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MWC 2009: Nokia Unveils GPS-Oriented Handsets
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Nokia will obviously be pretty busy announcing swathes of new mobile phone models and technologies at MWC 2009 this week, two of the more interesting of which so far are the 6710 Navigator and 6720 Classic. The former is a slide design oriented around GPS operation, featuring 'drive and walk' navigation, a dedicated navigation control, touchpad for zooming and full regional maps. There's a compass built in and the screen is apparently 'tuned' for clear viewing in bright daylight, with route planning either done on the phone itself or synchronised from a PC.
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Gizmodo, 16 Feb 2009
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Tattu Octopus - Bluetooth Audio With A Twist
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Tattu Mobile has announced a new product for the Bluetooth market today in the shape of the Octopus, a versatile adaptor designed to stream your music through a range of devices. Sadly it's not as intriguingly designed as the name suggests and is simply a small box sporting play controls, a clip for attaching it to a belt or clothing and a headphones port for plugging in your favourite cans. You can use it for hands-free calling using the microphone/earpiece combo supplied or to play music through it via your mobile phone and could also plug it into a car stereo or home audio system via the aux-in port, in which case music will be paused if an incoming call is detected and resumed when you hang up.
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Gizmodo, 16 Feb 2009
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Modu Wants To Turn Mobile Phones Inside Out
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At next week's Mobile World Congress show, Israeli firm Modu will be looking to turn some heads when it finally unveils the first line-up of its modular phone concept. Modu's approach to the mobile phone is unique in that it will offer a small phone that can be clad in different shells to best suit what you are using the phone for. The wee phone at the heart has already been named the lightest mobile in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records. It offers full mobile functionality, is a music player and a storage device that be inserted into a series of different jackets. This is how the jackets stack up:
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Gizmodo, 12 Feb 2009
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O2 Launching 'Free' Samsung Laptops
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Mobile phone operators have been using the popularity of netbooks to push mobile data packages and O2 is about to join the fray by announcing that it will be offering a series of 'free' Samsung netbooks and laptops from Feb 27th. There are 3 laptops on offer, kicking off with the Samsung NC10 netbook, which will be renamed the O2 Mini Laptop. The Samsung R510 laptop will be released in two editions and renamed the O2 Performance Laptop and O2 Multi-Media Laptop. The Mini Laptop and Performance laptop will be offered as standard for 'free' as long as you subscribe to one of 2 packages on offer.
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Gizmodo, 11 Feb 2009
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Sony Rolls Out C903 Cyber-shot & W395 Walkman Phones
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With the Mobile World Congress just around the bend, Sony has decided to get in ahead of the rush with the release of its latest midrange Cyber-shot mobile phone, the C903. The C903 Cyber-shot sports a 5-megapixel camera and comes with a sliding protective lens cover and there's dedicated camera keys to help making taking photos easier. The camera functionality includes Face Detection for up to 3 people and Smile Shutter. A feature called BestPic lets you fire off 9 snaps in quick succession before picking the best one. You can record video with image stabilisation and there's a TV-out port for hooking the phone up to your TV.
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Gizmodo, 11 Feb 2009
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Virgin Mobile Offers UK's Lowest Tariff And Choice Of Handsets
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If you're looking to save a few pennies here and there at the moment then it might be worth taking a look at your mobile phone tariff at some point, an area where people can often overspend. Virgin Mobile has undercut the recently announced £9 tariff from 3 by introducing the new 'UK lowest' with an £8.50 offer. For this you get a choice of three phones - the Nokia 3120, Samsung G600 in pink or black or the LG KC550. Not exactly the newest kids on the block, but hey, the Samsung and LG have 5MP cameras built in and the Nokia is 3G.
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Gizmodo, 10 Feb 2009
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LaCie's d2 Blu-Ray Burner Hits 8x
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We're pretty sure that blank Blu-ray discs will never be as popular as blank DVDs, largely because of the heart-stopping price. After all, why bother backing up your movies to blank Blu-ray discs that cost almost as much than the original Blu-ray movie? Hmm, maybe that's how the movie studios plan to crush piracy.... Still, there are more legal uses for blank Blu-ray discs [HD video, document back-up] which is why some folk will be interested in the new external Blu-ray burner from style-storage outfit, LaCie. The d2 External Blu-ray Burner doubles the speed of burning to 8x on both single and dual-sided Blu-ray discs.
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Gizmodo, 10 Feb 2009
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Archos Making Android-based Pocket Internet Tablet
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Anyone who knows anything about portable media players (PMPs) knows that some of the best are made by Archos and now, the company is planning to step into the phone arena with the help of Google's Android OS. The company is planning to create a voice-enabled Internet Media Tablet (IMT), in which it aims to marry leading mobile phone functionality with multimedia entertainment in an 'ultra-thin' device. Archos says: Android provides the IMT with all the functionalities of a premium smartphone and access to its fast-developing applications environment whist ARCHOS' rich and proven multimedia framework will deliver the best entertainment and web-browsing experience. With the integration of voice, ARCHOS is looking to expand beyond portable media players to provide solutions for the converged space, where a foundation in high-quality video content delivery is a benefit. In terms of features, here's what you can expect for now:
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Gizmodo, 10 Feb 2009
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