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12 Months Free Line Rental: Most Sought After

by tomhoadley @ 2007-11-19 - 10:16:49



Mobiles were expensive and exclusive commodities earlier. And buying them would cut a hole in your pocket. Today, mobile phone rates have come down drastically. This can be owed to the advent of various manufacturers in the mobile phone scene since the time of introduction of mobiles in the market. Mobile shopping has become such an easy task these days as more and more online mobile shops are opening up in the World Wide Web. Just sit in front of your PCs in the comfort of your home and search for any handset or any particular network provider. Multitudes of sites offering information on the same and the various deals offered alongside will crop up in front of you. Out of them, the 12 months free line rental is the most popular and sought after one.

It is a well-thought-out contract mobile plan that needs a 12 months contract mobile phone deals from your side. In return for that, you would be getting great benefits like free handset, free minutes, cash back and more. An upgradation plan option is always available in 12 months free line rental, so you need not think twice before signing on the contract. With 12 months free line rental you not only get great freebies but also enjoy freedom from hassles of paying monthly bills. Free insurance, headset, mobile phone accessories are other add-on benefit that comes with the deal.


Visit to know more about latest 12 months free line rental contract phones and compare mobile phones price with special mobile phone offers at best contract mobile phone deals.


 
 

Samsung G600 is set to rock the mobile world

by tomhoadley @ 2007-10-25 - 04:53:28



Over the past 10 years, Samsung have gradually climbed their way up the mobile communications list of top manufacturers and are continually gaining market percentage against the most recognisable brand names such as Nokia and Sony Ericsson. In more recent years they have in fact surpassed their rivals for mobile phone dominance with last summer seeing them overtake Sony Ericsson for second spot in Q3.

Over the past 10 years, Samsung have gradually climbed their way up the mobile communications list of top manufacturers and are continually gaining market percentage against the most recognisable brand names such as Nokia and Sony Ericsson. In more recent years they have in fact surpassed their rivals for mobile phone dominance with last summer seeing them overtake Sony Ericsson for second spot in Q3.
Samsung g600 mobile phone
Samsung is today a innovative brand name, continually releasing new technology and sleek design that todays mobile phone users are excited by. So it comes as no surprise that the hype surrounding their latest product launch in the mobile phone arena has had the forums and blogs of mobile enthusiasts tapping away through the small hours of the morning trying to gain more information this groundbreaking product.

It is of course the already infamous Samsung G600, after that build up you may have been dismayed with such a simple model name, but this is Samsung first 5.0 megapixel camera phone to hit the market and it is not some bulky, square edged, ugly device. The Samsung G600 offers as much in its design as it does in its features, the outer casing is finished in a matt black and cold silver covering that immediately gives the phone a sense of expense and quality. The TFT LCD display screen offers 16 million colours with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels which can also be used in landscape mode for wide angled picture taking.

Once opened using the smooth slide action the G600 offers you multiple menu options with the most important being the camera. 5.0 megapixels was high specification technology of the best stand alone digital cameras only a couple of years ago and yet Samsung have managed to squeeze this into a device that measures just 14 millimeters in depth, and it does not hamper the image quality at all. The camera also supports video recording and sports a built in LED flash, 4 x digital zoom and the all important auto focus for high quality and fast photography. The Samsung G600 also features an MP3 Player, a Video Player with MPEG4 and 3gp support, hands-free speakerphone and document viewer.

The overall look of this model and consiquent price will appeal to busy professionals, the business orientated and the affluent gadget lovers. The Samsung G600 has been launched initially on the Vodafone, O2 and Orange networks, but being a Quad band device, will released onto the other networks very shortly. Interestingly, the Quad band support means that the G600 has a major selling point over its closest competitor, the Nokia N95, and means that users will be able to travel to the 1900 mhz frequency using countries and still use their phone.

In conclusion, the Samsung G600 is set to rock the mobile world and break new barriers that will set it apart from other mobile phones. The G600 makes a statement not only to its customers but to its rivals and places the Samsung brand well and truly at the top of the mobile industry.
Source:http://www.freepressreleases.co.uk/

HTC intros P3300 GPS phone

by tomhoadley @ 2007-10-23 - 04:16:57



HTC Corp, provider of Microsoft Windows Mobile-based smart devices, has launched its latest P3300, a Global Positioning System (GPS) phone in India.

This device allows users to take any photos outdoors and then automatically embeds the satellite coordinates into the photo. The phone is equipped with MapKing R12, the latest version of the mobile mapping system.

Apart, from the GPS navigational capabilities the P3300 is a feature-packed PDA phone offering high-speed wireless LAN access, high-resolution 2megapixel camera and an in-built FM radio.
HTC GPS P3300 MOBILE PHONE
"With an already existing portfolio of world class smartphones and PDAs available in India under the HTC brand, we are now introducing the P3300 GPS phone with photo navigation capabilities in India. We are confident that this phone would become the preferred choice among customers," said, Ajay Sharma, country manager, High Tech Computer Corp HTC mobile phones India.

The P3300 operates on the Windows Mobile 6 professional platform and comes with a 128MB built-in ROM and 64MB RAM memory with persistent storage. The device is equipped with Microsoft Office programs like Outlook Mobile, Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, PowerPoint Mobile, IE Mobile and Windows Media Player 10 Mobile. In addition, users can also have access to Adobe Reader (PDF), Sprite Backup, Activesync, Comm Manager, Internet sharing, Network Wizard and Audio Manager. Connectivity options include high speed Wireless LAN 802.11b/g, Bluetooth v2.0 and quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE.


Source:http://www.ciol.com/content/151007100679.aspx

Mobile Phone Review : Sony Ericsson Z750i

by tomhoadley @ 2007-10-22 - 08:09:52

The Sony Ericsson Z750i was announced toward the end of Q1 2007 and it marked the Japanese-Swedish company's foray into the HSDPA market. At this time, if you're thinking the Z750i looks familiar, it is. In fact, you'll be hard pressed to find any major differences between the Z750i and the earlier Z610i.

Design

We have to admit sheepishly that we really like the stylishly designed Z750i. Part of the reason, we suspect is the Japanese "kei tai" (mobile phone) allure which has typically followed the clean and simple design philosophy.


Like the Z610i, the Z750i retains the seamless mirror-like surface with a hidden OLED screen. When activated, the screen illuminates to give the effect of a floating display on the surface. If you look at it from an angle, it appears as though the various "layers" of the screen extends into the handset, giving it depth and a three-dimensional feel. The OLED screen displays incoming message alerts and calls, music information and in idle mode, the time, battery level and signal strength.

The only cosmetic differences we find between both handsets are the Z750i's matte-plastic backing, taller spine (the part of the bottom lid that extends above the top cover), inclusion of call/end keys and the slightly different layout of the buttons.
Sony Ericsson Z750i mobile phone
That said, the buttons on the Z750i are easily one of the best in the market today. The alphanumeric keys are large and provide excellent tactile feedback. The rest of the control buttons are also adequately sized to provide reasonable sense-of-touch. There are three quick access music controls on the left edge of the handset. Two of these buttons double as volume keys.

The Z750i is not only aesthetically pleasing on the outside, the cascading flow of lights starting from the bottom of the keypad and ending with the lighting up of the 2.2-inch LCD screen is also a very nice finishing touch. Obviously, those with a chronic habit of wiping their handset may get deliverance with this Sony Ericsson, since the huge glossy surface requires constant cleaning.

Although the Z610i and Z750i are like peas in a pod on the outside, the latter is more advanced in terms of features. For example, the quadband Z750i is now on the GSM 850 frequency and it also offers triband HSDPA which add to its network compatibility in the US.

A little less known fact of the Z750i is that it comes with built-in A-GPS receiver. This is a little different from Nokia's N95, E90 and the 6110 Navigator which have built-in GPS chips. The Z750i relies on an assistance server such as a cell phone tower to triangulate the user's position. According to Sony Ericsson, this feature requires the telco operator to activate the A-GPS capability and, from what they understand, only Chunghwa Telecom in Taiwan has enabled this feature. They added that the A-GPS receiver can also connect to GPS satellites, although it will take a longer time to get a location fix. We tried the A-GPS feature during our review, but we never managed to triangulate our position. The way we see it? The proposition of the A-GPS here is somewhat dodgy and we recommend users to take this with a huge pinch of salt.

Source:http://www.bangkokpost.com/gadget/gadget.php?id=232&p=2

Nokia N95 8GB camera phone hits shop

by tomhoadley @ 2007-10-19 - 06:37:24

The Nokia N95 8GB mobile phone made its debut global shipments today, and will be hitting a retail shop near you soon. The Nokia N95 8GB is the memory packed brother of the Nokia N95 multimedia computer. Boasting up to 8 GB of built in memory, the Nokia N95 8GB mobile phone has all the features of its predecessor, including a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens, built-in AGPS, WLAN, HSDPA and an innovative 2 way slide. With its expanded memory, the Nokia N95 8GB mobile phone offers up to 20 hours of video or up to 6000 music songs. The sleek black Nokia N95 8GB mobile phone also boasts a luminous 2.8" (240 x 320) QVGA screen, so watching videos, browsing the Internet or viewing maps and photos is a real pleasure.
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Extended battery life
"Our Nseries multimedia phones has expanded with added pizzazz and performance with the Nokia N95 8GB, a mobile device as personal as it is powerful," said Jonas Geust, vice president, Multimedia, at Nokia. "We've reached a pinnacle with the Nokia N95 and now with the addition of one of the largest ever displays, built-in Assisted GPS and improved battery power, the Nokia N95 8GB multimedia phone takes entertainment enjoyment to another level."

Source:http://www.pma-show.com/0303/nokia/cameraphone/nokia-n95-8gb-camera-phone/

Coming soon to your mobile phone

by tomhoadley @ 2007-10-17 - 04:51:59

There is room to grow in the mobile browser market. While there are several options to pick from, most of them fall short of customer and user expectations. Mozilla said they are going to attempt to enter the fray and design a mobile browser that will “rock” the mobile web and coming soon mobile phones.

“People ask us all the time about what Mozilla's going to do about the mobile web, and I'm very excited to announce that we plan to rock it. Here's some information about what we're planning to do with hiring, technology, partnerships, and products, and how you can get involved. Short summary: we are serious about bringing the Firefox experience and technology to mobile devices,” said Mike Schroepfer, Mozilla's VP of engineering, in his blog on Tuesday.

With more than one hundred million active users, Firefox is popular. Mozilla thinks that bringing the open-source browser to the fragmented mobile market “will do the world some serious good.”

“A large portion of the world accesses the Internet from mobile devices, and this will become increasingly true over time (mobile devices outsell computers 20-1). Each Firefox install is an individual choice by a person to download something that didn't ship by default on their computer. Why not offer that option for mobile devices?” Schroepfer said.


“You can already get a Mozilla-based browser for the Nokia N800 and Firefox is a key part of Ubuntu Mobile and the new Intel Internet Project, and most recently ARM has put serious effort towards Firefox on mobile devices. Through Joey, we've seen how the desktop and mobile browsing experiences can be bridged to build a better experience for both. Wouldn't it be great if your bookmarks, history, extensions, etc. from Firefox on your computer just worked on your phone?” he adds.

With that said, he officially announced, “Mozilla will add mobile devices to the first class/tier-1 platform set for Mozilla2. This means we will make core platform decisions with mobile devices as first-class citizens.” Mozilla will ship a version of "Mobile Firefox" which can, among other things, run Firefox extensions on mobile devices and allow developers a chance to build rich applications via XUL.

“Up until very recently device limitations required writing new mobile browsers from the ground up. Being able to leverage all the investments in the Mozilla platform across both desktops and devices is the right approach. There is far from a dominant player in this marketplace and even the best mobile browsers today have compromises in user experience, performance, and compatibility. There is still *plenty* of room for innovation,” Schroepfer points out.


While it is unknown what devices Mobile Firefox will run on the news is positive all the same. However, one comment on the blog post makes a valid point. If the browser does not fully support AJAX and other emerging Web standards, then it will be “useless.”

Source:http://tech.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1364468.php/Coming_soon_to_your_mobile_phone_%96_Firefox

MOTORAZR2 V8 on T-Mobile now

by tomhoadley @ 2007-10-16 - 06:47:17

T-Mobile today released their version of Motorola’s latest jack, the MOTORAZR2 V8. if you want to know the big difference between this model and the ones that everyone else got, it’s a slight bit of software customization and then the lack of any storage expansion slot, but in trade, it does come with 2GB of storage built in.

MOTORAZR2 V8


After the release of the iPhone, in fact after just about any phone released since a few months ago, releasing the RAZR2 with it’s only impressive feature being a high res external screen with a touch-sensitive portion at the bottom, that’s just unacceptable. Especially at a price point of $249 after a 2 year contract, that’s just crazy.

Sure, it has a GSM/EDGE quad band radio, a high resolution screen on the inside too, and the whole MOTOMAGX thing, but that’s just not enough to make up for gap between feature set and price. T-Mobile, possibly in a move to help close that gap, is giving away a few free songs with the phone as well as a free 30-Day Napster trial, and the phone of course supports the whole myFaves thing too.

Source:http://www.slashgear.com/motorazr2-v8-on-t-mobile-now-157977.php

Palm Centro

by tomhoadley @ 2007-10-15 - 05:28:17


Overall, I was impressed with the price and the size of the Centro. The operating system is old, but stable and highly functional. The wireless connection is just fast, but not the latest which allows voice and data at the same time.

If you will, the Centro is a list of compromises, but those compromises increase the size of those who can get into the smartphone game. This is a solid compromise, and possibly the best one that needs to be made in this class of devices.

1.Palm OS 5.4.9
2.320 by 320 pixel touchscreenPalm Centro
3.2.1 in by 4.2 in by 0.7 in
4.4.2 oz
5.128 MB ROM, 64 MB user accessible RAM
6.microSD card slot supporting 4 GB microSD (SDHC untested by reviewer)
7.Sprint EV-DO Rev.
8.1150 mAh battery with up to 3.5 hrs continuous talk time
9.1.3 megapixel camera with 2x digital zoom
10.Bluetooth 1.2

11.Included Applications: Google Maps, Sprint IM, Documents to Go 10, VersaMail 4.0 email client, Pocket Tunes Deluxe, trial version of Nuance Voice Control, Astraware Suduko, and built-in user manual in the My Centro application.


The Palm Centro should not be considered so much a low cost Treo as a shot into the area of affordable smartphones by Palm. While the operating system and even aspects of the design are similar to this company's Treo models, the pricing and timing of its introduction makes the Centro a compelling buy in view of other devices in its price range.
Source:http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=13418

Technology takes a fashionable turn

by tomhoadley @ 2007-10-09 - 10:38:36

Haute couture has shifted its gaze from the catwalk to the world of high technology as the world's top fashion houses jostle to stamp their exclusive labels on mobile handsets and other personal devices.

Italian fashion designer, Giorgio Armani, is the latest to direct his talents to mobile phone design, with the joint launch last month of a credit card-sized 3G phone with Samsung.

The shiny 9.9mm-thick touchpad phone is intended to reflect Armani's signature simplicity. Expected to cost somewhere around the $1000 mark, Armani says the phone was designed to cater for "those who aspire to own a technologically advanced and beautifully designed telephone".

Much like the recently launched LG Prada KE850 phone - retailing in Australia for $999 - the Armani phone has followed Apple's lead and done away with the traditional keypad, leaving users with a compact, glossy handset prominently displaying the designer's label.


"The idea was that we wanted to create a phone that felt like a natural part of Armani line-up. To do that it had to echo the general theme that he puts forward in his fashion label," says Kurt Jovais, Samsung's general manager of marketing.
Mobile Phone Shop
Although cynics might argue that collaborations with the likes of Prada and Armani are little more than a branding exercise for the handset makers, both LG and Samsung are quick to emphasise the input made by their new partners.

LG says Prada's involvement in designing the KE850 extends well beyond simple aesthetics into the phone's touch screen interface, ringtones, content, and accessories.

Armani, who presented his namesake mobile phone at a press briefing in Milan before his Spring/Summer 2008 women's fashion show, is similarly credited.

"While the Armani brand certainly does help, we're not relying on a brand association in order to put this phone forward. This is a beautiful phone in its own right and one of the reasons why it is so is because it was co-designed with Armani," says Mr Jovais.


Samsung's partnership with Armani is not the handset maker's first foray into the fashion world. It has previously collaborated in one-off projects with the likes of Betsy Johnson, Diane von Furstenberg and Anna Sui to create phones that strongly echo their unique design style.

But fashion can be fickle and one high profile fashion partnership that has not stood the test of time is Motorola's collaboration with Dolce & Gabbana last year.

Motorola said the partnership with D&G, which resulted in a line of gold and silver models for its popular Razr phone, served as a vehicle to launch its own luxury handset designs.

Source:http://www.smh.com.au/news/articles/taking-a-fashionable-turn/2007/10/09/1191695878682.html

Clearance Mobile Phone Deals With Free Gifts

by tomhoadley @ 2007-09-29 - 06:44:56

The mobile phones deals are widely responsible for spreading the telecommunication revolution all amongst the masses. The majority of the customers like to go for these deals that are really perky and allure them with a lot of incentives and free gifts. However, in this consumer friendly world, where the customers are treated as kings, a lot of deals and incentives have been tailored by the dealers in order to bait the prospective customers towards them.
Mobile Phone Deals,contract mobile phone deals,pay as you go mobile phone deals
The clearance mobile phone deals have been instrumental in bringing a lot of bargain hunters towards the various dealers. The clearance mobile phone deals are those deals that are given on offer when the dealer wants to clear the existing stock. They are pretty lucrative in nature and are very similar to the ordinary contract mobile phone deals. The user also gets the equal amount of perks in the same way as the ordinary mobile phone deals. So much so, the free gifts that come as an add ons are also given in this deal as a part of the whole package. And the price of these clearance mobile phone deals is heavily slashed, so it looks quite tempting.


Since these clearance mobile phone deals are quite prevalent in the modern mobile phone market, it can be a great opportunity for the bargain hunters. However, the handsets and deals under the clearance mobile phone section are quite limited and the customer won't get a very wide choice under this section. So for all those who are in a look out for the latest mobile handsets or the latest deals should stick on to the various mobile phone deals that are available in the market. But, it is always recommended to have a look at the clearance mobile phone deal section on any online shop as one might come across the perkiest deal with the handset of his choice as well.

Source:http://pr-gb.com/

Nokia releases $25,000 mobile

by tomhoadley @ 2007-09-28 - 08:43:28

The luxury unit of Nokia is selling a phone designed jointly with Ferrari for the princely sum of $25,400.

The Vertu segment of Nokia produced the Ascent Ferrari 60 phone to celebrate Ferrari's 60th anniversary. Designed to emulate the style of the super car, the phone is encased in red and black Ferrari leather with black lacquer stripes running at the sides, and features a hand-polished titanium chassis.

"We worked very closely to develop this limited edition of 60 phones. Detailing on the phone is inspired by detailing on a number of Ferrari cars," says Vertu spokeswoman Elizabeth Maragh.


The Ferrari inspired phone is not the first time that an electronics company has teamed up with a designer. Earlier this week Italian designer Giorgio Armani joined forces with Samsung Electronics to design a television and a mobile phone.

Designers Dolce & Gabbana have worked with Motorola to create a gold-colored version of the RAZR mobile phone model and Prada has developed a luxury phone with LG Electronics.

Nokia will be selling the phone in its London, Paris, Hong Kong and Singapore stores. We don't expect queues around the block.

Source:http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/126446/nokia-releases-25000-mobile.html

At Last, BlackBerry Goes Wi-Fi

by tomhoadley @ 2007-09-27 - 06:04:13

BlackBerry users are generally a happy bunch, so complaints about the device rarely reach a fever pitch (except when there's an outage). It's still hard to beat BlackBerry for mobile e-mail. And lately, Blackberry's maker has shown it can innovate with style and multimedia as well.


Yet there is one area where BlackBerry has never led the pack: mobile Web access. This shortcoming has been made all the more glaring by the fabulous surfing capabilities of Apple's (AAPL) new iPhone. Part of the blame lies with the sluggish nature of cellular Internet connections; part belongs to the BlackBerry, which like most handheld devices, simply isn't equipped with an optimal screen and browser for viewing Web pages.
Ease of Hookup
BlackBerry Mobile Phone
Well, the two latest BlackBerry models from Research In Motion (RIMM) resolve part of the problem. The full-size 8820 and midsize Curve 8320 mark the long-awaited arrival of Wi-Fi on BlackBerry. Neither surfs the Web with the elegance of an iPhone, but both finally let BlackBerry users connect with wireless hotspots and access the Internet at far greater speeds than most mobile phones can, even those with so-called 3G (third-generation) cell technology.


The 8820 is available exclusively through AT&T (T) for $300 with a two-year service contract, or for $500 with no new commitment for existing subscribers. The new Curve is available through T-Mobile (DT) for $250 with contract and $450 without.

The Wi-Fi connections on these devices really do make a noticeable difference compared with the EDGE cellular technology that handicaps Web usage on previous BlackBerry models from AT&T and T-Mobile. While EDGE is perfectly adequate for BlackBerry e-mail, its maximum download speed is about twice as fast as with an old dial-up Internet connection. Verizon (VZ) and Sprint Nextel (S) offer BlackBerry devices with cellular technology that's almost on par with an entry-level DSL or cable modem connection, but the surf speed comes nowhere near that of a strong Wi-Fi signal.
Quick-Draining Battery

Pairing the new BlackBerry phones with Wi-Fi networks was incredibly simple. This came as quite a relief, given how friendly I've become with Verizon's overseas help desk in recent months troubleshooting connections between my wireless router, two laptops, and an iPhone. Within minutes, I successfully connected the BlackBerry to my home router, as well as Wi-Fi networks in two other locations.


But alas, even when connected via Wi-Fi, BlackBerry's browser is still no match for the unfettered Web. Though compatible with the format used to view Web sites on a computer, BlackBerry's browser displays content adapted for a handheld screen wherever possible, rather than displaying pages as you'd see them on the desktop. Many of these sites are watered down and look jagged in layout. Having seen the promised land of full mobile surfing on an iPhone, it's hard to be satisfied by this second-city presentation of the Internet.

Beyond the addition of Wi-Fi, these two new BlackBerrys are virtually identical to the 8800 and Curve devices launched earlier this year—and that helps explain another drawback: They use the same batteries to power three different wireless signals (cellular, Bluetooth, and now Wi-Fi) instead of two. RIM says it has tinkered with the software to minimize the Wi-Fi drain, but the battery still runs low more quickly than on a cellular-only device.

One power-saving strategy is to turn the Wi-Fi beacon off when you're out and about, then flip it on whenever you come within range of a hotspot. This only takes a few clicks to accomplish, yet it's enough of a chore that I opted to leave it on at all times, whatever the battery-depleting consequences.


None of this grumbling, however, should be taken to suggest that I'd opt for a BlackBerry without Wi-Fi. No way.
Full of Features

And it's not really fair to compare a BlackBerry to the iPhone, which owes its ease of surfing to a 3.5-inch display and touch-screen zoom, and therefore lacks the space for the full keyboard that makes BlackBerry such a champ for e-mail. Further, iPhone won't connect with most corporate e-mail systems. And regardless of browser deficiencies, the addition of Wi-Fi succeeds in making BlackBerry a more relevant tool for Web usage. Very quickly, I found myself using the 8820 for certain online tasks instead of flipping open a laptop.

The new Curve is also compatible with T-Mobile's new HotSpot @Home. That service lets the phone make calls via the cellular network or Wi-Fi, whichever signal is stronger, and even switch from one to the other without interrupting a conversation. The 8820 is equipped for this feat, but AT&T says it has no plans to offer this option.

From an entertainment perspective, both the 8820 and the Curve offer a robust player for music and video, as well as external memory slots to hold extra gigabytes of songs and photos. But only the more consumer-friendly Curve boasts a digital camera and a jack for stereo headphones. On the other side of the ledger, the 8820 features GPS satellite capability for maps and driving directions.


I've been more of a fan of the Curve because it's a little smaller, making it easier to carry in a pocket and grip as a phone. Whichever suits you better, the more important point is obvious: Wi-Fi has arrived in Blackberry's impressive lineup, giving CrackBerry addicts one more reason to stay hooked.

Source:http://www.businessweek.com/

Putting Music On Top With BenQ C30 Mobile Phone

by tomhoadley @ 2007-09-25 - 05:41:00

It's pretty obvious what they're emphasizing on the BenQ C30. Right at the top of the phone are all of the primary music controls, making it an absolute breeze to adjust those tunes even when the phone is in your pocket. Also at the top of the phone are buttons for quick camera and FM radio access.

The black and orange color scheme is vaguely reminiscent of the Walkman line of BenQ mobile phones Sony Ericsson, but don't let anyone at BenQ hear you saying that. Other features found on the "smoothly contoured C30" include dual speakers and sound recording.

No word on pricing or availability, but I'm totally digging the top-mounted controls.

source:http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/340/C13400/

Sony Ericsson Moves To Windows Mobile With HTC Deal

by tomhoadley @ 2007-09-21 - 06:45:04

It is perhaps both worrying and inevitable that Microsoft's move into the phone market would lead to widespread Windows Mobile adoption, but could even one of its greatest opponents be about to crumble?

News has reached us that Sony Ericsson - bastion of Symbian and UIQ - has just inked a monstrous deal with Windows Mobile favourite HTC for the Taiwanese smartphone specialist to build it one million OEM units of an as yet unspecified model.
Sony Ericsson mobile phone
Typically rock solid site The Commercial Times is the source of the story and with HTC annually shipping roughly 10m handsets per year this megadeal would see a 10 per cent increase in its business in a single swoop. Furthermore, given than HTC has never made a non-Windows Mobile based device it seems highly unlikely that it would take on such a monstrous order for something it has no experience with. In fact, would Sony Ericsson even go to the Windows Mobile aficionado if it wanted an non-Windows Mobile device?!

Either way, the planned handset - which must surely be an important, perhaps game-changing, model for Sony Ericsson - is scheduled for Q2 2008 and expect plenty for information to slip through the cracks between now and then.
Source:http://www.trustedreviews.com/mobile-devices/

Nokia 6555 Mobile Phone for AT&T Customers

by tomhoadley @ 2007-09-13 - 09:48:25

Nokia and AT&T unveiled the new Nokia 6555 mobile phone. This 3G mobile phone is all geared up to take advantage of AT&T's high speed network. Manufactured in a smoothback design, sharp edges found at the hinge of most folding phones is eliminated on the Nokia 6555 making it comfortable to hold. A quick-access CV key lets you access AT&T's streaming video content including local weather forecasts, sports and entertainment. You can also get the latest movie times, reviews and download ringtones.
Nokia 6555 Mobile Phone
With support for the AT&T Mobile Music range of services, you can access MusicID song recognition, music videos, services from Napster and eMusic, XM Radio Mobile and more. The phone supports push-to-talk functionality and comes with an IM client. There's also a basic 1.3 megapixel camera that can record videos onto an optional 2GB microSD memory card. Bluetooth profiles let you connect to wireless headsets as well as connect to a PC.

Available beginning today, September 12, the Nokia 6555 carries a price tag of US $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and two-year service agreement from AT&T.
Source:http://www.mobilewhack.com/

The Nokia N95 and ultra convergence

by tomhoadley @ 2007-07-21 - 05:06:19


Ultra convergence, as exemplified in the Nokia N95, is a topic I've commented on in the past, and not always in a positive way. Read on for some thoughts on the recent v12 firmware upgrade and a link to a very relevant essay...

The story so far: the Nokia N95 gets released, with v10 firmware and, while everyone applauds the sheer wonderfulness of the hardware, there are problems. The battery life is very disappointing, there are a number of serious camera bugs, GPS lock took an eternity, the limited RAM impinges on almost everything you try and do, from zooming into an image to using Web, I could go on.

The result was that I used the N95 for a short while and then got frustrated, switching to a less complicated smartphone, the E70 (which itself has had a bit of a chequered firmware history, but that's another story!)

Ah. A month later, v11 firmware appears on Nokia Software Updater and I upgraded in and instant and tried using it day-to-day. Not bad, RAM use seemed better, crashes were less frequent, but the GPS was still very slow and some camera bugs remained. The N95 got shelved once again, while I played with the E90 (something of a Nseries to Eseries theme seems to be developing here....)

Another month goes by and v12 appears. With Assisted GPS, with the N95 using a data connection to bring down the time taken to find the satellites, to great success. And even RAM usage seems a lot better, with terrific image zooming and Web use with almost no memory limits. And the camera 'sharpness' bug was finally fixed, hoorah.

Unfortunately, new bugs have crept in. There's now a hugely annoying missing-keypress bug, in which one in every couple of dozen keypresses gets err... 'missed' by the OS. And doing 'Search by category' inside Nokia Maps causes the phone to restart. Just as bad, I was using the camera last night to take some video at my daughter's school open day and, ten minutes after finishing shooting, the N95 was still very warm, symptomatic of some software process inside the device that's still running flat out, with the battery seemingly having gone from full to one bar inside half an hour, I've seen this sort of behaviour before on my old N93. Removing and reinserting the battery seemed to do the trick, with the phone obviously now returning to normal temperature and even showing three bars of battery left now that the rogue processor load wasn't present.

So, reluctantly, for the third time I've had to set the N95 aside, yet again for an Eseries device(!), this time the E61i.


Which is the one I picked in this week's hardware consensus article, if only because it's a one piece design that's virtually bulletproof and none of its features are so cutting edge (read N95-alike) that they're still immature.

You'll remember that I bemoaned the complexity of modern smartphones (and yes, even the new iPhone reportedly crashes quite a bit) in 'The way of the modern world', six months ago, in which I tried to rationalise the way that modern devices are now so complex that they can't be expected to work perfectly 100% of the time. Although at the time I was referring to the N93 as my main example, the same essay holds true today for the Nokia N95.

Nokia - Interesting 10 Facts

by tomhoadley @ 2007-06-21 - 03:24:01

Here are some facts of our beloved phone company "NOKIA"
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  1. The ringtone "Nokia tune" is actually based on a 19th century guitar work named "Gran Vals" by Spanish musician Francisco Tárrega. The Nokia Tune was originally named "Grande Valse" on Nokia phones but was changed to "Nokia Tune" around 1998 when it became so well known that people referred to it as the "Nokia Tune."

  2. The world's first commercial GSM call was made in 1991 in Helsinki over a Nokia-supplied network, by Prime Minister of Finland Harri Holkeri, using a Nokia phone.

  3. Nokia is currently the world's largest digital camera manufacturer, as the sales of its camera-equipped mobile phones have exceeded those of any conventional camera manufacturer.

  4. The "Special" tone available to users of Nokia phones when receiving SMS (text messages) is actually Morse code for "SMS". Similarly, the "Ascending" SMS tone is Morse code for "Connecting People," Nokia's slogan. The "Standard" SMS tone is Morse code for "M" (Message).

  5. The Nokia corporate font (typeface) is the AgfaMonotype Nokia Sans font, originally designed by Eric Spiekermann. Its mobile phone User's Guides Nokia mostly used the Agfa Rotis Sans font.

  6. In Asia, the digit 4 never appears in any Nokia handset model number, because 4 is considered unlucky in many parts of Southeast/East Asia.

  7. Nokia was listed as the 20th most admirable company worldwide in Fortune's list of 2006 (1st in network communications, 4th non-US company).


  8. Unlike other modern day handsets, Nokia phones do not automatically start the call timer when the call is connected, but start it when the call is initiated. (Except for Series 60 based handsets like the Nokia 6600)

  9. Nokia is sometimes called aikon (Nokia backwards) by non-Nokia mobile phone users and by mobile software developers, because "aikon" is used in various SDK software packages, including Nokia's own Symbian S60 SDK.

  10. The name of the town of Nokia originated from the river which flowed through the town. The river itself, Nokianvirta, was named after the old Finnish word originally meaning sable, later pine marten. A species of this small, black-furred predatory animal was once found in the region, but it is now extinct.

Nokia N73 Music Edition

by tomhoadley @ 2007-06-15 - 04:39:02

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"Take the music with you!" scream songs, adverts, marketing people and excitable shop staff whenever discussions move toward getting a new mobile phone.

But what if I don't want to take the music with me? Or I've got an iPod that'll hold more songs than if I lugged about a rucksack stuffed with 30 of this review's subject, the N73 Music Edition?


That's when the argument falls flat. Despite Sony Ericsson's best efforts and those of the other major handset manufacturers (did someone say 'Rokr'?), listening to music on your mobile phone is an uneven experience. You can't fit much in, even if you've got a hefty 2GB memory card, the headphones and sound reproduction are never as good as a dedicated player and, to add to your woes, music playback drains the battery like nobody's business.

In fact, it leaves us thinking that it would be better all round if, rather than adding MP3 player functionality to your Nokia, someone would add mobile phone functionality to your iPod. Just a thought, and one that's been initiated by this, Nokia's latest music-friendly N-Series handset, the N73 Music Edition.

Mobile Phone: Deals For All

by tomhoadley @ 2007-06-13 - 06:53:18

With the passing of time mobile phones are gaining more and more importance in the everyday life. Stepping out without a mobile phone means that you miss out on easy and feasible communication. Getting in touch with anybody and everybody at any point of time is the greatest benefit that one draws by using mobile phones. Competition in the mobile phone industry is continuously escalating and to retain customers to particular brands is not an easy task. This intense competition in the mobile industry has brought in the origination of various enticing ways to grab customer’s attention that ultimately makes the customers buy mobile phones.


Various network providers in the United Kingdom in alliance with mobile phone manufacturers have come up with some brilliant deals that help people to buy one for them and enjoy communicating with their loved ones. The deals introduced in U.K. have been very useful for customers as these deals offer great handsets along with economical plans. The two very good deals offered are the Pay as you go deal and Contract deal. Both the deals are economical and have their own ways. In the Pay as you go deal customers buy a handset and after that goes for a prepaid connection that suits their calling habits and also suits their budget. The tariff rates offered are satisfactory and help in cutting down expenses. The real advantage that one can get from this deal is that if one is not satisfied with the service provider then it can be easily switched over to some other provider who offers better deals. Moreover if someone is into traveling then a network of that particular place can also be used which helps to cut down on the roaming expenses.

One of the amazing mobile phone deals is the Contract deal. In this deal one has sign a contract. Through the contract customers can get a handset at a lower rate or even at free of cost, plus free minute, free messaging and lower tariff rates. But the problem is that once one signs the contract cannot change the subscriber.

So what needs to be done is that a plan has to be selected that suits the budget, suits the calling needs thus facilitating communication.

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by tomhoadley @ 2007-06-12 - 04:38:32

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