Take the 8-megapixel shooter and slider form factor from the Sony Ericsson C905, up the screen from 2.4″ to 2.6″, throw in stereo speakers, dedicated music keys and an oh-so-necessary 3.5mm headphone jack, and stamp on the Walkman logo. What do you get? The Hikaru.

According to the SEMCBlog, we’ll see this high-end camera phone/music phone hybrid get announced at Sony Ericsson’s MWC press conference on February 15th, with a launch window sometime before the end of Q2. We can’t really say what we think about this one until we get a chance to touch it, but we can say that we really want to touch it.

The latest news reports show that the new Apple iPhone 3G is taking the world by storm! It is currently one of the top selling and most requested products on Ebay. Have you gotten yours yet?

The much anticipated release of the Apple iPhone 3G exceeded all expectations, with features that blow away the 2nd generation iPhones. Here are five reasons why everyone is so excited:

1. The number one reason for the ruckus is that the new Apple iPhone 3G now gives you the capability to add third party applications. Already the iTunes App Store has a huge number of applications for both business and entertainment. Opening it up to other companies to develop authorized iPhone applications has started a frenzy of companies clamoring to give you the biggest and the best there is in the way of increased functionality. This one capability means that what you can do with your iPhone is virtually unlimited, as better and better applications get invented.

2. As phenomenal as the first reason, the new Apple iPhone 3G now gives you access to higher Internet speeds. Super sonic is just one way to describe it. Compared to the 2nd generation models, everything you do on the Net is now better and faster. Webpages show up faster, audio and video media download faster for an enhanced experience, and file downloads don’t take up as much of your time.

3. The enhanced email functions of the new Apple iPhone 3G give you more options with your email – more accounts and faster, more reliable email service.

4. If you are a gaming enthusiast, you’ll really enjoy the new gaming capabilities of the Apple iPhone 3G. Better controls and exciting new iPhone games released for this newest model mean that you can now take your games with you. The thrills of gaming are now portable. No longer are you locked in to staying at home to finish a game on your home-bound game console. Throughout your day, anytime you have to wait for something or stand in a line, you can now whip out your trusty iPhone and enjoy a game. Boring moments are a thing of the past, thanks to this new iPhone.

5. Besides all the awesome new features, the Apple iPhone 3G also delivers improved call quality and speakerphone quality over the 2nd generation models. You can hear the person on the other end of your call louder and clearer, without that distracting buzzing in the background!

There is virtually no comparison between this new model and the older ones. The Apple iPhone 3G almost makes the 2nd generation models look like toys. That’s how much difference there is. Try one out for yourself, and discover the joys of this wave of the future.

Source: mobile

by Jeremy Kessel

Sorry NuevaSync.  It (syncing Google contacts and calendars unofficially through your wonderful free service, that is) was fun while it lasted.

Google has finally fleshed out its Google Sync to work beyond just BlackBerry handsets – enabling (most) smartphone (and iPod touch) users the ability to perform bi-directional syncing of Google contacts and calendars. Today’s update adds support for iPhone OS, Windows Mobile, and any phone with SyncML support.

Google provides specific usage instructions for the following platforms: iPhone (including iPod touch), BlackBerry, Nokia S60, Nokia standard, Sony Ericsson, and Windows Mobile.  That’s pretty much all there is to it.  An official app.  Contact syncing.  Calendar syncing.

by Peter Ha

Now this is the Curve I would have loved for T-Mobile to have launched this year, but I’m perfectly content with my 8900. The BGR is reporting that the 9300, codename Gemini, is more or less a 3G Curve. Details are scant at this point and BG pontificates that we shouldn’t expect this until Q4 ’09 (if we’re lucky) but mostly likely Q1 ’10. Hit the jump to see what we might expect from Gemini.

* The screen will be larger than the BlackBerry 8900, and that will also include a higher resolution
* The CPU will also be beefed up. We’re not sure if this means it will include something more powerful than the Bold’s 624MHz processor or not, but we’d like to think so.
* The device is said to be silver (think BlackBerry 8830)
* The keyboard is a little more rounded than the BlackBerry 8900
* The Send/End keys are rounded instead of being flat on the sides
* Styling is not drastically different — it keeps with the 8900/Storm styling
* It of course rocks quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, and tri-band UMTS/HSDPA
* Wi-Fi and GPS was not confirmed, but we’d say there’s about a 99.99% chance
* Camera specs were not confirmed as well, but you can bet you’re looking at 3.2 megapixels or better

by Greg Kumparak

Looks like the rumors from a few weeks back about Microsoft launching a MobileMe-esque product for Windows Mobile were spot on – except for the name. Earlier this morning a beta signup page briefly went live at GetSkybox.com, but wherever we expected to see “Skybox”, it said “My Phone” instead. Perhaps Microsoft got a bit tired of the Skynet references?

The page has since been pulled (don’t worry, there was no actual functionality to any of the links past the front page), but it does confirm that SkyBox will support over-the-air syncing of data, contacts, and photos from your phone to Microsoft’s magical land in the clouds.

(Side note, but does anyone else think its odd that they just flipped the name “MobileMe” around and plugged in synonymous variations? It’s probably not intentional, but you’d think they might avoid something so confusingly similar.)

[via EngadgetMobile]