Category: News

Nokia Intellisync Selected as du Branded Mobile Email Solution

August 22, 2007

Nokia today announced that du, the new telecom operator in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is set to offer Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email to its consumer and business customers in summer 2007. The service is aimed at providing secure, easy-to-set-up mobile email and PIM (personal information management) functionalities for users ranging from individuals to businesses.

du is the UAE’s second national telecommunications provider and started its mobile service in February 2007. To distinguish itself in a well-saturated mobile market like the UAE, du has committed to deliver highly innovative and user-friendly services to its customers.
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3G / Bluetooth / Cellphones / News / Samsung

Coming Soon: Samsung W300 with 7,2 Mbps

August 21, 2007

Samsung has just presented one more stylish slider phone with amazing performances. The SCH-W300 model will pack huge performances in its slim and fashionable case, just as the producer has gotten us used to seeing even in previous handsets.

Samsung SCH-W300 is only 12.9 mm thick, an excellent size for a slider phone and fairly small for one that manages to pack some of the most evolved performances out there. there are only few handsets capable of reaching the top data transfer speed of 7.2 Mbps through HSDPA. Samsung W300 is one of them, although not the first coming from this producer.

Samsung W300 is part of the Ultra Edition II mobile phones and also follows the slim and smooth design line of the previous handsets in this line. The phone also packs a 2 megapixel camera and a 2 inch display screen capable of providing a resolution of up to 240 x 320 pixels. These are not the main features of the cellular, as it proves best when it comes to media handling.

The phone also includes a media player capable of supporting a large number of files and also a microSD card slot, just to make sure that there is enough space available for storing all the personal content. Connectivity is also possible through Bluetooth.

Samsung W300 will soon be available for the price of USD 600L won (about USD 640).

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Cellphones / News

GSM Rules, Literally

August 18, 2007

3G Americas, a group that represents the GSM technologies in the Americas, announced that the GSM/UMTS services gained more than 564.6 million customers worldwide between June 2006 and June 2007. According to Informa’s World Cellular Information Service, more than 100 millions of the new subscribers are from the Western Hemisphere, meaning that the GSM/UMTS technology attracted here more new customers than any other
technology.

More than 2.581 million worldwide subscribers use the GSM technology at the moment, making it the leading industry standard for wireless voice communication. Furthermore, the GSM technology has an important role in 3G, because more than 65% of the 3G users across the globe (estimated at around 200 millions) rely on the UMTS/HSPA technology. 181 UMTS operators are currently in service across the globe, with 72 additional networks in deployment, in trial or in planning.

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Apple / Cellphones / News

The 100% Unlocked iPhone for Sale in Hong Kong

August 17, 2007

It’s been only a few days since hackers reported they have managed to fully unlock the iPhone, that the cracked handset version now pops up in Hong Kong, on a special sale offer. The price is huge, but those too eager to wait for it to officially arrive in their country have an expensive solution to satisfy their curiosity.
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News / Nokia

New Device Management Features Boost Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite

August 16, 2007

Nokia unveils today the new device management features of its Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite. Wider device support, tighter integration to enhance user experience, remote control, improved theft-loss protection and hardware control allow IT managers to enhance and scale customer support while reducing support costs.

“We are seeing a strong interest from European and global operators and business customers for device management functions that mirror those of the IT environment,” said Scott Cooper, senior vice president, Enterprise Solutions, Nokia. “By adding the new capabilities into our current suite of products, we are responding to the market demand and accelerating the adoption of business mobility beyond mobile email.”

The new device management features of Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite are:
– remote control for easy troubleshooting of mobile devices over-the-air
– ability to control hardware elements such as disabling the use of camera or WLAN on a mobile device
– enhanced theft-loss protection

[Source: Nokia Press Release]