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The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has talked about the Bluetooth 4.0 and the roadmap for the new specifications. The first devices featuring Bluetooth 4.0 will be sold by the end of this year.

The specifications for the Bluetooth 4.0 were thought for the devices with low energy requirements. The Bluetooth SIG has the intention of extending the 4.0 not only to PC, mobile phones and headphones, but also to watches and clocks, pedometers and such. Among the specifications for the Bluetooth 4.0, there’s the possibility of high-speed Bluetooth-to-WiFi, more “wireless capability” to gadgets such as photocameras, portable consoles and tablet PCs, hence helping the communication between devices thanks to the Bluetooth 4.0. It should serve as a bridge for light information without wasting of energy. These protocols have indeed been thought out to be efficient with a low-bit data transfer.

Despite the low-consumption possibility, users will not notice an enhancement in the battery consumption on their own mobile phones: the Bluetooth 4.0 radio waves use as much energy as the Bluetooth 3.0 when used to synchronize smartphones with the laptops or other devices, or to listen to music with the wireless headphones.

The Mobile World Congress shows us many new models from the big companies, but it also gives us small and interesting information, such as the launch of the Aava Mobile, that claims to be completely open source, contrarily to the competition. It features Android 2.1 and it’ll feature the MeeGo OS in the future, but it can also be customized in a hardware and design level.

The developers will be able to propose their own ideas for the manufacturing of a series of models. Aava seems sure that the community power will be a good point for sales as customers will have the phone they want. We’ll have to wait for the project to be developed to know more!

One of the high points on Android is the fact that it’s not exclusive to any cellphone brand. In theory, any manufacturer can create an Android-based cellphone, and that’s what the Russian company HighScreen has done with their PP5420. After years of partnership with Windows Mobile, the company has decided to use Google’s OS on this model, that measures 114 x 53,5 x 13 mm and weighs 120 grams.

The 3″ display has a resolution of 428×240 pixels and the photocamera takes pictures up to 3 Megapixels and has autofocus. The connectivity is done through HSDPA and HSUPA protocols, and the internal 256MB memory is expandable with microSD cards. Other features include the Wi-Fi, FM radio, accelerometer and bluetooth.

Pantech isn’t a company that is often launching new cellphone models, but now they have a new touchscreen to add to their list: the Love Actually IM-U460K. It’s a cellphone measuring 104.9 x 54.6 x 12mm and with a 3″ display that has the resolution of 240×400 pixels. Two photocameras are present: a 3 Megapixel one on the back and a front one for videocalls.

The connectivity is done through HSDPA protocol, the internal memory features 255MB expandable through microSDHC cards. Many colors will be available, but for now, no news on price or availability.

Each person has their own passion, and many love travelling and learn more about the countries and places they visit. For those, National Geographic has presented the National Geographic Duet Travel Phone, a device born from the collaboration with the Cellular Abroad carrier, which works with SIM cards aimed for international calls.

The cellphone isn’t exactly the top of technology. Being a device aimed for travellers, it has less of the modern technology in order to enhance the battery duration. It’s strong point is, however, the international calls: the calls cost around 15 to 50 cents per minute to 185 countries, and free entrance calls. The device will be sold for $199.

Even the less known brands are now interested in Android, Google’s new cellphone Operational System. Among those, there’s General Mobile that launched the DSTL1 model. It measures 112 x 54 x 16mm and weighs 135 grams, and the 3″ touchscreen display has a resolution of 240×400 pixels and is manufactured by Sharp. The photocamera takes pictures up to 5 megapixels, and it also features autofocus and flash.

It’s destined to the American market, and it doesn’t support 3G connections, only the EDGE protocol. The internal memory is expandable through microSDHC cards, and a 4GB card is included on the package. Also featured are the bluetooth and multimedia player. The battery, according to the official data, guarantees 240 minutes in conversation and 150 hours in standby.

Price and availability haven’t yet been announced.

Since the beginning of times, Gold has always been World’s more precious metal. Now, what comes out when a cellphone manufacturer decides to add it to one of its models?

Well, that’s what Gresso has achieved with their new Skeleton Gold model. Its keys are made with 18k Gold and the QVGA display is protected by a 42k Sapphire glass. The same Sapphire glass can also be found on its back, completely transparent and showing the internal components.

The rest of the features are the same as the normal Skeleton model, featuring Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard, multimedia player, 2 megapixel photocamera, 2GB internal memory and bluetooth. Only 50 units were made, and if you’re interested, you better have $4400 ready, because that’s how much it costs.

Ouch, we say.

The touchscreen cellphone market is filled with new models lately, perhaps trying to get on the iPhone fame train. The latest company to try a touchscreen model is Gigabyte with their GSmart S1200 that will be launched at the Mobile World Congress today.

Wide only 11mm, it features the Windows Mobile 6.1 OS, enhanced with a graphic interface called Smart Zone, made by Gigabyte. The processor is a Qualcomm 7200A, and the display has a resolution of 640×480 pixels. Price and availability haven’t been announced yet.

Samsung seems to be preparing for the Mobile World Congress with the presentations of their newest models to be launched during the Barcellona event. This time, the S3310, another candybar model that will be launched next February 16th.

The phone measures 99,9 x 48 x 13,9 mm and the display features a resolution of 240×320 pixels for more than 16 million colors. The photocamera has a maximum resolution of 2 Megapixel and records videos for up to 30 fps.

It’s an EDGE protocol phone that has 30MB of internal memory, expandable through microSD cards. Included on the features are the FM radio, bluetooth and multimedia player. The official launch is scheduled for the Mobile World Congress and the price has not been announced yet.

The G1 model was the first cellphone to use the Android Operational System, and although it will become a landmark when it comes to the mobile phone world, it’s not a very pretty cellphone. Fortunately, we’ll be seeing a bunch of new phones with the new OS, like the DSTL1 from General Mobile.

Its sizes are 112 x 54 x 16mm and it weights 135 grams. The large 3″ screen has a resolution of 400×240 pixels and views over 260.000 colors. Besides declaring it’s manufactured by Sharp, the company doesn’t specify whether the screen is also touch-screen. The photocamera is a 5 megapixel one, and the phone features a Marvel PXA 310 processor, with EDGE connection, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

As it would be expected, it’s scheduled to launch at the Mobile World Congress in Barcellona.