Microsoft has released their latest Zune software upgrade, and while it finally offers gapless playback and features the return of the playlists, though not quite as robust as they once were, the most notable difference on the Zune itself is the ability to view and play your friends’ playlists directly from your Zune rather than having
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Nokia 6210 Navigator Gets FCC Approval
Remember the Nokia 6210 Navigator? Yes, the very same phone with integrated GPS. It’s officially approved by the FCC, so it’s well on its way to the target release date of sometime in Q3 2008. A full-featured smartphone running Symbian OS, the 6210 Navigator is equipped with a 3.2 megapixel camera, as well as a secondary camera on the front for video conferencing.
Nokia to Hit the US Market?
Nokia is one of the top cell phone sellers in the world. 40% of cell phone users own a Nokia device. That means every 2 out of 5 mobile owners have a Nokia phone. Pretty cool right? Apparently this percentage doesn’t apply to the USA and Nokia is going to do something about it. One of the main reasons Nokia isn’t as bing in the
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Asus G70 Notebook Unveiled
I thought today was a cell phone news only day but here we have a scoop on the future 17 inch Asus G70 (gaming) Notebook. Here are some specs which will make everyone want more:
Intel Core 2 Duo / Core 2 Extreme processor,802.11a/b/g/n WiFi,twin 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GTs,up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM,dual
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8GB Nokia N95 in Canada First
Starting May 6th you will be able to buy the 8GB Nokia N95 provided you are in Canada. You heard me! Roger Wireless will sell this baby for $399.99 with a three year Rogers Vision Unlimited On-Device Mobile Browsing Plan. AT&T in your face! Nokia N95 or the 8GB version has come to North-American soil but Rogers snatched it first.
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Nokia and T-Mobile Together for Mobile Services
Nokia and T-Mobile have announced today a plan for future collaboration. Their goal is to accelerate the implementation and further use of internet applications on mobile devices. T-Mobile’s customers will benefit from Nokia’s Ovi portal for apps, music, games, maps and more while Nokia will customize their services for T-Mobile. This
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Starbucks + iPhone + AT&T = Free WiFi
How do you like my equation? I’ll simply go ahead and explain it. AT&T, and I have covered a lot of AT&T and iPhone stories these days, have reached an agreement both with Starbucks and Barnes and Nobles to offer WiFi hotspots to their customers. That’s nice but you still have had to pay for that. But apparently all iPhone users can have that service for free. You just have to
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Join a Bank, Get a Free Asus Eee PC
That’s right, the laptop is given for free. Of course terms and conditions may apply but you can indeed get the 2GB Asus Eee PC 700 when you switch to a bank’s checking account. You have to be Canadian (sorry everyone) in order to get this deal. And you would have to contact your local RBC Royal Bank branch to go through the necessary steps in order to get this free computer. I actually
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AT&T Launches Cell Phone TV
We’ve heard quite a lot about AT&T’s marketing ideas these last couple of days. First we had the $40 iPhone plans for deaf people, then we heard AT&T are going to sell the new 3G iPhone for $199 for a two year subscription plan and today we hear that AT&T are launching cell phone TV Plans. First of all I am the kind of guy that mostly uses his cell phone for, and you will laugh at this,
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Rumored: T-Mobile to Launch 3G Tomorrow
As you can see from the screen shot, T-Mobile are preparing to launch 3G plans in New York City Tomorrow, May 1st. This is a semi-confirmed rumor by this apparent T-Mobile internal document. With 3G being hot news right now, it’s no surprise carriers will try to implement it as a viable plan to more and more of their subscribers. 3G will of course increase both calls quality and data transfer
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