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Opera software has released full version of it’s popular Opera Mini 4.1 browser.

New version serves pages faster, lets you search for text within a page, upload/download files and save pages for offline browsing.

Your mobile phone should be JSR-75 enabled to be able to install it.

Visit http://www.operamini.com website to download

Two new phones were announced by Sony Ericsson today: Z780 and G502. Both phones are HSDPA enabled phones and come with Google Maps application pre-installed. Both phones have simple web email setup and support Exchange ActiveSync.

Z780 is a clamshell phone and has GPS module built in. That comes handy when using applications such as Google Maps, which is also pre-installed. You will know exactly where is your location at the moment and will be able to find your way around more quickly!

Press release reports that Z780 is a UMTS/HSDPA 850/1900/2100 and GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 phone that will be available in Grand Onyx and Amethyst Silver in selected markets from Q2 2008.

Here is a quick table with main specifications:

G502 is classic candy bar phone with HSDPA connectivity. This phone does not have GPS module built in but it is lighter and thinner than Z780. Rest of the features are the same, this phone comes either in Champagne Black or Brilliant Hazel. Again this phone will be available in Q2 2008.
Below are main specifications for this phone:

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Sony BMG officially joined Nokia’s yet to be launched service Comes With Music. Nokia’s service is planned to be launched in second half of 2008. Customers who buy Nokia’s handsets with this service enabled, will be able to download unlimited amount of music tracks during 1 year and will be able to keep tracks afterwards.

Nokia will be sharing profits with participating record companies, but details are not known at the moment. Nokia is confident that this service may generate up to $4 billion annual revenue and increase use of legitimate music.

Sony BMG Entertainment has artists like Beyonce, George Michael, Shakira, Aerosmith, Sean Kingston, Paul Potts and many others.

Nokia Press Release

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There are few new exciting handsets coming out this year. I have created a poll to see which handset my readers are most interested in.

Please vote below and you can leave comments on why you chose that particular handset.

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Apparantly you can get an iPhone for £169 from Carphone Warehouse without a contract! Friend of mine told me that last Saturday he walked into the Carphone Warehouse and bought one without a contract. All you need to do is to say that you are existing O2 customer, register your details for warranty and that’s it! Sales person didn’t even ask for O2 number or any other proof of O2 contract.

You will be asked to activate your phone through iTunes, but if you are not intended to use it on O2 network, then you don’t need to do that. Just unlock your phone and use it on the network that you are on. There are plenty of resourses on the net on how to unlock your iPhone, check this site for example: http://iphone.unlock.no/

Following price slash on iPhone last week, I guess Carphone Warehouse doesn’t mind giving them away without contract, they need to get rid of them as many as possible before new version comes out this summer.

If you have bought this phone without contract, share your experience with us!

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