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Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte

nokia_8800_sapphire_arte.jpgIf you think Swarovski gems on mobile phones look ostentatious, Nokia brings you regalia and classiness in the form of the Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte. The handset has a genuine sapphire gem stone in the center of the D-pad.

During the launch of Nokia 8800 Arte and Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte, the Senior Vice President, Mobile Phones, Nokia, Heikki Norta had this to say: “These two new handsets set the benchmark for quality and craftsmanship. The high-end materials and seamless surfaces are pleasing to touch while the sophisticated, minimalistic design is equally satisfying to the eyes. An obsessive attention to detail means that the Nokia 8800 Arte and Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte are engineered to last.”

The handset is a twin of the Nokia 8800 Arte with two exceptions: one, the sapphire, and two, the Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte comes in a brown leather finish, adding a touch of elegant sophistication.

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Google phone’s Android SDK Released

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The SDK (Software Development Kit) for Google’s mobile phone, Android was released on 12th November 2007.

For the uninitiated, here’s a peek into what the Android is all about.

The Android is the first open, free to use, completely-packed-with-goodies mobile platform. It includes an operating system, middle ware and key applications written using Java programming. So you get a phone with all features such as GPS, camera, email, Instant Messaging, calendar, games etc as well as Google services like XMPP and Google Maps. Continue reading “Google phone’s Android SDK Released”

3G Coming soon to India

The Indian Government has announced its 3G policy today

Till now in India a GSM or 3G Handet makes no difference. Most Smartphones are have 3G , but never used.

Time might have come for us to use the 3G feature in our phones.

Government is opening up the battle for GSM players and CDMA (EVDO) players

Bidding among the operators might start shortly.

 

Nokia N82 leaked on website

Some guy from mobile-review has posted the Real Pics of the Nokia N82 and we proved to be right when we wrote Nokia N82 Confirmed

The photos below are taken from the Nokia website.

The Nokia N82 looks has the looks  Sony Ericsson – atleast the keypad.

Seems like its inspired by the K810, W880i.

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Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte and Nokia 8800 Arte just out

Nokia has just announced 2 new 3G handsets The 8800 Sapphire Arte and the Arte which are a part of the new Arte Collection

Key Features

  • Stunning 2.0″ QVGA 240×320 pixels, OLED display with up to 16 million colors
  • 3.2 megapixel auto focus camera with 8x digital zoom
  • 3G capabilities
  • 1 GB built in memory space
  • MicroUSB all-in-one-connector
  • Anti-fingerprint coating on metal and glass

DESIGN

Timeless elegance combined seamlessly with the latest technology.

MATERIALS AND QUALITY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP

Premium materials crafted with an exquisite attention to detail create a phone that feels solid and substantial, yet slides open smoothly and effortlessly.

UNUSUAL FEATURES

Rare, stylish features like touch sensitive controls and living wallpaper underline a magical sense of exclusivity.

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Sony Ericsson W380i walkman phone

Sony Ericsson added one more low end phone to its walkman phone range – Sony Ericsson W380i Walkman phone

Sony Ericsson TrackID functionality

You can store upto 271 songs on the 512 MB card or tune in to the nearest FM Radio Station.

Hear a song on the radio you don’t recognise but really like? Use the W380’s TrackID feature to tag a clip from the phone’s radio (or any external source) and find out instantly who sings it, what it’s called and which album it’s from.The TrackID functionality, available on the W380, the W890 and a host of other Walkman phones – is one of the phones most popular features. Latest figures show that every second, someone, somewhere, is using TrackID™ to identify a song they love.

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Sony Ericsson Gesture Control Feature

This W830 phone comes with the new gesture control feature which lets you mute calls or silence the alarm with a wave of your hand.The W380’s Gesture Control feature allows true ‘handsfree’ handling of your calls for the first time – show it off to your friends!

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Sony Ericsson W830i Price and Availability

This clamsheel phone will be available for purchase in early 2008 in 2 colors  Electric Purple and Magnetic Grey.

Theres also a 512 MB memory card in the package

Now word on the pricing yet
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For Specs and Price check out our Sony Ericsson W380i phone page

Nokia N82 might be announced soon

Nokia might be announcing the N82 pretty soon.

Nokia is planning a launch event next week for the launch of the Nokia N82 and some N-Series devices

Some facts about the N82

Features

  • Its an upgraded version of the N73 and similar to the N81
  • Quad Band GSM and 3G ( HSPDA )
  • Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
  • Wireless LAN / Wi-fi

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Samsung Widescreen – mobile TV and entertainment revolution

Samsung Mobile announced Samsung Widescreen mobile phone in Australia which promises to herald a revolution in mobile phone technology.

Samsung Widescreen is a dual flip action phone. While the phone is enabled with a traditional flip action, the second flip opens the phone sideways revealing a mini-laptop with a QWERTY keyboard. This dual design is perfect for watching TV or surfing the net. It has dual speakers, ensuring stereophonic outputThe mobile phone is enabled with Telstra’s Next G network, and Mobile FOXTEL, some of Australia’s most popular networks. The mobile phone will not only allow consumers to surf 33 channels, it also has the ability to record the favourite programs from the FOXTEL iQ set-top box.

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Google Open Handset Alliance and Android is official

Google has just announced the Open Handset Alliance. It has partnered with over 30 Companies worldwide for the new platform called Android including Motorola, Qualcomm, HTC and T-Mobile. So the gPhone story has just started.

We had covered about Android 2 days back.This is actually interesting news for mobile developers and mobile users.

Mobile Developers can get to download the SDK soon at the Open Alliance Developer page

Phones running the Android platform are expected to hit the market in the second half of 2008.

This move is seen as a sign of Google’s intentions to enter the Booming mobile market world wide.

You must have used / seen Google mobile maps, Gmail and Mobile docs . The new phones will be linux powered probably and will run all the latest Google Mobile Apps. 

BharatMatrimony ties up with Nokia for Catalogs platform

Leading Indian matrimony site BharatMatrimony.com has tied up with Nokia to offer its match making services of the Nokia Catalogs Platform.

The move will enable the Matrimony portal to cater to Nokia phone users in India.

The partnership is aimed at bringing Match Making to the mobile platform.

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gPhone coverage – google plans to unveil a complete mobile phone software stack

You must have heard a lot of rumors about the Google phone (gPhone) we have also covered about it some time earlier.

Now some interesting things have been happenning over the past week and Google is in Talks with wireless carriers all over the world

Google is reportedly holding an event on Monday

Rumors suggest that Google has built a Mobile Operating System based on Linux and is trying to integrate the same software including its google apps into Cellphone Hardware.

Its also in talks with carriers to sell the new Software.Hardware combo to its customers.