Welcome the new iPod nano, just like the old (old) iPod nano

As we closed in on the three-year anniversary of the introduction of the original iPod nano, there was no question in anyone's mind that the FallApple Event would see the launch of the fourth generation of the pint-sized music player. Predictably, Apple met that expectation, and the company still somehow managed to get fans buzzing about yet another redesign of the device.

A physical redesign! New colors! New features! Even though many of the new nano's details were leaked ahead of time—and despite the fact that the iPhone/iPod touch are the future of the iPod line—people just can't get over the original iPod's little brother.

BlackBerry 8220 on Vodafone - Coming Soon

BlackBerry 8220

The new BlackBerry Pearl Flip provides flip phone fans with all the power of a BlackBerry smartphone in a fun and familiar design. One quick flip of the handset opens up a world of possibilities with the industry’s leading mobile messaging solution and a wide range of impressive Internet and multimedia capabilities, all in one powerful yet approachable smartphone. You can send a message to your friends or family, make a call, browse the web, snap a picture, watch a video or listen to your favourite song. It’s all in your control with a simple flip.

The quad-band EDGE based BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone presents a sophisticated look with a sleek design and a chrome-finished frame surrounding its smooth, luminescent face. Packed with an abundance of powerful features, it weighs only 3.6 ounces and measures approximately 3.9” x 1.9” x 0.7”. Featuring two high-resolution, light-sensing color displays, the external LCD makes it easy to preview incoming emails, text messages and phone calls without opening the handset, while the large, 240 x 320 internal LCD displays messages, videos and web pages with impressive detail and contrast.

“The popularity of BlackBerry smartphones has grown tremendously around the world and the introduction of this exciting new flip phone will help extend the reach of the BlackBerry platform even further,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO, Research In Motion. “The BlackBerry Pearl Flip is a full-featured smartphone with a unique and friendly design and it is a natural choice for flip phone users who want to start doing more with their phone than just talk.”

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip packs an impressive range of features into its compact design, including phone, email, messaging, organizer, browser and multimedia applications, and it can also support thousands of other mobile lifestyle and business applications. It features a 2 megapixel camera with flash, zoom and video recording**** to capture memories while on the move, and includes BlackBerry Maps to deliver maps and step-by-step driving directions quickly and easily.

An enhanced HTML browser displays web pages beautifully in either “Column View” or “Page View” and different emulation settings allow users to choose between desktop-style HTML content and the mobile version of web pages.

The browser also supports RTSP for watching online streaming video from sites like m.youtube.com. In addition, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone features built-in Wi-Fi® (802.11 b/g) with support for UMA (unlicensed mobile access), extending wireless email and data coverage and supporting carrier enabled voice calls over home Wi-Fi networks, enterprise wireless deployments and Wi-Fi hotspots.

BlackBerry Bold on Vodafone - Available Now

Full Specifications

Full SpeStunning Display The BlackBerry Bold smartphone comes with the most vivid and bold display ever introduced on a BlackBerry smartphone. Its half-VGA (480x320 resolution) color LCD is fused to the undersurface of the lens, making images leap out with stunning definition and clarity. Pictures are vibrant and razor sharp, while videos play smoothly and web pages, documents, presentations and messages snap with exceptional quality and contrast.

Desktop-style Web Pages

With its newly enhanced, high performance browser and high-resolution, ultra-bright display, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone gives users an on-the-go web browsing experience with desktop-style depiction. The trackball mimics a mouse, making it easy to navigate sites in "Page View" or "Column View" or to zoom in on specific parts of a web page, while various emulation settings allow users to choose between the full desktop-style HTML content and layout or the mobile version. Attachments can also now be downloaded from within the browser and there is support for watching streaming videos (RTSP – real-time streaming protocol).

Rich Multimedia

While it is designed to meet the extensive requirements of the business professional during the day, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone also caters to the business person's consumer side during evenings and weekends. It features a 2 megapixel camera with video recording capability, built-in flash and 5x digital zoom. The enhanced media player can display pictures and slideshows quickly, play movies smoothly in full screen mode, and manage an entire music collection. Audio can be played over the handset's dual speakers in rich, stereo sound, and when using wired headphones or external speakers, the media player gives the user an equalizer with 11 preset filters – like "Lounge", "Jazz" and "Hip Hop" – that boost or soften audio ranges to create the perfect ambiance.

For managing music and video, the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager software includes Roxio® Media Manager for BlackBerry® as well as Roxio Photosuite® 9 LE, which makes it easy to enhance pictures and create photo albums on the computer. For users that manage their collection with iTunes®, the new BlackBerry® Media Sync application provides a simple way to sync iTunes digital music collections with the smartphone***. Support for High Speed USB 2.0 allows all files to be transferred quickly from a desktop computer to the BlackBerry Bold smartphone.

Powerful Wi-Fi & GPS

For even broader high-speed network coverage, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone supports the 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi standards, ideal for use in enterprise or campus wireless LAN deployments, over Wi-Fi hotspots and on wireless home networks. A new "Push Button Setup" is included, making it faster for users to connect to protected wireless networks that require a sign on process.

Through its integrated GPS, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone can pinpoint its exact location, supporting applications like BlackBerry® Maps and other location-based applications or services. With its improved rendering capabilities, faster download speeds and ability to support simultaneous voice and data, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone even allows users to navigate while on a call.

First Class Phone

The BlackBerry Bold smartphone features a new acoustic design that increases the size of the phone's audio sweet spot, improving listening quality and clarity. It also comes with numerous premium phone features including Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD), Bluetooth® 2.0, with support for hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits (including car kits that adhere to the Bluetooth Remote SIM Access Profile) and other Bluetooth peripherals. It is a quad-band EDGE and tri-band HSDPA handset that supports global roaming**** and features dedicated 'send', 'end', and 'mute' keys, smart dialing, speed dialing, conference calling and call forwarding. It also features noise cancellation technology that offsets background noise, a powerful speaker phone and support for polyphonic, mp3 and MIDI ring tones.

Robust Email & Messaging

Like all BlackBerry smartphones, the BlackBerry Bold gives users the industry's leading mobile messaging solution. It works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, which enables advanced security and IT administration within IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® environments, as well as BlackBerry® Professional Software for small businesses. It also works with BlackBerry® Internet Service, which gives users access to up to 10 work or personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts), and the BlackBerry® Unite! software for SOHO and home users.

Convenient Accessories

The BlackBerry Bold smartphone comes with a variety of convenient accessories including a stereo headset, travel charger, carrying case or sleeve and USB cable. Users will also be able to personalize their BlackBerry Bold smartphone by purchasing replaceable leather-like backplates that come in a range of colors. The removable / rechargeable 1500 mAhr battery provides multi-hour usage with a target talk time of approximately 5 hours and 13 days standby time.

Accessories for BlackBerry smartphones, including leather holsters and totes, charging pods, premium earphones, the BlackBerry® Remote Stereo Gateway and Bluetooth headsets, are available online at: cifications

Nokia N93i on Vodafone - Available

Nokia today introduced the Nokia N93i,

a compact and stylish digital camcorder and multimedia computer in one. Boasting a host of advanced features - from DVD-like quality video capture to direct video uploads - the Nokia N93i enables you to record great quality video wherever and whenever you feel inspired.

"With devices such as the Nokia N93i,

we believe that video can become a similar kind of mass market phenomenon as mobile photography has become," said Satu Ehrnrooth, head of Nokia Nseries Cameras Category, Multimedia, Nokia. "The slim and beautiful Nokia N93i is the ideal device for user-created video content, as it is a connected digital camcorder that is always with you. You can even instantly upload video clips in their original size directly from the device to online blogs or video communities. With the Nokia N93i, sharing your stories is now as easy as recording and viewing them."

Life. Camera. Action.
You can shoot DVD-like quality videos with the Nokia N93i thanks to its MPEG-4 VGA video capture at up to 30 frames per second, stereo audio recording and digital stabilization. The Nokia N93i also boasts a 3.2 megapixel (2048 x 1536 pixels) camera with Carl Zeiss optics, 3x optical zoom, autofocus and close-up mode. With the 1 GB miniSD card included in the standard Nokia N93i sales pack, you can capture up to 45 minutes of DVD-like quality video or up to 1250 high-quality photos.

Shooting is now more stylish. And more simple.
With its slim and compact design, the Nokia N93i is now even easier to slip into your pocket. It also has a new metallic finish keymat and a mirror effect cover. The 2.4" main display of up to 16 million colors has a 160° viewing angle, the easy-to-use joystick provides smooth video control and there are dedicated camera keys to capture images, switch shooting mode and operate the flash quickly and easily.

Every story needs an audience. Find yours online.
Integrated into the Nokia N93i is a new personal video and photo blogging service called Vox* with privacy features that let you share stories and thoughts instantly with your friends, family, neighborhood or the entire world. Select your video or photos in the gallery of your Nokia N93i and upload them directly from your device to Vox in their original size.

Getting the shot is just the beginning.
Once you've finished filming, shape your story while it's still on the Nokia N93i with the on-device editing capabilities. For advanced editing, the standard Nokia N93i sales pack comes bundled with Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 software, enabling you to create professional quality movies on your compatible PC. These videos can then be transferred back to your multimedia computer or burned to DVDs.

Create your own prime time viewing.
Get the popcorn out and have a communal screening of your very own blockbuster or latest photos. Simply connect the Nokia N93i to a compatible TV with the supplied video-out connectivity cable, dim the lights and enjoy the show. Or if you prefer the wireless route, use the integrated wireless LAN (WLAN) technology to connect to a compatible UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) enabled device.

Much more than just movies.
The Nokia N93i is far more than just a digital camcorder - work or play, it delivers just what you need. Designed to work on WLAN, 3G (WCDMA 2100 MHz), EDGE and GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz) networks, the Nokia N93i provides mobile broadband internet access for browsing, uploading content, and sending and receiving emails, allowing you to stay connected on the move. You can also keep yourself entertained with MP3 music, podcasts, stereo FM radio or mobile TV video streaming**.

Slimmer and more compact in design, the Nokia N93i follows on from the success of the Nokia N93, which has received numerous awards and accolades, including 'European Media Phone of the Year 2006-2007' by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA), 'Innovation of the Year 2006' by Digital Video as well as 'Editor's Choice 2006' award by American Photo, to name just a few.


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ONLINE PACKAGE INCLUDES
Nokia N93i phone
Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 PC software
Nokia Battery BL-5F, 950 mAh
Nokia Travel Charger AC-4
Nokia Wired Headset HS-23
Nokia Connectivity Cable CA-53
Nokia Video-out Connectivity Cable CA-64U
Nokia miniSD Card 1GB MU-24
Nokia Soft Pouch CP-83
Nokia Wrist Strap CP-130

XDA Zest on O2 - Available Now

The Xda Zest is O2’s first ‘entry level’ Xda. Uncomplicated and intuitive, this smart phone supports Microsoft Mobile 6.1 technology and offers premium features in an easy-to-use touch-screen format. Plus, it is exclusive to O2. Designed for…Business customers who want a cost-effective and uncomplicated device with touch-screen functionalities. Allowing them real time access to email, IT protection and full internet browsing, the Xda Zest provides a ‘fingerfriendly’ device for those more familiar with button-driven features.

A bit more detail Includes Microsoft® direct push email • capability – allowing customers to send and receive emails in real-time and synchronise quickly and easily over the air with their desktop Uses enhanced mobile versions of Microsoft • Word, Excel®, and PowerPoint® enabling customers to open and amend attachments.

PowerPoint is view only Supports the latest Windows Mobile • 6.1 technology including threaded text messaging with SMS texts viewed as an ongoing conversations and contacts displayed for chat-style messaging Offers premium IT security features • including safety of installed software if a battery runs downThe Xda Zest is a sleek, slim and stylish phone bursting with friendly features, giving it real universal appeal. It's very usable touch interface invites you to explore what lies inside, and there's plenty to discover. A distinctive phone that doesn't compromise on brains or beauty, the Zest is the perfect introduction to the Xda range.

Provides additional security features • including exception lists, device lock, data deletion and device PIN numbers Enables over-the-air remote management • and enforcement of corporate IT policies Facilitates simple and intuitive touch-screen • use with a ‘finger friendly’ menu system that is easy to use and gesture responsive Includes a high quality VGA 2.8 inch full • colour display for viewing documents, photos and video clips in TFT high resolution Enables fast data transfers with HSDPA • technology Quad-Band GSM functionality – operating •

GSM/GPRS/EDGE Offers built-in Wi-Fi for internet access in • any Wi-Fi signal areaProvides optimum memory with 256MB • upgradable to 32GB with Micro SD cards Allows customers to browse the internet in • full colour with Internet Explorer and the Opera browser.

Windows Mobile 6.1 This powerful operating system allows you to access your emails, calendar and open, edit and create attachments whether they are in Word, Excel or PowerPoint
Fast mobile Internet and Wi-Fi Stay connected to all the latest information and news with fast mobile internet on your XDA Zest. With built-in Wi-Fi capabilities you can access Wi-Fi hotspots for even greater flexibility.

3.0 Megapixel camera The Xda Zest boasts a 3.0 Megapixel camera with zoom and auto focus, as well as a secondary camera for video calling. And with up to 32GB of expandable memory, there's plenty of room for all your photos, videos and music.
Dimensions

120 x 60.5 x 16.5mm
Weight

120g
Talk Time

Up to 5 hours
Standby Time

Up to 260 hours
Band

Quad
Bluetooth

Yes
Features


Colour Screen

Yes
GPRS

Yes
WAP

Yes
Picture Messaging

Yes
Predictive Text

Yes
Voice Dialling

Yes
Ringtones

Polyphonic, MP3