Mozilla has been making some noises about porting its Firefox web browser to Android. Until fairly recently this wasn;t do-able given that Android applications ran on Google’s Java virtual machine, but with the release of the NDK 1.0 (Native Development Kit) apps can run on Android itself. Mozilla had previously commented that because of the [...]

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Today Sony Ericsson announced the T715, a 3G slider that has quad-band GSM/EDGE and tri-band 850/1900/2100 UMTS/HSPA radios on board. The stand-out feature of this phone is its 3.2 megapixel camera with photo light and video capture. It also has stereo Bluetooth and an FM radio with RDS. It runs the Access NetFront web browser, [...]

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As anyone who has owned more than one brand of mobile knows all too well the chargers that come with them are as resplendent in their diversity as they are annoying in said diversity. With various manufacturers using different styles of chargers, and even different styles of chargers used by phones from the same manufacturer, [...]

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The Barnes & Noble Bookstore app let’s you shop and read reviews. And you can use your iPhone’s camera to search and shop for millions of books, DVDs, or music CDs.
In their own words:
Search millions of books, DVDs, and CDs using your iPhone’s camera. Just snap a photo of the front cover and we’ll find [...]

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Motorola announced the iDEN Clutch i465 on May 1st. Now Sprint announces to carry the Motorola Clutch i465.
The Motorola Clutch i465 is a rugged device in a slender candy bar form factor, and the first Nextel Direct Connect messaging-centric device that brings the strength of a full QWERTY keyboard to the iDEN line. Motorola Clutch [...]

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The iTunes store has approved its first adult application; ‘Hottest Girls’. You won’t be surprised, after reading that title, to learns that it features pictures of naked women. The app, priced at $1.99 for anyone who doesn’t know that porn can be found free on the internet, is trailblazing as we are some to see [...]

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Today Verizon Wireless announced the Ozone from HTC. Similar to the Dash 3G and Snap, it is a bar-style device with full QWERTY keyboard for messaging and runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard. It has EVDO REV. A 3G in the U.S., and quad-band GSM/EDGE for overseas roaming. It also has Wi-Fi GPS, 2.0 megapixel camera [...]

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The HunterGather selection of cases may not be exactly made of wood, but it surely was inspired by it. The cases are made for the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3G S, and also in the form of a laptop sleeve. Each one has the details of wood bark, and they are a signature design of both [...]

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Vodafone has long held a reputation for having Britain’s best mobile network and it’s looking to add to that reputation by becoming the first British network to offer femtocells to customers. Aimed at giving 3G coverage a boost inside buildings the femtocells will be provided free to contract customers. The actual device itself is around [...]

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With Steve Jobs’s consent, the Memphis hospital that conducted his liver transplant two months ago issued a statement denying he received any special treatment, classifying him as “the sickest person on the waiting list.”
Presumably in response to the New York Times‘ speculation that Jobs’ wealth and influence helped him secure a liver sooner than he [...]

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Tens of thousands of mobile users in Bangladesh’s flood and cyclone-prone areas will now receive advance warning of an impending natural disaster through an alert on their cell phones, reports Reuters.
“… Bangladesh, with a population of around 162 million, has more than 46 million mobile phone subscribers.Syed Ashraf, communications specialist for the country’s Disaster Management [...]

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The wait is finally over! The iPhone Dev Team has just released redsnow, a jailbreak and unlock (orig iPhone only) that works not only on the iPhone 3G and 1G iPod Touch, but more importantly, on the 2G iPod Touch as well. It works similar to QuickPwn so the whole process should be pretty easy. [...]

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Sprint recently began offering two new feature phones for sale. Shared features include Sprint’s OneClick user interface, 2 megapixel cameras with video capture, stereo Bluetooth, GPS for navigation, and support for microSD cards.

LG LX370: This simple slider can access many of Sprint’s services and costs $100 after rebate with new agreement.
Exclaim: This dual slider has [...]

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HTC’s first Android phone, the Dream (or T-Mobile G1), was ostensibly pitched as an “iPhone killer” but was really an alternative to a legion of lookalike Windows Mobile phones. The Magic — called the myTouch 3G in the US — encroaches much more directly on Apple’s territory. It’s thinner, sleeker and the first Android device [...]

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Nokia-Siemens is reported to have sold monitoring equipment to the Iranian regime. The join venture between the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia, and Germany’s Siemens sold a ‘monitor centre’ to Irantelecom, the state telecommunications provider. The technology allows Irantelecom to tap phone lines, read emails and track other electronic communications.

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