Archive for September 2, 2008

Nokia’s ‘Comes With Music’ Edition Mobiles

{ September 2, 2008 @ 7:08 pm } · { Mobile Phone }
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Nokia has announced that the United Kingdom will be the first market in the world to launch the ‘Comes With Music’ service. This service gives people a year of unlimited access to the entire Nokia Music Store catalog along with the ability to keep all downloaded tracks even after the year is over.

Carphone Warehouse will be the exclusive UK pre-pay channel offering the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic ‘Comes With Music’ edition. People who buy the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic ‘Comes With Music’ edition will have the freedom to find and listen to music from a diverse catalog, including international and UK artists.
 
Tero Ojanperä, Executive Vice President and Head of the Nokia Entertainment and Communities business, said: “We believe that ‘Comes With Music’ will transform the way people enjoy music. With unlimited music access for a year, you can enjoy your favorite artists or delve into new genres without having to worry about individual track or album purchases.”

Xperia Launch Date Further Delayed

{ September 2, 2008 @ 2:44 pm } · { Mobile Phone }
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Now something came which can stand in front of iPhone. Don’t believe….., check it out…


The latest scoop, according to reports says that Sony Ericsson’s elusive handset, the Xperia X1, as now been further delayed. This is getting rather annoying as the handset just doesn’t seem to be making any headway. This looks like it is some sort of gimmick the company has cooked up to flash the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional handset at as many events as possible without making a proper statement as to when it will officially launch. It was showcased at SE’s booth at this year’s IFA as well.

The last news we heard was that the handset was due to be out a while back. Nothing happened of course, and it was delayed till the latter half of the year. October was the speculation. Now it seems that has been further delayed to the end of the year. December or maybe even January of 2009. All I have to say is, if the company is taking so much time to make sure the handset is properly prepped and glitch-free for a launch, this had better be one heck of a mobile phone. iPhone 3G and N96, look out!

Cowon Reveals Yet Another PMP

{ September 2, 2008 @ 2:24 pm } · { Mp3 and Gizmos }
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Cowon is certainly making the scene with a range of new large screen PMPs. We already saw 3 new players revealed at IFA that included the S9 Curve, the L3 and the O2. It seems like that wasn’t enough as a new PMP – The P5 was showcased on their Korean site.

The P5, according to the spec on the site will have a 5-inch touch screen sporting a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels and 18 million colors. It’ll be available in 60GB and 80GB capacities, so users will have no storage issues for their videos or music. Bluetooth is also a feature that comes in-built. The P5 will be capable of reading DivX, Xvid, MPEG4 and WMV and will also feature a TV-Out option. Other media capabilities include a DMB tuner and an FM radio with a recorder. It doesn’t have Wi-fi as a built-in feature but you can opt for a USB Dongle that will enable the P5 to go Wi-fi. The PMP runs on Windows CE 5.0 OS.


The official pricing or availability of the Cowon P5 PMP has not yet been revealed.

LG Launches The KP199

{ September 2, 2008 @ 2:18 pm } · { Mobile Phone }
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LG has launched a new model in its dynamite series – the LG KP199. According to LG, the handset will be able to offer a talk time of up to 11 hours and a standby time of upto 30 days. But that’s what the company claims, we’ll let you guys know how the phone fares soon enough when we get it for review.

This phone allows users to opt for FM radio as a wake-up alarm. Apart from this, the phone also comes with a music player, Bluetooth connectivity and Anti Theft Mobile Tracker. If the phone is lost or stolen and the finder tries to insert any other SIM, the phone automatically sends out messages on two pre-stored numbers, and the receivers will know the location and the number of the SIM inserted in the phone. Apart from this the phone sends the messages to the two numbers after every 12 hours or whenever the phone is used.

Commenting on the launch from LG, Anil Arora, Business Group Head, GSM, PCs and DAV, LGEIL said, “We at LG Mobiles thrive to offer the finest and most essential features to our consumers.  Considering the importance and urge for communication, style and usability for the Indian consumer we have come out with some never before features in our mobile segment. KP199 is not just a product but a package deal with all the important aspects, technology and features which are sure to entice and satisfy our consumers. The KP199, a fully loaded phone with advanced multimedia functions and long battery life will definitely appeal to our customers.”

The phone is available in the Indian market for aprox Rs. 4390 (MOP).