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Nokia has announced its plans to add a desktop feature to its Nokia Maps GPS solution soon, with the ability to create routes online and sync them to a compatible phone for use on the go. It is expected to be available some time this summer.
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Application connects mobile, online communities, social networks - all in one place
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Out of the blue, with just a few rumours coming out a couple of days ago, BlackBerry suddenly unveils its newest smartphone model, the BlackBerry Bold. Already mobile phone industry analysts and spectators started calling the BlackBerry Bold as the newest competitor to the upcoming Apple 3G iPhone. But let’s leave the 3G iPhone for awhile and see what the BlackBerry Bold has to offer. Design wise, the BlackBerry Bold still exhibits the same classic professional common to all BlackBerry devices. From its lustrous black exterior, satin chrome finished frame to its stylish leather-like backplate, as well as its stunning display, sophisticated user interface and a newly designed QWERTY keyboard. Everything appears that RIM has exerted extra effort to make the BlackBerry Gold stand out just at first look. Looks are not all there is to the BlackBerry Gold. Inside its stunningly beautiful body are great mobile features. These features […]

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Sprint Nextel has published its Q1 2008 reports, showing an 8% decrease in net operating revenues versus Q1 2007. The carrier also lost just over 1 million subscribers, with nearly all of them being post-paid accounts.
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Microsoft and Research In Motion have announced that they will be working together to bring Windows Live services to BlackBerry smartphones this summer. Windows Live Messenger and Hotmail will be among the supported services.
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First Productivity Suite to Enable Viewing, Editing and Creation of Native Microsoft Office Files for Leading Smartphone Platform
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Vodafone simplifies mobile broadband approach
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Singapore’s SingTel has announced that it will be bringing the Apple iPhone to several countries through its wholly and partially owned carrier partners in India, Australia, and the Philippines.
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Aricent Integration Services Facilitate Wi-Fi Access on Commercial Aircraft
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As far as Sony Ericsson’s Walkman music phones go, the W960 is pretty sedate looking. But while it might look more like a suit than a hipster, it still packs a touchscreen and the full Walkman experience. Ricky asks it to dance in this review.
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Verizon Wireless has added a new Windows Mobile powered smarthphone in its line up witht he MOTO Q 9c. Although the MOTO Q 9c has already been available in other carriers, Verizon still wants to add it up to beef its smarthphone line up. An to entice its customers, Verizon is offering the MOTO Q 9c at a reduced price of $199.99 under two-year contract with Verizon. That’s pretty cheap for a smarthphone, right? So, here’s the skinny on what you’re going to get for $199.99 as the features of MOTO Q 9c is definitely a winner for its Verizon price. These features include; 11.9 mm ultra thin body, 64MB end user memory, 2.4” 240×320 internal TFT display with up to 65k colors, Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 OS, Documents to Go applications such as World, Excel, Powerpoint and PDF, VZ Navigator GPS function with turn-by-turn directions, Internet Explorer Mobile, […]

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Sprint Nextel Corp., the No. 3 U.S. wireless service provider, said today it had a larger first-quarter deficit as revenue fell, it lost more than a million subscribers and it absorbed charges for severance and other costs.

Sprint said its total subscriber base fell by 1.09 million to 52.8 million, including the loss of 1.07 million post-paid customers who pay a monthly bill - actually smaller than the 1.2 million in post-paid losses the company had forecast last quarter.

The company reported a wider loss as customers defected to larger rivals and forecast only marginal improvements in the current quarter. Sprint reported a loss of $505 million, or 18 cents per share, in the three months ended March 31 compared with a loss of $211 million, or 7 per share, during the first quarter of last year.

Revenue fell 7.5 percent to $9.3 billion from $10.1 billion a year earlier.

During the first quarter, […]

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Sprint and Google are partnering to bring services such as Google Maps for Mobile and YouTube to Sprint customers. As part of the deal, Google will also become Sprint’s preferred mobile search provider.

“Our partnership with Google is a great example of how Sprint is making the mobile Internet experience even more customer-friendly and useful to our customers,” said Kevin Packingham, vice president of product management at Sprint. “Sprint looks forward to extending its partnership with Google, and to bringing customers a mobile experience enhanced by the speed of the Now Network, complimented by the services of Google.”

This is not the first time Sprint and Google have worked together. In November 2006, Sprint made Gmail available from its portal. Late last year, Sprint joined Google as a founding member of the Open Handset Alliance, currently developing the Google’s Android open mobile platform. And just last week, the two companies contributed to […]

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Research in Motion (RIM) and Thomson Reuters today announced plans to launch the BlackBerry Partners Fund, a $150 million venture capital fund, to invest in mobile applications and services for the RIM’s BlackBerry platform and other mobile platforms.

The fund will be co-managed by JLA Ventures and RBC Venture Partners, the Royal Bank of Canada’s venture capital arm.

“The mobile world has evolved well beyond phone calls and simple messaging to require more empowering and liberating solutions that connect people to everything that matters most to them, wherever and whenever they want,” said Jim Balsillie, Co-CEO, Research In Motion. “RIM, RBC and Thomson Reuters share the common belief that mobile applications and services will propel the industry forward and the BlackBerry Partners Fund is being formed to help fuel innovation and activity in the mobile ecosystem.”

The creation of the fund comes on the heels Apple’s recently announced iFund, a $100 million cash […]

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Top of the line BlackBerry smartphone features premium design and unprecedented performance; perfect for business professionals and power users
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The new BlackBerry Bold 9000 is the first device from RIM to offer 3G tri-band HSDPA connectivity in the QWERTY smartphone form factor that it helped make famous. The Bold includes features like GPS and 1GB of internal storage and is slated for this summer.
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Waterloo, Ontario-based smartphone maker RIM announced the new BlackBerry Bold (9000) flagship smartphone today, its slickest, speediest, most powerful and most connected BlackBerry to date.

Research In Motion (RIM) said its Bold smartphone is the first BlackBerry to offer high-speed mobile Internet access using tri-band HSDPA networks, Wi-Fi and integrated GPS. It also has twice the screen resolution (480 x 320 px) of the current BlackBerry Curve model, making for a very sharp display. The Bold matches the resolution, but not the size, of the screen on Apple’s iPhone, which has emerged as a potent competitor in the “smartphone” category.

“The new BlackBerry Bold represents a tremendous step forward in business-grade smartphones and lives up to its name with incredible speed, power and functionality, all wrapped in a beautiful and confident design,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO, Research In Motion.

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RIM BlackBerry Bold (9000)
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Waterloo, Ontario-based smartphone maker RIM announced the new BlackBerry Bold (9000) flagship smartphone today, its slickest, speediest, most powerful and most connected BlackBerry to date.

Research In Motion (RIM) said its Bold smartphone is the first BlackBerry to offer high-speed mobile Internet access using tri-band HSDPA networks, Wi-Fi and integrated GPS. It also has twice the screen resolution (480 x 320 px) of the current BlackBerry Curve model, making for a very sharp display. The Bold matches the resolution, but not the size, of the screen on Apple’s iPhone, which has emerged as a potent competitor in the “smartphone” category.

“The new BlackBerry Bold represents a tremendous step forward in business-grade smartphones and lives up to its name with incredible speed, power and functionality, all wrapped in a beautiful and confident design,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO, Research In Motion.

With its glassy display area, flat […]

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J.D. Power and Associates has released the results of a new survey on customer retail sales satisfaction. The report ranks the various national carriers and has T-Mobile coming out on top.
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Original post by Michelle Ruhfass