Hottest Upcoming Smartphones

Each generation of smartphone adds breakthrough new features, setting the bar higher for a user experience unimaginable a generation ago. Today’s bleeding-edge smartphones boast 1.4+ GHz dual core processors, qHD screens, HD cameras, support HDMI, NFC, and wireless streaming, all in a body that’s sleeker than ever.

If you're looking for what's around the horizon, here’s a roundup of 10 recently announced smartphones that you should save your money for.

Samsung Note

This 5.3-inch screen toting device is a monster of a smartphone bordering on tablet. The Note comes with a stylus for taking notes. Packed in with an 8MP rear cam, a blazing 1.4 Ghz dual-core processor, 1280x800 super AMOLED 285ppi screen into an ultra thin 9.65mm (almost 1cm) body with a weight of 178 grams. Samsung seems to be hitting all the right notes with this one.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

Sony wowed the world with the beautiful slim and stylish Xperia Arc, and now they've just wowed everyone again with the Arc S. A new entry into the 1.4 Ghz club with a Qualcomm processor, equipped with Sony’s capable 8.1 megapixel camera and 4.2-inch 854×480 resolution Reality display. The phone also comes with a 3D sweep panorama feature and the ability to sync up with Sony’s Bravia range of TVs.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray

Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray

Just 9.4 mm thin and weighing 100g, the dimunitive Ray has a crisp 3.3 inch 480x854 resolution screen, an 8.1-megapixel snapper with 720p video recording capabilities and a front-facing VGA camera. The phone is powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255, a Snapdragon S2 class chipset, and has a Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery.

Samsung Wave 3

While the Samsung Note might note be for everyone, the Wave 3 just might. With a 4-inch WVGA screen, a blazing fast 1.4 Ghz processor and a sleek brushed aluminum back, a HD capable 5MP camera with LED flash and 720p recording capabilities. The Wave 3 is running Samsung’s Bada 2.0 OS, which looks a lot like Android.

HTC Sensation Beats Special Edition

Following a $300 million purchase, the HTC Sensation will be integrating Beats by Dr. Dre in a new special edition phone that will feature a faster 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm 8260 SoC, pack more megs of RAM and a bigger battery to keep those beats pumping.

5 BlackBerry phones devices which are perfect for a budget-focused user.

BlackBerry smartphones have been around since a very long time, and some of their classic phones are still very much in demand.

These models have been field tested by millions of executives around the world in the last decade, and are prized for their battery life, build quality, and a quick user interface.
Listed here are some of the most popular and affordable BlackBerry devices which are perfect for a budget-focused user.

BlackBerry 8830 World Edition - An extremely popular BlackBerry smartphone which was released back in April, 2007. This device has a 2.5-inch TFT display, QWERTY keypad and trackball navigation. Additional features include media player, organizer, document viewer and voice dial.

BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 - This device launched back in 2008, it has a dual display and comes in a flip form-factor. The main display is a 2.6-inch screen, while the second one is an external 65K TFT display and is mainly used for notifications. The device has a half QWERTY keypad, trackball navigation, 2 megapixel camera with LED flash, organizer, media player and document editor..

BlackBerry Storm 9530 - Released in 2008, this touchsreen handset from RIM has a 3.25-inch capacitive touchscreen display, 1GB of on-board storage, 3.15 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash, a 528 MHz processor and A-GPS connectivity.

BlackBerry Curve 8520 - Another famous BlackBerry mobile phone, released in August 2009 the Curve 8520 has been billed as an affordable BlackBerry handset. It has a 2.46-inch TFT display, QWERTY keypad and an optical trackpad for navigation. It has a 2 megpixel standard camera on the back, is powered by a 512 MHz processor, and supports WiFi connectivity.

BlackBerry Tour 9630 - Also launched in 2009, this device includes 3G connectivity along with all the BlackBerry services. The device has a trackball navigation system and a QWERTY keypad along with a 2.4-inch display. On the back, it has a 3.15 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash.

Top 5 Free BlackBerry Apps

The latest toys in the hands of the kids are BlackBerry smartphones, just like any other smartphone platform it has a fairly sizeable app market with a huge variety of apps. Among the thousands of paid and free apps, the most popular are the ones which have to do with Facebook, Twitter and other social networking. And honestly, what else do you need?  

The #1 app in the BlackBerry app market is the BlackBerry Messenger. One of the most addictive apps for texting addicts, there's nothing like it...until iMessage comes along.

BlackBerry Phones, with those iconic full QWERTY keyboards are best enabled for messaging apps. The next top app is another cross-platform messenger, WhatsApp which is available for all smartphone platforms.

The popular social networking site Facebook comes next, this app lets you post real-time updates from your handset and stay in touch with your e-friends.

The service that made microblogging popular is also there on the BlackBerry app world.

Flixter lets you rate the movies you last watched, discover new movies, and meet others based on your taste in movies. The app is free, and available on all the leading smartphone platforms.

Nokia launches N9 Smartphone

Mobile phone-maker Nokia today announced the "beginning of a new era" for the company with the launch of four new mobile phones, including a full-screen touch-based smartphone. "Earlier this year, we outlined a comprehensive strategy to change our course," said Stephen Elop, the president and CEO of Nokia. "Innovation is at the heart of our strategy and today we took important steps to demonstrate a new pace of innovation at Nokia.

Nokia N9 Smartphone

Nokia revealed its latest smartphone, the Nokia N9, an all-screen device that will allow user to navigate the phone by swiping on the screen. "The phone application will follow direction of the finger on the screen," Nokia Senior Vice-President, Design, Marko Ahtisaari said.

(Text courtesy - PTI )

Here are top 5 reasons to buy the iPhone 4.

Is the newest iPhone still way ahead of its counterparts from Samsung, HTC, Nokia and BlackBerry?

Reasons to Buy the iPhone 4

• It's beautiful and cool. It's bold, sleek and classy; an absolute pleasure to hold in the hand. There are no two ways about it.

• The revolutionary features like FaceTime, Retina Eye, HD recording and editing, etc. are absolute killers.

• 23000+ apps for the phone are available in the Mobile App Development Store and thousands are being added each day. Whatever's there in your mind, chances are that you will be able to find an app related to that.

• This baby is powerful. With the new A4 processor and double the RAM of iPhone 3Gs, iPhone 4 is lot faster. It is often said that iPhone 4 is as powerful as the supercomputers of the 80s.

•  Thanks the new Retina Display technology which gives four times more pixels than iPhone 4's ancestor, you a get a crystal clear screen that can perfectly render the sharpest details.

Some of the best free Blackberry Applications!

Blackberry Unite – This free software is very helpful when you’re on the go. You can share pictures, calendars, documents, and more between yours and your blackberry teammates. You could remain updated the progress of the project even when you are on the go.

Google Maps Mobile – This is available free for all Blackberry users. Its ability to zoom and alter routes helps to take the path best for your needs. It also offers real-time traffic updates.

Beyond411 - Beyond411 gather business listings for you. It can search for businesses in your area by using your GPS. In addition to business listings, also offers driving directions.

Skip – When ever delays happen you can be notified of these delays. By just e-mail your trip information to Skip you get real-time updates on your flight tracking and gate information. It also allows for one-click check-in for your flight

BBScreenShooter – BBScreenShooter used to captures screen shots from your BlackBerry. You can save the images in multiple formats: .jpg, .bmp, or .png.

MobiPocket Reader - It’s an excellent application for reading eBooks right on your BlackBerry. So catch up on all of your reading as you travel. When ever you get free time from your hectic schedule you can turn on to your blackberry to read your favorite eBooks. 

Viigo RSS Reader - Viigo is specially designed for the blackberry users. It gives you a quick and easy way to read your favorite blogs when you’re on the go.

Get installed your favorite free blackberry applications and enjoy the services! 

Most Awaited Blackberry Smartphone (Blackberry Bold 9900)

Blackberry Bold 9900

Blackberry Bold 9900 Features -   

• Significantly larger and sharper screen than its predecessors, at 2.8″ diagonal size and 640 x 480 pixels resolution. 

• Keyboard is well designed and reasonably possibly the best in class. 

• Very quісk 1.2 GHz processor combined with 768MB of RAM, which powerful enough for multimedia playback and gaming. There is also a generous 8GB of onboard Flash memories plus amicro SD slot.

• Latest Blackberry 7 OS

• 5 mega pixel camera capable of 720p video recording. Bold 9900 supports GPS, has a built in digital compass, accelerometer and a proximity sensor.

• Tri-band HSPA+ device with support for both 2.4GHz аnd 5GHz WiFi networks plus quad-band GSM. 

• Supports Blackberry Pearl 8130 Sprint phone with 3.5 mm stereo jack, stereo Bluetooth and 3G Bluetooth 2.1. 

• The whole package weighs 130 grams and measures 115 x 66 x 10.5mm including the 1230mAh battery.