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Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:34 am
Verizon Wireless is eliminating the monthly
$15 fee for its music download service in conjunction with the launch
of the LG Chocolate, a cell phone featuring an iPod-like
click wheel and a memory card that can hold up to 1,000 songs.
Boasting more than 1.3 million songs from thousands of artists from
top labels and independent providers, VCAST Music is the world's most
comprehensive, over-the-air mobile music download service. Allowing
customers to browse, preview, download and play high-qual... [Continue reading Verizon Wireless to End Music Download
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Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:23 am
Sprint
announced today that it will begin offering new portable
battery-driven chargers for wireless phones, giving its customers the
power to charge their phones on the go.
The Energizer "Energi To Go"
portable, battery-driven charger uses a single-barrel design made of
durable spun aluminum and a patented intelligent control chip that
maximizes power transfer from the charger to the phone.
The Energizer Energi To Go is available at
Sprint Stores nationwide. The Energizer Energi
To Go accessory package is available for $24.99 and includes the
reusable charger, three tips and an Energizer e2 Lithium AA battery.
... [Continue
reading Sprint Offers Rapid Battery Chargers]
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Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:44 am
Verizon Wireless today launched the LG
Chocolate, an ultra-thin minimalist slider design with glowing red
touch sensitive keypad.
In addition to its multimedia capabilities and styling, Verizon Wireless has included the features
customers have come to expect including VCAST Video and 3D Games, a
1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth capabilities, a microSD
memory expansion slot that supports the newest SanDisk
2 GB cards and access to VZ Navigator and turn-by-turn navigation
with audible voice dire... [Continue reading LG
Chocolate Launched on Verizon Wireless]
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Fri Jul 28, 2006 11:49 am
ASiQ announced today that it has applied
for a patent that allows cell phones to be operated in-flight, without
interfering with the aircraft's avionics and the ground networks.
The unit is attached to the cell phone via a standard Bluetooth or
cable connection. Compatible with all cell phone networks, GSM, CDMA,
UMTS and EDGE, the device communicates via the existing certified
aviation communications networks and reduces data delivery cost as it
does not rely on the cellular roaming network ... [Continue reading Patent
May Allow In-Flight Cell Phone Use]
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Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:55 am
LG
Electronics featured its mobile phone lineup at the 2006 LG
Electronics Summer Line Show. Focused on creating next generation
devices that offer consumers high-speed connectivity through EV-DO
and HSDPA technologies, LG featured devices to showcase the latest in
multimedia messaging, high-speed downloading capability and location
based services.
Style is exhibited with several new form factor designs and
accessories that accentuate mobile phone users' experience. A prime
example is includi... [Continue reading LG
Showcases Newest Phones for 2006]
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Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:13 pm
Nokia has
started its first tests of a technology that allows users to roam
seamlessly between phone networks and local wireless hotspots such as
Wi-Fi.
The public Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) pilot over Wireless LAN
will last at least two months and is being conducted under real life
surroundings and conditions. Fifty families from the city of Oulu in northern Finland
will test the technology with the help of brand new Nokia 6136
devices.
The Nokia 6136 was among the first Nokia mobile phones to offer UMA
capabilities, to allow seamless handovers of voice and data
connections between GSM cellular and WLAN networks. In other words,
it combines the benefits of mobile and fixed landline through voice
over WLAN.
UMA technology makes it possible for users to roam and handover
between local area ne... [Continue reading Nokia
Tests Wi-Fi Internet Mobile Calls]
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Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:03 am
T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless ranked best in customer care
according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Wireless Customer
Care Performance Study released today.
The study, now in its fourth year, provides a detailed report card on
a semi-annual basis of wireless provider customer care performance
based on customer experiences with three point-of-contact methods:
telephone call with a service representative and/or automated
response system (ARS); at a retail wireless store; and online
Internet connection. Within each contact method, processing issues
such as problem resolution efficiency and hold-t... [Continue reading T-Mobile
and Verizon Wireless Tops Customer Care
Ratings]
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Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:53 am
Samsung announced today that it has developed the industry's highest
density MMC cards for portable applications.
Based on Samsung's 8-gigabit (Gb) NAND
flash memory, the MMCplus card will be
introduced with an 8-gigabyte (GB) density, allowing it to store
2,000 MP3 music files or eight hours of DVD-quality movies. The 8 GB
card will be part of a full line up of MLC-based MMCplus
cards that also will include 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4 GB offerings.
With added density and higher performance, the new... [Continue reading Samsung
Introduces High-Performance MMC Cards]
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Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:28 pm
Motorola
today announced the MOTOFONE, Motorola's thinnest phone yet.
Measuring approximately 9 mm thin, MOTOFONE borrows key elements from
Motorola's iconic portfolio and gives them a new twist.
As mobile phone markets continue to expand, the demand for
cost-effective, smart but stylish communication keeps increasing.
Only two billion of the world's population has made a phone call, and
billions more have only just begun to leverage wireless
communication. With the MOTOFONE, Motorola will al... [Continue reading Motorola
Introduces MOTOFONE Entry-Level Phone]
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Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:21 am
Google today
announced that it has begun offering mobile phone users in more than
30 major U.S.
cities the capacity to view highway maps with "live"
traffic data.
After downloading Google Maps for mobile through their mobile phone's
web browser, users simply move to the desired location within the
application and select "show traffic" in the menu. The most
up-to-date traffic information will be sent directly to the users'
mobile device, and will highlight the conditions on the covered
commuter routes using red, yellow, and green overlays.
In addition, when mobile phone users search for driving directions,
they will now see the expected drive time as well as any unexpected
traffic delays, making travel planning much easier and more
effective. And another new feature - the ability to s... [Continue reading Google
Offers Live Traffic Maps on Cell Phones]
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