Super Cellphone Deals & News: Jul 1, 2010

Thursday, July 1, 2010

GPS Alerts Drivers To Emergency Vehicles

A former Denver firefighter and a current one develop a device that will alert drivers to emergency vehicles and identify them on a GPS system.
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Sony Ericsson Releases Over the Air Update for the Xperia X10

Sony Ericsson has started rolling out a software OTA update in different markets globally. Sony Ericsson expects to complete the roll out in the next few weeks. For those who has been waiting for the Android OS upgrade, sorry ...
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HP completes Palm deal, hints webOS netbooks

HP today formally completed its buyout of Palm and alluded to more types of webOS devices in its future. It still plans to make smartphones but has also alluded to netbooks using Palm's software. Until now, HP had mostly centered on tablets and even printers for its expansion of webOS beyond the phone.... WebOS - Hewlett-Packard - Smartphone - Palm - Palm Pixi
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Nokia's microfinancing schemes

Nokia India would roll out microfinancing schemes in Punjab and Haryana in an effort to push its mobile phone penetration in this part of the country and further making mobile phone affordable to the masses.
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LG Electronics readies LED TV counterattack

LG Electronics, the worldâ€™s No. 2 TV maker, plans to launch LED TVs, which are less than 8 millimeters thin, as early as July in a bid to challenge Samsung Electronics in the fast-growing segment, an LG spokesperson said.
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HTC confirms software updates for mobile handsets

Mobile phone manufacturer HTC has confirmed it is to update the software on several of its handsets which use Googleâ€™s Android operating system. While the older HTC Hero has already been updated to version 2.1, the HTC Desire , Legend and Wildfire are all set to receive version 2.2 of the mobile operating system, codenamed Froyo , in the autumn.
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Motorola says separation on track

Motorola says it's on track to split into two separate companies next year.
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NZXT's Touch-Screen Fan Controller Priced

This touch screen setup allows for easy fan control. Touchscreen - NZXT - Hardware - Video Games - Utilities
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DID YOU KNOW? A LOST PHONE DOESNT MEAN LOSING YOUR CONTACT LIST ANYMORE

For Verizon Wireless customers, losing a phone need not mean losing that valuable list of contacts and phone numbers.
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Thief steals games in Brattleboro

BRATTLEBORO â€" A thief made off with numerous items from a Moore Court home last week. ...
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HTC HD2 caught running Android 2.1 and Ubuntu with touchscreen enabled (video)

Still clinging on to your HTC HD2 1 z Good on ya, cos this WinMo slate's about to last you a wee bit longer -- team HTC Linux has recently made a breakthrough with getting the touchscreen to talk to the HaRET Linux bootloader. In other words, us mere mortals can finally use Linux variants like Android and Ubuntu on the HD2 the way it's meant to be, although we're apparently still a few bugs away ...
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Samsung Launches 4G Phone on Sprint

Samsung has introduced a new 4G Android phone on Sprint's network. The phone called Epic will be the second 4G device available, following the launch of the HTC Evo earlier this month.
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Samsung Epic 4G Video Previewed

The Samsung Epic 4G Galaxy Slider will be hot material on Sprint in the coming months. Check it out in our video preview.
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LG starts up own mobile app store

LG on Thursday imitated its smartphone rivals and launched the LG Application Store. Its portal is tailored to just its own devices but works with both smartphones and regular "feature" phones. About half of the store will be dedicated to the limited devices, which LG said have been neglected by other stores.... Smartphone - Mobile phone - LG Group - Mobile - List of digital distribution ...
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LG Application Store App and App Store for Windows Phone just went live

July 01, 2010 [General] | By Edward J. R. If you are a developer, you might be interested in the fact that now you can sell your Windows Phone apps via yet another distribution channel: LG app store, that just have launched and at this moment supports "only" Windows Phone.
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Android 3.0 Rumors Take Off

Google just started shipping Android 2.2 this week, but rumors about the next major version of the mobile OS have already emerged. Android - Google - Mobile operating system - Handhelds - Searching
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Cell tower plan OK'd in Lawrence - Residents unhappy over Carter Road site

LAWRENCE - The Lawrence Township Planning Board has endorsed a site plan for a 160-foot cell tower to be built on Carter Road. The board's decision comes nearly three months after a judge dismissed a citizens' lawsuit aiming to block the township from following through with the plan.
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Touch screen mobile devices' sales to double

Global market for touch screen mobile devices will increase by 97 per cent to reach 362.7 million units in 2010 in comparison to 184.3 million units sold in 2009, a report by Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company said.
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Samsung Epic 4G Video Previewed

The Samsung Epic 4G Galaxy Slider will be hot material on Sprint in the coming months. Check it out in our video preview.
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Cherry Mobile Eclipse Windows phone to tie up with blockbuster film

Homegrown mobile phone player Cherry Mobile is set to enter the smart phone market with its Microsoft-licensed Windows Phone known as the Cherry Mobile Eclipse.
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T-Mobile USA Brings Forward CEO Handover

T-Mobile has announced that Philipp Humm is to replace Robert Dotson as CEO of T-Mobile USA with effect from this Thursday. The transition of CEO roles, which was originally announced last month, was not expected to take place until next February.
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Sprint HTC Evo 4G Update Now Safe to Accept

Sprintâ€™s HTC Evo 4G firmware update, which was abruptly halted days ago, due to a damaging glitch, is now safe to accept, according to a statement from HTC. Not the anticipated update to Android 2.2, the update instead offers small fixes.
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Palm Now Officially a Part of HP

Verizon Wireless to offer Apple iPhone in January

Taiwan market: Sanyo launches underwater digital camera VPC-CA100

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Verizon Wireless said to get Apple iPhone in January

LG Opens Apps Store

LG today opened a redesigned application storefront for both feature phones and smartphones. The market launched in 23 markets around the world and LG plans to open the market in 10 more by the end of the year. The ... (follow link to read)
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T-Mobile Releases the LG Sentio

T-Mobile today announced the pricing and availability of the LG Sentio, exclusively available from T-Mobile. Available as of today in T-Mobile retail stores, select dealers and online, the LG Sentio will cost $9/month for 20 months with T-Mobile's Even ...
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Samsung Launches 4G Phone on Sprint

Samsung has introduced a new 4G Android phone on Sprint's network. The phone called Epic will be the second 4G device available, following the launch of the HTC Evo earlier this month.
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Samsung unveils new ultra-slim cameras

Samsung Digital Imaging has unveiled two new ultra-slim digital cameras, Samsungâ€™s ST5000 and ST60 (pictured) in Qatar.
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LG Upgrades its Apps Store

LG has announced the opening of an upgraded LG Application Store, with more than twice as many apps targeting users of both feature phones and smartphones in 33 countries. Android applications will be also available at LGs store later this year.
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MulTI-Touch Technology from Touch International Expands Touch Capabilities

Touch International announces the release of MulTI-Touch, the most advanced multi-touch projected capacitive technology available in the market to date. Expanding traditional touch screen capabilities, the Windows 7 compatible MulTI-Touch technology supports up to 10-finger touch and works with water spray, bare and gloved fingers and pen input making it a versatile choice for countless ...
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T-Mobile Offers LG Sentio for $70 with Contract

The LG Sentio has arrived on the T-Mobile network for $70, after rebates and with a contract and data plan. The LG phone features a 3-inch touchscreen and T-Mobileâ€™s Social Buzz, an app for managing social networking sites.
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Research In Motion, EBay Expand EBay Application For Blackberry Smartphones To Six More Countries - Update

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM, RIM.TO) and online auctioneer eBay Inc. (EBAY) said Wednesday that the free eBay application for BlackBerry smartphones is immediately available on BlackBerry App World in six more countries. The application is also now officially available to North American BlackBerry smartphone users after a beta-preview period.
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Microsoft's phone effort gets setback on price cut

Microsoft Corp.'s first efforts in the smart phone market appear to be falling flat, as Verizon has cut the prices on the company's Kin handsets.
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Cell tower plan OK'd in Lawrence - Residents unhappy over Carter Road site

MulTI-Touch Technology from Touch International Expands Touch Capabilities

Nokia Makes Handset Version of MeeGo Available as 'Pre-Alpha'

Nokia and Intel today made a pre-alpha build of the mobile phone variant of MeeGo available to the developer community. Nokia is referring to today as "Day 1" of the MeeGo Handset user experience project. Developers who choose to ... (follow link to read)
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Sprint to launch its version of 4G network today

Sprint launches its version of 4G service to customers in the Richmond area today, promising download speeds up to 10 times faster than the current 3G network. With the new service comes faster Internet speeds, better access to multimedia and the ability to do live video chats, spokeswoman Kathleen Dunleavy ...
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