Published on Thursday, April 16, 2009 by git Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said it is betting heavily on camera phones in the United States this year, hoping high-end photography will convince consumers to buy a new phone or replace digital cameras. The Swedish-Japanese company plans to launch its C905a 8.1-megapixel camera phone, hoping the boost in picture quality and carrier promotions will help it ...

Published on Thursday, April 16, 2009 by git South Korean phone maker LG Electronics today launched its flagship Arena (KM900) multimedia handset in Europe. As the world’s first handset to use Dolby Mobile technology, the Arena delivers surround sound for video and enhanced sound for music. Its 3.0-inch WVGA screen has four times sharper resolution than standard QVGA screens, so users can watch DVD-q...

Published on Thursday, April 16, 2009 by git Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia today unveiled the 5730 XpressMusic, its first music phone to have a QWERTY keyboard for quick messaging. The new 5730 targets the social networking trend with a full sliding keyboard. Its homescreen features an improved contacts bar that lists up to 20 friends and accesses music, people, N-Gage games, email, calendar and other ...

Published on Thursday, April 16, 2009 by git Nokia today introduced the 5030, an affordable handset with an internal FM radio antenna for consumers in emerging markets. The Finnish-based company said the 5030 is one of its most affordable devices to offer an FM radio. The XpressRadio feature includes an internal FM antenna, a built-in loudspeaker, and dedicated music keys for finding radio stations. ...

Published on Thursday, April 16, 2009 by git Korean electronics giant Samsung today announced the S5230, a slim touch screen phone to launch in France and other European markets. The company said the S5230 measures just 11.9mm. The handset has a 3.0-inch auto-rotating touch screen with TouchWiz with Mobile Widgets technology for finger-swipe navigation — similar to Apple’s popular iPhone. It also h...