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It is Official that T-Mobile USA will come with the First Windows Phone Lumia 710 from Nokia in the USA by Jan 11 2012. T-Mobile & Nokia Mobiles announced on Dec 14 2011 the Upcoming availability of Nokia Lumia 710.

Nokia Lumia 710 is the first Windows Phone from Nokia in the U.S., and it has been long anticipated since Microsoft Corp. and Nokia signed a partnership deal to have Nokia adopt Windows Phone as its “primary smartphone operating system” in a bid to stay competitive in the mobile industry.

The deal could be a big one for Bellevue-based T-Mobile, which is the only major wireless carrier without an iPhone in its lineup and faces increasing opposition to its proposed $39 billion merger with AT&T.

The Lumia — which has caught some attention not only as the second coming of Nokia, but for the unfortunate coincidence of its name translating as "prostitute" in Spanish — will give first-timers (and more experienced users) a 4G experience at an entry level price of $49 (after a $50 mail-in rebate, with a two-year commitment to the carrier). Unlimited family value plans (which include calls, texts and data) start at about $50.

"Our strategic mission is to bring 4G data and smartphones to mass of 150 million people who have yet to upgrade to a smartphone," said T-Mobile senior product manager Rhone Rarick, in an interview earlier today.

"We've seen from research, with consumers upgrading to smartphones, there is an intimidation factor. Windows Phone is a light touch operating system," Rarick said. "It doesn't require a lot of maintenance. You don't have to download a ton of apps for a great social experience. It's a very intuitive experience from screen to screen."

Nokia unveiled its first Windows Phones -- the Lumia 710 and the Lumia 800 -- back in October, but said they wouldn't be available in the U.S. until 2012. Nokia has been heavily marketing the two devices in Europe.

Nokia is banking on its partnership with Microsoft – on whose operating system Nokia is now mostly dependent – to regain its former dominance in the mobile world. The success of the Nokia partnership is also critical for Microsoft as it looks to boost its smartphone market share beyond 5 percent and compete with the iPhone as well as Google's Android devices.

T-Mobile says it is targeting the nearly 150 million Americans who have yet to purchase their first smartphone.

The device is expected to be available at T-Mobile retail stores, select dealers and retailers nationwide, and online from T-Mobile starting Jan. 11. The Nokia Lumia 710 is expected to be priced at $49.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate card if buyers sign a two-year service agreement.

Samsung Mobiles coming with Samsung Focus S Windows Smartphone through AT&T in USA. Samsung Focus S is really Ultra Slim Smartphone which is believing in thinner is better. It has other more features like 4.3 inch Super AMOLED Touchscreen Display, 8 Megapixel rear Camera & 1.3 megapixel front Camera with Digital Optical Zoom, running on Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS & many more excellent features are in it.

Samsung Focus S Price in USA:
Samsung Focus S windows Smartphone available on AT&T with Contract Price $199 & Without Contract price $555 (approx.).

Samsung Focus S Features & Specifications:

Available Color:
- Black

Samsung Focus S Windows Phone's Technical Specifications:
- OS: Windows Phone 7.5 aka Mango
- Processor: 1.4 GHz Single Core Snapdragon processor

Dimension:
- Dimension: 4.96 x 2.63 x 0.99 inch
- Weight: 3.9 ounce

Display:
- Disply Size: 4.3 inch
- Display Resolution: 480x800 pixels
- Technology: Super AMOLED™ Plus
- Touch Screen: Yes

Camera:
- Rare Camera: 8 MP
- Front-facing Camera: 1.3 MP
- Digital Optical Zoom: 4x

Battery:
- Battery, Standby: Up to 250 hrs*
- Battery, Talk Time (hours): Up to 6.5 hrs*
- Battery Type and Size: 1650 mAh


Memory & Storage:
- Internal Storage: 16 GB

Finnish handset manufacturer has came with its promise of releasing a white Nokia N9 come with software update v1.1.1. The Nokia N9 white will be available Price Rs. 39,500 (Approx.) in stores.
The White Nokia N9 has excellent features like 64GB of memory, high gloss finish, an 8MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics, dual LED flash, continuous auto focus, digital shutter, and more. The snapper also records 720p HD videos at a speed of 30fps. The smartphone offers wireless connectivity options like NFC, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. The Smartphone has unique features "swipe" interface which replaces the home key with a simple gesture: a swipe.

The White Nokia N9 White Running on the MeeGo platform, the device will now also cater to those who like laying their hands on smartphones draped in white.It has 3.9inch WVGA AMOLED display which proffers 854 x 480p resolutions. The screen surface is composed of 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass, which lends it scratch resistance. The handset is complete with a swipe interface to seamlessly move between different functionalities. It houses a 1GHz Ti OMAP3630 ARM CPU backed by 1GB of RAM. The Dimension of this smartphone measures 116.45 x 61.2 x 7.6 – 12.1 millimeters in size and weighs 135g.

The Nokia N9 White offers customizable options for profiles, lock screens, and wallpapers. The official Conversations by Nokia blog shares that this version has been created through a special process that makes the color shine to appeal to prospective users out there. It is only the 64GB model that comes drenched in this gloss white shade.

Samsung Mobiles again coming with new Google Phone Samsung Galaxy Nexus Smartphone. It has running on Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 which brings an entirely new look and feel to Android. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has Simple layouts with subtle animations and delightful flourishes make everything feel alive. It has dual camera 1.3MP Front camera & 5MP continuous auto focus rear Camera, 1.2 GHZ dual core processor, data connectivity through LTE/CDMA, WiFi, Bluetooth, Textured back cover and more extraordinary features in this smartphone which are as under:

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Price:
-Samsung Galaxy Nexus Google Phone will be available in India on price around Rs.32,000


Samsung galaxy Nexus Features & Specifications:

Phonetype:
-Touchscreen

Screen:
-4.65" HD(1280 x 720) Super AMOLED
-Contour Display (curved glass)

Dimension:
-Dimension(mm): 67.94 X 135.5 X 9.47 (LTE)
-Weight: 150g (LTE)

Data Connectivity:
-LTE/CDMA
-WiFi
-Bluetooth

Memory:
-Storage: 32GB
-Memory: 1GB RAM

Camera:
-5MP continuous auto focus
-1.3MP Front
-LED Flash
-Zero shutter lag
-Video recording in 1080p

Network:
-Varies

USB:
-Micro USB

Features:
-Battery: 1850mAh
-OS: Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0)
-CPU: 1.2 GHZ dual core processor
-Notification: 3 color LED
-Mics: 2 Mics
-Buttonless
-NFC
-Accelerometer
-Gyro
-Compass
-Proximity/Light
-Barometer

Lenovo is known for it's Laptop, Notebook pc & other Computer Accessories. Lenovo also launched three new LePad tablets recently in Beijing and it's now coming three LePhone K2, S2 and S760 Android Smartphones to add the product lineup.

Lenovo LePhone K2

The Lenovo LePhone K2 is the more attractive among of the two andoroid smartphones. The Lenovo LePhone K2 is going to be its flagship Android smartphone & other impressive features like 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, an 8-megapixel camera capable shoot of 1080p video capture, 4.3-inch IPS display, 1GB of RAM and 1GB of storage. The S2 is a lowrange device, with a 3.8-inch 800 x 480 TFT display, single-core 1.4GHz Qualcomm chip, and comes in two variants: a model with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of storage, or a 512MB version with 8GB onboard. Both offer an 8-megapixel CMOS camera for taking stills or 720p video, and weigh in at 4.23 ounces. It runs Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, just like all the other smartphones announced by Lenovo.

Unfortunately for those looking to jump in with Google's latest and greatest, the K2 and the S2 will both be running a skinned version of Gingerbread, with no word on whether they'll be receiving the upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich. While there's no pricing or availability details on the K2 yet, the WCDMA version of the S2 is on sale starting today for RMB 2,990 ($468), with a TD-SCDMA variant to come in the near future.

Lenovo LePhone S760:

The Lenovo LePhone S760 is lowend & seems to be a budget device. It has a 3.7 inch AMOLED display and comes with a 1 GHz processor and 512 MB of RAM. Like its brothers, it runs Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread too, and is embellished (or disfigured, depending on how you look at it) with Lenovo’s custom UI. It will offer a 5 MP camera. As with the K2, there are no prices yet, but it’s expected to ship at the end of December.

LG Mobiles held a Press conference for the New LG Nitro HD 4G LTE Smartphone for AT&t in USA. This conference gave us a chanse to get the first look up & Hands-on of the LG Nitro HD 4G LTE Smartphone.
The LG Nitro HD is certainly a phone worth getting exciting about. The LG Nitro HD 4G comes with Great features like 4.5-inch, 720p display which is really suit to it's name, it is powering wih Dual- Core, 1.5 GHZ Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and running on Android gingerbread 2.3 OS with LG's Cusotm user Interface. But the Main and awesome features of the LG Nitro HD 4G is it's 1280 x 720 pixel True HD AH-IPS display with a 500 nit brightness rating.

The LG Nitro HD feels really light weight on hand & it's rear highly textured cover adds a little grip to the phone. The display of this phone is really a pleaseu to look at, being both bright and Sharp, but does manage to make the phone relatively large. Even if LG Nitro smartphone to be easier to hold than any other of the current large-display smartphone models on the market.

Better yet, the Nitro HD has true 4G LTE on AT&T, and though they don't have many markets covered, they've been expanding aggressively. In fact, New York City just got lit up with LTE on AT&T, and our home market (one of the first) has the Nitro downloads averaging 20Mbps and 9Mbps up. That's particularly heartwarming for those of us who want to use the mobile hotspot feature and turn the phone into a high speed wireless modem for 3G and 4G deprived tablets and laptops.

The phone is surprisingly light and fairly slim, with the 1770 mAh Lithium Ion battery contributing most of the smartphone's scant weight. In terms of speed, the Nitro feels zippy enough and it tears through 1080p high profile MPEG4 video, both to the display and to an HD TV using an MHL adapter (not included). The phone has 4 gigs of storage, with 1.86 gigs available and AT&T includes a 16 gig microSD card to make up for the paltry internal storage. The Nitro manages 2400 on the Quadrant benchmark.

The LG Nitro HD has excellent 8MP camera with automatic white balance seemed particularly impressive in the halogen lights. AT&T will offer the LG Nitro HD on December 4 for $249.99 with a new two-year agreement. Stay tuned for our full review to come in the near future.

Samsung is coming with the new Smartphone Samsung Wave 3 which has awesome features like 4 inch Super AMOLED capacitive Display, Touchscreen, 1.4 GHz processor, 3G, Bluetooth, GPRS, running on Samsung BADA Os, V2.0, 5MP Autofocus LED Flash Camera & also other excellent features are available in this Smartphone which are as under.

Samsung Wave 3 in India:
Samsung Wave 3 is available in india on the Price tag of Rs. 19,600.

Available Colors:
-Black

Samsung Wave 3 Features & Specifications:

Phone Type:
- Touchscreen

Dimensions:
-Dimensions: 125.9 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
-Weight:122 g

Display:
Type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches (~233 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch: Yes

Special Features:
-Os: Samsung Bada 2.0
-1.4 GHz Processor

Sensors:
-Accelerometer
-light sensor
-Digital compass
-Proximity sensor

Network Band:
2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network: HSDPA 900 / 2100

Camera:
-5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
-Features: Geo-tagging, face, smile and blink detection, image stablilization, touch focus
-Video: Yes, 720p@30fps, video light
-Secondary: Yes, VGA

Battery:
-Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
-Stand-by: Up to 535 h (2G) / Up to 517 h (3G)
-Talk time: Up to 14 h 15 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)

Memory and Storage:
-Internal: 4 GB
-Card slot: microSD, up to 32GB

Connectivity:
-GPRS: Yes
-EDGE: Yes
-3G: HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
-WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
-Bluetooth: Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
-USB: Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS

Multimedia:
-Alert types: Vibration, MP3 ringtones
-Loudspeaker: Yes
-3.5mm jack: Yes
-DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
-Radio: Stereo FM radio with RDS

Other Features:
-Call records: Yes
-Phonebook: Yes, Photocall
-Games: Yes + downloadable
-GPS: Yes, with A-GPS support, Samsung Mobile Navigator
-Java: Yes, MIDP 2.1
-Samsung ChatON
-Digital compass
-TV-Out
-MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
-MP4/MKV/H.263/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX video player
-Organizer
-Music recognition
-Document viewer
-Image editor
-Voice memo
-Predictive text input (T9 Trace)

After launch of Samsung Wave 525 and Wave 2, Samsung is coming with the next upcoming smartphone called Samsung Wave 3 in the Indian market.

The price of the Samsung Wave 3 S8600 mobile phone is Rs 19,600 and it will be available in the country by mid December. The Samsung Wave 3 is targeted at the mid-range price segment of the market and is already available in other countries of the world.

The Samsung Wave 3 mobile phone has a 1.4 GHz processor, 4inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display, runs on the Samasung bada 2.0 operating system (with improved TouchWiz user interface) and the internal memory of the device is 4GB which can be expanded an additional 32GB with the help of a microSD card.

The Samsung Wave 3 has a Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 3G and comes with a microUSB 2.0 port. It has a 5 mega pixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash that can also record high definition (HD) videos (720p) at 30 frames per second and a front facing VGA camera. The device also has multitasking (which was absent in Wave 2) and Wi-Fi Direct with which Wi-Fi devices can share content (like pictures and videos etc) without the need of a web connection.

The smartphone also has a stereo FM radio with RDS and comes with GPS with A-GPS support. Additionally, it support HTML5, has improved Flash and has a 1500mAh battery that the company claims will provide the user with more than 14 hours of talk time and up to 535 hours of stand-by time (on 2G). The dimensions of the device are 125.9mm x 64.2mm x 9.9mm and its weight is 122 grams.

The mobile phone will face competition in the Indian market in the same price range from devices like Samsung's own Galaxy S I9000 (Rs 19,999), LG Optimus Black P970 (Rs 18,990), HTC Desire (Rs 18,599), Micromax Superfone A85 (Rs 19,490) and Sony Ericsson Xperia Active ST17i (Rs 18,990).

HTC Mobiles coming with new Android Smartphone HTC Rhyme. This Smartphone will be launch soon in Indian Market. HTC Rhyme has awesome userfriendly features like 1GHz Scorpion processor, 3.7 inch S-LCD capacitive display, 5MP Camera Autofocus Camera, Android Gingerbread 2.3 OS and other features which are as under.

HTC Rhyme Price in India:

The HTC Rhyme will available soon in india at priced around Rs.24,000.

Available Colors:
-Lavender
-Silver

HTC Rhyme Features & Specifications:

Phone Type:
-Touchscreen

Display:
Type: S-LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 3.7-inch touch screen with 480 x 800 resolution
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- HTC Sense UI 3.5
- Touch-sensitive controls

Dimensions:
-Dimensions: 119 x 60.8 x 10.85 mm (4.68 x 2.39 x 0.43 inches)
-Weight: 130 grams

Special Features:
OS: Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) with HTC Sense
CPU: 1GHz Scorpion processor

Network Band:
HSPA/WCDMA:
Europe/Asia: 850/900/2100 MHz
Upload speed of up to 5.76 Mbps and download speed of up to 14.4 Mbps

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
850/900/1800/1900 MHz(Band frequency, HSPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent.)

Camera:
5 megapixel color camera with auto focus and LED flash
720p HD video recording
VGA front-facing camera

Memory and Storage:
-Total storage:4 GB
-Available storage:up to 1 GB
-RAM:768 MB


Battery:
-Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery 1600 mAh
Talk time:
-Up to 480 minutes for WCDMA
-Up to 620 minutes for GSM
Standby time1:
-Up to 340 hours for WCDMA
-Up to 295 hours for GSM

Sensors:
-Ambient light sensor
-G-Sensor
-Digital compass
-Proximity sensor

Connectivity:
-3.5 mm stereo audio jack
-Bluetooth® 3.0 with FTP/OPP for file transfer, A2DP for wireless stereo headsets, and PBAP for phonebook access from the car kit
-Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
-DLNA for wirelessly streaming media from the phone to your TV or computer


Multimedia:
-Audio supported formats: Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9)
Recording: .amr, .m4a, .aac

-Video supported formats:Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3), .xvid (MP4 ASP and MP3)
Recording: .3gp, .mp4


Other Features:
- Light-up Charm Indicator accessory
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- SNS integration
- Digital compass
- Dedicated search key
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail
- YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- MP3/AAC+/WAV player
- MP4/H.263/H.264 player
- Organizer
- Document viewer
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input

Motorola Just announced Motorola XT615 Android Smartphone launch in January 2012 in Indian Market. Motorola XT615 has excellent features like 800MHz Processor, Big 4" Display, 3G, Bluetooth, 8MP Camera with LED Flash, Android Gingerbread 2.3.7 OS and other Excellent features which are as under.


Motorola XT615 Price in India:
The Motorola XT615 will available in India at price tag around Rs.17,000.


Available Colors:
-Dark Grey
-White
-Licorice

Motorola XT615 Features & Specifications:
Phone Type:
-Touchscreen

Display:
Type: TFT capacitive touchscreen
Size: 480 x 854 pixels, 4.0 inches

Dimensions:
-Dimensions: 117.7 x 60.5 x 9.9 mm
-Weight: 123.6 g

Special Features:
OS: Android OS, v2.3.7 (Gingerbread)
CPU: 800 MHz processor, Qualcomm MSM7227A-0 chipset
Messaging: SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email

Network Band:
Bands : WCDMA, HSDPA / Quad-band GSM
2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network: HSDPA 900 / 2100

Camera:
8 Megapixel
LED flash
VGA front

Memory and Storage:
-Internal: 1 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
-Card slot: microSD, up to 32GB


Battery:
-Standard battery, Li-Ion 1390 mAh
-Stand by: Up to 110 h
-Talk time: Up to 5 h

Connectivity:
-GPRS
-EDGE
-3G:HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
-WLAN:Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
-Bluetooth: Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
-USB: microUSB v2.0, HS

Multimedia:
-Video & Audio : capture / playback / stream MPEG4, H.263, H.264
-Audio formats : AMR, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MIDI, MP3, WAV
-Sensors : Contact sensor, gravity sensor, eCompass


Other Features:
-Speakerphone
-Phonebook: Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photo call
-Call records: Practically unlimited

Motorola just launched the Motorola XT615 mid-range Android handset in China, Taiwan & soon likely to launch it here in India at an expected price of 17,000 in January 2012.
The Motorola Xt615 is Powered by an 800MHz processor, runs on Google Android v2.3 Gingerbread OS, 8MP Camera with LED Flash, Great Ultra Slim Foam factor to the mid-range segment, lanyard hole to attach your keychains or charms to add a personal flavour & other Great features in this Android Smartphone.

The Motorola Xt615 Android phone offers a unique proposition with a large 4 inch screen, Besides, it has 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS. This combination has been chosen so that price could be kept lower without compromising on feature list.

Every other aspect of the phone seems to be high-end except for the processor. Even RAM and ROM are 512 MB and 1 GB respectively and this we believe will afford the phone a decent performance.

"Motorola has always been about connecting style with technology," said Ritchie Ma, general manager of Motorola Mobility Taiwan limited.

"The new Motorola XT615 embodies the connection of style and technology with one more great advantage: a price that's almost too good to be true. Now an amazing combination of power and style is within the reach of more people than ever before," he added.

There will be two colours - dark grey and white. The phone will be available in Taiwan starting December 15th. Given Motorola's budget credentials and past history, the device is expected to be launched in India by end of January or probably before that. Notably, Moto Razr came to India within a month of its international launch.

However for Motorola, the biggest challenge will be to price the phone right. In Taiwan currently it has been priced at an India rupee equivalent of Rs 18,600. However at that price it will be undercut by Samsung Galaxy S I9003, which has same screen size and bigger 1GHz processor, though only a 5 megapixel camera. And LG Optimus Black with a similar feature set as that of the Samsung Galaxy S I9003. Both the phones are selling at close to Rs 17,500 to Rs 18,000.

Mobile video service Vuclip has set up Starlight Cinema, a site where you can watch trailers, movie clips, short feature films, song reviews etc in various Indian languages.

And it’s not just for smart phones. Since the website does not stream the video, even users of low end feature phones that have basic 2.5G internet connectivity on the mobile can visit it to download the clips. This is unlike Jigsee, which offers an app for mobile videos for feature phones, and streams videos using algorithms for smooth playback.

Vuclip is hoping to cash in on the regional advertisement opportunity, by offering clips in a variety of Indian languages. Movies in 13 Indian languages such as Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Punjabi, Oriya, Rajasthani, Kashmiri, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam will be available.

For Starlight Cinema, Vuclip has entered into content partnerships with UTV Motion Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Vega, Whacked Out Media and MAA TV. The content served is a mix of old movies, recent blockbusters as well as upcoming ones such as Barfee, Agneepath, Rowdy Rathore and Ladies Vs. Ricky Bahl. There are also trailers of Hollywood movies such as The Adventures of Tintin, The Awakening, Hugo and Tresspass. The site has 9,000 clips from 350 movie titles in Indian regional languages.

In the pilot testing stage of Starlight Cinema, it recorded two million user visits and 11 million video views.

Salman Hussain, MD, Vuclip India

Salman Hussain, vice president – business development and managing director, India & Middle East, Vuclip, talks to Techcircle.in about the mobile video advertising market, the genesis of Starlight Cinema, ways to monetise it further and operational expansion plans.

What is the traction seen for mobile video in India over the past year?

If you look at when we started in January 2008 in India, the mobile internet growth story was yet to start and we have actually witnessed the growth story of mobile video. Just to give some metrics, in October 2010, we were doing 48 million videos per month. Now in a year’s time, we have crossed 100 million videos per month.

Globally, what is interesting about 5 billion videos we serve, is the growth rate. Since we started, the first billion was achieved in 34 months. The second billion was achieved in nine months and the third in three months. It’s been a hockey stick growth.

Has 3G helped boost traffic to Vuclip?

3G is still to take off. I would say that what it brought was awareness. Users think – I have a ton of bandwidth and what do I do with it. Here, video becomes a use case. Watching a video is an impulse, what we call “snacking”, to kill some time. So now users watch 2-3 mins of their favourite comedy scene or a movie clip.

This was the reason for launching Starlight Cinema. We keep a track of what videos are being viewed and we thought it would be a good amalgamation of content. That was the genesis of Starlight.

How are brands and advertisers innovating using the mobile video medium for reaching out to their target audience? Also can you compare it to online videos?

Advertisers started talking to us and asked us to create a video ad that entertains users but also subtly puts his brand there.

What’s most interesting for brands is their demographic. And what we have seen is mobile video on Vuclip has an audience of 14-18 years, 25-35 years and they are male. This is the target group for advertisers too.

Mobile ads for video have better retention rate than banner ads as videos are engaging.

Tell us more about the social sharing feature.

We have an off-deck site and have not done a ton of marketing, or TV ads, for that matter. We grew our user base because of the sharing aspect. If you like a video, you can share by SMS or to your friends on Facebook.

In India, Facebook / Twitter usage is minimal. SMS is big chunk of sharing here because people are used to the concept of forwarding text. It’s a natural fix for them. Around half of the 120 million views is via sharing.

How is Vuclip different from mobile TV companies like Apalya or start-ups like Jigsee that streams video clips?

We are not in mobile TV. Our primary mode of entertainment is 2-3 minute clips. And we don’t need an app. That’s a mental block, and a big put off. We leverage the handset capabilities and allow you to download the clips.

Around 34 per cent of our users are smartphone users. The majority is feature phone – say a Nokia 5233 and c101. They are the ones who contribute to traffic.

The advantage we had is we got in before the market grew and how to position ourselves. We have a huge target audience. We don’t have anyone doing videos at this scale. From an India perspective, we are the market leaders.

How is Starlight faring? What are your plans for it?

We have got two million eyeballs already and are doing a south Indian version next. We will segment it further. This is just version one and as traffic grows and as we engage with advertisers, we will change, localise, add more contextual advertising, sponsorships by brands, do viral videos and pre-roll advertising. We are reaching out to all top advertisers – FMCG, automotive majors.

Do you have any other monetisation plans for the site? What are your expectations from it in terms of a percentage of revenues?

We are looking at a couple of areas – advertising is obvious. These revenues will form a significant portion of revenues over the next 6-8 months.

What about subscription-based plans?

We are going to keep Starlight Cinema advertising-only and are not moving into the subscription play. There are other aspects of Vucclip like a freemium model that we can look at.

What are your operation expansion plans?

We have a small team of 18 people in India. They are spread all across – Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad. What’s key more than anything else is to be where customers are present. Regionalisation is important and our localising in state/circle. Vuclip is scalable and highly automated so we do not need to grow our employee base a lot.

We have also launched in South East Asia. Our focus is to grow out and launch new services like Starlight and video alerts and also evangelise business in new regions.

One of the superior concerns nearby Samsung's Galaxy Nexus is the all-important stuff of its U.S. release date. Samsung's much anticipated Smartphone, Samsung Galaxy Nexus will live in USA Soon. Company Spokeswomen wrote, "Samsung/Google/Verizon Wireless are on track to launch the handset but we don't yet have a firm date."

There has been a lot of uncertainty as to when Samsung and Google's Galaxy Nexus would launch in the U.S. When the Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone was first announced, the company said it would be available in November. But, November is almost Over.

The Android-based Galaxy Nexus has so far earned high marks from reviewers. Samsung Galaxy Nexus features a 4.65-inch touchscreen display at 1280 x 720 resolution with HD Super AMOLED technology, 16GB or 32GB flash storage, 5-megapixel camera on the back with full HD video recording and flash, a front-facing camera for video conferences, 1GB RAM, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, barometer, GPS, WiFi, dual microphones, and a 1,740mAh battery among others.

We just got confirmation from Samsung that the Galaxy Nexus will launch on Verizon in December instead. Still no word on pricing or an exact release date.

Cricket Communications, Inc., a leading provider of innovative and value-driven wireless services and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leap Wireless International, Inc., and ZTE, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced availability of the ZTE Chorus™ featuring Cricket's Muve Music service.

The ZTE Chorus is ideal for value-conscious consumers looking for a single device to simultaneously manage their mobile and music needs. The bar-style feature phone delivers high functionality with 3G web browsing capabilities and 600 megahertz of processing power while serving as an ideal platform for Cricket's innovative and unlimited Muve Music service. The ZTE Chorus incorporates SRS WOW HD technology for advanced audio playback quality and a dynamic 3D entertainment experience with a deep, rich bass and high-frequency clarity. Users can customize their sound preferences with SRS sound settings that complement popular music styles including acoustic, blues, hip hop, pop and rock.

The ZTE Chorus provides a robust multimedia experience with its vibrant 3.2-inch WQVGA TFT display with resistive touch screen, 2.0MP camera/camcorder, music and video players, stereo Bluetooth™, and speech recognition capabilities. XT9 Trace technology and a virtual keypad provide a convenient messaging experience with fast and easy text entry. In addition to Muve Music, the ZTE Chorus comes preloaded with Mobile Web, MyBackup, MyAccount, Cricket Storefront and three customizable idlescreens.

"We are excited to bring the ZTE Chorus to our line-up of Muve Music enabled phones," said Matt Stoiber, senior vice president, devices for Cricket. "With the enhanced audio features, it's like having your music library with you wherever you go. The quality music experience of Muve Music and the great value the ZTE Chorus offers offer an unbeatable combination for our customers."

"ZTE is again pleased to work with Cricket to bring consumers an affordable device with unique features that enhance the mobile experience," said Lixin Cheng, CEO, ZTE USA and President, North America Region, ZTE. "The ZTE Chorus was designed to enrich users' interaction with their music without sacrificing the functionality of a well-built phone."

The ZTE Chorus, with an MSRP of $119.99, is available for as low as $39.99 for a limited time at www.mycricket.com, Cricket branded retail stores and dealers.

With the $55 per month Muve Music plan for the ZTE Chorus, Cricket Wireless customers will enjoy unlimited song downloads, ringtones, and ringback tones, as well as unlimited text, picture, and video messaging, 3G mobile data, mobile video, data back-up, and 411 assistance.

Muve Music is the first unlimited music service to be included as part of a wireless rate plan and now has more than 270,000 customers. By applying its philosophy of unlimited services and value innovation, Cricket and Muve Music have given their customers a new music experience that ranks high in customer satisfaction.

Christmas is coming near & Samsung is coming with Great Christmas Gift for those who dreaming of a white Christmas. Because Samsung is coming with their own variety of wintery colour in the form of the snowy White Samsung Galaxy S II.

Apart from the redesigned body colour, there are no significant improvements to the Samsung Galaxy S II.That’s not necessarily a bad thing when you consider how well-esteemed the smartphone is: Samsung’s display technology is excellent, with vivid colors and broad viewing angles, and the phone has a great 8-megapixel camera capable of 1080p Full HD video recording.

Still running on Android Gingerbread (though presumably set to receive the Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade in the near future), the handset has a 4.52 inch WVGA Super AMOLED Plus display and 1GHz dual-core processor, whilst boasting 1080 video recording from the 8MP camera.

amsung Galaxy S II White mobile which AT&T had exclusive rights to in the US, whilst T-Mobile also look set to launch the same version before the Christmas holidays.

Samsung & T-Mobile are not saying when, exactly, the white Galaxy S II will go on sale, though we will told to expect more details – including pricing – within the next few weeks.T-Mobile currently sells the Black Galaxy SII for $229.99 with a fixed term contract.

LAVA Mobiles, one of the fastest growing mobile handset brands, adds one more gem to its crown - M70. Coupled with looks and technology, this 5MP camera and full-touch screen, music phone has loads of features to offer. With large 3.2" Hi – brightness IPS screen, LAVA M70 makes watching videos and images on phone, a different experience altogether.


Let's have a close look at LAVA M70:

Smart Camera:
* 5 MP Camera with dual LED flash is one of its unique feature. This powerful 5MP camera captures every moment beautifully.

* Owing to its technology, LAVA M70's most advanced feature is the unique 'Smile' and 'Blink' detection. When you smile and the face is in the perfect location, the phone will take the photo automatically. Same as in Blink detection.

Best in class Music experience:

* The dual speakers with metallic diaphragm of LAVA M70 deliver a crystal clear sound.

* Feel the beats of the music with the special earphone designs of Lava M70.

* With the help of SRS Wow HD and YAMAHA codec (PA + Codec), you can customize your all the built in 16 music effects as per your choice. High definition video experience

* Enjoy the High definition video with ultra clear quality with the help of 3.2" IPS screen.

* Record your memorable moments of life with the help of high clarity video recorder of Lava M70. The clarity would remain the same while recording and while playing back the same video. What comes as a surprise is the fact that the LAVA M70 can be all yours for a mere Rs. 5999/- a price too humble for a touchscreen phone packed with so much substance! Don't dream it, just own it!

Lava M70 Features:

1. 3D user-interface

2. 3.2" Hi-brightness IPS screen

3. Gravity Sensor (G-Sensor)

4. Chat style messaging

5. Social networking – Facebook, Opera mini and ngpay

6. Instant messaging – Skype, Yahoo and MSN

7. Privacy protection – With this feature you can lock your phone book, call logs, messages

8. Use as webcam and modem

Samsung has launched its latest smartphone ‘Galaxy Note’ in India. The mobile phone was first unveiled during the IFA 2011 event in Berlin, Germany. We had earlier predicted the price of the device at around Rs. 35,000 and the actual number is very close to it. The Samsung Galaxy Note Price is Rs. 34,990. Let’s have a brief look at the specifications of the device.

The device comes with a mammoth display screen of 5.3 inch (the largest offered till now by Samsung) high definition super AMOLED multi-touch display screen (1280×800 pixel resolution) and it runs on the Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) operating system (which will be upgradable to Android Ice Cream Sandwich). The company is additionally providing ‘S-Pen’, an advanced stylus, for better input. Also, Samsung has combined the Samsung TouchWiz user interface with Samsung Live Panel user interface for enhanced user experience.

Galaxy Note runs on a dual-core 1.4 GHz Exynos microprocessor with Mali-400MP graphics chip and it has 1GB of RAM. The internal memory of the device is 16GB which can be extended up to 48GB with the help of a 32GB microSD card.

It comes with an 8 mega pixel rear camera with LED flash that can record full high definition (HD) videos (1080p) at 30 frames per second (fps). A 2 mega pixel front facing camera is also provided for video calling. The phone also has a new music player with SoundAlive feature (enhances audio) and a Stereo FM radio with RDS.

The dimensions of the device are 146.85mm x 82.95mm x 9.65mm and its weight is 178 grams. The device has a 2,500 mAh battery and comes with A-GPS with Glonass.

The closest competitors of the device in the Indian market in terms of price and specifications are Samsung’s own Galaxy S II (Rs 30,000), HTC’s Sensation (Rs 29,600) and EVO 3D (Rs 35,000), BlackBerry’s Torch 9810 (Rs 30,099) and Torch 9860 (Rs 28,000) and LG’s Optimus 3D (Rs 35,000). Additionally, Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus will also compete with the device once it is launched in India.

First there were mobile phones; then came the wave of smartphones which was directly followed by the Tablet rage. With the launch of devices like the Galaxy note one cannot help but wonder which category to put it in. It offers the functionality of a smartphone and the convenience of a Tablet, so I guess we will just come up with a new category for such devices. We will call such devices ‘Tab-phones’.

Day by day Android Smartphones demand are increasing now a days. & If you are thinking for buy new Android Smartphones or thinking that which Android mobile to choose from the endless devices that have flooded markets worldwide, we suggest wait some more and let these upcoming Android smartphones land into stores.

The below 5 Upcoming Android smartphones listed are sure to tempt you into pocketing one.

Take a look!

1 – HTC Rhyme

Seemingly, smartphones from HTC have not always managed to catch the fascination of the eve-clan. And with a view to please all women out there the company has crafted the HTC Bliss which is apparently renamed as HTC Rhyme. Employing the HTC Sense 3.5, the smartphone is said to cram in powerful specs in a simple chassis. Though aimed at women, the multitouch smartphone will also be drenched in shades of dark blue and silver. Rumor has it that the handset may appear on the product page of Verizon Wireless this month itself.

2 – LG Marquee

And next smartphone to feature on our list of upcoming Android smartphones is the slim and sleek LG Marquee fuelled by a 1GHz processor and 512MB RAM. Sporting a 4-inch Nova display, the smartphone employs a 2MP front-facing camera in addition to a 5MP rear-facing shooter. Featuring Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth, this smartphone will keep you connected at all times. The handset carrying a price tag of $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate will be available through Sprint in October. It is slated to go up for pre-order this month.

3 – LG Optimus Hub

Apparently, the LG Univa which was showcased at the Qualcomm India On is gearing up to appear as the LG Optimus Hub. This successor to the Optimus One boasts of nothing less than the Android Gingerbread OS. This DLNA certified device sports a 3.5-inch display along with a 5MP snapper. Need we mention this smartphone too offers Wi-Fi connectivity and Bluetooth. Those of you who find this smartphone interesting may not have to wait for too long as it is gearing up to set its foot in Europe in October and carries a price tag of €199.

4 – Samsung Galaxy W, Y, Y Pro and M Pro:

After the super success of Galaxy smartphones across the globe, we are bound to have high expectations from Samsung and that’s exactly why the recently announced Galaxy W, Y, Y Pro and M Pro have featured on our list. All handsets run on the latest Google Android Gingerbread platform. The range caters to all users as these smartphones include business features, multimedia capabilities and social hubs to keep in touch with family and friends. Though the rumor mills are abuzz with speculations of these devices hitting markets very soon, we cannot be sure about when they will grace store shelves.

5 – Philips X726

If you are planning to treat yourself to an Android smartphone this festive season, we give you another option in the form of Philips X726 which will make its debut in India during Diwali. The Gingerbread based device will possess dual SIM capabilities along with touchscreen user interface. Also, it will boast of a long battery life lasting up to 15 hours. This is all we know about the device’s specs as of now but we’ll keep you posted as soon as we could get our hands on some interesting details.


These above 5 upcoming Android smartphones are gearing up to enter the market space very soon. So what do you think? Are they worth the wait?

AT&T has geared up to venture in even more markets with the introduction of Android-based HTC Vivid and Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket running on the carrier’s 4G LTE network. These first AT&T smartphones running on 4G speeds will be available starting November 6.

The HTC Vivid smartphone acquires its multitasking capabilities through the 1.2GHz processor. The device operating on the Google Android platform promises faster web browsing with the help of the 4G LTE network. It adorns a 4.5-inch qHD display capable of offering 540 x 960p resolution. The 16GB internal memory can be expanded through the expansion slot using memory cards of up to 32GB capacity.

The phone boasts of an 8MP camera featuring f2.2 28mm wide angle lens. It records HD videos at 60 frames per second and 1080p resolution. Additionally, it supports slow motion playback and allows trimming videos for faster uploads on social networking websites. And needless to say, this smartphone comes with the latest HTC Sense for sharper graphics and better user interface through the customizable lock screen.

“The two LTE-powered superphones will be our 20th and 21st Android devices in 2011, adding to an outstanding year of Android success. We’ve far exceeded our commitment to offer 12 new Android devices this year –now including our first 4G LTE smartphones. We’re delivering an incredible amount of innovation to our customers, which is a huge reason why more than half our post-paid subscribers are using a smartphone,” stated David Christopher, chief marketing officer, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets.

Another 4G LTE enabled smartphone to be included in the AT&T portfolio is the Gingerbread powered Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket. Sporting a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display of resolution 800 x 480p, it employs the 1.5GHz dual-core processor under the hood. And similar to its counterpart, the 8MP camera with built-in LED flash records 1080p high definition videos. The 2MP front-facing webcam facilitates online video conferencing.

The HTC Vivid and Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket 4G LTE smartphones priced at $199.99 (approx. Rs. 9,820) and $249.99 (approx. Rs. 12,265), respectively will hit AT&T stores on November 6. They will be available with a two-year agreement and AT&T data plans like DataPlus and DataPro starting as low as $15 per month.

The world's largest cellphone maker Nokia unveiled its first phones using Microsoft software on Wednesday, hoping they will kick-start a rescue of its ailing smartphone business.

The Finnish group, struggling to keep up with nimbler rivals in a hotly contested industry, unveiled the lumia 710 and lumia 800 in London and priced them at 270 and 420 euros respectively excluding taxes and subsidies.

Crucially, the lumia 800 will include the full and free navigation service users crave.

The phones will be available in European and other markets around the world by the end of this year and in the United States in early 2012 and into mainland China in the first half of 2012.

Left in the dust by Apple and Google in the booming smartphone market, Nokia decided to ditch its aging Symbian platform in favour of Microsoft's software in a risky deal in February that spooked investors.

Nokia has not rushed with the new phones. Nimbler rivals HTC, Fujitsu and Samsung Electronics have beaten it with models using the latest Windows software, Mango.

Nokia and Microsoft have said they will focus on close co-operation with operators to support the platform.

"Operators really want to have another company on the scene: they don't want Google and Apple to rule the mobile universe," said Magnus Jern, chief executive of Barcelona-based mobile app development firm Golden Gekko, speaking ahead of the launch.

LUMIA HAS DARK BACKGROUND

Nokia's market value has halved since February as investors are unsure whether it can ever regain the market share it has lost.

Its third-quarter results beat low expectations, sparking hopes that the company can survive a painful revamp, but smartphone sales still dropped 38 percent from a year ago.

With Microsoft software, Nokia hopes to gain the kind of attention Apple and Google have attracted from software developers that enrich their devices.

Research firm Strategy Analytics expects Microsoft to double its share of the Western European smartphone market during 2012 to 12.3 percent, helped by the Nokia partnership.

The 12.3 percent forecast for Microsoft's software refers to its use across several mobile phone makers and compares with the much higher market share Nokia's Symbian platform alone previously enjoyed -- it controlled 41 percent of the West European market as recently as the first half of 2010.

The annual Nokia World media and industry event in London on Wednesday includes speakers from the world's largest carriers: China Mobile, Vodafone, Orange and MTN.

At Nokia World, the company's annual event for customers, partners and developers, Nokia demonstrated clear progress on its strategy by unveiling a bold portfolio of innovative phones, services and accessories, including the first smartphones in its Windows Phone-based Nokia Lumia range. The stunningly social Nokia Lumia 800 brings content to life with head-turning design, Nokia's best social and Internet experience, familiar Nokia elements, such as leading imaging capabilities and new signature experiences. The colorful and affordable Nokia Lumia 710 is a no-nonsense smartphone that brings the Lumia experience to more people around the world.

Nokia also launched four new mobile phones which feature stylish design, a rich social experience and location-aware technology. The Nokia Asha 300, Nokia Asha 303, Nokia Asha 200 and Nokia Asha 201 blur the line between smartphones and feature phones, offering QWERTY and touch screen experiences, combined with fast and easy access to the Internet, integrated social networking, messaging and world-class applications from the Nokia Store.

"Eight months ago, we shared our new strategy and today we are demonstrating clear progress of this strategy in action. We're driving innovation throughout our entire portfolio, from new smartphone experiences to ever smarter mobile phones," said Stephen Elop, Nokia President and CEO. "From the Nokia Lumia 800 to the Nokia Asha 201, we are bringing compelling new products to the market faster than ever before. I'm incredibly proud of these new devices - and the people of Nokia who have made this happen."

"Since Nokia's major strategic shift only eight months ago, the company has found a new energy. It has provided substantial improvements to Symbian, managed to differentiate on Windows Phone and it continues to build on its strong portfolio in mobile phones," says Pete Cunningham, Principal Analyst, Canalys. "Nokia is delivering on its pledges, and is clearly demonstrating its path to future success."

The first Nokia Lumia smartphones
First two smartphones based on Windows Phone introduce a range of new experiences designed to make everyday moments more amazing.

Both smartphones include signature Nokia experiences optimized for Windows Phone, including Nokia Drive, which delivers a full-fledged personal navigation device (PND) with free, turn-by-turn navigation and dedicated in-car-user-interface; and Nokia Music introducing MixRadio, a free, global, mobile music-streaming application that delivers hundreds of channels of locally-relevant music. In an update delivered later this year, Nokia Lumia users will also gain the ability to create personalized channels from a global catalogue of millions of tracks. Also integrated in Nokia Music is Gigfinder, providing the ability to search for live local music for a complete end-to-end music experience, as well as the ability to share discoveries on social networks and buy concert tickets also coming in the Nokia Music software update delivered later this year.

Completing the ultimate mobile audio offering, Nokia also introduced the on-ear Nokia Purity HD Stereo Headset by Monster and the in-ear Nokia Purity Stereo Headset by Monster, co-designed and co-developed by Monster, a recognized leader in high performance audio. Both products provide a fresh listening experience and are the first output of the exclusive long-term partnership between Nokia and Monster, intended to introduce a range of premium audio accessories to reflect the outstanding quality and bold style of the Lumia range.

The new Nokia Lumia 800 is now available in select countries for pre-order on www.nokia.com and is scheduled to roll-out across France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK in November, with 31 leading operators and retailers providing unprecedented marketing support in those first six countries. It is scheduled to be available in Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan before the end of the year, and in further markets in early 2012.

The Nokia Lumia 710 is scheduled to be available first in Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan toward the end of the year alongside the Nokia Lumia 800, before becoming available in further markets in early 2012.

Nokia also announced its plans to introduce a portfolio of products into the US in early 2012 and into mainland China in the first half of 2012. In addition to the existing products, which include coverage for WCDMA and HSPA, Nokia also plans LTE and CDMA products to address specific local market requirements.

Asha: A new family of smarter mobile phones
Nokia continues its mission to deliver high quality, stylish devices that provide the best access to social networks, the Internet and information, and offer the best overall experience and value proposition for the next billion mobile phone users. These consumers want access to innovations such as easy-to-use dual-SIM, local services and content, and third-party apps, all with a superior user experience for which Nokia mobile phones are known.

These devices comprise the new Asha family of Nokia mobile phones. Derived from Hindi - meaning 'hope' - Asha signifies Nokia's focus on positive user experiences and connecting millions of people to new opportunities that help them reach their aspirations.

The Asha mobile phone family includes:

The device harnesses a powerful 1Ghz engine, 3G and WLAN to deliver a fast Internet experience. Social networks, email and IM are at the center of the experience, easily accessible from the homescreen. The Nokia Asha 303 is powered by the cloud-based Nokia Browser, which by compressing the web by up to 90%, provides higher speeds and a more affordable access to the Internet.

Entertainment and applications are also a core part of the Nokia Asha 303 offering. Angry Birds Lite, the popular mobile game, comes preinstalled, together with support for other globally relevant applications such as Facebook Chat, Whatsapp messaging and the latest release of Nokia Maps for Series 40 (in selected markets). The price will vary from market to market and operator to operator. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Asha 303 will be approximately 115 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies. It is expected to start shipping in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Users have fast access to messaging, email and instant messaging from the home screen and can swipe to access apps, music or games from the Nokia Store. The Nokia Asha 300 also arrives preloaded with the popular Angry Birds game.

The Nokia Asha 300 comes with a 5 megapixel camera, a music player, FM radio, Bluetooth connectivity and can handle memory cards up to 32GB. The price will vary by market and operator. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Asha 300 will be approximately 85 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies. It is expected to start shipping in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Nokia Asha 201
The single SIM version of the Nokia Asha 200, the Nokia Asha 201 is ideal for young consumers who wish to stay socially connected, are price conscious and like listening to music. The Nokia Asha 201 has great music features including a high performing loudspeaker, enhanced stereo FM radio and ringtone tuning. With the Nokia Browser you get even faster, even better and more affordable access to the Internet. It supports up to 32 GB memory cards and provides a battery for 52 hours of music playback time. The Nokia Asha 201 also supports push email as well as the popular Whatsapp messaging app. The price will vary by market and operator. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Asha 201 will be approximately 60 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies. It is expected to start shipping in the first quarter of 2012.

Nokia Maps: location services designed to make every day better
With an aim to continuously improve its location-based offering, Nokia showcased the latest versions of Nokia Maps and Nokia Drive for Windows Phone. These and other map-related applications introduced at Nokia World aim to make Nokia Maps relevant for commuters and to find interesting places in the city where people live. In addition to its world-class, free walk-and-drive navigation for more than 100 countries worldwide, the Nokia Public Transport application tracks public transportation directly on a mobile device in more than 430 cities worldwide, including up-to-the-minute updates on bus and train routes for 45 cities. Nokia also introduced Nokia Pulse, which allows location-tagged updates and photos to be sent privately, adding location to conversations with the people that matter most. Nokia also showcased Nokia Live View, which turns the phone's camera view finder into a reality augmenting tool. With Nokia Live View, a phone can be pointed to a building or street and the names of the places become superimposed over them, offering one click access to detailed information about businesses, restaurant or attractions. All the applications announced today are available at Nokia's Beta Labs (betalabs.nokia.com).

Nokia also announced:
· Nokia Maps is now powering Yahoo! Maps, starting with the US and Canada
· An agreement with the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority to develop a NFC-based smartphone ticketing solution to pilot on New York regional commuter trains starting before the end of 2011.

Meridian Health, a leading not-for-profit health care organization, and iMPak Health, a joint venture of Swedish-based chip developer Cypak A.B., today announced the successful deployment of their SleepTrak sleep monitoring offerings on T-Mobile's nationwide 4G network. Utilizing T-Mobile's Nokia Astound devices in combination with the SleepTrak card, a credit card-sized wireless device that is worn on the upper arm, and the free downloadable SleepTrak application, users collect and transfer valuable data about sleep patterns and symptoms associated with inefficient sleep via near field communication (NFC).

"With this deployment, we successfully combined the expertise of a health care organization, a telemedicine technology company, and a wireless operator to deliver cost-effective, easy-to-use tools that allow users to take control of their own health and act on the information provided," said Sandra Elliott, Director, Consumer Technology and Service Development, Meridian Health.
NFC, a two-way communication technology based on radio frequency identification (RFID), allows for simplified data exchange and wireless connection between devices over a short distance. Today, NFC has primarily fueled mobile phone payment technology. However, the technology is seeing increasing use in the emerging mobile healthcare field as it offers healthcare professionals an ability to collect clinical data while connecting with patients seamlessly no matter their location. NFC also allows individuals new ways to keep track of their own health through innovative solutions like the SleepTrak offerings.

"In today's digital age, the lack of quality sleep is one of the main health concerns of both men and women," said Carol Ash, M.D., board certified sleep expert at Meridian Health. "Linking the SleepTrak offerings to a NFC-capable device on T-Mobile's network will increase the user's access and visibility to critical health-related information in a convenient and unobtrusive way."

"T-Mobile sees NFC as one of the ways we can deliver value to our customers and help businesses evolve," said Matt Millen, Vice President of Small and Medium Business Sales at T-Mobile USA. "Our NFC-capable smartphones on T-Mobile's reliable nationwide 4G network are helping iMPak Health and Meridian Health to bring complex capabilities, like a professional sleep assessment session, to the consumer market for a fraction of the price. The opportunities for NFC technology appear limitless."

The T-Mobile Nokia Astound is available at T-Mobile retail locations. Visit Nokia's Ovi Store to download the free SleepTrak application. The SleepTrak card is available for purchase on Amazon.com for less than $30.

About iMPak Health
A joint venture of Swedish-based chip developer and innovator Cypak and Meridian Health, a not for profit leader, iMPak Health brings together the latest in wireless technology and the front-line know-how of today's health care environment to provide consumers and patients with effective and intuitive tools to better manage their health. iMPak Health's mission is to become a leader in developing, easy-to-use devices to screen, diagnose, and monitor health conditions.

About Meridian Health
Meridian Health is a leading not-for-profit health care organization in New Jersey, comprising Jersey Shore University Medical Center and K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital in Neptune, Ocean Medical Center in Brick, Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel, and Meridian Partner Companies that include home health services, skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers, ambulatory care, ambulance services, and outpatient centers. Meridian Health has consistently been rated among the top performing health systems in New Jersey for clinical quality, is one of the FORTUNE "100 Best Companies to Work For", and is the recipient of numerous state and national recognitions for patient care and nursing excellence, including the distinction of being the first health system in the country to receive Magnet designation for nursing.

About T-Mobile USA
Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc. is the U.S. wireless operation of Deutsche Telekom AG (OTCQX: DTEGY). By the end of the second quarter of 2011, approximately 128 million mobile customers were served by the mobile communication segments of the Deutsche Telekom group — 33.6 million by T-Mobile USA — all via a common technology platform based on GSM and UMTS and additionally HSPA+ 21/HSPA+ 42. T-Mobile USA's innovative wireless products and services help empower people to connect to those who matter most. Multiple independent research studies continue to rank T-Mobile USA among the highest in numerous regions throughout the U.S. in wireless customer care and call quality. For more information, please visit http://www.T-Mobile.com. T-Mobile is a federally registered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG. For further information on Deutsche Telekom, please visit www.telekom.de/investor-relations.

Virgin Mobile USA strengthens its Android-powered smartphone lineup with the upcoming availability of the HTC Wildfire S in Silver at Best Buy and White at RadioShack built for consumers looking to express their personal style without a contract. The HTC Wildfire S in Silver is exclusive to Virgin Mobile. Social networkers and app users will enjoy the bright screen of the HTC Wildfire S and access to the Android Market. The HTC Wildfire S will be available Oct. 23 at Best Buy and RadioShack for $199.99.

"It is an attractive, easy-to-use and fast smartphone perfect for both the technically savvy and those looking to make the leap to a smartphone for the first time."

"The HTC Wildfire S is the first HTC smartphone on Virgin Mobile and we couldn't be more thrilled to bring the Wildfire S to our customers," said Mark Lederman, Business Line director, Virgin Mobile USA. "It is an attractive, easy-to-use and fast smartphone perfect for both the technically savvy and those looking to make the leap to a smartphone for the first time."

Martin Fichter, president of HTC Americas, said, "The HTC Wildfire S is a compact and playful smartphone offering a unique silver color exclusive to Virgin Mobile customers. HTC offers intuitive and powerful technology for the smart consumer and that perfectly aligns with Virgin Mobile."

Virgin Mobile USA Beyond Talk plans start at just $35 a month for 300 minutes of voice and include unlimited messaging and data. For those looking for a bit more talk time the $45 plan offers 1,200 minutes of voice, and the $55 plan offers unlimited voice minutes each month. All plans include unlimited messaging and data.

HTC Wildfire S Offers Users:
* Color options of White (RadioShack) or Silver (Best Buy)
* 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen
* 5MP camera with flash
* 3G and Wi-Fi capability
* Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
* 600MHz processor

HTC Sense – HTC's custom-built experience, which puts information most important front and center by providing further customizable widgets and applications.

HTC Wildfire S comes preloaded with the Virgin Mobile Live 2.0 social networking lifestyle application used to access the Virgin Mobile branded music stream, hosted by DJ Abbey Braden. The app also provides users of Android-powered devices free access to live music performance videos and "check in" features at special events. All status updates made using the app will also sync with Facebook and Twitter.

LG Optimus Slider Delivers Ease of a Full Keyboard to Popular Virgin Mobile USA Android-Powered Smartphone

Virgin Mobile USA expands its Android-powered smartphone lineup with the upcoming availability of LG Optimus Slider, providing a new smartphone option with an easy-to-use slide out keyboard. Perfect for the heavy social networker, LG Optimus Slider will be available Oct. 17 at www.virginmobileusa.com for $199.99. The smartphone will be available Oct. 31 in Best Buy and RadioShack stores; Nov. 6 at Target; and Nov. 13 in Sprint Stores.
LG Optimus Slider is the second generation of the popular LG Optimus V, which launched in early 2011 and is currently available at www.virginmobileusa.com for $149.99. It remains one of the most popular smartphones on Virgin Mobile USA.

"With the new LG Optimus Slider we’re bringing our customers an updated operating system and slide-out keyboard," said Mark Lederman, Business Line director, Virgin Mobile USA. "According to NPD Group, year-over-year preference for a touchscreen has tripled among prepaid buyers, and 21 percent1 of all customers say that having a QWERTY keyboard is a motivating factor in making a purchase. Coupled with the popularity we’ve seen on the LG Optimus V we’re looking forward to bringing this fresh option to Virgin Mobile."

"LG Optimus Slider delivers the convenience of a full QWERTY keyboard with the sleek lines of the LG Optimus series," said Tim O’Brien, vice president of marketing for LG Mobile. "We look forward to providing Virgin Mobile USA consumers the ideal device for on-the-go messaging, emailing and social networking."

Virgin Mobile USA Beyond Talk plans start at just $35 a month for 300 minutes of voice and include unlimited messaging and data. For those looking for a bit more talk time the $45 plan offers 1,200 minutes of voice, and the $55 plan offers unlimited voice minutes each month. All plans include unlimited messaging and data.

LG Optimus Slider offers users:

An easy to use 3.2-inch touchscreen with a slide out QWERTY keyboard and bright screen
Enjoy all of the apps in the constantly growing Android Market with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Surf the Web and run apps on the Nationwide 3G Sprint Network
MicroSD support (?32GB) and a 3.2MP camera
Bluetooth 3.0

LG Optimus Slider comes preloaded with Virgin Mobile Live 2.0 social networking lifestyle application used to access the Virgin Mobile branded music stream, hosted by DJ Abbey Braden. The app also provides users of Android-powered devices free access to live music performance videos and "check in" features at special events. All status updates made using the app will also sync with Facebook and Twitter.

The previously announced decision to reduce throughput speeds when any Beyond Talk customer reaches 2.5GB of data usage within a current monthly cycle has been postponed to 2012.

Mobile carrier Cricket announced on Thursday it will start selling the ZTE Score, the first smartphone from Chinese telecommunications equipment supplier ZTE to launch in the U.S.

The ZTE Score smartphone running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) with a 600 MHz of processor. It also features a 3.5 inch touch screen HVGA capacitive touch display, accelerometer and virtual qwerty keypad, with a 3.2 megapixel camera/camcorder and Wi-Fi capable. 3G real web browsing and XT9 Trace for easy text entry.

With the Muve Music smartphone plan, Cricket Wireless customers will enjoy unlimited song downloads, ringtones, and ringback tones, as well as unlimited text, picture, and video messaging, 3G mobile data, mobile video, data back-up, and 411 assistance.

Muve Music is the first unlimited music service to be included as part of a wireless rate plan and now has more than 200,000 customers. By applying its philosophy of unlimited services and value innovation, Cricket and Muve Music have given their customers a new music experience that ranks high in customer satisfaction.

Cricket, a U.S. mobile operator that offers monthly plans without contracts, said the phone will be available on Sept. 25 in Best Buy locations across the country. The phone is being sold for a suggested retail price of US$130.

ZTE, which also manufactures mobile handsets and tablets, has been looking to increase its presence in the U.S. market, and announced earlier this year it would launch its first smartphone in the country. The company previously launched a lower-end handset called the Salute in a tie-up with Verizon Wireless, the largest mobile operator in the U.S.

In comparison, Cricket is a small operator with 5.7 million customers. ZTE Score comes with the Cricket's Muve Music service, which allows for unlimited music downloads from different major record labels.

ZTE is launching the new phone as the company has seen sales of its handsets increase globally. It is currently the fifth largest mobile phone vendor in the world, placing it right behind Apple, according to research firm IDC. In the second quarter, ZTE's mobile phone shipments increased year-over-year by 36 percent.

Accessories to fit your life

With an exquisite unibody design, the HTC Rhyme is more than a phone – it is a total offering. Accessories like the stylish wired headset, a docking station that transforms into an alarm clock and music center, and a charm that notifies you of an incoming call or text message add nice finishing touches to your look. And HTC Rhyme also offers a premium camera with instant shutter that takes great shots with no delay and lets you touch up your photos so that everyone looks great. HTC Rhyme is the phone that fits perfectly with your life.

Sleek and slender unibody design makes the stylish seem effortless
Simplicity is true luxury. HTC Rhyme offers a smart, elegant design. Every detail has been carefully crafted to deliver a unique and seamless experience. Its exquisite unibody design is truly different from other phones. HTC Rhyme is light, sleek, and slender making the stylish seem effortless. Keeping with current color trends that draw inspiration from nature, HTC Rhyme adds style and class to your look whether you're dressed up or down.

Accessorize to an easier life

HTC Rhyme offers a range of in-box and optional accessories that add an elegant simplicity to your whole experience. Listen to your favorite music with the stylish wired headset. When you need to charge your phone, do it in style by placing your phone into the docking station, where it transforms into an alarm clock and music center. Never miss a call with the HTC Rhyme Charm, which attaches to your phone and emits a soft glow when you receive a call or text message.

Memorable moments captured perfectly. Every time.

Inspiration can occur at any time. HTC Rhyme offers a unique camera with instant shutter and a great lens to capture those memorable moments whenever they arise even under low light conditions. The Action Burst Scene automatically takes five shots of a scene, so you can choose the best one or even all of them before you share online. And Portrait mode adds a beautify skin effect that makes your skin appear smoother when you take the shot.



HTC Rhyme Technical Specifications:

Size: 119 x 60.8 x 10.85 mm (4.68 x 2.39 x 0.43 inches)
Weight: 130 grams (4.58 ounces) with battery
Display: 3.7-inch touch screen with 480 x 800 resolution
Screen: 94mm(3.7")

CPU Processing Speed: 1 GHz

Storage:
Total storage: 4 GB
Available storage: up to 1 GB
RAM: 768 MB

Expansion slot: microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)

Connectivity:
* 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
* Bluetooth 3.0 with FTP/OPP for file transfer, A2DP for wireless stereo headsets, and PBAP for phonebook access from the car kit
* Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
* DLNA for wirelessly streaming media from the phone to your TV or computer

Sensors:
* Ambient light sensor
* G-Sensor
* Digital compass
* Proximity sensor

Power & Battery:
Battery type: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1600 mAh
Talk time:
* Up to 480 minutes for WCDMA
* Up to 620 minutes for GSM

Standby time1:
* Up to 340 hours for WCDMA
* Up to 295 hours for GSM

Platform: Android with HTC Sense

Network:
HSPA/WCDMA:

* Europe/Asia: 850/900/2100 MHz
* Upload speed of up to 5.76 Mbps and download speed of up to 14.4 Mbps

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
* 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

(Band frequency, HSPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent.)

Camera:
* 5 megapixel color camera with auto focus and LED flash
* 720p HD video recording
* VGA front-facing camera

Location:
* Internal GPS antenna

Multimedia:
Audio supported formats:
* Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9)
* Recording: .amr, .m4a, .aac

Video supported formats:
* Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3), .xvid (MP4 ASP and MP3)
* Recording: .3gp, .mp4