Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:56:47 GMT

Cellfire Now Available on Windows Mobile

I've received a heads-up through email. Thanks Casey! Here's the gCellfire, the first-ever nationwide mobile couponing application, announced its optimized service is now available on all U.S. released phones equipped with Windows Mobile®, Microsoft's mobile software platform.

As one of the featured applications available on Windows Mobile®, Cellfire's service will instantly connect Smartphone and Pocket PC users to its wide variety of exclusive discounts to the nation's top merchants....[including] Hollywood Video, Hardee's, T.G.I. Friday's, 1-800-flowers.com, Omaha Steaks, Conde Nast Publications, North Beach Pizza, Pizz'a Chicago, and Red Rock Coffee.
In short, Cellfire's services are now available for Windows Mobile Smartphones and Pocket PCs. The point I made before still stands: offering virtual coupons over the net is a subtle way of getting subscribers to use their data plans. Not to mention it's marketing for the "nation's top merchants."

There's nothing wrong with that, especially if Cellfire's coupons provide big discounts. Just know that discount coupons, real or digital, are a great incentive for customers to spend their money....when they didn't plan to in the first place. Posted by: Rico Mossesgeld      Read more     Source

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:22:33 GMT

Share with ConnectMe Mobile

No prConnectMe Mobile. Just put photos or other needed resources in a shared file accessible by you and perhaps another member of the editorial staff and any file can be resent or simply taken out of the folder from any smart phone, lap top or PC anywhere by a user with the right access.

Criminal defense attorney Mario Gallucci, of tHelbock, Nappa & Gallucci, with offices in Staten Island, NY, and Red Bank, NJ, has been Beta testing the new service for a month.

"Really, it's great for my business," said Gallucci, who added that he can control all the functions of the new system from his Vorizon smartphone giving him total mobility.

Posted by: Shawn Hessinger      Read more     Source

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:17:43 GMT

The Phone Companies Are Paying Me? Dude!

If you haven't heard, this year you're getting a tax refund. That's not to say you won't still pay taxes, but no matter who you are, you're getting some cash back due to the refunding of a phone tax that you've been paying over the last few years.

Your friends at the IRS decided that a 3% tax that had been part of your phone bill should not have been, and they're working hard to get you your money back. No, really. Don't laugh. It's true.

And you don't even have to jump through hoops to do it. They're putting it right there on the 1040. If you don't feel like going through the hassle of documenting your taxes over the past three years, you can just take a $30 tax credit no questions asked. If you have been a heavy phone user (both cell and land lines qualify), you might qualify for evethis article shows you.

Some people are getting all crazy and claiming taxes of $17,000 or whatever---don't do that. But if you talk a lot, you're justified in getting back what's coming to you, so take a look at those bills.
Posted by: Justin McHenry      Read more     Source

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:14:33 GMT

Sony Updates Walkman

Sony Ericsson upgraded its mobile phone line with thinner, more fashionable Walkmans. The company has achieved sales of 20 million Walkman phones and 60 million of general music-enabled products.

The W880 is just 9.4mm in width, about the thickness of a CD case, which is similar to the Motorola RAZR. The W880 will come with a 1GB removable memory stick and a 2.0 megapixel camera.

The W610 has a 512MB removable stick and similar 2.0 megapixel camera. It features MusicID, which identifies songs on the built-in FM radio and displays information on relevant artist and track.
Posted by: Marc      Read more     Source

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:10:46 GMT

Retailer Study Finds Men and Women Differ on Phone Colors

According to this press PRWeb, an online cell phone retaiMPhone has concluded a study (presumably of their own purchase data) and found that, when it comes to cell phones, men and women will choose the same model but different colors. Men were twice as likely to buy black phones for themselves or someone else and preferred Samsung and LG phones, while the ladies prefer Nokia....but not as much as the overall favorite, the Motorola RAZR.

These results don't strike me as too surprising. Cell phones don't seem to succeed unless they have a sleek design - and those designs seem to be generic in gender appeal, because a.) who wants to make something that only appeals to one group of people and b.) people need the phone to be able to fit in their pockets and against their heads. When you come right down to it, the only thing that a manufacturer could change easily is the cover of the casing. Posted by: Eric Hanson      Read more     Source

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:08:06 GMT

Hutchison Australia to Raise Up to A$2.85 Billion in Equity

Mobile phone service provider Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Ltd has revealed that it is planning to raise about A$2.85 billion ($2.26 billion) in equity to pay debt and speed up its efforts to increase profitability. The company seeks to raise money by selling convertible preference shares to cut interest costs. However, the announcement prompted a slump in the firm’s share price. The shares plummeted as much as 14.6 percent after the news, before closing down 12.2 percent on the day at 18 cents.

The Sydney-based unit said in its official statement that Hutchison Australia will sell about A$2.85 billion ($2.3 billion) of convertible preferred shares, mostly to its parent Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. The Australian telecom company is controlled by 78-year-old Li, who owns around 58 percent of the Australian unit. The company has reported seven years of losses. The company has further said that the equity raising will reduce the company’s debt substantially, improving its bottom line position through the reduction of funding costs.

As a matter of fact, Hutchison Australia struggling to report profit because of expenses incurred on building its high-speed wireless network to compete with its fierce competitors Telstra Corp., Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.’s Optus and Vodafone Australia. However, market still skeptical over investing in the company. Analysts are arguing that though the debt reduction will help the Australian unit become profitable in 2009, still it remains a high-risk investment.

The Australian firm is at present rolling out its third generation mobile phone network in Australia. Its ‘3′ brand is the obvious leader in the 3G market but the company has yet to report profit. Hutchison’s debt is expected to reduce to approximately $1.1 billion.

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Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:05:32 GMT

BETTER CELL PHONE PHOTOS

Source:www.digipedia.blogspot.com

Camera phones are gaining in quality and features and rising in popularity as prices drop.

During my trips here and there around the tourist areas of Las Vegas I'm seeing more and more still picture and video enabled phones all the time. Even people with camcorders and digital still cameras whip out their cell phones to send a live picture or video to make their friends at work jealous of their good time in Las Vegas.

Now that these cameraphones are becoming multi-mega-pixel, and far more sophisticated, you can start knocking out pictures that are suitable for more than just emailing. So, it's time for some advice on improving your chance for better pictures with these gizmos.

Here's a13 good tips for better cameraphone pictures. Posted by: jim      Read more     Source

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:59:29 GMT

PM328 NEWPLUS Linux-Core Smartphone

The PM328 is a NEWPLUS Linux-Core smartphone that integrates phone, PDA, GPS and other multimedia entertainment functions in a product that is 16 mm thin. The PM328’s built-in WAP 1.1 / 2.0 browser means users can search for services such as restaurants, museums, cinemas, or similar on the Internet and then use the phone’s GPS functionality to navigate to the chosen location.

Other features include a USB interface, Bluetooth support, and Data Synch functions that enable SMS, contacts, email and music synchronization with the user’s PC.

The PM328 smartphone is now for sale in China.

via SlashPhone Posted by: Roman      Read more     Source

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 22:49:35 GMT

Sanyo M1

Physically, the blocky Sanyo M1 is rather short in length for a clamshell styled device, with a measurement of 91mm (3.6″). At times, the cover would only flip open halfway causing me to use two hands to get the device to open to its full open position. Despite some of its shortcomings, the 108g (3.8oz) M1 is still compact and pocketable.

When closed, the top of the M1 houses the built-in 15mm speakers that sits above the colorful external 262k color LCD, 128×96 pixel, display.

Although the device’s internal antenna is housed here, the hinge protrudes too far and definitely could be a turn-off to some. It looks a bit like an ice scraper.

The device’s bright 2″ QVGA (320×240 pixel) resolution display, capable of showing up to 262k colors, resides here and takes up almost all of the space on the top half of the flip.

via MobileBurn

The M1 by SANYO’s advanced power management offers up to 18 hours of continuous music-playing time to support extended use of the multimedia capabilities.

Additional key features include stereo Bluetooth wireless technology, a 2.0 megapixel camera with auto-focus, nine equalizer settings for fine-tuning the listening experience, and background music mode for listening to music while checking e-mail, surfing the Web or sending text messages. The M1 by SANYO also has external controls and large external LCD for optimal usability.

via SlashPhone

Specifications

• Band: CDMA 850/1900MHz
• Data: EV-DO
• Size: 91mm x 48mm x 23mm, (3.60″ x 1.90″ x 0.90″)
• Weight: 108g (3.8oz)
• Battery Life: 3.8 hours talk time
• Main Display: 2″ 262k color TFT LCD, 240×320 resolution
• Sub-Display: 1.3″ 262k color TFT LCD, 128×96 resolution
• Camera: 2.0 megapixel resolution with auto focus
• Video: Video capture/playback at QVGA (320×240 pixel) resolution
• Bluetooth: v1.2 with A2DP
• Java
• Memory: 1GB on board memory

Posted by: Roman      Read more     Source

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:28:43 GMT

A Record of Your Smartphone or PDA's Calls You Can Review

If for some reason you need to know the numbers a Windows Mobile Smartphone (2002 or later) or Pocket PC Phone (2003 or later) has been calling, you'll like this simple (and free!) utility called CallHistoryExport.

The small app saves all call records into a file called "callhistory.tsv," which you can open in Excel. Finally, here's a way to see if you're significant other is ringing up that secret love. Just get his/her's gadget, install the program, and copy the call log every chance you get. Mwahahaha.

Thanks to CoolSmartPhone for the heads-up. Posted by: Rico Mossesgeld      Read more     Source