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April 30, 2008
Did your phone lose power just when you were sharing some truly important news with a loved one or typing an important email to the office? Did your MP3 player ever die right as you were boarding a long flight,… Via [Mobilewhack]
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Updated SlingPlayer Mobile clients now available
April 30, 2008
Filed under: Multimedia, Software, Symbian, Windows Mobile
Remember those refreshed Sling apps we mentioned not long ago? They’ve finished baking and they’re ready for prime time (sorry, BlackBerry users, we don’t mean you — not yet, anyway). The players for Windows Mobile, both Professional and Standard editions, now rest at version 1.6 while the S60 player gets upped to 1.1; changes are relatively minor, but notable, the Nokia N95 8GB is now officially supported (even though the old player worked pretty well) along with a slew of new WinMo pieces and set-top boxes, video quality is improved on some devices, new channel logos are included, and some “under the hood tweaks.” The update is available now and free for existing SlingPlayer Mobile users; newbs, meanwhile, pay a $30 one-time pop.
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Rumored: AT&T to Sell 3G iPhone from $199
April 30, 2008
The world is getting ready for the new 3G iPhone. Mobile carriers in the USA realize how large a hit the iPhone will be so they will be creating more and more deals meant to squeeze money from its… Via [Mobilewhack]
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Rumored: T-Mobile to Launch 3G Tomorrow
April 30, 2008
As you can see from the screen shot, T-Mobile are preparing to launch 3G plans in New York City Tomorrow, May 1st. This is a semi-confirmed rumor by this apparent T-Mobile internal document. With 3G being hot news right… Via [Mobilewhack]
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HTC Diamond screen shots floating around?
April 30, 2008
Filed under: Handsets, Software, HTC, Windows Mobile
As we hurl headlong toward HTC’s May 6 date with destiny, the Diamond is looking more and more like the headlining act for the unveiling — but what’s it gonna look like when they turn it on? Screen shots of a purported Diamond have turned up on Chinese site PDAFans, and if they turn out to be legit, the answer is “pretty much like any other Windows Mobile 6.1 device.” One of the Diamond’s alleged claims to fame is a revamped TouchFLO interface, though we’re not really seeing a heck of a lot of that here; just a whole lotta plain-vanilla WinMo that has us thinking that this is either fake or an early prototype with an particularly barren build loaded. Doesn’t really matter how hot the hardware ends up being — unless HTC manages to impress with the software visuals, we suspect there are going to be a lot of disappointed people when this one starts shipping.
[Via PDAPhoneHome, thanks Joseph G.]
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Unlocked Blackberry 9000 spotted on eBay with new pics
April 30, 2008
This unlocked Blackberry 9000 was spotted on eBay just before the auction mysteriously ended. The seller states the phone is unlocked and will “Not be released until August 2007″ — we’ll guess he / she is a little unclear as to what year it is. However, said seller promises that this particular unlocked phone is actually in stock now and ready to ship for the lucky winner. Listed features (according to this auction) include: 3G, Edge, WiFi, and Bluetooth, as we’ve seen elsewhere. There’s no telling how legit this is, and the seller clearly pulled the auction for some unknown reason, but there do seem to be at least a few of these floating around. Peep the pictures in the gallery here for some photographic evidence.
[Thanks, Ezra]
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LG enV(2) graces Verizon tomorrow
April 30, 2008
Filed under: Handsets, LG, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA
Get those textin’ thumbs ready, peeps, because your latest weapon of choice is just about ready for you. LG’s enV(2)– a phone that we’d argue takes attractive design far more seriously than its predecessor — will be available in exchange for a reasonable sum of cash (or cash equivalent) tomorrow, April 30, in Verizon stores across the land. Far more than a mere text machine, the enV(2) features a 2 megapixel camera, microSD slot, GPS, and a large ol’ 2.4-inch display when the clam is opened. The only question left, really, is black or maroon?
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iPhone Plan for the Deaf
April 30, 2008
Coming up with a plan for people with hearing and speech impediments was just a thing waiting to happen. AT&T are offering a Text Accessibility Plan which includes unlimited text messaging, unlimited data usage (internet and e-mail), visual voice-mail… Via [Mobilewhack]
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RIM developing “Apple Killer” touchscreen BlackBerry?
April 30, 2008
Filed under: Handsets, RIM, Apple
The times has a verbose 2,000 word piece about the high stakes world of high-end cellphone manufacturers (no way!), specifically centered around RIM’s post-iPhone trials and tribulations. Besides a bit of vague lip service paid to the 9000 series, they’re claiming that two 3rd party developers — no sources cited — leaked that RIM has a skunkworks product dubbed “AK” (which symbolizes “Apple Killer”), and that apparently it’ll be touchscreen. And then comes the tub-thumping money shot from co-CEO Mike Lazaridis: “I couldn’t type on [the iPhone] and I still can’t type on it, and a lot of my friends can’t type on it. It’s hard to type on a piece of glass.” Right, until you guys decide to do one of your own — these executive types are so transparent they might as well just be up front.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
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Telus launches Motorola’s Mike i877 flip phone
April 29, 2008
Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Telus Mobility, EV-DO, CDMA
Just days after Telus picked up the attractive LG Venus, the carrier has officially started offering up the Motorola Mike i877. The half-rugged, half-sleek looking flip phone was designed by Pininfarina and features integrated Bluetooth, a multimedia player (MP3, AAC, WMA), microSD expansion slot, miniUSB port, 1.3-megapixel camera, VibraCall, a digital voice recorder and the obligatory push-to-talk support. If it floats your boat, you can snag it now sans contract for $349.99, or anywhere between $149.99 to $299.99 if you’re cool with signing the dotted line for varying lengths of time.
[Via MobileInCanada]
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