iPhone 2.0 software can now communicate directly with your Microsoft Exchange Server via Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, giving users push email, contacts, and
calendar. Exchange ActiveSync maintains a connection between Exchange Server and iPhone so when a new email message or meeting invitation arrives, iPhone is instantly updated.

Exchange ActiveSync support
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Service Pack 2
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
Service Pack 1

Exchange ActiveSync security policies
• Remote wipe
• Enforce password on device
• Minimum password length
• Require alphanumeric password
• Require complex password
• Inactivity time in minutes

How it will work?
iPhone requests access to Exchange ActiveSync services over port 443 (HTTPS). (This is the same port used for Outlook Web Access and other secure web services, so in many deployments this port is already open and configured to allow SSL encrypted HTTPS traffic.)
ISA provides access to the Exchange Front-End, or Client Access Server. ISA is configured as a proxy, or in many cases a reverse proxy, to route traffic to the Exchange Server.
Exchange Server authenticates the incoming user via the Active Directory service.
If the user provides the proper credentials and has access to Exchange ActiveSync services, the Front-End Server establishes a
connection to the appropriate mailbox on the Back-End Server (via the Active Directory Global Catalog).
The Exchange ActiveSync connection is established. Updates/changes are pushed to iPhone over the air, and any changes made
on iPhone are reflected on the Exchange Server.
Sent mail items are routed to external recipients via SMTP. Depending on your network configuration, the external Mail Gateway
or Edge Transport Server could reside within the perimeter network or outside the firewall.

After buying Symbain shares,Nokia said on tuesday that it has no plans to cut staff.

Earlier on Tuesday Nokia said it would pay $410 million for the remaining shares in UK-based Symbian and make its software royalty free to boost phone sales and respond to new rivals such as Google.

“I think the job cuts would be highly unlikely in the future. There are absolutely no plans,” Kai Oistamo, the head of Nokia’s devices business, told Reuters on sidelines of a news conference.

Nokia will contribute to its S60 and Symbain development.

Finally, Nokia’s newest device N78 is about to hit American stores. It has all advanced mobile features like integrated A-GPS, a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and high-speed HSDPA connectivity on North American 850/1900 MHz networks, the Nokia N78 is perfect for enjoying new Nokia services such as Nokia Maps and Share on Ovi. Along with this full suite of data features, the Nokia N78 has also been engineered for maximum voice and messaging performance as well.

Another useful tool that the Nokia N78 offers is widget support enabled by Web Runtime technology. This functionality allows easy mobile access to valuable online information, including weather, sports, news and more. A wide variety of widgets are available through the Download! client on the Nokia N78 or through the MOSH mobile content distribution platform at http://mosh.nokia.com.

Have you ever heard of this company Verzio? I doubt if you did.Verzio appears to be an Asian company.
Its new mobile device Verzio Envii isn’t any standout with some new features. It’s working on Windows mobile 6 Pro(not wondows mobile 6.1)

Some of its features that might interest:
a 624MHz processor
64MB RAM, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 1.2
1GB of ROM (with microSD expansion slot)
FM Radio
stereo speakers
2.7″ QVGA screen
It’s a triband GSM phone that supports HSDPA.

Nokia has been working on symbian platform for a long time now. When symbian was introduced TEN years back, Nokia, Sony ericsson, Motorola and Psion were the other partners for development of symbian. Now, Nokia feels the need to buy other shares of symbain.

Symbian has been the worlds most used operating system for mobile devices for a long time. Nokia has been using Symbian platform for its s60 phones for a decade now.

Motorola and Sony Ericsson have signed up to contribute UIQ assets, while NTT DoCoMo (which uses Symbian-based wares in a number of its phones) will be donating code as well.

T-Mobile has announced a cut of 80 percent in its European data-roaming charges, in time for the 1 July deadline imposed on operators by the European Commission.

T-Mobile said its data-roaming charges within Europe would, as of 1 July, drop from £7.50 per megabyte to £1.50 per megabyte.

This move will probably make T-mobile the cheapest mobile operator in terms of data usage charges while on roaming. Its also rumoured that it will be cutting its SMS(Text messaging) charges-from 40 pence per message to 25 pence per message, bringing T-Mobile in line with its rival O2

Holographic mobile handsets capable of capturing,projecting and sending 3D images have been developed by Inidan Tech comapny-Infosys

Its said that by 2010, devices featuring 3D films and games will be in users lap. Infosys has patented this technolgy,so its soon to be seen in markey by 2010.

The portable machines will capture and send 3D snapshots of the surrounding world, helping accident investigators, teachers and doctors work remotely by instantly relaying realistic depictions of car damage, injuries, medical scans or educational aids.

The Infosys device will be able to capture and send 3D images.The global 3D screen market is forecast by industry to grow to 8.1 million units by 2010.

We previously posted about the Sony’s new C905 launch plans.

Its now official.

GSMarena got a chance to review the phone and they have pretty nice job.

Here are few more photos of C905(previously codenamed shiho).

PS: photos taken from GSMarena

Digia Plc has created a First web browser fully controllable by finger touch. It will be available for UIQ based mobile phones.

Browser is based on the open-source web kit browser engine ported to UIQ by Digia. Its now available for beta testers.

The first beta version is not available for public. But those who are interested to test the beta program and submit the feedback to the developers are welcomed to download the browser. You can just visit their website for more information.

to download the browser client and be the beta tester point your browser here

With the great success of Sony ericsson worldview 2007 (k)camera Phone competitions, now Sony ericsson has announced its Wordview 2008.

Well the aim of the competition is clear, Click snaps from your Sony ericsson kamera phone and upload to their wordview2008 site.

What are the prizes?
The People’s Choice prize puts the power in the hands of the public. Awarded to the person who receives the most votes from the public around the world, it is a trip of a lifetime worth £5,000/€6,250. The Experts’ Choice winner, chosen by Sony Ericsson’s panel of elite photography judges, will receive a once-in-a-lifetime trip worth £10,000/€12,500.