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Digital Camera Phones Rule! Anyone Remember Film or Digital Cameras?

August 21, 2006

Ten years ago, camera companies had nothing to worry about except each other.

But poof! along came digital cameras and the Kodak, Fuji and Nikon's of the camera world had to worry about consumer technology companies like Sony or IT companies (at least back then) like HP.

Funny thing is, while the camera companies -- both old and new -- battled each other for survival (market share) their core imaging technology got scooped up as a cool feature in mobile phones.

Posted in Digital Cameras, Mobile Phones

Mobile TV: In Need of a Market?

August 18, 2006

According to recent poll published in the Los Angeles Times, young people aren't that crazy about mobile TV.

(Do you think maybe the screen size has something to do with it?)

The poll indicates that this important group may not be embracing mobile video at the rate that many in the entertainment industry assume.

Just about 50% of young adults and 40% of teenagers say they have no interest in watching TV on computers, cell phones or iPods.

Multitasking has to stop at some time!

Posted in Mobile Phones

Pop Quiz! Desirable Cell Phone Features

August 15, 2006

Mobile phone purchasers face a myriad of decisions about their choice of phone and service provider.

We are all unfortunately spent too much time weighing all of the many factors before we decided.

(It wasn't easy, but do you start with the phone or the service provider?)

Now, to help us all in the future when we face this decision again, can you find the least important factor in choosing a service provider?

Is it:

Reliable coverage Reasonably priced handsets Fair-priced monthly service Availability of high-quality entertainment

The phone lines are open ...

Posted in Mobile Phones

Palm GPS Navigator Smartphone Edition for Treo phones

August 15, 2006

Palm Treo smartphone users and GPS enthusiasts rejoice! Palm today announced the Palm GPS Navigator Smartphone Edition, featuring the new TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 software, which is one of the most popular GPS navigation software packages. With the new GPS Navigator installed on your Treo smartphone, you can get voice-guided, turn-by-turn directions to find your destination, including millions of points of interest, including gas stations, restaurants, parks, airports and more. TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 is available today exclusively for Palm's GPS Navigator Smartphone Edition.

Posted in GPS, Mobile Phones, PDAs & Handhelds

The Top Selling U.S. Music Phone: Can You Guess?

August 14, 2006

Everybody loves a Top 10 list -- and we're no exception!

This one comes from Wirefly, "an online leader in one-stop comparison shopping for cell phones and wireless service plans," which recently named the top-selling music phones in the U.S. (Definition: A cell phone that allows users to import MP3 music files or iTunes from their PCs or download them wirelessly from a content provider.

According to Wirefly, the five popular music phones are:

1. Sony Ericsson Z520a/Z525a/Vieo Phone -- (pictured)
2.

Posted in Mobile Phones

Mobile SMS enables free VoIP phone calls

August 10, 2006

VoiceOne Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of VoIP, Inc. announced today that it has added Text Messaging (Mobile SMS) functionality to its just-released beta version of Click4Me.Net. This enables a Web-click calling service that utilizes VoIP technology for free phone-to-phone calling. Click4Me.Net is available for testing on VoiceOne's Virtual Lab at http://Labs.VoiceOne.com -- an open forum for users to preview, test free of charge, and provide feedback on new IP communications services developed by VoiceOne.

You can connect to a registered Click4Me.Net member by texting "CALL + the member's username" to the Click4Me SMS address and the caller will be automatically connected to the Click4Me member of their choice, free of charge.

More importantly, registered Click4Me members can make free calls to any number by simply texting "CALL + telephone number" to the Click4Me SMS address. In addition, registered Click4Me.Net members also receive FREE 411 (Directory Assistance) from any cell phone by simply texting "CALL 411" or just "411" to the Click4Me SMS address.

Posted in Gadgets, Mobile Phones, PDAs & Handhelds, VoIP, Wireless

Mobile Phones: Who Needs All of Those Features?

August 9, 2006

Here's the study I've been waiting for.

According to a recent PC World/IDB News Service report, feature-rich phones do not drive sales. (Really?)

The study, by J.D. Power and Associates (they of the manmy car satisfaction surveys) showed that U.S. consumers are more interested in the price and design of their mobile phone rather than its advanced features.

(And probably don't intend to use those advanced features, either.)

Here's another useful fact from the survey: Almost 30% of respondents said they selected a particular phone because it was free (the most powerful four-letter word in the English language).

(And what's wrong with a free phone -- haven't we all gone that route?)

Finally, let's not pick on Nokia ...

Posted in Mobile Phones

Toyota's Funny Move onto Mobile Phones

August 9, 2006

Well why not, you may ask?

Accrding to an article from 2-pop eNews, Toyota will be spending more than $10 million to create and promote a comedy series designed specifically for multimedia mobile phones!

(Yes indeed, that is an "m" as in million -- remember when feature films from major motion picture studios cost that much?

Posted in Mobile Phones

Nokia Gets Loud in Mobile Music via Loudeye Buy

August 8, 2006

Another titanic struggle is in the making -- this time in the digital convergence of music and the cell phone.

While we all wait for Apple's mobile phone announcement, the established mobile phone companies are staking out their ground in the mobile music market.

We already know about Verizon Wireless and V Cast (a service provider goes mobile music) and now we have Nokia (a cell phone set manufacturer) countering with its purchase of Loudeye, which has a digital music catalogue of 1.5 million tracks.

Posted in Mobile Phones

LG Goes Chocolate

July 31, 2006

What's your favorite flavor mobile phone?

(The heat must be getting to me ...)

Well, if you said "Make mine chocolate," then LG has the phone for you.

Yes, that's right, it's "Chocolate," which is now available through Verizon Wireless. The Chocolate mobile phone features V CAST, V CAST Music and VZ Navigator.

(Keep working at that music ...)

Available at www.verizonwireless.com now and at more than 2,100 Verizon Wireless Communications Stores, including those in Circuit City, on August 7.

Posted in Mobile Phones

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