Toshiba TG01 Snapdragon smartphone is launched as NTT DOCOMO PRO SERIES T-01A in Japan

Toshiba  T-01A the Windows Mobile Smartphone featuring Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processor now released in Japan.  This is the first device from Toshiba to use Qualcomm’s 1GHz Snapdragon QSD2850 chipset.  The T-01A is running on Windows Mobile 6.1 more information is available though only in Japanese at Microsoft Japan

Docomo PRO series T-01A main Specs taken from the NTT DOCOMO website
Height x Width x Thickness 130 x 70 x 9.9 mm
Weight 129 grams
Continuous Stand-by Time (static) 250 hours (3G) / 180 hours (GSM)
Continuous Talk Time 210 minutes (3G) / 200 minutes (GSM)
Continuous Video Calling Time N/A
Main Display 4.1 inches (480 x 800 dots)
Wide VGA; TFT LCD; 65,536 colors
Sub Display N/A
External Memory Device microSD

memory card (2 GB)
microSDHC memory card (16 GB)
Cameras
Outer: CMOS with autofocus
Effective resolution: 3.2 megapixels
Recorded resolution: 3.2 megapixels
Inner: N/A
Colors Silver, Black

For more information on availability in Japan visit the docomo PRO series product page.

According to Engadget in May 2009, Europe will launch the T-01A in Spain first in a joint venture between NTT DOCOMO and Telefonica rebranded as the TG01.  Will the UK launch this Snapdragon smartphone?  We hope so!

Video of the Toshiba TG01 posted on youtube by Kinoma TV.  Kinoma is a media application for Windows Mobile and Palm Centro/Treo.

LG GD910 3G watch phone coming soon to Europe in July

Its was recently anounced at akihabaranews.com that the world’s first 3G HSPDA watchphone will soon be available in the UK next month. The LG GD910 watchphone has Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.1 alongside LG’s S-Class User Interface. It will be available on the Orange network with features which include 2GB memory,260K Color Transflective TFT, GSM Quad,HSDPA 7.2 and bluetooth 2.0. For more information and specifications visit the LG website.

Apple iPhone 3G S released in the UK 19 June 2009

The new Apple iPhone 3G S is due to be released in the UK.  Features include:

• 8GB model: Black
• 16GB model: Black or white

• UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
• GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
• Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display

View the full specifactions at the Apple website

Check out the Apple iPhone 3G S video review from the Telegraph TV channel.

Xbox 360 and Project Natal Bundle due in 2010?

Project Natal Xbox 360 motion sensor to rival the Wii, recently featured at the E3 Conference 2-4 June 2009.  It has been rumored it will be released as a part of a bundle available with the new to be launched Xbox 360 in 2010.

Xbox 360 and Project Natal was featured on the Jimmy Fallon Show in June 2009, the video is below if you missed it.

Microsoft’s Kudo Tsunoda dropped by the Jimmy Fallon Show on NBC 10 June 2009 to demo Xbox 360’s Project Natal

Samsung Bigfoot coming soon to T-Mobile USA?

Rumors surrounding the Samsung Bigfoot as a newly to be released quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G mobile.  With a 1700 Mhz HSDPA band it could possibly be available on T-Mobile in the USA. Running on Android OS v2.0 Donut and sporting  a 3-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display.  Below is a leaked photo, read more about Samsung Bigfoot and Android OS  at Boy Genius Report website and theAndroid Community website.

Asus Eee PC running Android at Computex Taipei 2009

At Computex Taipei 2009 the Asus Eee Pc was seen running Android OS.  At Qualcomm Technologies press conference, the demo on the Asus Eee PC was given to show how Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platform which consists of a 1GHz CPU.  Due to the platforms low power consumption, no cooling is required which allows for use in netbooks.  More information and a video of the demo is available at Tweaktown.

Garmin-Asus Nuvifone G60

The G60 Nuviphone a GPS smartphone was announced by Garmin early in 2008.  The G60 was due to be released in June/July 2009  but Garmin President and COO Cliff Pemble announced to investors in May 2009  it would be delayed until the second half of 2009. The G60 GPS Smartphone will be an eagerly awaited entry into the GPS/Smartphone market.  The G60 boasts a memory capacity of 4GB with 128 RAM, 3G connectivity, touchscreen, mp3 playback,  1100 mAh removable/rechargeable lithium cell with 4 hours talk time, full specification information can be found at the G60 homepage.