Spotted while grocery shopping:

Fring keeps adding new phones to the list of supported devices. Lately we caught them adding support for the Nokia N78 and N96.

Existing users of the two devices (even though there are not that many Nokia N96 owners at present) will be able to extend the usefulness of their smartphones with one of the most popular Symbian VoIP clients. In addition, fring users can chat with their buddies on multiple IM networks or run some of the third-party fring Add-ons…

To download fring, hop over to their website and take it from there.

[Via: fring blog]

AT&T has recently added a new phone to its GoPhone offering - Samsung SGH-a137. The entry-level device prides itself with a built-in GPS receiver, which makes it kinda stand out in the carrier’s pay-as-you-go phone portfolio.

Other specs include 2-inch screen, Bluetooth support and a music player. Size wise, the Samsung SGH-a137 measures 88.9×45.7×20.3 mm (3.5×1.8x.8 inches). It is already available at AT&T for $39.99 before taxes.

[Via: MobileBurn]

As Dusan previously reported (here and here), the Blackberry Bold 9000 (RIMs new HSPA email uber-phone) is now for sale with Orange and Vodafone in the UK. But where else can you get it?

Well apparently, 3 is going to be carrying it in November. That only leaves T-Mobile and O2, who we’ve not really heard a peep from. Previous rumours suggested sometime in Q3 for the Operators, but right now the the respective websites only have the 8110 and 8310 listed.

Of course, another strategy you can employ is to go SIM-free - sure it will hurt your wallet in the short-term, but at least you are not going to be locked in to a longer contract that you already have. In that case, you can wander on over to Expansys, where the device is currently £619.99 (correct at time of posting).

Whichever route you decide to take, you’ll be getting a universally-acclaimed device - the screen in particular seems to have come in for endless praise - and of course, you’ll have all that Push-email goodness!

[Via: Mobile News]

PC Pro is reporting that Vodafone has signed a deal with Dell to sell it’s Mini 9 Laptops with integrated mobile broadband only a day or so after the “netbook” was launched!

The XP-loaded Mini 9 costs £299 and features an 8.9in screen, 1.6GHz Atom processor, 1GB of RAM and 16GB solid state drive. There’s also integrated Bluetooth, 1.3 megapixel webcam and 802.11b/g wireless. An Ubuntu version is on its way for £269.

Not bad specs, and I’d love to see how the build quality is - some of the earlier “netbooks” from other manufacturers had somewhat less-than-optimal build, but I would bet on the Dell device being rock solid - and £299 is cheap as chips (well, nearly)!

[Via: PC Pro]

A South Korean businss paper has reported that Samsung is persuing SanDisk, for acquisition purposes. Both companies would not confirm or deny the report, which to me sounds like it’s on baby!

Samsung currently supplies NAND flash memory chips to SanDisk … which is the world’s largest supplier of flash storage card products. Samsung is the world’s largest manufacturer of NAND as well as DRAM, or dynamic random access memory, chips. NAND flash memory is used in digital devices such as cameras and music players. DRAM chips are used mostly in personal computers.

Samsung is no stranger to acquisitions either - last year it bought an Israeli company called TransChip, and turned it in to one of it’s R&D centres - Israel is a hi-tech leader globally, and that purchase further extended Samsung’s already mammoth scale of operations.

[Via: Cellular News]

We’ve talked about it two weeks ago and now it’s happening. The Sony Ericsson TM506 is now available on T-Mobile. You should be able to grab it everywhere, but the point is to use it on the mobile operator’s 3G network — that’s in case you’re lucky enough to live in one of the areas where T-Mobile’s 3G works. Aside from the 3G radio, the device sports a GPS with TeleNav support, 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, music player, and a Memory Stick Micro (M2) slot. It’s available for $79.99 with a 2-year agreement and $50 mail-in rebate…

[Via: Boy Genius Report]

Don’t know what should we think about this, but apparently Canadians will be able to grab the full QWERTY keyboard equipped Nokia E71 exclusively through Fido. Sure, there are options to grab the device unlocked, but if you want to instantly save on purchase and grab the E71 through mobile operator, you’ll have to sign-up for Fido’s service. That’s kinda strange when we know Fido is Rogers Wireless’ owned MVNO and is primarily geared towards the younger generation…

The rumor is coming from MobilySyrup’s Nokia insider, FYI.

[Via: MobileSyrup]

It seems AT&T is moving forward to launch the HTC Touch Pro. While the details we have are kinda sketchy at the moment — release date and pricing are unknown — we do know the mobile operator will market the device as “Fuze.”

Specs should remain unchanged, though, and include tri-band HSDPA (with U.S. 3G frequencies), WiFi, GPS, full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, BlackBerry Connect support, and a whole lot more.

We’ll be keeping our eyes and ears on the street, and get back to you as soon as we have more to report on the subject. Stay tuned, in the meantime.

[Via: Engadget Mobile]

EA has announced that it will bring 9 iPhone/iPod Touch games in the near future. Aside from the long awaited Spore Origins, which we’ve already covered recently, the gaming giant also wowed to bring the following titles to the platform:

• YAHTZEE Adventures
• EA Mini Golf
• Lemonade Tycoon
• Mahjong
• MONOPOLY: Here & Now The World Edition
• SimCity
• Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 09
• Need for Speed Undercover
• The Sims 3

It’s obvious EA is serious when it comes to iPhone as a gaming platform. We’ve no reasons to believe at least some of the titles mentioned above won’t be a hit…