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Tired of bringing two phones everywhere you go?  Your prayers may have just been answered by E-TEN’s latest offering, the Glofiish DX900.

Most people who carry two separate phones, one for work and one for personal, know how much of a hassle that can be, especially since they probably also carry other devices such as an MP3 player, a notebook, and quite possibly a gaming device.  Eliminating even one of these requisite devices without losing anything would be a blessing from the heavens itself.

The DX900 claims to be the first dual-SIM Windows Mobile device that runs both HSDPA 3G data and EDGE.  A cool feature is the DX900’s ability to “dual-standby,” meaning both SIM cards are simultaneously active, therefore dismissing the need to switch between active SIM’s.

Under the hood, the unit reportedly runs under a 533 MHz Samsung CPU with 256MB ROM and half that for RAM.  The 2.8-inch touchscreen display and the 3-megapixel auto-focus camera are a nice touch. A secondary QVGA camera on the front allows for video calls.

With the dual-SIM option, touchscreen and other features it no wonder that the Glofiish DX900 took home the “Best Choice” award at the 2008 Taiwan Computex show.

Via [MobileBurn]

A recently surfaced (albeit blurry and slightly unclear) image is showing off what appears to be an upcoming dual-SIM smartphone from E-Ten, dubbed the Glofiish DX900.

Overall the DX900 has a similar appearance as the V900. Feature wise it is expected to offer the two SIM card slots, as well as feature quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, triband UMTS/HSDPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR.

Other features of the DX900 are said to include a 2.8-inch touchscreen display, a 3-megapixel camera with auto focus on the back with a second QVGA camera on the front for video calling, built-in GPS with a SiRF Star III receiver, 256MB ROM, 128MB RAM, a microSD card slot for additional storage and FM radio. The DX900 is also expected to be powered by a 533MHz Samsung processor and be running Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional.

As this is still an unofficial leak, the specs and image, pricing and an exact release date is still unclear, however rumor has it that it will be announced as early as next month during Computex.

Via [smartmania] Via [the::unwired]

Acer’s acquisition of Asian smartphone maker E-Ten has put them in a position to start manufacturing their own smartphones very soon. And they will, as confirmed by Acer President Gianfranco Lanci, saying that their company will release its first Windows Mobile powered smartphone by the end of this year or early next year. They’ll be focusing entirely on smartphones now, though, shifting away from E-Ten’s tradition of making PDA’s. And if E-Ten’s previous products are any indication of what this team up will be able to produce in the future, then we’re all in for a lot of suspense. iPhone killer, anyone?

Via [Ecoustics]

With people like us who stay online most of the time in mind, E-TEN Information Systems will be releasing two almost identical versions of a new WiFi-enabled and touchscreen-equipped Windows Mobile 6 Professional certified smartphone. Called the E-Ten Glofiish (not a typo) M810 and M750, these new smartphones are said to be targeted at bloggers, podcasters, video makers, and chatters, who need as much online time and connectivity options as they can get in order to keep their lives/ businesses running smoothly.

The Glofiish M810 has support for UTMS and HSDPA data connectivity, and will be equipped with a secondary camera that can be used freely in video calls. It will run on a Samsung S3C 2442 500MHz processor, has a quadband antenna, built-in Bluetooth and GPS, a microSD card slot and a miniUSB port. The Glofiish M750, meanwhile, has just about the same features minus the UTMS/HSDPA network support. Meaning, it will still have the same 2 megapixel camera with auto focus, 2.8-inch TFT screen, 256MB ROM / 64MB RAM, and the sliding form factor with a slide-out keyboard. Could these smartphones be a hit among netizens?

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While the deal has not been made official just yet, Acer has announced having entering into an agreement to purchase E-Ten. For those unfamiliar, E-Ten is a mobile phone maker, who has been getting well known for their Windows Mobile-based Glofiish smartphone lineup.

It is being reported that the deal is going for $290 million and as of now both Acer and E-Ten have approved the deal. The deal is still awaiting the official government approval before it becomes final. That regulatory approval is expected to come sometime during Q3 2008.

Via [IntoMobile]

If you remotely rely on your phone, you know this is the big event of the year for new phones.  Beautiful Barcelona is where all the hot action happens and this year (should be) the year of the touchscreens.  Will we see the industry’s response to the iPhone?  I have no idea, but here are what the contenders are releasing early to get our attention:

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Just yesterday we showed off some pictures of the upcoming Glofiish V900 in both black and blue and now another version, this time in red has turned up. The pictures, which feature the V900 in red take away some of the style that the black version has going for it but still offers a nice looking phone. Of course like other posted pictures, its possible that someone just had a little phone with Photoshop, you can decide for yourself.

Click through for another picture of the V900 in red…

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The Glofiish phones seem to be getting nicer and nicer and the V900 is no exception. With some chrome accents around the phone, a nice large touchscreen display and a minimalist approach with buttons it appears to have a solid design going, and at this point that will have to be sufficient because there are not that many solid details know yet.

The V900 is rumored to have onboard TV support to include DVB-H, DVB-T, T-DMB, and DAB. We can also see what appears to be a front-facing camera that should come in handy for video conferencing, which would also lead one to believe that the V900 will be a 3G handset.

Click through for some more pics of the V900.

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