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Released for AT&T, the Samsung SGH-A517 offers a rich multimedia experience in an ultra-slim clamshell form factor. Supporting AT&T's Video Share service, users can add a live, one-way video stream to a standard voice call, allowing the receiving party to view what the caller is seeing. The A517 also offers services including AT&T Mobile Music, AT&T Video, access to MobiTV and MobiRadio, Bluetooth technology, a microSD memory card slot and multiple messaging options.

Opposite its sleek, liquorice-black front, the Nokia 7900 Prism comes with an anodized aluminium backcover, which is coin-stamped and laser-etched in Nokia Prism's signature diamond-cut design. Its design is amongst the first to feature an Organic LED main display that supports up to 16 million colors and displays light-focused screensaver graphics. In addition, the 7900 Prism features a 'living wallpaper', which subtly changes throughout the day according to time as well as battery and signal strength, so that each screen is unique. For greater personalization, the 7900 Prism offers a gallery choice of 49 illumination colors. Once selected, this color radiates from under the graphic key-mat as well as from the LED display. Lights are also emitted from the top of the phone to signal missed calls and messages. The 7900 Prism features dual-band 3G technology for fast and easy downloads and browsing, and quad-band GSM capability for worldwide connectivity. In addition to a 2.0-megapixel camera, the Nokia 7900 Prism comes with 1 GB of internal memory for lots of pictures, video, contacts and more.

As the latest range of mobile phones aimed at style-conscious consumers, the Nokia 7500 Prism combines individual style and state-of-the-art technology. The 7500 Prism's slick black exterior is spliced with bright, interchangeable color accents. The Nokia 7500 Prism has a 2.0-megapixel camera and it can record high quality movies. The 7500 Prism can play music for nine hours and hold up to 1500 songs on an optional 2 GB microSD card. Highlighted by cutting-edge colors, materials and graphics, the Nokia 7500 Prism's signature diamond-cut design features sharp angled lines, geometric patterns and graphic light-refracting colors, ensuring it stands out in the mobile phone market.

Released for T-Mobile, the Samsung Blast (SGH-T729) features a QWERTY-like keypad, so typing becomes more intuitive, with greater control over the letters and words being entered. The Blast is also provides direct access to personal email, including AOL email, Yahoo! Mail and Gmail, making it easy to check messages anytime of the day. For added convenience, email messages can be read and responded to for the same pricing as text and picture messages - meaning there's no required data package to purchase. The Blast is a stylish ultra-thin slider offering additional features, including access to instant messaging with built-in support for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), ICQ, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger, stereo Bluetooth technology, a 1.3-megapixel camera with digital zoom, multi-shot, and video recording capabilities, external memory card slot, MP3 player and speaker independent voice recognition. Users also can stay connected while traveling worldwide with the Blast's quad-band technology.

Mara Lyka Ellenite N. Capalad

IV-Brebeuf