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Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:23:09 GMT

Toshiba G450 Mobile Phone, MP3, HSDPA Modem Combo Device

Toshiba has introduced a unique device known as the Toshiba G450, which is a combination of a Mobile Phone, USB Drive, MP3 player and HSDPA modem. It's available now in the UK for around £140. Ben Robinson of Into Mobile has tried out the device and he has posted a detailed review. Check it out here

Here are the features of the device:

Size: 98 x 36 x 16 mm
Weight: 57g
Chipset: Qualcomm MSM6280
Network: UMTS/HSDPA (7.2 Mbps) 2100 , GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900
Display: OLED 96 x 39 pixels
Memory: 160MB internal
Connectivity: mini USB 2.0
Multimedia: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ player
Standby time: 200 hours
Talk time: up to 140 mins
Others: SMS, Alarm
Colours: Red, White, Black

Read more details on Toshiba's webpage.

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Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:29:27 GMT

Emblaze Mobile gets ready to scorch the smartphone market

A hitherto modest Israeli company called Emblaze Mobile has set out to challenge the smartphone majors such as HTC, RIM and Apple in (what else but) introducing smartphones that are rumored to have some key enhancements - welcome the Emblaze Edelweiss and Emblaze Monolith. Emblaze Mobile has apparently set its sights on leaving the competitor products gasping for breath with the launch of Edelweiss (October 2008) and Monolith (2009).

And gasp we sure did when we found out about the resolution that the Emblaze Edelweiss sports - a 3.5 inches touchscreen at 480x854 pixels, the highest currently available on smartphones. The other features, however, are not so extraordinary - GSM & 3G connectivity, built-in GPS system and 8/16GB memory. There are few details at this point other than the confirmation by Russian carrier MTS that it will shore up the device in Russia this month. The Emblaze Monolith will be based on Linux and is being put together by Sharp and the software group Access. The device will integrate GPS, telephony and messaging, web browsing, and a mobile media player, together with a touch sensitive display, a high-end camera and "virtually every wireless connectivity technology known to man." Well, we are waiting; after all, we all love a good fight, don''t we?

Via Newlaunches.

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Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:00:49 GMT

Introducing the Motorola Q11 Smartphone

The Motorola Q11 Smartphone is the successor of the Motorola Q9 Smartphone and it has recently been caught on a video by the folks at Zumo. It comes with a fresher look and some impressive set of features and might prove to be a hit amongst Motorola's loyal customers. However with so much competition in the Smartphone Industry, I guess it won't be enough to save Motorola from the mess it finds itself in. Tell us what you think.

Here are the main features:

Quad-band GSM/EDGE radio
Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard
3 megapixel camera
microSDHC card slot with 1GB microSD card (Upto 32GB)
GPS, WiFi, MSN Messenger client
Standard 3.5mm headphone jack
Expected Launch: End of 2008

Source: Into Mobile

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Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:47:50 GMT

Blackberry App Center coming soon

Good news for Blackberry users as RIM has announced that it will be launching an application center for the Blackberry Storm and other upcoming Blackberry devices featuring the OS 4.7. The Blackberry App Center will be similar to Apple's App store and it will allow Blackberry users to easily find, browse and install third party applications and games on their Blackberry devices. Considering the fact that third party Blackberry applications are in high demand these days, this move by RIM will certainly add to the popularity of the Blackberry Storm and other upcoming Blackberry devices.

Here are the main features of Blackberry App Center:

The Blackberry App center will only be available on Blackberry Storm and other upcoming devices featuring the OS 4.7.
Carriers will be responsible for selecting and hosting the applications that they wish to offer to their users.
Users will be available to browse and install the latest applications that are compatible with their devices.

Read more here

Source: Into Mobile

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Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:23:44 GMT

Google Maps Mobile now has Voice Recognition

Google has moved its popular Google Maps Mobile application one step ahead and added Voice Recognition to it. This allows users to easily search for their desired location by just saying where they want to go. This is a beta version for test purposes and it is currently available on a limited range of handsets including Blackberry Pearl 8110, 8120, or 8130.

Here's how you use it. You simply hold the left soft key, say you search and release the key and Google happily searches your desired result for you. Blackberry users can get the update here http://www.google.com/gmm

Source: Mobile Crunch

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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:57:43 GMT

Eco-friendly packaging for 3G iPhone

For those of us plagued by thoughts of waste when contemplating ditching our old iPhones to upgrade to the 3G iPhone, there''s a bit of good news, as it turns out that the packaging for the new iPhone to be released on July 11th is made of recyclable potato starch. Dutch company PaperFoam, maker of carbon-friendly packaging, is providing millions of paperfoam packages to Apple.

Via The Register, by way of textually.org.

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Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:30:59 GMT

The Google iPhone Affair

Google has its own Android initiative but there are other statistics that suggest the there is more love for the iPhone. Recent statistics have shown that the access to the search engine from Apple's slick device is huge.

An excerpt from SearchEngineLand
....they found that 1.3 million searchers conducted 6.9 million searches for iPhone-related search terms in April 2008 alone. Of those 6.9 million searches, 88.4 percent came from Google, which is 33 percent higher then Google's market share would account for....

Google has its feet in all waters with further enhancing the search on BlackBerry as well. Surely, they have a well spread out strategy that would do well even if Android fails to impress.

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Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:23:12 GMT

New Laws Restrict Cell Phone Usage

Anyone under the age of 18 can not use a wireless phone or mobile service device. This includes telephones equipped with a hands-free device.
Anyone 18 and older can not use a wireless phone unless equiped with hands-free operation.
The law permits a driver, regardless of age, to use a wireless telephone for emergency purposes.
$20 fine for the first offense and not more than $50 for each subsequent offense.

For more information take a look at the California Department of Motor Vehicles

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Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:17:10 GMT

Gold Plated Samsung SGH-D780

Russia is one of the strongest contenders in the coming Olympics in Beijing and Samsung has thought of the perfect marketing strategy by announcing a Gold Plated version of Samsung SGH-D780 as the official phone for the Russia Olympic team.

The Samsung SGH-D780 boasts 2 SIM card slots, a 2 megapixel camera, 2.1 inch QVGA screen, Bluetooth, FM Radio, microSD slot and a 1200 mAh battery. All in all it is a decent phone with shiny looks. It is expected to start selling in August.

Via: Into Mobile

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May 21, 2008, 9:46 PM CT

Don't let cyberspite destroy your good name

YOU buy a television on eBay. When it arrives, you eagerly unwrap it, only to find it is badly scratched. You return it, and leave a negative comment about the seller on the site. The next day, you find the seller has retaliated by posting a nasty comment about you, branding you as a time-waster. Suddenly, no one wants to sell to you and your reputation is in tatters.

Until now eBays rating system, which allows users of the auction and trading site to leave good or bad comments about their trading partners, has worked well. Sellers who ship out damaged goods, or items that do not match their online description, rightly get a black mark against their name. However, this system has recently come under increasing pressure from an all-too-human failing: spite. Sellers can easily retaliate against buyers who have named and shamed them, leaving unwarranted but highly visible comments - perhaps claiming that the buyers do not follow through with purchases, or needlessly return items they have bought.

Fear of this retaliatory negging can deter buyers from posting negative comments about their trading experiences. In turn, this threatens to undermine the trust that buyers place in sellers ratings.

So severe has the negging problem become that this month eBay was forced to change its rating system, preventing sellers from posting negative comments about bad buyers on the site.........

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