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Berlin based nova media unveiled ‘Phone plugins’ today, a utility to quick-dial a selected number and quick-send a text message with one click from any program in Mac OS X Leopard. Phone plugins includes its own Bluetooth wizard to connect a cell phone to the Mac.

“Back in 10.4 it was possible to dial a number and send a text message from the Address Book using a cell phone connected over bluetooth.” states Jan Fuellemann, PR spokesperson at nova media. “Apple has discontinued this option in 10.5. We did not only bring it back to life, but have improved it as well.”

Phone plugins do not require to open any extra application to issue a call or to send a text message. It is suffcient to select any number and choose ‘Dial number’ or ‘Send text message’ within Address Book or within any other Mac OS X-compatible application by using the ‘Services’ menu. Phone plugins will either have the cell phone issue a call and bring up a status window on the screen or open a text message window on the screen accordingly.

Phone plugins requires Mac OS X 10.5.2 or higher and a compatible cell phone from Motorola, Nokia, Samsung or Sony Ericsson. Phone plugins is available today for US-$ 9.95 (Euro 9,95) on nova media’s website http://www.novamedia.de.

23half announced the availability of Thrrum MMS Search to Sprint wireless subscribers. Thrrum MMS Search enables camera phone users to find and browse information related to their physical environment using the Picture Messaging service integrated into their phones. Users can capture a picture of any text with their camera phone and send the picture as a picture message to m@thrrum.com. Relevant search results are then sent to the users’ phones.

The Thrrum MMS Search service is presently in beta and is available free of charge to Sprint wireless subscribers in the United States.

Thrrum MMS Search brings together visual recognition technologies and information search in the context of camera phones. Based on technology first demonstrated by 23half in 2005 in the “nThrum” technology demonstrator, Thrrum MMS Search presents a unique approach to hyperlinking the physical world with related information.

Blue Telephony, creator of the Onyx line of mobile phones, and CPS Group Italia announced the development of a new generation of green phones, capable of sensing, and displaying CO2 concentrations.

Blue Telephony, and CPS Group Italia announced today their joint initiative to collaborate on a new range of mobile phones, and accessories, attuned to the needs of those consumers who are concerned about the quality of the environment surrounding them. The collaboration focuses on the development of integrated sensor technologies, starting with CO2 concentration sensing, and the visualization techniques that make the data collected easily understandable by non-technical users.

The phones’ sensor data management functionality will be based on the OpenSpime technology platform developed by WideTag.

Coming Soon. As stated on Vodafone business section, they will start selling the new Touch Diamond in UK next month. Similar to other phones offered in the business section, you will get a free bluetooth headset and handsfree car kit with your purchase online.

The HTC Touch Diamond description on the page

Feature rich Windows Mobile 6.1 device utilising HTC’s new Touchflow UI. This device is in a tablet form factor meaning it is touch screen only. The Diamond surpasses the iPhone in all aspects, the key differentiator is the inherent flexibility of the Diamond. It comes loaded with Vodafone Email Plus and the Vodafone Sat Nav program. Launch expected in July

Selling Price is not available at the moment. The HTC Touch Diamond is already available in some places, for example Singapore since last week.

Source [Vodafone] via [coolsmartphone]

Organizations are pushing out enterprise applications to mobile users as fast as they can. They understand that a mobile workforce is not only always available but is more productive. Likewise, pushing out applications closer to the end customer increases customer service, build customer loyalty, and raises company profits.

But actually providing the infrastrucutre for mobile applications can be confusing. What devices are available, should be used, and will grow with your appliation? The same goes for connectivity of those mobile devices. What is the best platform to build from, should you be concerned about security, and what about support operations?

Take a look at the resource : Strategic Planning for Mobile Applications
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Nokia has announced its latest offering in their business-oriented E-Series mobile devices - the E66. Featuring a slider that reveals alphanumeric keys, the E66 looks to perform a full suite of mobile e-mail functionality to serve both personal and professional messaging needs. The E66's body is made of stainless steel for strength and simplicity.

Worth noting is the personal email application which will allow users to download Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Exchange, and PDF reader. Other features include, a 2.4-inch QVGA screen, an internal 3.2 megapixel camera, music player, media player, WIFI, GPS, FS-USB, irDA, Bluetooth, 2.5mm AV connector, S60 platform and HSDPA 3G connectivity.

The phone is set to be released in Europe in July for approximately 350 Euro. It will follow to other major markets in the future.

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Samsung Instinct (SPH-M800) More Photos - View Specs

Sprint today announced the Samsung Instinct will launch on June 20 for $129.99 with a two-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate.

The touch screen features tactile feedback, called haptics, which transform the virtual QWERTY keypad and other screen interactions into a sensory experience. It also has a Speech to Action button for calling, texting, picture messaging, traffic, movie, sports, news, weather and search.

With EV-DO Rev A, the Instinct quickly browses the Web, accesses business or personal email, shares pictures, listens to commercial-free radio and more at broadband speeds. It also has GPS applications such as Sprint Navigation, with GPS-enabled audio and visual turn-by-turn driving directions and one-click traffic rerouting. Live Search for Sprint, powered by Microsoft, gives directory information on-the-go, with interactive maps and one-touch click to call access.

The Instinct has Visual Voicemail, allowing users to listen to messages in their order of preference and manage them with a simple tap of the screen. It also supports corporate and consumer (POP3 and IMAP) email.

Multitasking capabilities let consumers play music in background while surfing the Internet, texting or playing games.

The Instinct has a built-in 2.0-megapixel camera with camcorder and expandable microSD memory of up to 8GB. Additional features include advanced stereo Bluetooth 2.0, SMS voice and text messaging with threaded text, picture caller ID and Sprint Mobile Sync.

Contents include a 2GB microSD card that can hold approximately 2,000 songs from Sprint Music Store, two standard 1,000 mAh batteries offering up to 5.75 hours of continuous talk time each, battery-charging sleeve, travel charger, USB cable, 3.5mm headphones with built-in microphone, and carry case with stylus.

- Samsung Instinct (M800) Specs

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Samsung and Sprint have announced that the new full touchscreen Instinct will sell for $129.99 after rebates, but will require a voice plan with unlimited data.
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Sprint Nextel is trialling a new service that uses MMS to offer visual search to cameraphone owners. The service allows subscribers to snap a photo and send it to a special address where it will be analyzed and replied to with product info.
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The Pantech C820 was seen recently on the FCC, paving the way for it to be sold in the U.S. The C820 appears to be a followup to the C810, which is a dual-slider featuring Windows Mobile 6 Standard. However, the FCC filing only reveals that the handset is GSM and features Bluetooth.
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