Acer M900

Windows Mobile 6.5-capable, Acer M900 is clearly a business phone.

The large 3.8" display of the phone contributes to the quality of the experience itself, but it also adds weight and size to the already-heavy 188g M900. The display seemed vivid at the time, and also legible, thanks to its Wide-VGA resolution (480x800 pixels).The sliding mechanism worked robustly but unfortunately not as a hinge in order to angle the display.The phone measures in total 119 x 62 x 17.1mm.




All keys are large and well-labelled in different colours. For the ones who are used to notebook computer-keyboards, it will not take very long to get used to this keyboard. The buttons on the bottom of the display allow one to terminate or answer a call, access the GPS navigation application, or access the home screen/menu.

Its large size also makes it obvious that it is a phone that reflects quite a lot, and that it attracts fingerprints, due to its glossy appearance. The phone is also directed to emailing and editing documents, thanks to its full slide-out keyboard. For this function,Outlook mobile and Office mobile are installed.

The 5 megapixel camera makes it a high-end device, as such camera is not usually seen in a business phone. The device runs on the Samsung S3C 6410 mobile processor at 533 MHz, and is based on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, with support for Windows Mobile 6.5.

The M900 is focused at synchronization of activities, files, and contacts to one's notebook or desktop computer. Computers are known to be the largest business of Acer. In terms of connectivity the phone possesses HSDPA, WLAN, and GPS.

On the multimedia side, there is a 3.5mm audio jack, FM radio, MP3, and a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash, although the latter can also fall under imaging solutions.

There is miniUSB port, trackwheel, and microSD memory card port. The top of the phone reads "GPS", boasting one of the phone's features.The back of the phone embosses a Microsoft logo, and features a speaker also.

Thus we can say that the Acer M900 smartphone is completely directed to business users to wish to have a complete Windows Mobile experience, but the new HTC Touch Pro2 might prove to be great competition. Its QWERTY keyboard, fingerprint sensor, and operating system made it a phone exclusive to one particular category of buyers.In the end, it's the price that will decide whether its a winner or not!!!

Palm Pre soon to reach India

Just like Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android phones, Palm pre is one of the most happening discovery of the mobile industry supporting one of the innovative platform – webos.

The Pre is the first Palm device to use webOS, the Linux-based platform that replaces Palm's previous Palm OS. WebOS is capable of supporting built-in first party applications, as well as third party applications.The webOS interface is based on a system of "cards" used to manage multitasking. Applications can be launched from either the "Launcher", which displays a default of three pages of applications icons in a scrollable grid, or the Quick Launch bar, which displays five icons inline horizontally. Applications are closed by flicking a "card" up—and "off"—the screen. WebOS also supports multi-touch gestures, enabling most navigational input to be made using the touchscreen.



The Pre features a 3.1-inch capacitive touchscreen over a 24-bit color 320×480 resolution, HVGA liquid-crystal display. The touchscreen allows for manipulation of the UI with fingers instead of a stylus, commonly used with older Palm phones and PDAs. Below the display is the "Gesture Area", a touch-sensitive area with LED underlighting that permits additional touch commands.

Like other recent Palm phones, the Palm features a full QWERTY keyboard. On the Pre, the keyboard slides out, and is curved to follow the contour of the human face. In addition to the keyboard, the device features a single button in the center of the Gesture Area, a volume rocker switch on the side, and a ringer switch on the top.



The Pre features three input sensors that allow it to respond to its surroundings. An accelerometer automatically changes the orientation of the display between landscape and portrait when the device is rotated in the user's hands. An ambient light sensor allows the Pre to automatically adjust the brightness of its display. A proximity sensor allows the Pre to disregard touch inputs when the phone is held close to a user's face during a call. The Pre also has an integrated 3.2 megapixel digital camera with LED flash.

The Pre will be available with high-speed connectivity on either EVDO Rev. A or UMTS HSDPA, depending on location. The Pre also includes 802.11b/g WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR with support for A2DP stereo headsets. A-GPS with support for turn-by-turn navigation is also included.

For charging and data-transfer, the Pre uses a microUSB connector with USB 2.0 support, and audio output is supported by a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack.[18] While the phone reports support for the Bluetooth DUN protocol, Sprint is not permitting use of the Pre in tethered (or"Phone as Modem") mode, and has made no announcements that this mode will be offered in the future.

The Pre has 8.0 GB of internal flash storage (approximately 7.4 GB of which is user accessible). The Pre does not have a flash memory card slot.

Recently, there were rumors that Palm pre’s GSM version would be soon rolled for Indian mobile users but there are no official information about it yet.