Vodafone offers ultra low cost mobile phones to developing nations

In an effort to help developing countries expand through communications, mobile carrier Vodafone will begin offering new ultra low cost cell phones to make it easier for anyone to afford a mobile device. These unsubsidized mobile phones will be known as the Vodafone 150, which will be sold for less than $15 and the Vodafone 250, which can be purchased for less than $20. Vodafone plans to deploy these new inexpensive mobile phones to eight African nations as well as to Turkey and India. In addition to the phones, Vodafone has also committed to expanding cellular service in these areas to help improve service availability.

Motorola Crafting New Breakup Plan

Motorola may sell its wireless-network-equipment business and spin off its set-top box operations along with its handset division, reversing earlier reorganization plans, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
The ailing company has been trying to craft a breakup plan for several years. Over the past few months it had been leaning toward selling its Home and Networks Mobility division, which makes both TV set-top boxes and wireless infrastructure, but now the company's leaders want to auction off the wireless equipment business.

Ericsson: World's first with 84Mbps HSPA

One of the attractions Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC - News) is showcasing at the upcoming Mobile World Congress is the world's first demonstration of 84Mbps HSPA technology. At the same event last year Ericsson showed the world's first 42Mbps HSPA demo that is currently commercially available and being rolled- out by operators across the world. Ericsson was also the first to demonstrate 56Mbps at the CTIA in Las Vegas in 2009.

Motorola Invests in Mobile Barcode Company

Motorola's venture arm said it invested an undisclosed sum in Scanbuy, a company that offers mobile barcode products and services.
With the investment, Motorola joins Microsoft and other companies in pursuing the mobile barcode market.
Scanbuy offers services that let mobile operators, advertisers and media companies generate and analyze 2D mobile barcode campaigns.

Nokia 5233 Price

Nokia 5233 Price updates , The 5230 was launched for Rs.9000 then fell to almost around Rs.8500. The 5233 costs only Rs.780o which is an amazing deal for a Symbian phone. Some retailers are suggesting Nokia intends to replace the 5230 with the 5233 and some dealers that the 5230 has already been stopped and only 5233 is available.

Other info:-

GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 – no 3G
3.2 inch full touchscreen
2.0 MP Camera with VGA Video Recording at 30fps
FM Radio
3.5 mm jack
Integrated A-GPS
Ovi Maps 3.0 application

Nexus One Problems

Nexus One Problems Google is struggling to provide adequate customer service for the Nexus One (aka Google phone), according to reports. The Google Mobile forums are brimming with unanswered queries and problems, as customers turn to Google itself for support.
One recurring issue in the forums is a problem with the phone either not switching to 3G or switching back and forth between 3G and EDGE too frequently — it’s not clear if this is a significant issue or if the complaints are just a symptom of Google’s (Google) less-than-stellar customer support.
InfoWorld writes of the concerns: Google appears to be only accepting e-mail customer queries, to which it pledges to reply in one to two days — far too long, say most people who are complaining online.

Nokia N900 – Full phone specifications and Menu Videos

Some cool features of Nokia N900:

Processing Power
Large Internet Storage
Fast Wireless Broadband
High Quality Digital Camera
Integrated A-GPS
Music and Audio Playback