RIM announces developer conference details

Research In Motion (RIM) recently announced further details about the BlackBerry Developer Conference, which will take place October 20 - 22, 2008 in Santa Clara, California. The agenda includes an opening keynote address by RIM founder, president and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis, as well as five tracks, over 75 sessions, and the opportunity to hear first-hand about the winners of the BlackBerry Partners Fund Developer Challenge.


“With over 40 million BlackBerry smartphones sold today, the BlackBerry platform provides developers with a proven and growing opportunity to add value in the mobile marketplace through the creation of mobile-savvy applications for businesses and consumers,” Lazaridis said. He will kick off the conference with a keynote address, which will also be available via webcast.

To view the complete session catalog, visit www.blackberrydeveloperconference.com/catalog.

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Rumor: Nokia E75 Has A Shiny Back Cover Too

More spy photos are available now for the upcoming Nokia E75, which was leaked in a promotional video. Similar to the new e-series business phone, the Nokia E75 back cover is also done in metallic mirror feel. According to the source, the Nokia E75 has a 2.4-inch display screen, 3.2 megapixel camera and built in WiFi.

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Sony Ericsson Kate Could be C912, Features Multitasking

Sony Ericsson Kate is said to be the follow-up to the K750, but one that will very much appeal to CyberShot fans. In case you think that the device is all about a top camera and hot photo features, turns out that if features multitasking, a rare trait of modern handsets.

Add varied connectivity options and a CyberShot camera in the mix and we’ve got a hit… (might be the Sony Ericsson C912, not 100% sure though).


Kate’s specs include a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and a Xenon flash, touch-sensitive camera keys, Java and a pretty big display (bigger than C902). As for connectivity, the handset supports HSDPA and quad-band GSM/EDGE, while the pricing and availability are mysteries for now, but rumours say that it’ll be announced this month.

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Sony Ericsson W570 Concept Phone, Colourful Device for a Depressing Autumn

Designed by ChefZX from mobile-review, the Sony Ericsson W570 concept is a pretty hot Walkman device, although a bit thick. Depending on the colour of its sliding piece, it’ll light up in green, blue, orange or mauve.

I have to say that this is quite a long handset, with the usual side volume control buttons, play/pause key beneath the screen and comfortable numeric keypad.

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BRIX Concept Phones, United They Stand!

We’re watching World Cup 2010 quallies these days and if we’re on the go, we need a decent device to display those soccer matches. The BRIX, designed by Seok won Hong is the perfect concept phone to show sport events, but it won’t do this on its own. Several BRIX phones can create an even bigger display, with a 1:2 aspect ratio, in order to enhance your video experience.

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Motorola CABO i890, iDEN Handset Coming this Year?

Motorola’s finally preparing a RAZR 2-style device, one that supports iDEN and has a 3 megapixel camera. Add an external touchscreen to that, Bluetooth, support for a 6GB SD card and a great piano black body. Seems we’ll even see a ModeShift keypad on CABO, while the rest of the specs are a mystery till now.

There’s even a supposed launch period for the Motorola i890, Q4 2008, so we’re bound to get an announcement soon enough.

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Willcom 03 Smartphone Introduced at CEATEC 2008

This new smartphone looks like an XPERIA X1 alternative, but one that’s branded Willcom. The 03 handset was introduced at CEATEC 2008 in Japan and we’re dealing with a slider that features a 3 inch display with a 480 x 800 resolution.

The specs list also includes 1-Seg support, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, a 2 megapixel camera, microSD memory card slot and Windows Mobile 6.1.


No info on pricing and availability, but you should know that Willcom 03 will be available in Japan first, so it might not make it worldwide too soon. The battery of this device is incredible, lasting 420 hours in standby mode and functioning 360 hours in talk mode.

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