Nokia Listings is the new application offering from the Nokia Beta Labs for the emerging markets. Still in its beta phase, this new app is designed specifically to connect consumers and sellers, targeting at the same time the huge job seeking population and prospective employers. It is also supposed to allow service providers to promote a product directly to users of this app.

A majority of job hiring and normal consumer based transactions, such as apartment rentals, within emerging markets occur through either a word-of-mouth system or via middlemen that charge a hefty service charge for their role in the transaction. Nokia Listings is an attempt to wipe out the function of the middlemen and allow the total benefits of the digital emerging marketplace to basic cell phone users. The best part of this service is the fact that it doesn’t necessarily need a GPRS or EDGE connection as most communication is done through a simple SMS system.

The ingenious system does not even require users to register as it can be pre-activated from the dealer. Furthermore each listing on this app is smartly geo-coded such that a user can easily access services located within close proximity to their location. The best function involved with the application is that once the listings are sent to you, you can either contact the person involved with the listing via calling or if you wish you can simply forward the listing to a friend.

The beta period of this app has resulted in the services related to Nokia Listings being made available to only select regions of India. However the good news is that a full release is expected any time soon now. The possibilities this application produces are endless and a successful run for this service may well result in a world changing effect. Here’s looking forward to Nokia Listings on your phone.

SHW-A250 is another cell phone by Samsung made only for Korea. Resembling the full touch  screen Corby, it has a 2.8 inch screen, Bluetooth connectivity, 2 megapixel camera, a micro SD card  slot and media player. On top of this, it also has the country wise differing features such as maps, TV receiver, and SOS function.

The A250 will be sold by Korea’s top two operators, KT and SK Telecom. While SK Telecom will be offering the Black and White versions, KT will also sell the brown and pink versions. The Price will be around $423 which is about 50,000 won; presumably it is the contract free price.

Again, it’s neither a thing that the people residing in the West would be able to get their hands on nor something that they need. If Unlocked Samsung (A250) sounds good, it’s better to grab the original Corby, it is essentially the same device barring the mobile TV facility and subway maps which is unlikely to be used anyways. This is a huge move for Samsung as Korea is a high consumer of electronic goods specially handsets and given The Corby’s track records in other countries Samsung should have high expectations from SHW-A250.

The Samsung groups headquarter is situated in Seoul, South Korea and it is South Korea’s largest chaebol or business conglomerate and world’s largest conglomerate in terms of revenue thus the launching of the new phone in Korea does sound like the beginning of another success story.

Dell, entering the competitive world of smartphones, was something that everyone dreamed of and it seems as if their dreams are about to come true, and that too in a big away not too far in the future. The company is planning the release of a Windows Phone 7 handset and a leak few months back revealed the company’s plans of launching a few devices that will be powered by Android. It seems like the competition to get us to but smart phones just got even hotter.

The Dell Thunder is supposedly going to have a 4.1 inch OLED screen, but after HTC’s recent enforced change to Sony’s Super LCD because Samsung was not being able to cope with the demands for OLED screens, we can never be too sure until it is actually launched. The Thunder is also going to have an 8 MP camera that will have the capacity to shoot 720p videos, on the lines of the Droid X from Motorola, the Unlocked iPhone4 and almost all the new smart phones that are being launched in the market.

The model that was leaked was seen to be running the Android 2.1 but the actual release will probably have the Froyo or the Android 2.2, it was revealed by a source close to the company. However, when it will be launched and how much it will cost was not revealed.

However, with the lack of production of the Dell Aero which was released in March raises the question if Dell will actually be able to meet the demands if it does actually launch the phone into the market. The company has won over many hearts with its PC’s and laptops, but people and experts are already very skeptical about the long term success of the company in this market.

The statistics of the usage of an application that is very popular on Foursquare and available for the Unlocked Palm Pre cell phone and Pixi revealed the existence of an unknown device that has the code name of ‘Roadrunner’ and with webOS 2.0. The developer of the application, Zhephree, found only one a solitary entry from this unknown ‘Roadrunner’ device, and also a new column for the webOS 2.0 as there was research going on about the rate of adoption of the webOS version 1.4.5.

Clear and concrete details have not been found about the device, but according to experts, it is most likely to be a phone. A new screen resolution entry was, however, not generated by the device, which makes it easier for experts to understand that the device has a resolution that is similar to the resolution of those devices that are already in existence now. But it must be remembered that the resolutions of the Pre and Pixi have no compatibility whatsoever with that of a tablet. However intriguing this discovery of the ‘Roadrunner’ might be, it has been pointed out by the developer that the Foursquare code is a very open source and anyone can hack in to change the user agent string that the metrics tool for his application is presented with. But this process is very complex and there is no feasible reason to waste time by hacking into the Foursquare application in spite of the presence of other easily accessible targets.

The possibility of an emulator generating the entry can also not be ruled out. Another possibility might be the fact that a prototype of the webOS 2.0 phone might be undergoing tests conducted by an employee of who might also be a Foursquare user. HP/Palm had promised new hardware recently and it is possible that this was the first glimpse of a webOS 2.0 in action.

The 2010 MeeGo Conference, which was, in its earlier rendition, known as the Maemo Conference has opened its doors for audiences waiting to grab the 600 free seats that have been made available. And if you want in on the event, you need to act quickly because the seats are reserved like hot cake, you can be sure of that.

However, this should probably act as a fair warning to any average person, or even the most loyal of smartphone enthusiast because it might get a bit boring from time to time, with so many gadgets, so much technology all running at the same time and those that do make an impression on your mind, are scrapped in the test stage and are not mass produced. And it is imperative for you to know that unless your laptop runs on any of the billion Linux distributions that are available and can be had, then do not bother bringing it with you and trouble yourself even more. You will find there are so many people out there who tend to preach open source soft wares and unless there is talk about any new application that would be launched or such, you will feel like tearing your hair off.

The event will be taking place between November 15^th to 17^th and it will be held at Dublin, the capital of Ireland at the Aviva Stadium and even hotel rooms will be available on discount for all those who are always seeking freebies and complain about anything and everything.

As this will be the first ever MeeGo Conference, there will probably be a lot of talk about Intel, and that alone might be of any interest to one and all. However, if you are willing to wait till February 2011, then you will catch the cell phone World Congress that will be held in Barcelona.

NAVIGON celebrated the first anniversary of the company in the Apple Application Store. The celebration included a three day 50% sale on all its applications. NAVIGON develops third-party mobile solutions that are used by the Unlocked iPhone4, known as MobileNavigator and has been in the business for as long as 19 years. Many are aware of what it really is as it appeared first on PocketPC and has also made an appearance on the platform of the Android.

The sale, however, applied only to the versions of the iPhone and also included the company’s titles for North America and maps for most of the other countries as well. In-App purchases of Traffic and Panorama were also included in the discount scheme by the company. The discount included the following as well:

• NAVIGON’s maps for North America, including those of the United States of America and Canada
• NAVIGON’s separate maps of the United States of America
• NAVIGON’s maps of Canada
• In-App Traffic purchase
• In-App Panorama purchase

MobileNavigator offers many interesting features that are lacking in the Google Maps that are built into the phone and these include scope to navigate turn-by-turn; realistic views of photos, high definition views that are on 3D, live updates of weather and traffic of any place that you might want to know, the highly used Google Search application, and can also be integrated with the highly popular social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and even Orkut. It allows maps to be downloaded to the device in your hand if you are having problems with Wi-Fi connectivity.

The current version of the MobileNavigator or 1.6.0 has been built to be compatible with the latest iPhone 4 unlocked handset, 3GS as well as 3G. The original versions of the iPhone can also be made compatible with this with the help of an external GPS device.

The Golf Channel has announced the launch of the Golf Channel Mobile application which will be available on unlocked iPhone4 and Android devices. The channel will reportedly provide access to all the features of the channel and if you are a fanatic of the channel, it would be stupid for you to not install the application on the device that you use, and here are a few reasons why you should have it:

• The interface is very clean and is tremendously user friendly
• You will have access to the everyday news, reviews of movies and many other different programs
• Instructions and tips on many different topics (let’s not reveal the topics just to keep it interesting)
• You can demand the videos that you want to watch
• Many other features related to travel and adventure, and much more.

It can be said that the Golf Channel cell phone application is the best application for many of your needs and other demands and the application delivers on what it promises as well. Use your iPhone or Android device and head on to the website of the Golf Channel and follow the instructions that you find over there and get started with the application.

It has always been the goal of the channel to keep the fans and viewers always gripped and updated about the latest from the world of sports, be it tips on how to better their own game or letting them know of every move their favorite golfers are making. The application will offer absolutely free content that will help the recreational golfer improve his game. There will be tips, as well as a vast collection of videos for the viewer to go through. There will also be pointers on what equipment to choose among various other things.

One of the world’s leading companies in wireless telecommunications infrastructure, Ericsson, have sold their two millionth cell site, it was recently announced by the company in a recent press release. The Ericsson RBS 6000 was deployed by the company to do GSM/EDGE/WCDMA and updated to take up only 25% of the space that the previous generations required, to an anonymous operator that has been working to expand the credibility of their mobile broadband capabilities.

The most intriguing fact about this piece of news is the time span between the sale of its one millionth base station, which was bought by MTN Nigeria in 2007, after Ericsson had spent 20 years in the wireless telecommunications industry. Now, only 3 years and a few months later, the company has been successful in selling its second millionth cell site, however the buyer is not exactly known and perhaps, will never be known. However, the world as it was back in 1991, when Ericsson first started off in the business is a lot different, with the market becoming more competitive with Chinese players like Huawei and ZTE, the merger of Nokia and Siemens and their acquisition of the network assets owned by Motorola. There will be 4 billion mobile users by the end of 2010. By the end of 2011, the speed of everything will also go up and wireless companies are the ones who will profit.

Motorola’s popularity increased after the release of their Unlocked RAZR and the graph seems to be assured of an upward venture with their Droid devices. Apple turned out to be the biggest winner over the last few years, coming out of the shadows of the leaders to win over the market for itself. More phones are being shipped to different regions of the world in a year than ever before and the trend will definitely continue.

For devices that are powered by Android, Gesture Search is a very handy tool that can be used to search through the entirety of your cell phone, and for that you just have to draw on the screen and the rest will be done by the application itself, and what’s more interesting is the fact that it has become even more interesting after it was updated and a new feature called the Double Flip was added.

The function of the double Flip is to launch the application of the Gesture Search, which can be done just by flipping the phone, no matter where you might be on the phone. All that is required for one to do, is to flip the phone face down, and then bring it back up and the application will be launched. However, there still are many glitches. Try enabling the Double Flip function and after changing the setting to ‘easy to trigger’, go to another application. It will work successfully a few times but at the times when you actually double flip, the application would just crash and go haywire. Also, the feature will not be up to working capacity unless all the applications that are running are killed and the Gesture Search application is launched again.

Although there are such minor glitches and flaws, it is always nice to see Google adding newer features to their applications, albeit something as simple as the Double Flip. As we all know, some of the applications that Google launches from time to time are just worth passing buy, but it is not the same in this case. If Google would just update its other applications as it does for the Maps in Android devices that would be very worthwhile.

It is not a very bad bet to try out, and since it is free, there is hardly anything to lose.

It seems like there is a newer sheriff in the town of Motorola, as the famous billionaire invest called Carl Icahn made a purchase of the biggest of the stakes of the company.

Associated Press puts the statement that,

Along with his group Icahn purchased common shares amounting to 10.2 millions from Motorola in this week which rates at $7.62 per share, which boosts his stake from 8.75 percent to a percentage of 9.99 in the month of May. And now the total of his holdings even exceed last reported stake of ownership of Dodge & Cox which was of a percentage of 9.99, as the statement of March proxy reveals. Icahn is the owner of shares of a number of 232.2 million in comparison with the shares of Dodge & Cox’s which amounts to 228.7 million.

Icahn has had enough influence already in the way of Motorola being run, as proxy fight by him gave two seats to his reps on the honorary board of the directors. He is famous also for pressuring the company so that they spin off their struggling division of cell phone into a public company own by itself.

The famous split of Motorola is still all set for quarter of the initial half of the year 2011 and the Company of Enterprise Mobility will be focusing on certain things such as point-of-sales machines, scanners of barcode as well as police radios. It is not supposed to make equipment for networking, just because this division has recently been sold to Siemens of Nokia in exchange of the amount of near $1.2 billion.

So, the question is expected to arise what is Icahn looking forward to having the Motorola cell phone which is independent along with him? Well, there is still a strong endeavor on the part of the company as to recapture the ultimate magic it would use with the unlocked  Razr, now the handset CEO named Sanjay Jha cleaned the house and basically put the focus of this company on the device called Android.