Motorola CLIQ Android Phone

Motorola unveiled their first Android smartphone with the Motorola CLIQ.
T-Mobile will carry the CLIQ which comes with something called MOTOBLUR. MOTOBLUR is an solution that manages and integrates communications from work e-mail to social networking activity on your CLIQ.
Updates to contacts, posts, messages, photos and more are streamed together and synced from sources including Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Gmail, and work and personal e-mail.
MOTOBLUR automatically delivers these updates to the home screen in easy-to-view streams so there is no need to open and close different mobile applications to keep up with the latest content.

Other features of the Motorola CLIQ include slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 3.1-inch HVGA touch-screen display, 5MP camera, and Wi-fi.

The Motorola CLIQ looks to become the hottest Android phone on the market.

Motorola CLIQ with MOTOBLUR will be available exclusively to T-Mobile customers later this fall in two colors — Titanium and Winter White. Pricing will be announced at a later date. See also the CLIQ page on T-Mobile, which has a demo of MOTOBLUR. Update: Maybe the CLIQ will be free with contract on T-Mobile. Engadget caught a leaked listing of the CLIQ on the T-Mobile store that says so. This would be an aggressive move to battle AT&T's iPhone and Sprint's Palm Pre.

Motorola Blur First Screenshots Or Android Market Update?

Over at CNET’s Android Atlas an anonymous source sent in two pictures of what appears to be a completely overhauled UI for Android Market complete with added functionality. In the screen shots you can clearly see a new, vibrant and colorful approach:As you can clearly see, the background color of the entire App Market display is white as opposed to the current black background and white text. Sorting options include Top Paid, Top Free and Just In with the search button being prominently displayed in the upper right. The category display lists apps that are available in the category in smaller/lighter text - I’m not crazy about this as it seems to clutter things up a bit. However, I like the idea of displaying recently searched or often searched keywords and other dynamic info.

According to the article, this Market view was running on a Donut build of Android and most blogs republishing this information say this is the Android Market we can all look forward to later this year. But can we? Seeing as how the leak comes only a week before the big Motorola Android event, perhaps we’re seeing a custom displayed version of the market offered by Motorola. We know they have their own unique offering called Motorola Blur and perhaps THIS is what we are seeing?

This possibility hadn’t been brought up yet and I thought it warranted a mention. I don’t have any information that would suggest one way or the other, but I think the idea that these COULD be the first screenshots of Motorola Blur is definitely a possibility. What do you think?

BlackBerry App World Now Available Via The Web

One of the big shortcomings of BlackBerry App World is that the only way to view the catalog of available applications was through the actual BlackBerry App World application on your device. There is no way to view App World via the Web.

This, at least, was the case until today as Research in Motion now allows you to browse the entire BlackBerry App World catalog via the web.

All BlackBerry App World applications must still be downloaded via the client on your BlackBerry, however, you can send yourself a link to any application that you browse via the web and would like to download. A nice feature to add would be the ability for you to log in and create an account. As App World gets bigger the ability for it to predict applications that you might like based on previous applications that you have downloaded would be beneficial.

Additionally, not all applications run on all BlackBerry devices so a section that tells you supported devices under each app would be nice. Maybe even highlight your device if supported and you are logged in. BlackBerry App World still has a long way to go, but, it is an awful lot better than what RIM initially launched.

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BlackBerry Storm 9500 OS 4.7.0.167

Okay some good news for all you BlackBerry Storm owners, and it’s time for you to rev up your desktop.

RIM have just officially released OS 4.7.0.167 for the BlackBerry Storm 9500 series. Although we are a little unsure of what is actually new in this latest version.

I’m confident however, that you guys out there will let us know if and what if anything is new or different in the latest released OS download. The download claims to be giving users a improved SurePress typing experience, enhanced multimedia performance, faster browsing and rotation speeds and more.

LG GD910 Available in France for €899

The LG GD910 Watch Phone is now officially exclusive to Orange in Europe and unfortunately for anyone that wants the highly anticipated LG GD910 they are going to have to fork out some €899.

The LG GD910 Watch Phone is available as of right now in France on Orange on a 12 or 24 month contract on an Origami star, first, jet, or Origami plus contract.

So will the LG GD910 make it big in the mobile phone arena at the asking price? We’re not too sure how far the LG GD910 will go carrying such a high price which puts it way beyond most ordinary peoples budget.

Nokia 5330 XpressMusic Affordable for All

With the economic pressure of today, most that need a mobile phone look for ‘cheap’, and although the new Nokia 5530 XpressMusic isn’t exactly rock bottom price, it is Nokia’s most affordable touch screen handset according to an article on gaj-it.

The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is Nokia’s 3rd touch screen handset and takes quite a step down from the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and the Nokia flagship handset the Nokia N97.

Probably the most attractive selling point of the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is its price at £129 on prepay and so is affordably for those people in the lower income bracket, and still comes jammed with social networking functions and media for its very reasonable price.

Zeemote JS1 Bluetooth Mobile Gaming Controller For BlackBerry

I just received press release that will be of interest to those really into playing video games on their their BlackBerry devices. The Zeemote JS1 Bluetooth Mobile Gaming Controller has been announced and it is compatible with all BlackBerry devices that have a trackball.

You can read the entire press release after the jump…

Zeemote™ Inc. has announced today that the Zeemote® JS1 Bluetooth Mobile
Gaming Controller is now compatible with all BlackBerry® smartphones with a
trackball.

Downtime is now game time with the Zeemote® JS1 Bluetooth Mobile Gaming
Controller. It features four action buttons and a thumbstick to provide the
ultimate control for the world’s best mobile gaming experience.

Its ergonomic design fits perfectly and discreetly in the hand, weighs in at
only 57 grams and provides 50+ hours of continuous game play on two AAA
batteries. The Zeemote JS1 features the Zeekey Software Application creating
instant compatibility with all mobile games made for BlackBerry smartphones. To
use the Zeemote JS1 Controller with a BlackBerry Smartphone, a user simply needs
to download the Zeekey App from www.zeemote.com/zeekey

The Zeemote JS1 also enables a user to control phone menu navigation and offers
compatibility with nearly all apps on a BlackBerry smartphone and those
available on BlackBerry App World™ (www.blackberry.com/appworld). For example,
the Zeemote JS1 can be used as a remote control for the media player giving
users an easy, convenient way to control their music and videos.