What’s Your Calling Flavor?

ALKHOBAR, 3 April 2007 — Whatever you’re looking for in a phone, it’s probably out there, somewhere. But beware! The newest phones come with so many different capabilities that a degree in computer engineering might come in handy when you’re figuring out how to get the most out of the handset.

For example, take a look at HP’s latest iPAQ device. The HP iPAQ 500 series Voice Messenger features Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) capabilities, “push” e-mail and the latest Windows Mobile 6 operating system. Yes, you can also use it to make a standard phone call, too. With up to six hours of continuous talk time on a fully charged battery, the HP iPAQ Voice Messenger also leads the competition in battery life. As the first in HP’s new smartphone lineup, the HP iPAQ 500 series is targeting highly mobile professionals who want to stay connected.

More than 20 voice commands available on the iPAQ offer customers hands-free operation. Using a powerful “voice reply” feature, people can reply to e-mail by dictating and sending a voice response, without the need for any typing. Additionally, the HP iPAQ Voice Messenger has built-in Wi-Fi as a VoIP alternative, plus GSM/EDGE and Bluetooth wireless technology connectivity options.

The HP iPAQ Voice Messenger (www.hp.com/go/Mobility2007) is the first iPAQ device to offer the over-the-air device management capabilities that HP acquired with its purchase of Bitfone Corp. With these capabilities, businesses can remotely manage and support the HP iPAQ device’s performance, security and access to applications, data and networks. For example, IT managers can remotely erase data on lost or misplaced devices, configure and repair units, and provide updates and security applications.

The HP iPAQ Voice Messenger is definitely an amazing mobile device but the one thing it isn’t is cute. So if cute, not “smart” is what you want in a phone, try the Diamond Cam Mobile TM-M800G from TOUCHMATE. The company claims that at 3cm by 9cm and weighing in at only 99 grams, the Diamond Cam Mobile is the world’s smallest handset.

This mobile phone combines features such as mp3 and mp4 capability and USB support along with a fashionable Swarovski crystal flower design. The Diamond Cam Mobile has a built-in 128 MB memory expandable by a T-Flash slot, speaker functionality, a 1.3 MegaPixel camera and an extra battery.

It’s not just GSM handsets that are offering innovations. For the fixed line market segment, Siemens has introduced two Arabic-enabled cordless phones — the Gigaset C350/C355. These communication devices are part of Siemens’ Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication (DECT) phone category, and are free of noise interference, clicking or fluctuations and undergo intense testing to meet German quality standards. The phones provide multilink and multihandset facilities within 50 meters indoors and 300 meters outdoors.

The Gigaset phones can be connected to a PC via a data cable to enable the update of the device’s telephone directory. Users can also download their own ringer tones and photos onto the phone this way. Then a family photo can appear on the handset display and a favorite melody can play as the ringtone.

While new handsets can offer loads of innovations, mobile content and applications make great mobile devices even more useful. With that in mind ExpertVillage.com, an Internet source for how-to videos has launched Expert Village Mobile, a free how-to video service for mobile phone users. Expert Village Mobile features mobile video content that provides visual instruction on everything from “How To Jump A Car Battery” to “How To Deliver A Baby In The Back Seat Of A Taxi.” It’s accessible using any network cell phone with a media player.

“For our free Expert Village Mobile service, ExpertVillage.com specifically selected and developed video content that would be valuable to mobile consumers,” said Byron Reese, CEO of ExpertVillage.com. “Now if you’re stuck in a remote emergency situation, or out with friends and in need of a fast tip, you can access our mobile content from anywhere 24/7, conveniently viewable on a small screen.”

Expert Village Mobile contains more than 100 streaming and downloadable .3gp files selected or shot for access over a cell phone network browser. Files load through ExpertVillage.com’s .wml page located at www.expertvillage.com/mobile. ExpertVillage.com also offers an alternate site linked at the bottom of each page, where users can download files. The alternate html site with downloadable files is located at www.expertvillage.com/mobile/alt.htm. Videos are three to four minutes long. More streaming video content is planned over the coming months. And within the next three to six weeks, ExpertVillage.com will provide users the ability to download any of the over 10,000 how-to videos currently available on the ExpertVillage.com main site for use on their phone, iPod, or psp device.

Expert Village is a trusted Internet site, but loads of content bombards smartphones. As we all know, even files from friends can be infected with malicious code. Protect your expensive handset and the data it holds with the free beta version of Panda MobileSecurity, the new smartphone protection tool.

Panda MobileSecurity is a complete solution for protecting smartphones against all types of viruses, Trojans and worms in Symbian operating systems. Everything that reaches the phone, such as messages, files, vCards, etc. is scanned to prevent infection before it is installed, whether it arrives by e-mail, MMS, infrared or Bluetooth. This protection is completely transparent to the user.

The final release version of this new product will include automatic updates to signature files, as well as complete tech support and 24/7 SOS-Virus services to analyze suspect files. The beta of MobileSecurity can be downloaded from http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/beta/empresas/info_mobile.htm.