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Would you like to win brand new LG Viewty or US$10,000? LG has launched a photo contest called “Viewtyful World” to promote as the name suggests Viewty handset.

Contest will run from 10th April till 11th June 2008, each week there will be 3 weekly winners, who will recieve LG Viewty handset and final winner will recieve US$10,000 from LG and winning picture will be featured in a Viewty advertorial in National Geographic magazine.All you need to do is to register and submit photo that you have taken (174×254 mm 150dpi) on contest website: http://www.viewtyfulworld.com

Photo must relate to one of the themes set by LG: “Night View”, “Retouch” or “Moments”.

Site also has download section, where you can download 4-in-1 widget for your Viewty handset, which includes Yahoo! Weather, Digital Clock, Day Planner and a game Stack’EM.

Following LG Chocolate and LG Shine, LG will announce a third handset in series on 24th April. Handset will be announced in Europe first and then roll out to the rest of the world.

New handset is a slider, as LG press release says “boasting its smart technology with the latest and sophisticated features including the slimmest 5MP camera”.

This addition to LG’s fashion line will contain materials such as carbon fiber and tempered glass.

Product name will be revealed during product launch.

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Nokia released another update for N95 phones: 21.0.016.

Release contains improvements to standby-time, bluetooth interoperability, Windows Media Player support, SIM enhancements, Java enhancements and importantly Flash Lite 3, which will enable users to watch Flash videos. So now you can watch all those YouTube clips on the  move!

Sounds like a must have update, so if you are N95 user, fire up your Nokia Software Updater and update your device!

iPhone continues it’s world expansion, it is now available to buy in Austria and Ireland. T-Mobile Austria offers iPhone for 399 Euros for 8GB version and 499 Euros for 16GB version. On O2 in Ireland you will have to pay exactly same amounts for the device.

In UK iPhone has been on sale for a while now, O2 UK has improved iPhone tariffs since the launch, which I have blogged about here.

Apple is now distributing iPhone SDK for developers to develop apps for iPhone and also trying to capture enterprise market with Microsoft Exchange and Cisco networking support.

If you are waiting for a new exciting phone to buy or upgrade to, here is a short list of interesting phones that are coming soon to Carphone Warehouse.

Nokia N96 - Expected August 2008 This is a successor of Nokia’s popular N95 model. Details of this phone were leaked on German Nokia website last month. This phone packs impressive features: 16GB Internal Memory Wi-Fi and HSDPA Nokia Maps application with Assisted GPS DVB-H tuner for live TV Broadcasting Windows Media Video and Flash Video support 5MP camera 2.8 inch display
Motorola ROKR E8 - Expected May 2008Motorola ROKR E8 has touch-sensitive controls which change according to the feature that you use. If you are using music player, they change to music player controls, if you are using phone, they change to phone controls. This phone was designed for people who enjoy music on their mobile, it support Windows Media Player 11 and you can synchronise your PC playlists to your phone easily. 2G internal storage Stereo Bluetooth Headset support 2MP camera FM radio, MP3 and AAC playback
Samsung F480 - Expected May 2008Another touch screen phone from Samsung. This model has decent connectivity and 5MP camera. Camera has a flash and image stabilization. UI controls are customizable and respond with slight vibration to your touch. 2.8 inches touch screen HSDPA connectivity 5MP camera with autofocus, flash and image stabilization