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Microsoft and SFR are launching a new messaging device in France called Messenger Edition 251. The phone comes with a full QWERTY (actually that’s AZERTY) keyboard, email software and pre-installed Windows Live Messenger client. In addition, there’s a QVGA landscape display (touchscreen?), 2-megapixel camera, web browser, music player, FM radio, Bluetooth connectivity support and a microSD memory card slot.
We’re not sure which company made the device, but it is thought to be Chinese ZTE, since the device resembles the company’s X990 model.
The strange thing about the Messenger Edition 251 is that it doesn’t run Windows Mobile, but some proprietary OS that only works with Microsoft’s IM service.
As for the pricing, SFR asks 79 EUR for the phone with its “SFR La Carte” prepaid plan, which costs 10 EUR and comes with unlimited SMS and Windows Live messaging for 10 days. Alternatively, you can grab the unlocked Messenger Edition 251 for 109 EUR.
For the record, SFR is France’s second largest mobile operator, after Orange.
[Via: Unwired View]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
