Visa to develop payment applications for Google, Nokia phones news

Posted by Irwin Siewe on Oct 23, 2008

Google’s revolutionary phone G1 powered by its own Android operating system is really going places. Within a week of its unveiling, world’s largest payment processor Visa has declared that it will make a mobile payment application for the product, including alerts for credit card usage. The phone is expected to be out in stores in the latter half of next month.

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New Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-804 is the smallest Nokia headset to date

Posted by Christie Lourens on Oct 22, 2008

WEBWIRE Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Espoo, Finland - Today Nokia revealed its smallest Bluetooth headset to date, the Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-804. This new Bluetooth headset combines cutting-edge technology with genuine aluminum case, slim lines and a compact size making it a stylish accessory to any mobile device.

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Nokia hopes free technology will boost smartphones

Posted by Joanne Whales on Oct 22, 2008

By Tarmo Virki and Paul Sandle HELSINKI/LONDON (Reuters) - Nokia hopes giving away the Symbian technology used in its high-end mobile phones will encourage Internet developers to build innovative applications on the platform, helping it win back market share.

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Qik Mobile Phone Video Streaming Now Available On Nokia and Sony Ericsson Dumbphones

Posted by Irwin Siewe on Oct 21, 2008

Owners of the following phones can grab the J2ME client now: Nokia 5300, Nokia 6300, Nokia 6500 (classic and slide), Nokia 6555, Nokia 8800 Arte/Carbon Arte, Sony Ericsson G502, Sony Ericsson K660i, Sony Ericsson K850i, Sony Ericsson K858c, Sony Ericsson W890i, Sony Ericsson W908c, Sony Ericsson W910i, and Sony Ericsson Z750i.

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the latest convergence device from Nokia news

Posted by Joanne Whales on Oct 20, 2008

Global leader in the mobile phone Industry, Nokia, recently unveiled its latest offering — the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music phone, in London. Powered by the Symbian S60 fifth edition software, this phone could pose a real challenge to Apple’s iPhone, and the other players in the Touchscreen segment. It comes in a sleek candy bar design with a brilliant 3.2” touchscreen display, with a resolution of 640 x 360 pixels and support for up to 16 million colours.

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New Nokia 5000 is Now Available at Wiredia.com

Posted by otto on Oct 19, 2008

Wilmington, DE, October 18, 2008 –( PR.com )– The Nokia 5000 is a desirable looking handset which comes in a solid bar designed casing. The Nokia 5000 weighs a total of 74 grams including the fitted battery and the overall size of the casing is 11mm deep by 46mm wide by 106mm tall which makes this handset easy for carrying purposes. It comes with 12 megabytes of built in memory which can hold the users contacts details, pictures and messages.

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The Latest Email-Optimized Device Nokia E71 is Now Available at Wiredia.com

Posted by Christie Lourens on Oct 18, 2008

Wilmington, DE, October 18, 2008 –( PR.com )– The sleek Nokia E71 with full QWERTY keyboard easily mobilize a broad range of personal or professional messaging needs, including Microsoft Exchange, the world’s most widely adopted corporate email solution. The Nokia E71 comes fully equipped for easy-to-install and easy-to-use professional and personal email.

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Nokia Tube Is Latest iPhone Killer

Posted by Irwin Siewe on Oct 18, 2008

Nokia is expected to launch a new touchscreen smartphone designed to rival Apple’s iPhone this week. According to Reuters, the device, which is thought to be called Tube, will be launched on Thursday and is likely to feature GPS, Wi-Fi connectivity and support for Java and DVB-H mobile TV broadcasts. It will run using the Symbian S60 OS. The phone is extremely important, Gartner analyst Carolina Milanesi told Reuters.

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Nokia backs out of business mobile sync -

Posted by Joanne Whales on Oct 18, 2008

Rather than maintaining its own device synchronisation applications, Nokia intends to ensure that its devices work with the leading third-party device sync systems. The company recently announced that it would in future use Microsoft ActiveSync on all S60 devices, and today’s press release renews this commitment. Nokia also says it will be working with partners including IBM and Cisco to support synchronisation between their systems and its Symbian smartphones.

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Hands-on With Nokia’s First S60 Touch Phone

Posted by Joanne Whales on Oct 18, 2008

For a mid-range music phone with touch, though, the 5800 is pretty well equipped: 640×360 touchscreen with haptic response, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, 3G on the 850/1900 MHz band (works with AT&T here in the States), 3.2MP camera with Zeiss lens, and an 8GB microSD card for music in the box.

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