Sony have announced the new Sony Ericsson K610im which is an i-mode phone. The phone is a 3G phone and comes standard with 64Mb storage and is expandable up to 1Gb. The device is capable of iMail, browsing, iMMS, video calling and utilises the nice 3G speeds for sending pictures. It also has a built in 2M camera.

A student has filled for a patent on a device which is cell phone activated and can control door locking, car starting all from anywhere in the world. The idea seems legit. The system seems to work by calling up the car and tapping in a security code over your phone which will then access the relevant function and shut windows etc…

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Spansion are concerned about mobiles being used more and more for tasks like paying for items. As phones become more smarter it increases the threats of virus and DOS attacks as well as stolen information because we might carry more data around then we ever have in the past.

Spansion have made a new level of security which the SDK is due out later this year. They are planning on having their chips planted in mobile phones to increase security and stop data theft.

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The newT-Mobile side kick has been reviewed over at engadgetmobile.com. The new device is slightly smaller, has a track ball, better camera, Bluetooth, a memory card slot, more memory and a music player although there isnt much difference in the user interface. Check out the pictures below of this new sleek device and click the link above for a full review at engadgetmobile.

The HYC TyTN Smarphone is about to be released. This is the second smartphone from HTC and has some nice features. The phone has tri-band UMTS 3G, plus GSM, GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a mini-USB port. What I like more about the device is the sideways sliding out QWERTY keyboard which makes it easier to input entries rather then using the pen and tapping on a small keoyboard or handwriting recognition.

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