Nokia strengthens its TD-SCDMA portfolio announcing the Nokia X5 for TD-SCDMA. Customized for China Mobile - the world's leading telecom operator - the new Nokia X5 cell phone which include the first joint mobile application store, the Mobile Market-Ovi Store, are another demonstration of Nokia's continued commitment to TD-SCDMA as a major standard in China. The Nokia X5 handset will debut at the World Expo Shanghai 2010, where consumers can test the Nokia TD-SCDMA phones powerful entertainment features and rich internet experience in the China Mobile Expo area. The new Nokia X5 mobile phone will become available in China during the second quarter of 2010.

With the Nokia X5, users can connect to the internet through China Mobiles high-speed 3G (TD-SCDMA) network as well as enjoy preloaded applications such as CMCC Music, Mobile Video, Fetion IM, and the Mobile Market-Ovi Store. Designed for music lovers and young trendsetters, the new Nokia X5 is the first Nokia TD-SCDMA Symbian based entertainment device. Taking the lead on music experience in the TD-SCDMA market, the Nokia X5 mobile phone includes a dedicated music key and easy access to CMCC music. With an iconic design in three bright colors - black, white, and red, the Nokia X5 music phone is certain to make younger Chinese consumers stand out from the crowd.

With its 5 megapixel digital camera, dual LED flash and video recording functions, the Nokia X5 Smartphone ensures users will never miss an opportunity to record life's important moments. The Nokia X5 mobile makes it easy to recall those special moments for viewing pictures and videos on a 2.4'' QVGA 16M color TFT display. Direct access to MM-Ovi Store, mobile video, Fetion IM, and Mobile Map / Navigation bring consumers an exceptional mobile internet experience, while pre-loaded rich contents also contribute to an impressive entertainment experience.

Today Nokia introduced the Nokia C5 for TD-SCDMA (C5-01), an affordable and classically styled candy bar smartphone. It runs S60 3rd Edition  Feature Pack 2 on Symbian OS 9.3 and features a 5 megapixel camera and stainless steel materials. It ships with support for a number of services including 139 mail box, Fetion IM, MM Ovi Store and a range of pre-loaded content. The C5 for TD-SCDMA will be available, in China, from Q3 2010.

Nokia has already announced the Nokia C5-00, which has a different design, but similar feature set. However the C5-01, due to its TD-SCDMA feature is a China only handset. TD-SCDMA is China Mobile's version of 3G, which has been developed domestically and is currently being rolled out across the China Mobile network.

The Nokia C5 is a stylish, powerful TD-SCDMA device at a new affordability level in Nokia's TD-SCDMA portfolio and is guaranteed to turn heads. The Nokia C5 has a stylish stainless-steel keypad in a compact design. Rich in features and applications, the Nokia C5 is pre-loaded with Fetion and 139 mailbox, and offers easy access to all services and applications on MM-Ovi Store.

The guys at Pocketnow unboxes the Nokia N8 and also takes a look at the N8 hardware. The Nokia N8 is the new flagship phone from Nokia which comes to set new standards for performance and functionality. This is a touchscreen phone with a huge display of 3,5″ which features multi-touch input, proximity and accelerometer sensor plus scratch resistant surface. Regarding the technical part, Nokia installed on this model all the best available, the phone supports all the 3G frequencies, and the highest speeds, the Bluetooth module is also the new v3.0 with A2DP, Wi-Fi, GPS without questions, Digital Compass, voice commands etc. All this on the recently developed OS, Symbian ^3 and powered by an ARM 11 680 MHz processor plus 3D Graphics HW accelerator, that’s something new for the great majority of phones! What is also really special -- that’s the 12Mp camera with Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, xenon flash, ND filter, geo-tagging, face and smile detection. This camera is capable of 720p video which further more can be played on your TV directly from the phone via the HMDI slot. Nokia N8 performs 180% faster than the previous Nokia N97 (ex-Nokia flagship).

In this video, Phil from AndroidCentral does a few quick benchmarks on the LG Optimus 2X. Head over to the next page to view the benchmark tests. Enjoy!

The LG Optimus 2X is the first smartphone to run on a dual-core 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor. It has a well-sized display measuring 4 inches, large enough for you to watch the videos you made in HD 1080p. A 1500mAh battery powers the model which will include a microSD slot to expand storage capacity. The device runs Android 2.2 with an upgrade to Android 2.3 expected eventually.

Following months of research and development, Amnesia Razorfish has replaced the typical ‘send and receive’ interface with a more natural ‘gesture-based’ interface. A smartphone owner can now move their content freely between two devices by simply dragging content off their phone onto a Microsoft Surface Table and back onto another device instantly. Amnesia Connect works with all Apple IOS devices and is being further developed to work seamlessly with Android, Windows Phone and Blackberry Smartphones.

Nokia, the world’s largest cellphone maker,  posted today a smaller-than-expected decline in fourth-quarter net profit as strong sales in the key end-year holiday period boosted earnings, but the company said it faces competitive challenges. Net profit for the three months to Dec. 31 was EUR745 million, down from EUR948 million a year earlier but ahead of analysts’ expectations for EUR526 million.

Garminfone, the first Android™-powered smartphone fully integrated with Garmin’s premium navigation experience. Anticipated to be available later this spring, Garminfone is a sleek, full-touch 3G smartphone with a large 3.5-inch screen integrated with Garmin’s robust navigation experience for fast and reliable navigation from the middle of town to the middle of nowhere — and back.

BlackBerry Curve 8520

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 is a stylish, easy-to-use, compact smartphone offering the best value for consumer and business customers looking for BlackBerry service. The smartphone features a full QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive trackpad for easy typing and navigation, built-in Wi-Fi® and an advanced media player, plus dedicated media keys, smoothly integrated along the top of the handset, for a convenient way to control music and videos. The handset also provides global connectivity via phone, email, text, IM, picture messaging and social networking, with Facebook® and My Space applications preloaded. The sleek, new device houses a high-resolution 320×240 display a 512 MHz processor, 256 MB of Flash memory, and a 2 megapixel camera equipped with video recording.