Found under: Google Maps , Windows Mobile , Symbian , , If you have a smartphone you must have surely been using Googles Google Maps at least once. Whether that smartphone comes with GPS support you must have surely accessed Google Maps in order to get proper directions straight on your phone.Therefore you must be happy to hear that Google has a new Google Maps version for you Windows Mobile and Symbian handsets
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Google Maps v3.3 Available for Windows Mobile and Symbian
This unlocked cell phone is compatible with GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile. Not all carrier features may be supported. It will not work with CDMA carriers like Verizon Wireless, Alltel and Sprint. Quad-band GSM cell phone compatible with 850/900/1800/1900 frequencies and GPRS data capabilities VGA digital camera (640 x 480) with video capture; 5 MB memory (not expandable) Bluetooth for handsfree communication; full duplex speakerphone; access to personal email; web browser; SMS/MMS/EMS messaging Up to 6.67 hours of digital talk time and 250 hours of standby time Product Description The Moto Razr V3 is expertly crafted to deliver exceptional performance
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Motorola RAZR V3 Unlocked Phone with Camera, Video Player–International Version with No Warranty
Cellphone radiation studies aren’t exactly easy to conduct, but there’s some seemingly good news that was published by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute . A study conducted in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden from 1974 to 2003 found no major link between cellphone use and brain tumors. They went so far as to say that “there is no increased risk” of brain tumors due to mobile phone usage, which is certainly a good bit of news. One thought that struck me after reading this was “what kind of phones were these people using?”. Surely the iPhone 3GS with its insanely fast 3G speeds would have a higher SAR (specific absorption rate) than the stuff people were using a few years back
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Just another cellphone emission study: iPhone usage won’t necessarily cause brain tumors?
One of the real lesser used features of a mid to top end mobile phone is the GPS capabilities . It is rare that in a buying decision that the availability of GPS is given any consideration, of the additional features a mobile phone can offer, I’d suggest the two most often considered features are email capability and quality of camera. Then there are the media capabilities, generally music then video, followed by suitability for web browsing. GPS tends to rank after all these considerations, if it ranks at all. This could be set to change though, in the light of the recent announcement by Google regarding voice navigation on their Maps product
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GPS Navigation Services for Mobile
In regards to why Verizon decided to block 4INFO text messages from one of its short codes, it’s come to light that the dispute is over ads being placed in 4INFO’s SMS messages, not per-message fees as we had previously speculated . I had a chance to speak with Zaw Thet, CEO of 4INFO, who stated that Verizon had made requests prior to Friday’s blockage in regards to the advertising attached to 4INFO’s messages via its 44636 short code, and that he believed compliance with their terms had been met. Obviously, Verizon saw it otherwise. “We can’t comment on any part of this dispute other than that we believe that we complied with the Verizon requests, regarding our SMS advertising on 44636, in a timely manner, explained Thet
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Update: Verizon Blocked 4INFO’s Shortcode Over Ads Attached To Its SMS Messages
The folks at Palm’s are currently running a promotion for all those who managed to get into their ecommerce beta program – if you register ASAP, the first year goes for but 5$ (usually 99$): In order to take advantage of the promo, log into your Palm Developer account, hit the My Account command and go to account details. Then, ‘go pro’… A big thank-you to my colleague Simon Pfundstein for pointing this out
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webOS developer program: first year for 5$ if you register _NOW_
A compact XpressMusic device based on a touch interface for helping people get an easy access to not just people but also the content brilliantly and easily, the Nokia 5530 Xpressmusic or Nokia 5530 XM is truly a handset worth buying. A direct access to 20 people along with the latest conversation and even the media updates is what the scrolling contacts bar, the same comes loaded with can help you achieve easily. Buy Nokia 5530 XpressMusic to get a music and entertainment experience that is amazing or to get an easy access to sharing and mixing all those selected media. The cheapest Nokia 5530 , this one’s simply the cheapest and most updated of Nokia’s newest innovations, that expands the touch phone range to a more youthful user experience in not just looks but even the usability completely. A 27 hours of playback time of music player, a 4GB memory card, excellent sound quality, social networking on all top sites, a 2.9 inch widescreen display are just some of the features you can get freedom to, so buy Nokia 5530 , and get great and easy media handling at your fingertips
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“Nokia 5530 Xpressmusic”- a music phone that’s the most affordable in its line-up presently
This is one story that is certainly raises some mobile etiquette questions. Mid-ceremony, a couple in Abingdon, Maryland took out their cell phones while on the alter to update their relations status to “married”. The couple explained that since they are both technology enthusiasts, and since they had spread the news of their engagement through social networking, they felt that updating their Facebook status at the alter would be very appropriate.
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Couple Updates Facebook Status to “Married” While at Alter
SMobile Systems has some wonderful security software available not just for your BlackBerry, but you might remember when we reviewed and shared the news about their Parental Control software. Now two great software for parents have joined to bring you one powerful solution for your child or children’s safety. November 30th it was announced that New Net Nanny Mobile that is now powered by the SMobile Systems offers Parental Controls for mobile with safety and monitoring features to help reduce sexting, loss and theft, online predators, and exploitation. Net Nanny is by the developer ContentWatch and combined with the Parental Control of SMobile Systems as you can read by my review is a combination that will provide the ultimate security for your child.
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Net Nanny Now Comes With The Power Of SMobile Systems
Today’s games are brought to you by the letter F (as in FREE): Samurai: Way of the Warrior (review of v1.0 here ) is a hack-and-slash game with more gore than all four (or is it five?) Saw movies combined. It’s got some pretty punishing timing and and it can get a little repetitive, but you can’t argue with a free game. The graphics and presentation are definitely worth a peek, at the very least. [ iTunes link ] Navy Patrol: Coastal Defense is a tower defense game based around combat at sea.
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Today’s Appvent Calendar games – Samurai: Way of the Warrior and Navy Patrol: Coastal Defense
….well at least in comparison to S60V5. A month ago, Symbian’s CEO gave a rather vague presentation on the new Symbian UI . On Thursday, Engadget posted up a sneak preview of the upcoming Symbian UI which no longer resembles the murky confusion that is S60. With the new Symbian UI users will have: Reduced clutter Improved input methods Capacitive Screen (death to resistive on high end!) Multitouch Pinch and Zoom Single touch improved (less taps to get to places- would be fantastic if we can get to everything with 3 taps or under) Better website compatibility, Quicker flash UI will be faster – 3x faster than our high end (which one, N97 or N900?) Scrolling will be 60FPS vs current 15fps Optimized graphics – more responsive, beautiful Drastically reduce complexity and bring new fresh appeal – when Nokia does, many people will take a new look at Symbian to achieve what no other manufacturer can.
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New Symbian UI is smoking hot!
Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 Specification: Operating System – Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional Processor – Qualcomm MSM 7200 528 MHz Memory – RAM – 256MB / ROM – 512MB Display – 3.2″ VGA, 800 x 480 pixel, 65,536 colour touchscreen GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 UMTS/HSPA 900/1900/2100 WiFi MicroUSB 3.5 mm audio jack Internal GPS antenna with aGPS support microSDHC memory card (up to 16GB) Bluetooth stereo (A2DP) Camera – 8.1 megapixel Geo tagging Full QWERTY keyboard Optical trackpad Talk Time -GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 – 10 hours Standby Time – GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 – 500 hours Battery – Standard battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh (BST-41) Dimensions – 110.0 x 54.0 x 16.0 mm (4.3 x 2.1 x 0.6 inches) Weight – 155g (5.5 oz) via tracyandmatt.co.uk © . Saijo for 1800PocketPC.com , 2009.
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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 unboxing video
Found under: Samsung Galaxy , Android , i7500 , Bell , , A new phone is coming from Bell so Canadian Android lovers should really get excited. The Samsung Galaxy i7500 is said to arrive next week on December 10.So what does the Samsung Galaxy i7500 have to bring you Well in case you forgot the Android phone features a 3.2-inch HVGA AMOLED capacitive touchscreen a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash WiFi GPS 7.2Mbps HSDPA connectivity a 528MHz processor 8GB internal memory and Android 1.5 Cupcake on board.
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Samsung Galaxy Coming to Bell on December 10
Found under: Verizon , ETF , FCC , , Just before the Droid was launched Verizon decided to go ahead and raise that Early Termination Fee for advanced devices to 350 in order to make people think twice before ditching that new 2-year contract. Dont expect Verizon to simply get away with that. Although the new ETF has been announced a month ago the FCC will investigate the matter
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FCC Investigates the $350 ETF for Advanced Verizon Devices?
Graphics wise , whatever glitzy eye candy game you can show off on the iPhone, the N900 can do it too. Bounce Evolution was the first 3D game shown on the N900 and everyone was stunned at how good it looked (and it’s on a Nokia!). I loved Bounce on my 7210 – kept me busy for ages – I’d never have thought that it would ever look as good as this
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HD Video: Stunning 3D Gaming on N900 – Bounce Evolution – The Scenic Route
[ Jailbreak only ] There’s a saying that goes like this: “Those who lack Photoshop and the skill required to manipulate and create images tweak their themes instead.” You probably haven’t heard of it, since I just made it up now. If you’ve ever found a theme you loved, but just wanted to replace small portions of it to make it suit your tastes a little better, then this guide is for you. I’ve been learning from various forums and websites about how to modify or add to my Winterboard themes, and it’s all just a matter of knowing which folders your image files are in, and then replacing the particular icons you’d like to change. (…) Read the rest of How to change or add icons to an iPhone Winterboard theme © Ragart for Just Another iPhone Blog , 2009
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How to change or add icons to an iPhone Winterboard theme
This was not the best week for computers at BBGeeks Studios. On Wednesday evening my laptop took a foot and a half tumble into oblivion. On Thursday morning Coopers computer crashed and erased mostly everything. So we’re dealing with plenty of issues here.
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BBGeekcast: December 4, 2009 – Episode 93
Sleek, slim iconic RAZR design, metal and glass housing 45MB of end user memory and support for up to 2GB of memory with an optional microSD card Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology supporting A2DP and AVRCP profiles Video and audio streaming, capture and playback Messaging via MMS, email, SMS, MotoSync Product Description V9 MOTO? RAZR2 Ferrari Edition The sleeker, smarter, stronger RAZR2 V9 Ferrari Edition is an exciting evolution of the RAZR? brand. With mesmerizing appearance and a new, richer multimedia experience, RAZR2 V9 Ferrari Edition is the ultimate stylish feature phone.
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Motorola V9 MOTO RAZR2 FERRARI Special Edition 3G Quad-Band Unlocked Phone – International phone
BlackBerry Web Plugin version 2.0 Beta 1 has been released for both Eclipse and Microsoft Visual Studio. The BIG news for this release is the new support for building BlackBerry® Widget projects. These tools will allow you to create BlackBerry Widgets in a much more automated manner compared to calling the BlackBerry Widget SDK via the command line. We have also added a getting started page that will appear when you start using the tooling that will connect you with the right online resources, forums and content to speed your widget development. To make a long story short BlackBerry development should become much easier as the new Web Plugins make easier to create, debug and package up browser-based content and BlackBerry Widgets for the BlackBerry smartphone
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BlackBerry Web Plug-Ins For Eclipse and Visual Studio Now Available
One of the best twitter client gets updated to version 1.5.0 ( check our review for an older version )and adds a lot of new features for twitter fans. Auto-refresh Popup notification will no longer come up Removed message to ask to go online, no longer required NEW: Now has the option to play system sounds NEW: Picture services twitpic.com, yfrog.com, twipl.net NEW: Initial implimentation of Twitter Lists, can view the lists NEW: Added Italian and Korean translations NEW: Translate Tweets option NEW: Block user NEW: Report as Spam Fixed issue with loading and uploading larger images Get yours from : panoramicsoft.com or from our store © .
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[ Press Release ] moTweets hits version 1.5.0 brings new features like Twitter list and translate
Rumor has it that MySpace still has well over 100 million users. I personally don’t know any of them and, other than the time I created an account last fall to test MySpace for BlackBerry Smartphones when it was released, have not even visited the site intentionally. That being said, MySpace for BlackBerry Smartphones 2.0 is now (or will soon be) available. You can find a list of new features after the jump… MySpace for Blackberry Smartphones 2.0 features : Blogs : You can post blog entries, edit blog entries, and delete blog entries. You can also view your friends’ blogs. Notifications : You can choose which MySpace email notifications you want to receive.
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Research In Motion Releases MySpace 2.0 For BlackBerry