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Sony Ericsson has introduced its new clever Sony Ericsson MH907, which the company claims as the first ever motion activated headphones that sense the user’s body contact, thanks to Sony Ericsson’s SensMe Control technology. With the technology, user can start enjoying music by simply plug in both earbuds, and pause by removing 1 earphone, simply reinsert it in to begin listening to music again (same process applies to answer and end calls). So users can’t accidentally answer a call while their handset is in pocket or bag, compatible with most Sony Ericsson phones with a fast port connector.



“With the MH907 consumers can pocket their phone but still stay connected all day, every day by simply plugging in or removing their earbuds – there is no need for a remote control or any buttons,” said Jacob Sten, Senior Vice President for SEMC Accessories. “At Sony Ericsson we think it is very important to listen to what our customer needs and introducing the world’s first ever motion activated headphones highlights our commitment to offer our customers a complete Communications Entertainment experience. The MH907 supports our realigned brand strategy, which aims to build a fun, playful and inclusive interaction with consumers.”

With Clear Audio experience, Sony Ericsson MH907 (size: 164cm long ; weight: 25.32g) delivers superior stereo sound quality, allowing users to enjoy their favorite music as it’s meant to be heard.

The new sleek, stylish Sony Ericsson MH907 motion activated headphones that offered in yellow/white and titan chrome colours is expected to be available soon for €39 or approximately $55.

Windows Mobile 6.1 has SMS (text message) threading feature, which commonly known as conversation thread mode made famous by Gmail. With SMS conversation threading enabled, the SMS will be grouped into a style similar to IM (instant messaging) chat, with sent SMS text messages appearing in both Sent Items and Inbox.

The SMS threading feature in enabled and turned on by default in all Windows Mobile 6.1 (WM6.1) powered Pocket PC Phone device such as HTC P3400 Gene and HTC Touch Diamond. Although conversation thread may be useful in clarity and easiness to read the related text messages in series, but not all users preferring the new format of reading the text messages.

To disable and turn off the SMS threading or the text messages conversation mode in Windows Mobile 6.1 device, simply install a Registry Editor (such as CoRegEditor or PHM Registry Editor, see also how to install PHM RegEdit in newer Windows Mobile system), and then navigate to the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Inbox\Settings\OEM\

Under the registry key, create a new DWORD value with value name as SMSInboxThreadingDisabled and set it value data to 1.

Alternatively, download and apply the following DisableSMSThreading.cab file (unpack from the ZIP archive) on the PPC Phone device to automatically install the required registry key. Note that the .CAB file also install the registry key to force enable the Sent SMS notification bubble.

Soft reset the Windows Mobile device to make the change (without text messages conversation threading) effective.

AT&T has announced the availability of a socially supercharged smartphone – Nokia Surge 6790, which features slide-out full QWERTY keyboard, Symbian S60 multi-tasking capabilities and an impressive suite of messaging capabilities, seems perfect for folks who want to stay connected to social networks anytime.



“Launching at 79.99 USD with a complete email solution, downloadable applications and full HTML browser with Flash support, Nokia Surge hits the sweet spot between a quick messaging phone and a smartphone because of its low-price and strong feature set,” said Michael Woodward, vice president, Mobile Phone Portfolio, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets.

Impressive features of Nokia Surge:

* 2.4-inch QVGA (240 x 320 pixels resolution) screen display
* 2 megapixel color camera with 4X digital zoom
* Full HTML web browser with Flash support for viewing most sites in full HTML or watching YouTube videos
* A-GPS with AT&T Navigator support providing users an audible turn-by-turn directions
* AT&T Mobile Music allows users to listen and download their favorite music from Napster Mobile, eMusic Mobile, XM Radio and more over the air
* AT&T Video Share allows users to share live video over wireless devices while participating in a voice call
* JuiceCaster allows users to share videos and images from their wireless device to the Web’s most popular sites including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr

“Designed in the U.S., this socially charged smartphone comes in a sleek slide form factor that supports social networking and messaging – and all on an open platform,” said David Petts, vice president and general manager, AT&T Account, Nokia. “Together with AT&T, we’re excited to address the increasing demand for smartphones with a device that’s as attractive to the customer as it is to his or her wallet.”

The new slim and stylish Nokia Surge smartphone is scheduled to be available through AT&T for $79.99 starting July 19, after a two-year service contract and a $50 mail-in rebate.

Nowadays technology convergence is a huge trend with more functions being integrated into a single device. Similar happens to Apple Inc’s products that have been aggressively developed with more and more features added to be able to stand out from the crowd. And obviously, this trend seems to have gradually taken away its ‘traditional’ iPod series from the market space. One of the major reasons was due to its own hot selling iPhone and iPod touch that cannibalize its lower end iPod products such as nano, shuffle as well as classic series.



The situation is understandable as consumers are expecting a single device that can do everything and obviously, iPod series’ role as MP3 players no longer seems to be competitive. Instead of purchasing few gadgets individually, consumers rather spend more to get an all-in-one device that also simplifies the need to carry few gadgets while on the move. Regardless of what it is, Apple Inc is believed to still occupying 70 percent of MP3 players in this competitive market space.

The cannibalization is quite common especially in fast and dynamic market segments and another example is the giant chipmaker, Intel was also believed to have cannibalizing its entry level and middle range notebook processors sales with its famous Atom processors released into the market.

Looking for a smarter, more convenient solution to get Internet video onto your mobile devices? The leading provider of digital entertainment services, RealNetworks, Inc. has launched its new RealPlayer SP software application, the ultimate, convenient solution for easily converting and transferring web video (such as Youtube, Google Video, Break, Metacafe, MySpace, iFilm, DailyMotion and many more popular web video host) to mobile devices including iPhone, iPod, BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Curve series, BlackBerry 8800 series as well as BlackBerry Storm smartphones, allowing users to carry clear and vibrant Internet video with great sound quality wherever they go, aiming to give users the best mobile video experience.




“RealPlayer SP makes it easy for anyone to get online video onto their mobile phones and other favorite portable devices,” said Rob Glaser, CEO of RealNetworks. “Since 1995, the RealPlayer has been at the center of people’s online audio and video experience. RealPlayer SP now un-tethers that video experience so people can enjoy video on the go.”

The RealPlayer SP Beta application is now available as a free download from its official Website at real.com, while the RealPlayer Plus SP (premium version) that supports H.264 video conversion, DVD playback and DVD burning is available for about $40.