Announcements

An announcements come from Rogers these days. We’ve got iPhones, Centros, whispers of the BlackBerry Bold and now their latest launch: the Blackberry 8820 complete with Home Zone Calling.

Blackberry 8820

On the surface, the 8820 looks a lot like the 8800. But looks can be deceiving young Skywalker. The 8820 sports Wifi and GPS, an addition that very much works in the 8820’s favor. And now for your specs:

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Sony Ericsson S302

Sony Ericsson has just announced it’s latest offering in it’s mobile phone Snapshot series, the S302. Designed to make their mobile phone customers better photographers, the S302 makes it easier to take great photos without letting users miss any magic moment. Easy on the budget but heavy on features, the S302 will come in Crystal Blue and Thunder Grey in selected markets from Q4 2008.

The S302 (and S302c for China markets) will support GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900. The Sony S302 sports a premium finish with its mere 11 mm thickness and high gloss finish. It lets you share photos instantly via direct posting blogs or wirelessly to other phones or to computers via Bluetooth. It even offers photo editing through Photo Fix. Other features of the Sony Ericsson S302 include; 264.144 color TFT, 20 MB internal memory plus memory stick micro (M2) slot.

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3G iPhone

Though it’s not a free 3G iPhone as O2 is offering, T-Mobile Germany will be offering their 8GB 3G iPhone for as low as 1 euro with a 69 euro contract. The 16GB model will go for as low as 39.95 euro or 19.95 euro with the 69 or 89 euro plan.

Over on the US side, AT&T will sell the 8GB 3G iPhone for a fixed price of $199 no matter which plan the customer picks.

Retailers have drastically dropped the price of the previous iPhone in anticipation for the 3G iPhone and carriers are heavily subsidizing it in order to woo more customers.

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3Jam PrivateThis service supposedly reroutes your text messages to your computer when you are in front of it. That way you don’t have to pay your carrier. Seems like an interesting idea. People who get your text don’t see any different number when you send from your PC. I am dying to know how this works… You can sign up at this link: beta.3jam.com.

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Samsung InstinctSprint has announced pricing for the Samsung Instinct, a new wireless touch-screen handset from Samsung. When the device launches on June 20, it will cost just $129.99 with a two-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate.

In order for customers to experience the full capabilities of the device, Instinct must be activated on a pricing plan offering unlimited data. Customers can choose from Everything plans for individuals starting at just $69.99 per month for 450 voice minutes or Talk/Message/Data Share plans for families starting at $129.99 per month for 1500 voice minutes to share between two lines.

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Visual MMS SearchThrrum Launches Visual MMS Search for Sprint Wireless Users. 23half Inc., provider of technologies that extend the functionality of camera phones, 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.

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Yahoo! is active now in AsiaYahoo! has announced several new mobile initiatives for the Asia Pacific region, including five new Yahoo! oneSearch partnerships with leading mobile operators including Mahanagar Telephon Nigam Limited (India), Hong Kong CSL Limited, Smart Communications Inc. (Philippines), Digital Mobile Phlis, Inc. (Philippines) and Vibo Telecom Inc. (Taiwan), as well as strategic mobile advertising partnerships with Idea Cellular Ltd. (India) and Maxis Communications Bhd (Malaysia).
Additionally, Yahoo! announced localized versions of Yahoo! Go 3.0 for India, Australia and Southeast Asia, including a local language version for Indonesia, and an English version of Yahoo! oneSearch with voice that recognizes regional accents.

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Since we gave the world an exclusive and extensive video walkthrough with the Nokia E71 last month all other E71 news has been, well, boring. We showed you just about every inch of the Nokia’s slender new stunner, both inside and out. The shinny new UI enhancements, the ridiculously hot form factor, the sleek metal case and every other nook and cranny.

Nokia E71 and E66

It seems like it took forever but Nokia has finally made the E71 official along with its little brother, the E66. Since we already knew just about everything there is to know about these skinny devices, all we were waiting for is release dates and price points.

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