Sprint bringing their 4G WiMax network to six more cities

Sprint bringing their 4G WiMax network to six more cities, Speed is life, especially for mobile users, if you are unhappy with 3G network, 4G is your choice.

Sprint  now 68 cities nationwide in total. The new 6 cities are:

1. Los Angeles, CA
2. Miami, FL
3. Washington D.C.
4. Cleveland, OH
5. Cincinnati, OH
6. Columbus, OH

Ezy100 mobile phone

Ezy100 mobile phone has been designed for those who are hard of hearing. The ringer on the phone is capable of +100dB and the earpiece also has been boosted and is compatible with hearing aids.

The battery on the Ezy100 is good for about 120 minutes of talk along with 170 hours of standby and the phone works on dual band networks at 900/1800MHz.

Ezy100 mobile phone is perhaps one of the first phones that has been launched in a long time that is literally just a phone. It has no wifi, no bluetooth and nothing really except the ability to talk to somebody.

Ezy100 mobile phone also features a panic button that allows you to pre-set 5 numbers to call in sequence when an emergency happens.

Ezy100 mobile phone is not available just yet, but will be launched soon over in Australia costing $250AUD

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Telus gone live with new Clear Choice plans HSPA network

Telus gone live with HSPA network and with new Clear Choice plans they�ll be offering the Canadian public beginning today, November 5.

Telus listed plan price is exactly what the subscriber will end up paying for no longer includes hidden SAF charges and 911 fees. The listed below are the complete Clear Choice plan options available to new and current Telus subscribers who are willing to ditch their current plan for one of these new ones:

Smartphone Plans (includes 50 bonus anytime minutes, voicemail, call waiting, conference calling, unlimited nights � 9pm and weekends):

$50/month:

* 100 local anytime minutes
* Unlimited local talk/text with 5 numbers OR 1,000 outgoing and unlimited incoming text messages OR double anytime minutes
* 500 MB data

$65/month:

* 200 local anytime minutes
* Unlimited nationwide talk/text with 5 numbers OR unlimited incoming text messages OR double anytime minutes
* 1GB data

$80/month:

* 350 local anytime minutes
* Unlimited nationwide talk/text with 5 numbers OR unlimited incoming text messages OR double anytime minutes
* 2GB data

$100/month:

* 450 local anytime minutes
* Unlimited nationwide talk/text with 5 numbers OR unlimited incoming text messages OR double anytime minutes
* 3GB data

Feature Phone Plans (includes 50 bonus anytime minutes, voicemail, call waiting, conference calling and unlimited nights � 9 p.m. and weekends)

$30/month:

* 100 local anytime minutes
* Unlimited local calling, text, picture and video messaging with 5 numbers OR 1,000 outgoing and unlimited incoming text, picture and video messaging OR double anytime minutes

$35/month:

* 150 local anytime minutes
* Unlimited local calling, text, picture and video messaging with 5 numbers OR 1,000 outgoing and unlimited incoming text, picture and video messaging OR double anytime minutes

$40/month:

* 200 local anytime minutes
* Unlimited local calling, text, picture and video messaging with 5 numbers OR unlimited text, picture and video messaging OR double anytime minutes

$45/month:

* 350 local anytime minutes
* Unlimited local calling, text, picture and video messaging with 5 numbers OR unlimited text, picture and video messaging OR double anytime minutes

$50/month:

* 450 local anytime minutes
* Unlimited local calling, text, picture and video messaging with 5 numbers OR unlimited text, picture and video messaging OR double anytime minutes

Mobile Internet Plans
$30/month (500MB)
$35/month (1GB)
$50/month (2GB)
$65/month (3GB)
$85/month (5GB)

Additional Data is $.05/MB
US Roaming is $3.00/MB
International Roaming is $25/MB

See anything you like that would convince you to either sign-up with Telus or upgrade current your Telus plan to one of these?

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Google voice search now understands Mandarin Chinese on Nokia S60 phones

Google have announced that their voice search software now understands Mandarin Chinese on Nokia S60 phones allowing Google to move in and grow their search business in that area of the world.

The software is currently capable of understanding various English accents and also a few Mandarin accents although not all just yet. As well as working on the Nokia S60 range of phones, Mandarin voice search will also come soon to Android based phones as well as the iPhone in China.

Google admit that the software might not be as polished as English versions of the app, but that it is working at an acceptable level for release on S60 phones.

Over the next few months the software should eventually be able to track more accents like the English speaking version of the software does, and when that happens there are a lot of subscribers to mobile phone networks due to the massive population in China that could potentially search Google by voice.

Bell HSPA Speedy Network launch on November 4

Bell�s work on their HSPA network apparently went so smoothly that their now able to launch months ahead than their original target date. Initially scheduled to roll out in February of next year during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games They didn�t specifically mention what devices they�ll be launching on November 4, but a quick look back at their recent announcements and our post on Bell�s maiden HSPA line-up should give you guys an idea of what to expect 2 days from now.

Bell rocking Canada HSPA style from this month onwards, those still enjoying the carrier�s EVDO services need not worry though as the company will still continue to support this network format as part of their commitment to provide Canadians with the best options in terms of wireless products and services.

Bell to launch Canada�s fastest, largest wireless network November 4

93% of Canadians will be able to access state-of-the-art national network
in two days

MONTREAL, Nov. 2 /CNW Telbec/ � In an address to The Canadian Club today in Montr�al, Bell and BCE President and CEO George Cope announced that Bell will launch its much-anticipated new HSPA wireless network on Wednesday, November 4.

�In two days, Canadians will be able to access the most advanced wireless network in the world,� said Mr. Cope. �The launch of our new network � months ahead of schedule � underlines that the Bell team continues to deliver on our strategic imperatives to accelerate wireless in Canada and to invest in next-generation broadband networks. We move forward every day toward achieving our goal � for Bell to be recognized by customers as Canada�s leading communications company.�

Bell will also offer a wide range of new HSPA smartphones and turbo sticks from the world�s leading mobile device manufacturers on November 4.

The new network will be the fastest in Canada, with access speeds as high as 21 Megabits per second (Mbps) and with the largest service area by far � more than a million square kilometres � covering approximately 20,000 Canadian cities and towns and 93% of the national population. With international roaming capability on GSM, UMTS and HSPA networks, Bell HSPA clients will also be able to roam internationally in more than 200 countries at launch.

Originally scheduled to launch in time for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver next February, Bell�s new network launch this week represents the fastest network deployment of its kind in the world. The state-of-the-art HSPA network also provides Bell with the most efficient upgrade path to the Fourth Generation (4G) LTE wireless standard in coming years.
With a commitment to offering maximum choice in wireless products and services, Bell will continue to operate its existing EVDO network, currently Canada�s largest 3G network and offering exceptional North American coverage, alongside the new HSPA network.

Google Search phones now available in Arabic and Hebrew

Google announced that its mobile search service now supports Hebrew and Arabic. With this addition of two left-to-right languages, the Search is now available in total of 40 languages for feature phones.

Google mobile new search results format provides more complete support for the universal search results familiar with on your computer. This means that News, Image, Blog, Video and Product Search results blend right into the results pages when available and relevant to your query. Also, many of the favorite Google Search features now appear in the first result in order to provide direct answers to searches.

In the same blog post, Google�s Zhen Wang reminds us that the new search results format provides more complete support for the universal search results we�re familiar with on our computers. This means that News, Image, Blog, Video and Product Search results blend right into results pages when available and relevant to your query�

Huawei U8220 will be released via T-Mobile Europe as T-Mobile Pulse

Huawei 8220 Android smartphone via T-Mobile Europe/T-Mobile Pulse just received a Wi-Fi Interoperability Certificate.The Wi-Fi certificate doesn�t say anything about Android, but the Huawei 8220 is almost certainly an Android phone.

Pulse U8220 has just appeared on pre-order at a Dutch retailer�s website for �257 or equal to $366 (free of contract). Sadly, the phone is locked on T-Mobile�s network. The T-Mobile Pulse supports a 3.5 inch touchscreen display with 320 x 480 pixels, a 3.2MP camera, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA 5.76 Mbps, Wi-Fi, GPS, a MicroSD card and Bluetooth 2.0

INQ announced the Chat 3G and Mini 3G Social Mobile phones

INQ announced the Chat 3G and Mini 3G Social Mobile phones that come with mobile social networking and media sync capabilities. Both phones come complete with INQ applications for Facebook, Twitter, Skype, IM and web-based email such as Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo Mail.

The INQ Chat 3G is a QWERTY mobile phone with a 2.4-inch LCD display, a 3.2 Megapixel camera, built-in GPS, and support for media streaming. The INQ Mini 3G is a candy-bar phone. It has a 2.2-inch display, a 2 Megapixel camera and 100MB internal memory.

iPhone 3.0.1 update

Apple has released the new operating system, iPhone 3.0.1, which has totally fixed the SMS vulnerability. Apple on Friday released iPhone Software Update 3.0.1, which fixes the SMS vulnerability demonstrated at the Black Hat security conference on Thursday. Now you can update your iPhone OS via iTunes, after updating, your iPhone will be protected, no need to worry about the security problem anymore.

About iPhone 3.0.1 update, Apple rep Tom Neumayr said:

We appreciate the information provided to us about SMS vulnerabilities which affect several mobile phone platforms. This morning, less than 24 hours after a demonstration of this exploit, we�ve issued a free software update that eliminates the vulnerability from the iPhone. Contrary to what�s been reported, no one has been able to take control of the iPhone to gain access to personal information using this exploit.

Orange UK streaming music service new tariff called �Monkey�.

Orange UK has partnered with Universal Music and 4Music (a derivative of the terrestrial TV Channel 4), to launch a free streaming music service for new tariff called �Monkey�. The tariff is for prepay customers, which makes the whole data consumption angle more interesting (prepay users are not usually looked after in terms of data usage!).

Users will be able to both create and share playlists on the web, and somewhat unsurprisingly will be sent Mobile Ads too. Luckily, as the �yoof� market (which this tariff is squarely aimed at) is apparently accepting of this kind of thing, it should be no problem.

You�ll be able to get a bit of Monkey in Orange stores and Phones4U stores now, and then from September in other channels. Channel 4 will be doing its bit and promo-ing things across its various TV and Web properties.

Clearly Orange is aiming to target users who perhaps don�t have the high-tier smartphone-type handsets, and those who are unable to consume existing pay-for music services - so it�s going to be interesting to see how popular this is, and how it plays out. I wonder if Orange will release usage stats some months down the line?

SEVEN announced added 50 new devices

SEVEN announced added 50 new devices with one solution, multiple services, operating systems and form factors, and most importantly expand the list of services provided on any specific device even after launch has been a key differentiator. For the majority of supported devices, SEVEN is fully embedded with a choice of personal and corporate email services already pre-configured. This out-of-the-box experience is what has enabled SEVEN to drive near 100 percent adoption of its services on many key devices.

Accelerated user adoption is evidenced by the recent launches of SEVEN on flagship devices such as the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) E71 at AT&T and Hutchison 3G properties in the UK, Italy and Australia; the Samsung Instinct S30 at Sprint (NYSE: S); the Nokia N97 at Telefonica and 3 in the UK; the SonyEricsson W995 at 3UK; and the Samsung Finesse at MetroPCS .

Finally, in the first half of this year, SEVEN added mobile email for Android devices to its portfolio of services. The new solution was released in the second quarter as a Beta offering for the SEVEN online community, which acts as a user advisory board for SEVEN, providing on-going feedback on new features and ease-of-use for SEVEN products. A recent survey shows that 92 percent of the community members would recommend SEVEN to friends, family and colleagues, another measure of SEVEN�s success and ability to drive adoption and loyalty from mobile end users.

Tesco Mobile adds �unlimited� tariff

Tesco Mobile have announced a new �unlimited� tariff, taking in both texts and calls.

It�s a pay-monthly contract, and rolls in at �30/month - in addition to which, it�s SIM-only, meaning you need to bring your own device to the party.

So if you are based in the UK, and just talk+text, I think this would be a pretty good deal - in the sense you would know exactly what the bill would be at the end of the month. However, if you use data or make international calls, I can see there being extra costs.

VTech announced the LS6245 touch-sensitive Bluetooth

VTech announced the LS6245 touch-sensitive Bluetooth cordless phone system with an integrated digital answering machine. The LS6245 can utilize a connected cell phone to create a virtual two-line phone system, which enables it to handle both landline calls any calls that come in on the paired cell phone. VTech is calling it �a virtual two-line phone system,� to take a landline call and cell phone call at the same time as well as connecting two cell phones to the LS6245 at once. DECT 6.0 Digital technology provides the best sound quality. The LS6245 base unit can be paired with up to eight separate Bluetooth devices, giving users multiple options for making and answering calls from Bluetooth-enabled mobile device.
The sleek, sltylish LS6245 has no psysical buttons but touch-sensitive buttons. The system is is to be used with LS6204 accessory handset and is expandable with up to 12 handsets. It has Large reverse LCD with white backlighting and the handset has a built-in speakerphone of its own. Users can also choose from 18 musical ringtones.

The VTech LS6245 is available now in stores for around $79.95, but users will also have to cough up an additional 40 US dollars for each LS6204 accessory handset that they want to purchase

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Modu Gets Launched

Modu has been developing a tiny handset to work with a range of different peripherals, depending on your needs. Multiple sleeves provide a couple of options for a more traditional phone, but car mount, bike and media centre sleeves will also be options. The especially cool teaser should give you a taste of what this device hopes to do for mobility.

As for the reviewers� first impressions, they highlight that the core Modu product is extremely basic (no Wi-Fi or 3G), but the release of new jackets down the line will really determine how far the product goes; if other manufacturers don�t pump out their own sleeves, Modu will be stuck with �a very small brick that makes phone calls�. The lack of a real number pad, touch input, and obscenely tiny size make Modu impractical on its own, so getting at least one sleeve will be something of a necessity.The graphics are pretty dated, apparently, and the majority of the �express� sleeves aren�t what you�d call stylish.

Modu will be retailing for around $130 locally on Cellcom, which is refunded in full if you fill out a questionnaire - free ain�t bad for something so experimental. What do you guys think, would Modu fly in North America?

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BlackBerry Media Sync Desktop Manager supports Mac

BlackBerry Media Sync Desktop Manager supports Mac supports Mac OS 10.5.5 and higher is scheduled be released sometime in September. We�re not sure exactly when in September, but once it�s out, it will finally give Mac users out there the ability to easily add/remove apps, create/restore backups, update their firmware, sync with iTunes, and manage multiple BlackBerry devices all in one app. Needless to say, this latest version of Desktop Manager will bring a whole new world of convenience for BlackBerry owning Mac users across the globe.

Sure, we would have wanted it to be already available for download today, but a month and a half of waiting isn�t at all that bad, and at least this gives us something relatively new to look forward to come September. If you want more info and be updated on its development, you can head on over here and sign up to be part of their mailing list.

HIGHSCREEN PP5420 Android phone with dual touchscreens

HIGHSCREEN PP5420 Android phone with dual touchscreens provides the display while the smaller is used for navigation. The HIGHSCREEN PP5420 itself is seemingly an Android 1.5 version of the Mobinnova Ice, which usually runs Windows Mobile.

Features include a secondary OLED display/navigation pad alongside the following specifications :
*Qualcomm MSM7201ATM 528MHz processor
*Google Android OS 1.5
*GSM: 850/900/1800/1900; WCDMA/HSDPA 7.2mbps: 900/2100, HSUPA
*3� WQVGA TFT LCD touchscreen display
*3-megapixel autofocus camera
*256MB ROM
*128MB RAM
*microSD memory card slot
*Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity
*Integrated FM radio
*GPS navigation
*Accelerometer
*TV out

Vobis Computer may not sell it in Europe any time soon, but in Russia the new HIGHSCREEN PP5420 Android Phone is slated for a release next week with a 360 Euro (some $510 at today�s rate) price tag.

HTC�s Third Google Anroid Phone is the Touch with Hero

So, after T-Mobile announced the second Google Android phone, the myTouch 3G it went ahead and revealed the third one - the HTC Hero. Interestingly, HTC Hero has a new feature which didn�t made it through with myTouch 3G, what HTC calls as the Sense. HTC Sense is a new approach to smartphone functionality - Make it Mine, Stay Close and Discover the UnexpectedMake it Mine is a facility for personalizing the HTC Hero�s menus and interface through widgets that would push online contents to the phone including personalization of contents on different phone profiles. Stay Close on the other hand would make it easier for you to stay in touch with friends and family through various communication channels including calls, photo sharing, social networking status updates and phone apps. And finally we have Discover would facilitate sharing of experiences through the mobile phones.

Design-wise, the HTC Hero is all sleek and dandy with bevelled edges and angled bottom. It was designed with contours that would fit comfortable in the palm of your hands. Other design features include anti-fingerprint screen coating and Teflon coating with durable white surface.

As for its technical features, the HTC Hero boasts of a 3.2-inch HVGA display, optimized web browsing, aGPS, digital compass, gravity sensor, 3.5mm stereo headset jack, 5MP autofocus camera, expandable microSD memory card slot, and a dedicated search button.

Key technical aspects are as follows:

• Qualcomm MSM7200A, 528 MHz processor
• Google Android Platform
• 512MB RAM
• 1.35g weight
• 3.2-inch TFT LCD touch-sensitive screen with 320�480 HVGA resolution
• HSPA/WCDMA 900/2100 MHz network capability
• up to 2Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps dowlink speeds
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900MHz frequency
• Bluetooth, WiFi, 3.5mm audio jack

Release will be in July for European mobile phone users. Asian release follows sometime in the summer, while the North American version won�t be out until late 2009.

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SciPhone N12 Smartphone

SciPhone N12 is the first SciPhone Nseries phone we�ve ever heard of and, second, it runs a genuine Android OS. Users interface via the 3.2-inch touchscreen and its virtual keyboard, but like in most other Android phones, an integrated trackball is also present for navigation.

Anyway, here is the data of the upcoming N12 SciPhone from Bluelans; if it will ever be released:
� Processor: Marvell Monahands (624MHz) + Qualcomm MSM6246
� Operating system: Android/ Windows Mobile
� Dimensions: 117*58*12.7
� Mode: UMTS-2100MHz, GSM-900/1800/1900 MHz
� Bearer: GSM, 3G(WCDMA)
� Display: WQVGA 240*400 pixels, 3.2 inch TFT 262K
� Main camera: 3.2M pixel
� Secondary Camera: 0.1M pixel
� Storage: ROM-256MB+64MB, RAM-256MB+64MB
� Extended Storage: Micro SD, up to 16GB
� USB: USB 2.0 high speed
� Bluetooth: Ver 2.0
� GPS: Yes
� WiFi: IEEE 802.11b/11g
� TV: CMMB
� Battery capacity: 1000mAh
� Standby time(GSM): Up to 220 hours
� Voice talk time(2G): Up to 170 minutes

The SciPhone N12 will be available on June 25th, priced at the equivalent of about $234

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Sony Ericsson�s bracelet phone

Over the years we�ve seen quite a few interesting, strange and stupid mobile phone form factors coming from R&D departments of major cellphone vendors, in a form of patent applications.

Very few of them make it further then a drawing board, but they still are interesting to look at.

Well, here�s one more cellphone form factor that I will put into a �strange� category. This time coming from Sony Ericsson:

Described in a patent app called simply �Mobile Terminal� the device is intended to be worn as a bracelet, somewhat similar to the watch phones we�ve seen already. But it can also be used in a two hand mode, when you need a faster typing:

�when the mobile phone terminal is worn like a bracelet by putting the ring section on the user�s arm or the like, the portability of the mobile phone terminal is improved, and the user can see the display surface of the display device and can operate the key buttons with fingers of the other arm different from the arm on which the ring section is worn. On the other hand, when the ring section is removed from the arm, the user easily can see the display surface of the display device of the terminal body section while holding the ring section with both hands and operating the key buttons, which can achieve high operability and convenience.

Well, while interesting, the design is strange enough that I am pretty sure it won�t make it into the line-up of regular Sony Ericsson phones anytime soon.

On the other hand, I have been hearing rumbles about the new �Essence� line of exclusive/radical design phones/accessories that SE can not make up their minds of whether to proceed with or not.

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Haier H7 Android Phone Coming to France

Looks like we have another new device announcement via the CommunicAsia Expo! Chinese manufacturer Haier has announced their first Android-powered device, the H7. Pictured above, the model on-show was a prototype only (unfortunately). However, the specs on the H7 are said to include a 2.8? TFT LCD touchscreen, a 2MP camera, miniUSB connectivity, MicroSD expansion, FM stereo, Bluetooth and GPRS/GPS.

She looks a lot like an HTC Magic clone to me, but that�s just my take. The Haier H7 is scheduled to launch for around $150 in France this September.

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