Softbank Mobile on Monday announced a lineup of 15 new handset models, including a diamond-studded phone produced jointly with luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co. Japan Inc.
The new collection will hit the market gradually from February to March, the peak season for signing up subscribers before the April start of the Japanese school and business years.
Palm has just released a new ROM update for the Sprint Treo 755p. Palm’s support page for this update, referenced as ROM version 1.07, is surprisingly short on details, even by Palm standards.
“This software update is a tune-up that improves audio stability, software quality and device usability.”
Palm Treo 755p Software Update for Sprint
That dual screen, interactive touchpad technology is now making their way into more LG handsets, this time LG KF600, bound to China.The LG KF600 also comes with GPRS and EDGE connectivity (what, no 3G? That’s a travesty by today’s standards), a 240 × 320 QVGA main display, Bluetooth and USB 2.0 connectivity. No word on pricing in China thoughgoo
The independent semiconductor company founded by Philips - NXP Semiconductors and the embedded Linux solution provider for mobile phones - Purple Labs today announced the low-cost Linux-powered 3G mobile phone. The so called Purple Magic phone is based on the NXP Nexperia Cellular System Solution 7210 for 3G, coupled with the Purple Labs Linux suite.
The Purple Magic reference phone is based on the NXP Nexperia Cellular System Solution 7210 for 3G, coupled with the Purple Labs Linux suite, and is available as a fully integrated, turnkey solution. Production of an initial quantity of fully working phones has enabled Purple Labs to undertake considerable testing and validation, further reducing investment and time to market for OEMs and ODMs that leverage the Purple Magic design.
NXP offers powerful 3G and 3.5G multimedia platforms running on a single ARM926 processor core. The Nexperia Cellular System Solutions with Linux support true UMTS performance, delivering seamless service coverage in 2G and 3G networks as well as advanced multimedia features that allow consumers to take full advantage of next generation applications and mobile operator services.
Again we have nothing official from Nokia, just a hint that an online electronics retailer is offering the N95 8GB in Copper color. Actually, the change of color has only been done on the back cover of the phone, while the front remained black. And in case you’re wondering, the electronics retailer is Plemix which is selling the N95 8GB unlocked for $689.
