Nokia might be rolling out a 8 GB version of the highly popular N95 to keep out competition from W960 and Apple Iphone
This XML file NN95_8GB-1r100.xml was found on Nokia’s developer site
The specs are not clear though apart from the 8 GB storage.
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most important news
Motorola Z9 spotted
Motorola Z9 is the latest phone rumor . Its looks very similar to the RAZR 2 series
Early Specifications
- 3G
- 2 Mega pixel Camera with flash
- MicroSD expansion
The unit looks like a early prototype unit and is and has AT&T branding [BGR]
Nokia 7500 Prism
Nokia 7500 Prism is the latest fashion phone from Nokia.It was launched in China earlier this week.
Features
- Series 40 platform
- 16 million colors TFT QVGA-display
- 2 Megapixel camera with flash
- microSD expansion slot
- Micro USB port and Bluetooth interface
Sony Ericsson W960
The Sony Ericsson W960 is the successor to the W950i
Its the latest addition to the Walkman phones range .
Its Sony’s competitor for the Apple Iphone for sure
Specifications
- 8 GB Memory for all you iPod fans
- Wireless Wlan for business users and also Stereo Bluetooh
- 3.2 Megapixel Camera
- 2.6 Inch Touch sensitive display
- TV out
- Radio
- SymbianOS
Price and Availability
Expected to be available before end of 2007
Pricing : no official word on the price . Expected to cost 750- 800 USD which in the Indian context means that the phone will set you back by
Rs.33000 approximately
Apple iPhone might be available in India soon
Reliance Retail is trying hard to launch India’s first Apple store.
No official confirmation from both sides yet but looks like talks are on.
Recently HCL and Wipro have started in their quest to bring the Iphone to India.
HCL is already a nationwide distributor for Nokia.
So its time to start saving for the iPhone
Mobile Phone Prices for June
Hey Friends !
Thanks for the continued support. We are glad to inform you that latest prices for June 2007 of mobile phones is updated.
We will try to update the phone prices regularly due to the huge demand.
We want to update the prices are regularly as possible. Please send us your suggestions and feedback so that we can improve it.
Sony Ericsson to set R&D unit for mobile phones in Chennai
After Nokia its Sony Ericsson which is going to be making handsets in this city of Chennai. The Indian mobile market is currently on a upward trend and there are so many handset brands available.
The Chennai research and development unit will be headed by Anders Grynge, who was previously based at the Sony Ericsson R&D centre in Sweden. The new facility will become part of Sony Ericsson’s global network of R&D units which currently comprises sites in China, Japan, Sweden, the Netherlands, the US and the UK.
via [Business Standard]
Press Release
New Delhi, India, 19 June 2007 – Sony Ericsson today announced that it is establishing a research and development unit for mobile phones in Chennai, India. The move follows closely on the company’s January announcement of sourcing local manufacture of phones in Chennai with EMS partners Flextronics and Foxconn; with a production target of 10 million units by 2009. Today’s announcement is part of Sony Ericsson’s global strategy to strengthen its capabilities within the world’s fastest growing telecommunications market and generate the growth required to reach a top three position in the global handset market.
Nokia 8600 Luna announced
The successor to the Nokia 8800 has finally arrived. Aimed to target the luxury phone market, the 8600 Luna has been named so after the Roman god of Moonlight. The body is made of glass and stainless steel similar to the Nokia 880 and the 8800 Sirocco.
Features
- 2 Megapixel Camera
- 16 Million colors QVGA Display
- FM Radio
- Stereo Bluetooth
- microUSB
What’s Missing
- Memory Card Slot
- Wi-fi
The expected price of this handset is about Rs.40000-45000 similar to the 8800 and Sirocco (700 EUR)
Mozilla Firefox for mobile phones soon
Looks like Opera software and other mobile broswer vendors might face some stiff competition with the entry of Mozilla Firefox into the mobile arena. APC carries a news story which says
“Mozilla Foundation CEO Mitchell Baker has been thinking about it too, and looking at how Firefox can be ported to mobile platforms. “
A Mini Mozilla based variant is already available for Windows Mobile devices here MiniMo .
Opera Mini works great but it will always be good to see some innovation as Mobile Browsing is a tedious job.
via [apc]
Nokia Launches 7 New Phones For Emerging markets
Samsung goes Symbian S60 with the SGH-i400
Samsung announced the Symbian S60 phone – SGH i400 at Madrid,Spain. The phone is Samsung’s 2nd Symbian phone after the i520.
Features
- 2 MegaPixel Camera
- Large 2.3 inch 256K Colors QVGA Display
- Slider Form factor
- microSD Memory Expansion – upto 4 GB
- Stereo Bluetooth
- Weight of 92 grams
- GSM/GPRS /EDGE Network Support
- Dual Stereo Speaker
The i400 will be launched in Russia somewhere in July 2007 and then move on to European countries a bit later.
Blackberry Curve 8300 – After Pearl its the Curve
Blackberry just announced the Curve 8300
It looks like the 8800 got a facelift.
We often say Beauty and Brains don’t get along but the tagline for this phone seems like Brains and Beauty
Features
- 2 Megapixel Camera
- Stereo Bluetooth
- 3.5mm Headset jack
- Improved Media Manager
- microSD expansion
- 15.5 mm thickness
Mobile Blogging Guide
Mobile Blogging – You might have heard about this term. I spoke about this topic at Mobile Blogging BlogCamp.In back in September last year.
Methods
- WAP / XHTML
- SMS
- Using a 3rd party Application
Blogging using WAP / XHTML over GPRS / EDGE
In this method we will take wordpress.com for example
Login to m.wordpress.com and you would see the screen below
Type the content of you blogpost here.
Hit publish on your phone and this is what you will see on your PC.Do you notice that the new post is not top ?
Blogging via SMS
This is a costly solution but there are many providers like Reliance for instance which offer blogging via SMS.
You send a SMS to a predefined number with the post contents and it gets published to your blog.
Using a 3rd party Application
Shozu is a application which is currently free which lets you upload phones / videos to flickr or Youtube
Litefeeds is a free Mobile RSS reader which has blogging support.
Registrations Open for Speed Test
Wizdom.In and FoneArena.com have joined hands to bring to you a GPRS / EDGE / 3G Speed Tester.
You need to simply install the free application on your mobile phone and sit back and relax as the tests are being carried out.
Please register for the Speed Test . We will contact you shortly with the details on How to get started.
Site Updates : i-mate, Dopod , Spice Added
As you might be know, this site is going through a major upgrade.
As a part of the same, we have added i-mate Dopod and Spice Mobiles to our list of phones.
Even the Apple iPhone has been added
We have also updated the other major brands.
Expect CDMA phones to be added very soon.
Happy Browsing !
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