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Some people out there refuse to carry a cell phone much larger than a RAZR, so there is no way for them to consider something like the Motorola VC6096 smartphone. This is based on appearances only and has to be at least two or three times the size of a Motorola Q.

But if you like your smartphone to look a little hefty, than check this one, an oversized Windows Mobile 6.1 device for all of you who need to track inventory (and employees). Thankfully, the VC6096 is not meant to be a truly mobile smartphone. Instead, the idea behind it is that it should be permanently mounted in a vehicle, like a taxi cab or freight truck. Therefore, the device doesn’t aim at end consumers, but rather at the work force on the roads.

“The VC6096 all-in-one cab solution is designed to help transportation and logistics providers achieve cost-effective compliance, maximize driver productivity, improve safety and vehicle utilization, reduce costs and improve customer service. Built to handle the rigors of the road, the device provides drivers with the comprehensive simultaneous wireless voice and data capabilities needed to maximize operational efficiency – including wireless WAN (WWAN), wireless LAN (WLAN), Bluetooth, GPS and telematics support”, we’re told on Motorola’s official website. Being an open-platform solution, the VC6096 gives you the power of choice and allows you to select and control the applications and peripherals that best meet your business needs.

As far as the connectivity is concerned, there’s an integrated 3.5G GSM HSDPA WWAN, that provides simultaneous voice and data as well as the bandwidth to support the most data intensive applications, as well as 802.11a/b/g WiFi, and when you speak of transportation and logistics you must have a proper way of telling where your fleet is. Therefore, Motorola VC6096 also has a SiRFstar III GPS receiver. It offers SAE J1708 and J1939 ports of communicating directly with the systems of whatever vehicle you mount in and there’s Bluetooth v2.0, Class II also, which enables wireless connectivity to modems, printers, headsets and more; the v2.0 provides additional throughput (up to 1Mb/s).

The front sports a 6.5-inch color high definition VGA resistive touchscreen display, with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels, and a full backlit QWERTY, 65-key with tactile feedback and audible key back. Other features include five programmable soft keys, which enable easy automation of workflows for improved driver productivity, a high quality speaker, microphone and receiver.

Inside, the VC6096 hides 128MB of RAM plus 256MB of flash memory for storage, with a SD slot for up to 2GB expansion, and a 624 MHz XScale PXA270 processor, a faster version of the same chip we’ve seen before in other shop-minded portables. Not to mention the fact that it runs the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional.

There is no information about the price and availability of this device, but this could easily turn into a must-have gadget for your fleet in 2009.

(Source Motorola)

While the guys from LG are getting ready to release the Prada II, a slider version of the previous one, with full QWERTY keyboard, the Sony Ericsson G910 would make the first generation of handsets branded with the fashion designer’s logo tremble. Still, the company is busy for the moment with the release of Xperia X1, which was showcased on September 18, 2008, at Tent London, during the London Design Week. The event gave Sony Ericsson the opportunity to reveal its innovative and unique style amongst some of the world’s most cutting edge designers and to have the visitors experiencing and exclusively previewing this stunning phone.

In the meantime, the company’s fans are trying to design concept phones according to their needs and desires. Sony Ericsson G910, created by Czech designer J. Havrlant, known for his soulful Sony Ericsson concepts, is both stylish and touch-friendly. Lacking a QWERTY keypad, the phone must have a virtual one. The phone features a navigational pad beneath the screen which seems fairly easy to use and is surrounded by icons that look sensitive to touch. The navigation wheel and the rounded overall aspect make the touchscreen handset to look like an Asus or a HTC device rather than a Sony Ericsson one.



The display is large and seems to be of significant resolution, in order to provide a sharp image display. As the G910 is apparently designed to be the G-series flagship handset, it should come with multimedia and Web-oriented features. You could easily notice the little icon on the down-left corner, which means the G910 should run on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.1 OS, as the Xperia X1 does. Other compulsory features of the handset should be a wide touchscreen display, a photo camera (as a matter of fact, there is a dedicated button for it on the left side) and a front-facing camera for video calls.

The Sony Ericsson G910 is undoubtedly a pretty nice concept and has what it takes to rival other handsets of reputed brands: it’s stylish, elegant and features not only a smooth metallic finish, but also an advanced operating system.

Although we might never get to see such a device becoming real, concept phones are meant to help better understand which features we’d like our phones to have and how they must look like in order to fulfil our dreams.

(Source concept-phones.com)

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… and to do that I first have to live in the United States or Canada and enter on the I D YOU website to download the real Caller ID application on my Smartphone.

This application was developed by I D YOU and it’s called Privus Mobile, a service that displays the name and number of the person who’s calling, even if it’s not in your phone book. This way you’ll always be able to identify a phone number and decide whether to answer or block Caller ID code, even if the incoming call is from another country.
Privus Mobile is the world’s first service of its kind and the only one existent at the moment.

“We’re all looking for ways to have more control over whom we talk to and when – it’s the reason we have mobile phones in the first place,” said I D YOU President Greg Smith. “By showing the names of incoming callers – especially those not already loaded in a phone’s contacts – Privus Mobile gives users the power to make more informed decisions about which calls they take.”

The application is supported only by those handsets and service providers that use simultaneous voice and data communication, but the other person that’s calling you doesn’t have to use an enabled handset.
Maybe it sounds like breaking the privacy of users, but I think it’s cool to use it when i need to know who a phone number belongs too.

After the free 3-day trial period, you will have to subscribe to the service and the amount depends on the cell phone model and the subscription period. For example, a 3-months subscription on a Blackberry costs $24.95, while a 12-months subscription is $89.95. Here is the list of supported handsets.

“People are receiving more and more calls on their wireless phones, and they want to know everyone who’s calling them, but this Caller ID service that was commonplace on home phones just hasn’t been available on wireless phones until Privus,” added Smith. “One of the additional benefits of the service is that Privus Mobile will save the caller’s name and number into your contact list with the push of a button; or automatically if you wish. No more tedious entering names for every new person who calls you – when they call, you’ll get all of their contact information on your display.”

<-234x60 Half Banner - left->When we wrote about the best solutions to make your cell phone look cooler we forgot to mention one thing - funny plush covers – so let’s take a look at some models from NewYorkCellphone!
When you add such an accessory your cell phone becomes cuter, and this is a solution destined not only to kids but also to those adults who still like to feel spoiled.




These plush animals include monkeys, dogs, cats, pigs, lobsters and bears, but besides bringing a funny look to your cell phone they also protect it from scratches and dumps.
Plush animals are always fashionable and Fun Friends are available at prices between $6 and $10.