Archive for May 27th, 2008
 Google AdSense may be launched back in September of last year, but it was just recently when it reached Canada. Now, Canadian mobile websites owners can monetize their traffic by simply including a snippet of code and hope someone will click on the link, making them few cents in return.
AdSense for Mobile is available in total of 14 markets — including US, UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Russia, Netherlands, Australia, India, China, Japan and now Canada.
[Via: MobileInCanada]
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 AT&T today announced a new easy phone. Made by Korean Pantech, the Breeze is designed to “consider the needs of seniors or customers who have disabilities.” That being said, this clamshell isn’t about high-end features. Rather, it's a easy and easy to use phone, which prides itself with such things as 3 quick-call keys, simplified menu, massive font, and clear and loud speakerphone. In addition, there's also VGA camera and Bluetooth on board, as well as instant messaging software and an email client.
Commenting on the Breeze's announcement, Pantech's VP of Marketing and Sales, Patrick Beattie, stated that Breeze underscores the handset maker's commitment to all levels of customers. “By incorporating AT&T's socially responsible Universal Design model, this product talks directly to people needing a down-to-earth handset that provides easy access to core features,” he added.
The Pantech Breeze is already available on AT&T for $49.99 on a two-year contract and with mail-in rebate of $30. More information is available on AT&T's website.
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 Back in January we talked about plans of Motorola and Nokia to bring budget phones to Verizon Wireless. Then in April we posted first photos of the Moto W755, the stylish clamshell device which fits into Motorola's Verizon-user-conquering plans. And now it's officially out, available for buy.
As you already know, the W755 is a thin clamshell phone with some lines borrowed from the RAZR. Actually, specs wise it's pretty much the same beast as the RAZR V3m with an addition of stereo Bluetooth support and external music control keys. Or to put it in other words, it's a perfect fit for those that want a decent-looking phone that can also play music.
The MOTO W755 is available in purple and black from Verizon's website for $69.99 with two-year contract and on the internet discount.
[Via: PhoneScoop]
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At some point in hopefully near future, Nokia will be revealing new devices. Three press pics have been leaked, giving us hope the Finnish giant is in the midst of compiling the press kits and soon enough we'll see them announcing their new products.
First goes the 7310 Classic model. As a member of Nokia's fashion series of devices, this arguably stylish candybar doesn't pack tons of features. However, that's not to state it's a bad phone, quite the contrary. As far as we know, there's 3.2 megapixel camera, 2.2-inch 1.6 million colors QVGA screen, stereo Bluetooth, FM Radio and possibly the microSD slot under the hood. Lack of “menu” button recommend this phone will be powered by the handset maker's Series 40 platform.
Other two devices, E66 and E71, we've already seen leaked before. Heck, we've even seen the Nokia E66 passing the FCC hurdle and the E71 reviewed by Boy Genius. We really want to see them officially announced — the E71 model, especially. Is there any news on these two smartphones Espoo? What about the 7310? State something, don't keep us in the dark for too long. 
[Via: Unwired View]
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And the latest Apple's iPhone partner is… TeliaSonera. The short release says:
TeliaSonera today announced it has signed an agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia later this year.
It will be quite interesting to see how Apple's handset sells in the lands of Nokia and Sony Ericsson. I doubt we'll see many “spoiled for 3.5G” Finns and Swedes jumping on the Apple's bandwagon. At least until the 3G version is out…
P.S. It's good to be spoiled, sometimes.
[Via: Engadget Mobile]
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 Vodafone today announced that its current CEO, Arun Sarin will be retiring at the end of the Company's annual general meeting (AGM) on 29th July 2008. Deputy Chief Executive, Vittorio Colao, will take the reigns from then on.
Arun Sarin became Chief Executive in July 2003 and over the last five years has led the company through a period of significant change, both strategic and organisational. Under his leadership Vodafone has developed and implemented a new strategy to become a total communications company, which is already delivering results. As part of its strategy Vodafone has also expanded into emerging markets including Romania, Czech Republic, Turkey, and most recently, India where Arun Sarin led the acquisition of Hutchison Essar, which is the largest foreign investment made in the country.
In portfolio management, during Sarin's tenure, the Big Red giant also disposed of its businesses in Japan and Sweden, together with interests in Switzerland and Belgium. Finally, Vodafone grew from 120 million to more than 260 million users globally, during the period.
Aside from Arun Sarin, two Non Executive Directors Michael Boskin and Jürgen Schrempp will be also leaving the company following the AGM.
In the other news, Vodafone announced results for the year ended March 31st, 2008. Group revenues total 35.5 billion GBP, an increase of 14.1% (4.2$ organic growth); Group EBITDA is up 10.2% reaching 13.2 billion GBP; and total dividends per share are up by 11.1% to 7.51 pence!
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 The heralded Nokia N95 North American edition (NAM) already gets props for its multimedia capabilities, most notably its high-end imaging prowess. And, with this latest software update from Nokia, the Nokia N95 NAM (aka Nokia N95-3) gets the same added features and performance gains that its European counterpart (Nokia N95-1) has enjoyed for some time now.
With firmware v20.02.011, the Nokia N95-3 gets demand paging, Flash Lite 3, Web Run Time, Idle Screen Nokia Search and faster boot times. Handset boot-up times are reduced from 30 seconds to 19 seconds, and camera start-up times have been shaved down to 2 seconds.
Grab the update through the Nokia Software Updater now.
[Via: AllAboutSymbian]
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 Sure, high-end optics and image sensors help ensure photos of the highest quality, but image processors are just as important in delivering great picture quality in point-and-shoot cameras.
The new K-Touch C280 8 megapixel cameraphone not only sports an 8 megapixel CMOS sensor but backs up the pixel density with a DIGIC III image processor from Canon. The K-Touch C280 offers high-megapixel cameraphone fans up to 1600 ISO and 3x optical zoom. And, there's even the possibility that Samsung will be providing the CMOS bits.
No word on pricing or availability, but it looks like this tiny gem is headed to China in the near future.
[Via: Engadget Mobile and AVING]
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 Solar power is the cleanest energy source available. The energy from the sun doesn't need to be processed or packaged, and it's available in essentially unlimited supply. So, it makes sense that solar-power is making its way into the mobile space.
Now, we've seen solar-powered handsets and portable battery chargers in the past, and Apple's latest patent application details the firm's consideration of the green technology. The patent application, discovered by MacRumors, outlines a method whereby the solar panel would be sandwiched between the LCD panel and the circuit board.
By placing the solar panel underneath the LCD display, the light-gathering solar cells are at once protected from damage (scratches) and help preserve a device's form-factor. There's no need to re-design a device to accommodate a solar-panel on, say, the rear of the handset - light is absorbed by the solar cells as it passes through the LCD display. The patent application echoes Motorola's patent applications for solar-powered LCD displays.
The patent application doesn't guarantee that Apple will implement the technology in future handsets or other portable electronics, but it would be great to see this solar technology make its way to future iPhones and laptops.
[Via: MacRumors]
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