Nokia 7705 Twist mobile phone priced $ 100 with Verizon

Nokia and Verizon have again teamed up to create the new Nokia 7705 Twist messaging mobile. The bite-size square appears on the messaging scene with a full QWERTY that fans out beneath the 2.4-inch QVGA screen. Read on to find out more about the new Nokia 7705 twist and get a close up look at it in our photo gallery.

The 7705 Twist has been tailored for easy and quick messaging on the move. Along with the full QWERTY keyboard, the Twist comes toting a customizable Contact Light Ring (yes, that jumbo button sat on the bottom right), letting you assign colours to identify calls and messages from folk in your contacts book. On the messaging front it also features threaded messages, as seen in the upcoming Nokia X3, to help you keep better track on active conversations. While email, IM, MMS and SMS are all ticked, the 7705 Twist is also blog-savvy, enabling you to communicate with the world via a simple ‘post to blogs’ feature that also can fire out your snaps and text to social network sites.


It supports V CAST Video Streaming and Video on Demand, as well as VCAST Music with Rhapsody.



The Nokia 7705 Twist will go on sale online via www.verizonwireless.com on 13 September and in Verizon stores on 21 September for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.

Source : conversations.nokia.com

Samsung Star Think-Pink limited edition

Samsung has released a limited batch of mobile phones Star Think-Pink limited edition, designed to support the company Think-Pink, which is engaged in raising awareness on breast cancer.



With each copy sold the company Samsung will donate 10 euros to prevent a dangerous disease. The device differs from the original model Samsung Star pink ribbon on the lid of the battery. Characteristics of the device have not changed. The device has a 3-inch touchscreen display, 3.2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth.

Sales of Samsung Star Think-Pink limited Edition will begin Oct. 1 in Belgium and will last until the end of this year. Phone will cost around 150 euros.

Apple launches new iPod Nano, Touch and Classic

Apple announced on Wednesday night, here's a summary of news for players, along with the prices and some additional technical information

iPod Touch

Contrary to rumors, the new iPod Touch does not carry a camera. Its configuration has however been revised upwards. It shall have such a new graphics controller compatible OpenGL ES 2.0, suggesting it could be the PowerVR is equipped with the iPhone 3GS.

The iPod Touch is now available in three capacities: 8GB for 199 euros, 32 euros for 289 GB and 64 GB for 379 euro. The two most important capabilities are now delivered with a remote control with a microphone. Note that the 8GB version is the exact equivalent of the iPod Touch 2G: it retains the components that animated so far.



Note that the iPod Touch is now shipped with firmware 3.1, which shipped the functionality Mixes Genius "music recommendation system for obtaining the automatic creation, from your library, a playlist meant correspond to your desire of the moment, according to the first songs you have selected.

iPod Nano

If the new iPod Touch disappoint, iPod fifth generation Nano is more interesting. Especially because he now has a 2.2 inch (240 x 376 pixels), but also and above all, a photo sensor, can take H.264 VGA, 640 x 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, with AAC. The user can also apply effects to half its achievements, from the sepia kaleidoscope. It also acquires, as the iPod Touch, the Genius feature introduced with iTunes Mixes 9.

Finally, the iPod Nano now includes an FM tuner, a feature that enables time shifting to pause for a moment the broadcasting, so as not to lose the thread of a program. Also on the program, the software layer "pedometer" that will allow athletes to monitor their intake of calories depending on the distance traveled.

For the new iPod Nano, it will take 149 euros the 8GB version and 179 euro 16GB model
iPod Classic and iPod Shuffle

Over at Classic, little new, except that the drive has not said its last word. Capacity from 120 to 160GB for a price of 259 euros. The iPod Shuffle now comes in five colors and retains its anodized aluminum coating. A sixth reference, reserved to the Apple Store offers a polished steel hull. Optionally, it will soon be served an adapter that enables the remote to find another headset than the one supplied by Apple. It remains to get the price of this accessory?

The iPod Shuffle is in turn sold 59 euros in its 2GB, against EUR 79 Model 4 GB

Samsung t659 slider with 3G support

Samsung and mobile operator T-Mobile officially announced the mobile phone Samsung SGH-t659. The slider has the 2.2-inch display, 2 megapixel camera module, Bluetooth, GPS and a slot for memory cards microSD.

Specifications Samsung t659:

• Web: 3G
• Display: resolution 240x320 pixels
• Camera: 2 MP
• Memory: Slot for microSD memory cards
• Connectivity: Bluetooth
• Navigation: GPS
• Music Player
• Hours: talk mode up to 5 hours, standby up to 300 hours
• Dimensions: 104h48.3h15.2 mm
• Weight: 94 g

Samsung t659 cost is about $ 70, subject to contract with the operator.