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Nokia 6600 Fold Minimalist Clamshell with Double Tap Control
newsNokia today unveiled the 6600 Fold, a minimalist clamshell targeting the highly competitive market for mid-priced phones. With one touch of a button, the 6600 Fold smoothly opens to reveal a bright 2.13-inch OLED screen displaying up to 16 million colors. With the signature "smooth back," the 6600 Fold creates a comfortable contour when open, and remains subtle and compact when closed. The high-gloss surface comes to life when tapped twice to "wake up" the hidden outer display that reveals time,...
Nokia 6600 Slide Unveiled with Tap Control and Navigation
newsNokia today unveiled the 6600 Slide, a mid-level slider with new innovative tapping functionality to control everyday features without having to press a button. Being one of Nokia's smallest sliders to date, the 6600 Slide smoothly glides open in the hand. Its glossy, high-quality steel covers and aluminium center key evoke a minimulist visual simplicity. Tapping the 6600 Slide twice conveniently indicates time, snoozes, alerts and silences or rejects incoming phone calls. The 3.2-megapixel came...
Nokia 3600 Slide Revealed with Ceramic Paint, Metal Exterior
newsNokia today unveiled the 3600 Slide, a stylish slider offered in a variety of colors, materials and tactile finishes. Soft ceramic paint and metal combined with high gloss surfaces and gradated colors make the unique 3600 Slide stand out. Small and ergonomically shaped, the 3600 Slide also delivers a 3.2-megapixel camera with auto-focus and 2 LED flash ensuring high-quality photos or videos in dim lighting conditions. The TV-out feature connects to most television sets so consumers can share pic...
New York Nights 2 mobile game sees you partying in the Big Apple
friends for life | gaming | new york game | new york nights 2 | sims like gameNew York Nights 2: Friends for Life is the follow-up to New York Nights: Success in the City, the game that kicked the series off, before being followed by Miami and Las Vegas versions. The game finds you flirting around the Big Apple, trying to find a true love or just one-night stands. You live in [...]
Juniper Research: Retailers to send almost 3 billion mobile coupons by 2011
juniper research | mobile coupons | mobile discounts | mobile shopping | research | shopping discountAccording to Juniper Research, up to 3 billion mobile coupons will be issued to mobile phone users by 2011, with just under $7 billion of discounts redeemed. Juniper suggests that mobile coupons are becoming an increasingly important tool for brand owners and retailers to provide a push to purchase capability for mobile marketing and advertising campaigns. The [...]
Buzzd gets Series A funding; Ready to compete with Loopt?
buzzd financing | buzzd news | location based service | loopt competitor | mobile social network | servicesThe New York-based startup Buzzd, a mobile location-based city guide and social network, announced that it has completed its Series A funding round, led by Greycroft Partners and Monitor Ventures. The company will use the proceeds for product development and distribution, and Fern Mandelbaum of Monitor will join the firm's Board of Directors. Buzzd answers the [...]
V-Enable's FreeMobile411 hits Sprint
free mobile 411 | freemobile411 | mobile web | services | sprint | voice enabled search | voice enabled serviceLocal mobile search and directory assistance services provider V-ENABLE announced that a full-featured, Java ME-based downloadable version of FreeMobile411 is now available to Sprint customers. This easy to use and fast voice-enabled application allows users to simply speak what they are looking for by holding the talk key of their phone, and seeing the results displayed [...]
Sony Ericsson S500, W580 get new color
devices | sony ericsson | sony ericsson colors | sony ericsson handsets | sony ericsson phones | sony ericsson s500 | sony ericsson w580Two of the existing Sony Ericsson devices are getting new color options. It's the S500 model, which is now available in "Steel Silver," and the S500 in "Velvet Red." Both phones have a slider form factor and present solid buying decisions in their respective categories. Once again, there's no official announcement from the Swedish-Japanese handset maker. [...]
Obopay gets additional $20 million to rule the mobile payments world
announcements | obopay announcement | obopay financing | obopay funding | obopay news | servicesObopay, the mobile payments provider which we already covered in the past, has announced the closing of its $20 million fourth round of venture funding and the addition of two new board members. "This round of investment builds on Obopay's proven success in the mobile payments market," explained Carol Realini, CEO of Obopay. "With our continuing [...]
Alltel's "My Circle" users get a free bonus number
alltel | announcementsAlltel is celebrating the My Circle's second anniversary by giving away a free bonus number to its users — that's one more number you can add and call it without any limitations. Beginning today, all customers celebrating their two-year anniversary with "My Circle" will automatically receive one free "bonus" number added to their current "My Circle" [...]
Makers of iPhone 1.0, Foxconn, will deliver 3 million 3G iPhones in June
appleAccording to Digitimes, Foxconn, the guys who manufactured the first iPhone, are in line to deliver 3 million 3G iPhones in June and around 25 million for the life cycle of the product. ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Quanta Clinches Second Apple iPhone Contract - 5 Million iPhones Slated for SeptemberFoxconn - Apple iPhone manufacturer to double production [...]
Vertu Constellation Rococo collection phones look awesome, cost fortune
devices | vertu anniversary | vertu birthday | vertu constellation | vertu rococoVertu is celebrating its 10th birthday this year and is launching the special Constellation Rococo Collection for the event. The stylish series of devices was inspired by the "by the eighteenth century French art, fashion and interior design movement by the same name." In other words, a new design pattern is created to get new [...]
Nokia 6600 Fold, 6600 Slide and 3600 Slide released
nokiaNokia just came out with 3 Series 40 handsets: The 6600 Fold, 6600 Slide and 3600 Slide. High resolution pictures and detailed specs after the jump. [Nokia Press Release] Update: These devices have a dedicated site, with interviews and videos and more. Check it out here. It doesn't work for me, but appears to be functioning for [...]
Foxconn to Build 3 Million 3G iPhones for June?
rumorsMany rumors have been floating around concerning the launch of the 3G iPhone, but now some reports out of China are saying that Foxconn, builder of the first iPhone, is ramping up production of 3 million 3G iPhones for a June launch. Read the full story here.
Press Release: SR brings high quality stereo Bluetooth audio to i.Tech's Clip D-Radio headset
press releaseWorld's first Bluetooth stereo headset with Bluetooth v2.1 Read the full story here.
Press Release: Tessera Brings Low-Cost Optical Zoom Capabilities to Camera Phones with OptiML Technology
press releaseInnovative Image Enhancement Technology Enables 3X Zoom Capabilities for Camera Module and Handset Manufacturers Read the full story here.
Nokia Introduces 6600 Slide with Accelerometer
snapshotToday Nokia introduced the 6600 Slide, a slick looking cellphone that runs Nokia's S40 user interface and features a cool new accelerometer function that allows users to activate certain phone functions simply by tapping on the phone twice. Read the full story here.
Nokia Unveils 6600 Fold with Electromagnetically Activated Hinge
snapshotNokia has launched a new stylish clamshell, the 6600 Fold. Sporting a hidden OLED exterior display and a smooth folding hinge with an electromagnetic activation, the 6600 Fold is sure to be a popular handset. Read the full story here.
Press Release: Samsung U900 Soul Released on O2 - New Soul from Samsung
press releaseAfter first launching on T-Mobile, the Samsung U900 Soul has now been released on O2 in the UK. Read the full story here.
Nokia 3600 Slide with AF Camera and TV-Out Function
snapshotNokia unleashed the 3600 Slide this morning, with a 3.2 megapixel camera with auto-focus and dual-LED flash. The 3600 Slide will come with Nokia Maps and Opera Mini pre-installed, and features TV-Out, so you can share your pictures on a big screen. Read the full story here.
