First Pictures Of Motorola Tao

Here are some leaked pictures of the upcoming Motorola Tao cell phone, which is more famous by its codename, “Sholes”. It looks like the handset will come with a 1390 mAh battery. Unfortunately, there is no further info about the specs. Stay tuned for more updates

AT&T To Release TerreStar Genus Cellular / Satellite Smartphone

AT&T in collaboration with TerreStar are set to release their first hybrid smartphone called the TerreStar Genus. This particular smartphone provides access to both AT&T’s network and TerreStar’s satellite network providing users with a wider coverage area. Apart from that, the handset also features a 2.6-inch touchscreen display, a full QWERTY keyboard, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, Windows Mobile OS and supports both GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as UMTS/HSDPA connectivities. The TerreStar Genus will hit AT&T in Q1 2010 for unannounced price yet.

Philips Introduces X806 And C702 Touchscreen Phones

Philips has introduced two new touchscreen to its range in the form of the X806 (pictured above) and C702. The X806 offers a 3.5-inch 240 x 400 TFT display, a 5MP camera, a 47MB of internal memory, a microSD card slot, an FM radio, Bluetooth and supports quad-band GSM/GPRS connectivity. Meanwhile, the C720 is a CDMA 1X phone that features a 3.4-inch QVGA display, a 1.3MP camera, GPS, a 70MB of internal memory, a microSD card slot and Bluetooth connectivity. Both handsets are likely to be released in China pretty soon for unannounced price yet.

Samsung SCH-W880 12MP Camera Phone

The Samsung SCH-W880 is claimed as “the world’s first 12MP camera phone with a 3x optical zoom.” The handset also features a 6x digital zoom with auto focus, an image stabilization, a face detection, a Xenon flash and 720p video recording at 30fps. Additional specs include a 3.3-inch AMOLED WVGA touchscreen display and a 4GB of internal memory. The Samsung SCH-W880 will be available in South Korea next month.