Google's Mobile Phone Announcement Getting Close

Google will reportedly unveil the details of its foray into smartphones early next month. Exactly what the Internet giant's offering will be remains a matter of rumor and speculation.

Mobility Site Reviews The HTC Mogul

"In my opinion the Mogul has all the features of a great PDA and a pretty decent phone as well. Finally, I don't have to choose either one or the other! This is what convergence was meant to be. Overall, I'd give the HTC Mogul a rating of 8.5 out of 10. I'd put it on my highly recommended list of devices. In fact, it's now at the top of my personal 'Want' list."



Holy HTC Device Reviews Batman! Yesterday I posted on a HTC Titan/Mogul review done overseas, today we're looking at the Qwest Mogul, tested out here in the US. Overall I'm a big fan of this device, whatever you want to call it. If I wasn't a GSM customer (and darn happy I am), I'd probably pick a Mogul for my daily driver (It would be weird to have to stick to one device...!)

Palm Says Foleo 2 Still on Track

According to the Wireless Week industry trade journal, a new version of the cancelled Foleo Mobile Companion running on Palm's next-generation Linux OS is still very much in Palm's future product plans. Brad Smith of Wireless Week has posted a new article, "Palm Still Tracking the Foleo", discussing comments made by Palm's Joe Fabris (formerly of Microsoft) Amidst the frenzy of the recent CTIA show, about the company's future plans.
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Signs of a Centro Rally

Tiernan Ray of Barron's Tech Trader Daily blog has written an article focusing on the encouraging initial sales of Palm's new Centro smartphone. The strong early sales and other encouraging news from the Palm camp suggest that a true Palm "rally" may be on the horizon.

The Centro, Palm's most recent smartphone, is an attractively-priced Palm OS device that is apparently "doing quite well" as far as Sprint retail store sell-through (a crucial figure when determining initial handset sales performance) according to a Pacific Crest analyst quoted in the article. The $99 Centro (after rebates & 2yr-contract) has not compromised the sales of the older yet higher-priced Treo 755p as much as some industry pundits had speculated.
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T-Mobile Shadow steps out into the limelight

T-Mobile Shadow

Have you ever found yourself in this quandary? You walk into your cell phone carrier's store, looking to purchase your first smartphone but you're too old to get a device like the T-Mobile Sidekick and yet, you're not really ready for a full-featured ...

Hot cell phone software from CTIA

Cell phones weren't the only items giving off heat on the CTIA conference showroom floor this week. There was also the sizzling of a virtual mobile world, a preview of Guitar Hero Mobile, and really neat motion-sensor games.

Take a look at what was new and interesting in the ... (News)

Vringo video ringtones, the ultimate caller ID

David Goldfarb's phone won't stop ringing.

The Vringo CTO is giving me a demo of Vringo's video ringtone service, now in public beta, to demonstrate how users can assign phone-formatted video clips as their outgoing ringtones. David has chosen a humorous singing cartoon of a green bear as his video calling card. He's set it up so that any phone he calls with a Vringo client will light up with his chosen video. If so desired, he could limit the output to his wife and send everyone else a much more sober video to announce his call.

Vringo reverses the conventional ringtone concept of users choosing songs to differentiate between contacts, entertain themselves with favorite songs, or make a stylistic statement. Here individuals control how they're perceived by friends, and can use "vringos" as a gift or personalized greeting. Users can upload their own clips on Vringo.com or record clips from within the Vringo phone app. It's easy to see how users could create happy birthday messages or video gifts.... (News)

3Guppies' Facebook app sends photos to phone

The only things you need to send a Facebook photo to any cell phone are 3Guppies' (review) Facebook app and a working U.S. or Canadian phone number. The app does a curious thing, pulling up all the photos in your friends' albums as well as your own. Grabbing the ... (News)

Samsung BlackJack II makes official debut

Samsung BlackJack II

Well, well, guess who decided to show its pretty little face at Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's keynote address this morning--mmm hmm, the Samsung BlackJack II. Today, Samsung and AT&T officially introduced the successor to the BlackJack, but it won't be available till "later ...

Forget the Fuzzy Dice

The latest addition to Proporta's in-car solutions comes in the form of the new Magnetic Dashboard Mount. This small but effective car kit is the perfect accompaniment for those who like to stay connected when travelling in their car.

Using tough 3M adhesive pads, the Magnetic Dashboard Mount attaches to any vehicle dashboard and magnetically secures your mobile device enabling you quick easy access to your device, without taking your eyes off the road :-)

The small but effective hands free magnetic phone car kit can be stuck fast to your dashboard for quick but secure access to your phone. A small, subtle magnetic pad is applied to the back of your phone, which will allow it to securely attach itself to the mount, creating a safe but accessible Car Kit. (News)