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NBCU Wireless GM On iPhone: 'We Didn't Feel That We Had To Be There On Day One'

2008-07-19T18:14:31Z

When it comes to the iPhone, large entertainment companies are sitting on the sidelines. NBC Universal ( NYSE: GE ) can't justify investing in one platform, but instead is putting equal time and investment across the board at this point, Salil Dalvi, NBCU's GM of wireless, told mocoNews. He's not yet convinced there's a huge advantage of building on-device applications for the iPhone's updated operating system. "We didn't feel that we had to be there on day one … One...(read more)

DSL Reports speed test for iPhone is nice

2008-07-19T18:06:42Z

Bandwidth checking for 3G devices is always informative as keeping up with your speeds is helpful. Most speed tests are not very optimized for mobile devices and if they are can be spartan to the point of boring. DSL Reports has long provided free speed tests and they have recently......(read more)

Coffee break- Starbucks is a happy place once more

2008-07-19T17:56:21Z

I mentioned a while back how depressing Starbucks stores have become since the coffee giant has announced they were closing 600 stores soon. The employees I have been interfacing with have not been as chipper as in the past, no doubt with worry playing a factor since Starbucks had not......(read more)

Google SMS

2008-07-19T16:27:30Z

By comedy group The Vacationeers . [via Neatorama ]...(read more)

Nokia Pilots

2008-07-19T16:00:46Z

Nokia Pilots gives you a unique opportunity to get involved in Nokia’s creative process. Get an insider’s perspective by taking an active role in the development and testing that will help shape Nokia’s next generation of products and services. Your input and suggestions will help us develop new ideas that will be put into action as we strive to create the best products and services possible. Nokia believes that the best way to get better is by working together. Tell us how you think it should work...(read more)

Motorola VE75

2008-07-19T15:53:26Z

True Color large 2.6 inches wide and broad vision, Banlan your field of vision; G network card double-double question, Youren, Kuaiyi your life; 2 million-pixel digital camera, inspired moment, the best you fixed; calls filtering firewall, self-space, Protect your privacy. Basic technical parameters Frequency: GSM 900/1800/1900, EDGE / GPRS Class 10 Size: 111.5x50.6x19.4 mm Weight: 137 grams Color: White Bo Rui and Burson-Marsteller Screen: 240x400 resolution of 2.6 inches 260,000 color TFT color...(read more)

New 8 mega pixel with 3x optical zoom TV phone from China

2008-07-19T15:46:42Z

Main characters: 1,super-hot combination:TV +dual sim dual standby dual bluetooth 2,3 times optical zoom,flashlight, 3,1000 messages storage and NES game simulator. Operating Frequency: GSM Network Frequency: 900/1800MHz SIZE(L×W×H): 115*55*20mm Weight/package: 140G Color: black with silver edge Talk time: 280-400m Style: Bar Standby time: 280-380h Key words:dual sim dual standby dual bluetooth dual TF card,NES,dual camera,2.0MP,TV PHONE,online stock Features Mail to administartor totally messages...(read more)

This Week in Smartphone Schadenfreude, July 19th Edition

2008-07-19T15:44:45Z

Not evil twin to theiPhoneBlog.com Week in Review, not an invasion by Fake Steve, This Week in Smart Phone Schadenfreude brings you all the feel-better news you need about the smartphone world outside Apple’s current media dominator. (Who knew there was such a world? We were just as surprised! Inelegant, interface challenged, keyboardy, crashy, single-touchy [...]...(read more)

OMG: Nokia S60 Touch UI - First Screenshot Leaked in VGA resolution!

2008-07-19T15:39:27Z

The folks over at Just Another Mobile Phone blog have somehow managed to get the first screenshot of the long awaited 5th edition of the Symbian S60 platform that is also know as S60 touch UI but the revelation is not as exciting as it is supposed to be, unfortunately! It's kind of hard to say something cleaver about upcoming touch UI that hasn't been said before and make an interesting story based on the single screenshot which is by the way obviously taken out of the S60 5th edition SDK...(read more)

New Sony Ericsson TM506 live pics

2008-07-19T15:39:09Z

Here are some new live pics of the Sony Ericsson TM506 in another color. Now, we have seen a total of two colors: black with green and black and orange. This phone is T-Mobile branded....(read more)

Samsung Armani clone

2008-07-19T15:28:06Z

The Armani GC629 signed with the name of famous NBA star Chamberlain bring us a GSM/CDMA both online dual standby dual bluetooth phone at last.Golden face,leather cae,a key to lock,incoming call show and touch shaking are all outstanding features. Operating Frequency: GSM,CDMA1X Network Frequency: 900/1800MHz SIZE(L×W×H): 89*55*16MM Weight/package: 100G Color: golden Talk time: 200-450m Style: Bar Standby time: 220-450h Key words:dual net dual standby dual bluetooth,NBA, incoming call show，Earl W629...(read more)

Fresh new Sony Ericsson R300 pics

2008-07-19T15:24:31Z

The R300 Radio offers a built-in VGA camera and the R306 Radio boasts a step-up to a 1.3 megapixel camera on-board. So whether you are listening to the radio or not, these two new phones are set to hit the right note. The R300 Radio will launch in two colours: Antique Copper and Steel Black. It is a GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 phone that will be available in selected markets from Q2 2008. The R300a Radio is a GSM/GPRS 850/1800/1900 phone, available in the same timeframe....(read more)