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Blood on your cell-phones;
With the increasing penetration of mobile phone in all parts of the world, it's not hard to draw casual correlations between cell-phone use and all manner of deadly diseases and fatal events. But, there's a critical distinction between a correlation and causation - just because Little Bo Peep was eating porridge when she was attacked by that infamous spider does not mean the porridge caused the spider-clash. Still, some scientists in Russia haven't let the correlative vs. causative argument stop them from jumping to the conclusion that over a dozen recent-deaths due to lightning strikes were caused by mobile handset. The past two weeks has seen more than a dozen Russians struck down by searing bolts of sky-bound electricity, with the most recent death happening just…
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So 80’s…Chuck Norris inside your handset;
“Bring on the Pain to your mobile phone” Game-loft and Chuck Norris have produced a new game for your mobile phone. August launch should bring some thumb-thumping, round-house kicking action that will drain your phone’s battery faster than Chuck Norris can take down a pizza delivery man. In the game, Norris is fighting the forces of Communist dictators Fidel Castro and Kim Jong-iL. You can choose to be Ranger Chuck or Commando Chuck as Norris hammers and sickles the Reds. Marxists aren’t the only ones who will feel Chuck’s wrath. The game has a destructible environment that lets Norris punch down houses and raze whole forests with his gun. The game includes an avatar feature. A player can take a picture of someone’s face with their camera phone and insert that picture…
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Mobile Banking services via Verizon;
If you are holding the BlackBerry Curve 8330, Pearl 8130 or 8830 World Edition under Verizon you can now access their financial information with Verizon Wireless’ Mobile Banking application. Users can get all following services: account balance information and transaction history; ability to transfer funds between accounts at the same financial institution; convenience of viewing and paying bills when enrolled in their financial institution’s Bill Pay service and the ability to view the last five transactions successfully completed on their mobile device. Verizon Wireless customers must be account holders of a financial institution that offers Mobile Banking to enroll in the application. Currently Wachovia, Regions, SunTrust, USAA, Synovus, America First Credit Union…
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Annual Review online by MTS - Russia
The largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS / Mobile TeleSystems OJSC, published its 2007 Annual Review online today. According to this MTS has nearly 87 million subscribers that placed Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, giving MTS a population base of more than 230 million. The Annual Review describes all operational, financial and strategic achievements of MTS during 2007 & provides an overview of the Company, its management and it’s Board of Directors.
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Motorola is acting really unfair here
Former executive Michael Fenger is sued by Motorola. He is currently vice president of Apple's global iPhone sales. Motorola decided to go for an act like that because of allegedly divulging corporate secrets to further the success of Apple's relatively new cellular platform, such as margins, operating strategies, marketing information, and customer initiatives, among other things. According to Bloomberg, Fenger formerly oversaw Motorola's mobile business as vice president in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Apple was not named in the suit. In addition to damages (which Motorola is seeking due to a breach of written contract with Genger, stating that Fenger is not to be employed by a competing company for at least two years from March 31st) the company hopes to…
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More than 5 minutes figuring out how to dial 911...
A new Cryptex phone concept is quite interesting although I wouldn't rely on it when I have to dial a number in an emergency. After all, you will need to twist each individual number before a call can be made, making it extremely cool but not user friendly at all. Haptic technology is used for physical feedback whenever you make a call. Designed by March Schomann, the Cryptex phone concept also comes with a vibrate feature that ought to appeal to at least half of the world's population.
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T-Mobile to launch Oct. 1st
T-Mobile has planned a number of changes to its service towards the end of 2008, according to unconfirmed reports. Among these is a second indication that the company will launch its 3G broadband network on October 1st, finally introducing competition for AT&T's HSPA network. It is rumored that on the same date T-Mobile will introduce its first Android phone, a 3G-ready HTC Dream. Android is an open-source platform that will be shared across phones from a number of companies. By the end of the year the carrier is also expected to introduce "MyFaves 2.0," a revision of its unlimited calling plan; though there may be more changes, the major one is said to be a doubling of list size from five callers to 10. The company may also be planning to upgrade its FlexPay…
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Union Camera Unlocked iPhone 3G for you
If you're looking for an iPhone 3G but can't seem to find any in your area, Hong Kong's Union Camera Ltd can be of help. They are selling brand new iPhone 3Gs. The catch here is that you need to order 1,000 units minimum and furthermore if you want unlocked units, you'll have to go to their webpage to ask Union Camera if they have any in stock. Ships on the same day payment is made. Now to find another 999 friends and we're good to go
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/206355018/iPhone_3G_Apple_ORIGINAL.html
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T-Mobile gives you a rare option
Sidekick Gekko/Aspen/2008 fans eagerly waiting on T-Mobile to finally go live with the latest Sidekick offering to sport user-swappable face-plates/shells have one more reason to drool over the upcoming HipTop. T-Mobile is reportedly working on a Sidekick 2008 customization portal that gives the user a chance to custom-design their own Sidekick shell. The screenshots you see here are renderings of the actual T-Mobile Sidekick-customizer webpage that's still in development. We're hearing that the custom skins/shells/face-plates will be sourced from SkinIt. The website will apparently feature a Flash-heavy interface with a social-networking aspect that lets users browse and vote on others' creations. Given all the press-materials we've been seeing with piles of Sidekicks…
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I never trusted Samsung phones that much…maybe now I should start?
The Samsung Omnia will hit Italy this July 22nd, spreading to most other European countries this month and the next shortly thereafter. No idea on how much it will cost though, but it sure sounds as though you have to prepare a handsome bundle.
•Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
•Samsung TouchWiz user interface
•3.2" WQVGA touch screen display at 240 x 400 resolution
•Small touchpad
•5 megapixel camera with face and smile detection and an image stabilizer
•Wide video format compatibility
•TV-out
•8GB or 16GB of internal memory
•microSD memory card slot
•Bluetooth connectivity
•Quad-band GSM with HSDPA (7.2 Mbps) support
•Integrated FM radio
•Built-in GPS receiver
The Samsung Omnia will hit Italy this…
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