Sony Ericsson WT18i surfaces, is a budget Walkman for China - www.drmobiles.co.nz

It looks like the Sony Ericsson Walkman line of phones is coming back to life. A new popped up out shortly after the official announcement of Sony Ericsson W8. This time, it is labeled (at least for the time being) WT18i.
Much like the W8, the specs of the device suggest that it will be a youth-oriented, budget priced handset. The processor of the device is Marvell PXA 920, clocked at 806 MHz and the HVGA screen measures 3.2". The device will have 150MB of internal memory and a microSD card slot (up to 32GB cards will be supported.
A 3 MP camera with 480p video recording will have to do for the user's photography needs, while the front-facing camera enables video-calls. This functionality will come in a compact package weighing only 110 grams.
Interestingly enough, the OS is listed as "OMS 2.5", which should be based on Android 2.2 Froyo. The OS of choice and the TD-SCDMA network support show that this particular version is China bound, but a worldwide version might appear too.
There is no info on a release date or pricing yet. The homescreen on the phone in the picture shows 09-24-2011, which might be a hint by the company.

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LG Optimus Black display shootout: NOVA (LG Optimus Repair by www.drmobiles.co.nz)

There’s a new kid on the mobile display block, LG’s NOVA LCD display. It promises to be the dream screen – it’s super bright, energy efficient, with great colors, viewing angles and outdoor visibility. We’ll be running our usual battery of tests on the new guy to see if it can deliver on those promises.
LG isn't just throwing superlatives around – they’ve have hard numbers to back up their claims. They bill the NOVA display as the brightest smartphone screen around – 700 nits of brightness. Also, keep in mind that bigger screens are harder to light up, so at 4” big the NOVA display of the LG Optimus Black P970 will be well ahead of the competition if it can pull it off, as other 4-inchers don’t even come close to 700 nits.

NOVA uses In-Plane Switching technology, which greatly reduces color distortion and contrast loss when viewed at an angle. This is vital on mobile devices as you rarely hold the phone so that you view the display head on.
But LG has done more to enhance the viewing experience – they’ve worked harder on reaching what they call “pure white tones”. LCD and AMOLED screens usually have a slight tint to them, so greys are not quite neutral and even the white is not perfectly white. Your eyes get used to it pretty quick, but it’s always there – unless your phone has a NOVA display that is.
What else? Ah, “clearest” and “most readable” are being thrown around in relation to the NOVA display too – but how is a 4” WVGA screen better in sharpness and resolution than another 4” WVGA screen? It could be possible, not all pixels are created equal. But we’ll need to get pretty close and personal with the Optimus Black to find that out. We’ll pit it against some of the best in the business – the Samsung Galaxy S and S II, the Apple iPhone 4 and LG‘s own Optimus 2X (for good measure) to find out which one is the best.
Energy efficiency is also on the menu – LG claims 50% less energy used to display a pure white screen than AMOLED displays and also 50% less energy during general usage than regular LCD displays.
So welcome to the display lab! Put your safety goggles on and hit the next page for the LG NOVA display test.
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LG Optimus 2X scores a Guinness record as the first dual-core phone (www.drmobiles..co.nz)

LG Optimus 2X indeed is the world’s first dual-core smartphone (both announced and released). This achievement was acknowledged by the Guinness World Records – the Optimus 2X is the first dual-core phone available to the public.

The Optimus 2X phones (international and the Korea-only ones) were announced in December 2010. The Optimus 2X SU660 was released in Korea on 25 January this year so it’s the one that won LG the record.

It’s always a great honor to make it to the Guinness World Records especially with something that important. We give LG credit for that. But we have to admit the phone was rushed a bit and was released with Android 2.2 Froyo.

Surely the early adopters found it awesome, but when the other dual-cores hit the market (running on Gingerbread), the Optimus 2X started looking somewhat unfinished and incomplete. Various bugs, and excessive battery drainage and the lack of Android 2.3 Gingerbread are somewhat of deal breakers.

The Gingerbread update for Optimus 2X is expected this summer, but until then many customers will surely own a phone by the competition. We guess that’s the price you pay of being first.

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Wairau Park, Glenfield: Apple iPhone Home Button Repair and Replacement (Dr Mobiles Limited)

The owner of this Apple iPhone 4 is having problem with the home button for the past few days.  Dr Mobile Limited had replaced an original home button module.

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Parnell Apple iPhobe 4 Jailbreak and Unlick - by Dr Mobiles Limited, www.drmobiles.co.nz

Unlocked a spanking new Vodafone handset, it is an Apple iPhobe 4 purchased from a Vodafone retail outlet last week.
 
It took our Apple iPhone engineer less than 20 minutes to jailbreak it.

Uploaded via Apple iPhobe 4

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Cnr Glenfield Road & Downing Street
Glenfield, North Shore
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Birkenhead Apple iPhone 3GS impact damage repair by Dr Mobiles Limied, "North Shore Repair"

Read this post and forward to all your friends who needs help on faulty Apple iPhones, BlackBerry PDA or any mobile phones.  Dr Mobiles Limited (www.drmobiles.co.nz) provide FREE full technical inspection for damage phones!

*** WE DO NOT CHARGE INSPECTION FEE ***
Why pay $45 or $85 to the amatures to check your phone?  Dr Mobiles Limited will provide you FREE full technicla inspection.  The reason is to weed out the semi-pro in the market so that consumers will not have to pay expensive "inspection fee".

If you need to claim your damaged iPhone 4 or expensive Adroid Phones with House Contents Insurance, we can help you out.  Bring your phone or courier it to us and we will inspect it and email you a damage assessment which you can forward to your insurance for claiming consideration.

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Client brought in his impact damaged iPhone 3GS. The LCD shows only a blank screen after it was dropped on the floor.
End result is that the LCD was damaged and a new unit needs to be replaced. This repair was done in 15 minutes at our iPhone repair LAN.

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02 May, 2011: US President Obama announced that Osama bin Laden us dead

Just read over the NZ Herald that Osama bin Laden is dead today as announced by the US President.

Bin Laden was on the top ten mist wanted Lust with the CIA since the 9/11 Bombing.

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