Cell Phone/PDA

September 2nd, 2008

A bunch of new free ringtones for BlackBerry popped up on mobile.blackberry.com which kind of look like they didn’t make the final cut to be prepackaged with the BlackBerry Bold, as they’re sporting the familiar Inspired and Pro series names. They’re all the high quality you’d expect right from RIM, and worth nabbing real quick if you’re looking for a taste of the Bold on another device.

From blackberrycool

September 2nd, 2008

 

The $200 million Water Cube structure constructed by PTW Architects and Arup has now become an iconic structure after the spectacular Beijing Olympics, and not to forget that it is the same place where Michael Phelps swam for his gold. Obviously banking on its success -as a Chinese design accomplishment, and now a world wide recognizable structure- has lead to the development of a new phone called ‘The 2008 Olympics Water Cube Phone’. This is an original Chinese phone, not a clone like the numerous iPhone and Nokia clones that China is so famous in producing. It will be available in 6 different colors and it’s got TV, Bluetooth and Tri-Band GSM.

Video Review at newlaunches

September 2nd, 2008

Motorola today launched a new camera phone, the MotoZine ZN5 in India on Wednesday.The mobile phone combines Motorola’s ModeShift Technology and Kodak Imaging Technology, which enhances the quality, convenience, and connectivity of mobile imaging devices. Then, Sony Ericsson’s Cyber-Shot series has got more competition now. The ZN5 comes with a Xenon flash. It has a 2.4-inch TFT display with a 240 x 320 pixel resolution and 256k colors. With regard to connectivity the handset supports Wi-Fi, EDGE, GPRS, Bluetooth with A2DP and USB v2.0. Memory can be expanded via microSD cards. It comes with a TV out feature and a 3.5mm earphone socket. The handset also features Motorola’s CrystalTalk technology.

The phone has multiple capture modes like multi-shot and panorama.Photographs captured with the ZN5 can be accessed through one-touch on the phone’s home screen. Further, users can upload their photographs via a Gallery Link at the Kodak gallery to share them with other people. Photographs can also be transferred to a computer via USB or Bluetooth as well as printed wirelessly on Bluetooth-compatible Kodak printers and at Kodak picture kiosks. Consumers can transfer pictures and also share pictures on their television set with a TV-out cable. It also has a provision to add 4GB of optional external memory. Consumers can download more wallpapers from MOTOMUSIC, a service that allows consumers to download full songs, ring tones, music video clips and wallpapers. It will offer access to the WAP version of Financial Express, Indian Express, and Deccan Chronicle. MOTOZINE ZN5 will be available in India from mid-September 2008 in retail stores.

From mobilecatcher

September 1st, 2008

Vodafone has launched its VF 527 phone, that was previously only available in black, in four “fun fresh” colours: moss green, mandarin orange, aqua blue and pink.
The GPRS candybar VF 527 comes with a built-in camera, FM radio, MP3 player, Bluetooth and has an external memory card slot.
Priced at £30, Voda is aiming the low-cost devices at “credit crunched” consumers looking for a “stylish” pay as you talk mobile.
“We’ve introduced the Rainbow range after the successful launch of the VF 527 in black and believe that the new colours will appeal to those fashion conscious customers who want a low cost handset that compliments their individual style but is not compromised on features”, says Chris Edwards, head of device management for Vodafone UK.

 

From pocket-lint

September 1st, 2008

A little URL hacking by Engadget fan Leo, has revealed Sprint’s new My Xohm site and loads of service information. The site is clearly in a preparatory state with plenty of dead links and Latin dummy-text holding the pre-launch site format together. Nevertheless, there is quite a bit of detail here, some of which is certainly more than just idle filler. For example, based on the current text, we can expect the following at service launch in September:

• Nokia’s N810 WiMAX Edition — looks like a lock based on the liberal use of its image (above) across the pages.
• XOHM USB (ZTE’s TU25) modem.
• XOHM Express Card (Samsung’s SWC-E100) modem with optional PCMCIA adapter.
• XOHM Modem (ZyXel’s MAX-206M2) Ethernet hub / router with optional 4-hour battery — unfortunately, XOHM will not offer static IP addresses at this time.
• The XOHM portal (whatever that is) supports both Windows and OS X. However, the modems listed above and Sprint’s XOHM Connection Manager software are PC-only, sorry Mac owners.

Unfortunately, we can’t find any specific pricing information but the site does tell us that access will be sold by the day or by the month without binding contracts or cancellation fees. It also promises speeds between 2-4Mbps for downloads and 1-3Mbps for uploads. Not sure that’s worth the move to Baltimore but it’s certainly given us cause to pause at the thought. See the modems pictured after the break.

From Engadget

September 1st, 2008

The o2 XDA variant of the HTC Touch Diamond is now live on the o2 site. Retailing from free to £199.99 depending on tariff, it’s a fully featured handset in a tiny, stylish, finger-driven package.
The o2 XDA Ignito is powered by a 528Mhz Qualcomm CPU and comes with 4Gb of internal storage. You also get the flashy HTC TouchFLO 3D system, GPS (satnav), Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, WiFi, 3.2 megapixel camera, tilt sensor, FM radio and tapid tri-band 3G / HSDPA connectivity.
As usual, we’re always interested to know what “tweaks” operators have done to the HTC Touch Diamond, so let us know if you’ve got one.
Link - XDA Ignito @ o2.co.uk

 

From coolsmartphone

August 31st, 2008

While Apple’s App Store was far from being the first of its kind, we’re now seeing a job posting over in the Redmond area that suggests that Microsoft is looking to produce something similar for its Windows Mobile platform. The news comes hot on the heels of Google’s own Android Market announcement, and if the Product Manager position writeup is to be believed, said platform will be christened Skymarket. Described as a “marketplace service for Windows Mobile,” Skymarket could seemingly be a critical part of WinMo 7. But don’t take our word for it, the proof is the pudding — or in the read link, in this instance.

From Engadget

August 31st, 2008

Does your Smartphone keypad lock when you are in the middle of a call?  Making it so that you can not access your Smartphone until you unlock the keypad.
Is your Windows Mobile device going to sleep while you are relying on your GPS for navigation?
Are you tired of typing a password every time your Windows Mobile device is locked? Resulting in  applications being stopped and losing your work?

LockMeNot prevents your Windows Mobile Device from locking or going to sleep during those periods of time you absolutely need to rely on your device to get your goals accomplished. LockMeNot™ is a simple to use application designed for Windows Mobile phones and PDAs.

Key Features

· Antilock adjustable timer

· User defined polling interval

· Easy access and status checking using the today Plug-in

Requirements

· Pocket PC 2003 or better

· Smartphone 2003 or better

 

From lockmenot.com

August 30th, 2008

Windows Mobile 6.1 looks like it’s making its way to Windows Mobile powered phones all around, and next up in line is Verizon’s XV6800. The latest ROM for the XV6800 adds the usual benefits of Windows Mobile 6.1, such as threaded SMS, better battery life and some others. The bad news is that Verizon still insists on keeping the GPS functionality locked down, so you won’t be able to use any 3rd party navigation apps.

From mobilecatcher

August 30th, 2008

You may not be able to afford it, but you’ll probably still want to know that TAG Heuer’s Meridiist phone is now available at London store Selfridges. 3,300 Euros will get you a phone that has been meticulously built by hand, an external steel case complete with a leather trim back cover, 1.9-inch QVGA display, 2 megapixel camera and Bluetooth. The phone will be available in 15 other countries throughout the world before we greet 2009.

From mobilecatcher