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Designed to provide low-priced international calls for Apple iPhone users, Truphone for the iPhone hit Apple’s new App Store. Truphone enables an iPhone to make calls to any number over the internet instead of over GSM. The company offers competitive rates for international calls, including landlines in 40 countries at GBP0.03 [USD0.06] per minute and mobiles at just GBP0.15 [USD0.30] per minute. To Canada, the USA and China, even calls to mobiles are just GBP0.03 [USD0.06] per minute.

James Tagg, Truphone’s CEO, said: “With just a few clicks to download and install Truphone, anyone can afford to take their iPhone on holiday this summer - or call their friends and family abroad.”

 

Truphone for the iPhone is available to download from Apple’s new App Store for free. Visit www.truphone.com/iphone for more information.

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Atos Origin has successfully completed roll-out of a new, innovative mobile ticketing service for Heathrow Express train network between London Heathrow’s airport terminals and Paddington Station in Central London. Passengers on the Heathrow Express can now have their tickets sent directly to a mobile phone or PDA, so they do not have to queue to collect tickets at the station before they travel.

This is the first implementation of AVANTIXMetro, an e- and mobile ticketing solution designed and built by Atos Origin. It allows individual and corporate customers to book online through the Heathrow Express website. When making a booking, customers can opt to receive either a bar-coded e-ticket that is registered to their mobile phone, or a self print version of the ticket. Both types of ticket are then scanned and validated on-board the Heathrow Express train. Paper tickets can still be purchased on the train direct from the train manager.

George Fripp, Heathrow Express international corporate account manager comments that, “Most of our customers are incredibly busy professionals that use our service because it’s the most convenient way to get to and from Heathrow Airport in just 15 minutes. E-ticketing builds on that by taking the hassle out of booking journeys and making their travel even more seamless. All you need to do is book, board the train and go. It’s as simple as that.”

The terminal used by train staff is built on the Casio IT-3000. It is a rugged, versatile industrial data terminal with an integrated thermal printer. Its versatile communications options include standard Bluetooth and IrDA, and a PCMCIA slot allowing GPRS and WLAN communications. With the built-in printer and colour touch screen making it ideal for mobile sales, ticketing, parking enforcement and service management.

Available in citrus orange and lime green, Orange and BIC has started to offer BIC phone in France. The pay as you go phone comes with 60 free minutes and will be valid for 2 months from the time the phone is activated.

In order to receive all 60 minutes of free time, clients must identify themselves to Orange service agents. The telephone number, which is included in the pack, is valid for at least 12 months from the time the phone is activated. The BIC Phone is available for 49 euro.

MTI MicroFuel Cells has achieved 2,700 hours of continuous operation with a Mobion laboratory cell. The test also successfully demonstrated an improvement by showing power degradation of less than 15% .

According to Frost and Sullivan, the average power degradation in a lithium ion battery can be approximately 50% of their charging capacity after two years. As most cell phone users notice after a short time of ownership, the battery in their phone does not hold a charge like it did when it was new. They must recharge their phones more and more often and be more conscious of saving power.

MTI Micro’s strategy is to provide Mobion portable power products for use in the multi-billion dollar consumer electronics industry for applications including cell phones, digital cameras, PDAs, MP3 players and other handheld electronic devices. The Company’s Mobion, 100% methanol feed, passive DMFC technology has been demonstrated in fully-functional prototypes and concept models in three primary product directions: external cord-free rechargeable power packs, attached fuel cell power sources and embedded micro fuel cell designs.

via [slashgear]

The Second Annual LG National Texting Competition has come to a close, and LG U.S.A. has crowned another victor in their quest for fast and furious thumbs. On July 9, New York City was taken by whirlwind as the fastest texters from all over the country participated in a grueling battle of the thumbs for the second year in a row.

The winning phrase was “Does everybody here know the alphabet? Let’s text. Here it goes…AbcDeFghiJKlmNoPQrStuvWXy & Z! Now I know my A-B-C’s, next time won’t you text with me?” which Schwartz completed in sixty seconds. The contestants used any LG phones that featured full QWERTY keypads including the enV2, enV and Voyager.

In similar fashion to last years competition, contestants were asked to type out phrases on their LG handsets exactly as they appeared on an overhead LG plasma screens without typos or abbreviations. The first contestant to complete their phrase accurately would advance to the next round until Schwartz took home the gold.

The contest took place in the Roseland Ballroom in New York City. The competition was free and open to anyone that had an activated LG phone.

The latest eye candy from Verizon Wireless and LG is available today. The new flip style LG Chocolate 3, the third-generation of the iconic Chocolate music phones, supports the latest features including Verizon Wireless’ V CAST Music with Rhapsody subscription music service. The LG Chocolate 3 will be available in black or light blue beginning today in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores.

The marquee music phone for the new V CAST Music with Rhapsody service, LG Chocolate 3 allows Verizon Wireless customers to access more than 5 million songs, create playlists and load hundreds of songs on their phones to take with them wherever they go. Designed to be a powerhouse music player, the LG Chocolate 3 sports a built-in FM transmitter so customers can play music through a car or other stereo system, dual speakers, Bluetooth headset for wireless stereo sound, and multitasking capabilities while listening to music. An easy-to-use external front navigation wheel and center select key makes music navigation easy, and the phone will satisfy music appetites with its optional expandable memory using a large 8 GB microSD card.

The LG Chocolate 3 also packs a 2.0 megapixel camera and camcorder and supports V CAST Video and ESPN MVP, giving customers an on-demand link to news, scores and more. The LG Chocolate 3 can be charged via a computer with its micro USB charging port.

The LG Chocolate 3 is the first Verizon Wireless phone to feature Dashboard, a graphically rich portal powered by Adobe Flash Cast technology, which delivers personalized multimedia information and entertainment services directly to the phone. Dashboard features 13 channels - Mobile Web, VZW Showcase, Get Channels and Search, as well nine more to customize the wireless experience. Verizon Wireless customers can select from News, Community, Comedy Central, MTV News, IGN.COM, FOX Sport, Tones & Extras, Sports, ESPN, Music, Entertainment, Weather, Business, and Games channels to appear on their phones.

Additional features and capabilities of the LG Chocolate 3 include:

• Music player that supports .mp3, .wma, unprotected .aac and unprotected .aac+ files
• Dedicated music key and preset sound effect equalizer o Create and manage playlists
• Music library - organized by artist, genre, album
• Music only mode (RF off except Bluetooth) - supports up to 24 hours of music playback
• 2.0 Megapixel Camera/Camcorder Features
  • Camera resolutions: 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480, 320 x 240 pixels
  • Zoom: up to 2x o Image editor - zoom, rotate and crop images
  • Video resolutions: 320 x 240, 176 x 144 pixels
  • Video recording time - 30 seconds (for sending) or up to 1 hour (for saving) depending on available memory
  • Video player for WMV, MP4, 3GP, 3G2 formats
  • Customizable brightness, white balance, shutter sound, night, photometry o Self-timer: off, three, five or 10 seconds
  • Color effects: normal, negative, aqua, sepia, black and white
• Mobile Email - access MSN Hotmail, America Online and Yahoo! accounts to exchange e-mail
• VZ Navigator-capable - get visual and audible directions to thousands of destinations, locate businesses and other points of interest, get maps of a location and share directions with others
• Media Center-capable - downloadable games, ringtones, wallpapers, location-based services and more
• Mobile IM capabilities
• Chaperone Child-capable - allows the LG Chocolate 3 to have its location shared with family members via the Chaperone Web site, the Chaperone Parent application or Child Zone SMS alerts
• Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
  • Save up to 20 Bluetooth pairings
  • Supported profiles: headset, hands-free, dial-up networking, advanced audio distribution (stereo), phone book access, basic printing, object push for vCard and vCalendar, file transfer and basic imaging
  • Send all contacts and calendar events via Bluetooth
  • Print and send user generated pictures (JPEG) via Bluetooth
• One-touch speakerphone
• Speaker-independent voice commands
• Voice-activated dialing up to 1,000 entries
• Voice recording - 1 minute or 1 hour (standby) up to 1,500 memos
• .mp3 music ringer support (clips from hit songs)
• 27 unique ringtones as well as vibrate and silent modes
• Text, picture, video and voice messaging
• Phone book with 1,000 contacts - each entry stores five numbers, two e-mail addresses and a Picture ID
• Speed dial - 999 entries; one voicemail default
• Calendar, calculator, EZ tip calculator, alarm clock, stopwatch, world clock and notepad
• Flash user-interface for clear images, text and fun animations
• Simultaneous GPS for enhanced location accuracy
• Standalone mode (RF off)
• TTY/TDD support
• Hearing aid compatible = M3
• Headset jack: 3.5 mm
• Frequency: 1.9 GHz CDMA PCS, 800 MHz CDMA (Digital Dual-Band)
• Data transmission: EV-DO
• SAR: head 1.26 W/kg; body 0.367 W/kg
• Dimensions: 3.87″ (h) x 1.94″ (w) x 0.64″ (d)
• Weight: 3.36 ounces
• Display:
  • Internal LCD: 260K Color TFT, 320 x 240 pixels, 2.2″
  • External LCD: 260K Color TFT, 176 x 220 pixels, 1.76″
• Standard battery: 800 mAh
• Usage time: up to 270 minutes
• Standby time: up to 350 hours

The LG Chocolate 3 will be available for $129.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.

Although overshadowed by the much-publicized release of the Apple iPhone G3, this weekend also witnessed the launch of the new LG Chocolate 3 (on the Verizon network).

The third generation Chocolate is designed to be a music player and offers an external front navigation wheel makes music navigation simple. It can access more than 5 million songs from Verizon Wireless' VCAST Music service. The handset also has a built-in FM transmitter, so users can play music through a car. It integrates dual speakers, Bluetooth technology for wireless stereo sound, and multi-tasking capabilities while listening to music.

The phone has optional expandable memory using a large 8GB microSD card.

The clamshell also features a 2.0-megapixel camera and camcorder and supports VCAST Video and ESPN MVP.

Available now for $129.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.

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Sprint has placed the new Palm Treo 800w on its website after reports began surfacing of sprint phone operators and retail locations selling the new Windows Mobile smartphone ahead of schedule.
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Also available since last Friday, HTC P3702 Victor (Touch Diamond sibings) is available in Taiwan with a rom version 1.39.922.2 CHT. The HTC Victor has the same feature as the new HTC Touch Diamond, it comes with a slightly different phone design. It is more rounded shape at the corner compare to HTC Touch Diamond.

Most of the retail shops in Taiwan has also bundled in the HTC Pouch PO S390, which will protect your phone from scratches and support to clear your thumb print after you take it out.

HTC P3702 Specificaitons:

Size: 102 x 51 x 11.33mm

Weight: 95 g

Connectivity: WCDMA / HSPA: 900/2100MHz. HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA

Operating system: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional

Display: 2.8-inch VGA touch screen

Camera: 3.2MP

Secondary camera for video call

Internal memory: 4GB dynamic memory, 256 MB flash, 128 MB RAM

Bluetooth: 2.0 with EDR

Wireless: WiFi 802.11b/g

GPS: GPS/AGPS

Interface: HTC ExtUSB (mini-USB and audio jack in one; USB 2.0 High-Speed)

Chipset: Qualcomm MSM 7201A 528MHz

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40 million US mobile subscribers (15.6 percent) actively use the mobile Internet, making the US a leader in mobile Internet adoption, according to a report released today by The Nielsen Company. In 16 countries tracked, the US leads in penetration, followed by the UK (12.9 percent) and Italy (11.9 percent). Among other findings, Nielsen Mobile identified the top 10 US mobile websites as of May 2008.

Nielsen Mobile, a service of The Nielsen Company, published the paper which examines the global mobile Internet market. Among other key takeaways of the report:

• The US mobile Internet market, with 40 million active users, has reached a critical mass for mobile Internet marketing
• The Motorola RAZR phones are the most popular phones among US mobile Internet users, while Nokia handsets lead the market in Europe and Asia
• Unlimited data packages are increasingly popular with mobile Internet users. Today 14 percent of US subscribers access the mobile Internet with an unlimited data package, and 50 percent of data users say that they prefer the unlimited pricing model.
• 3G networks drive user satisfaction with mobile Internet, and these networks improve data throughput speeds as much as six times, compared with 2 and 2.5G networks
• Advertising is becoming a common part of the mobile Internet experience. Today 26 percent of mobile Internet users view ads while using the mobile Internet.
• Mobile Internet users are more receptive to mobile advertising than average data users

“With highly capable devices, improving network speeds and millions of mobile users visiting individual websites over their phones, we believe mobile Internet reached a critical mass for mobile marketing this year,” said Nic Covey, director of insights at Nielsen Mobile and author of the report. “A confluence of factors will only further ignite this market, rapidly, this year and into 2009.”

The paper, “Critical Mass: The Worldwide State of the Mobile Web,” draws on Nielsen’s broad portfolio of mobile consumer and market research to provide insights on the universe, devices, data plans, network speeds, websites frequented and the mobile Internet marketing opportunity in the US and internationally.