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BlackBerry Instant Messaging Clients Updated
2009-09-23 18:18:00 On top of MySpace and Facebook apps for BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) getting some updates; all of the native Windows Live, Google Talk, Yahoo!, AOL, and ICQ instant messengers have been updated, thanks… More About: Instant Messaging , Blackberry , Clients
iTunes Gets OK from USB Forum to Block Pre Media Sync
2009-09-23 17:59:00 Palm has been persistently updating its media sync capabilities to match Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s continued blockage in iTunes updates, but the iPhone-maker can claim a larger victory today. The USB… More About: Media , Itunes , Forum , Sync , Block
Rogers BlackBerry Curve 8520 Launch Imminent
2009-09-23 17:15:00 If past history means anything (and it always does), the launch of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is coming real soon on Rogers (NYSE: RCI). First we were privy to some leaked… More About: Blackberry , Launch
LG Chocolate BL20 Specs Now Available
2009-09-23 17:10:00 We’re still waiting on an official announcement regarding the availability of the LG Chocolate BL20. No details on carriers, pricing, etc. are yet to be determined (or released), however, the good… More About: Specs
Facebook 1.6.0.22 for BlackBerry Arrives With OS 5.0 Support
2009-09-23 17:05:00 If you’ve already managed to upgrade to BB OS 5.0 (sneaky you), but are getting frustrated with your most popular apps not working so well… One of the major social… More About: Blackberry , Support , Facebook
Quickie: Verizon 3-Day Sale on the LG enV2
2009-09-23 17:01:00 Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has started up yet another 3-Day Sale . This time around the LG enV2 is up for grabs, for free, on new 2-year activations. The enV2 features a 2.4″… More About: Verizon
Jabra Bringing Mysterious ?STONE? to Market October 20th
2009-09-23 16:57:00 Looks like the folks at Jabra are cranking up the PR machine for a new and mysterious looking Bluetooth headset. Dubbed the Jabra ‘STONE’, the new headset is promises to ‘looks,… More About: Market , Stone , Mysterious , October
Palm Going Crazy with App Submissions, New Hires Needed to Clear Queue
2009-09-23 16:51:00 Looks like Palm (NSDQ: PALM) has an awesome problem on their hands. They can’t keep up with all the app submissions they’re receiving. Developers have voiced their frustration on lack… More About: Crazy , Queue , Clear
Nokia Siemens Win Contract to Upgrade Austrian 3G Network
2009-09-23 16:48:00 Nokia Siemens is at it again. This time they’ve been awarded a contract from T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) Austria to update its 3G radio access network. The work is due to be… More About: Nokia , Network , Contract , Austrian
Fido Launches the LG GB250
2009-09-23 16:46:00 Fido has officially launched the LG GB250. This flip phone is basic at best, and features a 1.3MP camera with video, MP3 player, microSD expansion to 4GB, Bluetooth, speakerphone, and…
Becoming a better blogger, reader and helping me take out the trash: Trimmi
2009-09-23 16:17:00 Trimming in Public is a series where I go through my list of 293 RSS feeds, 10 feeds at a time, give some detail as to why I subscribed to… More About: Blogger , Reader , Trash
Brief: Palm: There are now 20,000,000 new shares available, please buy some
2009-09-23 15:10:00 Palm (NSDQ: PALM) has just issued a press release saying that there are now 20,000,000 new stock shares available for purchase at $16.25 per share. Once the sale is complete, they’re… More About: Palm , Shares
About freaking time: Mobilizy proposes an open standard for augmented reali
2009-09-23 14:46:00 Augmented reality applications like Layar or Wikitude are awesome, but they are inherently flawed since all the effort put forth at creating data for one particular application can’t be read in a… More About: Time , Open , Standard
QoTD: ?The number of megabytes being consumed by AT&T subscribers has soare
2009-09-23 12:45:00 Mike Woodward, Vice President of the Mobile Device Portfolio at AT&T, recently said: “over the past six quarters [18 months], the number of megabytes being consumed by AT&T subscribers has…
R.I.P. Hannu Pirskanen: Chief Designer of the S60 software platform
2009-09-23 11:39:00 Say what you will about S60 in its current state today, but when it came out it was quite revolutionary. Hannu Pirskanen, who was a part of the early S60… More About: Software , Chief , Designer , Platform
Find your local Starbucks, and buy a cup of coffee that tastes like burnt d
2009-09-23 11:01:00 Starbucks, an international chain of coffee shops that usually have highly attractive young women serving coffee that can no longer be called coffee since so many additional mystical, magical, and… More About: Coffee , Starbucks , Find , Local
Barnes and Noble?s ebook reader is at the FCC
2009-09-23 10:44:00 We dig the idea that Barnes and Noble wants to catch Amazon. In that sense, they’ve already launched a mobile application for multiple platforms and have agreed with AT&T for connectivity… More About: Reader , Ebook , Barnes and Noble
Samsung launches SCH-B900 touchscreen phone in Korea
2009-09-23 10:42:00 Samsung has unveiled yet another all-touchscreen device. This time, however, they did so in their domestic market, only. The name of the device is SCH-B900, and it’s a CMDA EV-DO… More About: Phone , Korea , Samsung , Touchscreen
Videos: Layar, the Android augmented reality application we all love, is go
2009-09-23 10:41:00 Layar, which came out only 3 months ago and has received a hell of a lot of hype, is adding 3D capabilities to their application this November with the launch of… More About: Videos , Reality , Love , Application
Google Sync Available for iPhone and Windows Mobile, Featuring Push GMail
2009-09-22 18:07:00 Alright, show of hands, who wants push GMail on their iPhone? Go get ‘em at m.google.com/sync. (Windows Mobile is getting the update too, if you’re into that kind of thing.)… More About: Google , Gmail , Windows Mobile
Group Contacts Coming in Windows Mobile 6.5
2009-09-22 17:52:00 After snooping around a Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM, the ability to save group contacts for SMS and e-mail has been discovered. Sending messages to multiple recipients was never a problem… More About: Windows Mobile , Windows Mobile 6 , Group
VIDEO: HTC Touch Diamond Smartphone Review 2
2008-06-10 09:58:00 Phone Arena reviews the HTC Touch Diamond Smartphone , successor of the Touch. It uses the TouchFLO 3D interface personalization on top of WM 6.1 professional OS. YouTube Direktvideo link YouTube Direktvideo link YouTube Direktvideo link More About: Video , Review
Apple Introduces MobileMe Internet Service
2008-06-10 09:52:00 SAN FRANCISCO?Apple ® today introduced MobileMe?, a new Internet service that delivers push email, push contacts and push calendars from the MobileMe service in the ?cloud? to native applications on iPhone?, iPod® touch, Macs and PCs. MobileMe also provides a suite of elegant, ad-free web applications that deliver a desktop-like experience through any modern browser. MobileMe ... More About: Service
AT&T to Offer Next-Generation iPhone on Its High-Performance 3G Network
2008-06-10 09:42:00 AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced it will be the exclusive U.S. provider of the new iPhone 3G, details of which were outlined earlier today at Apple ’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference in San Francisco. Under the terms of a new agreement with Apple, AT&T remains the exclusive U.S. carrier of the iPhone 3G, which will be available beginning ... More About: Performance , Iphone , Press Releases , Network
Apple Introduces the New iPhone 3G
2008-06-10 09:34:00 SAN FRANCISCO?Apple ® today introduced the new iPhone? 3G, combining all the revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast* as the first generation iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party ... More About: Iphone , Press Releases
VIDEO: HTC Touch Diamond Smartphone Review
2008-06-09 12:03:00 MobileBurn brings 3 parts of hands-on review of the HTC Touch Diamond Smartphone . The Touch Diamond is a Windows Mobile 6.1 Smartphone including 2.8″ VGA Touch screen, 3.2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth v2.0 and Wi-Fi connection. YouTube Direktvideo link YouTube Direktvideo link YouTube Direktvideo link More About: Video , Review
NEWS: Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia Smartphone
2008-06-09 11:48:00 Samsung today unveiled new Windows Mobile 6.1 Smartphone , the Omnia (model SGH-i900). The Omnia brings multimedia experience with wide 3.2″ WQVGA LCD display featuring the TouchWiz UI , 5-megapixel CMOS camera with auto-focus, 8GB or 16GB internal memory and GPS system. Its dimensions are 12.5 x 112 x 56.9 mm. The Omnia supports HSDPA 7.2Mbps, ... More About: News , Samsung
Glide OS 3.0 The Complete Mobile Desktop Launches At D: All Things Digital
2008-05-30 10:34:00 Carlsbad, CA, 2008 - (PR Newswire) TransMedia launched at the D Conference hosted by Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher the all-new Glide OS 3.0 universal computing platform. More About: Mobile , Desktop , Things , Digital , Complete
nova media unveils the missing link between OS X and cell phones!
2008-05-30 10:12:00 Berlin, 2008 — Most cell phone manufacturers do not offer a Macintosh solution, but nova media bridges the gap with FoneLink 2.0. The cell phone suite offers a familiar Mac-like solution to exchange files, synchronize data, manage SMS text messages and to backup and restore cell phone contents. More About: Media , Cell Phones , Phones , Cell
Qualcomm Introduces Next-Generation Solution for a Better Bluetooth Experie
More articles from this author:2008-05-29 10:10:00 SAN DIEGO ? Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, announced the latest addition to its line of Bluetooth solutions which delivers an enhanced user experience and significant advantages for handset manufacturers. More About: Generation , Solution 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
