Archive | November, 2008

Sayonara: Nokia to stop selling phone in Japan

Yeah, it’s not easy to understand Japan’s mobile market habit. Even the big boy like Nokia should give-up and decided to cease sales there, due to very tiny part amount of their market share. The only Finn company’s product that will stay in the Rising Sun country is the luxurious Vertu.

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New live pics of Sony Ericsson Paris

Got these fresh pictures from Justamp, enjoy new live pics of the cancelled Sony Ericsson Paris (P200).

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Data, SMS roaming charges soon to be cheaper

Governments in the European Union are set to regulate the costs on roaming charges of data usage and text messages. According to Mobile Industry Review, by citing Reuters, the EU Telecoms Commissioner has outlined the cost should be at 11 Euros cents for a roaming text message, compared with the existing average rate of 29.

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Linux on the iPhone! Yay!

Just woke up in my hotel’s room, I found this fantastic news! Finally, Linux ported to the iPhone! Yeah, now Linux operating system can be ported to the iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, and first-generation iPod touch platforms. You rock, man!

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Dialogue launches mobile payments in Sweden, Norway

Dialogue Communications launches its mobile billing services in Norway and Sweden, two of the most highly saturated mobile markets in the world, to allow consumers enjoying their mobile transactions.

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trakAxMobile, movie editor on the go

Wow. You can be a director of mobile movie now – and then share it into YouTube or Vimeo. HighAndes introduces trakAxMobile, the real-time multimedia editing and mixing suite for mobile devices. With prices starting at just $8, trakAxMobile offers a new way to optimise your camera and video functionality.

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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic now shipping

Nokia has announced that it has start selling the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic in select markets globally, including Russia, Spain, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Finland, among others. Aiming to put music into the hands of millions, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers all the music essentials including a graphic equalizer, 8GB memory for up to 6000 tracks, [...]

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Nokia Developing Home Control Center for Future Smart Home

Nokia announced today it is developing a smart home platform, Nokia Home Control Center. The platform is open allowing third parties to integrate their own smart home solutions and services; its core consumer value is the plug and play experience across all solution areas with high security levels built in. All solutions based on the platform [...]

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Sprint Customers Now Can Share Photos and Videos on MySpace, Photobucket and YouTube with Picture Mail Enhancement

Just in time for the holidays and all the photo-friendly activities that come with the season, Sprint and VeriSign Messaging and Mobile Media announced today an enhancement to Sprint Picture Mail that allows Sprint customers to send digital photos and videos straight from their phones to popular social media sites, including MySpace, Photobucket and YouTube.

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Samsung Demoed Foldable AMOLED Display Screen

Possibly the next innovative way of getting a large display screen with a smaller phone body size, Samsung SDI has presented their foldable AMOLED display prototype during the FPDI 2008. There are 2 pieces of thin AMOLED displays placed side by side, creating a almost perfect large WQVGA display screen. You can only see a very thin line [...]

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