MOTORAZR2 V9 takes the sleek styling of the RAZR and makes it even slimmer. It packs powerhouse of features inside a strong stainless steel structure. Get a 2 MP camera with 8x zoom, video playback and advanced music capabilities. Listen to your favorite tunes or MP3s or tune into streaming radio for a mobile music experience. Like all other Razr phones, the Razr2 V9 has a clamshell form factor with a stainless steel frame that makes the handset durable and resilient, though a fingerprint magnet. Materials used on the phone’s body include a vacuum metal finish and a two-tone soft touch housing.

The sleeker, smarter, stronger Motorola RAZR2 V9 is an exciting evolution of the RAZR brand. With mesmerizing appearance and a new, richer multimedia experience, RAZR2 V9 is the ultimate stylish feature phone. The RAZR2 V9 defines the next trend in 3G. Its stainless steel frame make this svelte handset durable and resilient – helping to ensure an ultra-thin shape with a strong structure

The Motorola RAZR2 V9 looks almost identical to the RAZR2 V8 - it’s just a little thicker but otherwise the differences are slight. Unlike the V8, the RAZR V9 is a 3G phone with HSDPA support giving a maximum download speed of 3.6Mbps. As with the V8, the RAZR2 V9 features a very large 2.0” 240×320 pixel display with a touchscreen and haptic (tactile) feedback. This means that many of the V9’s functions can be controlled from the external display.

The RAZR2 V9 can play back a variety of audio and video formats, using the external display as a media controller. Internal memory is 45MB (a lot less than the V8) but this can be expanded by up to 2GB using microSD cards. Stereo audio playback is either via a wired headset or compatible Bluetooth accessory. The phone is designed to be tough with a stainless steel casing around an internal chassis to make it strong, and the external display has been coated to resist scratching.

This is the age of micro-sizing all our gadgets. I remember my cell phone which weighed 350 pounds and looked like dirty tramp. These days we see improvements in the cell phone industry with cell phones going smaller and looking more and more attractive.

To reduce the size of the cell phone, flip phones were introduced. Soon it grew old. Sliders were the next kind of phones wanting to be small but could be constrained only when not operated.

NEC has introduced the next generation cell phones which have the dimensions of a credit card and the keypad has been eliminated by making use of the touch screen technology.

Slashphone reports - NEC N908 is one of the features rich slim phone this year, it is indeed a small gadget, but it comes with all the multimedia function you need. First the phone can play music and video files, it can read MP3 / AAC / AAC+ / 3GP / MPEG4 format. Not enough with the internal memory? Just grab a microSD card to store more files on the go. A 1.3 megapixel camera is at the back, you even get a dual stereo speaker at the 2 side of the camera. Quick access button for camera, volume control, power on/off, and keylock control is put at the side of the phone.

This phone will be available in Asia only and there is no word on pricing yet.

The different features of the Nokia 6500 Slide is also incorporated with a lot of thought so that users can get the most satisfying experience in using the handset. Beneath the battery cover, for instance, users can find the microSD expansion slot. Users who want to upgrade their cards do not have to remove the battery of the handset for this purpose. The handset comes with a micro-USB port at the top; this means that connecting to other media outlets is never a problem.

Nokia 6500 Slide comes with advanced multimedia features. The handset comes with an integrated media player that can be used to run quite a number of different multimedia applications. The incorporation of a graphic equalizer ensures that the sound output is good; and combined with headphones; the sound emanating from the Nokia 6500 Classic would satisfy many a people with a passion for good music.

The handset comes with an in-built 3.2mega-pixel digital camera that is empowered with Carl Zeiss optics. The imaging options can be used for capturing images, and video clips. One can also use the Nokia 6500 Classic for video playback and video streaming. With good call quality, a decent battery life, and 6 hours talk time, Nokia 6500 Slide is an interesting mobile phone that offers users the full value for their money.

Now come to the features of the slider designed Nokia 5610 Xpress Music. The Nokia 5610 Xpress Music measures 98.5 x 48.5 x 17 mm and has got a weight of 111 grams. Display is big and clear – it’s a 2.2 inch 16 million colour TFT screen with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. The music player is smart enough to support formats like MP3/MP4/AAC/eAAc/WMA. Among other noticeable features mention may especially be made of 3.15 megapixel camera, secondary QVGA videocall camera, Bluetooth with A2DP, WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (Opera mini), stereo FM radio with RDS, built-in handsfree, 20MB internal memory, microSD (TransFlash), memory card support etc.

The latest executive to leave Motorola: Rich Nottenburg, chief strategy and technology officer.

The doors of the cell phone maker’s executive offices seem to have been revolving nonstop since activist investor Carl Icahn, who took a leading role in the Microsoft-Yahoo merger fracas late this week, began his successful pursuit of Motorola board seats.

Nottenburg’s departure, announced on Thursday to employees in an internal memo, according to Motorola spokeswoman Jennifer Erickson, follows the replacements of CEO Ed Zander in January, acting CFO Tom Meredith in February, and mobile-devices head Stu Reed and marketing head Casey Keller in March, along with treasurer Steve Strobel and EMEA mobile-devices head Mike Fenger.

“(Nottenburg) left to return to the New York area to be with his family and pursue other opportunities,” Erickson told Reuters.

In April, Motorola posted a quarterly loss of $194 million. Weeks earlier, under pressure from investors such as Icahn, the struggling company announced that it would split into two publicly traded companies, one handling handsets and accessories, and the other taking on wireless broadband networks and enterprise-level communications services.

In the wake of Nottenburg’s resignation, according to The Wall Street Journal, Motorola Labs will be directed by Dan Moloney, who leads the company’s home and networks mobility business.

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