Vodafone Hutchison Australia has announced that it has launched HTC Desire Z on its network. The HTC Desire Z will now be available exclusively to Vodafone for $5 per month on a $49 cap.

The Desire Z runs on Android 2.2 and uses the HTC Sense graphical user interface that is common to HTC handsets.

It features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard under a 3.7 inch touchscreen, while the back houses a 5.0 megapixel camera that records 720p HD video.

The Google Nexus S is also available to existing Vodafone customers, free on a $79 cap plan. The Nexus S will be available to new customers to Vodafone starting March 16.

 

O2 to offer Samsung Galaxy mini

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O2 is now offering the Samsung Galaxy mini on its network.

The handset sports a 3.15 inch touchscreen, displaying Samsung’s social TouchWiz UI and a host of Google widgets. It offers a full Froyo experience, packing integrated GPS, Facebook and Twitter integration and access to the Android market.

The Samsung Galaxy mini features a 3 megapixel camera, capable of recording video footage at 15 frames per second. That’s not all, as it also features HSDPA and Wi-Fi speeds, up to 32GB of storage and a powerful 1200mAh battery.

The Samsung Galaxy mini is available to order on pay monthly deals with O2. Prices start from just $2079/month, once cashback for 14 months free line rental has been claimed from a 2 year $49.89/month contract. This deal includes a free handset, 600 minutes and unlimited texts.

 

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HTC HD7 to hit T-Mobile on Nov. 8

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T-Mobile has unveiled the price and launch date of the HTC HD7. The new Windows Phone 7 handset will be coming in T-Mobile stores on November 8th.The phone will be released with a price tag of $199 with a 2 year agreement and $50 mail-in rebate.

HTC HD7 is equipped with a 4.3 inch capacitive touchscreen, 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage, 5MP camera with dual LED flash and 720p video recording and also included is Wi-Fi connectivity and GPS.

The HTC HD 7 will also have a lot of productivity & entertainment features. The handset will feature Netflix, which will allow users to watch streaming movies on their phone, and users will also be able to watch live and on-demand TV from ABC News Now, FOX Sports, PBS Kids, Azteca America and many more.

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Cellphone sanitizer hits the market

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As per the recent studies conducted by various research centers, claims that mobile phones are saturated in germs and can even spread the flu and other illnesses. To overcome this fear here comes Violight UV Cellphone to sanitize anything – from your Cellphone to iPods to even ear buds.

Since the time hand sanitizers have hit the market, people have had the urge to use them as frequently as they can. Fact is that no matter what our hands touch, we are bound to gather and spread germs everywhere.

With technology going all advanced with touch-screens and devices which operate solely on touch basis, it has been impossible to forget about the germs which these devices carry. Cell phones and smart phones are everything. They’re our maps, our pens, our paper, our portable lifelines. A touchscreen is practically a veritable septic tank of germs.

The latest innovation from Violight will solve this problem as well. Their newest hit, the Violight UV Cellphone will be available in the market for US$50 which would function to sanitize anything. The technology used consists of two ultraviolet lamps powered by three AA batteries which would mutate the DNA of the bacteria and other harmful microorganisms present on the device. This will prevent the bacteria, viruses and germs from replicating.

The technology is called UV sterilization and believe it or not it has been in the market for quite some time initially introduced to produce clean drinking water and Sonicare brushes.

Violight clinically proved that with this technology, 99.9% of germs can be eliminated in just minutes. All you need to do is to place your cell phone into the cradle, close the lid and turn it on. After three minutes your device is ready and disinfected. The Sanitizer is using the same UV light technology that is used in hospitals to decrease the number of strep, E. coli, salmonella, listeria, and H1N1 virus germs and other awful bacteria’s.

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Samsung S8530 Wave II to launch in UK

swSamsung S8530 Wave II will be premiered this November, but is expected to be launched in December for about US$593.51.

The device is the first Bada phone and has 3.7-iches Super Clear LCD touchscreen, 1 GHz processor, 1.5 GB internal storage, 5 megapixel camera with LED flash and 720p video recording and all kind of connectivity options. Wave II will run on the latest Bada OS v1.2.

According to the official of Samsung UK, Samsung Wave II is getting to the UK no earlier than December. Otherwise the Wave II should hit Europe in November with a price-tag of US$598.08, which is a bit unreasonable, but will probably work as an introductory price only.

Samsung S8530 Wave II will be premiered this November, but is expected to be launched in December for about US$593.51.

The device is the first Bada phone and has 3.7-iches Super Clear LCD touchscreen, 1 GHz processor, 1.5 GB internal storage, 5 megapixel camera with LED flash and 720p video recording and all kind of connectivity options. Wave II will run on the latest Bada OS v1.2.

According to the official of Samsung UK, Samsung Wave II is getting to the UK no earlier than December. Otherwise the Wave II should hit Europe in November with a price-tag of US$598.08, which is a bit unreasonable, but will probably work as an introductory price only.

AT&T will be launching Samsung’s two full touchscreen phones- the Samsung Eternity II and the Samsung Flight .The Samsung Eternity II comes with a large 3.0-inch screen which helps in watching AT&T Mobile TV. For $10 a month, subscribers can watch live and time-shifted shows from leading stations such as CNN, Comedy Central, Disney and ESPN.
The handset also features three scrolling home screens, which can be customized with drag-and-drop widgets. And the users can easily access to Facebook , Twitter and Myspace.
The phone includes a 2.0-megapixel camera, music player, Bluetooth technology and turn-by-turn directions using AT&T Navigator.
AT&T unveiled the Samsung Flight 2, a budget phone with a touch screen and a slide-out keyboard. The phone is set to be launched on August 15.

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A recent study conducted by a mobile search engine has revealed that government and nonprofit organizations are outpacing commercial companies in developing creative uses and services for the mobile touch Web.

The study has found out how organizations get users to access information and content while on the go. Additionally, religious organizations are the most active of all, making up 72.5 percent of the 13,600 mobile touch Web sites in the category.

According to an official of the research agency, the key finding of the study is that although nonprofits, government agencies and charities are typically slow to adopt new technologies due to budget and personnel constraints, these groups are adopting the mobile touch Web for many purposes.

In his opinion, they found them eager to hop on the touch Web in order to get the word out, raise funds and connect with mobile Web users who have touchscreen devices.

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Blackberry maker RIM had launched the touchscreen BlackBerry Storm 9500 Smartphone, in 2009. RIM and Out There Media joined hands to create and manage a mobile advertising campaign across Austria to target the under 26 year old market with this new device. The campaign was run for two weeks and Vodafone subscribers got it delivered through Vodafone live! portal.

Those who visited the portal were also offered a free Justin Timerlake music video for watching the 15-second long advertisement.

Through out the two weeks, the BlackBerry Storm ad was viewed for 140,000 times through the Vodafone live! portal. The advertisement as a clickthrough-rate of 5.5% and the Justin Timberlake video was streamed a total of 2,101 times. The conversion rate for the entire campaign was 27.5%.

According to Kerstin Trikalitis, Out There Media CEO, this is a great example of targeted mobile advertising in action and the fantastic results that brands can achieve through this medium.

The company strongly believes in the power of reaching out to consumers directly and they are very happy to witness through all their campaigns that mobile advertising is an ideal way of doing so. Targeted and appropriate campaigns, such as this one for RIM, prove that this approach can achieve great results.

The Rogers Samsung Galaxy ‘Spica’ has been officially launched with the pricing starting at $79.99, on a three year contract. The device is planned to ship with Android but it comes with a stock Android 1.5 experience.

The full pricing details of the phone are as follows: for a three year contract the phone will be priced at $79.99, for 2-year at $349.99 and for 1-year or monthly at $3999.99.

The Rogers Samsung Galaxy will feature Android 1.5 (blarg), 3.2MP camera with video, WiFi, 800MHz processor, 3.5mm headset jack, A-GPS, 3.2” touchscreen display and microSD expansion to 32GB. The box will also contain the battery with a talk time of up to 7 hours, travel changer, stereo headset, data cable and 2GB microSD card.

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Motorola brings Android to AT&T

With Motorola BACKFLIP hitting the market, AT&T breaks its record and plunges into the market with its first Android device. The highlight of the model as the name indicates is a MOTOBLUR skin with a full QWERTY keyboard.

The Motorola BACKFLIP is indeed a standard Android phone with a QWERTY keyboard on its back. Its features include 528MHz CPU, HVGA touchscreen, 256MB RAM, 512MB ROM and a 5MP camera. The phone has a connectivity of 7.2Mbps HSDPA (and quad-band GSM/EDGE of course), WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS.

This is just an example. AT&T is all set to get other Android devices beside the Motorola BLUR. The next to emerge is a Dell Phone, probably the Dell Mini 3iX and HTC phones(s).

The Motorola BACKFLIP is priced at 349 US dollars with no contract or 99 dollars after a 100 dollar mail-in rebate on a 2-year 30 dollar a month contract.

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