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  • Vertu Ascent 2010: same pretension, new specs

    Vertu Ascent 2010: same pretension, new specs

    Posted on May 10, 2010 | No Comments
    Vertu's not big on press releases, so you'll have to forgive us for missing this a few weeks back -- but it seems that Nokia's little outpost of opulent, over-the-top luxury has just released an updated version of its time-tested Ascent range. The so-called Ascent 2010 features a 5 megapixel camera (up from the Ascent Ti's 3), 8GB or 32GB of on-board storage depending on the version (up from 4GB), and quadband 3G. It also has AGPS with preloaded maps (Vertu's carefully avoiding the plebian Ovi Maps branding here, but we'd imagine it's more or less the same thing), a 2-inch QVGA sapphire crystal display, and a sweet chronograph display (pictured) that undoubtedly makes the phone worth every one of the thousands of dollars you shell out for it. You can pick it up now in your choice of aluminum or titanium bodies with a variety of colored leather accents from luxury retailers around the globe -- and don't forget to pack your checkbook before you hop in the Roller and head down there, obviously.

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  • Vertu to sell 4 golden cell phones in Japan (price: $215,000 each)

    Vertu to sell 4 golden cell phones in Japan (price: $215,000 each)

    Posted on March 26, 2010 | No Comments
    Nokia pulled out of Japan, one of the world's biggest mobile markets, as early as November 2008. But because this country is quite wealthy, the Finnish company decided to conquer Japan with their luxury brand Vertu [JP], starting operations in September 2009. Initially the plan was to market handsets priced between $16,000 and $50,000. But today Vertu Japan announced a "golden" handset with a price tag of 20 million yen (it's made-in-Japan gold lacquerwork, to be more exact). That's $215,000, with the price including free domestic calls. Buyers will be able to choose between four equally priced models: Kinko (pictured above), Kikusui, Nanten and Daigo (pictured below). The different designs stand for the different seasons of the year.

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  • In a stroke of genius, Vertu preps pink phone for Valentine’s Day

    In a stroke of genius, Vertu preps pink phone for Valentine’s Day

    Posted on February 8, 2010 | No Comments
    Vertu, French for "virtue," has a pink phone just in time for Valentine's Day. It's the Constellation Ayxt only it's pink. Fascinating.

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  • Show your love for overpriced mobile phones with the Vertu V Collection

    Show your love for overpriced mobile phones with the Vertu V Collection

    Posted on December 11, 2009 | No Comments
    You know the Vertu phones, right? The over-priced Nokias sold in watch stores and casinos? Well, soon there will be over-priced accessories sold along side them in a pen, Bluetooth headset, and microSD card reader. How fun. Your next date will be so impressed.

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  • Nokia starts offering VERTU mobile phone services in Japan

    Nokia starts offering VERTU mobile phone services in Japan

    Posted on September 7, 2009 | No Comments
    nokia_japan Japan is a tough market to crack for many non-Japanese cell phone makers, and even the world's leading cell phone maker, Nokia, had to give up its Japan operations after having failed to gain a foothold in this country (in November last year). But they're trying again, this time with their luxury brand Vertu.

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  • Yeah, this Vertu concept looks better than most of the ‘real’ phones out there

    Yeah, this Vertu concept looks better than most of the ‘real’ phones out there

    Posted on August 7, 2009 | No Comments
    Apparently this phone is getting ready for a big Muay Thai match. It's a Vertu—“vertu” is “virture” in French!—designed by one Norihiko Inoue. No, you cannot buy it, I just thought it looked neat.

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