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Samsung Introduces First WiBro Mobile Phones

Samsung is going to demonstrate WiBro mobile phones at the APEC conference next week.
Korea will become the first country to start a WiBro service commercially in the first half of next year.
WiBro (Wireless Broadband) offers 30 to 50 Mbit/s (aggregated) and works also on the move at speeds of up to 120 km/h.
The Korean [...]

November 15th, 2005 - Posted in Other, Samsung

Sony Ericsson Z300

The Sony Ericsson Z300 is a stylishly designed clamshell phone. It will be available late in 2005.
From the news release:

Sony Ericsson Z300 An elegant clamshell
This small, elegant clamshell available in granite grey or amethyst purple has great appeal for the style-conscious individuals looking for a simple phone that fits their mood, taste and lifestyle. [...]

November 15th, 2005 - Posted in Other, Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson J230

The Sony Ericsson J230 is a stick phone offering simplified menu access along with the benefit of an FM radio. It will be available in the first quarter of 2006.
From the news release:
Sony Ericsson J230 – Stay tuned in
A built in stereo FM radio enables consumers to be always tuned into their favourite stations [...]

November 15th, 2005 - Posted in Other, Sony Ericsson

Samsung SGH-D307

The Samsung SGH-D307 has a dual-hinge design which can open both vertically and horizontally, and a QWERTY keypad. The phone is carried by Cingular.
From the Samsung SGH-D307 Press Release
Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung) today announced the availability of the multi-functional designed SGH-d307, which features a swivel display that morphs the clamshell phone into a virtual [...]

November 14th, 2005 - Posted in Other, Samsung

Sony Ericsson K300i

Sony Ericsson K300i is a Triple Band (900/1800/1900 MHz) camera phone with VGA camera, video recording, a 56,000 color screen and 12 megabytes of internal memory. it comes in blue or silver and should be in stores this quarter.
Sony Ericsson Press Release
New K300i camera phone offers imaging for the mass market at entry level [...]

November 14th, 2005 - Posted in Other, Sony Ericsson

Linux Mobile Phone Standards Forum Established

A consortium of telecommunications and technology companies Monday established a trade body dedicated to driving the adoption of the Linux operating system in Mobile phones.
Linux is currently used in a small number of handsets. The open-code system is an alternative to other mobile phone operating systems developed by Microsoft Corp. with its Windows Mobile software [...]

November 14th, 2005 - Posted in Other

Google and Yahoo! invades mobile phone market

Google and Yahoo! Inc. are preparing to get involved in the mobile phone market. As the two companies take advantage of the increasingly fast access speeds for mobile communications, new services are introduced that would benefit mobile consumers.
Yahoo! Inc. is doing business with Nokia to manufacture a Yahoo!-branded mobile that is expected to be commercialized [...]

November 14th, 2005 - Posted in Other

Opera browser V8.5 for S60 revealed

Opera Software, the world leader in Web browser technologies, today released the latest version of its acclaimed Opera Mobile browser for Symbian Series 60 (S60). Opera 8.5 for S60 boasts high speed, Opera’s wide range of features and a new password manager for automatic log-in to sites. For the first time, the browser also [...]

November 14th, 2005 - Posted in Other

O2 Xda Atom appeared on Asian O2 site

It took a little bit longer but finally the O2 Xda Atom appeared on O2 Asia’s website. If you are not familiar with the Atom, it’s an exclusive O2 Pocket PC Phone Editon with Windows Mobile 5.0 and features W-LAN as well as a FM radio, it’s tri-band (GSM, GPRS and EDGE) also and [...]

November 14th, 2005 - Posted in Other

3 New Handset Model from NTT DoCoMo

NTT DoCoMo has just announced the release of D902i, F902i and N902i. The one very special thing about the D902i is its yellow color. It is very rare to see a pure yellow handset in the market. We have some simple facts for these three model handsets. Click on the link to check out [...]

November 14th, 2005 - Posted in Other

Google brings maps to phones

LOS ANGELES — Internet search giant Google introduces its first downloadable cellphone application on Monday, bringing its acclaimed map technology to phones.
With Google Local for mobile devices, users can get colorful, overhead views of a neighborhood and even check a hotel listing to see how close it is to the beach. Unlike most new [...]

November 13th, 2005 - Posted in Other

Useful Cell Phone Accessories

With the wide array of cell phone accessories available its becoming a necessity rather than than just an add on’s for your phone.
There are practical accessories which which make your cell phone usage more convenient and on the other hand you would get accessories which would give your phone a new identity. Due to the [...]

November 13th, 2005 - Posted in Other