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Water babies, whatever be your fetishes or fantasies, Casio answers them all. Casio launches their cool new Casio W61CA which uses Exilim technology that makes this phone rainstorm-proof!

Available only through the KDDI network in Japan, this new sports phone with its 5.megapixel camera with a self timer button gives you just as much resolution as would a point-and-shoot camera. The camera also features a 35 mm wide-angle lens, 8x digital zoom and auto focus function.

Standing at a sleek 18.9 mm thick and weighing 132 grams, the phone has a 2,7 inch wide QVGA high resolution LCD, microSD expansion and DMB TV.

Additional features also include Japanese-English dictionary, voice commands, calorie consumption calculator, earthquake warning system and lastly an ‘Adelie Read the story »

NXP Semiconductors and Purple Labs, currently the supplier of embedded Linux solutions for mobile phones, unveiled their new 3G Linux reference feature phone called Purple Magic. The phone carries a wide range of features including video telephony, Music playback, high speed Internet browsing and video streaming at a transfer price of under $100.

Purple Magic provides as a reference design for mobile manufacturers that produce entry-level 3G handsets, particularly those targeting mobile markets such as Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America.

According to GSA mobile industry trade group, there are at present 197 commercial 3G/WCDMA networks round 87 countries, but the adoption of 3G services remains limited to European and Asian markets. The viability of 3G Read the story »

The UEFA European Football Championship may stop hearts only every four years, but its official licensed videogame does it perhaps every Saturday.The game created by EA Canada captures the fever of fans across the globe.

“Our game, UEFA EURO 2008, celebrates the passion fans have for their national teams by capturing all of the national rivalries in-game, and enabling you to captain your country or play as your heroes and inspire them to glory,” said lead producer Simon Humber.

But just when you thought the madness could go no further, the official licensed game will now be available for download across Europe for the first time ever from all major operators.

A new innovative single button control system is all set to make UEFA EURO 2008 the most easily accessible Read the story »

ASUS India along with distributor IDLDPL is launching their fully-loaded Tri-Band GSM P750 PDA phone in India. With its GPS capabilities as well as Wi-Fi, 3.5G with HSDPA and Bluetooth with A2DP connectivity, its no surprise this phone bagged the 2007 Japan G-Mark Award.

This ASUS P750 is equipped with a power processor and 3.2 MP camera. The model works on the Marvell PXA27x processor at a clock frequency of 520 MHz. under control of OS Mobile Windows 6 Professional and contains 64 MB of operative memory, also 256 MB, used for storage of programs and others.

For additional memory, one can always add a microSD card. The Smartphone is equipped with TFT display with a diagonal Read the story »

Few days back, Mobiletor.com has written about the Android-based handset that would be developed by NTT DoCoMo in junction with Google. We have no news whether there have been any advances on the same. Now, news all around the Internet reporting that Google and Dell have collaborated to develop Android-based mobile phone.

If this Gphone has been made, then Dell might gain a name in the mobile industry, besides its PC market. For Dell it would be nostalgia as they had entered the PDA segment but didn’t achieve great heights and hence discontinued the production.

If the gossip is to be believed , Google and Dell might announce the Android phone at the Mobile Read the story »

Now, consumers will not have to waste their precious money to buy two separate devices, because here is a gadget that combines two very necessary functionalities. GPS navigation manufacturers Garmin have extended their product line with the introduction of a new GPS device which integrates telephony functions. Known as the nüvifone, the device is a sleek one that will allow users to make/receive calls as well as find their way around the place.

The Garmin nüvifone device offers 3.5G mobile phone capability. It features a 3.5 touchscreen and a built-in video camera.

Other features include GPS capability and an Internet browser. The nüvifone also has an MP3 and MPEG4, AAC player to listen to music and watch videos.

For those who tend to get lost, the Garmin nüvifone combines Read the story »

So we aren’t the only ones sitting around the office thinking up things to do. The guys at Sony Ericsson claimed their chance to make this world better to live in by their newest design for a modular mobile phone.

The brand new patent, ‘Detachable Housings for a Wireless Communication Device’ wherein, brace yourselves, the screen forms a single module, while the keypad, camera, GPS receiver, etc. are on another module.

The modules can be separated from each other but remain connected to each via Bluetooth. Its creators say that this could allow the mobile to offer a whole range of features by alternating the various modules while maintaining its lean design.

Perhaps phenomenal; but why does it bear strange resemblance to the time my phone ‘broke to bits’!

Juice Wireless, a mobile marketing company has announced the launch of a new mobile application at a press meeting in South Bombay. Known as JuiceCaster, this new product is the only mobile phone-based, social networking and user-generated service.

Basically, anyone who has a mobile phone with an integrated camera can use this application. Users will be able to shoot videos with their camera phones and then automatically share it with others. In fact, it will be perfect for tech-savvy people as well as for IT professionals alike.

At a glance JuiceCaster lets users:

iPhone is not only the most popular device but also talked and discussed about phone for various reasons. Now it’s once again in the news for the same cause – the unlocking of the handset. Though Apple is trying its level best to restrict the activity of unlocking the iPhone, it is constantly failing to do so. The latest news reports that the gap between locked and unlocked iPhones is increasing at a greater rate.

According to Toni Sacconaghi, an analyst from Bernstein Research, Apple claims to have sold of 3.7 million iPhones, while AT&T has activated only 2 million iPhones officially.. 35,000 units have been sold in Europe with Apple’s official network operators like O2, Orange and T-Mobile.

That clearly means that as much as 1.4 million Read the story »

Well the word is out, like it or not but Motorola may be looking at pulling out of the mobile phone sector. In its statement, the company declared that it was “exploring the structural and strategic realignment of its business” and it may be looking at “the separation of mobile devices from its other businesses”.

The company’s sales were observed to plummet in the 4th quarter by 38% and company profits were down a staggering 84% from $523 million to $111 million.

The spiral downward was set into action last November when we saw CEO Ed Zander giving up and the company never recovered. Worst news yet, it has been predicted that Moto may also be headed towards the same unfortunate fate.

Revealing as this may be, it’s not the first time Motorola has Read the story »