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Nokia adds two new handsets to the Nokia N series (India)

  • August 25th, 2008
  • 2:24 pm

Nokia has now been launching new handsets at a fast pace and now after bringing two new phones aboard, iPhone rival N96 and then the 8800 Carbon Arte, it now adds two more handsets to the N series-N79 and N85. Nokia launches these two mid range handsets at the time when Apple iPhone 3G is trying to make it’s mark in India.

Nokia N85 is a slider phone with 2.6-inch OLED screen, GPS with turn by turn navigation, a 5MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics and an FM transmitter. Nokia has also bundled 10 games and 8GB memory card with the phone.
Nokia N79 is a candy bar phone bundled with similar features like Nokia N85 with only different feature that it is bundled with a 4GB memory card.

Price:
N79- Approx Euro 350 (Rs. 22,540)
N85- Approx Euro 450 (Rs. 28981)

   

330,000 people used map service during Olympics (China)

  • August 25th, 2008
  • 1:20 pm

China Mobile reports that about 330,000 people used map services through their mobile phones for driving guidance and commuting tips during the Olympic Games. With the map software installed in their handsets, users could find their positions through the Global Positioning System (GPS) service, get real-time traffic information for Beijing and the best ways to reach their destinations.

Rogers Wireless brings BlackBerry Bold to it’s subscribers (Canada)

  • August 22nd, 2008
  • 8:06 am

Rogers Wireless, Canada, introduces BlackBerry Bold smartphone to it’s subscribers in Canada.
This QWERTY keyboard device operates on Rogers’ high-speed 3G network and built-in GPS, enterprise-grade Wi-Fi and multimedia capabilities including a 2 megapixel camera with video recording and an advanced media player to play music, watch videos and view pictures.
The BlackBerry Bold 9000 is available at $399.99 with activation on any combination of 3 year voice plan and three year BlackBerry data plan totalling more than $45 per month from Rogers.

   

Sony Ericsson and T-Mobile USA join hands to launch and sell Sony Ericsson TM506 (USA)

  • August 22nd, 2008
  • 7:38 am

Sony Ericsson has announced of expanding in it’s carrier channels in USA by adding T-Mobile USA. T-Mobile USA, will launch Sony Ericsson TM506, clamshell phone supporting T-Mobile’s 3G network, in early September.

Features:

  • Measures 3.7 by 1.9 by 0.69 inches and weighs 3.4 ounces
  • 2-megapixel camera
  • GPS navigation courtesy of TeleNav
  • Offer talk time up to 3.5 hours
  • Standard 3G phone for the masses
  • Operates on GSM 850/1800/1900 MHz and HSDPA 1700/2100 MHz networks

Measures 3.7 by 1.9 by 0.69 inches and weighs 3.4 ounces
This phone is Sony Ericsson’s first phone to support TeleNav Navigator out-of-box. Sony Ericsson confirms that TeleNav will be the out-of-box provider of T-Mobile’s GPS services.
The device will be available online and also at T-Mobile retail stores from early September.

   

AirMe available only on iPhone, plans to launch the application on Nokia & Sony Ericsson (India)

  • August 21st, 2008
  • 6:42 am

AIRME will be available on the Apple App Store for new iPhone users proclaimed AirMe. “AirMe is a free, easy-to-use downloaded application that allows iPhone users to take photos and have them instantly tagged and sent to the user’s Flickr or Facebook accounts,” company said. All photos are auto-tagged with location, time, weather and any user customised information, it said. Presently, AirMe is being used in 56 countries around the world.

AirMe application when downloaded from the Apple App Store, users can simply launches AirMe and takes the picture.  Users could tag their photos and with the GPS enabled iphone. They user also had the option of automatically tagging their pictures with their location, weather condition and temperature, it said. Apoorva Ruparel, a founder member and VP Strategy and Marketing at AirMe, said AirMe is about sharing the moment, in the moment. Currently, AirMe is accessible on the iPhone and has plans to instigate the application on the Nokia and Sony Ericsson platforms in the near future, with other phone platforms to follow as well.

Treo Pro to challenge BlackBerry (USA)

  • August 21st, 2008
  • 6:17 am

Treo smartphone introduced by Palm Inc which is based on Microsoft Corp software to battle with its rival BlackBerry. Vodafone Group Plc and O2 will be selling Treo Pro in Europe in September and Telstra in Australia said the company. Palm does not have an agreement in USA with a carrier to sell the phone. But the company said that the entreprise demand is growing for unlocked phones that can work on any network. However analyst says that Treo Pro’s price tag of $549 is high without the subsidies typically offered by carriers to lock in subscribers. Analyst further said that given the pricing and lack of carrier sponsorship in the U.S., we believe initial sales of the Treo Pro will be limited. Only 21 percent of Palm revenue came from international sales in its fiscal year 2008, analyst added.

Treo Pro is with Wi-FI that boosts Web Speeds in weak cell phone reception areas and also have GPS (Global Positioning System) that supports features such as direction.

Motorola readies it’s iPhone twin

  • August 12th, 2008
  • 1:47 pm

Motorola leaks it’s forthcoming iPhone rival, Motorola Atila.

Atila, coming swiftly after the Alexander codename and showing Moto is all about conquerors at the moment.

Features:
* Non-QWERTY keyboard, low camera capability.
* Touchscreen with tri-band 3.5G connectivity.
* 2.8 inch QVGA screen
* Comes with WiFi
* GPS

There is no release date as of now, but should be sooner or else the world will have iPhone with them and Motorola will be lagging behind.

   

Taiwan Mobile launches GPS service in cooperation with Garmin (Taiwan)

  • August 12th, 2008
  • 1:28 pm

Taiwan Mobile has launched a customized GPS service in collaboration with Garmin.

The service will be available to the TWM’s mobile subscribers for a one off payment of NT$1,200 (US$38.5) or 13 monthly payments of NT$100 and they will be able access to the GPS service on more than 70 handsets.

TWM aims to boost the revenues generated by mobile VAS to 10% of its total revenues by year-end 2008 compared to 9% currently.

According to further reports, Garmin and TWM may extend their current cooperation to include Garmin’s forthcoming Nuvifone GPS-enabled phone.

   

VimpelCom launches BlackBerry 8800 for corporate Beeline subscribers (Russia)

  • August 12th, 2008
  • 11:33 am

The VimpelCom Group and RIMM BlackBerry have announced the launch of BlackBerry 8800 smartphone for corporate Beeline subscribers in Russia.

“The BlackBerry 8800, featuring a stylish design and full QWERTY keyboard with English-Russian support, is a highly anticipated smartphone for our enterprise customers. Beeline is pleased to expand the range of BlackBerry smartphones in response to the needs of Russian business users,” said Kent McNeley, Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer of VimpelCom.

Features:

* Sleek and elegant, premium phone, advanced email and messaging capabilities
* Full-featured Internet browser, organizer and media player - supports audio and video playback in a variety of formats.
* QWERTY keyboard supports both English and Russian
* Intuitive trackball helps users easily navigate applications
* High resolution LCD display features light sensing technology that automatically adjusts backlighting and presents information and graphics in vivid color
* Built-in GPS and an expandable memory slot

Don Morrison, Chief Operating Officer at RIM added, “The BlackBerry solution has become popular with corporate customers around the world based on its unique ability to help organizations and individuals enhance communications, flexibility and productivity. We are delighted to work with Beeline and the VimpelCom group to help customers achieve these benefits and to introduce the BlackBerry 8800 in Russia.”

   

iPhone 3G in Estonia by Teliasonera

  • August 11th, 2008
  • 11:45 am

TeliaSonera and EMT proclaimed that they will bring iPhone 3G to Estonia this August.

Features of iPhone 3G:

  • IPhone 3G combines all the features of iPhone plus 3G networking that is twice as fast
  • Built-in GPS for expanded location-based mobile services
  • iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs hundreds of third party applications available through the new App Store.

“The launch of iPhone 3G represents another strategic step for us in the development of the mobile broadband market and strengthens our position in the Nordic and Baltic region,” said Kenneth Karlberg, President, business area mobility service, TeliaSonera. “With iPhone 3G, we offer our customers an amazing new way to meet their demands for access, speed and mobility,” he added.