Claimed as yet another iPhone killer by Tech evangelists and bloggers,the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 has on incredibly high-resolution(800*480), 3-inch VGA touch screen display. With a unique arc-slider design,the X1 feature a new desktop GUI called ‘Experia panels’, a nine-panel interface that’s eye candy on the high-resolution display. These panels are finger-friendly marvels that permit access to applications running on the phone via the home screen. Navigation is possible either by touch, arc-sliding QWERTY Keypad, 4-way joypad and an “optical joystick”.

The X1 also has loads of other features like quadband GSM as well was UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA network support, WiFi, aGPS, microSD(400 MB on phone memory default) and of course, Window Mobile 6.

CrackBerry surprisingly managed to snag a BlackBerry 9000, and here they are with a review. I have digested the entire review and churned out a bulleted list of all the important points to consider if you’re thinking of getting the BlackBerry 9000. I think it surpassed the Blackberry 8800 series where it’s commonly use in companies.

Here’s the hardware specs:

• Decent battery life during testing
• Extremely fast compared to the Curve, does not suffer lag!
• 480×320 LCD display is crisp, bright and sharp
• Subtle changes to keyboard for better typing
• Externally accessible microSD memory card slot
• GPS navigation System
• Extremely bright notification LED and trackball
• Convenience key location is questionable
• Easy accessibility to SIM card

Source: CrackBerry.com

According to smartoffice, Apple is planning an iPhone 2 for MacWorld in San Francisco. It is said that Apple is already talking to manufacturers and contractors about major hardware and software changes/upgrades aimed at non-US markets.

More rumors:

• The iPhone 2 will be equipped with GPS since many smart cellphones have it (i.e. Nokia N95)
• Wireless Email sync would be very nice, but I’m doubt Apple will support Exchange and BlackBerry. However, iPhone is not really a business type of phone to me.

Source: Ubergizmo (Image Courtesy of Ubergizmo)

Well, those Nokia Fans out there might be disappointed as the ‘First Access’ N-Gage application will be delayed until 2008. Nokia has confirmed.

“Unfortunately, as can sometimes happen in software development, unexpected difficulties can occur. We have been doing an internal run with more than 1,000 global testers this week, and during this process we uncovered an issue we feel we need to address. Overall, the games and service are working smoothly, but because of this issue, we feel we could not release N-Gage First Access before the holidays as planned.”

Source: Pocket Gamer