Nokia with designer Giambattista Valli created a special edition Nokia 7373 handset for the L`Amour Collection.

The special edition 7373 comes in two color schemes: Powder Pink and Black Chrome complemented with a pearl and onyx-like necklace for a strap and a miniature skull.

The Nokia 7373 includes a QVGA resolution TFT display, 2.0 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and weighs in at 104g.

The new handsets will debut from Paris Fashion Week at the `Dress Your Nokia in Giambattista Valli` party.

An estimated retail price of new Nokia 7373 is 280 Euro.

tags: Black Chrome, Giambattista Valli, LAmour Collection, Nokia 7373, Nokia LAmour, Powder Pink, skull

Sliders are not favorite form-factor for Philips mobile, so it was very nice to see a new Philips 390. It is simple multimedia phone with following specs:

GSM dual-band
97×48x16 mm
Li-Ion 620 mAh battery
262K TFT display
1.3MP camera
MP3 player

tags: Philips 390, Philips mobile, multimedia, sliders

LG KU250/U250 handset was selected for “3G for All” campaign by a consortium of the twelve largest mobile operators during 3GSM World Congress 2007 in Barcelona, Spain.

The aim of the 3G for All project is to make 3G mobile networks and services available to a much wider user base, by lowering costs for handset makers and their component suppliers.

As the official handset of the 3G for All campaign, the LG-KU250/U250 will be available through major operators across the globe starting this April.

tags: 2007, 3G, 3GSM, Barcelona, LG KU250

Barcelona, 12 February 2007 Sagem unveiled two new handsets my200C and my202C, the latest additions to the SAGEM mobile phone family.

The lightweigh my200C and my202C are affordable and easy-to-use handsets without highly sophisticated functions. The phones have 65K-colour 128×128 pixel display, WAP, GPRS and all basic features.

SAGEM my200C and SAGEM my202C – out now.

tags: 2007, 3GSM, Sagem, Sagem my200c, Sagem my202c, cute, my200c, my202c

Each year, The GSM Association presents its annual Global Mobile Awards to honor innovators in the global mobile marketing industry.

As part of the 3GSM World Congress 2007, the Global Mobile Awards reflects the hottest mobile trends and the newest innovative ideas and it is one of the most prestigious awards for achievement in mobile industry.

Taday at Palau Nacional in Montjuic (National Palace) GSM Association commentator Clive Anderson announced the winners of its 12th Global Mobile Awards. The 2007 Global Mobile Award winners can be viewed here.

tags: 3GSM 2007, 3GSM Congress 2007, 3GSM World Congress 2007, Barcelona, GSM Association, Global Mobile Awards 2007, Mobile Awards 2007, winners

Yesterday, at 3GSM Congress 2007 HP announced new smartphone HP iPAQ 500 series Voice Messenger with powerful wireless email capabilities.

The HP iPAQ 500 features voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) capabilities, built-in Wi-Fi, “push” email and the latest Windows Mobile 6 operating system.

More than 20 voice commands available on the iPAQ offer customers hands-free operation. You can reply to email by dictating and sending a voice response, listen to email and text messages, navigate through phone and calendar tasks and speak to start applications.

tags: 2007, 3GSM, HP, HP iPAQ 500, VoIP, Wi-Fi, iPAQ 500

Following close after the announcement of the JAQ4, i-mate introduced at 3GSM Congress a line-up under `Ultimate` tagline, which includes five 3G-enabled devices running on Windows Mobile 6 operating system housed in various form-factors - from a candy-bar to a notebook-esque casing. The Ultimate 5150, 5150, 7150, 8150 and 9250 should turn out to be really powerful devices, whose specifications sports the following options:

Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 operating system
GSM/EDGE (four bands), UMTS/HSDPA (three bands)
VGA-resolution touch sensivite screen
Intel 520 MHz CPU
2 Mpix camera
Stereo FM-radio
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/e/i) and Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
MiniUSB high speed
128 Mb of RAM and 256 Mb of flash-memory
MicroSD memory expansion slot

First offering representing the Ultimate range is expected to start shipping in the middle of 2007.

tags: 2007, 3GSM, Ultimate, i-mate, i-mate 5150, i-mate 7150, i-mate 8150, i-mate 9250, i-mate Ultimate, imate

GIGA-BYTE Communications Inc announced DVB-T, DVB-H, DAB and T-DMB enabled Windows Mobile based device, GSmart t600, and GBC’s first 3.5G/3G PDA phone, GSmart q60, at 3GSM World Congress, Barcelona.
GSmart t600 also supports TV recording; the GSmart q60, a PDA-style handset has similar connectivity and comes with optional GPS and mobile TV applications.

tags: GIGA-BITE, GSmart q60, GSmart t600

Yesterday, Sagem Communication (Safran Group) presented the SAGEM my800C an EDGE and 3G mobile phone.

The handset measures 96×49x16 mm, weights 95g, features 2 megapixel camera, secondary VGA camera on the front for video calling, MP3 player and also my800C combines WCDMA and EDGE, SyncMLTM, Bluetooth technologies.

The SAGEM my800C will be available, depending on each individual country, from the second quarter of 2007.

tags: 2007, 3GSM, Sagem, Sagem my800c, my800c

Today, at 3GSM Congress 2007 HTC has launched a trio of new smartphones: HTC X7500 Advantage, HTC S710 and HTC P3350.

The HTC Advantage is a 3G smartphone based on Windows Mobile 5.0. It features 8GB hard drive, a miniSD card slot, WiFi, and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, an embedded motion sensor, and an integrated GPS navigation.
Specs:

Intel PXA270 624MHz processor
256MB ROM, 128MB RAM
3 MP main camera
VGA camera for video calling

The HTC S710 is a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE device with Bluetooth 2.0 and WiFi connectivity, a 2 megapixel camera, and 128MB ROM/64MB RAM. The S710 also runs on the latest Windows Mobile 6.0 operating system.

The quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE P3350 is almost identical to P3300, but withiout GPS navigation system. It features a 2 megapixel camera, an integrated FM radio, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity.

Specs:

Excellent connectivity: Quad band, EDGE, and Bluetooth®
Large 2.8″ TFT Touch Screen LCD Display
Instant access to e-mails, calendar, and contacts
HTC RollR™ (Track wheel & Trackball) & mouse mode for easy navigation

tags: 2007, 3GSM, 3GSM Congress, HTC Advantage, HTC P3350, HTC S710, HTC X7500, HTC X7500 Advantage, new smartphones