The mobile phones from Nokia are known for their flexibility, durability and functionality. Among those one of the sleek and navigation-friendly mobile phone is the Nokia 6080 that comes in black and gold colours to fascinate the mobile users. It has dimensions of 105.4 x 44.3 x 18.6 mm and has a lightweight of 91 grams that allows its users to access the options with ease. This highly durable phone comes with a TFT display with 65K colours that has a resolution of 128 x 160 pixels. To share text and picture messages with your friends continuously, it has messaging options like SMS, MMS, Email and Instant Messaging and the WAP 2.0/xHTML browser helps for high-speed Internet connectivity. For data transmission, it is preloaded with GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE, Infrared port and USB port. The VGA camera of this mobile phone comes with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels and video (subQCIF) that allows its users to capture the clear images. Apart from these features, it also comes with Java MIDP 2.0, FM stereo radio, Video player, Voice memo, reliable battery, Polyphonic and MP3 ringtones.

When BlackBerry users in the United Arab Emirates received a text message from their service provider on July 8 instructing them to install an upgrade on their handsets, they had no idea the application also contained software that, according to BlackBerry's maker, would enable third parties to peek at private information on their phones.

Etisalat, the Abu Dhabi-based mobile carrier that deployed the update, has reportedly denied the software was spyware. In a statement issued last month, Etisalat said the upgrade was necessary for "service enhancements'.

But Canadian BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. said in a statement that "independent sources have concluded that it is possible that the installed software could enable unauthorized access to private or confidential information stored on the user's smartphone."

Etisalat did not respond to CNN's request for an interview.

The UAE incident unleashed a wave of outrage among BlackBerry users in the country as well as brought to light what experts say is growing concern that as mobile phones become more sophisticated, they are also becoming increasingly vulnerable to technological espionage.

"When no one was paying attention, their phones turned into a computer," cyber security expert Charlie Miller told CNN. "These phones have bugs in them and bad guys can take advantage of them and you have to be aware there is a risk here."

At the Black Hat information security conference held last month in Las Vegas, Miller and fellow computer security researcher Collin Mulliner shocked audiences when they revealed how a series of simple text messages can allow someone to hijack Apple's iPhone as well as several other smartphone models with neither the handset's owner or network provider ever knowing.

The virus allows outsiders to send text messages, access web sites, make phone calls as well as turn on a device's camera and microphone, he explained.

"Anything you could do with your phone I could do," said Miller. "And you could be staring at your phone the whole time and nothing happens. It is pretty dangerous."

Within 24 hours of the demonstration, Apple issued a patch to fix the vulnerability. The company also issued a statement noting, "contrary to what's been reported, no one has been able to take control of the iPhone to gain access to personal information using this exploit."

Miller warns that as smartphones and applications to run on them flood the marketplace, new and creative ways to hack into them could soon emerge.

"Who is going to find the next one?" asked Miller. "And are they going to report it? That is the question."

In July a mobile phone worm called "Sexy Space" com promised mobile phones using Symbian software, reportedly enabling hackers to steal phone and network information from devices by luring in victims through a web site that promised pornography.

Security experts have labeled the technology behind the breach as the first step towards a botnet, or group of infected machines, for mobile devices. Almost one out of every 63 smartphones running on Symbian are infected with some form of malware, according to a study from SMobile Systems, a mobile phone security solutions provider.

James Johns, founder of Arizona-based Retina-X Studios, says business has already been on the increase for the cell phone monitoring software his company makes.

The software, which can be purchased and downloaded to a handset directly from the Internet, allows individuals to remotely monitor the text messages, calls and location of the person using the device on which it has been installed.

"It is becoming very popular," Johns told CNN. "The main reason is that most people have smartphones that can be monitored unlike a regular cell phone, which can't really run programs."

Legitimate software open to abuse

While Johns says most of his customers are either parents who want to know more about their children's cell phone activities or spouses hoping to catch a cheating husband or wife, there is always a risk that it could be used for malicious purposes.

"It is up to the user of the software to make sure they follow all laws," said Johns.

"Any technology can be abused. We don't make our software for those intentions, and if we find out that someone is abusing our software, we will work with the police as we have in the past."

Yet despite the growing demand for consumer mobile phone surveillance technology and high profile examples of mobile security breaches via spyware installed by remote sources, other analysts say the there is no need to panic just yet.

"Mobile security threats are real, but they are rare," Jan Volkze, head of global marketing for McAfee Mobile Security, told CNN.

According to Volkze, the risk of handset hacking still remains relatively low mainly because when it comes to cracking mobile phones, the return on investment is simply not worth it.

"This is a huge barrier," said Volkze. "On the PC side it is very easy to extort money from people. It is a multi-billion dollar business. Hackers will only move to the mobile side if they can get more out of it compared to what they have done before."

However as more people start to store more information from their lives on mobile devices, more measures need to be taken to make sure the data is kept secure.

"People should apply the same level of paranoia on their cell phone that they would on their personal computer," said Volkze. "

If there is a text message arriving from an anonymous number saying you just won two weeks free holidays in the London, you should react to this in the same what you would react to this if you got it in an email. Delete it."

Mobiles are now not just for receiving and making phone calls these days, they work as your ipod, computer, camera, gaming and tracking device. The use of mobiles is endless.

All Mobile phones are made with an operation system which supports the operation of software applications. For example, Blackberry runs on the Blackberry OS and iPhone from Apple on the iPhone OS. iTunes can also be used to download music, television shows, games and other applications from the Internet. Originally, Motorola Mobile Phones supported the synching of iTunes library with cell phones. Certain mobile phone applications have capabilities of converting YouTube videos to formats compatible with mobile phones. Moreover, most of these applications do not require technical expertise and can be easily installed on cell phones.

Here are some free applications that can be added to your Mobile Phones that will make it more than just a mobile. For browsing, messaging and checking emails Opera Mobile, Skyfire, Google app, Cell Spin are to name a few, browsers that let you do a variety of functions. These browsers not only let you check your emails, you can blog, search, use all Google functions like docs, maps, photos, readers and you can also access social networking sites giving you single window access to Skype, MSN messenger, Gtalk, twitter, yahoo and upload your photos on picassa.

For tracking your phone you can use MobiWee, it allows you remote access to your mobile phone in case you loose it. You can even delete and wirelessly access your data through a pc. Viigo and Pocket Express are modular applications that give you instant access to news, weather, business updates, etc.

Dashwire and Dotfred give you an instant access to your files, contacts, messages, photos, speed dials, appointments saved on your phone. You can access this data through a PC on the internet or even offline.

The technological advancement in the recent years has given birth to the internet and online mobile phone shops in the UK are the most convenient way through which consumers can purchase a variety of phones. With the help of the internet the world has become like a small town. Online shopping has made it so convenient for people that they don't even have to go out of their houses to look for the products. There are a large number of mobile phone shops, forums, web stores, and e-stores which deals with the sales of the different products. Because of the technological advancement, e-commerce is possible for different kind of transactions which include business to business transactions as well as business to customer transactions.

Various mobile phone manufacturing companies has taken advantage of this opportunity and they are providing consumers with the most affordable deals and the best prices. It is undoubtedly much more convenient to shop for the mobile phones from these online mobile phone shops. Customers can view the different mobile phones available in the market under the name of several different brands. Every mobile phone, including the most expensive ones and the ones with multiple functionalities are listed in these online stores which helps you to view all different types of mobile phones at one go.

You can not only find mobile phones by different brands, but you will also see a list of the offers which are presented by various service providers. It was a very hectic job before when people had to roam around from one mobile store to the other to find out the information about all the brands. Now you can do the same by simple logging on to any of these websites related to the mobile phone shopping and can get the phone delivered at your doorstep. It has become simpler to compare the phones by different brands according to their price, functions, designs etc. So, you can find about all the different deals and can buy a phone with more functions and at a much lesser price as compared to the market.

These mobile phone shops online also have their review section where you can find reviews posted by the previous users and experts which will give help you to learn more about a particular phone and it gets easier for you to select the best mobile phone. With this, the online stores also offer several discounts and bonuses which you will not find in any of the land based mobile stores. The proficient service provided by these mobile phone shops are encouraging more and more customers to go for online shopping.

In the last past few years, Mobile phones have booms up its communication market all over the world. Earlier cell phones are only meant for affluent people, but now time has changed these gadgets are becomes a mandatory device for all. But sometimes, cost factor creates a hurdle in the mind of several people whether it’s a cost of mobile handset or cost of call charges bill. To cope with such requirements of the people, Nokia mobile phone has launched its new Nokia n97- N series device with an option of contract deals. These contract deals offer you an opportunity to choose upon the best that suits as per your requirements and affordability.

These contract deals can be in the form of such as 12months free line rental, 18 months free rental option, 24 months free rental option, pay monthly options, sim free deals and many more. Moreover, these contract deals also allows to freely lay their hands on attractive incentives such as free text messages, free talk time, free games and other attachments gifts etc. Now let’s come to Nokia N97 handset. This is a new 3rd generation mobile that is packed with an elegant 3” TFT touch screen that displays up to 16 million colours which makes you experience for crystal clear view. Moreover, this handset offers you a powerful 5 mega pixel camera along with auto-focus, digital 20 x zoom and dual LED flash, feature that ensures you to take the pictures from far distance at nice resolutions. This handset provides you an in-built Li-ion battery which offers you a formidable response with about 400 hours stand by time and 4 hours in talk time mode.

Nokia N97 contract deal with a slide out QWERTY keyboard which permits you to use its casing in a horizontal widescreen mode. Additionally, it offers you an inherent FM radio with RDS technology and music players with different music file format that helps you to stay fresh all the time. It also includes various connectivity applications such as Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE, and USB which offers you to share your data files with other well-suited devices.

Nokia, being the world's number one manufacturer of mobile devices by market share and a leader in the converging Internet and communications industries has unleashed a smartphone in E- series named Nokia E71x -- extremely sleek and messaging smartphone for business users.

AT&T releases Nokia E71x model offering a list of features, including 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a 3.2-megapixel camera in this sleekly model. Adding a high-quality construction, Nokia E71x has a built-in GPS with AT&T Navigator which can be used to know more about unknown routes and destinations.

Offering a QWERTY keyboard, broad multimedia and Web browsing support, Nokia E71x is the ideal companion for people who love easy messaging and connecting with their friends. The Nokia E71x also plays XM Radio catering with the stylish handset. Nokia E71x supports a wide range of applications like mail for Exchange syncs corporate email, contacts, calendar and tasks in real time, while Xpress Mail supports personal emails.

Nokia E71x also allows the users to store and listen to their favorite music through its music player and a memory card slot. Nokia, who continuously make impact over their mobile releases, have once again impressed the mobile users through this Nokia E71x Smart Phone unleashing it with a sleek design.

In an overall aspect, this Nokia E71x smartphone offers perfect mobile technologies with stylish design to complement our modern lifestyle. Moreover this mobile sets up the pace with huge impacts in the global markets which promotes itself as a strong competitor among the other smartphone manufacturers.

If you’re currently reading this with your Von Dutch baseball cap, Police watch and Prada sunglasses on then this is news you cannot afford to miss (though if you have the aforementioned accessories there’s not a lot you can’t afford). Sony Ericsson have teamed up with acclaimed tattooist Ed Hardy and fashion designer Christian Audigier to give us the Sony Ericsson W595 Ed Hardy Edition. For those unfamiliar with his work, Ed Hardy is a world renowned tattoo artist who, in collaboration with fashion designer Christian Audigier, has his own clothing range. Devotees to the Ed Hardy brand include England football legend and fashionista David Beckham, Hip Hop star Lil Wayne and pop princess Britney Spears to name but a few.

The phone has a striking presence thanks to the Ed Hardy design that takes over the normally shy and retiring W595. On the front, classic Ed Hardy artwork such as skulls, snakes, tigers and floral patterns all intermingle with the phones keys whilst on the back the blank space better accommodates larger motifs such as the military style”Death before Dishonor” badge and the trademark Ed Hardy signature. Let’s get one thing straight; this is no shrinking violet, it’s a seriously cool phone that demands your attention. If you’re after something subtle, look elsewhere. Framing the tattoo styling is a nice silver metal finish whilst the keys and that famous Walkman logo are finished off in Bronze. The Ed Hardy W595 will definitely split opinions in a Marmite sort of way but i for one and firmly putting myself in the love camp!

As for the phone specs, it’s pretty much a carbon copy of the original W595 (save for some Ed Hardy wallpapers and other niceties). The phone features a 3.2 Megapixel camera with video capture and a secondary front facing camera for video calling. If that didn’t give it away, the W595 also features HSDPA connectivity reaching speeds of up to 3.6 Mbps. As for the Walkman features (this is still a Walkman phone after all), the W595 features the excellent Walkman player which boasts one of the best sound qualities of any portable device including dedicated music players. Alongside this we also get the usual slew of extras such as TrackID which identifies songs from a short clip you record, Shake control which lets you skip tracks with a flick of the wrist and SensMe which sets up playlists for different moods. The phone also takes up to 8GB worth of expandable memory (using Sony’s Memory stick Micro M2 format) so you really can dump that MP3 player.

The original W595 was a real work horse with a great spec list, good size and weight and great build quality. This latest Ed Hardy edition brings a new edgy design and boosts the style to match the substance. Set to launch in early September.
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Attention! Recently bought an HTC Hero or HTC Magic? Jealous of the iPhone 3GS with its shiny new Tom Tom app? Well fear not, Tom Tom hasn’t forgotten about little old Android. Speaking to tech blog Pocket Lint, Tom Tom confirmed the fledgling Smartphone OS is very much in its plans. Senior VP for Tom Tom Onboard Mobile Benoit Simery stated “We cannot ignore such a successful platform as Android. HTC is an important partner of ours and Android is becoming increasingly important too.”

The partnership Mentioned refers to the Tom Tom 7 application for Windows Mobile which graced several HTC phones running on the Windows Mobile platform. It would appear that Tom Tom are keen to revive the partnership with HTC and see Android as the perfect operating system to do so. With a range of quality devices already on the market including the excellent HTC Hero plus with even more on the horizon from big name players such as Sony Ericsson and Samsung, it would seem Android is a good horse to back when planning new apps.

But, unfortunately the good news offered by Tom Tom was also accompanied by some bad. The olive branch offered to Android was unfortunately not extended to BlackBerry. “I do not question the opportunity that RIM might offer but we know that a satnav device needs to have a large touchscreen and voice commands to be able to work for turn-by-turn navigation. We come from a PDA background and we know what will work.” Has this closed the door on similar non touchscreen OS’s such as Symbian? We’ll have to wait and see but with Nokia’s newly reinvigorated Ovi store offering Symbian apps to the masses and an ever increasing range of touchscreen phones, Nokia and their fan base will certainly hope not.

What about the future for Tom Tom? Is there room in this world for stand alone navigation devices when smartphones are becoming ever more powerful and, more importantly, more mainstream. Tom Tom like to think so; “There is nothing better than a satnav. It’s still superior. No smartphone can compete with a satnav and the integrated services that we can offer on our devices such as local Google searches, fuel prices, traffic information - we are still ahead of the game. There is still a strong market for dedicated devices. Very strong.” So, for the near future Tom Tom are happy to co-exist with smartphones running their software. What the future holds for Tom Tom as a hardware manufacturer remains to be seen.
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Samsung D-800 is a flawless handset which is light-weighted and comes with a TFT display which has 256K colours offering a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. This mobile phone has a dimension of 97 x 52 x 14.9 mm. The phone offers Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps GPRS,Class 10- 236.8 kbps EDGE and a Bluetooth v1.2 with A2DP. This phone has internal memory of 80 MB. The media player of this phone supports the playback of MP3/AAC/AAC+ format files which boast of supreme sound quality. It is also loaded with 1.3 MP camera offering a resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels and is equipped with video(CIF) functionality which enables the user to capture life's golden moments. The high potential battery of this phone offers a standby time up to 220 hours and a talktime up to 3 and a half hours. This phone gives its users benefits of availing messaging options such as SMS, EMS, MMS, Email and Instant Messaging.

The mobile phones from Nokia are known for their flexibility, durability and functionality. Among those one of the sleek and navigation-friendly mobile phone is the Nokia 6080 that comes in black and gold colours to fascinate the mobile users. It has dimensions of 105.4 x 44.3 x 18.6 mm and has a lightweight of 91 grams that allows its users to access the options with ease. This highly durable phone comes with a TFT display with 65K colours that has a resolution of 128 x 160 pixels. To share text and picture messages with your friends continuously, it has messaging options like SMS, MMS, Email and Instant Messaging and the WAP 2.0/xHTML browser helps for high-speed Internet connectivity. For data transmission, it is preloaded with GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE, Infrared port and USB port. The VGA camera of this mobile phone comes with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels and video (subQCIF) that allows its users to capture the clear images. Apart from these features, it also comes with Java MIDP 2.0, FM stereo radio, Video player, Voice memo, reliable battery, Polyphonic and MP3 ringtones.

The LG KU990 Viewty is a touch screen 3G phone that comes with a high quality camera & imaging features and belongs to the LG family. This solid phone weighs 112 gram & the overall measurements of this phone are 103.5mm by 54.4mm wide by 14.8mm deep. The large 3 Inches TFT LCD touch screen has a 240 x 400 pixel screen resolution that can display up to two hundred & sixty two colours. The user can either use their finger or stylus that comes with this phone to control their touch screen. LG KU990 Viewty imaging focused 3G phone comes with a 5.1 megapixel digital camera complete with a Schneider kreuznach lens, auto focus, image stabiliser & a xenon flash features that allows the user to select the camera or video settings and helps the user to record, edit & playback video footage.

The voice recorder on this phone allows the user to record voice clips & built in music player allows the user to enjoy music playback on the move. The phone also includes FM radio complete with RDS feature. The various messaging services on this phone allow the user to create, send & receive a text SMS message that supports predictive text input method, multimedia MMS message or an email. The user can stay in contact with others by taking part in a face to face 3G video calling. The Viewty also has a second camera that is used for the video calling. The user can store contact numbers in the phones phone book and can assign photos or images to these contacts. LG GC900 Viewty 2 another viewty good looking phones.

It Viewty works on a tri band network that covers 3 GSM to get coverage in Europe & the majority of the US, but coverage fully dependent on the network provider. The phone comes with 100 Mbytes of internal memory plus MicroSD memory card option that allows extending the memory capabilities up to 2 Gbytes. The LG KU990 Viewty comes with high speed technologies including 3G technology, HSDPA a high speed download packet access, Bluetooth wireless connectivity, EDGE technology & USB connection and also includes TV output connection that allows the user to connect the Viewty to a TV to view their video creations. The user can enjoy high speed Internet access at a broadband speed with the help of the 3G HSDPA technology. See various lg phones like LG KP500 Cookie, LG KC910 Renoir, LG KM900 Arena and LG GT505 etc.

The 3 USB modem is a perfect solution for you if you are looking for high speed internet on the move. This modem comes in eye-catching pink and black colours. The broadband speed gives you freedom from any unwanted wires and hotspots. Some of the important things that your computer needs to have while using the USB modem are: 50 MB of hard-disk space, one free USB port and a Windows XP, 2000, Vista or Mac OSX. This lightweight device can be easily carried anywhere. The Modem manager interface helps the user to manage the connection. Get enlightening speeds of up to 2.8 Mbps when you are in a Turbo Network area. The software can be installed quickly and easily. With internet becoming mobile, this high performance device lets you access broadband speed internet wherever you go. The small modem simply needs to be plugged and it is ready to play. It provides maximum download speed up to 3600kbps and maximum upload speed up to 384 kbps. So, get mobile internet access from your laptop on the move with these small and pocket-sized devices.

The gorgeous Samsung U600 Black is a perfect combination of ultra-stylish look and world-class functionality. With this elegant model, you will be able to fulfill all your modern desires that you want from a modern mobile phone. With the help of its embedded Document Viewer, you will be able to read all your important files of multiple formats with ease. Your communication will be more sophisticated by accessing your personal real-time emails and browsing the Web through this widget. Accomplishing your business chores will be more sophisticated with its Business card scanner which will enable you to access your valuable information stored on a business card while on your move. This user-friendly phone will also give you the equal advantage to spend your quality leisure time by providing a powerful camera, a high-end media player, RDS enabled FM radio and TV-Out feature.