Archive for May, 2007

Sling Media has announced a beta version of their SlingPlayer Mobile
client for Windows Mobile 6 users that either upgraded to the OS or
purchased devices with it since the present client does not function on
the OS.
The company is asking new and current customers to send an email for
invitations to the beta program with an expected [...]

AT&T this morning launched a complete overhaul of their web site, and at the same time, retired the Cingular.com domain name. The old Cingular web site was one of the last vestiges of the Cingular brand name, AT&T is already in the process of removing the Cingular logo from their stores.
AT&T does caution that older [...]

The Palm Foleo has been announced by Palm.
The Foleo is meant as a
companion device to the Treo series of smartphones
(650/680/700p/w/wx/750/755p) for editing
and creation of email and other documents as well as surfing
the web through a paired Bluetooth connection or WiFi.

The device has a large 10″ widescreen, 3.5mm headphone jack, video out
jack, and SD [...]

Launch details have surfaced on the BlackBerry Curve.  As we previously
reported, the Curve is the QWERTY version of the BlackBerry
Pearl while adding more multimedia oriented features for consumers,
push to talk support, and LBS support through TeleNav Maps (but unlike the Pearl, it does not support onboard GPS, needing a Bluetooth receiver to function). It is
expected [...]

Microsoft over the past week has announced several technologies that are aimed at placing them back on-par with the competition. First and foremost today is their Surfacing platform. The Surfacing Computing platform is Microsoft’s first multi-touch display solution. However, unlike the multi-touch display in Apple’s iPhone, Surfacing is aimed at table-top computing, [...]

BitPim, the popular phone access and PIM Sync application has been updated once again. Version 0.9.15 makes several improvements, including underling software improvements. It also adds support for the LG VX8700, and fixes issues with the VX8100, VX8300, and VX8600.
Linux users will also benefit from phone auto-detection. General bug fix areas also include [...]

Palm Inc has launched a new way for owners of the Treo 650, 680,
700w/wx, 750, and 755p to interact and get information on the
aforementioned devices.

The beta site, MyPalm, allows users who register to receive help through
an exclusive 24/7 phone number, over the air delivery of device updates
as well as alerts and updates on supported [...]

The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition has been launched for consumers on Verizon.
As we covered in-depth,
the 8830 features dualband GSM (900/1800) for
international roaming, trackball navigation, landscape QVGA screen,
media player, microSD expansion, Bluetooth, speaker independent voice
dialing, and speakerphone.

The phone is now available for $399 with a $100 instant discount
bringing the total to $299 with an additional [...]

Sanyo has put up a web site for their upcoming SCP-3200 phone. The phone will replace the SCP-3100 in Sprint’s lineup. The SCP-3200 builds on the 3100 by adding Bluetooth, and J2ME MIDP 2.0. While being a low-end phone, the device will support both Sprint Family Locater and Sprint Navigator.

In [...]

There’s been a lot of buzz lately about Apple’s iPhone going prepaid. I’ll explain why this is mostly drive-by media coverage, why it’s not new, and why it’s something you should consider.
Read more to get all the nifty details…