Sony Ericsson's W908c mobile phone

Sony Ericsson W908c Plays aloud with another oneMusic Phone:

This wont be a surprise if Sony Ericsson dropped in another music phone in their basket. Leaders in manufacturing music phones, Sony Ericsson introduce the Sony Ericsson W908c phone to the mobile market.

The Sony Ericsson W908c phone’s SensMe technology provides the access to create playlists according to your requirement and taste topped up with MegaBass for the sound effect. Similar to its previous siblings W910, the W908c also changes the music track with just a flick of the wrist. The Phone provides a crystal clear view with its 240×320 pixel resolution and 262.144 color TFT.

The sleek phone also excites the game-enthusiasts with its 3D games and also one can enjoy the entertainments zone with the Video recording, FM radio RDS and Bluetooth stereo (A2DP). The Sony Ericsson W908c also features 2-megapixel with Digital Zoom up to 2.5x. The phone supports various networks as GSM 850, EDGE, GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900 networks.

source:http://www.mobiletor.com

Asda Sells Mobile For £5

Asda sells mobile for £5

Asda is selling 50,000 bargain pay-and-go mobile handsets for a fiver - less than the price of their plastic dummy toy phones for toddlers.

From today, the store will offer the Nokia and Sagem products, with the price including a SIM card. Trading director Peter Pritchard said: "Shoppers are increasingly turning to pay as you go as a way of controlling their spending on mobiles.

Four types of phone are on offer - the Nokia 1112 and Sagem My212x, Sagem My220x, and Sagem My150x.Tariffs are on Virgin, T-Mobile and Orange.Asda, which reckons the phones will be snapped up in 24 hours, claims there are no hidden extras.Carphone Warehouse sells a Sony Ericsson J110i for a bargain £4.45. But customers are tied to buying at least £10 worth of credit.

Rival Tesco's lowest pay as you go deals include an LG Jaguar KG130 Pink for £9.97 and a Motorola F3 for £11.22.

Mr Pritchard said: "Buying technology can be confusing when shoppers are bombarded with half price contracts and free gifts.

"Many cheap pay as you go offers from other mobile phone retailers tie customers into paying for up to £50 worth of credit."

source:http://www.mirror.co.uk

Telecom strikes supply deal

Telecom strikes supply deal:

Telecom has struck a deal with Brightstar Corp to deliver mobile devices, supply chain services and improved business intelligence.

The announcement comes ahead of the launch of Telecom's new mobile network in November.

Brightstar, headquartered in Miami, is one of the largest global wireless device distribution, logistics and supply chain companies.

"Given the number of new technology projects on the go at Telecom we have been looking at the best ways we can source and deliver wireless devices such as mobiles for our customers," said Telecom GM of Mobile, Martin Butler.

Brightstar will now be Telecom's partner of choice for supply chain services and the new relationship will be phased in over the next six months.

Brightstar chief executive Marcelo Claure said innovation and competitive intensity in the mobile phone industry is accelerating at levels unheard of in most industries.

source:http://tvnz.co.nz

Nokia signs Sony BMG for free music offering

Nokia will offer free 12-month access to music from artists of Sony BMG, the world's second-biggest label, to buyers of its particular music phones.Last December, Nokia unveiled a similar deal for its "Comes With Music" phones with the top record label Universal.

"Comes With Music is expected to launch in the second half of 2008 on a range of Nokia devices in selected markets," Nokia said in a statement.



Sony BMG, home to artists including Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen and Celine Dion, is jointly owned by Sony Corp and German media group Bertelsmann AG.

The new music offering from Nokia first cellphone maker to push heavily into content would differ from any other package on the market as users can keep all the music they have downloaded during the 12 months.Such unlimited download models could offer a shot in the arm to the music industry, which is struggling to find ways to make up for falling CD sales.

Nokia said it expects all top labels to sign up for "Comes With Music" offering."We are quite confident that we will have all the labels at the table for Comes With Music. We are progressing in those negotiations," said Liz Schimel, head of Nokia's music business.

source:http://www.reuters.com

Ericsson inks $1.5 billion mobile deals in China

Wireless infrastructure specialist Ericsson has won two major deals with Chinese operators -- China Mobile and China Unicom -- in total worth nearly $1.5 bn to the Swedish group.

Separately, Ericsson has also signed a GSM expansion framework agreement with China Mobile valued at $1.3 bn and another with China Unicom valued at around $140 million The expansion projects are set to be completed in 2008.

Together, China Mobile and China Unicom provide mobile services to about 550 million subscribers. The expansion projects will allow both operators to boost their network capacity and performance.

Under the framework deal with China Mobile, Ericsson will be one of the main suppliers of core and radio network equipment, along with related technical support and services, to expand GSM/GPRS coverage and capacity in 19 regions across China.

Suppliers are still waiting for China to sign 3G license agreements with the country's major operators, and have been for over three years.

Earlier this month, the country moved a step closer to commercializing its home grown 3G technology, with the revelation that the country's leading operator is to trial TD-SCDMA services.

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