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Customers who’d like to carry more music, photos, and videos with them now have new models of iPhone and iPod touch with double the memory from which to choose. The revolutionary iPhone now comes in a new 16GB model for $499. It joins the 8GB model for $399. And the iPod touch now comes in a new 32GB model for $499. It joins the 16GB and 8GB models for $399 and $299, respectively. [Feb 05, 2008]
As one of the innovative suppliers of PDA/ Smartphones, GIGA-BYTE Communications will demonstrate several new products at the Mobile World Congress 2008 – the world’s largest mobile and communications tradeshow holding in Barcelona Spain this year.
GSmart MW700 and MS800 are the GPS PDA phones focus on the business user market, that not only offers full business applications support, also provides multimedia features, such as camera, multi video/audio formats and FM radio.
According to Unwired View, the Motorola Z12 ZiNE will come in the same form factor as Z8 and Z10.
The Motorola Z12 ZiNE is rumored to use a variant on Symbian's UIQ interface, 5-megapixel camera , GPS navigation, both HSDPA-based 3G as well as Wi-Fi for networking, and a 2.8 inch screen.