The LG Panther has been unveiled a few months ago but with so little information about its features. Until now we knew only that it has a slide out QWERTY keyboard and runs Windows Mobile 7. Now, new information about its technical characteristics has been released.

The LG Panther GW910 is powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and has a 3.5″ pixel AMOLED touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. The 5 megapixel camera has a maximum resolution of 2560 x 1920 pixels and features autofocus, LED flash and face and smile recognition. In video mode, it is capable of recording 720p HD video.

We don’t have information about how big the internal memory is, but it is known that the handset doesn’t have a memory card slot. Other features of the handset include a 3.5mm audio jack,  WiFi and 3G connectivity, Bluetooth 2.0, accelerometer and we expect new information and specs to be provided soon.

Vodafone has announced that they will start shipping the Nokia N8 smartphone in August 2010.

The handset features a  3.5 inches AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 360 x 640 pixels. It has 256MB RAM, 512 MB ROM, 16GB internal memory and a microSD card slot for up to 32GB memory card.

The camera features a 12 megapixel lens with Carl Zeiss optics and a maximum resolution of 4000×3000 pixels. It also has Xenon flash and autofocus capability. In video mode, it can record at 720p with 25Fps.

The N8 has a ARM 11 680 MHz processor and uses a 3D Graphics HW accelerato. Other features include WiFi and 3G connectivity, USB 2.0, 3.5mm audio jack and runs under Symbian ^3 OS. The Nokia N8 will be available in Dark Grey, Silver White, Green, Blue and Orange.

For the moment, there is no information on when the Nokia N8 will launch or about pricing.

Altek has developed a new camera phone which features an impressive camera lens. Called the Altek Leo 3.5G, the handset has been presented as a smartphone and comes with a 14 megapixel CCD sensor.

Even if technical specs haven’t been made public yet, we know that the cameraphone is capable of shooting in HD, it has LED flash for video mode and Xenon flash for picture mode and 3x optical zoom.

The smartphone’s other features include WiFi and 3G connectivity with HSPDA support and it seems it will be running a version of Google’s Android OS. Altek said that they will release more information on the Altek Leo 3.5G at CommunicAsia 2010 event which takes place in June.

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Samsung has announced that the first handset to run their new Bada OS has become available today in Europe. Presented at Mobile World Congress 2010, the new Samsung Wave is now available in the UK, France, Germany and other countries.

The smartphone features 3.3 inches super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels and 16M colors. It comes with 2GB or 8GB of internal memory and it also has a microSD card slot for up to a 32GB memory card.

The camera is great and features a 5MP lens with 2592 x 1944p resolution, autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging, face, smile and blink detection. In video mode it can record at 30Fps with continuous autofocus. The phone also has a secondary camera for video calls.

Other features include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, 3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA 2 Mbps, 3.5 mm audio jack, built-in GPS and support for social networking.

The Samsung Wave smartphone is available for pre-order through Vodefone

HTC, one of the most important manufacturers of Google Android smartphones, has announced that a large number of their handsets will receive Google’s latest version of OS, the Android 2.2.

An official from HTC said : “We are working closely with Google and our other partners to ensure we have the earliest access to everything we need to provide a complete and solid Sense experience on Froyo” es It is possible to see Android 2.2 on smartphones by the end of 2010 and HTC says that the smartphones that have been released this year will have priority.

Most likely we will see the Android 2.2 on smartphones like HTC Wildfire, HTC Hero, HTC Desire and HTC Legend.

After Virgin Media announced yesterday that it will start shipping the HTC Wildfire in June, another mobile network in the UK, T-Mobile, announces that they will also sell the handset from 14th of June 2010.

The HTC Wildfire handset will bring social networking to its users and comes with social apps like Facebook and Twitter. The device can be the best choice for you also for its features. It has a 3.2 inch capacitive QVGA touchscreen display with accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate and proximity sensor for auto turn-off.

The 5MP camera has a resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels and features autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging and smile recognition.

Other features of the HTC Wildfire include a 3.5mm audio jack, microSD card slot for memory cards up to 32GB, 384 MB RAM, 512MB ROM, Qualcomm MSM 7225 528 MHz processor, Bluetooth, WiFi, 3G and other.

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T-Mobile has announced it will be distributing the new Android-powered phone, dveloped by ASUS, in collaboration with GPS-device specialist, Garmin.

Garminfone was announced late last month, and T-Mobile has announced it will be available in June, for $199, with a two-year agreement. This collaborative effort of ASUS and Garmin features a 3.5 inch touchscreen display, a 3 megapixel camera, GPS, and Garmin’s own custom UI, meant to facilitate in-car use.

Garminfone obviously focuses on GPS technology, and it will offer users real-life weather and traffic updates, auto re-routing and access to Garmin’s huge points of interest database. Pre-order isn’t yet available, but the Garminfone’s custom features are bound to make it a big hit among drivers.

The Samsung Seek M350 has now gone official on Sprint and comes in an eco-friendly package that will allow its users to reuse the packaging to ship old wireless phones and other phone accessories for free.

The phone has a 2.6-inch QVGA intuitive touchscreen display and a full QWERTY slide-out keyboard. It features a 1.3 megapixel camera, microSD card slot for up to a 32GB memory card, threaded messaging, social networking support for Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, 3G, 128MB of RAM, Bluetooth and a 3.5mm headset.

The battery lasts for up to 6 hours and you can choose the handset color from Cool Blue and Scarlet Red. The Samsung Seek M50 is now available for $29.99 with a two-year price plan and after a $50 mail-in rebate. Wait until 6th June and you’ll be able to buy the phone in Fantasy Pink.

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Motorola has released the Android 2.1 update for those in the UK who own a Motorola MILESTONE smartphone.

Motorola made the official announcement on their Facebook page and the update is available for download at their site.

On this page you will also find information about the minimum requirements of your PC in order to download and install the update, such as a 400Mhz processor, 256MB of RAM or 250MB of available hard disk space and, since we find ourselves in the 21th century, it shouldn’t be a problem with that.

Just go there, download and install the update and you will get a bunch of new features for your smartphone.

The “Your Pebbles” is an interesting gadget which brings a little bit of enjoyment on your desk.

As you probably figured in its name and from the picture above, we are talking about a stand made of pebbles of different colors. The pebbles are made of platinum silicon and, when stacked together, they form a cool stand for your smartphone or iPhone and iPod touch.

Also, the pebbles are heat-resistant, so it won’t be any problem if you place your devices on the stand immediately after you have used them.

The Your Pebbles comes in all sorts of bright colors, but are only available in Korea for the moment.

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