Electronic wallets embedded into Samsung mobile phones are being trialled by 230 people in the San Francisco Bay area, allowing them to pay for public transport and fast food via their handsets. CBS (3 minute video) doesn’t explain the actual technology, but it is a safe bet that they’re using NFC. It is safe and […]

 
Even after the industry observers had speculated that Sprint might shutter if they continue keeping their Nextel-branded walkie-talkie network, Sprint Nextel Corp. cinfirmed on Wednesday said it would continue to support its Nextel-branded walkie-talkie network.To top it off, Dan Hesse, Sprint’s president and chief executive officer, said in a news release that Sprint would market the […]

Google can recognize where you are (to some extent), so that when you search, you’ll get the right search page and relevant results, thanks to the adding of special code to its Mobile search engine. A lot of people have spoken up about the privacy implications of it. But, the fact remains, with […]

Fring is due to launch a new version of it’s software next Tuesday, 5th February. Check back soon to learn more, and in the meantime you read some coverages of the service here and here. source

Purportedly, Motorola is on the verge of changing the “iDEN phone marketplace.” Motorola, during the Q4 of this year, will  launch the CABO phone, the RAZR2-like handset for the iDEN network, it is reported. Hard-core iDEN fans will be glad to know that the first decent-looking handset for their network will be available later in […]

Garmin is out with their own phone, FINALLY. For Garming, having their software running on the popular smartphone platforms such as Windows Mobile and BlackBerry, obviously isn’t enough and hence they have come up with the nuvifone. The nuviphone is primarily a portable navigation device (PND) with mobile phone functionality built on top of it. […]

Musicworld, Sunrise’s OTA music download service for mobiles, has been relaunched. Powered by 24-7 Entertainment, it offers dual-download (PC and Mobile) on over 2 million tracks. Full-track singles are 2.50 CHF, and albums 19 CHF. Furthermore, there are the preview and recommendation functionalities to enhance the service further. From a user’s point of view this […]

Verizon subscribers need not panic just yet! No trial date has been set; however, it seems that an arbitrator has “certified a huge class action against Verizon Wireless” that could cost it nearly $1 billion in refunds of early termination fees. It is reported that this case marks the “largest class ever certified in arbitration, […]

Alongside RIM’s platform enhancement announcement came news that the company would be tying up with Lotus to bring its Connections business social networking platform to BlackBerry devices later this year. The suite will let users collaborate on work-related stuff, get in touch with contacts across the company, and hopefully, promote their garage bands. Of yet, […]

A joint venture between Kurzweil Technologies and the National Federation of the Blind, the K-NFB, introduced knfbREADER , a text-to-speech program for the N82, this week. A user only has to snap a pic of the document to be read and the software will speak it back and allow you to follow along on the […]

Richard Windsor, Nomura International analyst, told his clients in a note published this morning. Motorola may choose to refocus on becoming an “enterprise and government company,” instead of concentrating on cell phones. Richard also raised speculation that a Chinese company might scoop up the troubled Moto before calling it “unlikely as those vendors don’t […]

First Nokia leaked it, then Nokia announced it, and now the FCC has made the Nokia N95 8GB NAM official by approving it. Rumor is Nokia N95 8GB NAM, the newest addition to the ever-growing N95 family is to have a mid-February release.  The most important difference between the old N95 and new N95 NAM […]

 
Today iCloseBy.com has launched a new application for iPhones, iPod touches and PCs with the release of iFob: “real-space social networking software.” iFob uses the Wi-Fi of iPhones, iPods and PCs and turns these devices into “homing beacons”, broadcasting, or “just listening”, for other iFobbers.  iFob finds other people who are in the exact same […]

PhoneScoop did the job once again for us. They have found documents on FCC website showing us that Motorola’s W760r, an update to the V365 has FCC’s blessing. The W760r takes a clamshell form-factor very similar to the V365 with the addition of a stub antenna. It has WCDMA 850/1900 3G bands as well as the standard […]

HTC expects to launch its smartphone ‘X03HT’ in Japan market, which is equipped with qwerty keyboard and ten key. Running on Windows Mobile 6, The X03HT equipped with qwerty keyboard and ten key. With Dimensions 51 X 106 X 19.4 mm and weight 150g,  tihs device supports HSDPA and Bluetooth conectivity. It offers around 210 […]

Toshiba is going to release its GPS mobile phone ‘820T’ targeting kids in Japan market, which supports a location tracking service. Along with the Samsung 821SC and the renamed N95, the Toshiba 820T is destined to hit Japan via SoftBank in February. The 820T is a cutesy little clamshell with much hidden underneath its pretty hood […]

Alltel Wireless and world renowned poet Dr. Maya Angelou are teaming up to celebrate Black History Month with the fourth annual “Words of Wisdom” essay contest. Students at participating Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) nationwide are encouraged to submit their responses to the following question:“In remembering the past, what will you do to contribute […]

According to sources in Taiwan’s handset industry, HTC is expected to see its share in the Windows Mobile PDA phone segment continue to erode since a number of vendors, including Motorola, Samsung, LG Electronics, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Palm, Asustek, E-Ten Information System and Gigabyte Communications, are all planning to launch touch-screen PDA phones. Here in USA […]

The unofficial Apple products’ painters- ColorWare-  just launched a new product to the mix of color. Now you can own your unique color scheme for your SideKick 3 or LX  costing you around $129. SideKick 3 users can change the color of the device’s body, screen and back, while those with LX model can also […]

 
After the initial rumor of ATT having Palm Centro in their smartphone lineup, Tero Kuittinen, a financial analyst for Avian, officially claims discussions with operator sources indicating that Palm will release the Centro on both AT&T Wireless and T-Mobile. This would be the first Palm release on T-Mobile in long time. Palm Centro’s success story at Sprint […]