Samsung together with Barnes & Noble will be releasing the E6 in the U.S. in April or May with a MSRP of $299 and a tie-in to the Barnes & Noble’s eBookstore.  You could easily navigate on the 6” touchscreen display using the stylus provided, but it will not work with an actual finger, so don’t lose it.  The E6’s  has many distinguishing features such as a slide-out control panel for when you don’t want to use the stylus, expandable memory (2GB built-in), Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) wireless connectivity, and Bluetooth for audio transmission to wireless headphones.

Hey Guys,

Just wanted to let everyone know that the new site is up and running. You will notice some blazing fast speeds and some great new features throughout the entire site. We have put a TON of work into this, and still more is needed. We are looking for another “Web” developer to assist us with the additions that need to be put into the site. Please contact me directly to submit your request to work for us.  Also, your comments are appreciated. We need to know if you find ANYTHING wrong with the site at all. Submit anything you find to our site Admin.

We are currently accepting applications for our paid blogging positions. Also accepting “free” writers as well. If you would like your voice heard (or read) by thousands of people every month, this is the place for that. Negri Electronics is one of the only (strictly) high end wireless electronics stores online, so we have a unique niche. Your posts mean alot to us and to our customers. The more information that is posted the more information that can be shared throughout the web. Please apply to me directly for more information on Blogging for NE!

Our new Blog Manger is Jean Paul Navarro. (You may contact him directly if my reply is delayed) He will be recruiting new bloggers, posting information he has, and assisting in making the Negri Electronics Blog as popular as can be.  We thank him for all of his hard work so far, and anticipate some great things.

Thank you for your time.

Please contact me for any reason, I am always here.

At the Mobile World Congress on Monday, we are expecting to hear the official word from Microsoft about Windows Phone 7, it’s latest update to the Windows Mobile Operating System. Various rumors have been flying around, but on Monday details will be confirmed as to the changes to the operating system. Will the interface launch mean the creation of the Zune Phone? Will the new interface eliminate multitasking? Check back on Monday to find out!

Nokia Messaging for Symbian S60v5 devices such as the Nokia 5800, N97, X6, 5230, etc could now download the latest version: v10.2 today.  The S60v3 version of the app will be released within a few weeks.

Changelog:

• Localized in 38 languages
• Support for Destinations on S60 5^th edition devices
• Improvements to on-device-setup wizard
• Deleted items folder now automatically empties itself, faster client deletions
• Various bug fixes

Garmin-Asus have announces 2 new GPS enabled phones, the M10 and the A50.  The A50 will run Android and boasts a 3.5-inch HVGA (that’s about 480×320 pixels) capacitive touchscreen, a finger-friendly UI, 4GB of internal storage with microSD expansion, and an accelerometer.  The A50 will launch in Europe in the first half of 2010 at a price thats still to be announced.  Picture above.

The M10 will run Windows Mobile 6.5.3 and comes with HSDPA, also featuring Wi-Fi, 3.5-inch WVGA touch screen and 4GB of Flash memory (512MB RAM/512MB ROM).  Image Above. More info on pricing and availability in the coming weeks

Firmware JB1 for the Samsung i8910 HD is now available for download via PC Studio 7.  The Samsung i8910 HD is available from Negri Electronics from here.  For a small discount use this coupon code: blogjpn020810

Changelog:

• Kinetic scrolling in more parts of the interface (but not in the main Applications menu – behaviour here is unchanged and similar to that in Nokia’s 5800, for example)
• The Next Gen (NG) version of Web: (faster, full-screen automatically)
• Camera improvements, video recording improvements
• Bux fixes and speed improvements throughout

Google’s lastest web based application for mobile devices is Google Buzz.  This app allows users to see what’s going on around you, post messages tagged with your location, and keep up with your friends on the go.  Visit buzz.google.com to start using this app.

PPCGeeks claims to have some inside information before the Mobile World Congress event on February 15th. Below are a list of the leaked details of the new OS. Some seem interesting, including the Zune Marketplace and Xbox Live integration. Some of the features, such as, no multitasking or the application from the app store only, concern me. Is Microsoft taking a step back to create the Zune equivalent of the iPhone? In the process, will Microsoft risk alienating a group of users who have stuck with Windows Mobile through thick and thin?

-The User Interface is based upon codename “METRO”. It will be very similar to the Zune HD User Interface with a complete revamp of the “Start” screen. The UI is “Very Clean”, “Soulful” and “Alive”
-Unfortunately there will be no Flash support at the get go as there was not enough time to implement these features.
-Windows Phone 7 will only support application installation through service based delivery. (i.e Marketplace). Application installation via storage card will not be possible.
- No Multi-Task support. Applications will “Pause” when in the background, however will support notifications via push notifications.
-Marketplace will now support “try before you buy” as well as an API
-No NETCF backwards compatibility. This means the original rumor of no backward compatibility for applications holds to be true. That being said, there are high hopes of porting the NetCF to the newer platform easily.
-Microsoft is confident that devices will be ready by September 2010
-Full Zune Integration
-Windows Mobile Device Center will no longer be used. Zune software to take over syncing via PC.
-OEM Interfaces will not be allowed to run on the device. Say goodbye to Sense UI / SPB Mobile Shell / Point UI / Infinity, etc, etc
-Full XBOX Gaming Integration (Gamer tag, achievements, friends, avatars, merchandising, etc)
-Full support for social networking

The Symbian Foundation has announced that Symbian OS (330,000,000 shipped) is now fully Open Source from today.  Members of the foundation include Nokia, AT&T, LG, Motorola, NTT Docomo, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments and Vodafone.  This is the result of the weird timer over at Countdown.Symbian.Org.  More news soon.



Nexus One owners can now rejoice; a software update is on it’s way to enable multitouch in the phone’s browser, gallery, and maps applications. According to a post on the google nexus board, new functionality has been implemented in the google maps application including: Starred items synchronized with maps.google.com – access your favorite places from your phone or computer,
Search suggestions from your personal maps.google.com history – makes it easy to search for places you’ve searched for before, and
Night mode in Google Maps Navigation – automatically changes your screen at night for easier viewing and driving.

The update is being rolled out to phones through the end of the week.  The Nexus One is also available for sale here.