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As we had hinted earlier, the Linux-based Nokia N810 internet tablet is now official. This palm sized PC connects to the Internet via wi-fi and can have a Bluetooth connection with a cellphone. The slide out keyboard is a highly desirable option and can give the iPod touch some run for money.

GPS navigation is built in and the unit comes loaded with maps to let you go to any particular point of interest. 2 GB internal storage is available, but with a 10 GB memory card stuck init could carry some serious amount of music. You could carry your videos, if you prefer and view them on the 4.13 inch screen at 800×480 touch-screen. Though that is not an improvement over the earlier N800 model, it does improve in terms of a 20% brighter screen and a 400 MHz processor. Looks like a pretty attractive deal at $479, ships in November.

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Finally Motorola is riding on the success of its most popular cell phone the Razr by introducing a special edition of the new Razr 2. The Razr 2 V8 Luxury Edition is 18K gold-plated and covered in snake-like skin. For that extra luxurious look and feel, Motorola also added a diamond-cut pattern on the phone’s surface.

Besides the glamour, the Razr 2 comes with CrystalTalk technology, Windows Media Player, a 2.0 megapixel camera, and Opera Software’s mobile browser version 8.5.

Stylish mobile phones as a fashion accessory have been growing in popularity, so Motorola is not the first to come up with the concept. Earlier this year, LG Electronics and fashion house Prada Group unveiled the Prada Phone, which has metallic black casing, touch-screen technology similar to the iPhone, and a $780 price tag. Nokia in August came out with its diamond-cut phone called the Nokia 7900 Prism, featuring cutting-edge colors, materials, and graphics. Nokia sells other luxury mobile devices in its flagship stores, which are typically kept separately behind a glass display.

There is no other phone more exciting than this one, or should we call it Nokia N95 Communicator a computer!! A must have for gadget lovers considering its wide range of never seen before features on phone.5 mega-pixels, GPS, high speed Internet, the loved interface, wide screen, this phone is such a breathtaking, earthshaking (well, I know I’m exaggerating!), anticipated breakthrough.

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GUI version of iUnlock has just been released by the iPhone development team. An Installer.app version is coming soon that will let you download the file over any EDGE or Wi-Fi network into your phone and run it. Look for most recent version on the development team’s wiki, but here’s our mirror site anyway. Here’s hoping that the next firmware update on the iPhone won’t bork the iunlock. As always, there are no guarantees though your iPhone won’t get gummed up!

Download from Tech Wizard (v1.01) or iPhone Dev Team

UPDATE : Apple claims this may result in “Permanently Inoperable i-Phone”

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Nokia brings in another elegant looking fold design 3G handset the “Nokia 6555? with an original timepiece. Its touted to be the world’s first WCDMA handset featuring such kind of innovative design.

• Mobile-savvy consumers expect superior quality and design. We understood that need, and so created the the Nokia 6555. The Nokia 6555 is a sophisticated accessory delivering the outstanding features that you expect from Nokia,” said Markku Suomi, Product Group Director, Mobile Phones, Nokia.

Some cool features includes a QVGA LCD display 16milllon colors 240×320 res, a camera with 6 x zoom, 30Mb internal storage but you can always expand with microSD memory slot. Expect this to sell for around 200€ ($270) before taxes are added.

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The new Cybershot phones due today, Sony Ericsson responses with a cool new Cybershot the K770. Its a 14.5mm slim triband GSM candbar sporting Truffle-Brown looks and the rumored 1.9? QVGA (240 x 320 pixel) display, a 3.2 megapixel cam and FM radio with RDS.Actually the new K770 Cybershot is targeting the not so rich geeks! but still love to get one dudes. With nice looks and few hardware and software inclusions like dedicated key, Cybershot phone software, picture blogging, Photofix editing etc capturing pictures doesn’t gets any better.

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Well it seems like Nokia is now affected by the vast majority of battery recalls hitting companies. The only battery affected is the BL-5C which was manufactured between December 2005 and November 2006.

Mobile handset manufacturer Nokia today issued a product advisory to recall close to 46 million Nokia-branded BL-5C batteries manufactured by Japan-based Matsushita Battery Industrial between December 2005 and November 2006.The company stated that in rare cases, the batteries could potentially experience overheating initiated by a short circuit while charging causing the battery to dislodge. The company has received more than 100 complaints of overheating globally.

Nokia is working closely with Matsushita, and will be co-operating with relevant authorities to investigate the situation. Nokia has several suppliers for BL-5C batteries who have collectively produced more than 300 million BL-5C batteries.

In order to determine if a battery is subject to this advisory, it is necessary to remove the battery from the device. A Nokia battery will have “Nokia” and “BL-5C” printed on the front of the battery. On the reverse, the Nokia mark appears at the top and the battery identification number (consisting 26 characters) is found at the bottom. Consumers should refer to this identification number to determine if their battery is among the batteries manufactured by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006.

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I came across this amazing phone-based application today. If you have a smartphone or pocket PC, this application is one of those must-haves.

It’s called Metro and as the name suggests, it lists details pertaining to transport (rail), places of interest and route maps of about 360-odd cities around the globe. Running the client application from your phone, you can install city packs as and when you need them. These city packs can even be updated if your phone has Internet connectivity.

If found it to be overwhelmingly complete and entirely useful. Check it out here: http://metro.nanika.net/

If you travel often or just need to know transport information about your city, this is a tool you won’t be able to live without.