On October 14, 2009 in Ukraine will change the telephone numbering system - when dialing code will disappear "8". This decision was approved by 29 September 2008 order of the Ministry of Transport and Communication № 1200 Now to make a call to a mobile number, the Ukrainians will have to dial the number in the format "operator code XXX XX XX", not "8 operator code XXX XX XX", as is done now. The same scheme will be applied to national calls to landlines. In addition, in October to change the order of the set when calling from Ukraine abroad. Instead of 8 10 (country code) (area code) xxx xx xx set will be implemented through: 0 0 (country code) (area code) xxx xx xx. The only thing that stays the same, this is the procedure for dialing in Ukraine from abroad. As before, the set will be implemented by the scheme: 380 (city code / operator) xxx xx xx.    All changes are described in detail earlier on our site.    

Samsung and the North American mobile operator Sprint has officially announced the communicator Samsung Moment, which is running the operating system Android. Communicator Samsung Moment (M900), previously known to us under the codename InstinctQ, made in the form factor of the horizontal QWERTY-slider. This unit primarily focuses on people who actively communicate in social networks and engaged in web-surfing. An outstanding feature of the Samsung Moment is a 3.2-inch touch screen, made on technology AMOLED. Owners of this device also please processor with 800 MHz, which provides high performance device. Main technical characteristics of Samsung Moment: Standards: CDMA / EVDO Rev. A 800/1900 MHz OS: Android Processor: with 800 MHz Display: touchscreen AMOLED, 3,2-inch with a resolution of 320x480 pixels, shows 16 million colors Keyboard: QWERTY Camera: 3.2 megapixel with autofocus and flash Memory: support microSD memory cards Communications: Wi-Fi (802.11b / g), Bluetooth 2.1 c A2DP, 3,5-mm jack Battery: Lithium Ion Duration of work: talk mode up to 5,5 hours Additional features: Sprint TV Dimensions: 117x59x16 mm Weight: 161 g Operator Sprint will begin selling communicator Samsung Moment in November this year. Buy a novelty...

  Japanese cellular operator NTT DOCOMO demonstrated at the ongoing CEATEC exhibition in Japan a prototype of environmentally friendly mobile phone Touch Wood. Prototype engaged companies such as Sharp Corporation and Olympus Corporation. The phone body is made of cypress wood, because its wood is very hard-wearing, moisture resistance, as well as increased resistance to insects and mold. These features cypress were reinforced with three-dimensional compression technology developed by Olympus Corporation. When you create a phone used timber, the resulting decimation of the forest, through which the remaining trees are becoming more viable. By the way, when you create Touch Wood does not use any dyes. Therefore, every phone will have a natural color and odor. Saved and unique to each phone tree drawing. Specifications phone is not yet known, the photos can be seen that the new product is made in monoblock form factor and is equipped with a camera.   Source: GSMPress ® ...

South Korean company Samsung has officially announced the tachfon Samsung F839 in China. Samsung F839 has a personable and relates to affordable tachfonam to support third-generation networks. In fact, Samsung F839 will be one of the first devices with support for 1X EVDO high-speed networks in the portfolio of the Chinese cellular operator China Mobile. Samsung F839 is designed for use in networks of CDMA2000 (China Telecom) CDMA2000 1X EVDO (800 MHz). It has 3.2-inch touch screen TFT-LCD with a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels, capable of displaying up to 262 thousand colors, 3-megapixel camera capable of recording QVGA-video at 30 frames per second, Bluetooth 2.0 USB 2.0, GPS - module, FM-tuner, support for DivX, 100 MB of internal memory and slot for memory cards microSD (up to 8 gigabytes). Dimensions 115,1 x 55 x 12,9 millimeters and it weighs 109 grams. Samsung F839 price is still unknown. Source: GSMPress ®

Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo demonstrated at CEATEC 2009 exhibition its new development, which allows to control mobile phone using eye movements. The principle of operation of such a device is as follows: headphones are equipped with speakers positioned around the electrodes that respond to electrical impulses arising from the movement of the eyes. Signal to noise ratio at these electrodes is 95% lower compared with the electrodes were placed directly around the eyes. However, the company managed to improve the signal processing to such an extent that even such weak pulses in the movement of the eyes to register headphones. In order to start playing songs, for example, is enough to look to the left. The same movement will stop playing music if the track is played. If the user has to rewind the track, you need to look twice to the right. And when the eye rotates clockwise increases the volume When the first commercial samples, operator NTT DoCoMo is not reported.   Source: GSMPress...

Company EcoATM found in Nebraska Furniture Mart rather interesting device by which you can exchange old mobile phone for the money. The device is an automated kiosk EcoATM, which primarily aims at improving the ecological state of our planet. Now a lot of attention paid to recycling and reuse of various household appliances, including mobile phones. Automated kiosk EcoATM designed exactly for this. The principle of the apparatus is quite simple: the owner of a mobile phone puts it in a special tray and shows his model. The machine with the camera assesses the apparent condition of the device (the integrity of the display, the presence of all the buttons, etc.) and then informs the owner of the device how much willing to pay for it. If the amount is satisfied, then the machine just gives her. The first day after the installation of automatic EcoATM people passed the 23 mobile phone. In the future, the company EcoATM plans to install similar machines throughout the United States and teach them to not only phones but also other mobile devices. Source: GSMPress...

VimpelCom extends the transition to the "new" number to 15 January 2010 after Ukraine's transition to the new format of the telephone numbering Beeline subscribers can dial numbers "as usual". In connection with changes in the "National Numbering Plan of Ukraine", which come into force on 14 October, Beeline decided on a smooth transition to the new formats a set of long-distance and international numbers. During the 3 months after the change - until January 15, 2010 - for subscribers of Beeline will run a parallel set of rooms in the old and new formats. There will also be activated by a comprehensive system for alerting users about a new set of rules. According to marketing director Anton Volodkin Beeline, "it is necessary to ensure that subscribers of the company did not feel any inconvenience in the transition of Ukraine to the new format of phone numbers, and were briefed on all the time how to set."  Source: GSMPress ®  

Kyivstar offers a new "Authorized person" through which customers contract and prepaid service will be able to check the balance of the mobile phones of their loved ones and time to recharge. With the new proposal from Kyivstar customers of the operator can always be sure that their loved ones have enough money to his account, and they are connected. To start using the service, you must send a request to verify account status, another client Kyivstar as a combination of 113 * 38 * XXX-XXX-XX-XX (phone number) # and get an answer with proof. To confirm the permission to check account status on your mobile phone to dial the following combination: * 113 * 1 * 38 XXX-XXX-XX-XX ", where XXX-XXX-XX-XX - mobile phone number of another client - a trustee. Check the balance on his account at the same time have a few clients Kyivstar (up to 10 men). Each of them need to get permission to check account status. Checking account balance is accomplished by using the query 113 * 38 * XXX-XXX-XX-XX #. Get your list of numbers to verify the account status will request * 113 * 4 #. A list of all the necessary commands to use the service The cost of one query about the account status is 0,05 UAH. All other functions (authorization, disabling services, obtaining background...

Company LG Electronics announces the release of new mobile phone LG GD510 with touch navigation in December 2009 on the Ukrainian market. According to manufacturers, LG GD510 satisfy the demand for simple and easy to operate the touch phones. Note that LG GD510 plays music and video for multiple formats and supports up to 8 GB of memory. The terminal is equipped with a 3 - inch display (WQVGA) and 3-megapixel camera. Housing LG GD510 is made of polished aluminum. Approximate retail price of the phone - 2 499 UAH.   Source: GSMPress ®

Samsung is in conjunction with the North American mobile operator Sprint has officially announced the communicator Samsung Intrepid. Communicator Samsung Intrepid (I350) is made in monoblock form factor. He works in the networks of the standard GPRS / EDGE and CDMA / EVDO Revision, managed by the operating system Windows Mobile 6.5. Specification communicator Samsung Intrepid includes a 2.5-inch resistive touch screen with a resolution of 320x240 pixels, 3.2-megapixel camera, a processor with a clock frequency of 528 MHz, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM, Wi-Fi modules and Bluetooth, GPS receiver, accelerometer, light sensor, proximity sensor and a slot for memory cards format microSD (up to 32 GB). Communicator Samsung Intrepid for $ 150 can be purchased by signing a two-year contract with the operator Sprint.   Source: GSMPress ®

Earlier in the news we reported on new developments with Microsoft, to create their own communicators Pure and Turtle. Now the web has information on that, Microsoft has had difficulties in developing new devices, which is a project called Project Pink. There is a high probability that the Redmond giant will put a cross on Project Pink.  Source claims that the Project Pink is close to collapse. The main reason for this state of affairs is the lack of core developers team Danger, who had left her in front of absorption by Microsoft in 2008. As a result redmodsky giant has no team able to bring the Project Pink to the commercial version, and those people who continue to work on it, very much behind schedule. There are several prerequisites that the Project Pink will be closed. User Interface Microsoft Turtle is very inconvenient, since the smallest unit is full, which is difficult to work. Plus, this prototype device to characterize extremely small battery life. All this leads to the fact that the company Microsoft, is likely to abandon further work on the draft Project Pink....

Company Kempler & Strauss officially announced the mobile phone in the form of a wristwatch W PhoneWatch. This chasofon is a compact and functional device. According to the manufacturer, phone W PhoneWatch has the smallest dimensions in its class, but its specifications are not inferior to similar decisions. New supports quad-band GSM and is equipped with a 1.5-inch touch screen, a camera that can record video as well as 4 GB of internal memory, Bluetooth module and a slot for memory card format microSD. The user interface device is aimed at management with your finger, and the weight of new items is 48 г. W PhoneWatch has all the typical mobile phone applications, including a media player. It is also worth noting that, despite the fact that chasofon W PhoneWatch has its own noise-canceling microphone, it comes with Bluetooth-Headset Communicator. W PhoneWatch Cost is $ 199.   Source: GSMPress ®

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has officially announced the mobile phone Samsung S5510. The new model is distinguished by stylish design the back cover, which has a wavy shape and attaches to the original appearance of the apparatus, and also provides more convenience when sions apparatus in his hand.  Mobile phone Samsung S5510 is made in the clamshell form factor. One of the features of Samsung S5510 is a hidden external PMOLED-display, which is not visible in the inactive state, but "comes alive" when you receive a call or pressing keys on the front hull. Specifications phone Samsung S5510: 3,2-megapixel camera, FM-radio function with RDS, Bluetooth v2.1 module, and USB. In addition, among the features of new items worth mentioning the existence of the function Find Music, which lets you know the artist name and song title you like, as well as functions Fake call, SOS message, and Mobile tracker, which may come to the owner of the device in an unpleasant or frankly criminal situation. Recommended retail price of the handset Samsung S5510 is $ 315 and released in Russia in November this year.    Source: GSMPress...