Samsung Sells 50 Millionth Full Touch Screen Mobile Phone

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, marked the sale of its 50 millionth full touch screen mobile phone globally this month, confirming its leadership in this fast-growing market segment.

Samsung has sold approximately 40 million full touch screen devices this year through the end of November, compared with around 10 million in 2008. The growth in sales shows the rapid adoption of full touch screen phones by mainstream consumers who enjoy the convenience of the intuitive user interface, powerful multimedia features and sleek designs.

Samsung is on track to exceed its 2009 sales target of 200 million mobile phones, with full touch models accounting for approximately 20 percent of mobiles sold. Full touch screen models made up around 5 percent of Samsung’s sales in 2008.

Samsung has advanced the widespread adoption of full touch phones over the past two years by introducing a diverse lineup of devices – from entry level to high-end - that underscore the company’s commitment to providing a phone for every lifestyle. The Star (model: S5230), a powerful multimedia mobile first introduced this May, became Samsung’s fastest selling mobile, surpassing 10 million units within six months of its launch. Other popular models include the F480, which has sold 9 million units since May 2008, and the Corby(model: S3650), a youth-focused model, which has sold 3 million units within only two months since its launch in September of this year.

“We’ve seen remarkable growth in full touch screen mobiles this year as consumers increasingly enjoy the user experience and convenience that these devices put at their finger tips,” said JK Shin, Executive Vice President and Head of Samsung Electronics’ Mobile Communications Division, Samsung Electronics.

“Samsung’s ability to deliver devices that appeal to a broad demographic of users has enabled us to accelerate the evolution toward full touch mobiles as mainstream devices. Samsung will continue to expand the global full touch phone market by introducing phones tailored to individual regions and user requirement with stylish designs, intuitive UIs and cutting edge features,” he said.

By region, Samsung has sold its largest share of full touch devices in Europe with 19 million units, followed by the United States (6.3 million), China (3.4 million) and South Korea (3.0 million).

In the South Korean market, Samsung has led the trend toward full touch screen phones featuring “haptic” feedback, selling 4.4 million units since the introduction of haptic devices in March of 2008. Samsung’s haptic AMOLED mobiles (models: W850, W8500, W8550), for major local mobile operators have sold 420,000 units.

About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2008 consolidated sales of US$96 billion. Employing approximately 164,600 people in 179 offices across 61 countries, the company consists of two business units: Digital Media & Communications and Device Solutions. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com

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LG Arena Max LU9400 approved Wi-Fi Alliance

Certification Organization Wi-Fi Alliance approved another mobile device from the company LG Electronics. It is called the LG Arena Max LU9400. In fact, nothing is known about how it can be a machine and what are its characteristics, except for support of cellular networks and, in fact, wireless Wi-Fi. However, you can make some assumptions based on its title.

Rather LG Arena Max LU9400 - an upgraded version of the successful tachfona LG Arena. For example, it can get a larger screen (say, 3.5 inches) or higher-resolution camera (8 megapixels). In addition, LG Arena Max may be a smartphone or communicator, and not just a phone. Quite possibly, additional and more detailed information about this device will soon appear in the global network and, as so often happens, even before the official announcement.

Three new models of phones with support for two SIM cards on the Fly: E145, MC300 and MC210

British company Fly introduced three new models of mobile phones with support for two SIM cards: Fly MC210, Fly MC300 and Fly E145. These mobile news, from the words of the manufacturer, are designed for young active people who demand the most from your mobile phone, trying to get maximum pleasure and benefit from advanced mobile technologies.

Fly MC210, Fly MC300 and Fly E145 supports two SIM cards in the standby mode, where the owner can simultaneously send and receive calls and sms with two SIM-cards, and listen to your favorite music. This battery capacity, as the company says, will be enough to make it possible to use a mobile phone as long as possible.

Fly E145 (114x55x12, 8 mm) phone with a touch screen display, presented in a glossy black enclosure with thin orange lines outline. Also the choice available version of the phone with silver trim. Fly E145 is equipped with a built-in player that can play up to 10 hours of music without interruption. Player supports most popular formats media files, including Mp3, WAV, AAC, MID, AVI, AMR. Built-in standard 3.5 mm connector will connect to the phone's own headphones, which will be used also as an antenna for the FM-radio. This model has a 2-megapixel camera, and a large 3-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 240x400, which you can place a variety of widgets.

The recommended price of this model will be 4 990rub.

Stylish 'clamshell »Fly MC300 has at its disposal touch buttons with red illumination, control playback player, OLED display next-generation, located on the upper lid, built-in audiochip from the company Yamaha, standard 3.5 mm audio jack and FM radio. Moreover, here there was a place of 2,2-inch main display with a resolution of 230x320 pixels, 3.2 megapixel camera with video recording.

Price Fly MC300 will be 5 500 rubles.

For fans of sliders Fly offers a new phone Fly MC210 (100h50h13 mm) with a thin keyboard and large display size of 2.4 inches and a resolution of 230x320 pixels. Fly MC210 supports popular audio formats like MIDI, IMY, WAV, AMR, AAC, MP3, and video formats to MP4, 3GP, and for those who will not be enough, it is proposed FM-radio and 3.2 megapixel camera. In addition, the kit includes Fly MC210 stereo Sennheiser.

Cost Fly MC210 will be 5 600руб.

All three new items appear on the Russia market in December, v2009 years.

MTS 733 - the most affordable 3G-phone market in Russia

It is with such a statement was made by mobile operator MTS, presenting his fourth vehicle in a line of branded phones MTS - MTS 733. Filled with the classic form-factor, the phone is presented in black and white. The advantages are on the phone version of the operator, but its low price, are: intuitive interface, support for memory cards (up to 8 GB), 2-megapixel camera, compact size.

Phone Model: MTS 733 has been specifically designed for Huawei operator Vodafone and comes under the MTS brand in the strategic partnership between the two operators.

Basic MTS phone 733:

• Support communications standards: WCDMA 2100 MHz, GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz;
• Dimensions: 106h46h11, 5 mm
• Weight: 90 g.
• Display: 2-inch, displaying more than 262 thousand colors
• Camera: 2 MP
• Support for SMS / MMS / E-mail messages
• Built-in media player
• Ability to charge the phone via USB-cable
• Support for microSD memory cards up to 8 GB
• Power: Lithium-Ion battery 800 m / Ah
Retail price of the handset with connection to one of the tariff plans MTS - "a lot of calls", "long conversation" or «Red Energy» - is 2,990 rubles. If you buy the phone without connecting to the specified rates MTS - 3490 rubles.

Telephone MTS 733 is not SIM-locked and ready to work in networks of all operators.

Samsung bada: starting Dec. 8?

There are some news about when exactly the company Samsung Electronics plans to hold a presentation of its new mobile platform bada and provide SDK for application development. According to the Mobile Crunch, the event will be held in London on 8 December. Recall, back in mid-November, Samsung announced a bada - own software platform on which to work its smartphones.

However, if the information provided was quite meager. For example, it was reported that for bada will launch an online store application. It is expected that details of the operating system, Samsung will be revealed simultaneously with the announcement SDK December 8. As mobile device running bada, then their appearance on the market is not expected until early next year.

Update fring for Android

Developers of mobile VoIP-client fring announced the release of a new version of fring for Android - 1.1.0.4. In this version, declared such corrections:

• The device Motorola Droid - disappearing contacts GSM
• The device Motorola Droid - inability to make calls via SIP or SkypeOut
• special signs in the SIP
• Russian language in chat
• Log on some services

Now you can get an updated version of the application on page fring for Android.

Communicator HTC HD2 - already in the "Marvel"

HTC has announced sales of its flagship model in 2009 - the communicator HD2. At a warehouse distribution company Marvel has already received the first batch of these devices.

Novelty has a slim body only 11 mm thick, there was a place where a huge screen with a diagonal of 4.3 inches and the productivity of mobile processor with a clock frequency of 1000 MHz. In HD2 through the use of capacitive type touch screen has a function of "multitouch", which makes device management comfortable.

Key features:

• Capacitive touch screen with a diagonal of 4.3 inches (10.9 cm) with a resolution of 800x480 (WVGA).
• High Performance Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 with a frequency of 1000 MHz.
• Operating system Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional.
• Corporate UI HTC Sense - an improved version of the well-known interface TouchFlo.
Functional HTC HD2 includes many useful elements: FM-radio; sensor approach that excludes accidental click on the screen during a call, automatically configures the degree of brightness of the display depending on the light, accelerometer, compass, 3,5 mm jack for headphones / headsets ; built-in Wi-Fi router, etc.

Communicator HTC HD2 comes with the popular navigation software Navitel Navigator 3.2 c a complete set of cards without any restrictions on the period of use.

Suggested retail price HTC HD2 - 29 990 rubles.

Sony has released the world's first chips for devices that support the new wireless standard TransferJet

The Japanese company Sony has announced the commercial launch in the production of the world's first chips for devices that support the new standard for high-speed and wireless Internet connectivity between consumer devices - TransferJet.

Let us briefly recall that the standard is intended to provide a simple, fast and wireless exchange of "hard" data on the short distance between home appliances, for example, between HD cameras, digital cameras, PCs and HDD recorders.

Two new items will be supplied released in versions with 153-pin VFBGA and 99-pin WFLGA corps, and have the following parameters:

• Operating frequency: 4,48 GHz
• Baud rate: 560 Mcps
• Modulation: a method of direct sequence spread spectrum
• Data rate: adaptive
• Other functions: error correction encoding / decoding, LNA, VCO / PLL, the port control output (the output of LEDs, etc.)
• Interface: PCI / Mini PCI Rev2.3 (CXD3267AGG) / SDIO Ver2.0 (CXD3268AGW)

A new 12-inch notebook ASUS Eee PC 1201T-based AMD Congo

According to the Italian resource Netbook Italia, the company ASUSTeK Computer is preparing to release 12-inch laptop Eee PC 1201T. It is built on the platform AMD Congo, designed for ultra-thin notebooks. It includes a processor AMD MV40 with a frequency of 1.6 GHz, chipset and integrated graphics RS780MN Radeon HD 3200. Display Resolution ASUS Eee PC 1201T is 1366x768 pixels, it supports the HD-image. Notebook is also equipped with 2 GB of RAM and 250 GB hard drive (optional offered space on a server ASUS).

Of the other characteristics of the ASUS Eee PC 1201T source mentions wireless Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n and Bluetooth 2.1, card reader with support for formats MMC / SD / SDHC. Fairly standard set of ports for such a compact device, but it is worth noting the lack of connectors HDMI. The device can operate in standalone mode for approximately 4 hours, and its weight does not exceed 1,5 kg. So far no reports about when the start selling ASUS Eee PC 1201T and how much it will cost.

First version has been released Mail.Ru Agent for the iPhone

Instant messenger Mail.Ru Agent now works on iPhone. The new program is implemented not only the basic functionality available to users of other versions, but a number of unique features. It is worth noting that already Mail.Ru agent ranks first in Russia's rating of free applications Apple Store.

Mail.Ru Agent for the iPhone allows you to exchange text messages in real time (smiles accompanied them), send a friend free SMS, search and add new contacts by e-mail and personal data.

In this version Mail.Ru Agent integrated mail client, allows users to work with a mailbox on Mail.Ru - read, write, send, search for the letter and receive notification of receipt of the message. If necessary, you can directly in the program to register a new account on the portal.

In addition, only in Mail.Ru Agent for the iPhone is the ability to send interlocutors made built-in camera images in real time. Mail.Ru Agent for the iPhone can be downloaded for free in-store Apple Store - both directly from a mobile device or through iTunes.

S60-smartphone LG KT770 will be abolished or renamed

Company LG Electronics demonstrated its Symbian-smartphone KT770 exhibition Mobile World Congress this year. This slide-based platform S60 3rd Edition with a sliding numeric keypad. In this case, the model has not yet entered the market and perhaps this will never happen. LG has in his email to journalists resource LG Central noted that the exact date of issue of this unit so far, because it will either be completely abolished or revised and will be released under another name.

Among the characteristics of the LG KT770 - 2,8-inch display, 5-megapixel camera, GPS-receiver, microSD-slot. Smartphone supports cellular networks of second-and third-generation wireless standard Wi-Fi. It is not clear whether to keep all these possibilities, if the device still gets a sale, or changes will affect them as well.

Nokia: "We must position ourselves from scratch"

After the break-ins in sales and profit for Nokia intends to accelerate its restructuring and develop as quickly as possible from the phone manufacturer to a provider of Internet solutions.

It was even a sale of the mobile phone manufacturing long conceivable, "said Nokia's Anssi Vanjoki Board, who is considered a potential successor to CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, the magazine Business Week. "We must seize the opportunity to set up Nokia completely new. From the producer of mobile phones is a provider of Internet solutions. I am very confident that Nokia comes out stronger from this transformation. "

Vanjoki admits that Nokia is lagging behind the developments of Apple, Google and BlackBerry maker RIM afterward. "We were not prepared for the attacks perfectly, because we are certainly addressing the necessary reconstruction is too slow. In principle, we were already clear even two years ago that the reconstruction can not wait. But it was the economic crisis has brought the urgency in mind. Today, everyone at work really Nokia to this revised approach, so that Nokia is also a provider of mobile solutions and applications is a strong player. "

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Nokia Mobile Telecommunications can also cause that separates it from the production of Nokia mobile phones. "One should never say never. But today, our factories and our global logistics network is an important competitive advantage that we should not give out his hand. We still build all the phones themselves and are so successful was because we are able to carry 500 million units per year in every corner of the world. "

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France Telecom Beat Down By Economy, Suicides

France Telecom, which has seen 25 employee suicides since the beginning of 2008, expects to spend up to 1 billion euros on initiatives to ease employee tensions.

That was the word on Thursday when Europe’s third-largest telecom provider reported its third-quarter earnings. And thanks to lower customer spending, regulatory rulings and currency exchange rates, France Telecom’s profit dropped 8 percent – more than analysts expected. The numbers fell from 4.95 billion euros a year ago to 4.56 billion euros.

Still, margins stayed stable because the carrier cut down on network investments, part of the reason so many workers are distraught.

To be sure, France Telecom has been forced to halt its restructuring efforts while it negotiates with unions and tries to assuage worker fears over the formerly stated-owned operator’s more capitalistic bent.

But executives say the suicide spiral isn’t hurting France Telecom’s sales numbers. The company’s finance director told Reuters France Telecom could craft a part-time work schedule for older employees that would hurt 2009’s results but “have a positive effect on subsequent years.”

Meanwhile, France Telecom maintained its 2009 cash-flow target.

Affordability, Functionality Drive Mobile Growth in Asia

Emerging mobile functionalities include Mobile Payment, Mobile Gaming, Mobile Healthcare and Mobile Music.

Adoption of feature-rich handsets pushes mobile advertising and marketing growth

Singapore – The Mobile Marketing Association, a global organization leading the way in promoting the development and sustainability of mobile marketing, and Solidiance, Asia's premier marketing & innovation strategy consulting firm, jointly released a paper on the emerging trends in mobile communications growth in Asia. Titled ‘Asia Mobile Telecommunication Innovations,’ the whitepaper identifies functionality and affordability as the two leading factors driving mobile adoption in Asia.

Affordability has been driven not only by the availability of affordable handsets for low income consumers, but also by lower service prices resulting from highly competitive market places. China, India and Indonesia are the top three markets offering the most affordable handsets in Asia.

With regards to functionality, the market for smartphones has been growing across Asia Pacific. “Undoubtedly, the mobile device is the most personal technology in use today, a fact that presents immense potential for engagement through mobile advertising and marketing. The increase of function-rich smartphones in the market with larger screen size, better web browsing capabilities and longer battery life, combined with ‘all you can eat’ data packages is driving the growth of mobile Internet making it a ready channel to connect with customers,” said Rohit Dadwal, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Mobile Marketing Association.

The four key emerging mobile functionalities that are driving growth in Asia include mobile payment, mobile gaming, mobile healthcare and mobile music.

“Currently, Singapore and Hong Kong are the most mature electronic payment markets in Asia. The industry is growing rapidly and provides significant opportunities for all electronic payment Channels including mobile platforms. With a focus on services/product innovation, mobile operators and value added services providers are aggressively working on payment options through mobile platforms – which will be the most lucrative segment in the medium term across Asia,” said Damien Duhamel, Managing Director, Solidiance.

Revenues from mobile gaming for the Asia Pacific region have also significantly increased over the past few years. The delivery of advertising within mobile applications (games) creates a new revenue stream for publishers, distributors and service providers. More importantly, the revenue may be used to partially or completely subsidize the price of mobile games/services that the application provides.

Mobile healthcare is another fast growing segment in Asia Pacific. A recent study estimated that the Asian mobile healthcare business is currently growing at 80% year on year. In 2010, this business is estimated to be worth just under USD 1bn with 70% of users in more advanced economies. Applications include remote patient monitoring, mobile nursing, mobile medical records access, access to free mobile healthcare information etc.

“Asia Pacific is the prime testing ground for mobile healthcare. Asia is wired, adopts technologies faster than any other continents, and there are billions of dollars being pumped into the Asia healthcare industry to improve the current infrastructure,” said Mark Lee, Medtech Practice Head - Solidiance

The Asian mobile music market is also seeing rapid growth. Mobile operators in Korea have been the fastest to innovate and capture this market leading to soaring mobile music sales.

On the mobile value added services side, the Asia Pacific region has seen consistent growth in SMS usage. The Philippines remains the SMS capital of the world with the average user sending 400 SMS messages per month.

Early this year, it was estimated that over 2 billion cellphone subscriptions were active in the Asia Pacific region, which is half the global count. The high penetration of mobile devices as compared with personal computers has presented marketers with the opportunity to convert a technology product into a medium for personalized engagement.

“Increasing mobile penetration along with the introduction and adoption of newer mobile technology in the region has made it impossible to ignore the potential of the medium as a marketing vehicle. Research has shown that mobile phone users are receptive to this application of the technology and the increasing use of feature-rich phones further indicates an openness toward using the device for different applications,” Dadwal concluded.

About Solidiance
Solidiance is a marketing and innovation strategy consulting firm with focus on growth in Asia Pacific. The company works closely with Mobile Communication clients to outpace the competition, close growth gaps and capitalize on nascent market opportunities. With offices in Singapore, India, Thailand and China, Solidiance’s Asia focus provides clients with a better understanding of intrinsic Asia issues. To subscribe to further white papers and to learn more about Solidiance please visit: www.solidiance.com.

About the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA)
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) is the premier global non-profit trade association established to lead the growth of mobile marketing and advertising and their associated technologies. The MMA is an action-oriented organization designed to clear obstacles to market development, establish mobile media guidelines and best practices for sustainable growth, and evangelize the use of the mobile channel. The more than 700 member companies, representing over forty countries around the globe, include all members of the mobile media ecosystem. The Mobile Marketing Association’s global headquarters are located in the United States and it has regional chapters including North America (NA), Europe, Latin American (LATAM), Middle East & Africa (MEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) branches. For more information, please visit www.mmaglobal.com. For information relating to the MMA’s Mobile Marketing Forum series, please visit www.mobilemarketingforum.com.

Lenovo to Acquire Mobile Handset Business

HONG KONG – Lenovo Group announced that it is acquiring the entire interest of Lenovo Mobile Communication Technology Ltd. from a group of investors led by Hony Capital, the private equity arm of Legend Holdings. Consideration of the acquisition is approximately US$200 million in cash and Lenovo shares. Today's announcement signals that Lenovo is gearing up its efforts in the burgeoning mobile Internet market in China. Lenovo Mobile now ranks No.3 in China’s mobile handset market and is the No.1 domestic brand. The transaction is conditional upon Lenovo independent shareholder approval.

Convergence between the personal computing and mobile handset industry has been a key technology trend over the past several years worldwide. The two technologies today provide very different user experiences that are evolving and combining to create new generations of devices, applications and Internet services. In addition, China is entering a high growth phase. Driven by the government and telecom service carriers, the demand for mobile Internet devices has created a huge market.

Industry analysts project the China mobile Internet market will grow to exceed US$16 billion by 2014, fueled by the rapid evolution of 3G mobile broadband and accompanying multimedia Internet services.

As a global leader in IT industry, Lenovo has been following the business opportunity in the fast growing mobile Internet market. With this acquisition, Lenovo aims to maximize the combined synergies of the two companies in product innovation, lean manufacturing, strong distribution channels and retail presence to lead the market for new mobile handheld devices in China.

Yang Yuanqing, CEO of Lenovo Group, said: “As Lenovo’s global PC business continues to make steady progress, we view mobile Internet as a key growth opportunity moving forward globally. Lenovo has prepared itself in this area. We have developed first class products with excellent hardware and operating systems integration. We will launch these innovative new products in China soon. With enovo’s brand, strong channel and excellent operation platform, we’re confident in our ability to execute our mobile Internet strategy and make it our next growth engine after the China business.”

Lenovo Mobile has an experienced and successful leadership team in the China mobile industry, healthy financial performance, an extensive channel network, and good relationships with domestic telecom carriers in China.

ABOUT LENOVO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
Lenovo Mobile Communication Technology Ltd. (“Lenovo Mobile”), established in 2002, is a well known player in the Chinese mobile phone industry, specializing in the research, development, production and marketing of mobile phones. Lenovo Mobile is dedicated to providing “stylish, simple, innovative and high-quality” products and value-added services that provide personalized solutions to satisfy individual needs and enhance the joy of mobile communication. Relying on its independent research and development and powerful sales channels, Lenovo Mobile has become a fundamental influence in the Chinese handset industry. For more information, see www.lenovomobile.com.

ABOUT LENOVO
Lenovo (HKSE: 0992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building exceptionally engineered PCs. Lenovo’s business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the Company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure, and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information, see www.lenovo.com.

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Nokia plans just one Linux phone next year: source

The world's top cellphone maker, Nokia, plans to install Linux software on just one new smartphone next year, a source with direct knowledge of Nokia's product roadmap told Reuters.

A Nokia spokesman said the company does not comment on future product plans.

Nokia's Linux Maemo operating system is seen as a key for the top cellphone maker in its battle against Apple's iPhone, and many analysts and industry players have expected the firm to roll out numerous Linux models already next year.

Nokia started to sell its first Linux phone, the top-of-the-range model N900, this month.

The plan for just one Linux phone also dampens rumors the company would replace the Symbian operating system in its line-up.

"We remain firmly committed to Symbian as our smartphone platform of choice," the Nokia spokesman said.

Nokia will hold its capital markets day on Wednesday, an event where the firm traditionally has outlined or updated its strategy for the coming 1-2 years.

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iPhone: Next generation set for summer 2010?

Are we set for a new iPhone in 2010? The rumour mill has been sent into overdrive after a developer noticed that their app had been tested on an iPhone 3,1 device in the San Francisco Bay area. The latest iPhone, the iPhone 3GS, is identified as iPhone 2,1.

Developer Pandav noticed the 3,1 device listed in analytic results from Pinch Media for their app, iBART – which sadly has nothing to do with Springfield’s favourite bad-boy, and is, in fact, a public transport app.

Although the moniker 3,1 was first noticed in firmware files back in August it’s the first time the device has been identified as being in use.

Putting our deerstalker on, it’s easy to deduce Apple’s plans. See, the first detections of the iPhone 3GS, otherwise known as iPhone 2,1 were around eight months before its launch. Eight months from now would be July 2010, which would coincide nicely with Apple’s policy of big summer releases, and an iPhone refresh roughly every 12 months.

With the iPhone being available on multiple networks in the UK now (it’s even going to be available from Tesco) it’s fair to expect some tasty offers when the new iPhone goes on sale. If you’re eyeing one up for Christmas, you may want to consider whether or not an 18-month or two-year contract is a good idea, if there’s a chance there could be a new iPhone coming out next summer.

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Warcraft mobile phone ripoff

World of Warcraft game in the game world can be said to be very popular these days, the cottage, even the odd game of Warcraft Theme ported to mobile phones will come up. Today, it is this called the "WARCRAFT" of Warcraft mobile phone, a heavy metal feel, the design of the appearance of Warcraft, Warcraft theme design, shaking Warcraft music ... ... so this COOLWarcraft really become a favorite of fans of Warcraft things!

COOLWarcraft multimedia entertainment functions
MTK Operating System Platform
Mainstream features dual sim dual standby, FM FM radio, metal mobile phone
Built-in Game 1 common games, dynamic games 1
Music player supports the background music playing
Video playback support for MP3 \ MP4 format
E-book support
Radio FM FM stereo, putting-need headphones
Camera pixel high-definition camera
Photo description support audio video, the time based on memory size of the
COOLWarcraft data applications
Body memory 494K Memory maximum support 4G TF card expansion
Extended support for Bluetooth file transfer, Bluetooth headset (voice), Bluetooth music (stereo)
Support USB Direct Reading Data Transfer Bluetooth File Transfer Bluetooth headset (voice) Bluetooth music (stereo)
Picture format jpg, gif
COOLWarcraft basic functions
Optional language Simplified Chinese, English
Fuselage Section 200 telephone contacts, support caller groups, ring tones, caller picture, caller video
SMS / MMS 200 SMS, support MMS
Switch machine support the timer switch
5 groups alarm clock, can be customized Monday to Sunday alarm, Snooze time can be set
Ringtone Format mp3
Speaker independent speaker
Other features MP3 function, MP4 functions, speakerphone, Short Message, recording function, WAP function, radio, Bluetooth, GPRS download, MMS MMS, memory expansion, e-books, dual sim dual standby dual bluetooth, IP call, calendar, alarm clock, Custom ring tones, calculator, unit, stopwatch, world time, memo, mobile QQ
COOLWarcraft Appearance / Screen
Product appearance handwriting
Size of 101 × 40 × 13mm
Weight 120g
Optional Color Silver Black
Screen Material / type of color screen
Number 26 million color screen color
Resolution of 176 × 220px
1.8-inch screen size
Package weight 0.65
COOLWarcraft basic parameters
Time to market 2009.11.30
Other types of cell phone type
Applicable to individual mobile phone crowd
Standard configuration of the two power (1050mAh) a charge / headset / data cable
Network standard GSM
Talk Time 220-280 minutes
200-260 hours standby time
7 days replacement warranty limited warranty / guarantee for six months

Luxury mobile phone ripoff

Today This COOLR220 has a unique design, exquisite workmanship, with international first-tier manufacturers comparable, noble quality, and more metal dot buttons unique style, luxurious life, taste life, to make the COOLR220. . . . . .
COOLR220 multimedia entertainment functions

MTK Operating System Platform
Mainstream features, FM radio, metal mobile phone
Built-in Game 1 common game
Music player supports MP3 format, background play, support equalizer, background play, perfect sound quality, support Bluetooth stereo output, Bluetooth Headset
Video playback 3GP, MP4, 3GP/MP4 full-screen playback
E-book support TXT format files a large number of downloads, reading
Radio FM stereo FM, outposting need headphones
Camera pixel high-definition camera
COOLR220 data applications
Extended support for Bluetooth file transfer, Bluetooth headset (voice)
Data transfer U disk / data cable direct read, Bluetooth File Transfer, Bluetooth voice
Picture format jpg, gif
COOLR220 basic functions
Optional language Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, French, Français, Russian, Русский, Vietnamese tieng viet, Arabic, arabic / العربية, Spanish, Español, Turkish turkce, Indonesian bahasa indonesia, Thai Thai / ไทย
Body Book 1000 team card phone book, support for caller groups, ring tones, caller picture
SMS / MMS 100 SMS, support for messaging firewall, support for MMS
Switch machine can be set to Automatic Switcher
5 groups alarm clock, can be customized Monday to Sunday alarm, Snooze time can be set
Ringtone format mp3, midi
Speaker independent speaker
Call function call firewall, magic voice calls, calls to protect
Other features MP3 function, MP4 functions, speakerphone, Short Message, recording function, WAP function, radio, Bluetooth, GPRS download, MMS MMS, e-book, IP call, calendar, alarm clock, calculator, stopwatch, world time, the memorandum, mobile QQ
COOLR220 Appearance / Screen
Product appearance straight
Size 121 * 46 * 14mm
Weight 125g
Optional colors of metal gray
Screen Material / type of color screen
Number 26 million color screen color
Resolution of 240 × 320px
Screen size 2.0 inches
Package weight 0.65
COOLR220 basic parameters
Time to market 2009.11.30
Other types of cell phone type
Mobile Commerce for the crowd
Standard configuration of the two power (850mAh) a charge / data cable / headset / 256MB Memory Card
Applicable frequency 900/1800MHZ
Network standard GSM
Talk Time 120-180 minutes
Standby time 120-160 hours
7 days replacement warranty limited warranty / guarantee for six months

T-mobile T8920 clone

This xintai T8920 is a mobile phone invitation to face the world. For the four-band support for it to become a truly global pass, while the built-in up to nine languages also make it no longer exists in the human-machine communication barrier. Has a strong zoom lens equipped with fill light, even in the dark can be shot out of the desired effect. Xintai T8920 at the top of the screen and multimedia shortcut keys, you can directly click the quick access to video player or MP3 player. Built-in gravity sensor, support automatic horizontal screen, Lut-screen replacing the wallpaper - everything from your personality! Analog TV, FM radio, dual sim dual standby, which of course is absolute configuration!

Xintai T8920 multimedia entertainment functions
MTK Operating System Platform
Mainstream features dual sim dual standby, analog TV, FM FM radio, quad-band mobile phone
Built-in Game 1 common games, dynamic games 1
Music player supports the background music playing
Video playback support for MP3 \ MP4 format
Radio FM FM stereo, putting-no headphones
Camera pixel high-definition camera
Photo description support audio video, the time based on memory size of the
Xintai T8920 data applications
Body memory 250K Memory maximum support 4G TF card expansion
Extended support for Bluetooth file transfer, Bluetooth headset (voice), Bluetooth music (stereo)
Support USB Direct Reading Data Transfer Bluetooth File Transfer Bluetooth headset (voice) Bluetooth music (stereo)
Picture format jpg, gif
The basic functions of Xintai T8920
Optional Languages English, Italian, Italiano, German, Deutsch, French, Français, Russian, Русский, Arabic arabic / العربية, Spanish, Español, Farsi persian, Portuguese Português
Fuselage Section 200 telephone contacts, support caller groups, ring tones, caller picture, caller video
SMS / MMS 200 SMS, support MMS
Switch machine support the timer switch
5 groups alarm clock, can be customized Monday to Sunday alarm, Snooze time can be set
Ringtone Format mp3
Speaker independent speaker
Other features MP3 function, MP4 functions, speakerphone, Short Message, recording function, WAP function, handwritten input, radio, Bluetooth, GPRS download, MMS MMS, memory expansion, dual sim dual standby dual bluetooth, IP call, calendar, to-do, alarm clock, Custom ring tones, calculator, exchange rate, world time
Xintai T8920 Appearance / Screen
Product appearance handwriting
Size of 108 × 56 × 1mm
Weight 120g
Optional Color Black
Screen Material / type of color screen
Number 26 million color screen color
Resolution of 240 × 320px
2.6-inch screen size
Package weight 0.65
Xintai T8920 basic parameters
Time to market 2009.11.30
Other types of cell phone type
Applicable to individual mobile phone crowd
Standard configuration of the two power (2200mAh) a charge / headset / data cable
Applicable frequency 850/900/1800/1900MHz
Network standard GSM
Talk Time 220-280 minutes
200-260 hours standby time
7 days replacement warranty limited warranty / guarantee for six months

Rado mobile phone ripoff

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COOLSRAODV9 multimedia entertainment functions
MTK Operating System Platform
Mainstream features dual sim dual standby, FM FM radio
Built-in Games 2 Games
Supports MP3 format music player, support background play, support Bluetooth stereo output,
Video playback 3GP, MP4 full screen playback, support fast forward / pause
TXT format e-books to download, read the
FM radio with FM radio
Camera pixel high-definition camera
Photo description support for audio video capture, recording time, according to the size of the memory card
COOLSRAODV9 data applications
Memory maximum support 4GB TF card expansion
Extended support for Bluetooth file transfer, Bluetooth headset (voice), Bluetooth music (stereo)
Data transfer U disk / data cable direct read, Bluetooth File Transfer, Bluetooth voice, Bluetooth stereo
Picture format jpg, gif
COOLSRAODV9 basic functions
Optional language Simplified Chinese, English
Section 200 card body contacts phone book, support for caller groups, ring tones, caller picture, caller video
SMS / MMS support 761k SMS storage memory, support for MMS
Switch machine can be set to Automatic Switcher
5 groups alarm clock, can be customized Monday to Sunday alarm, Snooze time can be set
Ringtone format mp3, mp4
Speaker independent speaker
Other features MP3 function, MP4 functions, speakerphone, Short Message, recording function, WAP function, radio, Bluetooth, GPRS download, MMS MMS, memory expansion, e-books, calls firewall, attribution to inquiries, IP call, calendar, to-do, alarm clock, calculator, exchange rate, stopwatch, mobile QQ
COOLSRAODV9 Appearance / Screen
Product Outline slide
Size 107 * 35 * 16mm
Weight 125G
Optional Color Black
Screen Material / type of color screen
Number 26 million color screen color
Resolution of 128 × 160px
1.4-inch screen size
Package weight 0.65
COOLSRAODV9 basic parameters
Time to market 2009.11.30
Applicable to groups of women mobile
Standard configuration of the two power (850mAh) a charge / data cable / headset
Applicable frequency 900/1800MHZ
Network standard GSM
Talk Time 220-300 minutes
200-280 hours standby time
7 days replacement warranty limited warranty / guarantee for six months

First DivX Certified(R) LG Android Smartphone and New LG Chocolate Mobile Phone Now Available in Selected Countries

Stylish, innovative phones allow consumers to playback high-quality DivX(R) video.

SAN DIEGO and SEOUL, South Korea -- DivX, Inc. (Nasdaq: DIVX), a leading digital media company, and LG Electronics, a global leader and technology innovator in mobile communications, announced two new LG phones - the LG GW620, LG's first DivX® Certified Android smartphone, and the DivX Certified new LG Chocolate (LG BL40) phone. These stylish new phones give consumers a seamless, high-quality DivX® video experience on the go.

DivX technology produces highly compressed video that requires minimal storage for the highest quality media experience on a mobile platform. In fact, a standard definition movie can be compressed into just 1GB using DivX technology; a size that can easily be stored on a mobile phone for viewing anytime, anywhere.

The LG GW620 is LG's first Android-powered smartphone. Consumers can watch DivX videos on its 3-inch, 320x480 resolution touch screen. It is currently available in North America and Europe. The new LG Chocolate is the fourth handset of the LG Black Label Series. It includes a 4-inch wide screen with a 21:9 aspect ratio for a panoramic, cinema-like quality viewing experience in the high-quality DivX format. The new LG Chocolate made its official debut in the U.K. in September and is currently available throughout Europe and the Middle East. It is scheduled for full worldwide release by the end of the year.

"LG products populate the DivX ecosystem," said Kevin Hell, Chief Executive Officer, DivX, Inc. "We're pleased to deliver DivX capabilities to LG's first Android phone and the new LG Chocolate, extending a partnership that provides consumers with the freedom to watch high-quality video on any DivX Certified device, whenever and wherever they want."

"LG continues to roll out feature-rich phones and smartphones loaded with cutting-edge technologies," said Dr. Woo-Young Kwak, Executive Vice President of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company's Mobile Handset R&D Center. "LG mobile phones include support for DivX and enable customers to enjoy cinematic viewing on the go."

LG is the third largest cell phone company in the world. The LG GW620 and the new LG Chocolate phone join the LG Viewty and the LG Secret as part of the DivX ecosystem, which now includes more than 200 million DivX devices shipped into the market worldwide. With so many DivX devices available to choose from, it's simple for consumers to view their favorite videos on a DivX Certified device of their choice from a variety of manufacturers, whether it's a mobile phone, digital TV or portable DVD player.

Products that bear the DivX Certified logo have undergone a rigorous testing program to ensure a high-quality DivX media experience, including reliable video creation and playback, interoperability with other DivX Certified devices and the visual quality users expect from DivX.

For more information about LG Mobile, visit www.lgmobile.com.

For more information about DivX, visit www.divx.com.

About DivX

DivX, Inc. is a leading digital media company that enables consumers to enjoy a high-quality video experience across any kind of device. DivX creates, distributes and licenses digital video technologies that span the "three screens" comprising today's consumer media environment--the PC, the television and mobile devices. Over 200 million DivX devices have shipped into the market from leading consumer electronics manufacturers. DivX also offers content providers and publishers a complete solution for the distribution of secure, high-quality digital video content. Driven by a globally recognized brand and a passionate community of hundreds of millions of consumers, DivX is simplifying the video experience to enable the digital home.

Everything Channel's CRN Announces the Top 100 Most Influential Executives in the Industry

Acknowledges Executives in Four Categories: 25 Most Influential; 25 Channel Sales Leaders, 25 Most Innovative Executives and 25 Mavericks.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Everything Channel's CRN, a UBM company, today announced the Top 100 Most Influential Executives in the Industry. The Top 100 Most Influential Executives in the Industry listing recognizes the executives who have changed the way the channel does business today and in the future. This year's list salutes the 25 Most Influential Executives, the 25 Channel Sales Leaders, the 25 Most Innovative Executives and the 25 Mavericks.

"With so many innovative channel executives in the industry today we've expanded our list to include 100 executives. We've highlighted the most influential, the sales leaders, the most innovative as well as those who have changed the rules of the channel. We salute these leaders for their hard work and devotion to the technology channel," said Robert C. DeMarzo, senior vice president and editorial director, Everything Channel.

The Top 100 Most Influential Executives in the Industry include:

Top 25 Most Influential - focused on innovation, as well as consistency and those overcoming remarkable challenges:

•Rob McKernan, President, North America, APC
•Steve Jobs, CEO, Apple
•William McCracken, Interim Executive Chairman, CA
•John Chambers, CEO, Cisco
•Dan and Michael Schwab, Co-CEOs, D&H
•Michael Dell, CEO, Dell
•Joe Tucci, CEO, EMC
•Ben Bernanke, Chairman, Federal Reserve of the United States
•Meaghan Kelly, VP of Channel Sales Development & Strategies, HP
•Sam Palmisano, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, IBM
•Greg Spierkel, CEO, Ingram Micro
•Paul Otellini, CEO, Intel
•Eugene Kaspersky, CEO, Kaspersky Lab
•Rory Read, President and COO, Lenovo
•Dave DeWalt, President and CEO, McAfee
•Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft
•Tally Liu, Chairman and CEO, Newegg
•Larry Ellison, CEO, Oracle
•Rance Poehler, President, Panasonic
•Steve Luczo, CEO, Seagate
•Enrique Salem, President and CEO, Symantec
•Kevin Murai, President and CEO, Synnex
•Eva Chen, CEO and Co-founder, Trend Micro
•Paul Maritz, President and CEO, VMWare
•Ursula Burns, CEO, Xerox
25 Channel Sales Leaders - hard charging executives who are driving their indirect organization and partners forward with sales and marketing initiatives:

•Ted Cole, VP Channel Sales, Adtran
•David Kenyon, VP Worldwide Channel Marketing, AMD
•Andrew Bryant, President Enterprise Computing Solutions, Arrow
•Rick Hamada, COO, Avnet
•Keith Goodwin, Senior VP Worldwide Channels, Cisco
•Greg Davis, VP General Manager Global Commercial Channels, Dell
•Darrick Finan, VP North American Sales, Eaton
•Gregg Ambulos, VP Americas Channel Sales, EMC
•Michael Valentine, VP Americas Channel Sales, Fortinet
•Michael Jerich, VP Channel Sales, Global Crossing
•Mark Hurd, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, HP
•Mike Humke, VP Public Sector, HP
•Michael Daniels, Senior VP Global Technology Services, IBM
•Anne Altman, General Manager Public Sector, IBM
•Rich Hume, VP of Global Channels, IBM
•Eric Thompson, Director North America Region Channel and Distribution Sales and Marketing, Intel
•Frank Vitagliano, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Channels and U.S. Enterprise Operations, Juniper
•Eric Martorano, Director Partner Channel Strategy, Microsoft
•Cindy Bates, VP of US Partner Strategy, Marketing & Programs, Microsoft
•Janet Schijns, VP Global Channels, Motorola
•Stewart Krentzman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Okidata
•Dennis Morgan, VP Channel Sales, Oracle
•Judson Althoff, Senior VP, Worldwide Alliance, Oracle
•Patricia Hume, SVP Global SME Channel, SAP
•Randy Cochran, VP, Channel Sales, Americas, Symantec
25 Most Innovative Executives - individuals who exude innovation from either a technology or business strategy front:

•Joel Allen, CEO, Allenport
•Adam Selipsky, VP, Amazon Web Services
•Steven Chang, President, ASUS
•Bob Cagnazzi, CEO, Bluewater Communications
•Michael Klayko, CEO, Brocade
•Danny Windham, CEO, Digium
•Bill Gross, Co-founder and Secretary-Treasurer, eFolder
•David Farr, CEO, Emerson
•Stephen Cho, Director of Google Apps Channels, Google
•Lars and Jens Rasmussen, VP, Google
•Craig Schlagbaum, Vice President of Indirect Channel Sales, Level 3 Communications
•Rick McEachern, Chairman, Longjump
•Gavin Garbutt, CEO, N-Able
•Jen-Hsun Huang, Co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nvidia
•Mont Phelps, President and CEO, NWN
•Pete Cannone, CEO, OnForce
•Juan Santana, CFO, Panda
•John Kish, President and CEO, Pano Logic
•Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO, Rim
•Christopher Dean, Chief Strategy Officer, Skype for Business
•Steve Munford, CEO, Sophos
•Evan Williams, CEO, Twitter
•Mark Shuttleworth, Founder, Ubuntu
•Michael Gold, CEO, Zlago
•Sridhar Vembu, CEO, Zoho
25 Mavericks - executives whose brash and bold thinking is changing the rules of the channel:

•Gianfranco Lanci, President, Acer
•John Brandon, VP Americas and Asia Pacific, Apple
•Kevin Kennedy, CEO, Avaya
•Craig Abod, President, Carahsoft
•Nick Tidd, VP Sales PAN America/VP Marketing North America, D-Link
•Michael Haley, President, Edge Solutions
•Vivek Kundra, CIO, United States of America
•Kevin Johnson, CEO, Juniper
•Stephen DeFranco, VP Consumer & Commercial Channels, Lenovo
•Patrick McNicholas, President - Managing Partner, Maverick Computers
•Alex Thurber, Senior VP Worldwide Channel Operations, McAfee
•Steve Sinofsky, President, Microsoft Windows
•Andrew McAfee, Principal Research Scientist, MIT
•Julie Parrish, VP Worldwide Channel Sales, NetApp
•Zach Nelson, President and Chief Executive Officer, NetSuite
•Tom Miller, VP Channel Management, Sage
•Marc Benioff, Chairman and CEO, Salesforce.com
•Doug Albregts, VP Information Technology Division, Samsung Electronics America
•Matt Medeiros, CEO and President, SonicWALL
•Kim Polese, CEO, SpikeSource
•Robert Dutkowsky, CEO, Tech Data
•Frank Rauch, VP Technology Solutions Group, HP
•Jeff Volpe, Vice President and General Manager, ViewSonic North America
•Scott Davis, VP Worldwide Sales, Western Digital
•Jim Firestone, President, Corporate Operations, Xerox
The Top 100 Most Influential Executives in the Industry were selected by the editors of CRN.

Winners were announced in the November 30 issue of CRN. To read about the Top 100 Most Influential Executives in the Industry, go to www.channelweb.com.

Everything Channel (www.everythingchannel.com, www.channelweb.com)

Everything Channel, headquartered in Framingham, MA, is the one-stop shop for managing and accelerating technology sales. From branding and recruiting to marketing and sales, Everything Channel offers technology marketers the unmatched breadth and depth of global brands and market intelligence combined with unparalleled audience loyalty and credibility serving all technology sales channels through an extensive database. Everything Channel provides innovative field sales and marketing solutions to arm the sellers of technology with the resources they need to achieve measurable and significant results.

About United Business Media Limited (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com)

United Business Media Limited (UBM) is a global media and marketing services company that informs markets and brings the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print, and with the information they need to do business successfully. UBM serves professional and commercial communities, from IT professionals to doctors, from journalists to jewelry dealers, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. UBM employs more than 6,500 people in more than 30 countries. UBM's businesses operating in the US include CMPMedica, Commonwealth Business Media, Everything Channel, PR Newswire, RISI, TechInsights, TechWeb and Think Services. UBM is listed on the London Stock Exchange (UBM.L) and has a market capitalization of $1.6 billion.

Telcordia Showcases Advanced Telecom Services and Capabilities at IEEE GLOBECOM 2009

CTO Adam Drobot Chairs Forum on Telecom Futures; Telcordia Demonstrates its Wireless Technology Capabilities.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Telcordia, a global leader in the development of IP, wireline, and mobile telecommunications software and services, previewed its upcoming involvement in the IEEE Global Communications Conference (IEEE GLOBECOM 2009) in Honolulu from November 30 through December 4. The conference is the premier communications event for industry professionals and academics from companies, governmental agencies and universities around the world. At the conference Telcordia will demonstrate its advanced telecom services and research capabilities.

A centerpiece of the company's presence at the conference will be the Industry Leader Forum: Telecom Futures panel chaired by Dr. Adam Drobot, CTO & President of Telcordia Advanced Technology Solutions. The forum will cover new services and applications that are becoming embedded components in nearly every vertical industry, and driving the growth in capacity and interoperability of the world's communications and information systems. Drobot will moderate a discussion with representatives from Samsung, Tech Mahindra, Telecom Italia and TELUS Communications on the most difficult challenges in achieving true global connectivity.

"Telcordia remains focused on being at the forefront of technological advancements in the rapidly evolving telecom industry," said Drobot. "We continue to solve telecom's most complex issues and identify opportunities on how new technologies and globalization will affect the communications ecosystem."

Telcordia will demonstrate several of its advanced wireless network technology capabilities, product and service solutions at the conference, including:

•Telcordia Standards Knowledgebase, a suite of web-based "knowledge navigation" tools, and consulting services, that provides an easy way to quickly obtain comprehensive reports and analyses on recent developments in the major telecom standards bodies.
•WISER, a scalable network emulation tool that enables the development and testing of real-world software applications, middleware and advanced networking features for mobile wireless networks.
•Telcordia® Scene Finder, a set of mobile video technologies that service providers implement that enables their subscribers to easily get content they want while monetizing video assets to mobile content providers.
•Telcordia Wireless Technology, which highlights signal processes optimization that help service providers plan and manage their large-scale wireless networks, optimize operating parameters of those networks to deliver high-quality wireless services, and derive maximum capacity and spectral efficiency.
Visit Telcordia at GLOBECOM 2009 at Booth: 104

For more information about Telcordia, visit www.telcordia.com. For more information about Telcordia's Advanced Technology Solutions, visit www.telcordia.com/innovation/index.html.

About Telcordia

Telcordia, a global leader in the development of fixed, mobile and broadband communications software and services, enables Communications Service Providers (CSPs), enterprises, suppliers and government entities to successfully deploy innovative and advanced services that help our clients realize operational efficiencies, drive revenue, and maintain a competitive edge in the new era of services-dominated communications. Telcordia has globally trusted expertise in software and services to meet the needs of customers and partners, including, consulting, next-generation OSS, network and application interconnection, service delivery and charging solutions, industry research and new technology development. Telcordia is headquartered in Piscataway, N.J., with offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Central and Latin America. (www.telcordia.com).

Rogers Takes TV Beyond the Box with Rogers On Demand Online

Rogers customers access premium entertainment when they want, where they want, free and on demand.

TORONTO - It's official: the next big thing in television is here. Rogers Communications announced the widespread availability of Rogers On Demand Online, Canada's best authenticated online destination for aggregated primetime and specialty TV programming, movies, sports and web-only extras, all available when and where you want to watch, exclusively to Rogers customers.

Beginning today, any customer with a Rogers account can visit rogersondemand.com and register to experience Rogers On Demand Online content free from any streaming Internet connection within Canada. Offered to all Rogers Cable, Rogers Home Phone, Rogers Hi-Speed Internet, and Rogers Wireless customers, the initial BETA roll out will feature more than 1000 hours of aggregated content from 17 broadcast and production partners and 30 channels. Those Rogers Cable customers with matching cable TV subscriptions will be able to access online a selection of their own specialty TV programming they subscribe to at home. With new content and features being added on an ongoing basis, Rogers On Demand Online brings authenticated anywhere, anytime TV access in Canada to a vast library of top video programming.

"Rogers On Demand Online is an extension of the existing cable television model which customers have come to enjoy and rely on at home that truly revolutionizes the world of entertainment and provides the most convenient TV content access ever made available," said David Purdy, Vice President of Video Product Management. "By expanding the TV experience to the Internet, Rogers customers can now take TV beyond the box with their favorite shows, movies, TV classics and exclusive content - all in one place from virtually any place - wherever they have an Internet connection in Canada. And this is just the beginning."

Rogers On Demand Online BETA today provides some of the best video entertainment at no extra cost to all customers with a Rogers account, including new primetime and favourite classic TV shows, specialty TV, movies, music and sports, plus web-exclusive content. Specialty and premium content and programming is available to customers who subscribe to it as part of their Rogers Digital TV subscription at home. Rogers has partnered with leading broadcasters, studios and content providers that today include:

- Aux.tv - featuring programs including MasterTracks, Band Foto
- Big 10 Networks - featuring football and basketball highlights,
coaches and player interviews, Friday Night Tailgate from around the
Big Ten Conference campuses, season previews and more
- THE BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL(TM) - your backstage pass to today's hottest
celebrities, movers and shakers and pop culture icons
- Bite.tv - featuring programs including The Conventioneers, West 49
Ambition Skatecamp
- Citytv(TM) - catch up on hit series like Cougar Town, Extreme
Makeover: Home Edition and Ugly Betty
- Food Network Canada - entertaining and mouth-watering shows including
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, Fresh with Anna Olsen and the
Chef Abroad
- G4 - the latest in gaming, entertainment and technology with EP
Daily, and quirky comedy and animated shows like Delocated and
Superjail
- Galaxie MVOD - the music videos you want at the touch of a button
- Global Television - catch up on TV's biggest hits including House,
Survivor, and the fall's #1 new comedy Glee, in partnership with
GlobalTV.com.
- HGTV Canada - watch episodes of the channel's biggest hits including
Disaster DIY, Relocation Relocation, and Handyman Superstar Challenge
- History Television - entertaining programming such as Ancestors in
the Attic, The Re-inventors, and the new breakout living history hit
Ice Pilots NWT
- Maple Pictures
- National Film Board of Canada - innovative and original Canadian
programming including the stop-action animated short The Brainwashers
(Patrick Bouchard), the Oscar(R) nominee Sunrise Over Tiananmen
Square (Shui-Bo Wang) and the classic Waterwalker (Bill Mason)
- OLN - an intense, action-packed station that gets the adrenaline
pumping with shows like Ghost Hunters, Survivorman and Mantracker
- Rogers Sportsnet - featuring Hockeycentral at Noon, Prime Time Sports
- Setanta
- Slice - guilty-pleasure viewing including Tori & Dean, Rich Bride
Poor Bride, and 'Til Debt Do Us Part
- Showcase - bold hit series include Trailer Park Boys, Kenny vs.
Spenny, and Secret Millionaire
- Super Channel - find the latest series episodes such as Burn Notice,
The Closer, and of course movies such as Valkyrie and W., uncut and
commercial free
- TELETOON - top animated shows including 6TEEN, Total Drama Action and
Johnny Test
- Treehouse - featuring preschool favourites such as Dora the Explorer
and Max & Ruby
- TVO - including flagship program The Agenda with Steve Paikin and
TVOKids content from Gisele's Big Backyard and The Space
- TVtropolis - original series including Whatever Happened To, Reality
Obsessed and Switch
- UFC
- Vuguru - Groundbreaking Web originals including Prom Queen and Back
on Topps
- WarnerTV - Offering around-the-clock, on-demand access to series from
Warner Bros. Entertainment, including the Emmy(R) Award-winning
dramas "The West Wing" and "ER," and original digital series
"Sorority Forever."
- YTV - featuring hit series such as SpongeBob SquarePants and iCarly
Rogers today also announced that the Starcom MediaVest Group, on behalf of their clients which include Research In Motion, Kellogg's, Kraft, Samsung and others, have signed an exclusive launch sponsorship with Rogers on Demand Online.

Rogers now offers Canada's only source of authenticated, aggregated, premium video content online, backed by Rogers' superior network and continuous innovation, outstanding speed, quality and technology.

To begin using Rogers On Demand Online BETA, register at www.rogersondemand.com to immediately transform your world of video entertainment.

About Rogers

Rogers Communications Inc. is a diversified Canadian communications and media company. We are engaged in wireless voice and data communications services through Rogers Wireless, Canada's largest wireless provider. Through Rogers Cable we are one of Canada's largest providers of cable television services as well as high-speed Internet access, telephony services and video retailing. Through Rogers Media, we are engaged in radio and television broadcasting, televised shopping, magazines and trade publications, and sports entertainment. We are publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RCI.a and RCI.b) and on the New York Stock Exchange ( RCI).

Walmart.com Announces 'Cyber Monday' Online-Only Specials, Available Now and Every Day This Week Through Friday at www.walmart.com

Unbelievable prices on top online gifts with savings up to 50 percent, and many items available for Free Shipping with Site to Store.

Even more, Walmart.com offers 97-Cent Shipping to home on its entire selection of electronics*

BRISBANE, Calif. -- Walmart.com is kicking off Cyber Monday in a big way by introducing nearly 150 online specials on the season's top electronics, toys and video games, now available at www.walmart.com (while supplies last). In addition, these savings will be extended for five straight days this week through Friday, Dec. 4, with up to 50 percent savings on the hottest brands like Sony, Samsung, Nintendo, Fisher-Price and LeapFrog.

Walmart.com's "Cyber Week" specials start at under $10, and many items include free shipping through Walmart's Site to Store service. In addition, Walmart.com is offering 97-Cent Shipping to home on its entire selection of electronics* this holiday season, including HDTVs, home theater systems, digital cameras and more.

"We know that customers trust Walmart to provide the lowest prices, and we're committed to extending that trust at Walmart.com by providing the best savings online on top gifts," said Kelly Thompson, Walmart.com chief merchant. "With nearly 150 'Cyber Week' online specials, plus Free Shipping with Site to Store and 97-Cent Shipping on our entire selection of electronics*, we're giving Walmart.com customers more ways to save this season."

Walmart.com's Cyber Week specials include:

Electronics

•Kodak 12MP Digital Camera with Bonus Memory Card and Accessory Kit - $89 (Free Shipping with Site to Store)
•Acer 10.2" Netbook (available in 6 colors) with Bonus Case and USB Flash Drive - $268 (Free Shipping with Site to Store)
•Samsung 22" LCD HDTV - $248 (Free Shipping with Site to Store)

Toys

•Walmart.com Exclusive Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Bundle - $24 (Free Shipping with Site to Store)
•Radio Flyer Big Wheel Flyer - $39 (Free Shipping with Site to Store)
•Little Tikes Side-by-Side Kitchen - $45 (Free Shipping with Site to Store)
Video Games

•Nintendo DSi Value Bundle with Bonus Accessory and Game - $189
•Nintendo Wii Value Bundle with Console, 2 Controllers, Game and Accessory - $249
•Sony PS3 Value Bundle with Console, 2 Bonus Games, Blu-ray Movie and Sony Blu-ray Remote - $369
Walmart's popular Site to Store service, which allows customers to order products online at Walmart.com and have them shipped for free to a local Walmart store, has saved customers more than $225 million in shipping fees since the program's launch in 2007. Walmart also recently introduced a new electronics trade-in program that allows customers to responsibly trade in their used electronics and earn Walmart Prepaid Visa Cards to use at Walmart and Walmart.com. More information is available at www.walmart.com/electronics.

*Not available on iPods, video games or Walmart Marketplace.

About Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ( WMT)

Every week, millions of customers visit Walmart stores, Neighborhood Markets, and Sam's Club locations across America or log on to its online store at www.walmart.com. The company and its Foundation are committed to a philosophy of giving back locally. Walmart is proud to support the causes that are important to customers and associates right in their own neighborhoods, and last year gave more than $378 million to local communities in the United States. More information about Walmart can be found by visiting www.walmartstores.com.

Brazilian Company Offers Mobile Technology in South Africa

Soccerex'09, biggest event for soccer businesses, will bring together in Johannesburg teams and delegations from all over the world.

SAO PAULO -- Mowa Sports will be responsible for all mobile services (mobile telephony) that are to be provided during Soccerex'09, the main world event for soccer businesses being held in South Africa.

The project developed by Mowa Sports will bring content and information from this event to the mobile universe, that is, to cell phones -- ranging from the simplest devices to smartphones.

The company has created a mobile version of the website (www.soccerex.mobi) for the event -- with the scheduling of a congress, data about exhibitors and a list of the participating delegations -- and it will be performing activities with bluetooth technology (distribution of videos and newsletters) and text messaging, sending out alerts on schedules of talks, interviews, announcements and other event information.

Mowa Sports is also a sponsor of the Football Festival, a two-day festive pre-event, which will feature the participation of former professional soccer players from countries such as England, Holland and Brazil.

Soccerex combines a congress and a trade fair dedicated to soccer, held annually in the country that will be hosting the next World Cup. The 14th edition of the gathering will take place from November 30 to December 2 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

"Bringing together the excitement of sports and the speed and practicality of cell phones creates lots of possibilities and opportunities," says Alfredo Correia, partner and Vice President of Mowa.

Mowa Sports is one of the business units of Mowa, a Brazilian company specializing in providing mobile corporate solutions. It was originally set up to provide companies, institutions and sports stars with innovative ways to transform the love for sports into new forms of business for cell phones. The unit presently serves clients such as the CBF (Confederacao Brasileira de Futebol), Brazil's soccer federation, the mobile telephony operator Vivo (sponsor of Brazil's national soccer team), Vivo Minas (volleyball) and Vivo Franca (basketball).

Founded seven years ago, Mowa (www.mowa.com.br) acts as a specialized holding company in the management of businesses that focus on the development of solutions in the mobile universe. There are three business units: Mowa Phone (specializing in the management of the entire operation for corporate mobile telephony), Mowa Sports (mobile marketing for the world of sports) and Mowa Branding (strategic planning and implementation of the mobile presence of companies). The fourth unit -- Mowa Labs -- is the group's research and innovation department. In its portfolio Mowa has solutions developed for companies such as Pao de Acucar, Coca-Cola, Samsung, Votorantim, ArcelorMittal and Gerdau.

Brazilian Company Offers Mobile Technology in South Africa

Soccerex'09, biggest event for soccer businesses, will bring together in Johannesburg teams and delegations from all over the world.

SAO PAULO -- Mowa Sports will be responsible for all mobile services (mobile telephony) that are to be provided during Soccerex'09, the main world event for soccer businesses being held in South Africa.

The project developed by Mowa Sports will bring content and information from this event to the mobile universe, that is, to cell phones -- ranging from the simplest devices to smartphones.

The company has created a mobile version of the website (www.soccerex.mobi) for the event -- with the scheduling of a congress, data about exhibitors and a list of the participating delegations -- and it will be performing activities with bluetooth technology (distribution of videos and newsletters) and text messaging, sending out alerts on schedules of talks, interviews, announcements and other event information.

Mowa Sports is also a sponsor of the Football Festival, a two-day festive pre-event, which will feature the participation of former professional soccer players from countries such as England, Holland and Brazil.

Soccerex combines a congress and a trade fair dedicated to soccer, held annually in the country that will be hosting the next World Cup. The 14th edition of the gathering will take place from November 30 to December 2 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

"Bringing together the excitement of sports and the speed and practicality of cell phones creates lots of possibilities and opportunities," says Alfredo Correia, partner and Vice President of Mowa.

Mowa Sports is one of the business units of Mowa, a Brazilian company specializing in providing mobile corporate solutions. It was originally set up to provide companies, institutions and sports stars with innovative ways to transform the love for sports into new forms of business for cell phones. The unit presently serves clients such as the CBF (Confederacao Brasileira de Futebol), Brazil's soccer federation, the mobile telephony operator Vivo (sponsor of Brazil's national soccer team), Vivo Minas (volleyball) and Vivo Franca (basketball).

Founded seven years ago, Mowa (www.mowa.com.br) acts as a specialized holding company in the management of businesses that focus on the development of solutions in the mobile universe. There are three business units: Mowa Phone (specializing in the management of the entire operation for corporate mobile telephony), Mowa Sports (mobile marketing for the world of sports) and Mowa Branding (strategic planning and implementation of the mobile presence of companies). The fourth unit -- Mowa Labs -- is the group's research and innovation department. In its portfolio Mowa has solutions developed for companies such as Pao de Acucar, Coca-Cola, Samsung, Votorantim, ArcelorMittal and Gerdau.

Red Bend's Mobile Software Management Client Reaches 620 Million Devices

WALTHAM, Mass.-- Red Bend Software, the market leader in Mobile Software Management (MSM), announced that its mobile software management client, vRapid Mobile®, has shipped in 620 million mobile devices worldwide, spanning 455 device models from leading manufacturers, including Sony Ericsson, LG, Motorola, Sharp and HTC. During third quarter, Red Bend signed four new customers, including Sagem Communications, for a total of 52 licensees of its solutions for mobile software updating and device management.

Red Bend's MSM client, vRapid Mobile, is the leading solution for updating firmware over the air (FOTA) and managing software components over the air (SCOTA). Red Bend's product portfolio also includes vDirect Mobile(TM), the leading independent device management (DM) client interoperable with any server supporting standards from the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA DM).

"Third quarter was another strong period of growth for Red Bend as market adoption of mobile software management grew to more platforms and more devices," said Yoram Salinger, CEO of Red Bend Software. "While analysts say overall handset shipments declined year-over-year by four to six percent, our shipments grew by 20% compared to third quarter 2008. As the mobile industry becomes more competitive, our customers trust Red Bend to help them bring innovative mobile devices, services and applications to market faster while improving the mobile user experience with new features and software improvements."

Highlights from the third quarter:

•Android Demand: Google Android's popularity is creating demand for Red Bend's cross-platform, standards-based MSM solutions. Borqs, a leading open source mobile application software provider and integrator, began shipping Red Bend's software in the HTC Dopod A6188 smartphone featuring the OPhone OS, an Android-based platform developed by Borqs for China Mobile, the world's largest wireless network operator.
•M2M in Europe: France-based Sagem Communications, a leading provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions, joined Red Bend's growing roster of M2M customers. Sagem, which has delivered more than 14 million cellular modules worldwide, will use FOTA from Red Bend to deliver new features and software improvements throughout the product lifespan.
•Technology Leadership: Red Bend was granted two more patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for revertible and failsafe features of the company's already patented in-place update methods for managing software on mobile devices. The features improve the mobile user experience and enable Red Bend's customers to reduce support costs and increase service revenues.
•Market Recognition: Independent research firm Ovum named Red Bend the leader in firmware over-the-air (FOTA) updating with 64% market share. The company also was awarded second place in the 2009 Deloitte Brightman Almagor Zohar Technology Fast 50 competition for its impressive revenue growth over the past five years.
Red Bend-Enabled(TM) Devices as of Q3 2009



Q3 09 Q2 09 Q1 09 Q4 08
(Shipments per Quarter)
New Mobile Devices 55 million 45 million 45 million 65 million
New Device Models 42 77 62 49

(Cumulative to Date)
Total Mobile Devices 620 million 565 million 520 million 475 million
Total Device Models 455 413 336 274

About Red Bend Software

Red Bend Software, the leader in Mobile Software Management (MSM), provides software solutions for managing firmware, applications and devices over the air. The company's award-winning MSM products enable device manufacturers, mobile operators and software developers to increase revenues, reduce support costs and achieve faster time to market by remotely managing their software assets on mobile devices. Red Bend's software has been deployed in more than 620 million mobile devices by eight of the top 10 handset manufacturers, including Kyocera, LG Electronics, Motorola, Sharp, Sony Ericsson and ZTE, as well as dozens of other leading companies in the mobile, M2M and WiMAX markets. Unlike DM vendors with proprietary end-to-end systems and manufacturers' internally developed solutions that are platform specific, Red Bend is the only company offering independent client software that is interoperable with any standards-based server and that works with any platform on any type of mobile device. Founded in 1999, Red Bend is a privately held, venture capital-financed company with offices in China, Israel, Japan, Korea, the U.K. and the U.S. Visit: www.redbend.com.

Red Bend Software Enables China Mobile to Manage Android Phones

BEIJING -- Red Bend Software, the market leader in Mobile Software Management (MSM), announced that China Mobile Communications Corp.'s research and development branch, China Mobile Research Institute, has chosen Red Bend to provide software for firmware over-the-air (FOTA) updating and device management (DM) for mobile phones that use the Android-based OPhone OS (Open Mobile Phone Operating System). China Mobile Communications Corp. is the world's largest wireless network operator with more than 500 million subscribers.

Under the agreement, China Mobile has adopted Red Bend's industry-leading vRapid Mobile® FOTA software and vDirect Mobile(TM) DM software for performing remote management and software updates on OPhone smartphones. The OPhone OS is based on the Google Android platform and is customized with China Mobile's applications and services, enabling the operator to bring a new wave of innovative handsets and Internet applications to the Chinese market.

Multiple OPhone OS handsets with Red Bend's software have already launched in China this year from leading manufacturers, including HTC, Philips, Lenovo Mobile and Dell. Red Bend's vRapid Mobile enables China Mobile to improve the mobile user experience by delivering software enhancements and new features over the air. Red Bend's vDirect Mobile provides China Mobile with standards-based management of OPhone devices in order to provision new subscribers and configure applications and network settings.

"Being selected by China Mobile to be an integral part of their Android strategy validates the technical superiority of Red Bend's software and shows our commitment to meeting customers' demanding requirements," said Danny Wang, Country Manager of Greater China for Red Bend Software. "The OPhone OS holds tremendous potential not only in China but around the world. We intend to leverage our relationship with China Mobile and our integration with OPhone to become the preferred solution for standards-based device management and software updating for Android phones worldwide."

Red Bend's award-winning MSM solutions have shipped in 620 million devices worldwide. vRapid Mobile is the most widely deployed FOTA software with 64% market share, according to Ovum. Advanced features include fail-safe updates that ensure 100% completion even during a power loss, and background updates that allow consumers to use the full functionality of the phone during the update process. vDirect Mobile, the leading independent DM client licensed by more than 30 manufacturers, offers an innovative framework that makes it easier and more cost effective for manufacturers to quickly integrate standards-based device management into mobile devices, improving time to market. Red Bend's software solutions can be integrated with any mobile platform and are interoperable with servers supporting Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA DM) standards.

About China Mobile Research Institute

China Mobile Research Institute is directly under the China Mobile Communications Corporation as the research and development (R&D) branch. Its key developing strategy is to build a world-class R&D institute to promote independent innovation and to have influence in the international standards and industry. As China Mobile's core R&D and technical support center, the research area of CMRI covers wireless, networking, business, terminal, information technology, market research, operations support and other fields, developing dozens of new business and innovation prototype products for China Mobile in recent years, such as LTE (including TD-LTE, LTE Advance and other 3G advanced technologies), WiiSE (the next generation of mobile Internet architecture), cloud computing, mobile TV, Mobile e-commerce, mSpaces (personalized content services), OMS (Intelligent Terminal open systems) and other major research projects, and has become an important force to lead China's mobile industry. At present, China Mobile Research Institute is a national standard R&D center for mobile e-commerce, and the golden permanent test base of the international standards organization, Open Mobile Alliance (OMA).

About Red Bend Software

Red Bend Software, the leader in Mobile Software Management (MSM), provides software solutions for managing firmware, applications and devices over the air. The company's award-winning MSM products enable device manufacturers, mobile operators and software developers to increase revenues, reduce support costs and achieve faster time to market by remotely managing their software assets on mobile devices. Red Bend's software has been deployed in more than 620 million mobile devices by eight of the top 10 handset manufacturers, including Kyocera, LG Electronics, Motorola, Sharp, Sony Ericsson and ZTE, as well as dozens of other leading companies in the mobile, M2M and WiMAX markets. Unlike device management vendors with proprietary end-to-end systems and manufacturers' internally developed solutions that are platform specific, Red Bend is the only company offering independent client software that is interoperable with any standards-based server and that works with any platform on any type of mobile device. Founded in 1999, Red Bend is a privately held, venture capital-financed company with offices in China, Israel, Japan, Korea, the U.K. and the U.S. Visit: www.redbend.com.

ViVOtech's NFC Technology Enables du and Dubai First to Successfully Continue Roll-Out First Mobile Payment Pilot in the Middle East

and North Africa Region.

ViVOtech provides end-to-end NFC Payment Infrastructure including Over-The-Air (OTA) provisioning, Electronic Wallet and NFC Readers at Merchant Locations.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Silicon Valley-based ViVOtech, the leader in Near Field Communication (NFC) and contactless payment systems, announced that its NFC mobile payment wallet, Over-The-Air (OTA) provisioning and NFC payment readers are being successfully used by Dubai First, a Dubai Group company and du, the UAE's integrated telecom services provider, in the first NFC mobile payment pilot in the Middle East scheduled to continue till the second quarter of 2010.

During the trial phase, identified Dubai First Platinum MasterCard customers will be able to download their credit card functionality securely to specially equipped mobile handsets over du's mobile network. Once the handset has been personalized, customers could conduct transactions using their du mobile connections at multiple MasterCard PayPass(TM) enabled merchant locations in the United Arab Emirates.

The first pilot group is in the process of receiving special handsets from du in the next 2 weeks; facilitating the use of this unique technology at MasterCard PayPass(TM) enabled merchant locations across the UAE.

ViVOtech technology was chosen to facilitate every step of this trial:

•ViVOtech Issuing Servers residing at Dubai First enabling the secure Over-The-Air (OTA) provisioning of credit cards to mobile handsets
•ViVOtech Control Servers managing the provisioning and service of electronic wallets in the mobile handsets
•ViVOwallet electronic wallets in the handsets.
•And ViVOpay NFC readers at merchants throughout UAE.
"We are delighted to be the end-to-end technology provider of this first NFC mobile payment pilot in the Middle East region," said Michael Mullagh, ViVOtech CEO. "With this initiative, du and Dubai First are laying the foundation of bringing empowerment to consumers in the UAE with the most innovative and contemporary method for business transaction via mobile-commerce."

To date, ViVOtech has enabled more than 35 NFC phone pilots globally. ViVOtech's NFC mobile payments, promotions, Over-The-Air (OTA) provisioning infrastructure software, transaction management software, NFC smart posters and contactless terminals are part of the company's end-to-end solutions that complement and complete mobile e-commerce networks and their ecosystems.

About ViVOtech

ViVOtech (www.vivotech.com) is the leading end-to-end enabler of next generation mobile payments, loyalty, and marketing solutions. ViVOtech provides Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payment solutions, mobile marketing and loyalty applications software, Over-The-Air (OTA) provisioning infrastructure software, NFC smart posters, and contactless terminals. ViVOtech's products are used by most prominent retailers all over the globe; the company has shipped close to 600,000 contactless and NFC payment terminals to more than 35 countries. In 2009, ViVOtech received the prestigious Frost and Sullivan North American Smart Cards Product Line Strategy of the Year Award. ViVOtech's investors include Citi, First Data Corporation, Motorola Ventures, NCR, and Nokia Growth Partners.

Be Thankful For $29.99 Gateway LT Netbook And Much More At Verizon Wireless

The Nation’s Largest Wireless Carrier Makes the Holidays Affordable by Offering Great Deals This Weekend on Some of its Most Popular Devices.

WHAT:

Verizon Wireless is celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday and Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year, by offering industry-leading deals on many of its most popular devices, including the Gateway LT Netbook*. Weighing less than three pounds, the Gateway LT Netbook is a multimedia mini powerhouse for only $29.99 Running on America’s largest 3G network, this mobile personal computer is Wi-Fi-capable for on-the-go Internet access, boasts a 10.1-inch screen, a 160 GB hard drive and one GB of RAM.
Other low-price deals this holiday shopping weekend include, but are not limited to:

•HTC Ozone: Wi-fi capable global smartphone for only $9.99 (buy one get one free)
•LG Versa: the touchscreen phone for gamers, for only $29.99 (buy one get one free)
•Mifi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot: Wi-Fi wherever you go for up to five people for only $49.99 after $50 mail in rebate. (Black Friday only.)
•Nokia 7705 Twist: offered this weekend for only $29.99
•Blackberry Pearl Flip: one of the most popular Blackberry phones for only $9.99 (buy any Blackberry device, get one free)
*$129, 2-yr price - $100 mail-in rebate debit card. Requires a Mobile Broadband Plan. Please check details in stores or line regarding mail-in rebates for other devices on sale.

WHEN:

Friday, November 27 – Monday, November 30 only

WHERE:

All Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and via www.verizonwireless.com

Sprint Puts the S in Savings this "Cyber Monday" with Great Deals on Award-Winning Devices

Coupled with Our Everything Data Plan Featuring Any Mobile, Anytime - Only on America's Most Dependable 3G Network.

Sprint makes online shopping a breeze with money-saving, Web-exclusive offers on popular wireless devices.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-- Sprint (NYSE:S) is giving the gift of savings this holiday with five stunning devices on America’s most dependable 3G network1 offered for free with a new two-year service agreement for a limited time only exclusively through www.sprint.com. According to a recent independent network test conducted by PC World, Sprint tested as the most reliable network overall among US carriers in a 13-city performance test2.

Sprint has something for everyone’s gift list, and satisfies tight holiday budgets with significant price drops on the following devices:

Samsung Reclaim™ – Pleases the eco-conscious person with the most feature-rich green phone in the United States made from 80 percent recyclable materials. Reclaim was voted “Hottest in Show” at the fall CTIA convention. Reclaim is FREE after $129.99 instant savings with a new two-year service agreement (offer available only at sprint.com through Jan. 3).
LG Rumor2™ – Makes it easier for the text messengers to stay in touch with a full QWERTY sliding keyboard and threaded text messaging. Rumor2 is FREE after $99.99 instant savings with a new two-year service agreement (offer available only at sprint.com through Dec. 1).
SCP-2700 by Sanyo® – Gives social networkers an extra boost this holiday with SCP-2700 by Sanyo. Text, chat, e-mail and tweet with a full QWERTY keyboard. SCP-2700 is FREE after $79.99 instant savings with a new two-year service agreement (offer available only at sprint.com through Jan. 9).
Motorola i776w™ – Offering push-to-talk without sacrificing style, i776w is durable and dependable clamshell offering Nextel Direct Connect®, serving the world’s largest push-to-talk community on the fastest national push-to-talk network. The purple i776w is FREE after $79.99 instant savings with a new two-year service agreement (offer available only at sprint.com through Dec. 1).
Sierra U598 – For the person on the go, U598 provides an ultra-portable, convenient and reliable connection to online friends, family and colleagues on the high-speed Sprint Mobile Broadband Network. U598 is FREE after $99.99 instant savings with a new two-year service agreement (offer available only at sprint.com through Jan. 9).
Samsung Exclaim™ - The ultimate gift for the social networker, Exclaim keeps them connected with dedicated Sprint® One Click tiles for social networking. Exclaim is just $49.99 after $50 instant savings and $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year service agreement (offer available only at sprint.com through Jan. 3).
In addition to these great devices, Sprint truly has something for everyone with the best device portfolio in the industry, including two Android devices – HTC Hero™ with Google™ and Samsung Moment™ with Google ™ – Palm® Pre™, Palm® Pixi™, Blackberry® Tour™, HTC Touch Pro2 and Blackberry® Curve™. With this selection of award-winning smartphones, shoppers can always find a perfect fit.

“At Sprint, we’re offering something for everyone,” said David Owens, vice president of Consumer Marketing for Sprint. “Whether you want the latest smartphone or a low cost messaging device, we have the best device line-up in the wireless industry this holiday season. In addition, we have our most attractive rate plans ever with Any Mobile Anytime that provides customers with an unlimited wireless experience including unlimited wireless calling, unlimited text and data for only $69.99. There is truly something for everyone – from Mom, who wants an attractive and easy-to-use phone that keeps all of her calendars in one place, to Dad, who wants the latest Android™ technology, to your brother who is all about going green, to your sister who can’t live without being able to update her Facebook status from her BlackBerry.”

Sprint customers will enjoy the gift of savings throughout the New Year with affordable Everything Data plans, featuring Any Mobile, AnytimeSM, a feature that removes restrictive calling circles and provides unlimited nationwide calling on the Sprint network to and from any U.S. wireless phone regardless of carrier. These plans are available for individuals and families and include unlimited wireless calling (wireless to wireless), unlimited text and data starting at just $69.99 per month (all price plans exclude surcharges and taxes). In the December 2009 issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine, the new Any Mobile, Anytime feature of Sprint Everything Data plans earned Sprint recognition for the best cell phone plan.

By 2012, customers can save $1,200 with Sprint’s Simply Everything® plan vs. a comparable AT&T iPhone® plan3. Simply Everything offers nationwide unlimited calling, unlimited text and unlimited data, including e-mail, social networking, Web browsing, GPS navigation, Sprint TV, streaming music, NFL Mobile Live and NASCAR Sprint Cup MobileSM, for only $99.99 per month. Both Everything Data and Simply Everything plans are available to existing customers without extending their service agreement. New lines of service require a two-year service agreement.

Accessories for wireless devices make great stocking stuffers. This holiday season, for instance, customers will enjoy great deals on fashionable device carrying cases and 8GB memory cards. For a limited time this “Cyber Monday” Samsung® WEP650 Bluetooth Headset will be $39.99 (offer available only at sprint.com through Dec. 1).

The Sprint Mobile Broadband Network (inclusive of data roaming) reaches more than 269 million people, 18,652 cities and 1,838 airports. The Sprint Networks (inclusive of data roaming) has twice the coverage of AT&T’s current 3G network and 14 times the coverage of T-Mobile’s current 3G network, both based on square miles4. Sprint is the first national wireless carrier to test, launch and market 4G technology. Sprint 4G delivers download speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G5.

Consumers can go green this holiday season and recycle their wireless devices. Sprint is an industry leader in the reuse and recycling of wireless devices sold. Sprint has an aggressive industry-first goal of reaching a 90 percent phone collection rate for reuse/recycling compared with annual wireless device sales by 2017. To learn more about wireless recycling consumers can visit the Sprint wireless recycling Web site.