The K770 is the latest addition to the Sony Ericsson cybershot series of phones. It was announced in London today.
Its just 14.5 mm thick and features a 3.2 Megapixel Camera and Memory Stick Micro (M2) expansion. Its a triband GSM / GPRS / 3G phone. No EDGE though. There stereo Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, FM Radio and Music / Video Playback
Its expected to be available from Q4 2007 in select markets. Pricing will be announced shortly.
After the Laptop Battery Advisories come the mobile phone battery nightmares. There have been a lot of mobile explosions due to improper usage and charging. Nokia has just issued a product advisory for Matsushita branded BL-5C batteries.
BL-5C is used in a lot of nokia phones
Nokia Press Release
Nokia announces product advisory for BL-5C battery
Espoo, Finland – Nokia today issued a product advisory for the Nokia-branded BL-5C battery manufactured by Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd. of Japan between December 2005 and November 2006. This product advisory does not apply to any other Nokia-branded battery.
Nokia has identified that in very rare cases the Nokia-branded BL-5C batteries subject to the product advisory could potentially experience overheating initiated by a short circuit while charging, causing the battery to dislodge. Nokia is working closely with Matsushita and will be cooperating with relevant authorities to investigate this situation.
Nokia has several suppliers for BL-5C batteries who have collectively produced more than 300 million BL-5C batteries. This advisory applies only to the 46 million batteries manufactured by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006, from which there have been approximately 100 incidents of overheating reported globally. No serious injuries or property damage have been reported.
Consumers with a BL-5C battery subject to this advisory should note that all of the approximately 100 incidents have occurred while charging the battery. According to Nokia’s knowledge this issue does not affect any other use of the mobile device.
While the occurrences in the BL-5C batteries produced by Matsushita in the time-period specified are very rare, concerned consumers can request a replacement for any BL-5C battery subject to this product advisory.
It is important to note that the BL-5C battery is not used in all Nokia products and that only a portion of the Nokia BL-5C batteries in use are subject to this advisory.
How to identify a BL-5C battery manufactured by Matsushita during the relevant period
In order to determine if a battery is subject to this advisory, it is necessary to remove the battery from the device. A Nokia battery will have “Nokia” and “BL-5C” printed on the front of the battery. On the reverse, the Nokia mark appears at the top and the battery identification number (consisting of 26 characters) is found at the bottom. Consumers should refer to this identification number to determine if their battery is among the batteries manufactured by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006. A comparison of that number with those subject to this advisory will determine a consumer’s ability to obtain a replacement free of charge.
Consumers should visit the website www.nokia.com/batteryreplacemen
About the BL-5C battery
The BL-5C is one of 14 different battery models used in Nokia products. As with many of its components, Nokia has a multi-supplier strategy for batteries, including the BL-5C. Matsushita is one of several suppliers Nokia has for the BL-5C battery.
A list of Nokia products that include the BL-5C battery is available at www.nokia.com/batteryreplacemen
Hello Friends,
We have updated the mobile prices for August to help you purchase the handset of your choice.
The Highlights of this month are
We will be adding some new Brands to the list of phones and update their prices also.
Please post your comments and suggestions so that we can improve the site.
Social Networking is such a big business these days. And every other brands is wanting to get a share of it.
Nokia is launching mosh.nokia.com which is the first time a mobile handset maker is coming up with a social networking website.
The site is in a private beta and you need to password to get to the registration form. We managed to get the code and grab a username.
You can upload Images,Videos,Documents and all kinds of stuff . You can share all your uploads with others as well.
The Mobile version of the site is at http://www.mosh.nokia.mobi and its pretty clean and optimized for mobile browsing.
Its Nokia in action so this is nothing special.
Visit : http://mosh.nokia .com
The Nokia Prism Collection will be available globally after the Nokia 7500 Prism was announced earlier in China, Taiwan.
Nokia today announced the Prism collection which is aimed at the Fashion conscious users.The Prism collection comprises of the Nokia 7900 Prism and the Nokia 7500 Prism.
The highlight of this collection is the Color, Material used and Graphics. It boasts of a signature diamond-cut design, geometric patterns and graphic light-refracting colors. These phones are similar to the
Nokia 7380 and 7390 L’Amour collection
Nokia 7900
Features
Nokia 7500
Features
These two mobile models will be available in the third quarter of 2007.
We had posted earlier last year about a Google Phone Under works
Some reports suggest that Google has shown a prototype device to phone manufacturers.
Eric Schmidt of Google has known to have spoken earlier about Ad supported Free phones for users
The Google phone or Gphone might reach markets within a year.
The search engine giant does believe in a Mobile Future and has big plans for the same.
Google works with Operators and Manufacturers to bundle its products like search and mail
It has not denied rumors about the G phone plans.
The gPhone might be a iPhone killer . The gPhone will have Gmail, Gmail and Search all preloaded.
Lets wait for some official confirmation.
Buy.com -The Internet Superstore is one a multi-channel online retailer based out of California, United States. They are into business since 1997. They are now offering a good variety of Bluetooth Wireless Headsets for sale online.
Bluetooth headsets are a must if you need to talk on the phone without taking it out of your pocket. The prices of these gadgets have also come down considerably over the past few years. Also a large number of devices support Bluetooth these days. If you are wondering what Bluetooth is ?
Bluetooth
Its a global standard for a short-range wireless network (Personal Area Network PAN) . Its can be used for information exchange between devices over a short-range radio frequency.Popular versions are 1.1, 2.0 and 2.1 EDR . Today it is possible to listen to stereo Audio using Bluetooth provided the device and Headset support A2DP
Lets take this Plantronics Voyager 510 Bluetooth Headset with WindSmart for example
According to info on the website its the 11th Top-Selling product . So whats special in it ?
Features
You can choose from a lot of Manufacturers – Plantronics, Motorola, Jabra, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Parrot, Anycom, & BlueAnt
The site has cool feature called product zoom using which you can see a enlarged picture of the product and some extra details like Shipping and Stock without having to leave the page.The interface is clean despite a few third-party advertisements
You also get to post/read reviews of all products.
Most of these Bluetooth products might qualify for their free shipping, Please check with their Terms and Conditions before placing the order.
You can also get $10 of your order if you use Google checkout for the purchase
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Nokia has partnered with Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore, India for the first of its kind design studio in India.Nokia has picked India as a starting point for a series of satellite design studios it plans to establish in design hot spots around the world, signaling the increasing impact the country is having on the development of mobile phones. Established via a two year partnership with the Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology in Bangalore, it will give Nokia designers and India’s talented young designers the opportunity to work together on new design ideas for India and the global markets.
Alastair Curtis, Nokia’s Chief Designer and Ms. Geetha Narayanan, Founder & Director, Srishti has issued a joint press release today.
Looks like Nokia wants to do some serious research on designing handsets for the Indian user.
Feel happy the Indian Mobile User is given importance.
http://srishti.ac.in/
Some great news for Sony Ericsson fans in India. Thanks to a market demands in India – product launch divides between rest of the world and India is getting shorter. Until a year back, new mobile handsets would atleast 2-3 months or even more to surface in India.
Last week Sony Ericsson announced 8 new phones for the Indian market
P1i – the business smartphone
Walkman phones
W580i
W910i
W960i
Cybershot phones
K810i
k850i
and under the general category
S500i and the T650i
All the phones are expected to be available with all mobile retailers across the country immediately.
Sony Ericsson P1 is a revolutionary phone which tries to redefine the definition of a Business Class phone.
The P1 is a notworthy competitor for the Nokia E90 Communicator and Nokia N95
Also the P1 will replace the P990 in the production line we suspect
Highlights
Price and Availability
Expected to be available in Q3 2007 which is the current quarter in selected markets.
The phone might hit Indian market soon.
Get more info about the specifications here Sony Ericsson P1
The Device profile of yet another phone has been spotted on Nokia’s Developer forum. This time its the Nokia N81
Its a 8 GB slider phone and is a sequel to the N91 8 Gb edition.
The phone if not a rumor is expected to be launched in Q4 2007
Samsung has debuted the G600 a 5 Megapixel , 3G slider phone in Europe
The Samsung G600 is a media centric phone and Slim and Sexy ! is the name of the game.
Samsung has stacked a lot of features into 15mm thickness phone. The phone sports a 5 Megapixel Camera , with flash and 5X digital Zoom.
There’s a secondary Video calling camera.
Other features include Bluetooth with A2DP(Stereo) , FM Radio, microSD expansion.
According to Informa’s World Cellular Data Metrics (WCDM) Global mobile data revenues from services other than SMS exceeded US$10 billion in 1Q07. Data Services are gaining acceptance.
Is SMS Dead
Nope. SMS is still alive and clicking and orldwide SMS traffic was up year-on-year by around 50% to more than 620 billion messages in 1Q07
SMS revenues were up nearly 25 % and total data revenues almost touched US$34.3 billion.
Data Services are still not as popular as SMS
This is proven from the fact that in Egypt only 1% of revenue came from non-sms data services whereas in Korea it was 70%
We had hinted earlier the Hutch might change colors again in What will Vodafone do with Hutch
Looks like Vodafone wants to spread its brand image in India soon. So its going to be the the Battle of the Reds (Vodafone vs Airtel) as Hutch and Airtel are the largest mobile operators in India. Hutch has always been seen as an elite brand in the country as it is present only in a few circles. Vodafone is known for its Premium services around the world. Vodafone cannot use the same global pricing strategy in India for sure due to the nature of the market here. Lets wait and watch Till then it may may bid good bye to the Hutch Pug
BlackBerry 8820 is a Quad Band Wi-fi enabled Blackberry. Currently available only in the UK.
Specs
