The Nokia 5235 Comes With Music is a low cost touchscreen smartphone with a large display, and 12 or 18 months of free music downloads from Nokia’s Comes With Music service. The handset might look familiar, and that’s because the hardware on the 5235 is identical to the 5230, and it is also closely related to the 5800, 5530 and X6 touchscreen phones.

As with the 5230, the Nokia 5235 comes with a 3.2″ 640 x 360 pixel touchscreen display, microSD expandable memory, Bluetooth, 3.5G support, a 2 megapixel camera, FM radio, multimedia player and a 3.5mm audio connector. There’s a big 1320 mAh battery too which can give up to 5 hours talktime on 3G.

There’s no WiFi support on the 5235, but it does support HSDPA downloads of up to 3.6 Mbps. If you want WiFi, then our recommendation is to go for the 5800 instead.  We mentioned the 2 megapixel camera, which is the same unit as found on the 5230. Really, it’s pretty poor when it comes to stills photographs, but it can capture video at up to 640 x 480 pixels at 30 frames per second which is rather good, and certainly good enough for uploading to YouTube.

The Nokia 5235 works with Facebook, MySpace, Ovi and YouTube, and because this is an S60 smartphone then there are a load of applications available for it. The large screen is ideal for web browsing, and it’s remarkable to find a display of this quality in a handset that’s so cheap.

We keep talking about price – so how much is the Nokia 5235? Nokia say that the handset should retail for around €145 before tax and subsidy, around the same as the current 5230. The 5235 offers very good value for money even before you take into account the music downloads, so if you take advantage of Comes With Music then this looks like a real bargain.

It is perhaps worth noting that the 5235 doesn’t come with a memory card in the standard sales package, but it does include a wired headset. Some of Nokia’s data sheets say that it includes a USB cable, whereas others say that it doesn’t.. so if you need a USB cable, check before ordering. Nokia say that the 5235 Comes With Music should be available during Q1 2010 in White or Black colour schemes, each with an ice-blue tinted chrome rim.

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The M5650 lets users snap photos and shoot video with a 3.0 megapixel camera and save that media to their favorite social networks, like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.

Users can store music on external microSD cards or listen to music with the built-in FM radio capability. Bluetooth will allow users to make use of hands-free headsets and wireless stereo headphones as well.

The Samsung M5650 is available now in Portugal and will be available throughout Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa, India, and China. Pricing details were not available.

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HTC Corporation has launched the first Windows phone with HTC Sense in India — HTC HD2. Powered by Windows Mobile 6.5, The HD2 uses the 4.3-inch ‘capacitive touch’ display to make viewing, zooming and resizing websites, Microsoft Office files, PDF documents and pictures easier.

Utilising Qualcomm’s new 1Ghz Snapdragon mobile processor, the HTC HD2 offers enhanced performance that improves the speed of applications, videos, games and more, according to the company.

Tata DoCoMo has announced an exclusive offer with this launch. Tata DoCoMo customers who purchase an HTC HD2 phone will get an exclusive offer to browse the Internet and download 500MB of data per month free for a period of six months. It will be also premiering the HTC HD2 exclusively at Tata DoCoMo Dive-In stores to offer first-hand experience to customers.

The HTC HD2 will be available at a market operating price of Rs 39,990 in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, and Rs 36,990 in the other parts of the country.

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Earlier today Samsung announced the release of its SCH-r100 Stunt for MetroPCS. The Stunt is a simple bar shaped phone that features a slim design and a carousel-like menu of icons accessible from the standby screen, as shown on the phone’s 128 x 160 pixel, 65k color display.

The phone features one touch access to messaging, the calendar, and the speakerphone function. Users can send text messages (threaded), picture messages, and email messages easily with the Stunt, and the phone also supports Bluetooth wireless headsets for untangled hands-free calling.

Samsung’s Stunt also features voice dialing and access to MetroPCS’s MetroWEB browsing service. The phone weighs a light 74g (2.6oz) is only 14mm thick. Its battery is rated for up 3.3 hours of talk time or up to 200 hours of standby time.

No word yet on pricing or availability at this point.

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The 6700 features 3G data connectivity, a 5.0 megapixel camera, and GPS connectivity for use with Nokia Maps. It has not been verified at this time, but it is likely that the phone also features the specifications of the original 6700 classic – based on S40 6th Edition, the original 6700 classic includes Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR and a 2.2-inch QVGA display, as well. An 8GB microSD card and a leather carrying case come included with the Gold Edition.

The Nokia 6700 classic Gold Edition is expected to go on sale in select markets during the first quarter of 2010 for 370 EUR (US$545) before taxes and subsidies.

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“The iPhone is the phone with the most tricks on the market. What possibly could we do to trick it up more? Bless it with the finest precious metal and jewels,” Hughes told PC Advisor.

The iPhone 3G Supreme ships with a 7kg chest, which is made from a single block of granite, offset with Kashmir gold and with Nubuck top grain leather inner lining.

The front bezel houses 136 flawless diamonds totalling 68 carats. On its back, the Apple logo comprises of 53 diamonds totalling 1 carat. The rare, single cut 7.1 carat diamond acts as the front navigation button. The device is encased in a solid 22-carat gold case that weighs 271gm.

Stuart Hughes designed the phone for the Liverpool-based Goldstriker International.

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Samsung has announced the I8910 HD Gold Edition, a premium version of its touchscreen smartphone that features 24 karat gold inlay. The new iteration of the I8910 smartphone is powered by Symbian S60 5th Edition and Samsung’s TouchWiz UI with widget capability. With a focus on multimedia functionality, the phone includes an 8.0 megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording capability. The Gold Edition’s 3.7-inch AMOLED display should have no problems showing off video and photos captured with the device.

Users can store media on 16GB of internal memory and on additional microSD memory cards. They can listen to their own saved music or to traditional programming thanks to its built-in FM radio. Surfing the web is nice and speedy with the Gold Edition’s 3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps data connectivity. The Gold Edition includes an integrated GPS, providing the possibility for location-based features and turn-by-turn navigation. Additionally, the device comes packaged with a leather case, a mini-cradle, and a TV-out cable.

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Come January and all mobile users in the country may have 11-digit mobile numbers instead of their 10-digit numbers currently. The subscribers will have to prefix 9 to the existing 10-digit number. The proposed migration is likely to be implemented from 1 January 2010. India is adding an average of 15 million new cellular customers every month. A new numbering plan was required to accomodate the increasing number of subscribers, as reported by Business Standard.

Source: Efy Times

Chargers made by subcontractor BYD, including the AC-3E and AC-3U, manufactured between June 15 and August 9, and the AC-4U, manufactured between April 13 and October 25, could potentially cause electric shock. Europe and North and Latin American markets are affected, though the recall does not concern the UK, China, Britain, Brazil, and Argentina.

Users can exchange their charger for a new one, free of charge, by navigating to Nokia’s charger exchange program.

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The 8530 also sports an optical trackpad for navigation and has support for the BlackBerry App World, which makes it easy to search out and download applications, whether paid apps or free ones. When it comes to multimedia, the 8530 lets users enjoy music on the go with its dedicated music keys and comes pre-loaded with BlackBerry Media Sync, Sprint TV and Music, and Pandora. The device will be available in three color offerings: black, purple, and red.

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