The mobile phone market reached new two models presented by mobile operator Vodafone. Apparatus Vodafone 945 and Vodafone 553 will occupy a worthy place in the world of mobile devices as they meet all modern requirements.Smartphone Vodafone 945 is made in monoblock form factor. The device is based on the operating system, Android 2.1, and has the support of third-generation networks. Among the main technical characteristics of the Vodafone 945 smartphone's release: 3.2-inch capacitive touch display with a resolution of 240x400 pixels, 5 megapixel camera with flash, GPS-receiver modules, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, 300 MB of internal memory, expandable with memory card format microSD. Smartphone Vodafone 945 is available in black and silver color options. Mobile Phone Vodafone 553 is a simple model with a set of specifications for the primary level. Apparatus made in the form of horizontal slider and is equipped with a QWERTY-keyboard and touch screen. In the list of specifications, Vodafone 553 phone include: 2.8-inch touchscreen, a 2-megapixel camera, FM-radio module, Bluetooth, slot for memory cards microSD. As for the color phone Vodafone 553, you can get it in white, black, silver or pink versions.Price novelties

For fans of the brand Ferrari was presented to a mobile phone Motorola i897 Ferrari Special Edition. He announced a joint telecommunications operator NII Holdings under the brand Nextel, and American company Motorola. New bright color was an expensive car, as well as various digital content associated with Ferrari. Motorola i897 Ferrari Special Edition represents a stylish and colorful cot, which is available in red and yellow colors. The phone is pre-installed various digital content associated with the well-known company: videos, pictures, melodies, and the game Ferrari GT: Evolution of the company Gameloft. Mark noted that the apparatus Motorola i897 Ferrari Special Edition was designed specifically for people in Latin America who are fans of the brand Ferrari. Phone Motorola i897 Ferrari is designed to work in networks of iDEN technology and support services Nextel DirectConnect Push-to-Talk. Novelty refers to the technical characteristics to the initial level. The device has an internal 2.2-inch display with a resolution of 240x320 pixels, an external 1.8-inch display with a resolution of 128x160 pixels, 2 megapixel camera with 4 x digital zoom and Bluetooth module and a slot for memory cards microSD (up to 16

In the United States was carried out social research, whereby it became known that the stationary link supplanted by mobile phones. This is evidenced by many studies, including the recently published Associated Press. The survey involved more than 21 thousand U.S. residents.  Now in every quarter of the U.S. House have mobile phones, but not the traditional (fixed) lines.Particularly high rate among young and poor. At the same time, only 15% of homes in the U.S. have landlines, but unable to benefit from mobile phones.  About a third of people under 35 years use cellular communication, and at the age of 25 - 29 years their number exceeds 50%. Among people over 65 years of cellular communications and enjoys every twentieth. And most exclusive mobile communication enjoys Hispanic black population - 30%.  The poll was conducted from July to December 2009, therefore, likely to amount only speaking by mobile phone has increased many times.  Source: GSMPress

  The GSMA reported that Mobile World Congress was attended by more than 47,000 visitors from 189 countries with executives from the largest mobile operators, software companies and equipment providers as well as government delegations. Attendees holding C-level positions constituted 50% of visitors and there were more than 2,800 CEOs at the conference. Leaders from companies including AT&T, China Mobile, China Unicom, Ericsson, Microsoft Corp., MySpace, Nokia, Telefonica, Telenor, Verizon Communications and Vodafone gathered to outline the plan to cope with the global economic slowdown and lessen its impact on mobile industry. The Congress featured 1,300 exhibiting companies on more than 57,000 square metres of space, 11% larger than in the previous year. Announcements made at Mobile World Congress were reported by nearly 2,400 international, Web, and broadcast media. Prospects and strategic issues facing the mobile industry will be explored at the Mobile Asia Congress that will be held in Hong Kong in autumn 2009.  

  Seventeen top mobile operators and manufacturers announced that they have decided to team up and create a universal charger for new mobile phones. The project is initiated by the GSMA. The universal charger compatible with all mobile phones will eliminate the manufacturers of making duplicate chargers (all of them have 51,000 tonnes in weight) that can be purchased separately in case the original charger is broken. Environment will only benefit by the reduced production of chargers. Moreover, mobile phone users will find the universal charger very convenient – they won’t have to spend a lot of time looking for a charger compatible with their mobile phones. The universal charging solution (UCS) is scheduled to be included in the package of most mobile phones by the 1st January 2012. A universal charger will be based on the Micro-USB interface. The following companies will work upon the UCS: 3 Group, AT&T, T-Mobile, Vodafone, KTF, LG, Motorola, Mobilkom Austria, Orange, Nokia, Qualcomm, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Telstra, Telecom Italia, Telenor,

  The Open Handset Alliance announces the membership of 14 new companies ready to support Android open mobile platform and namely to modernize the operating system, develop new mobile devices supporting it, and software applications. The new members of the Open Handset Alliance are Ericsson, Vodafone, Huawei Technologies, Toshiba, AKM Semiconductor Inc., Omron Software Co. Ltd, Softbank Mobile Corporation, Sony Ericsson, ARM, Teleca AB, ASUSTek Computer Inc., Borqs, Atheros Communications and Garmin International Inc.  

  Western Union and Vodafone are going to test the possibility of sending money to Kenya from Western Union office in Reading. Cell phone users will be able to transfer money to subscribers of Kenyan cell carrier Safaricom. Due to cooperation of Vodafone and Western Union M-Pesa subscribers will be able to make international remittances easily.