If you’re looking to purchase the Nokia N900 but have been a bit uneasy about its $649 price tag you’ll be happy to know that the device has dropped to $479.99 on Amazon.com after a $50 mail-in rebate.

For close to 5 bills you will be getting the Maemo powered Nokia N900 with a 3.5-inch touchscreen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 5MP camera and an unknown release date.

At least it’s unlocked, right?

via engadget

Tags: Amazon, Cell Phones, Maemo, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Nokia, nokia n900

The Samsung Omnia II will soon be released at Verizon on December 2 for $200 on contract after a $100 mail-in rebate.

This should probably come as no surprise as the original was also with the big V, and so this Windows Mobile 6.5 will be in stiff competition with the Moto Droid.

Here’s a video of the Samsung Omnia II with AMOLED screen after the jump.

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Tags: Moto Droid, OMNIA, Samsung, Samsung, Samsung Omnia, Samsung Omnia II, Verizon, Windows Mobile

A new Canadian carrier is getting ready to launch the iPhone 3G and 3GS. Virgin Mobile Canada announced that Apple’s smartphones are on their way and consumers will be able to get them in the following months. The carrier’s position is official and the short press release that you can find at the read link below shows that Virgin Mobile Canada is going to undoubtedly sell the iPhones in the near future. What the company fails to mention are prices and actual arrival dates so we’ll be waiting for a longer press release from Virgin Mobile Canada in the following months.

via newswire

Tags: Apple, Apple, Canada, iPhone, iphone 3g, iPhone 3GS, Virgin Mobile, Virgin Mobile Canada

If that’s the real price of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 then the phone will definitely not be a success. The Xperia X10 is the first Android phone manufactured by Sony Ericsson and it also happens to be the current flagship phone of the company. So how come no U.S. carrier has announced the intention of offering it to its customers?

The Xperia X10 is rumored to arrive in stores in February 2010 and it’s expected to cost around $870. How much are you willing to pay for an Android phone? Wouldn’t you rather get the Droid Eris at $99.99 on contract instead?

via WSJ

Tags: Prices, rachael, Sony Ericsson, Sony Ericsson, Xperia X10

HTC Hero owners have been promised that Android 2.0 is coming soon. But don’t get too excited, folks, as that update hasn’t arrived yet. In case you have noticed Sprint’s OTA update then rest assured it’s not the Éclair. In fact the new firmware that has been announced, version 1.56.651.2, will only fix a few bugs but it will not bring any Android 2.0 your way.

The firmware update is available for download right now and it will solve that SMS issue that causes battery usage while also offering a Daylight Saving Time fix. Just go to “System Update” on your Hero and get the update yourself.

via BGR

Tags: Android 2.0, htc hero, Sprint, Sprint

LG could learn a thing or two about a Chocolate phone from the Sharp SH-04B. This phone, jointly made with Tokyo accessory maker Q-pot, is part of NTT Docomo’s new winter line, and it has some odd chocolate bar coating to complete the illusion of sweet candy.

It comes in a Melty Bitter brown or Melty Strawberry pink color, and features some “sweet” pre-installed chocolate-themed wallpapers, photo frames, and menus. It also has a 3-inch WVGA ASV screen, an 8MP CCD camera, Bluetooth, and a 1-seg digital TV tuner.

Just to let you know, this is not a candybar phone. It is a clamshell.

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Tags: Cell Phones, Chocolate phone, NTT DoCoMo, NTT DoCoMo, Q-pot, Sharp, Sharp SH-04B, Sharp SH-04B Q-pot

Depending on how superstitious you may be, everyone knows that many aspiring home owners want good tidings to come into their home. And one tip to do that is through Feng Shui which normally requires the aid of some reference materials or by an actual Feng Shui specialist. The iPhone changes all that with the Life Compass App for the iPhone. With the Life Compass app you can now locate the Qi energy which will bring you good fortune as far as success, relationships, health and spiritual growth.

Additional modules are available to assist in finding a house or business that provides supportive energy for you and your family. The Life Compass iPhone app is now available at the iTunes app store for only $1.99 and should be great for people planning to settle down soon.

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Tags: Apple, Cell Phones, compass, feng shui life, good fortune, good tidings, Health, iPhone, iPhone, iTunes, Mobile Software, qi energy, reference materials, relationships, spiritual growth

A lot of are sure to be ready for the winter and majority are bound to be planning for skiing vacations. And to make sure they are ready, here is one iPhone app that should come in handy to make your skiing prowess, providing you with optimal performance for your skis and snowboards. The app is recommended by leading wax brands and gives optimal grip and glide on cross-country skis, alpine skis and snowboard regardless of the conditions. The SkiPrepper 2010 iPhone app is available at the iTunes app store for only $2.99.

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Tags: alpine skis, Apple, Cell Phones, cross country skis, iPhone, iPhone, iTunes, Mobile Software, optimal performance, prowess, skiing vacations, snowboard

The iPhone is made for anyone and there are apps responsible as well for making it all work. This time we have the Tickle Tap Apps, a pre-school app made for kids which parents can use through their trusty Apple handset. The Tickle Tap App is designed to help out kids aged 3 to 5. Among the things kids can learn from the app include learning through sounds, number, colors and shapes. This is one app that should help out kids, particularly in their developmental stages with a simple tap. The Tickle Tap iPhone app is available at the iTunes app store for only $1.99.

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Tags: Apple, Apple, Cell Phones, colors and shapes, developmental stages, iPhone, iPhone, iTunes, Mobile Software, parents, pre school, tap

Hello Vino unveils a timely app for the coming Holidays with the latest version of the Hello Vino app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The new and improved iPhone app now allows users to share pairings and make wine brand recommendations to others via leading social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. And to top it all off, once users have selected the wine of their choice, recommended food and meals suitable for the chose wine will also be suggested. The latest version of the Hello Vino iPhone app is now available at the iTunes app store for free.

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Tags: Apple, Cell Phones, Facebook, free source, holidays, iPhone, iPhone, iTunes, Mobile Software, social networking sites, twitter, wine

Sorry about that bad pun here, but it was just way too easy. This is a piece of software that allows the iPhone to blow, somehow.

I would have thought that this would be a hardware application, but it works. There’s a video of it after the jump in case you want to see it in action, with a turbine spinning on the screen to let you know that it is working.

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Tags: blower, blower app, iPhone, iphone app, iPhone blower, Mobile Software

Konami has recently announced their iPhone games are going to be for sale until Saturday. Normally, these games can be as high as $5.99, so get them while they are only $0.99.

Full list after the jump.

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Tags: Dance Dance Revolution S, Field Prowlers Police Rush, Frogger, iPhone, konami, Konami iPhone games, Krazy Kart Racing, Metal Gear Solid Touch, Mobile Software, Power Pros Touch, Silent Hill: The Escape

Consumers get another boost with this new alliance from Yowza and home furnishings retailer Crate and Barrel. Starting today, the free downloadable Yowza app available at the iTunes app store can get free coupons on their iPhone or iPod Touch which are redeemable at all Crate & Barrel and CB2 stores in the US. Special price-offs and discounts will be available at select items which should take the pain out of having to locate and clip or print coupons to get some good deals coming your way. This should be timely as the Holiday season comes near and at a time where Christmas shopping is expected to take a feverish pitch!

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Tags: Apple, cb2, Cell Phones, Christmas, christmas shopping, consumers, crate and barrel, crate barrel, feverish pitch, free coupons, good deals, holiday season, home furnishings retailer, iPhone, iPhone, iPod Touch, iTunes, madness, Mobile Software, new alliance, yowza

For the nature lovers, here is an app you can put in your iPhone or iPod Touch on your next nature tripping. The app is the Audobon Guides App, an app released by The National Audobon Society to provide an innovative way of providing information about the natural world at the palm of your hands. The first set of app guides cater to the birds, wildflowers, trees and mammals.

These spate of informative materials should come in handy for the people who love the outdoors or find themselves exploring nature at its finest. The four initial Audobon Guides App are available at the iTunes app store at various prices. The limited-time-only prices are $19.99 for Birds and $9.99 each for Wildflowers, Trees and Mammals.

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Tags: Apple, birds, Cell Phones, exploring nature, informative materials, iPhone, iPhone, iTunes, limited time, mammals, Mobile Software, national audobon society, nature lovers, Palm, spate, trees

Samsung Electronics has unveiled their newest gadget in the market with the release of the Samsung R0 Multimedia Player. This new Samsung media player features advanced audio and video capabilities as well as a microSD external memory slot to hold your media files. Among the highlights of the Samsung R0 multimedia player include a 2.6” TFT LCD screen, a built-in memory slot available in 4GB and 8GB. The memory slot can be upgraded up to 16GB.

The Samsung R0 multimedia player is available in three colors, ndie Black, Techno Silver, and Rap Pink. For pricing, the 4GB player costs KRW 139,000 while the 8GB retails for KRW 179,000.

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Tags: external memory, gadget, memory slot, MP3 Players, multimedia player, player features, Portable Devices, r0, rap, Samsung, Samsung, samsung electronics, three colors, video capabilities

Just recently we’ve heard that Samsung is ready to unveil its own mobile platform called bada this year. Naturally we assumed that the first bada phone will be also announced in December when the bada SDK will be made available but that won’t happen. In fact it looks like the first bada phone will be launched only in the first half of 2010. Will we see the bada phone around the same time Apple launches its fourth generation iPhone? Samsung has failed to make any comments regarding the handset so far but we might know more once the bada SDK becomes official next month.

via cnet asia

Tags: bada, Samsung, Samsung, SDK, smartphone, software

Nokia’s new Maemo toy, the N900, has been officially announced for the American public. We don’t have subsidized offers to show you yet as no carrier is willing to sell the phone at this point. The N900 will be available through Nokia’s flagship stores in New York and Chicago or online. The official price is $649 but for that price you’ll walk away with an unlocked N900 phone. What do you say? Do you love Maemo 5 so much that you’d be willing to pay so much cash for the phone? Or would you rather get an iPhone, a Droid or a Hero instead?

via Nokia

Tags: Maemo 5, N900, Nokia, Nokia

I would have to say the trench run at the very end of Star Wars makes very little sense. After all, why should a Death Star have some weak spot, and why is there a convenient trench leading up to it? Of course, the final battle scene is so cool that you forget this.

Inspiration from these scenes has now been put in an iPhone for Star Wars: Trench Run. Not only can you get into Luke Skywalker’s piloting outfit and “use the force”, but you can even play on the Empire’s side and get rid of those pesky X-wings.

It is available now for $5 at the iTunes app Store, you should know that it has special graphics features for the iPhone 3GS.

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Tags: iPhone, iPhone, Mobile Software, Star Wars Trench Run, Trench Run

The Palm Pixi has been launched officially this Sunday and Sprint customers can get it for $99.99 after rebates and with a 2-year new contract. But other retailers, like Amazon, are ready to offer the smartphone for a lot less. Amazon is going to sell the Pixi for just $25 but you will still have to get a new contract from Sprint.

So should you buy the Pixi now? Why not wait a while as I am sure the phone will be available for free on contract real soon. After all there are hotter phones out there worth purchasing with new contracts like the HTC Hero, the Motorola Droid, the BlackBerry Storm2, the HTC Droid Eris or the Samsung Behold II. What phone are you going to purchase these holidays?

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Tags: Amazon, behold ii, BlackBerry, Droid, Droid Eris, Hero, HTC, HTC, Motorola, Palm, Palm, Pixi, Research In Motion, Samsung, Samsung, Storm2

We have no idea when the Dragon is actually coming but it looks like the handset is currently being tested by Google. In fact rumors say that “senior Android guys” are currently carrying the Dragon/Passion and testing it. According to TechCrunch the phone should arrive in the following months and it’s supposed thinner than the Droid or the iPhone 3GS. Also of interest is the 1GHz Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm which is rumored to power all our mobile needs on an HTC Dragon.

The phone hasn’t been officially confirmed by either Google or HTC. No carrier has leaked any plans regarding the Dragon so we might not see it in stores this year. But the fact that Android execs are currently playing with the Dragon/Passion is all we need so far. We know the phone exists and we hope to see it, if not this year then maybe early next year.

via TC

Tags: Android, Dragon, Google, Google, HTC, HTC, Passion, qualcomm