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Samsung Innov8 (Samsung GT-i8510)

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:33:13 +0000

The Samsung Innov8 / i8510 is an impressive 3.5G Symbian smartphone with an 8 megapixel camera, GPS, WiFi and very capable multimedia capabilities.

T-Mobile, MetroPCS, Others Buy Spectrum from NextWave

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:23:14 +0000

NextWave Wireless has sold 63% of the spectrum it acquired in 2006's AWS auction for a sum of $150.1 million. ACS Wireless, Atlantic Wireless, MetroPCS and T-Mobile were the buyers of the spectrum, which as mostly located in California, ...
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ROM Update Adds 850MHz to HTC Touch Diamond

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:20:49 +0000

Users of the HTC Touch Diamond can update the ROM on their devices to add support for 850MHz, which will make the phone more compatible with U.S. networks. The update is available from one of HTC's Asian web sites. ...
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NTT DoCoMo Develops a Smart Battery

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:12:09 +0000

Researchers at NTT DoCoMo have created an "intelligent" lithium-ion battery that monitors its health and status, and stores reports that are accessible by users. The battery has an embedded 8-bit microcomputer that records and stores the data. The information ...
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Samsung Blazons Its INNOV8

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:16:21 +0000

Today Samsung announced a new Symbian-based phone with an 8 megapixel camera. The INNOV8, otherwise known as the i8510, has quad-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band 7.2Mbps HSDPA 900/2100 radios, and also has an FM radio, stereo Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and assisted ...
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Sprint Sells Its Cell Towers

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:11:12 +0000

Sprint announced the sale of nearly all its cellular towers to TowerCo for $670 million in cash. The deal includes approximately 3,300 CDMA and iDEN network towers. TowerCo will take over the running and maintenance of the towers, and ...
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Nokia and Qualcomm Come to Terms Over Patents

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:59:23 +0000

Nokia and Qualcomm emerged from a Delaware court yesterday with a new, 15-year cross licensing agreement in place. They were set to battle over the use of certain wireless patents, and instead were able to come to terms over ...
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Samsung Unveils the Samsung i8510 8 Megapixel Camera Phone, Codename INNOV8

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:09:28 +0000

Samsung today announced the launch of the new 8 megapixel camera phone, Samsung INNOV8, which is to be made available in the global market from August 2008. The Samsung INNOV8 (Model name: i8510) offers users top of the range camera technologies, a surround-sound cinematic video experience and mobile gaming capabilities.

Samsung INNOV8 is made for tech-savvy users who wants to enjoy the best possible multimedia entertainment with their mobile phone. With the 8-megapixel camera, pre-embedded 3D games, high speed data connections and much more other features will help users gain the true benefits of mobile entertainment, said Geesung Choi, President of Samsung Telecommunication Business.

Recognized as Samsung’s first ever 8-megapixel camera phone, the Samsung INNOV8 is ideal for users who want to capture and store precious memories in style with its 2.8″ 16M color LCD. The 8G or 16GB Flash memory and external memory slot upto additional 16G provides sufficient contents storage.

Supporting a wide range of video player formats including DivX, WMV, Real Player and MPEG4, users can enjoy an exciting pocket cinema experience. Its external dual speakers and 3D surround sound supported by DNSe 2.0, make every video clip and movie more realistic than ever. With an optical mouse and 4-way navigation key, users can enjoy PC-like browsing experience. Both HSDPA high speed Internet and WiFi connection offer convenient and seamless internet experience wherever users are.

The phone is equipped with A GPS technology, offering navigation and geo-tagging service. It also comes with the Symbian OS V9.3, S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2. Samsung INNOV8 is going to be launched in Europe in August, and then expanded to other markets during September.

Network: HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (900/2100), EDGE / GPRS (850/900/1800/1900)
Symbian OS V9.3, S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2
Display: 2.8-inch VGA 16M TFT LCD
Camera: 8 Megapixel CMOS with AF and Dual Power LED
Smart Reader, Image Stabilizer, Auto-Panorama Shot, Smile Shot, Blink Shot, Wide Dynamic Range (WDR), Face Detection
Video Player (DivX / H.263 / H.264 / WMV / MP4)
QVGA 120 fps Video recording, VGA 30 fps recording
FM Radio with RDS
DNSe 2.0
Music Player (MP3/ AAC / AAC+ / eAAC+ / WMA / AMR/ RealAudio)
Bluetooth Stereo Headset (A2DP)
A-GPS
Optical Mouse, Accelerometer
Embedded 3D Games : FIFA 2008, Asphalt
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)
Bluetooth 2.0 / USB 2.0 / Wi-Fi
16GB Flash + External Memory slot : microSDHC (up to 16GB)
Size: 106.5 x 53.9 x 17.2 mm
Battery: 1200 mAh
Talk time: up to 300/510 min (3G/2.5G)
Stand-by time: up to 330 / 310 hrs (3G/2.5G)

Unknown HTC Rose 100 Listed on Bluetooth Device List

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:43:12 +0000

While Bluetooth SIG site is not the best place for upcoming mobile devices rumor, an unknown HTC device is posted on the site this week. The HTC Rose 100, with just the codename, is possibly another major product that will be launched globally.

More info will be followed up when available.

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WinPwn 2.0 Available Now for JailBreak iPhone in Microsoft Windows

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:37:06 +0000

Not sure how to jailbreak your iPhone 3G with the PwnageTool 2.0 because you do not have a Mac? WinPwn goes 2.0 now and will let you unlock, jailbreak your iPhone (only support jailbreak for iPhone 3G) with the new firmware 2.0.

Some important notes that you have to read

Remove Winpwn 1.0 completely if you have it installed. Installing over the top of WinPwn 1.0 will cause problems.
Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes ( Currently 7.7)
If you already have service with AT&T do not activate or install Youtube Fix

Check the download link here via [engadgetmobile]