Archive for August, 2008

Touchscreen Next?

Touchscreen Next?

Since the introduction of the iPhone, the mainstream mobile user has had a new revelation about the power and abilities of touchscreens. I encounter

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Nokia E66 North American Edition Available

Nokia E66 North American Edition Available

Nokia E66The Nokia E66 smartphone has been reported to be available for purchase from Nokia’s chicago Flagship store. A slider-based smartphone, the E66 NAM Edition is adapted

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Samsung i8510 Innov8 Available on Orange in UK

Samsung i8510 Innov8 Available on Orange in UK

Samsung, i8510, InnoV8, Symbian, S60The Samsung i8510 Innov8 is now available for use on the Orange phone carrier in the UK. The Symbian S60 smartphone is available through online retailers, though does not

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Sony Xperia X1 Appears To Face Delay

Sony Xperia X1 Appears To Face Delay

Rumors swirling around Sony’s high-end Windows Mobile handset, the Xperia X1, suggest that software problems are going to result in the delay of the device’s launch

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Soon You May Charge Your Phone Just by Carrying It Around

Soon You May Charge Your Phone Just by Carrying It Around

M2E Power has announced the development of an external charger for mobile devices that will use kinetic energy as its source.

Retrieving power using kinetic energy has been employed

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Standalone VoIP client for Symbian S60 (coming back to this)

Standalone VoIP client for Symbian S60 (coming back to this)

Vyke Communications has opened the beta version of its Stand alone mobile VoIP to the Symbian S60 user community. The Stand alone mobile VoIP enables Voice

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Pocket Player 3.7 Brings Many Small Enhancements

Pocket Player 3.7 Brings Many Small Enhancements

Pocket Player aims to increase the ability to enjoy multimedia on Windows Mobile devices. It has recently been updated, bringing several improvements and new features.

Pocket Player 3.7The new version,

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JuiceCaster Social Networking Software Now Available for BlackBerries

JuiceCaster Social Networking Software Now Available for BlackBerries

The mobile-enabled social networking segment of users is growing, and applications such as JuiceCaster are there to let BlackBerry users to take the plunge.

JuiceCaster is a social

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Android Will Get Its Own App Store

Android Will Get Its Own App Store

The OHA — the Google-led group of companies responsible for the Android OS — has unveiled plans for an online store to help users find, purchase,

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Many AT&T Customers Can Get Pocket Express for Free

Many AT&T Customers Can Get Pocket Express for Free

Handmark Pocket ExpressBlackBerry and Windows Mobile smartphone users who are also AT&T subscribers can get a free premium subscription of Pocket Express.

This service from Handmark offers on-the-go access to news,

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Verizon Getting the Touchscreen-Based BlackBerry Storm

Verizon Getting the Touchscreen-Based BlackBerry Storm

New information has emerged on what will be the first BlackBerry smartphone with a touchscreen, including its official name.

RIM has yet to officially announce this device, but

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RIP Text Messaging: 1992-2017

RIP Text Messaging: 1992-2017

Text messaging is everywhere. Most people under 30 with a phone probably spend more time sending and reading texts than they do talking. The CTIA estimates

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Documents To Go Now Available for Windows Mobile Pro

Documents To Go Now Available for Windows Mobile Pro

DataViz is best known as the maker of  the company behind Documents To Go, the most widely used Office suite for Palm OS-based devices. Now this company

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Demand Growing for HP Mini-Note Subnotebook

Demand Growing for HP Mini-Note Subnotebook

HP’s Mini-Note hit the market this spring, and a new report indicates that demand for it is growing dramatically.

HP 2133 Mini-NoteHP Taiwan told the Chinese-language newspaper Apply Daily that worldwide sales have increased

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Kingston 8 GB microSD/SDHC Card Review

Kingston 8 GB microSD/SDHC Card Review

Kingston Technology recently added an 8 GB microSD/SDHC card to its product line. I put this new accessory through its paces and I have no real complaints.

Kingston 8 GB microSD/SDHC Card

Storage Capacity

Kingston promises

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Could There Be a CDMA Version of Palm’s Treo Pro?

Could There Be a CDMA Version of Palm's Treo Pro?

Last week, Palm announced the Treo Pro, a Windows Mobile-based smartphone for business users. This device is designed to work on GSM networks, and an unconfirmed

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Verizon XV6800 Gets EV-DO Speed Upgrade, Windows Mobile 6.1

Verizon XV6800 Gets EV-DO Speed Upgrade, Windows Mobile 6.1

Even though the Verizon XV6800 debuted last year, a new operating system upgrade pushes this model back to the leading edge.

XV6800Along with the jump to Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro

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Android 1.0 Will Have Bluetooth, Won’t Have GoogleTalk

Android 1.0 Will Have Bluetooth, Won't Have GoogleTalk

Google and the Open Handset Alliance, the group behind the Android OS, have given a status update on two features in this upcoming mobile operating system.

Bluetooth

There have

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Windows Mobile 6.1 Comes to the AT&T Tilt

Windows Mobile 6.1 Comes to the AT&T Tilt

HTC and AT&T have just released a free Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade for the AT&T Tilt. This brings the latest version of Microsoft’s operating system to this widely-used

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HTC Surprises the World with the S740

HTC Surprises the World with the S740

HTC has just taken the wraps off the S740, a smartphone that’s surprising for a couple of reasons.

For one, it’s a model that there have been

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Nokia Promises N. American Version of N96

Nokia Promises N. American Version of N96

The Nokia N96 has already been announced as an upcoming model for European and Asian markets, but Nokia has now stated that there will be a

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Programmable Matter Could Transform Mobile Computers

Programmable Matter Could Transform Mobile Computers

Imagine your cell phone rings and you pull it out of you pocket to answer the call. It’s from someone who wants to send you an

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Nokia Unveils N79 and N85 Smartphones

Nokia Unveils N79 and N85 Smartphones

Nokia has taken the wraps off two new smartphones which will take many of the features from recent top-end devices and bring them down to the mid-range arena.

The

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HTC Touch 3G and Touch Viva Unveiled

HTC Touch 3G and Touch Viva Unveiled

Today’s announcement of the Touch HD has drawn the lion’s share of attention, but HTC has unveiled two other smartphones at the same time: the Touch 3G and

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SolarExpress USB Host Card Review

SolarExpress USB Host Card Review

The latest smartphones are as powerful as notebooks of a few years ago, but there’s one feature that’s missing: the ability to control USB devices like keyboards and

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On-Device Defenses for Mobile Malware

On-Device Defenses for Mobile Malware

Written by Lisa Phifer

As workforces grow increasingly dependent on smartphones, mobile threats warrant serious consideration. As discussed last week, mobile malware barriers are

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Mobile Malware: Coming to a Smartphone Near You?

Mobile Malware: Coming to a Smartphone Near You?

Written by Lisa Phifer

More than 400 mobile viruses have been documented to date, resulting in tens of thousands of infections worldwide. These numbers

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Exact Size of the HTC Dream Revealed

Exact Size of the HTC Dream Revealed

Another nugget of information has emerged about the upcoming HTC Dream, which will be the first device running Google’s Android operating system. A new document on the

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Who is Who in Mobile Operating Systems

Who is Who in Mobile Operating Systems

 

The desktop computing world is dominated by Microsoft Windows, but with a few smaller companies in there swinging, like the Mac OS. The smartphone market is

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Acer Cuts Price of Aspire one Subnotebook

Acer Cuts Price of Aspire one Subnotebook

Acer has lowered the price of its recently-released Aspire one subnotebook by $50, making this device, which was already inexpensive, even more affordable.

Acer Aspire oneThe Windows XP version of

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Keyboards or Touchscreens: Which Is Best for You?

Keyboards or Touchscreens: Which Is Best for You?

When you’re deciding which smartphone to get, there’s an important decision you need to make, do you want a device that has a touchscreen, a numberpad,

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Why You Should Get a Smartphone

Why You Should Get a Smartphone

For most of us, our phones have become a part of us. We would no more leave the house without the phone than we would without

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Pocket PC Techs Lil’ Sync DUO Pro HandsFree & Charging Adapter Review

Pocket PC Techs Lil' Sync DUO Pro HandsFree & Charging Adapter Review

When I’m on the road I prefer to carry around a minimal amount of gear. That’s why I like gadgets that perform more than one task.

The Lil’ Sync

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HTC Is Manufacturing the Palm Treo Pro

HTC Is Manufacturing the Palm Treo Pro

Palm is turning to one of its rivals to produce its latest smartphone. HTC, which produces and sells mobile devices under its own brand, is going

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Sprint Drops Price for Phone-as-Modem Plan

Sprint Drops Price for Phone-as-Modem Plan

Sprint has dropped the price for its phone-as-a-modem (PAM) plan to just $15 a month, down from $50. However, the company has added new restrictions to this

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