Digitimes report, Samsung has launched a new cell phone, the flagship D608 slide phone, aiming to compete with Motorola's A732 slide phone launched last week in Taiwan.

It’s Here, It’s Hot and Available for the Holidays.


Taking the coveted RAZR design to a new level of fashion and sophistication, Motorola, Inc., a global leader in wireless communications, and T-Mobile USA, Inc. deliver vibrant color to the famed mobile with the arrival of the Motorazr Magenta—available beginning Friday, November 25, only through T-Mobile.

Flaunting an eye-catching look, the stunning RAZR Magenta is sure to top wish lists this holiday season. Like its predecessors, this new mobile features the famous RAZR slim shape, premium metallic finish and advanced technology such as photo messaging and Bluetooth wireless technology.

“The new, bold-yet-chic color adds a sense of flair to the RAZR family,” said Jim Wicks, vice president, Consumer Design Experience, Motorola, Inc. “Building on the global success of the RAZR, this handset works hand in hand with T-Mobile’s service for a full communication and multimedia experience.”

Michael Gallelli, director and head of product marketing, T-Mobile USA said, “T-Mobile customers want to lead the pack by owning exciting, fashion-forward and feature-rich mobile phones. The MOTORAZR Magenta is the latest robust offering that empowers our customers to talk, message and download with style.”

The Motorola RAZR Magenta touts the same performance excellence as the original model, boasting features like a VGA digital camera, picture caller ID, MPEG4 video playback and quad-band world-phone technology.

Pricing and Availability
The Motorola RAZR Magenta is available beginning Friday, November 25 at T-Mobile retail stores, select authorized dealers and online at www.t-mobile.com. For more information, please visit www.t-mobile.com/RAZRmagenta beginning Friday,
November 25.

Edvarcl Heng has reviewed Sony's Bean. Who could imagine anyone but Sony to have the creative gall to fashion an MP3 player after a bean?

the good:
- great battery life
- unique USB jack design
- good FM reception

the bad:
- background hiss during playback
- lethargic transfer rate

Full review

Apple today announced that it has reached long-term supply agreements with Hynix, Intel, Micron, Samsung Electronics and Toshiba to secure the supply of NAND flash memory through 2010. As part of these agreements, Apple intends to prepay a total of $1.25 billion for flash memory components during the next three months.

“We want to be able to produce as many of our wildly popular iPods as the market demands,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO.

iPod and iTunes are leading the digital music revolution, providing the best way to listen to music on-the-go, at home and in the car. With over 30 million iPods sold, the iPod is the world’s most popular digital music player and the iTunes Music Store is the number one online music store with over 600 million songs purchased and downloaded worldwide. The iPod economy also continues to flourish, with over 1,000 third-party iPod accessories now available.