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Entries from December 2006

Review GSM phone Samsung D810

December 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Samsung D810. Live pictures >>
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Review of GSM-handset Samsung E570

December 29th, 2006 · No Comments

Live photos of Samsung E570
Sales package:

Handset
Battery
Charger
User Guide
Carrying strap
Carrying pouch (availability varies by region)

When it comes to Samsung’s La Fleur collection, Samsung E570’s positioning is somewhat out of place – following the widely spread stereotype that for more features the maker charges more, the E570 should be inferior to Samsung E500 functionality-wise. At the [...]

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Description Nokia Web Browser S60 (OSS Browser)

December 28th, 2006 · No Comments

Devices running off S60 3dEditionFeaturePack 1 utilize OSS-browser ver. 2.0, which retains a whole lot of differences from the first edition, so this is why we are now extending the article with some new chapters. If this is the first time you read this review, then you should start with the very beginning, in case [...]

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Review of GSM-handset Sony Ericsson Z310i

December 25th, 2006 · 3 Comments

Formally Sony Ericsson Z610i is the first representative of so called “emotional products” made by this company, while the Z310i can be pointed out as the runner-up here. According to this approach, we could say that affordable, yet eye-candy Sony Ericsson-branded phones aimed at the mass market have been around for a little time. But [...]

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Review of GSM-smartphone Nokia E50

December 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

Live photos of Nokia E50
Sales package:

Smartphone
Li-Ion 970 mAh battery (BL-5C)
Charger
USB-cable
User Guide
CD with software
Mono-headset
Charger adapter

Nokia E50 was introduced in summer, 2006 as an addition to the enterprise line-up going by the name of Eseries, the announcement itself went without any needless fuss, though, and against all gossips and expectations, the E50 came alone [...]

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Tags: Nokia · Review · Smartphone

Review of GSM-handset Haier M600 (Black Pearl)

December 22nd, 2006 · 1 Comment

Sales package:

Handset
Battery
Charger
Wired headset
Data cable
User Guide

The Chinese company going by the name of Haier didn’t get off to a flying start on the Russian market outright, as the company seemingly planned on entering the local market with cheap poorly packed solutions. What the company was really missing? A deep insight into the reality of the [...]

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Review of GSM-handset Motorola MOTORIZR Z3

December 20th, 2006 · No Comments

Live photos of Motorola MOTORIZR Z3
It has been a while since Motorola started preparations for their very first release of a sliding phone – however the GSM-edition of this handset for Europe and the US isn’t actually the world’s first Motorola-branded slider, since the Korean market got this phone a bit earlier. Turning a blind [...]

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Samsung introduces ‘optical joystick’ tech

December 19th, 2006 · No Comments

By way of a new handset Samsung has announced a whole new input technology that it’s describing as an “optical joystick”. The new Samsung SCH-960 does away with a d-pad or mini-joystick and instead uses a sensor that monitors finger movement similar to the way a computer’s optical mouse works. According to Samsung, the experience [...]

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Cingular takes Saturday Night Live mobile

December 19th, 2006 · No Comments

Cingular has signed an exclusive agreement with NBC Universal for mobile rights to Saturday Night Live. SNL Mobile is now available to Cingular customers with 3G handsets (a relatively small subset of users). The content is included at no additional cost in MEdia Net Unlimited which costs $19.99 per month.
Cingular Video subscribers will have [...]

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Review of GSM-handset Samsung D840

December 19th, 2006 · No Comments

Live photos of Samsung D840
Sales package:

Handset
Batter
Charger
USB data cable
CD with software
Wired stereo-headset
User Guide

In the year of 2006 Samsung has been into “slim” handsets – in this field the company has established special line-ups, specifically Ultra Thin Edition, gathering three different form-factors: candy-bar, folder and slider (X820, D830 and D900 respectively). The senior model in the series, [...]

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Review of GSM-handset Motorola SLVR L7e

December 18th, 2006 · No Comments

Live photos of Motorola SLVR L7e
Sales package:

Handset
Charger
microSD 64 Mb memory card, adapter (capacity may vary by region)
User Guide
CD with software (optionally, varies by region)
miniUSB data cable(varies by region)

Motorola has been so darn consistent in cloning its very own solutions, like Motorola RAZR V3, [...]

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FCC’s McDowell will not vote in ATT/BellSouth deal

December 18th, 2006 · No Comments

Previously recused FCC commissioner Robert McDowell was recently re-approved to vote in the approval of AT&T’s take over of BellSouth, but has announced today that he will not do so. That leaves the panel in a 2-2 tie and will likely mean more concessions are in order to win approval. The merger is worth $85.7 [...]

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Cingular teams up with MySpace

December 18th, 2006 · No Comments

Cingular has teamed up with MySpace to provide a mobile version of the popular social networking site. In a relatively unique move for a free website, MySpace Mobile will be made available to Cingular customers through a Java application for $2.99 per month. Cingular has an exclusive on the app for several months, but it [...]

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Tags: Cingular · Data

Review of GSM-handset Nokia 6300

December 15th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Live photos of Nokia 6300
Sales package:

Handset
Battery (BL-4ั)
Wired stereo-headset HS-47
microSD memory card 128 Mb
User Guide
CD with software

Nokia traditionally pays no attention to all latest-and-greatest trends in the mobile industry, specifically the hype around “slim-n-sleek” devices, when some are ready to throw functionalities and a part of the common sense away to get the casing thinner. [...]

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MasterCard and Cingular testing PayPass mobile payments

December 15th, 2006 · No Comments

MasterCard and Cingular have kicked off a trial of mobile payment technology in New York City. MasterCard has previously worked with Nokia and Motorola on the technology which it’s calling PayPass.
In this trial customers in New York are being supplied with near-field communications (NFC) enabled Nokia handsets. Special equipment is needed for merchants to [...]

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