Windows Marketplace partners announced, plus more Windows Mobile 6.5 details
Just ahead of CTIA Wireless 2009, Microsoft has announced an impressive list of companies that will offer their support for Windows Mobile 6.5 and its app store – officially known as Windows Marketplace for Mobile.
So, without further ado, the first 27 companies that will provide applications for Windows Marketplace are:
Facebook, MySpace, CNBC, [...]
Twitter 2.0 add-on for fring now available
The folks over at fring have just announced the release of the Twitter 2.0 add-on for Windows Mobile and Symbian.
The new add-on obviously comes with several improvements, including: a new look; new keyword search capabilities; and the ability to open links included in the incoming Tweets.
Also, you can now switch-off the sound when Tweets are received.
To [...]
CDMA Samsung Omnia confirmed for Canada
Samsung Omnia may not be as advanced as the not-yet-available Omnia HD i8910, but it’s still a pretty hot piece of mobile technology. And I’m talking about it because that mysterious touchscreen device which will be released soon in Canada turned out to be – of course – the Samsung Omnia (not LG Arena, as [...]
Cheap and simple LG GB210 unveiled
Last week, we saw the LG GM200, an affordable music-oriented candybar, and now we have yet another handset from LG which could pass as a music phone.
LG GB210 is the new phone’s name, and the South Korean company has just announced it in Ukraine.
Like the GM200, LG GB210 is quite a simple candybar.
However, it comes [...]
Skype will come to BlackBerry too
Only few days after we’ve heard Skype may be coming to iPhone, the service has now been confirmed not only for Apple’s smartphone, but also for the BlackBerry platform.
According to Reuters, Skype for iPhone and iPod touch will be available as of tomorrow (March 31), while BlackBerry users will be able to enjoy it starting May.
Most [...]
Motorola Evoke QA4 officially announced
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, [...]
LG GD900 with transparent keypad to be launched in May
Presented at MWC 2009 only as a concept, LG GD900 is now functional and, according to LG, it will be presented at CTIA Wireless this week (April 1 – 3, Las Vegas).
The main attraction of GD900 is, of course, its transparent, glass-made sliding keypad, but the handset has much more to offer.
It will come with [...]
AT&T intros LG Xenon and LG Neon
We’ve just seen AT&T’s Nokia E71x, Samsung Impression, Samsung Propel Pro and Samsung Magnet, so now it’s time for LG Xenon and LG Neon – both of which were also announced today by the giant US carrier.
Just like the other four new handsets, LG’s devices come with full QWERTY keyboards, complementing AT&T’s line-up of messaging [...]
Samsung Propel Pro, Impression and Magnet announced by AT&T
Alongside Nokia E71x, today AT&T has also announced no less than three new Samsung handsets and two from LG (we’ll cover these a bit later).
The Samsung devices are: Samsung Propel Pro, Samsung Impression and Samsung Magnet.
As seen in some images leaked about two months ago, Samsung Propel Pro is a Wi-Fi enabled Windows Mobile 6.1 [...]
AT&T Nokia E71x now official, will be soon available for $99
First seen way back in November 2008, AT&T’s Nokia E71x is now finally official – although not yet available for purchase.
The S60 Eseries smartphone is featured on the North American carrier’s website as “coming soon”, and AT&T says you will be able to buy it in a few weeks. After a mail-in rebate and with the [...]