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It may not be a Walkman phone, but Sony Ericsson's new K610i still boasts a 2 Megapixel camera, video calling, Memory Stick Micro expansion, Bluetooth, 3G - and an RSS reader.

BridgePort Networks and E28 Limited will be demonstrating the seamless handover of calls between live GSM and Wi-Fi networks at the 3GSM World Congress 2006, in Barcelona, Spain. The companies have integrated E28's Linux-based smartphone designs into BridgePort Networks' MobileVoIP network solution for service providers.

Tao Group says it is shipping a mobile phone version of its multimedia application stack for embedded devices. "Intent Mobile" supports Linux and other embedded OSes, and provides a Java virtual machine (JVM), audio and 3D graphics middleware, and an Internet-oriented application stack.

Bluetooth-enabled devices are all around us these days, and we don't seem to be paying much attention to the fact that these gizmos are subject to attack, just like our invaluable WiFi tools. Bruce Potter points out some of the major vulnerabilities that you should get into your head, before an attacker gets into your gadget.

Sun Microsystems today announced a technology partnership with Openwave Systems, bringing together two of the biggest kids in the mobile applications development sandbox. Under terms of the agreement, both companies will offer a software development toolkit (SDK) that combines Openwave's XML-based scripted MIDAS development technology with Sun's Java technology and Java Micro Edition (ME) software.

The new Acer n300, which comes in two versions with different parameters, boasts of a wonderful display, incredibly compact form factor and low weight. Even though there are several devices with a VGA display on the market, Acer aims at a segment still vacant, i.e. VGA Pocket PC devices for ordinary users. Read on to find out what chances of success the new models from Acer have.

Perhaps the time is right for Symbian to start aggressively marketing its wares down a market segment, as it said it would when it announced a 3G reference design for the mid-tier market yesterday; because the tide is slowly turning against the platform developer, according to a new report by market research firm The Diffusion Group. It predicts the battle between mobile OS vendors will intensify with market-leader Symbian gradually losing share to both Microsoft's Windows Mobile and Linux.

Without a doubt, the Motorola RAZR V3 has to be one of the most well recognized mobile phones ever built. The original V3, with its metal body and thin profile, was such a large success that it induced Motorola to launch a line of super slim candybar form factor handsets that includes the recently mad available SLVR L7.

Symbian Limited has announced new alternative software license pricing models designed to enable handset manufacturers to target lower cost device market segments and drive higher volumes of Symbian OS phones.

Beneath the elegant exterior of Creative's Zen Vision portable video player lurks considerable audiovisual prowess; Jørgen Sundgot picks one up and is hard pressed to put it back down.