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9 mins, 36 secs of gossip, weather and news make the perfect phone call!

London, Nov 19 : The perfect phone call lasts nine minutes and 36 seconds later, and contains a chatty mix of family news, current affairs, a sprinkling of personal problems and a dash of the weather, according to experts.

Researchers came up with the best subject matter and timing after analysing more than 2,000 people''s likes and dislikes about talking on the phone.

According to the experts, in a call lasting nine minutes and 36 seconds, three minutes should be spent catching up with news about family and friends, one minute on personal problems, another minute on work/school, 42 seconds on current affairs and 24 seconds on the weather.

Samsung Gravity and Samsung Behold phones to be offered by T-Mobile

Samsung Gravity and Samsung Behold phones to be offered by T-MobileVery soon Samsung will add its latest Samsung Gravity and Samsung Behold phones on T-Mobile's list. There are many exciting features in the latest phones. The users will get Samsung Gravity equipped with a 1.3 megapixel camera that can record videos. Bluetooth, microSD card slot and slide-out QWERTY keypad are other of its features. T-mobile network would be hit by the new phone by 17th November with a price tag of $49.99 under a two year contract.

Now, scroll in thin air to control your cell phone

London, October 29: Microsoft researchers have developed a system called SideSight that can allow a mobile phone user to control a handset placed on a table by wiggling his/her fingers in the space around it.

The technology was unveiled last week at the User Interface in Software and Technology symposium in Monterey, California.

Alex Butler, a researcher from the Sensors and Devices Group at Microsoft Research Cambridge in the UK, has revealed that the system derives its exceptional ability from infrared sensors that can pick up the movement of fingers up to 10 centimetres away.

"The big advantage of our prototype is the finger does not block any of the screen space," New Scientist magazine quoted Butler as saying.

India welcomes the launch of Nokia N85 Dual-slider Mobile Phone

India welcomes the launch of Nokia N85 Dual-slider Mobile Phone Indian mobile users will now have a chance to own Nokia's N85 multimedia phone from the premium N series of Nokia. 

Announcement made by Nokia to launch Nokia 2228 CDMA phone

Announcement made by Nokia to launch Nokia 2228 CDMA phone Recently, Nokia revealed its plans to release a novel and extraordinary handset titled Nokia 2228. This handset is equipped with some unique features, is a perfect combo of slim 12 mm compact design and ultra light weight, and is meant for those, who want style as well as functionality.

It has been learnt that Nokia 2228 would be launched in selected CDMA market in the Q4 of 2008. 

Asus P552w PDA phone unveiled in India

Asus P552w PDA phone unveiled in India The Indian mobile and PDA market, which is witnessing a big revolution with new technological gadgets coming everyday, yet sees the arrival of the new P552w PDA phone by Asus that is equipped with the novel touch-responsive user interface called Glide, which let the users navigate and perform tasks on a mobile phone without any effort. 

This innovative high functional mobile, which comes packed with a 624MHz processor, 3.5G HSDPA connectivity, GPS and seamless Google integration, is basically aimed at tech-savvy professionals. 

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