My friend Zoltan from CellPhoneSoft just informed me about his new application called Process Explorer. It is a neat utility for Symbian UIQ3 smartphones for those of you that really want to get to know the phones you're using. As Zoltan has put it, “Process Explorer starts where task managers end.”

The application lists all programs running on the phone and provides detailed information on each process. Server processes that run invisibly in the background, which are not shown by task managers, are also included on the list.

Alternatively, Process Explorer can be used for cleaning up the memory which can come quite handy with early UIQ3 phones with notoriously low memory. Or it can be used as a general tool on any UIQ3 device for analytical purposes, and for killing the occasional “stray process”… More information is available on CellPhoneSoft's website from where you can also download the free trial version.

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Took a bit of time, but Nokia's $8.1 billion acquisition of NAVTEQ is gold. The deal will close in 5 days, because here in Finland carrying that much cash with you is needed at all times in case a spontaneous midsummer party breaks out.

[Via: Nokia PR]

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Took a bit of time, but Nokia's $8.1 billion acquisition of NAVTEQ is gold. The deal will close in 5 days, because here in Finland carrying that much cash with you is needed at all times in case a spontaneous midsummer party breaks out.

[Via: Nokia PR]

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Took a bit of time, but Nokia's $8.1 billion acquisition of NAVTEQ is gold. The deal will close in 5 days, because here in Finland carrying that much cash with you is needed at all times in case a spontaneous midsummer party breaks out.

[Via: Nokia PR]

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Just as we reported earlier this week, France Telecom-TeliaSonera saga is now officially over. France Telecom, Europe's third-largest telecommunications company, stated it's decided not to submit a firm offer for TeliaSonera because it couldn't reach an agreement with the Swedish company's board members on financial conditions.

Were Swedes to greedy, or they didn't want to see the French company becoming the majority owner of the Nordic telco? It's hard to say at this stage. However, one thing is certain — as Swedish government decided to sell its stake in TeliaSonera, we'll probably see other companies sending proposals their way.

We also know Telenor may be interested to merge with TeliaSonera, but not much is known about their offering. We'll see where this goes…

[Via: MarketWatch]

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Sony Ericsson may have announced the industry first 8 megapixel camera phone, C905, but that doesn't mean other players are sleeping. Apparently, Korean LG Electronics is working on its own such device with 8 MP camera and Xenon flash, and is readying the device for October launch.

If rumors proved to be true, the upcoming KC910 model may be one of the best devices on the market. Here's what we know so far:

• The device will be able to record video at 720

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LG enV2 has been launched in the U.S. back in April. Now Telus is reportedly working to introduce the texter's dream phone in Canada. The Nokia Communicator lookin' device might not be a smartphone, but has just the right specs for a modern young heavy texter.

Thanks to the full QWERTY keyboard, users will be able to type and send messages at lightning speeds. There's also 2 megapixel camera on board, as well as music player, Bluetooth support, microSD card slot, and dedicated gaming keys.

Unfortunately, we don't have any information about the launch date nor pricing, but it's kinda fair to argue it's all about the timing, so why wait?

[Via: MobileSyrup]

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There really aren't words to describe Motorola's fall from glory. Perhaps words like spectacular, astounding, amazing were apt descriptions of Motorola's once giant-footprint on the global wireless stage. But, today, those same words could be used to describe the company's almost perplexing fall from up high.

Motorola's leadership has failed, since the days of Ed Zander and now with Greg Brown's arguable ineptitude, to capitalize on their fantastic success with the RAZR lineup of trim flip-phones. And, following quarter after quarter of large net losses due to its handset manufacturing business, Motorola has attempted to turn their wayward ship around with repeated job-cuts and confused corporate restructuring. Most significantly, Motorola has decided to spin-off its handset business, in hopes that it can still make money from its cellphone-making business.

But, the problem Motorola is currently facing is rooted in the company leadership's apparent inability to, at once, find good executive managers of its various cellphone divisions and refusal to cut-off its useless heads and start fresh.

To help remedy their current problems, Motorola has appointed new leadership for its handset divisions in the China/Taiwan, Asia-Pacific, EMEA, and North American markets.  Motorola has seen large market share losses in all regions, but perhaps the most damaging is Moto's decline in its home market - the US. Once a US handset market giant, Motorola is now dangerously close to being passed up by Samsung and LG in terms of market share.

And, with Motorola's next massive hit, the 5-megapixel Kodak-branded Motorola MOTOZINE ZN5 cameraphone, slated for an initial launch in China, Motorola's future in the US questionable. Rather than concentrating on taking back its single largest and home market, Motorola is hocking its wares in lesser markets - which might be a sign that Motorola itself realizes the ZN5 may not fly all that high in the US.

Whatever the case, we have the ability to only hope that Motorola's leadership can at least build a marketable handset business so that another manufacturer can come in and turn things around. Otherwise, our beloved Motorola will shrink away in to network-equipment obscurity.

[Via: ChicagoBusiness]

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We can't wait for the iPhone 3G to hit market, and it seems most of the US smartphone consumer market is thinking along those same lines. RBC Capital Markets has just released the results of a study that indicates a majority of consumers in the market for a new smartphone are seriously considering the iPhone 3G as their handset of choice.

The study, which surveyed 3,600 RBC Technology Adoption Panel members after Apple's iPhone 3G unveiling at WWDC earlier this month, showed that a full 56% of mobile consumers looking to buy a new smartphone in the next 90 days planned to purchase and iPhone 3G after its July 11 launch.

The results offer a glimpse in to the blooming smartphone market in the US. Just this past March, RBC conducted a similar survey to estimate potential iPhone 3G interest. The study was conducted prior to Apple revealing the surprisingly low iPhone 3G price-point - and showed that only 35% of consumers planned to purchase the iPhone 3G.

It seems that the $199 admission price for the iPhone 3G-show has hit a sweet spot among consumers. With an entry-level iPhone 3G costing tiny more than a few tanks of premium gas, interest has increased significantly.

And, more encouraging for Apple, the RBC study showed that only 23% of smartphone buyers were waiting it out for a new BlackBerry handset in the next 90 days. Palm limped in with a 3% planned buying-share. HTC, Nokia, and Samsung managed to swing 2% of the votes their way, while Motorola barely managed to convince 1% of respondents that theirs was the smartphone to own.

So, the iPhone 3G is set to take the US smartphone market by storm - that much is clear - but why? The lower price-point and faster 3G data access were indicated as the most compelling reasons to purchase the Apple handset, with 67% and 63% of survey respondents indicating such aspects as most-important in their buying-decision. The addition of GPS was listed as most-important to 47% of survey participants, while 35% and 20% place a premium on enterprise support and third-party applications, respectively.

Will the iPhone 3G deliver on the hype in the US? Most definitely - and probably more so than the first go-around with the original iPhone. Will the iPhone 3G make as big a splash overseas? Probably, but only time will tell.

[Via: Electronista]

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Remember all the hoopla that was stirred up by T-Mobile's increased SMS text message fees last year? Right, well it looks like the cost of sending a text message outside of a bundled texting plan will increase from $0.15 cents to a more profitable $0.20 cents.

The pricing increase obviously won't be hitting those with unlimited texting plans very hard, but anyone opting to pay per-message or maxing out their bundled text message quota will be seeing an extra nickel leaving their wallets with each press of the “Send” key.

The 5-cent price increase for sending SMS text messages falls in line with what other carriers are charging for text messages. And, depending on your past text message usage, T-Mobile customers may be allowed to cancel their contracts without being charged an ETF - similar to last year's contract-canceling hulabaloo. Presumably, anyone with a history of paying for text messages on a per-message basis would be let out of their contract sans-ETF. We're not sure if canceling your bundled text messaging plans and then firing off a few 15-cent SMS text messages will help your case at this point, but it might not hurt to try.

The new 20-cent-per-message rates go in to effect on August 29, so mark your calendars and hop on a text messaging plan post-haste.

[Via: Engadget Mobile]

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