Nokia worked with designer Frédérique Daubal to create a laser-etched graphic designs, distinctive wallpapers as well as exclusive accessories to the Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism.

“At Nokia we are constantly looking for new and innovative shapes, styles and materials combined with advanced features and personalized experiences,” said Jo Harlow, who oversees the Live category in Nokia. “Additionally, we continue to seek opportunities to collaborate with designers and artists at the top of their fields, who can offer different talents and insights to help us create products that meet the individual and unique lifestyle needs of consumers.” said a Nokia Rep.

the Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism features an eye-catching large OLED display, with organic, modern digital art wallpapers inspired by Daubal. From a technical standpoint, the Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism comes with a 2 megapixel camera, 3G technology for fast and easy downloads and browsing, 1 GB of internal memory and a music player with matching headset. The user can also personalize the color of the light in the keymat choosing from 49 different colors.

Additional wallpapers designed by Frédérique Daubal are available for downloading at http://www.nokiaprismcollection.com.  The website also includes images and information of the Nokia Prism Collection.

The following Demo was given to us during CES by Drew Crowell

Nokia today unvieled two new handsets that offer a wide range of features and colors aimed at users in emerging markets, which basically means they will only be available in India, China, Brazil, Pakistan, Vietnam and Egypt just to name a few of the countries they will be sold in.

The Nokia 2600 classic and the Nokia 1209 come will retail for 65 and 35 Euros respectfully and will be available in a wide range of colors.

The Nokia 2600 classic will allow consumers to customize their phone with colourful, fully changeable Xpress-on covers and MP3 ring tones.  The cheerful Nokia 2600 classic also features a number of entertainment features, including an FM radio and a VGA camera.

The Nokia 1209 include the pre-paid tracker, a cost-tracking application, and the multiple phonebook - which allows up to five people to store personal contact lists of up to two hundred numbers on a single phone. Designed for first time buyers, the Nokia 1209 incorporates Nokia’s intuitive user interface, dust resistance, and offers up to 80 languages.  The Nokia 1209 also has a one-piece key mat for durability and reliability.

Picture of the 1209(1st image) and the 2600.

Do you talk on your cell phone before you go to bed? Do you have a hard time falling asleep? If so it could be the radiation from your cell phone.

According to a joint study by Universities in the US and Sweden, people who talked on their cell phone before going to bed took longer to reach a deep sleep and staid in that deep sleep for a less than those who didn’t talk on the phone.

The Mobile industry funded the study but they claim the results are inconclusive, and more test need to be done.

I for one know that I loooooooooove talking on the phone before I go to bed and I do suffer from insomnia and I tend to get headaches.

I’m a go a week without talking on the phone before bed and see if there is any improvement.

Sprint today confirmed today that they would lay off 4,000 people, close 125 stores and reduce the amount of outsourced services they use in an effort to save some money.

This confirms reports earlier in the week that Sprint planned layoffs.

Sprint currently has nearly 60,000 employees nationwide, last year they also laid off about 5,000 employees.

The Samsung Juke is a Chick Magnet if I have ever seen one! I had to start this review with that sentence, because this phone brings in the ladies. They love it, and they love asking to hold, use, and play with it. Girls absolutely love it. I think because of the phone I was able to get a few more numbers than I normally would get.

The Samsung Juke for Verizon wireless is a sexy looking phone. It has one of the smallest form factors around. The Samsung Juke features 2GB of internal memory, Bluetooth stereo support, Integrated Camera, and GPS Capabilities that actually work.

The first thing I tried with the Juke was the sound quality of music and how easy it is to get music onto the device. It was easy. All you have to do is connect your Juke to your computer and drag over your favorite music. I was able to get my music onto the phone and begin listening to it in less than 5 minutes.
I connected the Juke to some portable speakers I have, and my friend and I threw a little party. The sound quality is really good.

Navigating through the music and selecting what songs to play is also easy on the Juke. It has a small navigation wheel right under the screen that is really easy to use. 

The sound quality during phone calls is also good. I have no complaints, and there was no straining to listen to the caller I was talking to.

The screen on the Juke is rather small, but that isn’t a bad thing, as it helps maintain the phones size and displays all the information you need clearly.

Navigating around town is also easy with the Samsung Juke and Verizon Wireless VZ Navigator. For $9.99 a month you can get turn by turn directions from your phone and never get lost, a common problem I have, just ask LaIndia.

Overall the Samsung Juke for Verizon Wireless is great. It’s a stylish phone that allows you to take your music with you. It gives you features such as GPS functionality that most phones do not have, and all for $80 dollars with 2 year contract. You can’t beat that in my opinion.

Visit Verizon Wireless to find out more on the phone or to get yours!

The Wall Street Journal (Must Subscribe to Read) is reporting that the new CEO of Sprint is planning some Layoffs.

Sprint has about 60,000 employees after laying off 5,000 last year. So how many layoffs are expected? The journal didn’t say but I would guess in the 5,000 - 10,000 range.The Wall Street Journal is also reporting that Sprint may consolidate some of their offices across the country.

The main reason for the layoffs probably has to do with the dwindling subscriber base, Sprint is finding it hard to keep their Nextel customers.

Last week we told you about the Canadian who downloaded loads of porn using his cell phones internet plan and was stuck with an $85,000 cell phone bill.

This week we tell you about Ian Simpson who pulled a Homer Simson and ran up a $54,000 bill for downloading tv shows.

Ian had added an internet plan to his phone that was limited to 120 Gigabytes, but he downloaded 20 to 30 TV shows and was charged nearly $35 USD a minute at times.

Vodafone said that Ian was download so much and so fast that by the time the system flagged his account and cut him off he had already run up a massive bill, the company also added that they will work out an arrangement for Ian to help him pay for the bill.

Image Credit http://www.mirror.co.uk

According to a report by the BBC, there is a Push in the UK to sentence British drivers up to 2 years in prison for talking on their cell phone or texting while they drive.

However most drivers will just face fines, only drivers who are caught often will face the possibility of jail time.

According to the Assosiated Press, a lot of Americans are ditching their landlines for cellphones and I will raise my hand and say I have one of those many.

Last year government data showed that on average Americans spent $524 USD on cellphone service a year and $542 on regular landline service, but with more people ditching landlines and major wireless carriers indicating that Americans are spending more than $524 USD on cell service, will 2007 be the first time that Cellphone spending eclipses landline spending?

I personally know people who don’t even have a landline, LaIndia for example just has a cellphone, her sisters also just have cellphones, my sisters and mother just have cellphones and I just have a cellphone. Some of my neighbors just have cellphones too, and if you really think about it, if you put what you pay for your landline towards your cellphone bill, you can add an extra 1000 to 3000 minutes to your plan or more features and still save money.

Just a side note, when you count corporate spending, Cellphone spending surpassed landline spending seven years ago.