LG Unveils New Touchscreen Mobile

LG has unveiled a new handset that's going to be the upgrade to their recently launched KF750 Secret slider handset. They’re calling it the KF755. The new slider handset comes equipped with a 2.4-inch TFT touch screen display with QVGA 320 x 240 pixel resolution. It also has a touch sensitive navigation panel. The KF755 will not feature HSDPA speeds but will of course support GPRS and EDGE. This seems to be the only difference between the two handsets. 

The other features incorporated into the KF755 include a 5 megapixel auto-focus camera, USB 2.0 connectivity and Bluetooth 2.0 so A2DP would be part of the package. It also has a media player and reads AAC+, WMA, and MP3 audio files, and MPEG-4 file formats. It will also feature a TV out, FM radio, accelerometer for auto screen rotation and microSD card support. 

There’s no price tag attached to the KF755 yet so stay tuned.

Samsung Launches Eco-friendly Mobiles

Like Nokia, Samsung is also getting into the environment friendly mobile groove and has launched 2 new handsets - W510 and F268 recently showcased at the World IT show in Seoul, Korea - with that motif.

W510 is Samsung's first mobile phone with 'bio-plastic' made from natural material extracted from corn. Samsung has been making an effort to develop more renewable and eco-friendly material compared with common plastic produced from petroleum. Even while producing the W510 handset, the company did not use any heavy metals, such as Lead, Mercury, and Cadmium, and applied water-soluble coating.

Samsung F268 with all the accessories including charger and headset does not contain BFRs (Brominated Flame Retardant) or PVC. In addition, the handset has an alarm function to encourage users to unplug their charger when the devices are fully charged. The product is also following the Energy Star requirements as well, which is strict energy-efficiency guidelines set by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of Energy.

"Samsung is striving to continue to be a strong corporate citizen that contributes to environmental sustainability," said Geesung Choi, President of Samsung's Telecommunication Business. "Now we are trying not only to launch more environmentally-conscious products with more renewable material and less energy consuming, but also to expand proactively set up a phone recycling system."

For now the W510 has been launched for the Korean market and F268 for the Chinese market. Hopefully they’ll make it to India as well, as keeping the environment safe should be a major concern here too