Verizon and Motorola has introduced the new Droid RAZR MAXX, an enhanced version of the RAZR with extended battery life. It includes all the features of the RAZR and packs a 3300mAh battery for over 21 hours of talk time and up to 15.8 days standby time on one single charge. Even with a bigger battery, the MAXX is still slim at just 8.99mm. The RAZR MAXX is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 1GB RAM and comes 16GB of ROM and a pre-installed 16GB microSD card. It features a 4.3-inch 540×960 Super AMOLED Advanced capacitive touchscreen, a 8 Megapixel camera with 1080p

Nokia introduces its Oro smartphone, a luxury version of the Nokia C7. The Oro is crafted from 18 carat gold for a touch of elegance and features premium leather on it back and a home key made of sapphire crystal. The Nokia Oro, just like the C7, features a 3.5-inch AMOLED touchscreen, a 8 Megapixel camera with dual LED flash and HD video recording, Bluetooth and WiFi 802.11b/g/n connectivity. The phone has 8GB internal memory and supports microSD/SDHC up to 32GB. It comes in Light and Dark versions. Coming in Q3, Nokia will see the Oro for Euro 800 with a Nokia J headset in a

While Nokia has partnered with Microsoft on the Windows Phone 7 platform, the cellphone maker has yet to bring any WP7 device. Instead, Nokia has announced two new Symbian smartphones, the X7 and the E6. X7, according Nokia, is an entertainment-focused device. It features a large 4-inch 640×360 AMOLED touchscreen is ideal for viewing HD videos and full web pages. The Nokia X7 has a 8 Megapixel camera with 720p video recording and dual LED flash, built-in GPS support, WiFi connectivity. The phone supports pentaband 2G/3G networks and gets a 1200mAh battery that is enough for up

Samsung officially announced its Continuum, a Galaxy S smartphone for Verizon Wireless. The Continuum is the world’s first smartphone to have a dedicated ticket display which provides users with up-to-the-minute news, sports, finance and social networking updates for maximized multitasking. The Samsung Continuum (model SCH-I400) comes with a 3.4-inch Super AMOLED main touchscreen display and a 1.8-inch Interactive Super AMOLED ticker display. It is powered by a 1GHz Samsung Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor. The phone has a 5 Megapixel camera with LED flash, 720p HD video

AT&T is going to release the Samsung Focus (SGH-I917) smartphone on 8 November. The Focus is a phone running the newest Microsoft Windows Phone 7 OS. The price is $199.99, with a 2-year contract after rebate of course. The phone supports tri-band UMTS/HSDPA 3G and quad-band GSM/EDGE networks. The Samsung Focus comesw ith a 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, a 5 Megapixel camera with HD video recording, auto focus and flash, GPS support with AT&T Navigator, Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity. The phone has 8GB internal memory and supports up to 32GB microSD/SDHC.

AT&T is going to release the Samsung Focus (aka Centus/SGH-i916) smartphone running Windows Phone 7 OS. The handset is AT&T’s thinnest Windows Phone measuring just 9.9mm thick. It features a 4-inch large 480×800 Super AMOLED touchscreen and a 5 Megapixel camera with HD 720p video recording. The Focus packs a 1GHz CPU, 256MB RAM and 512MB ROM. It comes with 8GB internal storage and supports GPS, Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity. AT&T will launch the Samsung Focus on 8 November for $199.99. [at&t]

Finally Nokia officially unveils the E7-00 Symbian^3 smartphone. Designed for business, the E7-00 comes with sliding four-row QWERTY keyboard, just like other Eseries phones. It also offer support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and IBM Lotus Notes Traveler, built-in Nokia Mobile VPN for connecting company intranet quickly and securely, business grade device lock and wipe functionality, remote device management, and other business-oriented features. The E7-00 looks pretty similar to the N8 and like the N8, it has HDMI output and Dolby Digital Plus Surround Sound. The phone

Nokis C6-01 Nokia introduces two new Cseries mobile phones running Symbian^3, the C6-01 and the C7-00. Both smartphones are equipped with a 8 Megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording capability. According to Nokia, “this latest version of Symbian is packing 250 new features and improvements whilst remaining familiar to the millions of existing Symbian users worldwide. With multiple homescreen support, multitasking and gesture-based interactions, this latest version of Symbian^3 is a big leap forward.” Nokia C7-00 The more compact Nokia C6-01 is a compact device

Samsung is launching in Brazil a version of Galaxy S smartphone with integrated ISDB-Tb Digital TV tuner and antenna. Like other variants, this Brazilian Galaxy S packs 1GHz Hummingbird processor, 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, 5 Megapixel camera, 8GB internal memory and support for WiFi and Bluetooth 3.0. You can also expect GPS/A-GPS, HSPA support, TouchWiz 3.0 UI, FM radio and microSD card slot. This digital TV-equipped Samsung Galaxy S will be released in September. [tecnoblog]