NEWS: iPhone 4 and iPod Touch: October 2008

Thursday, October 30, 2008

DataViz to Release Document to Go for iPhone

DataViz is now developing their new Document to Go for iPhone, according to a email notification sign up page on the company website. When available, users should be able to use it to view, edit and create Word, Excel and PowerPoint 2007 compatible files and attachments in their native formats on Apple iPhone directly.

Best Buy and CompUSA to Sell Unlocked BlackBerry Bold 9000

Best Buy and CompUSA is going to sell unlocked BlackBerry Bold 9000 directly to consumer, with a price tag of $660 and $799.99 respectively. Best Buy has put up the BlackBerry Bold for pre-ordering. If you need the smartphone urgently, CompUSA has the smartphone in stock today but with a much higher price tag. At the $169.41 BOM and manufacturing cost revealed by iSuppli today, you can imagine

Location Based Technologies Launches PocketFinder Service for Google Android Smartphones

Location Based Technologies today announced that Google Android smartphone users can now download the PocketFinder service for their handsets. According to Dave Morse, CEO of Location Based Technologies (LBT), the company has fully tested this service and is ready to release it worldwide to the just-launched T-Mobile G1-the first mobile phone to use the Android open standard mobile device

Truphone launches low-priced international call service for BlackBerry smartphones

Truphone today launched a beta of its mobile internet telephony service, Truphone Anywhere, for BlackBerry smartphones. When an international number is dialled, the Truphone software detects what is happening and takes over automatically. Truphone Anywhere will then make a domestic call to local Truphone server and sends to the server the international number being called. The Truphone server

Flying Aces coming to the App Store

Snakeheadsoftware released some screenshots and video of their upcoming F-15 dogfight game. Flying Aces is the first true dogfight game for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Sit in the cockpit of an F-15 Eagle flying over the Persian Gulf, you will fly head to head against enemy warplanes and gain rank, competing against other iPhone users by shooting down as many planes as possible.Features:* Thrilling

ElectroCUTE: UFO game for iphone

ElectroCUTE is a game where the players act as a digital shepherd, protecting their flock from alien UFOs with arcs of electricity. To interact with the game players simply press two fingers on the screen and an electric bolt fries everything betweentheir fingers - UFO and sheep alike. The player can also get help from several powerful powerups - everything from explosive bombs to time altering

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Sonos Controller for iPhone Available

Sonos today introduced the Sonos Controller for iPhone as a free download on the iPhone App Store. Music lovers with an iPhone 3G, iPhone or iPod touch can now control the Sonos Multi-Room Music System all from their favorite portable device. A video demonstration of the free Sonos Controller for iPhone is available at www.sonos.com/iphone.The Sonos Controller for iPhone lets you control the

Truphone launches VoIP client for BlackBerry

Truphone today launched a beta version of its VoIP client called Truphone Anywhere for BlackBerry smartphones. It’s a cheapest way to make international calling to up to 40 million BlackBerry users across the world, can reduce international call costs to as little as £0.03/$0.06 per minute.Truphone Anywhere works in 33 countries worldwide. “There’s no GSM business tariff that gets close to the

Momail optimizes mobile email for Christmas releases

Momail launches support for the latest mobiles vendors will begin shipping for this year’s Christmas season. The supported devices among other HTC Touch HD, LG Renoir, Nokia’s 5800 XpressMusic and 7610 Supernova, Samsung Innov8 and Soul b, and Sony Ericsson’s C905 and T700.Total number of devices supported for its mobile email service has now surpassed 1200 different models.The latest supports

New Sharp Aquos W64SH TV phone hits Japanese KDDI

It’s a sophisticated TV phone, indeed. Sharp announced new line up for Japanese carrier KDDI: Sharp Aquos W64SH featuring a neat 3.5 inch screen, DMB capability, 5.2MP camera, Mobile ASV, high color rendering backlight, 2,000:1 contrast ratio, SV engine + and smooth mode, Bluetooth, FM transmitter, Stereo speakers, Dictionary.With the dimension of 116×53×16.5mm, the TV phone offers color variants

Orange to Sell HTC Touch HD in UK from November

Orange today announced that the HTC Touch HD handset will be available in the UK from early November, exclusively on the Orange network. The handset will also be available from Orange in France and Romania in the forthcoming months.The HTC Touch HD is exclusive on the Orange UK network until 2009 from £79.99 on an 18 month, £40 per month contact Package includes inclusive option of anytime mobile

Palm Centro Olive Green Photo

With the Palm Centro smartphone in new Olive green and Vibrant rose colors, PalmInfoCenter has put up a nice photo gallery of the Centro in Olive Green color. If you are wondering how the new color appear in real life, click on the link to browse the whole photo gallery.The Olive green and Vibrant rose Centro smartphones is available now at select retail locations, and beginning Nov. 2 in Sprint

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

beamME: free iPhone vCard app

beamME allows you to send your personal or business card from your iPhone to any other mobile device or computer, including BlackBerries, Android phones, Treos, Macs, PCs and more. The way it works is that you download beamME, sign up for free service at http://rmbrME.com, and then every time you want to send your vCard to someone new, you just text their mobile number or email address to 762763 (RMBRME).

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Sonos Debuts Free iPhone Remote Control App

Owners of iPhones and iPod touches can now download a free application from Apple's App Store that essentially turns the device into a remote control for any Sonos system.

Sonos, the multiroom wireless music system manufacturer, on Tuesday announced new hardware for its line of products—sort of. Owners of iPhones and iPod touches can now download a free application from Apple's App Store that essentially turns the device into a remote control for any Sonos system. The Sonos Controller for iPhone performs nearly all of the tasks the Sonos remote control can. Sonos also introduced its version 2.7 software, which adds 15,000 radio station feeds to the system's Internet radio feature. Local radio stations from all over the world can now be listened to alongside Sonos partners Last.fm and Pandora.

Read the whole article @ PC Mag

Sonos Debuts Free iPhone Remote Control App

Next2Friends Launches Live Mobile Broadcasting for BlackBerry Bold

Next2Friends announced the availability of its ‘Live’ mobile video broadcasting application for the BlackBerry Bold smartphone from Research In Motion. Next2Friends Live enables members to share their lives from anywhere, from broadcasting the little things that make up their day, to capturing a must-see-moment, to bringing you unfolding events from across the world closer to home. The

Mobile Web use surges in Africa according to Opera’s latest Mobile Web report

Opera Software uncovers exponential growth in Africa’s mobile Web usage in its latest State of the Mobile Web report. Published today at http://www.opera.com/mobile_report/, this September 2008 study focuses on the African continent, where Web browsing on the mobile phone far exceeds traditional desktop-computer surfing.According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Africa’s mobile

Hop-on Introduces HOP1890 ChitterChatter Phone for Seniors

Hop-on announced that their HOP1890 the ChitterChatter phone for seniors will be operating on the AT&T network in the U.S. The HOP1890 ChitterChatter for Seniors phone has GPS tracking, a panic button, and provides live operator services, when you want it, need it, around the clock.The “concierge” can help place the calls, contact emergency personnel, and locate the nearest hospital if needed.

New Sony Ericsson IPC-40 colors

Yes, you can protect your Sony Ericsson phone with stylish case IPC-40. Announced on July with only available in one colour, the stylish case now has other pretty colours: orange/black, beige/blue and purple/pink. The new colours version will be available only in some countries.

Emergency Charger for iPhone, iPod

Now you don’t have to worry about losing your iPhone or iPod’s power when you’re mobile. You can count on this compact Emergency Charger. This lightweight charger can use 2 “AAA” batteries to power the iPod anytime, anywhere.But please keep in mind that the US$10.00 Emergency Charger is just for emergency use only. Yeah, it cannot replace your current A/C power charger to make your lovely device

ASUS P552w PDA Phone launched in India

ASUS has globally launched the ASUS P552w PDA phone which features Glide - a new touch user interface developed and designed for navigation - September of this year and the PDA Phone is now getting ready to hit Indian stores with Rs 27,900 price tag (about US$ 550).The ASUS P552w boasts one of the most powerful CPUs (624MHz) on the market today. It also features 3.5G HSDPA (3.6Mbps) connectivity

Hot Models for Verizon Wireless in November

It looks like Phone Arena have got some nice info on the upcoming Verizon Wireless phones again. Announcing in November, Verizon Wireless subscribers in US will be able to purchase the Samsung Omnia (SCH-i910), Verizon Wireless XV6850 (HTC Touch Pro), Samsung Saga SCH-i770 and Samsung Renown SCH-U810.The CDMA version of the Samsung Omnia has the same features as its GSM version. According to

HTC Touch Diamond in White Spotted!

Just one month after we first heard the HTC Touch Diamond in snow white color, a website in Netherland has reported a white HTC Touch Diamond on a tradeshow. According to the source, the white version will be available to purchase in Netherland mobile phone store in November next month.

Azoogle Ad Network announces Beta launch of iMobilePublisher for iPhone

The Azoogle Ad Network announced today the successful beta launch of its new iPhone Publisher Reporting Platform, iMobilePublisher. iMobilePublisher provides publishers in the Azoogle performance ad network the ability to check all facets of marketing campaigns including payment history, leads, stats, clicks and effective CPCs. The easy-to-use interface also allows the publisher to sort by offers

Glu Mobile to Release Brain Genius Deluxe and Bonsai Blast for Android

Glu Mobile today announced the launch of two Glu titles, Bonsai Blast and Brain Genius Deluxe on Android. Bonsai Blast is an addictive action-puzzle game that challenges players to shoot and match colored balls to clear more than 20 Zen levels of rich, detailed environments.Bonsai Blast advances the match-three marble popping category with unique features such as: * High-paced match three

Sprint to Sell HTC Touch Pro from October 26th

HTC today launched the HTC Touch Pro for Sprint. The HTC Touch Pro is priced at $299.99 with a two-year subscriber agreement, after a $100 mail-in-rebate and a $25-or-higher data add-on or Everything plan with data. Customers will be able to purchase the device in select national retailers beginning the week of Oct. 26.Building on the similar feature set found on the HTC Touch Diamond, the HTC

Monday, October 27, 2008

Send free SMS from your iPhone

July 23, 2008 Looking for a way to offset the ridiculously expensive data plan that your new 3G iPhone

is tied to? AOL's free AIM client has a feature you might be interested in - the ability to send free SMS messages.

Make sure your iPhone is running the iPhone 2.0 software, and grab AIM here (iTunes required).

To send an SMS, simply send an IM to the number you wish to SMS in the international dialling format. For example, to send an SMS to a number in the U.S. of (444) 555-6666, send an IM to +14445556666. The recipient can reply to the message and you will receive it as an IM.

iPod Touch can also use this neat trick, provided they're somewhere with WiFi access.

Before you get too excited, the SMS feature doesn't work in all countries. We know it works in the U.S, but our readers from abroad will have to test it out for themselves. Feel free to send your reports to tim at gizmag dot com.

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Send free SMS from your iPhone

July 23, 2008 Looking for a way to offset the ridiculously expensive data plan that your new 3G iPhone

is tied to? AOL's free AIM client has a feature you might be interested in - the ability to send free SMS messages.

Make sure your iPhone is running the iPhone 2.0 software, and grab AIM here (iTunes required).

iPod Touch can also use this neat trick, provided they're somewhere with WiFi access.

Read the whole article @ GizMag

iPhone 3G unlock gets a massive step closer

Although Apple tried desperately hard to lock out the iPhone Dev Team from ever being able to software unlock the iPhone 3G, the latest video from the Dev Team shows a software 3G unlock is closer than ever!

Have you been patiently waiting for an iPhone 3G unlock to appear?

Well, you’re not alone – millions have wanted a free unlock solution from the iPhone Dev Team, Geohot, Ziphone Zibri or anyone else smart enough to make the unlock happen.

While no 3G unlock has yet been made available, the iPhone Dev Team has posted a video in its blog showing “Custom application execution on the PBM8878”, with the PBM8878 being the “baseband processor” inside the iPhone 3G.

The video shows a connection to the iPhone 3G via SSH, the kernel version, a connection to the basebase, the display of baseband information and then the Dev Team’s PMB8878 baseband tool which is invoked using a “custom AT command”.

Read the whole article @ IT Wire

iPhone 3G unlock gets a massive step closer

Google Earth for iPhone 2.0 now available

Google has released Google Earth for the iPhone [not active yet].

The free iPhone software available now from iTunes, displays the same high-resolution imagery as the desktop version for over half the world's population and a third of the world's land mass. The software allows you to tilt the device to adjust the view of the mountainous terrain as well as show the Panoramio layer to browse the millions of geo-located photos. Users can also view geo-located Wikipedia articles, locate themselves on the map using the device's Location services, and search for cities, places, and businesses with Google Local Search. It is available in English, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. It works on the both the iPhone and iPod touch and requires the iPhone 2.0 software. [iTunes Store link]

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Google Earth for iPhone 2.0 now available

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Eight sweet free iPhone apps we love - and 4 we can't get

October 27, 2008 The all-conquering iPhone is a pretty impressive gadget out of the box - but it's the fantastic App Store that really keeps the honeymoon going, giving users access to literally thousands of downloadable third-party applications. From the sublime to the ridiculous, they're only a few taps away - and a large number of them are free. Useful? Sometimes. Perfect? Rarely. Addictive? Hell yes, show me an iPhone user that hasn't thumbed through the app store late at night and I'll show you somebody who should have bought a Nokia. Here's a few of our favorite freebies - and a couple of things we want to know why we can't have!

1. AroundMe Where's the nearest bank? This is a fantastic app that takes your GPS location and shows you what's nearby, from banks, bars and coffee shops, to petrol stations, hotels, parking garages and hospitals - ranked by proximity. Once you decide on a business, you're presented with full contact details, a map and route details if you want them. We're not sure where AroundMe takes its data from, but it does an excellent job, only limited by the database. A must-have app.

2. Thumbtacts One of the many criticisms of the iPhone is that its computer-like interface can make it a bit clunky to use as a phone. Finding and calling a contact, for example, can be a frustrating exercise if you've only got one hand free. But hey, who buys a phone to make calls these days anyway right? Thumbtacts offers a creative solution by breaking the contact list down into a series of simple thumb-clickable options that quickly and accurately find the number you're after. Hard to explain but easy to use, Thumbtacts is almost always a quicker way to find and call contacts than the standard contacts list. Nice one!

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Eight sweet free iPhone apps we love - and 4 we can't get

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Disney releases free iPhone game to promote film

The world of free iPhone games is getting more interesting, as brands of all kinds wake up to the promotional opportunities of giving away a game on the App Store.

The latest is called RhinoBall, and it's been released by Disney to promote the film studio's new animated comedy BOLT.

The game, developed by AvatarLabs, owes just a little to Super Monkey Ball. You have to roll a hamster in a ball around a city to find a dog called Bolt, using accelerometer controls and picking up lightning bolts along the way.

The interesting thing is the game's production values – high – and the way it includes video clips from the film alongside the core gameplay.

Traditionally, movie games on mobile have been offered as premium products, so it's fascinating to see a studio giving away a game on the App Store instead.

Read the whole article @ Pocket Gamer

Disney releases free iPhone game to promote film

The world of free iPhone games is getting more interesting, as brands of all kinds wake up to the promotional opportunities of giving away a game on the App Store.

The latest is called RhinoBall, and it's been released by Disney to promote the film studio's new animated comedy BOLT.

The interesting thing is the game's production values – high – and the way it includes video clips from the film alongside the core gameplay.

Traditionally, movie games on mobile have been offered as premium products, so it's fascinating to see a studio giving away a game on the App Store instead.

Read the whole article @ Pocket Gamer

What do you want fixed with the iPhone? A new site allows you to vote for your choice

Still annoyed that the iPhone lacks copy and paste? Wishing you could use the landscape keyboard more often? Want Flash support (finally)?The iPhone is a marvelous device, but until it’s perfect, everybody will still have some issues with it. Now it’s true very little in life (let alone in the tech world) is perfect. Now you can make your voice heard.Networking gurusFullsix have launched a

DataViz to release Word/Excel compatibility app soon

DataViz, a company that develops and markets Office compatibility and productivity solutions across many different platforms for years, announced on its blog that they will soon be releasing the iPhone version of “Documents To Go”, an application that lets you create and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents on an iphoneThere is no word about when this app is supposed to be released but you

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Hop-on Will Launch Its Android Phone at 2009 International CES

Hop-on will be launching its new open “Android Platform” device at the Consumer Electronic Show, in Las Vegas January 2009. Famous for its low cost disposable cell phone, the company will price its Android phone under $200.Peter Michaels stated, “Hop-on is committed in bringing the latest technology to the market, the Android open platform makes Hop-on competitive in the high end mobile phone

Google intros mobile Gmail 2.0

Google announced Gmail for mobile version 2.0 for J2ME-supported and BlackBerry phones. “Our focus for this version was to make the experience faster and more reliable,” as Software Engineer Google Mobile Team Derek Phillips wrote in Google Mobile Blog. “We rearchitected the entire client to push all the processing to the background, greatly improve the client-side caching scheme and optimize

China Mobile has 100 million instant messenger users

China Mobile, which has 436 million subscriber, reported that it has 100 million registered users for its mobile instant messaging tool, Fetion. Fetion is a comprehensive telecommunication service provided by CMCC, integrating IVR, GPRS and SMS and covering users’ communication demands on three form. Besides the basic functions of chatting software, Fetion can realize log-in through multiple

AT&T Start Selling Samsung Propel

Samsung announced today the October 23 availability of the Samsung Propel, a trendy messaging phone available in multiple color options. Exclusive to AT&T, and available in four color options - red/white, apple green/black, blue/black and a red\black version exclusive to RadioShack - the Propel is a messaging master. Vertically sliding open the phone, which features a large 2.2″ display screen,

Saturday, October 25, 2008

ZAGG Unveils invisibleSHIELD for Google-Powered G1 Smartphone

ZAGG is now shipping the invisibleSHIELD for the new T-Mobile G1, the first phone to run on Google’s Android operating system. ZAGG’s invisibleSHIELD for the G1 is available through multiple retail outlets, or on ZAGG.com, for USD $24.95.“The complex shape and design of the G1 necessitates a specific kind of protection,” said Robert G. Pedersen II, President and CEO of ZAGG. “The invisibleSHIELD

iSkoot for Skype launches as First Mobile VoIP Application for Android Smartphones

iSkoot today announced that its mobile application, iSkoot for Skype, is launching in the Android Market. iSkoot’s solution supports the Skype Software, offering Android users on any cellular network the ability to make Skype-to-Skype calls on their mobile phone. It is not free though, see the cost listing in detail after the jump.Making a Skype-to-Skype call: Airtime + A little bit of DataWhen

Android Market Opens, Paid Apps Up in Q1 2009

Google has officially announced the launches of Android Market with its first Android-powered phone-the T-Mobile G1. With Android Market, users can easily download apps to their Android-powered phone. Users can also rate the apps they’ve downloaded and leave comments.For Android application developer, you can start to register and pay a one time $25 application fee starting next Monday. You will

Check-in to the Hotel and get an iPod Touch

It's true! But only for as long as you stay in the hotel. Runtriz, a software firm out of Hollywood, CA, after a series of quiet test runs at other LA hotels, has debuted a product called “Hotel Evolution” at the Malibu Beach Inn in Malibu, CA.When you check-in to the hotel, you are asked if you own an iPhone. If you have one the Runtriz Hotel web application is loaded to the device. If you don't

Friday, October 24, 2008

T-Mobile G1 to Receive First OTA Updates on Thursday

With the T-Mobile G1 fresh out on Wednesday, the Android team has already planned to release the first OTA updates on Thursday. According to a forum post on T-Mobile forum, the software update is not a major update. It includes few enhancements and bug fixes and you will receive a notice on your T-Mobile G1 when it is available.

Upgrade Your Treo 750 Before October 31st

Palm today announced that the Windows Mobile 6 software upgrade for Treo 750 will not be offered or support by the company from October 31st. If you are holding a Treo 750 with Windows Mobile 5, you might want to download the software upgrade before the deadline.

AT&T To Sell BlackBerry Bold from November 4th

AT&T and Research In Motion announced today that the BlackBerry Bold smartphone will be available in the United States for as low as $299.99 on Tuesday, Nov. 4, in AT&T retail stores nationwide. The BlackBerry was delayed this month due to more certification testing needed for the BlackBerry Bold.

WritePad (Handwriting recognition for iPhone)

PhunkWare has released WritingPad, a handwriting recognition application, into the App Store. WritePad allows you to write anything on the screen, and it is translated into text. The text can then be edited, or sent to the Mail application to be emailed. It works surprisingly well, and can even handle more than one word at a time. It also has many settings that help you to configure the

QuickVoice Recorder (with Bonus) released for iPod Touch

QuickVoice Recorder is now available for the 2nd generation iPod Touch adding to its already existing line of voice recording software for the iPhone, Mac and Windows PCs. And as a special promotion, anyone can purchase QuickVoice for just $0.99 simply by making their purchase through Apple’s iTunes (This is a limited time $15 bonus value).QuickVoice is a professionally designed “touch & speak”

SPiN - A new game for iphone

Secret Exit have created a game called “SPiN - The Silhouette Game.” In this game, you touch the screen to rotate objects to try to get them to match up with the silhouette behind the object. You have a time limit, and you are rewarded with more time and points each time you succeed in placing the object in the correct position. It has many levels and is actually pretty challenging at times.Spin’

A.I.Disk - MobileMe iDisk connectivity to your iPhone

A new application has appeared in the App Store. A.I.Disk, is a new and much needed iPhone application that lets MobileMe subscribers access documents on the iDisk online storage service, and save them to their iPhone and iPod Touch. A.I. Disk allows people to view saved files and documents on the go and even email friends and colleagues.“MobileMe iDisk is a popular way to backup important data

International Mobile Business Subscribers Want Similar Device Features but Different Services, According to Survey

In a survey conducted by ABI Research among mobile business customers from seven industrialized countries, the mobile device features currently attracting most interest and used most often are similar, regardless of location. Bluetooth, speakerphone and voice activated dialing are the most adopted features; QWERTY keyboards, touchscreens, PIM/PDA functionality and large screen size are of most

DataViz announces RoadSync 4.0

DataViz today announced the immediate availability of the latest version of its Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync client, RoadSync 4.0. This version allows its users to read HTML formatted e-mails with proper format display on all S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 and Feature Pack 2 mobile devices based on Symbian OS. In addition to HTML e-mail, new features include tasks and contact photo

Iridium Launches 9555 Satellite Phone

Iridium Satellite unveiled its smallest satellite phone - the Iridium “9555″ - at its annual Partner Conference in Miami, Fla. The new 9555 offers a significantly reduced size, a more hand-friendly form factor and new features such as an internally stowed antenna. It is also featuring a brighter screen, a speaker phone, improved Short Messaging Service (SMS) and email capabilities, and an

Work spills into bathroom time for over half of Americans

More than half of working Americans - 53 percent - have been interrupted by a work-related phone call or email while in the bathroom, according to a survey commissioned by Nokia.The survey revealed that office-related intrusions invaded other areas of Americans’ lives as well. Twenty-four percent have allowed a call or email to interrupt them while in the throes of passion, and 23 percent while

Self-Destructing SMS Text Messaging Application for Blackberry Phones Available from BigString

A new Short Message Service (SMS) text messaging application for BlackBerry phones that permits both personal and business users to send self-destructing text messages and pictures, has been released by BigString Corporation. In addition to providing BigString’s self-destructing features to SMS text users, the application also permits sending self-destructing messages to multiple recipients

Shazam Launches Android Application Integrated with MySpace and Amazon MP3

Shazam today announced the launch of its mobile application for the Android platform that allows users to discover music that can immediately be purchased through the Amazon MP3 store and connect with artists through MySpace. Android users will be able to quickly and easily enhance their music collections while taking advantage of social networking integration with MySpace to get the most out of

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Motorola Introduces Aura Luxury Phone, $2,000 for one

Motorola introduces AURA, a unique handset which has a circular liquid-crystal display screen with 16 million colors. Capped with a Grade 1, 62-carat sapphire crystal lens - one of the most scratch-resistant materials on earth - AURA is simply elegant.The front piece of the phone takes nearly two weeks to create. In that time, the stainless steel is sculpted, electro and hand polished, chemically

Samsung Mobile Innovator Goes Live

Samsung today announced the public opening of Samsung Mobile Innovator, a new program enabling mobile software developers to create applications for use across all Samsung S60 devices. From today, the full Samsung Mobile Innovator portal and its services can be accessed at http://innovator.samsungmobile.com. To celebrate their public launch, Samsung Mobile Innovator is offering to Symbian Sign

T-Mobile G1 Goes on Sale Today

T-Mobile USA today announced the national availability of the T-Mobile G1, the first Android-powered mobile phone. The T-Mobile G1 combines full touch-screen functionality and a QWERTY keyboard with a rich mobile Web experience, dozens of Android Market applications, and popular Google products that including Google Maps Street View, Gmail, YouTube and others. Beginning today, consumers can

Treo 800w Got Software Updates for USB and Battery Charging

Palm has just released a new software update for Treo 800w users. The software is essential especially it will solve a battery charging issues.The Treo 800w USB and battery charging software update is designed to address the following: * USB: If your device fails to detect any of the in-box USB accessories such as the power adapter, headset or sync cable, this update will resolve most of the

AT&T Introduces Samsung Epix Officially, Available Now

AT&T and Samsung announced today the availability of the Samsung Epix, featuring full touch screen and new optical mouse that is powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system. The Epix is available exclusively to AT&T customers in the U.S., comes in a cool silver finish. Equipped with a full QWERTY keyboard, the Samsung Epix measures 4.6 inches x 2.4 inches x 0.5 inches, weighs just

Cricket Communications Adds Nokia 1606 AWS Phone

Cricket Communications is now offering the Nokia 1606 flip phone to its portfolio of AWS-capable wireless devices. The Nokia 1606 is suitable for consumers looking for enhanced features like Mobile WEB, Games & Apps and text in a slim, sturdy package with a brilliant internal color display. The 1606 also features a hinge-mounted flashlight, an integrated speakerphone and PC contact

Kyocera Wireless Collaborating with Wind River to Incorporate Android Mobile Software

Kyocera Wireless today announced that it has begun development of a new product platform incorporating Android mobile software. The company is collaborating with Wind River, which will provide software systems integration services, including middleware and user interface integration, optimization of Android, and custom integration for technologies from other Open Handset Alliance members and

Android Source Code Available Now

Today, Google and the Open Handset Alliance announced the availability of the Android platform source code to everyone, for free, under the new Android Open Source Project. This represents the first fully featured mobile platform which will enable people to create a mobile device without restrictions, build applications that run on Android powered devices, and contribute to the core platform.As

Twiggy: Sony Ericsson’s new Walkman phone

Apparently Sony Ericsson has a big plan to grab the music phone users next year. Yeah, now they are working on a new walkman phone called Twiggy. We don’t have its picture (even the leaked-blurry one) yet, but noticed that the upcoming walkman phone will replace the well-know Walkman flip-phone W350 (see the picture as below).Twiggy has flip design, too, but offers more high-quality features than

Boingo Mobile Pre-installed on Motorola’s MOTO Q11

Boingo Wireless announces that Boingo Mobile is available on Motorola’s Wi-Fi enabled Motorola MOTO Q 11 smartphone. Boingo Mobile identifies locations that are part of the Boingo Wi-Fi network and automatically connects users with a Boingo Mobile account. For a monthly, flat-fee, Boingo Mobile subscribers enjoy unlimited, global usage for $7.95, €5.95 or £3.95 per month, with no per-minute or

New Nokia 2228 CDMA Phone with LED Indicator Light

Today Nokia announced the new Nokia 2228 for its select global CDMA markets. The Nokia 2228 combines a slim 12 mm compact design and ultra light weight, with some essential features. It’s an affordable 1.3 megapixel camera phone with a built in Nokia media player, supporting most of the common digital formats. It comes with speaker dependent voice recognition, an integrated handsfree speaker and

RIM to Launch BlackBerry Application Storefront and BlackBerry Application Center

Research In Motion (RIM) today announced that the company is working on a new online application storefront and a new on-device application center for managing installation, upgrades, and purchases blackberry applications.RIM plans to launch the application storefront in March 2009 and BlackBerry application developers can begin submitting their applications and content for inclusion in the

Qt for S60 announced

Qt Software announced the porting of Qt to S60 on Symbian OS. Qt is a powerful C++ application development framework, which makes it easy for developers to create applications once and then deploy them on any of the Windows, Mac, Linux, Windows CE, Windows Mobile and embedded Linux platforms. Qt Software, formerly Trolltech, was acquired by Nokia in June 2008.“Qt brings an elegant and intuitive C

Samsung Epix SGH-i907 Unboxing Leaked

Pretty much the same as Samsung i780 in other regions, AT&T should be announcing the Samsung Epix SGH-i907 this month. The Samsung Epix is running Windows Mobile 6.1 professional edition, has a touch screen with haptic feedback, built in WiFi, GPS and support HSDPA wireless data connection. BoyGeniusReport has done an unboxing photo gallery of the QWERTY messaging phone, even before the official

New fring 3.36 with Upgraded User Interface for Symbian

Fring has just released a new 3.36 version for Symbian 9 devices. The new version has an upgraded GUI for more user friendly navigation and structure. It also includes other bug fixes which is not mentioned in the announcement.fring is a free, downloadable mobile phone application enabling free mVoIP (mobile VoIP) calls, real-time presence and live chat with multiple IM providers. fring users or

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Nokia N96 Software Upgrade Available (version 11.018 or 11.101)

If you are using Nokia N96, Nokia has released new software upgrade last week for most of the regions. The software will upgrade Nokia N96 to version 11.018 or 11.101 depends on your regions. These software releases contain improvements in the Live TV application (read more about Live TV here), sharper pictures through better imaging quality and autofocus accuracy, and faster system wide

Samsung SGH-U900 Soul Limited Edition in Black and Gold Color

As one of the Samsung flagship product in year 2008, Samsung is reported to release a special edition of Samsung Soul in several regions. The new limited edition is done in Black and Gold color and will be slightly more expensive the normal edition.The Samsung Soul has a full metal body with a premium finish and 12.9mm-thin form factor. With Magical Touch by DaCP navigation indicators on the

Zeemote Gaming Controller Coming to BlackBerry Smartphones

Zeemote announced the forthcoming availability of the Zeemote SDK (software development kit) for BlackBerry smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM), which includes the BlackBerry Curve and the BlackBerry Pearl series smartphones. The Zeemote SDK will allow BlackBerry developers to create mobile games that are compatible with Zeemote’s JS1 Controller, a wireless, analog joystick for mobile

MySpace Releases MySpace Mobile for Android

Available now on Android Market, Android Community members who have received their pre-ordered T-Mobile reported the new myspace mobile for Android yesterday. The application is free and will allow you to access your MySpace account with navigation tabs on the right side. You can also approve friend requests, send and receive messages, search for friends, update your current status and upload

Handango to Offer Android Applications On Its Distribution Platform

Announced last week, Handango will start to offer both paid and free apps for the first Android smartphone device anticipated to launch on October 22. Android application developers can now add Android applications directly to their Handango developer accounts and offer to Android users as a free or paid application. Developers can also offer their application as a monthly, quarterly or annual

Upcoming HP iPAQ Voice Messenger

For those who insist on a compact mobile phone, yet need powerful voice, email and GPS features, this sleek 3G smartphone is the perfect choice. The deceptively simple, surprisingly smart HP iPAQ Voice Messenger is small in size, but big on features.Features * Small and simple : Dial and type quickly with the simple and useful 20-key keypad. Text and email easily with intelligent predictive

Upcoming HP iPAQ Data Messenger

This beautiful 3G smartphone with large touch screen display, full slide-out alphanumeric keyboard and GPS gives a new style to your mobile messaging experience. The HP iPAQ Data Messenger helps you communicate with confidence and distinction.Features * Communicate intelligently: Use email, phone, and Internet with advanced wireless technology in many countries around the world. Where WiFi is

Western Union and Orascom Telecom Join Forces to Pilot Mobile Money Transfer Service

Western Union today announced that it has created an alliance with Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. (”Orascom Telecom”) to introduce mobile remittance services in select markets. The services aim to make low-principal, high-frequency remittances more convenient to the millions of consumers who send money every day.Orascom Telecom, which was established in 1998, operates six mobile networks with a

Mobiado Announces Professional 105 CLB Luxury Phone

Mobiado today announces its new designer 105CLB series. The entire front and back of the phone has been crafted from large pieces of sapphire crystal and printed from beneath with the silver Mobiado monogram, providing a modern minimalist look with a wear resistance second only to diamond.The 105CLB utilizes a hidden sliding battery cover mechanism (patent pending) with the battery cover being

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Nokia Announces Top 10 Developers for its Mobile Games Innovation Challenge

Nokia today announced the top 10 developers of its Mobile Games Innovation Challenge. The winners, to be announced at an exclusive awards ceremony later this month, will take home a total prize value of EUR 70,000. The three most innovative game concepts will be offered Nokia Publishing pre-production contracts. In addition, the first winner will be awarded EUR 40,000, the second EUR 20,000, and

Google proved forecasts wrong

Google Inc. has proven proven the forecasts wrong after hurdling the Wall Street quarterly profit estimates. To be exact, Google’s total Q3 net income reached up to $1.35 billion, or $4.24 a diluted share, from $1.07 billion, or $3.38 per share.The results are accumulations of international sales that shoot up to 41 percent. Googles authorities confirmed that even their sales in UK, the company’s

ASUS P552w and Eee PC 901 were awarded in the recently concluded G-Mark Awards

The Eee PC™ 901, ASUS P552w PDA phone and ASUS Essentio CS Series Compact Desktop PC were awarded the Good Design Awards 2008 in the recently concluded G-Mark Awards.The award is pioneered by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry to acknowledge different gadgets from manufacturers that has passed through a comprehensive design evaluation and award system. The said acolade focus mainly

Opera Mobile 9.5 beta adds Opera Widgets to deliver a one-click mobile Internet experience

Opera Mobile 9.5 now introduces Opera Widgets to the mobile Internet experience, enabling one-click Web content access. This release marks the second Opera Mobile 9.5 beta for Windows Mobile and the first-ever beta for UIQ-based phones. A developer version of S60 Widget manager is also available within the Opera Widgets SDK. Several Opera Widgets are now pre-installed in the Opera Mobile 9.5 beta

Samsung announces the i7110 at the Symbian Smartphone Show

Samsung today announced the I7110, the latest Samsung smartphone based on S60 and Symbian OS with 12.9mm thickness. The candybar phone will be showcased for the first time at the Symbian Smartphone Show in London on Oct. 21st - 22nd. The I7110 offers cutting-edge mobile phone features, including a 2.6″ AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode) screen, to deliver outstanding experiences

Qik Releases Qik J2ME for All Supported Java Phones

Qik has announced last week that its live mobile video streaming service now supports even more mobile phones in the market with its new J2ME version. Available today in alpha, Qik’s service is now ready for use on more than a dozen Nokia and Sony Ericsson mass market mobile handsets. With Qik’s free service, users can stream video live to the Internet in just two clicks from their mobile phone.“

Sunday, October 19, 2008

App Store - NetSketch 1.3

Gotow.net has announced the release of NetSketch 1.3, a collaborative drawing application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. NetSketch is a full-featured vector drawing app and allows you to sketch in real-time with friends on multiple iPhones. The update is available through the App Store and features several performance improvements: * A tabbed color picker allows you to rapidly flip between

App Store - Battleship2Go

FMWebschool released a new version of Battleship2Go for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch. Battleship2Go is an exciting game of strategy that can be enjoyed by everyone. Place secret mines on your enemies board before the game begins making it more difficult to avoid a direct hit. Explosions vibrate your iPhone. You’ll feel like your fleets safety is in your hands as you monitor the live radar and

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Concept Smartphone for Ladies, Designed by Aleix Ingles Elias

After seeing a beautiful smartphone designed by Aleix Ingles Elias, which pretty much looked like a HTC device, we have a look at another concept created by the designer: a business female phone. Keeping some of the design traits of the previous device, this concept phone uses soft shapes and comes with intuitive interface commands and a pad with minimal visual buttons.The handset incorporates a

Nokia Touchscreen Smartphone Coming Soon! N Series and N-Gage Involved

We’ve got two sources of information that claim we’ll soon see a Nokia N Series touchscreen handset and that on October 13th the Finns will reveal something N-Gage-based. On the one hand, Nokia officials recently claimed (during an event held in New Delhi) that N Series touchscreen devices are coming and on the other hand, the Nokia Blog got an invitation to the 13th October Nokia event.There’s

OLO PC Integrates an iPhone, What About New MacBooks?

Well, Apple’s got a MacBook-related announcement on October 14th (Tuesday), while NVIDIA will probably showcase new graphical chipsets for the same notebooks on Wednesday, but Monday is also a day you’d want to remember. Turns out it’ll be the day when the iPhone meets your portable PC and it’s there to stay… embedded in the device.Or so claims OLO, a company that plans to launch a netbook that

Sony Ericsson EF208 Game Terminator, the PSP Phone You’ve Been Waiting for

This Sony Ericsson concept is not, by any means new, as its design follows the trends of the year 2004, or 2005, but still this a hot concept of (maybe) PSP Phone. Dubbed the EF 208, this “Game Terminator” is a Sony Ericsson phone/console for gamers, that features a wide touchscreen, a camera and game controls.I can see a fighting game on its screen and it’s surely not Tekken… Any ideas?

Magma Phone Concept Can Operate with 4 Sims

Dual SIM phones are all the rage now and even handsets that can hold 3 SIM cards have turned up, but 4 sims is something extremely rare, if not a never tried before idea. Inspired by fire, the Magma phone was designed by Amit Vagyani and it features a keypad and touchscreen display.Among its specs there’s up to 40GB extendable memory support, a 5 megapixel camera with 8x optical zoom, Bluetooth,

Willcom 03 Smartphone Introduced at CEATEC 2008

This new smartphone looks like an XPERIA X1 alternative, but one that’s branded Willcom. The 03 handset was introduced at CEATEC 2008 in Japan and we’re dealing with a slider that features a 3 inch display with a 480 x 800 resolution.The specs list also includes 1-Seg support, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, a 2 megapixel camera, microSD memory card slot and Windows Mobile 6.1.No info on pricing and

Motorola CABO i890, iDEN Handset Coming this Year?

Motorola’s finally preparing a RAZR 2-style device, one that supports iDEN and has a 3 megapixel camera. Add an external touchscreen to that, Bluetooth, support for a 6GB SD card and a great piano black body. Seems we’ll even see a ModeShift keypad on CABO, while the rest of the specs are a mystery till now.There’s even a supposed launch period for the Motorola i890, Q4 2008, so we’re bound to

BRIX Concept Phones, United They Stand!

We’re watching World Cup 2010 quallies these days and if we’re on the go, we need a decent device to display those soccer matches. The BRIX, designed by Seok won Hong is the perfect concept phone to show sport events, but it won’t do this on its own. Several BRIX phones can create an even bigger display, with a 1:2 aspect ratio, in order to enhance your video experience.

Sony Ericsson W570 Concept Phone, Colourful Device for a Depressing Autumn

Designed by ChefZX from mobile-review, the Sony Ericsson W570 concept is a pretty hot Walkman device, although a bit thick. Depending on the colour of its sliding piece, it’ll light up in green, blue, orange or mauve.I have to say that this is quite a long handset, with the usual side volume control buttons, play/pause key beneath the screen and comfortable numeric keypad.

Sony Ericsson Kate Could be C912, Features Multitasking

Sony Ericsson Kate is said to be the follow-up to the K750, but one that will very much appeal to CyberShot fans. In case you think that the device is all about a top camera and hot photo features, turns out that if features multitasking, a rare trait of modern handsets.Add varied connectivity options and a CyberShot camera in the mix and we’ve got a hit… (might be the Sony Ericsson C912, not

Friday, October 17, 2008

My Apple Space announces iPhone support

On My Apple Space developers are meeting reviewers and customers, media is finding new readers, gamers are setting up tournaments and switchers are finding new Apple friends to help them make the important leap to the fantastic world of Apple.My Apple Space is designed by Apple users for Apple users. iPhotos, iMovies, GarageBand, and Blogging are all available including one click integration with

App Store - Byline 2.0

Phantom Fish today announced the release of Byline 2.0, a major update to the RSS news reader and offline web browser for iPhone and iPod Touch. Byline synchronizes new items, starred items, notes and folders from a free Google Reader account. New features include a streamlined interface for browsing folders from Google Reader, a built-in web browser for online and offline browsing, and a

Open University counts 1 million iTunes download

A staggering one million items equating to seventeen terabytes of educational content from the Open University has been downloaded in the four months since it joined Apple’s itunes U channel.Professor Brenda Gourley, Vice-Chancellor of the Open University, said the relationship with Apple was a great example of the University looking for new and innovative ways to provide students with its award

MetroPCS Offers Ultimate Caller ID Name Services

MetroPCS Communications in US has launched Screen-it, a service that displays the calling party’s name on a subscriber’s wireless phone. Screen-it allows consumers to more successfully manage incoming calls to their phone by seeing the caller’s name before answering the call. Even if the call is from an unknown caller, the service will try to identify the caller name at the backend.“The new

Samsung ACE Can Now be Upgraded to Windows Mobile 6.1

Today Sprint and Samsung announced key enhancements, including GPS to support Sprint Navigation, Windows Mobile 6.1 and the addition of Office Mobile 6.1 for the Samsung ACE. The new software’s downloading instructions are available at http://www.samsungmobileusa.com/i325/upgradeOther than Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade, the GPS will be enhanced to provide support applications such as Sprint

Alltel Wireless lets customers move to their own beat with the LG Rhythm

Alltel Wireless and LG announced today that the LG Rhythm is available in Alltel retail stores and online at shopalltel.com. Sleek and stylish, the LG Rhythm offers customers a premium music player with Digital Signal Processing as well as a graphic equalizer professionally tuned by Mr. Mark Levinson. The phone also includes an FM transmitter that easily streams songs to a car stereo or other

T-Mobile USA to offer BlackBerry Pearl 8120 in 3 new colors

T-Mobile offers its popular BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smartphone in three new colors - black emerald, indigo, and frost. The new colors are available nationwide now for US$149.99 with two year service agreement.The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 includes an advanced multimedia experience, which features video recording and playback, a two-megapixel digital camera, stereo Bluetooth support, and an externally

SanDisk SlotMusic Now Shipping

SanDisk announced the full list of artists joining the inaugural slotMusic line-up. Starting this week, music fans can purchase slotMusic cards-microSD cards with pre-loaded, DRM-free MP3 music-featuring new release albums from favorite artists like Coldplay, Katy Perry, Leona Lewis, Rihanna and Robin Thicke and catalog titles from Elvis, Abba and more. slotMusic cards will arrive on the shelves

BoostMobile Launches New 10 Cents Flat Rate for All Calls

Boost Mobile has launched a new low flat rate of 10¢ per minute for all calls, no matter what time of day, for its Pay As You Go Basic Plan. Customers benefit from the low 10¢ per-minute rate in addition to unlimited Nationwide Boost Walkie-Talkie for $1/day. Boost Mobile offers pay by the minute, day and month pricing options.As with all Boost Mobile Pay As You Go handsets, there are no credit

More U.S. publishers join Nokia Media Network

Nokia today announced that several U.S. publishers have joined the Nokia Media Network, an advertising network that provides brands reach to millions of mobile consumers through advertising on blue-chip mobile publishers, operator partners and Nokia services.These additions join other flagship Nokia Media Network publishers such as Reuters, CNET, Agence-France Press, Unidad Editorial, Hearst and

Thursday, October 16, 2008

AT&T Quickfire Coming in November

A slider boasting a touch screen in addition to the full keypad, the AT&T Quickfire can read messages in portrait or landscape mode and also download music over the nation’s fastest 3G network with Napster Mobile and eMusic Mobile. Other features include a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen, 1.3 megapixel camera and microSD card slot. The AT&T Quickfire will be available in November in orange, lime and

Motorola Krave ZN4 Available Now at Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless and Motorola today introduces the new Motorola Krave ZN4, featuring two layers of touch - on the interactive clear flip outside and the full touch-screen inside - is now available exclusively offered by Verizon Wireless Communications in US. Krave supports all of the hottest multimedia services from Verizon Wireless, including V CAST Mobile TV, V CAST Video, V CAST Music with

Sybase 365 Demos Intelligent SMS for Mobile Banking

Sybase 365 announced today the company will be showcasing Sybase mBanking 365 with a unique Intelligent SMS natural language capability - at Finovate 2008 in New York City. The Intelligent SMS capability of Sybase mBanking 365 interprets each user’s free-form input and translates users’ own words into relevant commands. Users can therefore request information and undertake transactions without

Sprint to Offer Palm Centro in Olive Green and Vibrant Rose

Palm today announced that the Palm Centro smartphone for Sprint will be available in two new soft-touch colors — Olive green and Vibrant rose. The new colors will join the popular Onyx black Centro in Sprint’s holiday lineup.The holidays are always a busy time, and Centro lets users keep in touch with friends and family with voice, text, IM, email, web — even using Facebook for Palm, which is

ATT and Option launch ATT USBConnect Quicksilver

AT&T and Option today announced the availability of the AT&T USBConnect Quicksilver, the newest addition to AT&T’s High Speed Packet Access (HSPA)-capable lineup of LaptopConnect devices on 3G network.The AT&T USBConnect Quicksilver is the first USB mobile broadband device worldwide to use the Icera Livanto chipset, providing the latest features in one of the world’s smallest HSPA USB devices

Nationwide Insurance and Aegis Mobility Unveil DriveAssist to Address the Problem of Driving While Distracted

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and Aegis Mobility announced today an exclusive partnership to tackle the growing problem of distracted driving with the first of its kind cell phone technology, which empowers consumers to manage the distraction of cell phones or text messaging devices while a vehicle is in motion. Aegis Mobility’s DriveAssist automatically detects the onset of driving and

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Got FCC Approval

Fresh out from FCC lab, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has just been approved by FCC. The first Nokia S60 5th edition touch screen phone will be available worldwide beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008 for an estimated retail price of 279 EUR before taxes and subsidies. According to Reuters early this month, Nokia 5800 will be sold in India, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Taiwan,

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Stickam Launches Stickam Mobile Live Video Streaming Service

Stickam.com today launched Stickam Mobile, enabling members to stream live video to their Stickam players via cell phones. In addition to broadcasting live with their mobile devices, individuals also have the ability to see a live viewer count and the dialogue occurring in their chat room on their cell phone screens. Stickam.com also provides all members with an embed code for their Stickam

Crick Communications Introduces Samsung JetSet (SCH-r550) AWS-compatible Phone

Cricket Communications today announced that the Samsung JetSet (SCH-r550) is now available to Cricket Communications customers. The Samsung JetSet is an AWS-compatible handset. The Samsung JetSet has a 2.0 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth and a MP3 player with expandable memory support (microSD) of up to 16GB.The Samsung JetSet’s 2.0 megapixel camera not only takes great stills, it also

ATT Now Offers New Sony Ericsson W760a Walkman Mobile Phone

AT&T and Sony Ericsson today announced the availability of the Sony Ericsson W760a Walkman phone - the first 3G Walkman phone in the U.S. The integrated accelerometer allows customers to shake or tilt the W760a to fast-forward to the next song or to simulate motion while playing video games. Dedicated A and B gaming buttons also allow customers extra control and interactivity.Joining the popular

Monday, October 13, 2008

AT&T to Brand UTStarcom Knick as Quickfire, Expected This Month

Pricing and tentative launch details have surfaced on a new messaging device we previously reported on for AT&T.The Knick will now be branded as the AT&T Quickfire with a tentative launch window scheduled for late this month at $99.99 after new 2 year agreement and applicable rebates.The specifications for the device are fixed at quadband GSM/EDGE, dualband UMTS/HSDPA, QWERTY keyboard, microSDHC

Samsung Showcases the new Samsung t109

Samsung has showcased the new Samsung t109 on their website. The fashionable clamshell includes a speakerphone, multimedia messaging, Web browser, ringtones, games, screen savers and more. Basic Specifications: * Dual band (850 /1900 MHz) * Size Weight 3.1 ounces * Dimension (HXWXD) 3.5” X 1.77” X 0.78” * 128 x 160 Pixel * Talk time up to 4 hours * Messaging SMS / EMS / MMS

AT&T Launches the Samsung SGH-A637

AT&T has launched the Samsung SGH-A637 a stylish white color that has top of the line multimedia capabilities, including 3G connectivity, which allows for seamless access to MobiTV, Cellular Video and XM radio. A 1.3 megapixel camera, AT&T Video Share, access to AT&T Mobile Music and AT&T Navigator, Bluetooth wireless technology, and a microSD slot for expandable memory makes this phone a

One-third iPhone 3G Buyers Switched to AT&T

According to a new report from The NPD Group, who market researches for the wireless industry, 30 percent of U.S. consumers who purchased Apple’s new iPhone 3G from June through August 2008 switched from other mobile carriers to join AT&T, the exclusive mobile carrier for the iPhone in the U.S.By way of comparison just 23 percent of consumers, on average, switched carriers between June and August

Boost Mobile Launches the Motorola i776

Boost Mobile today announced the launch of the Motorola i776 phone. As the smallest flip phone with a camera offered by Boost Mobile, the i776 handset also includes exclusive Boost Walkie-Talkie service, enabling customers to instantly communicate with millions and millions of Boost, Sprint and Nextel Direct Connect (or Walkie Talkie) customers nationwideBoost's smallest flip phone with a camera,

Verizon Wireless Announces the Samsung Sway

Verizon Wireless today announced the Samsung Sway. This stylish phone comes packaged in a slim slider design with a silver finish, and it will be in stores for purchase on Oct. 14.Verizon Wireless customers can use the Sway as an MP3 player to access more than 5 million songs that can be side-loaded from their PCs to their phones with a USB cable using V CAST Music with Rhapsody. Most music

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Cloud Girls: iPhone game on Apple app

Cocoa Touch Games have released their newest arcade family called Cloud Girls. The goal in Cloud Girls is to protect your world for as long as you can by gathering falling stars by rotating your vibrant, spinning, finger-controlled, multi-coloured shield. As the game progresses, the falling, tumbling stars start to increase in speed and frequency, making it increasingly hard to spin your shield

iBowl: a bowling game for iPhone

iBowl is a bowling game available in the App Store. The game is like playing bowiling on a Wii but on the iPhone or iPod Touch. You’ll know what I mean if you have played on a Wii and then play iBowl! Full review and screenies inside.When you open the app you get a nice splashscreen with iBowl on it. Then another screen pops up briefly telling you some instructions about the game. Then it takes

Sketches 1.4: App Store

LateNiteSoft has just released version 1.4 of Sketches, its popular drawing app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Together with version 1.3, released two weeks ago, the updates provide significant improvements over the original 1.0 versionNotable new features over previous versions of Sketches include several new drawing options and tools, such as support for text input using the on-screen keyboard,

ATT Adds Online Account Setup for Its iPhone 3G Customers

AT&T today announced that its iPhone 3G customers can set up accounts online before heading to the nearest store to activate and complete the purchase, reducing in-store wait times as the busy holiday shopping season approaches.New customers can perform a pre-qualifying credit check and determine eligibility to port an existing phone number to AT&T in advance by visiting www.att.com/iphone.

Rumor: Orange UK Suspend BlackBerry Bold Shipment?

An internal memo from Orange UK has revealed that the company decided to hold BlackBerry Bold shipment due to software issues reported by other mobile operators. Last week, RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis had confirmed that the Bold will be delayed for AT&T due to more certification test needed.Here is the leaked internal memo on BlackBerry Bold Following reports of software issues with the BlackBerry

Google’s Android Could Signal a Tipping Point in Smartphones

If Google’s ambitions for its recently-launched Android smartphone operating system are fully realized, the new OS will represent a tipping point in attitudes towards the whole concept of a smartphone. This tectonic shift will affect consumers, handset manufacturers and, most critically, mobile network operators.According to ABI Research director Kevin Burden, “If Android is to become the

Motorola’s New In-Vehicle/Fixed Mount Mobile Computer Provides Robust Wireless Connectivity

This week Motorola announced the new VC6096 in-vehicle/fixed mount mobile computer - a rugged all-in-one solution designed to help maximize driver productivity, reduce costs and improve customer service. The VC6096 in-vehicle/fixed mount mobile computer is a versatile solution that enables the collection of business-essential data - including mileage, location, driver performance and vehicle

LG Launches LG-KC780 Slim 8 Megapixel Slider Phone, Available in November

Already mentioned in their previous LG KC910 announcement, LG announced today the launch of its LG-KC780, a slim 8 megapixel camera phone with special features that make it ideal for shooting portraits. The LG-KC780 has about the same thickness as Samsung Pixon at around 13.9 mm (it was previously announced as 13.7mm by LG), comes with a 2.4-inch display screen and a slider form factor phone body

Windows Mobile 6.1 Upgrade for Pantech Duo Released

Pantech Duo, a windows mobile smartphone featuring a full QWERTY and a numeric keypad in a dual slider design, can now be upgraded to windows mobile 6.1 with the new software updates from Pantech.The software upgrade was released on September 29th last month and will update your Pantech Duo to Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard. Check out the download and installation instructions.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 and P1 interacting with the Saab 9-X BioHybrid concept car

Bringing their partnership a step further at the Paris Motor Show, Sony Ericsson and Saab have developed a future looking connectivity application for the Xperia X1 (Windows Mobile) and P1 (UIQ3), putting the world premiere 9-X Air concept car at the fingertips of the mobile user.Making the most of the Bluetooth technology, Sony Ericsson and Saab work on future development for advanced

Verizon Wireless and Vodafone Announces BlackBerry Storm Officially

Verizon Wireless, Vodafone Group and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced that the BlackBerry Storm will be available later this fall, exclusively to Verizon Wireless customers in the U.S. and Vodafone customers in Europe, India, Australia and New Zealand. It is also confirmed that the BlackBerry Storm will supportssingle-touch, multi-touch and gestures for intuitive and efficient application

SouthWing SH241 Bluetooth headset with PUSH4 Streams Important News Directly To Your Ear

SouthWing has teamed up with AT&T in US to simplify the access to finance, news, travel, weather and sports information. By combining the SouthWing SH241 headset with any AT&T Bluetooth-enabled cellphone, users merely press a pre-set button on the headset and immediately hear their desired news updates.“At SouthWing, we believe your voice is everything, and this is another example of delivering

Nuance Mobile Care Available for T-Mobile USA Customers

Nuance Communications today announced that T-Mobile USA is deploying Nuance’s Mobile Care solution on select T-Mobile handsets. T-Mobile customers will be able to address issues as diagnosing and repairing configuration problems, along with making account and billing inquiries - all on their mobile phones.“The growing complexity in devices and data service technologies has made it challenging for

i.TV Launches Movie and TV Guide for the iPhone and iPod touch

i.TV today announced the launch of a movie and TV guide service for the iPhone and iPod touch. i.TV presents users with relevant and up-to-date TV and movie listings based on their current location and other customizable profile settings. The service provides rich background information for most programs, including celebrity photos, biographies, show synopses, ratings, and reviews. Users can also

Hop-on Releases Upgraded Anti-iPhone for $13.99

Hop-on today announces that its GSM cell phone, the HOP1811, will be available in the United States for $13.99 with a Graffiti Wireless Airtime Plan. “I use a 3G iPhone, it is a complicated, expensive device. Our phone is an 850/1900 MHz with AMR. You are not going to drop calls in similar areas as our competitor’s device. I challenge anyone to make a call faster than on the HOP1811,” says Hop-on

Mozilla to Announce Firefox Mobile Alpha in a Few Weeks

Chief Executive of Mozilla, John Lilly has revealed in an interview that the company is ready to release Firefox Mobile in few weeks time. “We want to make sure that the Web on mobile is more like the Web than what the mobile industry offers today, which is closed, separate networks and not a very good information-getting experience for the user. The first thing is to bring Firefox to mobile

HTC Has No Plan to Bring Touch HD to US

At least for the time being, HTC has “announced” that the company has no plan in producing a Touch HD with US 3G support. Posted in their twitter account, HTC says that although you would not see Touch HD in US so soon, but there are other “cool stuff” being prepared for US.

O2 to Announce New Mobile Flat Rate in Germany

Telefónica o2 Germany will start a new mobile flat rate tariff on October 15, 2008 with a minimum contract period reduced to six months. The price per month of EUR15 includes calls to the German fixed network and the German o2 mobile network.The flat rate comprises calls to the German fixed network and the German mobile network of O2. Calls to other German mobile networks cost 19 Cents per minute

New N-Gage Application Updates Released

If you are one of the gamer with Nokia N-Gage application, you can now update to v1.10_1318 with several fixes. The application is now more stable after you earned more than 10,000 of N-Gage Points, which previously would exit unexpectedly and refuse to restart. The new version can also accommodate more friends on the Friends List without stability issues. Check out the download and update

Best Selling US Handset: iPhone 3G

NPD market research has released a report stating that the iPhone is the top mobile handset in the United States, holding a second place only behind the wildly popular Motorola RAZR of its time. The iPhone had captured 17% of smartphone sales, beating out rivals Research in Motion with the BlackBerry Pearl and Curve as well as Palm with the Centro smartphone.Of those who purchased the latest

iPhone Won’t Play Fetch in Sleep Mode

In regards to email, Gizmodo is reporting that the iPhone won’t fetch email while in sleep mode. A reader has confirmed that Apple has this as a “known problem,” and hopefully a fix is on the way. For those worried about battery life, this problem may not be bad.The issue exists when the iPhone goes into sleep mode. When this occurs, the iPhone will stop fetching new email.This problem occurs

List Great iTunes Add-ons for Free

iTunes 8 may be great, but it isn't perfect. Here is a list of 13 Free iTunes software add-ons and accessories that will greatly enhance your iTunes experience.Last.fm (Mac and PC)Last.fm analyses the music in your iTunes library and finds similar music from other artists that you might like and / or shares your musical tastes with other Last.fm members. Key features include the ability to create

Use your voice to Ping your messages by SpinVox!

Have you tried Ping.fm? It’s a simple website with a powerful backend that integrates dozens of blogging, status and social websites such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Blogger.com etc. Just in a single click you can push a short status update to all your accounts simultaneously.And now, thanks to the Ping.fm-SpinVox collaboration, this service will convert your voice to text and posted to your

New pics of Sony Ericsson Kate 5MP Cyber-shot

Cellphone Sail just posted couple pictures of Sony Ericsson Kate, an upcoming 5 megapixel Cyber-shot camera phone. These clear pictures show this phone has strong shape and easy to hold. The cyber-shot phone supports EDGE/UTMS/HSDPA connections.

China phone with video projector module

Yes, it’s another innovation from China mobile maker. They offer mobile phone with a built-in video projector module! The phone, called N70-B, is told to be able projecting its all phone contents on a 34-64 inch large screen within 1-2 meter range. Wow. N70-B is a incredible mobile phone with a built-in video projector module. Now you can view you pictures, videos and the rest of you phone

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Apple iTunes 8.0.1 is available

Apple released iTunes version 8.0.1 earlier today. This update is 58.8MB in size, and features the following changes:-Seamlessly plays the current song when creating a new Genius playlist.-Improves syncing spoken menus to iPod nano.-Addresses an issue of deleting HD TV episodes when downloading.-Improves checking for updates from the App Store-Improves accessibility with VoiceOver.-Addresses

Monday, October 6, 2008

Flickr site for the iPhone

It’s been a long time coming (according to many users of the site) but the popular site has a new site redesigned for the iPhone in beta, and is scheduled to be completed and in full operation soon.Big design changes to highlight various functions have been made. For instance, Flickr for iPhone puts your mobile e-mail-upload address right in front, so you don’t have to dig around to find it. Your

App Store - Color Expert

Code-Line released their first iPhone application in the Apple App Store. Color Expert contains powerful tools to help artists and designers identify, translate, capture and showcase color using their iPhone or iPod touch. Color Expert features an intuitive, interactive color wheel to identify a target color, and then finds several palettes backed by color theory. Designers, artists, decorators,

Freeverse upcoming Puzzle Game: Plank - App Store

Freeverse the developer of Wingnuts moto chaser and other games like Flick Bowling is ready to release yet another game in the App Store. Plank is a accelerometer based puzzle game that shoul pop-up in the App Store realy next week. Why another puzzle game? Well Plank is a little bit different than all the other iPhone games we have already seen in the App Store.Plank is accelerometer-based and

BlackBerry Storm Supports Copy and Paste with MultiTouch

For the past 2 days BoyGeniusReport have been posting more user guide and internal presentation on the upcoming BlackBerry Storm (aka BlackBerry Thunder). A How-To document is posted today and it is showing a feature which the iPhone 3G users would want it now, the copy & paste function. Apparently you can point the start and end point of the text you want to copy with 2 fingers at the same time,

Detail Info of BlackBerry Storm 9500 and BlackBerry Storm 9530 in Powerpoint

BoyGeniusReport has posted 17 powerpoint slides, presenting the first BlackBerry full touch screen phone BlackBerry Storm in detail. Previously known as BlackBerry Thunder, the full touch screen phone comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera, built in a-GPS, bluetooth and support 3G wireless data connection. However, it is lack of a built in WiFi where most people will prepare to use it if there is a

T-Mobile Put Android Phone G1 On the Web

Want to play with an Android smartphone before you own one? T-Mobile has set up a website with a 360 degrees view of the T-Mobile G1, including the QWERTY keyboard view. There is also an online emulator where you can simulate activities like incoming calls, incoming SMS/MMS messages, incoming email and incoming instant message. Click here to access the online site.

Qik to Be Included in Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Phone

Qik, a free live video streaming service for users to stream live video to the Internet with their mobile phone camera, will be included with the new Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone. Their application will not be pre-installed to the list of applications, but can be easily activated in the Download! folder. Check out the announcement video here.

Nokia Launches Metro Targeting with Nokia Media Network in US

Nokia announced a new offering that lets advertisers target their mobile campaigns to consumers in 10 major metro areas of the United States on the Nokia Media Network.“The ability to target mobile ads to specific metro areas makes local advertising a reality on the mobile device,” said Tom Henriksson, head of Nokia Interactive Advertising. “This is particularly compelling foradvertisers that

AT&T to discontinue $20 unlimited pre-paid data

AT&T has decided to stop users abuse their unlimited pre-paid data service by tapping into it with their laptops. Yeah, the decision is totally make sense to save the business.AT&T call center representatives in the GoPhone divison have confirmed to PhoneNews.com that the current $19.99 unlimited GoPhone data option on Pay As You Go service would be discontinued on November 12th, stating that the

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Rumor: Rogers to Offer Pink BlackBerry KickStart 8220 in Canada

It didn’t take long before you see BlackBerry KickStart in different colors. MobileInCanada has received an advertisement banner, showing a pink BlackBerry KickStart 8220 which will be sold at $49.99, with 3-yrs mobile service contract.

BlackBerry Bold Delayed in US Due to Carrier Test

Although you can see BlackBerry Bold launched in many countries, AT&T is now delaying the BlackBerry Bold to make sure it has no problem with the AT&T wireless network. RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis said that the Bold is still going through all the AT&T test for a final certification. No release date is given but it should at least go on sale before end of this year.

Incrudo Phantom Most Durable Brick Phone?

Even if Incrudo is only making 10 pcs of Incrudo Phantom luxury phone, who would want to buy this brick phone with 230 grams body weight? Claimed to be the most durable phone in the world, it is protected by 3mm thick metal. There is even a 4mm thick of sapphire crystals protecting the display screen. The Incrudo Phantom is lack of built in WiFi or GPS and 3G support. It does have a 8GB internal

fring Releases VoIP Calls for iPhone

fring today became available for all Apple iPhone and iPod touch owners, enabling them to talk, chat and interact with other fring users (”fringsters”) and all of their online communities (Skype, MSN, Google Talk, ICQ, Twitter, Yahoo! & AIM) using their device’s internet connection. fring’s feature-rich application enables users to enjoy mobile instant messaging with their online buddies,

Motorola Good Mobile Messaging Receives ATO Certification From U.S. Army

Motorola’s Good Mobile Messaging Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (Good S/MIME) has passed the rigors of the Army’s Authority to Operate (ATO) certification process. Designed specifically for the federal government, Good S/MIME provides secure messaging for mobile devices with common access card (CAC) authentication, email and attachment encryption and signing, and over-the-air

Official Product Tour to Touch HD by HTC

Watch movies, surf the web and take hold of your communication in high-definition, widescreen for mobile. New official product tour video is now available. The HTC Touch HD will be available across major European carriers in Q4 2008 and be introduced in other global markets shortly following.Not enough? Here is another Touch HD walkthrough below!

Saturday, October 4, 2008

New BlackBerry Storm Promotional Video Captured

A video showing a BlackBerry Storm promotional video is captured on an unknown event. It is not captured at a good angle but enough to introduce you what the new BlackBerry Storm can do. Watch the video inside and also check out the releated BlackBerry Storm

ATT Launches Online Experience Store

AT&T announced the launch of its Online Experience Store, allowing shoppers to “touch”, experience and purchase wireless devices and services online. The digital storefront introduces a new 3-D shopping model, giving customers rich, interactive demonstrations and tutorials in five categories of wireless products: phones and devices, music, video and Web, messaging, and e-mail and