GSM

New Samsung Ultra Edition II U700, U600, U300 and U100 at 3GSM

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Samsung announces new ultra thin mobile phones at the 3GSM 2007 in Barcelona. The new New Samsung Ultra Edition II line includes Ultra Edition 10.9 (U600), Ultra Edition 12.1 (U700), Ultra Edition 9.6 (U300) metallic clamshell and the candy bar handset Ultra Edition 5.9 (U100), which is supposedly now the World's Slimmest Mobile Phone.

All new Samsung Ultra Edition II phones feature Samsung’s Optimized Power Usage Solution (OPUS), which is increasing talk time by 10%, power saving by 30% and battery capacity by 10%.

The Samsung U600 and U700 sliders coming in a choice of colors which includes sapphire blue, garnet red, platinum metal and copper gold. Features of the new slim sliders include 2.22" wide TFT LCD, 3.2MP camera and HSDPA 3.6 Mbps data transfer speed (U700 only). The U700 is 12.1mm thin and the U600 is only 10.9mm.
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Posted on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:49:49 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone Software Revealed at 3GSM 2007

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Now Microsoft officially announced the new Windows Mobile 6 version. The new Microsoft smartphone OS did already leak a couple of days ago, but now all the official information about the update is available.

This is not a mind blowing new release and rather a solid update with lots of improvements and Windows Vista support.
New features in Windows Mobile 6 include rich HTML e-mail, increased functionality within Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile and Office Mobile programs, and improved security and device management for IT managers. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:15:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Possio GRETA GSM Fax and Printer Debuts at 3GSM 2007

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Mobile Fax machine maker Possio announces the GRETA GSM Fax & Printer all-in-one device.

The Possio Great features a built-in Siemens GSM module with triple band support and you can print and scan to and from PC via an USB connection. Measurements are 290mm / 11.4inches x 150mm/ 5.9inches x 50mm / 2inches.

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Posted on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:10:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

I4U Gadget Flyer: Samsung F700 : GSM Watch M300 : Cellular-Book at 3GSM

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The new !

Last week in review:
Samsung amazes us this week with the Ultra Smart F700 smart phone. The GSM wristwatch phone m300 is also on its way from Australia and will hit the market finally on March 25th.
The coming week will be huge for mobile phone news as the 3GSM 2007 conference is going to take place in Barcelona.

See all top stories for the past week below.
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Posted on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 04:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

SMS Technology M300 GSM Wrist Watch Progress?

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Australian SMS Technology is apparently getting closer to release their GSM mobile wristwatch the company announced back in Summer of 2006.

Engadget has published a set of photos of the new version of the M300. As you can see in the photo the product got improved quite a bit from the first version.
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Posted on Wed, 7 Feb 2007 09:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

HTC X7500 Viral Teasing before 3GSM 2007

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Looks like HTC is trying hard to promote their new HTC X7500 aka HTC Athena before they unveil it at the 3GSM 2007 conference.

We received a tip from David about the site seehtc.com where you see some teaser photos of the X7500 followed by a countdown timer that currently stands at 7 days.

msmobiles reports about a rather crapy viral marketing video that HTC put on Youtube. The short skid is about two guys stealing a HTC X7500 demo unit from the HTC offices in London. The only cool scene in this video is at the end when one guy is opening the X7500 and sticks it back together.

The only big issue with this whole marketing effort of HTC is that its partners like T-Mobile already announced the HTC Athena. T-Mobile releases it under the name Ameo in Europe.
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Posted on Mon, 5 Feb 2007 09:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Neonode at the 3GSM 2007

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Neonode annouced a small touch screen phone already back in 2002. The Neonode N1 made it then finally onto the European market in November of 2004. As you know touch screen phones are all the hype now with the Apple iPhone and the Prada Phone.

Update:
Neonode N2 Announced

Now Swedish Neonode is apparently coming out with a new Neonode phone. At least this is what the homepage of the Neonode site is saying. They try to be funny with a pregnancy spiel, which does not resonate with me at all.
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Posted on Fri, 2 Feb 2007 09:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

MobiGater Enables Skype Calls on Any GSM Cell Phone

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MobiGater is a new possibly groundbreaking device that enables you to make Skype calls on your mobile phone without installing any software on your phone.

MobiGater is a Skype to GSM Gateway that connects via USB to a PC to connect to the Skype VOIP infrastructure.
You need to get a SIM card for the MobiGater to make it work. Bulgarian based EURO DESIGN Ltd., the maker of the MobiGater recommends to get a SIM card with low rates on the same network as your mobile phone.
When making calls via Skype you still have to pay for the call to the MobiGater device.

If you make a lot of international calls the MobiGater can save you a bundle here.

The elegant aspect of this solution is that you can use your mobile phone anywhere and make cheap Skype calls. Read more

Posted on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

I4U Shop Deal: LG F9100 Unlocked GSM Phone

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Our I4U Shop features the LG F9100 Unlocked GSM Phone at a very low $89.50.

The LG F9100 is not the latest super slim phone, but it features a slide out QWERTY keyboard for typing messages. But maybe you need a 2nd phone for typing or a phone for you SMS crazy kid, because he lost his new one again - this LG F9100 deal could be for you.

Other features of the LG F9100 GSM phone include 128x160px color screen, 24MB memory, 330 hours standby, alarm, calculator, GPRS and games.

Get it while the supply last in the I4U Shop. Read more

Posted on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Waleli GSM Doorbell v2.0

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Ah, the ubiquitous doorbell. I have to admit the only time I think about the doorbell is when the kid next door rings it a hundred times in the 10 seconds it takes me to walk from the computer to the door. However, it seems that the Waleli GSM Doorbell wants to change the plight of the lowly doorbell.

If you or a family member tends to forget your keys frequently, or you have lots of house guests coming and going this may well be the perfect item for you. The Waleli GSM Doorbell calls your mobile phone when someone rings the bell. Read more

Posted on Mon, 9 Oct 2006 14:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

GSM Desk Phone - It Really Exists

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Mobile Phone provider Vodafone offers the Jablotron GDP-02 GSM desk phone in Germany.

I have now idea why someone would need a mobile phone in the form of a standard desk phone, but here it is. Vodafone offers this phone for the at home service option. This service is for people who do not get or want a broadband connection via a wire and are fine with the mobile network.

The only good feature is a small QWERTY keyboard for SMS, but if you have to write SMS novels get yourself software for your PC to send those out. Read more

Posted on Tue, 16 May 2006 10:54:21 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

3GSM 2006: LG KG920 Twisting 5MP Camera Phone

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Korean LG shows off the KG920 5MP camera mobile phone at the 3GSM 2006 conference.

The LG KG920 is 18mm thin and features a twisting design that lets users rotate the lens by 180 degrees. Other features of the 5MP GSM camera phone are Auto focus, miniSD card slot, 2 inch QVGA screen, USB and Bluetooth. Read more

Posted on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 02:55:55 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

3GSM 2006: UTStarcom Shows World's First Plug-In Mobile Phone Module

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FORTUNE 1000 company UTStarcom announced at the 3GSM 2006 their MobileCard technology, which is world's first technology independent, modular mobile phone.

The UTStarcom MobileCard is the size of two SIM cards and less than 3mm thick. With this technology, a regular phone is reduced to a "shell," which typically consists of a housing, keypad, LCD, and speakers. Users can simply insert the module into the "shell" to have a complete phone.

This technology sounds similar to what Willcom is offering in Japan with their PHS W-Sim module. Read more

Posted on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 12:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

3GSM 2006: Hot Sony Ericsson W950 4GB 3G Walkman Music Phone

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Sony Ericsson announces a Walkman music phone supporting UMTS. The Sony Ericsson W950 Walkman phone features 4GB flash memory and a touch screen.

The new Walkman phone is thin, sleek and compact and finished in Mystic Purple, fingerprint-proof matt with orange accents.
With the 4GB flash storage users can manage up to 4,000 songs. The supplied Disc2Phone music management software is necessary to transfer music files from a PC to the W950. Supported music file format are MP3, AAC, AAC+, E-AAC+, WAV and m4a.
A 2.6 inch QVGA screen presents the rich user interface. Other features of the W950 include FM radio with RDS, Graphical equalizer and Mega Bass, Speakerphone, Bluetooth, USB 2.0 and the full HTML browser Opera 8. Read more

Posted on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 03:09:25 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

3GSM 2006: NVIDIA GoForce 5500 - Console 3D Gaming for Mobile Phones

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NVIDIA announces the GoForce 5500 handheld graphics processing unit (GPU).

The NVIDIA GoForce 5500 is marking the industry’s first handheld GPU to enable true, fluid digital TV, high-fidelity surround sound, rapid multi-shot photography, and console-class 3D graphics.

Features of the GoForce 5500 include playback of H.264, WMV9 and MPEG-4 video up to D1 resolution at 30fps, console-class 3D gaming, surround sound and support of up to 10 megapixel resolution image resolution. Read more

Posted on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 02:37:39 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

3GSM 2006 Highlights

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The 3GSM conference (site) related product announcements dominate the technology news today.

For me the following announcements have been the highlights (See a the list of all 3GSM stories we published today below):
Microsoft finally managing to provide direct push email is a potentially a huge deal. Let’s see if companies will take the bait and adopt the Microsoft way and abandon RIM.
The BenQ-Siemens HSDPA 3G Phone EF91 is a highlight because you can buy one starting already in June.
And third but not least, the DVB-H partnership between Nokia and Sony Ericsson is potentially a big milestone for DVB-H. Read more

Posted on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:27:15 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

3GSM 06: Motorola To Make Microsoft Windows Media Player Phones

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Motorola announced that it has signed a deal with Microsoft to use Windows Media player technology on new music phones in 2006.

Motorola will keep the iTunes mobile phones (that nobody wants, due to the Apple induced limitations) in the portfolio, but plans to release Microsoft powered music player handsets.
The Microsoft Windows Media phones will be able to download music over the air, sold by operators, and also directly from a PC. Read more

Posted on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 08:49:56 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia 6136 WLAN and GSM Mobile Phone

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Nokia introduces the Nokia 6136 besides the Nokia 6070 and Nokia 6131 at the 3GSM 2006.

The new Nokia 6136 is the most interesting new Nokia phone introduced today. It supports UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access) technology that allows for seamless handover of voice and data connections between GSM cellular and WLAN networks.
Besides WLAN support the Nokia 6136 features a 1.3 megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom, microSD card slot, mp3 player, FM Tuner, MMS, email, push to talk and Nokia Xpress audio messaging. Read more

Posted on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 07:31:18 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

3GSM 06: Microsoft Direct Push Email for Windows Mobile has Finally Arrived

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Microsoft is finally at the point to compete with RIM's Blackberry. Today at the 3GSM they announced support for direct push email and support by several carriers.

Leveraging the integration between Direct Push technology in Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2), businesses can give their employees push email without the requirement to pay for additional and costly e-mail servers.

Cingular Wireless, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone today announced free upgrades to the Messaging and Security Feature Pack (MSFP) for all their Windows Mobile 5.0 customers, enabling Direct Push functionality and providing enhanced device management and security for messaging applications. Palm Inc. and i-Mate also reaffirmed their commitment to free MSFP upgrades.
Newly introduced Windows smartphones with direct push email support include the HP iPAQ hw6900 Mobile Messenger (photo), the Gigabyte Communications g-Smart (offered by Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. in Taiwan), the ASUS P305 3G-enabled smartphone, and the Fujitsu Siemens FS Pocket Loox. HTC will also ship new smart phones in Q2 2006. Read more

Posted on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 03:45:13 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

3GSM 06: Philips and Samsung Demonstrate NFC on Samsung SGH-X700

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The 3GSM conference in Barcelona will be the setting of the latest large-scale demonstration of Near Field Communication Technology (NFC) organized by Philips, Samsung and Telefonica Móviles España.

200 3GSM attendees will be able to make payments and gain access at Fira de Barcelona Convention Center with a NFC enabled Samsung SGH-X700 mobile phone.
Jointly developed by Philips and Sony, NFC is a combination of contactless identification and interconnection technologies that enables wireless short-range communication between mobile devices, consumer electronics, PCs and smart objects.
NFC is compatible with Sony's FeliCa(TM) card and the broadly established contactless smart card infrastructure based on ISO 14443 A, which is used in Philips' MIFARE technology.
We reported about NFC the first time in 2004, when Philips, Sony and Nokia introduced the technology at the CeBit show in Germany. Read more

Posted on Sat, 11 Feb 2006 03:20:44 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

3GSM 2006: DoCoMo To Demo HSDPA Handsets by Motorola, NEC and Fujitsu

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NTT DoCoMo announces that they will demonstrate three HSDPA mobile phone prototypes at the 3GSM 2006 conference in Barcelona.

HSDPA is a high-speed packet transmission technology standardized by the Third Generation Partnership Project. It offers a theoretical maximum downlink speed of about 14Mbps - smokin'.
The prototype handsets currently available have maximum speeds of 3.6Mbps, 10 times faster than current 3G FOMA handsets. The HSDPA enabled mobile phones come from NEC, Motorola and Fujitsu (see photo). Read more