Sony Ericsson bluetooth watch

September 28, 2006 at 11:45 am by Jay | In Mobile gadgets

Today Sony Ericsson have announced the MBW-100 a Bluetooth enabled wrist watch, developed in partnership with fossil. The watch features analogue dials and a small OLED display for the all important Bluetooth functionality. With the MBW-100 you can accept incoming calls and control the MP3 playback features of your Sony Ericsson Bluetooth equipped mobile phone.

The watch offers a caller display option, will alert you if you leave your phone behind and alerts for new incoming SMS

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Vodafone 710

September 28, 2006 at 11:05 am by Jay | In Mobile News

Today Vodafone has unveiled its first Vodafone-only branded 3G consumer handset, the Vodafone 710. Their aim is to have the Vodafone name recognised as a brand in its own right within the handset market.

The handset is a 3G phone, incorporating a 1.3 megapixel camera, MP3 player and Bluetooth. As expected, the phone is fully integrated with the Vodafone services, such as Radio DJ, Mobile TV, video & music downloads and video calling.

The Vodafone 710 is expected to market in October in all major Vodafone territories, UK, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Greece, Netherlands, Romania & Portugal.

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Revamped N Series phones focus on music

September 27, 2006 at 8:08 am by Jay | In Mobile News

Nokia have announced some upgrades to exisitng N Series handsets with a focus on mobile music.

The N70 music supports up to 1GB memory (The N70 uses the DV RS-MMC format), the N73 music will offer up to 2GB memory (The N73 uses the Mini SD format) and the N91 music offers a massive 8GB with it’s internal HDD. All handsets should be available by October, and will be available in black.

N70 Music

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N73 Music

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N91 Music

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Nokia N75

September 27, 2006 at 8:01 am by Jay | In Mobile News

Nokia have announced another model in their N series range, the N75. A flip phone, the N75 is the smallest and lightest N Series phone to date.

The N75 has external music controls allowing you to access to music player even with the flip closed. Supporting a multitude of different formats, including MP3, M4A, AAC, eAAC+ and WMA, the advanced digital music player includes an equalizer, playlist, shuffle and repeat features for a direct connection to compatible online music services. The N75 supports the micro SD format, which currently offers up to 2GB of memory. The N75 also includes an FM radio and has integrated stereo speakers for true sound quality.

The phone offers a 2.0 megapixel camera, a 16 million colour QVGA screen and has an internal memory capacity of 40MB.

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Nokia N95

September 27, 2006 at 7:55 am by Jay | In Mobile News

Nokia have announced the N95 (previously this model was rumoured to be the N83). The N95 truly brings the concept of all-in-one multimedia computer to life. Featuring a pioneering 2-way slide concept, the N95 offers integrated GPS, a 5 megapixel camera and high speed data connections (UMTS, EDGE, HSDPA, WLAN)

The innovative 2-way slide concept makes it easy to switch between different modes, going from reading maps to watching a video with a simple slide. A numeric keypad slides out from one end of the device while dedicated media keys slide out from the opposite direction, converting the display into full screen landscape mode. With powerful 3D graphics, the Nokia N95 has a stunning user interface that makes it intuitive to find the features and services you want.

With the Carl Zeiss optics on the 5 megapixel camera, you can capture print quality photos and DVD-like quality video clips. Photos and video clips can be enjoyed on a compatible television thanks to the device’s TV out feature and support for Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) technology.

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Orange to offer converged services

September 25, 2006 at 8:56 am by Jay | In Mobile News

Orange will unveil its “converged” fixed and mobile phone service today, allowing customers to use a mobile handset to make unlimited calls through their broadband home internet connection.Unique, to be launched in Britain later this year, will be available to customers who take an Orange mobile and broadband contract. The cost of the service is expected to be based on the company’s range of “animal” tariffs. The phone, which connects to Orange’s mobile network, as well as Livebox - which is used by many of its one million UK broadband customers to access the web - will be free.

The Orange service will use the next generation of wi-fi phones. But the actual mobility of consumers will be hampered by technological constraints. While the handset can easily make calls on either the mobile network or wi-fi, there is no “handover” between the two. As a result, anyone starting a call at home and then, say, getting in their car and plugging the phone into their hands-free kit and driving off, will find that the call ends when they leave the coverage of their home internet connection.

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T-Mobile to introduce free SATNAV tracking

September 25, 2006 at 8:53 am by Jay | In Mobile News

T-Mobile is planning to offer a full SatNav system for small businesses, complete with a web-based vehicle tracking service, as part of a business package deal later this year.

Building on T-Mobile’s existing Co-pilot service, the package will allow users of selected high-end mobiles - including the Vario II and Nokia’s E61 and N71 series - to enjoy a turn-by-turn spoken-word SatNav service.

The new SME system will also include a web-based vehicle tracking service, allowing office staff - and even customers of a small business - to see where a driver is via an interactive web page.
T-Mobile expect the SME SatNav/tracking bundle will be attractive to small businesses as it gives them access to the same vehicle tracking systems that many major companies already use.
Access to the service is offered as part of T-Mobile’s standard (Web’n'Walk) package deals. There are no extra charges involved.

The no-subscription SatNav and vehicle tracking system is made possible by the fact that the UK mapping data and software - together with selected European maps - can be stored on a one gigabyte storage card which fits into the handset.

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Top ten Web ‘n’ Walk sites

September 25, 2006 at 8:46 am by Jay | In Mobile News

T-Mobile have published the top ten sites accessed by users of their Web ‘n’ Walk tariff:

Website Type
Bebo.com Social networking
Amazon.co.uk Online retailer
Cheekyflirt.com Dating
Autotrader.co.uk Car Sales
thetrainline.co.uk Train tickets & Bookings
HSBC.co.uk Online banking
Yell.com Directory
Play.com CD’s/DVD’s
Gumtree.co.uk Accomodation finder
Rightmove.co.uk Property finder

Estimates from the Mobile Data Association suggest that 13.2 million used their phones to access some kind of information via the mobile internet in July.

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