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Obama Gave the Queen an iPod

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:43:45 PDT

As you already know by know, President’s Obama made his first official appearance in Europe. In England he met with the Queen of England and during the meeting he gave her an iPod filled with videos from her 2007 visit to the USA.The Queen gave Obama the standard royal gift, a silver-framed photo of the Queen and her husband. Will the Queen ever use the iPod? Is she ready for the technology age?

LG GB210, a cheap cell phone

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:48:30 PDT

This is what people need right now: affordable cell phones, targeted at budget conscious human beings that don’t want to waste great amounts of money on devices that are supposed to be used only for receiving and making calls.The latest music-centric candybar announced by LG is the GB210, a phone that is expected to become available in sometimes in the future in Ukraine. Or at least this is what

Vegas, an affordable Orange phone

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:50:43 PDT

Even if companies don’t spare an effort in their attempt to make a buck on the expense on crazy people that feel like spending money just like they used to, before the economic crisis, it seems that more and more manufacturers and carriers are interested in releasing affordable handsets.Therefore, if you’re a budget-conscious type of guy, you’d probably appreciate the idea Orange came up with, to

Zer01 Mobile Everything Unlimited Plan from July 1st

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:15:23 PDT

Zer01 Communications, a Las Vegas, NV based mobile communications company, has officially launched its new Zer01 Mobile true unlimited voice and data mobile service at the CTIA Wireless 2009. Priced at $69.95 per month without contracts, Zer01 Mobile’s will start offering its new service from July 1, 2009.Treating all phone calls as data packet, the company routes all phone calls with its

iPhone 2009 with 32GB Memory

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:16:16 PDT

While there aren’t many leaked info on the iPhone 2009 yet, analyst from Lazard Capital Markets is saying that Apple has planned for the production of 32GB iPhone according to its source from NAND memory industries. The rumor also mentioned 2 version of iPhone 2009, with the low end version going to Brazil, Russia, India, and China, and another high end version for to North America and Europe.

HTC Touch Diamond2 in Europe from 19 April

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:40:18 PDT

According to preliminary information, sales of HTC Touch Diamond2 at the European and Asian markets will begin in mid-April this year.This device has already appeared in already available for pre-order at Expansys.com, which means that the phone will be available from 19 April this year at a cost of approximately $608, which is almost $100 more expensive of the initially anounced pirce at MWC in

Official: Motorola Evoke QA4

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:42:30 PDT

Motorola Evoke QA4 was first seen more than one month ago, but there was no official announcement to back up the leaked photos and details.Today, Motorola has fully unveiled the handset and presented it as a “socially-inclined device”.As you may already know, Evoke QA4 comes with a 2.8 inch, 240 x 400 pixels touchscreen display, as well as with an alphanumeric keypad.The handset also features an

LG GD900 Crystal with S-Class UI

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:43:44 PDT

The transperant GD900, presented by LG at the MWC 2009 was only as a concept, but now is embodied in a real product, which will be available in early April in Las Vegas at CTIA Wireless.The main attention is attracted to the model of the moment, of course, is a transparent glass-like keyboard, but this isn’t all. As KM900 Arena, this phone has a 3″ touch screen with a WVGA-resolution (480×800)

Yahoo! Announces new Yahoo! Mobile for iPhone and Other Mobile Devices

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 04:10:48 PDT

Announced at Mobile World Congress in February, Yahoo! Mobile for the Web is now available across more than 300 devices with HTML-enabled mobile browsers by visiting http://new.m.yahoo.com, while the Yahoo! Mobile iPhone app is now available in the Apple iPhone App Store. Both are currently available in eight countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas, including the U.S., Canada, the U.K.,

3.2MP next-gen iPhone, new 5MP Apple device later this year?

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 04:22:36 PDT

Apple will upgrade the next-gen iPhone's camera to 3.2-megapixels, according to market sources in Asia. Manufacturer OmniVision is believed to have won the Apple contract to supply the 3.2-megapixel CMOS image sensor used in the smartphone, which would be a step up from the 2-megapixel unit in both the original iPhone and iPhone 3G.According to the report, OmniVision will also be supplying Apple

Nokia E75 Available Soon This Month

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:18:18 PDT

Anounced in Feb this year, Nokia has start to ship out its latest messaging business phone, the Nokia E75. The new arrival is the first device to ship with the new email user interface, offering full desktop email functionality, and complete integration of Nokia’s email and messaging services.Made from the quality materials one expects from Nokia Eseries, the Nokia E75 has a slide out QWERTY

AT&T Launches Apps Beta Program

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:21:28 PDT

While manufacturers are either working hard on their own version of an on-device ‘App Store’, lets not forget about all of the carriers out there. They’re chomping at the bit to get in the game and make more money as well. To that end, AT&T (NYSE: T) has introduced its own Apps Beta Program. Developers simply submit apps to AT&T, and approval/denial will be issued quick. If approved, the app will

Sony Ericsson Announces W205 Basic Walkmanphone

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:53:48 PDT

Get the most out of your best music and favourite radio channels with Walkman player, FM radio and TrackID music recognition. The new slider walkmanphone W205 from Sony Ericsson comes with a complete package of entertainment features and the power to set up playlists to ensure you have the right music no matter the occasion.Need a change? Tune into the FM radio to listen to the latest news, music

New Sony Ericsson S312 with 2 Megapixel Camera

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:57:20 PDT

Together with the W205 walkman slider, Sony Ericsson today also announced the new S312 candybar with 2 megapixel camera. The two megapixel camera can be used horizontally and with the help of the illuminated imaging shortcuts on the keypad you can change the settings and get the shot you want quicker. There is a dedicated camera key at the side to make photography easier.The S312 supports GSM/

Sony Ericsson Idou coming in October 09

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:59:23 PDT

As stated by Stephen Groshi, Product Manager of Sony Ericsson in Germany, the 12 MP touch cameraphone Idou will be released in October (or November) this year. This device will be running the new version of OS Symbian, which is based on the S60 platform and UIQ. Sony Ericsson Idou camera will be the first in a series of Entertainment Unlimited. This smartphone is not narrowly cameraphone

LG HBM 900 Bluetooth headset

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:01:41 PDT

At CTIA 2009 LG introduced not only some interesting phones (such as Crystal, Xenon, Neon), but also a Bluetooth-headset HBM-900, which has a very futuristic design. But apart from extravagant appearance this headset yet, and is well equipped technically.According to the manufacturer, HBM-900 has three microphones, which provide ultraclear voice, multi-touch button and the power off slider. Also,

Samsung TouchWiz to Get New Widgets and Development Tools

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:03:39 PDT

Samsung has announced that it is working with Yahoo, Google and AccuWeather.com to introduce a new set of rich connected mobile applications that will run on Samsung’s lineup of TouchWiz touchscreen phones. UI Evolution is also developing a set of developer tools for Samsung to support the easy development of our rich connected mobile applications. Based upon the Eclipse IDE, developers will have

Is quality relevant?

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:20:15 PDT

"I think quality is largely irrelevant," Adam Saltsman, creator of Wurdle, told the crowd during a discussion of independent game development for the iPhone and iPod Touch. "I think the defining thing is how quickly you can describe your product to someone else." This position flies in the face of assertions by other developers during GDC that the iPhone was a powerful platform and not to be

From Google, Mobile Web Calendar with Event Management

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:21:31 PDT

The ability to edit Google Calendar on iPhones is now possible. The new version is best used through a shortcut on the homepage.The new Google Calendar for mobile supports iPhone OS 2.2.1 and up and all Android-powered phones. It's available in English only for now, but more languages will be supported soon. For Apps users please go to google.com/m/a/yourdomain and click on Calendar.The new

Nokia launches the Nokia 6210s in Korea

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:26:50 PDT

Nokia today announced it will start to sell WCDMA 3G mobile devices in Korea. The first model to be launched in Korea is the Nokia 6210s. “The Nokia 6210s is an ideal device to kick-start Nokia’s portfolio in Korea. It is a competitively priced smartphone with a slide form factor that is very popular in this market,” said Colin Giles, Senior Vice President, Greater China, Japan and Korea,

Video Recorder Interface Found Hidden in iPhone 3.0 Firmware

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:28:19 PDT

Not activated by default, an interface with video recording option has been found in the latest iPhone 3.0 beta firmware. The interface can be activated by modifying the configuration files, although it is not usable with the current iPhone or iPhone 3G.The final iPhone 3.0 firmware is said to be fully supported by a new iPhone that will be announced in June. Other possible capabilities found in

LG Aims to Sell 10 million LG Cookies This Year

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:50:07 PDT

Available since October 2008, LG announced today that its affordable full touchscreen handset, LG Cookie (LG-KP500), recorded over two million unit sales worldwide. More than 1.2 million gourmets have had a taste of LG Cookie in Europe, and 600,000 Cookies have been sold in Asia and the emerging markets, including Latin America. In Korea, LG Cookie is currently the most popular handset with

Samsung i8910 - no more Omnia HD

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:53:20 PDT

Samsung Omnia HD has always been known as the i8910. But the majority of users prefer to call it Omnia HD, if only because that name sounds better than a serial number.Now, Samsung Omnia HD officially lost its name and henceforth be known as only the Samsung i8910. Sam producer explains that the desire to avoid confusion between the original Smartphone Omnia, which operates under WinMo, and Omnia

T-Mobile Sidekick through FCC

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:54:16 PDT

Are you waiting for the new Sidekick? T-Mobile is going to launch it as soon as the FCC has given its approval. That’s right the phone has hit the FCC. In case you will be looking for it you should check for the Sharp PV300, which is the other name of the Sidekick. The phone will have support for T-Mobile’s 3G network as it is certified for AWS 3G. Sidekick fans should be really excited right now

SingTel and Nokia Announces Email Data Plan with Nokia Messaging

noreply@blogger.com (Mobile-daily) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:55:39 PDT

SingTel and Nokia will deliver Nokia Messaging on the Nokia E63 with special data plans for SingTel mobile subscribers in Singapore to drive mobile messaging adoption for its customers using Nokia devices. Available from 4th April 2009, , SingTel subscribers who purchase a Nokia E63 device with a MobileM@il Plus data plan for two years at SGD 5.35/month will have the Nokia Messaging built-in push