Nexus One keeps revealing itself to the public, even a month after its launch, so now we’ve discovered that the handset comes with two microphones. One of them is placed in the mouthpiece section, while the other is on the back side and it captures your voice and the background noise, reducing the latter.
Many reviewers have found the call quality on Nexus One excellent, so maybe this is the secret behind the handset’s audio performance. The two microphone technology bears the name of Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) and we know the mics used for this task are MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems Microphones).
An iSuppli estimate says that global shipments of MEMS components will reach 1.2 billion in 2013, so call quality will be divine on any handset in the near future.
Microsoft is certainly going to showcase Windows Mobile 7 at Mobile World Congress 2010, that’s for sure, but we’ve just found some new details about the OS that’ll certainly discourage all hopefuls. PPCGeeks’ sources claim that the new platform will be present at MWC next week, but there’s also bad news, that you’ll find out after the break.
The UI of the operating system is apparently named Metro and may remind some of you of the one on Zune HD, with a new Start screen. Turns out that the interface is clean and vivid, maybe even better than HTC Sense. Also, Windows Mobile 7 (or Windows Phone 7) will come with Xbox and Zune integration, plus social networking features, including the Facebook friends in your address book.
Flash and multitasking will be lacking from the new OS, a great handicap and a step backward and closer to the iPhone OS. NetCF won’t be backwards compatible, so there will be no backward compatibility for existing apps. Among the rumours, there’s also the fact that the first devices running WM7 will ship in September 2010.
None of the info was confirmed by Microsoft, so take this with a grain of salt.
We’ve got a bag of goodies for you, spotted on Mobile-rewiew.com and we’re talking about cool handsets, with all sorts of form factors and a bunch more devices. The information comes from the website of the International Forum of Industrial Design and the companies with new products are Vodafone, MITAC, LG, Qisda Corporation (former BenQ) and more.
On the list we found MioValinor, a car navigation device shown by MITAC and packing a 7 inch widescreen LCD display, with support for HD video, 3G and WiFi. The beautiful handset pictured above is Qisda QCM-330, a smartphone with a wide 4 inch LCD display with a 1:1.25 aspect ratio and a 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution, a 3 megapixel camera, 3.5G support, an accelerometer and WiFi.
Next up is LG GD880, a metallic phone that’s scratch resistant, packs GPS, a 5 megapixel camera and HD video support. Vodafone has goodies too, like the 2010 Vodafone Compass shown below, with a very cool and innovative design.
The device supports the Vodafone 360 social networking service, it uses widgets, player MP3s, browses the web and has a cool and usable keyboard. Next, there’s Vodafone 137 Sting, pictured below and developed in cooperation with German company studioMEM. Meant for stylish people, the phone will reach people with active lifestyles, so it’s suited to be attached to a bike or skate.
Its silicone housing and aluminium chassis protects it from impact, dust and scratches. Vodafone 360 Krystal is also fresh news and you can see it below, complete with two displays on each side, one of them using electronic ink technology and showing widgets. Vodafone 534 Shilpa is an elegant slider, that should have a low price and you should know that this is the successor to Vodafone 533.
The interesting Vodafone 545 Larry is next, pictured below and recently having received the FCC approval. The device provides access to Internet and e-mail, has an affordable price, a landscape oriented display, e-mail support and an ergonomic keyboard. The last phone pictured at the end of the article is Vodafone 737 Quincy, a candybar smartphone with a touch interface, a numeric keypad, radio, MP3 player and an email client.
It’s apparent that HTC’s kicking it up a notch with their naming system, with the surfacing of the HTC Incredible just moments ago on the internet. Some leaked snapshots and video of the device depict the high-end specs of the newly glimpsed phone from HTC, which should be operating on Verizon’s network.
According the leaked evidence, The HTC Incredible is running on the speedy Snapdragon CPU, Android 2.1 with Sense UI, and 256MB of memory. The phone also seems to have an optical pointer, as well as dual LED camera flashes. Lastly, the display is rumored to be either a 3.5-inch or 3.7-inch with WVGA resolution (unconfirmed, but perhaps even AMOLED-based).
HTC’s new high-end smartphone looks to have both great hardware and software specs, but I’m not as positive with the Zune-ish color. Strange contour shaping on the backplate, too. Check out the naturally wobbly video here.
RIM has recently added a new color option ‘Violet’ to its BlackBerry Curve 8530. You’ll be able to pick one up starting today via Verizon Wireless for as little as $0.01 with a new service plan. To refresh your memory, the 8530 offers a 2.46-inch QVGA display, a 2MP camera, a full QWERTY keyboard, a touch-sensitive optical trackpad, a microSD card slot, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, a 3.5mm headset jack and provides access to BlackBerry App World, Facebook and MySpace integration. [Product Page via ChipChick]
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