Samsung has unveiled its new handset called SCH-M470 or simply M470 which supports HSUPA connectivity. The M470 is a slider with metallic finishes and a large navigation key and a user-friendly keypad.

The unit offers higher data upload speeds than other devices which feature HSDPA connectivity, and allows users to upload content at 2 Mbps. M470 runs on Windows Mobile 6.0 and comes with Wi-Fi connectivity aside from HSUPA. M470 has features like enlarge picture connectivity, integrated Google search application, push-email, Bluetooth 2.0, a 2 Megapixel camera, and supports mobile TV.

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It seems that Nokia is currently working on a phone codenamed “tube” that will compete with Apple’s iPhone. The new phone which was shown in a slide at the Evans Data Developer Relations Conference in California looks similar to the iPhone. The “tube” showed graphical displays, such as a promotion for the movie Shrek the Third. Other capabilities will be featured, such as the ability to upload photos.

“It’s our first touch device,” said Tom Libretto, vice president of Forum Nokia. Interfacing with the system is done via touch similar to the iPhone. He said the company has not published the planned date of shipment for Tube.

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Lenovo, widely known for purchasing IBM’s ThinkPad division couple of years ago showed the Ideapad U8 at Intel’s IDF in Shanghai China. The Ideapad U8 is powered by the new Intel Atom processor.

The ideapad U8 will sport a 4.8″ touchscreen display and an optical mouse which can be used for one-handed operation. The U8 is expected to provide EDGE or 3G connectivity and it has a front camera for video chat that will likely be supported through Yahoo Messenger in addition to a back camera for capturing photos and movies. No words yet if the U8 will function as a cell phone.

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The Intel Atom (formerly known as Silverthorne) processor Z5 series is made up of five processors based on Intel’s high-k technology. These processors are specifically designed for mobile devices. The five models have a 400 or 533 MHZ Front Side Bus (FSB), 800 to 1.8GHz frequencies, L2 cache of 512M and TDP from 0.65W to 2.4W. The pricing starts from $45 for the basic models and $160 for the Z540.

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Microsoft announced that they will update their Windows Mobile platform called Windows Mobile 6.1. The update will include e-mail, web access with the new “zoom capability” to view an entire page or a portion of a web page, instant messaging, traffic updates, photo capabilities, music and the ability to edit documents.

The update also features a new “Getting Started Center” that will help you simplify the configuration of e-mail, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi devices. The update also features Adobe Flash support, H.264, and Silverlight support allowing you to play YouTube videos using your mobile. Microsoft Live search engine has been added in the update.

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The LiMo Foundation has announced the on-schedule availability of LiMo Platform Release 1. The LiMo Platform is the world’s first globally competitive, Linux-based software platform for mobile devices.

“With Release 1 of the LiMo Platform now completed, LiMo Foundation has established a scalable and sustainable mobile device platform that will spur rapid innovation and contributions from all LiMo members,” said Morgan Gillis, executive director of LiMo Foundation. “This is an extremely exciting time to be a part of the LiMo Foundation – in slightly more than one year, we have rolled out our deliverables on schedule, our membership has continued to grow strongly with broad engagement from across the mobile communications industry, and leading handset providers have already released a range of devices using LiMo technology.”

The LiMo Platform-leveraging standards and open-source projects-is a modular, plug-in, hardware-independent architecture built around an open operating system, with a secure run-time environment for support of downloaded applications. All of the enabling technology within Release 1-created by the foundation’s Founder members-has now been commercially deployed and proven within multiple handsets enjoyed by consumers today, as well as in several reference and pilot devices that will be on the market later this year. This represents hundreds of millions of dollars of technology investment to date.

Third-party developers can use LiMo’s application programming interface (API) specifications-available now at www.limofoundation.org to build new applications that deliver next-generation consumer experiences across a tremendous, stable base of globally deployed mobile devices. Middleware components for the LiMo Platform can be implemented in either C or C++ programming languages. Software Development Kits for Native, Webkit and Java operating environments will be released from the second half of 2008, further empowering mobile application developers.

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