Cellphones / Sony

Sony Ericsson Launches Its First Cellphone with GPS

January 8, 2008

Sony Ericsson launching its first mobile handset with built-in GPS functionalities at CES 2008. With built-in GPS capabilities and plenty of memory for music, games and photos, the new Sony Ericsson W760 is poised to take on the likes of the Nokia N95, which already offers GPS functions. The handset also offers tri-band, quad-band EDGE, and high-speed 3G HSDPA internet access.

That makes the Sony Ericsson W760 the first handset to offer broadband speed mobile internet all over the world. There’s also the SenseMe functionality, which selects music based on your mood, tilting functions for controlling games, and accelerator functions.

Sony Ericsson W760 will available on the market during the second quarter of 2008.

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Cellphones / Samsung

Samsung Mobile Launches Samsung Solid

January 5, 2008

Samsung Mobile and O2 today launched Samsung Solid, the ‘first ultra durable handset’. Housed in a thick rubber body, Samsung Solid is rugged enough to endure tough treatment, making it perfect for extreme sports fans or anyone else likely to give their phone a bit of a knocking. It features anti-shock protection, as well as water and dust resistance; it will survive water splashes and the occasional knock or drop.

It comes with a built-in FM radio, Bluetooth connectivity, camera and a long life battery. There’s also a built-in flash light if you find yourself in environments in need of light.

Samsung Solid is available now. It costs £60 on O2 Pay As You Go deals.

Samsung Solid features:

* GRPS dual band (900/1800Mhz)
* VGA camera
* Resistance to water, dust (IP54), anti-shock
* Flash light
* Long life battery
* WAP 2.0
* SMS/MMS, Java
* Mobile tracker, SOS dialling

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Services

Verizon Wireless Launches Mobile Banking Services

January 5, 2008

Verizon Wireless and Firethorn announced that customers of major financial institutions
in the U.S., including Wachovia, SunTrust, FirstBank, and BancorpSouth, can access their accounts from their mobile. The mobile banking solution powered by Firethorn allows Verizon Wireless customers to manage their finances while on-the-go, enabling them to check bank account balances, transfer funds between accounts within the same bank, and review and pay bills that are already set up through the financial institution’s online account service. Sounds great.

The Firethorn application is secure and utilizes both PIN and device lock-out capabilities, which are in addition to the security that is already incorporated by the financial institution. As another layer of security, customers will need to register with their financial institution’s online banking service in order to use mobile banking.

Firethorn application is currently available on several phones from Verizon Wireless, including the Chocolate, enV, X8700, VX8600, VX9400 by LG, and the Samsung SCH-a950, with support for new devices to be added in the coming months. Users can download the Firethorn application for free from Verizon Wireless Get It Now virtual store.

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Cellphones / News

ASUS to Launch P527 Smartphone in US

January 4, 2008

ASUS will launch its P527 smartphone in the US. The candybar sequel to the earlier P526 includes true GPS for navigation. A Travelog feature can be especially useful for vacationers and workers alike. Emergencies are handled by a unique Location Courier feature that automatically relays coordinates to as many as five separate phone numbers through SMS text messages.

P527 runs Windows Mobile 6 and comes with Office Mobile for basic editing and viewing on the road; extras loaded by the Taiwan firm itself include a business card reader tool for the 2-megapixel camera and an RSS news reader. Wi-Fi networking, FM radio, and an microSDHC slot with room for 8GB or more of media are built-in.

ASUS notes that the P527 will be the first cellphone from the company to launch in the US itself and will work with both GSM phone calls and EDGE cellular Internet access on supporting networks such as AT&T or T-Mobile.

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Cellphones / Motorola / News

Motorola Announces Z6m in Korea

January 3, 2008

This is a good news for Motorola lovers. Motorola announced the launch of its new pop orange color slider “Z6m” in Korea market through SKT.

Motorola Z6m offers enhanced features for playing music such as 3.5mm ear jack, 2MP camera, e-book, file viewer, memory card slot, and more. Looks interesting!

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