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Last week we ran a poll asking you to choose your favourite input method on a mobile phone. The choices were:  Number keypadQwerty keyboardTouchscreenVoice commands Over the years many of us will have used most of these at one stage or another. Even now, your phone probably has the capability to use a couple of them.  For example, the Nokia Asha 300, Asha 202 and Asha 203 all have a number keypad and a touchscreen. Likewise, the Lumia smartphones are primarily touchscreen devices but you can also use voice commands on them.  But we wanted to see your favourite way of typing, using and interacting with your phone. We can now reveal the results:  That’s a fairly convincing win for the Qwerty keyboard, getting nearly half of your votes. I must say that I am a little surprised the touchscreen did not do a little better. After all, it has become the dominant form across smartphones and, increasingly, the aspirational and budget-conscious feature phones as well. Perhaps, it is a reflection ...

Pantech and AT&T have recently officially introduced their latest QWERTY phone for the US customers, the Pantech Renue. This messaging phone is already available for price tag $69.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and with a 2-year contract. New Pantech Renue rugged phone comes with a sliding QWERTY keyboard and also meeting 810G military standard that resistance to sand, dust, humidity, temperature, vibration, and radiation. According to source, the handset is also green device that its 67 percent case is made out of recyclable materials, and its 95 percent packaging is recycled paper and non-POV soy ink. As specs-wise, the AT&T Pantech Renue has feature a 3.2-inch QVGA touchscreen display, and a 3MP rear camera. Other feature is Bluetooth, HSDPA, full Web browser, and a microSD card slot (up to 32GB). View the original article here

Chinavasion has launched budget-friendly phone, the CVVX-M295 that support for dual SIM capabilities. This feature phone is also provides a 5-row hardware QWERTY keyboard for easily texting, and an analog TV tuner to watching your favorite TV shows. The CVVX-M295 dual SIM QWERTY phone brings a 1.8-inch QCIF color display with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels, a 0.3MP rear-facing camera, and an integrated MTK6225 CPU chipset. Other feature of CVVX-M295 low-cost phone is FM radio, MP3/MP4 player, Bluetooth, and memory card slot (up to 2GB). It has dimensions of 100 x 57 x 15mm. View the original article here

Samsung is going prepare to launch its new feature phone, the Samsung GT-S3752. Joined its Duos lineup, this phone is support for dual SIM card slots. The upcoming Samsung GT-S3752 Duos has a full hardware QWERTY keyboard and a dedicated ChatON button. Other new kind of feature phone is also integration Wi-Fi. New Duos GT-S3752 has feature a 2.4-inch display, a 2 megapixel camera, 1000mAh battery, and a microSD card slot (up to 16GB). Moreover, this dual-SIM QWERTY phone provides access to IM and social networking including Facebook, Yahoo, Google Talk, MSN, Twitter, and of course, ChatON. There is no reported about pricing or release date yet but you can see a picture of the Samsung GT-S3752. View the original article here