Archive | July, 2008

New Skype 2.2.0.45 Now Supports Windows Mobile 6.1

Skype has released new Skype for Windows Mobile today, the new version 2.2.0.45 supports Windows Mobile 6.1 officially. No other improvements are listed in the release note though. (Image below is the Skype beta version)

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Optus to Start Offer Satellite Mobile Service in Australia

Optus is set to deliver a larger choice of mobile handsets to people in the bush by partnering with Thuraya Telecommunications (Thuraya). Optus will retail two of Thuraya’s new mobile handsets – a Satellite Only and GSM/Satellite dual mode handset.

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Qwest Communications Start Offering Verizon Wireless services in US

Qwest Communications is now offering Verizon Wireless services to all new residential and business customers in its residential service area. Through the five-year agent agreement announced earlier this year, new Qwest customers can now purchase Verizon Wireless products and services, including handsets, smartphones and BlackBerry devices, as well as high-speed wireless broadband services for e-mail, [...]

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Qualcomm Completed 20 Mbps HSPA+ Data Call

Qualcomm today announced that it has completed the world’s first data call using High-Speed Packet Access Plus (HSPA+) network technology. The call achieved a data transfer rate of more than 20 Mbps in a 5 MHz channel. HSPA+ will allow operators to double the data and triple the voice capacity of their networks compared to [...]

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Is Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 on Schedule for 2008 Release?

Although there isn’t a confirm release date for Xperia X1 windows mobile smartphone yet, SEMC Blog today revealed some unannounced accessories made for the Xperia X1. Is this indicating a release date for this year? We last heard it will be released in mid-September this year.

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Sony Ericsson K330 and W890 in New Color Skins

The unofficial Sony Ericsson blog has got some pictures on the K330 in White-Gold and the W890 candybar phone in Gold-Silver color. Available from Q3 this year, the K330 is a entry level camera phone that comes with bluetooth, VGA camera, FM Radio and 10 MB internal memory. 

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NTT DOCOMO and ATT Extend 3G Network throughout Hawaii

NTT DOCOMO and AT&T announced today that the extension of a third-generation (3G) mobile network to all principal islands in the U.S. state of Hawaii has been completed. Using AT&T’s 3G network, which is based on W-CDMA technology, DOCOMO customers now have access to data and voice roaming services in the main populated areas of [...]

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Palringo Rich Messaging Service Available on Apple App Store

iPhone owners can now download Palringo’s rich messaging service (RMS) application from Apple’s new App Store. Palringo enables picture messaging and text-based messaging. Palringo integrates with several existing, popular instant messaging services: AOL’s AIM, Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, Gadu Gadu, ICQ, Jabber and Windows Live Messenger. People can also use Palringo to contact their friends using [...]

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Pinch Media & JumpTap Offer In-Application iPhone Advertising

Pinch Media and JumpTap announced a partnership that combines Pinch Media’s analytics and advertising technology for iPhone App Store applications with JumpTap’s mobile ad network. Developers can insert advertisements into their applications to earn revenue. The analytics module from Pinch Media provides a comprehensive view into the number of unique users, length of time the application [...]

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S60 & Windows Mobile Gets Google Maps for mobile with Transit directions

Google has just released an updated version of their Google Maps for mobile to version 2.2. The version 2.2 is available for Symbian S60 (3rd edition or later) and Windows Mobile (2005 or later). The new version has already been released to Blackberry devices and Java-based software, they are adding the Transit directions feature to [...]

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