Tuesday 22 January 2008

Zumobi and Microsoft sign partnership agreement    [ 22-01-2008 18:43 ]

Author: Irina Turina     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

Zumobi has reported it signed a partnership agreement with Microsoft. Under this business agreement Microsoft will promote Zooming User Interface for Windows Mobile platform. The new agreement is based on the current cooperation set last December.

“This strategic partnership benefits all of our constituencies – consumers, developers, content providers, carriers and advertisers – and enables us to continue building momentum quickly with our audience of techno-culturists and mobile business users”, said Zumobi CEO Eric Hertz explaining the importance of cooperating with Microsoft. Zooming User Interface will expand capabilities of Windows Mobile.

I’d remind you that the company launched beta-version of Zooming User Interface last December. This dynamic interface provides comfortable access to web-content from a mobile device with the help of mobile widgets.

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Nokia 2600 Classic goes official    [ 22-01-2008 12:13 ]

Author: Serge Novikov     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

Today Nokia officially announced a low-end GSM handset Nokia 2600 Classic, the rumors about which had been floating for a long time. The model is equipped with a VGA camera, an FM-tuner, Bluetooth, interchangeable jackets. The shipments have already started at €65 for Nokia 2600 Classic.

The short technical specs of Nokia 2600 Classic:

• Networks: EGSM 900/1800; GSM 850/1900
• Dimensions: 109.6x46.7x12 mm
• Weight: 73.2 g (with the battery)
• Messages: SMS, MMS, email (POP3, IMP4, SMTP), Nokia Xpress Audio
• Sound: MP3-ringtones and polyphony
• Display: TFT, 128x160 pixels, 65K colors
• VGA camera
• FM-radio
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, WAP 2.0 browser (xHTML)
• Applications: Pre-paid Tracker
• Built-in torchlight
• Java MIDP 2.0
• Misc: organizer, simple and advanced calculator, measure converter, Expense manager

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Nokia 1209: new budget handset for the whole family    [ 22-01-2008 11:44 ]

Author: Serge Novikov     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

Today Nokia unveiled another budget handset Nokia 1209, which can be shared by 5 family members (the phonebook consists of 5 separate books). The phone belongs to the budget class for two reasons: low price and built-in tools to save on mobile bills. For example, it comes with Time and Cost Tracker, which interrupts the connection when the limit is over. In addition the device is packed in an anti-shock shell, its keys make a single block for extra protection. Nokia 1209 interface will be translated into 80 languages. The shipments will be launched in 2Q 2008 at about €35.

The short technical specs of Nokia 1209:

• Networks: EGSM 900/1800; GSM 850/1900
• Dimensions: 102x44.1x17.5 mm
• Weight: 78.95 g (with the battery)
• Messages: SMS/EMS
• Sound: MP3-ringtones, 32-tones polyphony
• Display: CSTN, 96x68 pixels, 65K colors
• Applications: Time Tracker, Cost Tracker, Pre-paid Tracker
• Built-in torchlight
• Headphones jack: 2.5 mm
• 3 preinstalled games

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Samsung and LG strengthen high-end direction    [ 22-01-2008 09:53 ]

Author: Irina Turina   Source: Justamp     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics look serious to win the high-end handset market. As a matter of fact, very often users prefer extended functionality and stylish design to the price. A spokesman of Samsung said the company plans to market over 50 million handsets priced above $200. The company expects to ship 200 million handsets in 2008 compared to 161.1 million units in 2007. Currently Samsung is the second largest vendor. However it shouldn’t forget the low-end segment for effective competition with Nokia. So it will introduce $40-50 handsets for the markets of Asia and South America.

Meanwhile LG also aims to up sales of high-end phones this year: 40 million units priced above $200. To achieve this figure the company will take some marketing steps. It targeted total phone shipments at 100 million units. LG is currently the 5th largest vendor. This year it expects to up the high-end share in the developing countries up to 50%.

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