BeoCom2- Unique Cordless Telephone from Korea


This is not a mobilephone, It is just a cordless telephone. look at the phone design, it's a special cordless phone in Korea market. the phone was designed by Bang & Olufsen.

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T Mobile G2 Coming Soon


T-Mobile G2 coming on January 2009?
Here are the rumored specs about this T-Mobile G2:
* Android OS
* 3G capable (where available)
* Full touch Screen
* Enterprise Capable
* WiFi capable
* 5 Megapixel camera with aoutofocus and flash
* Address Book
* Calculator
* Calendar
* EDGE and GPRS
* Games
* Instant Messaging
* Megatones, HI-Fi tones and wallpapers
* Memory card Slot (up to 16GB)
* Mobile Backup
* Music and Video Player
* Phone Book
* Photo Caller ID
* Picture Messaging
* Real web browsing
* Speakerphone
* Speed dial
* Stereo Bluetooth connectivity
* Sync with PC
* Task list
* USB interface
* Video capture and playback
* Video Messaging
* Voice Dialing
* myFaves capable and T-Zones

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Wi-Fi on Japan's Bullet Train Vs Wi-Fi on Boston's Commuter Train



Japan : Starting in March 2009, passengers on Japan’s super fast bullet trains, N700-type, will be able to log on to the Internet while traveling at 270 kilometers per hour. With connections speeds of 2Mbps, commuters can enjoy Internet access while traveling be it for business or entertainment. to use this service, commuters would be able to pay ¥500 (US$5.73) per day, or ¥1,680($19.25) for a monthly subscription.this service is a part of the NTT communications HotSpot service efforts being deployed across Japan.



Boston : other side of the world, WAAV and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) are now installing the AirBox X2 in order to deliver free Wi-Fi on their commuter trains for customers, only this service is free. The Wi-Fi will be using a 3G connection. The project will be completed sometime in 2009.

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Alltel Launches Outdoor GPS Application


Alltel has announced a GPS application for the Motorola V3A, V3C, V3M, V9M and K1M, the Samsung Muse, LG AX656 and AX8600, the BlackBerry Curve 8330 and the BlackBerry Pearl 8110.
The application can be downloaded from the Navigation folder of the phone’s Alltel/Axcess Shop or by visiting alltel.com.

Nokia N85 and Nokia N79 have started to Sell in United States

The Nokia N85 and Nokia N79 are ideal companions for music enthusiasts. Both devices have ample storage space included inbox for your favorite tunes - an 8GB microSD card on the Nokia N85 and a 4GB microSD card on the Nokia N79. There are also built-in FM transmitter, 5 megapixel cameras and LED flash. Both the Nokia N85 and Nokia N79 are compatible with high-speed 3G HSDPA networks in the US (850 and 1900 MHz). The Nokia N85 also supports European 3G networks (2100 MHz) - perfect for a holiday break abroad


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SK Telecom and RIM launche the BlackBerry Solution in Korea


SK Telecom and Research In Motion (RIM) announched the official launch of the Blackberry solution in Korea.
SK Telecom plans to begin providing the blackberry to corporate customers by end of this month.

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Citibank Kore Inc. releases Mobile Banking Service in English

good news for foreigner in Korea. Citibank Korea Inc (CKI) launches VM mobile banking service in english that includes various financial services such as tranfers/inquiry, FX rate inquiry, loan inquiry and GIRO payment, as well as credit card inquiry and CA service.
To use this service, user must have a cellphone equipped for wireless internet, and then must download a program. For existing users of CKI Internet banking can apply for the service via internet banking without having to visit a branch to download the program. For new customers need to visit a branch to use the service

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iStation25 Speaker: Make Your iPhone Laudly


Logic3 has launched "i-Station25" a portable speaker with twiter for Apple iPhone and iPod. the divice has four 40mm speakers (can deliver 8 watts RMS) and equipped TDMA noise distortion.
The i-Station 25 also equipped an accelerometer that will adjust the output of the speakers to output at the correct left and right separation when users turn it 90 degrees to better view photos or videos stored on their connected Apple device.
The i-Station25 is available in the UK market now, priced at the equivalent of about $102.

via macworld

LG Develops LTE handset Modem chip, reached 100Mbps of ownload speeds and 50Mbps of upload speeds


LG Electronics announced that has independently developed the first handset (user equipment) modem chip, based on 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology standards. The modem chip theoretically support wireless download speeds of 100 Mbps and upload speed of 50 Mbps. It is about 17 times faster than HSDPA technology.
It’s bridging the telecom technology towards 4G standard

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3G has launched in India

MTNL (Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited) -an Indian operator- has launched 3G services and automatically MTNL become the first Indian service provider to commercially launch 3G services.
the first, the 3G services will launch in Delhi. Mumbai launch will take place in around two months time.
for the first two months, 3G Services will offer free.

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Mobile Phone without Recharging

sometimes, I dream to have a mobilephone that never needs to be plugged into my wall socket (essentially can charge itself). it's based on my experience when charging my cellphone requires a fairly long time and it's a wasting time .
but now i can smile. it's caused by intel. yes, intel is trying to make that a reality. now, intel is researching technology to harvest free energy from the environment, which could lead to devices such as mobile phones running for indefinite periods without recharging.

via tech.yahoo

developing sign language for cell phones


a team of researchers from University of Washington- supported mainly by grants from the National Science Foundation- plan to develop a software (with processing power great enough to support real-time, two-way video on cell phones that allow signing communication) that would help the deaf and hard-of-hearing making conversation on mobile phone.the project was called MobileASL (American Sign Language).
The main hindrance in archieving a system is low data-transmission rates on U.S. cellular networks and limited processing power on mobile devices which make visuals and sign impossible to follow. the team is working around this by increasing the bit rate around the face and hands, while slowing it down for the surroundings that do not matter too much.
(People are already able to use sign language effectively in Japan and Sweden because of higher bandwidth networks).

The MobileASL project is led by principal investigator Eve Riskin, a University of Washington professor of electrical engineering. Co-leaders include Information School professor Jacob Wobbrock and Richard Ladner, a longtime professor of Computer Science and Engineering.

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Mobile Operating system in the world

Mobile Operating System :

a mobile operating system is the software platform on top of which other programs run. The operating system is responsible for determining the functions and features available, and also determine which third-party applications can be used on your device.

Some of the more common and well-known Mobile operating systems:

Symbian OS

Symbian OS has become a standard operating system for smartphones. The Symbian OS is designed for the specific requirements of 2.5G and 3G mobile phones.


Windows Mobile

The Windows Mobile platform is available on a variety of devices (GSM or CDMA)from a variety of wireless operators. You will find Windows Mobile software on Dell, HP, Motorola, Palm and i-mate products.


Palm OS

Palm OS has provided mobile devices with essential business tools, as well as capability to access the Internet or a central corporate database via a wireless connection.


Mobile Linux:

The first company to launch phones with Linux as its OS was Motorola in 2003. Linux is seen as a suitable option for higher-end phones with powerful processors and larger amounts of memory.


MXI

MXI is a universal mobile operating system that allows existing full-fledged desktop and mobile applications written for Windows, Linux, Java, Palm be enabled immediately on mobile devices without any redevelopment. MXI allows for interoperability between various platforms, networks, software and hardware components.

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Verizon Wireless released BlackBerry Storm 4.7.0.75 r107 update Released from


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Googles Launches Unlocked Android Development Phone




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Unlocking iPhone 3G


It seems that the 3G iPhone was equipped with the latest software update version 2.2 should not be more in-Warlock. But in Vietnam -in One of Tuan Anh Do's shops on Nguyen Du street, the magic happends -a brand new iPhone 3G getting its hardware unlocked-.
appeared to have some Phases to unlocked iPhone 3G. Find out immediately!
1. opened up the phone and stripped it to the motherboard
2. then remove/extract the baseband chip (the components that control the relationship between the iPhone with the mobile network)
3. Use a chip reader to read / move the information in the chip into a file
4. Use the hex editor to remove the data files are locked in
5. reprogramming the chip with the newly altered file
6. reassembled The chip into the motherboard
7. The last step, put the phone back together

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iPhone 3G in Indonesia 2009?


the rumor : Telkomsel -a operator cellphone at Indonesia- will bring iPhone 3G in Indonesia by the end January or early February 2009. If that condition were really happened, it's good news for Indonesian mobilephone users.

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O2 Launches Energy Efficient Phone Charger


Telefónica O2 UK has launched of an energy efficient universal mobile phone charger. this charger was claimed cutting energy consumption by as much as 70 per cent compared to standard mobile phone chargers.
The O2 Universal Charger contains a power control system that considerably reduces charge the battery is fully charged even if the charger is left switched on in a plug socket.
the new charger also compatible with most leading brands of mobile phones and eliminating the need to use a different charger with each mobile.


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Virgin Mobile Launches Virgin Mobile Festival's 2008 Streaming Videos


Virgin Mobile USA launch the Virgin Mobile Festival's 2008 Streaming Videos. It's good news for virgin mobile USA and Helio customers, because the videos available exclusively on the Virgin Mobile USA Shuttle and on Helio By Virgin Mobile handsets without an additional content charge.

to access the videos :
- for Virgin Mobile USA customers should visit the VirginXL menu, select "Video Player" and then choose "Virgin Mobile Festival."
- for Helio members should visit to the video homepage and click on "Virgin Mobile Festival videos" or enter VMFEST (863378) on the handset.
These complimentary videos will be available on the handsets through December 31, 2008.

artists from the celebrated 2008 Virgin Mobile Festival are available on handsets including: Iggy and the Stooges, KT Tunstall, The Offspring, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings and Rodrigo y Gabriella.

if you are not opted in to VirginXL must to pay 15 cent for access.
if you are not part of the "all in" plan must to pay the A La Carte data charge (5 cents per 1 kb of data)



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Nokia Morph Concept : Best of the Best Design

The Morph concept has been awarded the red dot: best of the best. the red dot design award is one of the most renowned design competition inthe world. In this year’s competition there were a total of 1,906 entries, (including the Morph concept) out of which 21 concepts were awarded the red dot: best of the best.

the Morph concept device is a bridge between highly advanced technologies and their potential benefits to end-users of mobile devices. This concept showcases nanoscale technologies that will potentially create devices that open up an entirely new spectrum of possibilities.

Launched alongside The Museum of Modern Art’s “Design and The Elastic Mind” exhibition, the Morph concept device are being explored by Nokia Research Center (NRC) in collaboration with the Cambridge Nanoscience Centre (United Kingdom).

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Surgeon Amputates Using Texted Instructions

a british surgeon volunteering in The Republic Democratic of Congo --David Nott, 52, a general and vascular surgeon at Chelsea and Westminster hospital-- followed texted instructions to perform an amputation that saved a 16-year-old boy's life.
events that occur when David Nott saw the injury of a 16-year old boy in the town of Rutshuru. The teenager's left arm had been so badly injured and infected-- either in an accident or as a result of the fighting between Congolese and rebel troops-- that it had already had to be amputated. The problem was that it was an operation David Nott had never performed. But he remembered that one of his colleagues at home had carried out the procedure then he contacted his colleagues via phone text, "and he texted back step-by-step instructions," the guardian reports
"I texted him and he texted back step-by-step instructions. Even then I had to think long and hard about whether it was right to leave a young boy with only one arm in the middle of this fighting. But in the end he would have died without it, so I took a deep breath and followed the instructions to the letter." David Nott said.

an operation would ideally have been carefully planned and prepped, but in this case David Nott had just one pint of blood and an elementary operating theatre. Despite the basic conditions, the operation was a success and the teenager made a full recovery.

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Zicam offer "Cold & Flu Companion" a Application to Track Out about Cold and Flu in Your Area


Zicam has announced the availability of a new mobile application for Android users called the Cold & Flu Companion. The application enables on-the-go consumers to take charge of their health by checking cold and flu activity by zip code.
Cold & Flu Companion will show users the percentage of sick people in any given zip code, what types of symptoms are most prevalent and which ones to look out for in a specific area. this app. also keeps users updated on the latest cold and flu news.

for the current, this app. can be used for T-Mobile G1 the world's first Android-powered phone and for iPhone will be realesed in mid-December.
if you want to try this app., visit zicam.com

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China Mobile develop "Ophone" cellphone's OS

China Mobile-the largest China mobile operator-is going to develop its own proprietary cellphone OS. this OS is developed by number of telecom vendor, including Lenovo.
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