BenQ announced to launch its new BenQ-Siemens EF51 music mobile phone in the Indian market. Its dedicated MP3 controller located on its shiny EZmusic keys make music operations easy and quick. The EF51 allows users to transfer Windows Media Player songs from your PC. Users can also download music from online music stores all over the world. Besides, Speech-to-Music feature recognizes users’ voice and plays the requested track. Ish Bawa, Marcom Head, BenQ India, “Even though mobile phones are fast transforming into music devices, the sound quality still leaves a lot to be desired. The music player in the EF51 has the functionality and sound quality equivalent to that of any stand-alone music device. Therefore, we see a lot of potential for The EF51 in the music phone segment.” Features of the BenQ-Siemens EF51 phone: - Compatible audio format: WMA, MP3, AAC, and AAC+
- 20MB in-built and MiniSD card slot
- FM
- 20 pre-set FM channel
- Record songs playing on the radio
- 6-Band EQ modes and 3D surround stereo sound
- A2DP Bluetooth stereo headset
- 1.3 Megapixel camera
BenQ EF51 mobile phone will be available through all BenQ stores at the price of Rs. 6300/-.
Companies plan to trim about 10-15 percent of its current 60,000 staff: newspaper.Nokia Siemens Networks will cut more than 3,000 jobs in Finland and Germany during the next three years, a Finnish daily reported on Thursday.The Nokia (down $0.14 to $25.57, Charts) and Siemens (up $0.24 to $123.94, Charts) 50-50 venture has said it plans €1.5 billion ($2.05 billion) in annual savings by 2010, and to cut about 10-15 percent of its current 60,000 staff.Most of the staff cuts will be made in Finland and Germany, because the joint venture has overlapping functions in these countries, newspaper Helsingin Sanomat said.It said that those two countries will also face the biggest cuts proportionally, which means that in Finland more than 1,500 jobs out of around 10,000 jobs would go, and at least 1,800 staff would be cut in Germany.Helsingin Sanomat said the joint venture is expected to give more details about the job cuts later in May.A spokesman for Nokia Siemens Networks said the company stuck to its plans to cut 10-15 percent of its 60,000 staff worldwide but declined to give details.
Nokia Siemens Networks to build and host core network, Orange to provide signal for advertising-funded virtual mobile operator launching in the UK later this year.
Nokia Siemens Networks has agreed a deal to host the full core network of innovative virtual mobile phone operator Blyk.
The company, formed from the merged networking businesses of Nokia and Siemens will supply, build and host Blyk's core network as it offers free, advertiser-funded mobile telephony service.
"In its first-ever full mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) hosting arrangement, Nokia Siemens Networks will be hosting the entire operation of Blyk's core network," the networks joint venture said in a statement. Nokia Siemens Networks has set its sights on growing its managed services and hosting operations, where it maintains and administers networks on behalf of other operators.
Blyk provides free calls and text messaging to 16-24 year-old subscribers funded by mobile advertisements delivered directly to their phones. Blyk will initially offer its mobile services in the UK, before expanding to other European countries. Blyk is scheduled to start operations in the UK in mid-2007 and will use the Orange mobile phone network for its delivery infrastructure.
"Orange became the first operator to launch advertising on the mobile last year and feedback from our customers has been overwhelmingly positive. That makes Blyk's approach even more exciting and we shall be watching their progress with interest" said Keith Greenfield, director of wholesale for Orange UK.MVNO services are proving popular in the UK, with Virgin Mobile, Tesco Mobile and Fresh Mobile already established. Asda is expected to enter the market this year while easyMobile, a joint venture between easyGroup and TDC failed last year.
No financial details relating to the Blyk deal have been announced.
BenQ announced to launch its new BenQ-Siemens EF51 music mobile phone in the Indian market. Its dedicated MP3 controller located on its shiny EZmusic keys make music operations easy and quick. 
