At the IFA exhibition which officially opens tomorrow, it is already possible to look at the Garmin Nuvifone phone - in the form of very crude prototype. However, unlike the Congress in Barcelona, in Berlin, for Engadget.com the device has been switched on (showing only the main menu). Attempting to show the navigation process of the device, the phone has halted. As is already known, the official start date of the phone has been transferred for 2009, and many have a question in mind- would the phone be in demand?  

  Vertu prepares the updated version of the Signature model - in the device will appear the support for 3G networks and the phone will get, at last, the functions a little bit approached to the modern technological standard. The device’s appearance also will change. The device will support the W-CDMA standard, will receive a QVGA-screen displaying 16 million of colors, a decent browser, Wi-Fi support, Bluetooth and even VoIP. The last function, apparently, is for saving on telephone conversations. The 3G support in the Vertu series is present for quite long time already through Vertu Ascent Ti.

  The Nokia N85 was created to be more than the sum of its parts, offering a complete mobile entertainment package designed for connecting, sharing and discovering," said Juha-Pekka Sipponen, Director, Nokia Nseries. "The iconic Nokia Nseries dual slider design has evolved to become smaller and sleeker while integrating the newest features and services to deliver the best mobile experience to date. The Nokia N85 is expected to begin shipping in October 2008 with an estimated retail price of EUR 450, before taxes and subsidies.

  Nokia has presented two new smartphones of the N-series, informs TechRadar. We are talking about N85 and N79, executed in the slide and bar form factor accordingly. Both smartphones support the GPS-navigation, are equipped with 5 Mp digital cameras with Carl Zeiss optics and FM-transmitter. For Nokia N85 a 2,6-inch OLED-screen was used, which has allowed to lower the energy consumption of the phone. As a result, its operating time in the player mode has reached 28 hours. In the package content of N85 it is included a 8 Gb memory card. Nokia N79 it is equipped with a LCD screen, which reduces its time of independent work as a player till 24 hours. The complete set of N79 includes a memory card of 4 Gb.  

  LG has presented several days ago a new camera-phone – a replacement for the of camera series’ leader, Viewty. The phone has a pleasant design, a 8 Mp digital camera and a 14 mm thickness, challenging Sony Ericsson С905. With Samsung INNOV8 the LG novelty cannot compete, as it is in another weight category - INNOV8 is a smartphone. At the same time, the technical specs of the novelty impress. The phone possesses a touch display with a 240x400 resolution, 8 МP digital camera, xenon flash, Schneider-Kreuznach optics, auto focus with the possibility of manual adjustment and even image stabilization function. The phone is able to record video in VGA-quality (30 frames per second), in case of QVGA-resolution, the speed of recording increases up to 120 frames per second. The device is able to play DivX and XviD formats and has Dolby-souround sound. The GPS-receiver is built in the phone and the device can work with cards of memory MicroSD (high capacity - up to 8 Gb). Unfortunately, the photo of the phone’s back surface is not available yet.

  Sony Ericsson has planned the start of its own Internet-service for mobile phones - PlayNow Arena on the nearest Monday, on August, 25th. Initially, access to the portal will have the citizens of the Scandinavian countries, a little later, other countries of the Europe will join them also. Global access to service is planned for the next year. PlayNow Arena promises to become a competitor for Apple iTunes Store for iPhone and Ovi from Nokia. At the start moment, the database will contain about 1 million musical tracks without DRM protection. The cost is expected to be similar with iTunes Store: 99 cents or eurocents for one track. Besides that, the users can download pictures, themes, games for their mobile phones. The cost of the last services is not known yet.

  The GSM Association is quite confident that the broadband mobile Internet will allow to reach 100 Mb/sec earlier than the ground analogues. "The tests show, that LTE can reach speeds up to 186 Mb/sec ", - has declared Dan Warren, technical director of the GSM Association. "We expect, that such speeds for the first time will be accessible in Japan and South Korea by 2010. According to Arun Sarin (former boss of Vodafone), in Europe, the technology will be possible to expect in 2012 ", - has declared Warren. However, Warren is in touch with the reality – the mobile networks cannot replace completely the ground communication, however, according to him, the competition between networks will help the progress.  

  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 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.  

  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.