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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: slacker711 who wrote (49619)	1/17/2006 9:19:04 AM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 196981

Another 3G RAZR knockoff....this time from BenQ-Siemens. They are predicting 1/3 of their handset launches this year will be UMTS and that they will ship 50-60 million total handsets. Qualcomm really needs some of their customers to create some new 3G form factors. They are all competing with each other for the thin-clamshell segment. benqmobile.com UMTS in ultra-slim pocket format: The captivation of the compact BenQ-Siemens EF81 lies in its exclusive materials and innovative technology EF81 still open 1 View Munich, Jan 17, 2006 \| UMTS mobiles can be as slim as this. The new BenQ-Siemens EF81 folding device from BenQ Mobile is only a slender 15.9 millimeters thin and is yet full of surprises. Whether movie trailer, music video or current sports broadcast ? ?movies on the mobile? are pure fun with the 2.2-inch internal display and 262,144 colors. Any content desired can be downloaded in an instant from the internet via the UMTS data turbo. Moreover, shooting one?s own photos or videos is now child?s play. Creativity knows no bounds with the 2.0-megapixel camera. The BenQ-Siemens EF81 has any amount of space available for music, photos and movies too. And if 64 MB of internal memory are not enough, an additional Micro-SD-Card with up to 1 GB of storage capacity is a useful option. Just one look can speak more than a thousand words. Face-to-face phone calls are effortless with the BenQ-Siemens EF81 ? thanks to video telephony via UMTS. Moreover, this elegant folding mobile is a real head-turner in itself. Not only does the combination of the high-quality materials magnesium, stainless steel, aluminum and real glass look beautiful, it also feels extremely comfortable to hold. Even in its folded state, all key applications are immediately accessible by means of the clear operating buttons below the large external display. Bluetooth ? is on board for added convenience. The stylish Bluetooth ? Comfort HHB-160 headset makes wireless handsfree calls a pleasure and, like the fashionable SyncStation DSC-100, makes the ideal complement to the BenQ-Siemens EF81. The BenQ-Siemens EF81 is one of the first three devices to be launched under the new BenQ-Siemens brand name. The mobile will be on retail sale from March 2006 in the color ?Titanium Silver.? Prices will be available locally.