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Please look out for these chargers
They are seriously dangerous and all over the UK all of a sudden. If you notice they are around a third cheaper then normal, please don't buy it. They are known to 'charge' mobile phones and games consolles. Click on the link for more.
(P.S, if you don't like it,please don't vote it down so much, i you don't want it to make the news that's only fair, but please leave it so enough people can see this warning. Thanks.) They are seriously dangerous and all over the UK all of a sudden. If you notice they are around a third cheaper then normal, please do... more -
Picture Leak: UK Mobile Operator O2's Attempt At Security
Some O2 customers' private photos taken with their mobile phones are publicly accessible online.
Customers of U.K. mobile network operator O2 may believe that photos taken with their mobile phones and sent via MMS to friends are private. But if the recipient's phone isn't capable of receiving MMS data, as is the case with Apple's iPhone 3G, those pictures may be publicly accessible.
O2's security for this scenario is security through obscurity: It makes pictures sent via MMS viewable on non-MMS devices by posting them online with a URL that's difficult to guess.
But thanks to Google, there's no need to guess the URL. It can be found using the inurl: search query operator with mms2legacy as the argument. Some O2 customers' private photos taken with their mobile phones are publicly accessible online. ... more -
X Games coming to AT&T and Verizon Wireless subscribers
For the upcoming X Games 14, July 31 through August 3, ESPN and MediaFlo USA have teamed up to bring coverage of the games to AT&T and Verizon Wireless subscribers. For the upcoming X Games 14, July 31 through August 3, ESPN and MediaFlo USA have teamed up to bring coverage of the games to AT&T... more
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EU launches crackdown on rogue mobile services
The European Union's consumer chief on Thursday launched a crackdown on websites offering mobile phone services such as ringtones after a probe found most were ripping people off, notably teenagers.
An initial investigation by EU Consumer Commissioner Meglena Kuneva into 500 websites providing ringtones, wallpapers, news feeds or videogames worth hundreds of millions of euros found that 80 percent were "misleading" consumers.
"Far too many people are falling victim to costly surprises from mysterious charges, fees and ringtone subscriptions they learn about for the first time when they see their mobile phone bill," Kuneva told a news conference.
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Apple sells 1 million new iPhones
Apple Inc said on Monday it has sold 1 million units of the new iPhone in its initial weekend, on par with estimates set by analysts, sending its stock rising more than 2 percent.
The original iPhone, introduced in late June 2007 in the United States only, sold about 270,000 units in its first two days. Sales had topped 1 million units by early September. The new device sells in 21 countries.
Apple executives were pleased with the early results. "IPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend," Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said in a statement. "It took 74 days to sell the first 1 million original iPhones, so the new iPhone 3G is clearly off to a great start around the world."
The iPhone 3G still has the popular touch screen, but also offers a faster wireless network and the ability to download third-party applications like games.
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Bic launches ready-to-go phone
BIC, famous for disposable pens and lighters, is launching the BIC Phone in France today. Available in two playful colours, citrus orange and lime green, the USP of the BIC mobile phone is that it’s ready to go when you buy it.
The BIC Phone is charged a ready to go - the same applies with the SIM, which is in the phone complete with 60 minutes of credit. It’s going to be available for an all inclusive price of €49.
Seems handy for the celebrity kidnapping plot I was thinking of initiating. You'll never catch me now FBI! BIC, famous for disposable pens and lighters, is launching the BIC Phone in France today. Available in two playful colours, citrus ora... more -
Sneak peek at the iPhone 2.0 OS
I can't tell you how we got ahold of a first-generation iPhone loaded with version 2.0 of the iPhone operating system. What I can tell you is that if I do reveal this information, homicidal ninjas will come to my house and kill my family. Nevertheless, we do have one -- and we were able to take a look inside and find a few minute yet interesting changes. Here's a preview of some of the ways in which iPhone 2.0 differs from iPhone 1.0.
iPhone 2.0, of course, is the operating system that will come preinstalled on iPhone 3G models when those start shipping on Friday, July 11. iPhone 2.0 will also be available as a free software upgrade to people who have first-generation iPhones.
In the photo of the iPhone home screen, above, you'll notice at least two differences from the first-generation OS: there's a new Contacts application (on the old phone, contacts were accessible only via the "Phone" icon), and the long-awaited App Store is there (that's where you'll buy new iPhone-native software and games).
And now, to the details.
Photo Geotagging
We noticed the camera gave us this message as soon as we snapped a picture. The fact that the camera wants to know your position is a clear indication that it would like to add geographic metadata to your photos, using GPS (on iPhone 3G) and WiFi/cell-tower triangulation (on all iPhones) to figure out where in the world you are and encode that into your pictures.
Location Services
Also new in the settings section is the ability to switch location-based services on and off. If you're paranoid about your new iPhone applications snooping on your location and reporting that data to some secret data center in the sky, this would be the switch you'd want to set to "off."
Contacts Search
The Contacts application now features a long-awaited search function. No more scrolling through endless menus: You can just type the first few letters of a name and the list narrows down to matching entries as you enter each letter. The search applies to fields that aren't visible, too, so you can search on company names, for instance.
Here, we entered the search term "Wired" and Chris Anderson, the magazine's editor in chief, popped up in the search results. Amy Winehouse popped up when we typed in "trainwreck."
Push E-Mail
One way in which the first-generation iPhone has failed to measure up to the demands of Crackberry-using, "always on" info-junkies is that it lacks "push" e-mail. No more: Now, in addition to having the iPhone check for e-mail every 15, 30 or 60 minutes (as you can do with the current model), iPhone 2.0 also supports push e-mail. That means messages will be delivered to your phone as soon as they're received by the mail server.
If you want to set an annoying "you've got mail!" chime to ring every time a message comes in, that setting is still under Sounds I can't tell you how we got ahold of a first-generation iPhone loaded with version 2.0 of the iPhone operating system. What I can tell... more -
Dial And Dump
After Pay As You Go, could the next generation of phones be completely disposable?
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Most expensive iPhone mobile phones
If you’re a Lover of luxury phones, you’re going to like this. The iPhone has currently been luxed up by Australian jeweler Peter Aloisson. The result is the iPhone Princess Plus - the world’s most expensive iPhone. 138 of the total amount of diamonds are “princess cut” stones, which is where the name iPhone Princess Plus comes from.
The other 180 diamonds used the brilliant cut. These diamonds total 17.75 carats and are inlaid on 18k white gold. The price of this sparkling baby is $176,400. Of course, an alternative version containing only the brilliant-cut diamonds is available for “only” $66,150.
For More Detail http://www.worldamazingrecords.com If you’re a Lover of luxury phones, you’re going to like this. The iPhone has currently been luxed up by Australian jeweler Peter Aloi... more -
400 mobiles left behind at Glastonbury
Well thats it, headline says it all...
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EU to cut mobile phone costs
The European Commission plans to cut the cost of mobile phone calls by reducing the fees operators charge each other for using their networks.
Europe's telecoms watchdog published guidelines for laws to harmonise so-called call termination fees across the European Union by 2011.
Currently, 27 national authorities regulate fees charged by an operator for handling calls from another.
Brussels said consumers ended up paying for variations in cross-border fees. The European Commission plans to cut the cost of mobile phone calls by reducing the fees operators charge each other for using their n... more -
Review: Nokia E66 Is Business up Front, Party in the Back
Nokia E66
The smoked chrome accents and glass buttons on Nokia’s newest business handset make you wonder what kind of business, exactly, the Finns had in mind when they designed the thing. Maybe this is the phone the high-class-escort set has been clamoring for.
Working girls (and guys -- hey we're equal opportunity here) will certainly appreciate what we in the lab have taken to calling the “mullet button” (actual name: switch mode). This feature of the S60 refresh (3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1) allows your mobile to toggle between two separate screen modes. Keep the first one full of all your spreadsheets, work e-mail, TPS reports and other boring business stuff. When you leave the office, let your hair down a little and switch to the personal mode and start using all the applications that hamper productivity or just may be not safe for work. Unless, of course, you're a high-class escort, then your entire profession is predicated on being NSFW.
The E66 has a lot in common with an N-series device, and is functionally almost identical to the N78, sporting 3G, Wi-Fi, media player, FM radio and a 3.2-megapizzle cam. But there is one overarching quality that puts it squarely in the business world: Like many jobs, it sounds great at first, but gets old real fast once you see past the shine. —Joe Brown
WIRED A magnificent piece of hardware, with Vertu-level build quality. Nice form factor: thin enough to disappear in your pocket but large enough for a 2.5-inch screen. Upgraded processor runs S60 even more snappily than the N95 8GB. Automatic screen orientation. Finger-friendly textured keys. Hard buttons for silent mode and Bluetooth on/off.
TIRED Mullet mode adds yet another level of menus under which to bury functions. Arrgh! Swanky metal backplate gets hand-scaldingly hot. Road warriors will scoff at the battery life: around three hours of talk time (con Bluetooth). Attention Finland: You’re charging five Benjamins for a business device; I shouldn’t pay extra for business applications -- document, spreadsheet editor, etc. Side-mounted volume buttons offer scant tactile feedback. Camera sucks in anything but perfect light, serving up a heaping spoonful of image noise and low dynamic range.
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Nokia buys Symbian, opens up smartphone software
Nokia will pay $410 million for the remaining shares in UK-based smartphone software maker Symbian and make its software royalty-free to other phone makers, in response to new rivals such as Google.
The world's biggest cell phone maker said on Tuesday it would contribute Symbian's assets to a not-for-profit organization in which it would unite with leading handset makers, network operators and communications chipmakers to create an open-source platform with wide industry appeal.
Symbian software is used in two-thirds of smartphones -- mobile handsets with computer-like capabilities -- but Apple's iPhone or new categories of phones based on Google's Android software could challenge that dominance.
Symbian was formed exactly a decade ago to the day in London by a consortium of top mobile handset makers looking for a standardized way of building software to run new phones. It was the descendant of software used to run Psion electronic organizers popular with business professionals in the 1990s.
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Google's mobile phone plans hit delays
New mobile phones being developed by Google and more than 30 partners based on software called Android will arrive in the fourth quarter, a schedule that some cellular carriers and program makers are struggling to meet.
Google had said in November that the phones would come out by the second half of 2008. Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA expects to deliver an Android-powered phone in the fourth period, but Sprint Nextel will not be able to.
China Mobile, the world's largest wireless carrier with nearly 400 million subscriber accounts, likely will have its launch delayed until late this year or early 2009.
Android also has not won broad support from large mobile-software developers, and some said it is hard to develop programs while Google makes changes as it finishes its own software. New mobile phones being developed by Google and more than 30 partners based on software called Android will arrive in the fourth quart... more -
Virgin Mobile USA asks music fans to 'Book the Band' for Festival
The Virgin Mobile Festival, one of the largest music events on the East Coast, has built a reputation for bringing together the world's best bands. This year's festival, which will take place August 9 and 10 in Baltimore, will feature more than 40 acts, including Foo Fighters, Jack Johnson, Kanye West, Nine Inch Nails, Stone Temple Pilots and Bob Dylan.
For the second year in a row, Virgin Mobile USA is letting fans get in on the act of talent selection for this top-flight event. Along with Kyocera Wireless and MySpace, Virgin Mobile USA is once again launching "Book the Band By Virgin Mobile" -- an opportunity for five emerging bands with different sounds to vie for a slot in the Virgin Mobile Festival lineup. The Virgin Mobile Festival, one of the largest music events on the East Coast, has built a reputation for bringing together the world'... more -
Motorola unveils 5 megapixel camera phone MOTOZINE ZN5
Motorola, a leader in wireless communications, and Kodak, the world’s foremost imaging innovator, today announced MOTOZINE ZN5, the first product combining world-class innovation from both companies. The MOTOZINE ZN5 combines a high-quality phone and camera experience to help content-craving consumers seize inspiration and share the content they create and love with the world. Motorola, a leader in wireless communications, and Kodak, the world’s foremost imaging innovator, today announced MOTOZINE ZN5, the fi... more
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Cell phones + popcorn
Watch closely as the cell phones pop the corn!
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Casio to showcase new mobile range at Retail Solutions
Casio will be showcasing their entire range of mobile technology products for the busy retailer at stand E-10 at the forthcoming Retail Solutions show at ExCEL, London. This year Casio's range will be more impressive than ever with a unique range of Casio mobile technology devices.
Casio Electronics are pioneers in mobile computing, providing rugged handheld data terminals for in-store management, retail stock control, transportation and supply chain logistics. The Mobile Technology Division work closely with a network of system integrators/partners to help you to maximise efficiency and cost savings from your mobile data terminal deployment. Casio will be showcasing their entire range of mobile technology products for the busy retailer at stand E-10 at the forthcoming Retai... more -
Amsterdam gets Europe's first mobile Wimax network
A commercial network launched in Amsterdam on Tuesday is the first in Europe to use a mobile version of the Wimax standard to allow users to surf the Web at high speeds while on the move, operator Worldmax said.
he broadband wireless network is aimed at competing with telecoms operators KPN, Vodafone, and T-Mobile .
It is similar to using a mobile phone network and differs from networks using earlier Wimax technology which required users to be stationary.
Worldmax, whose investors include Intel and Greenfield Capital, would not reveal financial or subscriber targets.
A commercial network launched in Amsterdam on Tuesday is the first in Europe to use a mobile version of the Wimax standard to allow us... more -
Samsung unveils environment-friendly mobile phones
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced two environment-friendly mobile handsets, W510 and F268 at World IT Show in Seoul.
W510 is Samsung's first mobile phone with 'bio-plastic' made from natural material extracted from corns. Samsung has been making an effort to develop more renewable and eco-friendly material compared with common plastic produced from petroleum Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced two environment-friendly mobile handsets, W510 and F268 at World IT Show in Seoul. ... more
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