The Ultra Smart is a part of Samsung’s Ultra portfolio which boasts a full touch screen as well as QWERTY key pad. It reflects the recent trend in telecommunications industry of touch screen user interface and, for users who are not yet familiar with a touch-screen-only user interface, it also implements a QWERTY key pad and VibeTonz technology which allows them to feel the buttons accompanied by responsive vibrations. A “Drag and drop” method of touch screen was adopted for easier menu navigation along with music play list control for an expanded multimedia experience. Volume, play lists, brightness of screens as well as other menu control can be controlled utilizing the touch screen.

The Ultra Smart reflects the latest speed of 7.2 Mbps under the High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) network. Using the new F700, business and creative professionals are able to view content on a stunning 2.78" color display. The device features first class entertainment with a top-of-the-line 5 mega-pixel camera with auto focus and Bluetooth. With 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, it makes it easier to watch videos, listen to songs, share high-quality photos, or catch up on email on the move.

Specifications:

• Network: GSM Triband 900/1800/1900 , UTMS 2100 MHz
• Size: 104 x 50 x 16.4 mm
• HSDPA, EDGE
• Camera: 5 megapixel with auto focus
• 2.78" 256k colors TFT (240 x 440)
• Bluetooth, USB
• microSD card slot
• Touch Screen
• QWERTY keyboard
• Media Player
• Email, Java, WAP 2.0, Document Viewer
• Flash UI
• flight mode

Development of applications and services for S60 devices will be faster and more cost-efficient as S60 brings a major extension to the C++ development environment with Open C. This introduction brings the familiar standard C function libraries to S60 software, supporting increased productivity and improved time-to-market of applications. With Open C, developers can reuse existing code and focus on the mobility aspects of their applications.

Symbian recently introduced four of the basic POSIX libraries on Symbian OS. With Open C, S60 is extending the reach and implementing five additional C libraries for an optimized solution to migrate open source and desktop applications to S60 on Symbian OS.  Open C libraries are part of the S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 and will be integrated into the publicly available software development kits. 

Feature Pack 2 comes with improvements in usability and software architecture focusing primarily on the mid-range device category. Usability enhancements support the ease of use in for example messaging, multitasking and downloading. Feature Pack 2 also enables instant media playback during downloading and animated notification of inbound calls. Architectural improvements focus on ensuring excellent performance and flexibility of S60 in various hardware configurations, and include for example support for demand paging virtual memory technique. 

S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 will be available for all S60 device manufacturers in Q2. It is fully compatible with S60 3rd Edition, and applications developed for 3rd Edition will run on all Feature Pack 2 devices.

SOURCE: SLASHPHONE

According to Reuters, Nokia will unveil a new Mobile TV phone next week, which is same week as the coming 3GSM event. The model is said to be Nokia N77. Nokia is making it a mid-priced model, aims to bring an affordable Mobile TV phone to the mass. The Nokia N77 will be able to receive DVB-H broadcast and has a similar design as current N7x series.

SOURCE: SLASHPHONE

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