Mobility Phones – Mobile Phones

Nokia today opened an on-line store enabling consumers to purchase the latest N-Gage accessories easily. Consumers in the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and France can buy N-Gage accessories directly from Nokia at www.n-gage.com/store. "We want to provide easy consumer access to the new N-Gage accessory portfolio through the online store. The accessories expand the functionality and usability of the N-Gage QD game deck, and combine attractive price points with a distinctive N-Gage accessory design," said Jukka Hosio, Director, Global Sales, Games Business Program, Nokia. The new portfolio of N-Gage accessories complements both the gaming and smartphone functionality of the N-Gage QD game deck. With the ...

The unique tutorial poker game for the mobile phone will be a sure bet with Cingular Wireless customers Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless carrier, and Summus, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SMMU) , a leading provider of mobile media applications that optimize the consumer wireless experience, announced today the launch of a unique Texas Hold'em tutorial poker game, "Secrets of Hold'em with Howard Lederer," available first on Cingular Wireless. Known as "The Professor of Poker," Howard Lederer is one of the most successful and famous poker players around today. Howard is a two-time World Series of Poker champion, and has two World Poker Tour titles, two Hall ...

Nokia E60, Nokia E61 and Nokia E70 Combine the Power of 3G and WLAN With Advanced Voice Services and Mobile Email Applications in a Variety of Designs for Every Employee Nokia (NYSE: NOK) announced today the addition of three new models to its portfolio of business-optimized devices. The Nokia E60, Nokia E61 and Nokia E70 - the first of the new Nokia Eseries - are distinctively different in design and allow businesses of all sizes to mobilize their workforce. Nokia Eseries models combine attractive and easy-to-use designs that appeal to individual business users with new underlying technologies that allow IT departments to effectively manage security ...

Nokia today announced that it has shipped Atari Masterpieces Volume 1 for the N-Gage platform. This bumper pack includes not just one but eight classic games such as Asteroids, Battlezone, Black Widow, Millipede, Missile Command, Red Baron, Lunar Lander and Super Breakout. Some things are better left untouched and the proof can be found here with original graphics and game play together with a host of tips and tricks. However, gamers can now revisit these old favourites while they are on the move! For those who get their biggest thrill from showing off, gamers can upload their high scores on the N-Gage Arena, and compete worldwide for ...

Advanced Music and V CAST Video Capabilities Make the a950 a Mobile Entertainment Superstar Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung) and Verizon Wireless today launched the SCH-a950, the perfect music phone for turning customers into mobile DJs. A phone for all the senses, customers with an a950 will also experience enhanced sound quality -- from ring tones to music/video playback to conversations via speakerphone -- through the phone's dual stereo speakers. Equipped with an MP3 player, consumers can take their favorite tunes with them wherever they go. The number of songs is limited only by the size of the TransFlash(TM) memory card (purchased separately) that fits neatly in the ...

RoadSync for Symbian OS based UIQ Smartphones to Feature Direct Push and Remote Wipe Security At The Symbian Smartphone Show in London, DataViz, Inc., leading provider of Office compatibility solutions for over 21 years, today announced a public preview of its mobile Microsoft Exchange Server ActiveSync enabled client, RoadSync, with support for select mobility features of Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) on Symbian OS. Based on the Exchange Server 2003 ActiveSync protocol licensed directly from Microsoft, RoadSync offers secure, wireless, direct synchronization of corporate Outlook e-mail, attachments, calendar and contacts for non-Microsoft smartphones and mobile devices, such as the popular Symbian OS and UIQ-based ...

Nokia today underlined its interest in GSM technology on the 450 MHz frequency band. Nokia believes that a GSM450 frequency is a viable solution in providing affordable handsets and mobile voice-centered services to new growth areas with a low teledensity. For regions licensing a 450 MHz frequency band, GSM technology can provide a cost conscious alternative and thus enable mobile communications for a broad consumer base in very price sensitive markets. "Nokia believes that reducing the total cost of ownership for both affordable handsets and mobile voice services are the key when it comes to reaching the next billion consumers in new growth markets," says Søren ...

Sony Ericsson today announced the new Bluetooth™ Headset HBH-PV700, a handsfree solution for the every day user. The new headset offers 5 hours talk time and 150 hours standby time; great sound quality and an adjustable ear hook for comfortable, all-day use. The HBH-PV700 supports all the advanced voice features of Sony Ericsson’s Bluetooth™ phones in a great looking, highly affordable headset. It is capable of voice dialling up to 50 contacts, enabling the user to answer and reject calls by voice control, as well as change the profile or activate the sound recorder in the phone. The design features a stylish white and lime green ...

Quickoffice to Become Part of Series 60 Platform Offering, Enabling Microsoft(R) Office Capabilities for All Series 60-Based Smartphones Quickoffice, Inc., today announced a licensing agreement with Nokia that will include Quickoffice -- the award- winning Series 60 office software suite -- on the Series 60 Platform offering, providing users of Series 60 smartphones with easy and fast access to their native Microsoft(R)Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. Nokia's Series 60 Platform is the world's leading smartphone platform, utilized by many of the leading mobile phone manufacturers worldwide. The combination of the Series 60 functionality with the Quickoffice software will offer business professionals worldwide the ability to open, view, ...

Device incorporates features including shortcut button for favourite calling numbers T-Mobile has launched its first branded Bluetooth headset – the SH305, manufactured by SouthWing at a great value cost of £29.99. The device is one of the smallest and lightest headsets available on the market today weighing only 11 grams. SouthWing is the first manufacturer to receive the TMTI hologram status from independent testing and support company TMTI (Talk Me Through It) and the T-Mobile SH305 is the best for compatibility, comfort and style according to their independent tests. TMTI also provides testing and support for customers on pairing and using their Bluetooth products and also support ...

Smarter browsing on smart devices: Opera 8 is the default browser on Sony Ericsson's P990 Opera Software today announced that Sony Ericsson's P990 will ship with Opera 8 as its default browser. Opera is embedded in the Symbian OS-based UIQ 3.0, the user interface platform of Sony Ericsson's new smartphone which is the successor to the popular P900/P910. It will be the first phone released with the Opera-enhanced UIQ 3.0. With the Opera browser, Sony Ericsson P990 users can surf the full Internet from their devices. This version of Opera includes well-known features such as tabbed browsing, a password manager and URL auto-completion, made popular in Opera's ...

Sony Ericsson emphasised its continued commitment to Symbian OS today with the announcement of its next generation smartphone to the global development community. The P990 will be the first commercially available smartphone to adopt the enhanced Symbian OS version 9.1 and UIQ 3 software platform. This flagship UMTS smartphone is Wi-Fi enabled, has a 2 megapixel camera with autofocus and features a new hardware keyboard beneath the flip-down keypad. The phone will start shipping during Q1 of 2006. The P990 is the next in a line of successful Sony Ericsson smartphones - the P800, P900 and P910 – and is based on the same proven concept ...

Tustin, CA¾October 6, 2005–Tekkeon today announced a Bluetooth v1.2 version of ezTalker™ mini, its popular cord-free miniature headset. ezTalker mini v1.2 supports new features provided by Bluetooth v1.2, including adaptive frequency hopping, and advanced calling features. Adaptive frequency hopping technology minimizes interference between Bluetooth and Wi-Fi radios operating in the same environment. This means that users will notice reduced interference between ezTalker mini v1.2 and a wireless LAN. With the upgrade to Bluetooth v1.2, ezTalker mini v1.2 supports two new advanced calling features: call waiting, which enables a user to answer an incoming call while connected to a call, then toggle between calls¾directly from the headset; and ...

TI's OMAP(TM) Processor and Bluetooth(R) Technology Drive Symbian OS(TM), Entertainment and Productivity Applications in New Samsung Smartphones Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE:TXN) (TI) today announced that Samsung Electronics has selected technology from TI's OMAP(TM) platform and Bluetooth(R) solutions for its first Symbian OS(TM) and Series 60-based smartphones, the SGH-D720 and SGH- D730. Available in either clamshell (D730) or slider (D720) designs, the GSM/GPRS smartphones from Samsung are leveraging TI wireless technology to offer a variety of feature-rich entertainment and productivity applications, including RealOne(R) Player and Bluetooth multi-game and music maker. The Symbian OS-based Series 60 platform is the world's leading platform for smartphones. "Samsung is committed ...

Service Will Deliver all BET and MTV Networks Program Services MTV Networks, BET and Verizon have announced that MTVN and BET will provide content for Verizon's new television service called FiOS TV. Through the agreement, FiOS will carry all MTV Networks and BET program services, including the MTV Networks recently launched services LOGO, MTV Desi and several other program services in the MTV World group, as well as its recently announced high definition channel, MHD. MTVN and BET programming will be available to all FiOS TV subscribers. Under the agreement, Verizon will deliver MTV Networks' video on demand content as part of the FiOS "Free-on-Demand" VOD platform. ...

Fast Access to News, Sports, Stocks, Movies, Weather, Maps & '411' Handmark(R), a global leader in mobile media, announced today that Sprint (NYSE:S) has pre-loaded Handmark Express News, Maps, and More on the newly released Sprint PCS Vision(SM) Phone VI-A820 by Samsung(R). Subscribers receive a free 7-day subscription with the phone, plus the option to continue the service through Sprint for $6.99 per month. Express News, Maps, and More is a suite of real-time mobile news and information services providing news, sports, stock quotes, weather, movie information, street maps and directions, and residential and business 411 directory lookup services up to 30 times faster and with ...

Handmark(R), a global leader in mobile media, announced today that Sprint (NYSE:S) has pre-loaded Handmark Express News, Maps, and More on the newly released Sprint PCS Vision(SM) Phone VI-A820 by Samsung(R). Subscribers receive a free 7-day subscription with the phone, plus the option to continue the service through Sprint for $6.99 per month. Express News, Maps, and More is a suite of real-time mobile news and information services providing news, sports, stock quotes, weather, movie information, street maps and directions, and residential and business 411 directory lookup services up to 30 times faster and with 80% fewer keystrokes than browser based alternatives. Based on the award-winning ...