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According to a Bloomberg report, Sony Ericsson is phasing out Nokia dominated Symbian platform as they claim that the ecosystem isn’t as good as Android. Its CEO Djurberg also added that a X10 successor is expected to be announced this quarter and they would need to launch a Windows Phone 7 device soon. Sony Ericsson is the 3rd mobile manufacturing to offer Windows Phone 7 just after HTC and Samsung.

Sony Ericsson did a horrible job on Symbian and did even worse on Android platform. Now they want to jump right into Windows Phone 7? When Sony Ericsson started to offer Android, we’re pretty excited as we would expected them to make feature-packed phones with no compromises.

Today, their latest Android line up is still running an older Android 1.6. Even the latest Xperia X8 was not spared while its Android rivals are churning out Android 2.2 Froyo devices right now. Their last flagship Symbian device, the Satio was utterly rubbish when it comes to usability. Our point is simple, if they can’t even do a proper job on Android, why bother with Windows Phone 7?

The Samsung Galaxy Tab will be officially launched here in Malaysia this Thursday, October 21.

We’ll be on the ground to give you the latest details. The most important questions on everybody’s minds right now would be how much will it cost and if it will be offered with a partner telco and a contract.

Keep it locked on to YTechCity.com for the latest updates on the Samsung Galaxy Tab

HTC asia has launched 3 Windows Phone 7 devices last week – HD7, 7 Mozart, and 7 Trophy. The Taiwanese phone maker is seriously committed to the new WP7 platform.

In Malaysia, HTC has announced that the HTC HD7 and 7 Mozart will be available here with the HD7 being exclusive to Maxis. The HD7 goes for RM2399 and the 7 Mozart at RM2099.

HTC HD7

The big 4.3” high resolution screen and kickstand, kick back and catch all the magic of your favorite movies and videos.

HTC 7 Mozart

The HTC 7 Mozart gives you high fidelity sound for a richer listening and viewing experience.

HTC 7 Trophy

Enter a whole new level of gaming with the HTC 7 Trophy and the power of Xbox LIVE®. With the vivid 3.8” screen, HTC 7 Trophy sits comfortably in your hand and performs perfectly in any gaming situation.

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Maxis has just announce that it will offer the just released HTC HD7 running on Windows Phone 7.

The HTC HD7 is HTC’s media powerhouse device running on the new Windows Phone 7 platform. It packs a 4.3in screen with a 1GHz processor and 576MB of RAM. There’s 16GB worth of internal storage, oddly enough there’s no mention of microSD support.

The HD7 also has a 5MP camera that’s capable of recording video in 720p. As a media player phone, the HD7 can output sound in Dolby Mobile with SRS surround sound capabilities. As media phone, we don’t like that there’s no HDMI connectivity.

No world on pricing or availability but expect the HD7 to be priced along the same lines as the HTC Desire

Read the full press release from Maxis
http://www.maxis.com.my/mmc/index.asp?fuseaction=press.view&recID=479

It is finally revealed! The replacement of the pioneering T-Mobile G1, the T-Mobile G2 is now open for pre-ordering.

Just as mentioned earlier, the T-Mobile G2 runs on a 800MHz processor, Android 2.2 Froyo, 4GB on board storage and supports HSPA+, making it the first Android smartphone to offer “4G-like speeds” on a 3G network. Pre-orders starts on 10th September by BestBuy and it expects to hit all stores by 6th October. It goes for $199 over a 2 year contract.

While this is good news, we’re also waiting for the non T-Mobile branded version, dubbed the HTC Desire Z. We’re looking forward for its announcement during the 15th September HTC event in London.

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