Nokia today also launched two 3G phones for use outside the US. Both phones go by the 6500 model number, but one is a Slider and the other a “Classic” candybar. Both models runs Series 40 with quad-band GSM/EDGE, dual band (850/2100) WCDMA, QVGA screens, Bluetooth and a unified MicroUSB connector [...]

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Nokia today announced a new high end phone that softens the long running 8000 series sliders with smoky glass and gentle lighting. The 8600 Luna has a form similar to the 8801 sold in the US last year, however the front cover of the slide is now glass instead of metal, [...]

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Sales Package:

Cowon iAudio 6
Headphones
USB data cable
USB-host cable
Line-in cable
User Guide
Software CD

During last two decades almost all industries, especially electronics, have been greatly stimulated by aspiration for miniaturization of all devices. Practically all those devices which used to be brick-esque in looks and weight, now easily disappear in a briefcase or [...]

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With the FCC 700 MHz spectrum auction nearing, smaller players in the wireless industry are petitioning the FCC to keep the playing field fair. Alltel recently asked the FCC to ignore several petitions that ask it to reserve blocks of spectrum for various types of public-safety networks. MetroPCS is also stepping [...]

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Today Palm unveiled an email and browsing device that will compliment its Treo line of smartphones. The Foleo, which looks like a laptop, runs a Linux operating system and features instant-on and 5 hours of battery life. In addition to an email application and browser, it will include basic Word, Excel [...]

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Beatnik, the technology company founded by Thomas Dolby, today announced a new audio format for mobile devices. The format can reduce the size of a song up to ten times more than MP3 can by taking parts of the song that are used more than once and only including one copy [...]

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A new digital camera chip from South Korea’s Electronic Technology Institute is 2,000 times more sensitive than current digital camera chips and would allow pictures to be taken in dark settings without a flash. As long as the chip has a source of light that is one lux (one candle) in [...]

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Live photos of Nokia 6110

Table of contents:

Design, Controls
Display, Keyboard, Battery
Highlights of the model
Camera
Bluetooth, USB
Stereo speakers, music and voice-based functions
GPS-navigation
Impressions

Sales package:

Nokia 6110 Navigator
BP-5M battery
Nokia Travel Charger AC-4
Nokia Headset HS-42
Nokia 256 MB microSD Card MU-27 or Nokia 512 MB microSD Card MU-28 (size varies by [...]

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Live photos of Sony Ericsson J110i/J120i

Sales package:

Handset
Battery
Charger
Wired stereo headset (for the J120i only)
User guide

All manufacturers focus on expanding their market share by releasing low-end and utterly cheap handsets. For Sony Ericsson such products are also of some interest, but they have never been the centerpiece, the company has come across high [...]

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RIM CEO Jim Balsillie told investors that the company was finally ready to introduce Wi-Fi earlier this week. He said users can expect a device with both cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity in the second half this year. The company has previously released a Wi-Fi only device with VOIP for use in [...]

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Sanyo is taking another stab at the Katana clamshell, which is likely bound for Sprint. The Sanyo SCP-6650 Katana II is the same thickness as its predecessor, but shrinks 2 millimeters in width and 4 millimeters in height. It features a larger external display which is positioned slightly lower on the [...]

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The FCC today revealed a followup to Verizon’s durable G’Zone handset. The Casio G’Zone Type S is a slightly smaller clamshell than the original effort, with a hard plastic loop antenna at the top similar to Sony Ericsson’s Z520. The Type S has entry level features such as a VGA camera, [...]

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Documents seen on the FCC site today showed the new MOTORIZR Z6tv silder, which is headed for Verizon Wireless later this year. The Z6tv offers EV-DO high-speed data and it is the third handset compatible with MediaFLO and Verizon Wireless’s V CAST Mobile TV service. Unlike the previous V CAST Mobile [...]

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Yesterday, Eastman Kodak President Antonio Perez announced that it is developing new 5-megapixel CMOS sensors for digital cameras. The new sensors will also be able to fit into mobile phones, and Perez stated that Kodak will develop a camera phone jointly with Motorola. The two companies first announced plans to work [...]

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Today Sprint further confirmed its plans to launch WiMAX networks in several markets in the U.S. Sprint had previously announced three trial cities (Baltimore, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.) to test its WiMAX networks beginning late this year. In a press release today, Sprint noted that it will launch its WiMAX mobile [...]

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