Beside black, apparently Samsung Omnia is following its rival–iPhone 3G–to have black and white version. A user in PPCSG forum–a dedicated forum for Pocket PC user in Singapore–said that she has already bought a white Omnia in Samsung showroom at Vivocity.

Samsung Omnia is Samsung answer for iPhone 3G rivalry. It is equipped with all iPhone 3G has, except for Mac operating system (Omnia is using Windows Mobile). Even more, Samsung Omnia has 5 megapixels camera, while iPhone 3G is only equipped with 2 megapixels one.

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We got information that our waiting time for over-hype Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 is about to end. A respected UK’s Play.com announced that they sell the phone on October 30. Prepare your 599.99 British pounds (more than 1000 dollar) and they will send the phone for free in from of our door (if we happen to live in United Kingdom).

Xperia X1 is the first Sony Ericsson to be built with Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system. It is a business phone with curve side sliding form factor. The phone is equipped with HSDPA, 3.2 megapixels camera, and productivity software.

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iPhone 3G has been launched for about a month. Still thinking whether to buy it or not? I will give you 5 reasons why you should have one. If you agree with 3 points or more, don’t be hesitated becoming the proud iPhone 3G owner:

1. iPhone 3G is cool. People all around the world are adoring it. Its sleek design is definitely a masterpiece. They were willing to queue for more than 2 days to be the first to grab the phone. Even people in Japan are very proud to have one, although we know that Japan phones are super savvy compared to the rest of the world
2. iPhone 3G is Mac based. Is there any other phone that is powered by cool Mac OS? If you are Apple fanboys, this reason must be a rhetorical one
3. iPhone 3G is de facto standard benchmarking. Every new product from other mobile manufacturer is called “iPhone killer”. Is iPhone 3G the uber phones above all? Even Nokia wants to beat iPhone, although we all know that Nokia is the numero uno in global market share
4. iPhone 3G is easily connected. With 3G/HSDPA and WiFi, you won’t miss any single hotspot to surf your favorite sites. Video streaming? No problemo. iPhone 3G will guarantee high speed data access.
5. iPhone 3G is “cheap”. The phone only costs you US$ 199 before 2 years of contract. Can you imagine buying almighty phones with 2 pieces of Benjamin Franklin?

Apple will release a 3G iPhone in 2008, an UBS analyst said. The rumor is based on 3G chip supply from Infineon for Apple.

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Maybe Samsung is one of several manufacturer which is very consistence on bringing new product for ladies. The fashion clamshell, L310 and L320, are uniquely designed for fashion galore, instead of their functionality.

They have beautiful display, bluetooth, external memory, and camera. To be added, L310 comes with a number of Female applications. They are Shopping list, Fragrance type and Calories consumption. The phones will be available this February and come in 220-240 Euro price tag.

Source: 3GWeek

Sony Ericsson unveiled 4 new low-end phones in India. They are 2 Radio series, R300 and R306, and 2 new T series, T270 and T280. The T series will replace the position of “luxurious” low end T250. The new R series, which are newly introduced, will accommodate the ability of playing both AM and FM frequency. All four will be available for selected countries, mostly emerging third world countries.

Source: GSMArena via 3GWeek

New Nokia Prism series after 7500, this Crystal Prism offers unique body designed by Frederique Daubal. 7900 accommodates most of current multimedia feature. Dual-band UMTS (with no video call service), 2 megapixels camera with flash, and 1 GB internal memory (no memory slot available). The phone will be available this Q1 2008 and approximately tagged at 375 Euro (almost US$ 550).

Source: GSMArena via 3GWeek

Nokia launched their version of iTunes. Christened as Ovi, which is Finnish of “door”, is new suite of applications, allowing user to experience some excellent functionality on the mobile web.

A few of the applications include things like Nokia Maps or access to the N-Gage gaming market, but the emphasis on Ovi lies within Nokia’s Ovi music store. The Ovi service is currently only available in the UK and Europe, but expect it to hit the American shores in late 2008.

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The new Bluetooth Headset HBH-PV712 Style Edition will be a welcome relief to active, fashion-conscious women across the globe, and comes after extensive research by the Sony Ericsson team to find out just exactly what the active, modern woman wants: an easy to use Bluetooth Headset that looks great, fits in your handbag and works well.

The high performance Bluetooth Headset HBH-PV712 headset with audio enhancing technology, including Digital Signal Processing (SP) and Fast Automatic Volume Adjustment technology, ensures crystal-clear sound wherever you are.

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In CES, Las Vegas, Sony Ericsson announced their first new line ups in 2008. There are 3 of them, two phones  are categorized as walkman phone, while the last remaining is a clamshell phone. W760 is global walkman phone, can be used in any GSM band and UMTS/HSDPA band. Also the phone is the first to be equipped with built-in GPS.

The second is W350. It is flip down form factor, one we rarely see since the era of Ericsson’s T-series. A 10.5 mm thin, the phone has 1.9 inch TFT display and Bluetooth Stereo Streaming for wire-free music listening. The last one is clamshell Z555. It features a 1.9? 262K display with 176 x 220 pixels resolution and an external OLED monochrome screen supporting resolution of 128 x 36 pixels.

Source: GSM Arena via 3GWeek