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If LG has introduced its new UP3 MP3 player six months ago, it would have beaten the iPod Nano’s market share to a pulp, well at least LG could dream. The UP3 has a small OLED screen, which is enough for browsing through your music files in MP3, WMA, OGG and ASF. It has a USB port and FM tuner and a pretty sleek, slim and tiny design in a metal casing that may be just the ticket to its success (LG is obviously banking on this sleek design for its PMP/MP lineup) It’s available in 1GB, 2GB and 4GB starting from 51 euros converted from Won.

[via gmp3]

Meizu CEO Jack Wong has revealed one pic so far of the revamped Meizu miniOne M8. The new Chinese iPhone clone now looks thinner in its new black coating (seen previously here). There are two new improvements on the redesign. One is the screen, which has been expanded to 3.4 inches from a measly 3.3 inches. The other is the price, down to 1990 yuan ($265), 2390 yuan ($320), 2990 yuan ($400) for models 4, 8 and 16 GB respectively. We’ll also know more in a few days from Mr. Wong. Go Meizu.

[via meizume]

Web site India Street says they have confirmed that Google’s GPhone will be manufactured exclusively by E28 of China. E28 makes Linux handsets and is well-poised to deliver Google’s mobile software inside a solid smartphone hardware. The picture above is E28’s latest smartphone and might well be the GPhone itself. It has a QWERTY keyboard and is supposed to be the hardware to launch E28 to an “Era of Convergence.” The manufacturer and partner NewStep is also gearing up seamless interoperability from GSM to VoIP via WiFi. What all this tells us is that India Street might be on to something when it claims the phone above is the Google Phone.

[e28 via indiastreet via cellphones.ca]

Tired of the way your plastic or metal PMP feels? Well, Shenzhen Shibang New Age Technology has answered your prayers with its S1808 model, which comes with a leather-like finish. A shield-shaped, back-mounted speaker is built-in, making the device pretty suitable for gaming fans. Too bad game support isn’t included.

The S1808 runs WAV and ASF videos, and MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA and WAV audio files. It has a 1.8-inch TFT screen with a resolution of 160×120 pixels and comes in memory capacities from 128MB to 2GB. FM radio functionality is optional, and the maximum operating time is eight hours. Lastly, a lanyard loop is located on top, allowing you to show the world just how much taste in gadgets you have.

[via alibaba]

We love muscle phones here at PMPToday and we love how Nokia makes muscle very beautiful. So we’ve been wondering about a new Nseries phone that is built specifically for the N-Gage platform without sacrifing on the other cool features, and one just like it have appeared in the interwebs courtesy of a Spanish Nokia fan. Introducing the Nokia N96 for N-Gage. It runs on S60 and N-Gage software of course. O both ends, you can pull out a QWERTY keypad and a numeric keypad like the wings of a seagull similar to the Nokia E70. There is a 6 megapixel camera on board and HSDPA connectivity for the high-speed downloads. Mobile TV and GPS comes standard for all future high-end Nokia phones. Furthermore, the touchscreen has a motion and there’s a joystick for gaming and UI navigation. Pretty cool for a concept that actually looks practicable.

[via unwired]

The Philippine Cable TV Association (PCTA) demanded that Smart Telecommunications cease their myTV services. MyTV is Smart’s new mobile TV service in partnership with 360 media and MediaQuest that was launched last March as an additional service to their 27 million subscribers.

PCTA president Alan Dungao says that myTV is “illegal” because under the existing rules, only cable TV companies can provide for pay TV. According to him, myTV is similar to pay TV, which means that Smart committed a violation. Dungao addes that if Smart and its partners offer myTV services, they need to create laws and standards where their financial, legal, and technical capabilities can be properly determined.

The PCTA expects the cease and desist order to be released by the second week of November.

[via sun star]

We’ve never done a post for lefties, so here it is now: meet the PXi concept phone for left-handed people. It s designed by Bence Bogar with lefties in mnd. The 3.3-inch touchscreen handles both stylus and finger input and has a screen that adjust when you hold t vertically just like the iPhone. On the right side is a jogdial and a secondary touchscreen where you can access all apps in use. It’s also got a 5MP camera so we’re talking about iPhone killer here. The PXi is encased in magnesium instead of the more popular stainless steel for cellphones, which makes me want to go back to the future.

[via newlaunches]

At last, an official announcement of the much-rumored GPhone is imminent. The Wall Street Journal Reports that Google is ready to debut the GPhone in about two weeks. Apparently, the hardware will be designed by HTC and LG, probably separately. The release is scheduled for mid-2008 and there are already rumors of carriers like Orange France, T-Mobile US and 3 UK wanting to jump on the bandwagon this early. The GPhone will be unlike the Apple iPhone and will welcome third-party developers. In fact, if Google were to take the mobile world by storm, third-party applications will be a major attraction. It’s going to be Google Web in your phone. Revenues will mostly come from advertising.

[via mashable]

GamePark Holding’s will not be making us us wait for their new portable touchscreen gaming console. The GP2X-F200 is a slightly impressive portable gamer that is based on Linux with a great appetite for old games. The GP2X-F200 is powered by 64MB RAM, and has a 3.4-inch screen and should compete with the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS for its host of media support, meaning this is a full-pledged PMP. t will retail for $169 or cheaper than we thought.

[store via engadget]

So, we’ve been seeing a growing number of PMPs that take design inspiration from cellphones. Not all of them are complete rip-offs, though, as some only imitate the distinctive parts. Well, the YHM-MPE02 from Yahee Technologies (which seems to have a thing for Nokia products) just joined that club, as it sports a look seen previously on Nokia’s Xpress Music 5300. Interestingly, it may also have a USB 2.0 plug built-in, as seen in the product image.

Anyway, the YHM-MPE02 does MPEG-4 and ASF videos, and MP1, MP2, MP3 and WMA audio files with lyric display. JPEGs and TXT documents are supported as well. Equipped with a 2-inch QVGA LCD, the device comes with FM radio and voice recording functionality. A slot for TransFlash cards and a speaker are built-in.

[via alibaba]