The known manufacturer of lighters, cheap shaving blades and pens BIC, from now on extends his brand under mobile phones too. Together with the mobile operator Orange, the company sells BIC phones which cost 49EUR and is packed with 60 free-of-charge minutes. The device is on sale in orange or bright green colors and offers the base functionality - as well as all BIC products. The phone could be named “one time use”, but the 49 EUR price is a little bit high for this purpose.  

  The first 3G iPhone  has been sold on July, 11th to the 22-years student from the New Zealand, Auckland, which has started the queue with three days before the sales beginning of the new smartphone from Apple, France Presse declared. "I shall put it to be charged, I shall play a little with the phone, and then I shall have a good sleep", - has declared Jonny Gladwell who already on 8th July has installed the tent near the Vodafone shop. The iPhone sales in New Zealand have begun after midnight, and, during the first hours have been sold about 400 devices. Queues of several hundreds of persons were made at the Softbank’s shops in Japan too. Apple has released the new iPhone model on the Asian market for the first time, explains the agency, earlier, these smartphones were on sale only in the USA and some countries of the Europe. Since July, 11th, the smartphone that is capable to work in the third generation networks, will start to be on sale in more than two tens of countries, and by the end of 2008 it can be bought in 70 countries of the world. It is expected, that the sales volume of the new iPhone will reach 10,5 million pieces at the end of 2008. However the Apple novelty’s critics assume that its popularity will be blended by...

Asus could not transfer the quite successful marketing experience of the Lamborghini brand on mobile phones - as the rumors testify, the Asus ZX1 Lamborghini smartphone is cancelled. The cost of the phone should have been nearby EUR1000. The device should have been worked on Windows Mobile 6.1 and possessed rather quite good functions. The phone should have been appeared on sale in May.

  Chronologically, LG has presented the phone with touch screen a little before then Apple’s presentation and till now it sells phones based on this interface of input successfully enough. Since the moment of sales beginning with the Prada model, in shops had arrived 11new LG touch screen models, which had been sold in a quantity of 7 million pieces till today. By analysts estimations, the market of mobile phones with the touch screen technology will only grow up: in 2008, as Strategy Analytics forecasts, it will be sold 18,1 million pieces only in the USA - from them, 6,3 million phones will be Apple iPhone.  

The ABI Research Company has carried out a study of mobile phones users’ preferences from seven countries. The purpose of interrogation of 1402 respondents was to find-out: what phone’s functions for them have crucial importance? 47 % of consumers consider, that in a phone should be a digital camera with more than 2 Mp, 34 % believe, that Bluetooth is obligatory, 32 % think that cannot live without a player/FM-radio. All users was less interested in Wi-Fi, mobile TV and games. In what concerning the people behaviour in relation with a mobile operator - it is constant. According to the research, consumers choose the operator, being guided by familiar factors: price, quality of coverage area and presence of friends/members of family already connected to the operator.  

  On Friday, July 11th, in the USA will begin the sales of the second Apple iPhone generation with 3G support. People already are waiting for "the second coming": near the central Apple shop, on the Fifth Avenue in New York it is a queue of interested persons to buy the device since the last Friday. We mean, of course, it does not necessarily stand up, the people are sitting or are laid down in tents near the shop. The shop’s employees are not against this fact - for them, it is the best advertising. In fact, if for the sake of the iPhone purchase, people are ready to live a week in tent in the street – that means it really worth the costs. Though, maybe, people have simply nothing to do something else.  

  Motorola prepares for release a clamshell for the CDMA-networks under the name VE20. Stars from the sky the novelty will not gather neither by the way of design, nor by the way of functionality: in front of us is an ordinary "working horse ". Externally it is similar to the KRZR devices and inside - EV-DO support and two touch keys on the top panel for player management and access to on-line musical shop. Also there is Bluetooth support with A2DP, 2 MP digital camera and a voice call.

  Several days ago have appeared some information about the future budget smartphone of Samsung, which cheapness is reached by radical methods: the device does not support a third generation network, does not transfer data via EDGE and even do not have a Wi-Fi connection. The device works under Windows Mobile 6.1 on a powerful enough (642 MHz) processor. The smartphone is equipped with a 2,8” TFT-screen with QVGA-resolution. It also has a built in 3 Mp digital camera with auto focus and flash. The only possibility, more or less fast, to transfer files is Bluetooth (A2DP). The device is equipped with a MicroSD-card slot (up to 4 ГБ). The look of the device is quite good – the phone is executed with application of metal elements. The phone’s dimensions  - 107x59x13,8 mm.  

  Accelerometers have reached Samsung too - according to the Czech site Mobil.cz, the Korean company prepares for release a musical phone called M3510. The look of the phone is quite interesting. The device possesses such dimensions like 109x46x9,9 mm, QVGA-screen with 262 thousands of colors. Pictures can be made via the 2 Mp digital camera. The accelerometer provides control of the musical tracks (just the same as shake-control from Sony Ericsson), the music can be stored on a MicroSD card, as on the phone only 20 MB of an empty space is available. The phone will appear in the end of summer at the price of approximately $330, which is not so expensive.  

  Reliance Communications and Research In Motion (RIM) launched the first prepaid service for the BlackBerry® wireless solution in India. This first of its kind ‘pay as you use’ pricing model in India is in line with Reliance Communications’ strategy to extend BlackBerry services to customers who are looking for cost-effective options, giving customers flexibility and control over their expenses for wireless services. Reliance Communications has been on the forefront of offering a wide range of prepaid options to consumers across its data cards, mobile phones and fixed wireless phones offering. This prepaid service option is available on a range of BlackBerry smartphones including: The BlackBerry® 8830 World Edition smartphone, which operates on both CDMA & GSM networks The BlackBerry® Curve™ 8330 smartphone on CDMA networks The BlackBerry® Curve™ 8300 smartphone on GSM networks The BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8100 smartphone on GSM networks The BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8130 smartphone on CDMA networks, and  The BlackBerry® 8703e smartphone on CDMA networks For further query, customers can visit any Reliance World or Reliance Communications...

  The BlackBerry Bold smartphone is already available on the new HSDPA mobile network of Telecom New Zealand. The BlackBerry Bold smartphone comes with a stunning LCD display, Wi-Fi, and GPS. The keyboard is surrounded by a black exterior and the frame is finished with satin chrome. You can buy the BlackBerry Bold from Telecom New Zealand for $1,199.  

  Verizon Wireless and Nokia, the world leader in mobility, today introduced the availability of the Nokia 7205 Intrigue. The sophisticated Nokia 7205 Intrigue will turn heads with its black exterior, hidden-until-lit external display, internal color keypad and support for exciting multimedia and music features. This multifunctional new Nokia device is now available on the nation's most reliable wireless network beginning today in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and through the company's online store at www.verizonwireless.com.

  RIM, Zain Malawi, and EMS (Emitac Mobile Solutions) yesterday announced the launch of the BlackBerry solution in Malawi underscoring Zain’s commitment in modernizing telecommunication industry in the country. At launch, BlackBerry Enterprise Server and BlackBerry Internet Service will be offered as well as the BlackBerry Curve 8900, the lightest and thinnest BlackBerry mobile device with QWERTY keyboard. Zain subscribers in Malawi will be pleased to enjoy easy access to multimedia, email and other services on the go.