Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: 6212 classic, Asia, Cell Phones, Eco Sensor, Europe, Near Field Communication, NFC, Nokia
Near Field Communication technology will make the Nokia 6212 Classic capable of data transfers including remote payments. The phone will launch later this year in Europe and Asia. (Reuters 4/15, InformationWeek 4/15)
In addition, the phone will include Bluetooth-enabled Near Field Communication allowing easy transfer of pictures and video by placing the phone against a NFC-enabled device such as a digital picture fram or cellphone. Sweet.
Nokia 6212 Classic
An anonymous LG executive said the company would begin offering its LG Voyager handset to Sprint and AT&T customers in 2008. The touch-screen phone has sold more than 1 million units in the U.S., though available only to Verizon Wireless users. (The Kansas City Star (Mo.) 4/15)
LG Voyager
As usability increases, Wi-Fi-compatible cell phones are becoming increasingly popular, as well as models that operate on high-speed networks. Apple will release an upgrade to the iPhone this year with a faster connection comparable to DSL, while Nokia intends to include Wi-Fi on all but its lowest-end phones. (The Wall Street Journal 4/15)
CBS is opening a citizen journalism Web site, CBSEyeMobile.com, where users can upload video and images of news events from their mobile phones. CNN launched a similar citizen journalism project called iReport in August 2006. It expanded into its own Web site earlier this year. (Iwantmedia 4/16,http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/04/15/cbs-trying-hand-at-citizen-journalism 4/15)
Google manipulated a U.S. government spectrum auction by bidding just enough to trigger rules that will open a nationwide set of airwaves to any device and then walking away, according to Republican lawmakers. Google was “successful in gaming the system.” (Iwantmedia 4/16, http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=a0Qr4.4cpofA 4/15)
Time.com launched a mobile web site powered by Crisp Wireless optimized for the iPhone and Wi Fi-enabled iPod touch featuring sliding pages, expandable images and a more robust graphical interface. (Cynopsis 4/16)
