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Best 5 Cell phone in the world by CNET

2009-02-08T20:27:00.000-08:00

Apple iPhone 3G

Apple's iPhone sets a new benchmark in the race to combine a cell phone and media player into one device. And with the added features of the 3G, model it keeps getting better. Its sleek and user-friendly design, solid feature set and great media performance are sure to please demanding cell phone users. It's missing a few important offerings and the call quality can be variable, but on the whole it's a solid device.

$199-$299. Please visit an AT&T or Apple retail store to purchase this product.

Filed in: Best MP3 phones, Best video phones , Best AT&T phones

HTC Touch Diamond

The HTC Touch Diamond has an impressive compact design and flashy TouchFlo interface. However, the Windows Mobile smartphone offers more than good looks. It's stocked with wireless options, multimedia features, and productivity tools. Sprint customers looking for a smartphone to balance work and play will be well-served by the Touch Diamond.

Price:$199.99 - $199.99 (check prices)

Filed in: Best smartphones, Best Sprint phones

LG Dare

The appropriately named LG Dare presents a few tricks we haven't seen before in the touch-screen phone genre and it has one of the most advanced cameras we've seen. We certainly wouldn't want to call this an iPhone killer since it doesn't have features such as Wi-Fi, and its Web browser and media player aren't as good. However, the Dare is a very appealing alternative for Verizon customers who want a touch-screen phone with a difference.

Price:$129.99 - $599.99 (check prices)

Filed in: Best Verizon Wireless phones

RIM BlackBerry Bold

For those who waited, the RIM BlackBerry Bold won't disappoint. The Bold has an impressively brilliant display, enhanced productivity tools, and excellent multimedia performance to deliver a more powerful and well-rounded smartphone to mobile professionals.

Price:$659.99 - $659.99 (check prices)

Filed in: Best smartphones, Best AT&T phones

Sony Ericsson W760a

The Sony Ericsson didn't let us down in the slightest. It first captured our eye at CES 2008 where it was a finalist in the cell phones category for CNET's Best of CES. At the time, we admired its slick design and its laden feature set, which includes a motion sensor, an accelerometer, and support for three UMTS/HSDPA bands. And now it finally has landed at a U.S. carrier (AT&T), we can report that this super world phone offers so much to like that it earned our Editors' Choice Award. If you want a Walkman phone you can't do better.

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Filed in: Best MP3 phones, Best AT&T phones

Sony Ericsson W810i Phone

2007-04-26T08:11:00.000-07:00

The Sony Ericsson W800 was a big hit. Now, here comes the sequel, the W810i. All the same great Walkman features are here, along with robust phone functions, but now you get quad-band GSM, a larger and brighter display, and perhaps most importantly, support for EDGE high speed data. In addition to a powerful and easy-to-use Walkman music player, the W810i boasts a 2-megapixel auto-focus camera with flash, a Memory Stick Duo card slot, Bluetooth, and a speakerphone. Simply put, this baby's loaded.

Big screen, big features, big fun. View an interactive demonstration of the w810. You can also check out the W810i video.

Dedicated music control buttons make for easy listening.

Transfer songs to your W810i with the included Disc2Phone software.

Two megapixels of camera goodness.

Design
The W810i follows a long tradition of beautifully designed and crafted phones from Sony Ericsson. The same candy-bar style that graced the W800 is here, as is the horizontally-oriented camera unit on the back of the phone, allowing you to hold the phone just as you would a camera when you're taking pictures. The W810i's screen sports 176 x 220 pixel resolution with support for 262,000 colors. Quick access buttons below the screen make it easy to control the phone's Walkman music features, while a five-way center button controls most of the phone's menus and features.

The W810i contains 20 MB of embedded memory, but as mentioned, a Memory Stick Duo slot is provided, and it also supports Pro Duo cards, giving you storage capacities of 2 GB and beyond. The phone ships with a 128 MB Memory Stick Duo card. Of course, there's also a port for the phone's included stereo headset. USB and infrared data ports are provided, as well, and the phone supports USB mass storage so you can simply plug the phone into your computer and drag and drop files into the phone's memory using the included Disc2Phone PC application. To top it all off, the W810i's camera flash can double as a flashlight.

Calling Features
The W810i's phone book can hold up to 1000 contacts with multiple entries per contact. A call list remembers your most recent missed, received and dialed calls. The phone's voice activated dialing makes calling your contacts as easy as saying their names, while the built-in speakerphone makes it easy to talk without having the phone to your ear. Polyphonic ringtones are included and you can also use MP3 and AAC music files as ringtones. A cool application called Music DJ even lets you mix your own ringtones. Meanwhile, picture caller ID lets you assign a photo to specific callers. Similarly, a ringer ID lets you assign ringtones to callers. More ringtones are available from Cingular's MEdia NET mobile web service. For those times you want to keep things discreet, there's a vibrate ringer mode. And because the W810i is Bluetooth-enabled, you can use a variety of headsets and handsfree kits for total wireless freedom when you're on the go.

Messaging, Internet, and Tools
If you're looking for a mobile productivity partner, the W810i has you covered. Support is built in for sending and receiving pictures, text, graphics, and sound via MMS messages. When used in combination with the phone's built-in still and video camera, MMS opens up a whole new world of messaging possibilities. The phone also ships with a built-in email client with support for POP3, IMAP4 and SMTP protocols, while the included Access NetFront Web Browser allows you to surf full HTML web sites. An included IM client supports AOL, Yahoo!, ICQ and MSN instant messaging services. T9 text entry, a technology that makes it easier for people to enter words and text on handsets, is built into the unit-- a plus for mobile email and text messaging users.

Getting on the Internet is easy with the W810i, as it supports the GPRS protocol, as well as the high speed EDGE data protocol. When used with a Cingular data plan and the phone's USB or Bluetooth data capabilities the phone can be used as a wireless modem for laptops and PDAs.

A number of handy software tools are bundled with the W810i, including a voice memo recorder, a to-do list, a calculator, a calendar and an alarm clock. The phone also supports the SyncML PC synchronization standard, which lets you synchronize your PC-based calendar, contacts, notes and tasks with your W810i.

Imaging and Entertainment
The W810i is a Walkman phone, and that means it offers a great mobile music experience. Load up your favorite songs in MP3 or AAC format on a memory card and listen to your heart's content. The user-friendly music player application also includes a "Music Mode" that shuts down the phone functions so you can listen on an airplane or anytime you don't want to accept calls. Meanwhile, Digital Mega Bass and stereo widening combine to enhance your listening experience. There's even an FM radio for catching the big game or your favorite stations. The radio also supports reception of digital song information from radio stations. To enjoy all your tunes, a stereo headset ships with the phone.

And don't forget about that powerful 2-megapixel camera, which features something most camera phones lack -- autofocus. Finally, you can get consistently great shots from any distance, shots that rival the quality of a dedicated digital camera. The camera also features an LED flash and a 4x digital zoom, and it can capture video, as well. Dedicated controls on the side of the unit will make you forget you're holding a phone in your hand.

And what about gaming? This phone is definitely geared for the mobile fun fanatic, as it supports widescreen and 3D games. The W810i comes preloaded with several games and more are downloadable from Sony Ericsson.

Vital Statistics
The Sony Ericsson W810i weighs 3.49 ounces and measures 3.94 x 1.81 x .77 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 8 hours of digital talk time, and up to 350 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

Product Description
W810 Walkman® is a stylish music player with everything you need for a mobile music lifestyle. An easy-to-use Walkman® digital music player with folders for artists and customized playlists. A 128 MB Memory Stick PRO™ Duo memory. And a stereo headset for quality listening. Enjoy hours of your favorite music wherever you go. And when you want quality entertainment around the clock, W810 has an FM radio with RDS.

BlackBerry 8100 Pearl

2007-04-25T08:08:00.000-07:00

This major update to the popular 7105t brings the BlackBerry experience to a whole new level. The BlackBerry 8100 Pearl is not only thinner and lighter, it also sports a memory card slot, a music player, and voice dialing. Other features, such as Bluetooth 2.0, EDGE high-speed data, and the popular SureType keypad make this a complete mobile office solution. And of course, legendary BlackBerry push email is fully supported on the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl.

The SureType keypad makes the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl's diminutive size possible.

Learn more about the handheld. You can also see it in 3D.

A 1.3-megapixel camera is housed in the back.

Design
Like the BlackBerry 7105t, the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl is a departure from the form factor of previous BlackBerry devices. This BlackBerry handset is far more phone-like, and RIM's engineers have managed to fit a QWERTY keyboard onto the handset's slim frame. Each button on the keyboard shares two letters and the unit automatically determines which letter is the intended one based on what it predicts you are trying to spell. This unique predictive text technology, known as SureType, makes the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl's handset's diminutive size possible. SureType also learns the words you use most often, further enhancing your typing speed.

The BlackBerry 8100 Pearl sports a large 240 x 260 screen that supports over 65,000 colors-- plenty of real estate to view your e-mails, Web browser content, messaging sessions, and attachments. The venerable BlackBerry trackwheel has been replaced on this model with an innovative four-way trackball placed below the screen. On the rear of the handheld, you'll find a 1.3-megapixel camera and a self portrait mirror. The handheld's microSD memory card slot is located inside the device, behind the battery. There's also a standard 2.5mm headset jack that can be used with the included headset, as well as a mini-USB port for data connectivity.

Calling Features
All the calling capabilities folks have come to expect in a wireless phone are present in the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl. The handset's speakerphone makes it easy to use the device hands-free, or if you prefer, you can use a wireless headset via the BlackBerry 8100 handheld's built-in Bluetooth capability. A vibrating alert, speed dial, and a contacts list/address book (limited only by the unit's 64 MB of internal memory) are also included. Any of the phone's 32 included polyphonic ringtones can be used to create caller-specific ringers, so you can know who's calling without having to look at the handset. More ringtones are available from T-Mobile's t-zones mobile Web service. A new feature, speaker independent voice dialing, allows you to call contacts with the sound of your voice. No prior voice training is required; you can just say a contact's name to call them.

Messaging, Internet, and Tools
While the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl is a different kind of BlackBerry device, it still delivers the legendary BlackBerry e-mail experience. With BlackBerry service plans from T-Mobile, you can receive e-mails instantaneously from up to 10 e-mail accounts (personal and enterprise). With BlackBerry push technology, you don't need to retrieve your e-mail. BlackBerry devices are designed to remain on and continuously connected to the wireless network, allowing you to be discreetly notified as new e-mail arrives. Support is also built-in for viewing e-mail attachments (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPerfect, and PDF formats).

If your company has a BlackBerry Enterprise Server installed, you can take advantage of the power of wireless calendar synchronization. Your calendar events are exchanged wirelessly and automatically so that your desktop calendar and BlackBerry handheld calendar are synchronized. All your Outlook meeting requests, changes, and updates are instantaneously synchronized instantaneously with your desktop. Make meeting requests, invite new attendees, and more, all on your BlackBerry 8100 Pearl. Users without BlackBerry Enterprise Server support can manually sync with their desktop calendars and contacts via Bluetooth or USB using the included BlackBerry Desktop Software.

Use the BlackBerry 8100 handset's Web browser to access the Internet from the palm of your hand. Browse Web sites, get up-to-date stock quotes, read the latest news, check weather reports, and more--all at fast speeds, thanks to support for T-Mobile's EDGE high speed data network. Instant messaging and wireless messaging are also built into the BlackBerry 8100 Pearl. The handheld supports AOL, Yahoo, and ICQ instant messaging, as well as SMS text messaging. MMS messages can be received and forwarded.

The BlackBerry 8100 Pearl ships with a number of tools, including a calculator, a calendar, an alarm, and a to-do list.

Imaging and Entertainment
The BlackBerry 8100 Pearl really kicks the fun up a notch with the inclusion of a 1.3-megapixel camera that features an LED flash and white balance controls. How about some music? The handheld's music player supports playback of your tunes in MP3, AAC, AAC+, and eAAC+ formats. The handheld is also compatible with Java application and game downloads (available via the t-zones service).

Vital Statistics
The BlackBerry 8100 Pearl weighs 3.16 ounces and measures 4.2 by 2.00 by 0.57 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3.5 hours of digital talk time and up to 360 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies. The phone comes with a one-year limited warranty.

Product Description
You'll be amazed at the small, sleek form factor of the BlackBerry Pearl. It's like no other BlackBerry. But it's more than just a new look. This BlackBerry delivers everything its predecessors delivered and a whole lot more. The BlackBerry Pearl offers new features never before seen in a BlackBerry like, a 1.3 mega pixel camera, voice recognition, and an MP3 player to name a few. Try it for a few hours and you are hooked!

BlackBerry 8800 Phone

2007-04-24T20:54:00.000-07:00

As the newest addition to the BlackBerry suite of handsets, the feature-rich BlackBerry 8800 combines a Cingular-exclusive design with an internal GPS, push-to-talk functionality, and a rich media player. Other highlights include a new easy-to-use trackball navigation system, a traditional full QWERTY keyboard, and advanced phone features like voice dialing, speakerphone, and Bluetooth 2.0. With its advanced features and impressive performance abilities, the BlackBerry 8800 is the ultimate weapon for mobile professionals.

Other features include convenient email and text messaging (SMS and MMS) abilities, instant messaging, an advanced organizer, and a Web browser optimized for use on Cingular's high-speed EDGE network.

Design
Right out of the box, the first thing you'll notice is the convenient set-up wizard that helps you get to know the BlackBerry 8800 quickly. The time-saving tutorial helps you with the set-up process, walks you through the features and functions, and explains how to personalize settings so you can make your smartphone truly your own.

Design-wise, the BlackBerry 8800 is a nice upgrade from BlackBerry devices of the past. The side trackwheel has been replaced by an even easier to use trackball navigation system located on the top of the keypad. And yes, just like most BlackBerries of the past, you'll still find a full QWERTY keyboard, however, this handheld is thinner and lighter, and the screen is bigger and brighter than ever with its high resolution 320 x 240 LCD full color display. Intelligent light sensing technology automatically optimizes screen lighting levels for indoor and outdoor viewing. The BlackBerry 8800 also features large, dedicated send and end keys for easy call management. Dedicated volume and mute keys are found on the right side of the device so you can quickly make adjustments without having to fumble for the right button, while advanced sound technology that cancels out background noise and echo, helps ensure you can always hear and be heard, is also included. The supported USB connectivity makes file transfers to and from your PC a snap, and you can even use the USB cable and power from your PC to charge your 8800 if a standard electric outlet is not readily available. A removable high-capacity lithium-ion battery is housed in the rear of the handheld.

Smaller and more powerful than ever, the BlackBerry 8800 is the must-have mobile business tool.

The popular BlackBerry user interface is here, too, but it's been updated with a new look. Under the hood, a powerful 312 MHz processor and 64 MB flash memory combine to deliver a dynamic, highly responsive experience when viewing attachments and graphics, browsing the Web, and running applications. There's also a standard 2.5mm headset jack that can be used with an ordinary headset, while the supported Bluetooth 2.0 technology allows compatibility with wireless stereo headsets.

Don't worry about storage space. The supported microSD card slot on the BlackBerry 8800 means you've got the room you need for all your favorite pictures, music, and videos. Just load up what you need on a microSD card and go.

Calling Features
Many of the calling capabilities folks have come to expect in a wireless phone are present, but the BlackBerry 8800 ups the ante with MP3 and polyphonic ringtones. A vibrating alert, speed dial, and a contacts list/address book (limited only by the unit's 64 MB of internal memory) are also included. And because Voice-Activated Dialing (VAD) is supported on the BlackBerry 8800, you can initiate a call simply by telling your smartphone who you want to speak to. VAD integrates seamlessly with the built-in speakerphone or a Bluetooth headset for hands-free dialing.

Messaging, Internet, and Tools
The BlackBerry 8800 delivers the legendary BlackBerry email experience. With BlackBerry service plans from Cingular, you can receive emails instantaneously from up to 10 email accounts (personal and enterprise). With BlackBerry push technology, you don't need to retrieve your email. BlackBerry devices are designed to remain on and continuously connected to the wireless network, allowing you to be discreetly notified as new email arrives. Support is also built-in for viewing email attachments (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPerfect, and PDF formats).

Because the BlackBerry 8800 is fast, and because it supports EDGE high-speed data networks, users can take full advantage of enterprise applications that are wirelessly enabled by the BlackBerry platform, such as sales force automation, field service automation, network and systems management, and more.

If your company has a BlackBerry Enterprise Server installed, you can also take advantage of the power of wireless calendar synchronization. Your calendar events are exchanged wirelessly and automatically so that your desktop calendar and BlackBerry handheld calendar are synchronized. All your Outlook meeting requests, changes, and updates are instantaneously synchronized instantaneously with your desktop. Make meeting requests, invite new attendees and more, all on your BlackBerry 8800. Users without BlackBerry Enterprise Server support can manually sync with their desktop calendars and contacts via Bluetooth or USB using the included BlackBerry Desktop Software.

Enjoy a new easy-to-use trackball navigation system.

Take advantage of GPS navigation capabilities.

Enjoy videos and music.

BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) is complimentary with the activation of a Cingular BlackBerry service plan (additional charges apply) and provides customers with the ability to have their personal or work email pushed automatically to their BlackBerry phone from multiple Internet Service Provider (ISP) email accounts. BIS provides automatic wireless synchronization of read, deleted, and sent email from the your BlackBerry phone to their desktop email account. Users with multiple accounts can choose from multiple "sent from" addresses when sending an email. You can also download ringtones and other content via Cingular's popular MEdia Net service or browse the Web using the BlackBerry HTML Browser. Wireless text messaging and multimedia messaging (MMS) are also supported by the BlackBerry 8800.

Among the unique features of the BlackBerry 8800 are Cingular's Push-to-Talk (PTT) service and TeleNav GPS Navigator. Cingular Push-to-Talk boasts the largest push to talk coverage area in America. PTT features on the BlackBerry 8800 include "availability" icons, quick group calling, and the ability to easily convert a PTT session to a regular wireless voice call. Customers can use their BlackBerry 8800 to Push-to-Talk to individual colleagues or friends, or set up groups for broader communication. The PTT button, on the left side of the device, easily facilitates each PTT call (simply press and hold to talk after the chirp and release when finished). In addition, the Cingular service offers such standard PTT features as call waiting, contact alerts, as well as text, picture, and voice messaging to anyone in their contact list. Cingular customers can also take advantage of the TeleNav GPS Navigator software on the BlackBerry 8800. Enjoy real time turn-by-turn audible directions while driving and walking and view colorful 3D moving maps.

The BlackBerry 8800 ships with a number of additional tools, including a calculator with a unit converter and a to-do list. The handheld's software is based on the Java platform, meaning Java-compatible games and applications can be added to the handheld.

Vital Statistics
The BlackBerry 8800 weighs 4.73 ounces and measures 4.49 x 2.60 x 0.55 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5 hours of digital talk time and up to 24 days of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies. The phone comes with a one-year limited warranty.

Product Description
Sleek and stylish, the BlackBerry 8800 offers BlackBerry push e-mail in an innovative form factor, including a QWERTY keyboard and brilliant screen with HTML wireless internet browsing. The 8800 provides a host of productivity features including; internal GPS, connectivity to personal and corporate email, Bluetooth, Push-To-Talk, and speakerphone, all of which help you to stay connected and productive away from the office.

Cingular 8125 PDA

2007-04-24T20:51:00.000-07:00

If you're looking for one compact device that can do it all, here's the answer. The Cingular 8125 combines a quad-band phone with a Windows Mobile 5.0 PDA with all the bells and whistles: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, a miniSD card slot, support for EDGE high speed data, and more. And don't forget the unique slide-out QWERTY keyboard that makes messaging, note-taking, and other writing tasks a breeze.

The Cingular 8125 lets you do things you'd typically need a PC to do. View larger.

The 8125 lets you do things you'd typically need a PC to do, like email, text messaging, instant messaging and web browsing-- all from one integrated device. What's more, the phone's software is designed to sync seamlessly with email, contacts and calendar information on your PC. The 8125 also offers great mobile music and video options, thanks to Windows Media Player.

Design
Under the hood, the 8125 features 128MB of RAM and a 200 MHz processor. Up front, the 240 x 320 LCD touch-screen supports 65,000 colors, while the rear of the device houses a 1.3 megapixel camera. The design of the 8125 is clean and uncluttered, with just a few buttons for mail, Internet Explorer, and contextual menus. Meanwhile, call answer and end buttons surround a a five-way toggle that allows you to navigate and control the Windows Mobile interface. As mentioned, a full QWERTY keyboard cleverly slides out from underneath the screen. This allows you to hold the device horizontally, and the screen is automatically placed in landscape mode when you're using the keyboard. A mini-SD memory expansion card slot is provided, as is an infrared port and a 2.5mm headphone jack. A mini-USB port is also included for wired data transfers.

Calling and PDA Features
The 8125's phone and PDA functions are designed to provide an integrated, seamless experience. A single main screen summarizes all the important information you need to make it through the day. Here you'll get message notification, upcoming appointments, dialing functions, tasks, and more all in one spot.

As a phone, the 8125 features all the functionality folks expect from a cell phone, including a handsfree speakerphone, polyphonic ringtones, a vibrate mode, and picture and ringer ID. Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile combines email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and notes into a single application that seamlessly integrates with the 8125's phone functions. Meanwhile, headsets, car kits and other wireless peripherals can also be paired with the unit via Bluetooth (the Bluetooth 1.2 specification is supported).

Staying productive on the road is made possible by the Microsoft Office Mobile suite, which includes Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile. Meanwhile, the File Explorer application makes it easy to browse the files on your 8125.

With a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, this Smartphone is just your type.

Messaging and Internet
Using Cingular's EDGE-powered internet service, you can surf the Web with the bundled Internet Explorer application, or use MSN messenger to stay in contact via instant messaging. Plus, the inclusion of Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) in the 8125 allows you to surf the Web or check your email at blazing speeds when you're connected to a Wi-Fi network. Lastly, robust SMS and MMS functionality is built into the Windows Mobile interface, too.

One of the most important tools bundled with the 8125 is Microsoft ActiveSync, which allows you to quickly synchronize your device's tasks, calendars, email, and contacts with your desktop. You also get Exchange ActiveSync, an application that lets you synchronize data with an Exchange server. Syncing can be done via USB, or wirelessly via Bluetooth or infrared.

Imaging and Entertainment
Another great feature of the 8125 is that it supports Windows Media playback right out of the box. With Windows Media Player, you can play streaming and downloaded video and audio content in a variety of formats, even purchased music from "Plays For Sure" supporting stores. You can also keep your tunes loaded on a memory card and listen to your music wherever you roam.

As mentioned, the 8125 can take 1.3 megapixel (1280x1024) pictures, and while the camera is great for taking stills, it can also function as a camcorder, allowing you to capture video to the unit's memory. An integrated media application organizes your captured photos and videos. For gamers, the phone supports Java-based and Windows Mobile games.

Vital Statistics
The Cingular 8125 weighs 5.3 ounces and measures 4.25 x 2.83 x 0.93 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5 hours of digital talk time, and up to 7 days of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

Product Description
The Cingular 8100 and 8125 provides access to familiar Microsoft applications at the speed of EDGE on the fastest national wireless data network. With worldphone capabilities, Windows Mobile 5.0 support, and access to various mail and messaging solutions, the Cingular 8100/8125 will keep you connected while on the go.

Samsung D807 Phone (Cingular)

2007-04-24T20:44:00.000-07:00

This feature-packed quad-band phone from Samsung combines a super-slim slider design with the latest technologies, making it a must-have tool for those who demand the best. Goodies include Bluetooth, support for EDGE high-speed data, a 1.3 megapixel camera, a music playwer, and a microSD memory card slot. The Samsung D807 is the perfect way to take advantage of all that Cingular service has to offer.

Design
The D807's sliding design hides the phone's number pad under the display until you need to make a call. The big 176 x 220 display supports up to 262,000 colors -- plenty of resolution and color depth for your videos and photos. A five-way center control button is positioned below the display, as are shortcut and selection keys. The phone's 1.3 megapixel camera is housed behind the screen. There's also a connector for a stereo 2.5 mm headset.

Calling Features
With 18 MB of internal memory, the D807 is designed to hold all the contacts, phone numbers and addresses you can throw at it. A call list remembers your most recent missed, received and dialed calls, and in addition to a vibrating alert, the D807 supports polyphonic ringtones and MP3-based music ringtones. You can also download additional MP3 music ringtones from Cingular's MEdia Net service. A speakerphone lets you talk hands-free while you're doing other things, and picture caller ID lets you assign a photo to specific callers. Similarly, a ringer ID lets you assign ringtones to callers. Speaker independent voice dialing makes it easy to speak the name of a contact and dial it instantly. And lastly, the phone's Bluetooth connectivity means that your favorite Bluetooth headset is fully compatible.

Messaging, Internet, and Tools
The D807 has all the bases covered when it comes to messaging. Support is built in for sending and receiving text, video, graphics and sound via messages. When used in combination with the phone's built-in camera, MMS opens up a whole new world of messaging fun. Messaging clients for AOL, MSN, Yahoo!, and ICQ are included. Meanwhile, the phone's email client lets you stay on top of your emails when you're on the go.

Getting on the Internet is easy with the D807, too. It supports the GPRS protocol, as well as the high speed EDGE data protocol. When used with a Cingular data plan and the phone's Bluetooth data capability, the phone can be used as a wireless modem for laptops and PDAs. There's also a built-in browser for MEdia Net downloads and mobile Web browsing. Cingular's MEdia Net service lets you receive and send emails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more. T9 text entry, which is a technology that makes it easier for people to enter words and text on handsets, is built into the unit-- a plus for mobile text messaging users.

A number of handy productivity tools are bundled with the D807 including a voice memo recorder, an alarm clock, a calculator with unit and currency converters, a calendar, and a to-do list.

Imaging and Entertainment
The D807's built-in 1.3 megapixel camera captures stills and video to the phone's internal memory, or to an optional microSD memory card. The still camera features white balance and brightness controls, as well as a multi-shot mode and a self timer.

Into music? You're in luck with the D807. Store your favorite MP3-based music on a memory card and listen whenever the feeling strikes you. And if you want to dress up the D807, picture effects, custom screensavers, backgrounds, and themes can be set to fit your personality.

Java support is built into the D807, making it a powerful gaming companion. Games are downloadable via the MEdia Net service.

Vital Statistics
The Samsung SGH-D807 weighs 3.46 ounces and measures 3.82 x 2.05 x .61 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5 hours of digital talk time, and up to 10 days of digital standby time. It runs on the GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

Product Description
The Samsung D807 is a great device for people looking for a multimedia rich phone with great style and form factor.

Motorola SLVR L7 Black Phone

2007-04-24T20:42:00.001-07:00

If you thought the RAZR V3 was cool, you'll love the latest addition to Motorola's line of super-chic, super powerful phones, the SLVR L7. Packing all the great functionality of the RAZR V3, plus a few more bells and whistles like removable memory, the SLVR L7 adopts a thin, candy-bar form factor that is sure to turn heads. The SLVR L7 also adds support for iTunes, allowing you to play, sort, store, and manage your music right on the phone. With long-range Bluetooth, support for video playback, a VGA (640 x 480) camera, and a gorgeous color screen, the quad-band SLVR L7 is a great way to get the most out of your Cingular service.

The plot thins: The SLVR L7 is less than half an inch thick.

Design
At less than a half-inch thick, the SLVR L7 redefines the ultrathin phone category. A large 176 x 220 color display with 262,000 colors resides above the handset's backlit control pad, which is precision cut from a single sheet of nickel-plated copper alloy. The VGA camera lens is housed on the rear of the phone, while up/down buttons are placed on the left side. There's also a highly accessible mini-USB port on the right side of the phone for data synchronization and music transfer, as well as a covered slot for inserting a microSD or TransFlash memory card. The phone comes pre-installed with a 512 MB card--plenty of room to hold up to 100 songs.

Calling Features
The SLVR L7's internal phone book can hold up to 1,000 contacts, and the phone's picture ID system allows you to assign pictures to your most common callers. It also supports polyphonic ringtones as well as music ringers, allowing you to use portions of your favorite songs to alert you to incoming calls. A number of ringtones come preloaded on the phone, and more ringtones can be downloaded from Cingular Wireless's MEdia service. And for times when you want to be discreet, there's a vibrating alert. A built-in speakerphone makes it easy to talk without having the phone to your ear, and voice-activated dialing makes calling your friends, family, and associates as easy as saying their names.

Because the SLVR L7 is Bluetooth enabled, wireless headsets can be configured with the phone for total hands-free operation.

Messaging, Internet, and Tools
The SLVR L7 is a messaging and wireless Internet powerhouse. Support is built in for sending and receiving pictures, text, graphics, sound, and video via messages. When used in combination with the phone's built-in still and video camera, MMS opens up a whole new world of messaging fun. Instant messaging is supported via AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, and ICQ, and the phone also ships with a built-in e-mail client with support for POP3 and SMTP protocols (Cingular messaging charges apply). Plus, there's a built-in Web browser for MEdia downloads and mobile Web browsing. Cingular's MEdia service lets you receive and send e-mails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more. iTap text entry, which is a technology that makes it easier to enter words and text on handsets, is built in to the unit--a plus for mobile e-mail and text messaging users.

The SLVR L7 seamlessly connects to iTunes software on your PC or Mac. iTunes software on the phone gives you complete control of your music.

Getting on the Internet is easy with the SLVR L7, as it supports Cingular's GSM-based Wireless Internet Express service. When used with a Cingular data plan and the phone's Bluetooth or USB data capability, the phone can be used as a wireless modem for laptops and PDAs.

A number of handy software tools are bundled with the SLVR L7, including a voice memo recorder, a calculator, a calendar, and an alarm clock. Use the phone's Bluetooth capability to set up a wireless link with a Bluetooth accessory or to connect to a computer or handheld device to exchange and synchronize data. The phone also supports the SyncML PC synchronization standard, which can be used with Motorola's Mobile Phone Tools PC application to manage and synchronize contacts, calendar, and other data with your PC.

Imaging and Entertainment
With 5 MB of internal memory storage, plus a memory expansion slot, the SLVR L7 shines in the entertainment department. The phone's VGA camera features a 4x digital zoom, as well as video capture capabilities (up to 30 seconds in length). Capture stills and then send them to your friends via MMS messaging or e-mail, or to your PC via USB or Bluetooth. The phone is capable of MPEG4 video playback when you receive a video message or if you upload video to the phone via USB or Bluetooth. The SLVR L7 also supports custom graphics for wallpapers, so you can dress up the phone to suit your mood.

At its heart, the SLVR L7 is a music phone, and thanks to integration with iTunes, it makes a great digital music player. Using the included software, sync the SLVR L7 with your iTunes library on your PC or Mac and listen to up to 100 of your favorite songs while you're on the go. iTunes software on the phone lets you shuffle your music library or select songs by artist, album, or playlist. Built-in stereo speakers let you listen while you work or play, and a stereo headset jack makes it easy to jam out in private with the included earbuds.

Last but not least, support for gaming is built into the phone and games are available for download via the Cingular MEdia service.

Vital Statistics
The Motorola SLVR L7 weighs 3.5 ounces and measures 4.5 x 1.9 x .45 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 6 hours of digital talk time and up to 17 days of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS frequencies. The phone comes with a one-year limited warranty.

Product Description
It’s amazing how something so thin can still be so reassuringly sturdy. Motorola L7 is a mobile marvel sheared to a sophisticated 11.5 mm thickness. Yet its large 176x220 TFT display with 262K colors is a feast for the eyes.

Cingular 8525 PDA Phone

2007-04-24T20:32:00.000-07:00

The award-winning Cingular 8525 3G Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0-based Pocket PC phone, with its compact size and ultimate connectivity, is truly the complete mobile office solution. Roam anywhere in the world and use the phone's high speed Internet access, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi capabilities. The 8525 gives you more control than ever over the way you work.

The Cingular 8525 lets you do things you'd typically need a PC to do, like email, text messaging, instant messaging and Web browsing--all from one integrated device. What's more, the phone's software is designed to sync seamlessly with email, contacts, and calendar information on your PC. The 8525 also offers great mobile music and video options, thanks to Windows Media Player. Other design features include a unique slide-out QWERTY keyboard that makes messaging, note-taking, and other writing tasks a breeze.

Design
Under the hood, the 8525 features 128MB of embedded memory and 64MB RAM, running on a 400 MHz Samsung processor. Up front, the 240 x 320 LCD touch-screen supports over 65,000 colors, while the rear of the device houses a 2.0 megapixel camera. The design of the 8525 is clean and uncluttered, with just a few buttons for mail, Internet Explorer, and contextual menus. Meanwhile, call answer and end buttons surround a five-way toggle that allows you to navigate and control the Windows Mobile interface. As mentioned, a full QWERTY keyboard cleverly slides out from underneath the screen. This allows you to hold the device horizontally, and the screen is automatically placed in landscape mode when you're using the keyboard. A side scroll wheel is conveniently tucked away on the side, making navigation when accessing the music player and other various applications a cinch when needed. A mini-SD memory expansion card slot is provided, as is an infrared port and support for a stereo Bluetooth headset. A mini-USB port is also included for wired data transfers and charging.

Calling and PDA Features
The 8525's phone and PDA functions are designed to provide an integrated, seamless experience. A single main screen summarizes all the important information you need to make it through the day. Here you'll get message notification, upcoming appointments, dialing functions, tasks, and more all in one spot.

As a phone, the 8525 features all the functionality folks expect from a cell phone, including a handsfree speakerphone, polyphonic ringtones, a vibrate mode, and picture and ringer ID. The unit comes stock with preloaded unique ringtones, while more ringtones can be downloaded from Cingular Wireless' MEdia Net service.

Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile combines email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and notes into a single application that seamlessly integrates with the 8525's phone functions. Meanwhile, headsets, car kits, and other wireless peripherals can also be paired with the unit via Bluetooth.

Messaging and Internet
With the 8525, you can surf the Web with the bundled Internet Explorer application, or use MSN messenger to stay in contact via instant messaging. Plus, the inclusion of Wi-Fi capability in the 8525 allows you to surf the Web or check your email at blazing speeds when you're connected to a Wi-Fi network. No Wi-Fi network available? No worries; the 8525 is compatible with the latest generation of UMTS/HSDPA 3G data networks. With UMTS and HSDPA, you'll be streaming and downloading at speeds so fast your head will spin. And lastly, robust SMS and MMS functionality is built into the Windows Mobile interface.

Getting on the Internet with your laptop or PDA is easy with the 8525. When used with a Cingular data plan and the phone's Bluetooth or USB data capability, the phone can be used as a wireless modem for laptops and PDAs.

One of the most important tools bundled with the 8525 is Microsoft ActiveSync, which allows you to quickly synchronize your device's tasks, calendars, email, and contacts with your desktop. You also get Exchange ActiveSync, an application that lets you synchronize data with an Exchange server. Syncing can be done via USB, or wirelessly via Bluetooth or infrared.

Imaging and Entertainment
Another great feature of the 8525 is that it supports Windows Media playback right out of the box. With Windows Media Player, you can play streaming and downloaded video and audio content in a variety of formats.

As mentioned, the 8525 can take 2.0 megapixel pictures, and while the camera is great for taking stills, it can also function as a camcorder, allowing you to capture video to the unit's memory. An integrated media application organizes your captured photos and videos. For gamers, the phone supports Java-based and Windows Mobile games, and games are available for download via the Cingular MEdia Net service.

The Cingular 8525 also sports an airplane mode feature, which allows you to safely use the non-wireless functions of the phone (such as music, games or organizer functions) on an airplane during flight.

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Vital Statistics
The Cingular 8525 weighs 6.21 ounces and measures 4.43 x 2.28 x 0.86 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4 hours of digital talk time, and up to 200 hours of digital standby time. It features UMTS with HSDPA capability, and runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE and 850/1900/2100 WCDMA frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

Product Description
The Cingular 8525 is Cingular’s first UMTS/HSDPA PDA. It is a full-featured Pocket PC and world-phone, allowing users to take advantage of the robust capabilities of the Windows Mobile operating system, while having a single device that allows users to be productive both during work and personal time. As a 3G device, the Cingular 8525 allows for simultaneous voice & data, which is a key differentiator over competitive EVDO products. Another key differentiator of the Cingular 8500/8525 is its support for Bluetooth v2.0. Bluetooth v2.0 allows for up to six active Bluetooth connections simultaneously. For example, a user could have a tethered connection to a PC via Bluetooth, while having a conversation on their Bluetooth headset, or use a Bluetooth GPS accessory for navigation while on a call on their Bluetooth headset.

Sony Ericsson Z520a

2007-04-24T20:04:00.000-07:00

An upgrade to the venerable z500a, the z520a adds Bluetooth, an upgraded main display and fun lights around the keypad. All this goodness is delivered in a package that is smaller and lighter than its predecessor. With dual screens and a VGA camera with video capabilities, the z520a is a serious next-generation phone. It's the perfect handset for folks who want to get all the latest wireless goodies in one chic package.

Design
The z520a's 65,000-color, 128 x 160 display is housed under the front cover while the outside sports a supplementary 101 x 80 color display that can display time, call information, battery and signal strength, and more. The VGA (640 x 480) camera is housed on the front cover as well. The z520a uses an internal antenna-- nothing to snag or break off--and a five-way button just above the dial pad is used to control most of the phone's menus and features. Up/down buttons on the left side of the phone can be used for quick volume control and menu navigation. USB data and charging ports, as well as a headset port, are located on the phone's bottom edge. And because the z520a's front and rear faceplates are changeable with Sony-Ericsson Style-Up covers, you can dress it up to suit your style. The design also incorporates a unique carry handle on the top of the phone.

Calling Features
The z520a's phone book can hold up to 510 contacts with multiple entries per contact. A call list remembers your most recent missed, received and dialed calls. The phone's voice activated dialing makes calling your friends, family and associates as easy as saying their names. The phone also features a speakerphone for easy, hands-free talking. In addition to a vibrating alert, the phone supports polyphonic ringtones as well as MP3- and AAC-format ringers, allowing you to use portions of your favorite songs to alert you to incoming calls. There's even a bundled application that lets you mix your own ringtones with up to 16 tracks. Picture caller ID lets you assign a photo to specific callers. Similarly, a ringer ID lets you assign ringtones to callers. Lastly, users of Bluetooth headsets will find perfect compatibility with the z520a's Bluetooth radio.

Messaging, Internet and Tools
The z520a has all the bases covered when it comes to messaging. Support is built in for sending and receiving text, video, graphics and sound via messages. When used in combination with the phone's built-in camera, MMS opens up a whole new world of messaging fun (carrier messaging charges may apply). Instant messaging is also supported and the phone ships with a built-in email client.

Getting on the Internet is easy with the z520a, as it supports the GPRS protocol. When used with a carrier data plan and the phone's USB or Bluetooth data capabilities the phone can be used as a wireless modem for laptops and PDAs. There's also a built-in web browser for wireless downloads and mobile web browsing. T9 text entry, a technology that makes it easier for people to enter words and text on handsets, is built into the unit--a plus for mobile email and text messaging users.

A number of handy software tools are bundled with the z520a including a voice memo recorder, a calculator, a calendar, and an alarm clock with a timer and stopwatch. Sony Ericsson Sync Station software lets you synchronize your Microsoft Outlook calendar, contacts, notes and tasks with your phone.

Imaging and Entertainment
The z520a was designed for serious fun. The built-in VGA camera captures stills and video to the phone's 16MB of internal memory. Picture effects and custom screensavers, backgrounds, and themes can be set up to fit your personality.

Java support is built into the z520a, making it a powerful gaming companion for both online and offline games. Games are downloadable via the Internet or you can use the handset's USB or Bluetooth data connections to load more games and files onto the phone.

Vital Statistics
The Sony-Ericsson z520a weighs 3.46 ounces and measures 3.27 x 1.81 x 0.94 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4.5 hours of digital talk time, and up to 300 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the GSM/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

Product Description
If a cool clamshell with every possible customizing option is what you want, Z520a is your phone. You can change the front and back covers, have any combination of ringtones, images, and light effects play when a call comes in. And you can have a combination for favorite friends in your phone book. Z520a is all about sharing. It has an easy-to-use VGA camera with video recording to capture fun moments and Bluetooth and MMS to share them. A speakerphone loudspeaker gives your original artist Music tones the sound they deserve. Z520a is all about expressing yourself. Do it.

Motorola KRZR K1 Phone

2007-04-24T20:02:00.001-07:00

Following in the footsteps of the revolutionary RAZR phone, the new ultra-sleek KRZR K1 introduces a new standard of stunning style and innovation. With a luxurious finish and detailed craftsmanship, the KRZR K1 is the definitive handset for those who have an appreciation for cutting edge designs. In addition to great design, you get Bluetooth wireless technology, an integrated music player, a 2.0-megapixel camera, support for MPEG4 video capture and playback, and more. Get the most out of your Cingular service with this impressive quad-band phone.

A 2-megapixel camera makes spontaneous moments last forever.

Stylish, with plenty of inspiration from the RAZR.

Thin and compact, the KRZR is the next hot phone from Motorola.

Design
Reflecting the design language of the super-slim RAZR line of handsets, the KRZR K1 exudes pure luxury with clean lines, precision detailing, and premium materials shrouded within a distinctive metallic gloss front finish. A 1.9-inch color screen on the inside of the flip brings images and videos to life, while a small supplementary color display on the outside cover keeps tabs on your incoming call information, and more. The 2.0-megapixel camera is housed above this display. The KRZR K1 features an internal antenna, so there's nothing to snag or break off, and a MicroSD slot adds ample storage space to store content. Lastly, a mini USB port is provided for data synchronization.

Calling Features
From L.A. to Lisbon, the KRZR K1 connects you effortlessly with friends, family, and your favorite content, thanks to support for all four GSM bands (850, 900, 1800, and 1900). The phone supports speaker independent voice activated dialing, as well as Bluetooth wireless headsets, so you can cut the wires and talk hands-free. A number of ringtones come preloaded on the phone, and more ringtones can be downloaded from Cingular Wireless' MEdia Net service. Polyphonic ringtones are also supported, and there's a speakerphone for those times when you want to talk while doing other things. Picture and ringer IDs allow you to set photos and ringtones to identify incoming callers.

Messaging, Internet and Tools
The KRZR K1 supports all the messaging tools you need, such as MMS, SMS, EMS, and IM messaging capabilities. Plus, EDGE data support means you can surf the wireless Web on the built-in Web browser. There's even a built-in email client so you're always in touch. You can also use the KRZR to hop on Cingular's MEdia Net service, a service which lets you read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more. And don't forget, with Cingular data service and a data plan (not included) and its Bluetooth or USB data capability, the phone can be used as a wireless modem for laptops and PDAs.

The phone ships with a number of handy tools including an alarm clock, a calculator, a calendar, and a voice recorder. It supports the Sync ML data synchronization standard over Bluetooth or USB.

Imaging and Entertainment
The ultimate all-in one device for extraordinary imaging, the KRZR K1 lets you capture your latest jaunt to Cape Town with its 2.0-megapixel camera that features an 8x zoom, and video capture and playback capabilities. Take your travel soundtracks with you while jetting across the globe with the conveniently integrated MP3 player, airplane mode, and Stereo Bluetooth headset support. The removable MicroSD card slot supports cards up to 2 GB, so there's always room for all your favorite music files.

Support for Java-based gaming is built into the phone, and games are available for download via the Cingular MEdia Net service.

Vital Statistics
The Motorola KRZR K1 measures 4 x 1.65 x .6 inches and weighs 3.6 ounces. It operates on the GSM 850/900/1800/1900 frequencies. Battery life is rated at 5.83 hours of digital talk time and 300 hours of standby time. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

Product Description
The ultra-sleek MOTOKRZR introduces a standard of stunning style and innovation. Sharp and sophisticated with a luxurious finish and detailed craftsmanship, the MOTOKRZR is the definitive mobile for individuals who have an appreciation for cutting edge designs. Within the MOTOKRZR phone's striking form lies remarkable functionality rich in first-class multimedia and entertainment capabilities, global connectivity and more - all designed to give you an elite, unparalleled wireless experience.

BlackBerry 8100c Pearl Phone

2007-04-24T19:58:00.000-07:00

This major update to the popular 7105 brings the BlackBerry experience to a whole new level. The BlackBerry 8100c Pearl is not only thinner and lighter, it also sports a memory card slot, a music player, and voice dialing. Other features, such as Bluetooth 2.0, EDGE high-speed data, and the popular SureType keypad make this a complete mobile office solution. And of course, legendary BlackBerry push email is fully supported on the BlackBerry 8100c Pearl.

Small, powerful, and great for getting shots on the go. Learn more about the 8100c Pearl (requires Flash)
Design
Like the BlackBerry 7105, the BlackBerry 8100c Pearl is a departure from the form factor of previous BlackBerry devices. This BlackBerry handset is far more phone-like, and RIM's engineers have managed to fit a QWERTY keyboard onto the handset's slim frame. Each button on the keyboard shares two letters and the unit automatically determines which letter is the intended one based on what it predicts you are trying to spell. This unique predictive text technology, known as SureType, makes the BlackBerry 8100c Pearl's handset's diminutive size possible. SureType also learns the words you use most often, further enhancing your typing speed.

The BlackBerry 8100c Pearl sports a large 240 x 260 screen that supports over 65,000 colors--plenty of real estate to view your e-mails, Web browser content, messaging sessions, and attachments. The venerable BlackBerry trackwheel has been replaced on this model with an innovative four-way trackball placed below the screen. On the rear of the handheld, you'll find a 1.3-megapixel camera and a self portrait mirror. The handheld's microSD memory card slot is located inside the device, behind the battery. There's also a standard 2.5mm headset jack that can be used with the included headset, as well as a mini-USB port for data connectivity.

Calling Features
All the calling capabilities folks have come to expect in a wireless phone are present in the BlackBerry 8100c Pearl. The handset's speakerphone makes it easy to use the device hands-free, or if you prefer, you can use a wireless headset via the BlackBerry 8100c handheld's built-in Bluetooth capability. A vibrating alert, speed dial, and a contacts list/address book (limited only by the unit's 64 MB of internal memory) are also included. Any of the phone's 32 included polyphonic ringtones can be used to create caller-specific ringers, so you can know who's calling without having to look at the handset. The unit comes with built-in ringtones, and more ringtones are available from Cingular's MEdia Net mobile Web service.

See the 8100c Pearl in detail.
A new feature, speaker independent voice dialing, allows you to call contacts with the sound of your voice. No prior voice training is required; you can just say a contact's name to call them.

Messaging, Internet, and Tools
While the BlackBerry 8100c Pearl is a different kind of BlackBerry device, it still delivers the legendary BlackBerry e-mail experience. With BlackBerry service plans from Cingular, you can receive e-mails instantaneously from up to 10 e-mail accounts (personal and enterprise). With BlackBerry push technology, you don't need to retrieve your e-mail. BlackBerry devices are designed to remain on and continuously connected to the wireless network, allowing you to be discreetly notified as new e-mail arrives. Support is also built-in for viewing e-mail attachments (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPerfect, and PDF formats).

If your company has a BlackBerry Enterprise Server installed, you can take advantage of the power of wireless calendar synchronization. Your calendar events are exchanged wirelessly and automatically so that your desktop calendar and BlackBerry handheld calendar are synchronized. All your Outlook meeting requests, changes, and updates are instantaneously synchronized instantaneously with your desktop. Make meeting requests, invite new attendees, and more, all on your BlackBerry 8100c Pearl. Users without BlackBerry Enterprise Server support can manually sync with their desktop calendars and contacts via Bluetooth or USB using the included BlackBerry Desktop Software.

Use the BlackBerry 8100c handset's Web browser to access the Internet from the palm of your hand. Browse Web sites, get up-to-date stock quotes, read the latest news, check weather reports, and more--all at fast speeds, thanks to support for Cingular's EDGE high speed data network. Instant messaging and wireless messaging are also built into the BlackBerry 8100c Pearl. MMS messages can be received and forwarded (Cingular messaging charges apply).

The BlackBerry 8100c Pearl ships with a number of tools, including a calculator, a calendar, an alarm, and a to-do list.

Imaging and Entertainment
The BlackBerry 8100c Pearl really kicks the fun up a notch with the inclusion of a 1.3-megapixel camera that features an LED flash and white balance controls. How about some music? The handheld's music player supports playback of your tunes in MP3, AAC, AAC+, and eAAC+ formats. The handheld is also compatible with Java application and game downloads (available via the MEdia Net service).

Vital Statistics
The BlackBerry 8100c Pearl weighs 3.16 ounces and measures 4.2 by 2.00 by 0.57 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3.5 hours of digital talk time and up to 360 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies. The phone comes with a one-year limited warranty.

Product Description
You'll be amazed at the small, sleek form factor of the BlackBerry Pearl. It's like no other BlackBerry. But it's more than just a new look. This BlackBerry delivers everything its predecessors delivered and a whole lot more. The BlackBerry Pearl offers new features never before seen in a BlackBerry like, a 1.3 mega pixel camera, voice recognition, and an MP3 player to name a few. Try it for a few hours and you are hooked!

Nokia N73

2007-04-22T18:26:00.001-07:00

I've tried my best, but the Nokia N73 has been on loan for ages so I can't get a review unit. There is no need to worry however as I will probably get one soon. If you really need a reviewing fix however; the lads at MobileBurn.com have got hold of one.

From reading the review, you can tell that they were very impressed by Nokia's latest jack of all trades handset. They had this to say about it :

"...There is no questioning the fact that the Nokia N73 is a very powerful multimedia phone. It has a wonderful QVGA display that has been mated to a 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera, and it is running a very refined Nokia S60 user interface on top of the Symbian OS v9.1...."

LG rips off Motorola to create banana phone?

2007-04-22T18:23:00.001-07:00

Here's LG's newest slider: the LG SV80. Some may say it looks like a banana, others may notice that it looks very similar to Motorola's RIZR Z8,
which has the exact same design. Coincidence? Doubt it. We all know
that this is not the first time LG makes a clone (hint: iPhone?).

Anyway, for those still interested, the SV80 features a QVGA
display, 1.3 megapixel camera, built-in MP3 player 142MB of internal
memory and possibly a card slot, though we're not sure just yet. No
word on the price and availability either.

Motorola 720iS

2007-04-22T18:22:00.001-07:00

NTT
DoCoMo has decided to join the Motorola initiative of taking part in
the (PRODUCT) RED program. From now on, Motorola will donate
approximately 1,000 yen for each M702iS(RED) handset sold in Japan, while 1% from the bills of all DoCoMo users will go to the Global Fund, used for fighting AIDS.

Motorola's participation in the (PRODUCT) RED project is one with a
long history. The company has produced a special line of mobile phones,
all red. Contributions from the sale of these phones go directly to the
Global Fund and vary based on product, country and service provider. In
U.K. for example, a £10 contribution is made on the sale of each
red MOTOSLVRT and red MOTORAZRT V3i, and also, 5% of the wireless
monthly bill of each user owning such a phone goes to the Global Fund.
In the US, $17 are donated on the sale of the red MOTORAZRT V3m phone.

The ( PRODUCT) RED phones are a limited edition and have special
wallpapers, ring tones and video casts, especially designed for this
line.

(PRODUCT) RED is a business model founded at the beginning of year 2006
by U2 lead vocalist Bono and by Bobby Shriver of Debt AIDS Trade in
Africa, an international non-governmental organization raising money to
help eliminate HIV/AIDS in Africa. Its is based on the donations made
by international brands to the Global Fund by selling (PRODUCT) RED
labeled products.

The M702iS(RED) handset will be launched by DoCoMo on April 27th, 2007. For DoCoMo, the donation program will be active until the end of March 2008.

UpStage music phone has a few downsides

2007-04-05T11:15:00.000-07:00

UpStage music phone has a few downsides

Gadget freaks are still buzzing about Apple's planned iPhone, a combination smart phone and music player that won't be available until June. Meanwhile, the traditional cell phone makers are continuing to churn out music phones that can be in the hands of consumers much sooner.

The latest, and most unusual, of these music phones has just been announced by Sprint. It's a Samsung model called the UpStage. The UpStage costs just $149, less than a third of the iPhone's planned $499 price, and it will go on sale this month.

Samsung has shown real creativity in solving the problem of cramming a decent music player and phone into one small gadget. The slim UpStage has been designed with two distinct faces. On one side, it has a phone keypad and a small screen, for making voice calls and tapping out text messages. But if you turn it over, you see a larger screen and navigation controls, mainly for playing music, but also for other tasks, such as viewing online data.

At the same time, Sprint is slashing the price of songs sold on its proprietary music service from an outrageous $2.49 each to just 99 cents. That isn't quite as cheap as it seems, because you have to pay $15 a month for the privilege of buying the 99-cent songs. But it's still a positive step for consumers.

I've been testing the UpStage and found that its two-sided design works pretty well. It's a better music phone, in my opinion, than Verizon's Chocolate model, built by Samsung's Korean rival, LG.

But the UpStage has too many weaknesses and compromises for me to recommend it. It has lousy battery life, both as a phone and as a music player, a limitation Sprint and Samsung have tried to offset with a free add-on that makes the phone too bulky. And it comes with so little memory that, out of the box, it can hold only around 20 average songs. Adding more capability costs extra, thus lessening the price advantage. There are other downsides as well.

I tested the UpStage primarily as a music player, because that's its claim to fame. I compared it with the base-model iPod Nano, which also costs $149, although of course it doesn't include a phone.

I did try out the basic phone stuff, like making calls, all of which seemed OK, though the screen on the phone side of the device is very small, a sort of throwback to early cell phones. Sound quality, reception and the keypad all were fine. The built-in 1.3 megapixel camera is standard for phones these days.

Only one of the phone's two screens can be used at any one time, and you have to press a "flip" button on the side to switch. This worked well, but was kind of a pain when I was trying to use the keypad to type in text, like a Web password or the name of a new song playlist, on the music side of the phone. I had to flip to the side with the keypad and then flip back.

I loaded in about 20 songs and the UpStage played them back pretty well, displaying all the correct song information and album art. I also loaded in some photos, which also displayed fine, though the phone can handle only small picture files. I purchased a song from Sprint's music service, and that downloaded and played well.

The only problems were that the album covers and photos looked grainy, because even the larger screen has pretty low resolution. And occasionally, the start of a song was clipped. The iPod Nano exhibits neither of these problems.

Out of the box, the UpStage comes with only a tiny memory card, which can hold only about 20 standard MP3 files. The iPod Nano can hold 500 of those files. To get the same capacity on the UpStage, you have to buy a larger, $40 memory card.

Though the UpStage is bigger than the iPod Nano, it has far worse battery life - just 2.5 hours of talk time for the phone and seven hours of music playback time, compared with up to 24 hours of music playback time for the Nano. To compensate, Sprint is throwing in a "battery wallet," a case with an additional battery built in. This brings the talk time to 6.3 hours and music playback time to around 17 hours. But it makes the phone twice as thick.

There are two other problems with the UpStage. First, synchronizing its music with songs stored on a PC requires you to install and use Sprint music software. It doesn't work with Windows Media Player or the Windows version of Apple iTunes, which most music lovers already own. (You also can manually drag and drop songs onto the phone's memory card.)

Second, the navigation pad on the music side of the phone can be confusing. It works by touch controls; you have to use just the right pressure and slide your finger just the right distance along its sides to get it to work right. It's too complicated.

Samsung and Sprint deserve credit for a good try with the UpStage. But it doesn't quite cut it.

Walter Mossberg writes about personal technology for The Wall Street Journal.

Rival services offer broadcast TV on a cell phone

2007-04-05T11:12:00.000-07:00

Rival services offer broadcast TV on a cell phone

Watching TV on a cell phone usually involves either downloading short video clips or tuning into a live feed of cable channels that approximates radio more than television, the "moving picture" stuttering along in fits and starts.

Now, two rival services are taking a different approach: broadcasting video to your phone from wireless networks separate from those that handle calls. Both show early promise, at least relative to the jitter-fest that's the current state of cell TV.

Verizon Wireless struck first in early March with the launch of V Cast Mobile TV, a 24-hour broadcast of eight channels from major networks. The other service, Modeo, is not yet available to the public, but has been running a trial in the New York City area that I've been testing for the past month.

Judging from a brief glimpse at Verizon's service during a trade show this week in Florida, it's not a leap to say that, beyond differing channel lineups, Modeo and V Cast will look roughly identical to most users, though their underlying technologies are different.

Let's say right up front that Modeo's technology works better and more consistently than any cell TV I've seen before, and there's little reason to suspect that Verizon's service, powered by Qualcomm Inc., doesn't perform at the same level.

The picture quality on the cell screen, though not perfect, hums along well enough that voices match up with their talking heads on most TV shows and newscasts.

But sports, and any other action footage, is still shaky.

The handset, built for Modeo by High Tech Computer Corp. of Taiwan, seems to possess enough processing power inside to keep the picture from freezing up.

This is key, as even the latest high-end cell phones can't seem to grapple with the demands of video playback with any consistency. Samsung's BlackJack, for example, downloads video clips in a flash from AT&T Inc.'s Cingular Wireless high-speed network, but often sputters through playback.

Part of the problem is that device operating systems are being asked to juggle a growing number of tasks, from e-mail to music and picture-taking, and none as yet are up to the challenge.

Notably, the Modeo handset is no better when it comes to functions other than live TV, as it runs on Microsoft Corp.'s cumbersome Mobile Windows platform. That means, as with other Windows smart phones, the Modeo handset's screen freezes as you navigate the menus, occasionally getting stuck and requiring a reboot.

But when it came to watching TV, the same Modeo handset performed without the constant stumbles into operating system limbo. Battery life was also impressive, providing more than three hours of continuous TV on a single charge.

The video wasn't perfect, though. For starters, while the frame rate approaches broadcast quality, the "approaches" part becomes quite evident when you're watching sports, especially hockey and auto racing. Let's just say that objects traveling at 200 miles per hour seemed to jump around the track during the Daytona 500.

Reception, depending on where you live and work, can also be a problem. Although Modeo has blanketed the New York City area with 65 wireless transmitters, many atop skyscrapers, my home happened to sit in a network deadspot, and so there was no reception whatsoever.

While that may not sound like such a tragedy, given that most people have full-size regular TV to watch at home, I would have been less forgiving if I was a paying customer. For a monthly fee, I'd think most people would like to be able to use the service where they spend the most time, including home.

Both Modeo and V Cast suffer slight delays on channel changes, but the wait isn't horrible. Modeo says it will cut the delay to less than two seconds.

Perhaps the most notable difference between Modeo and V Cast was the channel guide. I can't imagine it'll be hard to fix, but Modeo's guide featured tiny uniform type with little more than boxes to set different channels and listings apart. Thanks to just a little color and bold lettering, V Cast's was far easier to scan.

In terms of screens, the first two V Cast handsets offer a nice wide-screen option. The display on the VX 9400 from LG Electronics Co. swivels to a horizontal position, while the SCH-u620 from Samsung Electronics Co. can be held sideways. Both have a pull-out antenna, whereas the Modeo's is internal.

While the novelty of cell TV is obvious, it's hard to figure whether consumers will see enough value in this type of service to pay $10 or more a month to get it.

It's easy to dismiss the notion of watching TV on a tiny cell screen, and yet the wireless industry has pursued this technology as manifest mobile destiny. The Watchman portable TV from Sony Corp. never caught on like its music-only cousin, the Walkman.

But to be fair, the Watchman was a stand-alone device -- and you couldn't call people with it.

By contrast, the cell phone is already entrenched as a worthy expense and daily appendage.

BlackBerry 8800's lack of camera a plus

2007-04-05T11:08:00.000-07:00

Michael Lazaridis expresses great confidence in his company's BlackBerry 8800 phone/personal digital assistant device -- almost as much for what it won't do as for what it will.
During the recent Federal Office Systems Expo at the D.C. Convention Center, Mr. Lazaridis, president and co-chief executive of Research in Motion, explained that the 8800 doesn't have a built-in camera because in many corporations, enterprises and government agencies -- think of the Defense Department -- having a camera at hand isn't always a good thing.
This device, available from Cingular Wireless for as little as $299 with a two-year service commitment, elevates hand-held communications to a new level.
I hate to say it, but I have to imagine that my trusty Treo smart phones, the Palm Inc. products I've loved for so long, may have finally met their match.
The 8800 is larger than the BlackBerry Pearl reviewed here a few weeks back. It has a full "Qwerty," or typewriter-style, keyboard, a color display, and the BlackBerry e-mail system, along with support for up to 10 different e-mail accounts.
The unit has 64 megabytes of memory but can be augmented with "micro" SecureDigital or SD, cards of up to 1 gigabyte of RAM. The device is a quad-band GSM/GPRS and EDGE-enabled phone which, as with the Pearl, means it can operate in most of the world, and with high-speed data as well. And there's a Bluetooth connectivity feature that lets you use wireless headsets and other devices.
This new phone also incorporates the TeleNav Track Global Positioning System service, which is promoted as "an affordable enterprise-grade application" including location tracking, mileage tracking, wireless time sheets, alerts and detailed location reporting to capture field data.
Cingular, in a statement, said a "premium" TeleNav Track product can also be had, offering "wireless forms, dispatching, bar code-scanning support and voice and on-screen turn-by-turn GPS directions." The service costs an extra $13 or $22 per month, on top of phone and data charges.
In short, the BlackBerry 8800 can not only tell you that you have an appointment, it can tell you how to get there.
For most of us, I suspect, the key elements will be phone, e-mail, and Web browsing. In these areas, the BlackBerry 8800 is one of the most amazing devices I've come across. As a phone, it's as good as any device out there.
There's an included corded headset, if you don't want to use Bluetooth, and the built-in speaker and microphone are excellent. Dialing is relatively easy, although I wish there were an onscreen dial pad with the traditional "ABC" arrangement found on phones.
Web browsing is easy, although the lack of Java capability renders some Web sites unreadable. Such would be a problem on other hand-held phones with Internet capabilities, so I won't fault BlackBerry here.

Interest in Nokia's N95 "phenomenal" -Carphone

2007-04-05T11:02:00.000-07:00

Interest in Nokia's N95 "phenomenal" -Carphone

Nokia N95

Carphone Warehouse (LSE: CPW.L - news) said on Monday it has seen phenomenal interest over the weekend in Britian towards the new top-of-the-range model N95 from the world's largest cellphone maker Nokia (Xetra: 870737 - news) .

The Finnish phone maker said it was seeing a good demand for its N95 model, which comes with integrated location mapping GPS chip and a 5 megapixel camera. It is priced at about 550 euros (372 pounds), before subsidies and taxes.

Carphone started to sell the model in Britain over the weekend and its finance director Roger Taylor told Reuters on Monday there had been "phenomenal interest in it."

Oppenheimer said in a note to clients the new N95 is currently sold-out at Carphone Warehouse.

"We've had a few thousand and they have been selling very quickly. It's possible that it's sold out," said Carphone spokesman Peregrine Riviere.

Nokia said it has seen good demand for the phone it started to ship to the key markets only on March 22, just over a week ago.

"Volumes are on a good level," said Kari Tuutti, spokesman for Nokia's Multimedia business unit.

"We are getting positive signs from the consumers, operators, and also other sales channels -- we are planning an aggressive volume ramp-up," he said.

AMD Imageon(TM) Media Processor Drives Multimedia Technology Behind Avant-Garde New

2007-04-04T11:16:00.001-07:00

AMD Imageon(TM) Media Processor Drives Multimedia Technology Behind Avant-Garde New

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AMD (NYSE: AMD - News) today announced that powerful AMD multimedia technology is concealed behind the sleek, elegant exterior of the new touch-screen PRADA phone by LG Electronics Mobile Communications.

Despite an ultra-thin profile of just 12 mm, the model KE850 PRADA phone by LG features such multimedia functions as a camera, video player and MP3 music player, all of which are driven by the processing power of the AMD Imageon(TM) 2282 media processor. To further enhance the user experience, this new GSM/ EDGE phone introduces a unique advanced touch interface that completely eliminates the conventional keypad.

"Today's consumers expect the most advanced technology on their mobile devices, and we work closely with leading global OEMs like LG to help them meet those demands as competitively as possible," said Paul Dal Santo, vice president and general manager of AMD's Handheld Division. "The new PRADA phone by LG offers a beautiful blend of style and performance, packed with the kind of cutting-edge multimedia that consumers crave."

"Building on our expertise as a leader in both consumer electronics and mobile communications, we set out to design a unique work of art with style and appeal," said Alice Ryu, vice president of LG Electronics Mobile Communications.

To enable the best possible experience for viewing videos, photos and documents, the PRADA phone by LG features an advanced, extra-wide 3" WQVGA-resolution touch screen interface that covers much of the phone's surface. Additional features that set this mobile phone design apart from the ordinary include a 2 Mpixel camera with a Schneider-Kreuznach lens, a video player and an external memory slot.

The model KE850 PRADA phone by LG is expected to be available from PRADA and various phone retail stores during the second quarter of this year in France, Germany, Italy, the UK and parts of Asia, the Middle East and South America.

About the AMD Imageon Family

AMD Imageon media processors support a variety of multimedia functions, including mobile TV, video, photography, video telephony, music and 3D graphics processing. To date, more than 200 million AMD Imageon media processors have been shipped to mobile device manufacturers.

With the acquisition of ATI Technologies in 2006, AMD is the leading supplier of media processors to the handheld market, with more than 50 AMD-powered handheld models available in the market from leading manufacturers including BenQ-Siemens, HTC, LG, Motorola and Samsung, among others. For more information, please visit http://ati.amd.com.

About AMD

Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD - News) is a leading global provider of innovative processing solutions in the computing, graphics and consumer electronics markets. AMD is dedicated to driving open innovation, choice and industry growth by delivering superior customer-centric solutions that empower consumers and businesses worldwide. For more information, visit www.amd.com.

© 2007 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Imageon, and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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Contact:

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jo.albers@amd.com

Source: AMD

Verizon puts your TV in your pocket

2007-04-04T11:14:00.000-07:00

Verizon puts your TV in your pocket

Verizon Wireless brings real-time TV to the cell phone with its new V Cast Mobile TV service. Available on the new LG VX9400 phone ($199.99 with $50 online rebate and two-year contract) and the new Samsung SCH-u620 ($149.99 with $50 online rebate and two-year contract), the television service looks to steal the thunder from Apple's release of a cell phone this summer on the AT&T/Cingular network.

Mobile TV offers eight channels with a mix of live and delayed programming from CBS, FOX, NBC Entertainment, NBC News, Comedy Central, ESPN, MTV, Nickelodeon. I watched on the LG phone and was struck by the video's sharpness and detail -- it felt as if I were watching a miniature HDTV. Under an overcast sky, the screen wasn't that viewable, and on sunny days, forget it. But in a car or on a bus or indoors, reception and clarity were great.

Will consumers pay an extra $15 a month to watch TV that they can't record? Time will tell. We will have a full review in Thursday's At Play section.

Europe loves PS3

Europe has embraced Sony's PlayStation 3, snapping up about 600,000 of the units in the first two days of its March 23 launch, according to reports from London. Despite a steep price of 625 euros (about $835), the PS3 has been flying off shelves in Europe. By contrast, Nintendo needed a month to sell 700,000 Wii consoles in Europe after that platform went on sale in December.

On these shores, the Wii beat the PS3 out of the gate, with Nintendo notching 600,000 console sales within eight days of the platform's Nov. 19 launch.

One reason the PS3 is so hot in Europe is that region of the world has more PS2 consoles -- more than 40 million -- than any other, and demand for the PS3 has been building.

Digital frames are now in the picture

Digital picture frames look like regular picture frames, but they light your photo from behind, adding drama and interest to your pictures. They were hot in 2006 -- about 1.7 million digital photo frames were sold last year, according to market researcher Parks Associates, which sees the unexpectedly strong trend continuing into 2010.

To my eyes, digital picture frames give photos a cold, unnatural fluorescent glow, but consumers apparently disagree and made them a popular gift choice over the holidays. With Mother's Day and Father's Day coming, we'll be reviewing digital photo frames and telling you about the ones we think best combine style, durability, value and performance.

Free theft-protection

If you're looking for a portable computer, Dell is offering a free one-year subscription to Computrace Lojack for Laptops theft-protection service. That's a value of about $50.

The offer is good on new XPS M1210, XPS M1710 and XPS M2010 models.

Lojack for Laptops works like this: Software sits on your computer and, when connected to the Internet, tells Computrace its location. If the computer is stolen and is connected to the Internet, Computrace tracks its whereabouts and tells police, who may seek and execute a search warrant for the stolen device.

A Cell Phone Service for 'Tweens

2007-04-04T11:13:00.000-07:00

A Cell Phone Service for 'Tweens

Does your 'tween need a phone? Maybe the answer is yes, more likely no. But you know she wants one, and so does kajeet, a start-up from Bethesda, Md., which has designed a phone service directed at 'tweens and their parents.

Kajeet is unveiling a pay-as-you-go phone service, featuring three handsets from LG, Sanyo, and Nokia, with a twist designed to court parents' favor: No activation or termination fees, no hidden charges and no roaming or long-distance costs, either. After you buy the phone, you pay a base of 35 cents a day, as well as 10 cents a minute for talk, 5 cents per text message (in and out) and 25 cents for each picture sent or received.

Any parent knows those small numbers can get big fast, even with a 'tween, especially one enamored with the newfound gift of talking and texting. So kajeet has some built-in tools to help parents and kids set budgets and boundaries when learning how to use a cell phone.

Parents can establish a set amount of money every month—think of it as a phone allowance—that kids can decide how to use however they choose, either calls, text messages, sending photos, or downloading games, ring tones, and wallpaper. If they spend too much on one or the other, the thinking goes, they'll learn how to budget their communication money and time. (By the way, a child will always be able to dial their parents' and 911, even if the funds run out.)

Parents and kids can also decide together when the phone should be off, then schedule it to really be off during those times. Kids and parents call also decide who can call or text to a child's phone by adding and blocking certain phone numbers.

Kajeet's phones and service will be available through Best Buy and Limited Too stores beginning May 1, and on the kajeet web site. Sprint provides the nationwide wireless coverage.

Kajeet's approach is similar to Disney Mobile's, but as kajeet founder and CEO Daniel Neal notes, kajeet offers more than one brand of entertainment options, including Nickelodeon, Cellmania, and Gameloft, on its phones. "Kids want to be able to turn the channel," he said.

In case you weren't sure that these phones were designed to be toys for 'tweens as much as communication tools, the Sanyo Katana that arrived for review just before I spoke with Neal came with a sheet of stickers. It also comes preloaded with some games, kajeet ringtones, wallpapers, and screensavers. My 'tweens will be oh so happy to learn when they walk in the door from school that we'll be testing it out. Look for my (our) review on kajeet's service soon.

LG/Harris team on local mobile TV broadcast system

2007-04-04T11:12:00.001-07:00

LG/Harris team on local mobile TV broadcast system

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Harris Corp. (NYSE:HRS - news) and LG Electronics Inc. (066570.KS) said on Tuesday they have teamed up to develop a wireless technology to broadcast local digitaltelevision programming to mobile devices such as cell phones, car media players or handheld televisions or DVD players.

The technology will compete with existing systems that beam television to mobile phones and follows a display by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd (005930.KS) of a competing portable broadcast system at the U.S. consumer electronics show in January.

U.S. cell phone providers already offer video clips or in some cases full-length shows on handsets, but LG said its technology would be the first to enable TV stations to broadcast local programming to portable devices using the same airwaves they use to broadcast to regular living room TVs.

The system, which would involve an upgrade of existing broadcast transmitters, would cost about $100,000 to $500,000 to install per station, depending on the size of the market and how many channels were involved, according to a spokesman for Harris, a supplier of transmission systems.

John Taylor a spokesman for LG, which makes everything from cell phones to washing machines, said LG has had initial talks with broadcasters, but has yet to announce any customers for the technology, known as Mobile-Pedestrian-Handheld.

The companies will demonstrate the technology for the first time at the National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas later this month.

LG expects to have chips available later this year, Taylor said. Device makers would also need to agree to support the technology, but the type of devices used would depend on broadcasters' plans he said.

In some U.S. markets, Qualcomm Inc. (Nasdaq:QCOM - news) unit MediaFlo USA already broadcasts live national TV to Verizon Wireless phones, including a phone made LG. Verizon Wireless is owned by Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ - news) and Vodafone Group Plc (VOD.L).

Mobilizes SugarCRM for BlackBerry Smartphones

2007-04-04T11:08:00.001-07:00

iEnterprises Brings SugarCRM Customers "Mobile Edge for SugarCRM": Mobilizes SugarCRM for BlackBerry Smartphones

iEnterprises Joins SugarCRM's SugarExchange as Premium Provider and Helps SugarCRM Customers Extend Their CRM Wirelessly

iEnterprises, Inc. (http://www.ienterprises.com/), the global desktop and wireless customer relationship management (CRM) experts, and SugarCRM, the world's leading provider of commercial open source CRM software, today announced that they will be offering "Mobile Edge for SugarCRM," a new wireless "extension" for SugarCRM users so they can instantly make their SugarCRM available on BlackBerry® smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM) (NasdaqGS:RIMM - News).

Mobile Edge for SugarCRM (which can be purchased through SugarExchange) allows SugarCRM Professional and SugarCRM Enterprise customers with mobile employees equipped with BlackBerry smartphones to access their important information anytime, anywhere -- in a matter of seconds. The pre-built solution uses an open standards Web services interface, making it tightly integrated to the two SugarCRM product lines, while being very user-friendly and configurable. Mobile Edge for SugarCRM also upholds SugarCRM's commitment to providing flexible deployment options. Customers can conveniently choose hosted and / or behind the corporate firewall deployment. Both are affordable and hassle-free to manage.

By accessing SugarCRM on BlackBerry smartphones, mobile professionals can quickly tackle urgent issues and gain extra productivity and peace of mind wherever they may be. Furthermore, customers can maximize their CRM and wireless infrastructure investments.

"We're excited to be contributing this valuable wireless extension to SugarCRM customers and the Linux / Open Source community," said Phil Sheehy, iEnterprises' VP of Strategic Alliances for Wireless Solutions. "Companies want to empower their mobile workers with the information they need to get the job done, and done well. Mobile Edge for SugarCRM helps them do that smoothly within days, and without breaking the bank. Since it's so inherently configurable, Mobile Edge for SugarCRM works and grows the way your business does."

Here is a sample of tasks that SugarCRM customers will be able to do from their BlackBerry smartphone with Mobile Edge for SugarCRM:

-- Sales teams can quickly access customer contact, lead, and pipeline
information.
-- Executives can view opportunities, performance status, and be alerted
of important or urgent issues.
-- Customer service representatives can resolve issues and communicate
with customers and other business divisions immediately.
-- Field Service personnel can access, open, and close service tickets on-
site, improving the quality of service and maintaining Service Level
Agreements.
-- All mobile users can schedule meetings, maintain a centralized
calendar and address book, and assign tasks while away from the office.

Please visit http://www.ienterprises.com/sugar-crm-mobile or http://www.sugarexchange.com for more information.

About SugarCRM

SugarCRM is the world's leading provider of commercial open source customer relationship management (CRM) software for companies of all sizes. Sugar easily adapts to any business environment by offering a more flexible, cost-effective alternative than proprietary applications. SugarCRM's open source architecture allows companies to more easily customize and integrate customer-facing business processes in order to build and maintain more profitable relationships. SugarCRM offers several deployment options, including on-demand, on-premise and appliance-based solutions to suit customers' security, integration and configuration needs. For more information, call (408) 454-6900 or 1 87 SUGARCRM toll free in the US, email contact@sugarcrm.com, or visit http://www.sugarcrm.com.

About iEnterprises

iEnterprises, Inc. brings companies desktop and wireless CRM solutions that achieve their CRM vision and drive success. The global CRM experts' chief products are the award-winning CRM solution, iExtensions for Notes, and wireless CRM application, CRM on the Go (also known as Mobile Edge). More than 10 years ago, iEnterprises began with a vision that CRM software should be affordable, easy to use, and easy to implement. iEnterprises delivers its products worldwide through a vast network of global business partners and employs a value-driven methodology and personalized approach that helps customers stay focused on their top end-users' needs. iEnterprises, Inc. is a Premier level member of IBM PartnerWorld and a member of the BlackBerry® ISV Alliance program. The company is headquartered in Murray Hill, New Jersey, and has its European office in London, United Kingdom. For more information or to download a copy of the software, visit http://www.ienterprises.com.

iEnterprises, iExtensions CRM and CRM on the Go are the exclusive properties and trademarks of iEnterprises, Inc. iEnterprises, iExtensions CRM and CRM on the Go are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be pending or registered in other countries. The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. IBM, Lotus, and Lotus Notes are registered trademarks. Notes and Domino are trademarks of IBM. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Contact:

SugarCRM Media Contact
Tara Spalding
P: 408-355-3858
E: Email Contact

iEnterprises Media Contact
Daisy Wall
P: 404-695-0195
E: Email Contact

Source: iEnterprises

PinStack Launches BlackBerry Professionals Job Board

2007-04-04T11:06:00.000-07:00

Recruiters can now post Jobs on PinStack and instantly reach it's audience -- more than 500,000 visitors and 2.5 million page views per month. In addition, PinStack visitors can browse BlackBerry Jobs that fit their career path free of charge.

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The Blackberry Job Board is powered by the JobCoin job board software. "There are a wealth of talented BlackBerry professionals who are not browsing traditional job boards," said JobCoin CEO Keith Schacht. "The BlackBerry Job Board... helps companies who need to hire BlackBerry professionals reach these talented individuals [that read daily."

"This is an excellent alliance for us!" said PinStack Founder, Hayden James. "A large portion of PinStack's visitors belong to the IT industry who will welcome this new service. A glance at the Jobs already listed and it's clear that this new service opens up great opportunities for BlackBerry Professionals and the Companies seeking them."

If your company is looking to hire BlackBerry admins, developers, support staff, or sales/marketing staff in the BlackBerry space - we think the PinStack audience is the ideal place to search. If you have immediate position to fills, contact phartge(at)jobcoin.com about posting a job right away so you it can be listed for the launch of the new job board.

The Pinstack job board can be found at BlackBerryJobs.PinStack.com.

About JobCoin
JobCoin helps employers reach their ideal job candidates and provides website publishers with a new source of revenue by including highly relevant job listings on their site. Ultimately, JobCoin seeks to change the way candidates and employers connect. JobCoin is a privately held, privately funded company based in Chicago, IL. For more information, please visit http://www.jobcoin.com.

About PinStack
PinStack is a Discussion-Based Community focusing on BlackBerry Professionals which has developed into the largest and fastest growing online BlackBerry community of well over 100,000 registered members. PinStack offers everything BlackBerry related including discussions, downloads, discounted Software & Accessories, user guides, reviews and more. Further information visit: www.pinstack.com.

Contact:
Hayden James, Founder
PinStack
Phone: 268-764-5003
hayden.james @ pinstack.com

Nokia N800: Its Cool, But Is It A Game-Changer?

2007-04-04T10:58:00.000-07:00

Nokia N800: Its Cool, But Is It A Game-Changer?

Dean Bubley submits: What is it with Nokia (NYSE: NOK - News) at the moment? I ve been at 3 conference sessions during March where a representative has turned up brandishing their N800 Linux-powered WiFi tablet, and then given a presentation focused almost entirely on it and Nokia's peculiar notion that it somehow completely redefines computers to be "Internet optimised".

Typically the events were about telecoms or VoIP. Yes, sure there are some VoIP clients that run on it, but its hardly the number one usage case for the N800. I cannot believe that internally, Nokia believes this class of device will ever carry more than 1% of the world's VoIP traffic, let alone overall voice.

nokia n800Yet in at least one of the presentations, both PCs and mobile phones (and also handheld gaming consoles) were dismissed as essentially legacy devices. That "everything will be Internet-based", and that "bundling network services and a SIM" was an old business model.

Now even I, a fairly ardent supporter of most open-IP principles & a detractor of walled gardens and SIM-authenticated WiFi, do not take things that far. Sure, there will be some hugely interesting and important innovations will mean that VoIP, WiFi and pure Internet-resident capabilities become viable challengers for many users' spend and time. But equally there are certain things that licenced spectrum - and licenced operators - are actually pretty good at, which will mean that tied device+service combinations are not going to disappear.

More confusingly, I don't understand why Nokia feels it necessary or appropriate to pitch the Web Tablet type device as a PC or notebook alternative. An alternative to UMPCs, OK, I can buy that. But even Nokia has to appreciate that the web isn't just following Moore's Law on processor speeds and memory - it's also being driven by LCD display pricing, which is why more PCs and Apples ship with 20" screens, and many laptops are similarly-endowed: it ain't for spreadsheets, it's for better Internet and multimedia display.

I'd understand it all a bit better if the N800 had a slide-out keyboard, or even a decent camera, but in its current incarnation it's not even optimised for "user generated content".

To be honest, I find Nokia's positioning of its broader N-Series smartphone devices as "multimedia computers" a little contrived too. "The device formerly know as the cellphone"...oh, please.

I suspect that all this may be an attempt to put clear water between the N-Series and the more operator-centric approach taken by the Mobile Phones division. But to be honest, there's really not that much difference between an N73 and most of the Series-60 phones developed in the other units. Sure, most of the N9x devices are probably sold through non-operator channels, but I think it's too early for most buyers to think of them as anything other than cool phones.

Motorola KRZR K1 Phone

2007-04-04T10:23:00.000-07:00

Following in the footsteps of the revolutionary RAZR, the new ultra-sleek Motorola KRZR K1 exudes pure luxury with clean lines, precision detailing and premium materials shrouded within a distinctive metallic gloss front finish. The ultimate all-in one device captures photos with an integrated 2.0-megapixel camera with 8x zoom and video capture and playback capabilities, MP3 player with stereo Bluetooth headset support, and a microSD card slot. Featuring worldwide quad-band functionality and EDGE technology for hi-speed web browsing, the KRZR K1 puts premium power in the palm of the hand.

Motorola KRZR K1 Features

* Ultra-slim form factor with precision detailing and premium materials within a distinctive metallic gloss front finish
* High-quality imaging via a built-in 2.0-megapixel digital camera with 8x digital zoom, image editing, and video capture and playback MPEG-4 (15 fps CIF) with audio / video streaming (3GPP) and video progressive download to record up to 25 minutes of video on the embedded memory
* MP3, AAC, AAC+ enhanced music player for listening to favorite music on-the-go
* Bluetooth wireless technology for handsfree convenience and streaming stereo sound
* microSD memory expansion slot for additional storage with optional card
* EDGE (Class 12) technology for high-speed data transmission with WAP 2.0 compliant browser
* MotoSync to synchronize contacts and calendar at the touch of a button
* Push-To-View for sharing of images in real-time
* Screen 3 technology for zero-click access to news, sports, and other premium content

Nokia debuts 7088 CDMA phone in L'Amour Collection

2007-04-03T10:18:00.000-07:00

Launched on March 29, the Nokia 7088 not only debuts as the first CDMA model in the popular L'Amour Collection of Nokia, but it is also the first to apply this collection's remarkable design language to a sliding configuration.

The Nokia 7088 makes quite an impression on design conscious mobile consumers with its jewel-like select key, carefully sculpted directional pad set into a metallic frame and a striking bold leather-inspired textures found on front and back surfaces of the Nokia 7088. The entire look of it accentuates the artful balance between technology and nature, the hallmark of the L'Amour Collection's design ethos.

The new phone comes loaded with integrated video recorder, camera with LED flash, a two-way speakerphone, voice recorder and calendar. The built-in mobile browser feature can be used to access information on the go.

A dedicated key makes it easy to activate the camcorder / camera. Captured images and video clips can be enjoyed on the extra-large 128 x 160 pixel color display found on the Nokia 7088.

The Nokia 7088 is expected to be available in selected markets in Asia/Pacific, Middle East, Africa, China and Latin America during the 2nd quarter of 2007. There is no mention of estimated price or the US / Europe release of the product.

source: http://news.sawf.org/Tech/35284.aspx

Nokia Introduces CDMA Model in its L'Amour Collection

2007-04-03T10:14:00.000-07:00

Nokia (News - Alert) has brought a new level of sophistication to the CDMA market by launching the Nokia 7088. As the first CDMA model in the popular L’Amour Collection the Nokia 7088 apply this collection’s remarkable design language to a sliding configuration.

Customers will be drawn towards the model’s jewel-like select key and carefully sculpted directional pad set into a metallic frame. The bold leather-inspired textures on front and back surfaces of the Nokia 7088 enhance the tactile experience, and further accentuate the artful balance between technology and nature that is the hallmark of the L’Amour Collection’s design ethos.

“The Nokia L’Amour Collection has been enthusiastically received by design minded individuals around the world. We are pleased to be able to bring this bold expression of style and taste to CDMA customers,” said Larry Paulson, vice president and general manager of Nokia’s CDMA business in a press release.

He continued: “The Nokia 7088 is certain to attract instant attention with its beautiful form and generous set of features. Coupled with Nokia’s hallmark quality and easy-to-use interface, we are sure that customers will have a great long-term relationship with it as well.”

Users can easily activate the integrated video recorder and camera with LED flash with the dedicated key. This allows captured images and video clips to be enjoyed on the extra-large 128 x 160 pixel color display found on the Nokia 7088.

The Nokia 7088 also boasts a two-way speakerphone, voice recorder and calendar feature. The model also enables on the go information access with the built-in mobile browser.

The attractive and productive Nokia 7088 will be available in selected markets in Asia/Pacific, Middle East, Africa, China and Latin America during the second quarter of 2007.

Nokia is a provider of mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry.

Nokia 7088 Phone

2007-04-02T09:38:00.000-07:00

The Nokia 7088 draws attention to its jewel-like select key and sculpted directional keypad set into a metallic frame. Leather-inspired textures are found on front and back surfaces of the 7088, further accentuating the balance between technology and nature. A dedicated key makes it easy to activate the integrated video recorder and camera with LED flash, allowing captured images and video clips to be enjoyed on the large 128 x 160 px color display. A two-way speakerphone, voice recorder and calendar feature make the 7088 productive, while the built-in mobile browser can be used to access information on the go.

Nokia 5700

2007-04-02T09:24:00.000-07:00

The 5700 features a twist design that switches between four modes at the flick of the wrist - music player, 2.0-megapixel camera, video call and smartphone. Using an optional 2 GB microSD card, the Nokia 5700 supports up to 1500 tracks that can be enjoyed using Bluetooth stereo headphones. Loading songs onto the 5700 is fast and easy as consumers can choose from a broad range of supported digital formats, including WMA, MP3, AAC, as well as eAAC+ and MP4. The Nokia 5700 brings videos to life on a vibrant color screen supporting up to 16 million colors for excellent video playback. With 3G high-speed data connectivity, the 5700 makes browsing, downloading and streaming multimedia content convenient. A video call feature and the built-in 2.0-megapixel camera make it easy to share moments with friends and family.

Amp’d Mobile and Motorola Announce the MOTO Q for Mobile Entertainment

2007-04-02T09:19:00.000-07:00

Amp’d Mobile and Motorola Announce the MOTO Q for Mobile Entertainment

Amp’d Mobile unveiled the MOTO Q, Amp’d Edition from Motorola, a MOTO Q designed for experiencing mobile entertainment.

The MOTO Q, Amp’d Edition from Motorola is aimed at today’s youth market who thrive on entertainment and social networking.

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Featuring one of the slimmest QWERTY designs on the market and Windows Mobile 5.0 software, the MOTO Q, Amp’d Edition from Motorola is the ideal device for work, play, staying connected with friends and more. With advanced EVDO technology, 320x240 vivid display, rich multimedia content and stereo sound, this phone was built to serve up big doses of Amp’d’s broadband mobile entertainment.

Additionally, Amp’d is the first US carrier to utilize Adobe’s Flash Lite technology as the main user interface. With this technology, consumers will experience Amp’d Live’s robust broadband content and programming lineup to its fullest potential, including streaming TV, Amp’d Original programs, music, viral videos, 3D multiplayer games, ringtones, wallpapers and more.

The MOTO Q, Amp’d Edition from Motorola features include:

* Live TV: Watch Live TV, live events, videos and more (MTV, E! Entertainment, Comedy Central, Adult Swim, FOX Sports, Amp’d Supercross Series, Ultimate Fighting Championship)
* Amp’d Originals: Exclusive Amp’d Original presentations like “Lil’ Bush,” “Lil’ Hollywood,” “Doggy Style,” “Venice Beach” and others that you won’t find anywhere else
* Social Networking: Stay in touch with the complete messaging suite – Text, IM, email. Full (QWERTY) keypad makes for lightning fast communication
* Stereo Bluetooth Wireless Technology: Allows you to listen to music without wires from a compatible Bluetooth enabled music device making the MOTO Q, Amp’d Edition from Motorola your entertainment hub
* Music and Video on the Go: Experience music on the go like never before – music videos, over half a million downloadable 99¢ songs, and exclusive Amp’d Studio Sessions
* Personalization: Only with the MOTO Q, Amp’d Edition from Motorola can users personalize their device with wallpapers and ringtones from the extensive Amp’d catalogue
* Social Organization: Sync with Microsoft Office and keep your Contacts, Calendar and Task Lists
* Entertainment Network: Amp’d Mobile customers enjoy the security of knowing that Amp’d delivers America’s best wireless entertainment network

MTC Kuwait Deploys Motorola Solution

2007-04-02T09:15:00.000-07:00

Motorola application services will optimize speed of mobile data and improve network operational efficiency for MTC Kuwait

Motorola, Inc. today announced an agreement with MTC Kuwait to optimize the speed of data services on its network and increase overall operational efficiency.

Under the agreement, MTC Kuwait will deploy Motorola’s Global Applications Management Architecture (GAMA) solution including systems integration and advanced network optimization services which are designed to enhance the mobile data capacity of the operator’s network and improve the performance of mobile data applications even over low-bandwidth connections. The enhanced network will enable users to access mobile web pages and email on the move at a faster rate than previously.

“Providing high quality service is one of the most important aspects of our operation at MTC Kuwait, as is continuous improvement of the data network speeds to meet our customers' expanding mobile communication requirements,” said Barrak Al Sabeeh, general manager, MTC Kuwait.

“There is a growing demand from our customers for mobile data services – applications such as push email – that require a fast and reliable connection to deliver real value to the user. The Motorola GAMA solution that we have rolled out will enable us to deliver the level of service that users require, and add new users to the network, all without having to make substantial new investment in infrastructure, thereby realizing efficiencies,” Al Sabeeh added.

The Motorola GAMA solution accelerates the delivery of data to mobile devices such as PDAs, laptops and mobile phones, and also enables the network to accommodate additional users as required.

“The Motorola GAMA solution, including system integration and network optimization services, offer a wide range of benefits to service providers such as MTC Kuwait. The seamless deployment means that customers will gain the benefits of a faster service, allowing them to get more out of their mobile applications, which in turn encourages them to use those applications even more,” said Ali Amer, vice president, Middle East, Africa and Pakistan, Motorola Networks & Enterprise.

“For MTC Kuwait, this network optimization ensures full utilization of resources so that new customers can be added easily and efficiently, enabling the operator to get optimal return on investment from its infrastructure,” Amer concluded - Motorola.

Connected: Motorola Q combines cell phone with PDA

2007-04-02T09:12:00.000-07:00

With prices coming down on popular cell phones, you'll undoubtedly start to see more people carrying the Motorola Q.

The Q is a competent combination cell phone/personal digital assistant -- a breed known to the industry as the smart phone. Smart because you don't have to carry two devices; smart because your address book gets synchronized with your computer every time you synchronize your PDA. Although not perfect, the Q offers the mobile warrior a variety of tools that he may need and want while out of the office.

First, the Q is a full-featured cell phone -- complete with a large address book that lets you punch in a couple of characters from the middle of a name or phone number to search for that contact; then dial with a single click. Most cell phones make you start from the beginning of the name or number.

Like most high-end cell phones, it has a camera; this one is able to capture photos up to 1.2 megapixels with a 6x zoom -- good enough to capture the moment when you don't want to carry a separate camera.

The PDA is based on Windows-mobile, which is fine for standard contacts management, calendar management and task management -- but the Q doesn't include Pocket Excel or Pocket Word, which you find on many other Windows Mobile devices. That means you can't manipulate spreadsheets or create word processing documents on your PDA. Frankly you wouldn't want to try, because the Q doesn't use a stylus to enter data or navigate. Your interface with the PDA is strictly buttons and knobs.

For a lot of users, this makes it very handy because you don't have to worry about losing the stylus, and it's easy to navigate with one hand. Unfortunately, the lack of stylus means some applications won't work. For instance, Franklin-Covey's PlanPlus Prioritized Tasks and the very popular Pocket Informant information management software can't be used -- even though both products run on Windows Mobile.

Just like with other small devices, the people who engineered the Q had to make some trade-offs. They managed to include an entire QWERTY keyboard on the face of the phone, but the buttons are very small. Plus, to guard them against being pressed by accident, the phone slips into its holster facing inward, which means you can't glance down at the holstered device to see who is calling. You must remove it to look at the face of the phone.

One of the powers of the Q is the combination PDA and cell phone -- which means you can check your e-mail or even send it fairly easily from the road -- just like you might do with a BlackBerry device. If you're a true data junkie, you'll love the fact that it can connect to the high-speed Verizon EV-DO data network.

The interesting issue with the Q is that the designers have incorporated some great ideas that you rarely find, yet at the same time have shorted the user in other areas. The good include a solid, slim body, room for extra flash memory (to store photos, sound files and contacts), and the ability to use either Bluetooth or standard wired headphones. The pains include the backward holster, the small keys and the lack of stylus. So you'll need to figure out which of these items is most important to you before shelling out your dollars for the Q.

If you decide to buy it, though, you'll own a solid workhorse that lets you stay better connected, while roaming whereever you can find cell service.

GAP, Motorola, and Others Losing Focus on Helping Others

2007-04-02T09:06:00.000-07:00

When the US frontman Bono started the (product)RED charity, which asks large corporations to advertise certain products and give a percentage of the earnings to help those in Africa and other third-world countries, no one could predict the outcome. While companies like the GAP, Motorola, and American Express have donated at least 1% of the earning from products included in the RED campaign, many are sceptical about the amount of money companies have spent on advertising and if they are more concerned with earning money than helping others.

“Cause-related marketing is not a convenient sticking plaster to put over the inadequacies of a brand. Rather, it will serve to draw attention to them by the media so it needs to be approached with eyes open,” said, Sue Adkins, international director of Business in the Community. The real question is whether consumers are better off donating directly to charities instead of buying T-Shirts, cell phones, and credit cards. While the campaign has raised about US$25 million (£12m), could the same amount or more have been raised through traditional fund raising efforts?

The main controversy is whether companies are using charitable causes to increase their overall sales. The answer is more complex than most people can imagine, because it is impossible to really understand why people buy what they buy and when. While using charitable causes as marketing tools may be considered immoral to some, it is providing funds needed.

Regardless of how the money was raised and the cost of advertising, the good news is that 160,000 Africans are receiving the medications needed to survive and countless others are receiving an education. While consumers need to weigh their options before buying T-Shirts and other items, the RED campaign is earning money that will help those who are less fortunate.

LG VX8600 Phone

2007-04-01T10:25:00.000-07:00

Released for Verizon Wireless, the LG VX8600 provides a sophisticated and sexy look sure to turn heads. Following the successful international launch of the Chocolate phone, the VX8600 offers a similar design on a clamshell form factor. At first glance, its sleek, ultra-thin shape and glowing, touch-sensitive keys will grab the attention, but a closer look reveals irresistible features VCAST for music and video, Bluetooth capabilities, a 1.3-megapixel camera and camcorder, a microSD memory port for extra storage

Nokia cancels treasury shares

2007-04-01T10:22:00.001-07:00

Nokia cancels treasury shares
29 Mar 2007 : Cancellation of treasury shares
Nokia has decided to cancel 169 500 000 shares held by the company. The cancellation of shares does not have an effect on the amount of share capital of the company. Following the cancellation the number of shares in the Company will be 3 925 542 619.

Performance levels in Nokia Performance Share Plans
As previously disclosed, Nokia has a 2007 Equity Program including performance shares, which is offered as the main equity-based incentive under this plan. Performance shares will be settled provided that the Company's performance reaches the required threshold level measured by two independant performance criteria: average annual net sales growth during the three-year performance period (2007-2009) and earnings per share ('EPS') (basic) at the end of the performance period (2009).

Nokia now announces that the threshold level for the average annual net sales growth under the Performance Share Plan 2007 is 9.5% and the maximum level is 20%. The threshold level for the EPS (basic) is EUR 1.26 and the maximum level is EUR 1.86.

As disclosed earlier, the grant of performance shares in 2007 may result in an aggregate maximum payout of 12 million Nokia shares, should the maximum level for both performance criteria be met. Nokia intends to continue to grant performance shares also in 2008-2010 up to a total payout of 36 million Nokia shares.

Nokia Siemens Networks will be consolidated by Nokia as from April 1, 2007. In order to neutralize the expected impact to the Nokia Performance Share Plans of the formation of Nokia Siemens Networks, Nokia has decided to adjust the levels or measurement of the performance criteria of the Performance Share Plans 2004, 2005 and 2006 by adjusting for the one-time increase in the net sales and by excluding the expected one time gains and restructuring costs.

It should be noted that certain statements herein which are not historical facts, including, without limitation, those regarding: A) the timing of product and solution deliveries; B) our ability to develop, implement and commercialize new products, solutions and technologies; C) expectations regarding market growth, developments and structural changes; D) expectations regarding our mobile device volume growth, market share, prices and margins; E) expectations and targets for our results of operations; F) the outcome of pending and threatened litigation; G) expected timing, scope and effects of the merger of Nokia's and Siemens' communications service provider businesses; and H) statements preceded by "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "foresee," "target," "estimate," "designed," "plans," "will" or similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Because these statements involve risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from the results that we currently expect. Factors that could cause these differences include, but are not limited to: 1) competitiveness of our product portfolio; 2) our ability to identify key market trends and to respond timely and successfully to the needs of our customers; 3) the extent of the growth of the mobile communications industry, as well as the growth and profitability of the new market segments within that industry which we target; 4) the availability of new products and services by network operators and other market participants; 5) our ability to successfully manage costs; 6) the intensity of competition in the mobile communications industry and our ability to maintain or improve our market position and respond successfully to changes in the competitive landscape; 7) the impact of changes in technology and our ability to develop or otherwise acquire complex technologies as required by the market, with full rights needed to use; 8) timely and successful commercialization of complex technologies as new advanced products and solutions; 9) our ability to protect the complex technologies, which we or others develop or that we license, from claims that we have infringed third parties' intellectual property rights, as well as our unrestricted use on commercially acceptable terms of certain technologies in our products and solution offerings; 10) our ability to protect numerous Nokia patented, standardized, or proprietary technologies from third party infringement or actions to invalidate the intellectual property rights of these technologies; 11) our ability to manage efficiently our manufacturing and logistics, as well as to ensure the quality, safety, security and timely delivery of our products and solutions; 12) inventory management risks resulting from shifts in market demand; 13) our ability to source quality components and sub-assemblies without interruption and at acceptable prices; 14) the closing of the merger of Nokia's networks business and Siemens' carrier-related operations for fixed and mobile networks to form Nokia Siemens Networks, and Nokia's and Siemens' ability to successfully integrate the operations, personnel and supporting activities of their respective businesses; 15) whether, as a result of investigations into alleged violations of law by some current or former employees of Siemens, government authorities or others take actions against Siemens and/or its employees that may involve and affect the carrier-related assets and employees transferred by Siemens to Nokia Siemens Networks, or there may be undetected additional violations that may have occurred prior to the transfer, or ongoing violations that may occur after the transfer, of such assets and employees that could result in additional actions by government authorities; 16) the expense, time, attention and resources of Nokia Siemens Networks and our management to detect, investigate and resolve any situations related to alleged violations of law involving the assets and employees of Siemens carrier-related operations transferred to Nokia Siemens Networks; 17) any impairment of Nokia Siemens Networks customer relationships resulting from the ongoing government investigations involving the Siemens carrier-related operations transferred to Nokia Siemens Networks; 18) developments under large, multi-year contracts or in relation to major customers; 19) general economic conditions globally and, in particular, economic or political turmoil in emerging market countries where we do business; 20) our success in collaboration arrangements relating to development of technologies or new products and solutions; 21) the success, financial condition and performance of our collaboration partners, suppliers and customers; 22) any disruption to information technology systems and networks that our operations rely on; 23) exchange rate fluctuations, including, in particular, fluctuations between the euro, which is our reporting currency, and the US dollar, the Chinese yuan, the UK pound sterling and the Japanese yen, as well as certain other currencies; 24) the management of our customer financing exposure; 25) allegations of possible health risks from electromagnetic fields generated by base stations and mobile devices and lawsuits related to them, regardless of merit; 26) unfavorable outcome of litigations; 27) our ability to recruit, retain and develop appropriately skilled employees; and 28) the impact of changes in government policies, laws or regulations; as well as the risk factors specified on pages 12-24 of the company's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006 under "Item 3.D Risk Factors." Other unknown or unpredictable factors or underlying assumptions subsequently proving to be incorrect could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Nokia does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.

Motorola, vendors to build wireless broadband ecosystem

2007-04-01T09:07:00.000-07:00

Motorola, Inc. announced the launch of the MOTOwi4 Ready application ecosystem, Motorola's portfolio of applications for municipal and enterprise wireless networks. This program offers application solutions that are ready for use on deployments of MOTOwi4 broadband wireless networks. Motorola also announced the availability of municipal video solutions for surveillance that include mesh-enabled Sony IPELA cameras, video management solutions (VMS) and video sharing technologies.

The MOTOwi4 Ready application ecosystem connects Motorola's wireless broadband access technologies -- Mesh, Canopy, Point-to-Point and eventually WiMAX -- to a comprehensive range of applications. Whether it's integrating wireless parking meter reading to increase city revenue, incorporating video surveillance to support crime reduction or expanding wireless access across the digital divide, the program will provide the applications needed and verified for the MOTOwi4 network.

"Municipalities and service providers are seeking solutions that take a comprehensive approach to supporting the business case for municipal wireless networks," said Roberta Wiggins, research fellow in Yankee Group's Enabling Technologies Service Provider group. "The Motorola MOTOwi4 Ready application ecosystem is designed to combine broadband wireless hardware with applications that address this need."

Motorola also provides customers with access to outdoor network experts, well versed in the parameters that impact successful deployments who are able to support the design, installation and delivery of the network and the chosen applications.

"Our authorized resellers have made several deployments that integrate our IPELA video surveillance cameras directly with Motorola's hardware. These seamless solutions help meet customers' needs without the confusion of dealing with multiple vendors, essentially giving them one place to get everything to achieve their required return on investment," said Yoshi Hirano, Sony Electronics' senior marketing manager for security products, a MOTOwi4 Ready vendor. "The MOTOwi4 Ready application ecosystem helps us to have a much broader presence in front of potential municipal wireless customers than we would otherwise. The program also helps us to position our cameras with a market leader in wireless broadband technologies."

The MOTOwi4 Ready application ecosystem expands Motorola's extensive experience with application developer programs to include companies creating solutions for wireless broadband networks. "It's no secret that applications often drive the business case for installations, which is why we are putting together the applications and hardware that create the solutions customers want," said Jim Welch, vice president, wireless broadband products, Motorola Networks & Enterprise. "We're excited to work with such a large group of industry leading application vendors to create one of the largest and most versatile wireless broadband network solutions available."

Delivering IP applications across customer segments and technologies, the Motorola MOTOwi4 Ready application ecosystem supports Motorola access technologies including Mesh, Point-to-Point, Canopy and eventually WiMAX solutions for private and public networks.

Motorola Completes Acquisition of Tut Systems, Inc.

2007-04-01T09:03:00.000-07:00

Motorola, Inc. announced that it has completed its acquisition of Tut Systems, Inc. . The transaction has a total equity value of approximately $39 million on a fully diluted basis.

Tut Systems delivers industry-leading content processing and distribution products for deploying next-generation video and Internet Protocol (IP) services over broadband networks. More than 160 service providers including telecommunications carriers, cable operators, entertainment companies and government agencies worldwide use Tut Systems products.

The integration of Tut Systems' solutions with Motorola's industry-leading digital video delivery solutions
will expand Motorola's ability to help service providers deploy advanced video services over IP, ATM, or RF-based network architectures. Motorola currently has deployed 2,060 digital video networks and more than 50 million digital video set tops worldwide.

As previously announced on December 21, 2006, the two companies signed a definitive merger agreement under which Motorola has now acquired all of the outstanding shares of Tut Systems common stock. The transaction was approved by the stockholders of Tut Systems on March 6, 2007 and was completed today. With the completion of the transaction, trading in Tut Systems common stock will be suspended at the close of business today.

About Tut Systems, Inc.

Tut Systems, Inc. delivers advanced content processing and distribution products as well as comprehensive system integration services for deploying next-generation data and video services over broadband networks. Service providers, content providers and government agencies worldwide use Tut Systems solutions to deliver broadcast-quality video over broadband networks. Tut Systems is headquartered in Lake Oswego, OR. For more information, visit http://www.tutsys.com/ or call (971) 217-0400.

About Motorola

Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of Seamless Mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you get and stay connected simply and seamlessly to the people, information, and entertainment that you want and need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks -- along with a full complement of support services. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $42.9 billion in 2006. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit http://www.motorola.com/.

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Certain statements contained in this press release, including future financial and operating results, benefits and synergies of the transaction, future opportunities for the combined company and products, any other statements regarding Motorola's or Tut Systems' future expectations, beliefs, goals or prospects, the near-term impact of the transaction on Motorola's earnings per share, and any statements that are not statements of historical facts might be considered forward-looking statements. While these forward- looking statements represent managements' current judgment of future events, they are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, include: (i) the parties' ability to meet expectations regarding the accounting and tax treatments of the transaction; (ii) the possibility that the parties may be unable to achieve expected synergies and operating efficiencies within the expected time-frames or at all; (iii) Motorola's ability to successfully integrate Tut Systems' operations and technology into those of Motorola and the possibility that such integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; (iv) revenues following the transaction may be lower than expected; (v) operating costs, customer loss and business disruption (including, without limitation, difficulties in maintaining relationships with employees, customers, clients or suppliers) may be greater than expected following the transaction; (vi) the retention of certain key employees at Tut Systems; and (vii) the other factors described in Motorola's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and its subsequent reports filed with the SEC, and Tut Systems' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and its subsequent reports filed with the SEC. Motorola and Tut Systems assume no obligation to update or revise any forward- looking statement in this press release, and such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof.

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Dial in to cell phone gaming

2007-04-01T08:39:00.000-07:00

Dial in to cell phone gaming

"Sonic the Hedgehog," "Tetris" among favorites

Cell phones have been doing more than simply enabling owners to rack up substantial bills through calling friends and family members for a long time now. When it comes to wasting time between classes - or even, let's face it, during classes - cellular service providers now offer an overwhelming choice of games and distractions to choose from, if you're willing to pay.

Cell phone games have long since matured from the days of "Snake," in which a line of blocks grows larger as you move the pixilated line to eat food, or the rudimentary football games in which one dot would pass a smaller dot to a slightly larger dot.

In just a few years, things have moved from a simple version of "Tetris," to complete 3-D shooter games like "Dirge of Cerberus," one of the many "Final Fantasy VII" spin-offs that exist.

Ryan Dauphin, a freshman majoring in finance, said the only mobile phone game he really plays is "Solitaire."

"There's not a lot of smart phone software out there," he said. Dauphin said he owns a Motorola Q phone through Verizon Wireless.

He said he prefers to watch TV on his phone rather than play games.

When he does want to play a game on his phone, he said he doesn't like to do it through his phone carrier, which charges as much as $12 for one game.

"I procure them by alternate means," he said.

Clint Odom, a sophomore majoring in computer science, said the only game he has is "Sonic the Hedgehog," based on the classic Sega Genesis game.

"I used to own a whole bunch of games, but I switched services, so now I [hardly] have any," he said.

Odom said "Sonic" cost him about $7.

His old service was T-Mobile, but he switched to Verizon Wireless recently, he said.

"I don't play 'Sonic' very often, because it runs down the batteries really bad," Odom said.

He said with his experience, most games and extra features on phones do the same thing.

Games don't matter when picking out a phone, he said. Instead, he picked the phone he has now because of its music capabilities.

"It's kind of funny," Odom said. "I bought it for music, but I can't get the V-Cast thing to work, so I can't put any music on my phone."

According to wirefly.com, the most popular phones of 2006 were the Cingular, T-Mobile and Verizon Motorola RAZRs, so finding games for the RAZR is a rather easy task.

With older phones, games are less complex, with no 3-D options or splendid gameplay, while newer phones might have 3-D action, and games look about on par with the original PlayStation.

Browsing for games through different companies is easy online, but most cell phone carriers will allow users to buy games through their phones as well.

Games are simply tacked on to bills at the end of the month for contract owners, and deducted from minutes with a pre-paid phone.

According to their Web site, Cingular's most popular game is "Tetris" for $6.99. That's followed by "Wheel of Fortune" at $2.99 a month and "Bejeweled" at $5.99. Cingular generally allows cell phone owners to download games to their phone and keep them until they change the phone, with exceptions for some subscription-only games like "Wheel of Fortune."

Verizon Wireless works differently, according to the Web site. Games can either be charged monthly or as an unlimited purchase. Its most popular games are "Centipede," "Monopoly" and "Sonic the Hedgehog" for $3.49 a month or $7.99 unlimited.

T-Mobile does not have its games available online for viewing and can only be downloaded from users' cell phones.

Sprint's most popular game is "Tetris" for $3.49 a month or $6.99 unlimited, according to the Sprint Web site.

With tons of games from each provider, it would be difficult not to find a game worthy of at least trying out - if the price doesn't seem too high.

Shifting trends in cell phones hurt RF Micro

2007-04-01T08:33:00.000-07:00

RF Micro Devices is a cornerstone of Greensboro's economic future.

It's a homegrown company that makes high-tech microchips for cell phones. It will soon employ nearly 2,000 people in well-paying, advanced manufacturing jobs and has been promised $15 million in state and local incentives for various expansions.

But its future may depend on global fashionistas who barely know what a microchip looks like.

RFMD, which sells its chips to such major phone makers as Nokia and Motorola, rattled investors last week when it said earnings will drop because a top customer is experiencing a slowdown. Its stock price has dropped more than 10 percent since Wednesday to close around $6.23 Friday.

Officials with RFMD did not return calls seeking comment. But in a news release, Bob Bruggeworth, president and chief executive officer, said, "There are certainly challenges in the near term as we navigate through product cycles both at RFMD and at our leading customers in the coming quarters."

Analysts immediately pointed to Motorola, which said just a week earlier that it will lose money in its next quarter.

Could it be that Motorola's ultra-thin Razr phone is now in the shadow of a new species of even thinner "slider" phones?

Analyst Tero Kuittinen certainly thinks so.

Motorola has a huge backlog of phones it hasn't sold, he said. "You've seen those Verizon ads on TV with 50 percent off Razr phones?" said Kuittinen, a senior product specialist for Nordic Partners, a brokerage firm.

"It damages the brand. It's possible that the RFMD warning is simply to the fact that Motorola may have canceled huge chunks of orders left and right. You sometimes see this massive shift in market share that really leaves the companies scrambling."

That may be a sobering fact to economic developers in the Triad, who are just recovering from the implosion of the textile and apparel business here.

But Rob Bencini, director of community and economic development for Guilford County, believes an industry that is relentlessly innovative, as RFMD is considered to be, is going to stay ahead of technology and fashion.

"If you keep thinking the marketplace is going to stop with you, it's not," Bencini said. "It's going to keep moving. They can't afford to stop innovating."

Kuittinen says, though, that companies such as RFMD can suffer at the whims of the average buyer.

If RFMD's chips aren't in the hottest cell phone styles, it could be out in the cold -- until trends turn again.

"It's a fashion business," he said. "People have said that it's a commodity business, but you don't see these huge shifts in consumer preference in a commodity business. Over the past two years the phone has become more and more a fashion item."

And global preferences, not necessarily those of U.S. consumers, shape the market that RFMD is serving.

It's proof to Bencini that the global economy is permanently woven into the Triad economy. Cheap labor in Asia and Mexico killed the textile business here. Trends in other nations will affect advanced manufacturing here as well.

But advanced manufacturing -- jobs that require refined skills and pay well -- is the best and most likely future for Triad workers.

RFMD represents that and technology, an industry that Greensboro economic developers are investing time and money into nurturing, Bencini says.

"People talk a lot about advanced manufacturing. That term's almost become pass? because all new manufacturing will become advanced manufacturing or it won't occur," he said.

Meanwhile, RFMD and its investors await the quarter's financial results from Nokia, its biggest customer, which will be released April 19. If it's a good report, all will be well, Kuittinen says. If not, the market may be in a slump and RFMD will have something to worry about.

"You need engineering to design the phone," he said. "What's driving demand is the look of the phone, not what it can do. They're just really looking for the hot-looking phones."

Contact Richard M. Barron at 373-7371 or dbarron@news-record.com

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2007-03-09T09:54:00.001-08:00

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Motorola S805 Wireless Bluetooth Headset

2007-03-09T09:53:00.001-08:00

Overview

The advent of Bluetooth 1.2 with the wireless music profiles is a boon to music lovers. We now have various options and price ranges to choose from in units that combine both wireless headphone and headset usage. Motorola takes this one step further and offers an optional wired version as well that puts these headphones to the front of the pack.
Out of the Box

The Motorola's are honking big headphones. These are studio style headphones, also known as DJ headphones. A thick band comes over your head; two ear muffs cover your ears. Compared to most anything out there today, the word clunky comes to mind. However, on closer inspection, you see that the clunky factor all has a purpose. The foam completely surrounds your ear, comfortable and soft. It helps block out unnecessary noise and creates a small auditory cave that enhances the sound. The headband on top also has cushioned foam and instead of a one size doesn't fit all model, the earpieces can slide down to accommodate a range of head sizes. The earpieces themselves are suspended and also pivot in four different directions. These are snug, but comfortable and adjustable.

These are Bluetooth wireless headphones that support the two profiles you need for wireless musical enjoyment You’ll need a Bluetooth 1.1 device for voice calls only (not a recommended solution) and 1.2 with A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) for music. I'm using the Treo 750 which supports both profiles. The AVRCP (Audio Video Remote Control Profile) is needed for track and volume control. On the face of the right earpiece is a single button with the usual symbols for play, pause and stop (stop requires a longer press). One great feature is the track select control. There is a large circular dial that you twist forward to go forward one track and back once to go to the beginning of the track or twice to go back to the previous song.

On the left ear is a similar jog control for volume. There is also your call control button. These are a Bluetooth headset as well as a headphone. There is a microphone in the right earpiece and they work in the usual way. You can answer, hang up and such using the multi-function call control button and the caller is heard in both ears. As usual, not a good idea (or legal one at that) to use these while driving.

The S805s can be charged using the lightweight AC adapter with folding tines. The charging end is a mini USB which means you can charge directly off your computer with the appropriate cable. Like its little sibling, the HT 820 the headphones include a 3.5mm hard cable to plug into a laptop, iPod, or even a Treo with appropriate 2.5 to 3.5mm adapter. Surprisingly my package seemed to be missing this component and I grabbed the one from the previous headphones I tested and used it. I'm assuming the oversight was a random glitch in manufacture and packaging.

Finally, the headphones include a wonderful hard case. The earpieces swivel a full 90 degrees so they can lie flush with the headband and create a thinner case than you'd expect. It's criminal when someone sells you a fragile, expensive device and doesn't include a case. From headphones to Treos to what have you: if it's expensive, portable, and fragile the manufacturer should include an appropriate case. Oh, and the case has a small elastic pocket on the outside for the cable, adapter or anything else you might not want bunking in with your headphones.

The Quick Start Guide is simple and easy to follow. Step one, charge the headphones (2-3 hours). Step 2 pair by starting the Bluetooth wizard on the Treo and then hold down the multi-function button on the headphones for six seconds. You have the option to choose a handsfree or wireless headset mode, or both.

One great feature is that you can turn off the indicator lights by pressing both buttons. I find the constant blinking blue annoying. The headphones are rated for a stunning 17 hours of music and 20 hours of talk time.
Quality

So how do these suckers sound? As a wired solution, they're the best headphones I've ever used. Listening to a Clapton guitar solo is stunning. I especially enjoy the high end and hearing the ting of a high hat clearly gives me the tingles. The mids are completely clear so the voices are sharp and crisp. The basses achieve a wonderful richness as I feel the foam cushions give them space to breathe. The stereo separation is fantastic. The separation helps to create a clear sense of space and individuate the sounds. Most music, especially live performance is mixed as if you were looking at a stage with the lead vocalist center, the drummer in back, and the various guitars, lead and bass, on the sides so good separation clarifies the instruments and creates space for the vocal.

Using these wirelessly is also a treat. Although degraded from the wired solution sounding a bit fuzzy, wireless sounds good. Certainly, these are better than the other two headsets I’ve used including the Nokia's that come in at the same price. However, those have a much more streamlined design.

As a wireless headset the Motorola’s are just functional. This was a surprise, though considering their design, understandable. The microphone is a fair ways from your mouth. The foam ear cushions can emphasize bassy sounds in a way that is excellent for music but turns out to be not so good for a voice call. The result, calls sound very bassy. I'm also living in a small apartment with bare floors, so your experience will vary (and probably improve) if you have a lot of carpeting. I've also had a bit of trouble with call control, though I imagine it's just me getting use to the transfer of calls and such. The manual does say if you turn off Bluetooth, you may need to re-pair and I’ve found myself re-pairing a bit more than I’d expect. I can’t fault the headphones though, I think the device can be a bit quirky at times. That said, I picked up the headsets this morning and had a simple call and now I’m listening to music without a hitch.

Motorola News: Oakley-Motorola RAZRwire

2007-03-09T09:52:00.001-08:00

Oakley-Motorola RAZRwire

What does a RAZRwire sound like to you? A cable that connects a certain popular RAZR phone to your computer? I recently bought a pair of Oakley sunglasses called the RAZRwire. It looks good, feels great, and is sure to turn heads when you’re spotted wearing them. For Oakley fans, it lacks the usual O markings on the hinges, and doesn’t have Oakley branded across the bridge, but it does have Oakley engraved at the bottom of the left lens.

It costs a hefty S$498 (with the bluetooth add-on) and S$398 (without the bluetooth, branded a NBT model), but the frame is made of O-luminium, a material 40% lighter than titanium. It comes with spring-loaded hinges, and doesn’t feel too tight, or too loose. Plus the unique Unobtainium grips on the ends of the arms keeps it on your face.

The bluetooth module is the only thing made by Motorola, and clips on to either arm, and has an earpiece that can pivot to plug into your ear. It meets bluetooth 1.1 and 1.2 standards, and according to reviews, is louder than the usual Motorola bluetooth headsets. Only thing about it is that it only fits on the RAZRwire, and can only be used with the RAZRwire, not by itself, so you can only use it during the day. At night, you would look weird wearing sunglasses. :)

More information can be obtained from http://oakley.motorola.com/.

Cell Phone Review: Motorola RIZR Z3

2007-03-09T09:50:00.001-08:00

Last week you may remember how I wrote about how I was in the market for a new cell phone. Well I finally made a choice last Wednesday to purchase a Black Licorice Motorola RIZR Z3 from Pure Mobile.

After placing the order, I waited in anticipation for my new gadget to arrive. It finally showed up on Wednesday afternoon, just as I was leaving the office. As I tore through the UPS packaging to get to it, I could tell already that I was going to love this phone.
Features

The RIZR is a Quad-Band GSM slider phone with Wireless EDGE capability. Motorola’s first in the slider form factor, it measures at 4.15” x1.79” x 0.65” and only weighs 3.92 oz. It comes with a brilliant 262k colour display, measuring in at 1.9 inches.

The RIZR also features a 2.0 MP camera, with a fullscreen viewfinder, which also doubles as a video recorder. A high intensity LED camera light is also included, which helps when taking photos in darker places.

In addition to the camera, the RIZR also has a built in MP3 player which supports MP3/AAC/AAC+ audio formats. Bluetooth is also included, which makes it a breeze to get your photos off your phone to your computer (if your computer has Bluetooth enabled).
First Impressions

My first impressions of the phone are great. In comparison to my old v551, the RIZR feels like a solid product with its rubbery exterior and glossy finish. Call quality was excellent. I tested it on the noisy streets of Calgary a couple of times, and each time I could hear the person on the other end perfectly clear. This was a big issue with my old phone, which was virtually unusable in noisy situations.

The camera quality is also decent. While it’s nothing amazing, it will definitely come in handy when I want to take simple pictures while I’m out. You can also turn the phone sideways to take pictures like a standard camera, making its point and shoot function a breeze to use.
Problems

The built in MP3 Player is not very good. I found it hard to use, and in order to use it with headphones you need to buy a special USB headset (a standard plugin for headphones is not built in).

Because the phone is unlocked, and not yet available in North America, means that it came from Europe. While nothing is wrong with the phone itself, this did mean that the included charger came with a European plug. This was somewhat disappointing at first, but extra chargers can be ordered for cheap, or you can pick up a European power adapter from The Source like I did.

Because the phone is black and glossy on the front, it’s also very easy to get fingerprints all over it. While this isn’t a big problem to me, it might be for some people.
Overall

I love this phone and I recommend it to anyone who is looking for a quality, well built product. It’s easy to use and has great call quality, and is well worth the price.

The Motorola RIZR is available in Licorice Black, Blue and Red. It is currently not available through a major wireless carrier in North America, and needs to be ordered unlocked.

Motorola H800 Bluetooth Headset

2007-03-09T09:49:00.001-08:00

Want wireless convenience without comprising your style? Then slip into something a little more fashionable. Fusing sleek form and superior function, the Motorola Slider Bluetooth Headset H800 boasts innovative slider design, distinctive laser-etched details and advanced functionality. The first headset to offer slider RapidConnect technology for easy, instant connections, the Motorola H800 provides intuitive features for effortless use. Complete with Bluetooth 2.0 technology, outstanding audio and optimal comfort for extended wear, the Motorola Slider Bluetooth Headset H800 is the definitive wireless headset for consumers who demand both style and performance.

Fashion—the Wireless Way
Offering a fresh new way to experience wireless, the Motorola Slider Bluetooth Headset H800 is anything but typical. Offering a unique slider form factor with distinctive etched housing with unique designs, the H800 exudes innovation and elegance that gets noticed.

Cool, Clear and Comfortable
The Motorola H800 is designed to fit your style and your physique—featuring interchangeable hooks to match your ear for a snug and secure fit, the Motorola H800 ensures comfort for long wear. What’s more, the elevated speaker rests closer to your ear for loud, clear audio. Complete with Bluetooth 2.0 technology for faster pairing, echo and noise reduction technology, the Motorola H800 ensures the only thing you’ll hear is your conversation.

Chic and in Charge
Take control of your calls without touching your phone. Accept, end, redial, and voice dial calls all directly from the Motorola H800’s integrated call button. The first Bluetooth headset with slider RapidConnect™ technology, the Motorola H800 gracefully glides open for easy one-touch connections, then powers down when not in use for battery conservation.

Summary

* Over-the-ear slider headset design
* Elevated speaker rests closer to the ear for loud audio
* Interchangeable hooks to match the ear for a snug and secure fit
* Up to approximately 6 hours talk time or 8 days standby time
* Ergonomic, lightweight
* New iconic on/off slider
* Elegant laser-etched patterns
* Keeps your voice clear with echo cancellation and noise reduction technology
* Intuitive, easy to use controls
* Volume controls can be programmed to remain upright as you switch headset from one ear to the other
* EasyPair™ for easy initial setup with the phone
* Multicolor indicator light
* MicroUSB charging

Motorola’s handset-based navigation system, MOTONAV

2007-03-09T09:48:00.003-08:00

MOTONAV adds turn-by-turn GPS navigation to compatible Bluetooth enabled handsets providing exact locations, on-screen maps and turn-by-turn spoken and visual directions. The compact T805 and T815 GPS receivers fit easily in your pocket and come with a car charger, phone holder and flexible mounting options. The T805 comes with a 12-month MOTONAV national subscription, while the T815 includes MOTONAV loaded on a memory card.

Does Bluetooth crash your Motorola V360?

2007-03-09T09:48:00.001-08:00

Does Bluetooth crash your Motorola V360?

I love my Motorola V360 cellphone. It's very geeky, offering USB charging, MP3 ringtones, extra memory card for storage, all that good stuff. I'm having a problem recently, though, and wondering if it's just my phone or everybody's. For Christmas I got a bluetooth headset. Specifically the Motorola v500, which I was led to believe should work just fine, what with both being Motorola products.

The problem is that regularly now (as in, at least once per day) when I'm talking on the headset, my phone will reboot itself. Right in the middle of the conversation, I'll get a blank white screen on the phone, and then it starts up again like I just turned it on. I have to reconnect to the headset and everything. Typically it only happens once and then I'm fine, but yesterday it happened three times. Does this happen to anyone else? Thus far it has only ever happened to me when I am engaged in a conversation via the bluetooth connection. Just leaving bluetooth on doesn't seem to do it. When bluetooth is off completely, I have not had the problem.

Recently I did happen to get a "Check SIM" message out of the clear blue sky, but I'm hoping that's a coincidence. I did pop out the card and reseat it, and the message has not reappeared. I asked a guy at a T-Mobile shop about a possible connection between the two, and he couldn't imagine one. His only suggestion was that perhaps my battery was causing me trouble.

Anybody else?

Unlocked Cingular Motorola SLVR L7

2007-03-09T09:47:00.001-08:00

Unlocked Cingular Motorola SLVR L7

Well today I’m putting the phone up for sale, so if you, a friend, co-worker or family member is looking for a great phone with less then 20 hours of actual use on it and looks like it just came out of the box (which it did) and can be used on ANY GSM network world-wide, let me know.

Motorola SLVR L7

This is the Cingular (USA) branded version with iTunes on it. The phone is unlocked and has a clear IMEI so all you need to do is pop your SIM card into the phone and off you go.

If you don’t have a SIM card, go to your local carrier like T-Mobile, Cingular, AT etc and get service with them.

The best part is you don’t need to sign a 2 or 3 year contract with any of them because you’ll already have the phone. You can even use prepaid SIM cards in it.

The phone comes with original box, USB cable and all other accessories (car charger, home charger, battery) some of which are still sealed in the package (see pictures) and a Body Glove case with belt clip.

Motorola SLVR L7

The phone is designed to work on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHZ GSM/GPRS networks (Quad Band World Phone):

* US (850/1900 MHz)
* Canada (1900 MHz)
* Europe Asia/Pacific (900/1800 MHz)

Now the bottom line, this phone retails without a contract for $299.99 USD and would normally be locked to Cingular.

Remember, this unit is unlocked and can be used with any GSM carrier that you have a SIM card for and comes with everything you’ll need to get going, including the Body Glove case.

I’m looking to get $175.00 USD for the phone and if you’re in the USA, I will send the phone to you via FedEx for free.

Motorola: No Improvement in Sight

2007-03-09T09:45:00.001-08:00

Motorola: No Improvement in Sight

Eric Savitz (Barron's) submits: The fundamentals at Motorola (NYSE: MOT - News) continue to deteriorate. Brantley Thompson, an analyst at Goldman Sachs, today trimmed his earnings estimates for the company for both this year and next year.

For 2007, he went to $1.01 a share from $1.23 (ex-stock options); for 2008 he went to $1.20 from $1.43.

Thompson notes that the company is now “pursing a selective strategy” in emerging markets where a lack of scale and distribution prevent it from making money. That seems reasonable, but it does mean lower market share. Thompson now sees the company losing 1 percentage point of market share in 2007; that is a reduction in his estimate of 350 basis points.

Thompson says the company needs to take out $3-$5 in costs from its low end devices, and gain more traction in higher priced 3G phones to offset pricing pressure from the increased mix of phones selling to emerging markets.

“We believe these initiatives will take time…and therefore do not look for a meaningful near-term improvement,” he writes. “We still believe risk remains to Street estimates.”

Motorola today is down 19 cents at $18.65.

Glu Mobile and Nokia Announce Collaboration to Bring Glu Games to N-Gage Platform

2007-03-09T09:38:00.003-08:00

Glu Mobile and Nokia Announce Collaboration to Bring Glu Games to N-Gage Platform

Nokia, the world leader in mobile communications, and Glu Mobile, a leading global publisher of mobile games, announced today that Glu will be publishing a selection of mobile games and content on the N-Gage platform. Glu's portfolio of top-rated games includes original titles like Super K.O. Boxing!, Stranded and the Ancient Empires franchise, as well as titles based on major brands from Atari, Harrah's, Hasbro, Microsoft, PlayFirst, PopCap Games and Sony.

"Glu Mobile is one of the driving forces in the mobile gaming industry and we're excited to be working with them to bring premium mobile game experiences to our N-Gage platform," said Gregg Sauter, Director, Games Publishing, Nokia. "Glu's reputation and experience in creating compelling mobile games makes them a natural fit for the N-Gage platform."

"We're excited to be part of Nokia's mobile gaming efforts, and are impressed with the offering that Nokia has brought together with its new N-Gage Platform," said Kristian Segerstrale, Managing Director, EMEA, Glu Mobile. "The combination of Nokia's hardware and mobile platform vision and expertise along with Glu's top-rated, quality mobile games will deliver consumers a truly unique, immersive entertainment experience."

The first Glu title currently planned for the platform is World Series of Poker® Texas Hold'em (WSOP), which allows players to compete at tables with up to eight mobile gamers against WSOP champions such as Chris "Jesus" Ferguson and Scott Fischman. World Series of Poker Texas Hold'em is among the portfolio of games, applications and wallpapers that Glu is developing and publishing based on a multi-year, worldwide alliance with Harrah's License Company, LLC, an affiliate of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:HET - News).

About N-Gage

Nokia is an innovator in mobile, interactive entertainment and is re-defining the mobile gaming experience. Starting in 2007, Nokia's N-Gage platform will allow consumers around the world to easily find, buy, play and manage premium quality mobile games on upcoming Nokia Nseries multimedia computers and other Nokia S60 devices. N-Gage offers a global games platform that includes community features that allow users to easily interact with friends and share gaming experiences -- anytime, from anywhere. Nokia is working with the world's leading publishers to deliver a broad portfolio of exciting, high quality games. www.n-gage.com

About Nokia

Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators and corporations. www.nokia.com

About Glu Mobile

Glu is a leading global publisher of mobile games. Its portfolio of top-rated games includes original titles Super K.O. Boxing!, Stranded and the Ancient Empires franchise, and titles based on major brands from Atari, Harrah's, Hasbro, Microsoft, PlayFirst, PopCap Games, SEGA and Sony. Founded in 2001, Glu is based in San Mateo, California and has offices in London, Hong Kong, France, Germany and Brazil. Consumers can find high quality, fresh entertainment created exclusively for their mobile phones wherever they see the 'g' character logo or at www.glu.com.

GLU MOBILE, GLU, and the 'g' character logo are trademarks of Glu Mobile. All other names and trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Contact:

Glu Mobile
Kathy de Leon, 650-532-2421
Kathy.deleon@glu.com
or
Glu Mobile EMEA
Asam Ahmad, +44 20 3100 1174
asam.ahmad@glu.com
or
Nokia, Multimedia
Communications, +358 7180 45667
or
Nokia
Communications, +358 7180 34900
press.office@nokia.com

Source: Glu Mobile

Birdstep launch Smartconnect - automatic best access of WiFi or 3G for Nokia mobile phones

2007-03-09T09:38:00.001-08:00

Birdstep launch Smartconnect - automatic best access of WiFi or 3G for Nokia mobile phones

Birdstep today launched SmartConnect, which brings simplified connection and mobility management to WiFi/WLAN-enabled smartphones. Phones supported for launch are Nokia E and N series including Nokia E61i and E65 as well as SonyEricsson P990i and most windows mobile 5.0 based Smartphones ~

Oslo/Stockholm/Seattle/San Francisco/Cambridge - February 12, 2007 -Birdstep Technology ASA, the leading provider of seamless connectivity and mobility software for laptop, PDAs and smartphones today launched SmartConnect, a unique application that automatically chooses the best available network for mobile phones equipped with WiFi/WLAN and 3G, giving users an easy way to utilize WiFi/WLAN/3G to connect to the internet.

Recent research has shown that there are a number of challenges that users face when trying to connect a dual radio device to the internet. The user interface is not always intuitive; the multitude of networks makes it difficult to select the best connection and change it when moving around.

Birdstep's SmartConnect addresses all of these issues; the client ensures that the user is always connected to the best available network with the minimum of user intervention. In addition, the unique support for 3rd party VPN modules ensures that corporate data can be accessed without compromising security or ease of use. Finally, the intelligent hotspot login module enables smartphone users to automatically login to the WiFi/WLAN hotspots they have subscribed to.

"SmartConnect has been developed based on end-user feedback and Birdstep's long, solid experience helping users to connect their laptops to the internet over wireless networks. The launch of SmartConnect demonstrates Birdstep's market leading position in seamless connectivity and mobility solutions" said Petri Markkanen, CEO at Birdstep.

Some SmartConnect highlights are:

* Intelligent WiFi Login Module
- WISP-r and HTTP based login
- Supports customized modules for network operators

* SIM and Device Locks
The SmartConnect client can be locked in the following ways:
- To only operate with a specific operator's SIM cards
- To only operate on a specific type or brand of device

* Seamless Mobility
The SmartConnect client has a built-in optional SmartRoaming client
that enables seamless mobility, providing session persistency:
- Compliant with IETF Mobile IP standards
- IOT with major HA vendors (Cisco, Nortel, Nokia networks, etc)
- Supports NAT traversal and is compatible with all leading VPN
solutions

* Diagnostics
The SmartConnect client includes a control interface for network
diagnostics

The SmartConnect product is generally available from the Nokia Download Catalogue from the 12th of February 2007 and will be demonstrated at the 3GSM World in Barcelona on the newly launched Nokia E and N series phones.

To find out more information about SmartConnect or book a meeting at 3 GSM World, please send an e-mail to meeting@birdstep.com visit us in Hall 2, Stand 2B79.

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NOTES TO EDITORS

About Birdstep (www.birdstep.com)

Birdstep Technology ASA is a public company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE) under the ticker 'BIRD'. The company is headquartered in Oslo, Norway with four wholly-owned subsidiaries: Birdstep AB in Sweden, Birdstep Technology Inc. in Seattle, US, Birdstep Technology in San Francisco, US and Birdstep Technology Ltd in Cambridge, UK.

Birdstep Technology is a global software development, marketing and sales company offering seamless connectivity and mobility client software for mobile data users on laptops, Pocket PCs and smartphones, as well as state of the art embedded database technologies.

Birdstep has an installed base at more than 40 operators globally including T-mobile Group, Vodafone Group, Orange, TIM, Turkcell, TMN, Sprint, KPN, E-plus, Telenor and TeliaSonera. The company also cooperates with global partners such as Nokia, SonyEricsson, Cisco, Ericsson, Nortel Networks, HP and Fujitsu Siemens Computers.

For further press information and photography please contact Robert Vangstad at Birdstep Tel: +46 (0) 730 58 45 00

Copyright © Hugin ASA 2007. All rights reserved.

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Source: Birdstep Technology

Nokia Realigns its Devices Sales Organization in North America

2007-03-09T09:36:00.001-08:00

Nokia Realigns its Devices Sales Organization in North America

Nokia today announced that it will realign its North America sales and marketing organization and the management of its device business there. These changes are aimed at improving the organization's alignment with its customers in North America in order to better meet their needs.

In a move towards building a more channel-focused organization, Nokia is redefining the roles of its device sales teams for North America and relocating most sales support people closer to customers. The device sales organization will move most of its support functions from Irving, Texas, to Nokia's corporate facilities in White Plains, New York.

As part of the changes, Mark Louison, the current head of Nokia's networks business in North America, has been appointed to head Nokia's devices business in the area as of July 1, 2007. As of April 1, Mr. Louison will also become President of Nokia Inc., the North American arm of Nokia. After the realignment and relocation is complete, Tim Eckersley, the current head of Nokia's device sales in North America, will leave his current position at the end of June. His future plans will be announced at a later date.

"The changes we announced today are designed to align us more closely with our customers in order to drive improved business results in North America," said Robert Andersson, Executive Vice President, Nokia Customer and Market Operations. "We believe these moves will enable us to reinforce our sales and marketing activities in this important market and allow us to provide our customers with some truly compelling product offerings."

All the changes announced today will start immediately, with completion expected by the end of June.

About Nokia

Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators and corporations.

www.nokia.com

Source: Nokia

Nokia Software Updater Makes Updating Your Mobile Device Quick and Easy

2007-03-09T09:35:00.005-08:00

Nokia Software Updater Makes Updating Your Mobile Device Quick and Easy

Nokia (NYSE: NOK - News) today announced that the Nokia Software Updater application is now available from selected Nokia local support web pages as well as http://www.nokia.com/softwareupdate. After a successful trial run last year, Nokia is expanding the program to enable people to update their own mobile device software without having to visit a service point. So far, over three quarters of a million people have updated their Nokia device using Nokia Software Updater.

"As mobile devices become more intelligent, software updates make it possible for us to provide a better experience for people by adding and updating functions," said Jarkko Sakki, Director, Multimedia Customer Care, Nokia. "For example, the recent software update for the Nokia N80 added support for internet calls. The Nokia Software Updater can make it fast and easy for people to get the latest software for their compatible Nokia device. As mobile devices become more like computers in terms of performance, it's a natural step for us to offer internet based software updates so that people can have the best available capabilities in their Nokia device."

Nokia Software Updater is a free application that enables people to update the device software on compatible Nokia devices, including some of the world's best selling 3G devices such as the Nokia N70, Nokia N73 and Nokia E61. Initially available only in English, the Nokia Software Updater is now available in almost 40 different languages. The link to Nokia Software Updater is also available in the most recent versions of Nokia PC Suite software.

Once the application is installed on a compatible computer, users can connect their compatible Nokia device via a USB cable and Nokia Software Updater automatically detects the device type, and whether any required software updates are needed and it then guides users through the updating process.

Notes to editors

For a complete list of compatible devices, please visit http://www.nokia.com/softwareupdate.

About Nokia

Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators and corporations. www.nokia.com.

Media Enquiries: Nokia, Multimedia, Communications, Tel. +358-7180-38194, Nokia, Communications, Tel. +358-7180-34900, Email: press.office@nokia.com

Source: Nokia

Nokia supplier Perlos ends Finland production, over 1,100 laid off

2007-03-09T09:35:00.003-08:00

Nokia supplier Perlos ends Finland production, over 1,100 laid off

HELSINKI (AFP) - Finnish company Perlos, which makes mobile phone casings for
Nokia, said on Monday it would end production with the loss of 1,132 jobs, as part of a bid to return to profitability.

"The company will discontinue all production operations in Finland, closing its two facilities in North Karelia by the autumn of 2007 at the latest," the group said in a statement.

Perlos said it would "also cut overlapping functions in the organisation, which will lead to personnel reductions in other functions in Finland as well," where it employs a further 200 employees.

The Finnish job losses were included in some 4,000 redundancies Perlos announced in January in Europe, Asia and North and South America for 2007, representing a third of its workforce.

Perlos has been hit by falling demand from Nokia, traditionally its most important customer, and fierce competition from Asian competitors. The group has said it intends to make savings of 100 million euros (130 million dollars) a year from 2007.

The group reported an operating loss of three to four million euros in the fourth quarter of 2006 and a loss of 32 to 33 million euros for the full-year.

At the end of 2006, Perlos had 12,944 employees, including 5,715 temporary workers.

N-Gage : Gameloft to publish 7 game titles for the N-Gage platform

2007-03-09T09:35:00.001-08:00

Gameloft and Nokia Unite to Offer Advanced Entertainment to Consumers

Gameloft to publish 7 game titles for the N-Gage platform

Gameloft®, a world leader in the development and publishing of video games for mobile phones, announced that 7 of its major titles will be available for Nokia's next generation mobile gaming platform, N-Gage.

All critically-acclaimed and bestsellers, these games are as diversified as the mobile gaming consumers themselves, offering fun-filled choices for everyone.

Games available at launch include:

Brain Challenge(TM), Winner of IGN's Editor's Choice Award and the
Silver Award from PocketGamer. "Brain Challenge is the best of three
brain training games I've played so far" - IGN.

Dogz(TM), Winner of the Bronze Award from PocketGamer for "a very
convincing experience."

Midnight PoolTM is the next success story for Gameloft. Already
awarded with the Editor's Choice Award from IGN, a Silver Award from
PocketGamer and a Gold Award from MobileGames FAQs, Midnight Pool has
been one of Gameloft's best sellers since the game's launch in 2005.
IGN called the game: "Gameloft's latest triumph."

Midnight Hold'em(TM) Poker - "a smart package," according to IGN.

Block Breaker Deluxe is the "Best Damn' brickout ever" according to
Wireless Gaming Review/ Gamespot. The game was Gameloft's best selling
title for 2004, 2005 and 2006.

Asphalt 3(TM): Street Rules(TM), Winner of IGN's Editor's Choice
Award, PocketGamer's Silver Award, Play2Go's Gold Award and the Air
Gamer Award. The game is a "top-notch racing romp that's more fun and
much faster than ever," according to PocketGamer.

Brothers in Arms(R) 3D has received a 9.5/10 rating from IGN who
added, "It has no equal" and "It's a triumph...(It's) the bridge
between traditional video games and mobile games."

"Development on N-Gage is the most ambitious project handled by Gameloft to date," said Julien Fournials, vice president of production at Gameloft. "The platform created by Nokia is very powerful and offers possibilities never seen before. It's an exciting opportunity for our internal studios to create the best possible games. These titles will advance the existing licenses one generation further."

"Year after year, we're renewing our close collaboration with Nokia," said Michel Guillemot, Gameloft's President. "With N-Gage, mobile gaming will benefit from the strongest technology, for the consumer's greatest satisfaction."

A demonstration of Asphalt3: Street Rules will be unveiled at the Nokia Booth, situated in the West Hall, booth #426 at GDC 2007 from 7 - 9th March.

About Gameloft -

Gameloft is a leading international publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones. Founded in 1999, it has emerged as one of the top innovators in its field. The company creates games for mobile handsets equipped with Java, Brew, or Symbian technology. The total number of mobile handsets with this technology is expected to exceed two billion units in 2008 (ARC GROUP).

Thanks to partnership agreements with leading licensors and personalities such as Ubisoft Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Endemol, Viacom, Sony Pictures, FifPro, Paris Hilton Ent., Lamborghini, Derek Jeter, Reggie Bush, Steven Gerrard, Vijay Singh or Llewton Hewitt, Gameloft has formed strong relationships with international brands. In addition to the partnerships, Gameloft owns and operates such brands as Block Breaker Deluxe, Asphalt: Urban GT and New York Nights.

As a result of agreements with telecom carriers, handset manufacturers, specialized distributors and its online store, Gameloft now boasts a distribution network covering 75 countries.

Gameloft has worldwide offices in New York, San Francisco, Kansas City, Seattle, Montreal, Mexico, Buenos Aires, Paris, London, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Milan, Madrid, New Delhi, Seoul, Hong Kong, Beijing, Tokyo and Sydney. Gameloft is listed on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange (ISIN: FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA).

For more information visit www.gameloft.com.

© 2007 Gameloft - All rights reserved - Gameloft and Gameloft logo are registered trademarks of Gameloft S.A. - All rights reserved.

Contact:

Gameloft
Sanette Chao, 212-994-2495

Source: Gameloft

Nokia Reorganizes Its Sales Organization, Appoints Mark Louison to Head Devices Team

2007-03-09T09:34:00.001-08:00

Nokia Restructures Device Sales Business
Nokia Reorganizes Its Sales Organization, Appoints Mark Louison to Head Devices Team

NEW YORK (AP) -- Nokia Corp., the world's largest cell phone maker, said Wednesday it will restructure its North American sales and marketing organization and the management of its devices business.

Nokia, based in Espoo, Finland, said it will redefine the role of its North American device sales teams and relocate most sales support staff "closer to customers."

The device sales organization will move most of its support capabilities from Irving, Texas, to Nokia's corporate offices in White Plains, New York. In addition, Mark Louison, who currently leads Nokia's North American networks business, will take over Nokia's North American devices business on July 1 from Tim Eckersley.

Louison also was named president of Nokia Inc., Nokia's North American arm, effective April 1. The company said it will announce Eckersley's future plans at a later date.

Nokia expects the reorganization to be complete by the end of June.

Shares rose 17 cents to $21.62 in afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Nokia reorganizes North American operations

2007-03-09T09:32:00.001-08:00

Nokia reorganizes North American operations

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Finland'sNokia (NOK1V.HE) named a president for its North American operations on Wednesday and said it would move some jobs from Texas to other locations to improve relations with customers.

Nokia is the biggest mobile phone maker on a global basis but has struggled in North America, where it trails Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT - news), the world's No. 2 handset maker.

As part of a reorganization in the region, Nokia said it will move most of its phone sales support operations to its White Plains, New York offices from Irving, Texas and will move sales people to cities where carrier customers are based.

Nokia spokeswoman Laurie Armstrong said the relocation of sales and marketing jobs would affect about 50 people and that there was no indication of a material impact from the changes.

The company plans to keep its network equipment business for North America and functions such as customer care and logistics in Irving, Armstrong said.

Mark Louison, now head of Nokia's North American network gear unit, is taking the newly created role of president for North America. He is moving from Atlanta to New York, where Nokia's chief financial officer is also based.

Louison is also becoming head of Nokia's mobile device business for the region.

"It's no secret we've had our struggles in the U.S. market. This is an example of our commitment to improving our position in the North American market," Nokia's Armstrong said.

Nokia shares were up 12 cents or 0.56 percent at $21.57 in afternoon trade on the
New York Stock Exchange, where Motorola shares were up 23 cents or 1.22 percent at $19.07.

ABOUT COSTS OR SALES?

Prudential analyst Inder Singh said the move may be the start of a bigger effort by Nokia to cut costs and also is a sign Nokia is not gaining any ground against Motorola and other rivals in the United States.

"What it says is that (Nokia is) still wrestling with North America. It doesn't look like they've made a lot of progress, so they're cutting costs to gain profitability," Singh said.

"I expect this would be the beginning of something. I don't think it's the end. I would suspect there would be more cost cuts to follow," he added, noting that Nokia may be able to find areas to cut as it merges its network equipment division with that of Siemens AG (SIEGn.DE).

But Ed Snyder, an analyst at Charter Equity, said the reorganization is probably more about efforts to improve Nokia's U.S. sales than to cut costs.

"The savings will not be material to Nokia earnings, but the improvement in efficiencies could help them significantly in growing in the U.S. market," Snyder said .

Louison will take up his new role on April 1, according to Nokia, which said he will take the helm at Nokia's device business on July 1.

Louison is replacing Tim Eckersley as head of device sales in North America. Eckersley will leave the job at the end of June, and Nokia plans to announce his future plans at a later date, the company said. The company said all the changes announced would take place by the end of June.

Nokia, Motorola Widen Lead on Record Handset Sales (Update2)

2007-03-02T11:17:00.001-08:00

Nokia, Motorola Widen Lead on Record Handset Sales (Update2)

Nokia Oyj and Motorola Inc. widened their lead over Samsung Electronics Co. on increased sales of cheap mobile phones in Asia, according to a Gartner Inc. report.

Nokia, the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, increased its market share to 36.2 percent from 35 percent a year earlier, the Stamford, Connecticut-based research company said in a statement today. Second-ranked Motorola's share rose to 21.5 percent from 17.8 percent, while Samsung, the third- largest manufacturer, fell to 11.3 percent from 12.1 percent.

Motorola and Nokia are focusing on markets such as China and India to boost sales of low-cost handsets in rural areas, as well as high-speed, or 3G, models that allow users to surf the Internet and make video calls. China is the world's largest mobile-phone market by users, while India is the fastest growing, adding more than 6 million customers a month.

```Nokia's brand is the most valuable in the emerging markets,'' said Karri Rinta, an analyst at Handelsbanken Capital Markets in Helsinki. ``Motorola has kept its share in China and is targeting India.''

Gartner predicted global handset sales of about 1.2 billion units this year after shipments soared 21 percent last year, bolstered by markets like China and India.

Espoo, Finland-based Nokia and Schaumburg, Illinois-based Motorola also increased their market shares sequentially and for the full-year as did Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ltd.

``Overall, you see Nokia, Motorola, winning more market share,'' Carolina Milanesi, principal research analyst at Gartner, said in an interview. ``These two players are present in all regions, price points and technologies.''

Asia-Pacific

Fourth-quarter unit sales climbed 21 percent to 284.2 million units, led by a 56 percent jump in the Asia-Pacific region, Gartner said. In 2006, shipments amounted to 990.8 million devices, an all-time high. Nokia benefited from having the widest portfolio even as it has been criticized for its mid- tier range, Milanesi said.

Nokia in January predicted industry handset sales to rise as much as 10 percent this year from 978 million units sold in 2006. Milanesi said in a ``worse-case scenario'' the industry would sell 1.1 billion devices. Researcher Strategy Analytics Ltd. last month estimated the market to reach 1.14 billion units, up 12 percent.

Shares in Nokia, whose own market share forecast for the fourth quarter was in line with Gartner's, gained 22 cents, or 1.4 percent, to 16.40 euros as of 11:26 a.m. in Helsinki, while Ericsson AB, which owns half of Sony Ericsson, rose 0.2 krona, or 0.8 percent, to 24.80 kronor in Stockholm. Motorola gained 31 cents to $18.83 in New York yesterday.

Profit Margin

Nokia and Motorola have introduced new handsets aimed at winning market share in each others' strongholds. While Nokia has focused on slimmer models, its U.S. rival has concentrated on multimedia devices with music players and cameras.

Motorola's profit margin at its phone unit shrank to 4.4 percent of sales in the fourth quarter from almost 12 percent in the previous three months as it cut prices to challenge Nokia's lead in emerging markets. Profit margin at Nokia's Mobile Phone division, its largest unit, climbed to 17.8 percent from 15.3 percent, excluding one-time items.

Milanesi said Motorola ``lost steam'' in the latter half of 2006 and it faces a ``challenging'' start for this year after Ron Garriques, head of its mobile-phone unit, left the company.

Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson, which overtook LG Electronics Inc. as the fourth largest handset maker in the first quarter, boosted its share to 9 percent from 6.9 percent a year earlier. The London- based joint venture between Japan's Sony Corp. and Ericsson AB of Sweden has attracted consumers with high-resolution cameras on its phones and handsets that use Sony's Walkman brand and double as music players.

``It's a safe portfolio, we would like them to diversify,'' Milanesi said. The company may continue to increase its market share in the short-term, she said.

Market share at Samsung fell in the quarter from the year- earlier period and sequentially, as sales growth at the Suwon, South Korea-based company rose at a slower pace than the market.

Milanesi said the company has focused more on new technologies to please phone companies at the expense of end users.

The following is a table of the six biggest handset makers by unit shipments and market share in the fourth quarter of 2006, with comparisons from a year earlier and the previous quarter. The figures were compiled by Gartner.

Units Q4'06 Share Q4'06 Units Q4'05 Share Q4'05
(millions) (percent) (millions) (percent)
Nokia 102.8 36.2 82.2 35.0
Motorola 61.0 21.5 41.9 17.8
Samsung 32.0 11.3 28.4 12.1
Sony Ericsson 25.7 9.0 16.1 6.9
LG 17.8 6.3 16.9 7.2
Sagem 4.4 1.5 4.2 1.8
Others 40.5 14.2 45.4 19.2
Total 284.2 100.0 235.1 100.0

Units Q3'06 Share Q3'06
(millions) (percent)
Nokia 88.1 35.1
Motorola 52.0 20.7
Samsung 30.6 12.2
Sony Ericsson 19.5 7.8
LG 15.0 6.0
Sagem 4.0 1.6
Others 41.8 16.6
Total 251.3 100.0

To contact the reporter on this story: Juho Erkheikki in Helsinki at jerkheikki@bloomberg.net .

Nokia-Palm Buyout Reports Baffle Some Experts

2007-03-02T10:47:00.001-08:00

Nokia-Palm Buyout Reports Baffle Some Experts

Recent reports that Nokia Corp. is in talks to buy Palm Inc. surprise some analysts, who nonetheless said some type of buyout might make sense and could even be a good thing for customers.

According to news reports, the pioneering handset maker has been talking with possible suitors and Nokia has emerged as the frontrunner for an acquisition, though investors might simply take the company private. Earlier reports said Motorola Inc. wanted to buy Palm.

Palm is profitable and increasing sales but faces tough competition and has stumbled recently. It has sold fewer devices than analysts expected in recent quarters, in part because of delays in getting products out, said Casey Ryan of Nollenberger Capital Partners in San Francisco. New products from Research In Motion Ltd. and other rivals have also eaten into Palm's market share, Ryan said. The whole high-end phone category is drawing many new entrants with flashy devices, including Apple Inc. with its iPhone.

Palm was instrumental in creating the market for PDAs (personal digital assistants) in the 1990s but has moved with the rest of the handheld business to devices that can also be used as phones. Its Treo smartphones, which come with either the Palm OS or the Microsoft Corp. Windows Mobile platform, are now Palm's bread and butter.

A Palm purchase by Nokia would mark a sharp turn for the Finnish cell-phone giant, analysts said. Nokia is focused on the OS developed by Symbian Ltd., of which it is a major owner, and its own operating systems, Needham's Ryan said. Although it has had trouble selling its high-end phones in some areas outside Europe, such as the U.S., Nokia has always insisted its operating systems were better than the competition's. Bringing the Palm and Microsoft platforms into its lineup would be like Apple's chief
Steve Jobs unveiling a Windows PC, he said.

"To me, it would seem to be a very challenging press conference," Ryan said.

Even if Nokia swallowed hard and admitted it needed Palm OS and Windows Mobile, the company would be faced with steep hurdles in corporate integration, he added.

A private buyout would make more sense, the analysts said. Palm is a basically sound company in a growing industry and could appreciate strongly over the next few years, according to Ryan. A reported price of US$20 per share seems reasonable, he said. On Thursday, Palm's shares (PALM) closed at $16.49, down $0.06.

Private investors could turn out to be heroes to Palm OS users, according to Greengart. They could shield Palm from the harsh glare of quarterly earnings expectations, possibly freeing management to make the big investment required to bring Palm OS up to date, he added. Despite several changes in direction and ownership over the past few years, the software has remained largely the same except for the addition of video capability, he said.

Nokia N76

2007-03-02T10:27:00.001-08:00

Nokia N76

Available in black or pink (though it could be red), the N76 is a
cool looking clamshell with a sturdy set of features. Featuring an 2MP
camera, microSD and a 2.4 inch display.

Key features

2.4 inch display

S60 3rd Edition software on Symbian OS

2.0 megapixel camera (20x digital zoom)

Web Browser

26 MB internal memory

microSD card support

Bluetooth

Release date: Before April 2007

Nokia N800

The N800 is a “internet tablet” which features wifi, QWERTY keyboard and Linux based operating system

Key features

Linux based Operating System

800×480 pixel display

Full QWERTY keyboard,

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

Webcam

Battery life: 10 days (standby) 3 hours high usage

Release date: already

Nokia also announced the previously leaked N93i which appears to be
a sliimer upgrade to the Nokia N93 with some improved styling.

Sony Ericsson have finally announced the W880i

2007-03-02T10:23:00.001-08:00

Sony Ericsson have finally announced the W880i (codenamed ‘Ai’) Walkman handset, after months of speculation. Sony Ericsson first confirmed the W880i at the beginning of January, but until today the final specifications of the device have been kept behind very tight lips. In London today all the details were spilled: a 9.4mm thin 3G Walkman handset with a 2mpx digital camera, 1GB Memory Stick Micro, stainless steel finish, and much more.

The thinnest Walkman handset to date, the 9.4mm profile will definitely rival other super-slim handsets on the market. The stainless steel finish (available in black or silver) on the W880i gives it a touch of class, while the orange hints to the W880i’s fun side: the multimedia functionality.

The W880i makes an impressive start with a 262,144 colour TFT LCD with a 240 x 320 (QVGA) pixel resolution.

Features
# Ultra slim design (9.4 mm thin)
# 2 megapixel camera
# Memory card slot with hot swap functionality
# 3G support with video calls
# Walkman 2.0 music player
# Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP stereo audio profile
# Multi-tasking support
# TrackID music service
# 1GB Memory Stick Micro M2 included in the package
# Included headset has a standard 3.5 mm audio adapter

Review By Sonyericsson

At just 9.4mm thin, the W880/W888 is the slimmest Sony Ericsson phone yet and combines the full Walkman phone experience with a device that fits easily into your pocket. The 1GB Memory Stick Micro provided in-box gives you room to store up to 900 full length tracks*, whilst the host of innovative music applications (such as Walkman Player 2.0 Disc2Phone) make it easy to get music onto your phone in the first place search through play lists once its there. All of this, plus a 2.0 megapixel camera, is packed into a UMTS phone that’s as slim as a standard CD case.

Samsung Ultra Smart

2007-03-02T10:15:00.001-08:00

The Ultra Smart is a part of Samsung’s Ultra portfolio which boasts a full touch screen as well as QWERTY keypad. It reflects the recent trend in telecommunications industry of touch screen user interface and also implements a QWERTY keypad and VibeTonz technology which allows them to feel the buttons accompanied by responsive vibrations. A “Drag and drop” method of touch screen was adopted for easier menu navigation along with music play list control for an expanded multimedia experience. Volume, play lists, brightness of screens as well as other menu control can be controlled utilizing the touch screen.

Specifications
# Quad-band GSM/EDGE/7.2Mbps HSDPA
Quad-band GSM/EDGE/7.2Mbps HSDPA
# 5-megapixel camera
# 2.8-inch, 262,000-color touch screen
# microSD card slot
# Bluetooth
# Slide-out QWERTY keyboard
# Measures 4.1 by 2.9 by 0.6 inches
Quad-band GSM/EDGE/7.2Mbps HSDPA
# 5-megapixel camera
# 2.8-inch, 262,000-color touch screen

Review By Infosyncworld

The Ultra Smart F700 is one of the first phones we’ve seen that will work on upcoming 7.2Mbps HSDPA networks. AT should be rolling out 7.2Mbps HSDPA here in the U.S. this year, but since the network’s current 3.6Mbps HSDPA coverage isn’t nearly complete, we’re not holding our breath for it. As for real-world download speeds, we’ve tested phones that get into the Megabit range on AT current network, maybe up to 1.5Mbps tops. Whether doubling the theoretical speed will double what you actually get is anyone’s guess, and probably depends more on network traffic, but for reference, Samsung claims that a 4MB song should take about 4.4 seconds

3G Pocket, Asus P735

2007-03-02T10:13:00.001-08:00

The P735 allows users to make full use of its 3G capabilities and integrates network connectivity, video conferencing, multimedia applications and many other business functions. With the P735, no matter where the user is globally, they can always access the information needed for informed business decisions while keeping total control over their personal life on the go.

Connect Anywhere
With a broad range of network connectivity options such as UMTS 2100 Mhz, GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 Mhz, GPRS Class 10 and even Bluetooth 2.0, the P735 allows the mobile executive to be truly connected.

“As phones become increasingly powerful, consumers are asking for one device that works for all aspects of life, in and out of the office,” said Mr. Jason Lim, Regional Director, Asia Pacific and Japan, Mobile and Embedded Devices Division, Microsoft Corp. “With the Windows Mobile-powered P735, ASUS is helping people make the professional and personal connections when and where they need them.”

Multiple Business Related Functions
The P735 is packed with many business applications to help make scheduling and working on the go simpler and more efficient. Utilizing the Windows Mobile Operating System platform, users can view and edit documents in Excel and Word.

With ASUS’s Remote Presenter, users can control Powerpoint presentations stored on a notebook via a Bluetooth connection. They can even read the footnotes on the P735’s screen as they are presenting.

Another added function to help save contacts easily is the P735’s business card recognition feature. The in-built 2M pixel auto-focus camera can pick out business card details and store them directly into the contacts section – omitting the need to carry all the business cards around.

International teleconferencing meeting across up to three different time zones is now possible with the unique Meeting Planner. This innovative feature helps to eliminate the hassle of time converting and makes meeting scheduling more efficient than ever before.

Rich Multimedia Experience
The P735’s built-in dual camera, rich audio and visual capabilities allow users to fully enjoy true multimedia capabilities. The P735 supports music playback for MP3, WMA, AAC and AAC+ file formats; and users can even enjoy multimedia streaming from the Internet.

Integrated Exclusive Software
Bundled in the P735 are exclusive ASUS software that provide the user with a variety of helpful options. The My Secret function encrypts and protects sensitive documents away from unauthorized eyes when activated. The ASUS Status feature keeps the user up to date with the status of the device; and the Profile function avoids embarrassing rings during meetings.

Review By Theunwired

AsusTek unveiled its latest Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition - the Asus P735 - which allows users to make full use of its 3G capabilities and integrates network connectivity, video conferencing, multimedia applications and many other business functions. With a broad range of network connectivity options such as UMTS 2100 Mhz (only), GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 Mhz (but no GSM 850 MHz or EDGE), GPRS Class 10, WiFi b/+g and Bluetooth 2.0, the P735 allows the mobile executive to be truly connected.

Samsung m500

2007-03-02T10:07:00.001-08:00

The m500 has it all. And what it doesn’t have, you can add. This Samsung is a slim, stylish multimedia machine that puts your music, photos, movies, the Internet and a sweet little phone right in your pocket. You can download songs, ringtones, images – even stream movies and videos through the broadband-like connection. In other words, you can have your whole life in here – to go.
# Music Player
This phone doesn’t just play music; it gives you CD-quality sound from a number of formats (mp3, aac or aac+). So you can load it with your favorite music and create your own soundtrack - anytime, anyplace.
# 1.3 Megapixel Camera/Camcorder
For such a slim phone, the m500 has a pretty heavy-duty camera. 1.3 megapixels. Digital zoom. Camcorder. And it’s PictBridge compatible so you can send your masterpiece straight to a PictBridge compatible printer.
# Multimedia Streaming
With our built-in broadband-like connection, you can surf the web seamlessly or stream the latest video. The m500 opens a whole world of multimedia entertainment.
# Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
You can enjoy your music wirelessly through Bluetooth-enabled headsets. You can also go wireless with hands-free car kits, printers, computers and more.

Review By Pdatoday

The SCH-M500 with GoForce 2100 will feature a host of advanced features including support for VGA image capture, accelerated graphics for gaming, and motion JPEG capture and playback. The GoForce 2100 also supports screen resolutions up to 320×240 pixels along with NVIDIA’s advanced imaging technology and JPEG compression for increased application performance.

Nokia E90

2007-03-02T10:05:00.001-08:00

The Nokia E90 Communicator is based on the S60 platform, making additional mobile applications available for its users. The E90 also has an integrated GPS and Nokia Maps application to provide help in finding routes and locating services. For increased personal convenience, the E90 is equipped with an FM radio, a music player, a video player and two cameras - a 3.2-megapixel auto focus camera with flash and a second camera for videoconferencing.

Features :
# Browse the Internet and transfer media-rich files via HSDPA (up to 3.6 Mbit/s enabled) and 3G high-speed mobile broadband
# Increase mobile productivity with applications for browsing and editing documents
# Talk on every continent with quad-band GSM and automatic switching between bands
# Access voice and data functions quickly and easily with convenient shortcut keys
# Locate meeting venues, restaurants, and places of interest with the integrated GPS
# Send images captured with the integrated 3.2 megapixel camera with flash and autofocus

Review By Nokia

The Nokia E90 Communicator is now based on the S60 platform, making a wealth of additional mobile applications available for its users. The Nokia E90 Communicator also has an integrated GPS and Nokia Maps application to provide help in finding routes and locating services. For increased personal convenience, the Nokia E90 Communicator is equipped with an FM radio, a music player, a video player and two cameras — a 3.2Mpix auto focus camera with flash and a second camera for videoconferencing.

Toshiba G500 smartphone

2007-03-02T10:04:00.001-08:00

At the 3GSM fair, Toshiba recently released the G500 smartphone, a device targeting the business area of the mobile market. This handset comes in a slider form-factor and has a design strikingly resembling with Nokia’s business class handsets.The G500 is a tri-band GSM phone working on 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz networks and also featuring UMTS 2100 MHz connectivity.

It runs a Windows Mobile 5 operating system and the spec sheet mentions a 2 megapixel digital camera with camcorder support, a second VGA camera for video calls, wireless Bluetooth connectivity, 64 MB built-in memory, a music player with support for MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ and WMA audio files, a SIP over Wi-Fi feature, a 2.3 inch 65k TFT LCD QVGA color display with a 320 x 240 pixels resolution, a miniSD memory expansion card slot and probably the one feature that will set every businessman’s pants on fire, fingerprint authentication.

Features
# Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone
# Fingerprint Reader!
# 3G + HSDPA
# WiFi
# 2.2″ screen
# 2 Megapixel Camera
# Slider design
# Toshiba VOIP (pictured below)
# Light Sensor
# 4 hours talk. 150 hours standby
# miniSD expansion

Review By Tradearabia

The Portege G500 is the world’s first Windows Mobile device which slides open and will be available in the second quarter at around 450 euros ($584.6) before local taxes and operator subsidies.

The 3G phone, which can download data at 3.7 megabits per second over the mobile network or via local Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless networks, has fingerprint recognition security built in and the software on the phone can all be controlled from a Toshiba Portege laptop computer.

LG Prada

2007-03-02T10:01:00.001-08:00

Prada is one of the world’s leading brands in design, production and distribution of luxury ready-to-wear, handbags, small leather goods, footwear, eyewear and fragrances. Prada, together with Miu Miu, Car Shoe and Azzedine Alaïa, is part of the Prada Group, which operates 211 stores in major markets around the world and distributes its products through a network of selected, high-end multi-brand shops and luxury department stores.

LG Prada KE850 Specifications
• Music Multitasking Messaging
• MP3, ACC, ACC+, WMA, RA Music Player
• Macromedia Flash UI
• MPEG4 Video Player
• ppt, doc, xls, pdf, txt Document Viewer
• EDGE Tri-Band
• Micro SD Expansion Slot
• 98.8 × 54 × 12 mm
• Weighs 85 Grams

Review By Phonesreview

The all new LG Prada KE850 is Phones Review Phone of the Day and this is because well come on look at it, do the words classy, sexy, stylish and fashionable come to mind and being LG and giants Prada launching this world’s completely touch screen mobile phone makes it even more interesting. They say this is the worlds first completely touch screen phone but is this true because the Apple iPhone is a completely touch screen phone as well we will let you be the judge of that.

Nokia 6110 Specification

2007-03-02T09:59:00.001-08:00

The Nokia 6110 Navigator is Nokia’s first dedicated smartphone aimed specifically towards the navigation market. Consumers can view their current location on the map, search for destinations, find specific routes, or locate services such as restaurants, hotels or shops that are nearby. The Nokia 6110 Navigator is an ideal tool for 3G multimedia, enabling real-time video sharing and video calls, as well as a 2.0-megapixel camera with a dedicated capture key, panorama mode, and integrated flash. For extra protection, the camera lens is covered by a protection slide, keeping the images crystal clear.

Features
# Navigation system and local maps pre-installed on the memory card
# Use turn-by-turn voice-guided navigation directly from the Nokia 6110 Navigator
# Access maps and location information quickly and easily with the dedicated Navigator key
# Download maps quickly and surf the web via high-speed 3.5G
# View maps, navigation guidance, and location information clearly on the 2.2-inch QVGA TFT color screen
# Take snapshots of places using the 2.0-megapixel camera with panoramic mode
# Keep images crystal clear with the sliding lens protector
# Listen to text messages and email read aloud with Message Reader, with quick access from the My Own key

Review By Nokia

The smart Nokia 6110 Navigator is an ideal tool for 3G multimedia, enabling real time video sharing and video calls, as well as a 2 megapixel camera with a dedicated capture key, panorama mode, and integrated flash. Video clips can be enjoyed with full screen view, and maps and images are clear and crisp to see on the large and bright 2.2″ QVGA screen, offering up to 16 million colors. For extra protection, the camera lens is covered by a protection slide, keeping the images crystal clear.

Nokia N800 Internet Tablet

2007-03-02T09:54:00.001-08:00

The N800 is Nokia’s second generation Internet Tablet, replacing the Nokia 770. It offers some serious improvements in the CPU, RAM and looks departments while adding $50 to the price. The device features a phenomenal 4″ 800 x 480 color touch screen, the Opera 8 web browser with Flash 7, a webcam, WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth, email, PDF reader, IM and a slew of other apps. It’s not a PDA and it’s not a phone, rather it’s meant to bring the Internet along with you most anywhere with a desktop-like experience. And yes, it fits in a roomy pocket and it runs Linux.

The N800’s beautiful 800 x 480 pixel touch screen is extremely sharp which is a good thing because text is quite small when viewing web pages and PDFs. As with the 770, you can zoom the Nokia N800’s display with the press of a button: there are zoom in and zoom out buttons on the tablet’s top edge. Zoom is fluid and extremely useful given the very high resolution relative to screen size. The built-in RSS reader, email, notes and other applications are easier on the eyes than web browser content since Nokia can control the font point size. It’s a rare pleasure to have a pocketable device with such high resolution, and web browsing and video playback truly shine on the N800.

The Nokia N800 retains the same size and form factor as the 770, but in a slightly smaller package. The button layout is roughly the same, with the scrollpad, back, menu, and home buttons all on the front. The power button has been relocated to the top of the unit next to the zoom in, zoom out, and full screen mode buttons. The right side has the headphone and power adapter jacks along with the stylus. On the right side is the new VGA camera for video chatting (more on that later). The bottom features an SD card slot. That slot is covered by the stand, which is now integrated into the device. Nokia’s focus on good design is apparent with the N800, and it’s a sexy-looking little gadget.

Nokia N73

2007-03-02T09:52:00.001-08:00

SmartPhoneToday reviews the Nokia N73 and writes, "You might think a device that was as much camera as phone might be relatively bulky, but the N73 manages measures only 4.33 x 1.92 x .74 inches and weighs a scant 4 ounces. The face of the N73 is dominated by a large 2.4-inch 240 x 320 pixel, 256k color depth display that's bright and colorful, with a small light sensor above the display that can adjust screen brightness based on ambient lighting conditions. ... 3.2 megapixels isn't the most you can get in a camera phone today, but in the Nokia N73 it makes for a very capable and well-rounded multimedia device. If the ability to take photos and listen to music are as important to you as making calls (or perhaps even more so), then the Nokia N73 is a solid and stylish way to do the job."

BlackBerry Pearl

2007-03-02T09:51:00.001-08:00

LaptopMag reviews the BlackBerry Pearl and writes, "Call quality was clear, and we had no problems with dropped calls or weak signals as we walked between the subway and our office in Midtown Manhattan. The Pearl's voice-dialing feature also worked well and quickly identified the contact we wanted to call. Web pages loaded quickly, and we were able to access reviews on our site in a matter of seconds. Surfing was pleasant overall, but don't expect a rich Web experience, as pages are stretched to fit the Pearl's vertical display."

Palm Treo 750

2007-03-02T09:50:00.001-08:00

PCWorld reviews the Palm Treo 750 and writes, "Don't let the sleek design of Palm's new Treo 750 fool you: This is a serious business device. The Windows Mobile-based phone, available for $500 with a two-year contract from AT Cingular Wireless unit, includes mobile Office applications, world phone capabilities, and support for Cingular's 3G UMTS high-speed network; but business users may not tolerate its poor talk-time battery life. ... Its QWERTY thumb keyboard is easier to use than those on past Treos, but it still feels cramped, and the domed keys feel slippery and stiff compared to those on competing PDA phones."

Nokia E70

2007-03-02T09:49:00.003-08:00

PCWorld reviews the Nokia E70 and writes, "The phone has a full complement of entertainment features. The included MP3 player works perfectly well, but the built-in camera is the real standout. With 2 megapixels of resolution, it produced images that were easily the best in this roundup. You can store the ones you like on miniSD media (not included)."

Mio A701

2007-03-02T09:49:00.001-08:00

Lordpercy reviews the Mio A701 and writes, "Our first day with the Mio had us wondering in in fact this was a 3 in one device, phone / PDA and GPS, we were soon to test the Phone part as a call came in while LP was on his way to work having swapped his SIM card in. As a mobile the RF performance seemed on a par with an average mobile and the sound quality was pretty good. The main downside is the size as it's like clamping and iPaq to the side of your face to make a call, not good should you be illegally using it while driving (not that we were)."

MOTORIZR Z3

2007-03-02T09:48:00.001-08:00

3G has a review of the MOTORIZR Z3 and writes, "A two-megapixel camera is perched on the rear cover, which you can fire up with a side-dedicated shutter key. Unlike the KRZR, the lens is joined by an LED flashlight that, while it doesn’t work like a proper automatic flash, illuminates your subject before capture. It’s a bit of a hit and miss experience, sometimes causing images to be overblown with light, but when you get it right it can highlight darkened areas nicely. ... The pictures themselves are good for a two-megapixel lens and show nice detail and focus, if a little washed out at times. One gripe is the fact you can’t send a photo via Bluetooth straight after capture. Instead you have to access it via your image library before sending wirelessly, which is a bit irritating."

Samsung SCH-W559

2007-03-02T09:47:00.001-08:00

CNET reviews the Samsung SCH-W559 and writes, "One of the biggest gripes we have with the current crop of touch screen phones has been the lack of tactile feedback. Though we're still waiting for the Apple iPhone, our experience with the NEC N908 tells us that manipulating a touch screen phone takes quite a bit of getting used to--you can't dial by feel and texting can be a pain. The Samsung SCH-W559 attempts to solve this problem, however, with the integration of Immersion's VibeTonez technology that provides tactile feedback in the form of tiny vibrations. While it's not quite perfect, it is a step in the right direction. Combined with the W559's multimedia feature set and its support for both GSM and CDMA networks, this is one phone that is sure to be a conversation piece. The price is $150 but as noted above, it isn't compatible with U.S. cellular networks."

Sanyo M1

2007-03-02T09:46:00.001-08:00

MobileBurn reviews the Sanyo M1 and writes, "The Sanyo M1's on-board 2 megapixel camera with auto focus produced some nice photos right from the get go. When taking photos outdoors, no messing around with any of the image controls was needed to get a good shot. But when we went indoors, we struggled a bit when it came to the camera's flash. The white balance always seemed a bit off kilter and needed adjustment. The M1 comes with lots of great options to help improve images though. A focus lock feature lets users center on a subject, set the focus, and recompose the picture while still keeping the original subject clearly in focus. We tested this feature over and over and it never failed us. The cameraphone is also able to take multiple photos in quick succession. The 2 megapixel camera can handle up to 9 continuous shots taken in sequence. Resolution will be lowered to QVGA (320x240 pixel), but this is still a great bonus. The M1's cameraphone can be activated from either the open or closed position. Either way, I had trouble keeping my fingers off the camera's lens, and at times the flash. My hand always seemed to want to block the camera. The M1's video recorder produces QVGA (320x240 pixel) resolution video clips that can be up to 120 minutes in length. Both pictures and videos can be uploaded to the Sprint website, or can be copied over directly to your computer via USB or Bluetooth."

T-Mobile Dash

2007-03-02T09:45:00.001-08:00

PCWorld reviews the T-Mobile Dash and writes, "As an entertainment-oriented gadget, the Dash is a hit, offering a standout media player and a microSD expansion slot so you can add music to the device. But regrettably, someone at T-Mobile forgot that this device needs to work well as a phone, too. Though the Dash lasted a stellar 10 hours in our battery tests, it didn't fare well on other measures. Calls are loud and clear, but dialing them is difficult: Unlike every other smart phone, the Dash fails to supply an on-screen dialpad mode to let you dial digits by their letter alternatives."

Nokia N93

2007-03-02T09:44:00.001-08:00

PCAdvisor reviews the Nokia N93 and writes, "It's got the lot: digital camera, camcorder, email, internet, instant messaging, music playback, FM radio, video playback and Java gaming. And after chucking in everything but the kitchen sink, Nokia took an unusual step: it paid attention to quality. For example, while no modern phone could show its face in public without a camera, few go to the lengths of including a 3.2Mp (megapixel) Cmos chip. This makes the N93 a genuine contender to replace your regular digicam."

LG VX8600

2007-03-02T09:43:00.001-08:00

MobileTechReview has a reMobileTechReview has a review of the LG VX8600 and writes, "For a fixed focus lens 1.3 megapixel camera phone, The LG offers solid but not superb imaging. The camera offers 8x digital zoom and takes still photos at 1280 x 960, 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 176 x 144 and 160 x 120 resolutions. The camera application offers the usual settings for white balance, color effects, brightness, self-timer, shutter sound and night mode. The automatic sensor for the light level and color is quite accurate. The photos have balanced light and natural and correct colors. You will see a bit of yellow colorcast in low-light indoor environments, which isn’t unusual for a camera phone. There is some noise on the indoor low-light shots, but the noise level is acceptable given the camera’s specs."

LG U830

2007-03-02T09:42:00.001-08:00

3G reviews the LG U830 and writes, "The camera has also been hiked from 1.3 megapixels to a more respectable two and despite occasionally suffering from over exposure, the photo quality is decent enough. Internal memory has been given a welcome boost, but LG has again neglected to include a memory card slot. The rise from 128MB to 180MB is encouraging, but this still limits the potential of the music player. 180MB won’t hold many tunes and don’t forget you will have to share this with other multimedia gubbins."

BlackBerry Pearl with camera

2007-03-02T09:41:00.001-08:00

OCRegister has a review of the BlackBerry Pearl and writes, "There's a nice 1.3-megapixel camera with a 5x digital zoom and flash. But it doesn't record video. A micro SD slot lets you add more memory, but it's hard to reach because it's inside the phone, tucked underneath the battery. It has Bluetooth, but if you want to transfer multimedia files, you must use the USB cable, which means another accessory to pack on trips."

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2007-01-19T22:17:00.000-08:00

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Sony Ericsson W880i

2007-01-08T21:16:00.000-08:00

Photos and specs of the new Sony Ericsson W880i, formerly known under the code name "Ai", have surfaced online.

Palm Treo 750

2007-01-08T21:11:00.000-08:00

Today at the Consumer Electronics Show, Palm announced the latest in its line of smart phones - the Treo 750 for Cingular Wireless. The Palm Treo 750 is the first Palm Treo smart device on the Cingular 3G/UMTS network.

The Palm Treo 750 phone is a five-band world phone, and runs Windows Mobile 5.0 with Direct Push technology. The Treo 750 for Cingular offersoffers Palm's exclusive usability improvements and includes powerful business features such as email, security, and web access on the go. With this phone, professionals on the go can access their email and the web at blazing fast speeds.

The Palm Treo 750 also features a full QWERTY keyboard, 1.3 megapixel camera, support for Bluetooth stereo headsets, a 240x240 touch screen, built-in 60MB of user available storage, and a miniSD slot capable of holding memory cards of up to 2GB.

It will be available starting on January 8th at the retail price of $399.99 with a two-year contract and mail-in rebate. Starting tomorrow it will be available in both retail stores, online, and through Cingular's B2B organization.

LG VX9400

2007-01-08T21:07:00.000-08:00

At today's CES event, LG announced the LG VX9400 V CAST Mobile TV phone to be offered by Verizon Wireless. The new phone will be available in Q1 2007, and will support V CAST Mobile TV. The phone is a slim and sleek, bar-style design with a large LCD screen for optimal television viewing and new, cutting edge features.

V CAST Music and Video are also accessible with the LG VX9400, as are Get It Now, Mobile Web 2.0, Bluetooth capabilities, one-touch speakerphone, and a 1.3 megapixel camera and camcorder. With an external memory card, users can record up to one hour of video.

"The LG VX9400 is yet another benchmark in a long line of firsts for LG Mobile Phones," said Juno Cho, president of LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. "V CAST Mobile TV is truly groundbreaking in mobile phone technology, and we are proud to be among the first manufacturers to support this service that will change the way we use mobile devices forever."

Nokia BH-301 Bluetooth Headset

2007-01-08T21:01:00.000-08:00

Nokia has announced the Nokia BH-301 Bluetooth Headset. Match your headset to suit your mood with the interchangeable, stylish covers on the Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-301. Available in either a light or a dark variant, choose cover colors ranging from 'pink flower' to 'deep plum', and many more. This headset will keep you talking for up to seven hours or it will survive on standby for up to 200 hours. Convenient keys for controlling your call functions, including redialing and voice dial activation*, will keep you on the go while you communicate.

Phone companies in Brazil blocking YouTube

2007-01-08T20:56:00.000-08:00

Telecommunications companies in Brazil began blocking access to YouTube on Monday after a Brazilian model sued to get the popular video sharing service to remove footage of her having sex from its Web site.

Last week, a court in Sao Paulo state ordered phone companies that provide Internet service in Brazil to block YouTube until it removed the video.

Daniela Cicarelli, a model and ex-wife of soccer star Ronaldo, and her boyfriend, Renato Malzoni Filho, sued YouTube and demanded $116,00 in damages for each day the video, which apparently showed them having sex on a Spanish beach, remained on the Web site (www.youtube.com).

Anyone can post video on YouTube, a unit of Internet search engine Google Inc (Nasdaq:GOOG - news).

The case dragged on for several months before they filed a third lawsuit in December requesting that YouTube be shut down as long as the video is available to users.

Brasil Telecom (BRTP4.SA) said it had blocked Brazilians from seeing the YouTube site. The sex video had been the most widely viewed in Latin America's biggest country for days.

Embratel Participacoes (NYSE:EMT - news)(EBTP4.SA), Brazil's leading long distance telephone company, said it was analyzing the technical details of the legal ruling with a view to complying.

Spain's Telefonica (TEF.MC) said it would obey the court's ruling.

Neither Google, nor the lawyer for Cicarelli and Malzoni Filho were immediately available for comment.

Nokia N76 Phone - Finally a Slim Nseries Phone

2007-01-08T20:54:00.000-08:00

Tired of the bulky phones in the Nokia Nseries? All hail the new Nokia N76, one of Nokia's slimmest models yet in this popular range of handsets. Available in a folder design, the Nokia N76 is available in a cool new design.

Supporting up to 2GB microSD cards, the Nokia N76 is a true music powerhouse. With enough storage capacity to store nearly 1,500 tracks, the N76 pampers the user with easy-access music keys on the front. A standard 3.5mm headphone jack is offered, which makes it easy to connect to your home theater system, for example.

The Nokia N76 reeks of style and a rather nice display offering 16 million colors on a 2.4" LCD. Thanks to the Nokia Web Browser and Mini Map feature, you can look forward to a superior web experience when browsing on the phone. Bookmarks to popular sites like Flickr and Amazon are integrated, along with those for searching, shopping and sharing.

A 2-megapixel camera is equipped on the phone, and it offers up to 20x digital zoom. Measuring 106.5mm x 52mm x 13.7mm, the Nokia N76 weighs in at 115 grams, and is compatible with WCDMA.

For the latest games, the phone is bundled with Java MIDP 2.0. The N76 supports video streaming, and comes with RealPlayer. There's also an FM radio receiver on-board for added entertainment.

Priced at €390 (estimated, pre-tax), the Nokia N76 will start shipping in Q1 2007. Check out the complete feature list in the extended entry.

Cingular seen providing service for Apple phone

2007-01-08T20:34:00.000-08:00

AT&T's (NYSE:T - news) mobile phone unit, Cingular Wireless, is expected to provide a service for a phone from Apple Computer Inc.(Nasdaq:AAPL - news), the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

An announcement could come as soon as Tuesday, the newspaper said on its Web site.

Apple Chief Executive
Steve Jobs speaks on Tuesday at the Macworld expo, the company's main annual showcase for new products, and this year's Macworld address has long been seen as a likely kick-off for a phone based on Apple's iPod music player.

Apple watchers had seen Cingular as a top candidate for an iPod phone deal. Some Cingular phones already work with Apple's iTunes music service.

An Apple spokesman declined to comment and a Cingular spokesman was not immediately available

Nokia N93i

2007-01-08T20:23:00.000-08:00

Nokia_N93i.jpgAfter the FCC nod Nokia has just announced the Nokia N93i an update to the highly popular N93 clamshell phone. As it turns out it is indeed the N00 which we dug up from FCC reports recently (see n93i story).

Most of the improvements over the N93 are superficial, like the 3.2mm which was shaved off from the width of the device. The make over also included a new shiny mirror finish on its exterior and a metal feel to its keypad. The front panel also hides a 128 x 36 OLED display.

Other standard features include a 3.2 megapixel Carl Zeiss camera, bundled 1GB miniSD card, VGA Video capture w/ MPEG4 Compression, WiFi connectivity, FM Radio, and Bluetooth. The phone will run on 3G, EDGE and GSM networks.

The phone also features a new video and photo blogging software called Vox and comes bundled with Adobe Premiere Elements software for PC video editing.

The Nokia N93i will ship sometime in the first quarter of 2007 and will priced at approximately 600 euros ($780 US).

Motorola touts deals with Yahoo, Warner

2007-01-08T20:20:00.000-08:00

Motorola Inc. chief executive Ed Zander rode onto the stage Monday at the International Consumer Electronics Show astride a yellow bicycle, joking that he pedaled all the way from Chicago because his company was on "expense controls."

It wasn't the first poke Zander would make about the wireless equipment maker's ailing fortunes, even as he opened this year's major technology show by introducing several new products and services that Motorola hopes will boost sales.

The company recently warned of disappointing sales and earnings from the key holiday selling season, causing investors to dump their Motorola stock and industry experts to use phrases like "tired product" to describe the blockbuster Razr line of cell phones.

Zander referenced analyst concerns by announcing the company's latest phone, then lugging a 20-year old mobile handset the size of a brick to his ear.

"The analysts who are here today will like this because there are a lot of gross margin dollars in this puppy," Zander said, commenting that the phones once sold for $4,000 each. "If I could get some of you to buy some, it would sure help."

Zander then introduced a real new phone model, the Motorizer, that would use Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Media software to transfer music purchased from more than 200 Web-based stores worldwide to the handset. The phone will become available the first half of this year, the company said.

Motorola also announced a partnership with Warner Music Group to sell Motorizer phones pre-loaded with music, as well as sell ringtones, wallpaper and videos.

Zander also demonstrated a wireless stereo headset that will play music streamed from the phone using Bluetooth. Controls on the headset, which can work up to 30 feet away from the phone, can also pause songs to take or make calls.

Motorola also said it was one of several companies working with Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news) to incorporate a new mobile application, Yahoo Go, into its handsets. The software delivers search, photos, local information, e-mail and other Yahoo services.

On the cable TV product front, Motorola said it would expand its "follow me TV" feature to Comcast Corp. systems this year. The service allows customers to pause a program on a TV in one room, then restart it on a monitor in another part of the house.

Motorola also talked about its recent purchase of Good Technology Inc., a BlackBerry rival that provides real-time e-mail for smartphones. The company will soon roll out a program that links Motorola's Q phone to Microsoft Outlook calendars, scheduling and mail services.

Zander noted that Good's chief executive Danny Shader had joined Motorola only recently.

"Did you check the benefits?" Zander asked. "We got you a good stock price," he joked, referring to stock options new executives typically receive. The lower the price of the options when issued, the greater the potential profit when the stock rebounds.

"Bad joke," Zander said to the amused crowd.

Motorola CEO announces new phones, digital TV boxes

2007-01-08T20:17:00.000-08:00

San Francisco (IDGNS) - Motorola Inc. Chief Executive Officer Ed Zander rode onto stage Monday for his keynote speech at the International Consumer Electronics Show on a bike armed with one of the company's new products, a mobile handset battery recharger.

It's part of the company's plan to hook the developing world on mobile phones: sell them cheap handsets and solve their power problems with a recharger they can use while riding a bike to the market, or work.

"There are 500 million cyclists in China," he said, pointing out one of the company's target markets.

And he didn't stop there. After a strong introduction, Zander shifted into overdrive, announcing a slew of new products and several deals, including one to put new Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news) Go for Mobile 2.0 mobile software on Motorola handsets.

It was a far cry from the Motorola seen last week, the one that saw its stock tumble nearly 8 percent after it announced fourth quarter sales wouldn't be as rosy as expected. The Schaumburg, Illinois, company said last Thursday that its fourth quarter sales will fall about US$200 million short of its previous guidance.

But on Monday, the company gave people something new to talk about, several new handset models, a new online music initiative, mobile e-mail service that syncs with Microsoft Outlook and new digital cable set-top boxes.

Skype offers phones for Web and conventional calls

2007-01-08T20:13:00.000-08:00

Skype, which has popularized Web telephone calling, on Monday marked progress in extending its low-cost calling services beyond computers to new types of phones.

At the Consumer Electronics Show here, Skype, a unit of online auctioneer eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY - news), said it was introducing 12 new phones and related phone accessories in conjunction with telecommunications equipment suppliers.

The models include a dual-mode phone from Netgear Inc. (Nasdaq:NTGR - news), the SPH200D, which enables users to place and receive both traditional phone calls and Skype Internet calls from a single cordless handset. The device connects both to a standard telephone wall jack and a broadband Internet router.

Unlike many existing Skype-ready phones that need to be tethered to a personal computer, the new model requires only the phone and broadband cable connection.

"We are reaching out to groups that previously had not used Skype because they didn't have access to a PC," Eric Lagier, global head of business development, told a news conference.

"We are really increasing the amount of time, or the possibility, for people to use Skype to make Skype calls.

In addition, Skype said it was working with
Nokia (NOK1V.HE)

The first Skype-ready device will be the Nokia N800, which when combined with Skype, makes the wireless handheld Web device into a Wi-Fi phone, Lagier said. The two plan to work on additional devices, he said.

Other devices come from ASUS, a unit of Taiwan's Asustek Computer Inc. (2357.TWO), IPevo, a Silicon Valley-based unit of major Taiwanese Internet service provider PChome Online (2349.TW), Philips Electronics NV (PHG.AS) of the Netherlands and Topcom NV, which is based in Belgium and Hong Kong.

Philips VOIP841 cordless phone also offers Skype calling without requiring a computer connection. The device connects to an Internet broadband connection or standard phone line.

ASUS's AiGuru S2 connects to a computer through a USB cable connection and comes with both Apple Computer Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL - news) iTunes and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) Windows Media Player for listening to music anywhere around a house with a wireless radio connection.

Other products include a speakerphone that connects to a computer using a USB cable from IPevo and a Philips USB handset aimed at travelers using laptop computers.

By expanding to offer a growing variety of phone models including cordless, computer-connected and dual-mode Wi-Fi/mobile phones, Skype is making it easier for consumers to spend more of their calling time using the company's services.

Calls made to other Skype users are free, while calls placed to non-Skype users worldwide incur charges that are typically lower than standard telephone company calling plans. Skype counted 136 million registered users of its phone services worldwide at the end of September.

The shares of eBay dropped $1.08, or 3.5 percent, to close$29.70, while Netgear gained $1.13, or 4 percent, to $29.60. Both trade on Nasdaq. Nokia dropped 1.01 percent, or 20 cents, to $19.64 in
New York Stock Exchange trading, echoing a similar decline in Helsinki market trading.

(Additional reporting by Eric Auchard in San Francisco)

Sony Ericsson W200 Walkman

2007-01-08T20:09:00.000-08:00

Sony Ericsson brings in the new W200 Walkman phone - and SE calls it the Walkman phone for everyone. With enough memory to store about four albums, the phone comes bundled with Disc2Phone music management software.

The W200 is equipped with an FM radio receiver for additional entertainment, which lets you store 20 stations of your choice. A dedicated Walkman key is available on the device. By default, you get a 128MB Memory Stick Micro (M2), which is upgradeable to 1GB.

Thrown in along with the W200 is Sony Ericsson's HPM-64 stereo headphone featuring Bass Reflex. There's also a speakerphone for such mundane duties as alarm clock. A disappointing VGA camera apart, it comes with a decent web browser and supports video messaging, push email and PC sync.

The phone supports Java MIDP 2.0, which is good news for mobile gamers. Now if only they upped the 65k color screen to something nicer...

Expect the Sony Ericsson W200 in Q2 2007 in two flavors: a GPRS 900/1800/ 1900MHz compatible model and a GPRS 850/1800/1900MHz compatible model. SE will be offering it in two colors: Rhythm Black and Pulse White.

No word on the pricing yet. Feature list in the extended entry.

Yahoo and Motorola to 'put the Internet in your pocket'

2007-01-08T19:58:00.000-08:00

Yahoo and Motorola announced they have teamed up to "put the Internet in your pocket," as the battle between rival search engines went mobile at the world's largest electronics show in Las Vegas.

Yahoo Connected Life vice president Marco Boerries joined Motorola president Ed Zander to unveil mobile telephones that "bring the Internet to your phone, not the other way around," on the stage of a casino ballroom here.

A beta version of the Yahoo Go 2.0 software could be downloaded as of Monday from the Sunnyvale, California, company's website for compatible mobile telephones already on the market, Boerries said.

Boerries expected over 400 mobile telephone models to be compatible with Yahoo Go by the end of the year. Among the hardware makers working with Yahoo were
Nokia, Samsung and BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion, Boerries said.

Zander showed off new Motorola mobile telephones that will have the software built in and a one-click access design for easily connecting to the Internet.

"I've been using it," Zander told reporters at the press conference. "I'm a convert."

Yahoo has formed alliances with mobile telephone service carriers around the world to use the "oneSearch" services to make using the Internet on the move as easy as working from a desktop computer, Boerries said.

The oneSearch program, which is included in Yahoo Go, will be made available by Yahoo later this month in a format that will work with any Internet-capable mobile telephone, said Yahoo product strategy director Lee Ott.

"Yahoo oneSearch changes the mobile search game by fundamentally improving the way consumers' access and use the Internet on their mobile phones," Boerries said.

The devices are designed to detect users' locations and provide local information ranging from weather reports to business and events listings along with other search results.

Users could also share videos or photos as they normally would on social networking websites, according to Boerries.

"It is truly the Internet in your pocket," Boerries said. "For the first time, the Internet now fits your phone. For the past 10 years the Internet has been squished onto the phone."

Winning mobile Internet devotees is among Yahoo's top three priorities this year, Boerries said.

"We see it as the next major Internet battle," Ott said. "We think we are positioned to win."

Search titan Google and South Korean electronics giant Samsung also used the Consumer Electronics Show to announce a similar alliance on Monday.

Samsung mobile telephones equipped with Google software applications will enable users worldwide to search the Internet, check e-mail, and map routes, according to the companies.

The mobile telephones will be designed with a Google icon on the option menu to allow a single click connection to Google search, G-mail, and maps, the Mountain View, California, search colossus said.

Samsung has already launched the Ultra Edition 13.8, a combined camera mobile telephone with Google mobile search and G-mail.

Samsung's alliance with Google represents a commitment to "a ubiquitous world where mobile enables our consumers to access information about anything, anywhere, anytime," the president of Samsung's Telecommunication Network Business, Kitae Lee, said in a statement.

The SlingPlayer Mobile for Palm OS

2007-01-08T19:54:00.000-08:00

Treo smartphone users will now have the option to view and control their home television experience at broadband-like speeds using the Slingbox and SlingPlayer Mobile Software. In other words, you will now be able to watch TV on 3G enabled Palm OS devices, such as the Treo 700p.

The SlingPlayer Mobile for Palm OS will feature an enhanced navigation control, enticing graphical interface, while maintaining the ease of use and functionality of the Palm OS and Treo Smartphone. SlingPlayer Mobile is a software client that gives Slingbox customers the ability to watch and control their home TV from a wirelessly enabled smartphone.

SlingPlayer Mobile now supports Treo smartphones running both Palm OS and Windows Mobile, including the Treo 700p, the Treo 700w, the Treo 700wx and the recently announced Treo 750.

SlingPlayer Mobile is different from other services that are currently available for mobile phones and computers. It gives consumers their entire home TV experience. Anything that can be watched on your TV at home, can now be watched on a Treo 700p smartphone. As well, you can control a home digital video recorder (DVR) to record shows, watch previously recorded shows, and pause and rewind live TV.

The new software, expected to be available Q1 '07 as public beta software that can be downloaded from their site. It will be demonstrated at the Anytime-Anywhere Tech Zone in the Sands Expo & Convention Center, Sling Media booth, No. 69430. Pricing has not yet been determined.

Pretec i-Disk Micro Reader, Moving with Style -- Share Your Files Anywhere, Anytime

2007-01-08T19:51:00.000-08:00

Pretec, a leading Flash memory company, has now released i-Disk Micro Reader, the smallest USB Micro SD card reader in the world. The i-Disk Micro Reader is capable of reading Micro SD capcities from 32MB to 2GB and is fully compliant with USB 2.0. Using the device, users can easily share, copy, or synchronize their favorite mp3's and other date. You can even manage your ringtones on a PC or notebook with any standard USB port.

The i-Disk Micro Reader was designed with rounded corners and edges to prevent scratches when carried around with a mobile phone or PDA. The clear see through window allows the user to easily identify the capacity of the Micro SD. Pretec i-Disk Micro Reader is an ideal companion for today's mobile devices, which are increasingly available with Micro SD memory card storage.

Nokia N800 Internet Tablet,

2007-01-08T19:44:00.000-08:00

Nokia continues to push the boundaries of mobile phone technologies at CES 2007 with the release of its new Nokia N800 Internet Tablet, calling it a "next generation widescreen Nokia Nseries multimedia computer." Based on Nokia's Linux based Table Operating System, the N800 will allow heavy use of Internet applications such as Internet calling, instant messaging, and email as well as the downloading/streaming of multimedia content. An improvement of the previously release Nokia 770 Internet Tablet the N800 promises faster performance, a touch screen qwerty keyboard, an integrated web camera, and support for both WiFi and Bluetooth. Being part of the Nseries also means a more elegant design. The N800 is available immediately in the United States and selected markets in Europe at about $399. Another photo and technical specs after the bump.

Palm Treo 750v

2006-09-14T03:18:00.000-07:00

Another Palm is on the horizon and shall see an European release pretty soon. The Palm Treo 750v aka Palm Lennon is now on the Vodafone website for pre-order. This one doesnâ€™t have the trademark stubby antenna (thank god for small mercies) and will work on the Vodafone 3G network. Expect all the functionality of a Palm like Word, Excelâ„¢ and PowerPointâ„¢ Mobile applications, spell check, ability to save files from the web, Copy and paste function, Touch Screen and a Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition O.S.

The Palm Treo 750v is an ideal device for the professional on the go who canâ€™t lug around his laptop everywhere. One is able to perform web search directly from the Today Screen and send and receive emails with ease. There are a number of email synchronization options and a handy "Dial by name" which can be accessed through some keystrokes on the keyboard. The handset costs Â£127.66 and you have to shell out some extra bucks for an appropriate service plans.