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LAVA Mobile, Indian mobile phone company has unveiled its new touch screen phone A10 with an IPS technology screen, one of device's main features. The phone's estimated price is Rs 5,499 ($123)Device features:

• 3" IPS touchscreen display;
• 3.2 MPix camera;
• Up to 16GB storage expansion;
• 3.5mm headphone jack;
• EDGE, 3G;

 

The final version of Opera Mobile 10.1 browser for Symbian/Series 60 phones has been released by Opera. The browser is absolutly free and can be downloaded from the Opera web site. The new version offers:

• faster JavaScript performance;
• support for geolocation;
• maps and travel applications web services;
• kinetic scrolling;
• virtual keyboard;

  [Continue reading Opera Mobile 10.1 now available for Symbian]

Boost Mobile now offers the BlackBerry Curve 8530 for a reduced price of $199.99. The Curve is available with Boost's BlackBerry Monthly Unlimited with Shrinkage plan and is available now online and in stores.

Opera has recently released its free browse Opera Mobile 10.1 for android smatphones. It includes such features as tabbed browsing, pinch-to-zoomm geolocation support and more. Slow network connection won't affect much page loading speed thanks to Opera Turbo feature. Opera Mobile 10.1 is now avilable for download at Android Market.

Mozilla's Firefox Mobile has hit the Alpha 2 stage. It was codenamed Fennec, and is still available for the OS2008 (”Maemo”) software platforms that runs on the Nokia N810 Internet Tablets. In addition, Windows, OS X , and Linux users can also take the browser for a test drive.Improvements/features of in the 2nd Alpha include:

• Touch sc

The LG CB630 Invision is a new TV-enabled cell phone that should be released on AT&T's network on August 13th for $99.99 on contract with a $50 rebate. This model will join AT&T Mobile TV line with handsets like the Sony Ericsson Z750 and the Samsung SLM, and will apparently replace the Samsung Access, which reportedly will be eliminated from the line on August 24th.

Next month three Singaporean MNOs, M1, SingTel and StarHub in colaboration with the national broadcaster MediaCorp, plan to conduct a consumber Mobile TV trial using DVB-H.

For a limited time 300 customers (across the MNOs) will be able to see six dedicated channels.

The handset selected for the trial is the Samsung P960.

Today Skype has released a new version (2.2.0.45) of its client compatible with Windows Mobile 6.1 OS. However, apart from that there seem to be no improvements over the last build...Anyway, if you own a WM 6.1 based handset, you can download the Skype 2.2.0.45 here.

It's been a while since we last heard of Velocity Mobile, but now they're back with a new Windows Mobile-powered smartphone sporting a model number 103. It has been spotted today at the FCC site.

There's also a 67-page user guide included with no actual specs listed in it. Instead there's a lot of information on how to navigate the system, how to insert the memory card, and how to change the battery.

Opera has released the first BETA of its Opera Mobile 9.5 web browser, announced back in February. While it's an initial release, it will be buggy, but far more advanced than the browser you currently use on your touchscreen handset. Some of the features include:

• Double-tap zoom;
• Landscape flip;
• Off-line page save;
• Tab-like browsing;
• Auto-URL complete;
• Google-search bar

Google Gears and support for Flash video are to be added later.