Super Cellphone Deals & News: Sep 25, 2010

Saturday, September 25, 2010

âBlackBerry talks making progressâ

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is making progress in talks with India over New Delhiâ€™s demands to intercept encrypted messages carried by the smartphone, a report said yesterday.
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Sprint 4G detected in San Francisco

Sprint has quietly deployed its WiMax/4G network in San Francisco prior to the official launch. Originally posted at Dialed In
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Motorola Seeking Shareholder Approval for Reverse Stock Split

Motorola said it plans to hold a special shareholder meeting on November 29 to seek approval for a reverse stock split.
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Shocker! Jorno folding Bluetooth keyboard available for pre-order

Of all the Bluetooth keyboards that have been released for portable devices lately, this is certainly one of them. Cervantes Mobile's Jorno doesn't look particularly comfortable, but it does fold up into a tiny square, it's got a cradle that will fit most handsets, and it's compatible your favorite Bluetooth HID profile-enabled devices. It will be out early next year for $99, although if you pre ...
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Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Network Coverage in Franklin County

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless is investing in Franklin County and expanding its local coverage with a new cell site in Moira. The new site improves coverage and capacity along Route 7 from 11B to Crowley Road, Route 95 from Route 11 to Best Road, and Route 11 from Peru Road to Wagner Road. This network expansion is part of the company's aggressive multi-billion ...
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T-Mobile G2 Pre-Orders Available Now, Launches Oct. 6

T-Mobile customers can now pre-order the carrier's new Android-based G2 smartphone, the first phone designed for T-Mobile's high-speed HSPA+ network.
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Football roundup: Wins for Corona, Beaumont, Roosevelt

Palm Springs had a fake punt and fake field goal go awry Friday as Corona stayed on track for an improved season by defeating the visiting Indians, 35-14, in a non-league game at Corona High School. Corona (2-1) halted defending CIF Eastern Division champion Palm Springs' winning streak at 11 over two seasons. The Indians are 3-1 this year. Video:
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Sprint May Move to Tiered 4G Pricing if Usage is Extreme

Sprint is watching 4G data use
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LG PX950 first 3D plasma to pass THX certification, starts at $1,999

LG keeps price low and quality high with a $1,999 3D plasma thatâ€™s the first in the industry to pass 2D to 3D conversion.
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Nokia Demos Indoor Navigation on Phones

Nokia research center demonstrated indoor navigation on the Nokia phones at this year's Nokia World. The Nokia World Indoor Navigator showed how to find and navigate inside the convention hall. This was possible thanks to a research concept called ...
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Archos 32 is Android's answer to iPod Touch

CNET's Donald Bell reviews the Archos 32, an Android 2.2 touch-screen device, similar to the Apple iPod Touch. Originally posted at Crave
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Android 2.2 upgrade on the Xperia pushed back to late October

Sony Ericsson missed their late September deadline for the Android 2.1 upgrade on their line of Android 1.6-toting Xperia phones (X10, X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro). Looks bad for Sony Ericsson when other phones being released already has the Froyo flavor of Android. According to their Product Launch Blog: We have earlier given some [...]
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Sanyo Innuendo SCP-6780 (Sprint)

We still don't love the design concept, but the Sanyo Innuendo succeeds as a messaging phone with some multimedia.
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Samsung may be eyeing a 10-inch Galaxy Tab

Samsung's Galaxy Tab is gaining a lot of attention as what could be the first true competitor to the iPad. With a 7-inch display it doesn't quite match up side-by-side to the iPad but apparently there's another model in the works that does. read more
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The LG Encore may have a good set of features, but its poor touch screen and lagging performance prevents us from recommending it.
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Android phones gain favor in the board room

Android isn't only making headway in the consumer smart phone market. Google's open-source operating system for mobile devices is finding favor in the corporate world. Android - Smartphone - Google - Open source - Mobile device
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Verizon Wireless to adopt tiered data plans

The days of unlimited data on Verizon Wireless are coming to an end...although the company hasn't announced how it plans to introduce tiered pricing.
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The LG Encore may have a good set of features, but its poor touch screen and lagging performance prevents us from recommending it.
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Samsung moviNAND using 20nm-class technology

Samsung Electronics has introduced its 8GB and 16GB moviNAND embedded memory chips for use in smartphones. The new solutions are compatible with the latest e-MMC specification, the JEDEC's Embedded MultiMediaCard Product Standard v4.41.
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Windows Phone 7 to offer tethering support

Microsoft's Brandon Watson, director for Windows Phone 7, has confirmed that the operating system will offer support for tethering, which would allow WP7 owners to use their device as a wireless modem. Watson made the comments while talking on TWIT.TV. Tethering support comes as no surprise, given most operating systems, including older Windows Mobile versions, offer tethering support. Watson ...
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G-Unit Get Mobile with Zingy

Zingy has announced an exclusive mobile publishing agreement with G-Unit, a leading urban brand founded by award-winning hip hop artist, 50 Cent. Under the agreement, Zingy will release a series of games based on members of the G-Unit crew, including 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Young Buck and Tony Yayo.
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Sony Ericsson goes Android, leaves Nokia as only big Symbian fan

A spokesperson for Sony Ericsson says that the company has no plans to build new Symbian-based smartphones. Much like Motorola, which restored its competitiveness by dropping Symbian and its own in-house Linux effort in favor of Android in 2008, Sony Ericsson appears to be committed to Google's mobile operating system. This reflects the general trend of declining interest in Symbian among ...
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Phone books lose to Web

In the evolutionary world of technology, phone books may be dinosaurs. And cell phones and search engines would be the asteroids.
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SANYO PLC-HF10000L Large Venue Projector With QuaDrive(TM) Technology Achieves Real 2K Resolution With 10,000 ANSI ...

CHATSWORTH, Calif., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- SANYO North America corporation (SANYO), a subsidiary of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., one of the world's largest manufacturers of LCD and DLP projectors, introduces the world's first QuaDrive(TM) projector with cinema required Real 2K resolution, the PLC-HF10000L. With 2048 x 1080 resolution that exceeds the requirements for Full HD resolution, and SANYO ...
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Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Network Coverage in Franklin County

Rajasthan village uses touch screen to find jobs

SMS inquiries, a helpline, a touch-screen kiosk are all being used to help workers use the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
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Palm Bay ex-convict insists he's innocent

Willie Jackson admits to stealing, beating people up, attacking law enforcement officers and joining in race riots in prison. But the 42-year-old Palm Bay man says he will never admit to the strong-armed robbery that landed him behind bars for most of the past 20 years.
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Sony Ericsson: No plans for future Symbian phones

Sony Ericsson has said that it has no plans to continue developing phones running the Symbian operating system. "We have no plans for the time being to develop any new products to the Symbian Foundation standard or operating system," a Sony Ericsson spokesperson told Bloomberg. Sony Ericsson's chief creation officer, Rikko Sakaguchi, said that the firm has made a significant shift to support ...
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Games lane restrictions on Saturday

The exclusive Commonwealth Games (CWG) lanes between Indira Gandhi International Airport and the Games Village will remain closed to the public on Saturday, Delhi Traffic Police said.
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LG Town C300 Smartphone

Another new LG mobile phone has come to light and this time, it takes the form of the LG Town C300. LGâ€™s newest handset sports a full QWERTY keyboard, an MP3 player, wireless FM radio and a 2.4-inch display screen. Like a number of smart devices these days, the C300 is web enabled with efforts [...]
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HTCâs LTE smartphone due 2011; no full Sense for Windows Phone 7

HTC has already pushed out a 4G WiMAX smartphone â€" in the shape of the HTC EVO 4G â€" but theyâ€™re also planning for their first LTE handset too; according to the latest from CEO Peter Chou, however, it sounds like the device will miss Verizonâ€™s initial roll-out later in 2010 . Chou has told FierceWireless that the first LTE HTC device is due sometime in 2011, saying that â€œHTC was the first with 3G ...
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Archos 32 is Android's answer to iPod Touch

CNET's Donald Bell reviews the Archos 32, an Android 2.2 touch-screen device, similar to the Apple iPod Touch. Originally posted at Crave
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Thailand's 3G delay 'will deter investors'

The delay in the 3G-licence auction could erode investor confidence because both cellular operators and consumers would suffer opportunity losses, a senior Bank of Thailand official said yesterday.
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HTC 7 Trophy specs leak, new HTC Sense seemingly confirmed

The supposed specifications for the HTC 7 Trophy have leaked, suggesting that the Windows Phone 7 smartphone will have a 3.7-inch WVGA multitouch display, European-spec UMTS/HSPA (900/2100) and unspecified â€œHTC Widgetsâ€. WMPowerUser scored the details from an unspecified source, just a couple of days after live images of the handset itself emerged . Itâ€™s not spelled out as such, but the list of ...
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LG goes passive with CF3D polarized 3D projector

LGâ€™s 3F3D allows home theater owners to use the same inexpensive glasses used in full-size cinemas rather than pricy active-shutter glasses, with the same eye-popping effect.
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Sprint CEO doesn't see metered 4G service

Nokia seeks to regain edge as Android grows

Nokia chief technology officer Rich Green says he wants his team to be in â€œdirty jerseysâ€ as the Finnish company seeks to regain the edge in smartphones from Apple Inc. and Google Inc.
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Palm Beach County principal temporarily reassigned

Plumosa School of the Arts' Priscilla Maloney removed during investigation A Delray Beach principal is not allowed on campus while the school district conducts an investigation, Palm Beach County School District officials said Friday.
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Samsung offers Samsung Galaxy Tab demo video

Samsung has launched an official Samsung Galaxy Tab video via YouTube showing potential customers what to expect from the Apple iPad like device.
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Android users complain of font size problems

Khidr Suleman, V3.co.uk , Friday 24 September 2010 at 17:05:00 Virtually impaired users having difficulty reading text Many Android users are struggling to use their handsets because the devices lack the native functionality to increase font size. A V3.co.uk reader pointed out that he sometimes has difficulty reading contact details and phone numbers on his HTC Desire when he does not have his ...
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