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Nokia unveiled their next generation internet tablet this week. xThe Nokia N900, like the N810 and N800 tablet before it, the device uses Linux-based Maemo software. Unlike Nokia’s earlier tablets, it connects to the internet over a cellular connection. It’s not a phone, it’s a tablet, but the GSM …
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Motorola to deploy 3G in Hanoi and Northern Provinces; enabling Vinaphone to deliver new media mobility experiences
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Samsung announced that sales of the Samsung Star S5230 surpassed the 5-million mark this month. The Star (model number S5230), launched in May, is the fastest model in Samsung’s history to reach the milestone.
Launched first in Europe, one million of the touch screen devices were sold in the first month and a half alone, after which the company expanded sales efforts to include markets in CIS, Southeast and Southwest Asia, East-Central Africa, China, and Central America.
“We’re very pleased by this success,” said Young-hee Lee, Vice President of Marketing, Mobile Communications Division, Samsung Electronics. “We see the demand for touch screen phones increasing and we will continue to offer consumers a diverse range of products, supported by unique marketing campaigns.”
The Star was launched as an affordable mobile phone, appealing to young consumers with its slim, 11.9 mm body and 3-inch WQVGA touch screen. It also boasts high-tech features such as Samsung’s exclusive high-quality sound technology, DNSe, as well as a SmileShot-enabled camera and Bluetooth v2.1.
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If you are into social networking on your iPhone you may just be pleased to hear that Facebook 3.0 is now available for your iPhone from the iTunes App Store, reports an article on i4u.
Unfortunately push notifications is still missing from Facebook 3.0 as that is expected in Facebook 3, however Facebook 3.0 for iPhone does delivers on many new changes to make your Facebook experience more pleasurable on your iPhone.
You can now look forward to the ability to read and write notes, view friend’s birthdays, visit links in the built-in browser, upload folders and videos and a great deal more. So if you haven’t yet upgraded to Facebook 3.0 for iPhone nip over to the app store and grab your copy.
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Sony’s Daily Edition e-book reader is Sony’s first 3G connected reader. It connects via AT&T’s cellular network — but no mention of WiFi connectivity. The Daily Edition has a seven-inch touch widescreen display that you can rotate to view books in landscape. It will be available in December for …
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Non-profit organization offers free counseling for troubled teens
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Nokia announced that it will offer its mobile financial service called Nokia Money, which provides convenient mobile money transfer service by making a voice call or sending an SMS. It will enable consumers to send money to another person just by using the person’s mobile phone number, as well as to pay merchants for goods and services, pay their utility bills, or recharge their prepaid SIM cards (SIM top-up).
“Obopay shares Nokia’s vision for bringing mobile financial services to millions of people worldwide. We’re excited that Nokia has chosen Obopay’s platform. Nokia’s leading market position, strong brand recognition and global distribution channel, using the Obopay platform with uniquely developed mobile elements, means the Nokia Money service is well positioned to bring the next generation of mobile payment services to the world,” said Carol Realini, Founder and CEO of Obopay.
The Nokia Money service will be shown for the first time at Nokia World on the 2nd and 3rd of September 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany, and it is planned to be rolled out gradually to selected markets, beginning in early 2010.
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Managing to obtain a contract with a carrier pushing into nine figure subscriber count territory would most certainly go s very long way to helping a manufacturers woes.
Therefore it is quite reasonable to believe Palm may well be shopping around the main streets of Honk Kong and Beijing where China’s three biggest carriers have their head quarters situated. The Financial Times has recently mentioned in an un related article that China Telecom is planning to offer Palm to it’s subscribers.
Rival Unicom is about to launch the iPhone and Telecom runs CDMA with nascent. The Pre is already acquainted with CDMA networks, with the Sprint and also the Bell launch. To find out more visit engadgetmobile.com
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The Seattle Times today announced partnerships with the West Seattle Blog, Next Door Media (publisher of MyBallard.com, PhinneyWood and other sites); The Rainier Valley Post and Capitol Hill Seattle.
The Seattle Times’ move comes just a few days after Fisher Communications — publisher of KOMO-TV and KOMO Radio — launched 43 …
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Celebrates 10th anniversary of laptop program with new WiMAX-enabled computers
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