Sony Ericsson has addressed for help to the Wolfstart Company to create a special content-center for the future Xperia X1 phone. It is meant not content directly for the smartphone, but a social tool which will help to give a maximum of information on the future device. Judging on the initial information, the service will include every possible content Web 2.0 (YouTube.com, twitter and other), and also will make available exclusive information: interview with the Xperia X1 developers, expert comments and data about the future actions.  

  Despite the outstanding achievements of Apple and RIM (manufacturer BlackBerry) companies, the American mobile phones market shows negative dynamics - in the II-nd quarter of 2008, according to NPD, the mobile phone sales have decreased with 13 % up to 28 million. Most of all, Motorola has suffered - if one year ago its share was 32 %, now, accordingly with the II-nd quarter results - only 21 %. It is a disturbing signal for investors. The mobile division of the company is in deep crisis - its global market share is kept mostly due to the American market. But if the USA market share of the company will continue to decrease, the shareholders most likely will not support the separation of the mobile division in a single company - considering that its losses still make hundreds of million dollars.  

  The Mobiado Company, known as a manufacturer of exclusive, luxury phones, has presented its new development – the Luminoso Lucido phone. The case of this novelty is made of aluminium, all buttons - from stainless steel, and the screen is hidden under sapphire glass. But, the main thing is that the model will be released only in 200 copies. On the right side of each phone will be specified the serial number. Such kind of phones can seldom brag of outstanding technical parameters. Luminoso Lucido did not become an exception. All that it can offer is - the QVGA-screen, 2 Mp digital camera, microSD slot for cards up to 2 Gb and the built in player reproducing the MP3, MP4, AAC and eAAC + formats. The release date on the market and the price were not informed yet.  

  The European association EISA (European Imaging and Sound Association), which structure includes 50 specialized editions from 19 countries of the Europe, has recognized Sony Ericsson W980i as the best musical phone of the year. In opinion of the experts, the given device possesses the best sound quality among competitors and the most convenient navigation musical keys. Besides that, there were separately noticed the quite original and convenient SenseMe and Shake Control functions and also the possibility of sound broadcasting to the automobile radio with the track names through RDS.  

Nokia today introduced the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte, a new premium mobile phone that marries the timeless design of the Nokia 8800 Arte range with materials that reflect a new exclusivity based on refinement and authenticity.  Engineered from carbon fibre, titanium, polished glass and stainless steel, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte is for individuals who appreciate uncompromised high performance. Carbon fibre is an ultra light and strong material that expresses a woven pattern that is both high-tech and sensuous.  Custom built to ensure the precision engineering that these materials require, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte features 3D patterns that express the inherent performance and lustre of carbon fibre. Inspired by the use of these materials in a range of areas, including architecture, sports cars and aerospace, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte reflects a modern feel through the unique tones, textures and sculpted shapes that carbon fibre and titanium deliver.  In keeping with the tradition of the Nokia 8800 Arte range, each detail of the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte is carefully considered to enhance the premium value and quality of the device. The minimalistic and seamless surfaces, slide mechanism and impressive weight of the phone all feature...

  Motorola ZN200 has officially appeared on the Motorola’s global site - earlier this device has been presented only in the Brazilian market. This fact has allowed us to receive qualitative photos of the slider. Let's remind, the sizes- 47x105x15,9 mm, the device does not support 3G, weighs 115 g and has a 810 mAh battery. The TFT-display with the diagonal of 1,9" possesses a 176x200 pixels resoltion at 262 thousand colors. The phone has a 2Mp built-in digital camera, MP3-player and radio FM. It also supports MicroSD-cards up to 2 Gb. It is expected, that phone will be available for sale globally in the III-rd...

  China remains the assembly shop for the mobile industry - according to CCID Consulting, the mobile phone manufacturing in the country, will exceed 605 million pieces till the end of 2008. Under Strategy Analytics’ forecasts, which, in general coincide with the main market participants vision, in 2008 it will be produced 1,28 billion phones. As it’s easy to count, in China it will be made a little less than half of all phones of the planet. It is interesting, that from 605 million of phones, 66 % (400 million) will go on export, 205 million will be sold on the local market. 65 % of phones which are made in China, are created for "the big five" mobile manufacturers - Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson and LG.  

  Just recently, the High Court of London has allowed four operators of Britain (also they are the largest European operators) to initiate litigation in the European Court. O2 (Telefonica), Vodafone, Orange (France Telecom) and T-Mobile (Deutsche Telekom) consider, that Eurocommissioner Vivien Reding had no power to introduce the severe law limiting the roaming rates. Today informs Financial Times. Operators have repeatedly showed their disapproval with this law - independently, and through different types of lobbist organizations.  

  Hundreds inhabitants of Ghana have recently came out on the area near the parliament of the country in Akkra. The reason of demonstration is unusual - citizens protest against the plan of selling the Ghana Telecom Company to the British operator Vodafone. Vodafone has offered to pay $900 million for 70 % of shares in the company, however, as the opposition members consider, the telecommunication active of the company is underestimated. Ghana, a state in the Western Africa, due to a plenty of minerals and a quite liberal economic trend, remains a developed enough state with a GDP per capita approximately at the level of Mongolia. Simultaneously with the protests against Vodafone’s expansion, the Ghana Telecom employees have organized their own march - to support the sale plan. Level of mobile communication penetration in Ghana - 33 %.  

  The phone VEVA S60 – a Chinese answer to Vertu - enjoys deafening popularity in China. Till now, about 100 thousand pieces of this phone which case is covered with gold and 129 Swarovski stones was sold in China. The most surprising at this phone is not the price - $290 – but the fact, that the manufacturer Qiao Xing has achieved a profitability of 61 % on this project. In other words, the cost of the device with gold and stones is nearby $110. On the success heights, the company plans to sell 200 thousand more models.  

  Gartner has formulated the forecast of the mobile market development for 2008. In the analysts’ opinion, the sales will grow with approximately 11 % - in the world will be sold 1,28 billion of mobile phones. This forecast as a whole, coincides with the manufacturers’ expectations. Gartner expects that to the most dynamical will become the 4-th quarter of the year for which the basic manufacturers prepare the novelties. The most significant growth of phones will be observed in Asian-Pacific region, where it will be sold nearby 472,5 million phones – this is with 17,9 % more than a year earlier. The European and Japanese market shows regress - the phones’ sales in the Old World will decrease with 1,5 %, in Japan - with 9,1 %. This forecast – is especially bad news for Sony Ericsson: the Japan-Swedish company feels most confidently in these exactly in these regions.    

  The Sagem Company which now changes the owner, has declared the availability of four new phones of average and budgetary classes. Informs Mobil.cz. my519X The bar form factor my519x offers an enough standard design (the intensively-pink version is accessible too) and the main "cherry" is the Wi-Fi. The display remains with the same 176x220 pixels resolution, the device is equipped with a 3,2 Mp digital camera. The phone’s dimensions - 108x48x11,2 mm, weight - 89 g. The phone supports MicroSD-cards up to 4 Gb. The device allows to broadcast music on wireless headphones in format A2DP. my421Z Simple and inexpensive slider, it has a 1.3 MP digital camera,  FM-radio and supports MicroSD-cards up to 4 Gb. The phone’s dimensions - 96x46x13,7 mm. my234x and my231x Two models absolutely identical on design and functions, the unique distinction - 231 has FM-radio. Not too functional models (digital camera is not present), are equipped with good battery (1250 mAh). The phones’s dimensions - 106x46x12 mm, weight - 75 g. The display - 128x160...

  Nokia has patented a new mobile phone form factor. It was named Tube, the housing looks respectively - it has a cylindrical shape. The two halves of the cylinder, where are located the display and the keyboard, can be rotated. On top of them is located a ring, which can be moved along the axis of the cylinder up or down, opening in this way the access to certain functions. When we’ll see phones in the new form factor – is not known yet.