Looking more like a digital desktop calendar more than anything else with its pyramid-like shape, the upcoming “Style” from Korea Telecom has features that can put any other internet phone to shame.  Its large 7-inch touchscreen display is equipped to act as a video/music player, a digital photo frame, a widget holder, and also facilitate video calls (using Video Response System instead of the usual Audio Response System) aided by the stereo speakers.  There’s about a gig of memory crammed in and the Style can provide up-to-date information on weather, stocks, news, and traffic, not to mention basic online money transactions.

The Style VOIP phone is expected to be available starting this March in Korea for 200000 KRW (about 150), which actually seems to be a fair price considering the features it offers.

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It seems as AT&T is learning with other companies, and decided to create a new store that really provides a good experience to their customers, and not the same old “buy this and go home” scene. The store is located in Albany, NY, more specifically at 1762 Central Avenue in Colonie.

What kind of unusual features does the AT&T Colonie store has to offer?

- Productivity solutions thanks to the AT&T staff teaching how to use e-mail function and Microsoft applications on PDAs, smartphones, and other cellphones.
- 6 demo units of the iPhone
- 2 flat-panel HD screens to use with other AT&T products
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Over at the Nokia headquarters in Finland, the Nokia 8800 Arte and Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte were unveiled for the fashion-conscious. The new models bring in 3G capabilities to the stylish Nokia 8800 series. Featuring a 2.0 inch QVGA 240×320 pixels, organic-LED display, both the devices are equipped with a 3.2 megapixel camera offering 8x digital zoom. While there’s no support for external memory, they come with 1GB of storage.

For data sync, the Nokia 8800 Arte and Sapphire Arte also offer a microUSB connector. An anti-fingerprint coating on the metal and glass ensure that your device stays shiny throughout its life. Tap below the display to see an analogue clock (personally, I love analogue clocks - it’s faster to calculate time differences that way). On the 8800 Ante, there’s a unique turn-to-mute feature: to silence the handset when it is ringing, simply turn it over (screen-side down).

Pricing and availability:

Nokia 8800 Arte: €1000, in Q4 2007

Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte: €1150, in Q1 2008 (more…)

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LG introduced the new LG-LC3600 mobile phone, featuring both style and performance. Designed to be your next fashion accessory, it comes in a sleek 9.9mm thin package. The phone is being promoted under the banner Sign Your Style and includes a fashion show of some sort.

Anyway, if your Korean is better than mine, head over the press release and find out more. There doesn’t seem to be any word on the pricing though.

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Nokia unveiled the new Prism collection aimed at style-conscious consumers. The collection includes the new Nokia 7900 Prism and the Nokia 7500 Prism handsets. Available in new colors, the handsets are highlighted by the material used to manufacture them as well as the graphics. The diamond-cut design and angled lines set them apart from run-of-the-mill handsets.

Nokia 7900 Prism
The 7900 Prism (on the left) features a licorice-black front and anodized aluminium backcover and is laser-etched in Nokia Prism’s signature diamond-cut design. A battery-saving Organic LED main display offering 16 million colors is the highlight, and it handles a living wallpaper that changes throughout the day according to the time and battery and signal strength. A choice of 49 illumination colors is possible on the Nokia 7900 Prism. The selected color radiates from under the key-mat. It comes with a 2 megapixel camera, 1GB of internal memory and is a quad-band 3G cell phone. There doesn’t appear to be any support for microSD memory cards. Priced at €400, it will be available in Q3 2007.

Nokia 7500 Prism
The 7500 Prism also features a black exterior, and offers interchangeable color accents. A 2 megapixel camera is available on-board and it can also record videos. This differs from the 7900 in that a microSD memory card slot is provided, and it can take in up to 2GB cards. The Nokia 7500 Prism is priced at €210.

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