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Samsung and Alltel bring Tom Cruise to Delve!
Alltel Wireless allures Samsung Delve shoppers with a free 2GB microSD card preloaded with the Mission Impossible Trilogy. A deal between Samsung Mobile and Paramount Digital Entertainment makes the impossible, possible i.e. Tom Cruise on your handset. A great promotional offer indeed! What one needs to do is purchase the handset between now and April [...]
Kogan hopes to resurrect Agora with full touch!
We’ve already told you about Kogan Agora’s tech details here, with a tentative release date. But the recent updates via Gizmodo Australia seem to be portentous and hazy as well. How? Where it states the presence of a 3.8-inch full touchscreen and Cupcake’s virtual keyboard, you won’t be finding any similarities with Blackberry Bold, Samsung [...]
Nuance Announces Voice Control for Mass Market Phones
Today Nuance Communications announced its NVC 2.0 product, which will allow users of most mass market feature phones to control their devices with their voice. NVC 2.0, which is for network operators and handset makers to enable, can recognize speech on both the handset and through the network. Carriers and phone makers will be able [...]
Nokia to Cut Phone Production
In response to a drop in demand for handsets worldwide, Nokia said that it would cut production volumes at its plant located in Salo, Finland. Nokia will layoff the entire staff of that plant on a rotational basis, with 20% -30% idle at any given time. It hopes to save $905 million per year.
Nokia’s Webmail on Ovi Now Live
The webmail version of Nokia’s Mail on Ovi service is now live in beta form. Webmail provides an application for managing an ovi.com email account, an address book for storing contacts, anti-spam and anti-virus controls, and a low-bandwidth version that works when broadband isn’t available. The service offers 1GB of online storage.
Loopt Expands to AT&T
Today Loopt announced that it is now available on a handful of handsets on AT&T’s network. Loopt now spans all the major U.S. wireless networks. Loopt, which is a location-based service that enables users to share their location information with friends, will work on the following AT&T devices: Motorola V9x and Z9, Nokia 6650, Pantech [...]
681 TV Stations Set to Kill Analog Signals Next Week
Despite the recent approval of a congressional bill supporting a four-month delay of the transition to digital TV signals, some 40% - 681 of about 1800 - TV stations plan to make the switch after February 17 anyway. The major networks, ABC, CBS, and NBC, said that would continue to broadcast in analog and digital. [...]
Qualcomm’s Chips Now NFC-Enabled
Qualcomm announced that its latest mobile chipsets will have Near Field Communication (NFC) technology on board. Qualcomm is working with its technology partners to add NFC support to its Mobile Station Modem chipsets. NFC can be used for short-range communications between devices for things such as mobile payment systems. Qualcomm did not say when these [...]
Verizon Wireless Revamps Prepaid Options
On February 11, Verizon Wireless will introduce new prepaid services for customers not interested in post-paid accounts. The Prepaid Unlimited Talk plan provides users with unlimited calling to any number on any U.S. network for a daily fee of $3.99. This fee is only charged on days when calls are made/received. Text messages will cost [...]
T-Mobile Waiving Activation Fees for the Weekend
Starting Feb. 13 and running through Feb. 16, T-Mobile will be offering credit towards its standard activation fee. The credit will be available online, in stores or by calling Customer Care.
