Alltel Wireless announced the LG Scoop ,plan to be available during the first quarter of 2008.The LG Scoop allows customers to take it easy on their thumbs with a messaging-friendly QWERTY keyboard and chat-style IM. Offered in three colors including citrus orange, slate gray and turquoise blue, the LG Scoop has AOL Instant Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger pre-loaded, so there is never a missed message. The phone also features a 1.3 MP camera with video capabilities and is Celltop-ready as well as Bluetooth capable.

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I currently carry two phones around with me during the day, my personal Nokia N95 and my HTC S620 for work. The S620 is a great phone for email, but unfortunately the Windows Mobile version of the gmail mobile app looks awful on it, and gmail IMAP had problems dealing with HTML email.

Luckily, the gmail IMAP problems with Windows Mobile have just been fixed and I now have good access to my gmail account on my Windows Mobile device. To get the gmail IMAP settings for your Windows Mobile device click here.

Using both a Symbian handset (Nokia N95) and a Windows Mobile device on a daily basis has been a real eye-opener for me. The Nokia N95 is fantastic for the weekends and evenings where the multimedia and better phone qualities come into play, but I just can’t fault the email access and particularly the Microsoft Exchange support, and now gmail IMAP, of the HTC s620 Windows Mobile 6 device.

I think when my Nokia N95 comes up for replacement in the autumn I’m going to have to get a Windows Mobile device, as the email support wins the day for me. Or, is there a Symbian device that offers better Exchange support e.g. syncing individual folders, sent folder etc?
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Nokia said on Monday that it would acquire Trolltech ASA for about 844mn krona (US$153.7mn) or 16 Norwegian krona per share in cash.

The Finnish mobile handset giant said the acquisition of Trolltech will enable it to accelerate its cross-platform software strategy for mobile devices and desktop applications, and develop its Internet services business.

The Board of Trolltech has unanimously recommended that its shareholders accept Nokia’s offer. Holders of 35,024,830 shares, representing about 66.43% of Trolltech’s issued shares and votes have as of January 27 irrevocably undertaken to accept the offer.

The world’s top mobile device maker said that shareholders, including Haavard Nord, Vuonislahti Invest AS, Teknoinvest and funds managed by Index Ventures, have agreed to tender their shares.

With the acquisition of Trolltech, Nokia and third party developers will be able to develop applications that work in the Internet, across Nokia’s device portfolio and on PCs.

The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval and acceptance by shareholders holding over 90% of Trolltech’s share capital. Nokia said it expects to wrap up the deal in the second quarter.

“Trolltech’s deep understanding of open source software and its strong technology assets will enable both Nokia and others to innovate on our device platforms while reducing time-to-market. This acquisition will also further increase the competitiveness of S60 and Series 40,” said Kai Öistämö, Executive V-P, Devices, Nokia.

Nokia aims to continue the development of Trolltech’s products and support of new and existing customers. Nokia strives for an open approach to technology that will encourage and support innovation in the industry, enable fast adoption of new technologies and advance healthy competition. Nokia embraces open source technology and will take further the open source development culture found in Trolltech.

“Trolltech and Nokia share the goal of accelerating the adoption of Trolltech’s Qt based technology in the commercial market and in the open source community,” said Haavard Nord, CEO and founder of Trolltech.

Nokia intends to continue to enhance Trolltech products through active and ongoing development, for both desktop and mobile. To further stimulate industry innovation based on Trolltech’s products, Nokia plans to continue to license Trolltech technology under both commercial and open source licenses.
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Panasonic is releasing a mobile phone based on its television line, the VIERA.

The Panasonic VIERA 920P is a phone which would initially be available for the Japanese market. To be released for Softbank, the Panasonic VIERA 920P features a 3-inch wide VGA resolution and a simplistic rectangular design to maximize your viewing experience. It can be folded on its hinge either vertically or horizontally for optimal viewing. Measuring around 106 × 49 × 18 mm and weighing in a 135 grams, the VIERA 920P sports a 5.1 megapixel camera and Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR. The model will be available in gold, white, black metal, light blue, and pink.

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Here is another phone that took the pink plunge lately. After the Pearl, add the Sony Ericsson W580i Walkman to the list of victims being subjected to this “pink” treatment. Features remain the same as the original saintly white version of the W580i including the “shake control” and Yahoo, AOL, and MSN email support. Available on AT&T at $129.99 on a two-year contract.

Features
* 2.0 MP camera with 4x zoom
* Video recording and playback
* Walkman® media player with Shake Control
* Stereo Bluetooth® 2.0 technology with A2DP
* AT&T music folder listen to MP3s or streaming radio
* FM Radio with customizable station presets
* Multimedia messaging - Send text, photos, and sounds
* Memory Stick Micro(TM) expandable memory slot
* 256MB memory card included with the white version
* Mobile email - AOL®, Yahoo!® and MSN®
* Download ringtones, games, & graphics
* Colored light effects for caller ID
* Pedometer and fitness applications
* Preloaded games like PacMan & Ms. Pacman
* Identify songs playing with Track ID(TM)
* Versatile slim slider design
* Quad-band world phone
* MEdiaNet web browser
* Speakerphone

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