AT&T has announced the availability of a socially supercharged smartphone – Nokia Surge 6790, which features slide-out full QWERTY keyboard, Symbian S60 multi-tasking capabilities and an impressive suite of messaging capabilities, seems perfect for folks who want to stay connected to social

“Launching at 79.99 USD with a complete email solution, downloadable applications
and full HTML browser with Flash support, Nokia Surge hits the sweet spot between a quick messaging phone and a smartphone because of its low-price and strong feature set,” said Michael Woodward, vice president, Mobile Phone Portfolio, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets.

Impressive features of Nokia Surge:

* 2.4-inch QVGA (240 x 320 pixels resolution) screen display
* 2 megapixel color camera with 4X digital zoom
* Full HTML web browser with Flash support for viewing most sites in full HTML or watching YouTube videos
* A-GPS with AT&T Navigator support providing users an audible turn-by-turn directions
* AT&T Mobile Music allows users to listen and download their favorite music from Napster Mobile, eMusic Mobile, XM Radio and more over the air
* AT&T Video Share allows users to share live video over wireless devices while participating in a voice call
* JuiceCaster allows users to share videos and images from their wireless device to the Web’s most popular sites including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr

“Designed in the U.S., this socially charged smartphone comes in a sleek slide form factor that supports social networking and messaging – and all on an open platform,” said David Petts, vice president and general manager, AT&T Account, Nokia. “Together with AT&T, we’re excited to address the increasing demand for smartphones with a device that’s as attractive to the customer as it is to his or her wallet.”

The new slim and stylish Nokia Surge smartphone is scheduled to be available through AT&T for $79.99 starting July 19, after a two-year service contract and a $50 mail-in rebate.

Research in Motion (RIM) and 7Digital has teamed up to launch an online music download service soon for BlackBerry handset. According to 7Digital marketing manager, the music will be available for free download. The quality of the music will change depending on the network; there will be download at lower bitrate AAC tracks on 3G network for save time and up to 320Kbps MP3 download while on Wi-Fi network. Besides, a sync feature is also included for connecting the phone to a computer over Wi-Fi to transfer without requires a USB link.

To be able to complete with competitors such as Apple and Nokia, RIM will skip the subscription services for $0.99 per track or $9.99 per typical album, no matter whether user is accessing from a Blackberry handset or a PC. In addition, 7Digital has a library of six million tracks with the majority DRM-free.

The online music download is expected to be launched concurrently in September in the UK, US, Canada, France, Italy, Germany and Spain.

Symantec has recently released its latest Norton AntiVirus 2010 beta which claimed to be the faster and providing most proactive protection against viruses, Trojans and worms that they have ever offered. The Norton Anti-Virus 2010 has been enhanced to offer superior performance, improved protection and tools to help preserve the performance of the PC . The Norton AntiVirus 2010 comes with some significant changes as compared to previous version which including supports for Windows 7 and upcoming operating systems from Microsoft.

Highlight key features of Norton Anti-Virus 2010 Beta:

* Scans only files and processes at risk using Norton Insight.
* Installs in under one minute on average, requires less than 8 MB of memory.
* Delivers up-to-the-minute protection with rapid pulse updates every 5 to 15 minutes.
* Provides multi layered security through the Norton Protection System.
* Prevents bots from taking control of your PC.
* Detects and automatically removes malicious threats.
* Defends against Web-based attacks.
* Automatically detects and removes spyware, viruses, Trojans, bots and Internet worms.
* Recovery tool boots and repairs badly infected PCs. Delivers our most complete, deep cleaning scan possible.
* Norton Ongoing Protection provides continuous protection updates and new product features as they become available throughout your product subscription period, helping to keep your computer protected against the latest Internet threats and risks.
* Norton Automatic Renewal Service helps to ensure that you’re protected by automatically renewing your product subscription before it expires.
* Automatically schedules scans and updates to occur while PC is idle.
* Review the security status of every process on your PC.
* Silent mode helps ensures movies and games are never interrupted.
* Maps your wireless home network.

The beta version of Norton AntiVirus 2010 is now available for download.