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	<title>Cell Phone Reviews</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Verizon Wireless Communications Stores, W755</title>
		<link>http://www.metronetgsm.com/2008/06/19/verizon-wireless-communications-stores-w755/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>Cell Phone</category>
	<category>Wireless</category>
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Verizon Wireless, builder and operator of the nation&#8217;s most reliable wireless network, and Motorola, Inc., announced that the MOTO(TM) W755 is available exclusively online at www.verizonwireless.com and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores, including those in CircuitCity. Available in Black Slate and Purple, MOTO(TM) W755 is a slim, new clamshell that supports all of the features [...]]]></description>
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<p>Verizon Wireless, builder and operator of the nation&#8217;s most reliable wireless network, and Motorola, Inc., announced that the MOTO(TM) W755 is available exclusively online at www.verizonwireless.com and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores, including those in CircuitCity. Available in Black Slate and Purple, MOTO(TM) W755 is a slim, new clamshell that supports all of the features that Verizon Wireless customers have come to expect.
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		<title>Nokia&#8217;s new E71 mobile phone</title>
		<link>http://www.metronetgsm.com/2008/06/19/nokias-new-e71-mobile-phone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>Cell Phone Applications</category>
	<category>Cell Phone</category>
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Nokia&#8217;s new E71 mobile phone is seen in an undated handout image released to Reuters on June 16, 2008. The world&#8217;s top cellphone maker Nokia unveiled two new phone models aimed at corporate clients on Monday, revamping its somewhat aging offering to business customers.

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<p>Nokia&#8217;s new E71 mobile phone is seen in an undated handout image released to Reuters on June 16, 2008. The world&#8217;s top cellphone maker Nokia unveiled two new phone models aimed at corporate clients on Monday, revamping its somewhat aging offering to business customers.
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		<title>A combination image showing Nokia&#8217;s new E71 (L) and E66 mobile phones.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>Cell Phone</category>
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A combination image showing Nokia&#8217;s new E71 (L) and E66 mobile phones.

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A combination image showing Nokia&#8217;s new E71 (L) and E66 mobile phones.
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		<title>Nokia XpressMusic 5310 for T-Mobile</title>
		<link>http://www.metronetgsm.com/2008/06/19/nokia-xpressmusic-5310-for-t-mobile/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>News</category>
	<category>Cell Phone</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[And now for something really thin! The XpressMusic 5310 replaces the pleasantly portly Nokia XpressMusic 5300 slider music phone on T-Mobile. The phone weighs only 2.48 ounces and is 0.39 inches thin. It&#8217;s a slick looking phone with good features despite a low $49 price tag on T-Mobile. It runs Nokia&#8217;s S40 software, has a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And now for something really thin! The XpressMusic 5310 replaces the pleasantly portly Nokia XpressMusic 5300 slider music phone on T-Mobile. The phone weighs only 2.48 ounces and is 0.39 inches thin. It&#8217;s a slick looking phone with good features despite a low $49 price tag on T-Mobile. It runs Nokia&#8217;s S40 software, has a very capable music player that&#8217;s compatible with MP3, WMA and iTunes unprotected AAC files. It has Bluetooth with A2DP stereo, and a microSD expansion slot that&#8217;s SHDC compatible. T-Mobile and Nokia include a 1 gig card in the box along with a good quality stereo headset.
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		<title>GSM Technology vs CDMA Technology</title>
		<link>http://www.metronetgsm.com/2008/05/24/gsm-technology-vs-cdma-technology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 07:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>metronet</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Cell Phone Applications</category>
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	<category>Cell Phone</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[GSM

In 1989, GSM responsibility was transferred to the European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI), and phase I of the GSM specifications were published in 1990. Commercial service was started in mid­1991, and by 1993 there were 36 GSM networks in 22 countries, with 25 additional countries having already selected or considering GSM In addition to Europe, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>GSM</strong><br />
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In 1989, GSM responsibility was transferred to the European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI), and phase I of the GSM specifications were published in 1990. Commercial service was started in mid­1991, and by 1993 there were 36 GSM networks in 22 countries, with 25 additional countries having already selected or considering GSM In addition to Europe, South Africa, Australia, and many Middle and Far East countries have chosen to adopt GSM. By the beginning of 1994, there were 1.3 million subscribers worldwide. The acronym GSM now (aptly) stands for Global System for Mobile telecommunications.</p>
<p>From the beginning, the planners of GSM wanted ISDN compatibility in services offered and control signaling used. The radio link imposed some limitations, however, since the standard ISDN bit rate of 64 Kbps could not be practically achieved.<a id="more-478"></a></p>
<p>The digital nature of GSM allows data, both synchronous and asynchronous data, to be transported as a bearer service to or from an ISDN terminal. The data rates supported by GSM are 300 bps, 600 bps, 1200 bps, 2400 bps, and 9600 bps.</p>
<p>The most basic teleservice supported by GSM is telephony. A unique feature of GSM compared to older analog systems is the Short Message Service (SMS). Supplementary services are provided on top of teleservices or bearer services, and include features such as international roaming, caller identification, call forwarding, call waiting, multi­party conversations, and barring of outgoing (international) calls, among others.</p>
<p><strong>CDMA</strong><br />
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Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) is a digital air interface standard, claiming eight to fifteen times the capacity of traditional analog cellular systems. It employs a commercial adaptation of a military spread-spectrum technology. Based on spread spectrum theory, it gives essentially the same services and qualities as wireline service. The primary difference is that access to the local exchange carrier (LEC) is provided via a wireless phone.</p>
<p>Though CDMA’s application in cellular telephony is relatively new, it is not a new technology. CDMA has been used in many military applications, such as:</p>
<p>    * Anti-jamming (because of the spread signal, it is difficult to jam or interfere with a CDMA signal).<br />
    * Ranging (measuring the distance of the transmission to know when it will be received).<br />
    * Secure communications (the spread spectrum signal is very hard to detect). </p>
<p>CDMA is a spread spectrum technology, which means that it spreads the information contained in a particular signal of interest over a much greater bandwidth than the original signal. With CDMA, unique digital codes, rather than separate RF frequencies or channels, are used to differentiate subscribers. The codes are shared by both the mobile station (cellular phone) and the base station, and are called pseudo-random code sequences. Since each user is separated by a unique code, all users can share the same frequency band (range of radio spectrum). This gives many unique advantages to the CDMA technique over other RF techniques in cellular communication.</p>
<p>CDMA is a digital multiple access technique and this cellular aspect of the protocol is specified by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) as IS-95. In CDMA, the BSSAP is divided into the DTAP and BSMAP (which corresponds to BSSMAP in GSM).
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		<title>Nokia N82 review</title>
		<link>http://www.metronetgsm.com/2008/04/04/nokia-n82-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Key features
    * 5 megapixel camera with auto focus and Carl Zeiss optics
    * Xenon flash and active lens cover
    * 2.4&#8243; 16M color QVGA display
    * 128 MB RAM
    * Wi-Fi with UPnP
    * Built-in GPS [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Key features</strong></p>
<p>    * 5 megapixel camera with auto focus and Carl Zeiss optics<br />
    * Xenon flash and active lens cover<br />
    * 2.4&#8243; 16M color QVGA display<br />
    * 128 MB RAM<br />
    * Wi-Fi with UPnP<br />
    * Built-in GPS receiver and A-GPS functionality<br />
    * Nokia maps application covering over 100 countries worldwide<br />
    * Convenient standard 3.5 mm audio jack on the top<br />
    * 3G (with HSDPA), EDGE and GPRS support<br />
    * Symbian OS 9.2 Series 60 3rd edition Feature Pack 1 UI<br />
    * TV-out functionality<br />
    * Automatic UI rotation<br />
    * Stereo speakers<br />
    * Large capacity battery<br />
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<strong>Main disadvantages</strong></p>
<p>    * Controversial design and questionable ergonomics<br />
    * No RDS for the FM radio<br />
    * Below average GPS performance<br />
    * Extra charges apply for voice assisted navigation<br />
    * No office documents editing application<br />
    * Doesn&#8217;t charge off USB</p>
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		<title>Spesifikasi Nokia N73</title>
		<link>http://www.metronetgsm.com/2008/04/04/spesifikasi-nokia-n73/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>metronet</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Cell Phone</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fitur Utama
    * Kamera 3,2 megapiksel dengan optik Carl Zeiss
    * Layar tampilan besar, jelas 2,.4 inci
    * Auto-fokus tingkat tinggi dan shutter mekanis
    * Stereo FM dan dukungan untuk Radio Visual
    * Download dan stream video dengan built-in RealPlayer
Frekuensi [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fitur Utama</p>
<p>    * Kamera 3,2 megapiksel dengan optik Carl Zeiss<br />
    * Layar tampilan besar, jelas 2,.4 inci<br />
    * Auto-fokus tingkat tinggi dan shutter mekanis<br />
    * Stereo FM dan dukungan untuk Radio Visual<br />
    * Download dan stream video dengan built-in RealPlayer</p>
<p>Frekuensi Operasi</p>
<p>    * Quadband EGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 190 MHz<br />
    * Dual mode WCDMA / GSM<br />
    * WCDMA 2100 MHz</p>
<p>Dimensi</p>
<p>    * Berat: 116 g<br />
    * Panjang: 110 mm<br />
    * Lebar: 49 mm<br />
    * Ketebalan (maks): 19 mm</p>
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		<title>Nokia armed with Google search</title>
		<link>http://www.metronetgsm.com/2008/02/19/nokia-armed-with-google-search/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nokia has teamed up with Google to facilitate web search on its products and launched models with added new services on Nokia N96, Nokia N 78, Nokia 6210 Navigator and Nokia 6220 classic at Mobile World Congress at Barcelona (February 11-14), while extending the feature to other Nokia mobile for future.
The de customer base of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://i31.tinypic.com/143i3bt.jpg" alt="nokia" class="alignleft" />Nokia has teamed up with Google to facilitate web search on its products and launched models with added new services on Nokia N96, Nokia N 78, Nokia 6210 Navigator and Nokia 6220 classic at Mobile World Congress at Barcelona (February 11-14), while extending the feature to other Nokia mobile for future.</p>
<p>The de customer base of Nokia in over hundred countries will be able to use Google search in days to come with location based navigation services. </p>
<p>Hailing the models launched as mini personal computers Nokia’s Chief Executive Officer Olli Pekka Kallasvuo said, “As we continue to free the internet from the limitations of the desktop, we are taking mobility into a completely new realm of possibility.”</p>
<p>The sets are endowed with personal navigation software that can guide pedestrians with detailed digital maps with movie viewing to video and photo sharing devices.<br />
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Nokia Executive Vice President Kai Ostamo, while commenting on its new range of phones, said “We would like to be called Mobile Experience Company and not just a mobile phone company.”</p>
<p>Nokia seems to be high on spirit with this added service and is vying to add more customers. The mobile company through a research by British institute Canalys found that 60% of its users would appreciate GPS enabled function on their mobile phones.</p>
<p>Global Positioning System (GPS) was the most popular development to be discussed at Mobile World Congress, one of the largest exhibitions consisting of over 1200 exhibitors.</p>
<p>GPS-enabled phones will be priced at about 450 euros (Rs 26,000) with additional charges of subscription of the GPS services.</p>
<p>The world first pedestrian phone Nokia 6210 comes with a receiver for GPS network of 24 satellites and integrated compass which will provide accurate information anywhere in the world with local map software.</p>
<p>The Nokia officials with much praises for the navigation services said that this device would help people to explore and discover even the unknown places with much confidence.</p>
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		<title>Nokia 3120 Classic cell phone</title>
		<link>http://www.metronetgsm.com/2008/02/19/nokia-3120-classic-cell-phone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>Cell Phone</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t let that rather dated exterior fool you, because the newly announced Nokia 3120 Classic cell phone comes equipped with all the latest technology that you&#8217;ve come to expect from the Finnish phone-maker.
It&#8217;s a pretty standard-looking candybar with a large color display, five way navigator, and a rounded bottom (the bottom is similar to the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://i30.tinypic.com/206m0d5.jpg" alt="Nokia 3120 Classic" class="alignleft" />Don&#8217;t let that rather dated exterior fool you, because the newly announced Nokia 3120 Classic cell phone comes equipped with all the latest technology that you&#8217;ve come to expect from the Finnish phone-maker.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a pretty standard-looking candybar with a large color display, five way navigator, and a rounded bottom (the bottom is similar to the 8800, except this is obviously not a slider).</p>
<p>A look at the features, however, will quickly unearth some totally acceptable and respectable specs. In addition to the quad-band GSM/EDGE radios, the Nokia 3120 Classic also gets North America-friendly WCDMA 3G radios (850/1900) for a high-speed connection on the go. Alternate configurations bring up 3G radios for Europe and Australia/South America. The other wireless connection comes by way of Bluetooth 2.0.<br />
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The compact Nokia 3120 makes use of the Series 40 platform and boasts features like a 2 megapixel camera, a secondary VGA camera for video calls, FM radio, MP3 player, microSD expansion, 2.5mm headset jack, Opera Mini browser, and your choice of three color schemes. Look for it in Q2 for about $222.
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		<title>Bluetooth names Nokia tech manager as Chairman</title>
		<link>http://www.metronetgsm.com/2008/02/19/bluetooth-names-nokia-tech-manager-as-chairman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) today announced the appointment of Ian Macnamara of Nokia to the position of Chairman of the Board. As chairman, Macnamara will lead the group of seven board members who provide guidance to the Bluetooth SIG on the creation and promotion of Bluetooth wireless technology.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) today announced the appointment of Ian Macnamara of Nokia to the position of Chairman of the Board. As chairman, Macnamara will lead the group of seven board members who provide guidance to the Bluetooth SIG on the creation and promotion of Bluetooth wireless technology.</p>
<p>&#8220;For years, Ian and Nokia have been deeply involved in the development of Bluetooth technology. The Bluetooth SIG is especially pleased to have Ian in this position as we move to incorporate Wibree technology, first created by Nokia, as Bluetooth technology&#8217;s ultra low power solution,&#8221; said Michael Foley, Ph.D., executive director of the Bluetooth SIG.<br />
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Macnamara is Technology Manager for Nokia&#8217;s Complementary Wireless platforms group. Using his Electronic Engineering, background, he spent many years working in Europe and Asia on RF designs for industrial and consumer products before moving into management where he has 20 years experience. During his 14 year tenure with Nokia, he has worked on design, manufacturing, specification and standardization of telecommunication products. Macnamara is currently responsible for technology assessment and selection as well as strategy and implementation plans for PAN, and GPS within Nokia.</p>
<p>&#8220;This is an exciting time to be a part of the evolution of Bluetooth technology. The SIG and its thousands of member companies are constantly improving the technology, expanding into new markets and working to unite wireless technologies to meet every consumer need,&#8221; said Macnamara. &#8220;It&#8217;s an honor to be elected by the board to help guide the next year and plan for the next decade of Bluetooth technology.&#8221;</p>
<p>Bluetooth technology turned 10 years old in 2008 and has nearly two billion devices with the technology in the marketplace. Macnamara expects that number to continue to grow with new advances like ultra low power and high speed Bluetooth technology.</p>
<p>&#8220;Ultra low power Bluetooth technology opens up new markets for the popular global standard, like sports and fitness, a wider arena within healthcare and monitoring and sensor applications. At the other end of the spectrum, high speed Bluetooth technology will provide consumers with the ability to quickly and easily transfer huge amounts of data, like video and complete music libraries, wirelessly,&#8221; added Macnamara.</p>
<p>In addition to his position as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bluetooth SIG, Macnamara is also actively involved in the standardization of ultra-wideband technology (UWB) and serves on the WiMedia Alliance board of directors. The Bluetooth SIG is working to incorporate UWB with the Bluetooth standard for a high-speed version of the technology expected out in 2009.</p>
<p>Macnamara&#8217;s appointment is effective immediately and succeeds Motorola&#8217;s Dr. John Barr in the position of SIG Chairman of the Board. Barr, Motorola, will now serve as vice-chairman of the board.</p>
<p><em>About Bluetooth(R) Wireless Technology</em></p>
<p>Bluetooth wireless technology is the global short-range wireless standard for personal connectivity of a broad range of electronic devices. The technology is now available in its fourth version of the core specification and continues to develop, building on its inherent strengths - small-form factor radio, low power, low cost, built-in security, robustness, ease-of-use, and ad hoc networking abilities. More than five new Bluetooth enabled products are qualified every working day and 13 million Bluetooth units are shipping per week. The installed base of Bluetooth devices is one and a half nearly two billion and climbing, making it the only proven wireless technology choice for developers, product manufacturers, and consumers worldwide.</p>
<p><em>About the Bluetooth SIG</em></p>
<p>The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), comprised of leaders in the telecommunications, computing, consumer electronics, automotive and network industries, is driving development of Bluetooth wireless technology and bringing it to market. The Bluetooth SIG includes Promoter group companies Ericsson, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia and Toshiba, along with over 10,000 Associate and Adopter member companies. The Bluetooth SIG, Inc. headquarters are located in Bellevue, Washington, U.S.A. For more information please visit http://www.bluetooth.com/.</p>
<p>The Bluetooth word mark and logo are registered trademarks and are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
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