iPhone customization includes finding the right tone or alert to make your device stand out above the rest. And now thanks to Sony Creative Software, you have a large number of ringtones to choose from. With the release of the 1,000 Ringtones DVD, personalize your email alerts, incoming calls and text messages according to your liking. Over 1,000 ringtone files in .m4r format are grouped in three categories which should make it easier for iPhone users to pick the tone of their choice.

The 1,000 Ringtones DVD from Sony Creative Software is now available for purchase or online for only $19.95.

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Tags: Apple, Cell Phones, creative software, customization, email, incoming calls, iPhone, iPhone, ringtone files, ringtones, Sony, text messages

Since you are already taking photos of your kids already with your iPhone, perk it up with this new app called SportsStar which can turn those raw photos into virtual trading cards which you can share with your family and friends. The software was created by Big in Japan which can turn your little kids into high-quality pictured athletes with themes such as baseball, basketball, football and scooter. Afterwards, you can send them via email to others or simply store them on your iPhone. The app is available at the Apple app store for free.

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The iPhone has always been known to be a reliable communication device and this time, one app can put you directly in touch with God. The app is called the “Send a Prayer” app which allows users to enter personal prayers and send them to rabbis in Jerusalem for placement at the Wailing Wall. This app coincides with the coming Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur.

At the same time, the app allows iPhone owners to share their personal prayers with friends via email and soon on major social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. The app is available at the iTunes store for $0.99 and was made by Chabad.org.

(Source) Huffington Post

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Pocket Communications announces the availability of a new line up of affordable smartphones suited for prepaid mobile phone users. The new crop of phones offer practically the same features we hear from high-end phones today which include a camera, music players, Internet access and the usual texting and email capabilities all for $99.

Among the phones that Pocket Communications will be offering are the following:

• Smart TXT
• Motorola Hint
• Motorola Q
• Samsung Freeform

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Back in June, the Yowza app for the iPhone was posted on Mobile Whack. Now, a second version of this popular couponing app has been released, making saving easier for coupon-crazy individuals looking for special deals and discounts via their very own mobile device. The Yowza version 2 for the iPhone or iPod Touch comes with new features that include a “My Stores” tab and integrated road maps to make sure you are directed to the proper stores when it comes to availing of discounts coming your way.

It even comes with a “Share Your Savings” feature which allows you to pass on the amount of money from using the Yowza app through popular social networks like Facebook and Twitter, or even simply by an email.

The Yowza app Version 2 for the iPhone is now available for free download at the iTunes App Store.

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Sure, it’s not as cool as Nokia’s recently announced N97 mini, but it looks like a RAZR and that’s cool enough for me. Anyways, what you see above is the Nokia Mural which was recently announced to be coming to AT&T on September 6th for $49.99 after rebate and a 2-year contract.

This phone will feature a 2.2-inch screen, 3G, external music buttons, 2mp camera, IM and email clients, and a microSDHC slot.

The best feature of all? The fact that you can customize the phone’s lighting, woo!

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Tags: 2mp camera, 3G, At&T, Cell Phones, email, im, microsdhc, Mobile News, Mural, Nokia, Nokia

While the BlackBerry email client is widely regarded as one of the best on the market, the support for Gmail has been nothing more than lackluster thus far.

Today, however, the Gmail Plug-in for BlackBerry has gotten updated and will include features like syncing from your device to your computer (but not vice versa) along with archived mail and managing labels.

via blackberrysync

Tags: BlackBerry, Cell Phones, email, gmail, Mobile News, Mobile Software, plugin, Research In Motion

With online shopping and transactions growing in numbers, the need to keep track of who has paid up and who have not is important. While you can always use the PayPal invoicing options, the lacking thing here is being alerted unless you are always checking your email. With Mobya Instant Pay, you can be alerted on your iPhone or Android.

It is not that hard to use. All you have to do is create a record on your cellphone and then the debtor receives an email instantly with a link to repay you, which he can do with either his credit card or his PayPal account. As soon as the payment has been entered you will see it automatically in InstantPay. Its that simple but pretty much useful.

The InstantPay App is free for download and use. However PayPal commissions are added to the payment amount. This app is available now on the App Store and the Android market.

(Source) Press

Tags: Apple, Cell Phones, Cellphone, commissions, Credit Card, debtor, email, invoicing, iPhone, iPhone, market source, Mobile Software, paypal, shopping

Do you have a mobile phone? Is it capable of checking email? Well then, you probably don’t have one of Peek’s mobile email devices. But, for those of you looking to pick up one of said devices, read on.

It was recently announced that Peek would be lowering the price of their two devices, the Pronto and the Classic, to $60 and $20, respectively.

Unfortunately, if you actually want to get one of these working you’re going to have to pay 20-bucks a month.

via WSJ

Tags: classic, email, mobile email device, Mobile News, peek, Portable Devices, price cut, pronto

One of the hardest parts of our lives is losing someone. And while we can only look at their graves, and tombstones, there is something about wanting to see that image even for just some memories we have of the departed. However now we have a new way of somewhat being close to them via this iPhone app that allows as to create personalized plots right at the palm of our hands.

Aside from creating memorials, Pocket Cemetery also allows users to place virtual flowers on graves along with sending personal prayers and messages to dead loved ones.

Pocket Cemetery is a way to keep lost loved ones close in death while also creating a virtual ancestral database. Users can share their memorials with living friends and family through email so departed loved ones will never be forgotten. The Pocket Cemetery website also offers free blog space to users so they can share memories of their departed loved ones with the world.

The Pocket Cemetary app is now available at iTunes for $2.99.

(Source) Press

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The Pre is an amazing phone and we keep discovering stuff about it. One of them is the Landscape email mode which is currently hidden from the eyes of average Pre users. But some of those users are smart enough to discover the unlock key.

In case you too want to access your email in landscape mode then you have to enter “RocknRollHax” on the keyboard. You’ll have to enter the unlock code exactly as written here every time you access the email application but at least you’ll have that landscape mode activated every time. You’ll have to keep using the phone at least until Palm will make this feature official.

via Precentral

Tags: Code, email, landscape, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Palm, Palm, pre, software, unlock

One cannot foretell when their iPhone or iPod would need repairs and the next thing an owner would have to do is look for a reliable service center to fix it. But the problem is while there are many centers offering such a service, scams are rampant.

Can you imagine the money they can make by accepting, running off and selling an iPod or iPhone in numbers? That would cost a fortune and a great means of illegal revenue if you entrust your device to the wrong hands.

There are a lot of scams concerning this issue. But there is one repair site that aims to solicit the confidence of iPod owners to avoid the false pretention of fly-by-night pretenders. Ipodjuice.com announces a couple of announcements to ease these scam worries to help safeguard you iPod or iPhone when they need repairs.

• First, the shop created a new page on their site giving information on the history and make-up of the business in order to ease ipodjuice scam concerns.
• Secondly, while it has always been simple to get in touch with somebody at the site ipodjuice.com via email or phone, it is now possible to speak directly with the iPod repair owner at the drop of a hat.
• Third, since the business has a physical store for taking care of walk-in customers, customers can now request to tour the actual location where orders are filled and devices are worked on. You can now actually view their receiving area, customer service department, shipping office, and even the technicians’ repair and testing shop. This offer is only for potential and current customers, and is not offered to competing businesses hoping to score some pointers.

“There are several real-deal iPod repair shops out there, and ipodjuice.com is proud to be among them.”, added Magnabosco. “We are confident that, with these assurances, on top of our already trusted name and reputation, ipodjuice scam worries will dissipate, since they are simply unwarranted to begin with.”

(Source) Press

Tags: Business, Cell Phones, confidence, drop of a hat, email, fly, fly by night, fortune, iPhone, iPhone, Mobile News, Money, pretention, real deal, reputation, service scams, shipping office, transparency

Today, it seems readily apparent that kids need all the help they can get as far as excelling in education. And among their needs include study aids and peripherals that in the mold of laptops or netbooks. Dell acknowledges their need and has revealed the Dell Latitude 2100 specifically made for the needs of K12 students.

Today, Dell set a new standard in education technology with the launch of a netbook influenced by the needs of K-12 students, the Latitude 2100. The Latitude 2100 is also ideal for any business or public institution that needs affordable, durable, Internet-ready devices for email and collaboration.

The Latitude 2100 boasts of unique features that include bright primary colors along with a rugged design to suit the needs of students today. It comes equipped with wireless connectivity options along with the standard features mobile devices have today like a keyboard featuring antimicrobial protection (U.S. only), solid-state drives, quick-connect handles and shoulder straps for carrying, and a webcam.

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Tags: collaboration, dell latitude, education technology, email, k12 students, keyboard, Laptops, Laptops, mobile devices, netbook, netbooks, peripherals, primary colors, public institution, rugged design, shoulder straps, solid state, wireless connectivity options

I’ve lost count on the number of times I have bumped into people and trashcans while texting or emailing on foot, and if there was an Email’n'Walk app for WinMo or Symbian, it would have been great.  But Phase2Media’s Email’n'Walk app is available only for the iPhone as of now, so at least some people should be safe while out on their morning walks.  This app uses the video from the iPhone’s camera as the background for your email composition window (no SMS support), helping you keep an eye out for obstacles in your path, although with the phone’s lowly 2mpx camera, I am not sure how effective this would turn out to be.  But you never know till you try it out, so look for it on the App Store and get it for free.

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Tags: app, Apple, Cell Phones, email, iPhone

Lenovo and RIM’s Constant Connect is now finally available. What will Constant Connect do for you? It will let your ThinkPad get your BlackBerry emails whenever the two devices are within a certain range of each other. What’s even more interesting is that the technology behind this product will let your laptop get those emails even when the laptop is turned off. Unfortunately this product will only appeal to those customers that own both a RIM BlackBerry and a ThinkPad laptop but the whole concept is pretty darn interesting. Constant Connect will be available for $149 so go ahead and grab it if it looks interesting to you.

via Engadget

Tags: BlackBerry, Constant Connect, email, Lenovo, Mobile News, Other Brands, Portable Devices, Research In Motion, RIM, Thinkpad

Now here’s an idea: T-Mobile UK has recently announced the addition of a “Pay Once” option for those interested in buying the Blackberry Pearl 8110. 

If you choose this deal, you’ll pay a one time fee of £180/$262 and get a brand new Blackberry Pearl 8110 complete with unlimited internet and email for a year. Sounds cool, right?

The only problem is that there aren’t any minutes bundled with the “Pay Once” deal so you’re forced to deal with a pay-as-you-go method of obtaining minutes. Oh well, can’t win ‘em all!

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In what many call as a sign of things to come, Sprint employees have reportedly started training on the Palm Pre, a development many foresee as the imminent release of the highly anticipated mobile device.

The Palm Pre is rumored to be released somewhere between April and May and if this factor is to be considered for the developmental stages of the Palm Pre then perhaps we may see the launch of this phone.

All the rumors and speculations of a mid-April/late April/May launch of the Palm Pre doesn’t appear to be too far of a stretch. Stated in an email from Sprint, “Employees can expect training to start in April as well as multiple communications to get them excited and ready to help our customers.” I was wondering if the training has begun — so I asked for a confirmation on that thought.

“I would like to inform that Sprint is in the process of providing the training for the new Palm Pre. Once it’s launched, Sprint will be ready to serve their valued customers regarding the Palm Pre.”

The fact that Sprint employees are already training up on the Palm Pre, pretty much implies that the release date of the Pre should be near. On top of that, early this week, Sprint began getting the word out about the Pre with their new marketing campaign.

(Source) PreThinking

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The Nokia 5730 XpressMusic is the first music-optimized phone to offer a full QWERTY keyboard for easier messaging. The real highlight for the Nokia 5730 is the Homescreen for XpressMusic. This provides access and dynamic information on music, people, games, email and calendar.

The Homescreen features an improved contacts bar with up to 20 friends and family members and provides direct access to music, N-Gage and other applications, like Facebook, Photos, Ovi Contacts, Maps, messaging and more. With Ovi Contacts, people see which friends are online, chat and even view what music they are listening to.

With the dedicated gaming keys the Nokia 5730 XpressMusic is a true N-Gage gadget. Direct access to the N-Gage Arena community and the preloaded N-Gage games invite to connect and compete and check high scores with online friends.

The Nokia 5730 XpressMusic is expected to begin shipping in the third quarter of 2009 for an estimated retail price of 280 EUR before subsidies and taxes.

(Source) Nokia

Tags: Cell Phones, direct access, email, first music, friends and family, full qwerty keyboard, gadget, high scores, highlight, homescreen, maps, Nokia, nokia nokia, photos, retail price

An application that is more or less similar to the Qik application, streaming video needs on the iPhone are pegged to get a big boost with this new UStream iPhone video broadcasting application that is vying for a place on the Appstore.

The good news is that their latency from streaming to watching is pretty good (about 2-3 seconds), which is live enough to be called live. Not good enough, though, for having a conversation with really.

The iPhone 3G’s camera is decent enough to take video and the processor is fast enough to process and upload it.

Another really cool feature is the live poll, which you can activate and have all your viewers vote on. It sends an email to your account address when you close the poll.

The tech is there, so all that’s left is for Apple to approve it. It’s available now for jailbroken phones.

(Source) iPhones Talk

Tags: Apple, Cell Phones, email, iPhone, Mobile Software, ustream, video broadcasting

Emoze has been chosen by Pelephone to provide assistance in aiding Israel for mobile messaging solutions. Pelephone, the first mobile service provider operating in Israel, now hits another home run by being the first operator to offer its subscribers the unique Emoze portfolio of email and social networking messaging on their new 3G GSM network.

Pelephone subscribers will be able to read and reply to email and Facebook messages, check their calendar and keep all their contacts intact on whichever mobile device they choose. Pelephone will make Emoze available on a wide variety of mobile devices from standard Java-enabled handsets to expensive smartphones.

Emoze is highly lucrative since it is fine-tuned to use the least amount of battery power necessary plus its smart compression optimizes network performance thereby lowering the cost of data transmission.

(Source) Press

Tags: 3G, email, emoze, israel, mobile community, mobile device, mobile devices, mobile messaging solutions, Mobile News, mobile service provider, Mobile Software, pelephone, subscribers