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Nokia and Sony Ericsson watch profits tumble

by Stuart Turton, pcpro
Nokia has reported a sharp fall in sales, but remains optimistic the worst is over.
The world's largest mobile-phone maker revealed that profits tumbled to 380 million euros in its second quarter, down from 1.1 billion euros last year - representing a fall of 66%.
However, the company was putting on a brave face claiming the results were a "solid performance in another tough quarter". This was despite admitting it was unlikely to increase market share this year, a U-turn on earlier predictions.
If investors could take anything positive from the results, it was Nokia's chief executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo claiming to see a light at the end of the tunnel: "Competition remains intense, but demand in the overall mobile device market appears to be bottoming out."
Nokia wasn't the only company struggling. Sony Ericsson reported a loss of 213 million euros during the quarter - a slight improvement on its first quarter loss of 293 million euros.
"As expected, the second quarter was challenging and we still believe the remainder of the year will be difficult for Sony Ericsson," the company admits. "Our performance is beginning to improve because of our cost reduction activities."
That's a euphemism for its plan to cull 4,000 jobs.

AT&T and Sony Ericsson launch phone with 8.1 megapixel camera

by Rachel King, zdnet
AT&T and Sony Ericsson are trying to get ahead in the mobile phone market by a tenth of a megapixel…and some other features too. Along with a Walkman-enabled phone, they’re releasing the Sony Ericsson C905a Cyber-shot. Built with a 2.4-inch scratch-resistant mineral glass screen, some advanced features include face detection, autofocus, xenon flash and GPS tagging. Photos will be stored to a Memory Stick Micro card, compatible up to 16 GB. That’s a lot of camera phone photos.
Interested in switching phones (and/or carriers) for a camera phone like this?

Business Smartphones for Under $100

by Jamie Lendino, pcmag
Budget smartphones for business users are now a reality. In fact, you can get one heck of a powerful smartphone for as little as $50 these days (with a two-year contract).
BlackBerry Internet Service, Google Apps, and Microsoft Exchange's over-the-air account synchronization mean you don't necessarily have to invest in expensive extra servers to power your budget smartphones. And BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and Symbian Series 60 phones can all be centrally managed. Depending on the infrastructure, that means an IT department can disable the built-in camera, control which applications are installed, encrypt company files, and wipe data from a lost handset.
Whether you're a manager or business owner wanting to keep your employees connected while on the go, or a freelance consultant looking for a cheap way to stay in touch with clients, here's a roundup of the best low-cost business smartphones, sorted by carrier:

Apple iPhone 3G (AT&T)
$99.99 (with two-year contract)
The iPhone 3G has excellent Microsoft Exchange connectivity, letting you sync up your calendars, contacts, and e-mails with your corporate server. And no matter what kind of business you're in, there's probably an app for that.

Nokia E71x (AT&T)
$99.99 (with two-year contract and $50 mail-in rebate)
The Symbian-powered E71x is an excellent mobile office due to its powerful Web browser, built-in Office document editing, and Microsoft Exchange support. It's also just plain handsome to look at.

Samsung Jack SGH-i637 (AT&T)
$99.99 (with two-year contract and $100 mail-in rebate)
The Samsung Jack is a near-perfect blend of 3G and Wi-Fi radios, good voice quality, Windows Mobile messaging, and sharp executive styling. It could even tempt a few consumers, too, if they don't like the (identically priced) iPhone 3G.

BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Sprint)
$49.99 (with two-year contract and $100 mail-in rebate)
The Curve 8330 is beginning to age in the face of RIM's newest handsets like the Tour 9630 and Curve 8900 on other carriers. But the 8330 still scores with its built-in GPS, excellent voice quality, and stellar push e-mail—and you simply can't beat the price.

BlackBerry Curve 8320 (T-Mobile)
$74.99 (with two-year contract)
The BlackBerry Curve shows up on a lot of "best of" lists due to its ideal blend of power, features, and (lately) low price. The Curve 8320 is particularly interesting due to its $9.99/month unlimited Wi-Fi calling capability on T-Mobile. That can mean hundreds of dollars in savings over the course of a year for each employee (at least if they talk where there's a Wi-Fi signal).

T-Mobile Dash (T-Mobile)
$49.99 (with two-year contract)
Let's be honest here—the Dash is simply old. Compared with newer Windows Mobile handsets, it's sluggish. But it does run Windows Mobile 6 and offers all of the usual Microsoft-related benefits at a very low price. Plus, it's exceptionally slim and light for a slab QWERTY smartphone.

BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Verizon)
$49.99 (with two-year contract)
The Curve 8330 on Verizon has somewhat fewer features than the Sprint version, as it lacks an IM client and mobile TV support out of the box. But it's still a compelling choice—especially at this price.

HTC Ozone (Verizon)
$49.99 (with two-year contract)
The HTC Ozone offers a comfortable keyboard, and there's plenty of Windows Mobile power underneath the hood. This is also a true world phone, with both CDMA and GSM compatibility, and Verizon lets you unlock its GSM SIM slot if you've been a customer in good standing for 60 days.

Palm sells 300,000 iPhone killers in June

Palm sold more than 300,000 Palm Pre handsets in June, the company announced today.
This compares to one million new iPhones sold in the first weekend of sales and Samsung's claim of two million pre orders for its Jet phone.
The Palm Pre smartphone went on sale on 6 June. It is up against tough competition from the iPhone 3G S, which is expected to launch next week, the Samsung Jet and the Nokia N97.

Smartphones, social networks to boost mobile advertising

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PARIS (Reuters) - Advertising on mobile phones should really take off within two to three years, driven by new applications on smartphones and the growing popularity of social networks such as Facebook.
Executives, who attended last week's Cannes Lions 2009 ad festival, told Reuters that emerging economies were also promising though the lack of a global mobile phone standard could be a brake to speedy development.
As more consumers embrace new technologies and devices such as smartphones, personified by Apple's iPhone, mobile advertising is seen growing at an annual average of 45 percent to reach $28.8 billion within 5 years from a current $3.1 billion, according to Ineum Consulting.
"We have launched many mobile campaigns for the first time in the last three months. New people are coming in every week," said David Kenny, Managing Partner at VivaKi, the digital arm of French advertising group Publicis.
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RIM BlackBerry Tour

by Jennifer Bergen, zdnet
I got to play around with Research in Motion’s newest BlackBerry yesterday, and I have to say, I liked what I saw. Don’t get too excited though, the BlackBerry Tour is not far off from other recent BlackBerry models — it’s more like the love child of the Curve 8900, the Storm, and the Bold.
The Tour (pictured above, right) is being released later this summer, and will be offered through Verizon and Sprint. The Curve 8900 (pictured above, left) was recently released for T-Mobile. The Tour is a tiny bit larger than the 8900, with only a 20 gram difference in weight.
Actually, there’s not too many differences between the two phones. They both have a very nice high-resolution 480×360-pixel color display, they both come with 256 MB of internal Flash memory, and they both have a 3.2-megapixel camera.
I was extremely impressed by the quality of screen resolution. At times, I forgot I was looking at a phone screen while browsing the Web. Also, the photos I took were crisp and clear, and the video I shot was just as good.
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HTC Hero - Android Smartphone

The first great Android phone may have finally arrived.
HTC has just launched a new HTC Multitouch device dubbed HTC Hero, running a brand new build of Android called Sense. The device looks pretty slick, sporting a 3.2-inch HVGA (480×320) multi-touch screen, 5 megapixel autofocus camera, GPS, digital compass, gravity sensor, and 3.5mm headphone jack.
It looks like HTC is really starting to play the App game, going beyond the amount of hardware to software possibilities that that Palm Pre or the iPhone 3GS has.
The smartphone also has a dedicated search button to search through Twitter, locate people in the contact list and find emails in the inbox.
The HTC Hero is available in Europe starting in July, Asia in the summer and North America later in 2009.

HTC unveils Android-powered Hero handset

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The mobile giant has unveiled what it is claiming is the world's first Android-based phone that features a customised user interface.
HTC today unveiled its HTC Hero handset, which will run Google's Android operating system and feature a customised user interface.
The Hero boasts a 3.2in display, with an anti-fingerprint finish, in addition to a five megapixel camera, A-GPS, a digital compass and enhanced multimedia and search functionality.
There are also simple to use widgets and applications for both business and consumers alike, in addition to Teflon coating, according to HTC.
HTC also used the launch to announced a collaboration with Adobe focusing on beefing up Flash support on the handset.
The handset is the result of listening to users and trying to put them at the centre of the mobile experience, according to Peter Chou, HTC’s chief executive, who also announced that Orange and T-Mobile would be the first network partners.
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Nokia N97 Claim To Crash Iphone In The Game

This month Nokia will start shipping its new flagship mobile computer, the N97, to more than 75 countries.
Carphone Warehouse, the UK's largest mobile phone retailer, will be stocking it from 26 June, kicking off with 18-month contracts with Orange and followed by T-Mobile and O2, a company spokesman said.
Along with a tilting 3.5in touch screen, qwerty keyboard and a fully customisable home screen, the Nokia N97 will offer instant access to a range of applications via Nokia's Ovi store.
"The N97 is an important step towards our vision of delivering a highly personalised internet experience," said Jonas Geust, vice-president and head of Nokia Nseries.
Intended to recapture ground lost to Apple's iPhone, the N97 is Nokia's first device to feature a home screen that users can customise with a range of widgets to bring live information directly to the device. These widgets include social networking destinations like Facebook and Hi5, news services from Associated Press, Bloomberg and Reuters, as well as shopping and weather information.

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Palm Pre Smartphone Is a Live

by Ginny Mies, pcworld
The long-awaited Palm Pre lives up to the hype with a responsive touchscreen and an engaging interface, but a few hardware design flaws keep it from being the perfect smartphone.
The Palm Pre smartphone ($200 with a two-year contract from Sprint as of 6/4/09), along with the company's much-anticipated webOS operating system, has had quite the buzz building up since its splashy launch in January. While the Pre isn't perfect, it definitely does not disappoint: I found the WebOS interface clean, engaging, and intuitive. My main issues were with the hardware itself.
Social Networking Synergy
One of the most important components of webOS is its ability to synchronize, and synthesize, information from various sources into one seamless, integrated view. Palm calls this concept "Synergy," and it is incorporated into the contacts, e-mail, and messaging applications. For example, you can sync the Pre to your Google, Facebook, and Microsoft Exchange accounts; it will grab your contacts from those accounts, and all of them will appear in the Pre's Contacts app.
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The Summer of Smartphones Begins

by Ginny Mies, PC World
The Palm Pre and third-gen iPhone might be the biggest smartphone news this summer, but they’re not the only phones coming soon. We recap all the Pre excitement from this week, and explain what is to come.
No question: We're in the midst of the busiest--and most exciting--time for smartphones right now. App stores are launching left and right, operating systems are being updated, and a plethora of intriguing phones are debuting. It is a bit overwhelming, so here is a recap of everything that happened this week and a preview of what's to come. Let the smartphone madness begin!
Nokia's Ovi Store launched on May 26 with a lot of unfortunate glitches. Users were confronted with slow response times, disappearing applications, and duplicate listings. The Ovi Store shows a lot of potential, though,so I hope these problems are worked out soon.
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History of Palm Inc.

by Matt Reichman, pcmag
From the first Palm Pilot onward, Palm, Inc. has been up, down, and sideways. Bouncing around between U.S. Robotics, 3Com, Handspring, and other offshoots before finally coalescing into Palm, Inc. as it stands today, the company's glory days seemed all but over last year—that is, until January's announcement at CES of the forthcoming Palm Pre.
The Pre smartphone and its accompanying webOS, to be launched June 6, have the mobile market in a frenzy, and the company's widely predicted death knell has been silenced, at least for now. Here's a look back at PC Magazine's coverage of the pivotal products that shaped Palm's evolution, beginning with the U.S. Robotics Pilot that started it all in 1996.
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How to Buy a Cell Phone

by Sascha Segan, pcmag
These days, smartphones get all the buzz, but the vast majority of handsets sold in the U.S. are actually feature phones: camera phones, music phones, rugged phones, messaging phones, or just plain voice phones.
Unlike smartphones, feature phones are a matter of "what you see is what you get." They don't receive magical software upgrades or run thousands of additional apps, as does the iPhone, for example. That doesn't mean they only make calls, though you can find phones that only make calls, if a basic phone is what you want. But most feature phones include some combination of a camera, a basic Web browser, e-mailing and text messaging apps, and music and video players.
Feature phones are typically less expensive than smartphones. They're available in a much wider range of shapes and sizes, and on a broader range of plans, including prepaid options. Monthly service fees for feature phones are generally cheaper too, which can make a multipurpose feature phone a good bet.
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Smartphone competition: Palm Pre vs iPhone 3.0 vs Blackberry Storm 2

PC World, by Daniel Ionescu

In the next few months four smartphones are going to battle it out. The Palm Pre, the iPhone 3.0, the BlackBerry Storm 2 and the Nokia N97 are all going for the crown title this summer. But which one should you choose?While not all of these four smartphones have been officially announced, rumors have been flying around for weeks anticipating the new Apple iPhone and the second iteration of the BlackBerry Storm. And there are enough leaks out there to put head to head some preliminary specs.I'm not going to run you through all the features of these phones, you can check that in this specs table I put together. However, there are a few interesting issues that I'm going to mention.

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