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Donations made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure surpass quarter million

Mobile Edge, the industry leader in innovative and stylish laptop computer carrying cases and accessories is proud to announce their ongoing partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure in their battle against Breast Cancer. In their fourth year as a proud corporate partner, Mobile Edge donates 10 percent of the retail sales price of each Komen laptop bag they sell back to the Foundation. Since the inception of their ‘Caring Case Collection’ Program, Mobile Edge has donated more than $250,000.00 to the Komen Foundation and counting.

The special Caring Case Collection is comprised of five pink themed laptop bags all toting the Komen pink ribbon medallion. From the Komen Paris Backpack, to the Pink Milano or the Pink Suede Tote, to the classic Komen Ultra Tote or the new Komen Geneva Tote, the Caring Case Collection offers stylish choices for women, while raising money for a great cause. This Collection not only looks stylish, but also gives each person who buys a Komen case a great feeling of social responsibility.

“We greatly admire the Komen Foundation for its incredible efforts in the ongoing fight against breast cancer and strongly believe that supporting the advancement of research will one day eliminate this devastating disease,” said G. David Cartwright, President and CEO of Mobile Edge. “We are aware that this is a very important issue for our customers and are thrilled about continuing our partnership with the Foundation and supporting such a worthy cause.”

Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s promise is to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all, and energizing science to find the cures. For more than 20 years, the Komen Foundation has educated women, promoted research and continues to work to eradicate the disease. With nearly a quarter million new cases of breast cancer expected this year, Mobile Edge recognized the need and urgency to join the alliance to fight breast cancer. The Mobile Edge Caring Case Collection™ was specially designed for women, by women and for the benefit of women.

Mobile Edge continues to expand the carrying case category by offering new, innovative and fresh designs that fuse fashion trends with form and function, creating a brand that makes a statement about today’s business and lifestyle consumers.

For more information about the Mobile Edge Caring Case Collection, visit them online by clicking here.

LimeLife, Inc. and NBC Universal today announced the launch of “Law & Order: Celebrity Betrayal,” the mobile game extension for NBC’s long-running crime drama, Law & Order, now in its 18th season. Executive Producer Dick Wolf and his team were instrumental in developing the game with LimeLife to reflect the signature storytelling and energy of Law & Order.

“One of the contributors to the shows longevity has been its commitment to evolve with the times and stay fresh which includes allowing our audience to experience ‘Law & Order’ in different ways and on different screens,” said Dick Wolf, creator and executive producer of “Law & Order.” “‘Law & Order: Celebrity Betrayal’ is the closest fans of the show can come to experiencing a day in the life of their favorite ‘Law & Order’ characters.”

Players work to solve New York City’s latest celebrity crime by investigating the crime scene, interrogating witnesses and bringing their key suspect to trial. The object of the game is to build as strong a case as possible and win a conviction with contextual advice and feedback from popular Law & Order cast members like Sam Waterston and Alana De La Garza. Players exhibit the evidence they have collected throughout every stage of the story during the game’s complete trial experience, and try to win a conviction to become the rookie Law & Order star.

Law & Order: Celebrity Betrayal also features four mini-games that directly affect the strength of a player’s case. At the game’s precinct location, players can help process evidence and obtain warrants by playing the Warrant Race game, and search for rumors playing the Coffee Run game. While in court, players can try their luck at Case Overload or Takeout Dash.

Law & Order: Celebrity Betrayal will be available for a one-time download charge of $6.99 or $2.99 monthly subscription fee on most major U.S. carriers.

“NBC excels at creating seamless digital experiences for all of its brands,” said Kristin McDonnell, CEO of LimeLife, Inc. “We are pleased to support NBC’s cross-media integration strategy, delivering the ‘Law & Order’ brand experience to show fans and crime buffs alike on their mobile phones.”

The Sony Ericsson W910 is a rather unconventional looking slider phone, and one of the newer members of the Walkman line of music handsets. Sam takes the W910 out for a walk about Hong Kong to see how it measures up to other music phones. Read all about it in our review.
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Here's more data to support the growth in mobile web usage:

February was a record-breaking month for the AccuWeather.com mobile web site. The site chalked up a new monthly record with 32,760,743 page impressions in February, beating the previous record of 31,643,961 set in January 2008. The mobile site also set a new record for daily impressions with 1,792,492 on February 12th, beating the previous record of 1,527,102 set in the same month on February 5th.

Already rated among the top ten mobile brands, AccuWeather.com delivers the most accurate and up-to-date weather on the mobile web. AccuWeather.com recently released a new version of the mobile web site, enhanced with severe weather warnings, AccuWeather 15-Day and Hour-by-Hour local forecasts, weather news and blogs.

“AccuWeather.com appreciates the loyalty of our mobile users in achieving this milestone,” said Jim Candor, AccuWeather.com’s Senior Vice President of New Media. “We look forward to continuing to deliver valuable weather information to break these new records in the coming months.”

To check out the site, simply type accuweather.com into your mobile browser.

In Japan, 2G is dying and might be proclaimed dead within this year. A news article reports that out of 4.08 million handsets sent to Japanese stores in January, there was zero delivery of any 2nd generation mobile phones. And as of February, 85% of the users own 3G mobile phones.

It comes as no surprise since Japan is one of the leading countries in terms of mobile technology. But it's not the first country to kill 2G cellphones. South Korea is the first country known to be virtually free of any 2G cellphones.

But U.S. is far from this saying goodbye. Based on industry surveys, only 50% of American mobile users own 3G mobile phones. On the other hand, Western Europe is really far behind with only 10% owning third-generation cellphones.
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In Japan, 2G is dying and might be proclaimed dead within this year. A news article reports that out of 4.08 million handsets sent to Japanese stores in January, there was zero delivery of any 2nd generation mobile phones. And as of February, 85% of the users own 3G mobile phones.

It comes as no surprise since Japan is one of the leading countries in terms of mobile technology. But it's not the first country to kill 2G cellphones. South Korea is the first country known to be virtually free of any 2G cellphones.

But U.S. is far from this saying goodbye. Based on industry surveys, only 50% of American mobile users own 3G mobile phones. On the other hand, Western Europe is really far behind with only 10% owning third-generation cellphones.
See full article.

Related Entries:

Mobile Future Through the Eyes of Nokia - 23 October 2007

Mobile Payments Market to Reach $11.5 B by 2011 - 13 November 2007

Why You Should Not Buy a New Mobile Phone this Holiday - 05 December 2007

Mobile Technology Shaping the Future of Retail Industry - 18 January 2008

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Handango, a leading retailer of smartphone content, last week released the 2007 Year-end Handango Yardstick, a global trend report about the smartphone content industry.

For the first time in Yardstick history, Entertainment content was the leading sales category, moving from third place in 2006, signaling a consumer shift in using smartphones not just for business and productivity-related activities.

Other tidbits from the report:

- Entertainment content was the top-selling category with 17% of total sales. Business & Professional content dropped from first place at 18% in 2006, to second place at 16% of total sales in 2007. Other leading categories in 2007 were Productivity applications, such as address book and calendar, and Games, at third and fourth place, respectively.

- More than 11,000 new mobile applications for the BlackBerry were added to the Handango network. In fact, the BlackBerry collection of applications grew at the largest rate, with 135% more applications added in 2007 than in 2006.


- The Blackberry Pearl and Motorola Q, smartphones targeted to consumers for both work and play, were among the top devices for content downloads in 2007, both by revenue and number of units sold.

If you'd like to check out the full report, click here.

Samsung has teamed up with Adidas to launch a fitness phone, the SGH-F110, called miCoach. The handset features a heartbeat monitor, step counter, built-in MP3 player/FM tuner, 2 inch LCD screen and a 2MP camera. The phone will even alert you when you aren't running hard enough. It's like having a mini coach in your pocket. Check out the video on their website and you'll see why the hard-core running set might be intrigued by this device.

The handset is scheduled to launch
in the U.K. next month but no price points have been released yet.

Though consumers, in general, are still annoyed with mobile ads, research firm JupiterResearch reports there is a growing number of consumers who are interested in receiving mobile coupons. But the bottom line, adoption rate remains very low at 1%.

"Mobile coupons are gaining traction among advertisers, and are no longer just a niche tactic, rather they are moving toward the mainstream to more common use. There are definite benefits to using mobile coupons such as real-time offers, geo-targeting, personalization, time-of-day redemption tracking, triggering impulse purchases, and a lower cost of delivery. But while there is tremendous untapped potential, there are still barriers that exist," said Neil Strother, analyst with JupiterResearch, in a press release.

However, the inability of many retailers to read mobile coupons remains one of the biggest hurdles. The process remains crude as many resort to writing details on paper, entering codes manually or matching the mobile coupon to the member's loyalty card. See full article.

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Sprint has announced what it calls 'The Official Wireless Phone Of St. Patrick's Day', its LG Rumor in an exclusive green color scheme. The new color is also indicative of its new environment friendly packaging.
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