Vodafone Portugal is now offering a first for their 5 million mobile phone users with the first visual voicemail service for the iPhone. Powered by Comverse, this special service originally started in March and provides subscribers a better way to communicate with their family and friends via voicemailtechnology. No more typing needed. Simply retrieve the message, select (if multiple) and then listen. Messaging and communication just became a whole lot dramatic and easier for the iPhone users over at Portugal!

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Here is a cost-friendly solution for the people looking at great deals for their mobile communication needs. VoxOx by TelCentris has announced their special monthly unlimited plans for making calls and two-way texting for an introductory domestic (U.S. and Canada) offer of $2.45 a month. The rates offered by VoxOx is 15% lower than what Skype is offering to its customers and for the people who avail of this special plan will enjoy an ongoing subscription at a highly discounted rate. Domestic and worldwide plan options are also available and should be the solution for people who are heavy mobile phone users (voice and text).

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We have heard this claim before. Too much exposure and use of mobile handsets may lead to cancer. Mobile phone companies have denied this of course, coming out with their own share of studies on the radiation that mobile handsets emit. However a $30 million study may have finally stumbled upon the truth in linking mobile phones and cancer.

This decade-long study has discovered how long-term use of mobile phones are linked to brain tumors. This study by the World Health Organization is expected to be released soon but as early as now, mobile phone users may want to re-think how often and how much they use their cellular phones.

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Sony Ericsson will come out with a new feature that should attract most mobile phone users as it is now working with Comverse to deliver visual voice mails for business and residential users. This new feature is a growing trend as of late as people continue to look for perks to the usual voicemails today. They will be similar to email and will provide pertinent information such as the date, time, message length and caller ID if available. No word on when they will be official although some other companies and networks have also sent feelers of this technology as well.

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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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Rated 4.5 out of 5 by Google Android users, SpoofApp officially brings its act to Blackberry mobile phone users. SpoofApp is the hottest caller ID app in the market today, allowing users to disguise, or “spoof”, their Caller ID, change their voice to sound like a male or a female, and record their personal or business phone calls, which can then be played back, downloaded, or shared with friends, through email or social networks.

Another highlight is that SpoofApp’s Caller ID spoofing, voice changing and call recording service can be accessed from any mobile phone around the world, through SpoofApp’s toll-free and local access numbers.

SpoofApp can now be downloaded at the Blackberry App World. It is also available for other mobile phones like the iPhone and Google Android.

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INQ brings two new and easy to use 3G mobiles, equipped with Twitter and Sync capabilities. But that is not all. These new phones from INQ present a wider array of features that should capture the fancy of mobile phone users, particularly the ones who are into social media and some other features that cover videos and photos.

There are 2 phones up for consideration. The first is the INQ Chat 3G, INQ’s first qwerty-style phone and the INQ Mini 3G. Twitter is perhaps the highlight of both new phones, since INQ has worked closely with Twitter developers to come come up with the Twitter apps for both the phones.

Also, these price-sensitive phones boast of a plug and play HSDPA modems enabling high-speed wireless broadband on PCs and Macs. The INQ Chat 3G and INQ Mini 3G applications can be updated over the air, a feature essential to keep pace with how online applications change and consumer usage evolves.

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For the people who want a free way to get their hands on the latest iPhone 3G S, MobiMobul gives you that chance via their monthly give-aways. How do you get one? Well all you have to do is register as a MobiMogul subscriber via their site and be entered to win. This promotion is in preparation for the launch of the MogulSMS which is scheduled to come out on August 10.

MogulSMS is a SMS text messaging service that provides an opportunity for mobile phone users to send text messages with advertisements attached and receive compensation! MogulSMS ads effectively connect consumers with targeted discounts and value opportunities.

As a MogulSMS subscriber you are linked into the MobiMogul Advertising Network of advertisers, eager to market their products on your phone, and pay you for it.

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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

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This new app is a new marketing channel and great attraction for consumers who love freebies. Sounds familiar? It does sound like a business-model type scenario but it is really like making both ends meet. The new app is the DreamWalkMobile.com, a “mobile treasure hunt” that offers exciting benefits to both advertisers and consumers.

DreamWalk enables advertisers to place real prizes, samples and giveaways at GPS locations on the global DreamWalk prize map for mobile phone users to collect. Prize points positioned on the DreamWalk map also double as interactive advertisements. Mobile phone users can claim their prizes directly from the retail locations being advertised.

The new DreamWalk application is ideal for business owners and advertising executives who want low-cost, measurable ads that target consumers in a fresh way. DreamWalk offers spam-free advertising, free online statistics, and free account registration. In addition, the web site is giving $25 in free DreamWalk credits to everyone who signs up for an account.

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Laptop and notebook users can say goodbye to the usual plug or recharge batteries one at a time concept. Thanks to Datamation Systems, a new multi-bay battery charger can now re-charge 16 laptop batteries at a time. Batteries used for laptops and tablets no longer have to worry about recharging issues. Spare batteries can be charged even while they are being used simultaneously.

Among the laptops and notebooks that have been designed specially modeled multi-bay chargers include that of the Dell Latitude 2100 and the Lenovo IdeaPad S9/S10.

“Classroom users cannot afford to have students run out of power during the day,” said Joe Mazza, Datamation Systems Vice President. “Extra batteries, charged and ready, let teachers and students count on uninterrupted use, especially in a wireless environment.”

With that said, say goodbye to the worries of laptops needing to be plugged in to recharge or worry about laptop use limitations. Spare batteries can be recharged while you are using another one for the meantime, a definite plus for people who use laptops and tablets heavily for education or even business.

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Personalizing devices and gadgets is something common that people want to do, wanting to make them stand out and of course be protected from scratches and other unfortunate events. Another aspect is to make sure that these gadgets become unique from the standard ones in the market. We see a lot of different casings and shells to do that, but this offer from Wrappz.com has to be something worth more than those options.

Printed using the latest digital techniques and made of patented 3M vinyl allowing easy application and you can upload any image you want using their revolutionary ‘create your own’ technology so it doesn’t just have to be high art or your favorite actor, model or band – you could also have your partner, child, motorbike or goldfish.

Surely we have seen this type of service in malls and shops. Some may like it while others may not. But for people who want to put identity on their devices, checking out these Wrappz.com alternatives can be something that will move mobile phone users towards that niche.

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Sony Ericsson mobile phone owners are going to get some help when it comes to personalizing their phones thanks to the new Themes Creator 4.0. The new program includes a wide range of attractive features, enabling customers to design their ideal ‘signature style’ directly on their mobile phone’s desktop.

Moreover, the Themes Creator also enables mobile phone users to choose from dynamic and intuitive animations that are based on Adobe Flash technology, and which will vary according to the time of the day, will change as soon as the season changes, and are even able to change colors when the battery is low on power.

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Text messaging technology has made its way into the banking scene as NYE has announced that it will offer balance inquiries by text message to its financial institution participants as a standard feature of full participation in the NYCE Network.

NYCE Payments Network, LLC, is a leading U.S. electronic payments network and a Metavante company. Metavante Corporation is a leading provider of banking and payments technology.

The basic text message transactions will be an extension of the balance inquiry functionality commonly available at NYCE Network ATMs, with no additional fees for mobilization. The new service, powered by Monitise Americas, will allow consumers to use text messaging to request and receive real-time balance information on their primary accounts.

Text message balance inquiries will work for virtually all mobile phone users regardless of their mobile carrier or the type of handset they use.

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For the millions of mobile phone users who have been following the developments on the truth behind the Samsung Android rumors, you can all breathe easy now.

Samsung has confirmed that Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile USA will launch the first Samsung phones in the United States based on Google’s Android platform. The confirmation, made by a Samsung executive at the International CTIA Wireless 2009 show in Las Vegas, puts to rest speculation about Samsung’s Android plans for the near future.

Samsung will unveil multiple Android devices this year, according to Dr. Won-Pyo Hong, Samsung’s executive vice president of global product strategy for mobile phones. He said Samsung will launch its first Android handset in June in Europe, but said that U.S. customers would be getting Android phones in the second half of the year.

The two U.S. devices will be “totally different” from one another due to carrier preferences, Hong told Forbes.com. Sprint and T-Mobile are the only two U.S. carriers to join Google’s Open Handset Alliance.

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Mark the calendars. All mobile phone users who are eagerly awaiting the iPhone 3G can get theirs starting March 20 via PT Telkomsel of Jakarta. In its statement late on Thursday, the company said the handset would be available also at GraPARI outlets with a price starting at Rp 2.62 million (US$188).

“iPhone 3G will redefine our consumers’ mobile phone experience,” said Telkomsel president director Sarwoto Atmosutarno.

iPhone 3G combines three products in one, a mobile phone armed with a widescreen iPod and an internet device. It also includes fast 3G networking, GPS mapping and support for enterprise features including Microsoft Exchange.

iPhone 3G is available in over 70 countries worldwide.

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Mobile phone users and subscribers in South Carolina are in for a treat as Verizon Wireless has reportedly made improvements to its networks. Spending over $30 million, there were 5 major areas of improvement. These included:

• Significant enhancements to the Lexington area, including Highway 6 from the Lake Murray dam to U.S. Route 378, Hope Ferry Road and U.S. Route 378 from Interstate 20 to Highway 6.
• Enhanced network coverage along Wells Highway and State Route 59 in the Seneca area.
• Enhanced coverage in areas of Beaufort County including the town of Port Royal, along Highway 21 between Beaufort and St. Helena Island and Parris Island.
• Wireless coverage on Carnation Circle and Highway 17 near the Intracoastal Waterway in Myrtle Beach.
• Enhanced coverage from East Georgia Road and Lee Vaughn Road to Scuffletown Road in Simpsonville.

The $30M plus investment includes statewide activation of Verizon Wireless’ national Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) network. The enhanced network provides even higher-speed business and entertainment-based services on wireless phones, laptops and other wireless devices with Verizon Wireless’ BroadbandAccess and V CAST multimedia services.

Today, over 91 percent of South Carolinians have access to Verizon Wireless’ high-speed broadband service, which gives residents access to high-speed wireless internet in small towns and larger cities.

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For the people who want to get great tunes from their Nokia handsets, mobile phone users situated in Australia are in for a treat come this March. Nokia’s revolutionary digital music offer, Comes With Music, will be commercially available in Australia on 20 March 2009 together with the highly anticipated Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia’s first mass market touch screen device.

The Australian Nokia Music Store has over 4 million tracks from local and international artists. Consumers can either download direct to their 5800 XpressMusic handset or direct to PC and transfer the music across to the device and, unlike most subscription services, anything they download is theirs to keep.

Music lovers can stay connected to the music they like, yet no longer worry about the cost of purchasing music by single tracks or album. The freedom and simplicity of the service is unparalleled.

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One barrier that mobile phone users have to deal with is that they cannot do two things at once. When on the go or perhaps jogging or running, delays in replying to emails or messages can be a problem. But thanks to voice technology offered by Voice on the Go, you don’t have to worry about timely replies when you are busy with something else on the road.

Voice on the Go Inc, the world leader in Email by Voice, today announced the launch of additional new powerful features to its award winning Email by Voice solution. Mobile users can now leverage Voice on the Go’s Email by Voice and SMS by Voice solution to reply, compose and forward email and SMS by voice, as text - without ever having to type! Voice on the Go is the only provider in the world to offer such a sophisticated suite of voice-based solutions to over 5 billion mobile users.

Voice on the Go requires nothing more than a mobile phone from which users can access their email and SMS by voice. This provides customers with a solution for hands-free and eyes-free communication, all at a price point that meets recessionary budgets.

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The trend to emphasize guides and services for users like making international calls, is one of the things to be considered on putting up websites. People search for on the web for guides and to make it all happen, domain names are key. And Phone Card Depot did not hesitate to follow this route.

Phone Card Depot, Canada’s largest retailer of prepaid long distance phone cards by e-mail acquired the domain “countrycode.ca” to provide international dialing instructions to its prepaid calling card users. The amount paid for the domain and existing database and servers were acquired for an undisclosed amount.

When Phone Card Depot was asked about the acquisition: Mr. John Thomas, PR Manager for Phone Card Depot replied that “Country Code is the perfect resource, our users will be happy to see that we [Phone Card Depot] continue to provide them with more than just affordable long distance”.

(Source) Web Wire

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