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Cell Phone Movies to Show @ SF International Film Festival
This week at the San Francisco International Film Festival, 20 movies made for mobile devices with 2-inch-by-3-inch screens will be shown as part of the festival's Pocket Cinema program.
Two of the movies are as follows:
1 - Spookspeak, by Katherin McInnis a four-minute film parodying the National Security Agency's Echelon electronic eavesdropping program. Her movie blends text and audio of about 300 watchwords that, when used in e-mails or cell-phone conversations, allegedly trigger further scrutiny by the NSA's spy systems.
2 - Suprematist Kapital by San Francisco filmmakers James T. Hong and Yin-Ju Chen, which tells a five-minute history of Western capitalism.
The Pocket Cinema program highlights the art world's contribution to mobile video, which the entertainment industry hopes will be the next big content boom. Fox, for example, is releasing mobisodes of the TV show Prison Break, while Touchstone Television Productions is producing a version of Lost just for mobiles.
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Gold Nokia 8800 Cell Phone for $2,250
After Motorola's success with the Gold RAZR V3i by Dolce & Gabbana, Nokia decided to turn it's most stylish and expensive phone into an expensive masterpiece. The Gold Nokia 8800 (see specs.) will cost about $2,250. Also, there's a "lighter" version available, where only the cover is done in 24k gold which costs almost $1,200. The Nokia 8800, which officially became James Bond's next phone a few weeks ago, will feature: - a 262,000 color LCD (208 x 208 pixels)
- display with an anti-scratch protection glass
- a 0.5-megapixel camera
- Network: GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
- Phone type: Triband
- 64MB of memory
- EDGE
- Bluetooth
- FM tuner
- MP3 player
- This 24k gold covered phone will also include a special edition box and charging dock.
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Sprint Launches the LG LX350
Sprint Nextel just launched the LG LX350 on its PCS network. The LX350 is a mid tier handset with a sub-$100 price point. The LX350 by LG® is a lightweight, easy-to-use, and reliable mobile phone that offers many features and service options, including a high-quality camera, Bluetooth capability and Wireless Backup. This phone is ideal for customers who are looking for style and convenient features in a mobile phone.
Entertainment and Personalization
- Sprint PCS Vision provides access to the wireless internet so that you can check out full-color versions of popular web sites or purchase and download premium applications.
- Sprint PCS Mail, SMS Text Messaging, and SMS Voice Messaging provide quick and convenient messaging capabilities.
- Games, ringers, screen savers and other applications can be downloaded to make the phone as unique as you are. Additional changes may apply. This phone supports 3D graphics.
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Sprint Text to Landline Lets Users Send Messages to Home Phones
With the popularity of text messaging exploding as a quick and easy way of communicating on-the-go, Sprint is providing its customers more ways than ever to use text services. Customers can now reach out to more friends and family than ever with the latest update - Text to Landline. Text to Landline lets customers send text messages to any landline phone in the United States, where they will then be converted to a voice message for the recipient.
"With Text to Landline, Sprint customers can quickly touch base with someone on a landline phone, even when a voice call might not be convenient," said John Styers, director of product marketing for messaging and imaging, Sprint. "As more and more people begin to rely on text, IM and chat services for quick communication, this offering is just one more way that Sprint is making sure our customers have a wide range of options to meet all their messaging needs." Text to Landline is available now to all Sprint customers with two-way text-messaging-capable phones.
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Cell Phone Memory Cards a Threat to iPods
In 2005 the average capacity of memory cards sold for use in cell phones was 112 MB per card. By 2010 it is predicted that this will have increased to around 1.6 GB, equivalent to an annual average growth rate of over 70 percent.
Massive growth in the sale of removable memory cards for cell phones, about 160 percent last year, may indicate that the mobile phone will truly emerge as a competitor to the iPod.
The 2 GB MultiMediaCard (MMC) from Samsung could spark the convergence trend for mobile phones, raising the level of competition Apple's iPod battles in the marketplace.
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Nokia Reveals the Nokia N72: The Multimedia Cell Phone Computer
Nokia today revealed the Nokia N72, a sleek and stylish new addition to the Nokia Nseries range. In pearl pink or gloss black, this compact package has high-perfomance multimedia at its core, wrapped in a beautiful design. The Nokia N72 offers the benefits of versatile photography, entertainment and personal productivity to people who value style as much as high performance. A powerful yet stylish multimedia device, the Nokia N72 is equipped with a 2-megapixel camera and integrated digital music player, with dedicated capture and music player keys, an integrated browser, FM radio and support for Visual Radio.
"The Nokia N72 perfectly illustrates our commitment to offer the powerful performance of the Nokia Nseries to people based in regions dominated by EDGE/GSM network coverage," said Pekka Pohjakallio, vice president, Multimedia Computers, Nokia. "The Nokia N72 allows you to tailor your multimedia device to match your interests, whether music, imaging or entertainment content, all in a stylish design you will be proud to own."
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Nokia Introduces the Next Story in Video with the Nokia N93
Nokia today introduced the Nokia N93, the ultimate mobile device for spontaneous video recording. Offering uncompromised digital camcorder, telephony and rich Internet communication functionalities, the Nokia N93 features a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, DVD-like video capture and 3x optical zoom.
You can connect the Nokia N93 directly to your TV for a widescreen movie experience or upload your images and video to online albums or blogs. Moreover, you can create high-quality home movies and burn them to DVD with the included Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 software. "The Nokia N93 marks a new era in the digital camcorder market," said Anssi Vanjoki, executive vice president and general manager of Multimedia, Nokia. | |
Nokia N73 Unveiled Today
Today Nokia unveiled the Nokia N73 in its high-end Nseries of mobile phones. The N73 comes in a stylish package packed with a large 2.4" display and 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics.
The N73 is a cell phone with tons of other great stuff thrown in, including Flickr support. The camera also comes with autofocus feature. With a maximum resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, you can get great prints up to 10" x 8" in size.
The camera features a mechanical shutter, and with the advanced autofocus, images are sharper. The primary display doubles up as your big 2.4" preview LCD in landscape mode so you can see your images in all their glory. A dedicated image review key is provided so you can easily share them with others. The Nokia N73 comes with an active toolbar interface which allows one-touch selection to share photos via e-mail, Bluetooth or MMS. You also have the option to print or upload images to an online service like Flickr. Or how about creating a slideshow by mixing photos and tunes? The phone is equipped with stereo speakers, so you might as well take the maximum advantage out of them.
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Sprint Nextel Launches Sanyo SCP-3100 PCS Vision Phone
Sprint Nextel introduced today its latest Sprint PCS Vision phone, the SCP-3100 by Sanyo. Of course, to sell better, the company decided to roll it out in four different colors: Pure Silver, Blue Energy, Always Pink and Espresso.
Features include a 1.8" LCD display with 65k colors, an external LCD display, VGA camera with built-in flash and digital zoom, built-in speakerphone, voice recorder, 2.5mm Universal Jack The SCP-3100 by Sanyo® is a great choice for those who want a stylish phone with the convenience of Sprint PCS Ready Link® and a built–in camera. - Dual-Band/Tri-Mode
- Up to 3.6 hours continuous digital talk time; up to 1.8 continuous analog talk time.
- 3.3" x 1.8" x 1.0"
- 3.5 oz
- Vibrant 1.8" LCD display with 65K colors.
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Hiwire to Launch Mobile TV
Hiwire, a newly minted subsidiary of Aloha Partners L.P., is planning to join competitors MediaFlo and Modeo L.L.C. in offering mobile TV using dedicated spectrum.
Aloha Partners, backed by several wealthy investors with histories in cable and wireless infrastructure, has been buying 700 MHz spectrum (TV channels 54 and 59) and is ready to put the spectrum to use. The company claims to be the nation's largest 700 MHz spectrum holder with an average of 12 megahertz of spectrum covering 60 percent of the U.S., including holdings in the top 10 markets and 84 percent of the population in the top 40 markets.
continued below Hiwire is testing Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld technology in Las Vegas, and plans to roll it out commercially later this year. Eventually, Hiwire expects to spend about $500 million to deploy mobile TV in the top 150 markets, said Scott Wills, Hiwire president and chief operating officer.
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Motorola StudioMOTO - Create Your Own Ringtones & Videos
 Motorola, Inc. today announced StudioMOTO, a first of its kind, free online music studio that lets users create their own multimedia for their mobile. Starting today, users can log on to www.hellomoto.com/studio and take mobile communication beyond the ordinary.
StudioMOTO lets mobile users communicate beyond the static text message, with multimedia messages that resemble mobile postcards containing a combination of text, music, video and animation.This innovative new web site provides consumers with pre-selected music, rhythms, video animation and text to design a whole library of personalized multimedia messages that can be sent to a GSM phone* or email address.
“Tech-savvy consumers want to move beyond everyday communication on their mobiles,” said Kathleen Finato, senior director, North America Marketing, Motorola. “With StudioMOTO, users can bring their own individuality to their mobile communications- illustrating their thoughts and emotions without feeling flat. ”
LG CU500 (3G handset) approved for Cingular
After being mentioned a long time ago in a Cingular press release, together with Nokia's 6282 model, the LG CU500 has finally been approved by FCC (Federal Communication Commission).
The LG CU500 is a slim clamshell with internal antenna, and features a 1.3 megapixels swiveling camera, plus a music dedicated key on the front cover. The clamshell is also have Bluetooth capabilities and a microSD card slot.
Unfortunately most of the pages on the FCC site regarding the phone are still unavailable and do not show any information, except that it's a GSM/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900), supports WCDMA 850/1900 (and probably 2100, which could turn the handset into a global 3G phone), and enables support for Cingular's HSDPA high speed data network up to 1.8Mbps. In addition, the phone features a 2 inch QCIF TFT LCD internal display and MicroSD expansion slot.
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Motorola Q Approved By FCC for Verizon
The FCC has approved the Motorola Q (see specs.), finally signaling a launch for the delayed handset. Originally slated for a Q1 release, the Q is set to debut exclusively with Verizon Wireless. No new details were in the filing, but previous specs have been confirmed.
Summary of Key Features
• One of the first devices to run on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0; Optimized for Microsoft Exchange 2003 and a variety of third party email solutions that enable a broad set of corporate email capabilities*
• Thinnest QWERTY device in the world – 11.5mm
• Full, ergonomic QWERTY keyboard, 5-way navigation button and thumb wheel
• Video clip capture and playback
• Connectivity via Bluetooth, IrDA and mini-USB; compatible with Motorola's line of Bluetooth-enabled wireless headsets
• Multi-Media Messaging (MMS)
• Dual, stereo-quality speakers
• Audio formats supported: iMelody, MIDI, MP3, AAC, WAV, WMA, WAX, QCELP
• Image formats supported: GIF87a, GIF89a, JPEG, WBMP, BMP, PNG
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Nokia N91 finally available
The long expected Nokia N91 (see specs) smartphone with microdrive has finally hit the market shelves. The phone has been announced in April 2005, with expected release by the end of 2005, but Nokia delayed its release several times and now at last the phone with 4 GB microdrive is available for purchase.
Nokia N91 is a tri-band device with UMTS support. Wi-Fi is also supported. The phone is equipped with a 256K colors display with 176 x 208 pixels resolution and a 2 megapixel camera. The phone runs on Symbian OS v9.1 and is based on Series 60 UI of third generation.
The main competitors of the Nokia N91 are the Windows Mobile powered Samsung i300, i300x and i310 which have respectively 3 GB, 4 GB and 8 GB hard disks. All three Samsung phone are about the same size as the Nokia N91 but weigh less.
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Motorola Cell Phone Patent - Stimulating to Replace Vibrating
Motorola has patented an apparatus for stimulating areas of a body comprising: a wireless communication device that alerts a user of an incoming message through a user interface. When the wearer/user receives an incoming call, message, or data delivery, an electric potential is placed across the electrodes and an electric field created by the electrodes physically stimulates the body, such as areas of the epidermis and muscles under the epidermis of the wearer, thereby alerting the wearer of the incoming call in a completely silent manner. The potential can be in the form of an alternating potential that produces an alternating current between the opposing electrodes.
According to the patent application, current cell phones have tried to silently notify a wearer through a vibrating alert, but often times are still unintentionally distracting to others. The vibration produces an audible sound, especially when the wireless device is left on a surface such as a table top, easily detected in quiet environments such as business meetings.
SAMSUNG Develops World's First 2GByte Mobile Phone Memory Card
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., announced today that it has developed a 2GByte MultiMediaCard (MMCmicroTM) that combines four 4Gbit NAND flash devices. This is the smallest, fastest and highest capacity memory card for mobile phones, developed only three months after Samsung led the industry by launching a 1GByte MMCmicro.
“The 2GByte high-performance MMC is a powerful indicator of Samsung’s expanding efforts to embrace the widest possible range of multimedia applications including mobile video,” said Don Barnetson, Director, Flash Marketing, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. Despite being the size of a fingernail (12mm x 14mm x 1.1mm), the new MMCmicro will provide the highest transmission speed of any removable memory card, transmitting data 3.5 times faster than other cards. The card can store 12 hours of mobile video and is fast enough to download three hours of it in under two minutes.
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Paris Hilton Launching Cell Phone Games
The famous and infamous heiress is launching a line of cell phone games, with the first expected to be a puzzle game released worldwide this summer.
The initial game will be "geared to tweens/teens and fans of Paris Hilton," according to an official announcement from the games' publisher and developer, Gameloft.
"Mobile gaming is really hot right now, and I'm excited to be part of this project," Hilton said in the Gameloft statement. While Hilton might not be a big gamer, she's made appearances at industry parties sporting a bejeweled Nintendo DS and flashy PlayStation Portable, courtesy of her hosts. The "Simple Life" star is not expected to be any more involved in the actual coding of her game than previous stars who went the controllable route. But that isn't to say Paris isn't bringing anything new to the video game medium.
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T-Mobile USA Launches the BlackBerry 8700g
T-Mobile USA Today has launched the BlackBerry 8700g, which is identical to the 8700c that Cingular launched back in November. The BlackBerry 8700 series is the latest line from Research In Motion and sports the conventional QWERTY keyboard seen on most of the company's handhelds. Now even more powerful! Thanks to T-Mobile EDGE technology and an Intel Xscale processor, the BlackBerry 8700g offers even faster processing and downloading. BlackBerry e-mail and Internet just got better! Basics | Size: | 4.3 x 2.7 x .77 inches | | Weight: | 4.7 ounces | | Included battery: | Li-Ion | | Talk time: | Up to 4 days | | Standby time: | Up to 16 days | | Band (frequency): | 850 MHz;900 MHz;1800 MHz;1900 MHz | | |
Cell phone data extractor for Crime Scene Investigators
Criminals beware! As a matter of fact, no one is safe. You can pretty much kiss your privacy goodbye if you leave your phone behind at a crime scene. The Logicube CellDEK is a device that is now available to real crime scene investigators. It can extract data from up to 160 mobile phones, providing leads to an arrest or solving an unsolved mystery. It can also extract serial number, stored multimedia, call histories and deleted SMS messages.
Of course, your local police department is going to have to plunk down $20,000 to get their hands on this self-contained system. The Logicube CellDEK features a touchscreen display, infrared, and Bluetooth, with data extraction taking about five minutes to complete. More information from the company
The revolutionary new CellDEK® has been developed in cooperation with the UK's Forensic Science Service (FSS®). The portable CellDEK® acquires data from over 160 of the most popular cell phones and PDA's.
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