Nokia called for the N8 smart phone to deliver to the US market in September, but the handset has been delayed. There is pre-order still available from Nokia for $550. The units new expectation is to arrive in the US by the end of October.
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The GSM Association has proposed the Green Manifesto. The document outlines how changes made in the wireless industry could significantly reduce emmisison by around 40%. The GSMA figures that the industry wide cooperation this could be achieved by 2020. The hope is that the changes will bring about carbon neutral growth within the industry. Deligates will be sent to Copenhagen to attend the United Nations climate Change Conference to lobby for these changes to be put into place. This fits in with the efforts from major handset manufactures such as Nokia and Motorola to reduce energy consumption with a reminder to unplug your charger from the wall when you are done charging.
GSM Association Backs Near Field Communications and ENUM Technology
Saturday, November 22, 2008
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Near Field Communications or NFC technology has been in test markets around the United States for some time now. The GSM Associates has recommended that this service, used for completing retail transactions where you pay-by-phone, be included in most handesets by mid 2009. Near Field Communications could open up a whole new gateway for retailers. The GSMA has also recommended ENUM technology as the standard of choice for initiating IP-based communications. ENUM will transalate the phone number into an IP address. The ENUM service will be branded PathFinder. PathFinder will help standardize IP-based communications, and open up a new array of mobile integration products.
The newest Blackberry is starting to show up for sale, and not in the form that we have come to expect from Research In Motion. While RIM did a good job with the release of its Pearl series trying to reach main stream users that desired a smaller form factor, they have taken this a step further. The newest Blackberry will come in a flip design. There is no need to visit your optometrist, and that was not a typo. The new Blackberry will be a hybrid between the existing Blackberry Pearl, and a clamshell style phone. The new Blackberry 8220 also comes equipped with Quad Band GSM/GPRS radios, Bluetooth, 802.11 g WiFi, MicroSDHC expandable memory, and run on Blackberry OS 4.6. The 8220 will also sport a 2 MP digital camera with Auto Focus, and provide native video playback support for MP4, 3GPP, H.264, and DivX. The main control of the unit will be RIM's ever popular Jog-ball. RIM, CellGeek Applauds your efforts to try something different!
