Nokia N73 Special Edition to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan

Nokia announced the launch of the Nokia N73 Special Edition which will be initially exclusively available in the Middle East and North Africa markets.

The launch coincides with the Holy month of Ramadan and the offer includes a full range of applications, carefully tailored to meet the needs of consumers in the Arab world.

The Nokia N73 Special Edition is available in an elegant new soft white colour with subtle highlights.

The fully featured sales package includes a 2GB mini SD memory card, matching leather pouch and high performance stereo headset.

The new Nokia N73 Special Edition includes a unique portfolio of pre-loaded applications including a collection of Azkars for the morning and the evening, an Islamic Organiser with audible alarms for the five daily prayers, a Qibla direction indicator and a Hijri calendar.

The Hajj and Umrah application provides simple step-by-step descriptions for the Hajj and Umrah, while the Ramadaniat application explains all the instructions and rules for the Holy month of Ramadan.

Also included with these on the 2GB miniSD card are two Islamic e-books and a Universal Dictionary application which supports English, Arabic, Farsi, Urdu and French.

“In addition the Nokia N73 Special Edition offers unique Ramadan Greetings, a very special customized e-card application that enables families and friends to send greeting cards through SMS or MMS in celebration of this Holy month” said Neil Gordon, vice-president for Multimedia, Nokia, Middle East & Africa.

“This new edition is a reflection of Nokia’s commitment to continuously provide consumers with tailored services, based on their needs and requirements.”

In addition to the pre-loaded content consumers using the Nokia N73 Special Edition can also download other additional applications directly from the Download! feature on the device.

Downloadable content includes the Name of Allah application, exclusively available for Nokia users as well as a third e-book.

[via: N-series blog]

Nokia 5300 Black Edition Live pictures! Best quality

Sony Ericsson K770

Sony Ericsson today launched the Sony Ericsson K770, sporting a 3.2 Megapixel camera with auto focus and Photo fix. Weighing in at 95 g and measuring 105 x 47 x 14.5 mm, the K770 is a relatively sleek phone for the European market.

The K770's 1.9-inch screen (262K colors, 240 x 320 pixels resolution) becomes a viewfinder when the camera's lens cover is opened, offering a Cyber-shot based menu with eight lit 1-click shortcuts appearing across the phone keypad. The new Photo fix feature offers photo editing directly from the phone, aiming to enhance photos taken under poor lighting conditions. Photo sharing is also supported by connecting to a computer using the bundled USB cable, sending photos directly to a printer via PictBridge or uploading photos directly to an online gallery.

Equipped with a Memory Stick Micro memory slot, the K770 comes with a 256 MB memory card that stores up to 200 photos of the best quality. The memory can also be used to store music tracks, as the K770 offers both a built-in media player and Stereo Bluetooth (A2DP) support. When listening to music, the battery life should last approximately 10 hours, while the talk and standby times should be around 5 hours and 8 days, respectively.

When it comes to internet browsing, the K770 relies upon the Access NetFront web browser and a 3G (UMTS 2100 MHz) connection. The handset does however not support EDGE, so importers would be stuck with a GPRS connection for data transfer. In other words, the Sony Ericsson K770 is not the most obvious import handset.

Nokia 6555 (Smooth)

The Nokia 6555 meets the desire for aesthetic appeal with an external analog clock echoing the timeless elegance of high-end luxury. The Nokia 6555 is the first WCDMA phone with a smooth-back fold design with recessed hinge creating a seamless line when open. The phone's gentle curve ensures a smooth and ergonomic user experience. The Nokia 6555 is an accessible option for discerning consumers. The Nokia 6555 will be available within the next month at an estimated retail price of approximately €200 before subsidies or taxes.

Adding to its attraction, the Nokia 6555 features a QVGA 16 million color internal display - twice as many colors as the human eye can see - for a brilliant, crisp resolution on a large 240x320 screen, making it perfect for viewing photos and videos. The camera featuring a 6x zoom gives even greater versatility and full screen portrait viewfinder so you can be sure you get the right picture every time. The self-portrait function on the camera and video sharing ability ensures that special moments are easily shared with family and friends.

"Mobile-savvy consumers expect superior quality and design. We understood that need, and so created the the Nokia 6555. The Nokia 6555 is a sophisticated accessory delivering the outstanding features that you expect from Nokia," said Markku Suomi, Product Group Director, Mobile Phones, Nokia.

From the thin, narrow form factor with smooth lines to the 30MB user memory (with capacity for microSD expandable memory) and Bluetooth wireless connectivity, the Nokia 6555 sets the standard in its class.

Key features:
- Original smooth-back design
- Elegant external analog timepiece display
- Brilliant 16 million color display
- Video sharing
- WCDMA and quadband GSM functionality

LG KU990

Today LG officially unveiled the 3G-enabled quad-band LG KU990 Viewty, a stylish successor of the glossy LG KE850 Prada phone, featuring full touch-control interface and a 5 megapixel camera with xenon flash. The realization of the successful Black Label Series, now followed by this Prada line upgrade obviously traces out the LG efforts in manufacturing stylish phones, which sport up-to-date functionality and cool applications.

The LG KU990 Viewty has a large 3" 262K color TFT touchscreen display with a 240 x 400 pixels resolution and boasts a 5 megapixel camera with Schneider-Kreuznach optics and xenon flash, capable of shooting quality video clips with 30 fps. There is also a secondary VGA videocall camera as the LG KU990 features HSDPA 1.8 Mbps. It is up to the user to choose from shooting in auto focus or manual focus mode with ISO sensitivity of up to ISO 800. Storing images, tracks, clips or files is easy with the onboard 170 MB memory, expandable up to 2GB through the microSD memory card slot. Music fans will like the MP3/MPEG4 player and FM radio. The LG KU990 connectivity capabilities include Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP support and USB 2.0. A major drawback is the lack of the long awaited Wi-Fi functionality. Furthermore, LG KU990 is tangibly thicker compared to the LG KE850 Prada and heavier by good 25 g.

[via: gsmarena]

Pink Edition Baby Phat Razr and Slvr

Limited Edition Baby Phat RAZR - $349.99:

• Pink Baby Phat phone wallet
• Baby Phat phone charm
• Pre-loaded Baby Phat wallpapers
• Kimora Lee Simmons lip gloss and fragrance sample
• Prepaid Visa(R) Baby Phat Rush Card offer and more...

Limited Edition Baby Phat SLVR - $399.99:

• Pink Baby Phat clutch carrying case
• built in iTunes(R) holds 100 song
• Baby Phat phone charm
• pre-loaded Baby Phat wallpapers
• Kimora Lee Simmons lip gloss and fragrance sample
• 512MB Mobile Media Card
• prepaid Visa(R) Baby Phat RushCard offer and more.
• Wording at back case reads, "Fabulousity: 1: a state of everything that is fabulous 2: a quality ascribed to that expresses glamour, style, charisma, power and heart."

iPhone Theme (240x320) for Flash Lite enabled phones (6300, etc)

Thanks to Aquafeya @ Zedge for doing much of the work...the icons, etc.

Thanks to Fliqlo for the Flash Lite Clock.

This theme contains iPhone icons, an animated Mac startup screen, the Mac startup sound, the mail sound for new messages, and a static orange Apple screensaver image by yours truly. The default ringer is a pleasing (to me anyway) "ringback"...the ring you hear when YOU call someone. Don't like it? Just change it.

Download it here

Credits: mcdj @ howardforums

Pictures of the Nokia 7900 Prism!

Nokia 7500 and Nokia 7900!

Espoo, Finland - Nokia today unveiled the Prism collection, its latest range of mobile phones aimed at style-conscious consumers. The Prism collection consists of the Nokia 7900 Prism and the Nokia 7500 Prism, handsets which combine individual style and state-of-the-art technology. The two mobile models will be available in the third quarter of 2007 with an estimated retail price of EUR 400 for the Nokia 7900 Prism and EUR 210 for the Nokia 7500 Prism, before taxes and subsidies.

Nokia Prism collection is highlighted by cutting-edge colors, materials and graphics. Its signature diamond-cut design, featuring sharp angled lines, geometric patterns and graphic light-refracting colors, ensure these models stand out in the mobile phone market.

Nokia 7900 Prism
Opposite its sleek, liquorice-black front, the Nokia 7900 Prism comes with an anodized aluminium backcover, which is coin-stamped and laser-etched in Nokia Prism's signature diamond-cut design. Its design is amongst the first to feature an Organic LED main display that supports up to 16 million colors and displays light-focused screensaver graphics. In addition, the Nokia 7900 Prism features a "living wallpaper", which subtly changes throughout the day according to time as well as battery and signal strength, so that each screen is unique.

For greater personalization, the Nokia 7900 Prism offers a gallery choice of 49 illumination colors. Once selected, this color radiates from under the graphic key-mat as well as from the LED display. Lights are also emitted from the top of the phone to signal missed calls and messages.

The Nokia 7900 Prism features dual band 3G technology for fast and easy downloads and browsing, and quad band GSM capability for worldwide connectivity. In addition to a 2 Mpx camera, the Nokia 7900 Prism comes with 1GB of internal memory for lots of pictures, video, contacts and more.

Nokia 7500 Prism
The Nokia 7500 Prism is the Nokia 7900 Prism's quirky sibling. The Nokia 7500 Prism's slick black exterior is spliced with bright, interchangeable color accents. The Nokia 7500 Prism has a 2 Mpx camera and it can record high quality movies. The Nokia 7500 Prism can play music for nine hours and hold up to 1500 songs on an optional 2 GB microSD card.

About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. Nokia makes a wide range of mobile devices and provides people with experiences in music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games and business mobility through these devices. Nokia also provides equipment, solutions and services for communications networks.

mages and information of the Nokia Prism collection can be found at www.nokiaprismcollection.com

Nokia N81!

The believable-looking dummy of the Nokia N81! With a rumored 8GB of onboard storage, HSDPA, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Nokia 7500 Prism Live Pictures! Hands on

Engadget has posted a gallery containing pictures of the new Nokia 7500 Prism hands on! Here are a few of the pics:





For More pics check out the gallery here

Motorola Rokr U9

Phonescoop.com uncovers fresh news from Motorola. Announcement is due of a new addition to the ROKR series. The ROKR U9 is a music enabled clamshell taking after the PEBL. It features an external color display and music controls similar to the ones we have already seen in the RAZR2. Information about the new model's specifications is scanty, but a mini-USB slot is much more likely to be expected than a 3.5 mm jack. Given Motorola's choice of names, U9 coud easily be expected to be an exclusive, top-of-the-bill model.

The PEBL is another Motorola attempt to perk up the ROKR which are having a hard time getting a corner on the music-enabled phones market against the Sony Ericsson Walkman series and Nokia’s XpressMusic lineup.

[via: Gsmarena]

Dual Sim Review!

Gsmarena.com has posted a big Dual sim review. Check out the review here

Top 10 Handset sales in June 2007! (according to demand of phone cases)

The Swedish manufacturer of carrying cases for portable electronics, Krusell, has released their "Top 10"-list for June 2007. The list is based upon the number of pieces of model specific mobile and smart phone cases that have been ordered from Krusell during June 2007. Krusell's list is unique due to the fact that it reflects the sales of phones on six continents and in more than 50 countries around the globe

1. Nokia 6300
2. (1) Sony Ericsson K790i/K800i/K810i
3. (3) Nokia N95
4. (4) Nokia N73
5. (9) Sony Ericsson W880i
6. (-) Blackberry RIM 8300 Curve
7. (5) Blackberry Pearl 8100C/G/V
8. (9) Nokia 6233/6234
9. (6) Sony Ericsson K750i/W700i/W800i
10. (-) Nokia 5500 Sport
() = Last month’s position.


The summer month of July offered no major changes at the top of this months list. Nokia 6300 and Sony Ericsson K790i/K800i/K810i swapped top places, still followed by last months number three, Nokia N95. The only new entry is Blackberry RIM 8300 Curve. – During the forthcoming high season, however, we have high expectations for Krusell’s state-of-the-art Dynamic case for Sony Ericsson P1i, says Ulf Sandberg, Managing Director at Krusell International. – Sony Ericsson’s new flagship includes features such as WLAN, 3G and a 3.2 megapixel camera, he ends.

Nokia 8600 Luna Review!!

Gsmarena.com has posted a review of the Nokia 8600 Luna. You can check it out here

Google Adsense is coming to mobile sites

This is just a quick note to mention that Google has recently rolled out a Beta of a mobile version of Adsense, the popular ad serving program that generates revenue for site owners based on the number of clicks to ads hosted.

There doesn’t appear to be anything terribly different about the mobile version of Adsense. Essentially the program will allow people who run mobile browser specific web pages to host contextual advertising and hence generate some income based on traffic.

The Beta is confined to a few lucky invites at present but hopefully the finished service should be available soon. Good news for mobile web developers and a big step towards growing online mobile content.

[via: PocketPicks]

Spy Shot of the Nokia 7500!

Spy Shot of the Nokia 7500!

Samsung S730i, Samsung SV60, Samsung Z170

Samsung S730i

The Samsung S730i is a stylish i-mode enabled slider with touch sensitive keypad. It features a 2 megapixel camera which can record video in CIF (352 x 288 pixels) resolution, as well as a microSD memory card slot which allows for extending the 80MB internal memory. The handset has a 262K color TFT display with a resolution of 176 x 220 pixels. Its Bluetooth capabilities include support for the A2DP profile which allows listening to music on stereo Bluetooth headphones.

The Samsung S730i is quite compact, standing at 100x50x14.8 mm and weighing only 83g. Overall, it's not that impressive specs wise, but it's a job well done for an i-mode enabled handset. Availability and pricing of the Samsung S730i remain unknown.

Samsung Sv60

The Samsung SV60 is a 3G clamshell with 91x46x18.3 mm and weighs 105g. It has two displays with the external being a 1" CSTN 65K color one with 96 x 96 resolution while the internal is 1,9" TFT 265K color one with a resolution of 176 x 220 pixels. There is a 2 megapixel camera and a secondary VGA camera for video calls. The internal memory is 30 MB, but the SV60 comes with a microSD memory card slot. No word on availability and pricing.

Samsung Z170

Finally comes the bar-shaped Samsung Z170 which also sports 3G support and is the slimmest of the three standing only at 9.3 mm thickness and weighing 76g. The Z170 display is 1.8' 262K one with 176x220 pixels resolution. There is a primary camera with 1.3 megapixel CMOS sensor and secondary one (VGA) for handling the videocalls. Video recording is available in QCIF (176x144) resolution at 15 fps. Z170 can connect with other devices through its Bluetooth v.1.2 or via the USB port. It has 55MB of internal memory and features a MicroSD memory card slot. Availability and pricing are yet unkonwn.