01Jul
With July 12th around the corner, news about the BlackBerry Tour 9630 continues to circulate, and we're here to provide you with the most up-to-date information as it comes in. On today's news radar, Sprint announces a July 12th offering of the Tour, and Verizon Wireless decides to offer pre-ordering to new customers only. Fair? Cruel? You decide!
Smashing the original July 20th
rumor, Sprint, in a message on Twitter, officially announced its intent to launch the Tour on July 12th. Arriving on the same day as the Verizon version, it will also be $199.99 after instant and mail-in rebates. As of now, Sprint hasn't issued an official press release beyond the Twitter blurb, but good news for Sprint customers nonetheless. It sounds like they're on the ball this time, as opposed to the delayed Curve launch last year.
On the other hand, Verizon appears to be giving the cold shoulder to its current customer base. In somewhat of a shock to existing subscribers, the carrier today announced that pre-orders of the Tour 9630 are available for new customers only. Of course, the issue is worthy of discussion: is Verizon doing the right thing by offering pre-ordering to new customers versus its loyal, tried-and-true customer base?
Source: BGR
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01Jul
If you're not familiar with Nvidia's Tegra chip, now would be a good time to tuck that name away somewhere in your memory banks. As Noah showed us at the Nvision 2008 show, Tegra brings Hi-Def video and resource hungry UIs to the end user with plenty of power to spare, thanks to the unit's low power consumption. If the buzz is to be believed, Tegra represents a new generation of mobile devices that challenge perceived performance of current mobile computing standards.
TheStreet.com recently interviewed tech reporter James Rogers (embedded below), and he mentioned industry speculation that Nvidia's rumored alliance with one of the top-five mobile OEMs concerns Motorola or Samsung. Unwired View
reports that the general manager of Nvidia's mobile unit, Mike Rayfield, has declared that we could see a Tegra phone by the end of the year.
Android's involvement in all of this is perhaps wishful thinking at this point, but it is a lovely thought. Light weight and open operating system meets super powered G/CPU in sleek new handset? Count me in.
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01Jul
Man, I love DIY stuff. This one's no exception.
Given the fact that new 3G S owners have proven — in large numbers — to be vid-crazy, the following YouTube clip will be really handy for someone out there who's trying to figure out how to mount their iPhones for shake-proof captures.
Obviously, this isn't intended to be a permanent case for the device (how would you stick this in your pocket??). But as a camera accessory, as opposed to a phone accessory, this works nicely. The only beef I have with it is that the hardware isn't retractable. That would've made this a near perfect solution for would-be iPhone photogs or videographers. Even so, it's still pretty sweet.
If you've got an engineering brain that just can't help but tinker with accessories or hardware, please share them by emailing info@phonedog.com, attn: AL. Creativity fused with practicality is just an awesome thing, and we'd love to give you a little spotlight on your projects.
And now, here's the vid.
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01Jul
It's safe to say that its been a while since the launch of the phone, but the BlackBerry Bold has finally landed on the shores of South Korea. Thanks to a
modification of a former law that gave local manufacturers Samsung, LG, and Pantech a significant edge, the device will begin shipping in a localized form soon. Though the market is currently dominated with all kinds of devices and the extent to which a BlackBerry will penetrate the market is unknown, we're betting that there will be at least a few adopters.
Source: Engadget Mobile
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01Jul
After a fantastic June, July just got a lot more interesting! According to Pocket-Lint, Toshiba will be holding a launch event on the 9th July, where they will be finally giving all the UK release details of the new TG01 smartphone! This month has seen the phone launch in Japan and Germany, so it’s fair to say the UK launch will be close to, if not on the day of, this event.
The Toshiba TG01 was officially announced back in February and stands out due to its use of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 1Ghz processor and massive 4.1″ 480×800 screen. The phone runs Windows Mobile - still 6.1 Professional by the looks of things - and is 3G with HSPDA, GPS and a 3.2 megapixel camera.
No price or details of which network will be backing the TG01 have so far been leaked, but with only just over a week until we hear it direct from Toshiba, we don’t mind waiting! Look out for more news as soon as we have it.
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01Jul
T-Mobile USA has just announced the launch of a new green mobile coupon application. This ap meets customer’s latest demands in two areas – mobile coupons and green mobile applications. These are both trends that are likely to see significant growth in the next year or so. People who are interested in saving the earth and saving money at the same time will support the development of these apps.
The new application from T-Mobile USA is called Green Perks. It allows customers to receive mobile phone coupons for eco-friendly services and products. The coupons are delivered directly to the customer’s phone. These coupons can then be cashed in at the store for which the coupon was created using the store’s (more…)
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01Jul
Ever since the PlayStation Portable first appeared there have been rumours of a PSP-Phone, a product developed by hardware giant Sony to straddle the markets of gaming and calling. The extremely active iPhone marketplace has proven that mobile gaming is here to stay, with major licenses from Metal Gear Solid all the way back to Pacman getting the app treatment, and Reuters reports that the rumor mill is back in action.
The Nikkei business daily apparently reported on the creation of a team to look at developing a product that might be a gaming phone, but don’t get too excited just yet. This story has run once a season, every season, since 2004 and is overdue another run around the tech blogs. But that won’t stop us hoping it’s true this time.
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01Jul
The vaunted HTC Hero, latest and greatest of that slick smartphone maker’s wares, was shown off in London last week - but now it’s turned up somewhere far more important: a shop. The Orange UK webstore has started showing off the “HTC Hero in graphite.”
The web-store is going all tease on us, displaying the 5 megapixel camera and the increased customizability which defines the latest HTC handset, but plonking a great big “Coming Soon” badge where you’d normally expect the “Buy it now now now” button. Watch that (and this) space for more information on the Hero as it happens.
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01Jul
Who said the Nokia N95 was dead? Certainly not us! To prove there’s life in the old phone yet, the N95 has been used to shoot the music video to accompany indie rock band the Noisettes upcoming single ‘Saturday Night’. Just to clarify, that’s the Noisettes, not a Whigfield comeback.
Nokia invited 70 fans to the video shoot and equipped them with 5800 XpressMusic’s, which they then used to record crowd-based footage, leaving the job of filming the band to the N95’s. This was achieved by using 64 phones, all installed on a multi-armed machine nicknamed ‘the transformer’ and judging by the pictures, it was quite a beast!
The finished video won’t be out until September, but it will be fascinating to see the images captured by the Nokia phones. This is the first time a music video has been shot in the UK using solely mobile phones and was done in part as promotion for the launch of the 5800 XpressMusic Comes with Music edition on Orange.
This isn’t the first time mobile phones have been used to film a music video. Australian rockers The Presidents of the United States of America used Sony Ericsson phones, and a similar contraption as the Noisettes to hold them, to shoot the clever video for their 2005 song Some Postman.
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01Jul
T-Mobile owners Deutsche Telekom’s talk of being keen to unload the UK carrier was overheard at the beginning of May, along with 3 as the prospective buyer, however today they have been replaced by Vodafone as the most likely suitor. T-Mobile currently has a 15% market share, giving a potential T-Mobile/Vodafone mega-carrier a huge 40% share of the UK market.
For this reason, there is a chance competition regulators may decide to block the bid, although one less mobile operator in the UK would possibly be a popular move by fellow networks. According to the Financial Times, there are operators with at least a 40% share in France, Italy and Spain, which should boost Vodafone’s hopes if they do enter a bid.
Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile have so far not commented on any of the above, however, Deutsche Telekom’s appointment of JP Morgan to advise them on ‘strategic options‘ does make their intentions relatively clear.
In related T-Mobile news, the operator has confirmed they will be bringing the recently announced HTC Hero to the network, but it will be named the G1 Touch instead. This follows a Twitter posting in mid-June they would be adding to their Android phone line-up.
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