See Latest Tech News: 01/13/11

Gigabyte to roll out the GSmart G1310 dual-SIM Froyo phone

It’s been a month since Gigabyte announced their GSmart Rola phone and now the company is getting ready to launch the GSmart G1310 dual-SIM device running Android 2.2 Froyo for a decent price.

The GSmart G1310 features a 3.2” capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 320x480 pixels and a 5 MP camera with autofocus. It all sounds great, until we get to the processor. The G1310 features the same Qualcomm MSM7225 CPU clocked at 528Mhz, 512 MB ROM and 256 RAM that are found in the GSmart Rola.

As connectivity goes, the G1310 is well covered with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, and GPS (with aGPS support and digital compass). Two color variations will be available – champagne gold and pearl white.

The GSmart G1310 will launch in Eastern Europe in Q1 this year with an expected price of 199.

Vertu releases Ascent Ferrari GT made from forged titanium

The British cell phone manufacturer Vertu has introduced another member to its portfolio of ultra expensive limited edition devices. The company hasonce again partnered with Ferrari to release the Ascent Ferrari GT handset.

Inspired by the equally high-end Italian cars, the Vertu Ascent Ferrari GT has a body made made forged titanium with a matte black PVD finish. The black and red hand-sewn leather ornaments use the exact same leather as the Ferrari interiors. The list of design highlights continues with a ceramic battery cover and a side inspired by the famous Ferrari engine grill.

The rest of the features of the Vertu Ascent Ferrari GT are more down-to-earth and include a 2" QVGA screen and a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with a LED flash. There's also 3G with HSDPA and A-GPS with navigation software and preoloaded maps. The Vertu trademark high-performance 11x15mm stereo speakers are also present.

Vertu will only create two thousand and eleven phones Ascent Ferrari GT units, but has so far not revealed their prices.

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Samsung Galaxy S2 leakes a photo and some specs... again

More rumors about the successor of the Galaxy S appear on the radar. This time a Korean newspaper focuses our attention to the Galaxy S2 by “leaking” a photo of it, accompanied by some specifications.

It’s logical to assume that Samsung is going to announce the successor to the Galaxy S at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. However, we are not exactly sure whether it’s going to look like this.

A couple of months ago we reported yet another rumor of the Galaxy S2 from what looked like Sammy’s leaked slides. Though the credibility of the slides is yet to be confirmed, we'd bet our money on the design offered there to be the real European-spec Galaxy S2. But who knows, that one here may be a regional version for either S. Korea or the US.

The new Samsung Galaxy S 2 photo and the shot from the first leak

Back to the leak at hand, according to the Korean newspaper, the Galaxy S2 is going to run the latest version of Android 2.3 Gingerbread, powered by a dual-core processor with unknown clock speed, a 4.3” sAMOLED plus screen (that's the next generation) and an NFC chip.

Whatever the truth about the Galaxy S2 may be, we’ll provide full coverage from the MWC 2011 so you’ll be the first to know everything about the device as soon as Samsung announces it.

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Samsung Vibrant 4G should be the fastest T-Mobile phone

The 4G hype is gaining momentum over in the States. The latest 4G handset to hit the T-Mobile US network is the Samsung Vibrant 4G, a Galaxy S offspring that runs Android 2.2 Froyo and has a front-facing camera for video calls.

Samsung Vibrant 4G has the same 4-inch Super AMOLED screen, a 1GHz processor, 5 megapixel camera with 720p video recording and 16GB internal storage as the original Galaxy S, much like the already existing Samsung Vibrant.

Samsung Vibrant 4G

Along with the regular connectivity options, however, the Vibrant 4G is capable of 21+ Mbps HSPA speed - easily the fastest T-Mobile US smartphone.

The Vibrant 4G will also sport a front-facing video-call camera with Qik video services.

According to the leaked T-Mobile presentation, the Vibrant 4G will receive the highest marketing support T-Mobile is capable of, including TV and cinema ads, various digital and paper campaigns, etc.

We expect the official announcement soon. There is no indication of availability and expected price.

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Samsung S5260 Star II leaks with Wireless N on board

It's hardly a surprise Samsung is preparing a successor of its top-selling feature phone - the original Star. The leaked pictures of the new S5620 Star II show a compact white handset with Bada-ish UI skin.

Samsung S5260 Star II packs a 3-inch capacitive WQVGA display, a 3 megapixel snapper, Wireless N, Bluetooth, FM radio and microSD card slot. We bet there will be a 3.5mm audio jack too.