Probably the best “iPhone Killer” out there, the Blackberry Storm’s “ClickThrough” feature is what sets it apart from the rest.

The Storm’s whole screen clicks down when you hit a button. It gives you more of a confirmation than normal touchscreens, so you will be more likely to hit exactly what you meant to. It does take some getting used to having the whole screen move, especially if already have the hang of touchscreens on your current phone.

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The Storm features a 3.25-inch diagonal display with a 480×360 pixel resolution and supports 65,000 colors. It measures 4.4 inches tall by 2.4 inches wide by 0.5 inch deep. The Storm comes with 1 GB of built-in memory plus another 8GB on the included memory card. Cards up to 16 GB are supported.

There’s a full HTML Web browser (no Flash), with support for attachment downloads and video streaming. The Storm will also support Verizon’s V Cast Music and Mobile TV services. Other options include Bluetooth 2.0 with support for stereo Bluetooth headsets and dial-up networking and GPS but no Wi-Fi.

Time.com says the Blackberry Storm will be hitting stores in November. The actual release date and price has not been confirmed yet.

Here are the official specifications.

I think I’ve found the first photos of the Wilcomm D4 getting opened up. The guy behind putanginaka.net managed to take it apart and make some up-skirt shots of the device.

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Aigo P8860 is world’s first MID (Mobile internet device) to feature a Intel menlow processor. It’s priced affordably for such a groundbreaking device. It combines power from an 800MHz Atom Z500 with 500MB of RAM and the elegance of multitouch. For HKD5228 or $670, you will also enjoy a 4.8-inch WVGA (800 x 480-pixel) screen. On board isWiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR and GPS.

Specification

• Intel Atom Z500 (800MHz) processor
• Midinux (Linux) OS
• 512MB of RAM
• 4GB SSD

• Wifi(802.11b/g)
• Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
• GPS
• Integrated QWERTY keyboard with backlight
• 4.8”WVGA (800×480) resistive touch-screen
• weight is just ~350g
• 152 x 80 x 21.9mm dimension

The Willcom D4 is a super-compact 1.33GHz Centrino Atom Z520 CPU device with a mere 5-inch 1024×600 TFT touchscreen that could finally bridge the gap between the ultramobile PC platform and the smartphone.

Check out first unboxing impressions and early review from Pocketables

Check out umpcportal for their review of the iPAQ 214

HP iPAQ 214 Specification:

• Windows Mobile 6 Classic
• 4” VGA display
• WiFi 802.11 b/g
• Bluetooth V2.0
• 624MHz Processor
• 128MB SDRAM/ 256MB ROM
• 2200 mAh battery
• SD and Compact Flash Slot
• 126mm x 76mm x 16mm
• 192 grams

BlackberrySync reports that the Blackberry Thunder also known as BlackBerry 9500 will feature a huge 360×480 touch display and will apparently run on OS 4.7.

Already classified as (another) iPhone killer, the device features an interesting media player allowing for music purchasing similar with the iTunes store. I think it’s safe to assume qwerty keyboards are dead and touch screens are maintream now.

via blackberrysync

According to a Qualcomm official, Samsung will release it’s SnapDragon MID sometime in second half 2008.

picture of an engineering prototype (based on Snapdragon) on display right now at the World IT Show

The mobile internet device features a 1Ghz ARMv7 microprocessor which will offer unsurpassed mobile performance and power savings, 12M built-in camera, GPS and HD video playback, CDMA2000/EV-DO, WCDMA(UMTS)/HSDPA/HSUPA, broadcast television and multimedia, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

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Sony’s latest entry in the MID market, the Xperia X1 has an impressive 800×480 display and is powered by Windows Mobile.

The xPeria X1has a touchscreen display, 3.2 megapixel camera (with photo light), A2DP Bluetooth, aGPS, WiFi, and microSD — just 400MB on board. On the phone side you’ve got quad-band GSM/EDGE, and 900/1700/1900/2100MHz UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (or 850/1700/1900/2100MHz in what must be a US-bound model). Navigation is accomplished via touch, arc-sliding QWERTY, 4-way key and optical joystick.

DigiTimes reports that HTC is adjusting their UMPC strategy, planning to release a MID line. HTC is getting far behind companies like Asus which EEE line has known an increasingly popularity growth.

The focus of HTC’s development will continue to strengthen users’ Internet experience through mobile devices, Chou said without further elaborating on the company’s UMPC strategy.

The move comes a little bit late though, the UMPC market is getting overcrowded with every major notebook company launching a subnotebook line.

HTC is most likely to develop new MIDs ( mobile internet devices ) using Intel’s Atom and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipset platforms. New devices are likely to be unveiled in the second half of 2008.

via digitimes

The Sidekick LX gets the promised update and is going to hit the streets starting June 25, adding video capture, video sharing, IM enhancements.

* Capture videos using the new video mode
* Playback from the SD card or email attachments using the media player
* Share videos via email, Picture messaging, and Bluetooth
* Listen to songs or videos using a stereo Bluetooth device
* Send and receive photos, videos, or music via Bluetooth
* 3 IM clients & enhancements to AIM® and Yahoo!® Messenger
* Create and join group chats
* See who is logged into IM from the address book or email and instantly start a conversation
* Set a custom status message then keep chatting
* Search for friends in a buddy list
* Got more buddies than you can keep track of? See who’s online right from the address book or email, and search for friends in your buddy lists
* Select how Web pages are displayed based on preference
* PC-like, full-size layout to pan & scan while reading o Standard Sidekick screen-size layout to simply scroll down the page to read · Mini Page to zoom out on an overview of an entire Web page
* Save images from Web pages to the SD card Personalize the way you want to surf
* Device does not restart after a download. Just install an item, and it’s ready to use
* Capture videos and share them directly from the Camera app
* Video integration for playback, send, and save to gallery
* QuickFind: search for keywords across applications to find messages or information
* Spell Checker

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