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Telmap launched location-aware restaurant coupons in Israel as part of its Mobile Location Companion. Developed in cooperation with REST, the country’s leading restaurant guide which is also part of the Yellow Pages Israel Group, the new capability allows Navigator GPS+ subscribers of Pelephone Communications to search for a restaurant in their vicinity, either through the…
Of all the British operators, Vodafone has first started taking orders for the white Samsung Galaxy S II. The Big Red carrier is offering the device for free on plans starting at 36 GBP per month. That money also gets you 900 minutes, unlimited texts and 750 MB of data every month. Plus if you…
Not exactly what we would call a “pure” mobile news, but related nevertheless. It shows how connected all (most) of us are these days. We use computers and smartphones for everything from reading news, staying in touch with our friends, for our work, flirting, learning, following our favorite sports teams, chatting and so on. What’s…
Sony has started accepting pre-orders for its Tablet S device listing September 16th as a shipping date. At the moment only Wi-Fi versions are available and we’ve no idea when the 3G-enabled tablet will be available (nor we care for that matter). The Tablet S comes in two flavors with 16 and 32 GB of…
If you a) own an Android smartphone or tablet; and b) was looking at the AR.Drone with a dose of envy – we have good news for you. Yep, now you can control the popular quadricopter from your Android device just as well iOS users could (and those with Symbian smartphones, though unofficially), relying on…
Vodafone thinks there’s money to be made in the tablet sales. The Big Red carrier used the IFA in Berlin to unveil two of its own-branded products – Vodafone Smart Tab 7 and 10, both of which will come with 1280×800 screens which is especially cool for the smaller 7-inch model. Rest of the specs…
Poynt has teamed up with the Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) to push Child Search Alerts to its users globally, putting the ability to stop child abductions directly into the hands of people while they are going about their day. Here’s how Poynt integrates Child Search Alerts (from the press release): When a child…
Aside from the graphical representation of a battery life, you may also want to see the remaining juice of your iPhone represented in percentage points. Luckily this capability comes built-in and you can quickly enable it by taking the next few steps: Tap “Settings” Then “General” Tap “Usage” and you’ll see the screen with information…
On the heels of the PowerDVD 11 universal media player launch, CyberLink also unveiled PowerDVD Mobile, allowing users to play, share and wirelessly stream their local videos, music and photos between their PCs and Android-powered tablets. What’s more if you own a DLNA-enabled TV, you will also be able to beam media files to the…
Two newly announced Android smartphones, Samsung Galaxy Note and Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, are already available for pre-ordering in the UK through Clove. The online retailer asks 349.99 GBP (about $563) for Sony Ericsson’s baby, listing September 26th as the availability date. The device, which BTW is an upgrade of the original Xperia arc,…