Plantronics announced today, during CTIA pre-show activities, that they will debut their new Pulsar 260 bluetooth headset at their CTIA booth (Plantronics booth #1013). The new bluetooth headset will offer both bluetooth headset and bluetooth headphone connectivity through A2DP technology, allowing for both high quality voice calls and music listening in the same pair of…
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Cingular Launches US Mobile Banking!
Remember when all your (geek) friends would keep saying that, in the future, the cell phone would replace everything, including your wallet? Well, that day is nigh! With converged devices already combining a mobile phone with a PDA, digital camera, GPS unit, mp3 player, radio, and even TV, the convergence of a digital wallet is…
Samsung Updates Blackjack System Software
Samsung has released an update for its Blackjack mobile phone’s system software. The Blackjack is a Cingular exclusive, so US subscribers can expect to get the minor changes for free through Samsung’s website. Among the updates are a couple changes to some icons and better roaming support, especially when outside US borders.
So what does a 14 year old have to say about the Nokia N80?
Jon Arnold is a freaking awesome dad. He is apart of the Nokia Blogger Relations program and for some strange reason he decided to let his 14 year old son, Max, review the Nokia N80. Let’s see what we can learn. My comments will be in bold: Other than the N70, this is the first…
HTC Athena Will Hit US Shores As Advantage X7501
HTC announced today that the US will be getting the HTC Advantage X7500 (codenamed Athena) as the HTC Advantage X7501. No carrier support needed, what with HTC selling its wares under its own global brand. Those in the US can pick up an unlocked Advantage this summer through your importer of choice. Nothing solid on…
Pharos Releases GPS Phone
Pharos finally releases their GPS Phone for sale this week. The Pharos 600 and 600E feature the SiRFstar III GPS chipset and run Windows Mobile 5.0. The $600 Pharos 600E is differentiated from its bigger brother by its lack of North America maps and the Ostia Navigation package. The Pharos 600 is pricier, at $700,…
Video: Microsoft’s blatant ripoff of Widsets
CrunchGear is nice enough to bring us a video of the all new Microsoft ZenZui: Now look at Nokia CTO Dr. Tero Ojanperä showing off Widsets: I told you Microsoft doesn’t stand still. Do the Widsets guys have anything to say about this? Microsoft seriously knows what they’re doing:
Yahoo! Mobile Ads Are Here!
Just what we’ve all been wishing for. Advertising on our mobile phones! It can’t get much better than this. It’s such a relief, not having to worry about going without an ad for whole minutes at a time. Come Tuesday, Yahoo! will start offering new tools through its Yahoo Mobile Publisher Service.
Mapquest To Offer Free Services For Mobiles
Mapquest is making it easier to use their mapping service on your mobile device. With the “Send to Cell” option on Mapquest’s website, users can send directions and maps to any browser-enabled mobile phone. So just what are they doing that’s so new? Well, until now, Mapquest’s mobile offerings were pay services – like Mapquest…
Amp’d Mobile In Canada, Eh?
Like the title suggests, Amp’d Mobile just opened up shop in Canada as Amp’d Mobile Canada. Fitting name, eh? As of March 14th (which, not so coincidentally, coincides with the day that number portability took afffect), our neighbors to the north can get their Amp’d on with TV and radio services for $30-$75 Canadian Looneys.…