http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/Compare Various latest mobile deals on any mobile phone network.Here information about cheap mobile phone deals and latest mobile handsets.en-EUMokoFeed10http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/http://data5.blog.de/design/preview/8c/29da08d5c745df9bc75caf7094bd1d_160x200.jpghttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2008/02/18/samsung_armani_giorgio_armani_phone_by_s~3746081/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2008-02-18:/2008/02/18/samsung_armani_giorgio_armani_phone_by_s~3746081/Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:48:21 +0100 <p>The new Samsung Armani or <a href="http://mobilephoneonline.blog.co.uk/">Giorgio Armani Samsung phone</a> has been officially released into the UK.<br> <img src="http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/1484/10051680samsungarmaniphzk7.jpg" alt="Giorgio Armani Samsung mobile phone" title="Giorgio Armani Samsung mobile phone" align="right"><br> Today fashion has expanded to encompass our way of life, not just how we dress, but how we design our home, the hotels we stay in, the car we drive and the technology we buy. In fact, we make as much of a personal statement with the <a href="http://mobilephoneonline.blog.co.uk/">mobile phones</a> that we carry or the televisions we have in our living rooms as we do with the shoes and bags we wear or the furnishings we chose to place in our homes.<br> These are all lifestyle decisions, where design and performance are the criteria. Samsung has successfully anticipated the growing role for consumer electronics in our lives, while recognising the importance of self-expression in the development of its products.</p> <p>In collaboration with one of the World's Leading Fashion Designer's, Samsung and Giorgio Armani have come up with this little beauty.</p> <p>Although the Manufacturer's title is the Samsung P520, it looks as though this has been dropped in favour of being called the 'Giorgio Armani-Samsung Mobile'.</p> <p>Packed with features it's hard to know where exactly to start with the Samsung SGH-P520.</p> <p>The sexy design of the Giorgio Armani-Samsung P520 is a definite winner and the 2.6 inch QVGA touch screen only adds to its appeal but looking further you will find an array of features making this not just a handset but a crucial and vital part of the everyday managment and success of your life and business.</p> <p>In terms of a business tool, the Samsung P520 offers GSM/GPRS, EDGE technology, Bluetooth wireless with A2DP Stereo support, USB connectivity, miroSD memory expansion, web browser, email and a document viewer enabling access to word, excel, powerpoint and pdf files.</p> <p>From a personal use point of view, the Giorgio Armani - Samsung Mobile is a multimedia device offering everything from a 3.0 mega pixel camera, video recording, MP3 Music Player, built-in FM Radio and a TV Out port.</p> <p>And it's certainly easy to see why Samsung have come up with such a powerful and dynamic handset when the likes of the Apple iPhone and the LG Prada set such a high standard to follow.<br> Source:http://www.prlog.org/10051680-samsung-armani-giorgio-armani-phone-by-samsung-released-uk.html </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2008/02/18/samsung_armani_giorgio_armani_phone_by_s~3746081/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>giorgio-armani-samsung-phonehttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2008/02/18/samsung_armani_giorgio_armani_phone_by_s~3746081/#commentshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2008/01/28/cell_phone_can_read_documents_for_blind~3645312/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2008-01-28:/2008/01/28/cell_phone_can_read_documents_for_blind~3645312/Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:28:01 +0100 <p>Chris Danielsen fidgets with the cell phone, holding it over a $20 bill.</p> <p>"Detecting orientation, processing U.S. currency image," the phone says in a flat monotone before Danielsen snaps a photo. A few seconds later, the phone says, "Twenty dollars."</p> <p>Danielsen, a spokesman for the National Federation of the Blind, is holding the next generation of computerized aids for the blind and visually impaired.</p> <p>The Nokia cell phone is loaded with software that turns text on photographed documents into speech. In addition to telling whether a bill is worth $1, $5, $10 or $20, it also allows users to read anything that is photographed, whether it's a restaurant menu, a phone book or a fax.</p> <p>While the technology is not new, the NFB and the software's developer say the cell phone is the first to incorporate the text-to-speech ability.</p> <p>"We've had reading devices before," Danielsen said, noting similar software is already available in a larger handheld reader housed in a personal digital assistant. Companies such as Code Factory SL, Dolphin Computer Access Ltd. and Nuance Communications Inc. also provide software that allows the blind to use cell phones and PDAs.</p> <p>Inexpensive hand-held scanners such as WizCom Technologies Ltd.'s SuperPen can scan limited amounts of text, read it aloud and even translate from other languages.</p> <p>However, the $2,100 NFB device combines all of those functions in one smart phone, said James Gashel, vice president of business development for K-NFB Reading Technology Inc., which is marketing the phone as a joint venture between the federation and software developer Ray Kurzweil.</p> <p>"It is the next step, but this is a huge leap," Gashel, who is blind, said in a telephone interview. "I'm talking to you on the device I also use to read things. I can put it in my pocket and at the touch of a button, in 20 seconds, be reading something I need to read in print."<img src="http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/3018/nokiamobilephonefu1.jpg" alt="nokia mobile phone,N95" title="nokia mobile phone "></p> <p>Ray Kurzweil, who developed the first device that could convert text into audio in the 1970s and the current NFB device, said portability is only the first step. Future versions of the device will recognize faces, identify rooms and translate text from other languages for the blind and the sighted.</p> <p>The inventor plans to begin marketing the cell phone in February through K-NFB Reading Technology. The software will cost $1,595 and the cell phone is expected to cost about $500, Kurzweil said.</p> <p>Dave Doermann, president of College Park-based Applied Media Analysis said his company is working on similar software for smart phones that could be used by the military for translation and by the visually impaired.</p> <p>"We don't anticipate ours being that expensive, but unfortunately we're not quite to the release yet," said Doermann, who is also co-director of the University of Maryland's Laboratory for Language and Media Processing.</p> <p>Doermann said the company, which has received funding from the Department of Defense and the National Eye Institute, hopes to have its software ready in the next 12 to 18 months.</p> <p>Kurzweil's device uses speech software provided by Nuance, said Chris Strammiello, the director of product management at Nuance, who said the company has also developed a prototype reader that uses the Internet to access more powerful server-side computers.</p> <p>"As you can harness the power of remote environments and do that so quickly with the Web technologies, it gives a lot more capability, flexibility and options to the way you solve these type of problems," Strammiello said.</p> <p>There are about 10 million blind and visually impaired people in the U.S., a number that is expected to double in the next 30 years as baby boomers age.</p> <p>Kurzweil said those with vision problems are not the only ones expected to benefit from the technology. Dyslexics, for example, are expected to be among the users of the current device because of its ability to highlight each word as it's read aloud, helping them cope with their disability, which affects the ability to read. The highlighting function can also help them improve their reading skills, he said.</p> <p>"What's new here is both blind people and kids can do this with a device that fits in their shirt pocket," Kurzweil said.</p> <p>Marc Maurer, president of the National Federation of the Blind, said the device and its PDA predecessor are a "form of hand-held vision" that will make the visual environment "much more readily available to the blind."<br> source:http://www.keprtv.com/news/tech/14484547.html </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2008/01/28/cell_phone_can_read_documents_for_blind~3645312/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2008/01/28/cell_phone_can_read_documents_for_blind~3645312/#commentshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2008/01/28/sony_ericsson_r306_radio~3645245/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2008-01-28:/2008/01/28/sony_ericsson_r306_radio~3645245/Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:16:41 +0100 <p>Sony Ericsson announced the launch of a new Radio mobile phone, the Sony Ericsson R306 Radio, designed to deliver a credible radio-listening experience to a global audience, and ideally suited to emerging markets such as India. "The Sony Ericsson R306 Radio allows you to tune-in to your favourite music shows or sports reports, across both AM and FM broadcasts,” said Howard Lewis, Vice President and Head of Entry Level Products at Sony Ericsson. “The new cell phone certainly looks and sounds the part, offering a radio-inspired design."</p> <p>Sony Ericsson Radio through the loudspeaker</p> <p>The Sony Ericsson R306 Radio is designed to have a clear radio look-and-feel. Sit the phone on its side and let the radio blast out through the dedicated loudspeaker... in stereo. Preset buttons on the front of the Sony Ericsson R306 Radio lets you switch easily between your favourite stations. It takes just one click to boost the volume when you want to share music on the radio or the live action from the sports ground.<br> <img src="http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/4149/sonyericssonr306radioch9.jpg" alt="" title=""><br> Sony Ericsson R306 Radio - Features</p> <p>• True radio design - Dedicated radio speakers and preset channel buttons</p> <p>• Loud sound - 3D sound enhancement & volume boost for noisy environments</p> <p>• AM/FM Frequencies - Tune-in to your favourite station</p> <p> Sony Ericsson R306i Radio - Record a clip</p> <p>The new Sony Ericsson mobile phone really lets you get the most from the radio. Set it as your alarm clock or record the final moments of your team's winning match and play back the commentary again and again. You can even record a clip of a song and use it as your ringtone.</p> <p> Sony Ericsson R306 Radio phone - TrackID</p> <p>TrackID is now a familiar feature on many of Sony Ericsson's high tier phones. It now comes as standard on the Sony Ericsson R306 Radio cell phone, turning listeners into instant music experts! Record a clip of a song from an external source, such as a sound system in a coffee shop or bar, and find out within seconds who sang it, the name of the track and which album it is from. All in just one click.</p> <p> Sony Ericsson Radio R306i - Stereo speakers</p> <p>The Sony Ericsson R306 Radio opens up into a clamshell with two integrated stereo speakers that face the listener. Again featuring the Audio Enhancer key, you can activate volume boost when listening to the radio through the speakers or 3D sound enhancement when you have the stereo headset plugged in, ensuring a first-class radio listening experience even when it is noisy around you. See which station you are tuned-in to on the phone's external display. The Sony Ericsson R306 Radio phone features Bluetooth technology, allowing you to handle your phone calls handsfree with optional accessories such as the Sony Ericsson Bluetooth Headset HBH-PV703.</p> <p> Sony Ericsson R306 Radio - 1.3 Megapixel digital camera</p> <p>The Sony Ericsson R306 Radio boasts a step-up to a 1.3 megapixel camera on-board. So whether you are listening to the radio or not, this new Sony Ericsson phone is set to hit the right note. The R306 Radio will launch in two colours: Coffee Black and Champagne White. It is a GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 phone that will be available in selected markets from Q3 2008. The Sony Ericsson R306a Radio is a GSM/GPRS 850/1800/1900 phone, available in the same timeframe.</p> <p>source:http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/2855/sony-ericsson-r306-radio/ </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2008/01/28/sony_ericsson_r306_radio~3645245/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>sony-ericsson-r306-radiosony-mobilemobile-phonhttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2008/01/28/sony_ericsson_r306_radio~3645245/#commentshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2008/01/27/nokia_s_next_phone_may_come_from_romania~3640226/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2008-01-27:/2008/01/27/nokia_s_next_phone_may_come_from_romania~3640226/Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:31:23 +0100 <p>The tiny village of Jucu in northwestern Romania, which will host a new factory making Nokia mobile phones, currently earns its livelihood from farming vegetables such as peppers, tomatoes and eggplants.<br> <img src="http://img118.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mobilephoneyv6.jpg" alt="nokia mobile phone, mobile phone" title="nokia mobile phone"></p> <p>It doesn't have a full-time doctor, a school-house or indoor toilets. Some 60 houses don't have running water. But it does -- still -- have relatively cheap labor.</p> <p>A decision by the Finnish mobile handset giant to move a major production line to Romania this year sparked rage in Germany over job losses, but in the nearby city of Cluj in Romania it calmed fears foreign investment was drying up.</p> <p>Over the past year, alarm bells have been sounding all around eastern Europe about a rising shortage of labor that may stunt the growth and long-term development prospects in some of the poorer regions.</p> <p>"In our area we are only missing workers in the construction sector," Nicolae Beuran from the Cluj chamber of commerce told Reuters. "Many builders went to Germany, some went to Spain or wherever else they got paid more."</p> <p>The fears are that ballooning wages and migration to western labor markets have eroded the competitiveness of manufacturing in eastern Europe and could stop an influx of foreign cash.</p> <p>Industry observers say Romania is missing hundreds of thousands of workers in some sectors since migration depleted the workforce. Roughly one in 10 Romanians lives abroad.<br> Hidden Labor Force</p> <p>But Nokia appears to have found a pocket of labor supply around Cluj, a Transylvanian university town dating back to the Roman era, where residents hope that thousands of graduates will attract foreign cash and well-paid jobs.</p> <p>"We can offer what we have," said Beuran. "We are a big university centre and have a hundred thousand qualified students."</p> <p>Even though unemployment is as low as three percent in Cluj, local officials say foreign investors are managing to attract labor by paying more than local employers.</p> <p>Average pre-tax salaries are 450 euros a month in Cluj -- one seventh of levels in Germany's state of North Rhine-Westphalia which includes Bochum, the economically depressed region that Nokia is to quit for Romania.</p> <p>The pay is still low despite Romania's double-digit real wage growth in recent years as it speeds up towards western European living standards and taps cash from the European Union, which it joined a year ago.</p> <p>Some foreign manufacturers complain about skill shortages, while the state Employment Agency in Cluj says there is a "crisis" in the labor market.</p> <p>But city authorities say there is more foreign investment in the pipeline. According to city council head Marius Nicoara, Cluj is talks with several companies, including a large U.S. firm in the auto industry which wants to invest $200 million.</p> <p>"We are in advanced discussions with other investors but can't offer them as much land and electricity as they want. So we are in a great position to choose," he said.<br> Modernization?</p> <p>For Cluj and the impoverished countryside surrounding it, Nokia's 60 million euro ($88 million) investment spells a promise of much-needed government cash, modernization and basic facilities.</p> <p>"We need many things here and I hope they will be resolved faster thanks to Nokia," said Jucu mayor Dorel Pojar. "Since its arrival, there is a prosperous future ahead of us."</p> <p>He hopes the Bucharest government will funnel more cash -- and faster -- for development projects and infrastructure to spruce up the area, a long valley surrounded by farmland and barren, greyish-brown hills.</p> <p>Local authorities in Cluj say they are investing dozens of millions of euros on infrastructure projects in the region, building up roads, water networks and industrial parks to bring in foreign manufacturing.</p> <p>A multi-billion-dollar highway project connecting central Romania with western Europe through Hungary is planned to run just km away from Jucu.</p> <p>"I will work if I can find work," said Ana Gherman, 66, a pensioner from Jucu who used to bake biscuits and make juice for the village bar. "I could be a babysitter for a family which moves here to work for Nokia.</p> <p>"But if it doesn't happen for me, the Nokia plant is still a future for the children here."</p> <p>Nokia, which plans to start production in Jucu in the first quarter, reported a 57 percent rise in its October-December earnings per share on Thursday, with booming demand in emerging markets boosting its global market share to 40 percent.</p> <p>The company declined immediate further comment on its choice of Romania, but has said the move aimed to lock into lower wage costs to defend its profit margins: at just under 24 percent on cellphones, these are already much stronger than its rivals.<br> Accustomed to Cycles</p> <p>Local authorities hope the boost to the region's economy should ensure sustainable growth even if Nokia moves factory again after some years.</p> <p>Like Germany's Bochum, which has lost its historic mining and steelmaking industries and now is about to see 2,300 Nokia jobs disappear -- Cluj lost much of its heavy industry following the 1989 fall of communism.</p> <p>source:http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,141862-c,cellphones/article.html </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2008/01/27/nokia_s_next_phone_may_come_from_romania~3640226/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>nokia-mobile-phone-nokia-n82mobile-phonehttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2008/01/27/nokia_s_next_phone_may_come_from_romania~3640226/#commentshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2008/01/20/nokia_n82_review~3603289/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2008-01-20:/2008/01/20/nokia_n82_review~3603289/Sun, 20 Jan 2008 05:31:37 +0100 <p>Nokia has introduced a couple of new software additions in the past few months for various <a href="http://mobilephoneonline.blog.co.uk/">Nokia mobile phones</a>. Remember for example the Nokia Ovi Internet browser and the new NGage games. Besides these new software additions, the N82 has also been equipped with an integrated GPS receiver, navigation software and a five Megapixel digital camera with Xenon flash. The N82's digital camera is able to exceed any other camera phone with ease thanks to its superior image quality, speed and user-friendliness. Nokia awaken some high expectations here and the question is; can Nokia live up to these expectations?• Read our full Nokia N82 review.</p> <p><strong>Nokia N82 digital camera<img src="http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/906/nokian82st9.jpg" alt="Nokia N82 mobile phon review" title="Nokia N82 mobole phon" align="right"></p> <p>The Nokia N82 has been equipped with a five Megapixel digital camera. The camera offers auto focus, an auto focus assist lamp for correct focussing and a xenon flash. When we take a look at the five Megapixel devices such as the LG Viewty and the Samsung G800, we notice that integrating (electronic) image stabilizer and face detection belong to the possibilities. Nokia did not integrate these innovations just yet. The Finnish phone giant is well-known for not wanting to be the first manufacturer to integrate these innovative features.</p> <p><strong>Nokia N82 cell phone review</strong></p> <p>The menu of the Nokia N82 is like all Nokia mobiles, well structured and easy to use. For those who are already in possession of a Nokia handset it will be no problem at all to find their way inside the menu of the N82. The user not used to a Nokia cell phone will find a dead-easy user's interface. Within the menu you will also find the WLAN wizard to use wireless internet and the Nokia NGage games. Read our full Nokia N82 review.<br> source:http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/2828/nokia-n82-review/ </p> <p></strong><img src="http://mobilephoneonline.blog.co.uk/" alt="mobile" title="null"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2008/01/20/nokia_n82_review~3603289/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>nokia-mobile-phonesnokia-mobilenokia-n82-reviewhttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2008/01/20/nokia_n82_review~3603289/#commentshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/10/12/nokia_introduces_e51_device_for_business~3125864/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2007-10-12:/2007/10/12/nokia_introduces_e51_device_for_business~3125864/Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:54:10 +0200 <p>Mobile handset maker Nokia on Thursday launched a new set - Nokia E51 bolstering its E-series portfolio of business devices.</p> <p>With this launch, the company has over seven E-series devices (E50, E65, E90 communicator, E60, E61, E62 and E61i) in India.</p> <p>"The device is ideal for business professionals who require reliable, real-time access to business applications, need to manage time effectively and value a single device that is easy to set up, maintain and use," Nokia Enterprise Solutions Country General Manager G K Chakrapani told reporters here.</p> <p>"With India amongst the top 10 nations in the world to use smart phones that offer mobile internet services for corporate and business professionals, mobility has acquired a status of a necessity," Chakrapani said, adding that the numbers of users in this segment were growing fast.</p> <p>By 2009, there will be 880 million mobile workers worldwide and by 2010, 80 per cent of key business would involve exchange of real time information, demonstrating that mobility has begun to go mainstrseam, he added.</p> <p>The prices of the new E51 model is Euros 300, plus taxes, he added.</p> <p>Source:http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Telecom/Nokia_introduces_E51_device_for_business_mobility/articleshow/2409244.cms </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/10/12/nokia_introduces_e51_device_for_business~3125864/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>nokia-e51nokia-e-serieshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/10/12/nokia_introduces_e51_device_for_business~3125864/#commentshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/10/12/sony_ericsson_unveils_p_series~3125856/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2007-10-12:/2007/10/12/sony_ericsson_unveils_p_series~3125856/Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:53:09 +0200 <p>Sony Ericsson mobile company formally presented the P1i business phone, a complete mobile office device to the business community in Nigeria at a colourful occasion in Lagos recently.</p> <p>According to the company the Sony Ericsson P1i is the latest edition to the P-series pioneers smartphone technology, offering users a complete mobile office. The pocket sized P1 is a small package, with a large offering. Push email, high speed connectivity and a true multimedia package, all in the 106 x 55 x 17mm casing.</p> <p>Mr. Emeka Nkpa, the National Accounts Manager, Sony Ericsson Nigeria explained that "The Sony Ericsson P1i is an evolution of our P-series smart phones, built to push forward the best attributes of its predecessors with significant improvements in design, speed and battery performance."</p> <p>In her comment, the Special adviser to the Deputy Governor, Ronke Azeez, who represented her boss at the occasion, laid emphasis on the convenience of owing a P1i. She said, "With the P1i phone, it means you don't need to travel or move around with your laptop. You just pick up your P1i phone and you can work from anywhere".</p> <p>The occasion witnessed the demonstration of some of the technical features of the Sony Ericsson P1i smart-phone.</p> <p>Source:http://allafrica.com/stories/200710120751.html </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/10/12/sony_ericsson_unveils_p_series~3125856/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/10/12/sony_ericsson_unveils_p_series~3125856/#commentshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/20/nokia_6301_uma_phone_announced_the_perfe~3011246/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2007-09-20:/2007/09/20/nokia_6301_uma_phone_announced_the_perfe~3011246/Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:05:42 +0200 <p><strong>Nokia has introduced its latest Nokia 6301 mobile phone</strong>, which offers its owners flawless voice and data mobility across GSM cellular and WLAN networks through Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) technology. The sleek Nokia 6301 makes use if UMA technology to bundle in the advantages of landline and a mobile phone, including seamless indoor coverage, sound quality and affordability.</p> <p>Peter Ropke, Senior Vice President, Mobile Phones, Nokia said, &ldquo;The convergence of mobile and fixed/land-line technologies means consumers are looking for products that can help make their lives easier.&rdquo; Ropke added, &ldquo;With the Nokia 6301 utilizing UMA technology, worldwide triband GSM coverage is combined with superior indoor WLAN coverage to create a device that people can use in virtually any situation.&rdquo;</p> <p>The UMA technology applied in the 6301 phone makes it possible for its owners to use the GSM network or a broadband Internet-connected WLAN network for mobile services. This guarantees awesome indoor coverage at the office as well as at the residence. The consumer can have one multi-mode handset that works everywhere with advanced and convenient voice services. And, WLAN/UMA offers excellent coverage and sound quality, even in areas where mobile phone reception has previously been poor.</p> <p>What&rsquo;s more, with UMA technology, the Nokia 6301 benefits operators as well, making it possible for them to deliver voice and data services to subscribers over WLAN, significantly increasing mobile service availability while decreasing the costs related to network deployment.</p> <p>Orange has been chosen as the very first operator to offer the Nokia 6301, as part of its Unik/Unique portfolio.</p> <p>Yves Maitre, Senior Vice President, Devices, Orange stated, &ldquo;The Nokia 6301 is a stylish new addition to our Unik range of converged fixed and mobile phones. Orange&rsquo;s Unik offer brings together the convenience of a single phone and tariff at home and on the move and the widest range of UMA handsets. The Nokia 6301, with its sleek candy bar design and attractive stainless steel exterior adds to the appeal of Unik for Orange customers.&rdquo;</p> <p>Embellished in a sleek stainless steel design, Nokia claims that its 6301 phone is an evolution of the modern monoblock design.</p> <p>The <strong>feather light Nokia 6301 weighs just 93 grams </strong>and measures less than 13.1mm thin. It comes with an attractive desk stand, making it perfect for home and office. The Nokia Desk Stand DT-23 holds the phone and keeps its battery charged while connected to WLAN.</p> <p>The other key features of the Nokia 6301 mobile phone are:<br> 2 MP camera with 8x digital zoom <ul> <li><strong> Full screen viewfinder</strong></li> <li><strong> 2-inch QVGA screen</strong></li> <li><strong> USB/PC Synchronization</strong></li> <li><strong> Internal user memory of 30MB and 128MB in-box microSD card, with support for up to 4GB microSD cards</strong></li> <li><strong> Voice dialing, voice commands and voice recording</strong></li> <li><strong> MP3 player, FM radio</strong></li> <li><strong> Integrated hands-free speaker</strong></li> <li><strong> Talk-time of up to 3.5 hours and a standby time of up to 14 days</strong></li> </ul> <br>Slated to start shipping by Q4 of 2007 in Europe, the Nokia 6301 phone is expected to be priced at around 230 euros (excl. subsidies or taxes). </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/20/nokia_6301_uma_phone_announced_the_perfe~3011246/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>nokia-latest-6301-mobile-phonehttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/20/nokia_6301_uma_phone_announced_the_perfe~3011246/#commentshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/20/apple_unveils_german_winner_of_iphone_co~3011219/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2007-09-20:/2007/09/20/apple_unveils_german_winner_of_iphone_co~3011219/Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:02:54 +0200 <p>US technology giant Apple picked mobile phone operator T-Mobile on Wednesday to launch its iPhone handset in Germany, with deals in more countries expected as the group prepares for the European roll-out of its latest gadget.</p> <p>Germany and Britain will simultaneously launch the touch-screen iPhone in Europe on November 9, offering Internet access, telephone service and iPod-like music as well as the ability to play videos.</p> <p>Under an agreement announced on Tuesday, the phone is to be distributed in Britain by O2.</p> <p>Press reports said that the choice of T-Mobile was the result of concessions agreed to by parent group Deutsche Telekom, which would reportedly pay Apple up to 30 percent of sales connected to the iPhone.</p> <p>That would represent a first in the European mobile market, and highlighted the commercial significance of the deal for Deutsche Telekom, a former monopoly which is placing its fortunes in services aimed at a younger market. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/20/apple_unveils_german_winner_of_iphone_co~3011219/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>apple-iphonehttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/20/apple_unveils_german_winner_of_iphone_co~3011219/#commentshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/18/palm_treo_500v_review_windows_mobile_6_s~2997357/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2007-09-18:/2007/09/18/palm_treo_500v_review_windows_mobile_6_s~2997357/Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:07:54 +0200 <p>As anyone who has been tracking the various ups and (considerable) downs of Palm’s fortunes recently will know, there’s quite a lot hanging on this latest release for the company.</p> <p>Although both Windows and Palm OS versions of their Treo smartphones sold pretty well and received generally good reviews, there has been growing discontentment amongst loyal followers that Palm’s Innovation Dept have been on an extended dinner break for too long. After all, the form factor of the recent Treo range has barely altered physically from its Handspring days, with the recent Palm 680 offering very little over their long serving Treo 650 handset.</p> <p>Early this year, the company launched their first Windows Mobile Treo phone, the Treo 750v (reviewed here in May 2007), and although it garnered praise for its usability and feel, we felt it still lagged behind the market leaders.</p> <p>The Treo 500v sees Palm coming up with their first real new design for years, targeting the handset at the 24-35 year old business/consumer demographic.</p> <p>Available in two colour schemes - grey/silver and white/silver - and given away free with some Vodafone contracts, the 500v presents a sleek, modern and affordable look that invites comparisons with the Blackberry Curve.</p> <p>Considerably slimmer than its Treo predecessors, the phone measures 110mm x 61.5mm x 16.5mm (4.3″ x 2.4″ x .65″) and weighs just 120g (4.2oz) in total. Not bad at all for a phone sporting a QWERTY keyboard and a decent sized screen, and positively anorexic compared to the lardy lines of the previous Treo range.</p> <p>In the hand<br> Our first impressions of the phone were very positive. Although the white finish is asking for trouble with messy types like us (we prefer the look of the grey number), the handset looks fresh, contemporary and rather stylish to our eyes. It felt pretty sturdy too.</p> <p>The 320×240-pixel screen was bright, clear and crisp and easy to read in sunlight. We also had no problems using the phone at night, with a strong backlight illuminating the entire keypad and control keys.</p> <p>A metal strip across the centre of phone contains four flush buttons, an oval ‘D’ pad and the call start/end buttons, but despite some initial misgivings about the ergonomics, we found the controls very responsive in use.</p> <p>The keyboard<br> The problem with trying to wedge a QWERTY keyboard onto a compact mobile device is that something has to give: make it too small and it becomes unusable to all but pixie-fingered peckers; make it large enough to comfortably type on and you’ll end up with a pocket ripper.</p> <p>Some manufacturers have opted for slide-out keyboards or virtual onscreen keyboards, but these invariably render the phones pretty useless for one handed operation.</p> <p>While there’s no denying that the keys on the 500v are pretty small and not for sausage fingered prodders, we liked it and had no problems knocking out texts and emails.</p> <p>The slim and wide shape of the phone meant it sat nicely in the hand and was substantial enough to let us type messages one handed with our thumb.</p> <p>Turn it off!<br> We can only assume that Palm’s designers had been passing the crack pipe around when they arrived at the decision to remove the sound on/off slider from the top of the phone.</p> <p>It was one of simple but craftily inspired selling points of previous Treos - and a ruddy brilliant idea to boot - so we can’t imagine what possessed Palm to remove this must-have feature. It’s a really frustrating omission and we hope they put it back for the Centro.</p> <p>At the bottom of the unit is another annoyance with Palm sticking to a 2.5mm headphone socket instead of an infinitely more useful standard 3.5mm jobbie. </p> <p>Happily, Palm have finally moved away from their proprietary connectors and added a mini-USB slot, so it’s not all bad.</p> <p>Looking to the left hand side of the phone, there’s two buttons for volume up/down and a dedicated button for launching Internet Explorer.</p> <p>Spinning the phone around, we can see a 2MP camera at the back and speakerphone grill. Thankfully, they haven’t bothered with those pointless face-distorting convex mirrors that turns your face into a fairground attraction.</p> <p>At the top of the phone sits the power on/off button.</p> <p>A look inside<br> Getting the back off the Treo took a bit of a Herculean effort - so much so that we were fearful of breaking the thing.</p> <p>Once we’d finally slid off the back cover, we found a user replaceable Li-ion 1200MaH battery sitting tightly inside with the SIM and miniSD card slots lurking below.</p> <p>Taking out and inserting cards from both slots was straightforward enough, although we wouldn’t like to make a habit of getting the back off.</p> <p>In part two, we’ll take a look at how the phone performed in use and examine its full feature set.</p> <p>Source:http://digital-lifestyles.info/</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/18/palm_treo_500v_review_windows_mobile_6_s~2997357/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>palm-tero-500vhttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/18/palm_treo_500v_review_windows_mobile_6_s~2997357/#commentshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/16/samsung_g600_mobile_phone~2989435/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2007-09-16:/2007/09/16/samsung_g600_mobile_phone~2989435/Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:48:44 +0200 <p>With a 5Mp camera propping up its generous feature list, the Samsung G600 is automatically propelled into the Nokia N95's premier league.</p> <p>Sadly, without an optical zoom, decent flash, or any sign of 3G connectivity, the slender Samsung G600 mobile phone is already facing relegation. Add a bland, unresponsive build, and you won't be swapping your compact for the Samsung any time soon.</p> <p>The first thing to strike us about the Samsung G600's admittedly awesome photographic and video capabilities it there's no 3G connectivity and no video calls. The Samsung G600 makes us all look half decent in our videos and snapshots but, with relatively moribund web-capabilities, makes it a faff to share them in real time.</p> <p>While this alone is clearly no deciding factor for or against the Samsung G600, with demand increasing for mobiles that are fully web-capable, the faster speeds of 3G (compared to GPRS and even EDGE) certainly will be.</p> <p>Neither were we keen on the Samsung G600's build. It does feel sturdy; pleasingly weighty. It's slim and, yes, sliders are fashionable – some might even think this somewhat sexy – but there's something not quite right in the Samsung's looks department.</p> <p>Perhaps it's the nasty speaker above the Samsung G600's screen, the ugly, oversized numbers on the call display (albeit a boon for some), or maybe it's the wide, two-tone black casing – a magnet for fingerprints.</p> <p>It could be the way the Samsung G600's central button operates as Select in every screen except the first, or how screens exit as if they were curtains in a theatre. More likely, it's that buttons need a good, hard jab to be recognised. (Although the Samsung G600 we saw may be a much-abused review model, there's no excuse for the G600's uninspiring appearance.)</p> <p>But that's not to say the Samsung G600 should be written off: this mobile has received admiring glances from several reviewers, and for good reason. The MP3 player and FM radio produce good sound quality, despite the need for proprietary headphones, while the Google Search function might not be revolutionary but it's certainly useful.</p> <p>Although the camera doesn't have a Xenon flash, like Sony Ericcson's K800i and makes do with a 4x digital (rather than optical) zoom, it does feature plenty of shooting modes, including macro mode, plus flash, white balance and ISO settings up to ISO 800. Photos taken at a maximum 2,560x1,920 resolution were still of a very pleasing quality – once the Samsung G600 had finally taken them (it is a little slow, bless it).<br> Verdict</p> <p>While it might not appeal to our tastes, the Samsung is not to be sniffed at. Patience will be rewarded with good-quality images. Just beware of allowing its single, stand-out feature to blind you from its weaknesses.</p> <p>Source:http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/index.cfm?reviewid=1217</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/16/samsung_g600_mobile_phone~2989435/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>samsung-g600-mobile-phonehttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/16/samsung_g600_mobile_phone~2989435/#commentshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/13/samsung_unveils_iphone_killer_in_europe~2973965/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2007-09-13:/2007/09/13/samsung_unveils_iphone_killer_in_europe~2973965/Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:05:03 +0200 <p>Samsung Electronics said Thursday it will launch a multimedia touch-screen mobile phone in Europe in November, hoping to win the premium phone war sparked by Apple's iPhone.</p> <p>The Mobile Hybrid, codenamed F700, has a full touch-screen control but distinguishes itself from the iPhone with a QWERTY keypad hidden underneath it. The company plans to sell it in Germany, Britain and France from November, and in Southeast Asia and North America early next year.</p> <p>The handset drew big attention earlier this month when its new screen interface called Croix received the iF Communication Design Award, one of the most prestigious awards in the world.</p> <p>Samsung is confident that the new handset will outperform the iPhone.</p> <p>``iPhone does not have a QWERTY keyboard and people are not accustomed to its touch screen. So we decided to pack a keypad into the handset,'' said a Samsung spokeswoman. ``It also has a very intuitive user interface.''</p> <p>Samsung is the world's second largest mobile phone manufacturer after Nokia. The firm, like many others, has been concerned by the debut of the iPhone in the United States though its sales in the first few months are believed to be lower than what Samsung had previously expected.</p> <p>Not to yield their ground to Apple, a computer firm, traditional phone makers have all been developing touch-screen phones of their own. LG Electronics released a series of touch-screen phones early this year including the Prada Phone. Its latest project is the LG-VX10000, which is a hybrid phone with a touch screen and QWERTY keyboard just like the Samsung Mo<img src="http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/7141/070913p18samsungpq5.jpg" alt="Samsung iPhone" title="Samsung iPhone mobile">bile Hybrid.</p> <p>The new Samsung phone has a 3.2-inch color display, an MP3 music player and a 3 mega-pixel camera. But it is not compatible with the Wi-Fi wireless Internet network unlike the iPhone.</p> <p>Samsung said the price is not fixed yet but will be around that of the iPhone. Apple recently lowered iPhone's price from $599 to $399 for an eight-gigabyte model.</p> <p>``We are proud to introduce this new type of innovative multimedia handset. Not only have we considered the latest technology, but also the usability to enhance the user's multimedia experience,'' said Choi Gee-sung, president of Samsung's Telecommunications Network Business. ``This multimedia driven handset is designed for consumers who wish to stand out from the crowd, showcasing unrivaled performance, advanced functionality and world-class design.''<br> Source:http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/ </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/13/samsung_unveils_iphone_killer_in_europe~2973965/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/13/samsung_unveils_iphone_killer_in_europe~2973965/#commentshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/09/motorola_razr2_mobile_phone_debuts_in_u_~2948514/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2007-09-09:/2007/09/09/motorola_razr2_mobile_phone_debuts_in_u_~2948514/Sun, 09 Sep 2007 04:26:45 +0200 <p>“The Motorola RAZR2 delivers the sharpest mobile experiences available—and customers of almost every national carrier in the U.S. can now own one,” said Stu Reed, executive vice president, Motorola, Inc. and president, Mobile Devices Business in a statement.</p> <p>Reed continued: “With smart features available such as blazing-fast 3G wireless broadband, and modern style that's slimmer and stronger than the original, the Motorola RAZR2 is the ultimate iconic feature phone.”</p> <p>Users of all three major technology networks can buy MOTORAZR2 phones: V9 (3G HSDPA), V9m (3G EVDO CDMA) and V8 (GSM). Featuring a larger internal screen for fullHTML browsing and a best-in-class external screen this multimedia device enables viewing media, music and/or messaging without opening the flip. The phone supports up to two gigabytes of on-board memory.</p> <p>“Haptic” key technology also lets users receive touch feedback on the external screen. Also worth noting is Motorola’s Crystal Talk technology for better voice quality.</p> <p>MOTORAZR2 supports the most popular music formats and media services. Thanks to the built in stereo, Bluetooth wireless technology users can enjoy a wire-free music experience when paired with the compatible lightweight ROKR S9 Bluetooth stereo headphones.<br> Source:http://www.tmcnet.com/ </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/09/motorola_razr2_mobile_phone_debuts_in_u_~2948514/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>motorazr2-in-ushttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/09/motorola_razr2_mobile_phone_debuts_in_u_~2948514/#commentshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/09/mobile_phone_calls_on_planes_within_mont~2948506/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2007-09-09:/2007/09/09/mobile_phone_calls_on_planes_within_mont~2948506/Sun, 09 Sep 2007 04:20:18 +0200 <p><strong>Industry safety regulators have always banned their use on board because of fears the signal would interfere with the plane's electronic and communications equipment.</strong></p> <p>But new technology has been developed which means that passengers will be able to make phone calls on mobile handsets safely while in flight.</p> <p>This week Ryanair started trials intended to prove phones can be used on the <strong>Boeing 737, </strong>which is used for millions of short-haul flights a year. If successful, the no-frills carrier expects to be able to offer the facility to make calls on most of its planes by December next year. Other airlines are likely to follow suit. Air France is expected to be the first to make the service available later this year.</p> <p>But the industry is split between those who believe passengers will welcome the change and those who think they will regard it as an intrusion.</p> <p>The technology has to be approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency as well as other global safety regulators.</p> <p>If approval is given it will be possible to use phones above 10,000 feet - the altitude which is where computers and other electronic devices can currently be switched on.</p> <p>According to industry sources, call charges would be in line with those charged when roaming abroad, roughly 50 pence a minute. Underpinning the possibility of using a phone or email device on board is the invention of a small telephone mast, about the size of a dinner plate.</p> <p>It means that the phone signal is weak enough not to interfere with other equipment on the plane, but once boosted by the mini-mast, strong enough to make a call. Until the breakthrough the phone signal was too strong because it was seeking the nearest mast, normally on the ground more than 30,000ft below.</p> <p>The trials come against the backdrop of a Daily Telegraph campaign to keep phones off planes, which many regard as the last sanctuary of peace and quiet.<br> Source:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/09/mobile_phone_calls_on_planes_within_mont~2948506/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>mobile-phones-in-planeshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/09/mobile_phone_calls_on_planes_within_mont~2948506/#commentshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/03/pay_with_your_mobile_using_google_gpay~2917146/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2007-09-03:/2007/09/03/pay_with_your_mobile_using_google_gpay~2917146/Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:02:39 +0200 <p>Google is planning a new mobile payment scheme where mobile phone users pay for goods and services with a simple text message.</p> <p>A patent application for Google's Gpay text message payment system has just been published by the US Patent Office. The patent application for the Google Gpay system describes a service where mobile users signed up to the system can receive or make payments to each other direct from a handset using text messages.</p> <p>Gpay users will also be able to pay for items in stores or buy from vending machines using the payment system.</p> <p>The application was originally filed in February 2006. It's one of many mobile-based micro-payment systems that have been developed to facilitate "mobile wallet"-style transactions. However, with the Google brand and financial muscle behind it, the Gpay system could soon be more than simply a nice idea keeping the US patent office busy.<br> Meanwhile, in the UK, mobile operators have today switched on a new mobile payment system called PayForIt which enables users to make payments of up to £10 with their phones.<br> Source:http://www.tech.co.uk/gadgets/phones/mobile-phones/news/ </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/03/pay_with_your_mobile_using_google_gpay~2917146/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>pay-with-your-mobile-phonehttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/03/pay_with_your_mobile_using_google_gpay~2917146/#commentshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/02/now_free_sms_to_phone_via_yahoo_email~2909969/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2007-09-02:/2007/09/02/now_free_sms_to_phone_via_yahoo_email~2909969/Sun, 02 Sep 2007 10:55:44 +0200 <p>OF LATE, COMMUNITY network sites are gaining in popularity and Internet users love to visit these websites. This has given a major setback to email sites. To bring back users interest, Yahoo is introducing a free SMS feature for email users.</p> <p>Yahoo Inc after giving unlimited space in the mail account has again come up with one new exciting feature. Now with yahoo email account, users will be able to send SMS to phones – an easy way to connect with friends. This facility will be available soon for more than 250 million email users – a new upcoming feature in coming weeks.</p> <p>Yahoo Inc has also been testing features that would lead Yahoo email users to communicate through conventional email or via instant messages using Yahoo Messenger or Microsoft Live Messenger.</p> <p>According to John Kremer, Vice President of Yahoo Mail, “Our goal is to make (Yahoo) Mail a more social experience. We really look at ourselves as sitting on top of the largest dormant social network out there.” Yahoo is also trying to mix up its services to compete with other social networks like MySpace, YouTube and Facebook where Internet users spend most of their time. Users spend less time on Yahoo, AOL.com and MSN.</p> <p>With the introduction of the new version of Yahoo Mail, users will get three options: e-mail, online instant messaging or text messaging. Users can switch between these three as per their convenience. At first, the text messaging feature will be available for members from United States, Canada, India and the Philippines. The procedure for sending SMS via Yahoo Mail is simple. Enter a mobile phone number, type the text and click on send button.</p> <p>It is notable that this October, Yahoo will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of Yahoo Mail’s launch.<br> Source:http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=126116 </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/02/now_free_sms_to_phone_via_yahoo_email~2909969/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>free-sms-to-mobile-phonehttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/09/02/now_free_sms_to_phone_via_yahoo_email~2909969/#commentshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/08/30/sony_ericsson_k850_mobile_phone~2896016/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2007-08-30:/2007/08/30/sony_ericsson_k850_mobile_phone~2896016/Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:14:50 +0200 <p>Continuing its focus on creating the ultimate camera phone, Sony Ericsson's latest effort is the HSDPA ready K850, but has the company lost focus, or is this the best model yet? We get snapping to find out.</p> <p>The 5 megapixel digital camera on the rear of the model means that the K850 is up against Nokia's N95 and Samsung's G600.</p> <p>The design, as with other Cyber-Shot models is clearly focused at making consumers believe that they have a digital camera in their hands rather than a mobile phone.</p> <p>The phone features a dedicated on/off button for the camera for example as well as a shutter and zoom buttons.</p> <p>There is even a slider switch that allows you to switch between still, movie and playback modes as you would normally find on any regular digital camera and completing the digicam appeal the memory card slots and battery is now accessed by a side door rather than having to take apart the phone as with previous Sony Ericsson models.</p> <p>Memory is expandable via Sony's own Memory Stick and more controversially a microSD slot as well.</p> <p>The candybar design is around the same size and thickness of the company's popular W810 Walkman model and thankfully over the previous K810 the bulbous back has been lost for a smooth glossy finish.</p> <p>On the front and the keypad jostles for space against the camera functions and similar to the K810, the regular phone keyboard also has a dual purpose; switch to camera mode and illuminated icons indicate which keys act as short-cuts for the digital zoom and other functions.</p> <p>In an attempt to maximise the screen to the fullest (its still only 2.2-inches however), keys have been lost and there is an awkward configuration at the top.</p> <p>Having tried to educate Sony Ericsson users over the last couple of years to the benefits of a dedicated back button instead of following Nokia et al by doubling up the function on the "C" button, Sony Ericsson has made the bold omission that nobody gets the "back" button and so it's been ditched.</p> <p>Not universal across its range of new handsets, the move will probably confuse previous Sony Ericsson users, but be a welcomed move by newcomers from Nokia, Samsung and other brands.</p> <p>Also confusing is the positioning of the d-pad on the main keypad. Instead of an OK button in the centre, which is pretty much the defacto for mobile phones these days, Sony Ericsson has placed the 2 and the 5 key in there instead.</p> <p>In our play with the handset, let just say we got very frustrated.</p> <p>That central button key has been moved up to three touch buttons directly underneath the screen and it will take some re-learning if you are a current</p> <p>Inside and the software is also focused towards the camera features. First off, there is a new media browser allowing you to view photos, video, music or podcasts in one place as well as allowing you to carry out an intelligent search to see photos by the month they were taken, view thumbnail images or scroll through in full-picture mode.</p> <p>The K850 will also feature BestPic, Sony Ericsson's image technology that takes nine pictures in one burst so you can choose the best one.</p> <p>Other features include the company's range of software tools like the Blogger photo tool that allows you to publish images straight from the phone to your blog without the need for a computer.</p> <p>Source:http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/reviews/review.phtml/2556/3580/sony-ericsson-k850-mobile-phone.phtml </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/08/30/sony_ericsson_k850_mobile_phone~2896016/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>sony-k850-mobile-phonehttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/08/30/sony_ericsson_k850_mobile_phone~2896016/#commentshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/08/29/black_is_better_for_lg_s_phones~2890116/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2007-08-29:/2007/08/29/black_is_better_for_lg_s_phones~2890116/Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:47:41 +0200 <p><strong>LG wants to be remembered as black.</strong></p> <p>The new <strong>LG-KS20 smartphone </strong>is the second high-end phone, <img src="http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/630/070829p10blacksc7.jpg" alt="LG KS20 Smart Phone" title="LG KS20 mobile phone" align="right">priced at over 500,000 won, LG released in the past 10 days. Both phones are only available in black.</p> <p>``This is one of our strategic products,'' an LG spokesperson said about the launching of the KS20 smartphone. ``Minimalism is the concept of our designs, so we got rid of extra buttons and features."</p> <p>LG has hoped that its ``black label'' series will give the firm a more solemn image as a producer of high-end phones for adults, in similar fashion to Apple being an iconic brand among the young generation with its snowy white iPod music players and iMac computers.</p> <p>The firm was a manufacturer of sturdily built phones with bright and fun designs aimed at young consumers. But things have changed over the past few years.</p> <p>The first time LG turned black was the Chocolate Phone, which sold more than 10 million units worldwide since 2005. Encouraged by the unexpected success, LG released the Shine Phone as a sequel and named the two phones the "Black Label".</p> <p>Then this year, the company partnered with Prada and launched the all-black, 1-million-won phone named after the Italian fashion brand. It also released the ``Viewty'' camera phone last week, which share the same minimalist style of the <strong>Prada Phone and KS20 smartphone.</strong></p> <p>Linking a firm's image with a certain color can have an enormous marketing effect. According to Color Marketing Group, an international association of designers, color increases brand recognition by up to 80 percent, and can be up to 85 percent of the reason people decide to buy a particular product.</p> <p>The new KS20 is also a significant move for LG. It is the firm's second trial into the smartphone market after the first ``Joy'' phone failed to draw attention.</p> <p>A Smartphone usually refers to mobile phones that have the functions of PCs _ e-mail, word processor and scheduler _ with a built-in keyboard. They are favored by businessmen in America and Europe. Korea's Samsung Electronics is also stepping foot into the market with its Blackjack model.</p> <p>As a successor of the Prada Phone, the KS20 uses a 2.8-inch touch-sensitive screen instead of a mechanical keyboard. LG said the handset is built on a Microsoft Windows platform so it is capable of sending e-mails, reading and composing Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents. Broadband wireless Internet is also available via either the mobile phone network or the Wi-Fi wireless LAN, the firm said.</p> <p>The phone is to be sold in Europe later this year for around 500 euros (600,000 won). But there is no plan of release in South Korea for the time being as consumers here are less attracted to smartphones, the firm's spokesman said.</p> <p>source:http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2007/08/123_9217.html </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/08/29/black_is_better_for_lg_s_phones~2890116/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/08/29/black_is_better_for_lg_s_phones~2890116/#commentshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/08/28/vodafone_launchs_mobile_internet~2884358/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2007-08-28:/2007/08/28/vodafone_launchs_mobile_internet~2884358/Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:42:50 +0200 <p>Vodafone Ireland has today announced that it is the first Irish mobile provider to deliver an integrated and comprehensive web experience on mobile.</p> <p>Partnering with some of the most popular websites in Ireland – eBay, Google, MySpace and YouTube to deliver a rich mobile experience – Vodafone Mobile Internet pulls the internet and the mobile together so that customers can now access their Web-favourites anytime, anywhere.<br> From tomorrow, one million customers will be able to take advantage of the unique Mobile Internet experience which will allow them to use the Web they way they want to - from updating their MySpace profile to using Google search. There are no handset upgrades necessary. Thanks to Mobile Internet from Vodafone, any customer using a 3G or 2.5G handset can surf the web anytime, anywhere for just 99 cent a day or €9.99 per month*. This simple pricing mechanism means that they are free to enjoy the full benefits of the Web experience on their mobile.</p> <p>Vodafone live! is one of Ireland’s top ten most visited portals with 640,000 customers accessing the portal every month. Mobile Internet will enhance their experience by opening up the Web. Best in class network coverage means that all Vodafone live! customers countrywide just have to switch on their phone from tomorrow to enjoy Mobile Internet.</p> <p>Source:http://www.irishdev.com/NewsArticle.aspx?id=5711 </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/08/28/vodafone_launchs_mobile_internet~2884358/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>vodafonehttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/08/28/vodafone_launchs_mobile_internet~2884358/#commentshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/08/27/nokia_e90_communicator~2878051/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2007-08-27:/2007/08/27/nokia_e90_communicator~2878051/Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:29:34 +0200 <p><img src="http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/2507/nokiae90ug2.jpg" alt="Nokia e90" title="Nokia e90"><br> The <strong>Nokia Communicator</strong> is back in black, seeking to attract more smartphone lovers with its seductive design. Though the trendsetting crowd may prefer elegance, the E90 stays heavily armed in both the physical and feature aspects, invoking the thought: bigger, is better. Embrace and accept the 210g weight and 132 x 57 x 20 mm girth whilst looking deeper and you will realize the inner beauty of this heavyweight item.<br> <br> Nokia E90 Communicator Specifications <ul> <li>  Operating system: S60 Platform, 3rd edition, feature pack 3.1 with Symbian OS Version 9.2</li> <li>  Operating frequency: GSM Quad-band with WCDMA HSPDA 2100</li> <li>  Display: 800 x 352 pixels (Inner), 240 x 320 pixels (Outer), 16 million true colors (Both)</li> <li>  Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, Integrated WLAN 802.11g, 802.11b, GPRS/EGPRS, Mini-USB, USB 2.0, Infrared</li> <li>  GPS: Texas Instruments NaviLink with Nokia Maps software</li> <li>  Camera: 3.2 megapixel with flash and autofocus</li> <li>  Memory: 128MB on board, microSD expandability up to 2GB</li> <li>  Standby/Talk Time: 14 days standby, 5.8 hours of talk time</li> <li>  Weight: 210g</li> <li>  Dimensions: 132 x 57 x 20mm (H x W x D)</li> </ul> Source:http://www.hardwarezone.com/___##1##___ </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/08/27/nokia_e90_communicator~2878051/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>nokia-e90-communicatorhttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/08/27/nokia_e90_communicator~2878051/#commentshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/08/27/sony_ericsson_p1i_smartphone~2877961/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2007-08-27:/2007/08/27/sony_ericsson_p1i_smartphone~2877961/Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:11:24 +0200 <p><img src="http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/4306/sonyericcsonmobilephonedt8.jpg" alt="Sony Ericsson mobile phone" title="Sony Ericsson p1i" align="left">As the rest of the world waits to get their grubby mitts on the iPhone, there are always the alternatives. The Sony Ericsson P1i features a touch screen, a music player and camera, but is most definitely aimed at the business or power user.</p> <p>The trouble with most smartphones is that they aren't as smart as they think they are. They have a lot of features but you end up either not using them or you find them too cumbersome to use. This doesn't seem to be the case with the P1i.</p> <p>Source:http://www.absolutegadget.com/ </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/08/27/sony_ericsson_p1i_smartphone~2877961/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>sony-ericsson-p1i-smart-phonehttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/08/27/sony_ericsson_p1i_smartphone~2877961/#commentshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/08/26/latest_sony_k770i_mobile_phones~2870940/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2007-08-26:/2007/08/26/latest_sony_k770i_mobile_phones~2870940/Sun, 26 Aug 2007 05:34:37 +0200 <p>Sony Ericsson is adding a new model to its Cyber-shot series of mobile phones. According to the company, the K770i comes with a built-in camera capable of 3.2 megapixel resolution. Pictures can be stored on the 256 MB Memory Stick Micro included. The phone, which weighs only 95 grams, boasts up to ten hours of talking time in GSM mode, and about two and a half hours in UMTS mode. The Tri-band mobile is scheduled to hit markets toward the end of the year and cost about 299 euros (403 dollars) without a service contract. </p> <p>Source:http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/98157.html </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/08/26/latest_sony_k770i_mobile_phones~2870940/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>sony-ericssion-k770ihttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/08/26/latest_sony_k770i_mobile_phones~2870940/#commentshttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/08/25/motorola_i425t_iden_phone_to_be_released~2868458/tag:mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk,2007-08-25:/2007/08/25/motorola_i425t_iden_phone_to_be_released~2868458/Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:41:04 +0200 <p>Boost Mobile has officially announced that they will launch the new Motorola i425t mobile device with the Boost Mobile iDEN network.<br> <img src="http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/1075/motorolamobilephoneoz6.jpg" alt="Motorola i425t mobile phone" title="motorola i425t iden phone" align="left"><br> The thin and stylish handset carries mainstream features and the legendary PTT functionality. It doesn’t include a camera and Bluetooth connectivity. It provides Wireless Web, AOL, Yahoo! and MSN Instant Messaging Capable, Java Enabled Games and Applications, Real Music, Polyphonic and Voice Ringtones, Hands-free Speakerphone with Voice-Activated Dialing, VibraCall Alert and 600 Entry Phonebook.</p> <p>The i425t iDEN Phone comes with integrated GPS, instant text and multi-media messaging functions. It also features Boost Mobile’s new Environmentally-Friendly Packaging.</p> <p>The battery offers up to 170 minutes talk time and up to 120 hours standby time. It also comes bundled with mini USB type charger.</p> <p>Available in titanium gray/black slate color, Motorola i425t mobile phone with iDEN network will be available next month for $59.99 (approx. Rs. 2400). This price also includes a $5 call credit.</p> <p>source:http://www.techgadgets.in/mobile-phones/2007/25/motorola-i425t-iden-phone-to-be-released-by-boost-mobile/</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/08/25/motorola_i425t_iden_phone_to_be_released~2868458/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>motorola-latest-mobile-phonehttp://mobilephonedeal.blog.co.uk/2007/08/25/motorola_i425t_iden_phone_to_be_released~2868458/#comments