Once again, the continuation of our Samsung i450 review, this time we are comparing its camera to the mighty Nokia N95, in the important aspects.

We know that you can’t really compare a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus to a 2 megapixel camera, but this isn’t a test to see who wins, but just to compare the standard.

The camera is most probably the lowest point of the phone. It is a 2 megapixel camera, but in most environments and conditions it proves to be slow in capturing, or better, processing the capture.

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Samsung has announced the W510, a phone of which its housing is constructed from bioplastic that is derived from corn. The phone has not used lead, mercury, or cadmium,  BFR or PCB materials.

The phone itself has a 3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth connectivity, HSDPA at 7.2mbps, DMB receiver, and should cost around US$480.

DMB is a mobile TV standard, just like DVB-h, but it’s mainly used in South Korea

It’s good to know that it’s not only Nokia and Sony Ericsson that are attempting to go greener, but Samsung is playing their part as well. More than that, it is visible that using environmentally-friendly materials does not compromise a phone’s features.

A second image demonstrating the device’s black colour, and the green W510 with its slider open, is available after the jump.

Source: JAMP blog

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LG is preparing to release the Chocolate 3 with Verizon on the 14th of July. The Chocolate 3 is a clamshell with 1GB internal memory and a memory card slot that supports microSDHC 8GB. Verizon will retail it under the name of VX8560, in Black and Light blue colours.

The internal display has 2.2″ in size with QVGA resolution (240×320 pixels) and the external display has a 1.76″ diagonal and a resolution of 176×220 pixels. To add up to the imaging features, there is a 2 megapixel camera.

The phone isn’t complete without its 3.5mm jack and stereo speakers, as well as Bluetooth v2.1 connectivity and an FM Transmitter. The front wheel might not be a navi-wheel, according to the specifications list, it’s a mechanical wheel.

Pricing will range between $129 after $50 rebate with a 2-year contact, $199 after $50 rebate with a 1-year contract, and $299 full retail, according to our source.

The Chocolate series is famous for its glamorous and glossy looks. The Chocolate 3 in light blue colour might not sustain that reputation, but the device’s specifications and pricing are targeted to a mid-tier device. Specifications comparison list, more images, as well as details about Verizon’s dashboard after the jump.

Source: PhoneArena

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This is great news for Windows Mobile users. I’ve had my hands-on the Opera 9.5 with an HTC Touch Diamond, during its launch in South Africa, and in my opinion, it was an incarnation of a PC web browser on a phone. Having it for other Windows Mobile phones is just excellent, although I don’t know if it will work on phones that have WM versions other than v6.1.

There are versions for phones with QVGA resolution (240×320) and VGA resolution (640×480), so there you go, a great variety of editions for a web browser that supports Flash Lite 3 and widgets.

There are still few bugs:

• Keyboard pop-ups with flash player installed.
• Video playback still slow with flash player.
• Limit paragraph cannot be turned off.

But better than the bugs are the features, such as:tabbed browsing, age overview, zooming and panning, landscape mode, ability to save web page. A video demonstrating the features is available at Opera’s website.

A list features is available after the jump. The download links, as well as operation detail is available at the thread of XDA developers forum, which is accessible from the link below.

Source: XDA developers via Tech[dot]blog

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On the other day I had one these Eee Pc are home, my client wanted a battery for it. They are quite small, smaller than my main computer - a 12″ touchscreen’d HP TX1350. The Asus Eee PC has a 7″ display, 900MHz CPU, 512MB RAM, 2GB hard drive, WiFi, and runs on Linux Operating System. Basically, it’s a phone in a notebook form, and the reason I say this is the low specifications. There is still a integrated webcam and microphone, speakers, and a card reader. Most importantly, it’s light as a feather

The main news here is that the Eee PC might feature 3G connectivity in a future version, which will be announced somewhere in September. The 3G will come in the form of HSDPA/HSUPA and there should be a WiMAX version. If it is announced on September, it should hit the shelves in time for Christimas shopping. I’d say it’s a nice buy, especially if you need a notebook 24/7 with the full power of your phone, although the battery, which is one of the most important factors, won’t be very promising, atleast that’s my experience with notebooks, and that’s what I’ve heard about the Eee PC.

Source: Softpedia