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Three music phones from Samsung will be available from now on in Europe. Samsung SGH-i450, SGH-F330 and SGH-F210 will all be in stores until the end of the year in several countries from this continent.
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Google yesterday announced that it had bought Jaiku, a popular updating service similar to Twitter that lets users send and receive short text, photo, and web link updates either from their computer or through a mobile device like a smartphone. The deal has been closed for a secret amount but is said to bring the Finnish startup into Google’s lineup because the latter considers live streams of user activity and mobile presence “important,” according to the Jaiku team. New registrations for the still beta-stage service have been temporarily shut down to control the flow of new members while Jaiku integrates, though Jaiku notes its service will still accept additional members through invitations.
No mention was made of exact plans, though both Google and Jaiku said they would “expand” the service over the next few months as part of the transaction, prompting speculation about future projects. The search engine giant is generally accepted to be developing a mobile phone OS that would integrate many of Google’s web applications into a Linux-based interface and which could use Jaiku’s own technology, which currently supports mobile phones through a Java widget as well as a native program for Symbian phones like Nokia’s Nseries devices.
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Alcatel has unveiled a new fashion mobile phone handset, designed in collaboration with Italian accessory maker Mandarina Duck.
The Mandarina Duck clamshell handset has a glossy and rubberised texture, and comes in three colours: cherry red, lilac and green. The handset comes with a phone charm and bag clip.
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Telefónica and Nokia today announced they are working together to accelerate the adoption of new Internet services on mobile devices by providing Telefónica customers with easy access to both Telefónica and Nokia Internet services. The collaboration includes areas such as menu customization, technology and billing co-operation.
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Boost Mobile launched Motorola i425 yesterday. The device is the provider’s thinnest ever at 0.47 inches thick but still offers the walkie-talkie instant calls that the company says are extremely popular on its iDEN-based network. It also offers many of the features of better phones on other networks with mobile web access, multi-network IM chat, and assisted GPS navigation. Users can also load true music ringtones rather than the simpler MIDI tones.
The i425 further represents a minor revolution in terms of packaging for cellphones, Boost says. The clamshell pack is made completely of recycled material and uses post-consumer goods for about 35 percent of that material. Boost ships the phone in black/gray (i425t) or espresso/white (i425e) for $40 with $5 of pay-as-you-go phone time and lets users either continue to add calling minutes at will or switch to a pre-paid plan from $30 per month.
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