By John Castell

Anyone who followed the Consumer Electronics Show knows that Nokia is making some serious moves to win business and mindshare in the United States this year. The company has moved lightning fast since signing agreements with Microsoft last year with Nokia Lumia cell phones winning some great nods of approval.

Based on the announcement that Nokia will be launching its first Window mobile OS smartphone with T-Mobile in the United States, which will allow Nokia to extend market breadth and reach wider consumer base. Noted as an important part of their strategy, the next few months of product releases and announcements are bound to keep the good press rolling.

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While it does not have quite the jaw-dropping specs and capabilities as their flagship Lumia 900, which will be launching with AT&T in March…  the Nokia 710 smartphone will be available for $50.  Walmart will have it available for free with a service contract.  This will further expand Nokia’s to capture the consumers that want transition from their current feature phone to a smartphone. With these incredible deals, customers have more funds to accessorize their new handset with accessories such as; stylus & pens, micro SD memory cards, batteries, docking stations, Bluetooth headsets, data cables and glider gloves all specifically designed to make your devices functionally efficient and performance rich.

But what will customers get with this phone? To start, it is 4G capable with a great scratch-resistant ClearBlack screen that makes for easier outdoor viewing.  Browsing is made snappy with a Snapdragon processor and makes uploading photos taken from the 5 megapixel camera a breeze (and Nokia has some impressive camera technology at work). Even gamers will be satisfied with the interactive gaming experience through Xbox Live.  Experience the mind blowing clarity of XMI Speakers.  Uncompromised sound quality and a revolutionary design accentuating today’s interactive lifestyle.   Our earpieces and headsets combine sophisticated style and precision engineering that deliver brilliant sound for your total listening pleasure.

While we can’t write to the accessory options available at Walmart or T-Mobile to accompany this purchase, there are an incredible number of peripheral devices and accessories to peruse online. And if you want a Nokia phone without being tied to a carrier, we will keep you posted on any unlocked options coming down the pipeline!

By Megan Fleet

AT&T and T-Mobile have been denied their merger based on anti-trust laws. Steve Jobs is no longer a guiding creative force at Apple. The Euro has denigrated from one of the highest valued currencies to one of the most closely watched.  What is the common theme – Uncertainty in 2012 is rising!  Yet according to a report from ABI after market wireless accessories sales are expected to increase slightly more $50 billion volume.  With the following accessory category breakdown:

Bluetooth Headsets at $920 Million

Chargers at $766 Million

Memory Cards $529 Million

Protective Cases and Skins at $520 Million

Headphones and Earpieces at $308 Million

In the same breath, HTC is poised to change their current market situation and be more competitive in 2012 with the release of new cell phones, tablets and other mobile devices along with matching wireless accessories.   The company’s CFO, Winston Yung said “We will focus on the product next year, better and more competitive. Other than new LTE phones for the U.S. market, we have phones for the global market. We will launch some worldwide flagship products. We’re confident in them”.

At the moment, however, HTC will have to contend with the recent sharp (30% – ouch!) decline of its stocks prices (which coincidentally coincides with the cut growth expectations for the final quarter of the fiscal year and a 45 million HTC Cell Phone unit cancellation).

While struggling to keep pace with cellular barons like Apple and Samsung, the prodigy fledgling will find its wings with Beats Audio (an acquisition made earlier this 2011), the Amaze and Raider.

With the loss of a lost patent infringement case that had been filed against Apple – and lost a justification to become embroiled in litigation in regards to S3 graphics threatens to tarnish the HTC glow.  Yet, clever marketing, smart acquisitions, and a plethora of mobile device accessories in addition to noteworthy camera quality and network speed should all help right the HTC ship.

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Written by: Aldo Panessidi

When purchasing  mobile devices such as cell phones and tablets, most of us don’t mind paying the price for the latest and greatest technology and the convenience of added functionality.  Moreover,  once having made such an expensive purchase, the majority people will invest trend setting accessories to personalize, protect and enhance their devices according to individual lifestyles.

Some people, on the other hand,  have a need to make more of a statement with customized phones that satiate their eccentricities.   Would you be ready to spend up to $8 Million on a cell phone.  I got news for you… you can!

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The Chairman – up to $49,500

Chairman by Ulysse Nardin is the world’s most expensive Android smartphone, and includes both a touch screen and a physical number pad. The Ulysse Nardin name is most often associated with luxury watches and that fact shows in the Chairman’s sophisticated design. The volume controls look like watch buttons and the crown between them can actually be wound to generate power for the device. In fact, the phone features a kinetic rotor power system visible through the back plate.

Nokia 8800 Arte with pink diamonds – $134,000

Designed by Peter Aloisson, this solid 18k white gold phone features over 680 pink and white brilliant cut diamonds totaling over 21.5 carats. Some of the phone’s features are a 3.15 MP camera with autofocus and video, a music player, Bluetooth and voice memo.  Accessories are available

iPhone Princess Plus – $176,400

The Princess Plus got its name from the Princess cut used on 138 of the 318 diamonds on its surface. The other 180 diamonds on the phone were brilliant-cut. In total, the phone has 17.75 carats of diamonds set in 18k white gold around its rim. The iPhone Princess Plus is worth $176,400 while the somewhat more pedestrian “Brilliants only” version sold for $66,150.  The fashionista can further personalize this mobile device with sophisticated phone accessories

Sony Ericsson Black Diamond – $300,000

The price of this phone comes from actual state of the art technology instead of a bunch of shiny rocks—but that doesn’t mean it lacks visual appeal. OLED technology underneath the polycarbonate skin that covers the phones entire face gives the 4 megapixel screen a borderless look. The mirror finish gives the phone a sleek, futuristic look.  Self conscious?  Accessorize your cell phone

Vertu Signature Cobra – $310,000

This gaudy phone is so exclusive that only eight will ever be made. Designed by French jeweler Boucheron, the Signature Cobra is made with two diamonds, two emeralds and 439 rubies. For buyers who are only filthy rich, rather than obscenely rich, twenty-six of the less flashy (read: no rubies) Signature Python phones will be available for a mere $115,000. Both phones will feature the real draw—they have frikkin’ snakes on them. Awesome.  Make your fashion statement with exclusive mobile accessories

Gresso Luxor Las Vegas Jackpot –  $1 million

This ultra-exclusive phone, limited to only three units, truly lives up to its name. Not only is it extraordinarily expensive, but its Egypt-inspired design will look right at home in the hands of a Vegas high-roller. The phone features 45.5 carats of black diamonds decorating the bezel and a back panel made from 200-year-old African blackwood—the most expensive wood in the world. As if that weren’t enough to ensure the Jackpot a place among the world’s most expensive mobile phones, each key is cut from a hand-polished sapphire crystal. All of these luxurious materials are set in a 180-gram solid gold frame.

The Diamond Crypto Smartphone – $1.3 million

Created by luxury accessory producer Peter Aloisson of Moscow-based JSC Ancort, this luxury smart phone’s price stems from the platinum body, the cover adorned with 50 diamonds—including eight that are rare blue diamonds. Additionally, the Ancort logo and the navigation key are made of 18k rose gold. Built on the Windows CE, this expensive cell also features a high-resolution color TFT display and a 256 bit cryptographic algorithm. This expensive mobile phone features SMS, MMS, E-mail and Internet capability, WAP, JAVA support and even a media player.  Further enhance you smart phone’ s functionality with these accessories

GoldVish ‘Le Million’ Piece Unique – $1.3 million

Guinness World Records certified GoldVish SA’s ‘Le Million’ Piece Unique on January 29th, 2008. The Geneva-based luxury communications company’s expensive mobile phone was designed by Emmanuel Gueit as an addition to the Illusion Collection. The phone is made of 18k white gold and set with 20 carats of VVS1 (only microscopically flawed) diamonds. The phone also features Bluetooth, 2 GB of storage, FM radio, a digital camera and MP3 playback. This expensive cell phone is available only by special order.

Kings Button iPhone – $2.4 million

The Kings Button iPhone is, surprisingly, a jewel-bedecked iPhone. This time, however, Aloisson had the iPhone 3G to play with—and, apparently, a bit of a bigger budget. One hundred and thirty-eight brilliant-cut diamonds line the sides of the phone, but the real prize is the home button—a rare 6.6 carat white diamond.  Bring out this device’s features with stylish cell phone accessories

Goldstriker iPhone 3GS Supreme – $3.2 million

Stuart Hughes of Goldstriker International is known for giving luxury devices such as phones and video game consoles the “Supreme” treatment—covering them with gold and diamonds—and the iPhone is no exception. The iPhone 3GS Supreme features a casing made from 271 grams of solid 22k gold and a screen trimmed with fifty-three 1-carat diamonds. The home button is covered with a single rare 7.1-carat diamond. That’s not all, though—the iPhone 3GS Supreme comes in a chest carved from a single block of granite and sports Kashmir gold and an interior lining made with Nubuck top grain leather.   Fuse fashion and functionality with exclusive mobile accessories

iPhone 4 Diamond Rose Edition – $8 million

If you thought his iPhone 3GS Supreme was impressive, check out the latest iPhone from Stuart Hughes–the iPhone 4 Diamond Rose Edition. Hughes has recreated the infamous antenna band that wraps around the sides of the latest iPhone, as well as the backplate, using rose gold. The band is adorned with 100 carats of flawless diamonds, and the Apple logo is formed with fifty-three more diamonds. Once again, the home button gets the most love–it’s made of platinum and features a rare 7.4-carat pink diamond.

The phone comes in an imperial pink 7-kilogram chest cut from a single block of granite and lined with nubuck top-grain leather. It also comes with an 8-carat flawless diamond that can be used in place of the pink one.  Make a further personalized fashion statement, accessorize your cell phone now!

Special thanks to Tom for providing this article  http://most-expensive.net/cell-phone-mobile

Cope of the Michigan state are now all set to be putting into action the state’s ban on text messaging while driving from 1st July onwards since it is becoming a big threat to live on the streets. This action has already been undertaken by 14 other states in the United States of America, as well as in various countries over the world. In Canada for instance, the whole phenomenon of sending text messages from your  unlocked cellphone while behind the wheel is being eliminated in gradual stages by the implementation of stringent fines and reprimands.

However as straightforward the law may seem, it will be really difficult to implement properly. The moot point is that how is one supposed to understand whether you’re text messaging or just looking at the number of missed calls you got in the last half an hour? Michigan Police Executive Director Tom Hendrickson said that it would be difficult for law enforcers to understand whether a person is text messaging while driving and he does have a valid point.

Matt Bolger, 1^st Lt. of the State Police, who trains cops on new laws, says that people who are using their cell-phone for calling have nothing to fret about. There would be a fine of around $ 100 for the first time and then a fine of $200 the next time you are caught.

By enforcing this law Michigan moved into the bandwagon, which already includes other US states such as California, New Jersey and also Washington D.C.

One good thing about the law is its transparency. Chances are that wherever you might be caught, you would have to pay a fine. So Michigan has decided to go ahead and ban text messaging while driving from unlocked phone. Indeed, one can make a call instead (as there’s no ban on talking on a Bluetooth device)!

Are you irritated that your teenage son or daughter is constantly smsing his or her friends every day? Well don’t be as it might just make them $100,000 richer at the 2010 LG U.S. National Texting Championship. It was recently announced by LG Unlocked  Mobile Phones their decision of holding the U.S. National Texting Championship this year with cash prizes of $100,000 along with the chance of winning a trip to New York. The winner of the competition would also be able to participate in the LG Text for Good Challenge, a first time initiative, allowing the winner as well as a charity of his choosing to pocket an additional $50,000. If you plan on entering the competition, the following are a few things you need to bear in mind.

LG Texting Battle – There have already been various hit TV shows on MTV asking users to text various game phrases to a certain mobile number so as to encourage competition.

Text Attack Weekly Tournaments – If you are a fan of Facebook, you can simply log onto the LG Texter page and then choose the Play + Win! Tab. These are weekly tournaments that allow you to win big. The first ten texters each week will be able to advance to the Online Finals, thereby increasing their chances of winning the grand prize and a trip to NYC.

Bamboozle Text Battle – Any concert goers to the Bamboozle Roadshow have the opportunity of qualifying directly for the main Online Finals as all they have to do is simply text in their answers to any challenges displayed on the LED screens.

Wild Card Weeks – There are also certain weeks designated for Wild Card participants. In such weeks, users will receive a particular phrase via text and the first person that replies correctly along with the right punctuation and spelling will be able to reach the Online Finals.

Wired.com a few days ago had an article, which we actually would like to post our comments on.

1 – A weak brand – We wouldn’t call them a weak brand but we do agree they need more marketing.  The face time Nokia puts into their US launches is low.  With phones like the E71 and the E72 and N86 getting FCC approval some really good phones are coming to market.  They just need to market them.

2 – Lack of focus on CDMA handsets – This we had a problem with.  Granted we sell GSM phones but overall CDMA is not as widespread as GSM.  If you get a quad-band GSM phone you pretty much can go all over the world and get covereage.  The same doesn’t go for CDMA.  Nokia decided it wasn’t really a good investment since it’s only the US and Canada that really support the network and now it even looks like the two major CDMA providers in Canada are swtiching to GSM.  Why support something that looks to be dying off?

3 – Poor execution – In recent history Nokia has made a few mistakes.  The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic didn’t have the best launch which is a shame since the phone as actually a very good one and their apps store, Ovi, had a rocky start as well.  Again doesnt’ help but anyone can bounce back considering no company has had a perfect launch record

4 – Lack of carrier relationships – This goes back to the CDMA problem.  They have phone with AT&T and T-Mobile which is the major GSM networks and it’s exactly what they want.

5 – Unusual design – They have a lot of straight body phone and a few sliders.  With the amount of people who love the iPhone people are getting away from the flip phone.  Maybe we will start to see more

6 – Symbian – Alright it’s not a perfect O/S but is there really any that is?  Windows Mobile has its problems, Android has its problems, and Apple has their problems as well.   Nothing perfect, but at least like all of them Symbian is being constantly being worked on

7 – An insignificant app store – Wired compared Ovi to the Apple Apps Store.  First things first the Apps store launched over a year ago, but Ovi lunched in May of this year.  They also say compare the 20 000 apps at Ovi to the 55 000+ apps at the Apple store… Again over a year.  Personally we feel to have have the apps in only 3 months that’s pretty good.

So overall alright Nokia gets no love in the US and yes they don’t do as much as they should but overall we think the landscape is changing.  Nokia makes some great phones and people just need to start giving them a chance

The LG Group is South Korea’s third largest company that produces an impressive range of electronics and mobile phones. LG is known to be one of the major trendsetters in the range of communication products globally. The company is into manufacturing high quality cellular phones which includes a striking range of slim and sleek phones, terrestrial DMB-enabled PDAs, extraordinary range of camera cell phones and many more. The LG’s versatile GSM phones have a strong market worldwide due to their excellent functionality and great looks. This article discuses few models of popular LG phones.

LG KU990 Viewty:  The LG KU990 Viewty boasts an impressive 3 inch touch screen display with 240 x 400 pixels resolution. The phone is equipped with a high quality 5.0 MP auto focus camera that offers crystal clear images as well as excellent video as it capture video (with VGA video recording at 30 fps and QVGA video recording at 120 fps). The phone is also packaged with 100 MB Memory, TV-out support, DivX video playback, stereo Bluetooth, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA and USB v2.0.  

LG VU CU920: This gorgeous looking cell phone is LG’s first phone to support AT&T and live TV with MediaFLO technology. The phone supports an intuitive 3 inch touch screen that provides for easy navigation as well as amazing virtual keyboard that provides an easy to tasks like emailing and messaging. Some other interesting features equipped in this phone are  2.0 Megapixel Camera/Camcorder, Push to Talk facility and support for EDGE, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, Bluetooth and 3G.

LG Mobile KF900: This latest high fashionable and chic LG KF900 Prada cellular phone is truly stylish. This phone is high on technology and style and can be said to be a complete phone that offers versatile features. The LG KF900 Prada phone comes with a 5 megapixel digital camera with certified Schneider-Kreuznach lens, a large 3 inch WQVGA touchscreen, 3G and WiFi connectivity, HSDPA, document viewer, accelerometer, full HTML browser, FM radio with RDS, music player, and  video player.

LG Mobile KS360: This slider phone features a full QWERTY keyboard rather than a standard numeric keypad. The phone provides an excellent option for composing messages and for faster texting as it has appropriate key spacing. Other features in this phone include 2 megapixel camera, 15MB internal memory, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0, multimedia player, web browser, email client. The LG Mobile KS360 is available in four different color options titanium/blue, white/pink, black/red and black/silver

LGs lineup is been getting better and better year after year and with upcoming phones like the KM900 Arena or the GD900 watch phone LG is deifinitely on everyones watch list this year.  Keep an eye out for the line up or check out the hot new KS360 slider phone.

The Sony Ericsson company was established in the year 2001 with the joint effort of Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson. Since then the company has been manufacturing superior quality GSM phones. Their mobile phones generally specialize in multimedia applications. The W-series GSM phones with a music-media supporting technology were a huge success and gained immense popularity worldwide. In the year 2007 the company became the fourth largest producer of cell phones after Nokia, Motorola and Samsung. Here is a list of popular Sony Ericsson cellular phones:

Sony Ericsson K550i: The Sony Ericsson K550 is a successor to its previous K510 model .This mobile phone sports a 2 MP autofocus camera with two-LED photolight and an active lens cover that protects the camera lens as well as provide an easy activation while taking photos. Other features of this phone include a Fast-Port system connector at its left side, A2DP for stereo Bluetooth headphone support, internet browser, real multitasking and even more. The modified version of this phone is k550im which became the first imode phone to incorporate a cybershot logo.

Sony Ericsson W760: This sleek smart and high quality slider phone is available in three colors Fancy Red, Intense Black and Rocky Silver. The phone has a TFT LCD 240×320 pixel 262K screen and has dimensions measuring 103X48X15 mm. This phone is a part of walkman series and has some additional features like GPS navigation, shake/tilt sensors, Sony’s ‘SensMe’. Some other features offered by this are FM radio with an RDS and Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP.

Sony Ericsson W580i: Discover your true style with this fashionable phone. Available in a spectrum of colors these are sure to suit everyone’s style. This is a slider phone in walkman series containing certain interesting features. First of all it can keep a track of our motion by counting the number of steps taken throughout the day. Another special feature is the availability of Shake Control facility which can select a song at randomly after the walkman button is pressed. Other features are 2MP camera, Bluetooth stereo (A2DP), Internet facility, Video streaming, Video viewing, etc.

Sony Ericsson S500i: This is a slider phone with a smart modern designer look and feel. The cell phone has green and spring yellow exteriors with the color of desktop changing with the changing seasons and as day changes to night. Also you can see the keypad highlighted when the slider phone is opened. With the additional facility such as Music Bluetooth Receiver MBR-100 you can play your favorite music files in the phone at your home stereo. Some other features are a 2.0MP camera, Bluetooth 2.0, media player, GPRS, etc.

Sony Ericsson T610: This is another very popular selling model from Sony Ericsson. The phone incorporates a digital camera, Bluetooth, color screen, joystick navigation all in a single handset. The phone is very stylish since the body of the phone is divided in two halves with the combination of two different colors The phone supports a CIF camera with a resolution of up to 288×352 pixels, Photo call on the phonebook, 2MB shared memory, GPRS(Class 8), and Bluetooth.

Sony Ericsson has always released some very good phones and with their new lineup of phone like the C905 and the Xperia X1 we at puremobile are sure that they will keep up this tradition of quality products.  As always check out www.puremobile.com for a full line up of phones.

One thing that we most often get questions on at PureMobile is regarding the GSM network and what it is.  The reason is there are two networks CDMA and GSM.  The main difference to find out which you have is locate the sim card, a small chip in the phone that contains all your information.  If you have this card then you likely have GSM.  Now we say likely as some carrier’s like Sprint have a walkie-talkie type network (NexTel) and they use a “sim card” but it’s for Sprint’s CDMA network.

GSM phones can be unlocked because the sim card can be removed and placed into another phone without having to call the carrier to activate it.  CDMA needs to have each phone activated by the carrier on the network to operate.  This limits the phones you can use. 

Another difference is that GSM phones are much more widely available.  GSM networks are found throughout the world.  They each use different bands but they are all GSM.  CDMA can be found primarily in North America and a few other countries.

As we just mentioned GSM use bands or frequencies.  There are four frequencies that are used most frequently.  They are the 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and the 1900 MHz bands.  In North America the two widely available are the 850 MHz and the 1900 MHz.

So the question is which type of phone should you choose?  Well it depends on where you plan on using the phone.  If you are going to use it in North America then you can simply get any phone that uses the 850 MHz and 1900 MHz bands and you should have no problems.  If you plan to travel then you would be best to get a quad band phone, which is a phone that can work on all four of the bands.  This gives you the least chance of running into a problem with no signal.

More and more phones these days are coming as quad band phones so you don’t have to limit yourself.  You can get one phone and use it the world over.