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T-Mobile new ways to pay for android apps

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:02:00 +0000

I was reading an Article at Information Week and was quite interested in this little tidbit of news. T-Mobile is offering Android phone users an option of paying for their apps on their T-mobile account. I think this an awesome thing it would definitely take out some of the pain of the buying process and you wouldn't need to have the money right now, pay for it when your bill comes in. Awesome!

Source(InformationWeek)

New Iphone On The Way

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:12:00 +0000

Word out on the net is another Iphone is in the works. Engadget reported a tweet from Eldar Murtazin which stated:

"Foxconn received order for next generation iphone"

For those who don't know, Eldar Murtazin is a mobile analyst as well as Editor 'N' Chief of Mobile Review. He's the man when it comes to mobile devices, he did a great job predicting the last two iphone's.

Now what does it mean to have another iphone in the works, well hopefully it will be a gsm/cdma phone. Hopefully they won't give us the 3Gs with software updates. Apples fantastic about stunning the world with their devices, let's hope they can do it again. Tell me what you think in the comments.

AT&T To Curb Smartphone Data Use

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:53:00 +0000

AT&T investors talked about AT&T's compromised network. According to Ralph de la Vega (chief executive of AT&T Mobility) Said the network in San Fransisco and New York are: "performing at levels below our standards." Nothing concrete was said about how or when Smartphone data will be curbed. This has been a growing problem for AT&T for quite some time now, and they are working on upgrading the network, but upgrading the network will be a slow process.

Now there is absolutely no point to smartphones with curbed data. If they limit how much data can be used on smartphones then phones like the Iphone would have most of it's services shutdown in a short period of time in leau of a new month to come.

According to Luke Wilson in the AT&T commercial their network is solid and can do so much, yet they are planning on limiting smartphone data usage, Interesting! I really want to know what you all think, drop a line in the comments or message me on twitter.

Source: (Informationweek)

Motorola Droid Manual Update

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:45:00 +0000

For those like myself who are unwilling to wait for Verizon's Push of the (ESD56) software update. Behold someone has figured out a manual version of the update to install on your phone.

I have just installed the update to my phone so I haven't had much time to play with it but I have discovered a vast improvement in phone operation moving from screen to screen and loading applications are much faster I haven't tested any of the other improvements but I will let you know how things are going in a couple of days.

For those ready to manually install keep reading:

The folks at AndroidArena.com have given the steps on how to update your Motorola Droid to the new Android 2.0.1 software.

1) Download the file update.zip and place it in the root directory on the DROID’s microSD memory card. Do NOT place it in any sub-directory or rename the file to something else.
2) Power the phone off.
3) Slide open the phone so you can see the keyboard.
4) Press-and-hold the letter X on the keyboard and press the Power button until the device powers on.
5) Continue to hold the X button until the screen shows a triangle and exclamation mark.
6) Release the X button and then press the Volume UP *and* Camera buttons at the same time. Be sure to keep the phone open.
7) On the screen you will see several choices, use the d-pad on the keyboard to move down the list and select the “update.zip” file.
8 ) The update will begin and take a few minutes.
9) Once it is done, select the 1st option on the screen to Reboot the phone – NOT Factory Restore.
10) The phone will turn off and then restart, and the “DROID EYE” will show for about 90 seconds.
11) Once the Home Screen loads, everything will be intact, including programs and settings.

Source:(AndroidArena)

Google Brings It On Part 3

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:01:00 +0000

During my research of Google Goggles I came across something very interesting which of course I probably would of known about if I would have read my rss feeds. So I went to Google to search for the new Goggles Android app and much to my surprise was I was getting real time information from everywhere. Twitter, forums, Facebook, you name it - it was showing up. I was really impressed with the information I was getting from a simple search. I found it extremely helpful and was also able to get an idea of what the app was like, how well it worked, and whether or not I should download it.

So I researched and discovered Google's Real Time Search. By the time this posts probably all of you reading this would already know about it, but in case you didn't or you've been using BING! for a couple of weeks now is the time to switch and head over to Google.

Google Brings It On Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0000

By now you should have Google's Goggles on your Android phone and have played with it a little bit. Well now i am going to tell you about another interesting piece of news I found out about Google, called Google's Favorite Places.

Apparently extending an invitation out to businesses they can display a simple add on their window which has a QR barcode on it. When the QR barcode is scanned by a mobile device with a QR reader people can learn about the place, read reviews, and see if it's a place they want to be at. This is an Awesome Idea and glad to see it happening. One thing comes to mind though are we really getting to a point where smartphones are going to be a necessity in the future? I would love to hear what you think in the comments.

Google Brings It On Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:45:00 +0000

Google has done it again and has impressed everyone with a new way of searching. The app is called Google Goggles for Android smartphones. I must say it is a really awesome program. I downloaded it on my Droid this morning and played with it all day. Simply amazing with just a photo you can actually search for relevant content related to your picture. As of right now it doesn't work with most objects but I can guarantee it will in the near future.

It's an amazing app and I really suggest you try it out. I will be breaking the latest Google news and adventure into a three part series, so keep on the look out for part 2. Take a look at what it can do!

Themes For Your Blackberry

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:06:00 +0000

Blackberry Phone users can now use a variety of themes on their phones as well as create them with the BlackBerry Theme Studio.

For about a month Rim has been taking submissions for new themes to be approved and released into App World yesterday. So if want to style your blackberry download a theme or if your into developing themes Theme Studio is right up your alley.

Droid update!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:23:00 +0000

Motorola Droid's around the the globe will be happy to hear about an up coming update (ESD56) for the Droid. Starting today through December 12th Verizon will slowly be pushing an update (ESD56) for the Motorola Droid which will have Android 2.1 installed.

Great googly moogly!

Verizon Wireless has listed the benefits for the (ESD56) update in pdf format here:

Verizon Motorola Droid Update Benefits

The following enhancements to the Droid by Motorola have been made:

xx OS stability is improved.
xx Battery life is improved.
xx Camera auto focus functionality is improved, and time between
shots is reduced.
xx Enhancements for three-way calling.
xx Audio for incoming calls is improved.
xx When receiving a call on call waiting, the speakerphone now
remains on.
xx Bluetooth® functionality is improved; background echo is eliminated.
xx Improved Bluetooth phone book transfer of contacts to in-vehicle
Bluetooth solutions.
xx After closing a GPS application, the GPS icon will now automatically
be removed from the notification panel.
xx Users can now receive SMS and MMS messages after an EMS
message is received.
xx SMS and MMS may now be sent to seven-digit addresses.
xx Google® contact merging has been updated to accommodate
seven-digit numbers.
xx Visual Voice Mail notices now arrive instantaneously.
The corporate calendar widget user interface is updated.

Of course we will have to see whether or not the (ESD56) update will do what it has promised or not. I'm sure it will and as a proud Droid owner i can't wait for the update to be available for my phone. I sure could use the camera and touch screen to be a bit snappier than it is now.

Source: (Verizon Wireless)

Interesting Time

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:48:00 +0000

Well It's been an interesting couple of days for me. My computer crashed hardcore the other night so I ended up having to part it out and say goodbye to the old friend. Now I am stuck using my wife's computer until I can get a another one, but the good news is the show must go on and starting tomorrow I will be back and giving you all your daily dose of brain freeze...

Google launches Google Public DNS

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:56:00 +0000

I have just reset my connection using Google Public DNS, and wow i noticed a difference in speed right away when going to websites. It's amazing, try it out.

Google launches Google Public DNS: "

Google’s got your email, calendar, contacts, pictures, phone calls, text messages… heck, why not hand over your DNS lookups too. Yesterday, Google announced their newest service; say hello to Google Public DNS. Google explains that, “the average Internet user ends up performing hundreds of DNS lookups each day, and some complex pages require multiple DNS lookups before they start loading” and boasts that their DNS service will, “make users’ web-surfing experiences faster, safer and more reliable.” Sounds good, although we do wonder what Google plans on logging in the background. With this latest move Google has positioned itself to compete with other DNS providers, like BGR favorite OpenDNS, although, unlike OpenDNS a revenue model does not appear to exist for GPDNS. Google says that the end-goal is to share what they have found with other DNS providers to make the internet a faster place for all those who abuse misuse browse it. Well, what do you think? In Google we trust?

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Samsung Omnia II Available Now On Verizon Wireless

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:36:00 +0000

Today Verizon Wireless officially brought the Samsung Omnia II to market today. According to Verizonwireless.com the phone will be $199.99 after rebates and when you purchase your Omnia II with a 2yr activation you will get another phone for free. Not such a bad deal there.

Please refer to my earlier post on the Samsung Omnia II for the full specs of the phone. I will try to do a video or article review of the phone as soon as I can get my hands on one.

Source:(Samsung)(Verizon Wireless)

Verizon and AT&T Litigation Dropped

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:31:00 +0000

The two largest carriers decided it would be a waste of money to pursue court battles about the "Map for that" commericals. Since AT&T lost it's injunction to have Verizon pull their ads, they have fought back with Luke Wilson comericals stating the things verizon can't do on their network.

Here's what i say, honestly who cares show thbe consumer you really want them by dropping prices, (there's an idea). It just doesn't make any sense to waste money over something so trivial. I'm surte we would've eventually paid for it anyway.

Source:(Engadget)

Consumer Reports Survey Published Outlook Not So Good

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:23:00 +0000

The results were published from a Consumer Reports Survey about how satisfied consumers are with their wireless carrier. Out of more than 50,000 respondents only 54 percent were completely satisfied or very satisfied. The report also showed two-thirds had a major complaint with their carrier.

When it comes to wireless service Verizon Wireless was over the top in all categories from the 26 cities. Their only downfall being price, but what can you expect when they have the largest most reliable network. However T-Mobile rocked it up there with Verizon in the survey, the scored lower marks in messaging, email, voice, and web.

The last two major kids on the block in last place are Sprint and AT&T, most of which I think are self explanatory. They scored low in every attribute except for texting and web access.

When it comes right down to it most are swayed from one carrier to another by simply the phones being carried. Which doesn't come as a surprise to me what-so-ever.

Wow, the results are amazing. It's hard to believe that many people who own cell phones are dissatisfied with their service. It blows my mind, how they are dissatisfied yet keep the service. To me I find it unbelievable, but I have been shocked by less.

I find what people think very interesting due to that fact above. Of course I always love to hear from you all so drop me a line in the comments about what you think about your carrier?

Voicemail to Text on AT&T

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:33:00 +0000

AT&T has released a new service for subscribers called voice mail to text. For $9.99/month you can have your voice mails transcribed and sent to you either by text message, email, or both.

You will even then be able to reply by calling the person back, sending a text message, or emailing them. I can definitely see the advantages to such a service especially if there is a bad connection, static, or whatever the case may be. Having what the person has said via text would be great.

Source:(Cnet - Dialed In)

1.1.31 software update for Motorola CLIQ

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:49:00 +0000

An update for the Motorola CLIQ was released today as an OTA (Over The Air) update. Apparently the much needed update fixes many issues which need to be resolved on the CLIQ.

The Software update 1.1.31 will improve upon:

Longer Battery Life Improved battery life while phone is idle or running applications.

New Battery Management Feature A new "Battery Management" feature lets you customize battery settings, such as turning data off when phone is idle for 30 minutes. And with the 1.1.31 release installed on your phone, you now have the option to select battery consumption modes that optimize data performance while minimizing battery consumption. To enable Battery Manager, go to Settings, Battery Manager, Battery Profile.

Better Bluetooth Improved pairings, audio and call connections with Bluetooth headsets, including: rewind/fast forward feature with S9 and HT820 headsets. For more information on available Bluetooth devices for your phone, visit us at Mobile Phone Accessories.

Touch Screen Accuracy Improved touch screen accuracy and protection against inadvertent key presses and unintended phone calls.

TTY Option Text Telephone option for the hearing/speech-impaired lets you converse with callers via "real time" text messaging instead of relying on the caller's audio.

Better Business Connections Improved connections to corporate email accounts.

Improved Caller Connectivity 1.1.31 repairs issues with lingering connections after hang-up.

Quick Office 2 Quick Office 2 supports additional file types and enhanced capabilities.

Accelerometer Enhancements Improves overall accelerometer responsiveness and accuracy.

Source(Motorloa)(TmoNews)

Nokia Releases Qt 4.6

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:13:00 +0000

Nokia has released an updated version of their developing platform. Qt 4.6 now has more platforms for developers which include: Symbian platform for the first time, Windows 7, Apple Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard), and Maemo 6 to the list of supported platforms.

An exciting improvement from Qt 4.5 is the ability to create multi-touch applications. With new gesture based input methods flicking and kinetic scrolling.

They have also added new graphical effects like opacity, drop shadows, glow, and filtering.
For those developers out there this very exciting news to have an updated development platform.

To learn more about Nokia Qt 4.6 see: http://qt.nokia.com/whatsnew.

Source(Nokia)

Sprint 4G Going Up Fast!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:43:00 +0000

Sprint once again has turned the lights on for their Fast mobile broadband, this time in the Seattle area. For those in the Seattle area who are on Sprint and are lucky enough to have the devices to use the new network infrastructure.

Sprint Boasts 10x Faster speeds on their mobile broadband than current 3G providers.

( *UPDATE* Sprint has also launched 4G in Honolulu and Maui )

Source:(Sprint)

Multi-touch on the Droid! Bam!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:40:00 +0000

Recent reports have surfaced which state that the Motorola Droid from Verizon Wireless has Multi-touch. Well I'm here to tell you it is TRUE! Two apps I am aware of the new Dolphin Web browser and PicSay picture application have added multi-touch support.

All I have to say is Fantastic! It looks like the Droid is starting to compete with the IPhone. Well I hope support keeps coming for the new kid on the block (Droid) because at the rate it's going it is sure it just might pass up the Iphone. Food for thought.

As far as the Dolphin web browsing app, I must say I use it on a regular basis now and not just because of the Multi-touch support. It has a lot of features the standard browser just doesn't have. An especially favorite setting of mine is being able to switch the browser from a desktop, Android, or IPhone mode. Spectacular. Really the best part is it's a FREE app.

Source:(Android Authority)

New Iphone Being Tested!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:15:00 +0000

Is Apple testing yet another version of an Iphone? According to sources on the internet they seem to be. Of course a major question would be, WHY?

Rumors are floating around the net about a new Iphone being tested in San Fransisco. The application used was IBart a San Fransisco Train system app when PANDAV developer was informed of a different IPhone designation listed in their apps analytics powered by PinchMedia.

The IPhone itself is the most popular mobile device since laptops were introduced. Of course other manufacturers have produced their own versions of touch screen phones, not coming close to what the IPhone is. Of course as of late new devices just as Motorola Droid (Verizon), HTC Droid Eris (Verizon), MyTouch 3G (T-Mobile), HTC Hero (Sprint), and Android (Google's Mobile OS) their new mobile platform. Could it be that Apple feels a little threatened that their IPhone might get taken out if they don't pursue a newer and better model? That is an interesting question a question only time will tell.

Source: (macrumors) (phonedog)

Happy Thanksgiving!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:47:00 +0000

I just want to wish you all a happy and healthy thanksgiving, and thank you for everything.

Whoa! Now Shipping Nokia X6!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:45:00 +0000

Phone:
The Nokia X6 is a Stylish phone packed with a bunch of features for today's social networker. The phone boasts on its music playability and it's social networking apps. The music side of things however is looking very sweet for the phone comes with unlimited music downloads for free. But don't take my work for it.

"The Nokia X6 Comes With Music edition is a stellar offering, that gives music fans the power to download all the music they could ever want - quickly, easily and for free," said Ole Feddersen, vice president, smartphones, Nokia.

This touch screen wonder of a phone will come packed with 32GB of storage space, a 3.2" 16:9 display and of course a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens. Seems awesome. The phone is capable of up to 35 hours worth of music in a varity of formats.
This phone looks like a sweet little bundle if only it was available in the USA.

Where:
Availability of the Nokia X6 will be Europe, Eurasia, Middle-East, and Africa. It is also possible to order the phone online from the Nokia Store but only if you live in one of those Selected countries.
Pricing:
Pricing for those selected countries seems to be about EUR 450. No us pricing information or date of availability.

In the Box:
Nokia X6
BL-5 Nokia Battery
AC- 8 High efficiency Charger
Ca-101 Connectivity Cable
WH-701 Stereo Headset
User Guide
Mini DVD
Music Leaflet

Specs:

Size

Form: Classic with finger-operated touch screen user interface

Dimensions: 111.0 x 51.0 x 13.8 mm

Weight: 122 g

Display and 3D

Capacitive touch screen

Size: 3.2"

Resolution: 640 x 360 pixels (nHD)

Up to 16.7 million colours

Automatic orientation sensor (Accelerometer) for display rotation

16:9 widescreen aspect ratio

Keys and input method

Finger-operated touch screen for text input and user interface control (alphanumeric keypad and QWERTY that are automatically changed with display rotation, full screen handwriting for Chinese language)

Dedicated Media Bar touch key for access to music, gallery, share online, Video Centre and web browser

Physical keys for application launch (menu key), send and end, power, camera, lock, volume up and down

Dedicated personal Contacts Bar for direct access to contacts, feeds and status updates

Voice commands

Colours and covers

Available in-box colours:

- White/Blue

- Black/Red

Connectors

Micro USB connector for USB 2.0 High Speed to PC

3.5 mm Nokia AV connector for audio and TV-out

Small DC jack

Memory

32 GB internal memory

Power

BL-5J 1320 mAh Li-Ion standard battery

Talk time (maximum):

- GSM 8 h 30 min

- WCDMA 6 h

Standby time (maximum):

- GSM 401 h

- WCDMA 420 h

Video playback time (maximum): H51nHD 25 fps up to 3 h 36 min

Video recording time (maximum): 3 h 30 min

Video call time (maximum): 2 h 42 min

Music playback time (maximum): 35 h

Operating frequency

WCDMA 900/1900/2100, GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900

GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 (Latin America and Brazil variant only)

WCDMA 900/1900/2100, GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, 2G QB (China variant)

Automatic switching between GSM bands

Flight mode

Data network

CSD

HSCSD

GPRS/EDGE class A, multislot class 11, with similtaneous voice and packet data mode support

GPRS/EDGE class B, multislot class 32

WCDMA 2100/1900 with similtaneous voice and packet data mode support

HSDPA cat 6, maximum speed 3.6 Mbps (DL)

WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g

TCP/IP support

Local connectivity and synchronisation

Bluetooth version 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate

MTP (Mobile Transfer Protocol) support

TV out (PAL)

Support for PC synchronisation with Nokia Ovi Suite

Call features

Integrated hands-free speakerphone

Number screening for messaging and calls

Automatic answer with headset or car kit

Any key answer

Call waiting, call hold, call divert

Call timer

Logging of dialled, received and missed calls

Automatic redial

Speed dialling

Speaker-independent name dialling (SIND)

Fixed dialling number support

Vibrating alert (internal)

Side volume keys

Mute/unmute

Contacts Bar for 20 contacts with images and comminication history (SMS, calls, instant messaging, email, web feeds)

Talking ring tones

Conference calling with up to 6 participants

Video calling: up to 176 x 144 pixels, low up to 5 fps, normal up to 10 fps, smooth up to 15 fps

Messaging

SMS with support for concatenated SMS for long messages

Multiple SMS deletion

MMS version 13, message size up to 600 kb

Automatic resizing of images for MMS

Nokia Xpress audio messaging

Common inbox for SMS and MMS messages

Number screening for messaging

Distribution lists for messaging

Instant messaging client

Cell broadcast

E-mail

Supported protocols: IMAP, POP, SMTP

Support for email attachments

OMA email notification support

Nokia Email

Mail for Exchange*

* Some services may be available only by downloading or upgrading. Only devices that offer compatible multimedia message or e-mail features can receive and display multimedia messages. Content appearance may vary. Some images and ring tones can not be forwarded.

Web browsing

Supported mark-up languages: HTML, XHTML, WML

Supported protocols: HTTP, WAP, JavaScript

TCP/IP support

OSS web browser

Nokia Mobile Search

GPS and navigation

Integrated A-GPS

Ovi Maps 3.0

Photography

5.0 megapixel AF camera (2592 x 1944 pixels)

Image formats: JPEG/EXIF

Carl Zeiss optics

4x digital zoom

Autofocus

Dual LED flash

Flash modes: On, off, automatic, red-eye reduction

White balance modes: automatic, sunny, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent

Centre weighted auto exposure; exposure compensation: +2 ~ -2EV at 0.5 step

Capture modes: still, sequence, self-timer, video

Scene modes: automatic, manual, portrait, landscape, night, night portrait

Colour tone modes: normal, sepia, black & white, vivid, negative

Dedicated camera key

Landscape (horizontal) orientation

Image editor on device

Direct printing to compatible picture printers

TV out (PAL)

Video

Main camera

- Video recording at up to 640 x 480 pixels and up to 30 fps (TV quality), up to 640 x 352 pixels and up to 30 fps (widescreen quality), up to 320 x 240 pixels and up to 30 fps/15 fps (email high/normal quality), up to 176 x 144 and up to 15 fps (sharing quality)

- Up to 4x digital video zoom

Front camera

- Video recording at up to 176 x 144 pixels, low up to 5 fps, normal up to 10 fps, smooth up to 15 fps

Video recording file formats: MP4, 3GP

Audio recording formats: WAV (normal), AMR (MMS), AAC/MP4 (high quality)

Video white balance modes: automatic, sunny, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent

Scene modes: automatic, night

Colour tone modes: normal, sepia, black & white, vivid, negative

Clip length (maximum): 1 h 30 min (high or normal quality). Depending on available memory

RealPlayer

Video playback file formats: MPEG4-SP playback 30 fps VGA, MPEG4-AVC playback 30 fps QVGA, WMV9 playback 30 fps QVGA, MPEG4-SP playback 30 fps nHD

Video streaming: 3GPP, CIF

Landscape mode video playback

Video calling: up to 176 x 144 pixels, low up to 5 fps, normal up to 10 fps, smooth up to 15 fps

TV out (PAL)

Video editor on device

Video Centre service supported: download and stream video content, WMV support, video feeds

Music and audio playback

Nokia Nseries digital music player

- Playlists

- 8-band graphical equaliser

- Selection by artist, composers, album and genre

- Album graphics display

- Bass booster, stereo widening, loudness

Music playback file formats: mp3, SPMidi, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA

Dedicated volume keys and immediate access to the Music Player from the Media Bar

Stereo FM radio

3.5 mm Nokia AV connector

Nokia Music

Nokia Music Store support

Nokia Podcasting support

Ring tones: 3D stereo ring tones, 64-tone polyphonic, mp3 & video ring tones (3 videos and 9 mp3 songs built-in)

Integrated 3D sound effect stereo speakers (dedicated audio chip for crystal clear hi-fi sound quality)

Voice and audio recording

Voice commands

Speaker-independent name dialling (SIND)

Voice recorder

Audio recording formats: AMR, NB-AMR, FR, EFR

Digital stereo microphone

Personalisation: profiles, themes, ring tones

Customisable profiles

Ring tones: 3D stereo ring tones, 64-tone polyphonic, mp3 & video ring tones

Software platform and user interface

S60 5th Edition

Symbian OS version 9.4

Active standby

Media Bar

Contacts Bar

Personal information management (PIM): contacts, clock, calendar etc.

Support for assigning images to contacts

Support for contact groups

Clock: analog, digital, world clock

Alarm clock

Reminders

Calculator

Calendar with week and month view

Converter

Notes

To-do list

Applications

Java™ MIDP 2.0

Flash Lite 3.0

Contacts on Ovi

OSS web browser

Switch, Say and Play

Shazam

Aircasting

Pic2Themes

Nokia Music Store

Ovi Maps 3.0

Map loader

Nokia Ovi Suite

Download!

Settings Wizard

Image editor

Video editor

Nokia Video Centre

Share on Ovi

Adding more applications:

- Over-the-air (OTA) downloads

Gaming

Included games:

- Spore

- D Mix Tour

- Asphalt4

(Nokia)(Nokia X6)

Sprint Nextel Completes Virgin Mobile USA Merger

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:02:00 +0000

Today Sprint Nextel finished the Merger with Virgin Mobile USA after Stockholders agreed upon the decision.

According to Sprint Nextel this merger only strengthens their position in the prepaid market, with their already popular Boost Mobile.

Read: Sprint Nextel Merger

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Verizon Wireless Announces Availability of Samsung Omnia II

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:14:00 +0000

Verizon Wireless and Samsung Mobile announced today the availability of the Samsung Omnia II. An all-in-one full touch screen running Windows Mobile 6.5.

Full Specs:

Available Colors: Black with red accents on the battery cover

Key features:

3.7-inch ultra-brilliant touch screen
- Widescreen WVGA AMOLED (Wide Video Graphics Array Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode) responsive touch screen results in one of the brightest and clearest displays on a mobile phone in the United States
Virtual QWERTY keyboard with Swype technology allows customers to input text faster and easier with one continuous finger or stylus motion across the screen keyboard
Features Windows Mobile 6.5, which keeps customers connected with corporate and personal e-mail and synchronization of schedules and contacts
Microsoft Office Mobile® enhances productivity with the ability to manage Word, Excel® and PowerPoint® documents
Enhanced 3D cube user interface
Full HTML Web browsing capabilities with Opera 9.5 enhanced browser
One-touch access to social networking sites via shortcut widgets
Supports Verizon Wireless services, including V CAST Music with Rhapsody, V CAST Video on Demand, V CAST Song ID, Visual Voice Mail, VZW Tones, VZ Navigator(SM), Mobile IM and Mobile Email

Additional specifications:

Full messaging suite, including SMS, MMS, Mobile IM, Mobile Email and Corporate Email
Access to social networking applications, including YouTube™, Facebook® and MySpace, with Samsung’s unique TouchWiz™ 2.0 user interface
5.0 megapixel camera with flash and auto-focus and camcorder and decoder with DNSe technology and on-device editing capabilities
Wi-Fi technology (802.11 b/g)
Support for Divx and Xvid movie files
8 GB internal memory and expandable memory of up to 16 GB with microSD™ memory card (card sold separately)
Bluetooth® profiles supported: headset (mono and stereo), hands-free (car kits), object push for vCard, basic imaging, phonebook access profiles. Also supports serial port, dial-up networking, object push for vCalendar, file transfer, basic printing and human interface device profiles

Pricing and availability:

The Samsung Omnia II will be available online atwww.verizonwireless.com and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores beginning Dec. 2 for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted.

Via: Verizon Wireless

Shine II Released

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:11:00 +0000

LG Shine II has been released and is up for sale on AT&T's website. This stylish new phone, in the same form factor as it's predecessor the LG Shine Cu720, has several new enhancements which makes this phone even more enticing than it's older brother. With a stunning brushed silver look, slightly better battery life, and of course a feature I really like a d-pad where the analog stick used to be.

Looking at the photos this phone look much improved and will be a big success for AT&T especially since it also GPS capable.

This will be a really nice phone this holiday season as well, AT&T's website lists the contract price of the phone at $119.99 after rebates. But who knows what the retail stores will sell it at. Let me know what you think in the comments.

Via: phoneArena, AT&T