Motorola have today come forth to let us know of the W766 Entice which will be available for Verizon later this month for $39.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and 2-year contract.

The W766 Entice features a clamshell design with external touch buttons for easy media player and speakerphone control. Other features include a 2.0 megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth and a microSD slot for up to 8GB of removable memory.

Software wise the Motorola W766 Entice features VZ Navigator, an Email Client, Mobile IM, Verizon’s Backup Assistant which will keep your contacts backed up on a secure website and IM style threaded texting for easier viewing.

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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

INQ2 is a handset made by INQ that will bring social networking even closer than its predecessor, the INQ1 did. INQ1 handled your Facebook friends and let you make Skype calls. The INQ2 will add to all that Twitter support. You will surely be aware of all your friends’ moves and activities. Will we get any support for other social networking sites? How much will the INQ2 cost and when will it be released? Looking forward to INQ to shed some light on these matters.

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Tags: Facebook, im, INQ, inq1, INQ2, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Other Brands, Skype, social network, twitter

As we told you yesterday, Apple’s App Store currently has about 10,000 applications ready for you to try out. One of them is Nimbuzz which is a VoIP solution for your iPhone. You can call and message friends no matter what IM they use. Nimbuzz will support Skype, Yahoo! Messenger, Facebook, MySpace, AIM, Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber and many more.

Nimbuzz will bring you chat in landscape mode which makes it a better VoIP/Instant Messenger solution. All you have to do now is install it on your handset and start using it.
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Palringo is pretty known by being a “Mobile Instant Messaging Client” that can either work with cellphones or computers, and their latest feature which will be released on Tuesday is live location information, also known as Palringo Local.

What is the purpose of Palringo Local? As the name suggests, it provides information about the current location of your contacts. In some locations it can even track users down to street level.

Scenarios in which Live Location can be used:

- your date is late and you want to know where he/she exactly is
- track down the unpunctual player of your soccer game to see how much time you’ll have to wait
- use your imagination to come up with more

No need to worry about privacy issues like the scandal of Google shared posts at Google Reader, the Palringo Local only works by opting in.

Even opted in, users retain control over which contacts can see their location. Location may also be set manually.

PS - Palringo supports MSN, Yahoo Chat, AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, Jabber, and other messengers.

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Geodesic unveiled the new Mundu IM - iPhone Edition, filling in a void of IM applications on the iPhone. The instant messenger client was on beta for a while, but now the Safari-optimized edition is now available for users. With Mundu IM, it is possible to chat with your friends on Yahoo, MSN, Google Talk and AIM. What’s more, it also lets you maintain simultaneous login to multiple IM services, and has the ability to search/remove contacts and custom status messages. Oh, yeah, and smileys too.

Note that this is not a native iPhone app - it runs on the Safari browser that ships with the iPhone. Nonetheless, an IM client on the phone is really useful, so give this one a try.

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Zipit Wireless Inc. today announced the launch of the Zipit Wireless Messenger 2. The new Zipit is a sleek portable Wi-Fi instant messaging (IM) device that provides teens a way to access their favorite Instant Messaging (IM) services wirelessly.

The Z2 is the only device that offers wireless IM connectivity with no monthly or per message fees and supports all the major IM platforms — AOL, Yahoo and MSN. On any home wireless network or any open or free wireless “hotspot,” the Z2 allows teens to have multiple, concurrent conversations with their friends, across all popular IM networks at no cost.

In addition, the Z2 includes a fully capable music player called “MyTunez” that provides instant access to music collections stored on an optional Mini-SD card or streamed from the Internet. Teens can also view photos and slideshows with the built-in “MyPhotoz” feature. To compliment the new Z2 device, the Zipit Web site, www.zipitwireless.com, takes users to an interactive, virtual city where they can learn more about the Z2 device, play games and personalize their Z2 with backgrounds, themes and other content.
bility to create and communicate their own personal style.”

The Zipit Wireless Messenger 2 can be pre-ordered for $149.99 exclusively at www.zipitwireless.com beginning October 1, 2007.

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Fremont, California based Envision Peripherals unveiled its newest webcam, the Windows Vista-certified V-CAM designed for high-quality imaging and enhanced video messaging experience. The V-CAM comes with a 1.3 megapixel CMOS image sensor, and the manufacturers claim it offers quality imaging even in low light conditions. Apart from the 1.3 MPx video capture, you can enjoy 4 MPx digital still images.

The V-CAM is equipped with a USB 2.0 interface. Video can be recorded at 30 frames-per-second, and it handles automatic exposure, white balance and color correction. If you are the type that wants to personalize your video calls, you get a few goodies in the form of overlays, distortion and other goofy video effects. It is compatible with several IM applications including Skype, Yahoo! and MSN. It is pretty compact and comes in an eyeball design that sits on a flat surface.

Priced at US $49. the Envision V-CAM is available online and in select regional retails across the US.

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Tags: 1.3 Mpx, 4 Mpx, digital still, im, laptop accessory, Laptops, Portable Devices, webcam

Funny name for a cell phone. The Samsung Blast is here, available to T-Mobile customers. Available in a slider design, Samsung claims that the Blast has an enhanced QWERTY keypad for easier texting and IM. The phone is compatible with 850/900/1800/1900MHz GSM networks and is equipped with a 1.3 megapixel camera - and it can also record videos.

Other goodies include hi-fi ringers, stereo Bluetooth support and, more importantly, voice-activated dialing. There’s also an email client on-board, and IM support for AOL/Yahoo!/MSN and ICQ. Samsung claims a talk time of 5 hours and standby of up to 8 days. The phone measures 4.2″ x 2.0″ x 0.5″ and weighs in at 2.8 oz.

Priced at US $229.99, it is available for ust $99.99 after instant discounts and mail in rebate.

Samsung Blast from T-Mobile

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