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Entries from November 2006

Nokia brings Yahoo to feature phones

November 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Nokia has expanded its partnership with Yahoo to cover its more popular mainstream “feature phone” handsets. Previously the agreement only covered advanced smartphone devices like the N-Series. Nokia will start to bundle Yahoo branded content on many of its Series 40 devices like the recently announced 6300. The bundled services include Yahoo! Mail, Messenger, and […]

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Free 411 passes 100m uses

November 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Free 411 (1-800-FREE411) has surpassed the 100 million use milestone. The relatively new service has still only captured a small percentage of the US directory assistance market, but is rapidly gaining ground. According to the company this means US callers have saved approximately $150 million (citing $1.50 for the average lookup).
The company provides its […]

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Opera Mini 3.0 ships

November 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Opera Software has announced the availability of Opera Mini 3.0, the second major update to the package this year. The free application is a web browser designed to work on the vast majority of mobile phones sold. This differs from Opera Mobile which is designed expressly for smartphones. Opera Mini has been well received and […]

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BlackBerry Pearl launches on Cingular

November 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Cingular has officially announced the BlackBerry Pearl, ending both the rumors of an imminent launch and T-Mobile’s exclusive period with the sleekly designed device. The Pearl is the first BlackBerry to sport a camera and is also the first to use a trackball instead of scroll wheel. It has proven popular at T-Mobile and will […]

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Pantech C3 launched by Cingular

November 29th, 2006 · No Comments

Cingular has launched the Pantech C3, a minor update to the C300 that was launched last Spring. The C3 keeps the small size of the C300 and according to Pantech still qualifies as the “smallest camera flip phone”.
Features of the Pantech C3 include:

Small size, just 2.72″x1.69″x.8″ with a weight of 2.5oz
VGA camera with flash
Changeable […]

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Review of Bluetooth headset SonyEricsson HBH PV-705

November 28th, 2006 · No Comments

Sales package:

Headset
Charger
Carrying strap
User Guide

This headset comes from a broad class of devices which can be called typical market ซplayersป, following from the labeling of all new gadgets used in reviews over at Mobile-Review. Bluntly speaking, that stands for just another “nothing-special” offering with good quality/price ratio, targeting at the wide audience, in particular people looking […]

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Review of media centre Sony Ericsson MMV-200

November 28th, 2006 · No Comments

Sales package:

Media centre
CST-13 charger
RCA/SCART adapter
User Guide

We have spoken much about Sony Ericsson’s prowess in the field of Bluetooth-accessories development – reviews on some gadgets, including headsets have kept on popping up on our portal. However there is another type of devices, which media centers belong to in particular– these are mediums allowing for wireless communication […]

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Shares of PALM dive after Treo 750 delay

November 28th, 2006 · No Comments

Shares of Palm [PALM] traded down more than 7% Tuesday after the company announced lowered projections for the upcoming quarter and revealed that the Treo 750 was behind schedule. Palm blamed a certification delay (likely the FCC) for its inability to start shipping the Treo 750 in the US. The 750v is already shipping in […]

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Nokia 6290, clamshell S60 phone

November 28th, 2006 · No Comments

The Nokia 6290 is a new clamshell S60 smartphone. Nokia doesn’t make a whole lot of flip phones and of those very few are in the S60 platform.
Features of the Nokia 6290 include:

S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1
2.2″ QVGA display with 16m colors (external screen is 128×160)
2-megapixel camera
MP3 player with stereo speakers
Quad-band GSM + […]

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Nokia 2626, colorful feature phone

November 28th, 2006 · No Comments

The Nokia 2626 is a colorful new feature phone designed for emerging markets. The handset comes in several color schemes in addition to the pink shown at right.
The feature list is shorter than the other handsets Nokia introduced today, but that’s to be expected for an emerging markets phone. The notable feature that’s not […]

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