Thread: Mobile News

LG Electronics has introduced its new handset LG-LP3550, which protects personal data and ensures safety of wireless banking services by means of fingerprints biometry. You just scan your finger, and the handset can identify and authorize the user to operate mobile banking. Besides there are an integrated 3.4-megapixel camera, MP3-player, two 3D stereo speakers.

The specs of LG-LP3550:

Standard: CDMA 2000 1x
External screen – 1.3” STN supporting 65К colors
Internal screen – 2.2” TFT supporting 262К colors
Interface - USB
Expansion slot for mini SD cards.

The Amazon web site starts sales of a sport camera Samsung SC-X105L of Miniket series, which is designed for “extreme” situations and sports. The camera comes in a waterproof rubberized shell and has 10x optical zoom and image stabilizer. The camera can shoot video in MPEF4 format. In addition there is a module to set the camera on a helmet, for example. Such combination of image stabilizer and waterproof feature is really good for extreme sports.


The specs of the SC-X105L:

0.6-megapixel CCD-sensor
512 MB of internal memory
Expansion slot for Memory Stick and Memory Stick Pro
USB 2.0 interface
2” LCD-screen
Dimensions – 58.7x92.7x29.2 mm
Weight – 149.7 g.

Kyocera Wireless, the maker of mobile phones and CDMA devices, has release a handset for the US provider Virgin Mobile – the K10 Royale. The handset is based on the K400. The main difference is that it’s the first handset by Kyocera supporting Java.

The K10 Royale features a full color screen and also voice dialing, calendar, alarm and contacts. Besides there are two downloaded trial games Bowling and Bejeweled from Jamdat.

The handset weighs 99 g and measures 111x48x23 mm. The battery lasts for 3.5 in talk mode and more than 7 days standby.


The sales of the K10 Royale shall start in April 2005, i.e. from day to day. The site Virgin Mobile already offers it at $99.99 with the tag “out of stock”.

Samsung Electronics has announced the creation of its SCH-B200 handset supporting DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting). It’s a slider with rotating 2.2” LCD screen. According to the company, the landscape screen orientation is specially designed for gaming and movies. Samsung says, the battery capacious of 130 mAh allows watching TV 3 hours on end.


Other interesting features of the new phone include a 2-megapixel camera and MP3-player. The screen supports 262K colors. In addition the SCH-B200 has a TV-out, and it’s possible to view Microsoft Word and Excel files.

Samsung Electronics intends to release this model in Korea during the first half of 2005.

SK Teletech has announced the release of its IM-8300 phone supporting 3D graphics. The device is equipped with a 3D accelerator and a 2.2” QVGA TFT screen with wide viewing angle.

The IM-8300 comes with and integrated 2-magapixel camera and can send the photos taken directly to the printer via PictBrige technology. There are 80 MB of internal memory and an extension slot for Transflash memory cards.

Besides the IM-8300 features an MP3-player, 3D sound, equalizer mode and stereo dynamics. The buttons are located in a way comfortable for gaming.

There are two games preinstalled "Moto GP II" and "The Punisher" introduced by Marvel and in addition SK Telecom GXG service allows downloading new games wit h3D graphics

Evergreen has released the watch EG-MPW256CII, which can be used as an audio MP3 player. The watch is equipped with 256 MB of internal flash memory, which can store some 10 hours of audio content. Its 3.7 V Li-Ion battery provides 10 hours of playback. The device weighs 90 g without the battery. There is USB 1.1 interface. Operating systems supported are Windows Me, 2000 and XP. In Japan it costs 9979 Yen.


There are two color solutions available – Rosy and Pale Blue. The company highlights the fact that the device is specially designed for married couples (colors of the watch).

The time has come for corporate financial reports on the 1Q 2005. Analysts will use these figures to build their graphs on profitability and company’s performance, and also arrange the leaders in various TOP-5 and TOP-10 ratings.

Here is a report by Samsung Electronics. Under it the company recorded sales of 13.8 trillion Korean Won for the 1Q 2005, a 0.6% decrease from the previous quarter. The operating income made up 2.15 trillion Korean Won, a 40% rise, and the net income dropped by 18% to 1.45 trillion Korean Won. The sharp rise in the operating profit is explained by a number of reasons including the strengthening Korean Won, strong sales of NAND-flash memory, mobile phones and favorable efforts to cut internal expenses. The negative dynamics in the net income were impacted by the increase in reserves at Samsung Card.

Now the most interesting thing is that the Samsung Telecommunication Network Business recorded sales of 4.84 trillion Korean Won, a 12% rise against the previous quarter, the operating income grew to 840.5 billion Korean Won, and the mobile phone shipments equaled to 24.5 units. This favorable performance happened due to high sales of GSM handsets, in particular, the D500 – 3.1 million units sold over 4 previous months.

The Japanese company NHJ has announced its media player VHD-5100. The player is equipped with a 1.6” 128x128 pixel LCD screen. There is the support of MP3, WMA formats, it’s possible to download files with DRM protection from a special company’s service NHJ MUSIC STORE.

The player features a 5 GB hard disk, an FM-tuner, an opportunity to record music from FM, a photo viewer (JPEG supported), USB 2.0 host. Unfortunately there is no video playback, the fact slightly spoils the overall impression.

The VHD-5100 measures 47x99x20 mm and weighs 95 g. The built-in Li-Ion battery provides 9 hours of playback. In Japan the player is expected to cost 29800 Yen.

NHC has released a compact media player PMP-2000. It plays video files, supports MPEG4, MP3, WMA and OGG formats, and recognizes Jpeg and text files. In addition there are an FM-tuner, a voice recorder and equalizer.

The PMP-2000 has quite a small 1.3” TFT screen for a media player, that’s not surprising, as the player measures 72x35x15 mm. The screen features a 120x160 pixel resolution and 262K colors. There is USB 2.0 host to plug various devices, such as digital cameras. The model is available with 512 MB and 1 GB MB onboard. Its Li-Ion battery ensures up to 8 hours of MP3 playback. The player is supplied with various software including illustrated English dictionary.

Samsung Electronics has announced its new camera phone SCH-S350. The handsets, which can check your health already exist, however this very model is more advanced. The new device comes with melodies, which improve memory and concentration capability, the company says. According to Samsung, the playback of these melodies generates alfa-waves, which influence on the user.


The SCH-S350 features GPS support, 0.3-megapixel camera, MP3-player, 1.55” TFT screen with 262K colors. It works under CDMA network. Besides the SCH-S350 is small enough, 85x43x21.5 mm and weighs 85 g. The phone is packed in a slider form.