Review @ Nokia Asha 200 Dual SIMpatico!

 Nokia's Asha is back for another round of bargain basement action and we find ourselves wondering how much cheaper it can get. Most of the time it makes sense to be skeptical of the lowest bidder but we've found the Finns' budget lineup to be efficient and dependable.

So, cheap it is. And although there're lots of bad ways to be cheap, the Nokia Asha 200 seems to get it right. It's a QWERTY messenger with dual-SIM support. There isn't a whole lot more to it than that - but Nokia are getting ready to sell big. You don't offer eight - repeat, eight - paintjobs unless you anticipate huge demand.
The Nokia Asha 200 is two phones in one and we don't mean the dual SIM support only. The Asha 200 is literally made out of a couple of fairly recent Nokia handsets. And it's pretty obvious which two ended up in the blender. The Nokia X2-01 provided the S40 interface and QWERTY keyboard, while the dual SIM support and colorful bodywork is courtesy of the x1-01.
Key features

• Dual-SIM, dual-standby phone, hot swap
• Dual-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
• QWERTY keyboard
• 2.4" 256K-color QVGA TFT display
• 2MP camera
• Series 40 UI
• Stereo FM radio with RDS, recording
• Bluetooth 2.1 (with EDR)
• Standard microUSB port
• Hot-swappable microSD card slot (32GB supported)
• 3.5mm audio jack
• Good audio quality

Main disadvantages

• No Wi-Fi
• No 3G
• Basic camera
• No multitasking
• No smart dial
• No USB charging

Waterproof @ iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S III??

According to a new rumor, both the Apple iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S III will come with this Liquipel coating on board, perfect for those of you that have a habit of dropping your phone into giant vats of water.
The source of this rumor is someone that Today’s iPhone says is a “well-placed in one of the UK’s top independent phone retailers” who correctly provided the launch dates for the iPhone 4S and white iPhone 4. Translation: Take all of this with a grain of salt, like you would any Apple or Galaxy S rumor.
As of right now, there are only a few devices on the market that are waterproof, none of them are as big as the iPhone or the Galaxy series.
So, if Apple and Samsung have truly signed on to include this technology, we could see it take the market by storm in 2012 and beyond. Indeed it would be nice to see waterproofing technology extend beyond devices like the Casio G’zOne Commando which you can see in action below.

Curious about the effectiveness of Liquipel? How about a demonstration video to quell your doubts?
Below, you’ll see that an iPhone 4S coated in Liquipel is able to sit underwater and play video. Obviously, iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III owners aren’t going to submerge their phones underwater to watch content but the demonstration does show just how effective Liquipel would be at preventing water damage.

The iPhone 5 is currently rumored to be out either this summer or this fall with 4G LTE capabilities and a possible re-design and the Galaxy S III is currently slated to be out sometime before the end of the first half of 2012.