LG GW620 Launches in Italy as LG LinkMe

LG Electronics has launched its first Android-based handset on the market in Italy under the name of LG LinkMe. The LG LinkMe landed in Italy with Android 1.5 on board, the same as the original GW620, and is priced at €299 (around $400). Although a rather affordable device, the LG GW620 still packs a lot of appealing features, including a 3-inch resistive touchscreen display that boasts a 320 x 480 pixel (HVGA) resolution, and a side sliding QWERTY keyboard.
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New Ovi Maps with Free Navigation Races Past 1 Million Downloads in a Week

Nokia has announced that since the 21 January 2010 launch of the new version of Ovi Maps with free walk and drive navigation, there have been over 1.4 million downloads. The one million mark was reached just one week after the launch.

“We’re averaging a download a second, 24 hours a day,” said Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President, Nokia. “When we announced free walk & drive navigation we knew it would be a game-changer. The number of people now using their Nokia for navigation, and as a result looking for more location-aware software, is growing faster than even we predicted.”
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Popular Images on mobile Google Image Search

Today Google announces Popular Images which lets you browse and find interesting images. This feature is accessible from Google Image Search on Android-powered devices and iPhones in the US.

To try it out, go to www.google.com on your phone browser and click on “Images”. Under the search box, you will see a few of the top images along with a link to “Browse Popular Images”. Clicking the link opens up a categorized list of image searches and corresponding images.

Just try it and get fun! 🙂

Nokia E72 in Stores Now!

n72The highly-anticipated Nokia E72, a device tailor-made for business and personal messaging is now available in stores. To coincide with the arrival of the Nokia E72, Nokia has also released research* revealing that more people rely on email than on traditional phone calls or text messaging when sending and responding to critical information.

Speaking about the research results, Nokia vice president Ukko Lappalainen said, “The research shows that people are spending an average of five full days per year – equivalent to a full work week – responding to emails. Half of us (46 percent) choose email over voice or text to send and receive important information. The Nokia E72 was designed exactly with this kind of person in mind – it allows the owner to be more responsive and communicate how they want, whenever they want and wherever they are.”
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