So, you might have seen that sexy little Android number being announced by HTC today called the Hero. 5 megapixel camera, 3.2″ HVGA display, Flash and multitouch support, running Android with a very slick Rosie user interface. Well, appropriate to their London, England launch event, Orange UK is the first to announce that they’ll be carrying the Hero. Having just finished up with the HTC Magic, I really hope that some of the basic gaps I found in Android get filled, but it seems like a lot of the new stuff in the Hero is simply a slick user interface overhaul by HTC (although Flash support is nothing to sneeze at). As with many handsets in Europe, you’ll be able to pick up the Hero for free on a £39.15/month, two-year contract and comes in a graphite paint job. They’re ballparking an early July release, so if you’re looking to nab one, keep a close eye on the Orange online shop over the next couple of weeks.

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Using international roaming while trekking across the globe isn’t exactly the most cost efficient way to keep in touch, which is probably why many individuals just opt to get a local prepaid SIM when visiting other countries. As such is the case, Rogers has come out with new Travel Packages in an effort to entice their subscribers to still use their services even though they’re already outside Canada.

Depending on which country you visit, you can get a roaming package for as low as $15 or as high as $110. What’s even better is that no contract is required to avail of these packages. Once added to your account, it’s good for one month and will also be automatically removed at the start of your next billing cycle.

Africa

* $35 – 15 minutes
* $70 – 40 minutes
* $110 – 70 minutes

Asia, Mid-East & Oceania

* $30 – 15 minutes
* $70 – 40 minutes
* $110 – 70 minutes

Caribbean & Latin America

* $25 – 15 minutes
* $55 – 40 minutes
* $90 – 70 minutes

Europe

* $20 – 15 minutes
* $50 – 40 minutes
* $75 – 70 minutes

USA

* $15 – 15 minutes
* $25 – 40 minutes
* $40 – 70 minutes

We’re not exactly sure if you can get an extension for those of you who plan to stay out of the country for more than a month. This will probably be on a case-to-case basis and you’ll have to take this one up with Rogers yourself.

Nonetheless, the roll out of these new travel packages will definitely help boost subscriber confidence in using Rogers’ international roaming service amidst these financially challenging times. Will Telus, Bell and the rest of the Canadian carriers follow suit with more affordable roaming packages? We certainly hope so for the sake of healthy competition.

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LG have announced a new phone to arrive soon to the market named the LG GM730. The GM730 is LG’s first smartphone that will run the Windows Mobile OS. WM 6.1 will be used that is also integrated with the 3D S-Class UI that sits on top of Windows Mobile making a very nice smartphone to work with.

The 3D cube works by simply flicking your finger across the screen to access the various menus and programs. It’s the same menu system as what is used on the LG Arena although this version is run on top of Windows Mobile.

LG GM730 Specs

Connectivity: 2G, 3G, HSDPA (up to 7.2Mbps), Bluetooth, Wifi (b/g)
Dimensions: 109.8 x 56.5 x 11.9 mm
Display: 3″ 240 x 400 pixels TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colors
Memory: Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB
Camera: 5 Megapixel
CPU: Qualcomm MSM7201A 528 MHz processor
GPS: Yes, with A-GPS support

The phone should be available in July with a launch in Asia being first followed by the rest of the world.

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The Sony Ericsson Satio — previously codenamed Idou — was announced back in May 29, introduced as an ultimate mobile-entertainment device providing the access to all media from one place. Just by a direct tap on the standby panels, the Sony Ericsson Satio will give the entertainment experience we’ll ever need. Watch our favorite movies on the go, or catch our favorite TV shows up on a launch break, all brought by the Satio on our finger tips.

As stated by Mr. Fredrik Mansson, Sony Ericsson’s Market Business Manager: “With Satio you can enjoy any form of entertainment anytime, anywhere. Whether its music or movies you will never be more than a tap away from your favourite tracks or shows. Just tap directly into your favourite videos and music with the unique full touch media menu, standby panels and music player. Snapping perfect pictures also just got so simple thanks to the 12.1 megapixel camera, intuitive touch focus and Xenon flash. Share them with your nearest and dearest via your social networking site, produce huge prints and you can even comment directly on your images.”

Check out these pictures, guys.

This 3G-HSDPA enabled device, sports a huge full-touch 3.5″ wide nHD TFT 16-million color display, and a 12.1 megapixel autofocus camera along with the Xenon flash, and with bunch of imaging features such as BestPic™, face detection, smile detection, image stabilizer, photo fix, geo-tagging, etc. Other goodies that packed inside the Sony Ericsson Satio are including Wifi, A-GPS, Bluetooth, TV-Out, On-screen QWERTY keyboard, built-in accelerometer for auto-rotate and gesture controls, preinstalled HD and 3D games, social networking applications, online video stream, organizer applications, and many more.

Measures at 112×55x13.3 mm and weigh 126 g, Sony Ericsson Satio will be available in black, silver and bordeaux color versions.

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• LG Venus VX8800
• Samsung
• Nokia 2760
• BlackBerry Curve 8330
• Motorola Tundra
• Sony Ericsson W350
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Finally, T-Mobile has unveiled its second Google Phone now to be known as the T-Mobile myTouch 3G. Just like its predecessor, the t-Mobile myTouch 3G will also run on the Android platform. Featuring a sleek design, myTouch 3G boasts features almost similar to the G1 phone, topped by a touch-screen display and virtual keyboard. Design-wise, myTouch 3G is slim, smooth, lightweight and sleeker looking than the G1.

Like the G1, myTouch 3G was also designed by HTC and boasts of a 3.2-inch HVGA touch screen display with portrait and landscape mode, a 3.2MP camera, music player, 4GB microSD memory card, enhanced video capabilities, Wi-Fi and T-Mobile’s 3G network.

myTouch 3G would also feature quick access to various Google services including direct video upload to YouTube and Picasa, easy access to Google Search by voice, and Google Maps with Street View. For its email features, myTouch 3G supports corporate e-mail running on Microsoft Exchange, Gmail, and other Pop3 and iMAP email client. Synchronization to Google Contacts and Calendars is also a breeze with myTouch 3G.

For its instant messaging feature, the phone supports Windows Live Messenger, AOL, Google Talk and Yahoo! Messenger.

myTouch 3G would also feature new applications including Sherpa which is a learning engine for customizing the phone based on user preferences - such as likes and dislikes, favorite retailes, restaurants and other attractions. The app also features a customization engine and location relevant information.

myTouch 3G will be available in on July 8, 2009 for $199.99 with a 2 year service agreement with T-Mobile. It will be available in three colors - red, white and black.

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• LG Venus VX8800
• Samsung
• Nokia 2760
• BlackBerry Curve 8330
• Motorola Tundra
• Sony Ericsson W350
• HTC Touch Pro XV6850

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National Geographic has joined with Cellular Abroad to release a new dual SIM cell phone in the form of the National Geographic Duet Travel Phone (model name D888). The phone comes with a National Geographic pay-as-you-go SIM card allowing you to make affordable calls from no less than 185 countries, and receive free calls in over 80 countries. The phone also supports a secondary SIM card of your choice. Unfortunately, this Tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz) phone lacks of 3G support. Other features include a 2.8-inch QVGA display, a mobile TV, Bluetooth, an FM radio, a VGA camera with video recording, a 1GB MicroSD card, and a pre-loaded National Geographic content (ringtones, videos, wallpapers). You can purchase the Duet Travel Phone for $199 at Cellular Abroad, Amazon, Expansys USA and various other retailers.

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