Cingular/AT&T has announced that its customers with BlackBerry 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…
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BoxWave announces iPhone accessories
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’s flagship devices — not just a case or two. First in order…
emoze 1.4 released; More optimized than ever
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,…
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Sprint releases Slifter, GPS enabled shopping companion
Sprint today begins offering Slifter, a GPS-enabled mobile search application/service that allows consumers to use cellphones to find products in retail stores. Based on the GPS signal, consumers can easily search through 65 million products at 30,000 store locations and find out where they can buy certain products and at what price. Next, once the…
Sony Ericsson S900i concept
What we have here is a Sony Ericsson S900i concept phone. It’s not clear whether this is coming from the official Sony Ericsson or from a designer fan out there, but my bet goes for the latter. Anyhow, if this ends up in the production, we’ll have another stylish Sony Ericsson handset available on the…
iPhone and its rivals
There’s an interesting article in The Wall Street Journal discussing the iPhone and its rivals — namely Nokia N95, Samsung UpStage, HTC Touch and LG Prada. The article begins (and ends for that matter) with the Nokia N95 — the Finish handset maker’s flagship “multimedia computer”. Authors, Li Yuan and Amol Sharma, remind us that…
Parrot Party Bluetooth speaker takes the party outdoor
The Bluetooth accessories powerhouse Parrot recently showcased its small Party Bluetooth speaker system. The stylish accessory aims to appeal to younger crowd, which could use this portable speaker for outdoor entertainment — as long as they have the Bluetooth enabled handset to pair with it. This cute speakers can also tango with wires by using…
Verizon to release Treo 755p, 800w this summer
Verizon is preparing a surprise for all the Treo fans out there this summer. First, they will launch the 3G-enabled Palm OS-based Treo 755p in July, which is also carried by Sprint. Following that, the carrier will also release Treo 800w in late August. The former Treo is touted as the successor of the popular…
Orange discontinues the SPV brand… NOT!
In a strange move, Orange decided to discontinue its SPV brand in favor of HTC. In that sense, HTC’s latest handset will be available to Orange’s customers as HTC Touch — not as the SPV phone. While it makes sense for HTC, I don’t see how it fits with Orange’s branding. Maybe they are having…