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For all the doom and gloom Nokia is facing from the press and analysts about their failure to compete in the high end smartphone space, you’d think that the only part of the market where Nokia was doing alright, the low and mid end, would surely be keeping the company afloat and on good terms…
Motorola Defy, the company’s rugged Android smartphone, is now available in Germany through Phone House. The handset retailer is asking 350 EUR for the IP67-certified device, which actually is not that much considering the specs (and the fact this is a SIM free deal). Alternatively, folks can opt to grab the phone with a contract…
South Koreans will soon be able to make purchases with nothing but their phone as KT introduced the country’s first NFC (Near Field Communication)-enabled device – Samsung SHW-A170K, which uses NFC compatible USIM. The new contactless card will allow folks to buy such items as tickets, gift cards and food, with companies like GS Caltex,…
Sephora North America launched Sephora to Go in the AppStore, providing iOS device users with the “ultimate portable access to Sephora.” The mobile app builds on top of the company’s mobile website (m.sephora.com), adding few extra features only a native app can rock. Similarly to the mentioned mobile website, you can use Sephora to Go…
Nokia Software Updater beta got a small update and is now in version 3.0.156. The most important new feature (for the brand new Nokia N8 users) is the support for widget type application updates. Then there’s the automatic device software checker, improved download reliability and time estimation, as well as minor UI changes. The mentioned…
Orange and the Château de Versailles have launched a new iPhone app, offering a new visitor experience for gardens of the Château de Versailles. Available in English and French, the application provides access to audio and video content about the gardens. The leading specialists on the Versailles estate (curators, architects, gardeners, water engineers) welcome visitors,…
Turkish mobile operator Turkcell is launching an MVNO in Germany early next year, obviously targeting the country’s large Turkish community. The company has agreed a 5-year wholesale deal to use Deutsche Telekom’s 3G network with services due to start in Q1 2011. In an interview with Turkish television, Turkcell’s CEO Sureyya Ciliv said the new…
London-based Geomium is joining the ever-competitive mobile location-based social networking market with its own iPhone app, allowing users to access tons of local content while on the go. Here’s the Geomium pitch (from their press release): Geomium is a true socializing tool. Whilst existing apps may call themselves social, only Geomium is designed for people…
ngmoco announced a new version of GodFinger for iPhone that will hit the AppStore anytime soon. We don’t have all the details, but we do know GodFinger All-Starts will allow you to earn Follower Stars for terrorizing your dutiful disciples. Moreover, these stars will let you level up the followers, and earn rewards with each…
When it comes to naming all the various flavors of 3G technology, and knowing what they’re all capable of, you really need a pocket guide otherwise you’d go a little nuts. For the sake of shortness, let’s just say that the fastest speeds achievable by 3G today hovers around 42 Mbps. This uses a technology…