First Atom-based MID gets prices, specs

The first Mobile Internet Device based on Intel's new Atom architecture has been put up for pre-order today and reveals the feature set of the device itself and others to come. A listing by electronics shop Tegatech Australia reveals that the GigaByte M528 will be based on Intel's base 800MHz Atom chip and is being targeted at mobile data users: the QWERTY keyboard slider design will have both Wi-Fi and a 3G cellular module, and will have similarly have both back and front video cameras for snapping photos and making video calls.

The device should also have a 4.8-inch, 800x480 resolution touchscreen, built-in GPS navigation, and an 8GB flash drive for its permanent storage, according to the early listing. The system is equipped with just 512MB of RAM but isn't expected to be affected by performance, as the M528 will use a custom variant on Linux rather than Windows.

Tegatech is pricing the phone at $1,199 Australian dollars, or about $1,134; the cost includes local tax and is likely to dip significantly with a release in the US, which is anticipated once GigaByte formally announces ship dates for the M528. Intel formally rolls out Atom in June.

Philips unveils two touchscreen phones

Philips is preparing to launch two high-end touchscreen phones - the X800 and Xenium X-Connect - which feature large color screens and several luxury features. The X800 offers users a tri-band GSM/GPRS platform, which uses a 2.9 inch touch screen to display information, with a screen resolution of 240 by 400 pixels. It also features handwriting recognition, a 2MP autofocus camera, a MicroSD slot, Bluetooth, and an office document reader. Battery life for the unit sits at 850 hours standby, and 8 hours of talk time.

The Xenium X-Connect features Windows Mobile 6, and offers a larger 3-inch display. It will not feature WiFi, but will connect to GPRS, UMTS, and HSDPA networks. A built-in GPS receiver is also included, as well as Bluetooth, USB, and a MicroSD card slot.

AT&T plans 20-megabit 3G by 2009

AT&T's cellular Internet access will be more than five times faster in 2009 than it is this year, the company's mobility chief Ralph de la Vega said today at Morgan Stanley's annual Communications Conference. The executive says that the company's HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) network will be improved from the theoretical peak downloads of 3.6 megabits per second common across most of the network today to about 20 megabits per second in 2009.

In spite of the increase in speed, the improvement won't require a major reworking of AT&T's existing cell tower infrastructure and will primarily involve a software upgrade for the network, de la Vega explains. He adds that an interim HSPA upgrade to 7.2 megabits per second is already "in the labs" and that the company's Option network cards are already capable of the 7.2Mbps speed.

This quick ramp-up in speed is why AT&T isn't concerned about the expansion of Sprint's Xohm and the unified Clearwire WiMAX service, he says. Although WiMAX will be available this year and is considered 4G, AT&T's time-to-market for its upgraded 3G will allow it to offer competitive speeds across a wider area sooner than the new challenger.

The company official also reiterated AT&T's plans to offer 700MHz 4G access through the Long Term Evolution standard by approximately 2010, when peak downloads should near the 100-megabit mark. Verizon also plans 700MHz LTE of its own but plans to launch slightly earlier, unveiling an early network in late 2009.

Both the improved 3G as well as 4G are considered essential by most experts for broadband-level services on cellular networks, including two-way video calling, permanent video downloads, and real-time online apps such as multiplayer games. De la Vega acknowledged that AT&T would have to shift its emphasis from traditional calls to Internet features in the process.

"The future is all about data," according to the AT&T senior official.

LG, Samsung join for US mobile TV standard

LG and Samsung this morning jointly said they would team up to promote a new standard for digital mobile TV in the US. Already submitted to the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) that governs HDTV, the unnamed format would use the existing wireless spectrum already in place for digital over-the-air broadcasts to conventional tuners. The choice would not only make adding portable TV simple for existing providers but would do so without impacting the bandwidth available for full-size digital broadcasts, the companies say.

The format should be tested this year by a group of interested broadcasters known as Open Mobile Video Coalition, the Korean firms say. Actual devices and services using the new mobile TV technology should be in place by early 2009.

An adoption of a more universal mobile TV standard is considered crucial for bringing the US up to par with Korea, Japan, and other regions in the world which already offer unprotected mobile TV formats for phones and portable media players. AT&T and Verizon already offer mobile TV for their cellphones but do so using the encrypted MediaFLO format, which prevents users from tuning in without getting permission from their cellular carrier or a similar provider.

Verizon joins LiMo group, vows open Linux phones

Verizon today took further steps to promote its image as an open carrier by announcing it would join the LiMo Foundation, an industry group dedicated to developing and promoting Linux on cellphones. The US cell provider takes the last seat on the Foundation's board of directors alongside handset makers such as Motorola and Samsung as well as NTT DoCoMo and Vodafone, and claims to be a "champion" of openness in the process.

Verizon will push open development as a whole and Linux in particular as its means of reducing development costs, according to the statement. The LiMo group doesn't dictate a unified standard for the 39 involved companies but hopes for a "transparent" self-governing model which pushes mobile Linux forward.

LiMo today also added a number of hardware and provider companies to the group, including Firefox developer Mozilla, French phone designer Sagem, and Korean cell service giant SK Telecom.

The move reinforces past gestures made by Verizon to establish its image as a more open carrier than other American providers. The company was the winning bidder for a block of spectrum in the Federal Communications Commision's recent wireless auction that mandates opening access to any device and any software. After revealing its win, Verizon said it would offer 4G cellular data using the Long Term Evolution standard.

The telecoms company has also recently joined the Google-backed Open Handset Alliance that promotes open software development for cellphones, including for future devices based on Google's own Android mobile platform. However, Google has accused Verizon in an FCC petition of being insincere and intending to violate the open access rules on the 700MHz band by locking phones sold from the carrier itself.

Virgin confirms talks with SK Telecom

Virgin Mobile USA today confirmed that it was in the early stages of talks with SK Telecom to investigate "strategic opportunities" between the two companies. The revelation partly rebuffs denials by SKT of involvement with Virgin but doesn't provide more details as to the nature of the talks beyond the statement. There are no guarantees that anything will result from negotiations, Virgin claims. The company adds that it has no plans to add more detail unless any deal is struck.

While unconfirmed and officially dismissed, SK Telecom has been reported by multiple sources as considering a merger of Helio and Virgin in an attempt to improve Helio's welfare in the US, where it struggles versus incumbent carriers such as AT&T and Sprint. Virgin itself has been struggling since the collapse of its stock over the past several months and has previously said it was investigating options that would help turn around its fortunes.

Virgin currently outranks Helio as the largest American "virtual" cellphone network operator, and like most of its kind in the country is dependent on airtime it purchases from Sprint.

TomTom cleared to buy mapmaker Tele Atlas

European Commission officials today cleared GPS maker TomTom's plans to buy Tele Atlas. The government body says the buyout "would not significantly impede" competition in GPS navigators and attached no restrictions to the deal, which lets TomTom use an in-house source for its own maps. Although the possiblity exists for TomTom to artificially limit competition by blocking sales of Tele Atlas maps to outside companies, the existence of its rival Navteq makes that "unlikely," the Commission says.

Caution has nonetheless surfaced over the deal in relation to a proposed Nokia purchase of NAVTEQ, which would give a second hardware designer significant control over an influential map firm and potentially reduce the incentive of both Nokia and TomTom to sell maps to their competitors.

TomTom has already hinted at its future plans in the wake of the approval and intends to use the mapping expertise to improve the quality of its data much more quickly. The Dutch company suggests that it will use Tom Tom SHARE user feedback to reveal outdated map areas as constructions and closures change the landscape, and potentially offer daily map updates rather than monthly or yearly updates. It may also help generate more accurate predictive features, such as improved traffic jam forecasts that help drivers avoid congestion.

Samsung launches Bang & Olufsen-tuned F400 phone

The Samsung F400 dual sliding music phone is ready for launch, the Korean company announced on Thursday. The tri-band GSM phone was first seen back in February and features Bang & Olufsen's ICEpower technology for realistic music reproduction from its two large stereo speakers. Traditional features include a 3-megapixel autofocus camera, Bluetooth v 2.0 support, and 1GB of included memory on a microSD card. USB 2.0 is also available for using the phone as a mass storage device.

The F400 features other music-enhancing features, including Smart Bass and Smart Limiter, the latter of which does not allow the signal to exceed the amplitude threshold. A Digital Natural Sound engine (DNSe) 2.0 acts as an equalizer with presets for different music genres. All music can be accessed by a hot key button on the side of the phone.

Music, whether originating from the built-in FM tuner or another source, can be recognized via the embedded Shazam application. A built-in 3.5mm earphone jack provides an alternative to listening via the speakers.

The F400 will be available in black and white when it launches in France by the end of May, with a launch in other European countries as well as countries in Asia, Southeast Asia, and Middle East not far behind.

Alltel 3rd carrier to pick LTE for 4G data

Alltel will use Long Term Evolution (LTE) for its next-generation phone network, according to statements made during a conference call discussing the provider's latest financial results. Company chief Scott Ford explained that the technology is Alltel's pick and that LTE will have a "significant" installed base for the company's cellular network within the next three to five years. Ford doesn't say when Alltel will start its rollout, but notes that there is no short-term budget and that nothing will be underway until at least 2009.

The move makes Alltel the third carrier in the US to confirm a move to LTE following similar mentions by AT&T and Verizon and will potentially allow subscribers of either of the three networks to roam on each other's services for both calling and data. In the present climate, the use of the GSM calling standard by AT&T makes its network incompatible with the CDMA formats of Alltel and Verizon. T-Mobile USA hasn't yet announced its 4G plans and has only just recently implemented its early 3G network.

Vodafone in Europe has also said it will adopt LTE and gives a chance for both Alltel and Verizon users to roam outside of North America without requiring a special dual-mode cellphone.

The announcement is also a significant blow to Sprint, which has so far said it will depend on the competing WiMAX standard for its Clearwire partnership and its Xohm network in particular. Sprint is primarily counting on support from WiMAX developer Intel as well as major cable providers expanding into wireless Internet access.

Nokia WiMAX

Sprint and Clearwire today announced the unification of their two WiMAX Internet services into a single company that they hope will drive the 4G wireless standard. Simply titled Clearwire, the business will share the services of both the old Clearwire and Sprint's Xohm network in a single national WiMAX provider and is said to help promote the concept of an open wireless standard that allows any device and software to run; the combined build-out of the two should cover between 120 and 140 million Americans by the end of 2010, the involved companies say.

The official word also confirms late rumors and reveals that the new partnership will receive a total of $3.2 billion in extra investments from several key firms to foster its growth. Cable providers Bright House Networks, Comcast, and Time Warner Cable have agreed to invest into the project and will in return have rights to resell and tie in Sprint's cellphone service with their existing businesses.

Google and the chief creator of WiMAX, Intel, have also agreed to invest in the revamped Clearwire to help spread its adoption. The former hopes to encourage widespread broadband and will co-develop apps meant to take advantage of the 4G access, which achieves multi-megabit speeds that can support video. Intel says it will in turn promote Clearwire for notebooks based on its upcoming Centrino 2 platform that use the optional Echo Peak adapter, which builds both Wi-Fi and WiMAX into a single system.

Google will also have some of its services made standard on Sprint's phones and other mobile devices, including Gmail, Google Maps, and YouTube. Both the search engine pioneer and Intel will also have the options of licensing Sprint's 3G or Clearwire's 4G data access at wholesale rates, though neither has announced plans to launch their own services.

Sprint will own a 51 percent majority stake in the new company, which should be approved by regulators by late 2008.

AT&T iPhone WiFi launch canceled, on hiatus

AT&T on Thursday had scheduled its iPhone WiFi service to commence, but pulled the plug at the last minute, with little explanation as to why. CrunchGear reports that a notice went out from AT&T officials, describing that the planned launch was cancelled, and that the project is currently on an indefinite hiatus. The publication theorizes that the announcement was an effort on AT&T's part to offer original iPhone owners speedier internet connectivity, in light of the upcoming 3G version.

The memo reads: "The iPhone Wi-Fi offer that was scheduled to launch today has been canceled. Nothing has been announced by the company to our customers and will not impact existing customers. Additional communication will be provided if the status the project changes."

Nokia 5310 music phone tips up at Rogers

Rogers Wireless has quietly launched the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic on its network, becoming the first North American carrier to pick up the device. The bar phone sits in the mid range of Nokia's media phones and includes a column of dedicated music controls as well as a media player that supports AAC, MP3, and WMA; an FM radio tuner is also onboard, as is a microSD slot that holds up to 4GB of storage.

The adaptation of the phone is otherwise true to the original 2-megapixel camera phone with the exception of Rogers' own Music Player, which is used to buy tracks from the carrier's direct-download music store. The phone is reportedly available today with blue trim and sells for $100 Canadian with a three-year plan or for $260 without the contract in place.

Orb hits the iPhone

The guys behind Orb, the app/service that allows you to stream content from your PC to other devices, just unveiled iPhone support. Now iPhone users are able to access all the content on the PC, and also their television, with Apple’s gadget. The iPod Touch is also supported but the iPhone or the iPod Touch will have to be jailbroken in order to use Orb. This naturally begs the question as to how Apple will react to this. We suppose that Orb will present this as a temporary fix, until the new firmware with third-party applications becomes available. If you are interested you can get OrbLive from “Multimedia” menu in the Installer.app, or have a look at the short video demo of Orb on the iPhone following the link below.

People First – New Nokia Phone Concept

Nokia is continuously thinking about new ways of creating and designing mobile phones and one of the latest concepts unveiled by the Finnish giant is a handset named “People First”. Part of the so-called “Homegrown” research project, the new concept is devoted to “time, lists, and people” and its purpose is to make the user-handset interaction as easy as possible.

With “People First”, Nokia allows and it even encourages users to create their own applications to be included in the phone’s operating system. Apparently, we will be able to do so thanks to the fact that the handset comes with support for widgets and a user-friendly (hence easy) programming language. Therefore, almost all the users out there will have the chance to customize the phone’s interface and add applications, making the device more suitable for their needs.

Nokia wants to include in the new phone only basic menus and applications, like the photo camera menu, clock, calculator and organizer, letting the rest of the applications and menus to be created by users, following the above-described method.

The “People First” handset features an unusually long display that should be among the best ones when it comes to quickly finding the info you need. Moreover, we can see an atypical navigation pad and also a good looking keypad. The overall aspect of the phone is very nice, hence we hope that Nokia will actually transform it into a real device sometime in the future.

Motorola developing a RAZR2 V9 Ferrari edition

It looks as though Motorola have inked a multi-device deal with Ferrari as this is the second phone that they have unveiled which sports the branding of the famous prancing horse. The first phone was the RIZR Z8 Ferrari Limited edition, unveiled back in December. Motorola are now reportedly working on a model of the RAZR2 V9 that will make use of the famous Italian car maker’s branding.

The as-yet unannounced Motorola RAZR2 V9 Ferrari Edition will apparently have exactly identical specs as the original RAZR2 V9 — HSDPA support, 2.2-inch screen, 2 megapixel camera Bluetooth, microSD slot — but would also add some Ferrari-oriented content. The downside for all the Tifosi out there is that initial reports suggest that the Ferrari RAZR2 will head to Latin America and Asia first, at least in the beginning.

The all important question here is whether the member of the public are willing to shell out the premium price that Ferrari branding will most certainly command.

O2 finishes initial 3G rollout

British telecoms regulator Ofcom today confirmed that national carrier O2 has met its minimum targets for a rollout of 3G Internet service in the country. The cellular provider is said to have supplied at least 80 percent of the UK's population with the faster wireless Internet service. O2's buildout helps the company avoid the equivalent of a $79.6 million fine if it failed to expand its coverage area by the end of June, six months after the official goal of December 31st, 2007. Of the five carriers authorized for 3G, only O2 has taken as much time to reach its necessary target, Ofcom says.

The comparatively slow implementation has not affected O2's overall success in the market, which has led to the company frequently enjoying the largest individual share of the market, but has led to criticism of the company for failing to supply some fringe areas with improved Internet speeds.

O2's expansion will also be critical for the deployment of an expected 3G iPhone, which will likely arrive at the carrier later this year and is considered essential to wider adoption of the Apple device in a territory more familiar with high-speed access than in North America, where EDGE is much more widespread.

The company was originally under pressure to complete an EDGE network in time for the release of the current iPhone, though regulations are believed to have had a greater impact on the more recent 3G expansion than any near-term plans by Apple to replace its touchscreen device.

Verizon gives BlackBerry Curve 8330 ship date

Verizon this morning quickly followed up on at least one claim made this week by confirming that its version of the BlackBerry Curve 8330 will be available first on May 9th through the company's online store. The smartphone is the first known version of the CDMA-based Curve to actually reach the market and separates itself from the titanium gray Alltel and Sprint editions both through its silver color as well as access to Verizon's custom VZ Navigator service to take advantage of the true GPS receiver.

RIM's phone continues to come with a 2-megapixel camera, a native full-size headphone jack, and an externally accessible microSD card slot. It will sell for $270 after including a two-year contract and rebate, and should also be available in Verizon's retail outlets on May 12th, shortly after the online launch. Contract-free pricing is still unavailable.

iPhone optimized Google now available in 33 new markets

The iPhone may only be available in a few countries but that has not hindered Google from offering the iPhone optimized version of their services to 33 markets. Perhaps they are in on a secret. Maybe they know where the iPhone will show up in the future. Or perhaps they are just offering the iPhone’s world traveling users with a “Google local experience” wherever they amy go. Plus, we are sure they realize the number of unlocked iPhones available out there and they wouldn’t mind a foothold there. And also there are the iPod Touch customers.

The new “integrated Google experience for the iPhone and iPod Touch” is now available in 16 new languages and 33 new markets - from New Zealand to Argentina and from Chinese to Swedish.

If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch and would like to have a go at Google’s new interface, head on over to Google.


source: googlemobile blogspot

Web-Surfing Phones Riding High

It's a bit slow, but it works well enough. Reading e-mail and browsing the Internet via mobile phone have become more enjoyable and convenient than ever, thanks to new technology and clever ideas.

Mobile Internet is the hottest issue among early adopters of technology in Korea. At www.cetizen.com, the largest online community of mobile phone users, the three most popular handsets these days are all touch-screen phones specializing in Web browsing ― Samsung's Haptic, Pantech & Curitel's CanU and LG's Touch Web Phone.

These so-called full-browsing phones are selling at impressive rates. Samsung says that it has sold around 30,000 Haptic phones in 15 days since its launch on March 25, which is about the double the daily sales of other new models. Its hefty price tag ― 797,000 won ($800) without a rebate or a discount ― hasn't been discouraging customers, the company says.

``It's a bit expensive, but still we are in short supply. Retailers are even paying in advance to secure their volume,'' a company spokesman said.

Source: koreatimes

Samsung Shows Strategic Mobile Phone for Europe

After the European Union chose DVB-H as the mobile-television standard over other versions of the technology in March, Samsung Electronics has unveiled a handset supporting the new format as a pre-emptive measure.

The ``SGH-P960’’ mobile phone enables users to watch television programs with much clearer images thanks to Digital Natural Image engine technology, according to the company. The device adopted a 2.6-inch QVGA liquid crystal display screen and features a 3.0-megapixel camera.

``We will commercialize the phone in Europe beginning this month,’’ Choi Gee-sung, chief of Samsung Electronics’ telecom unit, said Wednesday.

DVB-H, or digital video broadcasting for hand-helds, is the most widely used mobile-TV format in Europe and is supported by handset makers including Samsung, Nokia, Motorola and Sony. Samsung is the world’s No. 2 mobile phone maker after Nokia.

The European Commission said its latest decision ordering EU member countries to privilege DVB-H over rival standards was necessary to get the technology off the ground.

According to estimates from Gartner, a market research firm, the global mobile TV market will rise to some 84 million units by 2010 from 43 million in 2008.

Latest word from Sprint: "mid-May" for BlackBerry Curve

So much for Sprint's claim that the April launch date was still on, eh? Turns out Sprint has now officially delayed the introduction of its BlackBerry Curve 8330 on the grounds that it has a "desire to conduct additional testing to ensure a high-quality user experience for all functionality of the [phone], including exclusive Sprint services like Sprint TV and Sprint Music Store." We guess we're willing to wait a few weeks to get all the bugs ironed out, sort of. Hang tight, folks.

Nokia to bring real time traffic updates to phones

Finland-based cell phone-maker Nokia on Tuesday announced it will team up with ARC Transistance, the European automobile club network, to provide users of its phones with Real Time Traffic Information (RTTI). The service will be offered as an option with a subscription fee in Nokia Maps 2.0 and any newer Nokia software. Thanks to RTTI, drivers will benefit from shorter commutes as their phone's navigation systems will now be able to inform them of any timely congestion, construction or crashes in their way and re-route as required.

The RTTI service is an add-on to any Nokia device that has built-in GPS navigation with turn-by-turn voice and visual guidance. The vector maps are provided by TeleAtlas and Navteq, making the offering independent of Nokia's recent Navteq bid.

Nokia Beta Labs offers the latest mapping software, Nokia Maps 2.0, free for download to be used in countries across the globe for compatible Nokia devices. Unlike in devices such as the iPhone, the maps can be accessed without the need to connect to the Internet.

The ARC Transistance RTTI service for Nokia devices is currently available in 16 European countries but is expected to expand.

Video on the Sidekick LX

We’ve been saying it for months and months, but now we’ve actually got some picture proof for you guys. Yes, the Sidekick LX is getting video, as evidenced by the screenshots above. We’re still trying to figure out details on what exactly the Sidekick will support as far as video is concerned. But yes, you will be able to capture and playback video on the Sidekick LX. I’m sure the question on everyone’s mind is “Will I be able to watch YouTube videos?” and as of now we don’t have a firm answer yet. Rumor has it that the H.264 codec will be supported, and YouTube started encoding videos in H.264 for Apple awhile back. So there may be some sort of workaround, but as far as a dedicated YouTube app for the Sidekick LX, we haven’t heard anything yet. We’ve also heard that it might be H.263 instead of H.264. We’ll let you know as soon as we nail it down so you can start converting your videos to be ready.

But for all you Sidekick LX users, look for an OTA coming very soon. And if you’ve been holding off on getting a Sidekick LX because of the lack of video support, it’s time to spend that money you’ve been saving. There was also a recent price drop in the device yesterday, so take advantage of that.

Verizon Samsung Glyde is to be released on May 9

Verizon is kicking off the summer fun by planning to launch the much-anticipated Samsung Glyde on May 9, following on HTC’s expected handset announcement on May 6. The Samsung U940 Glyde is the US variant of the Samsung F700 Croix with that full-body, pressure sensitive touchscreen and sliding QWERTY keyboard. Ever since it passed through the FCC, we’ve been waiting to get a crack at the Samsung Glyde. The full-HTML browser should make quick work of browsing the web with the Samsung Glyde’s 3G radio. Also word has it that the Samsung U940 Glyde will launch on May 9 with a $200 price tag on 2-year contract. A one-year contract gets you the Glyde for a still-manageable $370, while the outright purchase price will hit $420. Dont forget to make sure to get your wallet ready for that hefty price.

BlackBerry Kickstart is to get Wi-Fi and will have T-Mobile logo

Another fantastic news came out today form BGR tipstars giving us more detailes about the specifications for the BlackBerry Kickstart flip phone. The clamshell will be the first to use a ‘next-generation’ version of the SureType keypad found on the Pearl and will include a “stealth” external display on its outer shell; when active, the outside screen will light up in a color that matches the outer frame, which should be available in blue and several extra hues.

More concrete details of the phone also reveal it to be a close relative of the Pearl 8120, the scoop explains. The phone will be limited to quad-band EDGE data when on cellular networks but should support Wi-Fi. A 2-megapixel camera, native 3.5mm headphone jack, and microSD slot are also shared with the earlier device. Nonetheless, the phone should include the upcoming revamped interface of BlackBerry OS 4.6, which adds web video and improved media browsing.

The all new GPS PDA Phone Airis T482 set for release in France and other countries

In the upcoming days or so, the GPS PDA Phone Airis T482 will be released in France. It will retail for 424 EUR with France-only maps and 478 EUR with Europe wide coverage. We are still not clear about exact specifications about the device but the following can be confirmed to be true:

* The device is a quad-band (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) device, no 3G is mentioned
* It sports a 3.2″ touchscreen
* Does have WiFi and Bluetooth
* 2 processors are employed - Marvel PXA270 processor and Philips Grangonfly SS6120
* Memory: at least 128 Mb of ROM and 64 Mb of RAM
* GPS chip SiRFStar III and CoPilot Live 7 software will deal with the navigation
* Has FM Radio
* Supports microSD card slot
* Is powered by Windows Mobile 6
* Has dimensions of 125×62×14 mm, and weighs in at 165 grams

And lastly, this device will be available with or without the navigation software because that would allow users to install their preferred app and not rely on CoPilot which comes inbuilt.

New Release - Cruiser+ SonyEricsson PDA Unlocker v1.00

released the first version of SonyEricsson PDA CID49 Unlocker as a component of your Cruiser Suite, for all Cruiser+ card users (CardID ending by "-07").

SE PDA Unlocker disables the unlock code verification, so after processing you just power on the phone, enter the lock-menu by down,*,*,down and enter any 8-digit code. Operation requires 2 Cruiser Logs.

This unlock is PERMANENT.

You can download it here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/99081478/SePdaUnlocker_v1.00-installer.rar.html

or here:

http://md.gsmdownload.net/Software_GSM/Cruiser_SePdaUnlocker/SePdaUnlocker_v1.00-installer.rar
(user: cruiser, pass: cruiser)

Asus and Lamborghini to release iPhone rival

iPod integration has become more and more prevalent in the automotive industry, as automakers offer the compatibility on models ranging from subcompacts up to exotic supercars. But this is taking it a step further: a Lamborghini iPhone.

Reports indicate that Asus, the computer company that has previously partnered with the Audi-controlled exotic carmaker on special-edition laptops, will unveil a Lamborghini-branded PDA phone to rival Apple's iPhone at the CeBit tech show next month in Germany. Little is known at this point, but it is expected to run either the Pro or 6.1 edition of the Windows Mobile operating system and pack WiFi, Bluetooth and 3G connectivity, a touch screen and a 520 MHz Qualcomm CPU. One website is already taking pre-orders for £464.13 tax-in ($916), and we'll be sure to keep an eye out for more details and pics after the device is unveiled.

HTC P4350 Unlocked New Release PDA Phone

The HTC P4350 is a quad-band PDA phone that comes in a slim and compact package but gives you everything you need for a mobile device. Armed with a full QWERTY keyboard that easily slides out, entering information has never been faster and easier. The large 2.8" screen gives you enough room to read files and browse the Web comfortably.

Microsoft® Windows Mobile® 5.0 with Direct Push technology lets you get updates to your e-mail, tasks and contacts immediately. With GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth®, you stay connected at any time, any place. Use the built-in 2.0 megapixel camera to take pictures and record video. Keep yourself entertained by playing back music and video using Windows Media Player.
The HTC P4350 -- your mobile office and entertainment center in one.

Samsung SGH-F700 PDA Smart Phone

The Ultra Smart is a part of Samsung’s Ultra portfolio which boasts a full touch screen as well as QWERTY key pad. It reflects the recent trend in telecommunications industry of touch screen user interface and, for users who are not yet familiar with a touch-screen-only user interface, it also implements a QWERTY key pad and VibeTonz technology which allows them to feel the buttons accompanied by responsive vibrations. A “Drag and drop” method of touch screen was adopted for easier menu navigation along with music play list control for an expanded multimedia experience. Volume, play lists, brightness of screens as well as other menu control can be controlled utilizing the touch screen.

As speed is becoming crucial for data communications, Samsung has included the latest trends in mobile to the Ultra Smart F700. The Ultra Smart reflects the latest speed of 7.2 Mbps under the High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) network. Once the 7.2 Mbps HSDPA network completely deployed, F700 users can download an mp3 song (about 4MB each) in 4.4 seconds. A full HTML browser along with the QWERTY key pad enables easy access to the internet for e-mail and data services.

Using the new F700, business and creative professionals are able to view content on a stunning 2.78" color display. The device features first class entertainment with a top-of-the-line 3 mega-pixel camera with auto focus and Bluetooth. With 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, it makes it easier to watch videos, listen to songs, share high-quality photos, or catch up on email on the move.