If you remember TouchWiz customizable phone interface was a big hit when it first came in SGH-F480 and Samsung Omnia phones. Since then Samsung lovers have been waiting for new Samsung phone models with TouchWiz interface, so here it is! Samsung has announced the availability of their innovative TouchWiz powered phone models in the U.S. market. Launch date is still to be decided somewhere between Q4 2008 and Q1 2009.
Samsung TouchWiz user interface has widgets based system, by which users can customize and personalize their phone devices, the way they want to access their applications. Users only need to simply ‘drag and drop’ these widgets on the left side of home screen which provides one-touch access to users favorite and most commonly used applications and features. These pre-installed widgets include Web, Music player, Messaging, Instant Messaging, Bluetooth, Games, Calendar, Clock, Alarm Clock, Navigation Services and Account info.
Samsung TouchWiz
Have you missed on-screen keyboard for your upcoming T-Mobile G1 phone? The good news is that Google has released its roadmap which shows Q1 2009 for upcoming releases. Although Android people show these time lines associated with this roadmap as rough and subject to change.
The sketch for Android Open Source Project depicts the input method framework (IMF) which will enable support for input methods other like physical keyboards. Roadmap includes a dictionary of suggestions, and a suggestion algorithm. Input method engines (IME) will also enable independent software vendors (developers) to develop soft keyboards for the applications made for Android phones.
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Android roadmap
source SlashPhone
More than rumors there are findings about Sony Ericsson’s new cellphone codenamed as Hikaru which is a common Japanese term used for both males and females. Hikaru will be a touch screen phone with 8GB of internal memory. The phone will feature a 8 megapixel camera. This is still unclear that if it has alphanumeric or a QWERTY keyboard. We are not sure if this would be from Cyber-shot line up high-end phone featuring a powerful camera.
More than that, Sony Ericsson is not only bringing Hikaru but yet another phone suspected to be called Twiggy which is due to come next year but we will wait for this until we are clear on its features. Both are expected to come in second quarter of 2009. The images are not available however guys from Unwired View have created this below mock-up of Hikaru.
Sony Ericsson Hikaru
source Unwired View
Maybe some of you are waiting for this new QWERTY slider from AT&T which was introduced two weeks ago together with another 3 QWERTY devices – AT&T Quickfire, Pantech Slate and Pantech Matrix. Propel’s shipping will begin tomorrow (October 25) through select AT&T retail locations for $79.99 with a 2-year contract and a mail-in rebate.
As reminder, the Propel has 2.2 inches screen, full QWERTY keyboard, a 1.3 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth and microSD support up to 8GB. It weighs 3.79 ounces, measures 3.85 x 2.33 x .58 inches, and works in 3G as well as in quad-band GSM.
Samsung SGH-a767 Propel
