Nokia Luna 8600 Unveiled
Building upon a tradition of crafting its most unique and prestigious phones from trend-setting materials like chrome, stainless steel and titanium, Nokia today unveiled the Nokia 8600 Luna, which has been precision engineered from the same material that has inspired both artists and craftsmen for centuries- glass.
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Sony Ericsson Z750
 The Z750 is Sony Ericsson’s first Tri-band HSDPA and Quad-band EDGE enabled phone. It offers full broadband speed for web access, email handling and picture blogging on the move, all within a stand-out design.
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Sony Ericsson W580
 Sony Ericsson’s new W580 WALKMAN® phone announced today is the music phone that’s pure street style. This slim slider phone speaks volumes in urban cool while delivering the full-on Walkman® phone music experience.
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Nokia 5700 XpressMusic
 Nokia revealed the Nokia 5700 XpressMusic, an accessible 3G smartphone augmented by a dedicated audio chip for enhanced music performance. The Nokia 5700 XpressMusic features an iconic twist design that easily switches between four modes at the flick of the wrist - music player, 2 Megapixel camera, video call and smartphone.
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Nokia 5070 for Young Consumers
 Designed with the needs of young consumers in mind, the newly announced Nokia 5070 features a compelling blend of fun and function for today's socially networked mobile customer. With strong messaging, leisure and personalization features, the Nokia 5070 has everything that the mobile social set needs.
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Nokia N95 Ready in Europe
Nokia announced that the Nokia N95 started shipping in key European, Asian and Middle Eastern markets, with expanded shipments to other markets in those regions in the coming weeks. The Nokia N95 is an all-in-one multimedia computer with a unique 2-way slide design, integrated GPS functionality, a 5 megapixel camera and support for high-speed mobile networks, making it easier to watch and record videos, listen to songs, take high-quality photos, browse the internet, or catch up on email while on the move.
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Samsung teams up with Beyonce for Ultra Music (SGH-F300)
 Samsung Electronics announced the collaboration of its Ultra Music (model name: SGH-F300) with Beyoncé, world's renowned actress and artist. Samsung and Beyoncé will participate in TV commercials, advertisements, global concert tours, and other co-promotional activities.
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Motorola Launches an Immortal Classic - New StarTAC III MS900 Phone
 Motorola gave a modern-day twist to an old classic, announcing the launch of StarTACIII in Seoul, Korea. StarTACIII is the modern reincarnation of StarTAC, widely recognized as a revolution in mobile technology and design.
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NTT DoCoMo & McDonalds Mobile Payment in Japan
Japan's leading mobile payments operator NTT DoCoMo is teaming up with McDonalds for mobile payments.
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Apple and Cisco settle over the 'iPhone' trademark dispute
Apple and Cisco on Wednesday settled their dispute over the use of the "iPhone" trademark by announcing an agreement to share the controversial trademark. The accord put to rest a month-long dispute that began after Apple launched the iPhone, marking the computermaker's long-awaited foray into the mobile handset market.
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Fashion designer Giambattista Valli to craft the Nokia 7373 Special Edition
Nokia has joined creative forces with fashion designer Giambattista Valli to craft the Nokia 7373 Special Edition, combining the splendor of the L'Amour Collection and the trendsetting talent of Giambattista Valli.
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LG PRADA Phone
 LG Electronics and PRADA, one of the world’s leading brands in the luxury goods industry, unveil the first completely touch screen mobile phone. The PRADA Phone by LG (KE850) is a real breakthrough in the industry, as it is a unique, sophisticated and elegant mobile phone with the first complete advanced touch interface.
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Samsung F700 Ultra Smart Phone
Samsung announces the Ultra Smart F700. The Ultra Smart is a part of Samsung’s Ultra portfolio which boasts a full touch screen as well as QWERTY key pad.
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BlackBerry Introduces BlackBerry 8800 Smartphone
The BlackBerry 8800 is the thinnest BlackBerry handset yet and is designed to satisfy demanding mobile professionals. Equipped with a full, highly tactile keyboard and RIM's user-friendly trackball navigation system, it also includes built-in GPS (Global Positioning System), multimedia features and a microSD expandable memory slot.
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The Average Mobile Phone Contains More Bacteria Than A Toilet Seat
Mobile phone retailer Dial-a-Phone conducted the study taking swabs from everyday objects and analyzing the bacteria found on them. The results found that there's more muck on our mobiles than the average door handle, keyboard, and bottom of a shoe or even a toilet seat.
The study found that without cleaning and disinfecting your mobile phone and keyboard on a regular basis, more bacteria could spread potentially causing illness.
The research confirmed the presence of skin bacteria including staphylococcus aureus on the phone, keyboard, toilet seat and door handle. The shoe in contrast had bacteria from the soil and air.
Joanne Verran, Professor of Microbiology at Manchester Metropolitan University comments: "Mobile phones, like many everyday objects such a telephones and computer keyboards, harbor bacteria. However, being 'mobile', they are stored in bags or pockets, are handled frequently, and held close to the face. In other words, they come into contact with more parts of our body and a wider range of bacteria than toilet seats!"
"The phones contained more skin bacteria than the any other object; this could be due to the fact that this type of bacteria increases in high temperatures and our phones are perfect for breeding these germs as they're kept warm and cozy in our pockets, handbags and brief cases. These bacteria are toxic to humans, and can cause infections if they have the opportunity to enter the body."
Motorola RIZR Z6
Motorola announces Motorola RIZR Z6 which has Linux based OS on the inside. The Motorola RIZR Z6 is an upgrade to the original RIZR Z3 handset that's only been around for a couple of months. Although on the surface the RIZR Z6 looks to be almost identical, it's actually a very different handset underneath.
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Motorola MOTORAZRmaxx V6 Ferrari Challenge Mobile Phone
Motorola recently introduced the MOTORAZRmaxx V6 Ferrari Challenge Mobile Phone Limited Edition, the perfect merger between Ferrari style and Motorola tech.
 The MOTORAZRmaxx V6 is unique. Elegantly designed, this handset has 3.6 MBps HSDPA capability, and has exclusive features like the Ferrari emblem on the exterior glass, the roar of the Ferrari F1 8 cylinder engine as you turn the unit on and off, images of the F430 engine on the mini external display, as well as the image of the Ferrari emblem on a grey Ferrari on the main internal display.
In addition to 30 pictures showing Ferrari F430 and Ferrari Challeng Trofeo Pirelli USA included on board, the handset also comes with a soft, handcrafted carry case in Ferrari-red leather.
The MOTORAZRmaxx V6 Ferrari Challenge Mobile Phone has a 2 megapixel camera, a microSD memory card expansion slot, an onboard music player with external touch controls, is capable of browsing the Internet and downloading content at high speeds, and is capable of doing much more from inside its casing of a mix of metal and tempered glass.
Sony Ericsson SO703i: Scented Mobile Phone
Ever wished your phone to have a signature scent like you, perhaps? Looks like this wish has benn granted as Sony Ericsson, via the NTT DoCoMo network has released the SO703i which comes with scented sheets that can be replaced by chnaging the cover panel. What's more, there are 9 scents to choose from so your phone can have a new scent every day or for every occassion. it's only available in Japan, though.
Handsets which no longer act as dumb instruments which can help in communication but even release a scent which would relax the user. Science Fiction ? Not really, if NTT DoCoMo has its way. Created by Sony Ericsson, the SO703i cell phone comes with choices of nine aroma smells for the user. Different aromas can be selected by changing the cover panel , each of which has a distinctive scented sheet. Another handset also announced simultaneously by NTT is made by Mitsubishi and seems to derive inspiration from the Nintendo DS. The name of the cell phone is also un-imaginative as the D800iDS. More importantly, the form factor is clam shell and just like the Nintendo DS it comes with dual touch screens and can be controlled by a stylus. As an added advanta to users, they would be able to send hand written messages and drawings in the form of email attachments using the built-in program of the phone.
Upcoming Motorola phones revealed by Motorola executive
 Motorola's Ron Garriques, president of mobile devices, recently gave anxious investors a sneak peek at the company's upcoming handsets. The presentation has been posted online [PDF]. Look for these announcements soon.
As expected, many of Motorola's upcoming announcements will be 3G handsets.
Garriques also mentioned the upcoming SCPL (Scalpel) line of handsets. The presentation notes that these devices will be broadband capable, but does not hint at a launch date. Motorola has been talking about SCPL for over a year and it was originally believed to be the successor to the RAZR (which the KRZR ended up doing instead).
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