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Rogers Releases BlackBerry Bold OS 4.6.0.162

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:16:59 +0000

If you’re a BlackBerry Bold user, or even if you’re not, chances are you know of the (cough) issues that people have been going through on the device. Spontaneous restarts and dropped calls among other things were not uncommon.

Well, good news for everyone running the device is that together with Rogers, RIM has released a new OS upgrade (4.6.0.162) which should address most of the issues people were having. The Bold ships with OS 4.6.0.125, so I know there are a whole bunch of you out there that were sitting patiently waiting for this.

To get started, download the OS from RIM’s website, install the package and then open Dekstop Manager. The update should go through without a hitch. As always with any OS upgrade however, make sure you BACKUP your device.

[Via: BlackBerrySync]

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NEW HTC TOUCH VIVA

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:40:00 +0000

HONG KONG — HTC Corporation, a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design, introduced the HTC Touch Viva™. Continuing HTC’s touch-phone tradition, the Touch Viva™ utilizes TouchFLO™, HTC’s finger-touch optimized navigation experience enabling quick, one-touch access to the people, messages and information people want.

“The HTC Touch Viva™ embodies our commitment to build a family of touch phones that are powerful and stylish but also offer something to everyone,” said Peter Chou, president and CEO, HTC Corporation. “Whether you’re a professional or a student you can now get an HTC touch phone with a beautiful touch user experience.”

Next Generation TouchFLO™ Technology for the Ease of Touch
HTC Touch Viva™ blends an affordable touch phone with the benefits of the latest version of HTC’s TouchFLO™ user interface, which enhances users’ experience with their finger-tip browsing. The compact design houses an ultra-sensitive touch screen for navigation through contacts, media and web pages with new TouchFLO™, the latest in HTC's unique touch screen interface technology. Effortless to use and working in perfect harmony with the phone's main functions, the Touch Viva™ offers users the perfect welcome to touch-screen control. In addition, with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, users can easily synchronize their calendar, contacts, emails and more with their personal computer.

Superb Vision Quality
Users can flip through their album artwork, pictures and videos as if they were picture cards in the palm of their hands on the sharp 2.8" screen. They can also visit their favorite websites, enjoy YouTube videos and make the most of Google Maps when they really need to call on them, when they’re already out and about.

Coupled with the 2 megapixel camera that allows truly quality stills and videos, HTC Touch Viva™ enables the capture of precious moments along the way.

Unparalleled Connectivity and Storage
HTC Touch Viva™ supports quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity allowing most flexible usage by users. Committed to improving Web browsing, HTC provides a new customized mobile Web browser that enables easy viewing and effortless navigation of Websites in the way they are designed to be viewed on a PC. The device is also equipped with an additional microSD™ slot for expandable storage to fit the different needs of users.

Availability & Suggested Retail Price
The Touch Viva™ will be available in October 2008 in Hong Kong with suggested retail price of HKD2,880. From product launch date till October 31, 2008, each purchase of HTC Touch Viva™ at HTC Preferred Authorized Resellers’ outlet, customer can get one free 4GB microSD™ card (limited stock only).

HTC Touch Viva™ Key Specifications

Processor
TI’s OMAP™ 850, 201MHz

Operating System
Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional

Memory
ROM: 256MB; RAM: 128MB

Dimension
104.5mm (L) x 59mm (W) x 15.75mm (T)

Weight
110g (with battery)

Display
2.8” TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with QVGA resolution

Network
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz
(Band frequency is operator dependent)

Device Control
HTC TouchFLO™/4-way navigation control with Enter button

Connectivity
•Bluetooth® 2.0 with EDR and A2DP for stereo wireless headsets
•Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g
•HTC ExtUSBTM (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)

Camera
2.0 mega-pixel colour camera

Audio
Built-in microphone and speaker
Ringtone supported formats:

•MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WAV, AMR-NB, AMR-WB and QCP
•40 polyphonic and standard MIDI format 0 and 1 (SMF)/SP MIDI

Battery
1100mAh rechargeable Lithium-ion battery

Standby/Talk time
Up to 270 hours/up to 480 minutes
(The above are subject to network and phone usage)

Expansion Slot
microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)

AC Adaptor
Voltage range/frequency: 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz, DC output: 5V and 1A

Gomadic Universal Charging Station

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:33:25 +0000

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HTC T8290 Smartphone With WiMAX Support

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:07:53 +0000

The upcoming HTC T8290 smartphone has been unveiled. The handset is specially designed for Russia’s Yota WiMAX network. Some of the unveiled features are a 3.8 inch display at 800 x 480 resolution, 802.11g Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, GSM and WiMAX support. The pricing info is still unavailable. [Uberphones via Upcoming Cell Phones]

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The Signal (IntoMobile Podcast: Episode 3)

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:12:15 +0000

Welcome all to Episode 3 of The Signal!

The BlackBerry Storm came rolling in this week, complete with a 90% chance of advertisements from both Verizon and Vodafone. The next BlackBerry Curve, model number 8900, also peeked its head out on T-Mobile Germany. We also take a minute to fawn over HTC’s WiMAX version of the Touch HD in Russia and pray that it’ll come to Sprint’s XOHM network sometime this century. Short episode this week on account of Will being out of commission, but we still take a good solid look at the BlackBerry Storm and where it’s going.

The week’s big news and download link for The Signal: Episode 3 behind the jump!

Music by Krazy Baldhed.

Thanks to MediaFire for hosting!

Download the MP3 of The Signal: Episode 3. (00:14) iTunes podcast application has been made… look out for The Signal in the iTunes store this week!

Headlines

BlackBerry Storm officially launched

Rumors

HTC’s first WiMAX handset emerges
RIM Frankensteining Storm and Bold to make near-HD monster?
LG Prepping a Windows Mobile Device for Launch on AT&T?
Samsung Propel coming to AT&T; Young texters rejoice!
Mid-range LG UX585 Rhythm coming to US Cellular
AT&T Samsung a867 Eternity caught in the wild
Samsung T919 ‘Behold’ Coming to T-Mobile Soon
Best Buy Presentation Leaks Ship Dates for Several Highly Anticipated Devices
HTC Touch HD not coming to the US?
New Sony Ericsson ‘Kate’ C912 Cyber-Shot Images
LG KS500 smartphone in works?
Verizon adds Samsung Sway, Motorola Rapture VU30, VU204
BlackBerry Pearl Flip launches first in Italy
3G Pantech C610 for $29 at AT&T
CDMA BlackBerry Pearl Flip on the way?
BlackBerry Application Center Coming With Storm OS 4.7

Releases

Motorola unveils VC6096 industrial PDA phone
BlackBerry 8900 shows up on T-Mobile Germany
Sprint Launches Sign-Up Page for BlackBerry Curve 8350i
LG’s 8-megapixel slider gets official
Motorola Q11 gets real
Samsung GT-S3600 clam brings bits of the Soul design to the masses
BlackBerry Curve coming to Virgin Mobile Canada
Nokia announces 24k GBP white gold Vertu Signature
INCRUDO Phantom is the most durable luxury handset

P.S: My new microphone sucks.
P.P.S: I really like the word “obviously”.

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HTC T8290 Knows WiMAX

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:57:33 +0000

If I am not mistaking, I believe we told you a while ago about HTC getting ready to release one Android device and one WiMAX device by the end of the year. Well what do you know? We have the HTC Dream or the G1 which is the first Android phone. And now we have the T8290 which is a WiMAX HTC Touch.

From what we can figure out it's a 3.8 inch 480 x 800 WVGA display, WiMAX and GSM support, 802.11g WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0.

How much it costs and when it is going to be available it's still a mystery. For now the phone has Russian language written all over it so we're going to wait for HTC official news.

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Telus and Bell announce GSM plans for Canada - HSPA 3G networks by 2010

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:37:00 +0000

With the CDMA evolution pathway coming to a veritable dead-stop in the next few years, it’s been safe to assume that CDMA carriers in North America would be jumping on board the 4G LTE bandwagon in the next decade. There’s been much speculation about Telus and Bell Canada adopting the GSM evolution pathway for their next generation networks over the past months, and today it all comes to a head.

Following on an interview from a Telus exec that had the Canadian carrier considering LTE as the standard of choice for their future data network, both Telus and Bell have announced that they’ll be launching GSM service in 2010. Both carriers will be rolling out 3G HSPA networks on a fresh GSM backbone in 2010, as both Telus and Bell prepare to eventually offer 4G LTE service.

Rather than rely on their CDMA network to handle the brunt of wireless demand until LTE comes online, Bell and Telus will be offering subscribers a GSM-option (3G HSPA) alongside CDMA. By layering their HSPA network over their CDMA network, the Canadian carriers hope to make the transition to GSM technology as smooth and painless as possible for their customers.

“Bell’s transition to the global 4G LTE standard with a combined EV-DO and HSPA network path aligns us with more than 30 major carriers worldwide planning a similar move to LTE,” said Stephen Howe, CTO for Bell. “This broad global technology ecosystem will mean a fast, efficient and cost-effective network transition to 4G LTE, and access to the broadest possible range of next-generation phones and data services.”

The adoption of HSPA will expand the roaming agreement that both Bell and Telus have had in place since 2001. With Rogers’ essentially monopolizing the Canadian GSM market, Bell and Telus are working to help eachother grow into their GSM-britches. In the next couple years, we’re likely to see the Canadian market undergo a significant shakeup. More GSM competition means Canadian consumers will see the cost of wireless voice and data service drop as carriers battle for market-share.

Your next mobile phone might just be a GSM handset on Bell or Telus. Cue the champagne!

[Via: RCRNews]

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Google Maps Street View on Windows Mobile!

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:08:18 +0000

Google Maps Street View on Windows Mobile

No, Google hasn’t released a new Google Maps update with Street View functionality for the Windows Mobile camp. With the new Street View functionality announced for the T-Mobile G1, iPhone/iPhone 3G, and the BlackBerry lineup of smartphones, Windows Mobile users are left out in the cold.

But, it doesn’t have to be that way.

Enterprising xda-developers member KDKobes has gotten the Java-based Google Maps 2.3.1 application for BlackBerry handsets working on his AT&T Tilt (HTC Kaiser), complete with Street View functionality. Unfortunately, location-data support and GPS integration aren’t working with this version of Google Maps running on Windows Mobile, but it’s definitely a start.

I finally got Google Maps 2.3.1 on my Tilt with the Street View function. As of right now it is not available on Windows Mobile devices through Google just Blackberry and some Java devices, but I managed to find it with this function in Java form and it is working on my Tilt. - KDKobes

Download and install KDKobes Google Maps Street View 2.3.1 here.

[Via: xda and TiltMobility]

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The Sprint HTC Touch Diamond Review

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:05:25 +0000

You might remember that when I attended the Seattle Mobius in May, I was given the European version of the HTC Touch Diamond, which for network reasons I opted to have sent to Mitchell in Australia. The Diamond version he received and reviewed was at first glance nearly identical to the Sprint version I’ll be covering today, with the exception of their back sides.

During his testing period, Mitchell found that he liked the small size of the device, the multitude of radios packed in that small package (HSDPA, WiFi, BT, GPS and FM), the sharpness of the 2.8″ VGA screen, and the 3.2 megapixel camera. Qualities which he found disappointing were the radio strength, the device’s sluggish response time when using the TouchFlo 3D interface, the battery life, the auto-screen rotation, and the faceted back which didn’t allow the device to lay flat.

Mitchell’s verdict was a reluctant Fail, and as he summarized, “I had very high hopes for the Diamond; I wanted it to wipe the smile off Apple’s face, and be a proper competitor to the unstoppable iPhone. But alas it isn’t. It has too many flaws to be a competitor, and to be honest it has too many flaws full stop.”

Can you blame me for not being too excited when it was later announced that Sprint would carry the US version?

However, with memories of the faster processor and updated ROM introduced by HTC when they released the US version of their Touch (versus its European cousin), I thought it might be worthwhile to revisit this particular device, to see if Mitchell’s complaints were still warranted.

Let’s see how the US version fared…

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i.TV iPhone app offers free TV listings, trailers, movie info and more

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:43:56 +0000

i.TV is one handy app for virtually everyone who enjoy watching TV and/or movies. Whether you’re looking for something interesting on a TV or what’s hot in the theaters, i.TV can help you out. As a matter of fact, the official AppStore page says that users can browse more than 144,000 TV and movie listings and 5,000+ local theaters. In addition, you can watch TV previews and movie trailers (6,000+ of these are available at the moment), view detailed show descriptions, celebrity bios and photos.

There’s also a social networking element included in the mix, allowing everyone to vote, write reviews, and share TV and movie info with friends.

The best part is the price — i.TV is free. Plus, they’ve wowed to keep improving the app and make it the ultimate TV/movies guide. Some of the features that will be available in the coming weeks and months include live TV streaming, ability to use your iPhone/iPod Touch as a remote control for your DVR, DVD rentals management and the ability to buy movie tickets right from i.TV. Nice!

[Via: jkOnTheRun]

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