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Mac version of BlackBerry Desktop Manager to arrive in September

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:09:00 -0500

RIM's official blog, Inside BlackBerry, is reporting that a Mac version of the Desktop Manager will be released in September, supporting Mac OS 10.5.5 and higher...

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New Vertu Ascent Ti collection – Carbon Fibre

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:38:00 -0500

With the dedicated Ferrari lineup in their bags, Vertu now offers a new collection with carbon being the distinguishing feature...

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Monday's News Bits

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:44:00 -0500

Fring for iPhone gets push notification, more than five million LG Cookie units have been sold, AT&T has released Nokia Surge and more…

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Nokia has now made the Files On Ovi feature free of charge

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:55:00 -0500

You will no longer have to shell out for online storage of files on Nokia web servers...

Palm Pre software update coming July 22?

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:39:00 -0500

Sprint are said to be preparing a Palm Pre software update, which should bring a few small changes…

The most bizarre phones we have ever seen

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:47:00 -0500

There are many cell phones that please the eye and would make people look in your direction. Well, it´s not them we are talking about today, but...

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Nokia Xseries? Quite possible...

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:00:00 -0500

After requesting the Cseries trademark, the Finnish manufacturer is now going for the Xseries one…

HTC Leo to be a high-end clamshell?

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:27:00 -0500

HTC seem to be working on a clamshell, equipped with a WVGA resolution main display and OpenGL 2.0 support…

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AT&T launches Sony Ericsson's C905a and W518a

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:58:00 -0500

AT&T is now offering the Sony Ericsson C905a with an 8.1MP camera, for $179.99 after rebate and contract, and the W518 for $49.99 with the same conditions...

Upcoming firmware upgrade for Nokia 5800 XpressMusic to include kinetic scrolling?

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:56:00 -0500

Nokia is expected to update the 5800 XpressMusic by adding kinetic scrolling, improving the camera and making the device more responsive...

New Verizon phones due out by the end of the year

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:51:00 -0500

One of our tipsters informed us of some new Verizon phones that are due out over the next 5 months...

Does your teen have TTT?

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:52:00 -0500

Texting Teen Tendonitis is a problem more and more Doctors are seeing these days and is a real medical condition with real painful symptoms...

Nokia playing alphabet soup, adding C to E and N series?

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:10:00 -0500

Nokia has applied for a trademark in Finland for the name CSERIES which could mean that a whole new line of devices will be coming from the Finnish manufacturers...

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BlackBerry Storm contract price cut to $99 by Verizon

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:28:00 -0500

Perhaps it's a sign that the Storm 2 is brewing, but regardless, Big Red has taken a hatchet to the Storm's contract price and has chopped it down to $99.99...

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Police Chief calls users of iPhone speed monitoring app cowards

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:02:00 -0500

For one Washington, D.C. Police chief, Cathy Lanier, the use of speed monitoring location based apps are only done by cowards...

LG's GD910 watch phone gets through the FCC

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:44:00 -0500

About to be released in Europe, the LG GD910 has cleared the FCC which raises hopes for a Stateside launch for this Dick Tracy-esque device...

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Cellphone sends and receives your calls, and lights up your smokes?

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:10:00 -0500

Cellphones can do almost anything these days, and the SB6309 goes one step beyond by offering an on-device cigarette lighter...

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The Samsung Rogue U960 will be the new name for the Glyde 2

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:41:00 -0500

We've known for a while that Samsung was preparing a new version of the Glyde, but the new model will be called the Rogue...

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Telus' HTC Touch Pro2 shows 3.5mm audio jack in video

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:36:00 -0500

HTC has promised that most of their new models would have a 3.5mm jack and indeed, the Telus version of the Touch Pro2 meets that promise...

Nokia N86 to sport a $558 price tag and be available in the "coming weeks"

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:08:00 -0500

So maybe Nokia was expecting more out of the N97 with US consumers, but they are going to try and win over some with the N86 priced at $558...

BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 leaks, works for Berry OS 4.5 to 5.1

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:02:00 -0500

One of the new functions of the BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 allows you to add someone to your contact list using bar codes and the phone's camera...

Students in Texas required to pay $15 to get back cell phones

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:06:00 -0500

Throughout some of the school districts in Texas, they are enforcing a new policy that can penalize students caught using their mobile phones in the class...

Sprint still trying to get the BlackBerry Tour to customers

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:50:00 -0500

Three Twitter posts from Sprint apologize to potential Tour buyers and ask for their patience as a new shipment is expected next week...

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Nokia N97 supports N-Gage now

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:25:00 -0500

Downloading the N-Gage client is as easy as ABC via the phone Software Update functions, but you will have certain troubles with the supported games...

Verizon to shorten exclusivity deals on handsets

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:01:00 -0500

In a letter to lawmakers, Verizon Wireless said it would shorten the time it locks up certain cellphone models in exclusivity arrangements...

Weekly Round-Up

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:33:00 -0500

Read about the most remarkable events in the mobile world through the week, as well as what is expected to happen in the next one...

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Friday’s News Bits

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:08:00 -0500

LG BL40 passes through the FCC, HTC Touch Pro2 for Telus to have a 3.5 mm jack, AT&T offers a mobile version of the popular MMORPG game, MapleStory, and more…

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The LG GW620 Eve to be the first Android-powerd handset by LG?

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:17:00 -0500

It seems LG is working on an Android-based handset that will most probably sport a 320x480 pixel screen, HSDPA and...

Unified online store for Symbian apps around the corner?

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:03:00 -0500

Symbian Horizon tries to make things easier for both customers and app developers...

Donut for Android scheduled to come out by the end of the summer?

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:30:00 -0500

Android OS version 2.0, also known as the Donut may come out as soon as the end of this summer...