Apple launches new iPhone and iPod models with double memory space (and a higher price)

Yesterday, Apple introduced the new (and more expensive) models of its iPhone mobile handset and iPod media player with double the memory of previous versions. In this way, the company alter its lineup for the second time in six months in order to attract the consumers.
Apple has sold more than 4 million iPhones since the launching last June, and now the company has explained that the iPhone will be available with 16GB memory, and the iPod Touch comes in a new 32GB model. Both devices will be sold for US$ 499. The new iPod can store about 7,000 songs, while the new iPhone can store about 3,500 songs.
The company will continue selling its former iPhone with 8 GB for US$ 399 and two old versions of the iPod Touch, allowing 8GB and 16GB of storage space, for US$ 399 and US$ 299, respectively.
The new models were launched while Apple stocks are down temporarily (so far, -34% this year) due to recession fears in US economy and uncertainty about how a recession could affect the sales of these devices. While iPod unit sales growth slowed last quarter (2007), the product generated more revenue because users bought more expensive models, according to Bloomberg.

Big, Bad Nokia N95 8 GB Mobile Phone Announced

Finally, the big bad version of the Nokia N95 tumbled out of Nokia's stables. The Nokia N95 8GB - that all-in-one multimedia powerhouse - is now available with more storage than ever, featuring the same 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss optics, integrated A-GPS, WLAN and HSDPA support. This Nokia N95 also features a new luminous 2.8" QVGA display, making it convenient to watch videos or when using the navigation functionality of the device.

With 8 GB on-board, you can store 20 hours of video or as many as 6000 songs. This baby is not out yet, with Nokia announcing a shipping date of some time in Q4 of 2007. It will carry a price tag of €560 (excluding taxes/subsidies).

Opera mini has a new version which includes special features made for BlackBerrys. The version 4 was released today and makes the whole browsing-on-BlackBerry experience more enthusiastic.

Two of the new features for the BlackBerry owners include:

- Landscape mode so you can view more content when browsing. Much like what happens with the iPhone.

- New multi-search Start Page in which you can add the personal favorite search engines to the Start Page.

Nokia 5310 XpressMusic Gets FCC Nod

The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic (for some reason listed as the Nokia 5310b XpressMusic in the manuals) mobile phone got approval from the FCC. Featuring an aluminium finish, it is 9.9mm thin and weighs in at just 71 grams.

Nokia claims an 18-hour music playback time (of course, this doesn't include talk time). The phone can take in microSD memory cards up to 4GB in capacity - good for up to 3000 songs. There's a 2 megapixel camera on board. The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic also features a 2 inch QVGA screen that offers 16 million colors.

Thanks to the FCC approval, the phone is on target for its Q4 2007 release. Priced at €225 before taxes and subsidies, there's no info on when it will hit the US markets.

Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition

GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network UMTS 850 / 1900 / 2100
UMTS 1700 / 2100 / 900
Announced 2009, November
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2010, Q1
SIZE Dimensions 101 x 48 x 14 mm
Weight 113 g
DISPLAY Type TFT, 16M colors
Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.4 inches
SOUND Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- Dedicated touch music keys
MEMORY Phonebook 2000 entries, Photocall
Call records 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Internal 70 MB
Card slot microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included
DATA GPRS Class 32
EDGE Class 32, 296 / 178.8 kbits
3G Yes, 384 kbps
WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB
CAMERA Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, enhanced fixed focus
Features Videocalling
Video Yes
Secondary No
FEATURES Messaging SMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Glossy Black, Glossy White
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1
- DVB-H/DVB-T broadcast receiver
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- MP3/eAAC+/WAV/WMA player
- Voice memo
- Flash Lite 3.0
- T9
BATTERY Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh (BL-4U)
Stand-by Up to 350 h
Talk time Up to 7 h 42 min
Music play Up to 26 h