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Mobile Phone News: FCC Reveals T-Mobile Shadow II

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:52:27 -0500

Documents that appear to show the successor to the T-Mobile Shadow have become public on the FCC web site. The HTC-made device is very similar to the original Shadow, with the main differences being Windows Mobile 6.1, a faster ...
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Mobile Phone News: Motorola Tunes In Another ROKR

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:57:06 -0500

Motorola announced a new ROKR phone today, the EM35. The EM35 is a slider aimed at the music-loving crowd, and has high-quality audio processing, along with dedicated music control buttons, built-in stereo speakers, stereo Bluetooth, FM radio with RDS ...
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Mobile Phone News: U.S. Cellular Adds City ID to Wireless Services

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:43:59 -0500

Today U.S. Cellular announced a new caller ID service that it is offering to its subscribers. The new caller ID service will not only show the number of the caller, but also the city and state from which the ...
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Mobile Phone News: Nokia World: N97 Hands On

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:15:00 -0500

Reporting from Barcelona, where Nokia has unveiled its new flagship phone for 2009, the N97. Phone Scoop was able to get some hands-on time with the new N Series hardware. New hands-on video added!
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Mobile Phone News: Nokia Announces Its 2009 Flagship Device, the N97

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:15:00 -0500

Today Nokia announced its flagship smartphone for 2009, the N97. The N97 has a large 3.5-inch screen (640 x 360 pixels, 16:9 wide-screen) for touch-based input, as well as a full physical QWERTY keyboard for messaging. The N97 is ...
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Mobile Phone News: Nokia Introduces New Messaging Services

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:14:59 -0500

Today Nokia announced a revamped set of email and instant messaging services. The new services, tied to Nokia's Ovi platform, enable users to access most POP3/IMAP email from their S60 handsets, as well as many of the major instant ...
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Mobile Phone News: Nokia Refurbs Maps Product

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:14:58 -0500

Nokia announced a next-generation version of its Mobile Maps product today. This combination of Nokia Maps plus Ovi allows people to pre-plan their journey at home on their PC and synchronize with their phone, giving access to pre-planned routes ...
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Mobile Phone News: Clearwire to Ditch 'Xohm' Branding

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:53:38 -0500

Clearwire announced that it will forgo using the Xohm branding created by Sprint for its WiMax network. Instead, the WiMax network will be referred to as the 'Clear' network. Sprint and Clearwire made the official announcement about their completed ...
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Mobile Phone News: Alltel Invests in Mobile Wallet Services

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:19:52 -0500

Today, Alltel announced a new mobile banking service that it plans to roll out to customers. The Alltel Wallet will take advantage of the software and business relationships from mFoundry to provide access to more financial institutions, as well ...
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Mobile Phone News: OpenMoko Picks U.S. Distributor for FreeRunner

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:55:48 -0500

OpenMoko has increased the availability of its FreeRunner Linux-based phone by adding faberNovel to its list of distributors. FaberNovel is selling the FreeRunner on its Web site for $399. The FreeRunner runs an open source version of the mobile ...
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Mobile Phone News: Sprint and Clearwire Finalize Merger

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:00:11 -0500

Today Sprint announced that it has completed the merger of its Xohm Wimax unit with Clearwire Corporation. Sprint contributed all of its 2.5 GHz spectrum and its WiMAX-related assets. Comcast, Intel, Time Warner Cable, Google and Bright House Networks ...
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Latest Phones: LG CP150

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:31:33 -0500

This no-frills clamshell GSM phone features quad-band world roaming, full-duplex speakerphone, voice memo, MMS, and an external display.

Mobile Phone News: Nokia's 5800 XpressMusic Goes On Sale

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:51:16 -0500

Nokia has made its touch-screen 5800 XpressMusic phone available in several markets, including: Russia, Spain, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Finland, and others. Nokia didn't mention when it will become available in other markets. Nokia also announced that it will ...
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Mobile Phone News: Facebook, Windows Live Added to Xperia X1

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:29:22 -0500

Sony Ericsson has created two new panels for the Xperia X1 smartphone. The first new panel is for Facebook and provides a customized interface for interacting with the social networking site. The panel gives users a new visual representation ...
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Mobile Phone News: Video Tour: HTC Fuze

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:00:00 -0500

HTC's TouchPro comes to AT&T as the Fuze with its TouchFLO 3D user interface and a full QWERTY keyboard. It is a capable messaging and multimedia device marred only by Microsoft's Windows Mobile.
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Mobile Phone News: Samsung, InterDigital Settle Patent Spat

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:45:58 -0500

Samsung and InterDigital have come to terms over a patent licensing lawsuit between the two companies over 2G and 3G technology. Exact terms were not disclosed, but Samsung now has a royalty-bearing license for its 3G products until 2012.

Mobile Phone News: Nokia Expects to Close Symbian Buy-Out By Year's End

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:42:21 -0500

Nokia indicated that its planned purchase of Symbian is on track to close by the end of 2008. Nokia announced its intent to purchase Symbian from the other stakeholders, which included firms such as Sony Ericsson and Motorola, for ...
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Mobile Phone News: TiVo Launches Free Mobile Web Site for Scheduling DVRs

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:41:37 -0500

TiVo announced TiVo Mobile, a free mobile phone-optimized Web site that allows subscribers and non-subscribers to browse, search, and discover television shows, regardless of mobile platform, carrier or browser. The site can be accessed with any Internet-enabled phone through ...
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Mobile Phone News: MMS App for the iPhone in the Works

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:36:09 -0500

A Swedish company called Mobispine is currently developing a true MMS application for the iPhone. According to Mobispine, the application is still under development and has not been approved by Apple. The MMS app will be carrier-branded and also ...
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Mobile Phone News: Final Build of Opera Mini 4.2 Available

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:30:38 -0500

Today Opera Software released the final version of its Opera Mini 4.2 mobile browser. It has previously been in beta. The newest version of Opera Mini boasts more language versions and offers added skin selections to personalize the look ...
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Mobile Phone News: Motorola Gives Us a Hint of Its Future with the QA30

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:22:52 -0500

Today Motorola announced the QA30 Hint messaging phone. The Hint is a squarish slider that has a full QWERTY keyboard, threaded SMS and IM conversations, and access to multiple email accounts. The Hint comes with a 2 megapixel camera ...
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Latest Phones: Samsung Omnia i910

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:00:00 -0500

This CDMA smartphone combines Windows Mobile with TouchWiz for a finger-friendly interface, plus an optical mouse. Key features include 5 megapixel auto-focus camera, 8 GB internal memory, WiFi, FM radio, Opera browser, accelerometer, Bluetooth, and memory card slot.

Mobile Phone News: Video Tour: Samsung Omnia

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:00:00 -0500

A video tour of the Samsung Omnia i910 for Verizon, including hardware and everything in the box, plus keys features of the Windows Mobile software customized by Samsung.
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Mobile Phone News: Verizon Wireless Announces the Samsung Omnia

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:59:45 -0500

Today Verizon Wireless announced that it will be selling the Samsung Omnia. The Omnia, which was first announced earlier this year, includes Samsung's TouchWiz user interface as well as Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. Features include a 3.2-inch wide touch ...
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Mobile Phone News: Nokia Introduces the 6260 Slide

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:47:16 -0500

Today Nokia announced the 6260 Slide, a new quad-band GSM/EDGE phone with HSDPA 10.2Mbps / HSUPA 2Mbps 3G capabilities. Other radios include GPS, Wi-Fi, FM radio and stereo Bluetooth v2.1. The 6260 Slide also has a 5 megapixel autofocus ...
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Latest Phones: Kyocera Neo E1100

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:05:46 -0500

This basic CDMA phone sports a sleek clamshell design with a unique light-up stripe on the face plus hidden outer display. Key features include QVGA display, 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, voice control, and standard connectors.

Mobile Phone News: HTC TouchPRO Available from Verizon Wireless

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:08:00 -0500

Today Verizon Wireless announced the availability of the HTC TouchPRO Windows Mobile phone. It costs $350 after rebates with new agreement.

Mobile Phone News: Opera Mini Beta Available for HTC G1 Android Phone

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:10:32 -0500

A beta version of Opera Mini 4.2 has recently become available in the Android Market. Users of the HTC G1 Android phone can download the beta browser for free as an alternative to the browser already included on the ...
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Mobile Phone News: FCC Outs Pantech Duo 2

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:17:32 -0500

Documents seen on the FCC site reveal details of the Pantech Duo 2 C820. This update of the original Duo is a dual slider that has a 12-key number pad and full QWERTY keyboard. It runs Windows Mobile 6.1, ...
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Mobile Phone News: Sprint's Picture Mail Can Post Images and Video Online

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:37:59 -0500

Sprint announced a new feature for its Picture Mail service. Using technology from VeriSign, Picture Mail users can now upload photos and videos captured by their mobile phones directly to photo sharing sites such as MySpace, PhotoBucket and YouTube. ...
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