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New Diamond Cell Phone from Tiffany 2008-02-01 08:24:00 Luxury cell phones are not a new thing anymore, but they keep on appearing to satisfy the fashion needs of those who have larger bank accounts. SoftBank, a leading Japanese mobile carrier,partnered with Tiffany Japan to bring such a phone, that will be sold for 10 million Japanese Yens, meaning about $93,600. It cannot compete against the world's most expensive phone, Goldvish Le Million, which costs more than 1 million USD, but it's still a terribly expensive device.The handset comes encrusted in no less than 400 diamonds, totaling a bit over 20 carats, and will be available starting this month, most probably before Valentine's Day, to make an extravagant gift.There aren't many technical details about the Tiffany handset, except the fact that it's a 3G device. However, judging by the specs the other SoftBank phones announced for 2008 have, this diamonded clamshell might pack a good photo camera and even Mobile TV features.The real manufacturer of the phone is unknown for the mome ... Cell Phone

BlackBerry Bluetooth music add-on 2008-02-01 08:09:00 Research in Motion has developed a new BlackBerry add-on that look as if it will be coming to market soon.Revealed in FCC filings in the States, the small new device is a consumer-friendly offering that's music-related.The device, referred to in the FCC paperwork as the "BlackBerry Remote Stereo Gateway", is a Bluetooth receiver that will stream music from a BlackBerry phone to an audio system/speakers.As the info has come been revealed as the device was going through the FCC approval process no other details, such as pricing or availability, have been unveiled.The new product suggests that RIM plans to continue their push into the consumer market.Source: pocket-lint.co.uk ... Bluetooth

Google improves search facilities for mobiles 2008-02-01 08:06:00 The new Google mobile search service that was launched in the US in March last year is now available in the UK, France, Germany and Canada, and has been improved.The upgraded service is claimed to offer faster searches and "more relevant results", according to the BBC.Previously, mobile phone users using Google had to specify a search type in advance, or afterwards choose between different indexes such as local results, images or websites. This has now been changed.A Google spokesman told the BBC: "The big thing that people will notice is that they just get the results they want, without them having to think ahead of time what sort of information they are looking for."You don't have to click through so many pages on that tiny little screen and on those tiny little buttons."He added that mobile phone users tend to want specific information as opposed to browsing, continuing: "If you are looking to buy a digital camera then you are not going to do all the research for it on your mobile ... Google

How Sony Ericsson PSP Could Look Like 2008-01-30 12:22:00 In the Summer of 2007, rumors about a Sony Ericsson PSP mobile phone have appeared, allowing both Sony Ericsson and PlayStation fans to hope that, someday, a device that combinesthe two brands' technologies could really exist. Since then, the PSP handset was confirmed, denied and almost confirmed again, so it has become a sort of a mobile myth. However, it is a general belief that the phone will exist sometime in the future, as officials from Sony Ericsson stated they seriously consider creating it.Recently, new images of how Sony Ericsson PSP might be like appeared in the January issue of Stuff magazine in the UK, showing a device that looks almost real. Unfortunately it's not, being only a very well done Photoshop rendering. However, this imagined PSP phone could be very close to the real one that Sony Ericsson will work on (or maybe it's already working on it and keeps everything secret until the device is ready – I believe no one would be upset about this).The Sony Ericsson PS ... Sony

Samsung E590 Review 2008-01-30 12:17:00 DesignThe most notable thing about the E590's design is its simplicity. There are no glossy surfaces. There are no touch-sensitive keys. There is no floral embossing. This lack of festive flair doesn't make for a boring phone though -- the phone has a clean, utilitarian design, but then so does a little player called the iPod.The candy bar E590 comes in black or white, and at 66 grams almost floats on the palm. Grasping it in your hand, you feel like a giant meddling with the mobile of a standard human -- the footprint is about the same as a second-gen iPod nano.A 220 x 220-pixel, 262k colour display sits atop a grid of refreshingly normal number keys and navigation buttons. All are the same shape -- think the cross-section of a Tic Tac. A stubby joystick handles the on-screen menu movement.On the back of the phone is a 3-megapixel camera in a solid cylindrical housing that protrudes from the main casing. There is no lens cover, and the cam is in just the right place to get in the wa ... Samsung

Nokia 5310 XpressMusic Review 2008-01-30 12:07:00 The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic is a compact & versatile music phone which the user will be proud to own. The handset is incredibly stylish which comes in a mainly black coloured casing complete with coloured sections which makes this phone look very fashionable. The 5310 XpressMusic comes with a choice of either bright red or bright blue coloured sections which highlights the phones large screen & dedicated music keys. The screen is 2 inches in size & has a high resolution & high colour display for the user to enjoy a full colour experience on their screen. The handset is compact & thin which measures 9.9mm in depth, 44.7mm in width & 103.8mm in length. The phone is lightweight therefore easy for the user to carry with them at all times which weighs 71 grams including the battery. The 5310 XpressMusic is a member of the XpressMusic family which includes other music orientated stylish handsets including the Nokia 5300 XpressMusic & Nokia 5700 XpressMusic.This mus ... Nokia

Motorola MOTOFONE F3 Review 2008-01-27 07:41:00 DesignWhat does seventy bucks buy you? Well, in mobile terms, any number of capped plans for a month, or about one-tenth of a decent phone. What you wouldn't normally expect it to get you is a half-decent phone -- or at least a phone that looks like it was designed in the last six years. That's where Motorola's low-cost MOTOFONE is deceptive; it's a thin, stylish phone with enough features liberally cribbed from Motorola's bag of design tricks to appeal to most users -- but it's also only one dollar short of seventy bucks. For some mobile phone users, that's practically throwaway money.The other notable thing about the MOTOFONE, from a design perspective, is that it's remarkably thin for a candybar form factor phone. It measures in at 114 by 47 by 9 millimetres with a carrying weight of 70 grams. The keypad is large and easy to use, with simple dial, hang up, contacts and menu buttons surrounding a five-way keypad.FeaturesThe crux of whether or not the MOTOFONE will appeal to ... Motorola

Nokia N82 mobile phone 2008-01-27 04:25:00 Nokia's flagsip mobile phone is the N95 8GB, but that still hasn't stopped the Finish company from launching the N82 a pseudo N95 with a focus on the digital camera elements rather than an overall multimedia device. But is it just a candy bar version of the N95? We get phoning to find out.Described as "the latest multimedia computer optimized for photography, navigation and internet connectivity" the Nokia N82 is a candy bar handset that comes in a plastic and metal finish. Dimensions are 112 x 50.2 x 17.3 mm while it weighs 114g slightly lighter than the N95.Tech specs include A-GPS, a 5-megapixel camera, Xenon flash, Carl Zeiss optics and internet connectivity alongside HSDPA and Bluetooth connectivity.The design, which is large and fat is also confusing to use with too many menu shortcut buttons cluttering the keypad. Do you really need two dedicated menu buttons for example? In fact there are 12 shortcut keys beyond the 12 numeric keys, all of which are fiddly and like Sony Erics ... Nokia

Manchester United Mobile Game Announced for April 2008-01-27 04:05:00 Jump Games, an important developer of games across mobile platform and part of Reliance Entertainment, just announced that it was open for business in Europeon the eve of the Mobile Gaming Forum. It also revealed an exclusive global deal to design, develop and distribute mobile games with one of the most popular football clubs in the world – Manchester United Football Club. The company announced that it intends to develop six Manchester United mobile games during 2008.The European launch and global announcement of 'Official Mobile Games Partner of Manchester United' were celebrated in London in which a video message from Sir Alex Ferguson stated: "Manchester United, all of us, are delighted in our new arrangement with Jump Games. I think it's a fantastic venture. And to all our fans all over the world it's an opportunity to get yourselves involved in it."There was also a presentation from 1990 World Cup central defender and ex-Manchester United player Paul Parker.Commenting on th ...

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Shinya Kasatani has developed PocketGuitar, a native iPhone virtual guitar 2008-01-26 05:09:00 ... Iphone

Samsung G600 and its 5 Megapixel Camera Go Pink 2008-01-26 05:03:00 Samsung announced that its 5 Megapixel G600 phone will be available in the UK in a new pink version, obviously preparing the handset for the Valentine's Day frenzy. So we have yet another Samsungphone for girls, after the recently announced Samsung L310 and Samsung L320 or the older models that we lost track of. What the pink version of G600 brings new is the fact that it is UK's first mobile phone with a 5 Megapixel camera that gets dressed in this color.As I'm not a girl nor a boy that enjoys pink too much, I don't find the new look of G600 too appealing, but I'm sure others will. Besides, the girly cover hides the same specs that the original phone does, which means it's the same high-end device that won the "Phone of the Year" title in 2007.Samsung G600 measures 101 x 47.8 x 14.9 millimeters, weighs 104 grams and offers a 2.2 inch, 240 x 320 pixels TFT display. Its 5 Megapixel photo camera comes with Auto focus, image stabilizer, flash and video (VGA) recording, being one of ... Samsung

New Virtual Keyboard Imagined by Nokia 2008-01-26 04:59:00 Nokia keeps on filing patent applications with the clear intention to make future improvements in the way users interact with mobile phones. After a patent filed in December2007 for a 2 in 1 keypad idea, now the Finnish company has another keyboard-related idea, but this time we are talking about a virtual one (the keyboard, not the idea).The new concept requires, first of all, a phone with a built-in camera and optical sensors and comes to enhance the way we write text messages or e-mails on our phones – we all know it's not really the fastest way to do it, due to handsets' reduced sizes. Samsung has found a way to overcome this drawback, by adding projectors to phones, in order to project a virtual (and large) display that will enable easy text input. However, this is also just a concept and it will be a while until it can be functional.Nokia, in return, comes with a virtual keyboard that doesn't require additional equipment, since photo cameras are now becoming common for most ... Nokia

Nokia Finally Reached 40 Percent of the Global Market Share 2008-01-25 09:14:00 Nokia announced its financial results for 2007 and reported that it has reached 40 percent of the global market share, a goal that the company hadfor some time but never managed to achieve it. This was possible thanks to the excellent sales from the fourth quarter of 2007, when a total of 133.5 million Nokia devices were sold.According to the press release from the Nokia website, the total number of mobile devices shipped by the company world-wide in 2007 raises to 437.1 million, which represents a new annual volume record. This is an increase of 25.8% when compared to the 374.5 million units sold in 2006. Furthermore, the 2007 net sales have reached a value of 51.1 billion Euro, with 23% more than the net sales from 2006.Besides the overall increased sales, which sure make Nokia officials satisfied, the Finnish company also reported a surprising decline in sales on the North American Market, where only 19.4 million handsets were sold during 2007 – with 23.3% less than in 2006, when ... Nokia

Fujitsu F705i is World's Slimmest, Waterproof 3G Cellphone 2008-01-23 06:50:00 With a thickness of only 13.7mm, the F705i is the slimmest, waterproof phone ever made. Our little wonder meets IPX5 and IPX7 waterproof standards; the phone should continue operating after being sprayed with water or plunged underwater (1m max for 30 minutes). Perfect for those who use their phone at hot springs (Japanese onsen) or in the bathtub.The F705i also features the Super Clear Voice and Super Clear Mike, which automatically adjusts the volume of an incoming caller’s voice according to the ambient noise level.Our device also receives a 1.3Mpix camera, the Quick Zoom (in order to increase or decrease the size of the text displayed on the screen). 106x49x13.7mm, 111g, 170min of talk time and 100min for videophone.Source: gizmodo.com ...