Helio Mysto busts EV-DO data, GPS, stereo Bluetooth, and a 3.2 megapixel camera up under that QVGA display while maintaining the U600’s 10.9-mm thin profile. The Samsung phone is shipping as of today for $149 on a two-year contract with Korean as its default language.Check this fresh Helio Mysto - Unboxing Video.

After fragrance, sunglasses, watches and handbags, now fashion designers want to add mobile phones to the 2008 list of fashion must-haves with a series of launches to cash in on a multimillion-pound market. The The Independent reports.

Dior and Swarovski will be the latest luxury giants to unveil handsets next year, while Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer is expected to be the first timepiece maker to release one early next summer.

Demand for the Apple iPhone, a Christmas favourite for generous gift-givers, is proof of the growing appetite for stylish handsets. Experts predict that in the next three years non-traditional brands, including fashion designers, will grab 20 per cent of the global market, selling around 200 million handsets a year.

Andrew Harrison, UK chief executive of Carphone Warehouse, said his customers were increasingly buying more than one handset, with around a fifth owning two or more. “These handsets have different uses: business, going out or even special occasions. We expect this trend to continue.” he added.

So far Italian fashion houses have been the quickest to cash in on this trend, with Dolce & Gabbana, Prada and Armani all teaming up with manufacturers to design phones that scream form over function.

Despite steep initial price tags, such phones are proving popular. Prada has sold around 500,000 of its LG phone since its launch last spring, while D&G’s limited edition gold MotoRAZR V3i phone for Motorola, which cost around £275, clocked up sales of $256m (£128m) in 12 months, or around 465,000 phones.

And it isn’t just the high-end fashion houses that have spotted the potential for phone collaborations. Ted Baker, the high street retailer, the denim brand Levi’s, the Italian luggage maker Mandarina Duck and even the car company Porsche all launched handsets in time for Christmas.
Analysts believe fashion and mobiles make perfect bedfellows because with a new product every three months, the handset industry is one of the few able to keep pace with the world of fashion.

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The Samsung SPH-V8200 mobile phone features a TFT LCD that supports 16 million colors. It also has an auto focus function. Lee Ki-tae said the image quality of the phone’s 8 Megapixel digital camera was as good as that of an expert-class digital camera.

Samsung SPH-V8200 specifications
• CDMA2000 1x EV-DO.
• WAP browser.
• WIPI (Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability).
• Support PictBridge function.
• Support TV-out function.
• VOD (Video On Demand) and MOD (Music On Demand).
• MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service).
• 240X320 pixels 16M colours TFT LCD display screen.
• 8M resolutions CCD digital camera with video recorder/playback.
• Flash light, auto focus, multi shot and digital zoom function.
• MP3 player.
• Dual stereo sound speakers.
• Internal antenna.
• Call vibration.
• Voice recording function.
• 128 bit MP3 polyphonic ring tone with tone composer.
• Text input predictive software.
• TransFlash card expansion slot.
• Infrared port and USB client.
• Downloadable pictures, animations and ring tones.
• Alarm clock, world clock, calendar, calculator, memo, dictionary.
• Email, file viewer (MS Office File/PDF/JPG/txt), Flash GUI, PC sync.
• Photo album, photo editor, screensaver, wallpaper and games.

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There is a new version of Mail for Exchange available. It is not a major upgrade which introduces new features but a minor update.  The new version, Mail for Exchange 2.2, introduces support for two new devices; Nokia N77 and Nokia N82 but according to the release notes there are no other new features or changes.