Archive | October, 2008

HTC TouchFLO 3D Got Ported to Xperia X1!

It looks like the geniuses in xda-developers can do magics on any HTC manufactured smartphones. With the new Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 introduced to the market now, one of the member has released his work on porting the TouchFLO 3D user interface to Xperia X1.

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Google Gmail Adding SMS Chat Capability

According to Webmonkey, Google has created an experimental feature to enable sms chat between your friends’ mobile number and you. The feature will be available for all Gmail users from Thursday evening according to the source. It can be activated through the Labs tab in Gmail settings section. I still can’t find the options in my Gmail [...]

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Rogers Wireless Joins RBC and Visa in Mobile Phone Payment Pilot

RBC, Visa and Rogers Wireless have come together for the next phase of the mobile phone payment pilot, which will allow Canadians the flexibility to make purchases securely at the point of sale with a wave of their mobile phone. The customer phase of the mobile phone payment pilot is expected to launch in mid-2009, [...]

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Sprint to Carry Live NFL Network Game Telecasts via Wireless on Sprint’s Now Network

Sprint announced that it will offer live NFL game telecasts starting Nov. 6 when NFL Network televises the first game its eight-game schedule. Sprint will be the only wireless carrier to offer the NFL Network game telecasts via its exclusive NFL Mobile Live application and on Sprint TV. The first televised game features the Cleveland [...]

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T-Mobile G1 Available in UK Now

The T-Mobile G1 went on sale in the UK today, exclusive to T-Mobile. The T-Mobile G1 is available for free on T-Mobile Combi and Flext price plans from Pounds Sterling 40 a month, including unlimited mobile internet browsing.

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Monotype Imaging Partners with Vodafone UK to Launch ‘FlipFont’

Monotype Imaging Holdings and Vodafone UK are introducing a new way to personalise the mobile user interface on select mobile handsets. Beginning today, with Monotype Imaging’s new FlipFont solution accessible from Vodafone live! and offer downloadable, mobile-optimised fonts to replace the factory-installed, default font.

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AT&T BlackBerry Users with Unlimited Data Plans Get Free WiFi too

AT&T has announced it will begin offering free AT&T Wi-FiSM service to current and new customers of select smartphones, including the new BlackBerry Bold, available Nov. 4. AT&T has more than 17,000 hot spots including Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, and thousands of other locations.

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Samsung Delve lands at Alltel Wireless

Alltel Wireless announced today that the Samsung Delve will be available for pre-sale at alltel.com on October 30. The touchscreen phone, highlighted by a virtual QWERTY keyboard and tactile feedback, has been designed with Samsung’s unique TouchWiz interface. The TouchWiz interface incorporates specially designed widgets that allow the user to customize and personalize their phone. [...]

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3Q-2008 Mobile Handset Shipments Manage to Maintain Forward Momentum Despite Credit Crunch Tsunami

“Given the traumatic news ricocheting around the financial markets, one would almost expect mobile handset markets to have nosedived”, says ABI Research Asia-Pacific vice-president Jake Saunders. “However 3Q-2008 still delivered 8.2% year-on-year growth.” 4Q-2008 will be a vital quarter for handset vendors and mobile operators. Expect to see aggressive marketing and promotional activities from operators [...]

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MasterCard Mobile Introduces Quick, Secure Set-up for MasterCard PayPass on Mobile Phones

MasterCard today announced the launch of the MasterCard Over-the-Air Provisioning Service, enables issuers to perform over-the-air personalization of their cardholders’ mobile devices in an easy, one-step process. The service allows issuers to implement PayPass on mobile programs in a reduced timeframe with minimal development and implementation effort.

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