Achieving Best Camera Phone for the Samsung i8510, the UK’s first 8MP camera phone, and Best Music Phone for the Samsung F400. Launched in late August, the Samsung i8510, which won Best Camera Phone, was the first 8MP camera phone to enter the European market and also features an array of multimedia technology including a 2.8” 16M colour LCD screen, a range of video player formats including DivX, WMV, Real Player and MPEG4, HSDPA high speed Internet and WiFi connection, GPS and Embedded 3D Games. The Samsung F400 which scooped the Best Music Phone Award, is a compact dual slider phone tuned by Bang & Olufsen and ICEpower audio technology with a slide up speaker that uses an adaptation of Samsung DNSe technology. It is also equipped with the SmartBass system, a dedicated music user interface, music recognition via FindMusic, an easily navigable music hot key with silver wheel navigator and FM Radio with RDS, as well as a range of multimedia functions…

In addition, Lenovo will be expanding its notebook offerings with built-in WiMAX1 later this year to include models of the business-focused ThinkPad W500, W700, SL400 and X200 notebooks. Lenovo will also offer WiMAX-enabled1 models of the IdeaPad Y530 notebook designed for consumers. Lenovo designed the notebooks for a simple and easy to use WiMAX experience. For example, with the ThinkPad notebooks, Lenovo added the ability for Access Connections, a part of the Lenovo suite of ThinkVantage Technologies, to recognize WiMAX networks. This helps users locate and securely connect to available wireless connections. The Intel Centrino 2-based Lenovo ThinkPad and IdeaPad notebooks are shipping with the combined WiMAX/Wi-Fi module, formerly codenamed “Echo Peak,” as part of the Intel WiMAX/Wi-Fi Link 5050 Series. With the announcement, Lenovo extends its menu of wireless connectivity options to include WiMAX, along with notebook models that include options for WWAN1, or 3G, through AT&T and Verizon, 1WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity as well as Ultra-Wideband functionality. These technologies offer customers choices of the latest ways for fast and convenient connectivity to fit their mobile lifestyle…