Bell has recently announced that they will be the exclusive carriers of the official handset of the 2010 Winter Olympics which is none other than the Samsung Omnia II.

The Omnia II features Windows Mobile 6.5, a 3.7-inch touchscreen, 5mp camera, WiFi, GPS and 7.2Mbps UMTS/HSPA.

Unfortunately a release date and price have yet to be announced but we’ll keep you posted.

via electronista

Tags: 5mp camera, 7.2Mbps, Bell, Cell Phones, GPS, HSPA, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Omnia II, Samsung, umts, WiFi, Windows Mobile 6.5, winter olympics

Today Microsoft has updated the mobile version of their search engine also known as Bing. The new features can be divided into 3 points:

- Bing mobile now supports touch phones like the HTC Imagio, iPhone, and Samsung Omnia. Fow now, the owners of these cellphones will be able to have access to a customized version of Bing, and in the upcoming months they’ll add more touch phones to the support list;
- a new NFL score search tool - just type the name of a player or team and get up to date stats;
- a flight status tool - just type flight number and airline to receive the latest info;

Tags: Bing, microsoft, Mobile Software, mobile version

Time lapse photography is always awesome to see, but is really awful to make. A new iPhone app known as Timelapser makes is easier, and uses the photo-taking feature of the iPhone.

The Timelapser app does not require an iPhone model that can play video, just the camera. All the user needs to do is take a picture every three seconds to half-hour, and the app takes the stills and turns them into silent movie frames. These video files can be saved on the iPhone and even emailed to friends.

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Considering all the e-readers that are hitting the market these days, I’m sure that there are many iPhone apps fit for this purpose. However, QuickReader is an eBook reader app designed to help eager readers “scan pages faster and remember more information”.

Users can set it from 100 to 2,000 words per minute, and customize it with different colors, spacing, backgrounds, fonts, and so on. QuickReader comes with some books, including the classic Black Beauty. QuickReader lite is available for free, and QuickReader pro is for $4.99.

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Tags: e-reader, iPhone, iphone app, mobile e-reader app, Mobile Software, QuickReader, Quickreader iPhone app, Uncategorized

Two new provocative iPhone apps have been approved according the Adam & Eve, America’s supposed choice of all things erotic. The two new iPhone apps are the Adam & Eve’s Bree Olson app and the Adam & Eve’s Kayden Kross app. Move over iPorn, this is one app that should give you a run for your money!

These two apps feature the specified contract stars and includes provocative images, biographies and news about them. The app is now available at the App Store for $0.99 each.

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Tags: adam eve, Apple, biographies, bree olson, Cell Phones, iPhone, iPhone, iphone apps, iporn, kayden kross, launch, Mobile Software, Money, provocative images

For the car enthusiasts who are on the lookout for classic and vintage cars, here is an iPhone app that should help direct you on what is available in the market. The CHROME iPhone app is an auto price guide that comes complete with car information for more than 40,000 vehicle models. Aside from that, the Chrome app also features a road-trip journal, images of classic cars and car show information. The app will be highlighted during the 2009 SEMA Show from November 3 to 6. The app is available at the iTunes App store and retails for $1.99.

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Tags: Apple, auto price guide, car buyers, car enthusiasts, car information, car show, Cell Phones, classic car, classic cars, Images, iPhone, iPhone, iTunes, lookout, Mobile Software, road trip journal, sema show, vehicle models, vintage cars

Telmap is selling a new navigation system for the iPhone that uses NAVTEQ maps as well as MapQuest and Orange. It also has the other bells and whistles such as turn-by-turn guidance, in-car and pedestrian modes, as well as live traffic.

Of course, this Telmap comes at an awkward time since Google Android 2.0’s new free Navigation system. I mean, why would anyone pay for something that they can get for free?

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Tags: Google Navigation, iPhone, mapquest, Mobile Software, Navteq, Orange Maps, Telmap

The new iTunes terms & conditions have a new paragraph which reveals more details about Apple TV 3.0. You’ll be happy to know that Apple TV 3.0 will offer support for iTunes LP and Extras viewing as soon as it becomes available. These features will be available only on those computers running iTunes 9 or higher and Apple TV 3.0 or higher.

Apple announced the iTunes LP format back in September and in case you forgot, iTunes LP will let you access a lot of bonus material about your favorite artists. iTunes Extras does the same thing with movies so you’ll probably enjoy both features once they become available. We have no idea when Apple TV 3.0 will become available but we’re expecting it to arrive soon.

via appleinsider

Tags: Apple, Apple, Apple TV 3.0, iTunes, iTunes Extra, iTunes LP, Mobile News, Mobile Software

Epocware has released a new application for the Symbian S60 platform, version 3.0 and 5.0. It is named “Handy Phoneguard” and as the name suggests it is suppose to guard your cellphone. In other words, it won’t authorize other people to access your data in case you lose the phone.

The Handy Phoneguard has a special feature that seems pretty good, which is protecting your data - contacts, messages, images, videos, etc- via password and encryption - so whoever gets (or steals) your phone won’t have that joy…

Other features of the Phoneguard include: delete data in case the cellphone gets stolen; and setting up a password when turning on the phone.

Tags: epocware, handy phoneguard, Mobile Software, Nokia, Nokia

Linux heads will be happy to hear that Ubuntu version 9.10 has been released to the public. This build is entitled Karmic Koala and will feature a faster boot sequence, updated audio framework and an all new Software Center that will make it easier to add/remove applications.

The developers have said this build makes it easier for the general public to adapt to Linux as it simplifies a great deal of the OS.

Head here to download it.

Tags: 9.10, Desktop PCs, karmic koala, Laptops, Linux, Mobile News, Mobile Software, software, ubuntu

I guess since it is going to be Halloween, I should probably report on Majesco’s newest augmented reality game for the DSi, Ghostwire: Link to the Paranormal. The game was just announced, so it won’t be here on the 31st, but it is most certainly seasonal.

The player for Ghostwire uses the DSi’s camera and mike to scan real settings for virtual ghosts. Apparently, the player must use items to satiate the ghosts. Think of it like The Sixth Sense: the series. Any chance this game could come to mobile phones?

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Tags: DSi, Ghostwire, ghostwire link to the paranormal, Mobile Software, Nintendo DSi

Early last month Sony officially announced that they were working on several low cost ereader offerings. Today, the company has let us know that the PRS-300 (Pocket Reader Edition) is now available for $199.

This eBook reader features a 5-inch screen USB 2.0, 512MB of internal memory and comes in blue, silver and rose.

Sure, it’s no Kindle but if you’re on a budget you should definitely check this out.

via e-reader info

Tags: eBook Reader, eReader, Mobile News, Mobile Software, pocket reader edition, prs-300, Sony

For the music lovers and followers of DJ and music producer David Guetta, here is an iPhone app that should keep you up dated. Aside from sharing remixed music, the people who get this app can interact with Guetta and other fans in real time. The app was created with MXP4 and Redshift and is the first app which allows music fans to interact closely with a major music artist via their iPhone or iPod Touch. Check out the video about this iPhone app below.

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Tags: Apple, Cell Phones, david guetta, dj, followers, interactive music, iPhone, iPhone, major music, Mobile Software, music artist, music fans, music lovers, music producer, real time, redshift

The Walt Disney Corporation has plans to release an application for the iPhone, with the intention to reward users that browse their website by offering some free bonus.

The application works in an unusual way, basically users have to take photos with their cellphones of movies like “Wall-E” and “G-Force” that are displayed on the Disney.com website. If the user shoots the right frame, it will have access to exclusive content like videos and wallpapers for the cellphone. In the future Disney wants to incorporate movie posters as bonus, to get more interest in their upcoming movies.

This Walt Disney application for the iPhone is free and is already available for download.

Tags: Apple, application, iPhone, Mobile Software, walt disney

One of the most popular blogging websites on the internet - Wordpress - has announced that will present a mobile version of their website for cellphone & smartphone visitors.

There will be two mobile versions of wordpress

- The first is a modified version of the WPtouch theme and is suppose to be used by the most recent browsers/devices, like the iPhone and Android;
- The second version is suppose to be used by all the other devices, and is basically an improved theme of the old WordPress Mobile Edition;

If you visit the mobile version of WordPress and get the WPtouch version, you’ll have easy usability to access specific posts, pages, and archives, among other details like AJAX loading.

Tags: blogging, mobile, Mobile Software, version, wordpress

With Google Android’s free navigation app, it will probably make a lot of people happy with its turn-by-turn instructions. However, it does change things in the Navigation market. Apparently, Garmin and TomTom’s stock prices fell at an alarming rate.

This could be one of those times where free technology is going to overshadow those who have gotten rich off of it.

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Tags: Garmin, Google, Google Navigation, Google Navigation App, GPS, Mobile Software, tomtom

Augmented reality is a wonderful thing, and Layar has figured out another use for it: tracking government bailout money. Yes, this new app for Android and iPhone 3GS allows a user to view recovery.gov contract dollars where they are actually being used. As you can see, there are a gratuitous amounts of blue circles around Washington D.C.. My my my, isn’t that just sad.

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Tags: Android, Augmented Reality, Cell Phones, iPhone, iPhone 3GS, Layar, Mobile Software

It was announced today that the app store for the Symbian platform, entitled Horizon, has today gone live in beta form. There isn’t much to choose from right now with only 50 mobile apps currently available but the Symbian Foundation promise thousands of choices in 2010.

While this is great news for Symbian users its also great news for app developers as they now have another platform to infiltrate.

Check out more here.

Tags: App Store, Beta, Cell Phones, horizon, Mobile News, Mobile Software, symbian

We just learned that Google Maps Navigation would be featured on the Motorola DROID and now Google has taken the time to detail the service.

First and foremost, Google Maps Navigation is that it is a free turn-by-turn GPS mobile application. This free application allows you to input addresses with both text and voice, it will show you traffic data, For now, it’s available only for Android 2.0 and is in beta but hopefully it will make its way onto other platforms such as the iPhone.

You can check out a 7 minute video demonstration of Google Maps Navigation above, check it out.

Tags: Accessories, Cell Phones, data traffic, free, Google, google maps, GPS, GPS, Mobile News, Mobile Software, navigation, turn-by-turn

Morotola and Verizon have finally come forth to announce the Android 2.0 powered DROID, a handset we’ve heard about for some time now.

The Motorola DROID will feature a 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen display, slideout QWERTY keyboard, 5MP camera with autofocus and dual-LED flash, GPS with Google Maps Navigation, WiFi, Bluetooh and an included 16GB memory card.

Interested? It could be yours on November 6th for $199 on a 2-year contract

Press release after the break.

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Tags: Android, bluetooth, Capacitive, Cell Phones, Droid, Google, GPS, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Motorola, Motorola, Qwerty keyboard, Verizon, WiFi