LG GB210, a stylish bar mobile phone, is both affordable and well designed. The mobile device is available in two colours: Black and Titan. In any of these versions LG GB210 has a bright white backlighting that copes with its task perfectly. The frontside of the phone has an interesting texture. As for the backside, its distinctive feature is represented by a square speaker grid. The mobile phone has a 1.3 MP camera with video recording function, FM radio, USB port, MP3 player, and Bluetooth support. It should also be mentioned that the speaker produces a clear and loud sound. LG GB210 is light, small, and easy to use. Source: GSMPress ® in cooperation with LG  

The LG Xenon mobile phone allows to move seamlessly between the QWERTY keyboard, touch screen, music player, and camera. In other words, it provides the user with ultimate communication sensation and usability. LG Xenon features intuitive and fully customizable widgets-based home screens and we think everybody will like a new way to sort contacts in a Favorites Contact screen. LG Xenon will be a featured mobile device in two events: the LG Texting Championship’s regional qualifying tournament and the 2009 LG Canadian Texting Championship finale held in Toronto on June 29th. The handset is available through Rogers Wireless. Source: GSMPress ® in cooperation with LG

When speaking of a perfect mobile device that is very easy and convenient to navigate and use in general, some people have in mind something with a large touch sensitive display and well designed physical QWERTY keyboard or the latest virtual one. This viewpoint seems to be common among most of the mobile devices users as far as the most natural way to use a device hasn’t been yet developed to the max and is not that convenient to use. Mystery of the second paragraph is over. We are speaking about voice commands. Actually, we use them all the time in real life regarding our relatives, friends, colleagues, bosses, employees, etc. And a weak point in voice controlling devices that are inanimate lies in their inability to be as “human” as we are. However, this is a matter of time because the above named ability depends on developers only, and on Tellme team in particular.

ViewSonic is going to make 3G smartphones that will hit Chinese market and then those of Europe and the Americas. Company’s experience with display technologies will contribute to the development of mobile devices because ViewSonic knows a lot about consumer tastes regarding displays as it has been engaged in this business 20 years. Strategy of the company is clear: as far as mobile devices market continues to grow rapidly, ViewSonic doesn’t hesitate to apply its technologies to it and take advantage of quickly expanding smartphone market. Source: GSMPress ® in cooperation with ViewSonic

Verizon is making it easier for businesses and government agencies to mobilize their workers by harnessing the power of Verizon's IP and wireless solutions in combination with the BlackBerry® Mobile Voice System (MVS) from Research in Motion. As one of the first major service providers in June 2007 to introduce a fixed mobile convergence service using BlackBerry MVS with Verizon PBX Mobile Extension, Verizon plans to support the new version of BlackBerry MVS. Verizon made the announcement at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium 2009 in Orlando. The services are key to Verizon's overall strategy to provide mobile phone users with the same capabilities available on an office phone so professionals can respond quickly and cost-effectively to customers and the needs of their businesses. This is especially important as workers toggle between the confines of a traditional office and anywhere else they may be conducting business - whether at home or on the go. PBX Mobile Extension enables mobile workers to move seamlessly between cell phones and desk phones to maintain calls in progress; conduct real-time conference calls; and initiate mass notifications enabling businesses to quickly respond to urgent situations. PBX Mobile Extension is powered by BlackBerry...

With the new 4.0 version of its enterprise application Cortado Corporate Server, the mobile business expert, Cortado, offers BlackBerry® smartphone users and BlackBerry Enterprise Server customers the ability to manage files on a corporate network, print documents, and send faxes. The new version presents first-class features including the “Scan & Copy”, “PDF Creator”, and “Instant Database Access” functions and completely re-engineered mobile print technology. A free trial of the new version is available at: www.cortado.com/enterprise. The new function "Scan & Copy" turns a BlackBerry smartphone's camera into a mobile scanner. It lets users scan documents and print them with a Bluetooth® or network printer, fax them or simultaneously save them on the corporate network, ensuring that important information is backed up. Cortado Corporate Server 4.0 includes the first PDF creator for smartphones enabling users to create and send write-protected PDF files directly from a BlackBerry smartphone. Another option is the ability to retrieve reports from almost any database; the user can initiate, print, fax, or send reports by e-mail. Having completely re-engineered its now patent pending mobile print technology,...

  Vertu, a worldwide famous luxury mobile phone manufacturer, has upgraded the official website. Now it is available in 6 languages for 5 regions: Europe, Americas, Asia, Middle East & Africa, Australia & New Zealand. Now the vertu.com website has the following language versions: English, French, German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese one. Access any of the language versions and enjoy the video of one of the mobile masterpieces accompanied by tuneful and fascinating music!  

Motorola reported sales of $5.4 billion in the Q1 of 2009. The total GAAP net loss during this period was $231 million. The GAAP net loss from continuing operations was $291 million. Mobile Devices segment sales were down 45% or $1.8 billion in comparison with the Q1 of 2008. The GAAP operating loss was $509 million while it was only $418 million in the Q1 of 2008. During the Q1 of 2009, Mobile Devices Division shipped 14.7 million devices that make 6% of the global handset market as the company reports. Source: GSMPress ® in cooperation with Motorola

  Those who want a simple, yet nice-looking mobile phone, will find the following features of a new LG GB125 very attractive: a 300 entry phonebook, calendar, alarm, stopwatch, calculator, currency convertor, world clock, display menu setup option, LED indicator showing incoming calls and SMS messages, radio, and a high-quality speaker. The mobile phone looks really nice due to its glossy and matte covering of beige and dark brown colours that contrast with blue backlighting. Source: GSMPress ® in cooperation with LG

  Samsung I7500 is a first mobile phone by LG that runs Android operating system. The device is equipped with a 5 MP autofocus camera with flash, supports GPS, WLAN, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0, HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps, and microSD memory cards up to 32 GB. The operating system developed by Google implies the opportunity to use such services as Google Search, Google Maps ™ and Google Mail. The new mobile phone has a 3.2-inch capacitive AMOLED touchscreen and a 3.5 mm jack. There are 8 gigabytes of onboard memory and the capacity of the battery is 1500 mAh.  

  Today Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Nokia President and CEO, outlined the company's future strategy and it appeared that it is completely changing its business model. While the company goes on competing with its rivals, it is also dealing with emerging companies from the Internet and PC industries, and to succeed in this environment, Nokia needs to develop extraordinary solutions for its customers. Nokia's future strategy consists in combining high-quality devices with unique services that is expected to increase customer retention. Particularly Nokia sees opportunities as consumers prefer less expensive devices, and the expansion of smartphone features into the mid-range product category is one of them.  

  Nokia has announced the NFC compatible Nokia 6216 classic mobile phone on the third WIMA conference held in Monaco. Nokia 6216 is the first Nokia mobile device of this kind. Nokia 6216 classic will enable mobile network operators to provide their subscribers with NFC services that make file sharing much easier and not only that. Particularly, NFC technology makes mobile payments secure as a special application and NFC compatible SIM card that is bought separately act like a passport. For instance, you can store your credit card information on this SIM card and pay for products and services just by waving your phone in front of a contactless terminal. The mobile phone Nokia 6216 classic has a camera, stereo FM radio, and music player. The phone supports 3G and microSD memory cards up to 8 GB. Nokia 6216 classic is slated to start shipping in the third quarter of 2009 with an estimated retail price of EUR 150 before taxes and subsidies.  

  At present, there are hundreds of positions in RIM and it is possible that they will be filled by former employees of Sony Ericsson, Nokia, and Motorola. Research in Motion is now looking for 600 new members such as engineers, software developers and salespeople to work upon BlackBerry devices. Despite the financial crisis, RIM has managed not to let the business down while some of the mobile phones manufacturers failed to do it. Moreover, Research in Motion is getting ready to shock its rivals.