The BlackBerry Curve 8530 is now available from Verizon Wireless. The smartphone will offer you a 2.5-inch display, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, a 3.5mm headphone jack, BlackBerry OS 5.0 and all the regular Verizon services you’ve gotten used to.

The smartphone will be available for $199.99 after a $100 online discount and a two-year new contract. The Curve 8530 is also going to be available from Sprint which means you don’t have to hurry and get it from Big Red now. So what do you say folks? How does the WiFi-enabled Curve 8530 sound to you?

via Verizon

Tags: 8530, BlackBerry, Curve, Mobile News, Research In Motion, Sprint, Sprint, Verizon, Verizon Wireless

Many people have been quite disappointed to find out that the latest iPod touch didn’t carry a camera and naturally, everyone assumed that the next-gen iPod touch will be coming with a camera on board. Recent rumors say that this next-gen iPod touch with a built-in camera is coming sooner than expected. In fact we might see it in stores as soon as Spring 2010. Unfortunately that camera won’t be an iPhone-like camera but rather a crappy iPod nano-like camera. We’ll just have to wait for Apple to confirm the rumors before we jump to any conclusions. But what do you say? Anxious to replace your iPod touch with a one that has a camera?

via 9to5mac

Tags: Apple, camera, iPhone, ipod, Mobile News, Nano, Portable Devices, Touch

Here is a great solution for people who need constant communication using VoIP technology. With many VoIP services and software coming out, it all boils down on which is cost-friendly. And one such app that is sure to be a hit with the people who are looking for great savings on VoIP calls using their mobile phones, the CellSaver VoIP app for the iPhone and Blackberry smartphone. The CellSaver VoIP app is bound to be the ultimate solution for budget-friendly communications anywhere.

If you want to check it out, you can sign up for an exclusive invitation, free download and a demo account here.

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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

Starting today, two models of the Pocket e-book reader will be available in the US market courtesy of Brain Plaza International. The two models are the Pocketbook 301+ and the Pocketbook 360° which will be available for sale as well at the PocketBookreader site. The Pocketbooks 301+ features a 6” Vizplex display and a 512MB of internal memory which is expandable up to 32GB with a SD memory card. It runs on a Linux platform and supports majority of e-book formats plus MP3 music playback. It retails for $275.

The Pocketbook 360° on the other hand is a new model and features a 5” display with G-sensor that allows automatic orientation of pages in portal or landscape modes. It comes in black and ivory colors with a hard protective shell that should give it some flare. It retails for $239.99.

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It looks like Nokia is rethinking its smartphone policy when it comes to its Nseries. The manufacturer is said to focus on Maemo instead of Symbian and therefore all of its future Nseries phone will run Maemo by 2012.

Is Nokia thinking about ditching Symbian? That wouldn’t be such a good idea, would it? Nokia owns Symbian and it should figure out a way of making it more interesting and adapt it to our current needs instead of trying to replace it. But that’s what Nokia seems to be doing. Let’s not forget that the Nseries usually carries Nokia flagship phones. And if the next flagship phones are coming with Maemo OS, should we assume that Maemo will become the preferred mobile OS when it comes to Nokia mobile handsets?

via thereallymobileproject

Tags: Maemo, Mobile News, mobile os, Nokia, Nokia, nseries, symbian

Samsung Electronics is set to officially unveil another mobile phone soon after getting approval for its Samsung SCH-W799. The handset underwent rugged tests and satisfactorily met all conditions set by the FCC and now the only thing left is when it would officially hit the market. A lot of the tests done focused on the electromagnetic emissions of radio frequencies. The only thing clear about the Samsung SCH-W799 for now is that it comes with Bluetooth 2.0 with enhanced data rates and a permanently attached antenna with no provisions for an external one. But expect the official features to come out soon and it should not be surprising if it comes with the usual built-in camera, media players, GPS and other connectivity options as well.

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Tags: antenna, connectivity options, electromagnetic emissions, fcc, GPS, handset, media players, Mobile News, mobile phone, provisions, radio frequencies, Samsung, Samsung, samsung electronics, samsung sch

Besides the fact that Dell will launch an Android phone in the near future, the company will also release an MID next year. And it looks like Dell will be partnering up with AT&T to launch a whole mini-tablet series.

Screen size is said to vary between 4- to 12-inches and they are likely to come with features like 3G, WiFi connectivity, a 5-megapixel camera, dual LED flash, microSD support and a 1,300mAh battery. We don’t have actual confirmations and we have no idea when these MIDs will be launched. But at least we do know they exist so we’ll be looking for more info for you in the following months.

via Digitimes

Tags: Android 2.0, At&T, Dell, Dell, MID, Mobile News, tablet

This is not the first time we hear that Creative might launch a smartphone based on the Zii platform but it looks like this time we might be right. A Zii Android phone is said to be coming this December. In fact creative has a special event planned in which such a device could be announced. The Zii EGG is apparently the smartphone in question:

The Zii EGG is an energy efficient handheld StemCell Computer based on the powerful ZiiLABS ZMS-05 media-rich applications processor. Besides its multi-touch 3.5-inch LCD screen, it can also output HD video at up to 1080p. The ZMS-05’s 24 floating-point processors deliver up to 8 GFLOPS of raw processing power, while the StemCell Computing’s flexible architecture allows stunning display of 3D graphics on a small handheld battery powered device. Release to end user will be around the October time frame.

We’re past October and we’re still waiting for the EGG. Will we see it soon? Naturally, we will be all over the Zii Android phone once it comes out of its secret shell, so stick around!

via pmptoday

Tags: Android, creative, egg, Google, Mobile News, Other Brands, smartphone, Zii

In case you felt the need to purchase a netbook with built in AT&T 3G (aka willing to pay at least $35 a month for 200MB or $60 for 5GB) it was recently made known that the Samsung Go has hit the service.

The Samsung Go for AT&T will run you $199 after mail-in rebate and a 2 year contract as detailed above. Sure, you’ll get a 10-inch screen, Intel Atom processor, 160GB of HDD space, 1GB of RAM and a net book weighing under 3 pounds but the fact that it’s powered by Windows 7 Starter makes it less than enticing.

Then again, you can also opt for the Acer Aspire One with the same specs for the same price, also with Windows 7 Starter.

Tags: Acer Aspire One, At&T, At&T, Intel Atom, Mobile News, Mobile Software, netbook, netbooks, Portable Devices, samsung go, windows 7 starter

Now before you read on, make note that T-Mobile made an obvious mistake with their BlackBerry Bold 9700 listing, as you can see above, with the picture of the device getting mixed up.

Anyways, the Bold 9700 is now available from T-Mobile for $199.99 on a 2-year contract or $449.99 with no plan. This device features a 3.2MP camera, optical track pad (taking the place of the classic trackball) and Visual Voicemail.

Again, the device you see in the above picture is not the BlackBerry Bold 9700 and T-Mobile is expected to update the page any minute.

via bgr

Tags: 3.2mp camera, blackberry bold 9700, Cell Phones, Mobile News, Research In Motion, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

An update for Palm’s webOS has been released today bringing the software up to version 1.3.1 for those of you on Sprint or Bell.

The update, which clocks in at 126MB, will allow for contact and calender syncing with Yahoo! along with Yahoo! IM. Additionally, users can now copy and forward a single text or IM and view a YouTube video in the OS’ native player after clicking on one in the web browser.

You can view the full change log after the break.

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Tags: 1.3.1, Bell, Cell Phones, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Palm, Palm Pre, Sprint, Sprint, Update, webOS

AT&T is apparently going to launch a smartbook soon. The device is made by Lenovo and it’s going to sport a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. There are no specs available at this point as the smartbook in question has been showcased by CEO Paul Jacobs during an investor meeting in New York. Neither Lenovo nor AT&T cared to comment on the device but we’re probably going to see the smartbook at CES 2010 in just under two months from now.

The question is do we really need smartbooks too? We have smartphones, there are plenty of netbooks to go around and let’s not forget that the tablets are coming. What do you say?

via liliputing

Tags: At&T, At&T, Lenovo, Mobile News, Portable Devices, qualcomm, Smartbook, SnapDragon

It seems that there’s a new iPhone virus on the loose and this one is targeting jailbroken iPhones out there. The first one was almost a harmless worm which targeted jailbroken phones in Australia. The worm was programmed to scan the 3G IP ranges of Telus, Optus and Vodafone networks. As soon as those jailbroken iPhone were found the worm would change the wallpaper of the handset to Rick Asteley.

The worm we’re talking about today is based on the one we have just shown you. And you won’t like this second version worm. In fact you’re probably going to hate it as this worm, dubbed as “iPhone/Privacy.A” will send all your e-mail messages, SMS messages, calendar appointments, contacts, photos, music files, videos and any other data stored by your iPhone apps to a third party.

Of course in order for both worms to work your jailbroken has to have the default root password in place. Once you change that, you’re going to be safe for the time being.

via intego

Tags: Apple, iPhone, iPhone/Privacy.A, jailbreak, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Worm

By now you certainly know that AT&T has decided to sue Verizon Wireless after Big Red aired all those commercials from its “There’s a Map for That” campaign. AT&T is definitely pissed off as Verizon is making a mockery of AT&T’s 3G network. AT&T alleges that Verizon is falsely advertising the capabilities of their 3G networks and consumers get the impression that AT&T lacks any services in those areas on the maps where 3G connectivity is not available.

So what does AT&T do to defend itself? It brings its EDGE network in:

With both 3G and EDGE coverage, customers can access the Internet, send e-mail, surf the Web, stream music, download videos, send photos, text, talk and more. The only difference - with some data applications, 3G is faster than EDGE.

Sure AT&T’s EDGE network is definitely comparable with Verizon’s low-end EV-DO Rev. A network but that’s not really what AT&T should tell its customers right now. What they want to hear is that AT&T’s 3G network is going to get even better. Which means no more dropped calls, better coverage, and all the web surfing at 3G speeds they want. And while we’re at it, Verizon should also upgrade its 3G network to LTE as fast as possible.

via AT&T

Tags: 3G, Ad, At&T, At&T, Commercial, edge, EV-DO Rev A, Mobile News, Verizon, Verizon

I definitely wasn’t expecting to come across this particular story but it seems that Facebook, and probably other social networking sites, can prove to be very useful in court. A 19-year old kid was arrested on October 18 as he was a suspect in two crimes. His smart defense lawyer cleared him in court as it looks like the young man in question was updating his Facebook status exactly at the time the crimes in question were committed. “Where’s my pancakes?” is the status that he entered from his father’s apartment at the time of the alleged crimes.

Sure you’ll say that the alibi could have been manufactured but that’s less likely to have happened. Here’s what the defense lawyer said when someone implied that the Facebook update could have been entered by anyone having access to the defendant account:

This implies a level of criminal genius that you would not expect from a young boy like this; he is not Dr. Evil.

Will we see Facebook and other social networking sites used as alibis in the future?

via Fort Greene

Tags: crimes, Facebook, Mobile News, Updates

The Pixi is supposed to be official this Sunday but it looks like the phone has already been spotted at certain Walmart locations. The Pixi is reported to have a $400 price tag at certain stores in Tennessee although that hasn’t been confirmed yet. In fact the Pixi hasn’t been spotted in Walmart’s system yet which means the phone is not available for purchase yet.

Will the Pixi be a hit phone or will it have to stay in the shadows of other smartphones like the Droid this winter? Will you buy a Pixi in the near future?

via PreCentral

Tags: Mobile News, Palm, Palm, Pixi, Walmart

Walmart has announced another special holiday promo, this time for the Blackberry smartphones from all four major carriers (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless). For any purchase of Blackberry smartphones with a 2 year contract, customers will be getting a $100 Walmart Gift Card upon purchase which they can use on a later transaction.

The $100 Gift Card should be something handy to use especially for shoppers who are aching to get some breaks for their Holiday gift needs. This promo will be effective starting November 14 up to November 20. Among the phones covered by this promotional $100 Walmart Gift Card include:

• AT&T Curve 8310
• AT&T Bold 9000
• Sprint Curve 8330 (Red & Titanium colors)
• T-Mobile 8520 (Black, White, and Frost)
• T-Mobile Pearl 8120 (Emerald)
• Verizon Storm
• Verizon Storm II

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For the people out there looking for efficient and reliable memory chips out in the market today, the HyperCloud vRank memory module should help you out. This 16GB memory module maximizes server utilization to improve performance and allows 384 GB of dynamic random access memory which is spread via single dual socket server.

HyperCloud will be officially unveiled at the Supercomuting tradeshow in Portland from November 17 to 19. It will be out by December and will be available in 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB 2 vRank modules. This new memory modules are sure to be a perfect fit for businesses and datacenters aching to improve their server performance.

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Blackberry owners who want to be up to date with what is hot and going on in the news can now easily do so thanks to this new app from NewspaperDirect. They have launched the PressReader app which aims to deliver daily reads from over 1,300 newspapers and magazines. The app is available for free at RIM’s Blackberry App World online store which should put millions of Blackberry 8900, 9000 and 9500 users to work for current events and information.

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