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Saygus has introduced their latest Android-based smartphone at CES 2010. Dubbed as the VPhone, the handset boasts a 3.5-inch 800 x 480 capacitive multi-touch screen, a 624MHz Marvell PXA310 processor, a 5MP main camera with autofocus and flash, a secondary VGA camera for two-way video calling, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, Bluetooth, a USB port and supports CDMA EVDO Rev A. connectivity.

General Mobile has recently unveiled their latest Android smartphone called the COSMOS. Powered by a Marvell PXA935 processor, the handset boasts a 3.2-inch 320 x 480 (HVGA) capacitive touchscreen display, a 5.0-megapixel autofocus camera, an accelerometer sensor, a trackball, a 128MB SDRAM, a 256MB flash memory, a microSD card slot (up to 16GB), an FM radio, digital compass, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, Android 2.0 OS and supports both GSM/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) as well as UMTS/HSDPA (900/1900/2100 MHz) connectivities. Pricing and release date are still unknown at the moment.

A new projector phone has entered the market, this time from Logic Wireless called the Bolt V 1.5 (model 150LGW).

The handset boasts a built-in projector that is able to produce images up to 64-inches with a native resolution of 640 x 480 pixels.

Apart from that, it also sports a 2.6-inch QVGA display, a 3MP camera, a 1MP front camera, a media player, an FM radio, a TV tuner, dual microSD card slots, Bluetooth, a 1200mAh battery, Symbian OS and supports quad-band GSM/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 connectivity. The Logic Bolt V 1.5 is now available at SkyMall for $499.

The Metro Pink Cosmopolitan phone is an attractive handset with perfect mix of high-end features and the pink charm. Virtually, it’s an affordable pink alternative of a Blackberry or Nokia N71.

The dual SIM phone features a 2.8″ QVGA screen which can tilt at various angles, a QWERTY keyboard and a 2GB microSD memory card. The first class quad-band mobile phone supports all four global GSM frequencies.

It has got bluetooth, but lacks WiFi and there’s also no clear word on its camera quality. However, for $100, the Metro Pink Cosmopolitan offers quite a lot of standard businessphone features, all encased in a chic pink design.

Chinese-based company Chang Jiang has introduced their latest smartphone for the mass market called the Magic Voice A9 TV Phone. Unlike most smartphones, the A9 offers some quite interesting specs, it has a 3-inch touchscreen display, two cameras, dual receivers (one on each side of its screen), dual mics, dual SIM card slots, an MP3/MP4 player, an FM radio, an analog TV tuner, Bluetooth and supports quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) connectivity. If you’re interested, the Magic Voice A9 TV Phone will set you back $129.99.

OPPO is known as a portable media player manufacturer in its early years in China. The company will launch their first Android-powered smartphone in the first quarter of 2010. The phone will comes with a 3.5-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen, a side slide QWERTY keyboard and a Wi-Fi connectivity. The name of the model is still unavailable at this time. Stay tuned for more updates.

Bell has finally launched its latest Android-powered handset, the Samsung Galaxy. Priced at $99.95 on a 3-year ontract or $449.95 without contract, the cell phone comes jam packed with a 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen, a 528MHz processor, a 5-megapixel camera with a LED flash, WiFi, GPS, a 7.2Mbps HSDPA connection, and an 8GB of internal memory.

The ViewSonic VCP08 is another smart phone that runs Windows XP. It’s a clamshell that comes with two screens, which the outside screen measures 2 inches and the inner screen measures 4.3 inches that is where the XP runs.The VCP08 smart phone also comes with a full QWERTY and a finger mouse, so the users will be able to make full use of the XP capabilities as if it’s an UMPC. The VCP08 isn’t small, due to its dual screens, making it to come in larger size than any other smartphones The keyboard of the VCP08 also comes more spacious compared to the QWERTY on other smart phones. But this should make it more comfortable to use, especially for heavy texters. Of course, the sacrifice is it’s less pocketable.Well, this device will be useful for those who just need a single device that allows you make calls as well as some simple computing tasks such as editing documents, checking emails, surfing the Internet, blogging etc.

This ViewSonic VCP08 packs an 800MHz Intel Atom processor, 512MB RAM, 8GB storage that is expandable by using microSD cards. One little problem with this device is it carries a 1200mAH which is too low for a smartphone+UMPC hybrid device like the VCP08. So, a frequent recharge is required for heavy users.

Here comes the First ELSE smart phone which claims to center around the user’s experience rather than the phone itself. By that it means the first ELSE phone can let you interact with the phone’s features such as phone, GPS, camera etc in the same way you interact with those standalone devices alone.The First ELSE phone will feature UMTS/HSDPA, 3.5-inch 854 x 480 capacitive touchscreen display with tactile feedback, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, 5 megapixel camera, GPS and aGPS as well as proximity, ambient light and tilt sensors.

It runs Linux-based “ELSE Intuition” OS and is powered by the TI OMAP 3430 mobile processor that allows it to run multiple applications simultaneously providing good interactions to the users.

This smartphone will be launched in Q2 next year. No words on operators but Orange reps were spotted at the event that showcased this phone. And it’s been confirmed that the targeted markets will be USA, Western Europe and Russia.

How cool is it that you can use Photoshop on your Android-powered smart phones while you’re on the run. Adobe has done it again, releasing the Photoshop mobile app for Android Smart phones, after releasing the iPhone version last week.
Of course, the mobile version of the Photoshop is different from the full-fledged version. You could only carry out some simple tasks on your Android phones. But it should be more than sufficient for those who’d love to twist some photos before uploading them to Facebook for sharing.
The Android Photoshop mobile app allows you to crop, rotate, and color correct your photos with a touch of a finger only. Read the rest of this entry »