with a 2GB unit included in the package).
A 600Mhz CPU powers the smartphone, which runs Android (either 1.6 or 2.1, depending on the market) with a four-corner UI (similar to the X10 Mini) and the Timescape feature.  The handset launches in the third quarter of the year in five different colors – white, dark blue, aqua blue, pink and silver.

Next up is the Sony Ericsson Yendo Walkman, an entry-level touchscreen feature phone.  Aside from the obvious music-centric pedigree, it brings [...]

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Like in the US, it looks like pre-orders from the Apple store here in the UK for the iPhone 4 is already sold out. Yes, it’s sold out, so those looking for an unlocked iPhone 4 may want to pre-order now and wait until July 2nd. Or you might want to wait in line or grab a subsidized unit and tie yourself with a 24 month contract from Vodafone, O2, or Orange and get your iPhone 4 just in time on

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