World's first 24 karat gold plated iPhone 5

Apple's iPhone 5 may be the most sought after phone in the world but for some it does not have enough bling as a Vertu has. For those who love the flashy, Gold & Co. of London has created a 24-karat gold-plated iPhone 5.
On September 27, Gold & Co unveiled the world's first 24-karat gold-plated iPhone 5 at the Collector's Palace in Dubai Mall.
The strictly limited edition phones, which are also available in rose gold, are each individually numbered, presented in handcrafted wooden boxes with a guaranteed certificate of authenticity and are ready for pre-order.

The latest iPhone sports a larger four-inch retina display screen that is 18 per cent thinner and 20 per cent lighter than its predecessor.
The roomier screen of the iPhone 5, which has 40 per cent more colour saturation, can be used by apps makers to provide most accurate display in the industry.
The iPhone 5 comes with Apple's newest 'A6' processor, which executives said runs twice as fast as the previous generation. It will pack three microphones - enhancing built-in voice assistant Siri -- and an 8 megapixel camera that can take panoramic views.
With the iPhone, it is shipping new 'EarPods' audiophones, designed after digitally scanning hundreds of ears.
The iPhone 5 has chips that support additional bands and frequencies and it's capable of delivering up to 100 Mbps per second.
The iPhone 5 comes with Apple's newest 'A6' processor, which executives said runs twice as fast as the previous generation.

Motorola Droid Razr and the Motoactv

Motorola Droid Razr and the Motoactv

Much was made during Motorola’s presentation of the Motoactv’s ability to track a user’s heart rate through their ears using headphones. But it turns out those headphones are a large expense on top of the Motoactv’s base cost: $99 for a heart-rate-tracking wired set of headphones, and $149 for a wraparound Bluetooth headset. When the Motoactv itself is priced at $249 for an 8GB model and $299 for 16GB, we were expecting the heart rate monitor to come standard.

Still, the Motoactv fills out its price somewhat in that it’s much closer to being an actual phone than the iPod nano is: it can take calls and receive text messages by sync-piggybacking on another phone’s number.

The device will auto-sync workouts wirelessly with Motorola’s Motoactv website, where users can view the progress and set goals. The Motoactv also has an interesting talent: it can analyze how the music you listen to corresponds to your workout intensity, and will, if allowed, play the songs it believes motivate you best at crucial moments. This feature doesn’t strike us as foolproof, but it sounds pretty neat.

The Droid Razr will be up for pre-order on October 27 for $299, and will ship mid-November. The Motoactv debuts November 6 and will be priced at $249 for an 8GB unit and $299 for 16GB.

Nokia unveils first Windows phones Lumia 800 and Lumia 710

Nokia unveils first Windows phones Lumia 800 and Lumia 710

Nokia Lumia 800 features a 3.7 inch AMOLED ClearBlack curved display and is powered by a 1.4 GHz processor with hardware acceleration and a graphics processor. The Nokia Lumia 800 contains an instant-share camera with Carl Zeiss optics, HD video playback, 16GB of internal user memory and 25GB of free SkyDrive storage for storing images and music. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Lumia 800 will be approximately 420 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies.
The Nokia Lumia 710 is available with exchangeable back covers (black, white, cyan, fuchsia and yellow). It has the same 1.4 GHz processor as the Lumia 800. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Lumia 710 will be approximately 270 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies. Both phones will be available in India before the end of 2011.
With an eye on the fast growing mobile phone market in developing countries such as India, Nokia has introduced a new family of phones called Asha (which means 'hope' in Hindi). These phones include features such as dual-SIM, local services and content and third-party apps. The Nokia Asha 303 and Asha 300 are powered by 1GHz processors and have support for 3G networks.
The Finnish company, left in the dust by Apple and Google in the booming smartphone market, decided to ditch its ageing Symbian platform in favour of Microsoft's software in a risky deal in February that spooked investors.
Nokia has not rushed with the new phones. Nimbler rivals HTC, Fujitsu and Samsung Electronics have beaten it with models using the latest Windows software, Mango. Nokia and Microsoft have said they would focus on close co-operation with operators to support the platform.
Nokia's market value has halved since February as investors are unsure whether it can ever regain the market share it has lost.
Its third-quarter results beat low expectations, sparking hopes that the company can survive a painful revamp, but smartphone sales still dropped 38 per cent from a year ago.
With Microsoft software, Nokia hopes to gain the kind of attention Apple and Google have attracted from software developers that enrich their devices.