Nokia is ready to take phone charging to the next level. Naturally that next level seems to be wireless power otherwise there wouldn’t be any point for Nokia to join the Wireless Power Consortium. Other important members are Philips, Sany and Duracell so we’re thinking that wireless charging is going to become more and more popular in the near future. Don’t expect to see Nokia phones ready to charge Palm Pre style right away, but who knows what the future will bring. Here’s what Markku Verkama, Director of Nokia’s Devices R&D said:

Wireless charging technology carries significant potential to enhance consumer experience of battery charging. Consumers expect ease of use and general compatibility of mobile devices. By joining the Wireless Power Consortium, Nokia continues to support the open standards approach that aims to meet these consumer expectations. Wireless Power Consortium is the first serious effort by the leading companies to harmonize the wireless charging technologies.

Do you charge any of your gadgets wirelessly?

via Wireless Power Consortium

Tags: battery, cell phone, charger, Nokia, Nokia, Power, Wireless Power Consortium

Airo Wireless releases a new rugged mobile phone for use with the launch of the Airo Intrinsically Safe A25is. Scheduled to be available by the fourth quarter this year, the latest handset carries a similar platform with their previous A25. The phone is recommended for use in industrial and hazardous environments.

Among the highlights of the Intrinsically Safe A25is includes being a secure cell phone, Push-to-Talk (PTT), a fully independent GPS, and telematics in a rugged Windows Mobile PDA handset that should come in handy for rugged mobile use that caters to the industrial and military sectors.

The A25is meets rugged military specifications and is also certified IP67 for shock-proofing and water immersion. It also has a long list of other global regulatory certifications (PTCRB, FCC, UL, IC, CE, and GCF).

(Source) Press

Tags: a25, airo wireless, Business, cell phone, Cell Phones, certifications, fcc, fourth quarter, GPS, handset, hazardous environments, ip67, launch, military sectors, military specifications, mobile phone, Other Brands, ptt, shock, telematics, ul, water immersion

VOXOFON releases a mobile voice over Internet application for the Palm Pre, marking the fourth app developed by the company for smartphones. The new VOXOFON app allows user to make international calls at lower rates where the mobile phone has a good signal with no monthly subscription fees needed.

Beginning at 1.3 cents per minute, with no additional fees, VOXOFON international calling services allow customers to call using their smart phone, computer, land line, or a cell phone. The VOXOFON app is expected to be at the Palm App Catalog later this year.

(Source) Press

Tags: cell phone, Cell Phones, computer land, international calls, internet application, mobile phone, Mobile Software, mobile voice, Palm, Palm, phone computer, smart phone, subscription fees, voice over internet, VoIP

6 tips for extending the battery life of your cell phone:

- Turn-off wireless connection like Wi-Fi if you are not using them. Many of us of tend to leave Wi-Fi on even in the areas where there is no Wi-Fi network.

- Turn off the 3G feature if you don’t use it or if there is no 3G service provided.

- Use vibrating alert in meetings or in the library, for instance, otherwise turn it off because it is a power hungry feature. Furthermore, switch off keypad tones and reduce ringing volume if you are not in a loud environment.

- Reduce screen brightness to the lowest level possible where you can still see things on the screen clearly, displays use a lot of power to illuminate.

- Keep your phone screen as simple as possible, screensavers and animated wallpapers use up battery power to stay running. Better yet, turn off screensavers and stick to a simple wallpaper.

- Terminate applications as soon as you complete work on them. To do this, press the menu key and end all the applications that you do not need.

Tags: battery life, cell phone, Cell Phones, extend, mobile phone, tips

Despite many network improvements and hotspots, most of mobile phone users from any part of the world still encounter some signal problems. And while telecommunication companies claims that they have strategically covered the said areas, consumers still clamor for better reception and improvement due to poor signals. In that area, the zBoost-ONETM UMTS 3G signal booster aims to provide some assistance to help address this issue.

The zBoost-ONETM UMTS 3G signal booster consists of one base unit with no external aerials and extends 3G Voice and Data Zones for single or multiple users in homes or offices using UMTS/HSPA (2100MHz). Internationally, the high data speeds of UMTS are now most often utilized for Internet access making the zBoost an ideal product for people with smart phones like iPhone, Blackberry and Palm.

Benefits:

• Consists of one base unit with no external aerials
• Dramatically improves data rates
• Improves weak signal locations
• Easy to install - Syncs to your mobile
• Totally wireless operation
• Supports data cards and PDAs
• Low power consumption
• Sleep mode when not in operation

(Source) Press

Tags: aerials, BlackBerry, cell phone, Cell Phones, consumers, internet access, iPhone, Mobile News, mobile phone users, multiple users, network improvements, phone signals, signal booster, signal problems, sleep mode, smart phones, telecommunication companies, zboost

Text messaging has come a long way from just sending a simple text message to one or group of friends today. It has evolved into a powerful from of mass media where the billions of text messages being sent around the world has caught everyone in a maze of private and commercial messaging frenzy. More so, it is apparent that mobile phone subscribers are clamoring for better cell phone plans, ranging from unlimited texting to cost-efficient plans. And a lot of local service providers have done so but the public is still asking for more.

According to statistics compiled by the Messaging and Mobile Media Division of VeriSign, Inc., mobile messaging continues to shatter records with nearly 84 billion messages were delivered throughout the first quarter of 2009.

These records can be considered modest. For one, they only cover a certain area of concern. But if you put the whole world together, you may see tons of people wanting better mobile phone plans either for personal use or business-related intent. And for mobile providers, they only intend to provide more as they conceptualize client-enticing mobile plans that will certainly be awaited by consumers in the market today.

(Source) Press

Tags: billions, cell phone, Cell Phones, local service, mass media, maze, mobile media, mobile messaging, Mobile News, mobile phone subscribers, mobile plans, mobile providers, personal use, service providers, text message, text messages, text messaging, texting, verisign, verisign inc

Is your cell phone starting to look so last season?  Kent Displays Reflex LCD Electronic Skins may have the solution to update you phones look. It changes colors on demand to match your outfit or your mood.. The company first started talking about them late last year and now they are finally showing them off.

The flexible single-pixel displays have an eight-color range and come with the ability to be layered to form multiple color-changing regions, like logos for instance. In spite of the demonstration videos, these still are apparently not ready for purchase, as Kent appears to be looking for fabricating partners.

Tags: Accessories, cell phone, color, Kent Displays, Reflex LCD Electronic Skins

Privus continues its expansion as far as making its Caller ID software compatible with most mobile devices as it announces the compatibility of their service to telecom giant Nokia. Earlier this month, Privus Mobile had announced the same software for the Android phone.

Bringing the similar intent it had in providing Caller ID options for mobile devices, Nokia mobile phone owners will now be able to screen and have the option on whether to accept or reject incoming calls. Apparently this is a form of protection for mobile owners, avoiding the unnecessary calls that may be worthless or perhaps be unknown to them.

“With Privus Mobile, Nokia smartphone customers and those using Symbian OS devices now have the power to know who’s calling without having to answer the phone, check voicemail or call the person back. The average cell phone user is deprived of unknown caller’s names. It’s time they knew who’s on the other end of the line. It’s time they knew Privus Mobile.”

(Source) Press

Tags: caller id software, cell phone, Cell Phones, compatibility, incoming calls, mobile devices, mobile nokia, mobile phone owners, Mobile Software, mobile source, Nokia, nokia mobile phone, nokia smartphone, smartphones, symbian os, telecom giant, voicemail

The Sony Ericsson C901a GreenHeart is an eco-friendly phone formed from a minimum of 50% recycled plastics as well as an optimized display light sensor that uses less energy. The ocean white handset is colored with waterborne paint with low Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC). The included MH300 GreenHeart headset is constructed of 100% recycled plastics. Some of the other green features include an electronic in-phone manual instead of a paper booklet, smaller packaging that lessens transport related CO2 emissions by over 80 percent while the charger is low-power usage. The WalkMate application lets users count the steps they take compared with the same journey traveled by car.

The integrated 5.0-megapixel digital camera with Xenon flash takes sharp high-resolution photos and includes face detection, while smile shutter takes the photo when they smile. BestPic gives the user nine chances to capture the precise moment by taking four additional images as the button is pressed, and another four afterwards while the photo fix improves pictures by adjusting contrast, light and brightness for the best possible picture. The Sony Ericsson C901 Green Heart is able to support GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 UMTS/HSPA 900/2100. It has phone memory of up to 120MB and talk time for GSM / GPRS is up to 9 and half hours while stand by time for GSM / GPRS is up to 430 hours. This is a great example of sustainable design.

Tags: C901a GreenHeart, cell phone, eco-friendly, low VOC, plastic, recycled, Sony Ericsson, Sony Ericsson

Mobiado has introduced its Professional 105GCB Rose which is a luxurious cell phone constructed using techniques from Swiss watch-making. In the Mobiado tradition, the 105GCB Rose comes with a case built out of sapphire crystal and plated with 18K gold – rose gold, to be more exact.

Additionally, it has sapphire crystal keys that are hand-painted with the same type of 18K rose gold. Furthermore, the phone has “gun metal black stainless steel screws” and an unusual, patent-pending battery cover mechanism. There is no word on procing yet.

Tags: 105GCB Rose, cell phone, Cell Phones, mobiado, professional

If you’re serving time for any reason, we’re not about to judge here, we advise you not to bring a cell phone in prison no matter how Prison-Break-like fun it looks like. Derrick Ross, a 38-year old three-time burglary felon has been caught with a mobile phone and sentenced for an additional 60 years. That means he’s going to be 98 when he’s going to be able to get a new cell phone of his own.

60 years seems a little extreme but prosecutor Allyson Mitchell said that the sentence should send a message to anyone else thinking about getting a cell phone in prison. Usual sentence is an extra 2 to 10 years but 60 years will do too. Oh and in case you’re reading these lines from somewhere behind bars then you should stop doing it. Now!

Tags: cell phone, Cell Phones, law, Mobile News, Prison

The video above is totally funny considering the fact that nowadays everyone should be familiar with concepts like “vibration alert”. It’s really simple, when in a room packed with people, end especially when in the White House, turn those ringtones off for ten minutes. And don’t leave the room to answer a phone call right in the middle of a press conference. Or if you decide to do that, then simply send the appropriate video to us so we can have some laughs!

via mediabistro

Tags: cell phone, Mobile News, Vibration Alert, video, White House

Teletouch Communications Inc. continues its drive to put e-waste in its place as the company has announced that they will be continuing its “Go Green with Hawk” cell phone recycling and disposal program at the upcoming Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial PGA TOUR Golf Tournament, being held Monday May 25 through Sunday May 31, 2009, at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

In conjunction with Colonial staff and PGA TOUR officials, spectators will be encouraged to bring their old, unused, and in many cases, no-longer-working cell phones to specially designed recycling bins at each of the major visitor entrances to the Colonial. Teletouch’s Hawk Electronics division staff members will empty them each day, and return collected items to the Company’s approximately 50,000sf warehouse and office facility in Fort Worth, Texas, for refurbishment for use by various Hawk-related charity groups, or proper disposal, as applicable.

Cell phones contain many toxic materials that pollute the environment and threaten human health. When recycled responsibly, many of the metals and other materials can be recycled, further helping to protect the planet.

(Source) Press

Tags: cell phone, Cell Phones, charity groups, conjunction, crowne plaza, division staff, golf tournament, hawk, hawk electronics, human health, metals, Mobile News, pga tour golf, planet source, recycling bins, refurbishment, spectators, staff members, teletouch communications inc, tour officials, toxic materials

One problem that new iPhone users have to deal with is the fact that some iPhones are locked to a certain network service provider. Especially the iPhone 3G 2.2.1 which many thought was unlockable, you are constrained to sign up with them. But that was yesterday’s news.

iPhone Unlocking Solutions has changed this with the release of its new one-click unlock software. And to make it possible for more people to unlock their iPhones, Unlock-the-iPhone.com has temporarily lowered the price of its software to just $29.95.

Unlock-the-iPhone has become the number-one iPhone unlock provider, thanks to its one-click solutions for unlocking the iPhone. The iPhone Unlocking Solutions software was a breakthrough for people wanting to unlock the iPhone (http://www.unlock-the-iphone.com) but without the technical knowledge to take apart their iPhones and physically make the phones usable with any cell phone carrier.

Other solutions soon became available to unlock the iPhone, but most were either unreliable, putting users’ iPhones at risk of being rendered useless — and, again, voiding the warranties — or extremely expensive. In fact, that is still the case today: Other software solutions that can actually unlock the iPhone typically cost between $80 and $100.

The software available at Unlock-the-iPhone.com, however, is both simple and affordable. What’s more, the software so reliably unlocks the iPhone 3G 2.2.1 it comes with a 100% money-back satisfaction guarantee.

(Source) Press

Tags: Apple, cell phone, Cell Phones, iPhone, iphones, Mobile Software, money back satisfaction, unlocking the iphone, warranties

Amazon.com would usually be the last place you would find these unlocked new phones but apparently there is one that is offering the LG Arena KM900 for $519.00. This is one deal you don’t get to see everyday so if you want to get an unlocked LG Arena KM900, check this out!

Beautiful to look and touch, with a stunning large 3″ touch sensitive display makes the LG KM900 a joy to use. An innovative “S-Class” 3D interface lets you easily make calls, send messages or check the weather with a simple touch of your fingers. Haptic feedback creates gentle vibrations to confirm your on screen actions. Enjoy a truly cinematic experience with the wide screen display and stunning WVGA (480 x 800 pixel) screen resolution; experience four time the screen clarity of average mobile displays.

Finger friendly controls and wide video format support, including DivX/XviD provides easy and stunning video playback. Hear your music. The LG KM900 includes Dolby Mobile for Music technology for superior sound. Enjoy expansive bass, clear treble and hear the detail in your music. A 3.5 mm headphone socket even lets you plug in your own headphones. Multi-format music support lets you listen to your songs however they are stored, from MP3’s to AAC or Windows WMA files, simply drag, drop and play.

Price: $519.00

(Source) Amazon

Tags: 3d interface, Amazon, cell phone, Cell Phones, cinematic experience, clarity, fingers, grabs, Headphones, LG, mobile displays, music support, music technology, pixel screen resolution, treble, video playback, weather, wvga, xvid

The Moto V10 phone has just been announced by Motorola in South Korea. This mid-range 2G does seem to bear a bit of a resemblance to Motorola’s RAZR V9 with slim, square-ish design.  The company used Tandem Display technology for the Moto V10, with a handset that features two displays, one embedded on either side of the flip.

This clamshell handset also features a unique gradation of black and red. The Motorola V10 should be available for purchase in South Korea in a few weeks. No word on pricing yet.

Tags: cell phone, Motorola, Motorola, Uncategorized, V10

The Japanese manufacturer, Kyocera, has come up with a futuristic phone that changes shape from a clamshell to a wallet or clutch-purse. Nicknamed the “EOS,” the concept folding phone incorporates a flexible OLED display surrounded by a soft and semi-rigid polymer casing.

Housed in a neat, compact design, the concept phone offers great adaptability, thanks in part to the flexible screen that unfolds to reveal the widescreen display. Furthermore, the EOS doesn’t need any battery, because the phone translates kinetic energy into an electric charge via an range of nano-scale piezoelectric generators when it physically interacts with the user. When not in use this sleek design can hide the keyboard.

Tags: cell phone, Cell Phones, concept, EOS, Kyocera

If only it were this simple! Everyone knows that by now, the real problem that people have to address is the filing of their taxes. People are scrambling with all the paperwork and fulfilling the requirements to avoid legal issues and penalties. But did you know that in Sweden, all it takes is one SMS message and you are done?

To file taxes in Sweden all you need to do is open a new text message, enter your Social Security number and a security code sent to you by mail, and zip it off to the Department of the Treasury. This is how lots of Swedish people will file their income taxes in May, as they have for the last five years.

So what’s the downside?

What Swedes actually do with their cell phone is sign a tax declaration that has already been prepared by the country’s tax authority, officially called Skatteverket. It already knows everything about Swedish taxpayers’ income–from a range of sources.

Taxpayers can only sign their forms via text (the number’s 71144) if they accept all the Skatteverket’s calculations and if–to the great joy of the agency–they renounce all deductions.

(Source) NewLaunches.com

Tags: Business, cell phone, Cell Phones, department of the treasury, great joy, income taxes, Mobile News, paperwork, security code, sms message, social security, social security number, sweden, tax declaration, tax filing, taxpayers, text message

These days, you have to keep track of your data and mobile phone utilization. Apparently the iPhone now has one app it can rely on and it is called the Pageonce app.

Pageonce has just made this handy utility for iPhone that keeps tabs on on your minutes and data usage - you can even look over your bill and figure out your current balance. The full feature list includes:

• View current minute balance, rollover minutes, data plan, SMS use, billing cycle, and previous payments on a single page
• Receive alerts when you reach 90% of your limit or when bill is due
• Breakdown information by family member
• View and pay phone bill directly from Cell Minute Tracker

Very cool, but it will be really impressive when we can top-up or change other service details right from the device in an interface like this. Sure, some carriers let you do it by SMS right now, but a dedicated, preloaded app on any handset would be really helpful.

Of course, then carriers would have a harder time pinging you on overage charges… Starting tomorrow you can pick up Cell Phone Minute Tracker in the App Store right over here. Just remember, it’s U.S.-only.

(Source) Intomobile

Tags: Apple, billing cycle, cell phone, Cell Phones, feature list, handset, handy utility, harder time, interface, iPhone, iPhone, member view, mobile phone, Mobile Software, overage charges, rollover minutes, service details

A new accessory that is supposedly aimed to help people in need of help in exams and reporting has been released. The new device is the GSM Pen, specially designed for students who need some help at their examinations.

During their exam or test they can get the necessary information from their friends over the cell phone. Keeping the phone in their pocket they can talk to the pen that they are using for writing and listen to the correct answers with the micro earpiece in their ear.

All you have to do is to connect pen to your sell phone and make or receive calls like you do regularly.The pen functions due to Bluetooth technology. The gsm pen connects to the phone as a regular Bluetooth headset.The spy earpiece receives the signal from the phone through the gsm pen.

Price: 219 Euros

(Source) GSM-Earpiece.com

Tags: Accessories, bluetooth headset, cell phone, Cell Phones, Headphones, spy earpiece