December 2008 Archives
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TalkLock Turns Off BlackBerry Storm's Touchscreen & Fixes Touchy Issue
The BlackBerry Storm touchscreen remains active and works even during phone calls. This can be frustrating for many BlackBerry Storm users, because a touch can activate a function."The most common problem with the touchscreen being active, is that a cheek...
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LED Neon-Like Night-Lighted Designer Phone Emporio Armani Night Effect
There were a lot of top lists this year from Time Magazine and Wireless and Mobile News Hottest Coolest Best Smartphones of 2008. Here's a wireless smartphone that gets its own list the Samsung M7500 Emporio Armani Night Effect phone should...
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Amazing Grace and Believe in God Most Popular Christain Ringtunes
Christian Ringtunes are ringing all over the world and projecting the greatest story ever told, says their latest news release. The Christian oriented off-deck website's most popular ringtone is "Amazing Grace, Creole Trumpet," followed by "Believe in God" with...
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HTC Won't Make Sony Xperia X2 - Mobinnova for Next Time
According to CNET Asia the decision have HTC make their next Xperia is due to the reported dissatisfaction of Sony Ericsson over the design of Xperia X1.While, the Taiwanese news site DigiTimes reports that, according to the Chinese-language Commercial Times...
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RIM Co-CEO Says BlackBerry Storm is a Netbook
CNET Asia did an extensive interview with the management of RIM, maker of BlackBerry devices. BlackBerry smartphones grew 81.7 percent in the third quarter of 2008. Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO founded RIM while he was a student at University...
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iPhone 3G #3 on Time's Gadget List, Time Also Names Top iPhone Apps
Time magazine released it's Top 10 Lists of everything for 2008. The iPhone 3G is the only phone on the Gadget List and given the number three position.Times' Josh Quittner wrote about the iPhone 3G "It doesn't handle email as...
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Celebrate New Year with mobilebartender on BlackBerry Storm
In time for this year's New Year celebration, Mobatech has launched mobilebartender for BlackBerry Storm.Mobilebartender is a mobile cocktail guide. It includes hundreds of recipes that can be searched by drink type, liquor type or drink name. Shots can also...
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Text, call, Video or MMS the New Year? Asks Sprint
Sprint is expecting its customers to text in the New Year, based on historical network trends. Sprint's has strengthened its network in time for the dropping of the ball. "New Year's is one of the highest 'text messaging' days of...
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New iPhone Rumors - New iPhone Nano Next Year?
Although Macworld is not set to be exciting this year due to the absence of a speech by Steve Jobs. An analyst predicts more phones from the Big Apple."While we believe it is unlikely that a new iPhone will be...
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HP iPrint Photo Free iPhone App
HP is now offering a free iPhone app HP iPrint Photo, giving the ability to easily print photos. HP iPrint Photo allows for quick and easy wireless printing of 4 x 6-inch photos from an iPhone or iPod touch to...
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T-Mobile Smartphone Release Schedule for Q1 '09 Includes Memoir and BlackBerry Curve 8900
Boy Genius has leaked the T-Mobile smartphone release schedule for 2009 from an internal document.January 21: Sony Ericsson TM506 (Scarlett)January 21: Nokia 7510January 28: T-Mobile ShadowFebruary 4: Motorola RenewFebruary 4: Samsung t119February 18: RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900February 18: Samsung MemoirThe...
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Phenom Watch Phone Phenomenon - Phenomenal Response
The response to Phenom Watch Phone has been pheonomenal, says Jane Levitt directory of marketing. "We've gotten thousands of calls for information and orders. Our website traffic has been extensive."This is no single watch watch phone, like the LG watch...
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More Authority in Twitter Searches Twitority and Twithority
Lots of people like to ease drop and search Twitter to see what people are Twittering to each other. They want to know what Twitters are from the Twitters with the highest authority, meaning the ones with the most followers. ...
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U.S. News & World Report Readers Report Favorable Response to BlackBerry Storm
U.S. News and World Report's Dave's Download reports that U.S. News and World Report readers showed their support for the BlackBerry Storm.Readers liked the firmware update. One noted that the learning curve was worth the time for the features. Some...
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Silver Xperia X1 Cracks in Europe Point to American Recall?
There have been reports in Europe that say the silver Sony Xperia X1 has cracks by the stylus holder. An XDA Developer's forum member found twenty-four other European owners who had the same crack. The American Sony Xperia X19(a), however,...
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Samsung Innov8 Slider Camera Phone Passes FCC
The Samsung Innov8 slider phone has passed the FCC and should make camera bugs happy in the U.S. The 8 megapixel camera has autofocus, facial recognition, image stabilizer, flash, and photo editing. GPSl geotags photos and offer location-based searches. It...
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Snap in the New Year and Share with SnapMyLife
SnapMyLife is inviting people around the world with a mobile phone to take a snapshot of their New Year's celebrations at 11:59 p.m. and 12:01 a.m. when the new year starts. Their news release claims "this is the first global,...
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Local 10-Digit Numbers for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Users from Sprint
Sprint now offers "Call Now' service for deaf and hearing-impaired users. It lets Sprint Relay Customers receive calls through their personal 10-digit local phone number. The services include video viewing and instant messaging. Sprint announced the availability of local,...
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New Wrist Phone from LG (LG-GD910) with Video Conferencing
LG will be showing the next generation of its wrist phone, c at CES this year. We can't help but call a handset... The GD910 is its first 3G watch phone. It has a 7.2 Mbps HSDPA wireless data connection...
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Storm Outage on AT&T Network in Midwest, Sunday (Yesterday)
There were voice and data outages on the AT&T network in them Midwest, Sunday, due to a storm. Some subscribers had no voice and data access, while others experience dropped calls, and others noticed slow speeds. Chicago was hit...
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No Texting, Email, IM or MMS While Driving Law in California Starts January 1, 2009
It's dangerous to text, talk or do anything with a wireless phone while driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has determined that driver inattention is a primary or contributing factor in as many as 25 percent of all police-reported...
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iPhone 3G Comes to Walmart
Today, select Walmart stores will start selling iPhones for a $2.00 discount. Recently, in our local Walmart, we noticed that the cell phones, including the T-Mobile G1, were right next to the pink Hannah Montana designer doggie coats. Next to...
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Another BlackBerry Storm OS Update Upgrade Leaked
The community at CrackBerry likes to leak BlackBerry Storm updates, before they are released. Recently, they leaked version 4.7.0.85.They warn that updaters should do so at their own risk. If you have patience, it is always better to wait until...
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3 Mobile Ways Traffic.com Helps Navigate Traffic for Free
Traffic.com, a NAVTEQ brand and a leading source of traffic solutions has many free ways to help navigate traffic when traveling this weekend. Traffic.com Mobile Website- mobi.traffic.com, a free mobile traffic website that offers fresh information about traffic hotspots --...
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iBreath for iPod Checks Safe Alcohol Levels
iPhone users have an alternative to B4Udrink.mobi for checking drunkeness. David Steele Enterprises sells the iBreath, a compact iPod accessory that checks Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC). iBreath Breathalyzer & FM Transmitter for iPod & iPhone iBreath is a full breathalyzer,...
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Mobile B4UDrink.mobi Helps Caculate Blood Alcohol Concentration
B4UDrink.mobi is an interactive mobile program to help educate adults about how alcohol consumption affects an individual's Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC). B4UDrink.mobi provides information about an individual's BAC and is accessible "at their fingertips" on any mobile device including a...
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Twittersphere Report Shows Lots of New Twitterers in 2008
HubSpot’s “State of the Twittersphere” report for Q4 2008 shows a dominance of new users this year with 70% of Twitterers joining in 2008.The report reveals 5,000-10,000 new accounts opened per day while 35% of Twitter users have ten or...
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Starter Kit Apps for BlackBerry with Wish-List for BlackBerry Storm Version
On Christmas CNET released its BlackBerry Starter Kit which mentions many of the BlackBerry Apps we suggested for the BlackBerry Storm. These applications don't have BlackBerry Storm-specific versions yet but they are very handy for other types of BlackBerry...
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Mozilla Mobile Fennec Browser Released
Mozilla has just made available Fennec alpha 2, a new pre-release of its mobile browser.This is the second alpha version of the mobile browser, the first version was deemed sluggish by some reviewers. The have improved startup performance, panning and...
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SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry and Update for WinMo
There will be public beta version of Sling Player Mobile for BlackBerry available on December 30, (next Tuesday.) SlingPlayer Mobile lets viewers watch and control your home TV and DVR via your Slingbox on a smartphone. They strongly recommend that when...
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New BlackBerry Features for 2009 With BlackBerry "Storm Slider"
TMO News forum leaked RIM's BlackBerry roadmap for 2008. The Javelin tops the list which is an updated BlackBerry Curve with high-res screen (460x320), new UI , new media player, new browser, 3.2 megapixel camera, EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and...
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Recycle Old Used Cell Phones for Money and Trees
If Santa brought you a cell phone under your tree or your taking advantage of the after Christmas sales iBuyPhones.com has a solution.People can either sell their used cell phones to iBuyPhones.com for cash, or recycle their qualifying phones....
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$50 iPhone (Refurb) Best After Xmas Holiday Wireless Cell Phone and Smartphone Deals / Discounts
Yesterday, we started receiving emails telling us about after holiday sales at regular retailers. We decided to see what wireless carriers were doing and we found some good after-Christimas post-holiday deals and discounts. If you use our $50 off discount...
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Recommended Map App for BlackBerry Storm: Google Maps
Yesterday, we received an email from one of our dedicated readers who loves his BlackBerry Storm. Because the Storm is so new, he's getting frustrated because the links provided by app suppliers aren't always easy to access on the BlackBerry...
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Review of Reviews Top Best Coolest Hottest Smartphones of 2008
Wireless and Mobile News is dedicated to helping our readers sort out all the information about smartphones out there. At year end, many publications name their top, best, coolest, hottest or perfect smartphones of the year. Just like in our...
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Opera's State of Mobile Web Gives Nod to BlackBerry Bold
Opera Mobile watches how its mobile browser is used. Here are there latest findings. It's interesting to note that many of the top handsets are BlackBerry, making Opera a very popular browser on BlackBerry Devices....
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BlackBerry Storm TeleNav Location Mapping and Traffic App
TeleNav GPS Navigator, GPS and mapping app, is now available for the BlackBerry Storm. There is 30 day free trial for this well rated GPS navigation service. This gives Verizon users an alternative to Verizon’s VZ Navigator. Some reviewers have...
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$50 Off Discount from Wireless and Mobile News at AT&T
Gogglers are getting Dream phones this holiday and what may you ask are Wireless and Mobile News readers getting? If you are doing your last minute cell phone shopping or spending the money you were gifted, this deal is the...
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Watch TV Over Wi-Fi with Joost Free iPhone App
If you would like to watch TV shows and independent bands on your iPhone, Joost's free iPhone app is for you. Joost allows you watch TV shows from CBS, Comedy Central, Warner Bros. and Sony at no charge over a...
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Google Sends Dream Phones Home for the Holidays
Signs of economic crunch has hit Google, just in time for the holidays. Last year, employees received bonuses with some in the thousands of dollars for the holiday. This year, the Santa Google Clause is giving them is G1 Android...
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Nokia Sells Security Appliances to Check Point Software
Nokia a has signed an agreement for Check Point Software Technologies to acquire Nokia's security appliance business. The two businesses have collaborated for over a decade to deliver industry-leading enterprise security solutions, and this agreement is the natural culmination of...
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Last Minute Nokia Seasons E-Greetings Support UNICEF
The Nokia website is inviting you to send a free Season’s Greetings e-card. For each e-greeting that is opened Nokia will donate money to UNICEF This year cards will help fund education in cyclon struck Myanmar.You can send up to...
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BestBuy Discounts iPhone 3G Prices $10 Until January 3
The iPhone is on sale until Jan. 3, at BestBuy The prices are $189.99 for the iPhone 3G 8GB version and $289.99 for the 16GB with a two-year contract with a data and voice plan....
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Pinger Phone for iPhone Makes Social Networking Easier & Has Free Text Msgs
Pinger Phone is a free iPhone app that provides a menu for contacting people via contacts and social networking. It also allows users to send free text messages through the iPhones data network.Pinger Phone has manage and communcations with...
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Gobal Traveler Readers Pick Verizon Wireless for Wireless
Readers of Global Traveler magazine selected Verizon Wireless as providing the world's best wireless service. This is the second time Verizon has won the honor. The survey, now in its fifth year, gives Global Traveler readers the chance to voice...
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60% of World Population Connects to Mobile Phones, Says 3G Americas
Trade association 3G Americas, announced that in December 2008 with 4 billion connections to mobile devices worldwide. The estimate by Informa Telecoms & Media represents 60% of the entire global population today. In some countries, millions of people are now...
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Free 2009 Inauguration Guide Smartphone App
2009 Presidential Inauguration attendees now have their very own smartphone app to navigate Washington's gala events. The application, from Qorvis Communications and the law firm Patton Boggs, provides location-aware (GPS) information about all inaugural galas and events while delivering details...
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Handango Adds Digital Chocolate and I-Play Games
Smartphone app seller, Handango has partnered with mobile game publishers Digital Chocolate and I-play. Thus aa vast array of top entertainment content for Blackberry and Windows Mobile devices. Digital Chocolate titles include 3D Brick Breaker Revolution, Mini Golf 99-Holes...
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Free USA Today iPhone App
USA TODAY is offering a free USA Today iPhone app on the Apple App Store.The app provides access to the latest news stories, weather, photos and interactive polls. USA TODAY for iPhone offers the following features:Headlines - Browse and read...
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Google Cleared from Fraudulent Ringtones Case
Google is not liable for fraudulent ringtone advertisements on its AdWords platform. The ruling by District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel states that the federal Communications Decency Act clears Google from any liability for pay-per-click ads created via AdWords. "Providing third parties...
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Weathering with the BlackBerry Storm
This is the time of year when a change in the weather could mean a major change in your plans. Here are some weather apps for the BlackBerry Storm to help you weather the holidays and trips to grandmas, the...
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Texting While Skydiving World Record Attempted
What's that up in the sky? Is it a bird? Is it plane? An Alien?No it's just the flying Samsung Text Messenging Team.On December 19, at team of 10 skydivers attempted to set the Guinness World Record for fastest...
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JumpTap Taps Skweezer for Web Optimization
Skweezer's mobile content optimization technology is now available with JumpTap's mobile search .JumpTap is using Skweezer Private Label, which is a carrier-grade solution that optimizes web content for PDAs and cell phones. Skweezer is also available to the public by...
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Nokia Free Email: Mail on Ovi Launched
Nokia is now offering Mail on Ovi, the free email . Mail on Ovi can be set up directly on Nokia phones without requiring a PC to get started. People who use Nokia Series 40 devices can create their own...
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Mobile Social Networking to Reach 800 Million in 2012
Mobile social network users is growing quickly. According to a study conducted by The Kelsey Group and ConStat, the percentage of mobile phone users who said they accessed social networks from their handset jumped 182% from September 2007 to October...
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Verizon Revamps Prepay Plan Daily Rates and Message Bundles
Verizon has revamped its Inpulse prepay plans with three options The Core Plan has a daily access fee is $0.99 for each day of use and unlimited in-network calling. All other calls are $0.10 per minute and text rate.The...
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Christmas Tunes iPhone App Supports the Salvation Army
When you buy the Salvation Army Christmas Music application for iPhone for $2.99, $1 is donated to the Salvation Army. You will can listen to a thousand Christmas-spirited songs on your iPhone. These Christmas song are placed into appropriate playlists...
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BlackBerry Storm Gaining Momentum in Smartphone War with iPhone
ChangeWave Research's new survey looks at the marketshare of the RIM vs Apple. New RIM products such as the BlackBerry Storm have provided a jump in consumer planned buying that suggests RIM is gaining steam.The ChangeWave survey of 3,803...
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iPhone Therefore iFart? iPhone Fart Wars - Pull My Finger vs iFart
What iPhone app has blasted to the top of entertainment category? It even gassed past Koi Pond and the burpiliscious iBeer. Really, we are not pulling your finger. iFart Mobile is a digital sound machine with many fart functions. It...
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YouTube App for BlackBerry Storm
Here's another fun holiday app for sharing videos on your BlackBerry Storm. YouTube has released a YouTube client for the BlackBerry Storm, it's a dedicated app therefore you don't have to use a browser. The app allows uploading of video...
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BlackBerry Storm In-Stock at Telus Stores in Canada and Select Verizon Stores
BerryReview reported that Telus stores in Canada are getting regular shipments of BlackBerry Storm devices. Bell however won't be getting any more until January 2.Verizon said on Friday that select Verizon stores have BlackBerry Storms in stock especially in California,...
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New Antenna Tech Lowers Power Use of BlackBerry, iPhone Etc.
Atif Shamim, an electronics PhD student at Carleton University, has developed a way to greatly reduced smartphone, such as BlackBerry or iPhone power consumption.He developed a prototype that removes of all the wires used to connect the electronic circuits with...
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Best BlackBerry Storm Apps - Software Suggestions for the Holidays
The BlackBerry Storm can be very useful over the holidays for news, social networking, music, photos, and travel. Here are some apps to help bring joy, information and light to the holiday season. For more BlackBerry Storm apps for all...
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SimCity for iPhone and iPod Available
SimCity is now available for the iPhone and iPod touch. “SimCity for the iPhone and iPod touch takes mobile games to a whole new level,” said Adam Sussman, VP Publishing Americas and Asia for EA Mobile. “Easy to learn, a...
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Sprint 3G Data Wins Speed Tests at Gizmodo
Gizmodo reports that in consistent testing of Sprint's 3G network in eight cities selected by the blog showed Sprint unequivocally beating both AT&T and Verizon in download performance speeds. "On download performance Sprint wins overall, beating AT&T five cities to...
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Free iPhone App for Searching Craigslist
PheedYou, Inc is offering CraigSearch for free along with updates in the iTunes App Store. CraigSearch is compatible with the iPhone and iPod Touch devices. It enables users to search for anything on Craigslist through an easy to use interface.The...
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Sprint Gets Top Customer Care Ranking from Pali Capital Inc.
Once again Sprint received a top ranking in customer care, from a Pali Capital Inc.survey. This is the second time for the past two quarters.Sprint answered 89 percent of 1,000 calls to its customer service lines within 30 seconds. Sprint...
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AmericanTowns.com Helps Cell Phones for Soldiers Get Cell Phones Donated
AmericanTowns.com and Cell Phones For Soldiers are welcoming visitors to their websites to find cell phone drop off locations. During this holiday season many US soldiers based overseas plan to call their families back home and your cell phone donation...
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BlackBerry Updates Media Sync to 1.1
BlackBerry has updated their media sync software that syncs iTunes music files to also sync album art from iTunes. It supports the 64 bit version of Windows Vista. There is now also a "Preview" version for MAC OSTheir webpage says,...
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BlackBerry Storms Back in Verizon Stores
There's good news for BlackBerry Storm buyers, the wait is over. Verizon has got them back in stock, while supplies last.BlackBerry Storm devices are now available in select Verizon Wireless stores in Washington, Oregon and Northern Idaho and California in...
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Samsung to Launch Android Google Phone on Sprint & T-Mobile
Korea IT News reported that Samsung will release an Android phone in the second quarter of 2009 in North America via Sprint and T-Mobile. Samsung has added 30 Android experts, increasing developers on the project to 80. Sprint also has...
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Android Cupcake Branch Adds Icing to Android Mobile
Yum, the cupcake coders are working on a lot of improvements to Android. They are working on the features that will be eventually merged into open-source code.Notable changes to be introduced in cupcake are:New MMS features including the ability to...
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Pandora Is Free and Ad-Supported on Sprint
Pandora is now be available for free on compatible Sprint mobile phones with at data plan. The service will be supported by audio advertising.Users enter a song or artist that they like, and within seconds, Pandora delivers a personalized radio...
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BlackBerry Storm Helps Put RIM in Black New Update Leaked
Research in Motion has admitted that it has been difficult for them keep up with the strong demand for BlackBerry Storm smartphones and says that supplies will increase in the coming weeks. "The response to the BlackBerry Storm launch with...
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Wireless and Mobile News Names Top Wireless and Mobile News Stories of 2008
Our list of top wireless and mobile news stories for 2008 reflects a changing world that weathers storms, recalls what doesn't work, helps the poor, debates what is right, and chooses hope. The Winners of Wireless and Mobile News' Top...
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iBreath for iPod / iPhone Tests Alcohol Levels and Streams iTunes to FM Radios
Before you leave for all the holiday parties, here's gadget that may come in handy. David Steele Enterprises is now shipping the iBreath, a compact iPod accessory that checks blood alcohol content. iBreath Breathalyzer & FM Transmitter for iPod &...
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Huawei Android Phones May Be Sold in Austraila as Soon as Q3 2009
Huawei Technologies' Android-based phones will be available to be sold in Austrailia by the third quarter of 2009 Huawei joined he Android open handset alliance earlier this week with plans to launch smartphones running the Google's mobile operating system next...
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Cell Phone Downturn Expected in 2009, Says IDC
The impact of the global economic crisis will spread to the mobile phone market resulting in a downturn in shipments in 2009. According to IDC, total mobile phone volumes will be 1.9% lower in 2009 than 2008 levels, the first...
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iPhone Rules Wi-Fi Ad Requests, Says AdMob
AdMob has released some new information about smartphone ad serving and Wi-Fi The iPhone is at the forefront of Wi-Fi usage and recently launched smartphones such as the G1 and BlackBerry Bold suggest that Wi-Fi traffic will continue to grow...
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New NHIS Survey Shows More Wireless-Only Users with Heath-Related Problems
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) show that the number of American homes with only wireless telephones grew once again. More than one out of every six American homes (17.5%) had only wireless telephones during the first half of 2008, an...
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Outdoor GPS Trekking and Tracking from Trimble on Alltel GPS Phones
Alltel is now offering the Trimble Outdoors application. The Trimble Outdoors applturns a wide range of Alltel GPS-enabled handsets into a off-road navigation and journaling tool. It can be used for hiking, backpacking, mountain biking, hunting and many other...
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AT&T Sells iPhone 3G 8GB and 16 GB Refurbs Discounted $50
AT&T is now selling the 8GB iPhone 3G Refurb for $149.99 and 16GB iPhone 3G Refurb for $249.99. You still have to sign up for a two-year contract ($39.99 rate plan or higher) and data plan for as long as...
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T-Mobile Cancels $18 Handset Upgrade Fee
T-Mobile has stop charging the $18 handset upgrade fee since Wednesday. It applies to all handsets and smartphones including T-Mobile G1. This fee was noticed when T-Mobile customers bought a new T-Mobile G1 and were charged more than non-T-Mobile customers. ...
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Sprint LBS Now Open to Developers
Sprint is partnering with location platforms Veriplace by WaveMarketd WHERE by uLocate Communications (www.where.com). They want to help developers create new location-based services for Sprint customers. Both platforms provide developers with tools to create and launch location-enabled applications, Third-party developers...
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BlackBerry Storm Return Rumor Refuted by Verizon
Late last night, we reported that a Silicon Alley peeper was reporting huge return rates of the Verizon BlackBerry Storm. His allegations stemmed from Boy Genius' information and a new Verizon return policy.Today, Boy Genius says that three sources had...
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Verizon Extends Holiday Returns - BlackBerry Storm Return Rumor
If you purchased a phone from Verizon recently, Verizon is extending its 30 day return policy which is a nice option for gift givers and receivers."Holiday Returns: All purchases made between November 16 and December 15, 2008 may be returned...
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Barack Obama Stories from Wireless and Mobile News
Here are our favorite Barack Obama Stories from 2008Verizon Employees Hack Obama's Cell Phone Records.Barack's BlackBerry Comical Answer.Obama's BlackBerry Banned from White House?US Mobile phone web surfers are much more likely to support Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama.There is an...
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Sprint to Sell 3G/4G Dual Mode USB Modem U300 on 12/21
Sprint will make the first 3G/4G dual-mode device, which operates on both the Sprint 3G and 4G networks, available in retail stores Dec. 21. The Sprint 3G/4G USB Modem U300 delivers the power of their 3G network, WiMAX on the...
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Visa Android App Launched
Visa Mobile advanced mobile payment-related services, are now operational on mobile devices powered by Android, including the T-Mobile G1 phone. Chase Visa credit and debit cardholders will have exclusive access to the Visa Mobile application for a limited time. The application...
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100 New Simpsons Mobile, Tones, Holiday Themes, Wallpapers, Etc.
Fox Mobile has made available of more than 100 new and exclusive pieces of mobile content from The Simpsons.Mobile content includes holiday-themes and The Simpsons Itchy & Scratchy Land mobile game from EA.It is available at www.thesimpsonsmobile.com and www.jamster.com. There...
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MediaFLO Mobile TV Drive-Tested in Cars
Qualcomm's MediaFLO tested mobile TV in cars with Toyota. MediaFLO live televised programming was transmitted to a vehicle equipped with a MediaFLO phone connected to in-car video displays. Their news release states, "The drive test, conducted successfully throughout San Diego...
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What's for Dinner? Give Dinner Spinner a Free Spin on Your iPhone
Allrecipes.com's Dinner Spinner for iPhone/iPod Touch is now available. The Dinner Spinner offers thousands of recipes, which were selected based on the search behaviors, ratings and reviews of Allrecipes' 10 million monthly visitors. Home cooks can locate recipes to match their...
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Free Momail Service for Flickr
Momail (www.momail.com) has launched Flickr integration to its mobile email service. Users can now can upload photos from their camera phone, search and download public and private photos and receive information on recent updates from friends and family. All photos...
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Turn Windows Mobile Phones into a Virtual BlackBerry
RIM is working on BlackBerryApplications Suite (BAS) that will turn Windows Mobile Phones into a Virtual Blackerry.BerryReview has a video and photos of it running on an HTC Touch Pro. It apparently replaces BlackBerry Connect. The BlacckBerry Applications Suite can...
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BlackBerry Storm Takes Dictation with MyCaption Voice Recognition
Wouldn't it be nice if you could talk into your BlackBerry Storm and have it all written down for you? The MyCaption app listens when you talk and then turns it into memos, notes, email and appointments.My Caption is...
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Consumer Reports' Top Smartphones Are Cheaper than Most
Consumer Reports has named their top smartphones: the Samsung BlackJack II, T-Mobile Wing, Motorola Q9c, T-Mobile Shadow and BlackBerry Pearl Flip are the top five in order.There's not a iPhone or Android G1, Xperia in the pack, causing some...
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Free Blago Tones Make Fun of Blagojevich's Demise
Remember Sarah Palintones? Now there are free Blago Tones, crazy comments from the Illinois Senator Rod Blagojevich from FunMobility.To be sure you get them for free after you enter your number.,do not click on the box that says "I have...
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Review Samsung Behold SGH-T919 (T-Mobile) Review of Reviews
Samsung Behold Rated 3.5 out of 5 by Wireless and Mobile News Review of ReviewsThe Samsung Behold holds a lot of promise as mid-level feature phone for users who want a 5 megpixel camera, multimedia capabilities, email syncing, Bluetooth, GPS,...
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Pocket Cocktail iPhone App
Pocket Cocktails’ iPhone application, is graphic program with high resolution pictures. The “shaker” feature that selects cocktails at random. This random mode lets iPhone users shake the phone to get a random drink image, recipe and ingredient list all from...
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Michael Phelps and 505 Games Team-Up for Video and iPhone Games
Olympic record breaker Michael Phelps and 505 Games, will develop console and iPhone videogames. The first title is scheduled for release in spring 2010 and will be developed by 505 Games’ newly formed U.S. operations in Los Angeles. 505 Games...
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Picture Perfect 8 MP Samsung Pixon / Memoir Phone Passes FCC
The FCC has approved the 8-megapixel camera phone Pixon, also called Samsung Memoir. t tons of photo features includig auto-focus, face-detecting, blink-detecting, and panorama technology, geotagging, double LED flash and slow motion video. Other features include MS Office viewing, HTML...
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Stella McCartney Mobile Campaign from Millenial Media
Mobile Ad network Millennial Media, luxury lifestyle fashion brand Stella McCartney has teamed for mobile marketing. The campaign, which launches today, and continues through the end of January 2009. Created by Millennial Media, the campaign seeks to build awareness and consumer...
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Palm Online App Store Opens
Palm opened their online app store this week powered by PocketGear. They sell both Palm OS and Windows Mobile software titles and includes over 1,000 free titles.There is also a free Palm App store software download. Developer are encouraged to...
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go2 and Zvents Offer Mobile Music Portal
go2 Media has teamed up with Zvents to create go2 Music, mobile music portal that offers local concert recommendations. Mobile users can browse new music reviews, news, venues and local concert picks or to search for known local shows and...
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Local Content LSN on Yahoo Go
Local Solutions Network is offering LSN Local Content Widgets in Yahoo Go.It uses the Yahoo Blueprint mobile development platform deliver local news, weather, sports, school closings and related content delivered from its affiliate network of local media partners.Some affiliates are...
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Alltel Mobile Email Service Launches for $3.99 a Month
Alltel is now offering mobile email for their smartphones and feature phones. The service requires an application to be downloaded directly to the handsets. Customers can check their personal e-mail from their smartphones on AOL, Hotmail YahooMail and more by...
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Most Embarrassing Cell Phone Moment Winners from Wirefly
Wirefly announced the winners of the Wirefly "Most Embarrassing Moment with Your Phone" Contest. The crazy unsettling moments involve weddings, bosses, misunderstood text messages, toilets, and flying cell phones. Here Comes the Cell Phone Funny RingtoneGrand Prize Winner, Karen Emerson...
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Ericsson Goes Green with Alternative Power, Hybrid and Wind
Ericsson is offering energy-efficient products with emphasis on network energy optimization. This kind of deployment is especially needed for the emerging markets their news release notes. In 2007, Ericsson implemented biofuel as an alternative energy resource, and in 2000 Ericsson...
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Fun BlackBerry Storm Tiltly Marble Game: Marble Trap
Nickel Buddy is offering a fun tilting marble game that uses the BlackBerry Storm's accelerometer, Marble Trap. Players roll their marble through a maze and try to avoid the traps. Marble Trap claims to be a game of logic. To...
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Delta Offering Free Holiday Surprise Wi-Fi
Delta Air Lined will be offering Gogo Inflight Internet service onboard six of the airline's aircraft, starting tomorrow.Inflight Internet will be available first on five MD-88 aircraft flying Delta Shuttle routes between New York's LaGuardia Airport and Boston's Logan and...
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Garmin nuvifone Smartphone with GPS Passes FCC
The FCC has approved the Garmin nuvifone. It is being tested on 1900 MHz and 850 MHz bands. No carrier announcements have been made yet.The smartphone is expected to include web browsing and data connectivity, Garmin GPS applications.Their original news...
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Palm's Nova OS Premieres at CES
Palm the original inventor of the smartphone will be showing its new operating system, "Nova," at the Consumer Electronics Show in January.Palm is hoping that new OS will help the company come-back from its falling market share and profits Palm...
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Sprint Offers Push-to-Talk BlackBerry Curve with Wi-Fi
Sprint is now offering the BlackBerry Curve 8350i smartphone with advanced push-to-talk.The BlackBerry Curve 8350i uses iDEN technology on the Nextel National Network for Nextel Direct Connect. It is the first push-to-talk BlackBerry smartphone to offer built-in Wi-Fi and ...
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Jack-in-the-Box Offers Coupon-on-Cells for Survey Takers
MobileVerbs has launched mobile marketing program Jack-in-the-Box restaurants. The restaurant guests can provide their feedback and redeem coupons via their cell phones. Jack's guests follow 'call to action' instructions on table tents and send a SMS message to the MobileVerbs...
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LA DA Targets Voicemail Hacking & False Vociemail Safety Claims,
Voicemail was not safe from hacking and voicemail hacking is not legal in California. T-Mobile, AT&T and SpoofCard have been told to stop their misrepresentations by Los Angeles District attorneys.A New Jersey firm that provided customers unauthorized access to the...
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Network Infrastructure at a Cross-Roads, Says ABI Research
Nortel’s share price recently dipped to about 40 cents. While ABI Research in no way singles out the beleaguered network equipment vendor as worthy of particular criticism, according to senior analyst Nadine Manjaro Nortel’s low fortunes are symptomatic of several...
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Microsoft Launches Photo Zooming iPhone App - Seadragon
Microsoft Labs' Seadragon allows iPhoners to see giga-pixel images on their iPhones. Some are calling it the first Microsoft iPhone app Seadragon Mobile is a super smooth image browser for high-res photos first used on PCs. The zooming allows users...
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Pantech C630 $39 Phone with GPS, 3G, Bluetooth and Video
The Pantech C630, has a lot of features for $39 after a two-year contract with mail-in rebate from AT&T. The C630 has GPS, music, chat, video and web browsing at the speed of 3G. The deviated number keys glow white...
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Mobile to Rule the Internet as Primary Device in 2020, Says Pew
Watch out world, the mobile internet life is approaching soon. According to a survey of experts by the Pew Internet & American Life Project that asked expert respondents to assess predictions about technology and its roles in the year 2020:...
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WorldMate Live Travel App Available for BlackBerry Storm
Mobile travel service providers WorldMate's WorldMate Live is now available for the BlackBerry Storm smartphone.Here are some features of the service on the BlackBerry Storm: The BlackBerry Storm smartphone's touch functionality and landscape view enhance the user experience and...
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Me-Oh-My MiFi Is One Little Powerful Router
Novatel Wireless, unveiled MiFi last week. I's a teeny tiny, intelligent mobile hotspot router that fits in your pocket or handbag. MiFi is about ths size of credit card and connects to HSPA and EVDO networks. MiFi creates a personal...
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FCC Free Broadband Vote Delayed
The FCC was supposed to vote on very important wireless decisions on December 18, but not any more. The vote have been delayed on the Auction of the Advanced Wireless Services 3, 2175-2180MHz band to a bidder who would roll...
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BlackBerry Storm Deals Reappearing - Still Available in Time for Xmas
Wireless and Mobile News has been following the BlackBerry Storm explosion since November with its shortages and firmware updates. The good news is they are still available and the discount deals are back. Verizon is now shipping orders by...
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Reporters Buy McCain Campaign BlackBerry Devices at Sale Get More than They Bargained For
Fox TV in Washington D.C. reporters Tisha Thompson and Rick Yarborough thought it would be fun to go a McCain Headquarters liquidation sale, yesterday. There were all kinds of tech goodies for sale including laptop computers and BlackBerry devices with...
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Review HTC Fuze (AT&T) Review of Reviews
HTC Fuze (AT&T) Rated 3.5 out of 5 by Wireless and Mobile News Review of Reviews The HTC Fuze from AT&T is full-featured Windows Mobile smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard that lacks the number row. Although most reviews thought...
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New Key Stops Texting and Cell Phone Calls While Driving
University of Utah engineers have invented a wireless car key device that stops teenage motorists from talking on their cell phone or sending text messages while driving. The University of Utah has done a lot research to prove you should...
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iPhone Pre-Activated by AT&T / Will be Sold at Walmart 12/28
Attention Walmart shoppers, you will not be able to get your iPhone along with your laundry detergent until December 28. Originally some store associates said iPhones would be sold on December 15. Wireless Week today reported Walmart employees are...
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$99 Acer Netbook @ Radio Shack with AT&T Mobile Broadband
RadioShack is offering a $99 Acer One netbook subsidized by a two-year wireless data contract from AT&T. This is not full notebook computer it has a 8.9 inch screen.Customers can get the $99 netbook starting Dec. 14 for at over...
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22% Teen Girls Shared Risqué Photos of Themselves Via Text/Online, Says New Survey
Teenage girls and boys are sending, receiving, posting, and sharing naked or barely-clothed photos at an alarming rate. According to a survey released by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and CosmoGirl.com, parents and teens have a...
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Mobile Distillery's Alembic and Celsius Coverts iPhones to other Smart and Feature Phones
Mobile Distillery is offering new tools to convert iPhone applications to programs for other smartphones and feature phones.Mobile Distillery's technology parametric development methodology makes conversion of iPhone apps to Java ME phones and other platforms such as BREW, Windows Mobile...
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LBS Loopt on Android Market Works with Most Carriers
Loopt is now available on Android Market, Google's new app store. Loopt users can share their location between carrier networks with fellow Loopt users on AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, Boost, MetroPCS and T-Mobile. Loopt is currently supported on more than...
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Gobal Annual Rev Over $1.03 Trillion by 2013, Informs Informa
Annual revenues from the global mobile market will top USD 1.03 trillion by 2013, when the number of subscriptions worldwide will have risen to more than 5.3 billion, according to Informa Telecoms & Media. From end-2007 to end-2013, the...
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Gmail Adds Text SMS and Chat
Google Labs has added the ability to send and receive SMS text messages from Gmail. The Google Gmail Blog says, "It combines the best parts of IM and texting: you chat from the comfort of your computer, and your friends...
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BlackBerry Storm Commercials in Different Styles Same Results
No matter what anyone says about the features of the BlackBerry Storm, it has become a world sensation even with its shortages and firmware fumbles. Many pundits have said that it has been over-hyped. In different parts of the world...
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ChaCha ChaChaChas As Fatest Growing SMS Service
A ChaCha new release says they are fastest growing SMS service They had more than 28 percent of standard rate SMS search transactions between the top three providers (ChaCha Google SMS and Yahoo!) in the third quarter.According to Nielsen, ChaCha's...
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Verve Mobilizes Chicago Sun-Times, San Deigo U-T and More
Verve Wireless, has inked deals to deliver mobile apps, ads and coupons for Chicago Sun-Times, The San Diego Union-Tribune, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Time Out Chicago, Time Out New York and Metro International. Verve’s local mobile network now covers the top...
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Capactive Touchscreens Will Not Charge the Way for Mobiles, Says ABI
When Apple’s iPhone transformed the public’s idea of how a mobile handset should work, one of its most impressive - and apparently disruptive - features was its slick touch-screen interface. While resistive touch screens activated by physical force had been...
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Don't Forget Memory Cards for Profits, Says ABI
Although cellular handset accessories such as chargers and batteries ship far more units in what is today a $58 billion industry, memory cards provide the greatest revenue of all mobile phone add-ons, according to a new study from ABI Research....
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Mobile Fuel Cell Charger Revealed: Mobion
MTI MicroFuel Cells is showing a new fuel cell prototype that provides up to 25 hours of power with each cartridge. Mobion comes with a removable cartridge that can be swapped for a new one when depleted. The new Mobion...
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Contact T-Mobile Before Leaving US to Avoid $$$ Data Roaming Charges
T-Mobile G1 users have been having data difficulties incurring unexpected roaming charges while outside the country. It has been reported that G1s will use high priced data roaming even after users selected to disable data roaming.T-Mobile send an official response ...
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Handago Catalogues of Apps Sold on Devices & microSDs at Best Buy
Smartphone app seller, Handango will be selling its apps in Best Buy’s retail stores nationwide. The alliance includes Handango’s catalogue pre-loaded on app-plicable feature phones and App-Packs sold on microSD cards. Handango’s catalogue will offer top-quality apps ranging from...
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RIM Buys Chalk Media
Research In Motion maker of the BlackBerry Storm has acquired Chalk Media Corp. Chalk Media is a member of the BlackBerry ISV Alliance Program. Chalk developed Mobile Chalkboard, hat enables the creation and deployment of "Pushcasts" to BlackBerry smartphones. The...
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Today's Punniest BlackBerry Storm Must-Haves?
If you are one the few that are lucky enough to get a hold of a BlackBerry Storm because of delays and shortages, what then will make this special gift even more special?Instead of traditional gift wrapping, we think it...
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Nu Txt Study Shows Txt 2 Hard 2 Read - Stop bbs-ing , Says Dr. Kemp
A new study by University of Tasmania psychology lecturer, Dr. Nengah Kemp, found that reading a super-abbreviated text message some call "textese," can take 2x as long to comprehend while it saves the sender just a few seconds of texting....
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TXT Msg 4 Ever! Virgin Mobile Text into Space Msg Service
Virgin Mobile now allows you send to text messages out into to space to your BFFs in the galaxy. Virgin says: "Once sent you can ensure your message will live on eternally, a concept that will surely touch the recipients...
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Street View Google Maps for Mobile for Nokia S60 and Windows Mobile
Google is offering Google Maps for mobile version 2.3 with Street View for Nokia S60 and Windows Mobile. Street View was previously released on Google Maps for Android, BlackBerry, and iPhone.Street View lets users access street level imagery when looking...
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AT&T GR8ST Moment in Cotton Bowl History Contest
What's the greatest moment in AT&T Cotton Bowl history? Now texters and web surfers have the chance to decide.AT&T is offering the Greatest Moment in AT&T Cotton Bowl History contest, which allows fans to vote for the best play in...
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More Mobile Publishing, Free eBooks on iPhone from Random House and Ballantine
Since the Kindle is sold-out, maybe you can read books on your iPhone. Free eBooks, are now available for iPhone or iPod touch from Randon House and Ballantine.Random House and Ballantine will be the first major book publishers to make...
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BlackBerry Storm Shortage Continues at Telus
The BlackBerry Storm shortage continues at Telus in Canada. They are only selling BlackBerry Storms to new customers with a three-year contract, according to their website which shows all Storms currently "Temporarily Out of Stock":The fine grey print states "Limited...
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ARM, Sony, Softbank, Huwaei, Toshiba and Others Join Android OHA
The Open Handset Alliance, has added 14 additional members. The new members are: AKM Semiconductor Inc.ARMASUSTek Computer Inc.Atheros Communications BorqsEricsson Garmin International Inc....
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Pictavision Now Availalbe for BlackBerry
Picatavision is now available for BackBerry. It makes easy photo and video sharing for social networking and photo sharing services.Pictavision allows mobile users to quickly and easily access their digital albums, photos and video's from popular sites including Facebook, Flickr,...
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Top Music Ringtones and Trends from Zed
Zed has given a snapshot of the year's most downloaded ringtones that reflect some of the biggest events and entertainment trends of 2008.Zed Top 10 Real Music Ringtones 2008 1) "Lollipop" by Lil Wayne2) "Whatever You Like" by T.I.3) "Low"...
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Amobee Offers Ad Platform for iPhone and Android
Amobee Media Systems, advertising solutions provider for mobile operators, has released its Handset Application Programming Interface (HAPI) for the Apple iPhone and Google Android operating system. HAPI already supports BREW, J2ME, Blackberry and Symbian. Operators can serve advertising impressions into...
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LG Tests LTE 4G Chip - Reaches 60 Mbps Download
LG has developed the first handset (user equipment) modem chip based on 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE)technology standards. Thechip can supports wireless download speeds of 100Mbps (megabits per second) and upload speeds of 50Mbps. LG demonstrated the chip at its...
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Americans Should Expect More SMS Text Marketing Msgs, Says Nielsen
Nielsen mobile is doing quite of job of investigating the mobile text revolution. According to a report released Monday by Nielsen's Telecom Practice, Americans should expect to see more text message marketing in the future. Marketers have ramped up their use...
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HTC Touch Diamond in White with Snow Flurries
When you visit the HTC website you will see the HTC Touch Diamond is all it's white splendor, surrounded by white snow flurries. They wish viewers, "A More Connected Holiday Season." White phones are in style, in case you haven't...
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T-Mobile Memoir 8 Megapixel Phone Predicted
T-Mobile is rumored to sell in the future a Samsung phone with an 8-megapixel camera, called the "Memoir." The camera phone will have more photogenic aspects than most cameras.The Memoir will be like the Behold reports Tmo News with a...
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Sony Ericsson to Make Android Smartphone
Sony Ericsson today announced it will support the Open Handset Alliance. The alliance is responsible for open standards for Android phones. Rikko Sakaguchi, CVP and head of Creation and Development at Sony Ericsson confirmed their intention to develop a handset...
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Google Adwords Can Target iPhone, Android G1 & Other Mobiles
Google is offering advertisers AdWords targeted for Apple’s iPhone, T-Mobile USA’s Android-powered G1 and other full HTML web mobile devices.The ads can point to desktop landing pages advertisers don’t have to create mobile landing pages or ads in mobile formats....
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Moto Tops Losing to Samsung and LG in 2009, Says MultiMedia Intelligence
MultiMedia Intelligence projects that Motorola will remain the most successful mobile handset manufacturer in the US market in 2008, but that share is rapidly fading. According to recent research by MultiMedia Intelligence, Motorola is projected to provide 21% of all...
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Facts: Holiday Wireless Shortages, Sold-Out Kindle, BlackBerry Storm, G 1 Colors and Low Xperia Expectations
For our wireless wonderful friends, we would like to give them the the best hottest wireless gadget, smartphones or accessories. However, rumors and inflated accusations may keep us from getting the right gift. While fear of shortages may cause us...
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Sprint Opens Up Platform for Developers
Sprint wants to help developers develop apps for its phones and has opened up its software for developers.The Sprint Open Software Platform, will be opened first, via the Sprint Titan platform for Windows Mobile devices. It will give mobile developers...
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Kindle Sold-Out - Sony eBook Readers Alternative Choice
The Kindle eBook reader is sold-out and won't be available until February of next year.Hey didn't Kindles sell-out last year also? Mmmnn, it seems strange in such poor economic times that so many people shelled out $359 bucks for Kindles. ...
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New Verizon BlackBerry Curve and BlackBerry Pearl OS Opens Up GPS to BlackBerry Maps
Verizon's BlackBerry 8830 Curve and BlackBerry 8130 Pearl GPS receiver that formerly only worked with Verizon Wireless's VZ Navigator service. Not any more - a new firmware opens the the GPS receiver to another free app, BlackBerry Maps. BlackBerry...
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Sony Xperia X1 Shortage Due to Lack of Materials or Recall?
The Sony Xperia X1 smartphone will be very hard to find under trees this holiday season because there is shortage, most likely due to a recall.Unlocked Windows Mobile Xperia X1 phones with iPhone-like features (Wi-Fi touchscreen, GPS) as well as...
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AT&T Offers TeleNav Vehicle Tracker
TeleNav Vehicle Tracker is now offered through AT&T’s enterprise mobility services. TeleNav Vehicle Tracker is a GPS-enabled device that is hard-wired or embedded onto a vehicle. It helps monitor and manage fleet operations.Once installed, TeleNav Vehicle Tracker powers up and...
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Truphone Turns iPod Touches into VOIP iPhonies
Truphone for the iPod Touch works on the 2nd generation iPod Touch and lets users make free calls to other Truphone or Google Talk users from any Wi-Fi zone. Calls are made via iPod Touch's internet connection and a headphone...
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Cricket Offers Internet Broadband for $40 a Month
Cricket is offering $40 per month unlimited EV-DO Rev A data broadband to customers in all of its markets. They call it Cricket Broadband Internet. The service is offered to customers who pay in advance, without credit checks or a...
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Former Newsweek Pres, Greg Osberg Now CEO of Buzzwire
Mobile web and video service Buzzwire,announced that Greg Osberg, former Newsweek president and worldwide publisher, has joined the company as chief executive officer. Osberg will drive strategies to capitalize on the explosive growth of the mobile web. Andrew MacFarlane, founder...
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300 Million iPhone Apps Downloaded
There have been over 300 million mobile applications downloaded from the iPhone App store in the five months since its launch July 11. The information was revealed at the bottom of full-page print advertisements taken out in Friday's editions of...
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Wal-Mart to Sell iPhones this Month
Bloomberg News reports that Wal-Mart will start selling iPhones this month. They called Wal-Mart store cell phone departments and asked if they would be carrying the iPhone.Employees are being trained to learn more about the iPhone and told Bloomberg....
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Wirefly's Top Selling Black Friday and Cyber Monday Smartphones
We were finally able to find the top selling cell phones on Black Friday and Cyber Monday from our friends at Wirefly. Traffic was at all time high. They sold a wireless phone every 12 seconds on both days.Wirefly.com’s Top...
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Mobile Flckr Now Has Video & Other Features
For the first time you can play Flickr videos back on your phone from m.flckr.com. Formerly users could upload video from their phones but soon they can play them back on a variety of handsets.The video player is based...
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Triple Play Tri-Fold WinMo Phone with 911 Features
Dubbed the Swiss Army knife of phones, the iCEphone (in Case of Emergency) from the Medical Phone packs triple-play power into a Windows smartphone. It has a touchscreen, keyboard, and game console along with GPS , 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, Push...
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Top Selling Handsets Different in the U.K.
Wireless and Mobile sales are quite different in the U.K. than in the U.S. As you can see If you look at Top selling Contract handsets Nokia N96 Samsung F480 Tocco Nokia 6500 Slide Sony Ericsson C902 Samsung U900...
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Unlocked Developer Version of T-Mobile G1 Android Phone $399
Developerscan now get a SIM- and hardware-unlocked version of it's G1 Android phone for $399. It's black and has a geometric design on the back.The Android Dev Phone 1 is a SIM-unlocked and hardware-unlocked device designed for advanced developers.It ships...
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Weekly Review Verizon BlackBerry Storm Updates - Which One Works Best?
The rumor mill around the BlackBerry Storm, when updates would be available and what update works with what version of the BlackBerry Storm can be quite befuddling. Therefore today, we'd like to review what updates are available for the BlackBerry...
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Over the Air (OTA) and Firmware Over the Air (FOTA) Updates for BlackBerry Storm and Other Feature Phones
You may see these terms in forums, OTA (Over-the-Air) or FOTA and are wondering what they mean in regards to the BlackBerry Storm update which Verizon calls an upgrade.The ability to update phones, smartphones and BlackBerries over the air is...
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Verizon BlackBerry Storm Update Fixes Power-Outs, Muted Audio, Headset Volume & Other Issues
While poking around the Verizon website we finally found exactly what the BlackBerry Storm 4.7.0.75 update will do. This one appears to be a no-brainer and a must have.Here Are the Glitches BlackBerry Storm Update 4.7.0.75 Fixes:Intermittently, the device may...
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EMBARQ Embarks on New LIVE Customer Service
EMBARQ customers who now call 1-800-EMBARQ2 during business hours to speak with a customer service representative will be greeted by a live person instead of the company's interactive voice response (IVR) system. The nationwide trial was put into place to...
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Trimble Offers Rugged Windows Hanhelds with GPS
Trimbe is offering next generation of durable, computing devices with integrated Global Positioning System (GPS) technology—the new Trimble® Juno SB and Juno SC handhelds. The devices have integrated GPS, both models include wireless LAN (WLAN) and Bluetooth connectivity, a...
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Mobile Web Spending Will Increase, Syays Strategy Analytics
It looks like web browsing from mobile phones is going to increase. According to the Strategy Analytics Wireless Media Strategies service report, "Mobile Internet Forecast Update 2001-2013," demand for popular content and services on the web, such as social...
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Virgin Mobile Adds Connect and Mobile Lounge
Virgin Mobile has two new social networking features: Connect a new social networking connector and Mobile Lounge, a new mobile community exclusive to Virgin Mobile....
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Verizon BlackBerry Storm Update Offically Launched - Released Today with OTA Tonight
Verizon has started offering the 4.7.0.75 firmware update for BlackBerry Storm from the Desktop Manager, check the Verizon website for details. The Verizon website notes: Approximate Device Software Update Time is 25 - 30 minutes (including device reset at the...
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Verizon to Release BlackBerry Storm Firmware Over The Air Update Soon
BlackBerry Storm firmware updates from Verizon should be out soon.The BlackBerry Storm operating system version that Verizon is releasing is 4.7.0.75 which fixes the first stage of bugs and was leaked to CrackBerry and has been available from the RIM...
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Car Runs Over Cell Phone It Still Works, Toy Yorkie Destroys BlackBerry
It was one of those days, I didn't notice that I dropped my purse. Then I felt a bump as I backed out the garage. My cell phone was in the cell phone pocket on the front of the purse....
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Clearwire Clears the Way for New Business in Portland with New Name
Clearwire has started selling services in Portland, Orgeon. Their new name is very clear, it's Clear. Xohm is gone.Their WiMAX is supposed to be faster than Wi-Fi hotspots. They urge vistor's to "Get clear now."Their website shows that new cities...
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Calendar Sync Added to Sprint's Samsung Instinct
Sprint Samsung Instinct user can get calendarsynchronization with Microsoft Exchange Server and IBM Lotus Notes account calendars. The new calendar feature allows Instinct users to view and update their work calendar, create and delete appointments and more, right on...
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Smartphone Growth Slowed to 11.5%, Says Gartner
In the third quarter of 2008, the global smartphone market reached its weakest year-on-year growth since Gartner, Inc. began tracking the industry. Worldwide smartphone sales to end-users totalled 36.5 million units in the third quarter of 2008, an 11.5 per...
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AT&T Cuts 12,000 Jobs
AT&T will cut 12,000 jobs, orabout 4 percent of the company's total workforce. They cite economic pressures, a changing business mix and a more streamlined organizational structure.While AT&T is reducing jobs in some areas, it continues to add jobs in...
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Shazam Adds 2 Million More Songs
Music discovery service Shazam, has increased its music database from six to eight million tracks. Shazam users are now able to access a broader range of music. The claim they have the largest collection of the most important long tail...
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MobiTV Passes 5 Million Suscribers
MobiTV's mobile TV and radio has surpassed the five million subscriber mark. MobiTV is Available on more than 350 handsets across 20 carrier networks including AT&T, Sprint and Alltel in the U.S. "With the addition of over a million new...
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SMS is Cash Cow with World Mobile Msg worth $224 Billion in 2013, Saya Portio
A Portio Research report suggests that SMS will continue to be the cash cow of mobile data revenues for some time to come. Traffic and revenues continue to keep growing through the economic downturn. The entire mobile messaging industry worth...
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Rumor du Jour: iPhone Coming to Walmart?
Boy Genius reports that a 4 gigabyte iPhone will be coming to a Walmart soon for $99 with a two year contract.. He has an interesting way of evaluating sources, " We're not putting our stamp of approval behind this...
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BlackBerry Storm Voices/Rants Are Being Heard
Suzanne Choney at MSNBC wrote an article this morning reporting on all the BlackBerry Storm problems people are having. What we reported here, recently. The BlackBerry Storm is not shipping from Verizon until December 15 and well there are bugs...
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BlackBerry Storm Update Clarifications, Support and Suggestions
We will be the first to admit the BlackBerry Storm update issue is confusing. When we contacted the RIM pr spokesperson, she emailed that the BlackBerry Storm update site had only version 4.7.0.65, when it does in fact have the...
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200 Million Mobile Coupon Users by 2013, Says Juniper Research
Coupons delivered and redeemed via mobile phones are forecast to be used by some 200 million mobile subscribers globally by 2013, according to a new study by Juniper Research. The Juniper Research report determined that the mobile coupons market is...
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Faux Martini App for iPhone - iMartini
Attention all you James Bond wannabes, who like your martinis shaken, not stirred, but don't like the consequences of real martinis. There's an iPhone app for you iMartini.Their PR people sent us this information: iMartini has two modes - Drink...
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Free Amazon iPhone App with Photo Product Finder
Amazon is offering an Amazon application for iPhone and iPod touch is now available on the Apple App Store. The Amazon app includes a new feature called "Amazon Remembers". Amazon Remembers helps customers keep track of items they see in...
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Automatically Forward SMS Text Msgs to Email
txtForward from Electric Pocket automatically forwards SMS text messages sent or received on a BlackBerry or Windows Mobile smartphone to any email address. The program can come in handy for text message backup or when the smartphone is not in...
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The New Surround Sounds of ROKR EM35
Motorola will add MOTOROKR EM35 to the ROKR portfolio sometime soon. The device designed for audio performance both as a mobile device and music player. It has virtual surround sound. When listening with earphones, a unique algorithm enables music to...
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U.S. Celluar Offers City ID
U.S. Cellular now offers the city-centric caller screening servcie City ID which displays the city and state of incoming calls.City ID automatically displays the location where an incoming phone number is registered. City ID, an application from Cequint, features over...
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HTC Buys One & Company
HTC has bought design firm One & Company Design, Inc. One & Co will maintain its name and client base while it joins forces with HTC to create more hip and stylish phones. HTC and One & Co first began...
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MySpace Mobile Offers Streaming Video
MySpace mobile now offers streaming video. MySpace’s beta mobile video allows users to will view videos they’ve uploaded or have marked as a favorite. MySpace used RipCode’s On-Demand Video Transcoding technology that supports several different handsets. Premium content, including branded...
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Apple iPhone iPod Top Apps Announced
Apple has released the the top iPhone Apps downloaded this year. It looks like games rule as well as social networking. Premium Paid iPhone Apps Apple’s Texas Hold ‘Em, Freeverse’s Moto Chaser Vivendi Games Mobile’s Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D,...
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BlackBerry Storm Upgrade Available from BlackBerry
It's 26.4 megabytes and the BlackBerry Storm update is downloadable now. The BlackBerry Storm update page has it. It's a bit tricky if you want the latest not-yet official version.This update works while the BlackBerryStorm is attached to your computer...
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Fun BlackBerry Storm Tips, Tricks and Info
We found some fun facts and things to do with a BlackBerry Storm. Please let us if you have any better or fun tips. The BlackBerry Storm now has popular following of users who love to do tricks with it.BlackBerry...
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BlackBerry Web Improved for BlackBerry Storm and Other Models
RIM has updated and improved its BlackBerry friendly website for BlackBerry information http://mobile.blackberry.com/, an excellent way to get BlackBerry Storm or Bold support.The site has that has designed for the BlackBerry browser has lots of BlackBerry information with any easy...
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Blockbuster to Live Mesh Movies on Mobiles
The Dallas Morning News reports that Blockbuster Video is working with Microsoft for movies on mobile devices."Eventually, we'll give customers instant access to any movie on any device with an Internet connection and a screen," said Keith Morrow, Blockbuster's chief...
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Verizon Tops Consumer Reports Cell Satisfaction Survey
Consumer Reports revealed the results of their cell phone survey. Verizon topped their survey with high marks from survey respondents in overall satisfaction and customer service, as well as providing service in most of the country. They reported cell-phone service...
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Good Grief! Charles Brown Goes Mobile in Europe
Mobivention, has signed a distribution agreement with United Media for PEANUTS. They will make image products such as wallpaper, themes and Flash Lite wallpapers. Mobivention will also offer MMS Cards and Java games. The agreement provides mobivention with the...
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Malware Coming to Smartphones, Malware Services Needed from Carriers, says Unstrung Insider and Light Reading
A new report from Unstrung Insider and Light Reading shows an increasing demand for applications that minimize the potential impact of malware on mobile services.Smartphone Security: Solving the Mobile Malware Problem examines the mobile malware security sector. Key findings include:Mobile...
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Sierra Wireless and Wavecom Merger Announced
Sierra Wireless, Inc., provider of wireless modems for mobile computing, and Wavecom S.A., provider of embedded wireless technology for M2M (machine-to-machine) communication, announced that the companies have reached a Memorandum of Understanding providing for a business combination. "Sierra Wireless and...
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OMB Rejects Cell Tower Backup Prop
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rejected an FCC proposal to require all cell phone towers be equipped with backup power for up to eight hours. CTIA, President Steve Largent noted that the FCC failed to...
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Gumiyo Offers Mobile Web and SMS Platform for Newspapers
Mobile marketer, Gumiyo is offering new online tools to help newspapers to offer mobile web and SMS campaigns to their advertisers opening up new revenue stream Gumiyo's Mobile Ready Platform can be privately labeled and integrated directly into a publication's...
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Nokia Announces Secret Mobile Computer N97 with 5 Mpx Camera and Full HTML and Video
Nokia's secret announcement is no longer a secret They call it a mobile computer, the Nokia N97. It has a full touchscreen, internet surfing and in their video it rocks. It something you can always keep with you and use...
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Review AT&T Quickfire Review of Reviews
Wireless and Mobile News Rates the AT&T Quickfire 4 out 5 AT&TQuickfire is “tween” phone. It has some high-end features but it is not a full smartphone. Therefore although reviewers liked it, they found it useful to tween-users especially the...
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Holiday Freebie Deals from Sprint
Sprint is offering some full-featured smartphones, and modems for free with a two-year contract for a limited time only exclusively through Sprint.com. The offer includes Palm Centro, LG Rumor, Moto i335, Compass USB modem, Samsung M300 and Sanyo S1. Some...
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CrackBerry Cracks BlackBerry Storm OS Update
The BlackBerry Storm operating system upgrade known as 4.7.0.75 is currently available for download at Crackberry.com.It appears to be popular because it was busy when we tried to reach it.There have been reports that this upgrade will be available over...
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First Acclerometer Game for BlackBerry Storm - Nintaii
We are in the process of compiling the best app must-haves for the BlackBerry Storm and found that Mobigloo has released a version of Nintaii their box tipping game that uses the BlackBerry Storm accelerometer. Nintaii is a brain twisting...
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Pssst Secret Nokia Announcement Coming Soon
Nokia is going to announce a secret device on Tuesday at 12:15 a.m. PST. Nobody knows what it is yet. There's a countdown site on the Internet where you can register to find out.Some think it's a notebook computer, some...
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Verizon Samsung Ominia Price Lowered to $199.99
Verizon which launched the Samsung Omnia, last week, has lowered the price from $250 to $200 (after rebates.) The Samsung Omnia is a Windows Mobile phone that has a lot of iPhone-like features It has a touchscreen and a 5...
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It Ain't Easy Going Green for Handset Makers, Says ABI
Most mobile handset vendors acknowledge public pressure to create environmentally sound products. It is an issue they need to continue to address through their corporate responsibility charters. Faced with the economic realities of “going green” however, their appetite for creating...
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Mobile Tuesday - December 2
Tomorrow is Mobile Tuesday, that's the day after Black Monday. Mobigosee, a mobile-marketing firm, will launch Mobile Tuesday on Dec. 2, even after loosing advertisers. Research found that Tuesday is a slow shopping day.This debut year has McDonald's, Finish Line...
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Guitar Hero World Tour Mobile Rocks Your Socks n' Phone
Are you ready to rock and roll? Strum guitars or beat drums on your mobile phone? Hands-On Mobile can rock your mobile you with Guitar Hero World Tour Mobile. Guitar Hero World Tour Mobile is available today on major carriers...
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Alltel's Mobile Wallet with Payments Launches in 2009
Alltel teamed with mFoundry for it's Alltel Wallet, consolidated mobile banking, commerce and commerce platform. It includes many U.S. banks.The platform has pre-built moudules for payments and other features to allow for third party development."Recent research has shown that early...
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iPhone Top Shopping and #3 Mobile AOL Searh
AOL released their data for top searches in 2008. Social networking,ads, weather, maps and match-making were all in the top ten. From AOL Mobile Search MySpace AIM iPhone MocoSpaceFacebook CraigslistWeather Free RingtonesMapQuest Match.com The iPhone also came in number one...
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