Land Rover and Sonim Technologies have entered into an agreement to develop and launch co-branded mobile phones. A total of three phones are already in the works, with two — the Land Rover S1 (pictured) and Land Rover S2 G4 — slated for launches in the first half of 2009, and the third following later in the year.
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Research in Motion late Tuesday warned that it expects the number of new subscribers to its BlackBerry push e-mail service to fall significantly below its original estimates. The Canadian smartphone company now expects to add just 2.6 million users instead of the originally predicted 2.9 million and also expects its earnings per share and gross margins to drop as a result. The company blames the dip both on the later launches of phones like the Bold for AT&T and the multi-carrier release of the Storm.
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This cute and colorful speaker in the shape of a teddy bear works - simply hook up your iPod or any other portable audio device using the standard 3.5mm stereo audio jack, and you’re good to go.
It will happily sit on your bedside table without ruining the bedroom’s mojo because it looks just like any other teddy bear.
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Documents that appear to show the successor to the T-Mobile Shadow have become public on the FCC web site. The HTC-made device is very similar to the original Shadow, with the main differences being Windows Mobile 6.1, a faster processor, and a more rounded design. The draft user manual also lists separate battery life times for GSM and UMA, indicating the phone may support T-Mobile’s UMA-based Unlimited HotSpot Calling service. The documents show nearly identical features, including 2.6-inch QVGA display, spinning scroll wheel, slide-out 20-key text keyboard, 2 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, microSD memory card slot, and quad-band GSM/EDGE. No information is available on a release date.
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Motorola has announced a new music-focused ROKR handset - the EM35 slider. Spec-wise, it’s pretty much a mid-range affair. No information regarding price, or availability, has been released by Motorola.
The EM35 sports a scroll wheel, for navigating through music, as well as Motorola’s MOTOMUSIC music player app, which connects directly to the company’s music service. Technical specifications are as follows:
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148Apps, which tracks and reviews iPhone Apps, says 10,000 applications have now been released on the iPhone App store (the site is named after the fact that you can add up to 148 applications to an iPhone or iPod touch).
A tribute page shows a mini icon for every application. And it also gives some interesting data. About 24% of apps are free; 35% cost $.99. The average cost is $3.12, including free apps. About 34% are games or entertainment, and there are 49 weather related apps for the iPhone despite the fact that a weather app is built in.
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Today Sprint announced that it has completed the merger of its Xohm Wimax unit with Clearwire Corporation. Sprint contributed all of its 2.5 GHz spectrum and its WiMAX-related assets. Comcast, Intel, Time Warner Cable, Google and Bright House Networks all combined to contribute $3.2 billion in cash to help the company get started. Clearwire plans to provide Wimax-based high-speed wireless Internet services.
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This may well be the strangest accessory for iPod we have seen. The device is called the iBreath iPod Breathalyzer and FM Transmitter. The gadget does just what it says and will check your breath and tell you if you have had a few too many to drive. It also broadcasts your tunes to your FM radio on unused frequencies.
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The megapixel race shows no sign of slowing down, what with 12 MP units to be available to implement in handsets from early next year. It’s been revealed by Samsung that the company has shifted ten million units, worldwide, of 5 MP and 8 MP cameraphones, to far this year. It’s wise to assume most of those sold were 5 MP phones, as the company has more 5 MP, than 8 MP handsets available on the market. This huge number was reached, in the second week of this month.
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The minute news broke of the terrorist attacks on Mumbai, India, social media sites like Twitter were inundated with a huge volume of messages. CNN reports.
With more than 6 million members worldwide, an estimated 80 messages, or “tweets,” were being sent to Twitter.com via SMS every five seconds, providing eyewitness accounts and updates.Many Twitter users also sent pleas for blood donors to make their way to specific hospitals in Mumbai where doctors were faced with low stocks and rising casualties.
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