As the demand for portable chargers continues to increase, here is one that should be useful and eco-friendly as well. The charger is the SolarCharger 906 from I.Tech which doubles as a useful in-car speakerphone. The charger is compatible with majority of the mobile gadgets in use today and provides up to 30 hours of talk time. The SolarCharger 906 Portable Charger retails for about $59.99 and is available at leading retailers such as Amazon.com and Skymall.com.

(Source) Press

Tags: Accessories, Amazon, Cell Phones, chargers, mobile gadgets, skymall, talk time

There is a new Nokia phone in the market and it goes by the name of the Nokia 5230. This new Nokia mobile phone is made for the people who live an active life and comes in a variety of dazzling colors. It comes with the much demanded features that include music, photos and videos, key components that most people look for today in mobile gadgets while on the move.

The Nokia 5230 provides users the flexibility to access new content ranging from songs, games and videos from the Ovi Store. Additionally, the Nokia 5230 comes with an A-GPS navigation along with the latest version of Ovi Maps with aerial images and 3D landmarks of over 200 citites.

The Nokia 5230 retails for around 149 EUR and will start shipping by the fourth quarter of this year. The phone also features a music player that can last up to 33 hours of playback time. In addition, the Nokia 5230 features a Media Bar with quick access to your favorite media and applications, such as music, photos, YouTube or Ovi Share.

Key Features:

• 3.2″ screen
• Homescreen Contacts Bar and Media Bar
• 2.0 megapixel camera
• 3.5mm audio jack

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NLU Products, long known for developing protective covers for mobile gadgets, announced that they will exhibit their line of new devices at the CTIA 2009. The new protective skins are:

1. BodyGuardz
2. TatSkinz
3. ScreenGuardz

BodyGuardz, TatSkinz and ScreenGuardz complement handheld devices like cell phones, media players, gaming units, Macbooks and other items by helping provide for a longer lifespan for exterior hardware through custom-cut, non-intrusive protection. The products are removable and require no special care or maintenance.

BodyGuardz, the company’s flagship product, consists of a thin, transparent scratch-resistant layer of the same material commonly used to shield the front of automobiles. The removable skins are cut specifically to fit handheld products such as Blackberries, iPhones and iPods, adhering directly to the devices without leaving sticky residues. The thin material protects device screens without impeding touch-screen functionality. BodyGuardz for handheld devices are now available for US MSRP $24.95.

TatSkinz provide handheld devices with protective capabilities similar to BodyGuardz while offering stylish, original designs that add personality to the consumer’s device. TatSkinz are available for a wide range of handheld devices, including most cell phones, and allow for regular functionality with specific cuts for the device’s ports. TatSkinz are available for US MSRP $14.95.

ScreenGuardz cling to handheld device screens without impeding touch-screen functionality, enhancing the interface and experience while providing protection for the device’s most sensitive exterior hardware. The protection is especially important for touch-screen devices where nicks and scratches can impede regular practicality. ScreenGuardz for handheld devices are now available for US MSRP $11.95.

(Source) Press

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It is not really surprising to note that the iPhone is one of the most used mobile gadgets in the world today. Aside from being the most popular phone preferred by consumers today, selling over 17 million phones (as reported last week) seemingly justifies this claim.

The iPhone now accounts for 50 percent of mobile Web traffic from smartphones in the U.S., according to an AdMob Mobile Metrics report released this morning. Over the past six months, the iPhone has taken share from Blackberry and Windows Mobile. In August 2008, the iPhone made up only 10 percent of mobile Web traffic from smartphones. During the same time, Blackberry’s share has gone from 32 percent to 21 percent (with the Curve and the Pearl coming in stronger than the Storm), while Windows Mobile has taken an even bigger hit, declining from 30 percent to 13 percent. Palm is also down to 7 percent from 19 percent six months ago.

The only other smartphone operating system that is showing gains in mobile Web usage is Android, which has captured a strong 5 percent share just three months after launch. And that is up from 3 percent in January. The gains shown by the iPhone and Android show what is possible when phones are built with fully capable browsers and support a rich array of Web apps.

(Source) TechCrunch

Tags: Android, BlackBerry, Business, consumers, iPhone, iPhone, mobile gadgets, mobile web, operating system, Palm, smartphones, three months, web apps, web traffic, web usage

Mobile gadgets and phones seem to have gone beyond the world of communication and messaging. At least that is what this latest report from comScore is trying to tell us.

comScore reports that the number of mobile game downloaders grew 17 percent from November 2007 to November 2008 when 8.5 million people, or 3.8 percent of mobile subscribers, downloaded a game to their mobile device.

“The rapid growth in smartphone adoption in the United States has provided a boost for mobile gaming, as 34 percent of those downloading a game in November did so using a smartphone,” said Mark Donovan, senior analyst, comScore.

“Last year, not one smartphone appeared in the top 10 devices used for mobile downloads. This year, six out of 10 are smartphones, excluding devices with smartphone-like functionality, such as the Instinct and Voyager, which also make appearances.”

(Source) Press

Tags: Business, Cell Phones, comscore, downloads, game downloaders, mobile device, mobile gadgets, Mobile News, Mobile Software, mobile subscribers

Though you may have secured a great mobile phone or gadget, the next step is to safeguard it and make sure you don’t join the ranks of people having trouble with contracting viruses. New mobile gadgets today are similar to computers and in the same way, you just have to find the right software to use like this one, the NetQin Mobile Anti-Virus software.

NetQin Anti-virus fully supports the most varieties of mobile phones across the world and safeguards the handset security with all one’s strength for you.

Main features of NetQin Mobile Anti-virus include: Complete and Quick File Scanning: The core scanning engine of NetQin Mobile Anti-virus has adopted the original layer mapping technique from NetQin based on “core” features of viruses and thus, it can execute a complete scan over the User’s mobile phone without negligence or mistake and guarantee information security of the mobile phone.

(Source) Dreamstrikes

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