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Have you ever tried to copy the contacts database from one S60 based phone to another? Perhaps using a PC suite or SyncML? Perhaps you have noticed that something was missing in the end? No problem, now with the Contacts Transfer application you can copy the entire contents of the contacts database includig thumbnail images and caller groups from one phone to another via bluetooth, infra-red or a memory card.

Download this application at Here for Series-60 1st and 2nd editions and Here for Series-60 3rd editions.

Features:

• 5 megapixel camera with auto focus and Carl Zeiss optics
• Xenon flash and active lens cover
• 2.4" 16M color QVGA display
• 128 MB RAM
• Wi-Fi with UPnP
• Built-in GPS receiver and A-GPS functionality
• Nokia maps application covering over 100 countries worldwide
• Convenient standard 3.5 mm audio jack on the top
• 3G (with HSDPA), EDGE and GPRS support
• Symbian OS 9.2 Series 60 3rd edition Feature Pack 1 UI
• TV-out functionality
• Automatic UI rotation
• Stereo speakers
• Large capacity battery

Highlights:

• Controversial design and questionable ergonomics
• No RDS for the FM radio
• Below average GPS performance
• Extra charges apply for voice assisted navigation
• No office documents editing application
• Doesn’t charge off USB

Nokia N82 is the kind of gadget to make high hopes inescapable and it is important to know whether it lives up to the responsible job of being the N73 successor.N82 has all the premises to become a true bestseller, combining full smartphone functionality with the best camera on the mobile phone market. Upgrading from Nokia N73 seems the definitive choice, if not the only option.

As for the rest, who are considering Nokia N82, we say it’s a buy you will hardly ever regret. Looking at your options first won’t hurt though. The simple math tells that Nokia N82 with an 8GB microSD memory card costs about the same as Nokia N95 8GB, so the choice between the two is purely a matter of priorities. Whether you prefer larger screen or xenon flash should tilt the scales this way or the other.

As for the cameraphone lovers, the decision is as simple as that - if you want the best camera on a phone and you’re willing to pay for it, Nokia N82 is the way to go.

Nokia Research Centre (NRC) and the University of Cambridge have developed a nanotechnology concept device, called the Morph, which was introduced today. The new device will be on display in The Museum of Modern Arts (MoMA) in New York, from February 24 to May 12, 2008.



The Morph is intended to demonstrate the flexibility of future mobile devices, in regards to their shape and form allowing the users to transform them according to their preference. It also suggests that transparent electronics and self-cleaning surfaces might be what the future holds.



Parts (elements) of Morph could be commercially available for use in other mobile devices within 7 years. Due to the initial high price for manufacturing those, they will be suitable for high-end devices.

Closely related to the Samsung F300, the Samsung F500 is a dual-face multimedia 3G phone with a "multimedia side" and "phone side". However, the SGH-F500 is much more than a standard music phone.. this handset is designed to play videos and, optionally, receive digital TV broadcasts (according to Samsung).



Perhaps the SGH-F500 can be considered as the follow-on device from the Samsung P900 / P910 models, but it’s a much more elegant design. Samsung have designed the F500 so that it can be placed on a flat surface, rather that the P900/P910 which is a handheld device.

Originally we believed that the SGH-F500 could receive DVB-H TV broadcasts (and the original press photos showed the F500 with an antenna). In fact, it turns out that the F500 doesn’t receive DVB-H, but the very similar SGH-F510 does.

The screen on the Samsung F500 is a large 2.4" 240x320 pixel panel in 262,000 colours than can display video in landscape (wide) mode as well as operate more like a conventional handset in portrait (tall) mode. On the back is a 2 megapixel camera, although there doesn’t appear to be a secondary camera for video calling. Internal memory is a whopping 400Mb, expandable by a further 2Gb using microSD cards. That should be plenty of space for multimedia clips. The SGH-F500 also supports stereo Bluetooth.

Another unusual feature of the SGH-F500 is that it supports the DivX video codec, combined with a built-in audio player. This enables the Samsung F500 to play back MP3, AAC, WMA, DivX, MPEG4,H.264, WMV, WMDRM/MTP, DivX DRM, and OMA DRM media types. Yes, that’s a bit of an alphabet soup.. put it this way, the Samsung F500 is probably the most versatile media player we’ve seen to date.

 

As we said, this is a 3G UMTS phone, with tri-band GSM support (900/1800/1900) plus GPRS and EDGE data. The Samsung F500’s 3G capabilities allow the handset to download multimedia over a UMTS network. The SGH-F500’s multimedia capabilties mean that this is a versatile device when it comes to video playback. The F500 can be connected to a PC via a USB 2.0 connection. Overall size is a relatively slim 116 x 50 x 11mm. There’s no WiFi though, which seems to be an annoying omission.