News: Is a 12MP camphone in the making?

Samsung and it's 12 megapixel camphone.

It's claimed today that Samsung are in the process of making the first 12 megapixel camera phone. Said to be based on the existing Samsung Pixon, this 12 megapixel giant will smaller and lighter in size. With mobile phones developing this fast, will there be no need for digital cameras in the future?

Check out Unwired view's take on it.

Mobile News: Motorola Aura

Motorola Aura: Coming December

Well this looks like it's going to be expensive, and I can say $2,000 expensive to be precise! Motorola have been working hard behind the scenes creating this style icon.

The phone has a 62 carat sapphire crystal lens, which is one of the most scratch resistant materials on earth. The Aura has 16 million colours running through it's round screen, the first ever seen on a mobile phone. It also has an assisted opening feature, 700 plus individual components and it's all housed in stainless steel casing.

Some features include a 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth and a microSD slot. The Aura may be something different, but I can't see us all flocking to the shops somehow, Can you?

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More Mobile Phones

Sony Cybershot T700

Sony Cybershot T700 *****
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Fancy a light snapper to take on your holidays, or just for everyday pictures? The T700 could be right up your street.

Packing a mammoth 4GB storage, there's plenty of room. And the 10 megapixel sensor means you will get some great printouts. But there's more, a 3.5 inch hi-res touchscreen brings it well into this century. Features include: Face recognition, smile shutter and blink detection. 4x optical zoom.

Colour choices come in silver, red, grey or pink. Not a bad cam that looks swish.

Which Sat Nav?

The Business!: TomTom GO 940 LIVE [Buy Now @ £449.99]

The TomTom 940 LIVE Sat Nav features a new premium look with high quality finish, expanded map coverage and the device comes preinstalled with the latest navigation features.

TomTom LIVE Services - HD Traffic
Speech recognition for faster address input
Safety camera alerts, live feeds from Road Angel
Real time fuel prices
Local Search with Google
TomTom Weather
TomTom QuickGPSfix
Voice command and control
Hands-free calling
IQ Routes the smartest route any time of the day
Advanced Lane Guidance for navigating difficult junctions
Active dock
Enhanced positioning technology
MP3 & FM Transmitter built in
Bluetooth remote control
Maps of UK/ROI/Europe (32 countries)/ US & Canada
Local search with Google
Live fuel prices

The Affordable!: Garmin Nuvi 255 [Buy Now] £149.99

Garmin Nuvi 255 Sat Nav System is a very popular sat nav model that enables you to Navigate without breaking your budget.

This affordable Sat Nav Travel Assistant comes with preloaded European mapping. Garmin Nuvi 255 features an easy to use colourful touch screen and ultra-slim design, perfect for everyday navigation.

Smoother map updates
Orbital predicted fast-fix
Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Up to 5 hours of battery life
Garmin Lock - an anti-theft feature
Hot fix
Panoramio compatible
Automatic timezone
Fingertip touchscreen interface
2D or 3D maps
Micro SD card slot
Built in travel kit with picture viewer
USB interface for loading data
Streamlined design
Points of Interest
PC required for internet updates
Pre loaded safety camera data

The Cheapo!: Route66 [Buy Now] £49.99

The Route 66 Mini Regional Sat Nav, the smartest compact navigator featuring HighDef super sharp maps.

HighDef super sharp maps
Geographic coverage of Britain & Ireland
3.5'' touch screen
Photo viewer
Pre-installed safety camera alerts
Find destinations with Quicksearch
Free lonely planet travel guides.

News: Blackberry Storm

The new Blackberry Storm is upon us.

The latest rival to the iPhone has been unveiled by the makers of the business world's favourite, the BlackBerry. Research In Motion's Storm abandons a physical keypad in favour of a large screen, just like the one on Apple's iPhone..... Read more from MSN.

Or see the Pictures and Features here.

Press Release: Samsung Pixon

SAMSUNG PIXON: THE WORLD’S SLIMMEST 8-MEGAPIXEL FULL TOUCH PHONE
New handset allows users to capture and share unexpected moments in quality and with ease.

UK – September 29th 2008: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the UK’s second largest mobile phone manufacturer, today unveils the Samsung Pixon (M8800) – the world’s slimmest full-touch 8-megapixel camera phone.

With a 13.8mm design and a 3.2 inch full touch screen user interface, coupled with outstanding portability and beautiful design, the Samsung Pixon looks set to lead the way in camera and phone convergence. The Samsung Pixon is the second highly-anticipated 8-megapixel camera phone launch from Samsung, following the unveiling of the Samsung i8510 in August 2008.

Not only does the phone look like a camera, thanks to the 3.2 inch screen, but it also boasts a remarkable array of features more regularly seen in standalone cameras. x16 digital zoom, auto-focus, fast-shutter, face detection and geo-tagging are all part of the package, enabling users to capture and share unexpected moments with ease and without compromising on the style and size of the handset.

To ensure this functionality is achieved, the Samsung Pixon also comes with an integrated Photo Browser which allows easy photo sharing and viewing, to compliment the high quality picture capability of the 8-megapixel camera.

Mark Mitchinson, Vice President of Samsung Mobile UK and Ireland said: "Samsung is a company which constantly innovates, to improve our consumers’ experiences and to make things easier and more fun.

Now everyone will be able to ‘get their pics on’ so much more quickly and easily. For the first time you will have a camera on your phone capable of delivering the quality of image of a regular camera.

The big benefit is not just the ease with which people will now be able to capture and share camera-phone shots, but the quality of those shots when taken." Missing those perfect moments will become a thing of the past thanks to the new Samsung Pixon which is available in the UK and Ireland from 1st November 2008.

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