Latest Samsung Cellphone

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Samsung Upstage Sprint Phone
Samsung A707, Cingular Sync A707
Samsung BlackJack II AT&T Phone
T-Mobile Samsung T429

The T-Mobile Samsung T429 cell phone brings you a simple solution in a lightweight design. With the Samsung T429 you get T-Mobile myFaves. Equipped with Bluetooth version 2.0, a VGA camera / camcorder and Web browsing and multimedia messaging capabilities, the Samsung T429 provides you with some features of higher end cell phones without all the clutter.

Organizational applications include To do list, Voice memo, Calendar and a 500 phonebook capacity with five entries per contact. Ringer profiles and Picture caller IDs can be assigned. All of your files can be synchronized via USB connection.

New Nokia mobile Phones
Nokia N95Nokia N81

Nokia 6300Nokia 7500prism

Nokia 6120Nokia 6300

Nokia PRISMNOKIA 6120

Nokia N95Nokia N73

NOKIA 7373NOKIA 6230iNOKIA 6110

Carving a niche for itself in the world of mobile phones, Nokia Mobile Phones is now duly acclaimed as the world leader in mobile Phones . Riding high on its stupendous growth, Nokia has been consistently achieving grand success because of its premier range of products and quality services across the globe. Nokia truly connects people with its innovative yet easy-to-use products. Besides mobile Phones, Nokia also offers mobile phone equipments, solutions and various other services to network operators.

Living up to the ever-increasing expectations of the user, Nokia Mobile Phones has always taken the initiative to bring forth the best and the most applicable technology for the consumers. Its latest handsets feature 3G technology, camera which supports HSPDA, EDGE and Bluetooth. Nokia's latest mobile Phones are oozing with loads of style, besides carrying exemplary multimedia and business tools.

MP3 to ringtone gold


Description:

MP3 To Ringtone Gold is a ringtone converter. It can be used to convert the popular compressed audio formats (.mp3, .wma, .wav, .ogg) to ringtone format (.mmf, .amr, .mp3, .wav, .qcp) and send them to your cell phone.
It can be used to rip multiple audio CDs at once .It also can be used as a mp3 resizer for your mp3 mobile phone.You can save any part of your favorite mp3s to ringtone format. A 64MB mp3 mobile phone can support more than 60 songs. Simply drag and drop the songs you want onto the main screen.

1. Converts mp3 to mmf
2. Converts mp3 to amr
3. Converts mp3 to wav
4. Converts mp3 to qcp
5. Converts CD to mmf
6. Converts CD to amr
7. Converts CD to mp3/wav
8. Sends ringtones

Message Hub v2.32

MessageHub is an instant messaging client that runs on mobile phones, which allows instant messaging at your fingertips. It supports MessageHub, MSN (with avatar) and Yahoo chat. You are instantly connected to your existing friends! It is user friendly and feature rich supporting timestamp, avatar support, multiple chat platform login and is periodically updated. And the best part is, it’s all free!

Requirements:

MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.1

Chinese LionKing800 cellphone claims 1-year standby

We have no way to confirm the claim, nevertheless the LionKing800 boasts a remarkable 365 days standby or 3-5 days talk. The source of that power is a 16,800mAh lithium battery — that’s about 10x the juice of a standard cellphone battery. Take that Philips! As to the rest of the specs, the GSM900 / DCS1800 dual-SIM phone costs $145 and packs a 3.5-inch, 320 x 240 pixel display, 256MB of microSD memory, Bluetooth 2.0, and a pair of rear and front-facing cameras into a 120 x 65 x 20-mm, N95ish shell.

Television shows to mobile phones
US telecom giant AT&T announced Thursday it is launching a mobile telephone television service in a partnership with MediaFLO USA.

Beginning Sunday, AT&T Mobile TV will provide around-the-clock availability of shows from networks including CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN, and MTV.

"AT&T Mobile TV is more than a new entertainment service, it is an experience that will significantly change and enhance our customers' mobile lifestyles," said AT&T wireless unit vice president Mark Collins.

AT&T said it will charge subscribers 15 dollars monthly for the television service, which will be operated by Qualcomm-owned MediaFLO.

The service will only be available on two mobile telephones by electronics makers LG and Samsung that will go on sale on the AT&T Mobile TV launch date.

AT&T Mobile TV will compete with a V Cast Mobile TV service that Qualcomm operates for AT&T rival Verizon Wireless.

"Television on your cellphone is one of the exciting areas we have been watching grow," said telecom industry analyst Jeff Kagan.

"This technology has been around for the last few years, but there has only been a limited number of channels and programming to watch. As the number of channels and programs and movies increase, the more marketable the service is."

Motorola ROKR E1 – Innovation & Creativity Blended into one


The ROKR E1 from Motorola is a sophisticated gadget with almost all the features and functionalities one you can expect in your new mobile phone. The E1 comes in a sleekfaçade of pearl white shade and weighs only 107 grams; hence carrying it is going to be a real pleasure for you. The dimensions of this chic mobile phone are 108 mm x 46 mm x 20.5 mm. Its screen is comprehensive and supports upto 256,000 colours. The phone book of the E1 can be used for storing upto one thousand entries. Hence, the gadget provides you with enough space for your contacts. The internal memory of this phone is 11 MB. However, if you need more memory you can do so with the micro-SD card. It will help you expand upto 512 MB of memory. Therefore, storage space is not at all a problem with this Motorola phone.


If you are a gaming aficionado, the E1 lets you play pre installed as well as downloaded games just any time you wish. Besides gaming, you can enjoy listening to the music as well. The handset equips a music player, so that you can enjoy your favourite music wherever you go. Send messages (multimedia messages, instant messages, text messages, or emails) to you family and friends and keep in contact with them. The handset provides you with more fun via the internet connectivity. The WAP 2.0/xHTML browser lets you browse through your desired pages while you are on the move. You can enjoy easy connectivity with this Bluetooth enabled phone. Connect it to any compatible device such as the laptops, printer, or PC and get the desired job done. If you need wired connectivity, theUSB compatibility lets you do that also.



The battery of this phone provides you with extended talk time. Upto 230 hours of stand by time is provided by this phone and you get approximately 4 hours & 20 minutes to 9 hours & 20 minutes of talk time. This gadget is undoubtedly a perfect blend of innovation and creativity.

Nokia N93i : Video Camera and Mobile Phone, The Two In One Shopping

Video shooting is a tremendous job to make you feel elated. Capturing breath taking sights of nature with a 35mm lens gives a high to everyone who is passionate about photography or videography. Being a professional cinematographer, I always live with my camera, and thus, cameras are a very important part of my life. Shooting every aspect of nature is really a hard task to accomplish. Moreover, the main problem appears when it comes to shoot the life cycle of an ant family or a bird’s lifestyle. All these subjects require more attention and more diligence, and it is not possible to create such kind of shots with the help of those bulky and large size cameras. I was looking for small sized handy camera that could be placed anywhere to shoot any object, and was lucky to find the Nokia N93i.

To take nothing away from the camera, the phone is power packed with other features also. It is true that the Nokia N93i is capable of shooting crystal clear videos with ease, but there’s a lot more that this handset has to offer.

The Nokia N93i, a successor of the Nokia N93, is a 3G ready Tri-Band GSM mobile phone that is purely dedicated to shoot and create awesome quality pictures and movies. The phone has a 3.15 MegaPixels camera with 3X optical zoom, Carl Zeiss Optics Lens, Autofocus, Flash, and the ability to capture high-quality pictures at the resolution 2048×1536 pixels. This phone is capable of shooting high-quality VGA videos at the frame rate of 30 fps. This phone holds other SmartPhone features like music player, Java MIDP 2.0, Video Player, Stereo FM Radio, TV Out support and many more. I found a great camera for me to advance in my career and and a great phone to always remain in touch with my near and dear ones. A serious recommendation to everybody on the look-out for an advanced, high performance camera phone.

Samsung D600 Chrome: Power-packed with high-end features

This Christmas, one of my friends gifted me a new mobile phone, the D600 Chrome from the lineage of Samsung. After using it for more than two months, I really appreciate the make and model of this mid-range mobile phone.

The Samsung D900 chrome is an attractive slider phone with high-profile multimedia features such as a megapixel camera, media player, TV high output, multimedia messaging and Java embedded games. The high-end connectivity features makes for easy sharing or transferring of the data at a high-speed without worrying about memory storage. This makes the phone rule the domain of the middle-range market mobile phones.

The Samsung D600 Chrome is integrated with a 2 megapixel camera that comes with a 4x digital zoom and LED flash. By selecting the appropriate camera options, one could take self-shots, multi-shots, timed shots and night shots with a perfect clarity. The users enjoy an excellent viewing experience on the advanced QVCA TFT LCD screen display. Moreover, the built-in stereo speakers and MP3 player provide a lively music experience and relax the user after a hard day’s work.

While on the move, it allows me to access various business applications as it comes with a Piscel Viewer for accessing Mobile Microsoft Excel, Word, Power point and HTML docs whereas Pic Bridge feature allows Mobile Printing that makes life little easier. Therefore, I rate this phone with a ten on ten and would recommend it to others who are looking for something with everything in a mobile phone.

Nokia about rumored PSP phone: can Sony Ericsson really pull it off?

It seems that several years of taking their lumps on the long road to mobile gaming success has hardened the boys and girls at Nokia just a bit, and they’re ready to come out swinging. The target? Fellow European manufacturer Sony Ericsson, of course, which has been rumored for eons to be cooking up some sort of PlayStation- or PSP-branded handset to go head to head with the likes of Nokia’s N-Gage service. The head of Nokia’s games division went on the assault at a recent press event for its brand spanking new N-Gage client, saying “I’m not scared about anybody. The real question is how do they do it? Can they create a link between the PSP games and a phone? Can they do the multiplayer and online stuff? We’ve been doing this for two years and it hasn’t been easy.” In other words: bring it, Sony Ericsson, because we don’t think you can do it. Kind of funny to be lashing out against a product that hasn’t been announced (much less launched) though.

WebGate Advanced Device Locks v1.0 for S60v2

Advanced Device Locks is a Symbian OS application for locking the phone or selected applications only, such as Messages, Pictures, Contacts, Video or any other.

Do you need to protect important information and personal data that you have stored in your phone? Do you need to restrict the access to certain applications? Do you need to stay confident that the important data in your phone will be protected even if the phone is stolenIf you need all this, you obviously need Advanced Device Locks.

Vodafone Neverfail High Availability Service for BlackBerry

Europe : Vodafone UK announced that it has completed a deal with Neverfail, a leading global software company providing affordable continuous availability and disaster recovery solutions.

Vodafone will now offer business customers a high availability and disaster recovery service for mobile email using the Neverfail software.

In today’s business environment access to email whilst on the move is a key requirement for many organizations.


Losing email access, even for a short time, can have drastic consequences for businesses. The Vodafone Neverfail High Availability Service for BlackBerry will provide uninterrupted availability of BlackBerry services to Vodafone business customers.

The Vodafone Neverfail High Availability Service for BlackBerry monitors the health of the entire email environment, including the server hardware, the network infrastructure, the application and the operating system. If any anomalies are identified, Neverfail will immediately take action to prevent loss of service. It will either automatically attempt to restart applications before they fail, switch over to a secondary server, or alert the IT staff so that no downtime or loss of service is experienced. Once the issue is resolved, they are automatically switched back to the main servers and neither users nor administrators are required to restart their applications.

“As market leader in the UK in providing BlackBerry services, it was important to be able to offer robust access to email. By adding Neverfail’s solution into our Managed Service portfolio, we can offer enormous service expertise to protect critical parts of our customers’ IT infrastructure,” said Curt Hopkins, Head of Enterprise Mobility Solutions, Vodafone UK. “Neverfail has an enviable reputation for protecting mission-critical systems with its continuous availability solutions and we have selected them as our preferred provider for high availability and disaster recovery for BlackBerry and email implementations.”
“Vodafone as a company relies on continuous mobile access to email and we have also selected the Neverfail solution to use within our own organization,” continued Hopkins. “Having complete confidence that email will be available 24/7 365 days a year is a significant advantage as many key staff depend on access via Blackberry devices in order to fulfil their roles.”
“Vodafone is well ahead of the general telecommunications market. Rather than just providing handsets and airtime minutes, Vodafone is offering strategic services, such as high availability, to support the entire BlackBerry platform,” said Richard Ruddlesden, EMEA Channel Director, Neverfail. “We are very pleased that Vodafone has selected us to offer its customers an exceptional communications experience that is the best in the industry.”
Vodafone Managed Services will work in partnership with Neverfail in the UK to offer customers advanced capabilities such as continuous availability for mobile devices and communications solutions from RIM, MicrosoftÒ and IBMÒ LotusÒ NotesÒ.

Sony Ericsson Adopts New Nomenclature System

Sony Ericsson Adopts New Nomenclature System

If you've been wondering about the unusual model numbers of some of Sony Ericsson's latest products it is because, as announced today, they are using a new nomenclature system that will implement several major changes.

For starters, the "i" -symbol will no longer be used as a suffix on any devices. In fact, the full Sony Ericsson portfolio already has eight different handsets without the "i" tag. The "a" and "c" suffixes will remain to designate model versions for the American and Chinese markets respectively.

Model names will begin with a capital letter that denoting the type of phone. "C" denotes the popular Cyber-shot series that consists of camera-centric phones. "S", which formerly denoted slider/swivel phones will now mean "Snapshot", phones that are less well equipped than the C-series. No new models have been designated S so far. "G" stands for "Generation Web" and will denote the lower end of the smart phone line while the XPERIA series will denote the upper echelon. "W" will denote the Walkman line while "R" will denote the lesser Radio series.

The number following the initial letter denotes the status of the phone as high end, mid-range or low end, with 9 being the highest. The next number is the version number, followed by a number that describes the phone's style, 0-2 is a candy bar, 3-5 slider, 6-8 clamshell, 9 other.

There is no word as to what will happen to the K, T, M, Z and P series yet but there is supposed to be a P5 announcement this summer

Mobile Java Games

New age mobile phones offer communications as well as entertainment features. Apart from music and digital functionalities, mobile games play an important role in the communications media. In the recent times, mobile games have gained much popularity in the digital mobile world. There was a time when only some simple and default games, precisely called as embedded games were available. Now, with technological advancement, new and feature rich mobile games, often called as Mobile Java games have been incorporated in the latest mobile devices.

With tremendous development in IT sector, computer games came into picture. Now, mobile games have become a new buzz. Mobile game developers with their innovative mind are developing games that are supported by Java – that's the reason why they are called as mobile Java games. These games are quite different from the conventional mobile games. With 3D effect and Java support – new age mobile games add more twist and tango with easy-to-use operations. Simply read the help manual and start playing the game.

From the developers perspective, mobile Java games are getting much popularity and for them its a better platform to earn money. On the other hand, from consumers perspective, mobile Java games are one of the entertainment options – with more innovative and challenging games, users can exercise their mind anytime. Whether you are in and out of the office, on-the-go – you can play mobile games. Easy availability is another thing that adds to its popularity.

Easy accessibility of mobile games via mobile Internet is another plus point for consumers. Now, mobile users can download latest games online. Network service providers on the other hand also offer latest games in their network services. Play mind boggling Java games and keep your mind fresh and cool – relax your mind from your hectic lifestyle and feel the difference.


 

Mobile Inner Decoration


There are three main components of mobile inner decoration.


1. Mobile Wallpapers
2. Mobile Screensavers
3. Mobile Themes

1. Mobile Wallpapers

Let's start with wallpapers. Each and every mobile phone has this option, either new or old. Like desktop wallpapers, mobile wallpapers are stilled images which can be set as background of the mobile screen. Some mobile manufacturers provide options for animated wallpapers too to be used as background in mobile phones. Large numbers of varieties are available for mobile wallpapers; either you talk in size or in category.

2. Mobile Screensavers

After mobile wallpapers here comes the mobile screensavers. Not all but many mobile phones have this option. Mobile screensavers are animated images consists of set of different images. These screensavers displayed when you leave your mobile phone screen still for a long time.

3. Mobile Themes

Finally after mobile wallpapers and mobile screensavers we have mobile themes. Many mobile phones have option of themes available. Mobile themes are set of images and colors which are used on different places in mobile phone. Color combination remains same but images may vary in different sections of mobile phone. Some themes consist of only two images; one image is used as main wallpaper while the other one is used for navigation.

Hope you will find this article informative for the cause of inner decoration of your mobile phone. You can find wallpapers, screensavers and themes for your mobile phones very easily on web.


 

What is Mobile Commerce (M-Commerce)?

Companies can use Mobile Commerce (m-commerce) to increase sales of their products and services. Mobile commerce can bring huge buyers for companies.

Overview : Internet now can be browsed by PDA and Mobile devices. Mobile Screens are increasing day by day. Mobile users love to check e-mails and many other applications on their mobile devices. e-business or e-commerce turning into mobile commerce.

What is Mobile Commerce (m-commerce)?

E-commerce will coming soon become Mobile Commerce (m-commerce) because mobile devices are more user friendly than computer. Peoples checking movies details and many other useful information on their mobile devices. Many companies accepting payment by SMS payment system. In future Mobile Commerce (m-commerce) will be sales and marketing showcase, educational application for companies.

Why Mobile Commerce (m-commerce)?

Companies can use Mobile Commerce (m-commerce) to increase sales of their products and services. Mobile commerce can bring huge buyers for companies.

Benefits of Mobile Commerce (m-commerce)
Buyers can access products catalog on their mobile devices.
Companies can do promotions
Companies can show products.
Customers can price details from any palce.

How Mobile Commerce (m-commerce) can help Companies?

Companies can make websites for mobile devices, which is popularly known as WAP or Wireless Application Protocol. Companies can make online catalogs of products and services so that mobile users can access that catalog from their mobile devices. Companies can offer their services for mobile users bigest community.

 

Mobile Phone Messaging: A Technological Souvenir

Instant messengers are very popular on computers. With the mobile technology advancement, it is possible to connect your mobile phone to yahoo messenger and MSN. Java enabled mobile devices and Internet has made mobile phone messaging a reality. Small screen of mobile phone is a problem because it is difficult to type in message s very fast.

Nevertheless, there are mobile phones with large screens and QWERTY keypads. To avail Internet facility, you will be charged by your service provider for the Internet usage on your mobile. Software called ‘Agile Messenger’ is used for establishing the connection and is not a freeware anymore. So, you have to shell out from your wallet to install it.

Most of the new mobile phones are available with built in chat client based on the wireless village technology (often called OMA IMPS). It is known as “My Friends” on Sony Ericsson phones, “My Presence” on Nokia AND IM on Motorola Phones. The major drawback is that the phone has to be connected to the server every now and then get the new status of online contacts. That is the reason the messages are not instant.

Jabber technology is around for sometime, this allows users to contact to multiple instant messenger networks simultaneously. Like other networks, it consists of a client and a server. The server stores the usernames and passwords for all networks. You can login to the server as a jabber client.

E-messenger is the most popular method used for messaging. No java support or anything else is required. You only need a phone that support mobile internet. This service is available on their official website. There are commercial solutions too. But it is recommended to use free methods of chatting on mobile because you will never get the same experience as you get on a computer. Mobile phone messaging is an integral part of our life – a true technological souvenir.


 

Mobile TV

Mobile TV involves bringing TV services to the mobile phones. It combines the services of a mobile phone with television content and represents a logical step both for consumers and operators and content providers. Mobile TV over cellular networks allows viewers to enjoy personalized, interactive TV with content specifically adapted to the mobile medium. The services and viewing experience of mobile TV over cellular networks differs in a variety of ways from traditional TV viewing. In addition to mobility, mobile TV delivers a variety of services including video-on-demand, traditional/linear and live TV programs. Another exciting opportunity for users is Mobile TV pod casts, where content is delivered to a user’s mobile on demand or by subscriptions. Stored locally on the handset, this content can then be viewed even when there’s no network connection. And a service provider can schedule the delivery to “off-peak” hours, for example during the night.

Technically, there are currently two main ways of delivering mobile TV. The first is via a two-way cellular network and the second is through a one-way dedicated broadcast network. These include digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H), digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB), TDtv (based on TD-CDMA technology from [IPWireless]), 1seg (based on Japan's ISDB-T), DAB and MediaFLO. None is ideal as all have drawbacks of one kind or another: spectral frequencies used or needed, signal strength required, new antennas and towers, network capacity required, or business model.

Using the existing 3G (WCDMA/HSPA) network is the fastest and easiest way to get Mobile TV off the ground. It allows for the quick start an operator needs to grab the initiative and develop relationships with both customers and content providers. There is more than enough capacity in 3G networks to scale up for a mass market of Mobile TV services, particularly if an operator has HSPA as this will provide for several steps of capacity increases. And MBMS (Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service), which means broadcast over 3G networks, will soon allow a traffic channel to be shared by all the users that are simultaneously watching the same program in the same area. MBMS complements HSPA to support higher loads in dense areas and ensure efficient network utilization.

However out of the 120 plus commercially launched mobile TV services worldwide, more than 90% of these are based on existing two-way cellular networks, using unicast. With unicast, content is transmitted separately from a single source to a single destination, like from a server to a mobile handset. And that is how each individual can get the content they want. With broadcast, the same content is delivered to a very large number of mobile handsets in a single transmission.

By using a combination of unicast and broadcast, network capacity and investments can be optimized. Broadcast bearers can be used for the most popular programs, and an unlimited number of additional programs and on-demand content can continue to be delivered efficiently using unicast. In the combined unicast–broadcast scenario, the user will not notice any difference in how content is delivered. The user will have a single user interface (TV client) in the terminal to access all content. This combination unicast and broadcast provides the best way to meet personalization and mass market.

Move over iPhone, this phone has a foldable screen!

A Dutch company has squeezed a display the size of two business cards into a gadget no bigger than other mobile phones — by making a screen that folds up when not in use.

The 5-inch display of Polymer Vision's "Readius" is the world's first that folds out when the user wants to read news, blogs or email and folds back together so that the device can fit into a pocket.

Polymer Vision, spun out of Philips, whetted the appetite of gadget fans more than two years ago when it showed off a prototype. Now the gadget is in production and will go head-to-head with Apple's iPhone and Amazon's ebook reader Kindle when it hits stores mid-2008.

"You get the large display of e-reading, the super battery life of e-reading, and the high-end connectivity, and the form factor and weight of a mobile phone," said Karl McGoldrick, chief executive of the venture capital-funded firm, in which Philips still has a 25 percent stake.

"We are taking e-reading and bringing it to the mobile phone." He would not say how much the Readius would cost, but said it would be comparable to a high-end mobile phone. McGoldrick said his "dream device", which the company planned to build within 5 years, was a mobile phone with an 8-inch colour display that could show video.

Like Amazon's Kindle, the Readius has a so-called electronic paper screen, which displays black-and-white text and images that look almost like they have been printed on paper. The device — which will also just make phone calls — connects to the Internet using the third-generation mobile phone networks with high data speeds.

The company said it was talking to retailers as well as mobile operators to sell the device. Like Apple's iPhone, the gadget offers the chance for operators to boost data usage, which is more profitable than voice revenues.

Users will be able to set up their email accounts, news sources, podcasts, audio books and blog feeds at home on their computer, and the data is then pushed to the device whenever it is updated. McGoldrick said the company opted to use this approach — which rules out quickly browsing the Web on the go — because it was simpler in a mobile environment.


"I see these devices with 50 buttons on them. We have eight," he said, adding that the company plans to add a keypad to future models.

YouTube available on more mobile phones

Popular video Web site YouTube.com is opening up its service to run on millions more phones which are capable of using high-speed wireless links, the company said on Thursday.

YouTube, a unit of Google Inc, says it is extending its service from a handful of phones to a broader range of devices used by 100 million consumers worldwide that rely on high-speed links to stream videos to mobile screens.

"It's basically the full YouTube experience you can get on the desktop -- on the phone," said Dwipal Desia, YouTube's mobile product manager. "We expect it to get fairly popular from our past experiences."

The Web video sensation now only provides a full mobile video service to users of Apple Inc's iPhone and to devices sold by Helio, a small U.S. wireless provider that targets young, tech-savvy consumers. Helio is a unit of SK Telecom Co Ltd and EarthLink Inc.

A scaled-down version of YouTube with selected clips is also available to subscribers of the No. 2 US mobile service, Verizon Wireless, a venture of Verizon Communications Inc and Vodafone Group Plc.

Desai said in an interview that most of the phones sold by Verizon Wireless would not support the full-fledged streaming service and that it was not yet clear when this might change.


The company is also testing software that will make it easier for mobile phone users to upload videos from phones onto YouTube.com, potentially allowing for far greater use of video to document people's everyday lives.


Desai did not say how YouTube plans to make money. Typically, YouTube and other Google services wait until they have found a large audience before the company seeks to introduce advertising to help pay for the service.


"Right now we are focused on building a user base on alternative screens and we'll look at monetization in the future," he said. Monetization is a code word among Internet companies for running advertising alongside Web content.


The service will run on select devices from U.S.-based Motorola Inc, South Korea's LG Electronics, Finland's Nokia and Sony Ericsson, jointly owned by Japan's Sony Corp and Sweden's Ericsson.


YouTube for Mobile will be available in 17 countries and 11 languages.

Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism

After recently revealing two under 100 USD handsets, Nokia announces its latest addition to the Prism Collection, the Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism. Opposite to the earlier mentioned low-end phones, Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism is aimed at design-conscious consumers. With its seamless diamond-cut design with a crystal center key, the latest Prism device continues to highlight the geometric shapes and personalized style of the Prism Collection.

Nokia worked in collaboration with the creative designer Frederique Daubal, which resulted in unique laser-etched graphic designs, distinctive wallpapers as well as exclusive accessories to the Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism. The wallpapers inspired by Daubal communicate the reflection of light and capture the feel of angular prisms and triangles.

The graphic design of the aluminum back cover, together with intriguing light effects, makes each handset unique and complements the glamorous appeal of the Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism.


Combining special design and technology, the Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism features an eye-catching large OLED display, with organic, modern digital art wallpapers inspired by Daubal. From a technical standpoint, the Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism comes with a 2 megapixel camera, 3G technology for fast and easy downloads and browsing, 1 GB of internal memory and a music player with matching headset. The user can also personalize the color of the light in the keymat, choosing from 49 different colors.

The latest addition to the Prism Collection, Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism comes to stiffen the market success of the series. If anyone has ever doubted that a phone with such a weird design can be attractive, then the simple fact that the Collection already counts three handsets should tell them they were so wrong.

Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism will be available in the first quarter of 2008 with an estimated retail price of EUR 375, before taxes and subsidies.

Affordable 3G Samsung: J400

After the slim and handsome L170 that Samsung unveiled these days, the South Korean company brings a new entry-level 3G phone, a clamshell dubbed Samsung J400 (or SGH-J400). The J400 doesn't come with an awesome design, like Samsung L170, but it's not a bad looking phone either – it kind of looks like an upgraded Samsung E700 from back 2004.

The new J400 is a tri-band GSM phone (900, 1800 and1900 MHz) with UMTS 2100, EDGE and GPRS Class 10. The phone weighs only 99.5 grams and, when closed, it measures 99 x 49.5 x 15.9 millimeters, which is not much for a clamshell. It packs an internal 2 inch TFT 262K color display with an 128 x 220 pixel resolution and an external monochrome 96 x 96 pixels display. The small internal memory of just 8 MB won't be enough for storing too much data, but the device also supports microSD cards, for probably another 1 or 2 GB.

Samsung J400 has a basic built-in camera that brings only 1.3 Megapixels and video capture. No Auto Focus or other features of this kind, so the pics made with it won't manage to impress anyone (not with their quality at least). There's also a secondary video calling camera, which is kind of logical since the phone is a 3G one. Other nice (although basic) features of Samsung J400 include Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, USB 2.0, MMS, E-Mail capabilities, Java MIDP 2.0 and Dictaphone. The phone's battery will provide 3 hours of talk-time and up to 10 days of stand-by time.

We don't have details about how much the J400 clamshell costs, nor about the markets where it will be available. However, the handset is clearly an affordable one and I'm pretty sure that its 3G capability makes it a good device for both Europe and North America.

Sony Ericsson Adds 5 Million Songs To Mobile PlayNow Service

Sony Ericsson announced the expansion of their PlayNow arena app today at the MidemNet conference in Cannes, France. Mark Wilson of Gizmodo relayed news this afternoon that the “over-the-air”(OTA) music service has signed with 10 major record labels such as Sony BMG, Warner Music Group, EMI, and more to add 5 million music tracks to its library.

The service is also adding a new feature named TrackID to PlayNow arena, allowing users to identify songs they hear on the radio or in a coffee shop, and subsequently purchase the songs from online catalog wirelessly. They will also be able to browse charts of songs that PlayNow users have searched for. Specific searches as to one’s location will be possible.

For the mobile gamers amongst Sony Ericsson’s customer base, 250 new games have also been added to the service from companies such as EA Games, Gameloft, and THQ. This gives Play Now arena one of the largest catalogs of mobile gaming in the industry.

Residents of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland can expect the new service in May 2008, with more European markets by the end of June. Americans and Asians will have to wait until the last half of the year to enjoy the newest perks of the service.

Sony Ericsson cuts deals with 10 music labels

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said it had signed deals with 10 music labels to add content to its PlayNow service, which lets users download music via their mobile phones.
Sony Ericsson, owned by Ericsson and Sony Corp., said the deals added 5 million new tracks to its catalogue.
The venture said in a statement late on Sunday it had signed deals with Sony BMG, Warner Music Group, EMI, The Orchard, IODA, The PocketGroup, Hungama, X5Music, Bonnier Amigo and VidZone.
Sony Ericsson, which made the announcement at a trade show in Cannes, France, said it was negotiating further deals with regional labels.
The company introduced PlayNow in February 2004 as a way to listen to and then purchase ringtones for mobile phones. Since then, it as expanded the service, allowing full music tracks and games to be downloaded and other features. It said PlayNow was available in 32 countries.

Nokia to Share Revenue of Bundled Music With Mobile Operators

Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Nokia Oyj, the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, will share revenue with phone operators from a program to sell handsets with unlimited music access, Nokia's head of entertainment said.

``In those cases where we cooperate with operators, there will be an arrangement so they can get a piece,'' said Tero Ojanpera, an executive vice president and a member of Nokia's executive board, in an interview today in Cannes, France.

The Finnish company unveiled in December the ``Comes With Music'' program, which will allow customers to buy a phone with a year of unlimited access to millions of tracks included in the purchase price. Nokia agreed to offer tracks from Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group, and is in talks with other major labels.

Mobile-phone service providers including Vodafone Group Plc and France Telecom SA's Orange sell music downloads to subscribers to help lift average revenue per user. Nokia's shift into services has caused concern among phone companies about how revenue is spread among the players.

``A lot of phone companies have been doing some phones with music, but they have not been revenue drivers for the music industry,'' said Ojanpera, who spoke at the Midem music industry meeting in Cannes.

``Selling mobile music in a big way does not exist today,'' Ojanpera said. ``Music has been used more as a marketing tool. Creating a new business that will be, in years to come, billions of dollars is something completely different,'' he said.

Tracks downloaded on the ``Comes with Music'' program will be protected by digital-rights management software, Ojanpera said. While users will be able to share music files between their handset and computer, the files will not be transferable between computers, according to the executive.

DRM

Universal Music Group, Nokia's partner, supports such copy- limiting technology, known as DRM.

``Our policy is still that we are still strongly attached to DRM especially for advertising-based models and subscription- based models,'' Vivendi Chief Executive Officer Jean-Bernard Levy said at Midem yesterday.

Ojanpera declined to say what the cost of the phone and music bundle will be, or what other labels have agreed to make their music available for ``Comes with Music.''

The Nokia executive said the service won't be available on existing phones.

``This is something new,'' Ojanpera said. ``You actually buy a device that is complete. You can't buy the same device without the content.''

Pink Sony Ericsson W580i, love is in the air and pink everywhere

Valentine is around the corner and AT&T is dressing up the Sony Ericsson W580i Walkman phone in pink. That’s right, this slim slider music-centric phone is all pink. It features a built-in FM radio, Shake Control to skip or shuffle tracks with the flick of our wrist, 2MP camera, Memory Stick Micro expandable memory card slot and stereo Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP.

Nokia buys Qt developers Trolltech

Norwegian company Trolltech, who develops the Qt platform-independent C++ framework used, for example, as a basis for KDE Unix/Linux desktops, as well as the Qtopia Linux application platform for mobile devices, has changed hands: Finnish world market leader for mobile phones Nokia, who recently made the headlines in Germany because of the controversial closure of its mobile phone factory in Bochum, is taking over the software vendor. Nokia is paying 105 million euros or 16 Norwegian kroner (1.98 euros) per share for Trolltech, who has also already developed the Greenphone reference platform for Linux Smartphones. Trolltech's management has already accepted the offer; Nokia is said to already have secured about 66.43 percent of Trolltech's shares. Trolltech's board of directors has made a recommendation to the rest of the share holders to accept Nokia's offer.

For some time, Nokia has worked towards becoming more independent of mobile hardware sales and generate revenue from applications for mobile devices by offering applications, internet solutions and, for example, music services for mobile devices. Therefore, Nokia announced that by acquiring Trolltech it intended to reinforce its own platform-independent software strategy both for mobile devices and for desktop applications. Developers were to be able to create applications which work identically both as web applications and on local Nokia devices as well as PCs. Nokia also intended to focus on areas where it could stand out from its competitors. Platform-independent software based on Nokia's software platforms encouraged innovation and enabled Web 2.0 technology for mobile devices, Nokia announced.

Nokia intends to continue to offer and develop Trolltech products. Trolltech technology would also continue to be offered both commercially and covered by Open Source licenses. Only recently, Trolltech announced that it would also license the Qt framework under GPLv3, and several other Open Source licenses are available for Qt and Qtopia. Nokia in turn became a member of the Linux Foundation - an organisation promoting the use of Linux and Open source founded by Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) and the Free Standards Group - last April. The source code of Nokia's mobile browser engine, for example, was already published under BSD license in mid 2006

Midem: Sony Ericsson to conclude partnerships with record companies

At music business fair Midem, mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson has announced partnerships with music labels for its PlayNow mobile download platform. According to a press release, Sony BMG, Warner Music Group, EMI, The Orchard, IODA, The PocketGroup, Hungama, X5 Music, Bonnier Amigo and VidZone will together contribute a pool of around 5 million songs.


PlayNow was launched in February 2004 as a platform for ringtone downloads. It has since been expanded and aims to launch as a comprehensive mobile music download station, PlayNow Arena, in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland in May of this year. Further European countries are to follow later in the year. By the end of 2008, Sony Ericsson hopes to have the new service available in around 30 countries.

Finnish competitor Nokia already has a mobile music download platform, currently available in the UK only. It is currently looking for further partners from the music industry and hopes to extend its services to other European countries in the coming months.

Sony Ericsson unveils headsets and GPS addon in Berlin

Of course nothing complements a bevy of handset announcements like a similarly sized list of accessories, and Sony Ericsson has done itself proud today in that regard. Headsets — both Bluetooth and wired — were the order of the day with a smattering of GPS, desk stand, and FM transmitter thrown in for good measure. The HBH-DS200 is a pretty standard Bluetooth headset fare with shirt clip, a 3.5 mm jack to let you swap in your own cans (fantastic feature if you have a nice set at home) and up to 7 hours listening time; it’ll ship in box with the W960.

Cellphones are dangerous/not dangerous, hearing loss edition

Apparently, talking on a cellphone for 60 minutes or more per day can result in a partial loss of hearing — at least that’s what some researchers in India are saying. The scientists conducted an experiment to test the correlation of hearing loss to the average use of a cellphone call. The experiment covered 100 participants with cellphone usage ranging from four years and over to just started using a cellphone. The results? Long-time users seemed to suffer some high-frequency hearing loss, usually in their right ears — the ear most commonly used for chatting on the celly. There also seemed to be some correlation between warm, full, or ringing sensations in the ear.

Nokia set to recall millions of mobiles

Nokia, the world's leading maker of mobile phones, said yesterday it would offer free-of-charge replacements for some of its Nokia BL-5C batteries after around 100 incidents of overheating were reported globally. No serious property damage or injuries were reported as a result of the incidents, the Finnish company said in a statement.

The batteries were manufactured by Japan's Matsushita Battery Industrial Company. Nokia has several suppliers for BL-5C batteries who have collectively produced more than 300 million such products, the company said. The product advisory issued applied only to the 46 million batteries manufactured by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006.
"There have been approximately 100 incidents of overheating reported globally. No serious injuries or property damage have been reported," Nokia said, adding that the overheating had occurred while the batteries were being charged.


Nokia mobile phone users were asked to check the 26-character serial number on the back of their phones to compare it with the identification numbers on the Nokia web site www.nokia.com/batteryreplacement or contact a local Nokia call centre.


Last year, Sony recalled more than ten million laptops after it discovered that lithium-ion batteries used in them could overheat and catch fire. The recalls included notebooks made by other major computer makers, including Dell, Lenovo, Apple and Acer.


Nokia sells products in 130 countries and employs 110,000 people worldwide. In the second quarter, it sold 100 million mobile devices. It has about 38 per cent of the global mobile market.

Bollywood Movies go Mobile with GSM Association

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, January 16, 2007 (XTVWorld.Com) -- It's official - Bollywood is going mobile in a big way. Roamware and Hungama Mobile have joined forces with the GSM Association (GSMA) to announce the launch of a 'Mobile Bollywood Initiative' to create short movies tailored for mobile devices, taking the world's largest film industry onto mobile devices all over the globe.

In conjunction with the GSMA, Hungama Mobile and Roamware have teamed up with leading Bollywood film maker, Sanjay Gupta, to premiere three Bollywood short movies for the mobile medium. These films will be premiered at the GSMA's 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, which runs from the 12th to 15th of February 2007. The Congress, the largest annual mobile event, is expected to attract over 60,000 attendees from across the global mobile value chain. Bollywood today is the world's largest movie industry, producing more than 1,000 movies a year with an audience of more than 2 billion viewers across 127 countries.

The Mobile Bollywood Initiative builds on the announcement earlier this month that Roamware has become an exclusive sponsor of the Sundance Film Festival: Global Short Film Project, a joint initiative of the GSM Association and the Sundance Institute.

"We are very excited by Roamware and Hungama Mobiles' commitment to bring the spectacle of Bollywood to mobile phones - the fourth screen - at the world's most important mobile industry gathering," said Craig Ehrlich, Chairman of the GSM Association. "The Sundance and Bollywood communities represent some of the most creative, vibrant and diverse talent in the movie world, and we are delighted to be able to showcase these extraordinary films in Barcelona. In doing so, we hope to catalyse a truly compelling mobile entertainment experience for mobile users globally."

"Hungama Mobile has pioneered the delivery of Bollywood entertainment content to the world and has been instrumental in promoting Bollywood in the wireless world. From providing music, imagery, video and games we are now preparing to introduce full features and this project with Sanjay Gupta is a step in the same direction. Hungama Mobile has worldwide exclusive rights to over 70% of Bollywood content on the mobile and digital platforms and this content comes from the world's fastest growing mobile market - India and the most vibrant film industry. We believe it offers tremendous promise as a content category for carriers in over 125 countries." said Neeraj Roy, Managing Director & CEO of Hungama Mobile.

"We are honoured to be part of the Sundance Institute and the GSMA's pioneering vision of the distribution of movies via the mobile phone. Bollywood is a huge force in the global film market, and we look forward to helping the mobile industry realise the potential of this partnership," said Bobby Srinivasan, CEO of Roamware.

"Bollywood is a massive presence in the world movie industry, and South Asia represents the fastest growing mobile market in the world. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to be involved in a project that has a promise and the potential to create a whole new distribution model for Bollywood cinematic entertainment," said Sanjay Gupta, who is well known for directing several super-hit movies including Kaante and Musafir. "Our project 'Dus Kahaniyah' has been made keeping the mobile and digital medium in mind and the fact that today the market for short films has been given a huge impetus as the quality of video experience on mobile has improved significantly."

Bollywood is one of the fastest growing entertainment industry segments and has an appeal not only for the 140 million mobile phone users in India but for markets across all continents. Indian cinema is now dubbed in over 35 languages and accounts for as much as 18% of theatrical business in markets such as UK. Indian films have made it into the top 10 charts in markets such as USA, UK, Germany, Australia, Singapore and South Africa.

Enhancing Your S60 Device: Part I

Let’s be honest, the mobile phone is a godsend. It takes communication to a higher plane on a daily basis. Most of the time we don’t even realize there’s so much more out there in terms of applications and services that we can use to enhance communication. Here are a few applications you can get for free that will help you stay tuned into the net and keep communication alive!

VoIP and Chat Apps
VoIP or Voice over Internet Protocol is, simply put, a way to use your mobile to make calls via your mobile internet service. It also enables users to make cheap international calls to landlines and mobiles by using applications such as Skype or any other Internet voice service (SIP-compatible services) such as SIPNET or EuteliaVoIP from non-SIP enabled handsets.

Chatting is a way to keep in touch with friends and family alike using PC chat applications like GTalk, MSN and Yahoo! Messengers. Yes, it's become something we do every day. Chatting isn’t merely a social networking solution but also a way to keep in touch with business clients and such.

Fring is a mobile internet service & community that allows users to stay in touch with almost all the popular social networks (G-Talk, MSN and Yahoo! Messenger and even AOL AIM). It also lets you keep in touch with Skype contacts. Fring allows you to make VoIP calls as well as chat with your IM buddies while on the go. It serves a dual purpose and can be used in areas where Wi-Fi is available (if your phone supports it). This makes the application that much more versatile.

Email is one way to get the message across, but an obviously simpler way is by simply using a chat application. Technology being the way it is, if you have it on your PC it's almost a given that you can have it on your mobile phone as well. Enter eBuddy Chat, application extraordinaire: it supports GTalk, MSN and Yahoo! Messenger, and they can all be used simultaneously.

Another great VoIP application is Gizmo. It’s free too, but does have a certain limitation. Gizmo only allows VoIP calling and chatting with users who have the same app as well as support for Yahoo!, AOL and GTalk. So here's another fully functional chat/VoIP application for your S60 mobile.

Moto Q 9h

Business-class phones are quite the in-thing these days. With demand increasing for more functional devices, phone manufacturers are trying to carve themselves a slice of the pie. The Moto Q9h is Motorola’s offering in this space, having converted the Moto Q (a CDMA phone) into a GSM version. Let’s check out what’s in store.

Design
After the success of the RAZR V8, Motorola's kept up the pace with the Q9. Seeing the brand grow like it did in the past few years, it's clear they have bothered to right a few wrongs, starting from the design of the phones. I have never been a big fan of Motorola phones, but of late even this has managed to change.

The latest offering from Motorola, the Q9, is an attempt to offer a business solution at a serious level. First let’s talk about the design. To begin with, the phone has dimensions of 118 x 67 x 11.8 mm and weighs about 134g. Contrary to what most people would say, the phone isn’t THAT big. I've heard many a comment about its resemblance to a calculator, but this is probably because the form factor doesn’t work for all. For those looking for a full-fledged QWERTY keypad, the Q9 offers responsive keys

The function keys are all placed above the keypad in Motorola’s usual flat-bed style, separated by ridges. Right in the middle you will find the five-way D-pad. For convenience the phone has the volume keys (that will also help you navigate when not playing music) placed on the right side along with the back key and the select key, just in case you want to use the phone with one hand.

The phone has a 2.4-inch TFT display capable of showing 65K colors at 320 x 240 resolution, just like the new iPod classic. To make life easier, a sensor decides the brightness levels for you depending on the light conditions. The iPod-sized screen also gives a good DPI (dot per inch) ratio and keeps the color reproduction quite accurate.

The front area has been given a glossy look, with a shiny black front and rubber finished back that has only the stylized ‘M’ logo and the battery cover. The camera is situated right at the top, along with a flash, but the self-portrait mirror is missing.

The Q9 makes use of a microSD card, the hot swappable slot for which can be found at the back of the handset on the right-hand side of the bend. As a newly adopted standard, the phone comes with a microUSB slot on the left of the phone.