Products, 3G, Handsets, Global: Some months ago we carried a press release from Nokia which extolled the virtues of a Nokia handset whose design was said to be inspired by Alice in Wonderland. The press release was so brilliant we carried it unedited. Now, Nokia has released its Nokia 8600 Luna, “a definitive design statement with a touch of glass.” We thought those of you dealing with telecoms in rural wastelands, or building up tele-density in urban squalor, or installing disaster management systems might just be interested in what Nokia has to say. Take it away, Nokia Luna...

New Products, handsets, wireless, components, China: Infineon Technologies has announced that its ULC2 (second generation ultra-low cost) platform, based on the single-chip E-GOLD voice solution has been selected by ZTE Corporation, a leading China-based telecommunication equipment manufacturer...

News, handsets, global developing world: Vodafone has unveiled its first branded ultra-low cost consumer handsets, the Vodafone 125 and Vodafone 225, aimed at providing millions of people in emerging and developing markets the opportunity to access to the benefits of mobile technology for the very first time...

Handsets, R&D, Taiwan, India: It may be wishful thinking now but a US$10 cell phone is definitely in the minds of researchers at Berkeley's Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS).

Technology, Products, Mobiles, Mapping, Global: Nokia has started offering the smart2go mapping and navigation platform as a free download, which will allow millions of people to use map coverage offered via their mobile devices. 

WiMAX,Wireless Broadband, Global: Samsung Electronics Co has unveiled a three-way gadget that combines a phone, personal computer and music player...  

Satellite, Telephony, Global: Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company has officially released its second-generation handheld phones, believed by the company to be the lightest and smallest in the industry.