China Mobile nearing a deal with Apple on iPhone launch

China Mobile nearing a deal with Apple on iPhone launch
Apple has been in talks with China Mobile over launching the iPhone in the Chinese market since quite some time.
However, things are far from being finalized.
China Mobile has now said that they have settled over some of the major issues with Apple and things are moving [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7912-china-mobile-iphone-3

Nokia acquires Plazes social networking service

Nokia acquires Plazes social networking service
World’s largest mobile phone maker Nokia has announced that they are acquiring Plazes.
Plazes is a social networking service that helps friends locate each other using GPS enabled mobile devices.
The service is currently in beta testing and enables the user to update their locations and activities.
They can do that directly [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7890-plazes

Nokia launches Nokia E66 and Nokia E71

Nokia launches Nokia E66 and Nokia E71

World’s largest mobile phone maker Nokia has launched two new business mobile phones under their E-Series.
The two latest models are: Nokia E66 and Nokia E71
These two new devices are targeted at the market currently dominated by Research in Motion with their Blackberry range of devices.
Market analyst Richard Windsor spoke [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7852-nokia-e66-e71

Sony Ericsson F305 mobile phone inspired by Wii

Sony Ericsson F305 mobile phone inspired by Wii

Sony Ericsson has showcased a new mobile phone device named F305 which seems to be inspired by the Nintendo Wii gaming console.
The device enables the user to play games using the phone as a motion sensor.
Sony Erickson has developed this phone in collaboration with CommunicAsia.
Company representative Howard Lewis [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7851-sony-ericsson-f305

Verizon Wireless to offer Nokia 6205 The Dark Knight Edition

Verizon Wireless to offer Nokia 6205 The Dark Knight Edition
Verizon Wireless is collaborating with the makers of the upcoming Batman movie The Dark Knight.
They would be offering a special edition Nokia 6205 The Dark Knight Edition mobile phone to their customers.
The phone would feature a black cover with a Dark Knight emblem on the back.
The [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7840-nokia-6205-the-dark-knight

Motorola to cut research lab workforce

Motorola to cut research lab workforce
US based mobile phone maker Motorola which is struggling to compete in the mobile phone market has revealed that they are now cutting the workers in their research labs.
The company said that they are halting some projects and would move around 180 workers to other divisions of the company.
Motorola is [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7836-motorola-research-lab

Motorola MC75 mobile device for rough environments

Motorola MC75 mobile device for rough environments

While Apple is targeting the corporate customers with the new Apple iPhone 3G, Motorola has launched a new mobile device for tough environments.
Motorola MC75 comes loaded with 3G, GPS and a 2 megapixel camera.
It is designed to be used by delivery, sales and service workers.
The company said that [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7816-motorola-mc75

Samsung SGH-L870 launched

Samsung SGH-L870 launched
South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung has announced the launch of their latest mobile phone named SGH-L870.
SGH-L870 is a Smartphone featuring a stainless steel body.
The company said that this new phone is just 13.5 millimeters thick and it features a sliding form factor.
It is powered with the Symbian 9.3 operating system and it [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7739-samsung-sgh-l870

TeliaSonera to sell Apple iPhone in Nordic and Baltic regions

TeliaSonera to sell Apple iPhone in Nordic and Baltic regions
Apple has announced their latest iPhone deal with Telecom operator TeliaSonera.
TeliaSonera would become the authorized seller of the Apple iPhone in markets like Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
They would be bringing the iPhone to these countries sometime later this year.
The two companies did [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7729-teliasonera-iphone

Nokia might re-enter South Korea market later this year

Nokia might re-enter South Korea market later this year
Market sources claim that world’s largest mobile phone maker Nokia is planning to re-enter the South Korean market later this year.
The company would cut the prices of their mobile phones to enter this market to take on domestic players like LG.
LG has stated that they are closely [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7725-south-korea

Gizmodo: Apple iPhone 3G coming next month

Gizmodo: Apple iPhone 3G coming next month
Gizmodo has revealed that they have got confirmed news from an inside source that Apple is indeed going to launch the Apple iPhone 3G edition next month.
While this is much expected news, Gizmodo has just added more fuel to the fire.
The popular weblog said in a post that the [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7688-gizmodo-iphone

Apple iPhone missing from stores!

Apple iPhone missing from stores!
Mobile service provider O2 has revealed that the Apple iPhone is currently not available on sale in the UK market.
Looks like the customers would have to wait for the rumored 3G edition of the iPhone which is expected to be launched sometime next month.
O2 said that they are out of stock [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7628-apple-iphone-missing

Intel gets a license to operate WiMax network in Sweden

Intel gets a license to operate WiMax network in Sweden
Microprocessor industry giant Intel has now become one of the first winners of a license to operate a WiMax network in Sweden.
The company paid around $26 million for a 15-year license.
Intel is one of the biggest promoters of the WiMax technology. The company is expected [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7604-intel-sweden-wimax

Cablevision Systems to develop their own wireless broadband network

Cablevision Systems to develop their own wireless broadband network
Cablevision Systems has announced that they are now planning to invest $350 million to build a wireless broadband network.
This network would be used to serve their customers in the New York area. This network is expected to be up and running in the next two years.
The company [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7603-cablevision-systems-2

Nokia launches Nokia 6600 fold, 6600 slide, and 3600 slide mobile phones

Nokia launches Nokia 6600 fold, 6600 slide, and 3600 slide mobile phones
World’s leading mobile phone maker Nokia has announced three new mobile phone devices.
These are: Nokia 6600 fold, 6600 slide, and 3600 slide.
These phones would be priced in the range of $274 - $430 and would be available in the market before the end of [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7547-nokia-6600-3600

Spike Lee working with Nokia Productions on mobile movies

Spike Lee working with Nokia Productions on mobile movies
Nokia Productions has announced that they are now working with Spike Lee.
He would now be directing a movie made from mobile phone recorded footage.
These footages would be provided by regular mobile users from their daily life.
Lee spoke about this project: “You are seeing firsthand the democratization [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7536-spike-lee

Mobile News Network: Associated Press collaborating with Verve Wireless

Mobile News Network: Associated Press collaborating with Verve Wireless
Verve Wireless has announced that they are now collaborating with Associated Press to bring news to mobile devices.
The deal would see AP delivering their multimedia content to mobile devices. The service would generate revenues from advertising.
AP director of global product development Jeffrey Litvack spoke about this new [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7533-mobile-news-network

Research in Motion to open a new research facility in Germany

Research in Motion to open a new research facility in Germany
Makers of Blackberry mobile devices RIM has said that they are now planning to establish a new research and development facility in Germany.
They would be spending close to around $45 million in the first year of operations at this new facility being planned for Bochum, [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7523-research-in-motion

Verizon XV6900 mobile phone launched

Verizon XV6900 mobile phone launched

US based mobile service provider Verizon has launched their latest Smartphone device named XV6900.
The company said that the device features a touch screen and stylus and it supports EV-DO 3G network.
The device also comes loaded with a full keyboard, camera, and suite of Windows enterprise applications.
Verizon added: “The XV6900 is a [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7485-verizon-xv6900

Nokia 6212 Classic to feature Near Field Communication

Nokia 6212 Classic to feature Near Field Communication
World’s largest mobile phone maker Nokia has said that their upcoming 6212 Classic mobile phone device would come loaded with integrated Near Field Communication technology.
This feature would enable the device to act as an electronic wallet.
The technology allows owners of the mobile devices to connect two phones to [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7465-nokia-6212-classic