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“The European unit of Acer has announced a new compact GPS-navigator Acer e310 with low price. It is equipped with a GPS-module SiRFStar III and preinstalled Navteq 2006 software. In addition to navigation the device can view digital photos and play MP3-files.The navigator has compact size – 103×58.4×17.5 mm and weighs 130 g. Besides there is a 2.8” LCD supporting landscape and portrait orientation. The approximate price makes up €269, i.e. about $345, the release is scheduled for August.” via mobile-review.com

“Following the successful international launch of the Chocolate phone – which sold more than one million units globally in just eight weeks since early May – is no mean feat, but the latest handsets take Chocolate to new audiences, for whom stunning design and desirability combined with great technology are lifestyle expressions.Chang Ma, Vice President of Marketing Supporting Team of Mobile Communications Company of LG Electronics adds: “The coloured Chocolate handsets will appeal to consumers who want their phone to say something about their personality. The cool white and tempting pink versions ooze modern style and chic while the forthcoming premium handsets with unique design variations promise to be even more desirable, adding technology enhancements to unbeatable design.”The new handsets are already enjoying significant sales success in South Korea and, following in-depth research among 18 and 35 year olds around the globe, the decision has been taken to introduce the phones to select international markets.” via slashphone.com

“We’ve just released a new, minor update of Opera Mini 2.0. Get it at http://mini.opera.comSome of the fixes are specifically targeted at Sony Ericsson T610-series Sony Ericsson P9101 BenQ SXG75 & EF81 Palm Treo 650 Devices with stylus input All Siemens phonesEdit: Even a newer update:We have now fixed the problem with BlackBerry not able to download Opera Mini.Those of you NOT with BlackBerry device, don’t have to upgrade Opera Mini.”

“Gigabyte Communications, a subsidiary of Gigabyte Technology, has announced the release of its new mobile phone g-YoYo. I’d remind you it was introduced at CeBIT 2006 in March.The g-YoYo is peculiar for the rich set of GPS-functions. It comes with e-maps (apparently maps of Taiwan) containing 14 thousand objects. For example, it has the function of arrival alarm, so you won’t miss marked objects, besides there are voice instructions and SOS function, which sends an alarm message after the special button is pressed. The specs of g-YoYo:
GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz), GPRS Class 10
2” TFT LCD 262K colors
2.1-megapixel camera with video capture opportunity
64-tones polyphony
MP3-player
Electronic dictionary (English-Chinese and Chinese-English)
Slot for miniSD cards
Li-Ion battery 1050 mAh
Talk time – up to 5 hours
Standby time – up to 300 hours
Dimensions – 99.7×48.5×19.8 mm
Weight – 105 g
The recommended price for the Taiwanese market is 10900 new Taiwanese dollars, i.e. some $340.” via mobile-review.com

“Telescope 6x Zoom For Mobile Phone by brandoFunction Overcome the short coming of camera cellphone that can only near-sighted, it also makes distant view for you at the moment. Advantage The new design to run of rays can effectively avoid the contortion of image, and makes the super wide angle, the larger luminous flux, the higher visual acuteness, good for color reduction, which makes the high quality of photography. Usage Change the cellphone back shell first enclosed with the telescope. Adjust the clear foucs with the naked eye. It can take a picture while fixing the telescope on back shell. (If the screen of your cellphone is analyzed degree enought, you can adjust the focus with the screen of the cellphone).” Check it here:

“Microsoft ActiveSync 4.2 is the latest sync software release for Windows Mobile-based devices. ActiveSync provides a great synchronization experience with Windows-based PCs and Microsoft Outlook right out of the box. ActiveSync acts as the gateway between your Windows-based PC and Windows Mobile-based device, enabling the transfer of Outlook information, Office documents, pictures, music, videos and applications to and from your device. In addition to synchronizing with a desktop PC, ActiveSync can synchronize directly with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 so that you can keep your e-mail, calendar data, tasks and contact information updated wirelessly when you’re away from your PC.*Changes in ActiveSync 4.2 help resolve connectivity related issues with Microsoft Outlook, proxies, partnerships, and connectivity. Microsoft Outlook Improvements: Resolves issues relating to error code 85010014. Proxy/DTPT interaction Improvements: Improved auto configuration of device Connection Manager settings when desktop has no proxy path to the internet. Improved Desktop Pass Thru behavior with ISA proxy failures. Partnership improvements: Better resolution of multiple devices with the same name syncing with the same desktop. Connectivity Improvements: Better handling of VPN clients (resolve unbinding of protocols from our RNDIS adapter). New auto detection of connectivity failure with user diagnostic alerts. ActiveSync 4.2 supports PC sync via USB cable, Bluetooth, or infrared connection”. Check it here:

Micro Vault Tiny – USB flash drive “Sony Europe’s Recording Media & Energy (RME) division has announced its smallest class USB drive yet, The Sony Micro Vault Tiny, part of the Sony Micro Vault family line-up. The Sony Micro Vault Tiny USB drive is compact and light, making it ideal for travelling, and offers storage capacity ranging from 256MB to 2GB. The Sony Tiny USB drive, wafer thin at only 2.4mm and weighing just 1.5g, plugs directly into a USB compatible interface and is capable of storing a variety of file formats, from word documents to photos, music files and videos. For easy identification of the different capacity devices, Sony Micro Vault Tiny USB drive comes in four vibrant colours, adding a touch of fun.” Read more at photosnews.com

“The design of LG Chocolate phone seems to become as popular for developers as that of the RAZR phone, which has plenty of clones and devices with similar design elements. LG released its Chocolate in Korea in the end of 2005, and the version for the world market in May 2006, and both versions enjoy high sales. Soon there will come out first devices by other vendors, which copy the design of the Chocolate. For example, the Korean maker Blue Bird has introduced a handheld computer BM-300 with similar design. This device supports T-DMB services and Wi-Fi (802.11b/g). It is powered by Windows Mobile 5.0 running on Intel PXA270 520 MHz processor.The BM-300 is equipped with a 2.8” QVGA (240×320 pixels) LCD, 64 MB RAM and 128 MB flash memory, a slot for SD cards and Bluetooth and USB interfaces. There are navigation functions as an option. The release is expected in October.” via mobile-review.com

NTT DoCoMo have announced a number of new Symbian powered handsets. Most notable among these is the Enterprise focused D702iBCL (manufactured by Mitsubishi). Unlike other FOMA MOAP the phone does not have a camera and is only available in one colour. The usual MOAP / FOMA features are present such as support for iChannels and FlashCast. Read on for more. The D702iBCL summary specifications are: 130 x 47 x 16.8 mm dimensions 97g QVGA screen resolution with 262,144 colours MOAP UI running on Symbian 8.1 FlashCast and iChannel support 3 hours talk time and 400-550 hours standby timeBCL stands for Business Camera Less.NTT DoCoMo also recently announced the SO902iWP (manufactured by Sony Ericsson). This is a variant of the S0902i. The WP stands for Water Proof and the phone can be immersed into upto 1 metre of water for 30 minutes.Ntt DoCoMo have also recently announced some addition to its 7 series lines. Likely Symbian phones (given their manufacturers history) are the D702iF (Mitsubishi), and the SH702iS (Sharp). The D702iF (for female) is targeted at women. It is available in a range of pastel colours (inlcuding pink) and rounded shape means it can be ‘opened withuot damaging your finger nails’. The SH702iS is the newest model in the SH702 range. It features a 2.4 inch QCGA screen (.4 inches bigger than the SH702iD) with a privacy button that reduce the angle of view to keep the screen from being seen by prying eyes.” via allaboutsymbian.com

“No one wants a good thing, nay a great thing, to end. So it is with the Palm OS Treo line. It never ends and instead constantly evolves. The Treo 600 was a hit in its day several years back and the venerable Treo 650 did better, defining the PDA phone and smartphone market. It had the ergonomics, great phone usability, strong PDA and Internet features that made it a killer device which nearly every major carrier jumped on and offered. So the Treo 700p builds on the 650’s strengths and improves on that device by adding EVDO, a much needed memory upgrade, a 1.3MP camera and bug fixes. Those of you who were hoping for an all-new feature set or redesign will be disappointed. But those looking for an upgrade for a tired Treo or simply one of the best PDA phones on the market will find the 700p most appealing.The Treo 700p runs Palm OS 5.4.9, has 128 megs of memory with 60 megs available and a 312MHz processor to keep things moving smoothly. It’s currently available only in a CDMA version and both Sprint and Verizon carry the phone. We received both for review, and they are 97% the same, with carrier software customizations and casing color being the only differentiators. We noted that the displays’ color casts were different on our Sprint and Verizon phones but Palm often uses more than one LCD supplier so we can’t say that the difference is related to the carrier rather than the LCD supplier for each piece. The 700p has a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth (with support for DUN) and a 320 x 320 pixel color touch screen. It’s compatible with most Treo 650 and Treo 700w accessories such as sync cables, chargers and headsets.” Read this very interesting review here: