LG Mini GD880 Ultra-slim 3.2-inch Touchscreen Phone

February 10, 2010

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LG Mini GD880 Ultra-slim 3.2-inch Touchscreen Phone

LG has recently unveiled a new touchscreen phone namely LG Mini GD880. Dubbed as “the smallest and slimmest 3.2-inch full touchscreen phone on the market today”, the LG Mini GD880 sports HSDPA (7.2Mbps), Wi-Fi, A-GPS, FM radio, and a 5MP camera with advanced face detection. The phone also has some unique features including a Social Network Connect, Social Network Feed and Social Address Book. LG will release the Mini GD880 in Europe next month. [Korea News Wire]

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SC Bill Would Ban Teen Drivers from Using Cell

February 10, 2010

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South Carolina senators are considering banning teens under 18 from driving while holding a cell phone to their ear.

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iPhone to Have a New Browser, the Opera Mini

February 10, 2010

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By Arnold Zafra Posted on February 10, 2010 Opera Software is about to unveil a new version of its Opera Mini mobile web browser, not an updated version but a new version made specifically for the iPhone.

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LG Readies Another QWERTY Messaging Phone

February 10, 2010

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LG is gearing up to launch another QWERTY messaging phone known as the G𔥾, which is basically the successor to the LG KS360 (aka Neon). The handset is equipped with a 3-inch WQVA full touchscreen display, a 4-row sliding QWERTY keyboard, e-mail functionality, a web browser and provides direct access to social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. The LG GT350 will hit Europe in early April, however, there’s no word on pricing yet.

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First Official Pics Of Nokia Nuron 5230

February 10, 2010

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First Official Pics Of Nokia Nuron 5230

We have the first official pictures of the upcoming Nokia Nuron 5230 Xpress Music. This Symbian-powered touchscreen phone supports 3G (HSDPA) bands, aGPS (compatible with Ovi Maps 3.0), a 2MP camera, and more. Available in white, the Nokia Nuron 5230 Xpress Music will be released on March 17th, 2010. We will keep you posted.

First Official Pics Of Nokia Nuron 5230

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Samsung Monte S5620 gets official

February 10, 2010

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A little over a week since we saw it leak into the wild, the Samsung Monte S5620 has been officially launched.

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Google Working On Live Translation Service

February 10, 2010

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Language lessons may be a thing of the past if Google cracks the live voice translation technology it admits it’s been working on.

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Cell Phones’ Cancer Link Unclear

February 10, 2010

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U.S. cell phone use has quadrupled in the past decade to about 280 million customers.

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Motorola, RIM leading, with Apple on the rise

February 10, 2010

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Among the bevy of Motorola phones. Both Motorola and Research In Motion are leading their respective markets, according to market researcher ComScore.

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Smartphone keys get quantum trick

February 10, 2010

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Handheld devices could soon have pressure-sensitive touch-screens and keys, thanks to a UK firm’s material that exploits a quantum physics trick.

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With Legal Sex for Gays in India Come Dating Scammers

February 10, 2010

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Since the decriminalization of homosexuality in India last summer, gays there have been free to engage in consensual encounters with same-sex adult partners.

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Nokia Will Fight Shareholder Suit

February 10, 2010

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The mobile phone company plans to defend itself in a class action lawsuit. Mobile phone giant Nokia announced on Monday that it would defend itself in a class action lawsuit that alleges it hid details of a product-launch delay and failed to disclose the sharp discounting that helped it gain market share.

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Brunello wine makers use texts to ensure authenticity

February 10, 2010

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Brunello di Montalcino, the famed, rich red wine from Tuscany that was embroiled in an adulteration scandal for its 2003 vintage, has turned to technology to ensure a bottle’s authenticity.

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Nokia to axe 285 jobs, streamline operations at handset plant in Finland

February 10, 2010

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Nokia Corp. said Monday it will lay off 285 people in Finland, as the world’s largest mobile phone maker strives to cut costs and streamline operations.

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Facebook leads rise in mobile web use

February 10, 2010

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A new set of audited figures for mobile internet use, the GSMA Mobile Media Metrics, reveal a landscape with one very tall peak Facebook mobile: absorbed nearly 50% of the 4.8bn minutes spent online via mobile in the UK in December More than 25% of UK’s population a ‘ some 16 million people a ‘ accessed the Internet from mobile phones in December.

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Torvalds’ Nexus One endorsement may be regretted

February 10, 2010

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Linus Torvalds is not Bill Gates. He’s a programmer, and an honest man. So when he finds something he likes he says so, without artifice, and that’s all it means.

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Samsung Electro-mechanics licenses Peratech’s QTC sensor technology

February 10, 2010

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Peratech Ltd. has signed a licensing agreement for its Quantum Tunnelling Composite technology, which will be included within a new range of pressure sensing components from Samsung Electro-mechanics . The license is for the use of Peratech’s QTC switches in 5-way input devices, or Navikeys, made by Samsung Electro-mechanics that are used for menu …

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Google Forced To Cut Nexus One Termination Fee From Astronomical $350 To Outrageous $150

February 10, 2010

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Another speed bump on Google’s plan to take over the mobile phone world. Amy Schatz at WSJ : Google Inc.

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BCE readying for more intense competition in its wireless business

February 10, 2010

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Bell’s wireless division is ready for “straight on″ competition in the changing cellphone business, says BCE Inc.

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Fundraising campaign started in 2007 has raised more than $50 million for Oklahoma City U.

February 10, 2010

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An Oklahoma City University fundraising campaign that started in October 2007 has passed the $50 million mark.

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Panasonic Avionics Corporation to Equip Turkish Airlines With In-Flight Entertainment and In-Flight Connectivity System

February 10, 2010

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Panasonic Avionics Corporation , a world leading in-flight entertainment and communication solutions provider and AeroMobile, Panasonic’s chosen in-flight mobile technology supplier, today announced that they have been selected by Turkish Airlines, a Star Alliance Member, to supply the carrier with Panasonic’s eX2 In-Flight Entertainment and Global …

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Mobile phone users pick up paperless tickets

February 10, 2010

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Mobile phones are being used more and more for the issuance of rail, air and bus tickets.

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Samsung Flight, LG Pop now Available on Rogers

February 10, 2010

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Two new phones are now available at Rogers – the Samsung Flight and LG Pop.

Rogers Samsung Flight

The Samsung Flight is a slider phone that packs 2.8-inch 240×320 resolution touchscreen complemented by a full QWERTY keypad. It also features a 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, media player, and supports microSD cards with capacities of up to 16GB. The Samsung Flight is retailing for $69.99 on a 3-year contract, $119.99 on a 2-year contract, $219.99 for a single year, and $274.99 outright purchase. There’s no WiFi or HSPA connectivity on this baby, but this should be nice option for those looking for an affordable touchscreen-equipped messaging phone.
Rogers LG Pop

The LG Pop GD510, meanwhile, sports 3-inch 240×400 touchscreen, 3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and microSD card slot (up to 16GB). This actually debuted last September 2009, and now, it’s finally here in Canada. The LG Pop can be had for as little as $19.99 on a 3-yr contract, and is priced at $69.99 on a 2-year contract, $124.99 for a single year, and $174.99 outright purchase.

Interested? You can find out more about the Rogers Samsung Flight by heading on over here while more info about the Rogers LG Pop can be found here.

Samsung Flight Takes Wireless Users to New Heights New, 2.8″ touch-screen Flight lets users see the big picture when socializing

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Feb. 10 /CNW/ – Samsung Mobile, one of the leading mobile phone brands in Canada, today announced the availability of the Samsung Flight available exclusively through Rogers.

Flight is the social butterfly of the wireless world, offering users enhanced multimedia functionality through a 2.8″ touch screen that slides back to uncover a full QWERTY keyboard. Users can also share videos and 2.0 MP resolution photos with their friends and family through SMS and MMS, Instant Messaging and mobile e-mail.

“Flight was designed to be the teen’s dream, allowing them to post instant ‘wish you were here’ messages and instantly connect with friends – whether they’re on the other side of the ski hill or the other side of the country,” said Paul Brannen, General Manager, Mobile Communications, Samsung Electronics Canada. “It’s the ideal phone for those constantly on the go whether they’re touch screen talkers or high-speed texters, they can always be connected to their social networks.”

Flight also offers one-touch access to favourites and shortcuts, as well as a built-in HTML browser that allows users to surf the web as easily as they would from their home computers, including the option of bookmarking their favourite pages. In addition, Flight features any-key answer, an MP3 player, pre-loaded games, voice recognition, and multi-party calling capability.

Flight also provides users longevity with up to five hours of talk time and 350 hours of standby time and is equipped with stereo Bluetooth technology and 82 MB of shared memory and Java support.

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The Samsung Flight currently sells for $69.99 based on any three-year activation plan. It is available for purchase at Rogers Wireless dealers and retail locations across Canada or online at www.rogers.com.

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HTC Legend gets leaked, Specs revealed

February 10, 2010

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Looking like a very close relative of the HTC Hero with its curved form factor, here we have a glimpse at the upcoming HTC Legend.

HTC Legend

It trades in the usual black plastic casing common to most HTC phones for a more a sophisticated aluminum shell reminiscent of the look the EDGE-only iPhone made famous couple of years back. Reported specs of the HTC Legend include a 3.2-inch HVGA AMOLED touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR rupport, magnetic compass, optical trackpad, quad band GSM/EDGE, dual band HSPA, 3.5mm jack, and a 600MHz Qualcomm processor similar to the ones used in the Palm Pixi and Motorola Devour. It runs on Android complete with Sense and comes bundled with a 1300mAh battery as its power source.

No word yet on when and where this baby will be released, but based on this picture, the HTC Legend looks primed and ready for the big time.

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Android 2.1 update for HTC Hero due by mid-March

February 10, 2010

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HTC Hero with Sense UIHere’s some good news for you folks out there who chose to get the HTC Hero Android phone on Telus. A press release was released by HTC disclosing that an Android 2.1 update with Sense will be available for the Hero by mid-March. Aside from the latest version of Android, this update will also feature a new Friend Stream widget, improved Exchange support, and a bunch of other treats. We’re not too sure though if this announcement applies to all HTC Hero phones across the globe or just particular models released in specific a region.

With that being said, we don’t see any reason why HTC Canada would not to make one available locally especially after the fiasco involving the HTC Magic and Dream Android phones on Rogers.

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HTC Incredible gets demoed on Video, Loaded with Android 2.1, Snapdragon processor

February 10, 2010

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As a follow up to their first Android 2.1 phone, the Nexus One, released by Google, here’s a first look at HTC’s next Android 2.1-based touchscreen phone, the HTC Incredible, courtesy of PocketNow.

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It comes loaded with a 1GHz processor, WGA touchscreen (not sure though of its size – 3.5-inch or 3.7, but it appears to be an AMOLED display), optical trackpad, camera (rating unknown) with dual LED flash, and HTC Sense running in tandem with Android 2.1.

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Here’s its first appearance in front of a video camera:

It’s definitely confirmed on Verizon as evidenced by the carrier’s logo appearance during start up though pricing and an exact release date are both still yet to be revealed. Will it cross the border and become available in Canada as well? Only time will tell, but we’re certainly hoping so.

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iPhone PwnageTool 3.1.5 Jailbreak released for iPhone OS 3.1.3

February 10, 2010

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Here’s some good news for you iPhone jailbreaking aficionados out there. The iPhone Dev Team has just announced the release of PwnageTool 3.1.5 for the Mac OS X in response to the Apple’s roll out of iPhone OS 3.1.3.

iPhone PwnageTool

They do, however, recommend that you stay clear of this latest iPhone firmware unless you really feel that it’s necessary to update to this new software release. iPhone 3G S users who have already updated to OS 3.1.3 need to downgrade to OS 3.1.2 for this new PwnageTool to work successfully. You can find instructions on how to go about this here. If you can’t downgrade for whatever reason, this current iPhone 3.1.3 jailbreak won’t do you any good.

The iPhone Dev Team has a bunch of other reminders which you can find here that they strongly urge you to read first before deciding to update your iPhone’s firmware as well as info on where you can download iPhone PwnageTool 3.1.5. After you’ve read all their warnings and still manage to muster up enough courage to try this out, don’t forget to hit us up in the comments section below as we’d certainly love to hear how it goes for you.

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Samsung S5620 Monte gets Announced

February 10, 2010

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Samsung S5620 MonteMeet Samsung’s latest handset offering, the 󌀤 Monte. This baby packs a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen with 16:9 landscape viewing, 3.2-megapixel camera with various imaging features (smile shot, panorama, face detection), WiFi, 3.6Mbps HSDPA (900/2100MHz) connectivity, AGPS, Exchange ActiveSync support, Google Latitude, FM radio with RDS, and a microSD card slot that supports up to 16GB additional memory. Running on the latest version of TouchWiz, the Monte is expected to target the more budget-conscious segment of the market. We’re not quite sure how affordable it will be, but with Mobile World Congress just around the corner, we’ll probably get more specific details on its pricing and availability at the said event in Barcelona happening next week. In the meantime, You can read the full press release here.

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LG Mini GD880: World’s Smallest, Thinnest 3.2-inch touchscreen phone

February 10, 2010

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Not wanting to be left behind by their fellow top-three ranked rival Samsung, the no. 3 phone maker in the world, LG, has likewise announced a new touchscreen phone of their own which will beginning shipping in Europe next month.

LG Mini GD880

The LG Mini GD880 is being touted as “the smallest and slimmest 3.2-inch full touchscreen phone on the market today.” Small and slim it maybe, but it certainly doesn’t hold back on its the features. It comes with a 5-megapixel complete with advanced face detection, WiFi, A-GPS, FM radio, 7.2Mbps HSDPA connectivity, and a trio of social networking features – Social Network Connect for keeping in touch with online friends, Social Network Feed that displays the latest updates on the homescreen, and Social Address Book that stores all the contact info of your online buddies.

After hitting Europe this March, the LG Mini GD880 will also be released in other markets though they didn’t go as far as to mention any specific countries in particular. Its price is also still yet to be revealed, but with its given specs, we’re expecting this to be a whole lot more expensive than the Samsung S5620 Monte. You can read the full press release here.

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Koodo Mobile launching HSPA network in April/May?

February 10, 2010

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Rogers was the first to go live with their HSPA+ network, but it didn’t take log for others to catch up. Bell and Telus were next in line with Virgin Mobile launching theirs earlier this month and soon, both Videotron and SaskTel will have their respective HSPA+ networks up and running too.

Koodo Mobile

So, where does Kodoo Mobile fit into the grand HSPA picture in Canada? Nothing’s confirmed yet, but Mobilesyrup got a tip that they might flip the switch of their HSPA network to on sometime in April or May. That’s just a couple of months away, and what’s even better is that there’s also news that they’ll be offering up the iPhone and other new smartphones to beef up their current mobile phone line-up. Great news, but again, this is still yet to be confirmed.

With that being said, this should serve as a good tip as to what we should all look out for in the coming months as far as Koodo Mobile is concerned. If any of these are true, it shouldn’t be long now before we hear an official announcement from them regarding their new HSPA network or their iPhone and other new handset offerings.

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