Samsung's 8MP Camera Phone Now Official

According to the reports and a press release the handset is the world’s slimmest full-touch 8-megapixel camera phone. 

The Pixon has a 3.2-inch WQVGA touch screen display and features that include x16 digital zoom, auto-focus, fast-shutter, face detection and geo-tagging since it comes with internal GPS. Other features include a media player that supports Samsung's DNSe for audio, an FM radio, Bluetooth with A2DP and microSD card support for external memory.The handset also has a dedicated website called - The Photographic Adventures of Nick Turpin.

"Now everyone will be able to ‘get their pics on’ so much more quickly and easily. For the first time you will have a camera on your phone capable of delivering the quality of image of a regular camera. The big benefit is not just the ease with which people will now be able to capture and share camera-phone shots, but the quality of those shots when taken," said Geesung Choi, President of the Samsung Telecommunications Business.

The Samsung Pixon will be available first in France in mid-October and soon in most European and Asian countries.

ZTE Launches The U990

ZTE Corporation has officially announced the U990 device - an HSDPA TD-SCDMA mobile handset. 

This handset, first unveiled last week, is ZTE's third high-end TD-SCDMA mobile handset model and will soon be available in the market. The two other previous models were the U980 and U981.
The U990 has a transmission rate of up to 2.8 Mbps and supports dual mode TD-SCDMA/EDGE allowing seamless transition between the two networks. It runs on Windows Mobile 6.0, is 3G and EDGE-enabled and equipped with both GPS/AGPS navigation technologies.

"We are proud to be the first company in the industry to offer HSPDA mobile handset with TD-SCDMA intelligence, truly another significant achievement for our handset business. Our technology know-how and excellent product offering reaffirm our leading position in the mobile handset area.  We are introducing this home-grown technology to worldwide market to provide end users the best mobile experience," said Mr. He Shiyou, Executive Vice President of ZTE Corporation.