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What is that? Palm could display a mobile phone at CES running on NOVA, which is their new OS? We all know that coming up to the beginning of CES, rumours tend to run rampant so let’s take this with a teaspoon of salt.
Fring have announced a new version for Windows Mobile devices, including Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X1 and Samsung Omnia. In the new version, you’ll find the new & improved fring Add-ons – fun, interactive mobile internet apps that sit inside fring, allowing you to take your Facebook account mobile, receive Gmail notifications and more. Also included is the popular File Transfer function – you can now send digital files to all your fring, Skype, MSN & Yahoo buddies at the click of a button. No need for Bluetooth pairing, no wires, no infrared and no costly MMS charges. Additionally if you’re an HTC user, it now supports earpiece use. You can download the latest version here.
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Today Motorola, announced two new mobile devices that will make social responsibility and social connectivity even more accessible to people everywhere. MOTO™ W233 Renew is the world’s first mobile phone made using plastics comprised of recycled water bottles including coastal and marine recycled plastic textiles, and MOTOSURF™ A3100 – a high-speed touch tablet with a fully customizable home screen – will debut this week at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Full details and pictures after the break.
HTC will be bringing the S743 unlocked Windows Mobile Standard smart phone to the US which is basically the HTC S740 with the bands for US 3G on AT&T. GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz 850/1900 MHz (AT&T) 3.6 HSDPA. We have already reviewed the European version which you can find here. To refresh your memory this device has a QVGA display, a slide out QWERTY keyboard, 3MPX auto focus camera and wifi. You can read our review of the HTC S740 here.
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Sling Media will be demonstrating a version of SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone being developed for the iTunes store at this year’s Macworld. Sling Media will deliver a version of SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone to Apple for certification in Q1. “SlingPlayer Mobile is ideally suited for the iPhone’s large touch screen display and I know iPhone users are eagerly anticipating the application’s availability,” said Blake Krikorian, co-founder and CEO of Sling Media.
Verizon (Vodafone owns 45% of Verizon Wireless) will complete its $28.1 billion takeover of Alltel on January 9. This will add 
more than Alltel’s 13 million customers to Verizon’s 66 million to create the largest 
mobile network in the US. Both Verizon and Alltel use Qualcomm’s CDMA technology which will hopefully avoid the problems that Sprint encountered when it merged with Nextel in 2005. That merger began the rapid decline of Sprint when it failed to successfully integrate Sprint’s CDMA network and Nextel’s IDEN network.
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We have all heard the rumours recently surrounding why Steve Jobs will not be attending this years Macworld, well the man himself has issued a letter explaining his decision and we have it for you here after the break in full. Also there is a statement from Apples board. Apparently Steve has a hormone imbalance which is the cause of his weight loss. We wish him a speedy recovery. All the details after the break.
Having reviewed lots of mobile phones last year it is nice to start this year with a review of an accessory that has left me speechless, well nearly anyway. When I was offered the chance to review this pocket sized projector it really interested me as I had heard so much about it and couldn’t wait to receive it and now after a few weeks use its time to share my thoughts on this amazing piece of tech.
In America there are 3 or 4 really influential tech journalists whose opinions really matter in mainstream newspapers. People like Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher of The Wall Street Journal, Ed Baig of USA Today, and my personal favorite David Pogue of The New York Times. Pogue’s short videos which air on CNBC are also available as a podcast and are something I look forward to every week. Pogue gave a speech recently where he discusses the mobile trends he expects to see develop in 2009. It is a really entertaining and informative discussion (including a couple of funny songs). The main thrust of his talk centers on how mobile services will become more and more important in the coming year. More after the break, including the video.
The iPhone just got a whole lot more tempting for me this morning. The idea of a QWERTY keyboard add-on is hardly new, however, this one really looks tempting. The idea of the keyboard also becoming a rather resilient cover for the screen will attract a great many people. Click on for more info.
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