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Airbus planes will soon have cell-phone systems on-board. A GSM on-board system was recently approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and claims to be fully compatible with the aircraft environment.

This is a major step in the development of OnAir service (a joint venture between Airbus and SITA) that will enable passengers to use their BlackBerry-type devices and mobile phones during flights in Europe.

Chinese Huawei plans to enter the US market with their M318 entry-level CDMA 1x clamshell recently introduced by FCC.

This phone is rather simple and has no camera, Bluetooth, or even speakerphone. Such handsets are often used by Asian manufacturers to enter the US market.

And after some time they start shipping high-end models.

Nokia 6267 is a middle class compact clamshell phone, featuring an enhanced music player and dedicated music keys.

Its features include a 2Mpix camera with flash and 8x digital zoom for capturing ordinary and high-speed videos and taking photos, a front camera for video chat, 3G technology for fast downloads, Internet browsing and video calls, a hi-res screen and a large keypad, support for up to 4GB of external memory, etc.

If you are looking for a stylish, easy-to-use, and yet affordable mobile phone, then the Nokia 3500 Classic is the phone for you.

The Nokia 3500 Classic will come in a sleek classic design with key mat split line coloring and a metal frame around the handset. The phone's features include FM radio, 2Mpix camera, instant messaging and support for 2,000 phone contacts.

The new Samsung U308 cell phone for the Asia-Pacific region was introduced at the CHITEC 2007 show in Beijing, China.

The U308 will be available on the ChinaMobile network. There is very little info about it, but judging by the pictures it will feature an embedded camera and will have a sturdy metal casing for protection.

The new Motorola Deluxe ic902 uses Sprint network for voice and data services and the Nextel National Network (iDEN) for walkie-talkie services.

The walkie-Talkie service allows users to instantly connect with more than 20 million Nextel Walkie-Talkie users across 5 countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and Peru.

The new Sony Ericsson W960i is a Vinyl Black bar-style Walkman phone with a large touch-screen display and a huge amount of memory enough for up to 8,000 songs. This one is a perfect companion for music lovers.

W960i features:

• UMTS 2100 and GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900
• The 2.6" touch-screen
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The most recent annual survey on cell phone usage conducted by International Communications Research for AT&T in May 2007 indicates that women talk on the mobile phone almost as much as men in comparison with previous years. There is only 5 min difference in average talk time - 458 minutes for men and 453 minutes for women.

The poll was conducted among 1,006 people and also showed that 45% of the respondents often use text messaging, 44% use camera, 17% play mobile games and 11% access wireless Web and e-mail.

Chinese Hi-Tech Wealth announced that they have produced the world's first solar-powered cell phone. This clamshell phone features scale-like solar panels on its top side and can be charged by using various sources of light, first of all sunlight. Other companies are still working on such products.

There are more then 400 million mobile phones in China, so by using solar-powered handsets the overall consumption of electricity noticeably reduces.

Samsung SPH-W2400 is the new HSDPA phone with an unusual multi-twisting form factor. First it slides forward like a normal slider, but then the screen can be turned horizontally for better TV viewing. Unfortunately, W2400 is only available in Korea.

Some of the W2400 key features:

• HSDPA connection
• 2Mpix camera
• Media player
• TV Out
• DMB mobile TV
• Bluetooth wireless connectivity

etc.