583 million mobile phone users in China

I hope the networks in Ireland are taken note here, last month there were 583.51 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of April 2008, growing by 1.54% on month and by 19.71% on year.

Thats about 41% of the population, last month (April 2008) they send 54.14 billion SMS messages which if you don’t want to reach for your calculator is an average of 3.12 SMS messages per phone each day.

Crazy stuff when you think about it

HTC Touch Diamond Video

Nokia 7310 Classic

The Nokia 7310 Classic will come with a 3.2 megapixel camera, 16 million colour 240 x 320 pixel large display, stereo FM radio, microSD card slot and stereo Bluetooth, according to preliminary information. Thats as much information as we have on this at the moment

Features;

* 16 million colour, 2.2 inch QCGA screen,
* Built-in FM radio and music player,
* Stereo Bluetooth A2DP,
* Expandable memory,
* USB connectivity
* 3.5 mm headphone jack.
* 3.2 MP Camera

8 Megapixel Camera Phone now available

This is the K-Touch camera phone which have just been announced by Beijing Tianyu Communication Equipment in Chine, I know we will never see them here in Ireland but the Interesting thing is they come with 7 and 8 megapixel cameras and 3x optical zoom capability. This is a bit of a jump up from the 5 megapixel that is standard on some high end phones that are available at the moment.

It’s getting to the stage where Camera Phones are starting to move from the low end camera. The company claims to have added the phone functionality into the digital camera, but not adding a camera functionality to the mobile phone.

* Network: GSM Dualband 900/1800 MHz
* GPRS
* Dimension: 123 x 56 x 21 mm
* Display: 2.8-inch 256k colors TFT (240 x 320) Touch Screen
* 8 megapixel CCD camera with 3x optical zoom, auto focus, Xenon Flash
* Image stabilizer
* Dual microSD card slot
* MP3, WAV, AMR, WMA, AAC, AAC+ player
* Java
* Bluetooth
* Battery: 1300 mAh
* Up to 10 hours talk time
* Up to 14 days standby time

Do you remember any of these old Mobile Phones?

Some Nokia E71 Pictures

Nokia Maps 2.0 is now Available

Over 240,000 people have downloaded Nokia Maps since February which is interesting reading and gives a real indication for the future of Mobile GPS. With this Nokia have now released version 2.0 which has improved its optional Car Navigation, enhanced its pedestrian navigation, added multimedia city guides, now offers satellite images, and is sporting a redesigned user interface.

Looking for a Cheap Mobile Phone

The Hop 1800 is now available in the USA for only $10 with a worldwide release also pending, so what do you get? it offers 4 hours of talk time, 150 hours of standby time and polyphonic ring tones.

At only $10 it may be considered disposable but the company behind the phone also give a $5 rebate if returned. The phone is built for simplicity and comes with no display, a tactile numeric keypad with Braille markings.

As it’s a prepay phone there’s no contract and you simply switch on and are able to make calls.

Specifications:

* Size: 96.6mm(D)x41.6mm(W)x14mm(H)
* Weight: 77g
* Bands: Dual-band 850/1900MHz or 900/1800MHz
* Battery: Standard Li-Ion 600mAh
* Battery Life: Talk time 4 hours; Standby time 150 hours
* Ringer: Polyphonic (16 Midi)
* Embedded Vibration: Yes
* SIM Lock: Yes
* Keypad Lock: Yes

3G Apple iPhone Available Next Month

Word on the street is that Apple will announce the 3G iPhone next month at WWDC on June 9th. The second-generation iPhone will be available worldwide right after the launch.

According to another source involved in the launch, the 3G iPhone will no longer be available at a fixed price point-at least in some countries, and its launch will also bring new sales policies, although these have not been completely specified yet.

Source

Vista on your S60 Nokia

Are you looking for a new interface for your Nokia S60 phone, well then you might want to checkout RealVista Desktop Mobile. It’s kinda looks like Microsoft’s Vista OS, the application is free and you simply install Flash Lite 2.1.

The applications and phone functions are separated into categories, with each page displaying four icons, meaning it may take a little longer to navigate around your phone

Please note before you upgrade to this the developer is aware of some Nokia N95 and N81 devices that can’t manage to run all apps via these icons, but reckons this is a firmware issue that should be fixable via an upgrade.

Just check their site for more information here