Archive for December, 2007

Swivelling cameraphone concept from Nokia

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

A futuristic Nokia cameraphone  with Swivelling camera . The design puts the camera in a bar mounted sideways on the top of the phone, which is able to swivel.
Similar to the cameras that can be found in the hinge of clamshell phones, this would mean the user could direct the camera [...]

Phones2Buy.co.uk – Competition Winners

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

 
The Winners are :

1st Prize £20/$40 Gift Voucher Awarded to : Jane Smith from Bishop
2nd Prize is £10/$20 Gift Voucher Awarded to : Andrew Symmons from Liverpool
3rd Prize £5/$10 Gift Voucher Awarded to : Andy O’Brien from USA

Thank you to all the contestants . The prizes were sent [...]

3 launches Nokia 6500 Classic.

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

3 launched the sensually elegant Nokia 6500 Classic. This 9.6mm seamless and lightweight handset fits comfortably into the palm of anyone’s hand and does not compromise on features.
With a 2 megapixel camera and 1GB internal memory customers can snap away and store loads of whatever they want. Plus they get quick [...]

Nokia updates firmware for Nokia N95

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

The new improvements from this software version relate to the music, maps and games features and offer more language support.
One new addition is on-demand paging that means you can run more applications and run them faster, with examples given being listening to music or surfing with the improved browser at the same time.
Also with the [...]

Free Year’s Worth of Music with New Nokia Handsets

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

During the event the company announced Nokia Comes With Music, a revolutionary program that enables people to buy a Nokia device with a year of unlimited access to millions of tracks from a range of great artists – past, present and future. Once the year is complete, customers can keep all their music without having [...]

T-mobile to halt Unlocked iPhones sales to stop

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Vodafone has been thwarted in its attempt to stop rival T-Mobile enjoying exclusive rights to Apple iPhone in Germany.
A German court overturned an injunction which forced T-Mobile to sell unlocked iPhones.
Vodafone had taken the matter to court in order to object the exclusivity agreement on behalf of customers.
“We are pleased with the outcome,” said T-Mobile [...]

T-Mobile offers web’n'walk five day pass

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

T-Mobile’s new web’n’walk 5 Day Pass is £2.50 which gives you unlimited access to the whole internet on your phone for the equivalent of 50p per day.
T-Mobile’s 5 Day Pass is aimed at those who want to access the web on their phone without committing to a monthly contract.
T-Mobile has also launched the latest incarnation [...]

Star Wars coming to the N-Gage Platform

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

The Force Unleashed is coming to N-Gage, Nokia’s next generation mobile gaming platform in 2008.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader’s “Secret Apprentice” and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. The game’s expansive story is set during the largely unexplored era [...]

Discover new music with Nokia Internet Radio

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

 
Espoo, Finland – Discover and listen to radio shows broadcasted over the internet with the Nokia Internet Radio service now available. The application can be downloaded for free from http://www.nokia.com/internetradio  and will also be embedded in upcoming Nokia S60 3rd edition devices.
 
“Most new music discovery occurs while you’re listening to the [...]

Voice mail re-emerges with a new relevance as text or e-mail

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

With the rise of e-mail and instant text messaging, the communications workhorse of the past 30 years – voice mail – is finding itself increasingly unloved and avoided. The San Francisco Chronicle reports.
“But new speech-recognition and transcription services are laying the foundation for a revival of voice mail, helping it become as immediate, manageable and [...]