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SanDisk to Sell 16GB Mobile Phone Memory Cards
SanDisk Corporation today announced it is bringing to market its 16GB microSDHC and Memory Stick Micro (M2) mobile memory cards - the world’s largest removable storage capacity for mobile phones. Best Buy Mobile and Verizon Wireless stores are the first major retail outlets in the United States to carry the 16GB capacity.
The fingernail-sized 16GB memory cards allow consumers to “wake up” the many storage-intensive features offered by today’s portable handsets such as music and video playback, high-definition digital camera functions, gaming and GPS applications. In addition to the mobile phone, consumers can use the 16GB microSDHC card in a multitude of other devices, including video cameras, GPS receivers or MP3 players with a microSD slots such as SanDisk’s Sansa players. | 
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Samsung & Verizon Wireless Announced the Samsung U430
Samsung and Verizon Wireless today announced the U430; an entry-level flip phone that includes very basic features. It is limited to CDMA 1x data, however, it does has Bluetooth. It also comes with a VGA camera with Nite Shot capabilities for low-light picture taking. Pricing and availability have not yet been disclosed.
Additional Features: • T9 Text Input for Easy Text Entry
• Any Key Answer
• Bilingual User Interface (English & Spanish)
• Directional Microphone
• Media Center Enabled (BREW 3.1.4)
• Standalone Mode (Airplane Mode)
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Sprint Debuts Next-Gen 4G Wireless WiMAX Network in Baltimore
Sprint has debuted a next-generation 4G wireless network based on mobile WiMAX technology in Baltimore, heralding the start of a new era for wireless consumers as Sprint officially launched XOHM mobile broadband commercial service in the first major U.S. city.
XOHM WiMAX will extend the home or office Internet experience and mobile multimedia applications to other places and additional devices. With XOHM, consumers, businesses and local governments will ultimately be able to experience new forms of interactive communications, high-speed mobile Internet browsing, social-networking tools, location-centric services and multimedia including music, video and on-demand products at faster average downlink speeds of 2-4 Mbps. The data-centric XOHM broadband service differs from present wireless offerings in that: |  |
Nokia Launch Nokia Music Store in Spain
Today Nokia has announced the launch in Spain of its new digital music site, Nokia Music Store, which already has a catalogue of more than 4 million songs amongst which can be found the highest-selling records, independent record labels, and new national talent. With the launch of the store, Spanish consumers can enjoy music of all types on their mobile device or PC whenever they want and however they want, using a combination of downloads and streaming services.
The catalogue of the Nokia Music Store is focused on the local market, strongly associated with the consumer, as more than 70% of the music that is sold in Spain is local. To achieve this, there is a team in each country to determine more closely the tastes of each region, something completely innovative and distinctive from other digital music stores. Its search engine enables the differentiation between genres such as Flamenco, Latin music, Alternative or Electronic, to name a few. | 
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Samsung Introduces the Pixon 8 Megapixel Camera Phone
Samsung today introduced the Pixon, which comes with an 8 megapixel camera with auto-focus, fast-shutter, face detection, geo-tagging and LED flash. The handset resembles a camera with a 3.2-inch touch screen which measures 13.8mm thick.
- The camera phone features the following:
- A photo browser that interacts with the accelerometer to flip through photo albums
- 30 and 120 frames per second, allowing for slow motion playback
- Creates a virtual 5.1 channel surround sound audio mix of what you record
- Samsung's TouchWiz user interface
- Quad-band GSM/EDGE radios
- HSDPA 7.2 Mbps at 2100MHz
- Bluetooth 2.0 and an FM radio with RDS
- TV-out jack
- Supports microSD cards
The Pixon will be available in select markets starting in October. | 
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Giorgio Armani & Samsung Unveil the Emporio Armani Samsung Mobile, NIGHT EFFECT
Giorgio Armani and Samsung Electronics recently unveiled the Emporio Armani Samsung Mobile, NIGHT EFFECT.
Designed by Giorgio Armani and made by Samsung Electronics, the Emporio Armani Samsung Mobile will meet the needs of young consumers with active and fashionable lifestyles for whom music is an essential part of everyday life.
Equipped with AMOLED display and a LED light effect on the side of the bar, the Emporio Armani Samsung Mobile, is a sleek and slim music-dedicated mobile. A LED light on the side lights up in a fabulous red, green or blue color every time the user is called, or makes a call.
Its signature illuminating LED around the edge was come up from Giorgio Armani’s trips to Tokyo where he recently opened a ten-storey concept store, the Armani/Ginza tower, which is lit-up on the outside with decorative lights in the shape of bamboo leaves. | 
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Get the Big Screen Experience for Your Mobile Devices with Myvu
Want to get the big screen experience on your mobile device, such as your cell phone when viewing videos? If yes, then consider purchasing a Myvu video eyewear.
Myvu sells the smallest, lightest eyewear that allows users to view a large TV screen from six feet away. Users can also enjoy high sound quality while using Myvu.
Myvu works with all Apple video iPod models; however, the universal edition is compatible with select mobile phones, portable DVD players, 5th generation video iPods and selects other portable media players.
Myvu first started out for medical and military applications, however the company soon integrated the technology in, or mounted to, sunglasses, eyeglasses and safety eyewear.
Visit myvu.com for more information. | 
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DeFi Mobile Launches Subscription Based Phone Calls via Wi-Fi
DeFi Mobile has launched DeFi Global Access, a subscription-based service enabling its members to make and receive unlimited phone calls worldwide via WiFi access to DeFi Mobile’s carrier-grade, global IP network - all for a flat monthly fee of £23/ €29 / $40. The service also includes unlimited worldwide Internet and data access for mobile device web browsing and e-mail.
As part of this service, DeFi Global Access members’ mobile devices automatically connect to millions of private, free and commercially available access points around the world, including those provided by T-Mobile, ATT Wireless, Orange, VEX, FON, free-hotspot.com and many others. This is the result of more than 50 global partnerships involving 75+ countries and includes 15,000+ hotels, 120+ international airports and tens of thousands of coffee shops, restaurants and marinas around the world.
Join DeFi Global Access at www.defimobile.com: DeFi Global Access members experience business-class voice quality with important features and applications including voicemail-to-email, caller-ID, call-forwarding, call-hold and call-transfer - all with feature-rich support. | 
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Sprint Launches MyMoneyManager with PayPal to Access & Send Money
Customers of Sprint can now access their bank accounts and with PayPal, send payments to friends and family from most Web-enabled Sprint phones* with the launch of MyMoneyManager. MyMoneyManager is a downloadable application that enables Sprint customers with BB&T, Citibank, IBC Bank and PNC Bank accounts to conduct banking functions right on their phones, including checking balances, paying bills and finding nearby branches and ATMs. MyMoneyManager also includes PayPal, making Sprint the first carrier to provide customers easy access to their PayPal accounts, allowing them to send money to almost anyone quickly via their Sprint phone. MyMoneyManager is available at no additional charge to Sprint data subscribers,** including those with the worry-free $99.99 Simply EverythingSM Plan. In the future, Sprint plans to preload MyMoneyManager on phones and include additional banks and other financial service providers. |  |
ShoZu Makies it Easy for Mobile Photo Uploads to Photoshop.com
ShoZu Inc. announced today that Adobe Photoshop.com members can use its mobile social media service to quickly and easily upload photos from more than 350 different handsets to Photoshop.com accounts. ShoZu’s service allows Adobe Photoshop.com users to take advantage of support for additional handsets that include Apple iPhone, Apple iPod touch, Motorola RAZR2, a range of phones including Nokia 5310 and Nokia 6301, and BlackBerry Pearl.
With the ShoZu application downloaded to the handset free of charge, Photoshop.com users can transfer full-resolution photos with accompanying titles and descriptions from the phone to their Photoshop.com account with a few clicks. There is no need to open a mobile browser; interrupt phone calls, text messaging or camera use while images are transferring; or start over in the event of a dropped connection.
In addition, ShoZu users can simultaneously upload any given image to any number of Web destinations – ranging from Photoshop.com, Facebook, Google Blogger and WordPress to multiple email addresses – without leaving the ShoZu application. This not only eliminates the need for multiple uploads but also eliminates multiple data charges from the wireless provider where applicable.
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Visa & U.S. Bank Announce Plans to Launch Mobile Money Transfer Pilot
Visa Inc. and U.S. Bank today announced plans to launch a mobile money transfer pilot program to allow registered Visa cardholders in the United States to use their mobile phones to securely send funds directly to another registered Visa cardholder's account. The pilot, which is intended to begin by the end of 2008, is the first U.S.-based trial testing mobile money transfers between Visa accounts.
Money transfer service is a key component of Visa's mobile strategy that seeks to harness the proliferation of mobile devices by making them multi-function payment tools. The services provided in this U.S. trial complement what Visa already offers by way of money transfer service to consumers in 13 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. In addition to supporting money transfers through mobile devices, Visa enables the service through other existing channels, including bank branches, ATMs, the Internet, and kiosks. | 
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Visa to Offer Mobile Payment Services via Google's Android Platform
Visa Inc. today announced plans to make mobile payment-related services broadly available to United States consumers by the end of the year. Central to this effort is Visa's delivery of mobile applications for the Android platform, which will be available for download on Android-powered handsets and initially available to Chase Visa cardholders.
The first set of services that Visa is planning to develop for Android will allow Chase Visa cardholders to receive notifications to their mobile devices about transaction activity on their accounts; obtain offers from a wide array of merchants; and use the built-in location-based technology developed by Google to quickly map nearby merchants where they can redeem Visa offers and locate ATMs that accept Visa. | |
Nokia App to Collect Data via Cell Phones for Critical Social Issues
Nokia today announced Nokia Data Gathering, a new software solution to help public sector and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) quickly and accurately collect data on critical issues such as disease outbreaks or disaster relief via mobile devices. The Amazonas State Health Department in Brazil will be the first to use the solution as part of its fight against dengue fever in the city of Manaus in Northern Brazil.
The Nokia Data Gathering software will be available to public sector organizations and NGOs free of charge. It can be used to create tailored questionnaires and distribute them to multiple mobile phones using a normal mobile network. Field personnel surveying local conditions can quickly complete the questionnaires and immediately transmit their findings to a central database. The system also allows organizations to geo-tag data with GPS location information to build a more detailed picture of very local conditions.
Accurate and timely information is essential when monitoring the effectiveness of disease prevention measures and preventing further outbreaks. | 
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Samsung to Preload ScanLife Barcode Apps on Camera Phones
Scanbuy, a provider of mobile marketing solutions, today announced that it has secured a global agreement with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. to preload the ScanLife mobile 2D barcode application on Samsung’s camera phones. Samsung will begin selling these phones in Spain, Italy, and Denmark starting as early as next month. Availability will quickly expand to other major markets including Mexico and the United States.
ScanLife technology uses camera phones to connect the physical world to the digital world. The application reads EZcodes and other major 2D barcode formats designed to quickly recognize and process information. Marketers and content providers use the ScanLife Code Management Platform to extend brand engagement onto mobile devices, while end users scan EZcodes to get information quickly and easily. The ScanLife solution gives consumers and code publishers both national and international interoperability for the use of 2D codes. | 
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Skyfire Offers Full PC Web Browsing on Mobile Phones
Skyfire, announced today that they are opening up registration of their free browser to all. In addition, the Mountain View based company is announcing the .8 version of their revolutionary product for Windows Mobile. The new version of Skyfire adds even more speed and ease to browsing the Internet from a mobile device.
The Skyfire browser was the first mobile browser to support full web PC browsing, including rich media content and supporting Ajax, Flash, Quicktime, Windows Media, and others.
Previously, people who wanted to enjoy the exact PC web experience on their handsets had to sign-up on a waiting list for Skyfire. With today’s announcement, the latest version of the Windows Mobile Skyfire browser is available to anyone. The 0.8 iteration of Skyfire for Windows Mobile includes marked improvements.
Super Bar makes it easier to find what you’re looking for, by combining URL and search entry in one bar. It also features auto complete, so you can find what you’re looking for by only typing a few letters.
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Sony Ericsson Announces Bluetooth Watches for Women
Sony Ericsson today announced its first collection of Bluetooth watches for women. The Bluetooth MBW-200 range of Bluetooth watches is an expansion of the highly successful Bluetooth MBW-150 range. With three different sophisticated designs to match your personality, be the first among your friends to control your phone with your watch.
Missed an important call or SMS because you couldn’t hear or find your phone at the bottom of your handbag? With the MBW-200 this is now a thing of the past. Using innovative Bluetooth technology, the watch displays the caller ID and vibrates as your phone is ringing or when you receive an SMS. Reject or mute the call with a button on the watch or use the Bluetooth headset or mobile phone to answer the call and start chatting.
Designed in partnership with watch industry leader Fossil and the Bluetooth knowhow of Sony Ericsson, the MBW-200 series comes in three distinct designs; Sparkling Allure, Contemporary Elegance and Evening Classic. | 
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Alltel Wireless Offer Customers Access to nuTsie
Alltel Wireless today announced that it is the first wireless carrier to offer its customers access to nuTsie, a service that allows users to listen to playlists from their iTunes libraries on over 10 Alltel wireless handsets. In addition, nuTsie enables users to share those lists with friends across the Internet and on their mobile devices.
nuTsie, available for $4.99 a month or $19.99 for one year, can be accessed by visiting Alltel Shop located on the handset. In addition to being able to play music from their iTunes collections, customers can also listen to recommended music based on their playlists and explore hundreds of thousands of playlists from other users and nuTsie’s music experts, providing a new world of music right at their fingertips. | |
Sony Ericsson Announces PlayNow Plus Music Download Service
Sony Ericsson today announced the launch of PlayNow plus, which will offer users the ultimate mobile music experience with the freedom to discover, download, play and recommend unlimited amounts of music wherever they are and whenever they like, directly over the mobile data network.
PlayNow plus is due to set a new standard for the unlimited music experience on a mobile with unrivalled download speeds, high-quality audio and access to the largest music catalogue of any unlimited download service. Sony Ericsson’s PlayNow plus music service guarantees ‘all-you-can-eat’ unlimited access to millions of music tracks.
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Nissan, NTT DOCOMO & Sharp Announce Cell Phone to Unlock & Start Car
Nissan Motor, NTT DOCOMO and Sharp Corporation announced today that they have jointly developed a mobile phone capable of functioning as an intelligent key for automobiles - a world's first. The device will incorporate Nissan's Intelligent Key system, already a standard feature in various Nissan vehicles.
Nissan's Intelligent Key system, installed in more than 950,000 units of various Nissan models since 2002, employs two-way wireless communications technology to automatically unlock/lock the car door and start/stop the engine. Nissan and Sharp has now integrated these electronic intelligent-key, wireless communications and electromagnetic technologies into the new handset. As mobile phones increasingly become a daily necessity, the integration of these technologies and the potential to further expand related functionality helped to bring together the three parties, who expect users to appreciate the seamlessly integrated features of their new handset. | 
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