Mobile Media Review

Today Japan’s mobile service provider NTT DoCoMo has introduced its new mobile phone lineup of the 7-series. These inexpensive, but stylish phones will be released under 703 index, with FOMA N703iμ by NEC in it. The phone is peculiar for its thickness – just 11.4 mm, the current record for W-CDMA 3G phones.

The phone has an external LED indicator in the top part, which is a good alternative to an external display. Besides there is an SD audio player and quick access (“8” button) to hide info function, which protect info from unwanted looks by reducing viewing angles.

The short technical specs of the FOMA N703iμ:

• Dimensions: 103×49x11.4 mm
• Weight: 90 g
• Main display: 2.3”, 240×345 pixels, TFT, 260K colors
• External display: LED matrix (7×7)
• External memory: microSD storage cards
• External camera: 1.3-megapixel, CMOS
• Internal camera: VGA, CMOS

In the Internet you can come across the photos of a new Nokia smartphone. It is supposed to be the very Nokia E61i, which is about to be launched. According to the rumors, this is a version of the business smartphone E61, but equipped with the camera.

Taking into account the FCC approval of the E65 smartphone and frequent info leakage, the release of the new business series models by Nokia is approaching.

Samsung Electronics has reported its 4Q financial results. Revenue grew by 3% to 15.69 trillion Won against the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter was 2.35 trillion Won, a 7% increase over the previous quarter.

Samsung sold 32 million mobile phones, a record high on the quarterly basis. The performance resulted from the popularity of the Ultra Edition series. Thus annual unit sales reached 118 million, surpassing the target figures.

In 2007 Samsung will strengthen its high-end line-up with 30 WCDMA phones and specialty phones that focus on music, video and messaging functions.

ASUSTeK Computer has announced a new generation of ASUS-Lamborghini notebooks. The VX2 series follows ASUS-Lamborghini VX1 released in 2006.

The VX2 is based on Intel Centrino Duo platform and Windows Vista operating system. Design of both series is similar, the company applied the same design elements relative to Lamborghini cars. The shell is made of aluminum-magnesium alloy with carbon fiber.

The metallic keyboard and the leather layer for palms should make the impression of the car inside. There are speakers at sides of the keyboard. The company hasn’t provided more details on the new series, they are expected closer to the announcement.

One of the phones by LG Electronics awarded IF Design prize was a GSM model of LG KE770 phone. It isn’t yet officially announced. The shell is made of metal and the phone is made as the classical candy bar.

Earlier the company has announced another metallic phone, but in the slider form for the Korean market, it was called the Shine. Taking into account that LG likes to give names to the series of products (for example, the Chocolate), the new model seems to be promoted under the same name – “Shine”. LG KE770 has blue backlight and its display can be used as the mirror. The phone is said to support Microsoft Office and PDF files.