LG Electronics , a global leader in mobile communications has announced the launch of LG GT350 ,an upgrade of LG KS360 , is a new handset from LG with a full QWERTY side-slider and built-in applications for major social networks. Being a successor, GT350 has all the basic features of KS360 with interesting upgrades such as, 3″ WQVGA touchscreen display which is fully touch enabled 4-row sliding QWERTY keyboard Easy typing as on computer Full integration with sites like Facebook, Twitter Multiple social networks onto one screen Dedicated shortcut key on the keypad Dedicated buttons for accessing push e-mail, the web browser and instant messaging Available Colors : Aqua Blue, Purple, Light Silver, and Black The price of LG GT350 is yet to be released. The handset will be available for sale across Europe in April and will then be launched in other markets around the world. Similar Posts: None Found Share/Save

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Nokia recently announced that they are sacking around 285 people from its Salo plant to ensure production is now fully focused on the high value European smartphone market. From the press release: Nokia is planning to develop the operating mode of its Salo plant to ensure production is focused fully on the high-value smartphone market, especially in Europe. The key drivers for a new operating mode in Salo plant are diverse customer requirements, faster deliveries in high-end mobile device manufacturing and the company’s transformation towards a solution-driven offering. The plans will result in the introduction of new and highly specialized manufacturing methods and also entail changes to personnel at the facility.The planned new focus for Salo is expected to affect a maximum of 285 employees involved in production and in related support functions at Salo. Today, Nokia’s Salo facility employs approximately 2 200 people. Nokia will support alternative solutions, such as finding new positions at Nokia for as many employees as possible. Nokia will begin consultations with employee representatives about these plans, including discussions about voluntary severance packages. Additionally, Nokia plans to stop currently ongoing rotational temporary lay-offs at the Salo plant by the end of June 2010. “Salo is a crucial part of Nokia’s global manufacturing network. Plans involving changes to employees are always painful, and they are set in motion only after thorough consideration. However, with these plans our aim is to ensure the plant’s future competitiveness and its special role as one best suited to the production of high value mobile devices,” says Juha Putkiranta, Senior Vice President, Markets, Nokia. Nokia has a strong global mobile device manufacturing network with ten manufacturing sites in nine countries – Brazil, China, Finland, Hungary, India, Mexico, Romania, South Korea and the United Kingdom. Similar Posts: None Found Share/Save

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It seems RIM is leaving no stone unturned to capitalize on the phenomenon called Blackberry.

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The Street is reporting that Apple might be bringing the iPhone to T-Mobile USA next year instead of Verizon. This news comes amidst Verizon promoting the Google Android based MotoDroid in USA heavily . The interesting fact is that Apple is already selling the iPhone on T-Mobile in select markets in Europe

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The Sony Ericsson Satio, previously known as the Idou, has been announced as a concept device during Mobile World Congress 2009. At the time, the mere idea of introducing a 12MP camera in a smartphone was baffling, and it received a lot of praise from the general public, although many were wondering whether or not the Idou will see the light of day as a production device. Well, the Idou eventually became the Satio, and is now almost ready to roll through the markets. With S60 5th Edition on board, a ton of UI improvements introduced by Sony Ericsson’s knowledge and past experience from UIQ, a heart-throbbing 12 MegaPixel camera, GPS, WiFi, accelerometer, the Satio is definitely a great contender to the hottest/geekiest/most capable smartphone of the year award. Fortunately, we were able to snag a prototype unit of the Satio, even before they go into production mode, for a full week. Here, we present to you an unboxing of the very special Prototype box that the Idou was delivered in, as well as a full gallery walkthrough of the different Satio angles. It’s a massive handset, but keep your eyes peeled on FoneArena as we will later bring you a direct photo comparison between the Satio and other touchscreen offers from Nokia like the N97, 5800 XpressMusic and the X6

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