Nokia has just started shipping its RAZR-like N76 model to key European, Asian and Middle Eastern markets. The N76 is a stylish “multimedia computer” made of premium materials that is set to bring the power of Symbian S60 to the regular, style-aware feature phone users. At the same time, Nokia announced a partnership deal with…
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Mobile phones get the crystal touch in Singapore
It seems that selecting the perfect gift for women in Singapore just got easier, with Japanese art of making “crystal mobile phones” finding its way to the country. These devices may not wear the popular Swarovski badge, yet I’m sure their price point will at the end suggest very selected clientele. And what I mean…
Moto Q 9h coming to AT&T in August?
Motorola’s Q successor is coming to AT&T this summer. According to Boy Genius, AT&T power users should look forward to August for some QWERTY Windows Mobile love from Motorola. In case you’ve forgot, Moto Q 9h is a quad-band GSM, triband UMTS/HSDPA device and should pack all the features of the popular Q model, plus…
SMS still leads non-voice ARPU
Despite the rise of various data services, SMS still makes most of the non-voice revenues for the carriers. According to the recent report from Research and Markets, SMS contributes between 75 and 80 percent of non-voice ARPU. Voice calls still lead the way, with carriers making up to 80% of revenues this way. However, this…
EU fails to reach accord on roaming rules
The European Union failed to come to an agreement about price caps on roaming fees. Furthermore representatives from the EU countries couldn’t agree whether roaming customers should be switched to a regulated rate. The two areas that proved to be the stumbling blocks were rules for “opt in, opt out” and the limits of the…
Over 100 million S60 devices shipped
Nokia has announced that over 100 million devices have cumulatively been shipped by S60 licensees to date. The vast majority of the devices shipped comes from Nokia and include devices from the company’s enterprise (ESeries) and multimedia (NSeries) divisions. However, other S60 licensees are entering the market as well, with two Korean giants, LG and…
Pantech introduces sleek and stylish S100 in Mexico
Pantech has announced the sleek and simple candy bar phone, S100, in Mexico. The new device sports a tri-band GSM/GPRS radio, 1.8″ 260k TFT LCD screen (128 x 160 pixels), VGA camera with a 4x digital zoom, music player, Bluetooth connectivity, as well as the voice memo function. The S100 is one of four Pantech’s…
Deal: Transcend 1GB MicroSD card for less than 10 bucks!
Newegg is offering a 1 gig MicroSD for $9.49. That’s lot of memory for less than ten bucks. If you need an additional memory card, this is the offer for you. Right now, the popular retailer is limiting orders to 2 memory cards per customer. Additionally, Transcend’s microSD memory is not available in the following…
Black BlackBerry 8830 coming to Sprint
We’ve already posted that BlackBerry 8830 is coming to Verizon Wireless. Now, we know that the same device will be introduced to the Sprint users. Next, Sprint will get the black version for its users, which in my opinion, looks even better. You can pre-order your black BlackBerry 8830 on Sprint from here.