… and I thought my mobile has a good battery. Two months in standby is almost unbelievable, but Philips has found the recipe. Its new Philips Xenium 9@9k supports 17 hours of continuous talking and an amazing 1440 hours standby time. Divide by 24 and you obtain 60 days. Speechless!

I’ve never been a fan of Philips mobiles, but this one seems interesting. Philips Xenium 9@9k is tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900)/GPRS phone. It sports a 65K color TFT display, VGA camera, microSD memory card slot and Bluetooth. No word on pricing or availability, but the cellphone can be a nice addition for those who are not impressed by fancy, shiny mobiles.

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Nokia has released the Nokia N82, as the company says “the latest multimedia computer optimized for photography, navigation and internet connectivity”. The N95’s successor, the Nokia N82 offers enhanced camera experience for photography enthusiasts along a powerful A-GPS and preinstalled Nokia Maps.

The N-series multimedia mobile phone has a powerful 5MP camera with Xenon flash and Carl Zeiss optics. Nokia claims it delivers excellent quality photos even in low-light conditions. The camera is able to record video footage at DVD-like quality.

Nokia N82 has only 2GB memory slot card, which I believe is a shortcoming for such a powerful mobile. It features Wi-Fi connectivity and supports the Ovi family of Nokia internet services, including Nokia Music Store, N-Gage games and Nokia Maps. Furthermore the A-GPS and the preinstalled Nokia Maps will help its users to navigate and to explore new places. The software includes over 15 million POI and offers the possibility to purchase additional features, such as city guides and longer subscription to the navigation.

The device is ready to sell at an unsubsidized retail price of about 450 euros (or $658).

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One year ago we asked ourselves if we got our eyes on a GooglePhone but I guess we all knew Google was not doing a race to produce the actual device because they would make more money by releasing their own OS with preinstalled applications.

Now we’re living in the world of the Android, which is Google’s project for the mobile phones operating system and here is the first virtual tour. Thanks to the OS emulator that was included with SDK, Engadget managed to put their fingers at work to see what we should expect from Android, in order to prepare the open source community for what will come. It looks nice so give it a shot. Here’s a small gallery bellow.

The Iqua Sun is the first Bluetooth device powered by sun light. It has a simple, modern design, but it delivers the best performances. Iqua BHS-603 Sun will make its users independent on power sources. The headset can hold up to 9 hours of talk time and has an amazing standby time of 200 hours. That means although you catch a few cloudy days there won’t be trouble.

The Bluetooth is compatible with a wide range of devices including mobile phones, PDA’s and even iPhone. Iqua BHS-603 Sun is available at Orange UK for £49.99.

After we delivered you the news about the SpyDisk Pen, now is time for a new pen gadget. As the matter of fact, this one won’t be seen in stores for the Christmas because it’s only a concept.

However, Gizmodo informs us that the Pen Phone concept will be developed by an anonymous manufacturer. The phone uses Bluetooth ear buds for voice calls. It features a little display, the dialing numbers, a microSD card slot and seems to support USB connection. The project looks very promising and I would love to hold one in my palm.

Lately, we’ve seen more and more cellphones being launched in Europe before the States or other countries and that’s the case with LG’s newest smartphone addition, KS20. With Prada perfume and Voyager memories the design is highly appreciated, but let’s see some specs.

3.6Mbps HSDPA, 2 megapixel camera, 2.8-inch QVGA 240×320 dispay and Wi-Fi b and g, all these running on Windows Mobile 6, I guess I got your attention already. But I won’t stop here, because LG just packed a lot inside. How about a full Internet browser, built-in Bluetooth, 128MB of internal memory and the 1050 mAh battery that lasts 400 hours in stand-by mode and 4 hours of talking.

How does that sound? The new LG KS20 will be available in France, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Deutschland stores, right away so I’m jealous I can’t have it where I live.

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It sounds really strange but Nokia just announced today they will be delaying the August-announced gaming service, N-GAGE from November to December, because they need to have more tests done on it. Let’s just hope we get to see it live before the Holidays because people will have lots of free time to play.

“N-gage is coming in December. Software testing is taking a bit more time than what we had expected,” Kari Tuutti said. “We are talking about a couple of weeks.”

Other bad news refers to Nokia’s music store that will lack Warner Music Group’s songs because these guys are afraid of the file-sharing system Nokia has on Mosh (Mobile Sharing) with copyright issues and illegal downloads. I’m not sure what’s the relation between the music store and Mosh, but even like that Warner shouldn’t have any problems because Nokia is using “fingerprint” technology to play safe.

“There are still more than 2 million titles in the store,” Tuutti said, adding that other major labels — Universal Music Group, EMI and SonyBMG — were involved, along with numerous independent labels.

Will see in December what will happen!

Source: Reuters

Perhaps you remember the Skypephone. The device is used for free Internet calls and instant messaging. The British carrier 3 is the first one to sell such a mobile. The Skypephone allows free calls for Skype users, but you can’t dial regular numbers like the PC software does. For that you need to use the 3’s voice services. Skype recommends to use its mobile application with unlimited 3G data plans or Wi-Fi to avoid expensive costs.

The Skypephone has the 3 logo engraved below its screen. It is capable to run regular services like any other phone - calls, text messages, mobile web browser and downloading music from 3 MusicStore. Other features are 2-megapixel camera, MPHutchison 3 player, Bluetooth connectivity, 16MB of internal memory expandable through a Micro SD memory card (max 1GB).

“We are optimistic that if you look at one or two years, (we will sell) millions rather than hundreds of thousands, but in the fourth quarter (2007) we are looking at several hundred thousand worldwide,” told Frank Sixt, the finance director of 3-owner Hutchison Whampoa .

The mobile goes for sale on Friday November 2. The retail price will be £49.99 (or $102.6) free of charge. On the other hand if you sign a contract, you will get it free. The company plans to release the Skypephone by the end of the year in Australia, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Macau and Sweden.

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Research in Motion (RIM), which is BlackBerry’s producer, will sell its smartphones in China. The company has already shipped the first BlackBerry transport to China and intend to put them to sale later this year, perhaps close to Christmas holidays.

RIM has signed an agreement with Alcatel-Lucent for the Chinese distribution. The Chinese market has a great potential for increasing the company’s sales. Also, the RIM officials announced the company is interested to ship BlackBerry for the Indian market too. Both China and India are hot prospects for BlackBerry service subscriptions.
RIM said it has over 10 million subscribers and has shipped its 20 millionth handset recently. Although the company has a strong financial background, the Chinese market could be tough. RIM will face the low-cost rivals and a popular service called RedBerry, which I think is a copy of BlackBerry.

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Samsung, as the official partner of the Olympic Games, has created a special edition mobile - Samsung Anycall 18K Golden Edition E848. It seems Samsung prepared its campaign for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The mobile has the official logo printed on its back, so it more than a souvenir. Featuring functions above the middle category mobiles, E848 impresses with its golden case. This jewel mobile could retail for HK$2,780 (Honk Kong Dollars) or $360 USD.

Please check the list of features:

Band: Quad Band (850/900/1800/1900MHz)
Dimensions: 101.5 (H) x 52.5 (W) x 10.6 (D) mm
Weight: 99g
Display: 2.2-inch 260K TFT color display (240 x 320 pixels)
Camera: 2.0 Megapixel camera (4 x digital zoom)
Memory: 70 MB + support microSD

Internet Browser: NetFront Browser 3.4
Talk time: up to 5 hours
Stand-by time: up to 250 hours
Document Viewer: Yes
Speakerphone: Yes
Codec: Audio Format: MP3, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+, WMA
Video Format: H.263, MPEG4

Connectivity:
Data Transfer: EDGE / GPRS
Bluetooth: Version 2.0 , A2DP
Data Connectivity: USB 2.0

via Mobile Phone Blog