Motorola W213 Mobile Phone

The Motorola W213 Mobile works in GSM 900 and GSM 1800 networks. The mobile comes int the dimensions of 108x44x1.09mm.

The Motorola W213 Mobile has display size of 128x128 pixels and comes in CSTN-65k color, weighing only 78 grams.


The Motorola W213 Mobile has decent phonebook memory, capable in storing 500 numbers. The mobile also has call records option of 30 calls along with 1 MB user memory. The phone also has data connectivity options such as GPRS and USB & comes in Black color, the mobile also has FM radio.

The battery of the motorola W213 Mobile comes in standard-Li-ion type, has the talk-time upto 8 hrs 30 minutes and standby-time upto 350 hrs.

Source:http://technews.in/reviews/

Mobile Phone that talks to your jawbone

The Pantech A1407PT mobile phone lets you listen to your calls with your bones -- well, not all your bones, just your jaw bone.

The futuristic Pantech phone uses bone conduction. That means when the phone is placed against your jaw the mechanical vibration from the phone is conducted to your inner ear, which responds normally. The result is you hear the other person on the phone perfectly.

A bone conduction cell phone has an additional advantage; it makes it easier to hear phone conversations in a noisy room. The sound is conducted directly to the inner ear.

Designers around the world are busy designing the next generation of cell phones that will probably still drop calls, but look exceptionally cool doing it.

For example: the cellular phone robot.

You've never seen a cellphone like this one, but may in the very near future. It actually has little wheels on it; it can find its way to a recharger (on a table top) and can find the owner of the phone to take a call.

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Google phone coming soon

Google built its empire on the search engine business, and now it appears to be quietly working on the product that Wall Street analysts say will help company shares break the $700 mark - the mobile phone.

Just hours after Lehman Brothers issued a report Tuesday stating that the so-called Gphone "could launch as early as February 2008," Google (Charts, Fortune 500) announced it purchased Jaiku, a Helsinki-based company that develops blogging software for the mobile phone.

"The mobile world has much greater reach than the wired Internet," says Avi Greengart, a principal analyst with research firm Current Analysis. "Google sees this as the future."

Google's bold entry into the cell phone market promises to shake up the $127 billion wireless industry. The company has made no secret that it believes mobile phones should be free to consumers, where revenues are generated through advertising and no single carrier has a lock on users.

In the short run, the Gphone also threatens to dethrone the Apple iPhone as the wireless industry's newest star. Google and Apple (Charts, Fortune 500) have worked closely in the past, but the Gphone could test that cozy relationship and force Apple to make the iPhone a more open device than it is today.

A Google spokesperson would not comment on the company's plans, but there's no question that the Internet giant has ambitious plans for the mobile market.
Google comes calling

The company has focused heavily in recent years on developing services like Gmail, video, search and map applications for cell phones. Now Google is signaling plans to bid on an upcoming auction of wireless spectrum.

CEO Eric Schmidt told analysts last year that Google sees the mobile market as its biggest growth opportunity.

"The key for Google is getting better distribution," Greengart says. "They already have several of their applications ported for mobile use, but the problem is that consumers have to go and download them themselves, and in many cases they don't do that."

That's why many are speculating that Google is making its own handheld device for the masses. Lehman analyst Doug Anmuth says the Google phone will be a "low-priced, simple form factor handset with an operating system specifically designed for Internet applications."

Anmuth, in a research report, said that a Gphone prototype has been developed and that Taiwan's HTC Corp. is the phone's likely manufacturer.
Tech, telcos ready to rumble?

Schmidt has not been shy about his vision for the mobile market. He's even gone so far as to suggest that cell phones should be given away for free in exchange for targeting mobile ads to the consumer. While free Gphones may get consumers excited, Google won't make any friends with the major phone carriers like AT&T (Charts, Fortune 500) and Verizon Wireless (Charts, Fortune 500).

That's why Peter Crocker, a mobile analyst with Venture Development Corp thinks Google will likely try to partner with smaller carriers first. "I can see how the cultural difference between Google and some of the large carriers would not mesh very well," he says.

A move into the hardware business could be risky for Google. Hardware manufacturing is fundamentally different from software development, which doesn't have to worry about inventory, factories and suppliers.

For this reason, some industry observers think Google won't get into the phone making business; instead, they predict the company will launch its own Linux-based operating system to provide mapping and search functions on phones.
Source:http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/09/technology/google_phone.fortune/?postversion=2007101108

Nokia E65 Price drops by 15 Percent

Nokia has announced that they have slashed the price of the Nokia E65 for around 15 percent.

The 3G Wi-Fi Smartphone is one of the most popular and best selling models of Nokia, who has sold over one million of E65 in the second quarter.

According to analysts, the price cut is because of the approaching festival season and this is the appropriate time to further boost its sales.

“This is normal for any product, the price varies at different stages of the product life cycle,” commented a Nokia spokeswoman. It’s been more than 6 months that the phone has released and the price drop is part of its normal price adjustments.

Earlier, Nokia has reduced the prices of the E61i, N73 and N73 Music phones this month. However, it is not as low as E65.

The actual price of the Nokia E65 3G Smartphone was around $400 (approx. Rs. 16,382) and now the expected price is around $340 (approx. Rs. 13,600).
Source:http://www.techgadgets.in/mobile-phones/2007/13/nokia-e65-price-drops-by-15-percent/

iPhone to cost callers £720

Apple's long-awaited iPhone launches in the UK today - but it won't come cheap.

The company has signed an exclusive supply contract with the Spanish-owned O2 network guaranteeing it up to 40% of the revenue earned from customers.

Although the price of the phone in the UK has been kept a closely-guarded secret, it is expected to retail for around £199.

But the bills do not stop there, for it is believed that buyers will have to sign up to an expensive long-term contract with O2.

This is likely to commit them to paying as much as £720 over two years for their iPhone services. It is understood that the new phone, which has won rave reviews in the U.S., will be sold exclusively through Carphone Warehouse.

The iPhone has been billed as a breakthrough technology, even the 'God machine', because of its beauty on the eye, many functions and unique touch-screen controls.

However, it is being launched into a crowded market of mobile phones which double as music player, internet browser, e-mail device, personal organiser and camera.

The major difference between the iPhone and its rivals is the fact that it has a touch-screen QWERTY keyboard which can be used, for example, to write e-mails.

It is thinner and sleeker than rivals such as the Blackberry and Treo, which tend to have real keyboards with miniature keys.

The 8 gigabyte version of the iPhone holds up to 1,825 songs. The beauty of the iPhone is the software, which means the phone is simple to operate and responds to a flick of a finger.

There is a 3.5-inch screen with a range of icons which can be accessed simply by touching them.

The fact that Apple has been able to negotiate a share of customer call revenue is unprecedented in the UK mobile phone market.

The exclusive deal with O2 should mean that the device will not work with any other network, limiting the ability of consumers to shop around for the cheapest call package.

A thriving internet community of techno-experts and consumer activists are offering advice on how to unlock the phones and use them with a rival network.

But while this will seem attractive to some consumers, it is believed that Apple will refuse to honour any warranties if the iPhone should break.

When the phones went on sale in the U.S., consumers celebrated after queueing for days to be among the first to own one.

However, this pleasure was soured when the price of the 8GB phone was slashed from $599 dollars to $399 (£197), only ten weeks after it was launched.

Analysts suggest that the decision was made to give a shot in the arm to sales and deliver on a promise of improved turnover and profits.

The company subsequently apologised to those customers who had paid the full price and offered a $100 voucher against Apple products.

British consumers might well be suspicious that Apple will make the same move again, charging a high initial price only to cut the price later.

However, it would be a high-risk strategy to repeat an action which angered so many loyal fans in the U.S.

Source:http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/bbphone/article.html?in_article_id=424441&in_page_id=182

Next Big Thing With a Flip-Up Screen and a 2-Year Contract

Fans of the Sidekick series of cellphones are a rabid bunch. Blurry photos of the latest model from T-Mobile and Danger, the phones’ designer, have been popping up on the Web over the last few months, and phone nuts have studied them closely. Fans can now rest assured that the Sidekick LX will be available in late October for $299 with a two-year contract and does include some big changes.

This 6-ounce phone has the traditional Sidekick flip-up screen, but it is brighter and has higher resolution. The LX has a 1.3-megapixel camera with flash, as well as stereo Bluetooth for use with a pair of wireless headphones.

Like the older Sidekicks, the LX can connect to AOL, Windows and Yahoo instant messaging services and most major e-mail providers. It comes in blue and dark brown and runs on four cellular frequencies, meaning it can be used around the world. It is likely to be a favorite among Hollywood players — at least until photos of the next big thing leak onto the Web.
Source:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/technology/

Motorola W377 Mobile Phone Gets FCC Nod

The Motorola W377 mobile phone gained FCC approval recently. Available in a flip design, the W377 offers USB connectivity (both data sync and charging the phone is possible). There's also a dedicated web browser key on the keypad. Goodies on the phone include a camera (with timer, even) and Bluetooth support.

There's also an FM radio receiver on the W377. It supports MMS and SMS messaging. Productivity tools include Calendar, Calculator, Stopwatch and others. Not the brightest bulb in the box, but hey, it was approved, so that should count for something right? Yeah, if you are looking for an entry-level phone.

Source:http://www.mobilewhack.com/motorola-w377-mobile-phone-gets-fcc-nod/

BlackBerry 8820 Smartphone with Wi-Fi Support debuts on AT&T

The BlackBerry 8820 bundled with AT&T is available right away. Launched in mid-July, the BlackBerry 8820 is the very first BlackBerry to include Wi-Fi Support (802.11 a/b/g).

A more developed sibling of the BlackBerry 8800, the 8820 smartphone is the thinnest device in RIM’s current range of smartphones. It features a full and highly tactile QWERTY keyboard (also available in AZERTY and QWERTZ configurations to support different language groups), large and bright display (320 x 240), user-friendly trackball navigation system and voice and data functionality. In addition, the smartphone also incorporates built-in GPS (Global Positioning System), RIM’s latest media player improvements, a microSD / microSDHC (microSD High Capacity) expandable memory slot that can support current and future generations of microSD memory cards up to 32GB.

The 8820 will be priced at $299, post rebate and includes a two-year contract from AT&T. The carrier offers data services abroad in 135 countries, beginning at $65 a month for unlimited overseas e-mail access, along with a voice contract. If the user just wants connectivity within the US, then personal e-mail and Web browsing start at $30 a month with a voice contract, or $45 a month for unlimited corporate e-mail access through the BlackBerry Enterprise Server from Research In Motion Ltd.

Furthermore, AT&T’s version of the BlackBerry also supports AT&T Mobile Music. According to RIM, voice-over-Wi-Fi calls will be offered at the discretion of the carrier, while AT&T says that the Wi-Fi capabilities on the 8820 are “data only” at this time. The smartphone supports up to ten e-mail accounts, including POP3, IMAP, and Web-based e-mail, while corporate e-mail access is available through the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

“The new BlackBerry 8820 builds on AT&T’s leading domestic and international coverage footprint by giving customers the ability to link with their company’s wireless campus network or access e-mail and browse the Web at Wi-Fi hot spots even in the few countries in which we do not have data roaming agreements,” maintained Jeff Bradley, senior vice president- Marketing and Operations for AT&T’s wireless unit. “That makes the BlackBerry 8820 from AT&T an exceptional world phone for global use by business customers and individuals alike.”

Mike Lazaridis, president and co-CEO at RIM said, “The BlackBerry 8820 builds upon the sleek and performance-driven BlackBerry 8800 that has been embraced by business professionals around the world.” Adding, “This powerful new model has been eagerly anticipated by the market, and we are very pleased to be working with AT&T to launch the first cellular and Wi-Fi BlackBerry handset for customers in the U.S.”

The BlackBerry 8820 combines EDGE/GPRS/GSM cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity for data access and voice support via UMA (unlicensed mobile access) for fixed mobile convergence (FMC).

Source:http://www.techshout.com/