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LG, ASUS, and Samsung Windows Phone 7 Series Devices Get Photographed

LG, ASUS, and Samsung Windows Phone 7 Series Devices Get Photographed

Posted by on March 16, 2010 · 0 Comment

It had to happen eventually. There’s no telling how many devices are in production right now that are going to eventually run Windows Phone 7 Series, but we can certainly tell how many there are right now, at least. Up until about a month ago, we thought we were just seeing about two devices, the ASUS manufactured hardware that’s been running the Windows Phone 7 Series software every time we’ve [...]
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The Book for iPad

The Book for iPad

Posted by on March 16, 2010 · 0 Comment

iPad accessories are coming out of the woodwork– covers, cases, skins.  The Book for iPad cover from LongLiveBooks is a little different from the rest. The iPad Book slipcase style cover looks like a cloth-covered book, so you could hide your iPad among your books if you wanted.  These Book cases are hand-made in Minnesota using a natural linen exterior, a wool felt sleeve to cradle the [...]
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Novothink Solar Surge for iPhone & iTouch

Novothink Solar Surge for iPhone & iTouch

Posted by on March 16, 2010 · 0 Comment

The Novothink Solar Surge is the first solar charging case for the iPhone and iPod Touch to be certified by Apple. This product has a built in lithium-ion polymer battery (1500mAH for iPodTouch and 1320mAH for iPhone) and claims to double battery life by using cutting-edge solar panel technology to power up directly from the sun. The Novothink Solar Surge has 4 LEDs that let you know if you have a [...]
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Motorola CLIQ XT for T-Mobile gets reviewed

Motorola CLIQ XT for T-Mobile gets reviewed

Posted by on March 14, 2010 · 0 Comment

Room in your heart for another Motorola Android smartphone running MOTOBLUR but stuck on Android 1.5?  The T-Mobile CLIQ XT by Motorola is set to hit the market imminently, and we’ve got our full review over at Android Community. Based on the original Motorola CLIQ, but dropping that handset’s slide-out hardware keyboard in favor of a slimmer chassis and Swype text-entry system, the CLIQ XT certainly [...]
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Windows Phone 7 Series Unveiled

Windows Phone 7 Series Unveiled

Posted by on March 14, 2010 · 0 Comment

Microsoft finally unveiled its Windows Phone 7 Series, the latest mobile OS from the software giant developed to replace the old and out-fashioned Windows Mobile 6.5 series. The new Windows Phone 7 features a brand new UI that is Zune-inspired. The new OS is people-oriented bringing social content to your phone and providing a central place to post updates to Facebook and Windows Live in one step. [...]
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HOTT MD500 super-budget Android MID taunts us on video

HOTT MD500 super-budget Android MID taunts us on video

Posted by on March 12, 2010 · 0 Comment

Remember the 7-inch HOTT MD700 MID spotted back at CES 2010 and tipped to be arriving at distributors priced at $120 apiece?  The Chinese company is back with another, smaller model, and the best news is that it should be even cheaper: the HOTT MD500 has a 4.8-inch display and runs Android, and will be just $92 for distributors (assuming you only use microSD for storage). HOTT are referring to the [...]
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iCab Mobile for iPhone-Safari Alternative

iCab Mobile for iPhone-Safari Alternative

Posted by on March 12, 2010 · 1 Comment

iCab Mobile is a web browser for the iPhone and iPod Touch with a great feature set and some unique and useful items not found in other iPhone browsers. One useful feature is scrolling via a scrollpad (tap the screen with three fingers to activate) that lets you go to any location within the web page instantly. iCab supports Tabs, Bookmarks and has a built-in filter that blocks many advertising banners. It [...]
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Samsung offers price and ship date for R1 and R0 PMPs

Samsung offers price and ship date for R1 and R0 PMPs

Posted by on March 10, 2010 · 0 Comment

I mentioned the Samsung R1 PMP last summer when it landed in Europe. We expected the player to come to the US soon, but that never happened. Samsung has finally announced availability and pricing information for the R1 and its sibling the R0 PMPs. The R1 will come in 16GB and 8GB versions that will both ship in April for $149.99 and $179.99 respectively. The R0 PMP will also be offered in 8GB and 16GB [...]
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Android Developers Get Adobe Photoshop.com Mobile Editor

Android Developers Get Adobe Photoshop.com Mobile Editor

Posted by on March 9, 2010 · 0 Comment

Adobe’s Photoshop.com Mobile has seen a few developments over the past few months, first being released as a free photo editor for the Apple iPhone and subsequently being ported to Android phones in November of last year. Building on this technology, Adobe has announced today the availability of a new Photoshop mobile editor that allows third party software developers to add Photoshop functionality [...]
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Microsoft Pink leaks again: April 20th Verizon launch?

Microsoft Pink leaks again: April 20th Verizon launch?

Posted by on March 8, 2010 · 0 Comment

Microsoft’s been a leaky old sieve lately, with Courier slipping out earlier and even more Project Pink news just now.  After yesterday’s Verizon revelation and the subsequent firmware leak comes new images of the two Sharp-manufactured Pink phones, the Pure and Turtle, themselves, along with a potential launch date of April 20th. Update: Apparently the devices will also get an international launch [...]
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Nokia Nuron 5230 Smartphone

Nokia Nuron 5230 Smartphone

Posted by on March 6, 2010 · 0 Comment

The Nokia Nuron is expected to be available in the coming weeks exclusively from T-Mobile. “The Nokia 5230 Nuron is a great product of our collaboration with T-Mobile USA and provides consumers with more compelling mobile experiences as they navigate, watch video, play games and social network,” said Mark Slater, Vice President, Sales, Nokia. “The Nokia Nuron offers U.S. consumers a unique and [...]
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Verizon’s HTC Incredible shots leaked

Verizon’s HTC Incredible shots leaked

Posted by on March 5, 2010 · 0 Comment

Previously, we’ve seen the HTC Incredible that will be allegedly hitting the Verizon network soon.  Several clearer, better-lit images of the upcoming handset have just been leaked today, although noticeably with the lack of the strangely contoured back panel. According to previously leaked evidence, The HTC Incredible is running on the speedy Snapdragon CPU, Android 2.1 with Sense UI, and 256MB [...]
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Pioneer VSX 520-K & VSX-820K Home Audio Receiver- iPhone Compatible

Pioneer VSX 520-K & VSX-820K Home Audio Receiver- iPhone Compatible

Posted by on March 3, 2010 · 0 Comment

Pioneer 5.1 Channel A/V Receivers Deliver Expanded iPhone Experience to the Home Theater. Two New Models Feature Bluetooth® Audio Streaming and High Definition Connectivity with 3D Ready Feature Pioneer Electronics unveils a new line of 5.1 channel A/V receivers that deliver a dynamic music experience to the living room. For the first time, the Pioneer VSX-520-K and VSX-820-K feature wireless Bluetooth® [...]
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FunMail™ By FunMobility for iPhone, Now on Android

FunMail™ By FunMobility for iPhone, Now on Android

Posted by on February 24, 2010 · 0 Comment

If you’ve followed the evolution of mobile technology, you can probably surmise that more text messages travel the airwaves than do voice calls these days. In fact, 2.5 billion text messages are sent each day in the USA, as we speak. FunMail™ iPhone App, by FunMobility, is a new way to express yourself, where images match up with your text messages automatically, as you are typing the message.  [...]
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Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro with added QWERTY

Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro with added QWERTY

Posted by on February 20, 2010 · 0 Comment

Sony Ericsson has upgraded their Vivaz flagship handset with the pro version, which adds a QWERTY keyboard to the touch screen offering for faster for messaging and communicating via email, SMS or social networking updates. The announcement was made at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Sony Ericsson says the new version is “just like flagship phone Vivaz, announced in January,” which [...]
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WiMAX Growth Explodes Accept in US

WiMAX Growth Explodes Accept in US

Posted by on February 20, 2010 · 0 Comment

WiMAX in the U.S. is growing, but certainly not at the speed with which the rest of the world is experiencing. Clearwire, the U.S. primary privader of WiMAX, is doing its best to boost interest statewide, however, the explosive growth with Asia Pacific and European markets dwarfs the efforts the U.S. is making to integrate this technology across the country. Below are statistics compiled by the WiMAX [...]
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Firefox Mobile for Android in late 2010

Firefox Mobile for Android in late 2010

Posted by on February 20, 2010 · 0 Comment

Firefox Mobile is releasing the final version of the mobile browser for the Maemo platform and ramping up development on its Android client. Mozilla’s VP of Mobiles, Jay Sullivan, recently said that Mozilla is targeting the end of 2010 as a tentative release date for the Android edition of Firefox Mobile. The development of the Android version poses a bit of a challenge as Firefox Mobile is based [...]
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RIM’s Blackberry WebKit Browser

RIM’s Blackberry WebKit Browser

Posted by on February 19, 2010 · 0 Comment

Today Research In Motion took the opportunity to preview an early build of its new mobile browser for BlackBerries with WebKit, the same engine that powers the iPhone’s browser and the Android browser. The iPhone’s browser has long bested BlackBerries, and the Android platform’s WebKit browser is a close second to Apple’s. With the swiftly gaining popularity of Android devices, [...]
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Motorola BACKFLIP First AT&T Android Device Coming March 7th

Motorola BACKFLIP First AT&T Android Device Coming March 7th

Posted by on February 19, 2010 · 0 Comment

AT&T and Motorola announced that the Motorola BACKFLIP™ with MOTOBLUR™ will be available in AT&T stores nationwide and online at www.wireless.att.com beginning March 7. MOTOBLUR offers AT&T customers a new way to connect to their favorite people, content and applications, whether it’s work or personal email, messaging or social networking.  Motorola’s exclusive Android™ [...]
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Sonim XP2 Spirit comes to Europe

Sonim XP2 Spirit comes to Europe

Posted by on February 17, 2010 · 0 Comment

Mention Sonim and what comes to your mind? Chances are those who are more well versed in the world of cellphones would be able to relate that brand name to a handset which is well known for its ruggedness. Well, Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona, Spain, was the platform where Sonim decided to announce the availability of their brand new XP2 Spirit which will hit Europe. This rugged 3G-capable [...]
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HTC HD mini Smartphone

HTC HD mini Smartphone

Posted by on February 17, 2010 · 0 Comment

Along with the HTC Desire, the Taiwanese Company, HTC has announced its mobile phone at Mobile World Congress 2010, known as HTC HD mini. This HTC HD mini is a smaller form factor than the HTC HD2, also with a smaller display. It runs Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Professional with HTC Sense UI and boasts a 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor. HTC HD mini is equipped with a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen TFT [...]
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Sagem Puma Sport Phone with Solar Panel

Sagem Puma Sport Phone with Solar Panel

Posted by on February 17, 2010 · 0 Comment

French handset maker Sagem, along with Puma, a popular sports brand, has introduced the all new Puma phone at the ongoing Mobile World Congress 2010. Unlike any other smartphone, this 2.8-inch QVGA TFT display bearing phone proudly features a solar panel on its back which enables it to get charged by sun rays. You will be rewarded to use this solar phone. Charging your phone in the sun will give you [...]
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Emporia Elegance and Solid Handsets for Seniors

Emporia Elegance and Solid Handsets for Seniors

Posted by on February 17, 2010 · 1 Comment

Austrian firm Emporia has launched two large-button devices aimed at people that struggle with the small buttons and displays on modern handsets. The phones are intended to help the dexterously challenged and naturally keep fuss to a minimum. To that end, the first of the devices to launch will be the Elegance,which will arrive packing a 1.8-inch OLED display, extra loud speaker, text capability and [...]
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Runcom & IXI has brand new WiMAX GSM handset

Runcom & IXI has brand new WiMAX GSM handset

Posted by on February 17, 2010 · 0 Comment

Is WiMAX the future? Many people think so, and both Runcom as well as IXI have joined hands together in a partnership to come up with a brand new WiMAX-enabled GSM cellphone which ought to keep you hankering after it. The result of both companies’ collaboration was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today, touting it to be its first Dual Mode Low Cost (ULC) GSM- WiMAX handset. Within [...]
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Motorola QUENCH with MOTOBLUR and Swype

Motorola QUENCH with MOTOBLUR and Swype

Posted by on February 17, 2010 · 0 Comment

Motorola has announced a new touchscreen handset, QUENCH (CLIQ XT in the US) with MOTOBLUR, the company’s Android-powered content delivery service, which organizes messages and syncs contacts. QUENCH features pinch and zoom and a touchpad, as well as Adobe Flash Lite to make web browsing easier on the 3.1-inch high-resolution display. It has also incorporated Swype – technology that enables [...]
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Intelius Date Check for iPhone and Android Devices- Personal Date Police

Intelius Date Check for iPhone and Android Devices- Personal Date Police

Posted by on February 17, 2010 · 1 Comment

Information-gathering company, Intelius, has released an app called Date Check that in minutes scans billions of publicly available documents stored on numerous databases and hidden in countless files to ascertain if the guy (or girl) you just met is worthy of a second date. Does he/she have a criminal record, hold the job they say, live with mum and dad or a spouse and kids or earn enough to keep [...]
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Developers Rushing To Create iPad Apps

Developers Rushing To Create iPad Apps

Posted by on February 16, 2010 · 0 Comment

Apple’s iPad Tablet announcement last month has had developers racing to bring iPad applications to market. Why?……..BIG MONEY! According to app analytics company Flurry, there has been a massive surge in the number of new iPhone OS application projects.  “Developers integrating Flurry analytics into iPhone OS applications in January increased by nearly three times over December,” [...]
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Windows Phone 7 Series

Windows Phone 7 Series

Posted by on February 16, 2010 · 0 Comment

At the MWC 2010 Microsoft officially announced Windows Phone 7 Series, the latest iteration of the Microsoft’s mobile platform. For the first time, the OS previously known as Windows Mobile, has seen a complete overhaul from the user interface to the concept behind the OS. The is not your average Windows Mobile phone, but is more like a beefed-up Zune HD. Some the hightlights of the new OS as well [...]
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Wholesale Applications Community Looking to Bring Cross-Platform Apps

Wholesale Applications Community Looking to Bring Cross-Platform Apps

Posted by on February 16, 2010 · 1 Comment

Apple’s App store has been a great success for Apple and developers, who have both shared large revenues, while mobile phone operators have missed out on the revenues, and it looks like they are attempting to change that. Twenty four of the worlds largest mobile phone operators have teamed up to form the Wholesale Applications Community, which according to them is designed to make it easier for [...]
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Samsung Wave Smart Phone Running Bada

Samsung Wave Smart Phone Running Bada

Posted by on February 15, 2010 · 0 Comment

Samsung unveiled the Samsung Wave in Barcelona. The handset is the first to use Samsung’s new, open mobile platform, Samsung Bada.  The Wave has a super high quality touch screen AMOLED 3.3” WVGA (800×480 pixels) display, a Social Hub to integrate contacts and connections, and TouchWiz 3.0 for an intuitive and a hugely customizable user interface. The Wave runs on a high-speed homegrown [...]
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