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Nokia Headsets

2007-03-17T07:55:00.000-07:00

Nokia Headsets -

Amazing New Headsets from Nokia:

Nokia BH 205

Compatible with ALL Bluetooth Mobile Phones:
BenQ Siemens: C81, CF61, CL71, EF51, EF61, EF81, EF91, EL71, P51, S68, S88 BlackBerry: 7100t, 7100v, 7100x, 7130v, 7290, 8100 Pearl, 8700g, 8707v, 8800 Pearl Dell: Axim 51 E-TEN: G500, M600 HP: hw6500, hw6900, hx2700, hx4700, rw6815, rx5915 HTC: MTeoR, P3300, P3600, S310, S620, TyTN i-mate: JAM, JAMin, JASJAM, JASJAR, K-JAM, PDA2, PDA2K, Smartflip, SP JAS, SP3, SP3i, SP5, SP5m, SPL LG: F2400, KE970 Shine, KG320, KG800 Chocolate, KG810, KG920, L343i, P7200, S5200, U300, U400, U8210, U8290, U8360, U8380, U880, U890 Lobster: 700TV Mio: A701 Motorola: A1000, A780, A830, A835, A910, A925, C390, E1000, E1070, E398, E550, E770v, KRZR K1, L2, L6, MPx, MPx220, PEBL U6, Q, RAZR maxx, RAZR V3, RAZR V3xx, RIZR, ROKR E1, SLVR L7, T280i, V360, V3i, V3x, V500, V525, V545, V547, V550, V600, V620, V635, V80 NEC: 411i, e540, e616 Nokia: 3230, 3250, 3650, 3660, 5200, 5300, 5500, 6021, 6085, 6086, 6103, 6111, 6125, 6131, 6151, 6230, 6230i, 6233, 6234, 6260, 6270, 6280, 6288, 6290, 6300, 6310i, 6600, 6630, 6650, 6670, 6680, 6681, 6810, 6820, 6822, 7280, 7370, 7373, 7380, 7390, 7600, 7610, 7700, 7710, 8800, 8800 Sirocco, 8910, 8910i, 9300, 9300i, 9500, E50, E60, E61, E70, N-Gage, N-Gage QD, N70, N71, N72, N73, N76, N80, N90, N91, N92, N93, N95 O2: Ice, X1b, XDA Exec, XDA II, XDA IIi, XDA IIs, XDA IQ, XDA Mini S, XDA Orbit, XDA SP, XDA Stealth, XDA Zinc Orange: C550, M1000, M1500, M2000, M3000, M3100, M500, M5000, M700, SPV C100, SPV C500, SPV C600, SPV C700, SPV E200, SPV M600 Palm: LifeDrive, Treo 650, Treo 680, Treo 700, Treo 750 Panasonic: VS6, X70, X700 Qtek: 2020i, 8010, 8100, 8300, 8310, 8500, 8600, 9000, 9090, 9100, 9600, S100, S110, S200 Sagem: my301X, my302X, my401x, my501c, myV76, myX-8, myX6-2 Samsung: D500, D520, D600, D800, D820, D830, D840, D900, E250, E370, E390, E530, E570, E620, E720, E730, E760, E770, E780, E870, E880, E900, i300, i300x, i320, P200, P300, P310, S400i, S500i, Serene, SGH X700, SGH Z500, X680, X820, X830, Z130, Z140, Z300, Z320i, Z400, Z510, Z540, Z560, Z650i, Z720, ZM60, ZV40 Sanyo: S750, S750i Sendo: X Sharp: 703, 770SH, 802, 902, 903, GX15, GX17, GX25, GX29, GX30, GX30i Siemens: CX75, M75, S55, S65, S75, SK65, SL75, SP65, SX1 Sony Ericsson: D750i, K510i, K600i, K608i, K610i, K700i, K750i, K790i, K800i, M600i, P800, P900, P910i, P990i, S700i, T610, T630, T68, T68i, V600i, V630, V800, W300i, W550i, W610i, W700i, W710i, W800i, W810i, W850i, W880i, W900i, W950i, Z1010, Z520i, Z530i, Z550i, Z558i, Z600, Z610i, Z710i, Z800i T-Mobile: MDA Compact, MDA Compact II, MDA Compact III, MDA III, MDA Pro, MDA Vario, MDA Vario II, SDA, SDA II, SDA Music, Sidekick III Toshiba: TS803 VK: 2020 Vodafone: v1605, v1640, VPA Compact

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Latest Orange Mobile Phones

2006-07-14T15:32:00.000-07:00

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2006-07-14T15:28:00.000-07:00

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Cool New Accessory

2006-07-07T10:41:00.000-07:00

Nokia Accessory
Nokia Car Kit Cradles
Nokia Easy Mount HH12 + Original Nokia CR-39 Universal Holder + free UK delivery ONLY £28.99House your mobile phone in style with this great combination:Nokia Easy Mount HH12 The Nokia Easy Mount is the perfect way to mount your Nokia Mobile Holder in the car. It simply fixes securely to the windscreen, avoiding the need for awkward air vent mounts or even drilling holes into your dashboard. A simple press of the suction cup against the windscreen (or any glass surface), ensures the mount is firmly in position. Your Nokia Mobile Holder attaches securely to the easy mount with a specialised mount allowing you safe and easy access to your mobile phone whilst driving.Original Nokia CR-39 Universal HolderIt supports a broad variety of Nokia and other manufacturers mobile devices. It holds your compatible mobile device firmly in place and gives you flexibility to choose a compatible device today and tomorrow.
The new stylish design will complement your mobile phone. Insert your compatible mobile device into the Nokia Universal Holder and simply fasten it by pressing the clamps - release it by depressing a button. Designed to fit most 'candy bar' shaped devices with dimensions of:
Depth: 13 to 26 mm Width: 42 to 55 mm Height: 95 to 120 mm Weight: up to 200 grams
Compatibility
Nokia 1100
Nokia 1110
Nokia 1600
Nokia 2100
Nokia 2300
Nokia 2600
Nokia 2650
Nokia 3100
Nokia 3120
Nokia 3200
Nokia 3210
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Nokia Accessories

2006-07-07T10:37:00.000-07:00

Nokia Accessories
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Cheap Mobile Phones

2006-05-25T12:30:00.000-07:00

Cheap Mobile Phones:

Todays cheap mobile phones are as follows:
Nokia 1100 : £39.99
Nokia 2100 : £39.99
Nokia 2600 : £54.99
Nokia 2650 : £54.99

Data Transfer between mobile phones

2006-04-30T12:30:00.000-07:00

Data Transfer between mobile phones

Transferring Data from Your Previous Mobile Phone
There are several ways to transfer contact and other information when upgrading to a new phone. The most convenient method depends on: the phone models involved the type of information you are transferring the types of backup systems you have been using whether or not you are changing your operator or service provider. Common methods of transferring data are: Transferring Phone Numbers via SIM Card Transferring Data via Memory Card Transferring Data via Bluetooth Transferring Data via PC Transfer via PC is the most effective, but it initially requires more effort to set up. You will need to download and install PC Suite software on your compatible PC and ensure that a number of variables line up, including PC Suite version, Windows operating system, and connection method compatibility.
Transfer via memory card is the easiest method as long as both models support the same size of memory card. SIM card transfer is a simple method for transferring phone numbers only.

Transferring Phone Numbers via SIM Card
SIM card transfer makes sense if you are only transferring phone numbers. Copy the phone numbers to your SIM card, remove the SIM card from your previous phone, insert it into your new phone, and store the phone numbers in your new phone's memory. For basic phone models without additional memory, the phone numbers may already be stored on the SIM card.
What is a SIM card? Your SIM card is the small card with a notched corner that is inserted into your phone and allows your phone to establish a network connection. Provided by your operator or service provider, the SIM card includes your account and network information and a limited amount of memory.
Instructions for copying phone numbers to and retrieving them from your SIM card are phone model-specific and provided in your phone models' user guides. (Refer to your previous model's user guide for information on copying data and your new model's user guide for information on retrieving data.)
For many Nokia phone models, however, the process goes something like this:
1. With your previous phone, select Contacts2. Select Options -> Mark All3. Select Options -> Copy to SIM direct.4. Select the contact details (for instance All) that you want to copy
Once the contacts have been copied, remove the SIM card from your previous phone, insert it into your new phone, and copy the contacts to your new phone's memory:
5. Select Contacts6. Select Options -> SIM directory7. Select Options -> Mark All 8. Select Options -> Copy to Contacts
Please note: In some cases, SIM card transfer may modify the appearance of the contact information. For instance, names may be shortened or multiple phone numbers for the same contact may appear as separate contacts after transfer. In some cases, you may also be able to transfer text messages with your SIM card. SIM card transfer also usually works if you are changing phone model manufacturers. In most cases, you can store information from another manufacturer's phone on your SIM card and transfer it accurately to your new Nokia phone's Contacts file. Since your SIM card is provided by your operator or service provider, using your SIM card to transfer data may be tricky if you change operators at the same time as you change phone models. The best thing to do is copy the information before ending your service contract with your previous operator or service provider. Depending on the number of contacts you have stored, you may have to perform SIM card transfer more than once. Usually SIM cards have memory to store several hundred contacts at a time.

Transferring Data via Memory Card
What is a memory card? A memory card is a removable memory card that you can use to store many types of data, including documents, photos, music, videos, and messages.
Many newer Nokia phone models have a slot for memory card in one of two sizes: standard or reduced-size. If you're not sure, you can check if there is memory card slot in your phone and the size supported from your phone's user guide.
Some of your phone's data may already be stored on your memory card, but in most cases at least some of your phone's data will be stored in your phone's built-in memory.
Instructions for transferring data from your phone's memory to your memory card are phone-model specific and are provided in your user guide. Look for information on: Copying/moving messages Copying/moving the contents of your Gallery (images, videos) Copying/moving music, tones, or other audio files Copying/moving documents Copying or moving contacts, calendar items, add-on applications, or games may not work smoothly with a memory card. For these, try moving the information via Bluetooth or PC.
Once you have copied the data you want to your memory card, simply remove it and install it in your new phone. You can either leave the data on the memory card or move it to your new phone's memory.
Please note: If your previous phone supports a standard memory card and your new phone model supports a reduced-size memory card, use the reduced-size memory card to transfer the data. You will need to use an adapter to insert the reduced-size memory card into your previous phone model. This adapter may be included in your phone's sales package. If your memory card is already full, you may need to delete some data, transfer some data to your new phone for storage, or use another memory card with available storage to copy data from your previous phone's memory. * Not all applications or games are compatible with all phone models. Check with the provider of the application for phone model compatibility. Information on free applications from Nokia is included on the phone model's Support pages: select your phone model from Product Support.

Transferring Data via Bluetooth
What is Bluetooth? Bluetooth is a technology that allows two compatible devices, such as phones and PCs, to communicate wirelessly without the need for a line-of-sight connection. Many of Nokia's current phone models support Bluetooth wireless connections. See our Technology site for more information on Bluetooth and Nokia phones supporting Bluetooth.
Instructions for transferring data via Bluetooth are phone-model specific and are provided in your user guide. All Nokia phone models with Bluetooth support transfer of data one item at a time.
Some of Nokia's newest phone models feature a built-in application called Data Transfer or Data Mover that allows you to transfer an entire Contacts, Calendar, or Gallery folder (Gallery contains images, sound clips, and video clips) via Bluetooth from one compatible Nokia phone to another. Open the application and follow the onscreen instructions to move the supported data formats from any other compatible phone. Compatible phones include all Nokia phones based on S60 software.
Please note that you cannot transfer emails, multimedia messages, or text messages using the Data Transfer or Data Mover applications.
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Transferring Data via PC
Nokia offers free software, called Nokia PC Suite, that allows you to transfer data from your phone to a compatible PC via a data cable or a wireless connection. From your PC, you can then transfer the data to your new phone.
Will PC Suite work for me? Transfer via PC Suite can be very effective, but it requires a little effort to set up, and there are a number of variables that can affect how smoothly it will work.
Use PC Suite if: You are transferring data to another phone of the same model or Both your previous and new phone models support PC Suite version 6 or later Your PC runs on Windows XP or 2000, and Your PC and phone support (nokia phone manuals) the same connection types: USB cable, Bluetooth, and/or infrared PC Suite will not work if: Your phone models support different versions of PC Suite (for instance your previous phone supports PC Suite 4.8 or PC Suite for Nokia 6600, and your new phone model supports PC Suite version 6 or later) Your PC's operating system differs from the Windows operating systems supported by your phone's correct PC Suite version Your PC does not support the connection types supported by one or both of your phones. In practice, this means that the information from Nokia phone models released prior to 2004 cannot be moved to new Nokia models via PC Suite. However, all Nokia phone models released today use the same version of PC Suite, meaning data transfer during phone model upgrade will become increasingly seamless into the future.
To find the correct version of PC Suite for your previous phone model, new phone model, and PC operating system, please visit step-by-step PC Suite download. Go through the tool once for your previous model and once for your new model and check to see if the versions offered match.
If the versions do not match, you may not be able to use PC Suite to transfer data from one phone to another. You can find the latest information on the intercompatibility of PC Suite versions at Updating PC Suite.
To find information on the connection methods supported by Nokia phone models, see Features Supported by Your Phone or your phone's user guide.
Instructions on downloading and using PC Suite (version 6 or later) are provided on the PC Suite pages and the PC Suite User Guide.

How to spot a fake nokia battery

2006-04-30T12:26:00.000-07:00

a)When looking at the hologram label, you should see the Nokia connecting hands symbol from one angle and the Nokia Original Enhancements logo from another angle.

b)When you angle the hologram to the left, right, bottom and top of the logo, you should see one, two, three, and four dots respectively.

c)The scratch-off ink coating along the edge of the hologram contains a unique, 20-digit code. Scratch the ink coating with a coin to reveal the code.

d)Nokia Battery verification page:http://www.nokia.co.uk/nokia/0,,72071,00.html

e) Last but not least, if you see a nokia battery that is supposed the be authentic but is being retailed way under cost then the chances are it is fake, use your noodle, if it looks to good to be true then it is too good to be true.

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Biodegradable phone!

2006-03-31T17:46:00.000-08:00

A mobile phone implanted with a sunflower seed and made from biodegradable material is among the cutting edge cellular technology which has been unveiled at the Science Museum.
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The theory is that the biodegradable phone cover will release nutrients as it deteriorates, helping the sunflower grow.
It is hoped that the prototype, developed by researchers from Warwick University, will mean phone covers can simply be buried in the ground after use.
The innovation was one of a series of biodegradable phones on display at the Dead Ringers? exhibition at the Science Museum.
The biodegradable NEC phone cover, which is currently only available in Japan, was shown for the first time in the UK.
Among the more unusual exhibits was a lasagne-based circuit board and a phone which will be able to take itself apart to aid recycling.
According to the exhibition, 1,712 mobile phones are upgraded every hour in the UK after 18 months of use, even though they are designed to last up to 10 years.
There are about 50 million mobiles in the country and the number of phones globally is expected to reach two billion by the end of the year.
Environment Minister Ben Bradshaw said: "We tend to upgrade our phones without thinking about what happens to our old one when we no longer need it.
"So what should we do with our old phones when we do?
"And what can manufacturers do to make it easier for people to make the right choices for the environment?
"These are some of the core questions we are raising in our current review of England's waste strategy so the Science Museum's exhibition is especially timely."

Nokia's Latest and Finest - mobile phone press release

2006-03-30T12:57:00.000-08:00

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Simple Pleasures: Nokia introduces seven new mobile phonesJune 13, 2005
Easy-to-use menus, stylish designs at the heart of new handsets for WCDMA, GSM and CDMA markets

Nokia Connection 2005, Helsinki, Finland - Today, at the Nokia Connection events in Helsinki and Singapore, Nokia introduced seven new handsets under the heading "Simple Pleasures." Four new slide phones were revealed, including the 3G-enabled Nokia 6280 for WCDMA markets, and the Nokia 6265, Nokia's most feature-filled CDMA model to date. Additionally, Nokia introduced two folding designs and a traditional monoblock design. All seven models are expected to begin shipping in the second half of 2005.

"Today's launches showcase Nokia's commitment to offer consumers easy-to-use mobile phones in a variety of desirable designs - regardless of cellular technology," explains Kai Öistämö, Senior Vice President, Mobile Phones, Nokia. "Whether it features WCDMA, GSM or CDMA internal circuitry, or whether it offers mobile music, mobile photography or 3G services, a handset must be easy to use in order to bring tangible benefits to consumers. Simplicity is the key for technology to enrich peoples' lives."

Nokia 6280: Bringing video sharing and video calls to life

The compact Nokia 6280 3G slide phone (WCDMA 2100 and GSM 900/1800/1900) comes with a range of features that enable consumers to take full advantage of 3G multimedia opportunities. Equipped with both a 2-megapixel and a VGA camera, the compact Nokia 6280 provides an ideal platform for 3G services such as real time video sharing and two way video calls. Taking personalization a step further, the Nokia 6280 can announce incoming calls with video ring tones. The Nokia 6280 is expected to begin shipping in the fourth quarter of 2005, at an estimated retail price of 375 EUR before subsidies or taxes.

The bright QVGA, 262,144 color display (320x240 pixels) of the Nokia 6280 highlights the phone's excellent photography capabilities. With dedicated camera and zoom buttons, the Nokia 6280 creates a natural, user-friendly conventional camera experience by operating the photography function in a horizontal landscape mode. Photos and videos taken with the Nokia 6280 can be viewed directly on the screen and then shared with others via MMS, email or directly printed to compatible printers. Pictures and videos can be conveniently stored on the Nokia 6280's miniSD memory card. Bluetooth wireless technology provides easy linkage to printers, PCs and enhancements like the Nokia 616 car kit and the Wireless Boom Headset HS-4W, also introduced today.

Nokia 6270: Quadband slide phone offers music and megapixels

The versatile Nokia 6270 slide phone features a 2-megapixel camera with flash and landscape mode. With a modern and refined design, the Nokia 6270 merges state of the art photography capabilities and user-friendliness into an enjoyable imaging experience for consumers.
The spacious QVGA, 262,144 color display (320x240 pixels) of the Nokia 6270 helps to manage daily life while a broad set of messaging capabilities enables consumers to easily keep in touch with others. Mobile email is conveniently at hand as the Nokia 6270 phone comes with an integrated email client that supports attachments.

In addition, the Nokia 6270's built-in music player supports a variety of digital sound formats such as MP3 and AAC, making music-on-the-go easily accessible. With stereo speakers supporting 3D sound effects, the Nokia 6270 provides a brilliant sound experience that can be shared with others. A visual radio client rounds out the audio capabilities of the Nokia 6270 phone. A world travel-friendly quadband GSM 850/900/1800/1900 handset, the Nokia 6270 has an estimated retail price of 300 EUR before subsidies or taxes. The Nokia 6270 is expected to begin shipping in the fourth quarter of 2005.

Nokia 6111: Sophisticated GSM slide phone

For those who seek sophistication in small size, Nokia presents the Nokia 6111 phone. Featuring a stylish classic design, the soft slide mechanism of the Nokia 6111 smoothly reveals its keypad. Blending technology with a sophisticated look and feel, the Nokia 6111 comes with a 1-megapixel camera and flash, and a 6x digital zoom. The screen (128x160 pixels) supports up to 262,144 colors and displays pictures in either portrait or landscape mode. The GSM 900/1800/1900 Nokia 6111 has an estimated retail price of 270 EUR before subsidies or taxes, and is expected to begin shipping in the fourth quarter of 2005.

In addition to its ergonomic design, the Nokia 6111 offers a number of new messaging options. Push to talk functionality connects to groups or individuals at a push of a button while Nokia Xpress audio messaging enables sharing of voice clips and greetings with friends and family. Pictures can be conveniently shared via MMS, Bluetooth or email.

Nokia 6060: Familiar technologies, folding design

The Nokia 6060 offers consumers all they need for basic voice communications. Featuring an attractive fold concept, the Nokia 6060 shows that beautiful design is not confined to high-end devices. A pulsating light allows owners to check on the status of the phone and adds a contemporary note to the appearance of the Nokia 6060. The dualband GSM 900/1800 or GSM 850/1900 has an estimated retail price of 140 EUR before subsidies or taxes and is expected to begin shipping in the third quarter of 2005.

Highlighting easy to use and familiar technologies, the Nokia 6060 features a range of contemporary messaging functionalities. The large screen of the Nokia 6060 (128x160 pixels) supports up to 64K colors and large fonts and the Expense Manager application helps consumers to keep track of their spending while on the go.

Nokia 6265: A winning combination of technology and design

Nokia's most feature-rich CDMA phone to date, the Nokia 6265 packs an extra-large 240 x 320 pixel display, 2 megapixel camera with LED flash (effective resolution 1.92 megapixels), digital music player, Bluetooth wireless technology and miniSD card support into a compact sliding design that measures a mere 22 mm thin. When operated in camera mode, the Nokia 6265 is designed to be used horizontally, resulting in a more conventional photography experience. The Nokia 6265 includes 24MB of on board memory, and supports all available sizes of widely available miniSD cards, including 512MB and 1GB versions that can store hundreds of 2 megapixel images or digital music files

Music fans will enjoy the built in FM radio and digital music player which supports MP3, AAC and eAAC+ files, especially when paired with the optional wireless stereo headset. Integrated Bluetooth technology also allows the Nokia 6265 to be used with a long and growing list of compatible devices, including a wide selection of wireless headsets and car kits. The Nokia 6265 supports other forms of entertainment content, including 15 frame per second streaming video and downloadable BREW 3.1 or Java 3D applications - both of which are crisply rendered on the 262K color QVGA display.

The Nokia 6265 is expected to begin shipping in the fourth quarter of 2005.

Nokia 2255: Compact fold at a compact price

Nokia's latest fold-style CDMA model phone, the Nokia 2255 is engineered to deliver reliable wireless performance at an entry-level price point while not forgetting the importance of a compelling design and a strong feature set. The very compact Nokia 2255 includes a bright 128 x 128 pixel 64K color display with user selectable 'themes', downloadable MIDI ringtones and even an integrated FM radio.

For maximum productivity, the Nokia 2255 features business applications including a spreadsheet, calculator and currency converter and a handsfree speakerphone perfect for impromptu conference calls. Outside of work, three included games help to pass the time, while a built in flashlight can help to brighten up the dark of night.

The Nokia 2255 is expected to begin shipping in the fourth quarter of 2005.

Nokia 2125: Classic style for the entry category

The entry-level Nokia 2125 features a compact design with metallic trim to accentuate its classically designed form. Only 21.5 mm thick and weighing in at 85 grams, the Nokia 2125 features a 64K color screen, handsfree speakerphone and an integrated flashlight -- an attractive balance of size, price and feature set.

The easy-to-use interface makes the Nokia 2125 perfect for first-time and prepaid users, who will also appreciate the three built-in games, user-changeable Xpress-on color covers and downloadable MIDI ring tone support. The Nokia 2125 also boasts a number of features unexpected on an entry level product such as voice dialing, voice commands and voice recording, calculator, calendar, alarm clock, and an extensive phonebook supporting multiple entries.

The Nokia 2125 is expected to begin shipping in the third quarter of 2005.
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2006-03-26T09:33:00.000-08:00

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2006-03-25T14:17:00.000-08:00

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Sony Ericsson Mobile News

2006-03-25T14:14:00.000-08:00

PARIS - Sony Ericsson unveiled six new mobile phones on Tuesday and said that two of them have cameras good enough to carry Sony‘s Cyber-shot digital camera brand.
It is the second brand transfer by Japanese consumer electronics parent Sony (6758.T) to its mobile phone joint venture with Sweden‘s Ericsson (ERICb.ST). A year ago Sony Ericsson, the world‘s number five handset maker, adopted the Walkman brand for its music phones.
"These phones deliver the same digital still camera experience as Cyber-shot. It is only now that we felt we could adopt the reputable Cyber-shot brand," said the venture‘s head of global product marketing, Steve Walker.
Sony was the world‘s second-biggest producer of digital cameras in 2004, according to market research IDC, and it uses the Cyber-shot brand to market its products.
The K800 and K790 mobile phones feature a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera, an image stabilizer, a flash which is brighter than usual for mobile phones and a sensor that can snap nine full resolution images within a second. The technology, including software to improve picture quality, comes from Sony.
Two variants -- a model for 3G mobile networks and one for older 2G networks -- will be available in the second quarter at prices above 300 euros ($355.4) each before operator subsidies.
Four cheaper camera and Walkman phones were also unveiled on Tuesday including a camera phone for less than 100 euros and a Walkman phone priced between 100 and 200 euros, the cheapest Walkman model yet.
The joint venture plans to start selling the six new models in the second quarter. They will bring its new phone introductions so far this year to 11, compared with 30 new models last year.
"We‘ll have more product launches in 2006 compared with 2005," Walker said.
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Netherlands Phone theft

2006-03-25T14:11:00.000-08:00

Sena Atoklo goes on the trail of the mobile phone thieves in the Joy FM edition of 'Global Perspective'. "Stealing a phone is the fastest means of making money," say the former criminals he meets. "Much better than taking a wallet that might turn out to be empty!"
On the streets of Accra, everyone seems to be shouting into a mobile phone. "That's the problem," according to the owner of one phone shop, "they all want to show off their phones and so they become victims."
Sena Atoklo of Joy FM investigates mobile phone crime in Ghana for the international exchange series Global Perspective 2006 - focusing on the theme of Crime.
Heading down Tiptoe Lane, which has a reputation for illegal business, there's a huge selection of second-hand phones and business is brisk. Sena meets the guys who sell the phones on Tiptoe Lane to hear not only where they get them, but also their accounts of how they check the phones have not been stolen.
He meets a stallholder who offers a three-day warranty with the phones he sells; and one who insists on being supplied with the phone's charger if the person selling it can't provide the original receipt.
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The international circulation of stolen mobile phones is hugely profitable. Mobiles taken in Britain have been traced to Ghana. In Tiptoe Lane, the stall holders say they get their supplies from Finland, Dubai and Italy - brand-new ones as well as second-hand ones - all legitimate, they claim Sena hears from the policeman running the world's only dedicated mobile phone unit, who is based in London, and from Ghana's police who say they are getting to grips with the crime. He also hears how an education programme is helping people to make sure they are not the targets of phone thieves.
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Mobile Thefts and Selling as Second Hand Mobile Phones

2006-03-25T14:08:00.000-08:00

Mobile Thefts and Selling as Second Hand Mobile Phones

Lahore: The undeterred and increasing incidence of mobile phone thefts in Pakistan has forced the country’s federal government to launch the “Equipment Identity Registration System”, which stops mobile simcards from functioning in stolen mobile phones.
Pakistan Information Technology Minister Awais Leghari said that mobile phone number portability had heightened competition among companies and that they were taking measures to provide improved services to consumers, the Daily Times reported.
He said the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority was protecting telecom subscribers’ rights and monitoring mobile phone companies’ performance.
According to official figures, around 100 mobile phones go missing everyday in the port city of Karachi alone. The costly mobile phones are subsequently sold in the second hand markets, even as the mobile thieves operate in well-knit rackets. They steal mobile phones depending on the demand from foreign customers, including those in the UK and other European countries.

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2006-03-24T11:07:00.000-08:00

Original Nokia Battery labeling program latest step in fight against unsafe, counterfeit batteries Nokia today unveiled its latest initiative in the battle against unsafe, low-quality counterfeit batteries. In order for customers to be able to more easily identify original Nokia batteries from non-original batteries, Nokia introduces an authentication system by implementing hologram labels to all of its new batteries. The hologram label is an advanced step in helping consumers ensure that they are using safe and high-quality original Nokia batteries.
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"Consumer safety is our most important concern and we are taking even more aggressive measures to raise consumer awareness about the dangers of counterfeit batteries and poor quality third-party batteries," said Razvan Olosu, Vice President of Mobile Enhancements, Multimedia, Nokia. "With this new Nokia authentication program, we are directly attacking the counterfeiters who manufacture potentially unsafe batteries. The hologram label enables consumers to identify that the battery they are using is indeed an original Nokia Battery." In 2003 more than 5 million of counterfeit products have been seized in in Belgium, the United Kingdom, and other countries in the EU. To help customers identify original batteries, Nokia is introducing an authentication hologram labels in all of its new batteries. The hologram label on Nokia batteries consists of a holographic image as well as an authentication code hidden under a scratch-off area on the label. Consumers can visually inspect the holographic image and identify detailed information on it to check whether their battery is an original Nokia Battery. The visual elements include the Nokia Connecting Hands symbol, Nokia Original Enhancements logo, and a series of dots around the Nokia Original Enhancements logo. Each element is visible depending on the viewing angle. In addition, users can verify, either online or via an SMS, the 20-digit authentication code hidden under the scratch-off area.

The implementation of the Nokia labeling program affects all new batteries in Nokia phone sales packages, Nokia battery sales packages, and packages of Nokia mobile enhancements. Sales of Nokia batteries bearing the hologram label have already begun, and they will enter markets gradually. Original Nokia batteries without hologram labels will remain on the market for some time. However, their performance does not differ from those sold with hologram labels. In addition to the labeling program, Nokia will continue to work with law enforcement authorities to take strong legal measures, including criminal prosecutions, against companies or individuals that sell and distribute counterfeit Nokia products. Such products do not adhere to the stringent safety and quality standards of genuine Nokia products. In the past, cases have emerged where non-original mobile phone batteries, including counterfeit Nokia batteries, have overheated, causing damage to both batteries and phones. In each and every reported case, the battery in question has been either a counterfeit or a poorly manufactured non-original battery. With the help of the hologram label, users are now able to more easily identify and authenticate their original Nokia batteries - which adhere to strict safety and quality measures - thus minimizing the risk to their phones.

origami

2006-03-24T11:02:00.000-08:00

Origami: the next iPod ... or yet another turkey?

Microsoft has spent four years developing what they believe is the ultimate do-all gadget … but do consumers really want or need it? By Iain S Bruce

The engineers have a dream. They want to cram the sum total of human knowledge into a single squealing box and create a universal machine … and every year it takes a step closer to becoming reality.
Last week, the quest to create an all-singing, all-dancing device took a purported great leap forward. Microsoft launched its Ultimate Mobile PC (UMPC), a lightweight, book-sized portable computer billed as the gadget that 21st-century mankind will use to communicate, entertain and work, wherever or whenever they want to.
For months there was little more than a codename, Project Origami, until the new machine was unveiled on Thursday in a whirlwind of consumer hype at the CeBIT technology trade fair at Hanover in Germany. The machine’s debut brings to a close four years of research, design and top-secret commercial collaboration.
Otto Berkes, general manager of Microsoft’s newly formed ultra-mobile personal computer division says: “My ultra-mobile PC incubation efforts included building hardware and software prototypes, testing the overall feasibility of the idea and getting other people on board with the general concept both inside and outside the company.
“Building a new type of PC requires broad industry collaboration for new hardware, new product designs and new software to come together as one critical mass to create a new type of PC experience. That doesn’t happen easily, or overnight,” says Berkes, one of the original designers of the Xbox games console.
“I can’t believe it’s been four years from the start of the journey to this point – it doesn’t seem that long ago that we were first brainstorming around the potential of a new type of highly mobile PC, but even today we’re just getting started.”
The starting point, as it happens, is already fairly far along the curve. Although Microsoft expects many manufacturers to jump in with their own models, first to market will be the Samsung Q1, which weighs less than 2lbs and comes with a seven-inch touch-sensitive colour screen that can be operated using either your thumbs or a traditional stylus. Expected in the shops later this year, it will come with a full version of Windows XP installed, a 30-60GB hard drive and virtually all the functionality and power you’d expect from a desktop PC.
The devices, which will have a two-and-a-half-hour battery life, do not have a built-in keyboard – although one could be linked using either Bluetooth or a USB port – and are expected to hit the shelves at around the £600-£700 mark.
Pitched squarely at the consumer market, we now know that they are to be sold as the handbag gizmo that will enable you to listen to music, read the news, watch videos and exchange e-mails from the number 42 bus and that they are sleek, futuristic and undoubtedly easy on the eye. The only question remaining, really, is whether this bird is going to fly.
Unfortunately for Microsoft, the technocrats have already dubbed the UMPC a turkey, slamming the device as an under-powered rehash of the failed tablet PC concept that falls into a marketing no-man’s-land.
Too large to make a workable PDA (personal digital assistant) and too fiddly to compete with a traditional laptop, for many in the industry the device effectively falls between two stools. They argue it offers an overpowered solution to a question that has already been answered and only serves to confuse a consumer already baffled by a sales space brimming with a proliferation of choices.
“Gadgets like iPods and mobile phones are becoming true portable multi-function devices owned by the masses,” says Martin Brindley of MCC International.
“With my phone I can listen to music, watch videos, take pictures, play games, write SMS [text] messages, surf the net, and access my e-mail and IM accounts, so why would I ever need to buy anything else?”
Chief among the criticisms of the UMPC is the question of price. Microsoft will essentially be competing against an array of push-button multi- function mobile phones and PDAs already available for £200 or less, with a machine that’s three times more expensive, much less portable and (due to the painfully slow XP boot process) anything but instantaneous. True, it will offer far greater power, but no more so than a laptop that you can buy for £500 and which comes complete with a tried and trusted keyboard.
This, in a nutshell, will be the UMPC’s great challenge. If perceived merely as an overpowered PDA or an inconvenient laptop, the device is almost certain to join technology’s great concept graveyard, but if it can be accepted as something altogether new, many analysts believe that the sky’s the limit.
Hotwire PR’s Paul Naphtali, who handles European marketing for the Blackberry device, says: “The £500 price point has traditionally proven to be quite a barrier in the computing market. If you just want a PDA device or mobile media viewer, then this would be a very pricey option, but Microsoft could be starting a whole new market here, and if consumers really like something, there is no such thing as expensive.”
We are in the middle of a mobile entertainment explosion and, as a brand, Microsoft needs to be part of it. Left trailing in Apple’s wake by the iPod phenomenon, the company is painfully aware of the fact that this is the only computer-powered marketplace in existence that is not dominated by its software, and the UMPC forms the core of the Redmond giant’s strategy to rectify this.
The need for action might be obvious to Bill Gates, but what remains unclear is whether consumers want or need a device that can do everything everywhere. Consumers worldwide may already have proved that they desire devices which let them make calls, swap messages and listen to music, but that might be as far as it goes. Perhaps they will embrace the idea of greater functionality, on the move, but if they do not Microsoft has just created a new layer of confusion in a market already befuddled by a surplus of choices.
“Consumers are becoming baffled by the choices open to them. If they want to listen to U2’s latest track, they don’t want to have to bother deciding whether they buy it on a physical medium, such as a CD or cassette, or download it on their phone, iPod or PC, they just want to listen to it,” says Brindley.
That is one viewpoint. The other is that the day of the single-function gadget is over, and that no longer able to concentrate fully on a single market or application, companies worldwide are now rapidly redefining the playing fields upon which their businesses operate.
They are casting a roving eye into new sectors to perpetuate profits and stay one step ahead of the opposition.
“This is the reality of today’s market. It is more fractured, more mobile and less likely to accommodate any company determined to keep a narrow focus of operation,” says Julian Hayes of Wolfson Microelectronics, a Scottish manufacturer of chips for a variety of gadgets including digital cameras, MP3 players and mobile phones.
“You cannot think of products being single-function items anymore and have to keep an eye on any application that might benefit from an individual technology’s inclusion, and that is why today, we’re monitoring more than 40 markets at any one time.”
This process is already under way, with many manufacturers now turning to other realms of the consumer goods sector in order to maintain profitability and market positions. Pentax is now working with UMPC-collaborator Samsung to provide the technology for the mobile-maker’s high-end photo phones and according to executives at the Japanese imaging giants, such partnerships will become an increasingly common feature of 21st-century commerce.
John Dickins, European product manager at Pentax, says: “There has been an explosion in the number of manufacturers churning out electronic goods and this has severely shortened the life cycle of any new gadget as it progresses from high-value purchase to low-price shelf filler. No matter how big your brand, you cannot hope to survive unscathed unless you get out there and diversify.
Stuck between a rock and a hard place, the reality is that Microsoft had no choice but to stick its brand into the crowded sphere of high-tech entertainment, and what becomes of the project will depend entirely upon consumer reaction.
The amazing growth of the iPod has been based as much on marketing as technical strength, and the Seattle propaganda machine will have to replicate this success if it is to survive – there is no alternative bar the UMPC’s rapid demise.

ipod news 2

2006-03-24T10:56:00.000-08:00

Prize for mathematician who paved way for iPod

James Randerson, science correspondent
Friday March 24, 2006
The Guardian
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A £500,000 prize that is considered the "Nobel" for mathematics has gone to an 80-year-old Swedish academic whose work on the complexities of soundwaves has subsequently been used in the electronic components of iPods.
Lennart Carleson seemed slightly bewildered at the news he had won the Abel prize, named after a brilliant Norwegian mathematician who died young. "They just called me up," he said, "It's a thing you don't really expect to happen. There are many good candidates, why should it be me?" How did he react to the news? "I just said thank you."

Prof Carleson's major contributions have come in two fields - the first has subsequently been used in the components of sound systems and the second helps to predict how markets and weather systems respond to change.

In the 1960s Carleson showed that any sound, no matter how complicated, can be represented as a series of sine waves. "That translates in the real world as the idea that any sound can be reproduced using the sound of a tuning fork," said a University of Oxford mathematician, Marcus du Sautoy. "The sound of a lion roaring can be broken down into just simple tuning forks."

In an iPod, tunes stored electronically as complex waves are split into their different components when played.

"For years people didn't understand the complexities of it," said Prof du Sautoy. "In recent years they've realised how amazing Carleson's work was."

Mathematicians are now referring to the four-year-old Abel prizes as the new Nobel for maths. The prize, which is awarded by the Norwegian Academy, is named after Niels Henrik Abel, and is awarded annually.

The young mathematician died after a freezing sleigh ride to see his girlfriend in 1829. The cold brought on a bout of TB, which quickly killed him. He was 26. A year later he received a letter from the Paris academy, which had not heard of his death, informing him that he had been awarded a prestigious grand prix for his theory on symmetry.

Ipod News: 24-03-06 file sharing

2006-03-24T10:28:00.000-08:00

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p2p news / p2pnet: Adam Livingstone, producer of the BBC's Newsnight program, has an interesting perspective on why Apple (and, therefore, Steve Jobs) might, "hate the French parliament so much this week".
By now, everyone with access to on- or offline news media knows the new French law would stop Apple from stopping people doing what they want with music they've paid good money for.
"Welcome to the hardware/software war," says Livingstone.
In a small controllable market , "you can sit down with your opposite number and work out a system that lets both of you make a profit," he states. "That might be illegal sometimes, but I'm sorry to say it has been known to happen anyway. Or you can let capitalism, red in tooth and claw, find a winner out in the jungle."
Enter iTunes and, "The chaps from Silicon Valley have been making a pile of cash selling their iPods off the back of this while the poor music execs have had to cut down on the white powder deliveries by some margin. And for that they have the Internet and themselves to blame."
Napster had millions of people downloading music even before the arrival of broadband, "and because in those days it relied on piracy, the music was free and easy to download in the universally available format we now know as MP3," states Livingstone. "This was great news for Apple. They made a portable MP3 player, and the queues of customers in Apple stores with peg legs, parrots on their shoulders and who said 'auuurgh Jim lad' rather a lot soon stretched around the block.
"But if sales were built on the back of their customers' piracy, that was hardly Apple's fault. The fact that there were few strictly legal ways of filling an iPod with MP3 music was embarrassing but ultimately beside the point. The record companies were bleeding money to the pirates and Apple was cashing in.
"Yet the music industry was painfully slow to introduce legal music downloading, allowing the pirates and the techies a free hand to shape the assumptions that would govern the new digital landscape. Apple had already won the hardware/software war while the music men were still sunning themselves like crocodiles by their Beverley Hills swimming pools."
Thus, he continues, "when Apple finally offered to sell music online themselves, the befuddled record companies had no option but to try and claw back a few millions into the bank instead of the nothing they were currently making online."
Apple's propblem now is, "there are lots of clever people in eastern lands churning out those 20 pound DVD players who have realised they can do the same trick with MP3 players that work just like iPods, only theirs would be a lot cheaper than 219 pounds plus VAT. Worse still, mobile phones are now packing more processing power than the US space programme and their manufacturers want a piece of the MP3 action too."
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Enter DRM.
iPods, "don't play the digitally protected formats used by other legal download services, so if you have an iPod and you're law abiding then you're locked into iTunes," says the story. "It's a virtuous circle for them, but a vicious one for their competitors."
Hollywood can charge what it likes for videos, Microsoft might rule the computing roost, "But in music, those chaps with the screwdrivers literally call the tune, and the software makers can go whistle," Livingstone says, adding:
"Which was all very nice for them until this week when the French Parliament went and passed a law banning all such proprietary formats. If the legislation passes the French upper house in May then Apple will have to share its DRM secrets with everyone else so that their rivals can use the iTunes formats themselves.
"But once they do, will anyone ever again pay 200 pounds for an iPod?
"Which is why Apple might hate the French Parliament this week and why they could very well boycott the entire country before they ever comply with this law. And, stay or leave, if you listen carefully, can you hear the sound of French record company executives rubbing their hands in glee?"
Also See:stopping people - US backs Jobs in France, March 24, 2006BBC - Apple's core problem with France, March 23, 2006

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2006-03-24T10:10:00.000-08:00

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2006-03-24T10:09:00.000-08:00

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O2 recalls 28,000 mobile phones in overheating fear: 24-03-06

2006-03-24T10:05:00.000-08:00

O2 recalls 28,000 mobile phones in overheating fear

THOUSANDS of mobile phones are being recalled amid fears they may overheat while charging.
The mobile phone company O2 has announced it is recalling 28,000 of its X1 handsets.
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The move comes after three incidents in the UK over the past few months in which the phones overheated while being charged.
A spokesman for O2 said that the incidents did not result in any serious consequences and said the phones were being recalled as a precautionary measure.
He said: "We are looking into these incidents and we take the safety of our customers very seriously.
"The X1 is about two years old and we discontinued the model about a year ago but there are about 28,000 still in use.
"We have contacted all those customers affected by text message and placed adverts in the national press.
"Anyone with an X1 should return their phone to the place where they bought it from and they will receive an upgrade," he added.
O2 is advising any customers who have any queries about the X1 handset to contact them by telephoning 0800 902 0212.

Nokia News: Friday 24.3.2006

2006-03-24T09:59:00.000-08:00

Nokia begins to examine confiscated mobile phones
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Mobile telephone manufacturer Nokia began on Thursday to examine the mobile telephones, believed to be counterfeit versions of a Nokia model, that were stopped at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport recently. Finnish customs authorities sent a sampling of the confiscated phones to Nokia. Suspicions of the customs authorities were aroused by the odd delivery route. A total of 1,600 suspected counterfeit versions of the Nokia 1100 model were flown from Hong Kong to Finland via Russia. From Helsinki they were to have been driven by lorry to Moscow. Customs officials at the airport felt that the phones were probably forgeries, because they had been packed in an unusual manner in bundles of five inside pink plastic. They also claimed to have suspiciously many countries of origin. The handsets themselves were labelled "Made in Hungary", while the bags that they were in had stickers indicating that they manufactured in Finland. The suspected pirated phones were packed in large cardboard boxes without chargers or instructions for use. "Nokia does not transport phones like this. They are always packed in sales boxes, which include a charger and instructions", says customs official Veijo Mäntylä at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. News reports of counterfeit mobile phones caused concern among owners of Nokia phones on Thursday. Retailers said that they had been contacted by many customers. Some even showed up at shops in person to get assurances that their phones are the real thing. The greatest concern was caused by a picture caption in Helsingin Sanomat, in which the Nokia 1100 model was shown with the 1101 model, which has more features. This made many customers worry that their 1100 model Nokia phones might not be genuine. The wrong handset was brought to the Helsingin Sanomat photographer by customs authorities. It is not possible to tell if the phones are pirated versions on the basis of outward appearance alone. "If there is reason to suspect that the product is not the original one, the genuineness can be tested only at an authorised repair shop, which can investigate the matter with the help of the phone's IMEI code", says Nokia head of communications Riitta Mård. She said that the best way to guarantee that a mobile phone is genuine is to buy it from an authorised retailer.
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2006-03-24T09:45:00.000-08:00

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