2 New slider phones from Samsung.

Samsung announce 2 New slider phones. J800 Luxe and the L870.

Specification J800 Luxe :
176 x 220 pixels resolution,
2 MP Camera,
Bluetooth A2DP,
MicroSD card,
FM Radio,
Mobile Tracker,

Specification L870 :
QVGA resolution,
Symbian OS,
3 MP Camera phone.

Motorola 5 MP camera phone.

Motorola comes with new 5 MP camera phone.
Motorola ZINE ZN5 (also called the MOTOZINE). Motorola ZINE ZN5 can upload pictures directly to the Kodak gallery through the handset's data connection. The ZN5 also supports bluetooth printing to compatible devices. Screen size of phone is 240x320 pixels.

Nokia Launches SuperNova range phones

,Nokia launches 4 SuperNova series phones

1) Nokia 7610 Supernova : It is sliding phone, with 3.2 MP Camera, Screen size 240x320
2) Nokia 7510 Supernova : 2.0 MP Camera, Screen size 240x320
3) Nokia 7310 Supernova
4) Nokia 7210 Supernova

85 million mobile phones were shipped in India in last financial year

According to IDC's Asia/Pacific Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, Q1 2008, June 2008 release, close to 85 million mobile phones were shipped in India between April 2007 and March 2008, compared to just under 66 million units shipped over the equivalent period a year ago. This was a record and amounts to a year-on-year growth of around 29% in terms of units. Shipments in JFM 2008 stood at more than 22 million handsets. Overall, Nokia retained the top spot with a market share of 52.8%, followed by LG at 10.2%, and Samsung at 8.3% in terms of units shipped during the quarter ended March 31, 2008.

News source : http://www.india-cellular.com/News.html

UIQ Announce Plans To Layoff 200 Employees

Thanks to God, I don’t work for UIQ.

Symbian, UI company UIQ have announced plans to layoff of 200 employees (reports BLT.se). Currently the majority of the 375 staff are employed in the Ronneby offices, with the balance of staff in two foreign offices in London and Budapest. These offices will probably close. Further details will be announced by UIQ this afternoon.

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Nokia to buys Symbian

Nokia announced they'll be acquiring the remaining shares of Symbian. Nokia will pay $410 million for the remaining shares of Symbian and make its software royalty-free to other phone makers.

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Nokia Acquires Trolltech

Nokia that it has completed its acquisition of Trolltech, a recognized software provider with world-class software development platforms and frameworks.

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