Posts filed under Barcelona 3GSM 2006

Nokia have announced the launch of two new camera phones at 3GSM.  Not wanting to be outdone by the other mobile phone manufacturers, Nokia have released details of the new Nokia 6131 and Nokia 6070 mid-range camera phones.  The Nokia 6131 is a clamshell with a large, high-resolution true color QVGA display that supports 16 million colors, and comes with built-in digital music player and FM stereo radio supporting Visual Radio and 1.3 megapixel camera. The Nokia 6070 is a cheaper candy bar featuring SMS, MMS, Nokia Xpress audio messaging, email and instant messaging.  The phone also comes with a stereo FM radio and supports true tones, MP3 and polyphonic MIDI ringing tones.

 

More details and pictures of the Nokia 6131 and Nokia 6070 camera phones after the jump

Motorola have announced a raft of new mobile phones at this week’s 3GSM conference.  First up is the Motorola W220, a value-priced thin clamshell handset incorporating an integrated FM radio.  Not likely to set the world on fire, but cheap.  Next comes the “ultra thin” Motorola L2 and “ultra sleek” Motorola V195. The L2 is a thin candybar based on the design of the Motorola SLVR, and offers Class 2 Bluetooth wireless communications along with hands free speakerphone, scratch resistant display and 10 MB of user memory space.  The Motorola V195, meanwhile, is a clamshell with Class 1 Bluetooth, and, er, that’s it!

 

Motorola have also updated their existing SLVR range of phones, by bolting i-Mode on to them.  All the details and loads of pictures of Motorola’s new mobile phones after the jump.

Sony Ericsson have announced the launch of the new W950i Walkman phone with 4GB of onboard storage.  As well as being able to store up to 4,000 songs, the Sony Ericsson W950i features a touch-screen interface, handwriting recognition, a wealth of music software and download capabilities, 10 hours continuous music play time, and runs over 3G or GPRS networks. Better still, the W950i looks visually stunning, following closely the design of the newly announced M600i smartphone. Sony Ericsson have even updated the browser, so you can now browse the web and subscribe to RSS news feeds as well. Perfect for keeping up to date with Mobile Mentalism on your mobile!

 

Announced at the 3GSM conference allonge with two other new models, I think it’s fair to say Sony Ericsson were holding back on us at CES last month, and have reserved their armoury for Barcelona.

 

More details and pictures of the new Sony Ericsson W950i Walkman mobile phone after the jump.

Nokia and Sony Ericsson have announced at 3GSM that they are joining forces to ensure their new mobile TV phones will work with the new DVB-H mobile TV services that will become available throughout 2006.  The announcement centers around Nokia and Sony Ericsson agreeing to use Nokia’s Open Air Interface (OAI), which specifies how mobile TV devices connect with the DVB-H network and the servers of the overall mobile TV service infrastructure.  The OAI acts as an interface to a network’s mobile TV service. If different mobile phones use different interfaces, then mobile phones using one type of interface will not be able to access the mobile TV service of a network that employs a different interface.  By agreeing to use the same standard, all Nokia and Sony Ericsson mobile TV phones will be able to access mobile TV services that use OAI.  Smart.

 

Read more about Nokia and Sony Ericsson’s DVB-H co-operation after the jump.

Pantech has announced plans to launch many of its mobile phones across Europe.  Pantech is South Korea’s second largest mobile phone manufacturer, and sells devices that are just as advanced as Samsung’s and LG’s.  To support its claim, Pantech will demonstrating no less than 30 of its handsets at tomorrow’s 3GSM World Congress. 

 

More details of the Pantech mobile phones being demonstrated at 3GSM after the jump.

Samsung have developed a prototype SGH-X700 mobile phone with NFC (Near Field Communication) that can be used for wireless transactions.  Using the NFC X700, users can pay for things such as CDs and DVDs, and gain entry to areas such as tube stations just by waving the phone over an appropriate receiver.  The mobile phone contains an e-wallet facility, which the user tops up with credit before swiping the phone over a receiver to pay for an item. NFC provides the wireless communication channel over which the transaction is made.

 

The new Samsung X700 NFC phone has been developed with Philips and Telefonica Moviles Espana and will be shown at 3GSM, where users will be able to use it to gain access to certain areas of the conference, and buy CDs and DVDs using a special kiosk at Philips’ booth.

 

Read what Philips and Samsung have planned for the Samsung X700 NFC phone after the jump.

Next week will be Big Event time again, with the start of the 3GSM World Congress on Tuesday 14th Feb. For those not in the know, the event is another opportunity for the big mobile manufacturers to strut their stuff and show off their latest mobile technologies. If you thought CES 2006 was good, just wait for 3GSM: it’s all about the mobile!

 

So what can you expect from this year’s 3GSM World Congress? Well, CEO’s for one thing. The big guns from Nokia, Motorola, LG, Ericsson, O2, Vodafone, Orange, and Microsoft will all be there.  Major themes of the show will include mobile advertising, mobile entertainment (music, games, video and mobile TV), multimedia and smartphone handsets, and demonstrations of new ’super 3G technology, HSDPA. 

 

More details on the 3GSM World Congress preview after the jump.