So what is MOTOBLUR you might ask? Well it’s not a phone as you might initially think. It’s a new service, a new skin which will be able to handle all your social networking needs. Motorola’s own Sanjay Jha showed everyone that half of the US mobile traffic is going to social networking sites. That means Motorola’s future phones will cover that aspect extensively.

MOTOBLUR will be able to sync email, contacts, photos from any source and get it straight to your home screen immediately. Whether it’s coming from Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, corporate email, MySpace, Gmail and more, you’ll never miss a thing with MOTOBLUR as the feature lets you manage your email addresses and social networking accounts. Or that’s what Motorola wants us to think.

So let’s check out some features:

• Update social status on multiple social networks at once
• Great visual experience
• Check out friends’ status updates
• Browse through messages in aggregated view or by account
• Contacts’ status updates shown when receiving an incoming call
• Remote delete in case phone gets stolen or lost
• MOTOBLUR servers support

All we need now are some really hot Motorola phones to see these features of MOTOBLUR in action!

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Associated Press timed it perfectly as it has announced the availability of the AP Mobile News widgets, preloaded or made available for download on the new Nokia N97 mobile. For the record, the N97 starts shipping today.

Similar to online browsing, Associated Press presents an easier way of getting the latest news and photos right on your mobile phone. Consumers can scroll through stories and AP photo galleries as well as watch AP videos. The widget is available in English, French, Spanish and German languages.

“With just a single icon on their touch screen, we are giving Nokia N97 users access to multimedia versions of their world, national and local news,” said Jeff Litvack, AP’s general manager of mobile and emerging products. “One year ago, when we launched AP Mobile, our goal was to be the news button on the most popular smartphones. Having our AP news widget preloaded on the Nokia N97 is a fantastic start.”

The rollout of the Nokia N97 follows the May 26 launch of Ovi Store by Nokia, where AP News, www.apnews.com, was the No. 1 U.S. mobile news app for the opening.

(Source) Press

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After some false starts and a leak, Google and T-Mobile are proud to announce that Google Android version 1.5 (also known as ‘Cupcake’) has officially gone live for the G1.

If you haven’t gotten the update yet check your phone as their should be a notification telling you that the update is available for download.

For those not paying attention, this is the update that will add an on-screen keyboard, 3rd party widget support and a bunch of tweaks and fixes to make your Android experience more pleasent.

Read (Engadget)

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I don’t know about you guys but Wikipedia is one of my favorite places to go while on the web. The information might not always be accurate but you will surely get a general idea of the topic you were researching. And Wikipedia is a must-have on one’s mobile.

Orange and the Wikimedia Foundation have announced a partnership and European subscribers should be happy to know that Orange phones will get Wiki content soon enough. What you can expect is Wikipedia-dedicated channels on Orange’s web and mobile portals at first, Wikipedia-based widgets and even applications. That means Wikipedia will load a whole lot more faster on Orange phones in the near future. The service will be launched in the UK, Spain, France and Poland at first but other European markets will follow.

via Press

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Thanks to their innovative media advertising formats, Greystripe has copped the “Mobile Applications and Widgets – Mobile Marketing/Mobile Advertising” category at the Emerging Technology Awards for their innovative GS. Rich Media advertising formats. Greystripe’s GS.

Rich Media formats allow for full-screen, Flash advertisements on the iPhone, enabling digital marketers to easily bring online creatives directly to mobile.

Greystripe’s E-Tech Award win gives industry recognition and exposure to their state-of-the-art platform technology, highlighting their ad formats as the best wireless advertising product in the areas of mobile consumer applications and vertical marketing technology. Greystripe’s GS.Rich Media ad formats were among 300 product and service applicants that were reviewed by a panel of 30 recognized members of the media, industry analysts and executives. The products were judged on innovation, functionality, technological importance, implementation and overall “wow” factor.

Greystripe has seen great brand lift results with its GS.Rich Media advertisements, having run successful campaigns with Unilever Axe, Paramount, LeapFrog, Dunlop Sports, Xbox and Burger King, among others.

(Source) Press

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Samsung launches two new full-touch mobile phones in the S5600 and the S5230. With these latest products, Samsung is able to enhance its position as a leading player in the hugely popular touch screen mobile market.

Samsung S5600
The Samsung S5600 attracts style-conscious users with its slim and compact design. Boasting sophisticated design, the phone is packed with multimedia features that enable its users to enjoy unique mobile experiences.

Equipped with a 2.8-inch QVGA full-touch screen, Samsung S5600 adopted the TouchWiz User Interface, designed to customize and personalize the way you use your phone. Mobile widgets can be dragged and placed on the screen for one-click access to your favorite applications. Full Internet browsing support with an accelerometer sensor for auto-rotation also gives users exciting mobile Internet experiences via 7.2 Mbps connectivity.

Samsung S5600 will be available in European countries from May.

Samsung S5230
Samsung S5230 comes with the latest multimedia features in a slim and compact body that measures a mere 11.9mm. Adopting a 3.0-inch WQVGA full-touch screen and Samsung’s TouchWiz User Interface with Mobile Widgets, the phone enables its users to enjoy their mobile easily and intuitively. Using “Photo Contact,” users can call a contact by simply touching an appointed image.

The S5230 boasts various multimedia features including a 3 mega-pixel camera and video recording supporting QVGA@15fps. It supports multi-format and DNSe for ease of use and better sound quality. The phone also features music recognition using Shazam’s “Find Music” service. To enjoy various multimedia content, S5230 supports 50MB memory capacity with an external memory slot up to 8GB.

Samsung S5230 will be available in France and other European countries from April.

(Source) Samsung

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INQ1, a social mobile handset from the Hutchison Whampoa company, won the the Best Mobile Handset award earlier at the GSMA in Barcelona. The INQ won the award over four other shortlisted contenders including the Nokia E71, T-Mobile G1, RIM BlackBerry Storm and LG KS360.

This award is the most coveted and fiercely contested prize in the mobile industry and is given to a device with the combination of design, technical excellence and functionality that comes together to position a product at the top of its market.

The INQ is an HSDPA handset that provides one-click access to fully integrated applications including Facebook, Skype, Windows Messenger and Last.fm. The intuitive navigation offered by the switcher key and menu carousel, along with instant information provided by the home screen widgets and the integrated phonebook, deliver an experience so intuitive that it’s easy and fun to stay connected.

The INQ has a 3.2MP camera that allows for photos to be directly uploaded to Facebook, while preloaded modem drivers mean the handset can double as a plug and play dongle.

(Source) Press

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The new Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 software is scheduled to be introduced at the Mobile World Congress 2009. However this early, a lot of curious mobile addicts are trying to find out what this new software has to offer.

The new software is fitted with a flexible engine for 3D animation, clever Facebook integration, kinetic scrolling, widgets, and multiple usability innovations. Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 has gained a thrilling ‘wow’ factor and preserves the speed and clarity of device navigation.

The Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 Software was first presented to Beta users back in 2006, then to the open market in February of next year, Spb Mobile Shell became the world’s #1 bestselling software for Windows Mobile touch-screen phones in 2007 and 2008. While the software quickly gained recognition among end-users and media, the shipment of customized versions of Spb Mobile Shell by many OEMs and carriers further inspired the mobile community.

Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 is scheduled to release to manufacturers in late February of 2009, with release to the consumer market expected to follow in late March. According to Spb Software upgrades policy all end-users, who purchase software within 90 days of a new version’s release, are eligible for free upgrades.

(Source) Spb Software

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