Europe : T-Mobile Germany showcased new handsets including the two web’n’walk devices - MDA Vario II and Samsung SGH-Z560 ( above ) , the first two HSDPA-capable handsets from T-Mobile. HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) accelerates the speed of Internet access to up to 1.8 megabits per second. Three other new web’n’walk phones - Nokia N73, Sony Ericsson K800i and Samsung SGH-D900 - also cope with high-speed Internet surfing. Nokia N73 and Sony Ericsson K800i provide extensive photo and video features that include a 3 megapixel camera, and are suited to MobileTV usage. Optimal phones for receiving TV content are the compact Sony Ericsson M600i and Nokia 6233 UMTS cell phones.

Cell phones with HSDPA and EDGE
With MDA Vario II and Samsung SGH-Z560, T-Mobile offers compact handsets that combine fast Internet with data links via HSDPA and EDGE (EDGE, Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution). In the case of the Samsung SGH-Z560 phone, the innovative technology is accommodated in a lean, flat case measuring only 16 millimeters. Other features include a 2 megapixel autofocus camera, external buttons for music player operation and a 262,000-color display. The Samsung SGH-Z560 is the second HSDPA handset in T-Mobile’s portfolio. Its frontrunner is the recently launched MDA Vario II, which supports W-LAN (Wireless Local Area Network) in addition to HSDPA and EDGE. Thanks to its maxi color display and a full keyboard, MDA Vario II is ideal for searches in the Web as well as for answering e mails. Based on the Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system, the device offers various Office Mobile applications such as Pocket Outlook, Word Mobile and PowerPoint Mobile.

More mobile phones for web’n’walk and MobileTV
Over and above these two handsets, T-Mobile is further expanding its web’n’walk phone offer with Nokia N73, Sony Ericsson K800i and Samsung SGH-D900. Nokia N73 and Sony Ericsson K800i both have 3.2-megapixel cameras for high-resolution photos. The camera optics on the Nokia phone come from Carl Zeiss. The phone also has features such as an image stabilizer to prevent blurred photos, continuous mode (K800i) and a slideshow function with 3D sound effects (N73). Both phones can also be used as high-quality music players and for mobile video telephony via UMTS. Customers who cannot do without their TVs when on the road can use the MobileTV service from T-Mobile on both devices. The Samsung SGH-D900 slider phone enables fast Internet access via EDGE and has a 3.1 megapixel autofocus camera.

One cell phone with a large display despite its small dimensions is also highly suited to mobile television, the Sony Ericsson M600i device. As a web’n’walk phone, it permits fast data access to the Internet and allows users to make phone calls at the same time. E-mails with attachments can be received, displayed, edited and dispatched. If required, the BlackBerry® push service will guarantee very fast, convenient e-mail communications. Mobile TV and web’n’walk in pocket format are also features of the Nokia 6233 handset. The phone’s acoustic trademark is its high quality surround sound output via the integrated stereo loudspeakers.

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