LG aficionados will soon have one less reason to be envious of iPhone users as LG has announced their latest full touch screen Dolby Mobile handset, the KC910.

A successor to the extremely popular Viewty, the KC910 is extremely thin; as in just shy of 14mm. It will come standard with 3.0-inch WQVGA full-touch LCD screen with a fully customizable interface. Additionally, the KC910 will come with an industry-leading 8.0-megapixel camera, a xenon flash, ISO sensitivity up to 1600, image stabilization, auto-focus, and manual focus, Face Tracking, Smile Shot and blink detection.

The KC910 will also include Dolby Mobile for clean, powerful bass. It will be able to record video from 5 to 120 frames per second for both fast and slow motion. It will also play DivX and Xvid movies without the need for encoding.

Finally I will offer Wi-Fi access or 3G HSDPA connections up to 7.2Mbps. It also includes a Jogging Buddy program that uses GPS technology to help track workouts and did we mention that the GPS capabilities allow users to geotag photos?

Price not yet announced but units should hit stores this October.

Verizon Wireless today announced their latest budget-friendly flip phone, the Samsung Knack. This slim clamshell handset, available on October 14, represents the combination of user-friendliness with low-cost performance.

Boasting a 2.2-inch internal screen with large text and number fonts, the Knack is focused on a simplified user interface for voice and text messaging communication. A large keypad with tactile contrast lets users dial easily.

Taking a page from the feature-set of most home phones, The Knack will come equipped with dedicated keys for Emergency 911 (E911), speakerphone, voice mail, voice commands and In Case of Emergency (ICE).

The Samsung Knack will be available for $39.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.

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HTC, a company not particularly noted for their presence in the mobile phone market, has just released a new powerhouse converged handset called the S740. The direct successor to the S730 and S710 Vox, the new S740 features the same numeric keypad and full QWERTY keyboard on a slider.

The HTC S740's features include a large 2.4-inch TFT LCD screen, mobile internet browsing and surfing via broadband HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, a 3.2 megapixel camera and a microSD card for memory expansion. For its other features, the HTC S740 boasts of a 528MHz Qualcomm MSM722 processor, Windows Mobile 6.1, 256MB ROM/256MB SDRAM, a stand-alone GPS and aGPS, FM Radio with built-in microphone and speaker, ring tone supports music formats such as AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, QCP, MP3, WMA and WAV.

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Early iPhone adopters have been wondering if the steady stream of bugs (and subsequent patches) has an end in sight. It turns out that but another bug has recently been discovered, this one centered on a user's inability to password protect their phone. Potential snoopers discovered that it was quite effortless to skip the password screen and could access contacts, browse the Web, read e-mail, and even make calls!

Even under password protection, the iPhone (wisely) allowed for the placement of emergency calls in the event that the phone was picked up in a crisis or the user was in a situation that didn't allow sufficient time for password input to call for help. The problem lies in the fact that by double-clicking the Home key while in the Emergency Call screen, the iPhone defaults to the Favorites menu, which gives anyone full access to the data within the phone.

The simple way to close this gaping hole yourself is to change the double-click preferences for the iPhone Home button. Those who would rather wait for a more permanent software fix, take note that Apple acknowledges the security hole and is working on a software patch.

AT&T has expanded their plan offerings to include both a 100 MB and 200 MB per month international data plan for iPhone users for a $120 and $200 monthly fee respectively. These new plans do not replace existing plans, including the popular 20 MB and 50 MB plans.

Customers can make and receive calls in over 200 countries and send email and browse the web in over 150 countries. AT&T also offers voice and data coverage on 120 major cruise ship lines. Users can take the iPhone 3G around the world and expect flawless operation in locations such as Japan and South Korea.

Kinoma, a creator of mobile media software, has launched Kinoma Play to unify media browsing, search and playback, making it the first true mobile media browser.

This new browser aims to add digital media capabilities to smartphones that will meet what users can do on their personal computers. Kinoma Play goes beyond organizing and playing a user's video, audio and picture files, by bringing in media from around the Internet through the built-in Kinoma Guide, the most comprehensive catalog of the freshest, most diverse mobile media available:

Media files - This new browser is designed to play the music, video, pictures, panoramas and audio books on your phone

Media services - Share your Audible.com, Flickr, iDisk, Live365, and YouTube accounts between your phone and computer

Internet - Explore a terabyte of constantly updated, free streaming podcasts, music, radio stations, web-cams and audio books from thousands of providers

Home PC - Access the gigabytes of music, video and pictures on your home PC from your phone both on-demand streaming and download.

Kinoma Play is available at Kinoma's web site for a one-time payment of $29.99. The software is compatible with Windows Mobile 5.0 and higher.

T-Mobile and Sony Ericsson have announced release of the TM506: A new slim clamshell phone specifically designed for web surfing. The unit offers up an outer display with caller ID. Users can capture photos or video clips with an internal 2.0-megapixel camera with My Album, slide show and video blogging capabilities. Music lovers can store tracks and share music through the removable Memory Stick Micro (M2). Stereo Bluetooth connectivity allows handsfree calls and music streaming.

The TM506 will offer 3G download speeds for faster access to media and content viewing. Customizable web feeds will allow users to keep up on news, weather, and sports. A built-in GPS with Telenav lets travelers know their location. Customers can send pictures, videos, IM notes and email to their contacts.

The Sony Ericsson TM506 will be available in early September at T-Mobile stores and online (price not yet announced).

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