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Even when I began to worry about the future of Windows Mobile, we learn that, before long, Microsoft will conduct a demonstration in which we can see the working version number seven of the operating system.

In February the annual fair will be held Mobile World Congress, where it collected, usually all the great names of mobile phones and networking industry. Mobile World Congress 2010 will be the place where people from Microsoft will give us more information about Windows Mobile 7.

Without having information about the Windows Mobile 7, the new version, that should update all the views of the operating system from Microsoft, will be officially launched somewhere towards the end of this year.

I know, the news was trying for some time. But always we need official confirmation, and now it is: Xbox Live is moving to a new environment – the mobile phone.

The service will be known as “Xbox Live Games” and will be available only on phones that operate a mobile version of Windows. Information that appears in one of Microsoft’s internal marketing materials and sounds very discouraging. Not mentioned words like “exclusive” or “only”, but the list included only with Windows mobile. And if the service will be sent only to this segment, in fact very small market, the story will be a waste of time.

Back with details as soon as we have.

Dropped unofficially on the Internet, Sony Ericsson XPERIA Robyn derived from X10 and is about two times lower than this. But that facility remains in place top devices, are equipped with touchscreen and Android OS. Specific details are not known (except multiple color themes available), but because we are dealing with a smartphone can bet on the presence of HSDPA and Wi-Fi connections. New SE Robyn does not have a brand name, but names are circulated XPERIA X10 Mini. Personally, I do not think that Sony Ericsson will appeal to the name assigned and more compact version of the Nokia N97 (Nokia N97 Mini).

Google launched on Tuesday evening in California, smart phone Nexus One, first developed by the company, entering the competitive market of smartphone with the hope of attracting more users of online services offered by the internet search giant.

The phone has 3.7 inch diagonal OLED display with inch (9.4 centimeters) and functions touchscreen, trackball, chip accelerometer (which allows control of position changing phone interface) and camera / video five megapixels, transmit Reuters.

Google phone developed in partnership with Taiwanese manufacturer HTC smartphones. Other notable features are Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 1 gigahertz, the thickness of 11.5 millimeters and weighing 130 grams.

Nexus One runs on Google Android software platform, launched in 2008 and already used by more than 20 models of smart phones from several manufacturers.
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Since the approach of ignoring the crisis and optimism for a return to better times until the announcement of a mobile armored with 18 carat gold, diamond and sapphire crystal appears to be a very small step. That at least where the producer and the newest Motorola cell phone range luxury of Aura, named Diamond.

Diamond proposes to rewrite the patterns elegance (and perhaps even the opulent). Thus, plywood of 18 carat gold, the 30 polished round brilliant diamonds and embedded in bright arcs around the screen, but the lens of 62-carat sapphire crystal that takes the screen is perfect magic tricks that make a phone that is distanced from home of fellow May frightened by the current economic situation.

The keyboard is created from the finest aluminum and finished Café Brown. Play its central navigation key is a 18 carat gold, encrusted with four diamonds arranged in the right of the four main compass points. With more than 700 individual components, including Swiss mechanism with high precision bearings, created by hand, mechanical and electronic AURA embodies excellence and sculptural design.

Lucky owners of one of the worst smartphones on the market, Nokia N900, have an extra reason for joy.

N900 can be used as a controller for PLAYSTATION 3 games consoloa. This is possible thanks to an alpha application called BlueMaemo. The application allows control of a variety of other devices via Bluetooth, PS3 being one of them.

There is also a short video demonstration N900 controlling console, posted on YouTube by maemo Italy, and all comments are in Italian. Following the clip, you can see how, with the help of the phone connects to the console and how it is used then to go into it.
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Communications GSM worldwide are now exposed to hackers, thanks to the efforts of a technician of German origin, aged 28 years, Karsten Nohl, who managed to “break” the 64-bit protection used in the case of 80% of calls from Mobile phones worldwide.

64-bit encryption technology is 21 years old. Nohl said the public internet GSM algorithm for peaceful purposes, to encourage the adoption of a system of protection better than ever. Apparently, the GSM Association has a 128-bit algorithm since 2007, but until now the mobile phone companies have not shown interest.


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