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BlueAnt's new Bluetooth accessory lineup - Blueant V1 voice activated headset, Supertooth 3 handsfree speaker, M1 Bluetooth Spea
accessories | announcements | blueant | bluetooth | m1 | supertooth 3 | v1 | voice activatedLike a tiny, digital ant that can carry 50 times its weight, BlueAnt's new Bluetooth accessories pack a wallop into compact and sleek packages. BlueAnt showed off their new V1 voice activated Bluetooth headset with dual microphones and noise reduction technology, their Supertooth 3 Bluetooth hands-free speakerphone, and their M1 Bluetooth speaker at CTIA yesterday. The [...]
Sanyo Pro-200 and Pro-700 PTT Phones Announced for Sprint
newsSprint announced today the upcoming launch of the Sanyo Pro-200 and Pro-700, two new devices integrating Nextel Direct Connect push-to-talk (PTT) service. Powered by Qualcomm's QChat, the Pro-200 and Pro-700 operate on Sprint's Mobile Broadband EV-DO Rev. A network instead of the common iDEN network for faster data speeds. The Sanyo Pro-200 sports an attractive, slim clamshell form factor. Delivering push-to-talk services, key functionalities including Bluetooth, messaging capabilities and mobil...
Panasonic to Put Plasma Video Displays in Cell Phones
newsPanasonic revealed plans to include plasma video displays for cell phones to use with AT&T's recently announced Mobile TV service. "For nearly a decade, Panasonic's engineers have been secretly working on a thin, lightweight low-voltage compact plasma display," stated Mark Balsama, Panasonic Communication Systems Group Marketing Manager. "Many of our new phones will have vibrant color plasma screens that can run on just 1...
Sprint announces Sanyo Pro-200 and the Sanyo Pro-700, Nextel Direct Connect devices
ctia 2008 | nextel direct connect | sanyo | sanyo pro 200 | sanyo pro 700 | sprint | sprint devicesSprint announced two new Nextel Direct Connect devices - the Sanyo Pro-200 and the Sanyo Pro-700. Powered by Qualcomm's QCHat technology, these arguably nice looking clamshells feature Direct Connect, Group Connect, call alerts, single number option, DC permissions, Sprint Mobile Sync, EV-DO Rev. A support, mobile mail and Bluetooth. Both devices will hit select Sprint sprint [...]
Kingston partners with Ricky Martin for microSD/USB card reader combo
I'm not sure is this actually the mobile or music related news, but it is announced at the CTIA, so we're going with it nevertheless. Kingston has partnered with famous singer Ricky Martin to create a microSD and USB reader combo for mobile consumers that offers free, preloaded select music, video and mobile phone wallpapers from [...]
XM Radio Mobile goes BlackBerry
announcements | applications | blackberry xm | ctia 2008 | rim | rim xm radio | services | xm mobile | xm radio mobileIt's like the push-email isn't addictive enough for CrackBerry owners, XM Radio is launching its optimized-for-mobile application/service for the RIM-made device owners. Expect to take 20 exclusive XM channels of commercial-free music and 24-hour comedy programming with you, wherever you go. The application's easy-to-use interface with graphical icons for content genres and channels should make [...]
Parrot: Party goes black, MMS Digital Picture Frame "global"
accessories | announcements | ctia 2008 | parrot accessories | parrot bluetooth | parrot ctia | parrot mobile productsWe've already covered Parrot's Party Bluetooth speakers and DF7700 MMS digital photo frame in the past. At the CTIA, Parrot announced a bit improved versions of each of the devices. First goes the Party. The Bluetooth speakers are now available in black and like the original version, also feature a built-in Class-D amplifier, two drivers with [...]
Verizon: We're revamping our stores, too
announcements | ctia 2008 | verizon | verizon announcement | verizon retail | verizon storesSure, AT&T may be the first company to get Microsoft Surface, but that doesn't mean other carriers are sleeping, waiting for people to enter their not-that-techy stores. As a matter of fact, Verizon announced that it will roll out "evolutionary store design" in more than 280 of its Communications Stores nationwide. The stores offer consumers a [...]
AT&T Mobility CEO teases us with 3G iPhone, Centro
3g centro | 3g iphone | at&t mobility | at&t rumors | cingular/at&t | ctia 2008 | iphone rumorsAt AT&T's press conference, CEO Ralph de la Vega primarily talked about cooperation with Microsoft to deliver Surface tables/computers in the mobile operator's stores around the country. Along with Microsoft's Robbie Bach, the two talked about wonders of the customer experience and how AT&T will benefit from using the Surface technology. We've already covered that [...]
Fring partners with Boingo Wireless
applications | boingo wireless | ctia 2008 | fring boingo | fring ctia | partnerships | servicesThe popular VoIP application that also allows you to chat and swap files with your IM buddies Fring has announced partnership with Boingo, allowing Boingo Mobile users to talk, chat & interact at over 60,000 Boingo hotspot locations around the world. To be fair, I'm not sure how's this different than standard Boingo's mobile client using [...]
ZTE unveils two tri-band CDMA phones - C78 and C79
ctia 2008 | devices | zte c78 | zte c79 | zte ctia | zte new phoneYou may remember we've already covered ZTE's ambitious plans to become top-five handset vendor within five years. At the CTIA, they haven't announce anything spectacular. Rather they announced two low-end, three-band CDMA phones - C78 and C79. I couldn't find decent photos of the two devices, hence I'm posting an image of the C78 model [...]
LG Vu gets official on AT&T; Coming in May
announcements | at&t lg | cingular/at&t | ctia 2008 | devices | lg | lg mobile tv | lg touchscreen device | lg vuAT&T used all the glory of CTIA Wireless to officially announce what we already know. LG Vu is heading towards the carrier's portfolio and it's landing in May. Yap, folks you can't buy the stylish today as AT&T seems to want to postpone the Vu release to coincide with the roll-out of their mobile TV [...]
Kyocera jumps into GSM market; Announces 4 handsets
announcements | ctia 2008 | devices | kyocera | kyocera announcements | kyocera ctia | kyocera handsets | kyocera phonesKyocera announced its entry into the GSM handset market with four new GSM phones. The new devices will launch initially in Latin America, where a number of CDMA service providers recently switched to GSM networks. Four handsets are: E4600 - slider-shaped quad-band (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) device; features MP3 player, 2-megapixel camera with video record/playback, Bluetooth, expandable memory and [...]
LG being courted by Google to use Android for future 3G offerings
lg | linuxLG is seeking an "open-standard software platform" for their future 3G data services says Chief Executive Jung Il-Jae. Google has already come up to bat, along with several other players, in an attempt to be the platform LG decides to run. LG already makes Windows Mobile and S60 devices, why not add another platform into [...]
LG And Paramount Pictures Partner for Iron Man Edition LG Shine
newsLG and Paramount Pictures have teamed up to create a special Iron Man version of the LG Shine - plated with real gold. The limited edition handsets will be given away as prizes in a new contest that LG and Paramount are co-sponsoring. Read the full story here.
RIM Doubles Revenue in 2007, Adds 2.18M Subscribers in Q4
newsResearch In Motion, the Canada-based company responsible for BlackBerry handsets, has released its Q4 2007 and year-end financial numbers. RIM's fiscal year is different from the calendar year, but the company was able to add 2.18 million new users in Q4, and nearly doubled its annual revenue in 2007. Read the full story here.
Breaking: N-Gage 2.0 has been released, download now!
oviRicky just pinged me to let me know that N-Gage 2.0 is out, if you have a Nokia N95, N95 8GB, N82 or N81 then start your browsers and download. ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:N-Gage Game ShopThere has been a lot of talk about N-Gage recentlyTell Nokia what you have to say about the N-GageNokia promotes end [...]
