I’m going to go out on a limb and say it: Eye candy is good. That sentiment works in a variety of settings, and it’s no less true here, in this future-forward look at some crazy cellular concepts, courtesy of WebUrbanist.

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You have to shell out more cash if you are planning to buy a mobile phone in Maharashtra , all thanks to the government’s decision to hike the sales tax rate from 4% to whooping 12.5%. This has certainly impacted the sales of many retailers who deal into mobile phones and now they have started protecting against the government in order to get these rates down. Maharashtra Mobile Trade Association has gone and met the guys ate sales tax office so that they can come up to a solution which will be beneficial for the government, retailers as well as consumers. Apart from the retailers, big mobile OEM players like Nokia are also of the opinion that higher tax rates would bring the sales down and government would eventually loose out on the money. Let see how this turns out to be but in troubled times like these, higher tax rates on mobile phones is like assault to injury.

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Well, it may not be much more than a rub-in for those of us in The States, but the re-branded Hero, now called T-Mobile G2 Touch, will be launching on the 17th of July in Europe. Great! Fantastic! Wonderful! I’m so happy for all of you! *Grumble, insult, grumble.* Special thanks to my amnesiatic source, who knows only that this came from a computer in the UK.

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Now the google Mobile product search is available for all the mobile phones. google made it available initially for iPhone and Android based phones but today Google has made this search feature available for all mobile phone models. All you have to do is enter your product search query on google and click on the shopping results or you can create a bookmark to www.google.com/m/products on your mobile phone. Read more about Google Mobile Product Search.

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Nokia 3720, which leaked sometime back and then went viral with some videos that showed that the phone is made for the rugged environment is now officially announced by Nokia. As told earlier the phone is IP54 certified that makes it resistant to shock, water and dust. This is not the first time Nokia has launched a rugged mobile handset. The Finnish giant earlier came up with the Nokia 5500 Sports which was dust and splash proof with accelerometer and a pedometer. Nokia 3120 is made of material that makes it rugged and protects it from water and dust. The battery covered is locked with the help of a screw to protect the inner components and the battery. The phone is based on Series 40, has 2.2 inches large screen, Nokia Maps, 3.2 meg snapper, Bluetooth support and 3.5mm standard headphone jack. Nokia has priced the phone at $175.

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Which enV do you enV more when u r enVious? LG enV3 vs enV Touch. Verizon dogfight!

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Soon Samsung’s Ultra Touch phones will come with toughened glass surfaces. Conrning Incorporated, which makes specialty glass surfaces for display devices, has tied up with Samsung and will be providing its Gorilla Glass surfaces that will go into Samsung’s Ultra Touch Phones. As the name suggests, the glass is better than the rest of the glasses which you fins and is being used my many consumer electronic devices. The Gorilla glass is a specially toughened glass and has many features, which you won’t find in a normal glass. This glass will allow the touch screen to handle more pressure as compared to any other glass. Gorilla glass has a layer of chemical strengthning, which makes the glass strong and damage resistant. Check out the video below.

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