Reuters - A settlement between mobile phone users and companies that charged them for downloaded ringtones and games they thought were free was approved by a court on Tuesday.
Reuters - The world's two largest cellphone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, unveiled on Tuesday their latest rivals to the iPhone as Apple became the top profit generator in the handset industry.
Reuters - The world's two largest cell phone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, have unveiled their latest attempts to keep pace in the battle with smartphone rivals like iPhone and Blackberry.
PC Magazine - Samsung appeared to announce a new mobile-phone OS today, but it didn't really. Bada is an extension of Samsung's long-time, proprietary feature-phone OS, but it's also open to developers.
AFP - British mobile phone giant Vodafone on Tuesday said net profits soared 125 percent during its first half, adding that it planned to double annual cost saving to two billion pounds.
Investor's Business Daily - In a bid to do on mobile phones what it did on the Web, Google is buying AdMob, a services provider that will help serve more ads in more places.
NewsFactor - Finnish mobile-phone maker Nokia is recalling millions of phone chargers. The Espoo, Finland-based company on Monday said chargers made by a supplier have shown some defects.
PC World - Getting into the spirit of the season, Verizon is enlisting the aid of elves, Elvis, and stop-motion puppets in its holiday offensive against AT&T. In a new set of ads (which you can see below), Verizon continues to highlight its superior nationwide 3G coverage as an argument for going with the carrier and its handset lineup, including HTC […]
PC World - Nokia says it will replace for free millions of faulty cellphone chargers that pose a shock hazard to its users. Nokia announced the recall program Monday, reporting the Nokia-branded chargers were manufactured by a third-party supplier, BYD Electronic Company of China. Nokia says the plastic casing surrounding the chargers in question could separ […]
The Motorola Krave ZN4 for Verizon Wireless is Motorola’s first iPhone-style touchscreen phone that actually outdoes its competitors – the Krave boasts not one touchscreen, but two. The large main display is a 2.8″ touchscreen, and a clear protective “touch cover” flips down while the phone is closed. This EVDO device supports Verizon’s V CAST TV and Music, and makes it easy to manipulate all your media via well-designed menus. The Motorola Krave ZN4 for Verizon takes touchscreens to the next le
Highlights
Beautiful Touchscreen Flip Phone Actually Has TWO Touch Interfaces
“Touch Cover” Allows You To Control Some Phone Functions While It’s Closed
Supports V CAST Mobile TV and Music Streaming Services
Streaming Stereo Bluetooth Wireless Technology
Giant Color Screen Is Great Way to Watch Video and TV On The Go
2.0 Megapixel Camera/Camcorder Takes Printable Photos And Long Videos
High-speed, Full HTML Experience Web Surfing
What’s In The Box With The Phone
Additional Items Included – Battery, Wall Charger, User Guide
Advanced Features
Digital Camera – 2.0 Megapixels, 4x Digital Zoom, Portrait Or Landscape Viewfinder
Streaming Multimedia Support – Yes, Watch Live Streaming TV with V CAST Mobile TV, Or On Demand Videos Or Music With V CAST Feature
MP3 Player – Yes
V CAST Music Player – Stream or Download Music From V CAST, Album Art, Playlists, MP3, WMA, USB 2.0, External Controls
Bluetooth Wireless Technology – Yes, Class 2, Headset, Handsfree, DUN, OPP, FTP, BPP, BIP Profiles Supported
GPS Services Support – Yes, Supports Verizon Navigator
Video Capture / Camcorder – Record Short Videos, Send To Friends With TXT+PIX+FLIX Messaging Add-on Rate Plan Feature
Voice-driven Menus – Yes, Advanced Technology Requires No Phone Pre-training
Bluetooth Stereo Headset (A2DP) – Yes, Stream Stereo Music To and From Compatible (A2DP) Bluetooth Devices
PC Synchronization – Yes, With Software and USB Cable Sold Separately
Parental Controls – Yes
Messaging Features
Multimedia Messaging – Send and Receive Picture and Video Messages With TXT+PIX+FLIX Messaging Add-on Rate Plan Feature
Text Messaging (SMS) – Send and Receive Text Messages With TXT+PIX+FLIX Messaging Add-on Rate Plan Feature
Instant Messenger Built-in – AOL, Yahoo! and ICQ Instant Messaging With TXT+PIX+FLIX Messaging Add-on Rate Plan Feature
Verizon Wireless Mobile Web 2.0 – Yes, High-speed Web Surfing With Verizon Wireless Mobile Web 2.0 Add-on Rate Plan Feature
HTML Web Browsing – Yes, Supports Full Mobile Browsing
Email Client – Yes, Supports POP3 and SMTP Formats, With TXT+PIX+FLIX Add-on Rate Plan Feature
Personalization and Fun Features
Polyphonic Ringtones – Yes, Downloadable
Custom Ringtones – Yes
MP3 Ringtones – Yes
Ringer Profiles – Yes
Picture Caller ID – Yes
Multiple Languages – Yes
Games – Yes, Downloadable
Customizable Graphics – Yes, Downloadable
Core Features
Color Main Display – 2.8″ LCD, 400 x 240 Pixels, Over 65,000 Colors Displayed