Mango is the name of new Windows Phone 7 from Microsoft and it was released to the manufacturers for OS testing and compatibility.

It will probably be available in a few weeks in Japan first (by Fujitsu), then lately by Nokia, Samsung, LG and HTC.
Let’s sneak a bit in the phone and see – of course – what’s different? Microsoft is not bringing brand new revolutionary features on the market (at least not all of them…), but it makes them smarter and easier to access.

To start with, the home screen – it is actually the Start Screen. So you can stay up to date with everything you want to know (depending on the applications that you are interested). For example: weather, friends’ social status, emails, calls, agenda or texts.

Microsoft is launching the hub term in its Windows Phone 7. So it has:

- People Hub: referring to friends, there is not just a list of contacts. Windows Phone 7 integrates a person’s Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Windows Live profiles and tells you right up to date everything that is new for each person in your list.
- Similar to this is unification of the messaging inbox, which allows the user to easily see all the text he receives, but in a smart way, divided in personal (social network messages, personal email accounts and so on) and business (Outlook)
- Pictures Hub: collects your entire taken photos (which you can shot even if the phone is locked!) and even your friends’ posted photos on the social networks.
- Games Hub: besides playing whatever game you desire, you can create a gamer profile and go online through Xbox live to meet other gamers. Your scores will always be remembered!
- Media Hubs: music and video collections, among PC wireless synchronization.
- Office Hub: because it is the only phone with Office Mobile, Windows Phone 7 is detaching you from your PC: you can reach all you need: from Word, Excel and PowerPoint to OneNote and SharePoint.
- Marketplace Hub

One of the breakthroughs is the built in Bing, which helps the user with maps and search. The search actually does the work for you:
- It can scan a bar code and find any related thing you would want to know about that particular item: where does it come from, where can you find it, what does it contains, what is the price, reviews, etc.
- It can locate you and suggest to you: nearest places to visit, or nearest restaurants, shopping center, trains, locations – it is a life saver!

As a browser it uses IE9, it runs instantaneously and it is multitasking.

Last but not least, it has the smart possibility to Find Phone – if you lose your phone, you can remotely write a massage on it, locate it, lock it or erase things.

The latest rumors say that iPhone 5 will be released this fall, in September, maybe October. The rumors multiplied after the appearance of the latest iOS’ beta versions last week. The 3rd beta version of iOS 5 has been revealed, so it becomes a fact that we are closer to the 5th iPhone generation.
Apple is again revolutionizing with the new iOS 5, with one of its new feature – “Assistive touch”. It seems that iPhones, iPads and iPods will no longer need any button with this improvement.

“Assistive touch” is actually a menu that helps the user jump off the button pressing and, with just one finger tap, you can:
- rotate the screen
- lock the screen
- adjust volume
- go back to home menu
- open the multitasking bar
- simulate the shake of the device
- do custom movements and save them into different gestures for further fast utilization
- arrange the icons wherever you want on the screen.

A latest detail has to be mentioned – the brand new and free iCloud, which will come along with the new iOS5. It will have a storage capacity of 5GB (or more, if bought) and it will load / sync / share on other devices wirelessly: photos, music, documents, contacts, agenda – it goes PC-free! You will be also able to do back-ups and restores, media streaming or just use it for storage.

Browsing is again renewed with offering the possibility to read your daily newspaper or magazines just like if you were in a newspaper store. Emailing has an integrated dictionary, and – for the iPad – the keyboard splits, for an easier writing. As the iPhone5 has already reached AT&T (telecommunication service leader) for testing, it means it’s just a matter of time until we can benefit of all the wonderful innovations that Apple prepares for us!

What is different from the other smartphones?

The Nokia N9 features a uni-body design, it has a 3.9” AMOLED display – there are no buttons, the phones body is made from polycarbonate material, the glass is curved, the colors are powerful and intense and it is the best we have seen so far from Nokia.

I am sure you are asking why the Nokia N9’s glass is curved. Nokia said the new glass shape allows applications to appear clean and bright and it is very easy to use. Just swipe your finger across the screen and you are at the home view. The phone comes with an 8MP Carl Zeiss camera with touch to focus, free navigation, free maps and fast browsing, as it is using latest mobile browser technology. The phones colors please everybody – black, cyan and magenta.

Nokia N9 Detailed Specifications:

Operating System: MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan
Processor: ARM Cortex A8, 1 Ghz.
Screen: 3.9 inch AMOLED
Camera: 8 MP Carl Zeiss
Memory: 16 and 64 GB
Body material: Polycarbonate
Available Colors: Black, magenta and cyan

The price starts from 660 $ / 749 $ (for 16GB / 64GB version). It seems that Nokia is gaining and wants to overcome the “touch revolution” that Apple created.

Samsung released this little beauty, the SGH i400 smartphone. Although we already got used to Samsungs S60 Sliders, this one has the Symbian OS trademark in the upper-left corner. It is equipped with a 2 megapixel camera to make sure you don’t miss out on taking really cool photos even if you don’t own a genuine digital camera. And didn’t you got bored of navigating through your whole menu just to try and find an MP3. Well, they have solved your problem by adding up a special MP3 button. It is also equipped with A2DP, Bluetooth and MicroSD expansion for your pleasure and comfort. You also have full support for Internet Browsing (it would have been weird if you didn’t) and you are provided with a 2.3 inch display, so you won’t have to wear your glasses just to make a simple phone-call.

And don’t you hate it when it runs off exactly when your boss wanted to call you about that promotion, or when that party you had to go to was canceled but your phone was dead so you ended up being the goose?

Well, apparently these kind of things happened also to the guys from Motorola, because they decided to develop the first cell-phone that is rechargeable on solar energy. Well it seems like this phone recharges itself taking energy from the sun through his LCD screen. Not to mention that alternative energy sources such as solar energy are the energy sources of the future. It sounds like Motorola have bought themselves place there.

T-mobile decided to finally release its own BlackBerry. Up to now the had only had the Cingular cell phone. The only downside of this gadget would be the low quality of the photos it takes, but hey, for that you can buy a professional camera and you’ll get the quality no phone can offer you. And besides, the BlackBerry 8800 is on sale for just 249.99$.

The device is easy to carry around because of its lightness and the fact that it can easily fit in you pocket. The little trackball used for navigating slowly vibrates when you handle it. It has a built-in GPS and it’s keys appear so nicely back lit that you can’t help falling in love with it. Look at the picture and you’ll just have to run out and buy yourself one.

This soon to be released cell phone is the first truly multi functional communication device. The phone hosts Internet browsing, messaging, imaging, mobile telephony, personal information managing, and location based services and functions. HSCSD, GPRS, a triple band GSM and a WAP or HTML internet browser are embodied in the new Ericsson cell phone.

It has both a built-in Bluetooth and a GPS. The Bluetooth technology allows you to connect to several devices such as other phones or PCs. Also, the GPS makes sure you always know where you are located, and in case of emergency, can be found in the shortest period of time.

It’s touch screen provides you with easy navigation and an important feature would be hand-writing recognition

Its diameter is of only 2.5 inches and when closed it is just one third of an inch thick. When opened it measures 5 inches in length and the display holds 220 x 176 pixels. And last but not least, when someone calls you a ring of light appears from the sides of the phone.

The website of Dennis Hopkins doesn’t let you in to all the technology used so for now we just have to say good luck to women that now have at their disposal a phone looking like a powder compact.

The Sony Ericsson W580
-Walkman Phone With Pedometer-

The Sony Ericsson W580 is another slider in Sony Ericsson’s line of Walkman phones. W580 comes in two colors, white(Style) and grey(Urban). The built-in pedometer is the most interesting feature of this phone, which allows you to monitor your calories, steps, and track your running speed.

Other features of this phone are: a 2.0-mega-pixel camera, a 2.0 QVGA 262K TFT screen, Network: EDGE 850/900/1800/1900. Stunning light effects along the sides and a 512 MB Memory Stick Micro are included. Sony Ericsson W580 Weights 94g (3.31oz) and it measures 99 x 47 x 14 mm .

First, the Sony Ericsson W580 will be launched in the States and maybe then it will get to Europe. The price is not known yet, but it will be available in the third quarter of this year.