It’s good to see a major carrier getting behind the whole mobile Internet idea. Yeah, they all do it in some sense, but then later we find out that they’ve disabled VoIP function on their handsets (this doesn’t excludes Vodafone (NYSE: VOD)). Is this a shift, or what?

• Anyway, Vodafone has announced 3 important things:

• New Vodafone Live! mobile portal that squeezes images for faster loading
• Better access to popular web-based email accounts, with support for push-email
• Much cheaper data chargers – £1 for up to 15MB for prepay customers, and £7.50 for 120MB per month for contract customers

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Cingular/AT&T (NYSE: T) has announced that its customers with BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) 8800, Pearl, 8700c and the new BlackBerry Curve can now access to traffic information and rerouting services through TeleNav Traffic.

The new service is designed to help AT&T customers get they way around the city traffic, by alerting them through voice and on-screen prompts to traffic slowdowns and incidents along their programmed travel route — and by providing them with an alternative routes. Read the full article »

Just in case you want to properly equip your iPhone even before actually acquiring one, mobile accessory makers are there to help. Latest company that announced its iPhone accessories is BoxWave. However, unlike the others, they’ve announced a slew of accessories for Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s flagship devices — not just a case or two.

First in order to protect your large iPhone touchscreen, BoxWave made two kinds of screen protectors – anti-glare and crystal. Next there are cables – for charging and for syncing with your computer. Plus, there are miniBuds stereo headphones, just in (unlikely) case you don’t like the headphones that come with the iPhone, or if you (God forbid) lost them. Finally, you’ll need to protect your iPhone from the rest of the world by putting it in the proper case. For that situation, BoxWave made available iPhone Designio Leather Case, iPhone Designio Leather Sleeve and iPhone FlexiSkin. So, that’s something for everyone. Let’s just wait for three weeks and grab THE Beauty.

Free push email service/application emoze has been updated. The latest, version 1.4, is more optimized than ever. Topping the list of improvements is enhanced battery consumption. emoze already had offered efficient battery usage by only pushing emails to mobile devices when a new email or calendar event arrived in their in-box. In the latest version, improved traffic flow goes one step further.

Next, emoze’s synchronization performance is also improved, resulting in much fast work. Finally, new version of emoze uses little memory and CPU resources… Upgrading? Hell yes!

Make that nifty smartphone pull it’s own weight! Get prizes for joining a new mobile research panel! We are proud to introduce MobileXpression, in association with our affiliate partner, ComScore! The MobileXpression research panel is open to Windows Mobile Smartphone, Windows Mobile PocketPC, Symbian smartphone, and even Palm (NSDQ: PALM) users in the US.

What is MobileXpression?
MobileXpression is a research program from ComScore to measure Windows Mobile Smartphone, Windows Mobile PocketPC, Symbian smartphone, and Palm usage. Participation in the research panel is easy! The MobileXpression research software is completely transparent to your normal phone use and automatically measures and reports mobile phone data activity – no need to fill out a survey every month!

Will I be charged for transmitting this data to MobileXpression?
It depends on your current data plan. The data is transmitted over your smartphone’s data connection so, you will be charged if you do not have an unlimited data plan (or if you only have a limited data plan). However, the average user can expect about 50KB of data upload per month, with heavy users transmitting only about 100KB per month – even if you pay per megabyte, it’s totally worth it!

What is the MobileXpression software actually measuring?
The MobileXpression application will monitor smartphone features like email, web browsing, games, etc. and submits this data securely to ComScore – all without getting in the way of your normal phone use. There is no program to startup or maintain. The application works in the background with minimal processing required – once you install it you can forget about it (until those checks come on the mail!)

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Any organization looking to keep their wireless data on lockdown have a new weapon in the battle against radio signal leakage. TPFilms has developed their LLumar Signal Defense window film to be a transparent barrier to all sorts of electronic signals. Just as tinting your car windows can reduce the amount of visible light that enters your car or office building, the LLumar Signal Defense film reduces the amount of electronic signal that can pass through the window – the point that is most vulnerable signal leakage.

The multi-layered, metal oxide film has been picked up by over 200 government agencies – among them, the Department of Defense, Department of the Treasury, and Department of State. Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence, Arthur Money, says that the film is just what the government needed, because “the proliferation of mobile communications technologies like cell phones, PDA’s, Bluetooth devices and Wi-Fi enabled laptops, the airwaves are more flooded than ever with sensitive and confidential information, creating a prime threat for businesses of all sizes.”

We’ll probably be seeing this technology start to trickle down to more commercial applications – like in schools and movie theaters. We would rather have everybody turn off their ringers when necessary. That way, businesses won’t need to stop cellular signals altogether – leaving our data connections alive.

via: textually

HTC dropped the Elf-based HTC Touch on us yesterday. The new smartphone has Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s iPhone squarely in its crosshairs with its TouchFLO interface aiming to trump Apple’s multitouch interface. We got a couple video previews that show you exactly how the new TouchFLO interface will work – and how the globally available Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional smartphone will have a head-start on Apple (the HTC Touch has already left the starting gates, while Apple is still lacing up in the locker room).

More vids on the link!

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Popular automotive destination Cars.com has launched a mobile version of its popular website to offer vehicle listings alongside research tools and buying advice in a mobile application. The new mobile website is powered by Crisp Wireless’ mLogic platform, and brings shoppers the best of Cars.com. Beside searching for vehicle listing, mobile visitors can access Kelley Blue Book’s Used Car Values, calculate vehicle payments and read expert reviews and the latest automotive news. Read the full article »

Dopod International and Research In Motion (RIM) recently announced the availability of BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Connect software v4.0 on 838Pro (aka HTC Hermes/HTC TyTN).

Through the existing licensing relationship between HTC (now the owner of Dopod) and RIM, Dopod will provide BlackBerry Connect software on its Windows Mobile-based 838Pro smartphone to support push-based email services, in conjunction with both BlackBerry Enterprise Server and BlackBerry Internet Service. Read the full article »

Hummer, the company made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger’s giant military-convert SUV (and myriad wannabe, gas-guzzling, urban-tanks), is getting into the mobile phone game with a new slider phone – the Hummer HT1. First Porsche, now Hummer? Anyway, the Hummer HT1, much like its toy-ish, plastic-clad namesake forebears (H2 and H3, we’re talking about you), comes in a variety of colors – ranging from yellow to camouflage.

The Hummer HT1 was developed by the French manufacturer, Modelabs, but sports only Hummer branding. For about 300 Euros, you get a 2.2″ screen, GSM/GPRS, 2MP cam, microSD slot, and 256MB of memory. So, it looks like the phone will follow in the H2/H3’s footsteps – offering a lot some of show without much go substance.

via: unwiredview