Nokia E65: Now comes with WiFi

Nokia has rebranded the ever popular 6280 sliding real estate and added 802.11b WiFi connectivity.

I’ve always wondered how much it would cost a company to add additional features to phones. I remember writing before about how adding a Bluetooth module on a phone would cost roughly an additional one dollar. Can the same be said with WiFi? I guess so. With the way they mass produce these things, as well as with the way tech is getting more affordable, it does make sense to just include every possible feature conceived by man into mobile phones.

Ah. But that would kill the business model wouldn’t it? The E65 hinges on one of the better designed models of Nokia. “let’s turn this thing into a business phone” they said, by adding the “E” and wireless Internet.

You can view the full specs of the E65 here.

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TIP: Turn off your mobile phone when taking 15 shots of *stuff*

Here’s a no brainer tip. When preparing to drink with friends, make sure you (1) order a lot of water, (2) have a barf bag ready and (3) turn off your mobile phone so that you don’t start sending weird messages to everyone in your contact list after the social lubrications.

And if you do ever come to my beautiful country, the Philippines, stop by Boracay Island and swoon with the alcohol.

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Sony Ericsson W999i Getting Hot

(Image: Sony Ericsson W999i; Credit: mearesuperstar.blogspot.com)

“W’ identical with Walkman, yes this new Sony Ericsson W999I is the next-gen Walkman Phones series. Even it is still unofficial announcement, the technical specs has been released on some websites. The thickness is 1.25 cm and equipped with integrated 2 megapixel camera (autofocus ready). Featuring 1.4-inch display screen, this new Walkman sliderphone also support HSDPA connectivity for fast downloading. [via newlaunches]

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Pink Motorola KRZR K1 Is Coming

(Image: Pink Motorola KRZR K1; Credit: justamp.blogspot.com)

Yes the phone will be available next month in UK. As we know Pink is always related to y world, and that why the company plan to release the phone in May (for the mother’s day exactly). The Pink KRZR K1 has the same technical specification with the original one, such as 2MP camera. [via crunchgear]

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Slim Stylish Samsung C170

(Image: Samsung C170; Credit: samsunghub.com)

According to samsunghub.com this entry level phone is on Russian market now. Featuring CSTN display and FM radio, the phone also support GPRS, loudspeaker, and store up to 500 phonebook entry. About the battery life, the new Samsung C170 boasts 2.5 hours of talktime or 270 hours in standby mode. The price set at US $ 116 but I have no words about the availability outside Russia. [via samsunghub]

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Nokia 8900 Concept Sketched by Tobias Hornof

(Image: Nokia 8900 Concept; Credit: Tobias Hornof)

An Australian designer has been sketched the next Nokia 8900, the design is based on previous 8×00 series and his mindset. The shape is more elegant compare the predecessor and seem to be natural. The expected features are 16M color OLED display, 100M og integrated memory, micorSD card slot, 3MP built-in camera, and MP3 player. Yes, this is not official release, but Tobias Hornof seem sucesfully evolute the series.
[via unwiredviews]

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Gold Plated Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition

(image: Gold Plated Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition; Credit: nokia.com)

Remember MONACO, the previous special edition of gold plated Nokia 8800? Now Nokia released another luxury Nokia 8800 in limited basis, a 18-carat gold plating phone. It seem Nokia continue to polish its only masterpice product. The phone equipped with 2MP camera and available for EUR 1000 at some retail store. [via slasphone]

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New Sexy Fashion Phone LG KE820

LG has new phone with codename LG KE820. The phone aimed as a successor of the previous KG320. It has 256K-color TFT display which support 220 x 176 pixels of resolution, 16MB integrated memory and expandable via microSD slot. Featuring 2MP of integrated camera, this aesthetic phone works on GSM 900/GSM 1800/GSM 1900 Networks. It also has

another key feature such as Bluetooth, GPRS Class 10, USB, and FM radio. The retail price set at US$389 which drive my opinion “except the great design this phone considered to be pricey”. [via hardwarezone]

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CD Quality Music From Nokia 5300 ExpressMusic

(Image: Nokia 5300 ExpressMusic; Credit: Nokia)

Available in two color combination (black and lilac), Nokia 5300 ExpressMusic was presented during CeBIT at Hannover, Germany last month. The new 5300 bring new music experience with its sound quality level. Users can store up to 1.500 song title or equal to 6000 minutes of music playing. The phone which equipped with integrated 8x digital zoom of 1.3 MP camera, available for $249.99 US dollars at nokia store. [via avingnews]

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ARGH! Why is it so hard for me to turn them on?!

Sexual connotations aside, this really pisses me off.

I don’t know if it’s just me, or phone manufacturers are giving incentives to people who read the manuals before trying to operate a phone. Sadly, I never had the luxury of opening up a phone from the box as units were more often than not handed to me in a paper bag for purposes of review.

It’s the Nokias ladies and gents. The Nokias get me all the time. I felt so useless trying to open up that — that lipstick phone of theirs because it needed a special pin that released a mechanism within the phone to open it up. And then there were those other phones that - for the love of all things tech - hid the SIM slot underneath the miniSD slot. Of course, I’m a master of this treacherous form of deceit now, but back then it was just so pitiful how I tried to insert the SIM card into the miniSD carriage, forcing it to be THE CORRECT ONE.

Thankfully, I’m not the only one at a loss for learning how to turn on a device. The Washinton Post’s tech guy was also confounded about how to turn on a Nokia N93, as the standard way of turning it on didn’t work.

Wait I’m not done yet! And every time Nokia decides to release a new, upgraded line of phones, why does the charger ends always have to change? Can’t they do a Motorola instead and ust use mini USBs?

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ASUS Z810 Specs

The ASUS Z810 promises competent specs as well as a built in karaoke feature. As an emerging player in the phone market, ASUS has made sure that this clamshell phone looks and feels sexy. The phone doesn’t support EDGE nr 3G though and this may be a bummer for those people who make use of these functions often.

Some features include:

2MP camera at 1600 x 1200 quality with zoom and flash

64MB internal memory with microSD expansion

GPRS connectivity

USB charging and connectivity

Bluetooth

More specs here.

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BlackBerry 8820 On the Rumor Mill

he BlackBerry forums is a buzz with the rumor of the 8820 being out in the wild. A forum newbie by the name of Bigsmooth66 working for T Mobile has posted about the 8820, as he has seen the unit being tested by Robert Dotson, their company’s CEO. He says:

1) I work for T-Mobile

2) I just recently met the CEO, Robert Dotson

3)He is currently testing the 8820

4)It has a camera and wi-fi

5)It will be out this summer.

6)It will be released along with T-Mobile@Home service.

7)They are still deciding on the color (they are leaning towards black)

8)It is closer to the size of the 8700 then it is to the 8800

Of course, info like this can get on the “my secret info is better than yours” title bout so let’s all just join in on the discussion. After all, a little gossip on the side could never hurt. :)

You can read the full thread here.

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Nokia 7088 Added to L’Amour Collection

I don’t see why the 7088 had to become part of the L’Amour Collection. A phone looking like this spells more “classic” than “fashion.” Nonetheless, the 7088 is the latest slider phone addition to Nokia’s flagship fashion line.

Some of its features include:

CDMA Connectivity

Dedicated Keys for video and camera

LED flash

128 x 160 pixels color display

Slider design

Two way speakerphone

Voice recorder

More specs here.

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Angelina Jolie Orders No Cellphones at Daycare

Whenever Angelina Jolie drops off the kids at daycare, other parents aren’t allowed to make eye contact. Or even carry their cellphones. Or take pictures.

Star speaks with some very disgruntled daycare insiders that also drop their kids off at the $931 per month pre-school and daycare center. The report claims that when the Jolie-Pitt’s kids are in the house other parents aren’t allowed to take photos of their kids’ birthday parties. “Parents are instructed not to look at Angelina,” one source says.

Sheesh. They might as well issue horse blinders to every parent who enters the room. Or better yet, just have the Pitt-Jolie family hire a private nanny.

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[3GSM[ Sony Ericsson J110 Cell Phone

One of the forthcoming product displayed by Sony Ericsson during 3GSM World Congress 2007 in Barcelona, Spain, is this minimalist entry-level J110 candybar cell phone. It’s a “Talk and Text” handset, which means, you can only expect the phone to support basic tasks, such as mobile communication and text messaging. Features include up to 200 contact info, up to 100 text messages, and up to 8 hours of talk time. No further info on pricing and availability though.

One more pic after the jump.

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Gigabyte GSmart q60 And t600 Smartphones

Gigabyte, Taiwan-based manufacturer, recently announced two new Windows Mobile 6-based smartphones under its popular GSmart range. Those phones are the GSmart q60 and t600 models. The q60 handset supports WCDMA and HSDPA, allowing high-speed internet connection on-the-go; and comes with a QWERTY keyboard design. As for the 600 PDA phone, it has an iPod-like design and is equipped with a built-in DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcast Terrestrial) tuner and Digital Radio (DAB), allowing satellite broadcasted TV programme and radio station to be received and playback directly from the cell phone.

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Too Good To Be True - Control Vehicle Using Bluetooth

This is probably too good to be true, but fortunately, it IS the real thing. This device, a home-made Nokia phone-driven remote control is able to control your car just like what you used to do with your R/C car back in your childhood. On the screen of the phone you can see a steering wheel, along with control for accelerating and braking. It takes advantage of the handset’s Bluetooth connectivity to wirelessly drive the car.

Hopefully, this concept phone can find its way to the production line.

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Sony Ericsson W580i: Go Streetsmart!

The W580i combines full Walkman features with a personal digital trainer. The phone targets those who need to keep watch of their aerobic activity without compromise in features. Straight from the road to the office, the W580i comes with the standard set of features you wold find nowadays including a 2MP camera, Bluetooth connectivity and expansion options.


You can view the full product here.

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Don't look now, but that Nokia in your pocket means you're over the hill

A survey of cellphone users in Australia, conducted by Panorama and released by Nielsen Media Research, has proved what pretty much everyone already knew: people are likely to base broad, stereotypical assumptions about you on your cellphone, just like they do with everything else you use and wear. We're guessing this breaks down a bit differently in Aussieland, but here's how mobile users tend to associate down under:

Nokia: Family-minded, middle aged managers, balance seekers, health conscious
Motorola: Fashion conscious, under 24, fun seekers, individualistic
Sony Ericsson: Ambitious young men, professionals, success driven, individualistic
LG: Favorite of mums, stay-at-home parents, success driven, harmony seekers
Samsung: Young women, career focused, success driven, fun seekers


The upshot of this research is that since most phone service providers rate the same, people are for the most part picking a carrier based on phone selection -- again, we're not exactly floored by the analysis here. Now all that's left is how to pigeon hole HTC and Palm users. We're thinking "good looking, fun loving, Engadget reader" would be a nice start.

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Nokia's 5700 XpressMusic: another audio twister

Hey, hey, just three weeks after we got word, out pops the Nokia XpressMusic 5700. Just like the XpressMusic 3250, the 5700 gets its multi-media on via a quick flick of the base. This UMTS S60 twister brings a 2 megapixel shooter with up to 2GB of MicroSD storage. The focus here, though, is music so it packs WM DRM support with a "dedicated audio chip" to keep the music flowing, integrated stereo speakers, Bluetooth A2DP, and 3.5-mm adapter to fit your favorite headphones. Hitting Europe in Q2 for a pre-VAT price of €350.

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Redefining Mobile Phone Businesses

A bit old. Sorry. Quite old. But still eye opening. These are the stuff entrepreneurs are made of.

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