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Security from A to Z: Cell phone threats
submitted by cellsea at date 2006-11-27 20:34:22
While the number of threats to cell phones is low--a few hundred examples of malicious code--security experts and analysts agree that situation is likely to change. Gartner suggests a widespread attack could surface by the end of next year....
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What the iPhone should do
submitted by becool at date 2006-11-25 15:22:50
Namely, I would like to see an iPhone that connects to the owner's computer, allowing full streaming access to movies and music stored on the Mac (or PC). Call it "iTunes to Go." ...
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Samsung Introduces World's Slimmest Mobile LCD Screen
submitted by cellsea at date 2006-11-21 12:25:59
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it has developed an LCD panel for handsets as thin as a credit card at 0.82 mm, claiming it as the world's slimmest. ...
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rumor:Nokia N97 Phone
submitted by cellsea at date 2006-11-17 13:57:41
According to the rumor mill, the handset is equipped with a 3 inch display and will in all probability have a 5 Megapixel camera with 20x digital zoom! The N97 promises both fun and functionality and will also include a miniSD card and 20GB of internal memory!...
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Cingular launches the new Samsung BlackJack
submitted by cellsea at date 2006-11-14 11:28:58
Cingular Wireless on Thursday will introduce its new BlackJack smart phone, one of several new models that integrate a host of multimedia functions. All the major carriers offer numerous smart phones, which they are betting will be big winners this holiday season. ...
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Sprint Announces First Nextel Combo Phone
submitted by cellsea at date 2006-11-14 11:26:28
Sprint announced the first of its much-anticipated Sprint/Nextel combo phones, the Motorola ic502, today. The ic502 uses Sprint's CDMA 1xRTT network for voice calls and data connections, but Nextel's iDen network for walkie-talkie service. ...
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Second open Linux handset unveiled
submitted by cellsea at date 2006-11-10 23:54:40
A second reprogrammable open Linux handset has been unveiled, just months after Trolltech introduced its Greenphone to the developer community....
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Cingular 8525 Brings HSDPA to North America
submitted by cellsea at date 2006-11-07 08:40:27
Cingular Wireless business customers have now access to the the first UMTS/HSDPA-enabled PDA in North America, the Cingular 8525 Pocket PC....
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Samsung introduces SGH-X830, the 'Mini MP3 Phone'
submitted by cellsea at date 2006-11-07 08:37:14
South Korean electronics giant Samsung has announced the introduction of SGH-X830, a "Mini MP3 Phone," designed exclusively for those who prefer something different as far as design and portability are concerned....
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YouTube to call on your cell phone
submitted by cellsea at date 2006-11-02 07:44:47
YouTube, the popular online video sharing site, said on Wednesday it hopes to launch a service for wireless devices within a year....
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Google Launching Mobile App for Gmail
submitted by cellsea at date 2006-11-02 07:41:00
Today Google is launching a new downloadable application for Java-enabled mobile devices that acts as a client for Gmail, letting users read, create, delete, search, send and receive e-mail messages....
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Cingular Could be Next in Music Sweepstakes
submitted by cellsea at date 2006-11-01 14:58:17
Cingular subscribers may soon be able to transfer digital music they consume from services such as Yahoo Music and Napster, to their devices. ...
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Motorola unveils in-car Bluetooth stereo system
submitted by cellsea at date 2006-11-01 08:02:40
Motorola has wheeled out its Automotive Music & Hands-free System T605 which offers access to digital music and phone calls directly through a car's sound system....
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Kyocera Cyclops announced by Virgin Mobile
submitted by cellsea at date 2006-11-01 08:00:35
Virgin Mobile has announced the Kyocera Cyclops, a stylish white clamshell handset. Like the LG Chocolate in White that Verizon Wireless just started shipping, the Cyclops sports a pearl white finish. ...
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Nokia enters car navigation market
submitted by cellsea at date 2006-10-30 07:23:59
The Finnish company, the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, unveiled its Nokia 330 Auto Navigation device with preinstalled Europe-wide map data from Dutch navigation firm Route 66....
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Bluebird busting out its BM300 T-DMB PDA in November
submitted by cellsea at date 2006-10-27 10:51:23
Not only does the handheld pack in a 2.8-inch QVGA display, T-DMB, a 520MHz Intel PXA270 CPU, 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth, an SD slot and 512MB of internal memory, but it does it all at a mere 0.5-inches thick....
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Cell phone takes security to new heights
submitted by cellsea at date 2006-10-27 09:42:42
A new mobile phone in Japan takes security pretty seriously: It can recognize its owner, automatically locks when the person gets too far away from it and can be found via satellite navigation if it goes missing....
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AT&T unveils video home-monitoring service
submitted by cellsea at date 2006-10-27 09:16:47
AT&T, said on Thursday it would start to offer a monitoring service that would let U.S. customers use cell phones or computers to receive alerts or view a real-time video feed from their home....
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HP iPAQ hw6920 Announced for Cingular
submitted by planer at date 2006-10-25 10:32:20
Cingular today announced that beginning Oct. 31 it will offer the HP iPAQ hw6920, integrating GSM / GPRS / EDGE wireless data network, with Wi-Fi, GPS, infrared and Bluetooth wireless technologies....
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Verizon Wireless to Use Flash Technology
submitted by planer at date 2006-10-25 10:30:14
Verizon Wireless is deploying a version of the Web media technology known as "Flash" to boost the visual sparkle of graphics, animation and video delivered to its mobile phones _ and hopefully spur more customers to buy that content....
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Verizon Wireless intros water resistant cell phone
submitted by cellsea at date 2006-10-23 10:38:36
Verizon Wireless said Thursday it will be offering the shock- and water-resistant GzOne from UTStarcom starting Oct. 20 through its Web site and Oct. 23 in stores....
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Nokia 6133 Launched for T-Mobile
submitted by cellsea at date 2006-10-23 10:36:32
T-Mobile today released the Nokia 6133 handset, featuring a tapered design measuring just 17 mm (0.67 in) tall. Delivering desired technologies, the Nokia 6133 phone offers such features as a 1.3-megapixel camera, integrated music player and T-Mobile's new myFaves service, which offers unlimited nationwide calling to five U.S. phone numbers. ...
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LG's Shine phone, the KV4200
submitted by cellsea at date 2006-10-18 10:52:01
Following the phenomenal success of the first handset of the Black Label series, the LG Chocolate phone, LG Electronics today unveiled the second handset of the Black Label series with a pet name "Shine" in the Korean market....
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Securing consumer-friendly smart phones
submitted by cellsea at date 2006-10-18 10:48:31
This holiday season, new phones that look and act more like mini-computers rather than cell phones will likely end up under Christmas trees and in stockings. But so far, security products designed for individual mobile users--software and systems that keep data secure and devices free from viruses--aren't widely available....
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