Femtocells by Vodafone

The Britain’s best mobile network Vodafone looking to add to that reputation by becoming the first British network to offer femtocells to customers. Aimed at giving 3G coverage a boost inside buildings the femtocells will be provided free to contract customers. The actual device itself is around the same size as a router and plugs into the telephone line.

Research in Motion announced Blackberry 9630 Tour

RIM(Research in Motion) announced Blackberry 9630 Tour, a Qwerty device supporting both CDMA EVDO Rev. It is also having 3.2 megapixel camera with flash, autofocus and video capture. It is having HTML enabled web browser, 3.5 mm headset jack, Bluetooth 2.0, supports microSD upto 32 GB card. It would be available in North America from this summer onwards.

Sony Ericsson back with New Phones

Sony Ericsson introduced two, new, greener phones,Sony Ericsson C901 GreenHeart and NaiteToday Sony Ericsson announced a new program that it hopes to use to reduce its CO2 emissions in its internal operations 20% by 2015, and reduce its entire CO2 emissions 15% by 2015.

The C901 GreenHeart and Naite help accomplish this by using 90% less paper materials in their packaging and a smaller packaging footprint, which in turn leads to lower transportation CO2 emissions. Sony Ericsson has also eliminated hazardous materials from the phones, uses 80% recycled plastics and ships the phone with a low-power charger. All this combined reduces the CO2 footprint of the C901 GreenHeart and Naite by 15% compared to Sony Ericsson’s normal production phones.

Sony Ericsson didn’t provide many details about the handsets’ specifications, but did say the C901 GreenHeart and Naite will hit the market till 2010 and 2011, respectively. The GreenHeart initiative is being launched with the C901 and Naite, but Sony Ericsson plans an entire portfolio of GreenHeart devices.

12 Megapixel phone by Samsung

Samsung announced it's new 12 megapixel camera phone Pixon12. It displays a full 3.1- inch AMOLED touch display and advanced camera features which includes a dedicated camera power button, touch-based autofocus, fast shutter speeds, instant scene changing modes, Xenon flash and 28mm wide angle lens.

Pixon12 captures video at 30 frames per second at 720 x 480 pixels. It has quad-band GSM/EDGE, 900/2100 dual-band HSDPA/HSUPA, Wi-Fi, GPS and FM radios on board. It goes on sale in Europe late in June.

Nokia still remains on top in the race of largest cell phone maker

According to ABI technology market research companies below are the top 11 cell phone manufacturers list. Starting at No. 11 and counting up to No. 6, Burden discusses the sales strategies that have dropped these companies among the world’s top cell phone manufacturers.

Here’s the list of top 11 cell phone makers:

1. Nokia
2. Samsung
3. LG Electronics
4. Motorola
5. Sony Ericsson
6. BlackBerry (Research In Motion)
7. ZTE
8. Apple
9. Kyocera
6. BlackBerry (Research In Motion)
10. TCL/Alcatel Mobile Phones
11. Huawei

Samsung i8910 Omnia

Most awaited mobile phone of Samsung electronics finally has been released on leading mobile networks of UK. Some of the important features of i8910 Omnia are, it enables you to capture your precious moments by its 8 meagpixel camera of high quality. It also supports DNLA technology which enables you to share your HD (high definition) media files wirelessly with HD TV’s.

Display is quiet stunning, since this mobile phone has incorporated with AMOLED screen of ratio 16:9. QHD display & integrated dual stereo speakers makes this latest mobile phone of Samsung more popular among users. It offers you superb connectivity options to surf or share data without any hassle. Download, surf & share digital files with high speed internet, since this mobile phone has included with latest 3G HSDPA & HSUPA technologies.

Nokia 6750

Documents became public today on the FCC web site that detail an unannounced Nokia phone for AT&T. The Nokia 6750 “Mural” is a clamshell phone with dedicated music keys and an outer display hidden behind a mirrored shell. Documents confirm 3G in the 850/1900 bands that AT&T uses. Also confirmed are a memory card slot, Bluetooth, and a camera. The early draft user manual refers to Video Share and Media Net - both AT&T service brands - and the keypad has a dedicated “CV” button for AT&T’s Cellular Video service. It is not clear if the 6750 will have the S60 smartphone OS like the 6650 fold.

I465 Clutch introduced by Motorola

A new iDEN phone, a full-QWERTY i465 Clutch launch by Motorola on 4^th May’09. It is semi-ruggedized and offers PTT, threaded SMS and MMS messaging, as well as POP3 email support. A Bluetooth 1.2 facility, VGA camera with video capture, a microUSB for charging and data transfer. The clutch will be available during second quarter of 2009. Sprint didn’t said that it will carry this device, but it is compatible with Sprint and Boost’s iDEN network.

Cupcake Update for T-Mobile G1

Cupcake 1.5 update for T-Mobile G1 users. Customizes ROMs, users may not get notification for update availability and will have to be removed. New Features includes an official on-screen keyboard. Download OTA is around 44 Mb; available to T-Mobile UK and US customers. The news was available at the Twitter account of T-Mobile UK at Twitter feed @Tmobile_UK.

Motorola Evoke QA4

Motorola Evoke QA4 is a slider mobile with a difference that sliding part does not have keyboard but number buttons. It is small in size with dimensions 108 x 50.5 x 17.5 mm. The qwerty is available in software mode. It weighs around 128 grams with battery. The touchscreen mobile is a great deal do go for. The screen resolution is great but it's design keeps it behind in the race of today's upcoming moblies.