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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A slightly revamped version of the T-Mobile Dash is now available. This includes a new look and an upgrade to the latest version of Windows Mobile.
The new Dash drops the black-and-silver casing of the original in exchange for one that is a very dark grey, but T-Mobile insists in actually black. Nothing else about the actual design of this model has changed.
T-Mobile Dash
On the inside, this model sports Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, the most recent edition of Microsoft’s operating system for smartphones without touchscreens.
It is available now on T-Mobile’s website for $100 with a qualifying service contract and mail-in rebate.
The T-Mobile Dash isn’t a new model as it debuted over two years ago but it has been T-Mobile’s most popular Windows Mobile device, and a jump to the latest version of this operating system breathes new life into it.
It uses a popular design for smartphones a slim tablet shape with a QWERTY keyboard below the screen. This model includes a 320-by-240-pixel display that is in landscape mode by default.
The Dash is a quad-band GSM phone that has Wi-Fi b/g and Stereo Bluetooth, but does not support T-Mobile’s 3G network.
It also has a microSD memory card slot and a 1.3 MPx camera.
Like all Windows Mobile devices, it offers Push corporate email and a suite of productivity and entertainment software.
Overall, this model is 2.5 by 4.4 by 0.5 inches, and it weighs 4.2 ounces.
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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.
LG have announced two new mobiles for the Asian and Eastern European markets which will come in the shape of the new touchscreen based LG KS660 which will support two SIM cards simultaneously (a first for LG) and the extravagant GD910 mobile phone which will take the shape of a wristwatch.
The LG KS660 is a dual-SIM phone supporting tri-band GSM connectivity. It has a 3-inch TFT touchscreen display with WQVGA resolution (400×240), 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and video recording at 720×480@15fps. Additional specs include 50MB internal storage, microSD expansion slot (up to 4GB), Bluetooth and USB capabilities. Unfortunately the phone lacks in 3G and Wi-Fi which could prove to be an awful mistake from the LG camp.
LG KS660
The second mobile phone is LG GD910 and it comes in the unusual wristwatch form factor.
LG GD910
You may remember the wristwatch prototype by LG that was displayed at the MWC 2008. Well, they’ve made it real this time and it would be first showcased at the CES 2009 next month.
The LG GD910 is 13.9 mm thick and sports a 1.43-inch touch LCD screen. The main selling point of the device is 3G video calls thanks to the front-facing camera.
Behind the watch disguise you will also find HSDPA and Bluetooth connectivity, voice dialling and speech recognition, text-to-speech feature and a music player.
Currently, we don’t have any information about pricing or availability of either device but we will do our upmost to bring you that information ASAP.
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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.
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