Sony Ericsson Naite is one of the latest phones to boast of its green credentials. that even add you as one more contributors to the ‘Save the Earth’ campaign. No, we are not talking about the solar charging features that many of Sony’s rivals have introduced in their handset. Sony very well understands that such a feature is just not practical in todays fast pace modern life.

Sony took one huge leap in that respect by designing Naite with recycled and recyclable plastic. The company also has embarked upon the carbon footprint route to incorporate in its handset and Naite claims to have 15% smaller carbon footprints than any other phone in the industry. Now that’s what you call the ‘Green Credentials’ in the true sense. And the good news is there is no premium to get your hands on the eco friendly mobile phone as it is priced at just Rs. 6550 ( taxes included) in India.

That is not all. Sony’s Naite comes with preloaded EcoMate applications that offer you some great hand-on green advice in day-to-day life along with a virtual pet and a quiz.

The Naite by Sony is the company’s addition to its Green Heart series of phones and it is designed to save on power and packaging, as Sony even thought to replace the paper manual with a document loaded in the device itself.

Sony Ericsson’s 3 G capable Naite has got everything, right from its timeless looks to bag full of features. Naite also comes with a 2 MP camera with 2.5X digital zoom and features like photo fix that can adjust light balance and contrast. It has a 2.2 inch 256 k LCD color QVGA TFT display and many entertainment features such as, FM radio with RDS, 3D games, Video clip and video streaming , Java and YouTube support. It also sports a Bluetooth v 2.0 wireless connection with A2DP.

The Naite, also known as J105 or Green Heart, promises to give you great connectivity options such as, Google Maps, USB support, Synchronization, USB mass storage and modem. The phone lets you load pages at a fast speed thanks to its HSDPA connectivity and EDGE Class 10 network. The Naite comes with a solid battery that delivers up to 600 hours of standby time. The phone has a candy bar design and is available in two colors namely Vapour Silver and Ginger Red. Sony also offers a one year warranty with the Naite.

Olive Telecommunications has introduced the first ever triple SIM phone, V-Wiz GC800 in India. This is projected to catch the trend of the multi-SIM handset market in the country.

By introducing the triple SIM V-Wiz GC800 for the Indian customers, the handset maker has also recorded its name as the first handset manufacturer to bring the triple SIM phones to India.

The V-Wiz GC800 phone sports a 5.58 cm color screen and is featured with QWERTY keyword, 2 MP camera, WAP/MMS/GPRS. Bluetooth with A2DP and access to social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, MSN and Yahoo in IM. The handset is incorporated with opera mini for enabling a faster browsing experience to the user.

Apart from that, there are three colour options for the back panel like yellow, silver and black which are changeable and can be customized. There is also a 4GB microSD slot to suffice the data storage requirement. Built in FM radio, Stereo headset, Speaker phone, Music Player and Video Player with Recording are some other regular features that can be seen in this triple SIM phone.

According to the company, the V-Wiz GC800 handset would be available at Rs 6000 for the Indian customers. However, there is no word about its launch date in India till now.

Olive Telecommunication launched its offering in the multiple sim/standby category viz., ‘Olive Wiz’- a social networking triple sim Qwerty phone (2GSM+CDMA).

Unique by virtue of its offering of dual GSM SIM (with dual standby) and a slot for CDMA RUIM, the phone is ideal for customers who are intensive voice and data users – on the go, thus giving the consumer the freedom to choose the strongest network and stay connected.

For the generation hooked on to social networking, Olive Wiz is embellished by applications that allow one click access to websites such as facebook and twitter along with fastest browsing experience through Opera Mini browser.

Olive Wiz also offers the convenience of easy Email access while offering the convenience of a Qwerty keypad that allows faster responsiveness through a built in instant messenger.

The Milestone is a large touchscreen smartphone with a slide-out keyboard and runs on the Android operating system — an open source platform spearheaded by Google. While the hardware is almost identical to the ‘Droid’ that was launched exclusively for CDMA telecom provider Verizon in the US six months ago, The Milestone launched in India is the first in the world to have the latest edition of the OS ie. version 2.1 installed. Considering that the Droid has only recently started getting the 2.1 upgrade in the US and other parts of the world, Indian users for once have a first-look at a truly high-end smartphone.

The Milestone stands out among the flurry of recent Android phone launches from other manufacturers because of sheer build quality. It’s got the right mix of metal, plastic and rubber with a streak of gold at the back thanks to a rather large external speaker on the rear panel.

The sliding keyboard mechanism is smooth but stops short of feeling like it could become loose with excessive usage. A micro USB port on one side, a dedicated camera key and volume controls on the other and a 3.5mm audio jack next to the power/lock key on the top, are the external add-ons.

The only glitch in the aesthetics seems to be that a little portion of the sliding keyboard sticks out below the touchscreen panel and seems to serve no real purpose. The backlit keyboard itself is a dream to use with extremely well-made keys that have a soft touch and although they’re not as large as the ones of Nokia Communicators, they’re easy to get used to even if one has large fingers.

Under the left extreme of the screen and the keypad ending (with the P key on the topmost line) under the right side. In Milestone’s case, the keypad is slightly off centre with respect to the actual display. The screen itself is a 3.7” high resolution (480 x 854) display though not of the brilliant new OLED kind that one sees on the Google Nexus One for instance.

To bring the benefits of the internet to many more people in developing markets, Vodafone has worked alongside Opera Software to develop an enhanced version of Opera Mini 5. This customized version of Opera Mini is designed to run on low-cost handsets on 2G networks, which will give a good internet experience on lower- to mid-tier handsets.

Since the Opera Mini 5 browser can compress data by up to 90 percent, it requires less processing power on the handset and uses less network capacity, resulting in a richer internet experience in more challenging conditions.

The Opera Mini 5 browser has been embedded in a range of 20 devices as well as being downloadable to over 250 GPRS supported handsets in Vodafone’s customer base. The initiative is initially being rolled out in India, South Africa, Turkey, Tanzania and Egypt with other markets expected to follow in the near future.

The move is backed by a string of highly affordable data tariffs designed to give worry-free browsing, with the aim of making a day’s data usage as affordable as possible.

Samsung buffs in India can now start queuing up outside mobile stores. Samsung has launched its new offering, Monte, in India.

This 3G-enbaled phone sports a 3.0 inch touchscreen. The elegant device is equipped with a 3.2 MP camera, Wi-Fi and FM radio. Moreover, the handset includes Bluetooth 2.1 and A-GPS. Similar to every Samsung phone, the Monte operates TouchWiz 2.0 with widgets for well-known social networking sites.

This striking piece encompasses more than 200 MB of internal memory and is available with a 2 GB microSD card, expanded up to 8 GB. Additionally, the mobile phone comes with a MP3 and video player. Apparently, Google Maps are seen in the device.

Reportedly, the cost of Samsung S5620 Monte is approximately Rs. 8,850.

Skype mobile on DROID contact listIf you’re a Verizon customer with a smartphone and a data plan,you can now download Skype mobile.It’ll help you stay in touch with friends, family and colleagues all over the world, by allowing you to:

* make and receive unlimited Skype-to-Skype voice calls to anyone else on Skype around the  globe
* send and receive unlimited instant messages with other people on Skype
* call international phone numbers at our low rates

The application will work on BlackBerry Storm 9530, Storm2 9550, Curve 8330, Curve 8530, 8830 World Edition and Tour 9630 smartphones, as well as DROID by Motorola, DROID ERIS by HTC and the Motorola DEVOUR. We’ll add support for more phones and platforms later this year.Skype mobile uses the Verizon Wireless voice network for the wireless connection of the Skype-to-Skype calls, giving you a reliable connection and top-notch call quality.

Skype-to-Skype calls will not be charged against your monthly minute allowance or data plan. To make calls to international landline or mobile numbers, you’ll need to buy Skype Credit.

Garmin Asus has announced the launch of its latest Windows Mobile powered Navigation phone, the M10 in India.

The M10 is a full touchscreen device runs the latest version of the mobile OS from Microsoft,Windows Mobile 6.5.3.

The M10 comes with a large 3.5-inch touchscreen display and a 512 MB of RAM and 512 MB of ROM along with Qualcomm 7227 600MHz processors.It supports memory expansion through microSD cards and comes with a 4GB card as well. Being Garmin branded, it is obvious that the M10 comes preloaded with maps and voice guidance software in both Hindi and English.It also features full email, calendar and IM and mobile navigation support. The 5 megapixel camera at the back should be sufficient for more than just casual photography.

The M10 comes with a powerful 1500mAH battery and features Wi-Fi connectivity as well. The phone would be available in the cities of New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune through carriers and retail distribution channels.

The M10 would make your pockets lighter by Rs. 19.990.

Most Android fans have seen the videos of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and its silky user interface. Likewise its exciting specs (which include a 4-inch display, a Snapdragon processor, and an 8.1-megapixel camera) are widely known.The phone’s hardware is adorable while the software is buggy and slow at times. And faced with shortcomings such as the absence of multitouch and the omission of an Android 2.0 (Éclair) upgrade, X10 faces competition from the likes of Motorola Droid and the Google Nexus One.

Elegant Design

The X10’s design unmistakably marks the smartphone as a Sony: Like its sibling, the Windows Mobile-based Xperia X1, this handset has an eye-catching sleek profile, an elegant curved body, and a minimalist black-and-chrome color scheme. Measuring 4.7 by 2.5 by 0.5 inches, the X10 is slightly larger than most smartphones (the Nexus One, for instance, measures 4.5 by 2.4 by 0.5 inches) and feels slightly awkward to hold. It weighs a manageable 4.8 ounces.

The Android twist

Like Motorola and HTC, Sony Ericsson developed its own proprietary user interface (which it calls UX, for User eXperience–also code-named “Rachael”) to run over Android. Sony Ericsson announced before Mobile World Congress that both the X10 and its younger sibling, the X10 Mini, will initially ship with Android OS version 1.6, but the operating system will eventually be upgradable. You can read the company’s full explanation at the Sony Ericsson Product Blog.

8-Megapixel Camera

The Face Recognition bugs aside, the X10’s 8.1-megapixel camera with LED flash is a winner. The intuitive interface comes with a handful of useful features such as touch-to-focus and smile detection. Recent photos appear at the bottom of the screen so you can easily review and delete them.

Performance

The X10 truly shines at Web browsing, thanks to its speedy 1GHz Snapdragon processor. Media-rich Web pages loaded quickly over AT&T’s 3G network. Smooth scrolling and the 4-inch display combine to put the X10 on a par with the iPhone 3GS and the Nexus One for surfing the Web.

Sony Ericsson should price the X10 competitively with the unlocked Nexus One. We might have a money roller here…

Adobe’s new partnership with Google will keep Internet users safer because Chrome will automatically update Flash Player without first asking users.

Google will include Adobe’s Flash Player in downloads of Chrome, starting with the rough-around-the-edges builds of the browser’s “dev” channel. Google will also employ Chrome’s auto-updater to push Flash fixes to users without notifying them or asking them to approve the download.The integration, particularly the automatic updating of Adobe’s plug-in, is a first for a browser maker.

Unlike other browsers, Chrome updates itself automatically in the background without asking for permission or prompting users when security fixes or new features are available. The practice, which Google debuted alongside Chrome in September 2008, riled some users initially, but the criticism soon faded.

Other browsers, however, did not follow suit.

Adobe will build customized binaries of Flash Player for Google to include with Chrome downloads; the browser will install the plug-ins as part of its own installation process. Adobe will also hand binaries of Flash updates — major upgrades as well as the more frequent security updates to patch vulnerabilities — to Google, which will feed them into its update mechanism.

Keeping plug-ins, especially Flash, up to date is not only a problem for many users, but also important in warding off attackers. Adobe issued Flash patch updates five times in 2009 and has done so twice so far this year.

In fact, when Mozilla introduced a tool last year that checks for outdated Firefox plug-ins, it started with Flash Player, citing statistics that said eight out of 10 users were running a vulnerable version.