SonyEricsson goes live with MobizineApril 27, 2006 at 2:11 pm by Jay | In Mobile News
Sony Ericsson has become the first leading consumer brand to publish content in the Mobizine format. Entitled Soundtrack to your life, Mobizines allow mobile phone users to receive ’snack-sized’ versions of their favourite content in a rich, colourful format and clearly branded style. Already there are 17 titles live today including traditional publishing brands such as Conde Nast, BBC and Time Out and this portfolio is steadily growing. Soundtrack to Your Life is effectively a handset-based magazine that will give music fans on all mobile networks access to entertaining, informative and regularly updated music editorial content such as news, reviews, gossip and interviews. The Mobizine costs just a few pence, each edition is cheap, quick to download and can be read without a network connection; On the bus or tube, for example. Mobizines are typically made up of 4 sections and each of these sections contains 5 stories. For example, the Soundtrack to Your Life sections are Latest, Gig Previews, Club Previews and This Week’s Top Ten. At the bottom of each story a user will find links to other stories, downloadable content or other relevant merchandising. All items will be accompanied by an image. To download Mobizines to the handset, the consumer texts ‘Mobi’ followed by the name of the Mobizine (e.g. mobi styl 1) to 63333 and follows the instructions to download. The consumer can read each Mobizine as often as s/he likes at no extra cost and only pays once per edition. This edition automatically gets updated when the next edition is published. Bookmark at: StumbleUpon | Digg | Del.icio.us | Dzone | Newsvine | Spurl | Simpy | Furl | Reddit | Yahoo! MyWeb Official launch of New N Series phonesApril 25, 2006 at 9:53 am by Jay | In Mobile Phones, Mobile NewsAfter rumour and leaked pictures on the internet of the next range of N Series phones, Nokia today officially announced the launch of the N72, N73 and N93. N72
“The overall design makes a strong statement for the Nokia N72 as a multimedia computer, but the digital textures, or graphics, on the back add a subtlety of personal ownership, that it is my device,” Said Bill Sermon, vice president of Multimedia Design, Nokia.
The Nokia N73 provides ‘real’ photo quality up to 10″ x 8″ (25 x 20 cm). Thanks to the mechanical shutter and advanced autofocus, photos are sharper, boasting crisp detail with reduced movement distortion, even in low light conditions. The N73 will be available in three different colour/design combinations: silver grey/deep plum, frost white/metallic red and frost white/mocha brown. N93
Featuring MPEG-4 VGA video capture at 30 frames per second, the Nokia N93 delivers an unparalleled video experience with stereo audio recording and digital stabilization, enabling smooth and shake-free movies. The Nokia N93 incorporates a 3.2 megapixel (2048 x 1536 pixels) camera with a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens, 3x optical zoom and up to 20x digital zoom, as well as autofocus and close-up mode for amazing clarity and accuracy. Furthermore, the Nokia N93 has an active camera toolbar which displays all available capture features, from exposure value to color tones and white balance. There are dedicated keys for shutter, zoom and flash and also a camera mode key that enables you to switch quickly and easily between image and video capture. All of the above handsets are based on S60 3rd Edition software on Symbian OS and are expected to be on the market from June/July 2006.
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Motorola are working on a new silent alert system for mobile phones, that is completely silent. The system works by giving the user a mild electric shock, similar to that given by massage and weight loss systems currently on the market. Using a small pad containing electrodes that are wirelessly connected to the handset, a small shock is sent stimulating the skin of the user. Motorola claim the device is to address the problem that a vibrating alert is not entirely silent, as when left on hard surfaces for example. Vibrating alerts also have the problem of not being strong enough to alert the user, but using a larger motor doesn’t help the noise problem. Power levels for the new shock system can be set to personal levels, allowing the user to change intensity to help identify different incoming callers. Bookmark at:StumbleUpon | Digg | Del.icio.us | Dzone | Newsvine | Spurl | Simpy | Furl | Reddit | Yahoo! MyWeb SLVR DiamondApril 19, 2006 at 7:59 am by Jay | In Mobile PhonesAt an estimated cost of $75,000 the SLVR Diamond does not come cheap. But under all the jewellery it’s still a standard Motorola phone. The handset was recently showcased at the Fresh Art “Zoom” in Russia.
StumbleUpon | Digg | Del.icio.us | Dzone | Newsvine | Spurl | Simpy | Furl | Reddit | Yahoo! MyWeb Nokia N73April 18, 2006 at 8:08 am by Jay | In Mobile PhonesThere have been rumours recently about a new handset in the Nokia N Series, the N73. Over the weekend some images appeared on the net, showing the N73. These are genuine pictures, this is how the N73 will look on release. The N73 boasts a 3.2 megapixel camera, with Carl Zeiss lens and auto focus, a QVGA display, Bluetooth 2.0 and stereo speakers.
StumbleUpon | Digg | Del.icio.us | Dzone | Newsvine | Spurl | Simpy | Furl | Reddit | Yahoo! MyWeb 8800 GoldApril 7, 2006 at 3:42 pm by Jay | In Mobile PhonesThe Nokia 8800 has started to lose a bit of its appeal. Sure, it still looks nice, but the battery performance is poor, and the range of features is not as good as it could be. A jeweller in London has decided to give the 8800 a more exclusive appeal and has coated his model with a 24 carat gold plate sheaf. Laban Roomes has been known in the past to gold plate car emblems, jewellery, even golf clubs. With a cost of around £800 the gold plated 8800 is another way to join that exclusive club: ‘People who have more money than sense’
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A new service launched by the Guardian, allowing instant access to the latest news headlines on virtually any mobile phone - free of charge. Once the application has been opened, it will automatically update with the latest news and sports headlines on subjects you choose when you subscribe to the service. There is no charge for the application or from the Guardian group to access the content. All you pay for is the data that is transferred across the phone network. Typically this is very low cost. The application itself is only 40kb, keeping the connection open uses 1kb an hour. Receiving a headline is 0.1kb and receiving a news story is 2.5 - 7kb. The average cost per MB on most data plans is £1 but be sure to check with your operator if you are unsure. On2go will not work on Three or O2 Prepay phones. http://www.on2go.com/index.html Bookmark at:StumbleUpon | Digg | Del.icio.us | Dzone | Newsvine | Spurl | Simpy | Furl | Reddit | Yahoo! MyWeb Motorola to release gold RAZR and pink V3xApril 7, 2006 at 2:00 pm by Anil | In Mobile Phones, Mobile NewsThe wait is finally over for Motorola RAZR fans who have been eagerly waiting to get hold of the limited-edition gold V3i. According to Motorola, there are plans to release a gold version of the RAZR in the second quarter of 2006. At press time, there isn’t any confirmation if the gold RAZR would be a V3 or V3i model. If it is a gold V3 clamshell, this will be the fifth colour available for the handset, following earlier releases of silver, black, pink and blue variants.
In the meantime, Motorola to launch a pink V3x. This is expected to be released together with the 3G-enabled blue V3x within the next couple of months. Bookmark at:StumbleUpon | Digg | Del.icio.us | Dzone | Newsvine | Spurl | Simpy | Furl | Reddit | Yahoo! MyWeb Free text messaging.April 6, 2006 at 11:36 am by Jay | In Mobile content/services
Well almost. But don’t let the almost put you off. A new service has launched, called Tex2. A very simple little application needs to be downloaded to your handset, and needs to be on the handset of the person you are texting to. Using this application, all messages are routed via the internet rather than network messaging centres. The only cost to the sender is the cost of a data connection to send the message. Now, whilst this will depend to a large extent on the data plan on the users account, the data size of a text message is minimal. An average size (160 character) text message is going to cost around half a penny. On average, 1,000 text messages will cost about £5. As the system uses an internet connection there is a cost to both the sender and the recipient. The Tex2 application can be downloaded from the Tex2 website, http://www.tex2me.com/index.html Just enter your mobile number and you will receive a text message with a link to where you can download the application from. Once you have the application on your phone the first time you use it you will need to choose a user name. And that’s about it, very easy and straight forward. The Tex2 service will not work on Three or O2 PAYG due to service restrictions by these networks. Bookmark at:StumbleUpon | Digg | Del.icio.us | Dzone | Newsvine | Spurl | Simpy | Furl | Reddit | Yahoo! MyWeb Say it with flowersApril 4, 2006 at 3:12 pm by Anil | In Mobile NewsLondon’s Science Museum opened the Dead Ringers exhibition on Wednesday, 29 March, in the science and technology news gallery of the institution.
It showcased pioneering phone technology, including the first UK display of NEC’s phone with a biodegradable cover, currently only available in Japan. A prototype phone cover with an implanted sunflower seed, which gets additional nutrients from the biodegrading cover, is also on display. http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/antenna/deadringers/ Bookmark at:StumbleUpon | Digg | Del.icio.us | Dzone | Newsvine | Spurl | Simpy | Furl | Reddit | Yahoo! MyWeb |
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The Nokia N72 will be available in pearl pink and gloss black. It incorporates a 2.0 megapixel camera, integrated music player, with dedicated capture and music player keys. Both the pearl pink and gloss black versions have digital textures on the back, which personalise the device.
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