Acer is looking to move aggressively into the U.S. smartphone market by offering free or very low-cost handset devices to customers in exchange for a contract with the carrier. Acer’s move into the market could also help Microsoft since Acer’s smarphones carry the Windows Mobile operating system.
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Nokia (NYSE: NOK ) unveiled its mobile application storefront and it’s called Ovi Store. Set to begin operating in May of this year, the new service is designed to go well beyond any other mobile application store on the market. Nokia’s trick is to offer users much more than applications and games, by including other [...]
Most people will call the next Android handset from HTC as the G2, but it is officially known as the HTC Magic, where the smartphone will be available exclusively from Vodafone in Europe. When compared to its predecessor, the Magic just oozes with sexiness, and so far confirmed specifications do include HSPA, Wi-Fi and [...]
Sony Ericsson had the first press conference of MWC 2009 and used that opportunity to announce the W995, previously known as the Hikaru. The W995 is an 8 megapixel slider with 3.5mm headphone jack, stereo speakers, 2.6″ QVGA scratch-resistant screen, 118MB built-in memory, A-GPS with Google Maps and Wayfinder Navigator pre-installed, Wi-Fi and full PlayStation [...]
According to Sprint, the Samsung Instinct is one of the carrier’s most popular handsets ever – having broken a variety of sales records shortly after its release.A new firmware version is available for the instinct – ES.M800 CA10 – and it’s bringing along a few slick new features with it. Here’s an unofficial change log, [...]
Skyfire today announced the availability of version 0.9 of its mobile browser which includes tons of tweaks and new functionality:
New start page – integrated RSS, Facebook, Twitter, etc
Improved readability – adaptive font sizes, contextual zoom, etc
Widescreen / hi-res support – Handsets such as the XPERIA X1, Samsung Omnia and Nokia N80 are now supported
Improved Superbar [...]
The BlackBerry Storm is on a fire sale right now. First it was Verizon’s BOGO sale and now Amazon has jumped on the bandwagon, offering the Storm for a mere $99 with a 2-year contract. No need to buy two storms as this deal applies to a single Storm purchase and the price drop [...]
Amazon finally made its updated Kindle official. While your good pals here at BGR weren’t on hand at Amazon’s launch event – we suppose the reasoning behind snubbing us and denying us press passes is fairly obvious – news travels fast on the interwebs so here’s what you need to know:
The design is identical [...]
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Microsoft® My Phone syncs information between your mobile phone and the web, enabling you to:
Back up and restore your phone’s information to a password-protected web site
Access and update your contacts and appointments through your web account
Share photos on your phone with family and friends
Here is our take on 30+ VoIP services.
Mobile Phone Services
EQO – EQO is a service for cell phone users allowing them to make cheap international calls at local rates. Easily installable on most phones and features social networking capabilities.
Fring.com – Increasingly popular mobile VoIP service utilizing 3G and Wi-Fi to enable free mobile calls [...]