Motoblur is not a phone. It is a service that is created to manage social networking needs of its users. Google Android developed this user interface which is intended to be installed and integrated into Motorola mobile phones.

Motoblur is a widget based system that brings together social networking portals that are increasingly becoming important to people’s social lives. With Motoblur, the user does not need to log into every social networking sites such as Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter separately.

Motoblur allows the phone to receive alerts on feeds and data from web portals. This is done through the integration of portal feeds and the operating system of Motoblur. The user will be able to see status updates, messages, posts, and emails from different web sources. This is particularly beneficial to someone who wants instant access to work and personal information anytime, anywhere.

The launch of Motorola’s new mobile handset Motorola CLIQ was matched with the introduction of Motoblur. Motorola CLIQ is one of the first phones with the Motoblur service. The Motorola CLIQ is sold as DEXT outside the United States. It is an Android based mobile phone enabled with Wi-Fi capability, 3G/HSDPA, 5 megapixel camera, and a video recording system that shows 24 frames every second. The phone also has a standard 3.4mm headphone jack, a smart QWERTY keyboard, an HTML Chrome web browser, and other applications that the Android community has developed.

One interesting feature of Motoblur is “remote delete”. When the phone gets lost or stolen, the user can remotely wipe out information in the stolen phone and restore all information in the new phone. Backup and restore software solutions will not be required by the user to protect and preserve information.

The promise of Motorola remains in the efforts of continuously launching mobile handsets that will be based on the Motoblur Android platform.

Vodafone 360 will be initially launched in 8 European countries Christmas of this year.

Samsung manufactured this fully integrated phone to bring together contacts, updates, messaging services and many other features into one phone enhancing the users’ experience and use of social media.

The users of Vodafone 360 will enjoy a system of integrated contacts because of the access to a single address book containing information from the phone, Facebook, Windows Live, and Google. It will be easy to stay in touch with people while being able to access a range of applications, games, music, and personal favorites. The phone gathers the user’s friends, entertainment, communities, and chosen applications together. This personal address book is considered to be the phone’s heart.

The phone synchs automatically with the PC and Mac. So this ensures automatic updating of all contacts, emails, photos, and conversation history and changes in the users’ settings.

Vodafone People is one of the many features of the phone. It is a connected address book that automatically synchs all contacts from different online communities and other device sources. It is aiming to include Twitter, Hyves, and studiVZ on top of its existing Facebook, Windows Live Messenger, and Google Talk compatibility.

All put together, Vodafone 360 gathers services working hand in hand in a single handset while being user friendly to its customers. It will be easy for the user to keep in touch, share activities and experiences, use instant messaging services, applications, mapping services, music, and purchase digital content, plus the benefits of a fully integrated address book.

During Vodafone 360’s launching, two handsets will display the product’s features. One is the Vodafone 360 H1 by Samsung. It includes a 3.5” multitouch and high definition OLED screen, WiFi capability, 16GB memory, 400 minutes maximum call time, and 5 megapixel camera. The other one will follow and will also be by Samsung. It is said to offer a range of colors and pricing.

Nokia developed Ovi Maps which is a free mapping product and service. It is incorporated into Nokia mobile phones and smartphone devices. Ovi is a brand by Nokia which focuses on internet services, and Ovi Maps is one of these services.

A user can utilize Ovi Maps through a mobile device. Other sources of the service are personal computers supported by the Nokia Ovi Suite and the internet through Ovi.com. Nokia focuses on 5 key service aspects listed as gaming, mapping, media engaging, messaging, and music referencing.

Nokia developed Ovi to be readily integrated with 3^rd party operators and services like the Flickr photo site of Yahoo. The Ovi service is starting to evolve into a larger platform since the introduction of Ovi Maps Player API. More 3^rd parties are making use of Nokia’s Ovi services.

Nokia is continuously making efforts in getting involved with internet services competing head-on with existing players in the industry such as Google, Microsoft and Apple.

Before it was called Ovi Maps, the mapping service was once called “Smart2Go”. Later on, it changed names to Nokia Maps before finally being called Ovi Maps. Ovi Maps was first introduced into the market in August 2006 which was roughly about the same time Nokia acquired Gate5, a German route planning Software Company.

The expansion of Nokia Maps heightened after acquisition of NAVTEQ Corp., a Chicago, Illinois-based digital map supplier. Later on, the mapping service was incorporated as one of the multiple features of Ovi.

Users can browse places around the globe with Ovi Maps. It makes planning trips easier. People can also search addresses and other interesting locations, and then save them on the Ovi application.

The service is user-friendly. It can run on a standard browser with any operation system under Apple Mac OS X with Safari 3, Microsoft Windows XP or Vista with Internet Explorer 6 or 7, or Mozilla Firefox 2 or 3.