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Hop-On today announces that its GSM cell phone, the Hop1800, is now available in the United States for $10 USD, and worldwide. Both HOP1800 phones, one a Dual-band 850/1900MHz or the 900/1800MHz for Europe and Asia, weigh a scant 77 grams, offers 4 hours of talk time, 150 hours of standby time and polyphonic ring tones.

At a $10 price point in the US retail and convenient stores, the HOP1800 could be considered disposable, but the company offers a $5 rebate for returning the phone to encourage recycling the phone to “Keep it Green”.

The HOP1800 is a study in simplicity. There is no display. A tactile numeric keypad with Braille markings, offers reassuring buttons that touch screen cell phone users are longing for. Being a pre-paid cell phone, no contracts are required so you can be up and talking in seconds. The HOP1800 can be used with over 40 US carriers including AT&T, Cingular and T-Mobile as well as through Hop-On’s own low cost Graffiti Wirelesstm network.

Specifications:

• Size: 96.6mm(D)x41.6mm(W)x14mm(H)
• Weight: 77g
• Bands: Dual-band 850/1900MHz or 900/1800MHz
• Battery: Standard Li-Ion 600mAh
• Battery Life: Talk time 4 hours; Standby time 150 hours
• Ringer: Polyphonic (16 Midi)
• Embedded Vibration: Yes
• SIM Lock: Yes
• Keypad Lock: Yes

According to Nokia software update news, Nokia N73 has a new software version now and Nokia N73 users can use the software update service to detect the new update.

This software version includes support for mobile TV (when used with SU-33W receiver) and Express Mail clients. This release also includes updates and improvements to Nokia Maps and improved Java support.

Source [nokia]

HTC TyTN II can now be upgraded to Windows Mobile 6.1 with the official upgrade software by HTC. To download the upgrade software, you need to register as a HTC e-club members at htc.com. The whole upgrade file is about 66.2MB and is currently available at HTC Europe FTP site. 

Source [PocketPCThoughts]

“We know what is coming we have seen the new device and it will be available on our network as soon as it is launched in the USA. By Xmas this phone will be capable of 42mbs which will make it faster than a lot of broadband offerings and the fastest iPhone on any network in the world ” -Telstra

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Just few days after AllAboutNGage revealed the current N-Gage policy, which only allows you to install the purchased game on single phone, Nokia has released an official statement that they will apply a fix to the current situation and eventually allows you to transfer your purchased license to other phones.

Here is the statement released

“We have noticed a number of media stories about N-Gage game transfers and wanted to clarify the issue. Due to copy protection, N-Gage games, like most mobile games, are linked to one device. As the value of content increases, a robust copy protection mechanism is essential as it makes it possible for the games industry to invest in N-Gage content.

We acknowledge our customers’ concerns and have been working on a solution that would allow people to transfer purchased N-Gage games to a new Nokia device. We are working with our Nokia Care Centers with an intermediate solution to enable the licensed transfers of games until a final solution is ready to be deployed.

We apologise for the confusion around this issue and look forward to delivering an appropriate solution to transfer purchased N-Gage games to new Nokia devices.”

 that’s a fast response in just 3 days!

Source [allaboutsymbian]

Best Buy Mobile is planning to begin offering the HTC Touch Dual this weekend. This touchscreen slider is powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 and features a 2 megapixel camera with video capture.
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With wedding season kicking into high gear, Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUU), a leading global publisher of mobile games, has announced the North American launch of Wedding Dash for mobile phones.

Wedding Dash’s fast-paced game play gives brides-to-be an opportunity to prepare for their big day while playing this whirlwind wedding-planning adventure. Wedding Dash is the fifth title developed and published by Glu through collaboration with PlayFirst, Inc.

“We are thrilled to ring in the wedding season with Wedding Dash, our latest title developed and published for mobile through our partnership with PlayFirst,” said Jill Braff, senior vice president of global publishing, Glu. “Wedding Dash couples fast-paced, engaging game play with a humorous storyline and charming cast of characters to create a game that people everywhere will enjoy, whether they are planning a wedding or not.”

In Wedding Dash, players help wedding planner Quinn create and host weddings around the globe. To succeed, players must interact with guests, avert wedding day disasters and keep the bride and groom happy.

“Glu has demonstrated their ability to take our most popular franchises and successfully publish them for mobile, and we’re excited to work with them to bring Wedding Dash to mobile,” said Rich Roberts, vice president of sales and business development, PlayFirst. “Wedding Dash has been one of our bestsellers, and we’re excited that the mobile version has arrived.”

Wedding Dash for mobile is now available on all major carriers in North America. For more information, visit www.glu.com

India's Business Standard newspaper is reporting that India based consumer goods manufacturer Videocon is in talks to buy Motorola's cell phone division, quoting Videocon's CEO.
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The Callpod Dragon Bluetooth headset features dual-microphones for noise suppression, and has an innovative push-to-talk feature when used with other Callpod Dragon headsets. Ricky put this cylindrical headset through its paces to see how much fire it really breathes.
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Motorola rocks out at the FCC with its latest unannounced music phone, the EM30. Modeled after the new MOTOROKR E8, the EM30 offers a morphing keypad, which offers contextual buttons based on the application being used at the time.
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