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 Palm Treo 800w for Sprint is a bold new version of the popular Treo line. It maintains all of the powerful smartphone features Treo users love, and adds built-in GPS and WiFi connectivity. The Palm Treo 800w lets you take your office with you by allowing you to synchronize your email and contacts anywhere, or read and edit Microsoft Office documents. The Treo 800w adds an enhanced camera and more memory as well; all in all, it’s an exciting new branch of the Treo evolutionary tree.
Highlights
Full Featured Email and Calendar Supports Corporate And Personal Accounts
Updated Treo Features GPS, WiFi Connectivity, And Expanded Memory
Over-the-air Synchronization For Your Email, Calendar and Contacts
Near-Broadband Data Download Speeds
View and Edit Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Read PDFs
Built-in Music Player, Plus Streaming Multimedia Support
2.0 Megapixel Camera Takes High-quality Photos and Video Clips
Stereo Bluetooth Wireless Technology
What’s In The Box With The Phone
Additional Items Included – Battery, Wall Charger, User Guide, USB HotSync Cable, CD-ROM Software, Stylus, Stereo Headset
Advanced Features
Digital Camera – 2.0 Megapixel Camera (1600 x 1200 Pixel Resolution Max), 4x Digital Zoom, Create and Edit Albums
Streaming Multimedia Support – Yes, High-speed Downloads and Media Player Gives You The Best Multimedia Experience
MP3 Player – Yes, Pocket Tunes Software Built-in Lets You Listen to MP3 and Other Format Files In Rich Stereo
FM Radio – Yes, With Software Sold Separately
Attachment Viewing (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) – Yes, View and Edit MS Word, Excel PowerPoint Files, View PDF Documents
Bluetooth Wireless Technology – Yes, Version 2.0 Supported
Video Capture / Camcorder – Yes, QCIF-quality Resolution Max, Length Determined Solely By Available Memory
QWERTY Keyboard – Yes, Backlit
Infrared Port – Yes
GPS Services Support – Yes
Data Capable / Use This Phone As A Modem – Yes, When Connected To Your Computer Via USB Cable, Bluetooth or Infrared
PC Synchronization – Yes, Sync Via Cable, Infrared or Bluetooth, HotSync and VersaMail Software
Messaging Features
Mobile Web Browsing – Yes, Blazer Web Browser Supports HTML, SSL, JavaScript, Cookies, Bookmarks, Frames and VPNs
Multimedia Messaging – Yes, Send and Receive Pictures and Videos
HTML Web Browsing – Yes, Blazer Browser Supports HTML, SSL, JavaScript, Cookies, Bookmarks, Frames and VPNs
Text Messaging (SMS) – Yes, Plus Instant Messaging
Email Client – Pocket Outlook Supports POP, IMAP, APOP, ESMTP Protocols, Plus VPN Support
