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The people at xda-developer did it again, you can now install the new HTC Diamond virtual keyboard in your Windows Mobile device.

The hacked software should work with most Windows Mobile pocket pc phone. Currently the keyboard support Italian and English, once you install it is default to Italian language, you can change it easily at the setting option.

You can download the hacks here, a new development on more languages support can be found here too.

via [mobilitysite]

LG has just launched its new mobile TV phone ‘LG HB620T’ in Europe today. The HB620T support DVB-T format and 7.3 Mbps HSDPA connection.

With a clamshell design, the new mobile TV phone has a 2-inch display screen only which might be a little small for TV viewing. With the shortcut buttons below the display screen, you can activate the mobile TV easily as well as launch the TV guide and TV channel list program.

Source [Aving.net]

ShoZu has expanded its mobile social media service to Photobucket, Dailymotion, Friendster, Twitter and four additional Web 2.0 and Mobile 2.0 communities. With these 8 new integrations, ShoZu now enables mobile users to interact with their choice of 36 social networks from a single screen on their handsets.

ShoZu’s newly expanded menu of communities enables mobile users to:

• Upload images to Photobucket
• Upload videos to Dailymotion
• Upload photos as well as change their social status on Friendster
• Sign up to the latest friend and personal ‘tweet’ timelines and post replies from Twitter
• In addition, ShoZu now supports uploads to photo sharing site Twitpic; photo and video sharing community Cellfish; interactive personal video ‘dashboard’ Seesmic; and online storage site Ipernity. 

Other ShoZu-supported sites include Facebook; photo/video communities YouTube, Flickr, Google Picasa, Buzznet, Hyves Kodak EasyShare Gallery, Webshots, Windows Live Spaces, Moblog.uk, Dada.net, Pikeo, Netlog Samsung Fun Club, HotSMS and blip.tv; personal blogging sites Google Blogger, LiveJournal, TypePad, Vox, WordPress and MetaWeblog; online storage site Box.net and Qipit; citizen-contributed news desks at CNN, the BBC, ITV and Scoopt; and any email and FTP addresses - all from one ShoZu interface.

ShoZu’s service extends today’s burgeoning social media movement from the Web to the mobile world where users spend the majority of their time. Users can send photos or videos to their favorite community with a click, or mass-publish any photo or video to multiple communities and/or email addresses simultaneously, without opening a mobile browser, creating for multiple messages, and paying multiple data upload fees from their wireless carrier.

ShoZu’s free mobile client is currently pre-installed on newer Motorola and Samsung phones and downloadable to nearly 340 additional handset models. A complete list of compatible phones is at www.shozu.com/resources/portal/support/en/support.html

Do you love to have another camcorder phone like Nokia N93 in your pocket? Source is saying that the next model will happen as earliest as year 2010, that’s 2 years later!

The last Nokia N93 was introduced about 2 year ago in 2006, the phone comes handy with its twistable display screen and shortcut buttons at the side, making it works like a camcorder. Technology can be a lot different 2 years later, hopefully you will see an improve camcorder phone with even smaller size than today’s N93.

Source [thenokiablog]

Dear MobilePhoneBlog Readers,

As you know, a major earthquake struck the Sichuan Province of China on Monday, May 12th at 2:30pm local time. Some of you may also be aware that Movaya has a development office in Chengdu, which houses 15 employees and is overseen by Stanley Wang, a former resident of Chengdu and Movaya’s co-founder and CTO. The epicenter of the earthquake was about 60 miles Northwest of Chengdu.

Miraculously, all of our employees were unharmed in this tragedy and there will be limited business impact. Sadly, this cannot be said of many other businesses and people, many of whom have lost their businesses, their homes and their loved ones. The death toll is already estimated at exceeding 13,000 and the numbers will surely go up based on the information we're reading online as well as info. we’re getting from our China team. Our hearts go out to them during this time of need.

I want to thank those of you who already sent notes to us checking in on our team and also let you know that if you’re interested in helping out with relief efforts, you can donate through MercyCorps: http://www.mercycorps.org/ or The Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/

Sincerely,

Phil

BlackLine GPS today announces LonerMobile, an application for GPS-enabled BlackBerry smartphones. LonerMobile creates a multi-layered sphere of protection for mobile and lone workers.

LonerMobile’s multi-layered protection ensures that employers are aware of their mobile worker’s safety via connection monitoring, confirmation of worker awareness, and location through GPS reporting. Supported by BlackLine’s Location Services Platform, the LonerMobile application notifies the employer through safety alerts communicated via text message, email, and BlackLine’s Web monitoring portal. Alert types include missed user check-in and loss of device communication. In the event that a mobile worker requires emergency assistance, a GPS location history enables the employer to quickly determine the mobile worker’s most recent location.

 

“BlackLine’s LonerMobile application for BlackBerry smartphones expands our mobile worker protection product line, joining our industry-leading, dedicated LonerGPS device,” commented Patrick Rousseau, President and Co-founder of BlackLine GPS. Further adding “LonerMobile creates a completely new category of GPS functionality for mobile workers who rely on the BlackBerry platform.”

The design team at Mobile Edge has outdone themselves this time with the new stylish Element Collection. This new collection of laptop bags have a chic handbag look and feel on the outside and classic Mobile Edge laptop protection hidden inside. Your laptop never had it so good.

Constructed with rich suede and accented with faux-leather, the Element Collection will make every woman who owns one gleam with joy. The interior has a vibrant color-coordinated satin liner which is soothing to the touch. The center portion of the bag has a dedicated computer protection compartment. The front and back have zippered compartments which have fold out compartments for files and accessories. The matching shoulder strap is a nice touch too.

As many Mobile Edge laptop cases have, the Element Collection comes with our patent pending Wireless Security Shield accessories pocket. This Zinc lined pocket is designed to guard your Bluetooth enabled PDA or cell phone from wireless hackers and SPAM. It also blocks out cellular signals which is great when in meetings. Never interrupt a meeting again with your phone ringing. All calls go straight to voice mail.

Scheduled to be available the end of May, the Element Collection offers three rich colors schemes, green suede with brown trim, brown suede with darker brown trim and pink suede with brown trim. Priced at $89.99 and backed by a Lifetime Warranty, this is a great laptop case at an affordable price. Be sure to get on the Mobile Edge mailing list for new product announcements by clicking here. Be the first to know!

mStation/mophie announces the availability of the new Radura case for iPhone, iPod Touch, Nano(3G), and Classic. The Radura’s clear polycarbonate design covers all scratchable surfaces on the iPod/iPhone, while conveniently freeing up all connectors, click wheel, and touch screen.

The Radura is also compatible with the mophie Ratchet belt clip swivel and the mophie Run armband, allowing users to enjoy their media on-the-go. “With Radura, we’ve achieved a really great balance of, simple, clear design and strong protection” says Ross Howe, Sales and Product Development Director for mStation/mophie. “Now, owners of all types of iPods and iPhones have a strong, sensible case that offers maximum protection, without sacrificing the unique aesthetics of Apple’s products”

The mophie Relo Radura is available now online and in stores at an MSRP of $20.

via [iPhoneBuzz]

WorldMate today introduced ‘Connections,’ a new feature within the WorldMate Live application for BlackBerry users. Connections makes it easy for members to meet when they are on the road by notifying them when friends and colleagues are nearby.

Members can request to connect with each other as well as anyone else in their BlackBerry address book. Then, as long as the travelers’ itineraries are imported into the system, WorldMate Live will detect when their schedules overlap and will advise them when they arrive in the same location.

In this release, WorldMate Live also added automatic calendar sync capability. Previously, WorldMate Live synchronized members’ itineraries between its Web Site and the mobile application. Calendar sync completes the cycle by connecting the service directly to the BlackBerry calendar. All itinerary items, including flight and hotel reservations and scheduled meetings, are now instantly updated in all three locations whenever they are added or edited. As a result, people need to rely on only one calendar while traveling and can use any email program or scheduling system they wish.

WorldMate Live is offered as a ‘Freemium’ service, with most components and services provided to end users at no cost. Premium services, including flight alerts, flight status and schedules, travel directory and customer support, are available for a monthly or annual fee.

Mobile games firm Glu Mobile (NSDQ: GLUU) announced that their first quarter revenues grew 31% year over year to $20.6 million, up from $15.7 million.

Glu CEO and President Greg Ballard said the better than expected revenues had been boosted by strong sales in the US and China, as well as a “rebound” in the European market.

Glu's top ten titles represented approximately 43% of revenue in the first quarter of 2008, which was down from approximately 57% of revenue in the first quarter a year ago. The average revenue per top ten title was $886,000, roughly equal to the first quarter of last year. New titles released in the first quarter of 2008 included Age of Empires III, based on the best selling Microsoft strategy franchise, Solitaire Pop from PlayFirst, as well as key original titles from Glu such as Space Monkey and CrossPix.

In addition, Glu launched “Mystery Case Files: Agent X,” a game designed and developed by Big Fish Games for mobile phones in North America. Mystery Case Files has established itself as an industry-leading brand and franchise from Big Fish Games, with more than 1.8 million units sold. Big Fish Games is credited for creating and molding the hidden-object genre, which is now the most popular category in the downloadable casual games business.

“We’re very excited that our partnership with Big Fish Games will bring innovative and exclusive content like Agent X to mobile phones,” said Jill Braff, senior vice president of global publishing, Glu. “Mystery Case Files is a powerful brand, and we look forward to providing fans with a deeply engrossed and unique experience in bringing a hidden object game to the mobile platform.”

“Our Mystery Case Files franchise has an extremely loyal following; fans will now have on-the-go access to a new and exciting chapter in the series,” said Paul Handelman, vice president of business development at Big Fish Games. “We developed Agent X to meet the high standards of the Mystery Case Files series and with the help of our publishing partner Glu, pushed the limits of the platform and delivered a best-in-class mobile gaming experience.”

Mystery Case Files: Agent X casts players as virtual detectives solving mysteries by finding hidden clues. The game includes exciting weekly updates that provide fresh content to bring players’ into immersive environments. Users can also post high scores to the Mystery Case Files leader boards to compete against others and compare their abilities.