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Thumbnail images of a new Sony Ericsson Z780i have been reported by semcblog today. With an addtional evidence of the Z780 device profile on Sony Ericsson company website, the Z780 should be announced soon.

From the little thumbnails we can see there are only some minor changes on the design compare to Sony Ericsson Z770. The external LCD screen at front panel is a bit more squarish, the back cover is also different with Sony Ericsson logo at the bottom.

While minimal information is available at the moment, some suggests that the Z780 will support video calls with its HSDPA connection.

Source [Sony Ericssson Blog]

Verizon Wireless announced the availability tomorrow of three new Nationwide Messaging plans that will allow customers to use unlimited messaging on their wireless handsets. The new plans do not require an accompanying voice plan and are designed to meet the needs of customers who primarily rely on messaging to communicate with others.

Starting at $34.99 monthly access, the new Nationwide Messaging plans include unlimited text, instant, picture and video messaging, and offer per-minute voice calling rates as noted below:

Nationwide Messaging Plan:

Consumer Devices
Monthly Access: $34.00 (Includes unlimited text, IM, picture and video messaging, plus Mobile Web access and data usage)
Per-minute Voice Rate: $0.40

BlackBerry
Monthly Access: $54.99 (Includes unlimited text, IM, picture and video messaging, plus E-mail, Web browsing and data usage)
Per-minute Voice Rate: $0.25

PDA/Smartphone
Monthly Access: $54.99 (Includes unlimited text, IM, picture and video messaging, plus E-mail, Web browsing and data usage)
Per-minute Voice Rate: $0.25

All three Nationwide Messaging plans allow customers to send and receive international text messages for $0.25 per message. Nationwide Messaging plans are available with a one- or two-year customer agreement (activation fees, taxes, and other charges apply).

via [phonemag]

Verizon Wireless E-mail and Web for Smartphone, available today, offers customers a host of features including an unlimited data allowance for e-mail and Internet browsing. The plan supports up to 10 personal e-mail accounts, including those from popular Internet service providers such as Yahoo! Mail, AOL, Windows Live and Verizon.net.

E-mail and Web for Smartphone is available for $29.99 monthly access with a qualifying voice plan through business sales channels. The plan is currently available on the Verizon Wireless SMT5800; the Verizon Wireless XV6800 and the MOTO Q9m. Other devices will be added within the next few months. An E-mail and Web for BlackBerry plan is currently available.

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Nokia’s latest advert for its 6500 cellphone is already prompting split opinions online; the work of London agency Wieden + Kennedy, it shows hundreds of the handsets suspended roughly in the shape of a top lip.  Called ‘Harmony’, the ad is already in rotation on UK TV, together with Nokia’s slogan “design for everyone”.  Each phone shows a different user, flicking on in time with the music; it’s presumably CGI but the effect is still vaguely hypnotic. 

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French satnav lovers too impatient to wait for Garmin’s nuvifone will soon have a Windows Mobile alternative from Airis, when the company’s T482 GPS smartphone goes on sale.  While the device is a quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE device with Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi and a 3.2-inch QVGA touchscreen, the real draw is the SiRFStar III GPS receiver and included CoPilot Live navigation software.  It also has a 2-megapixel camera, microSD slot and FM tuner.

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Samsung has been wowing Dutch telecoms press with a number of previously unannounced handsets at the recent Televisie 2008 exhibition, with three UMTS devices garnering particular attention.  Curiously, one - here labelled the i900 - appears to be a European version of the US handset of the same name, only running Windows Mobile 6.1 rather than Samsung’s own OS.  Triband GSM, it has both WiFi and 3G connectivity, Bluetooth 2.0 and USB 2.0, and a 5-megapixel camera, all wrapped up in what looks to be a metal casing measuring 112 x 56 x 13mm. 

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This past weekend the Sony Ericsson G700 candybar-shaped smartphone was uncovered on the FCC website. The G700 offers a large 2.4" QVGA touchscreen and a 3.2 megapixel camera with image stabilization.
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This past weekend the Sony Ericsson G700 candybar-shaped smartphone was uncovered on the FCC website. The G700 offers a large 2.4" QVGA touchscreen and a 3.2 megapixel camera with image stabilization.
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