Verizon chooses Microsoft for mobile search and advertising services
Verizon Wireless has announced the signing of a 5-year deal with Microsoft, following which, the Redmond company will provide Web search and Internet search mobile advertising services to the carrier’s customers. The deal will be effective starting the first half of this year, bringing Microsoft Live Search to Verizon’s smartphones and feature phones. Also, Microsoft [...]
Sony Ericsson C510 and Sony Ericsson W508 announced – a Cyber-shot and a Walkman
CES 2009 didn’t even begin properly, and Sony Ericsson has already announced two new phones: Sony Ericsson C510 and Sony Ericsson W508. The first one, Sony Ericsson C510, is an old acquaintance of ours, as we’ve seen it several times until now, sometimes under the codename Kate. Presented as the most affordable Cyber-shot phone to [...]
HTC prepares about 10 new handsets for 2009
While announcing impressive revenues for the fiscal year 2008 ($4.61 billion), HTC has also unveiled its plans to release around 10 new handsets during 2009. All the new devices will be based on either Windows Mobile or Android. And while at the moment there’s no word on which platform will be used the most, it’s [...]
Asus to make an Eee phone with Android?
The fact that Asus is planning to release at least one Android handset this year is no longer a surprise. What might be surprising, though, is that the Taiwanese company also wants to come up with a handset under the Eee brand (you know, those small and affordable notebooks). And to make it all even [...]
Unwired View at CES 2009!
As many of you know, CES 2009 is now officially underway with a big launch event last night and several press conferences today with various companies announcing the cool stuff they’re showing off. For us tech lovers, this is a wondrous time filled with sneak peeks at the future of technology. This weekend I will [...]
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic to hit the UK on January 23
British mobile users who have been expecting the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic should be thrilled to find out that the touchscreen handset will be on sale in the UK starting January 23. For the beginning, the smartphone will be available through the Nokia Regent Street store and Nokia’s Heathrow Terminal 5 shop (both of which are in London, [...]
BlackBerry Curve 8900 officially announced for T-Mobile USA
RIM and T-Mobile USA have finally gone official with the BlackBerry Curve 8900, just one day after the smartphone was seen in one of T-Mo’s retail stores. So now we know for sure that the new Curve will be commercially available starting February, although an exact release date and a price were not given yet. [...]
Nokia enhances Nokia.mobi with Here & Now
Nokia.mobi, the Web portal bookmarked in all of Nokia’s handsets, has been enhanced with the addition of a new section, called Here & Now. Part of the Nokia Media Network, Here & Now offers the latest news from around the world, plus celebrity buzz, music and so on. Even more, it provides info on Nokia’s devices and [...]
Truphone brings Skype and Twitter to iPhone and iPod Touch users
Truphone, the British VoIP services provider, has announced, during Macworld 2009, the introduction of Skype calling, Twitter and Instant Messaging integration for its iPhone and iPod Touch applications. The Truphone apps are currently available for free, via the Apps Store and, starting January 12, they will allow users to access the above-mentioned services. For example, [...]
Verizon’s LG VX8360 shows its face and features
Wondering what’s the next LG phone to hit the US via Verizon Wireless? Well wonder no more, because it’s the LG VX8360. It is a clamshell touted by Verizon as a “Bluetooth music phone” and it comes to succeed the old VX8350 model, which is currently being sold for $49.99. This will actually be the price [...]
T-Mobile USA’s BlackBerry Curve 8900 already in stores, available starting February 11
It seems that BlackBerry Curve 8900 will be launched by T-Mobile USA earlier than previously reported: on February 11 and not on February 18. The smartphone has already made its way to some of T-Mo’s retail stores, as BGR reports, so in about one month customers will be able to buy it. First announced for T-Mobile [...]
Tiny mobile projector developed by MDS and SCRAM
MDS Technology and SCRAM Technologies, two companies from Korea and the US respectively, have announced the launch of a new embedded projector especially made for mobile devices. The projector is very small (only 10 cc) and it can project images and videos on a wall or on a screen of up to 60 inches. The [...]
Fring updated with new features for Windows Mobile smartphones
A new dose of fring for Windows Mobile smartphones brings several much needed features to its mobile VoIP users. For instance, the latest release of fring for Windows Mobile (officially version 3.34) carries new & improved fring Add-ons. And it now supports the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 and Samsung Omnia, to name a few. What [...]
Apple finally offers DRM-free song downloads for iPhone 3G over 3G
With the recently concluded Macworld 2009 keynote, Apple has finally included DRM-free songs in the iTunes Music Store, which now allows song downloads over 3G for the (you guessed it) iPhone 3G. And aside from 3G, songs will still be available for download over Wi-Fi. Songs in the iTunes Music Store come from four major [...]
More than 633 million mobile subscribers in China
China, the world’s largest mobile market, continues its expansion and it will soon have more mobile users than Europe’s total population. According to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), in November 2008, there were 633.84 million Chinese mobile subscribers, served by only three carriers: China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom. The number [...]
HTC S740 announced for the US as HTC S743
The Touch HD might never come to North America, but that doesn’t mean other HTC handsets can’t try to lure US mobile users. And here we have the HTC S743, which was just announced in the US. The smartphone is the North American version of HTC S740, thus it comes with HSDPA support on the 850 [...]
BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 hits India via Airtel
After it was released in the US, Canada and several European markets, RIM’s BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 has now reached India too. The first ever BlackBerry clamshell smartphone is available across India thanks to Airtel, the country’s largest mobile operator, and it can be bought, from authorized channels, at the retail price of Rs. 21,990 [...]
Apple patents iPhone Mobile Navigation / Mapping App
With the introduction of iPhone 3G with a GPS sensor, many fans expected a bonanza of various navigation apps for the new phone. And, to be sure, there are quite a few of them using location capabilities. But, due to the limited use of GPS sensor that Apple allows on iPhone, very few serious navigation/mapping [...]
Best Buy starts selling refurb iPhones for $50 less than new ones
Used iPhone 3Gs are now available directly from Best Buy, at a price that’s $50 less than what brand new units go for. Whatever way you look at it, this is certainly good news, especially for those who haven’t been convinced of dropping a somewhat heavy $200 for a new phone (with a required two-year [...]
Kogan Agora in live pics – a decent Android handset
Australia’s first and only Android smartphone, namely the Kogan Agora, has appeared in a set of live pictures, which prove that the device is real and not just a Photoshop rendering (like we could have believed from the previously released official images). The Agora was presented from the beginning as an affordable handset, that’s why [...]