With the increase in competition for gaining in market shares of in mobile segment, more and more companies are joining in the bandwagon of mobile phone development. Each new technology giant has started out their venture in the field of mobile phones looking at the market scenario. The progress of one tech giant in this field has compelled the other to look forward to enter the race of letting people mobile with their technology in their hands. With major players like Apple and Google entering the scene, windows followed suit too and came up with its own brand of Windows phones. So with it came the desktop windows technology into your hands as well, and this is surely a big innovative development. Everyone is quite fond of the windows operating system, and the main reason for that is the easy to use features that are available with it and when this thing also gets to our phones, then its bound to be a good affair. The launch of the Windows Phone UK is a step towards this direction and is bound to create flutters in the mobile technology segment.

With windows jumping the gun, other players might chip in with their bit too. However, with the kind of advantage that the Windows Phone UK http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-GB/ has over others is quite remarkable. This advantage is not just limited with the fact that they have thrown themselves into the arena with their goodwill of years behind, but is also dependent on the specifications these phones provide is also quite brilliant. The phone’s home screen is swarmed with Hubs. These hubs consist of various sorts of categories, like People, office, work, games, pictures, etc. Also. Each of those hubs gets sub-divided into many other categories, like the people include you calling, messaging and social-networking groups.

All the hooking up with your friends can be done with the help of the following features. These features include the fact that they help you stay in touch with many of the people across the timeline. Moreover, the phone is quite rich in terms of apps and games. The Windows Phones Apps & Games can be easily used from the marketplace, it provides us with the option of integrating with games from an x-box too which is something that will never let us bore ourselves, and it is also quite a thing from work perspective, laded with the Microsoft Office, which will be a very productive addition to your phone and will help in your work as well.

In many respects the two phones are very similar. They have a strikingly similar physical design with both phones looking like the majority of handsets that have been released by HTC in recent years. The most obvious difference between the two is with the screens. Both feature 4.3″ qHD LCD screens with an excellent colour depth of 16 million colours. However, the Evo also offers 3D technology in the same form as that found on the Nintendo 3DS.

This is the main difference between the two phones. The Evo could be thought of as the HTC Sensation for the 3D generation. So the question is, do you want faux-3D effects on your phone? It may be fun for games or 3D video watching but it is easy to see it becoming quite annoying after a while. You can turn it off of course, although the 3D system used by the Evo does have its limitations.

Even though you don’t need glasses to use it, the 3D effect is limited to certain viewing angles. This could make extended use a little bit problematic. However, considering that there is little else different to the Sensation, surely it is better to have this additional goodie to play around with should you wish to. It is also a great little feature to show off to friends, as at present there is a very limited number of phones with 3D capabilities.

Both phones are highly powered with 1.2GHz processors and the latest Gingerbread Android, although the Evo has more memory on offer with 1GB compared to the Sensation’s 768MB. HTC Sense is also present on both phones, as well as Android Market and a whole host of entertainment features including games, video and music. Web browsing is also fantastic on both phones with the larger screens being ideal for an enjoyable experience and with high speed 3G and Wi-Fi connections on offer.

The Evo 3D has yet to make an appearance outside of the United States, although the Sensation is already flying off the shelves. The question is, should you put off buying the Sensation to wait for the Evo? Maybe, maybe not. The Evo has already been delayed 3 times in the UK and looks set to be delayed again. What’s more the Sensation is the top smartphone dog at the moment and only has one clear rival. Coming without 3D should also make the Sensation a lot cheaper to purchase. The question really is, are you really that bothered about 3D?

The BlackBerry Curve 3G smartphone has measures of  4.29 inches (109 mm)H x 2.36 inches (60 mm)W x 0.55 inches (13.9 mm)D, weights  104 grams, features 2.4-inch (320×240) TFT  display, a full-QWERTY keyboard and optical trackpad for navigation, supports GSM Bands -850/900/1800/1900, HSPA Bands-850/1900/2100, have a GPS and Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR, microSD/SDHC slotand a 2MP camera with fixed focus. It comes with 1150mAHr removable lithium-ion battery which sustain up to 5.5 hours.

“The majority of people in the worldwide mobile phone market have yet to buy their first smartphone and the BlackBerry Curve 3G is designed to provide an extremely attractive and accessible choice that will help convince many of them to make the leap,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at Research In Motion. “The new BlackBerry Curve 3G is a perfect choice for happily busy people who are looking for a user-friendly 3G smartphone to help them make the most of their day and to stay connected with their friends, family and co-workers.”

The BlackBerry Curve 3Gwill be available around the world this month.

“iPad is our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “iPad creates and defines an entirely new category of devices that will connect users with their apps and content in a much more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before.”

iPad features 12 next-generation Multi-Touch applications. Every app works in both portrait and landscape, automatically animating between views as the user rotates iPad in any direction. The precise Multi-Touch interface makes surfing the web on iPad an entirely new experience, dramatically more interactive and intimate than on a computer. Reading and sending email is fun and easy on iPad’s large screen and almost full-size “soft” keyboard. Import photos from a Mac®, PC or digital camera, see them organized as albums, and enjoy and share them using iPad’s elegant slideshows. Watch movies, TV shows and YouTube, all in HD or flip through pages of an e-book you downloaded from Apple’s new iBookstore while listening to your music collection.

iPad runs almost all of the over 140,000 apps on the App Store, including apps already purchased for your iPhone® or iPod touch®. The iTunes® Store gives you access to the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store with a catalog of over 11 million songs, over 50,000 TV episodes and over 8,000 films including over 2,000 in stunning high definition video. Apple also announced the new iBooks app for iPad, which includes Apple’s new iBookstore, the best way to browse, buy and read books on a mobile device. The iBookstore will feature books from major and independent publishers.

Apple also introduced a new version of iWork® for iPad, the first desktop-class productivity suite designed specifically for Multi-Touch. With Pages®, Keynote® and Numbers® you can create beautifully formatted documents, stunning presentations with animations and transitions, and spreadsheets with charts, functions and formulas. The three apps will be available separately through the App Store for $9.99 each.

iPad syncs with iTunes just like the iPhone and iPod touch, using the standard Apple 30-pin to USB cable, so you can sync all of your contacts, photos, music, movies, TV shows, applications and more from your Mac or PC. All the apps and content you download on iPad from the App Store, iTunes Store and iBookstore will be automatically synced to your iTunes library the next time you connect with your computer.

iPad’s brilliant 9.7-inch, LED-backlit display features IPS technology to deliver crisp, clear images and consistent color with an ultra-wide 178 degree viewing angle. The highly precise, capacitive Multi-Touch display is amazingly accurate and responsive whether scrolling web pages or playing games. The intelligent soft keyboard pioneered on iPhone takes advantage of iPad’s larger display to offer an almost full-size soft keyboard. iPad also connects to the new iPad Keyboard Dock with a full-size traditional keyboard.

iPad is powered by A4, Apple’s next-generation system-on-a-chip. Designed by Apple, the new A4 chip provides exceptional processor and graphics performance along with long battery life of up to 10 hours.* Apple’s advanced chemistry and Adaptive Charging technology deliver up to 1,000 charge cycles without a significant decrease in battery capacity over a typical five year lifespan.**

iPad comes in two versions—one with Wi-Fi and the other with both Wi-Fi and 3G. iPad includes the latest 802.11n Wi-Fi, and the 3G versions support speeds up to 7.2 Mbps on HSDPA networks. Apple and AT&T announced breakthrough 3G pre-paid data plans for iPad with easy, on-device activation and management.

Continuing Apple’s dedication to designing and creating environmentally responsible products, each iPad enclosure is made of highly recyclable aluminum and comes standard with energy-efficient LED-backlit displays that are mercury-free and made with arsenic-free glass. iPad contains no brominated flame retardants and is completely PVC-free.

Apple today released a new Software Development Kit (SDK) for iPad, so developers can create amazing new applications designed to take advantage of iPad’s capabilities. The SDK includes a simulator that lets developers test and debug their iPad apps on a Mac, and also lets developers create Universal Applications that run on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.

Apple announced that the iPhone 4 will soon be available in seventeen more countries, starting from the 30th of July, 2010. Features like the new Retina display by Apple, FaceTime, Video Calling, and an amazing design makes this one of the greatest smartphones in the world. For more information check the announcement article by clicking here.

Starting from the 30th of July, 2010, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland will get availability of the Apple iPhone 4 throughout retail and online stores of Apple.

The iPhone 4 is currently available in France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States for the price of $199 for the 16GB iPhone 4 and $299 for the 32GB iPhone 4.

The new GPS devices are waterproof (IPX-7) and come preloaded with “the most detailed worldwide map in the industry”- Magellan’s World Edition map, which contains the complete road network for U.S., Canada, Western Europe and Australia. The top model eXplorist 710comes with Summit Series topographic map and City Series turn-by-turn map, which allows users to navigate their vehicles “through busy city streets on their way to their outdoor adventures”. The other two – the eXplorist 610 and 710 feature a 3-axis electronic compass and a barometric altimeter for precise orientation, accurate elevation information, and enables for weather pattern tracking. Also each model features Magellan’s award-winning OneTouch favorites menu, silent proximity alarms , they have expandable memory, paperless geocaching, high sensitivity GPS enabling 3-5 meters of accuracy, GPX compatibility, 16 hours of battery life, high sensitivity GPS enabling 3-5 meters of accuracy, vertical profiling, a digital almanac, track summary statistics and area calculation.

The new Magellan eXplorist GPS devices will be available to consumers worldwide in the 4th quarter, 2010. The prices are as follow : 510 $349.99, the eXplorist 610 $449.99, and the eXplorist 710 $549.99.

“With the popularity of social networks, the GPS industry is shifting towards more online experience sharing,” said Justin Doucette, Director, Outdoor Product Marketing, Magellan. “There are many sites that allow for geographic and multimedia data to be posted and shared with others. The eXplorist series allows users to bring their adventures home with them, catalog for future reference, and share online with family and friends.”

The Samsung Intercept will be available on the 11th of July, 2010, in Gray Steel and Satin Pink, throughout all the Sprint channels at the retail price of just $99.99 after a $100 mail-in-rebate with a two-year service agreement.

Samsung Intercept is powered by Android 2.1 and provides access to the most popular Google mobile services like Google Search, Google Maps, YouTube and more than fifty thousand applications waiting in the Android Market.

“Samsung Intercept is a valuable addition to our growing portfolio of Android phones with a rich Internet browsing experience, visual voicemail and practically all of the latest must-have features,” said Kevin Packingham, senior vice president of product development for Sprint. “Best of all, at this price, we are able to bring the Android experience to a broader audience that will appreciate the versatility that comes with access to thousands of apps on Android Market. This is a great device for those who use their wireless device to manage a business or socialize with family and friends.”

“The Intercept is a perfect example of Samsung’s commitment to bring the latest Google mobile services, social applications and popular features to smart phones for the mass market,” said Omar Khan, chief strategy officer for Samsung Mobile. “Users will enjoy the Intercept’s stylish design, full QWERTY keyboard and access to full web browsing and Google services for a full-featured smart phone experience.”

Specifications of the Android-Powered Samsung Intercept:

• Home screen that scrolls right to left for more space to organize widgets and apps
• 3.2 Megapixel camera and video camcorder
• MP3 Player with MicroSD card slot (supports up to 32 GB)
• Stereo Bluetooth® wireless technology
• Visual voicemail
• Sprint TV®, Sprint Football Live and NASCAR Sprint Cup MobileSM
• Access to social networking sites Facebook®, Flickr® and TwitterTM
• Access to personal and corporate e-mail
• Easily view Word, Excel, PowerPoint on-the-go to maximize productivity

T-Mobile USA and Samsung Telecommunications America announced today a Samsung Galaxy S device that is available from T-Mobile, entitled the Samsung Vibrant.

The Samsung Vibrant comes with a lot of pre-installed content and applications combining all of your entertainment and communication needs into one device. This Smartphone can offer books, radio, movie library, television, gaming and more. It also comes with the Amazon Kindle for Android which offers access to more than 600,000 books and more.

The Samsung Vibrant has a 4 inch super AMOLED touch screen display that offers a sharp high-definition like color and experience. The Smartphone also has a Samsung 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor and a six-axis sensor, both of which are optimized for media and gaming.

Vice President of Devices and Accessories at T-Mobile USA, Paul Cole, said that by combining the best selling content and amazing hardware that bring that content to life, T-Mobile continues to deliver on its commitment to bring innovative mobile entertainment experiences to the fingertips of the consumers. He also said that they are very proud to introduce the Samsung Vibrant as the latest addition to their growing lineup of Android-Powered devices.

Chief Strategy Officer for Samsung Mobile, Omar Khan, said that the Samsung Vibrant contains all of the premium core features that the Galaxy S portfolio offers, including an industry leading display and powerful processor. He also stated that The Galaxy S devices make the Smartphone brilliant.

The Samsung Vibrant runs on the Android 2.1 OS, which means that it can be customized with 65,000 applications and games from the Android Market. The Smartphone also delivers GPS functionality, a 5-megapixel camera with digital zoom and autofocus, and a video camera that records high-definition at 720p videos. The Samsung Vibrant supports up to 32GB external memory.