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Nokia launched Nokia 6301 UMA phone today.
With UMA technology, the consumer can use the GSM network or a broadband Internet-connected WLAN network for mobile services.

Nokia 6301 also features:

• 2-inch QVGA screen;
• USB/PC Synchronization;
• Internal user memory of 30MB and 128MB in-box microSD card, with support for up to 4GB microSD cards;
• Voice dialing, voice commands and voice recording;
• MP3 playerFM radio;
• Integrated hands-free speaker;
• Talk-time - up to 3.

Apple has finally announced the first European carrier for the iPhone . The O2 UK will officially launch the handset on November 9th for £269 including VAT. The following voice plans are available and will include unlimited data:

• £35 - 200 mins + 200 SMS
• £45 - 600 mins + 500 SMS
• £55 - 1200 mins + 500 SMS

As we expected, no new features were added to the iPhone, and there is still no word on the possible European release of its 3G version, so Britishers will just have to be satisfied with EDGE/Wi-Fi connectivity instead.

Apple is holding a London news conference on Tuesday, where it will supposedly unveil its plans on launching the iPhone in Europe. The most likely European carriers are Spanish Telefonica's O2 UK unit, Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile and France Telecom's Orange.

So far there aren’t many details about the future conference: Telefonica, France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom have maintained a strict silence about any deal, but we can expect the iPhone to appear in the European market before Christmas.

Good news for those waiting for the Samsung SGH-F700 to come out.

It will become available in Europe at Vodafone's 3G network this November, so get ready for the BIG release!

And for those unfamiliar with the device, the F700 is a 3G multimedia smartphone, featuring a large 3.

As you know, today Apple's iPhone is available only to AT&T subscribers.

But the situation is about to change, as the company, according to reports, plans to announce the European carriers for the handset at IFA 2007 Berlin.

They are: T-Mobile in Germany, Orange in France, and 02 in the UK.

The possibility of enabling 3G on the iPhone still remains a question.

European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) named Nokia N95 "the European Media Phone of 2007-2008".

It was described as the handset packing "practically every feature one could imagine in a mobile device." And there is no doubt about that.

Features of N95 include integrated GPS receiver, 5Mpix camera with Carl Zeiss optics and MPEG4 video capture of up to 30 fps, support for a multitude of audio and video formats and various connectivity options, including 3G and Wi-Fi support.

Samsung is ready to release another phone in the European market. Its SGH 730i i-mode slider handset offers all the basic features one may need, including tri-band GSM capabilities, 2" 176x220 display, 2Mpix camera, 80MB of internal memory, and a microSD slot. The first two lucky countries to get this phone are Italy and France.

No word on pricing and availability yet.

European consumers are going to enjoy and experience wireless, full-track download from the mobile music technology developer Groove Mobile. In Europe there are modest off-deck, full-track mobile services such as Monstermob Group L.L.C. and VeriSign Inc.'s Jamba other players are expected to join, including Nokia Corp. Jason Binks is expected to be a new director of off-portal marketing and business development efforts in England .

Palm today announced it will market a version of its Treo smartphone in Europe through Britain's Vodafone Group Plc. in hopes of resolving technical problems with a previous model.

The latest Treo will operate on Vodafone's high-speed third generation (3G) network and be powered by Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system. The new Treo smartphone will be available first to Vodafone customers in multiple European countries, including the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy and Netherlands, before the end of the calendar year.